St. Landry democrat., 1894-02-03
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 i:
Stranger Than Fiction,
SOAR was used by some Vanceburg,
KY, criminals recently. They rubbed
it on their skins to make them slippery
and then squeezed out of Jail between
the bars.
OK the Union Pacific, near Echo, Utah
Conductor James Nee ltec lassoed fine
fat buck with bell cord. The ANNA
had become entanged in a wire fence
and showed fight with horns and fore
feet. The train men killed it with a
coal pick.
A SMALL capitalist in St. Louis drew
$i, 135 from savings bank and con
cealcd it that night in the back part of
the kitchen stove, intending to remove
it in the morning. The servant girl
arose first and had beautiful fire blaz-
ing when her master came down.
FOREIGN papers say that the Emperor
of Germany, while hunting on the es-
tates of Count Zchnowski recently, used
four guns and 1000 cartridges, and
killed 730 pheasants. After the dinner,
which closed the days entertainment,
the Emperor took the baton of the
leader of the band which furnished the
music and directed the men.
ELIJAH j. PENCE, of Oakland, Ill.,, is
preparing to 20 into the business of rails
ing skunks fCr their hides. He says that
they breed so rapidly that with stock
of LOGO animals he would have 4, 900 in
ninc weeks. The hides are worth half
dollar apiece, and he says that he ex-
poets his new industry to pay him some
$15, 600 a year. His ncighbors are CON
siderably stirred up over his operations,
to the public safety.
A FARMER living near Perth, Ala,
helped steal his own hog the other night.
He was awakened from his sleep in the
middle Of the night and asked by two
men to assist them in loading a hog
which had tumblcd out of the crate in
their wagon. He willingly gave help
slumbers. The next morning he went tie
feed his porker, but there was no porker
to feed. 1t then dawned on him that he
had helped load his own hog in the
wagon the night before.
The famous strike Of the Lawyers
Corporation of the city of Riom, in
Auvergne, France, is ended. One of these
lawyers, or advocates, having been i'm
properly treated by Judge, his col
legues sided with him, ana for five months
they have refused to plead before the
court, which was practically closed. At
last due satisfaction has been given to
the lawyers corporation by M. Oudoul,
the president of the Court District of
Rion, and the advocates have resolved,
in meeting, to resume again their
avocation and pleadings in that
court.
In Maine the other day certain land
lady and her cook made remarkable
wager. A mill near the boarding house
was being fitted out with a new chimney
which had been built to height of lO3
feet. The cook bet that she could climb |
the staging around the chimney. The
landlady bet that she couldn't. The |
cook agreed to try it, and if she sue
ceeded the landlady was to cook the |
Sunday dinner. 1t was peculiar way
of earning holiday, but it was success
full, for in the dawn of the Sabbath the
cook climbed boldly to the very top.
WHEN the Sultan of Turkey desired to
be invested with the Order of the Garter,
a peculiar difficulty arose-not the OPP
position Of English dignitaries, but
law, which forbade the
person of that ruler to be touched, where
as the garter must be buckled on below
the left knee of each recipient. The
Sultan's long robes further complicated
the situation. At last, after weighty
deliberations, it was settled that verti-
cal slit should be made through the
Sultan's draperies, through which his
knee could be thrust, and in this way by
executing due care the garter was safely
and lawfully fastened.
ONE of the many curious incidents
which happen at sea was reported by
steamship which arrived at Tacoma re-
Gently. When about six days sail from
the American coast, an eagle, spent with
flying, alighted on the ship, having
flown from some American
whaling vessel. The eagle was caught
Is it was resting on the ships rail, and
kept in a cage until the vessel was pass
ng into the Straits of Juan de Fuca
The American coat of arms was scratched
IN its BILL which had been coated with
7ermilion. The bird injured its wings
n the cage and was released. On see
ng land it attempted to fly but could
lot, and was swept into the sea and
drowned.
A FEW days ago fellow named Eli
ADAMS was arrested in Cincinnati and {
AIKEN to Louisville on the charge of {
tealing q bicycle in the latter city.
ADAMS admits having taken the bicycle
nd sold it, but says that he has no idea | l
low or where he got it. He said that he
vas somnambulist, and when he woke I
Up one morning he found that he had the {
BICYCLE, and conc uded to keep it, 1t is t
aid that three years ago Adams lost an S
We through his sleep walking habits. a
lis brother in law discovered him in his c
aloon, and taking him for burglar a
hot at him, putting out his eve. Adams Y
v to be asleep at the time, and i
- "scharged by the Court. C
Icle 7
e the r0ndJr NEWS an :
state of affairs has been
nearthed in q jail near Calcutta. The
-arders Of the Jail were running part
ership business in crime with some
urglars under their charge The plan il
vas to let the burglars out a. night to c
inter- and rob houses in the vicinity, and f
ring their plumber to the Jail, where it s
vas divided. The scheme worked we'll e
or awhile, and the burglaries were re- Il