The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-23
SOMEWHAT STRANGE.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS OF
EVERYDAY LIFE.
Queer Facts and Thrilling Adventures
Which Show that Truth 10 Stranger
Than Fiction.

htnSds udu Il peculiar tUtct OH the
atmosphere, says the Lyons Genius OF
Liberty. Ii caused the shadows of
several prominent citizens 10 shrink
to one-half their natural size.
A BALTIMORE man has hit upon a
novel idea for a hearse. 1t is two
storied vehicle. with n receptacle for
the coffin in the upper part, and the
mourners are TO ride below, as il they
were in IA stage. The main object is
economy, to save the expense of car
riages.
KATE GRIMES, Devonshire milk
maid, was nearly frightened out of
her wits last week. She had just
finished milking cow, when, TO her
intense surprise, the milk in the pail
turned green. 1t remained that way
until evening, when it resumed its
normal color.
THE following advertisement APP
peared in Partisan paper recently;
"A young man of agreeable presence,
and desirous of getting married,
would like to make the acquaintance
of an aged and experienced gentle
man who could dissuade him from
taking the fatal step.
Mrs. PICKARD, OF Paris, Texas, was
alone in the house the other day
when a tramp demanded dinner and
a cash contribution. He was found
some distance away from the house
little later trying to fix up several
holes Mrs. Pickard punched in him
with her scissors, and she is now n
heroine in her neighborhood.
THE smartest cat in Maine is sup
posed to reside in Brooklin. His
owner writes the Journal the follow
ing example of his intelligence my
hens got out OF the yard, and Thorn
as was seen marching them back into
custody in regular order. He could
not repair the break in the yard fence,
but put himself in the gap till it was
mended."
JAMES O'SHEA, Il poor huckster in
Chicago, received n legacy of 800
600. He bought Ii house and gave a big
establishment carte blanche to fur
nish it, with the understanding that
red carpets were to be laid on every
floor. The sum Of $40, 900 was ex-
pended in rare bronzes. O'Shea had
them painted white because they
Cooked rusty" h
THE latest thing out in the way OF
clubs bears the title The Six Fin
ger Club" Each member of this
particular club must have at least six
fingers on one hand. An elaborate
report drawn up by the secretary
shows that there are 2, 173 persons in
the world with six fingers TO each
hand and All with seven fingers.
One individual, indeed, is the proud
possessor of eight fingers on one
hand.
SNAKES have never been accused OF
chivalry up to date, but here is n
yarn that goes to prove something
like that quality. At Greensburg,
Ohio, Jim Martin came across n little
reptile and killed it. Just as he fin
ished the job big rattler emerged
from the brush and gave battle to
him, apparently for the sole purpose
of avenging the death Of the little fell
low. Jim killed his antagonist at
last. 1t was twelve feet long.
EX-SHERIFF PLUMMER, of Kent,
Md, has struck upon n novel but
very effective method Of securing alb
solute immunity from thefts near his
house. After having refused several
offers for the large scaifold upon
which the execution Of the four Hill
murderers took place, he has removed
the scaffold to his farm and has a
smokehouse built Of it, where he
keeps his meat The thicving por-
tion Of the population steer religiously
clear of this house after nightfall.
AYoUNG woman OF Crab Creek, Ad-
ans county, Oregon, INDUCES in fire.
quent freaks OF somnambulism. One
Of her recent exploits was as follows:
She arose from her bed about 3
o clock in the morning, and was seen
to approach Crab Creek in her night
robe. Upon reaching the stream the
young woman waded in for short
distance, as if feeling her way, and
swan safely across. Upon reaching
the opposite bank she awoke, half
frightened to death, dripping wet
and shivering from the cold, and
made her way to the house Of "A neigh
Dor, where she was cared for and ta-
ken to her home.
One Of the best specimens Of Con-
federate bank notes is owned by
merchant Of Delanco, y. j., who
picked it up some years ago. 1t is
printed on paper Of the finest Of test
finish, and, though issued by the st.
Johns Bank, OF Jacksonville. in the
first year Of the war, is still in an ex-
cellent state of preservation. The
most curious and pathetic part OF
this piece OF extinct currency is an en-
dorsement in ink on the back, still
legible though bit faded. 1t is in
a strong, masculine hand, showing a
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