St. Landry democrat., 1894-01-06
SOMEWHAT STRANGE.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS OF
EVERYDAY LIFE.
Queer Facts and Thrilling Advcn-
lures which Show That Truth is
StEARger Than Fiction.


"'ch ono" Ans' ''" .
stranger Than Fiction.
mR. P1AyFA1R of London. recent,
received fee of $12. 900 for attending ?
1rogal patjent. A Boston lady beat this.
She once paid an English phvsicjan SD.
900 for his services.
'Os%ard of tho case of a relative. a klcp
r'tcgnaniac, who would steal from himself
Rie used to tiptoc into his own pantry
and make off with uucocked pruncs. raw
onions. or ANYTHING Of the kind
w
IN 'll''''h9 open lnS III hia"lPsooF-
ouel' N.Y. WotNheh "l'coVcrcd "a'A-
ylo"l "l,'lc'I'"' mass when p'oI''' 70
less, but upon c, ming in contact with
the air showed signs of life aud soon be
gan to hop.
nv roco,t c,n,,or for a., rr,+ +;,,,o
:; ooo' 1,''n,'t' 10 ,I ''' l1. .'a'.o
nan ; ao'r f"aI ,La 80 y
,nn,n+ain Itrn. ~; non,, iI'1 of
nTa;rs ,"os irr''',b4 ..t,u+ ~, stron,+
nrtta va" ti'n+ II,n' ~
10, i,,o"s H. '''' '''''' Wv"
1Lxnoo 1,hv is u.,,ncd wbon i ;0
,twnlvo Jnvs ,II and u,nalIv Inv tho
mother Sometimes thu, r,thar wi,hrS
for onntb,r n,,nr th,n That saInctol ~,
tho mothrr In tL,t ,.osr two Ennis ~
nIorod aver thn two n,nnc ,nI tho
name aver which the l,,nn i,urne tho
brinbtost il the one Given td fine chilli
1HiE1Y- FIVE years ago u rich iarncr
dIed at hldgrWny, "a, lrSt telling has
attic But thew didn't ihourh ,t'o'
doubtless looked. Recently TIC l,nny1.
was sold 70 Andrew EcpncT who rnmnI
$1,000 of the money and toI Shout il
The farmers daughter is sti' |; vino and
brourht sniff ia rrcnyer
1T IS a 1arisicnnc "AT, has taken the
cake ut shoplitIhS- She was accom-
panied ny u nurse 'Frrying u baby-a
very convenient D" Ay that never cried,
not oven when 3 hollow pasteDourd
locrs ,nd irw,,a ""eo'''' ;n a"I'y iu,l ~.
monov and " n,,. ,,>tn 49,, I',''
If rcconinv t, ',4Ns ,'I'' oDs'' Wv 10y
cone ut loct A'''''
lHE own Of Hart, Ga, loasts q not
apie 4,ccimon OF the albino negro. The
mar. Was once pure black, but for years
his skin has been changing I'm il now he
rs white all over with the exception of IL
flew dark spots. Not only is he white
but much whittier than most white men,
Fhis changed skin being a clear, milky
whiteness. The transformation has been
;mau a. any, ''"N''''ioe" " any paul u
in'on' o'''0'''
Among the Welsh "bidlinw wed
dings" wero formerly the custom, the
bride and groom sending out notices to !.
all their TLjelds announcing the wedding !.
and soliciting presents. All married !
persons to whom either made present !
ION the wedding occasion are expected to .
return an article Of the same kind and .
value, and the bidding paper promises
that ucw gifts shall be faithfully re
corded and scruputously returned when
tho donors are themselves married.
r
sts own "t n,'riaIm,',t '','' On th, 49,;
ahor;tv of Dr Jnnn,rd Cntbr;o from
ntalr' A., 1ta,;,'s ,,,'',,,., tId l, 'o
hand ond .ho hrah,nI i,nd tla Ir
Rnt tba IrnnDr III nat worI, ariiLyt
anr,ah Tho ron,a, ,,mt tnna ; tt', h cr
buShon wilma 70 ,,niion lin 1 nnt thn
noison ,rh;oh tTo tnad'S chin Doc~atos hno
On ootivo rr;ro;,,Io ,,I,nc,;n rrh;nb
mnch rasen,}JSs Gidi,,lii ,yh;cl, is tha
best nossiLle remedy for dronsv ncnding
On bnart 1;.nocn g. irstnat of l,;Il;n<2
her bmsh,nd shn rnst,rnJ 'I him ~ ha a7
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"A CURIOUS example of how sharply
the edge OF Il windstorm may be defined ;
IS reported by the captain Of the bark (
Peter IredelI, which recently arrived at
VaInaraiso tho cantnin Savs mh;rI :
wind came alnnp and n,ssrj aver thn
stern of the vessel A rre,t san accnm, }
nan;e1 tho winI and 7 nvnrv S,;l onl .
movable th;rn On tho sCtor ',,ort af ,ho ,
shin was cnTrioJ .w,v Thn forv,rJ 9
mart If Tho vnsSoI ,vos ,,tor,hod INV tho 9
storm which n,ssnJ owav IN t,,c d ii,o ,
lance lrovina a train If foam in #, ,
wake +
An Interesting 1isouosio, bos cnr,,, !;
nm AMONG tLr nelm;sts IN raaard 70 ,I9o =
line "a tho hond i,,nyTn .s tho =
morriooe line. One rrrnrniycJ any, 8
thoritv saws TINT whom this 1;nn c,rvos 8
inward the nosscssor is mot likrIv 70 f