St. Landry democrat., 1894-01-13
SOMEWHAT STRANGE,
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS OF
EVERYDAY LIFE
Queer Facts and Thrilling Adven-
lures which Show That Truth is
Stranger Than Fiction.

lures which Show That Truth is
Stranger Than Fiction.
EVERETT CHAUNCEY BUMPUs, Of the
freshman class at Harvard, has been
totally blind since he was six years OF
age. He is son of Judge E. G. Bum.
pus of Quincy, and is twenty years OF
age. He has been a student at the Per
kins Institute for the Blind in Boston
and at the Thayer Academy in Brain
tree, Mass, and took high rank in his
class at the latter, where he prepared for
college.
AN English pickle dealer, described
as hearty, strong man, recently became
the victim of q comic tale. He was at a
tavern one evening, and laughed up
rOariously over a story told by one of
the company. The laughter brought on
fit of conyulsivc coughing, in the course
of which he fell to the floor, striking a.
gainst wooden bench. 1t was found
that all his ribs on the right side were
broken, and that one lung had been in
jured. He died, and the jury returned
verdict Of death from sutrocation.'
A LARGE and curious white owl held
captive ON board the Red Star line steam
ship Pennsylvania, which recently arrived
from Antwerp, creates a great deal of in
terest among all having any business
on board the slip, and has become quite
pet among the sailors The strange
visitor came on board the PENNSYLVANIA
when about 1 AGO miles off from the
English coast. 1t flew into the rigging
of the Pennsylvania carly in the morning
in an exhausted state, and had, no doubt.
been carried off from the coast in a gale
Of wind.
The Bank of France is not entirely
free from apprehension regarding the
ability Of the burglar, and guards itself
in a very careful manner. Every day,
when the money is put into the vaults
III the cellar, masons are waiting, and at
once wall up the doors with hydraulic
mortar. Water is then turned on and
kept running until the cellar is flooded.
A burglar would thus have to work in a
diving suit and break down a cement
wall before he could even start to loot
the vaults. When the officers arrive
next morning the water is drawn off. the
masonry is torn down and the vaults
opened.
THE people of Manitou, Col, were en-
tertained by the spectacle of man car
rying stone around triangular track,
letting it drop, and shouldering it again
at every turn. The performer was q man
who has a reputation for disinclination
to labor, and the incident was the out
come of Il wall he was making about the
hard times and his inability to get work.
A citizen told him he would not work if
he got a chance, and offered him fifty |
cents an hour as long as he would carry
the stone. To the surprise of all he &C
cepted the offer, and held out for five
hours. A large crowd gathered to watch
the perform e.
Mrs. MARY GILMAN, wife of we'll to-
do farmer, residing near Bird Mountain,
in Ira, VT, has had Il fierce encounter
with an eagle. She saw the bird about to
sWoop down upon her fowls and endeav-
ored to brighten it away. The eagle at
tackled her, and it was only after vigor-
Gus fight that she ucceeded in killing it
with a Ratchet. She had some fearful
marks of the struggle, and went to Rut-
land to have physician I: ess her bruises,
taking her trophy of victory with her.
The eagle measured five and one half
'eet, and is one of the largest and hand
omest ever seen in the vicinity.
;on Herald.
EDWARD LANE, painter employed in
'ainting the smokestack of Touring
Mill III San Diego, Cal, recently pissed
Trough a thrilling experience He had
ainted half of the stack, 1870 feet high,
nd had just been drawn to the top
'hen the hook holding his platform gave :
Tay. He fell twelve feet, striking .
ny rope with his legs, which he wound :
round the rope in winkling, but =
ithout effect. He fell again, dropping y
,rty feet further, where he struck ::
lother guy rope, luckily catching it !;
it'll both hands and feet. He held on =
luckily. although considerably bruised :;
, the breast and shoulder, until help J.
ached him, and he was lowered to the :,
'ound. 1t was a narrow escape, but he =
ID not appear to be specially disturbed !,
FER his accident, and was at work next -
" as usual. "
TIE dress of the Northern Eskimos is t.
ado of the skins of reindeer aud seals is
ne latter are worn during rainy weather u
ID in the kyak. The women wear u
items Of hare or fox skin, but the
ms OF these timid creatures are reser- n
d for the females alone No man II
'uld disgrace himself by appearing clad n
tn particle of the fur of the hare or Ii
e white fox. Either sex may wear the W
ms of all other mammals, except at IL
rtain times, under restrictions mposed II
superstition. An important duty of b
, women is taking care of the family ID
OTIS. At intervals they must be turned L
ide out and dried, then chewed and al
aped by some old bag, who is only In
, glad to have the work to do for the tr
' scraps of food she may receive as So
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