The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-30
QUEER coINclpENcEs.
striking Occurrences. Many Of whict
Have Become Historic.

The late well-known archaeologist.
Albert Way. crossing Pall-Mall, can
noned against an old gentleman, says
the New York Mail and Express. After
mutual apologies cards were exchanged.
| On each card was printed Mr. Albert
Way" The older gentleman, dying.
left his fortune to the other Albert
Way.
The planet Neptune, which had for
countless ages revolved in the heavens
unseen by any one on earth, were dis
covered simultaneously and independ-
entity in 1916 by Profs. Adams and M.
Leverrier, the two most brilliant as
tronomers of the day.
Some few years ago a shepherd boy
placed sleeper on the railway line be-
tween Brighton and Palmer. with the
result that a train was thrown on the
rails. One year later TO day-almost
TO a minute-that same youth was
struck by lightning and instantaneous
| ly killed within couple of miles OF the
| spot al which the accident occurred.
Sir Walter Besant tells Of the follow
to himself II was consulting" he says
IAN artist with regard 10 the face and
| feature of a character which he was
| illustrating for me and | briefly de-
scribed to him the kind OF face | had In
mind. He was meanwhile rapidly
| sketchlng a face on piece OF paper he
| had before him. VIII that do?' he
asked, showing me the exact portrait OF
| the man | had been thinking OF.
The four King Georges of England all
died on the same day of the week.
A lady lost a ring on the Under
! ground" She returned and reported
her loss At that moment a train en-
found on the step of her carriage. hav-
ing completed the circle in that posi-
ton.
At place OF worship in Rotherhithe.
some little time ago, the minister was
telling how Wellington said at crisis
of one OF his great battles: IF dark
ness would only come 1t would save
him" Hardly had he uttered these
words when the gas went out in the
chapel.
In 1890, few weeks before the CEN
sus taker began his enumeration OF the
people OF Elm Grove, Va, the town
authorities counted their own popula-
ton, preparatory to filing articles of
| Incorporation. The following was the
remarkable result: Number of males
over 81 years of age, las; number of
males under II years of age, las: num-
Der OF females over 10 years of age,
14S; number OF females under 10 years
of age, 1fS
Some four years ago in Teheran an
English sailor was caught in the act of
carrying off some precious stones from
the shah's palace The thief was
brought before the king of kings"
who swore that next time the sailor
crossed his path he would at once be
put TO death. II is curious fact that
this very sailor was crossing the street
when the shah was driving in Berlin.
now some years ago. and was knocked
down and instantly killed.
Some Zuus were on exhibition in
Aberdeen and a gentleman who had
been in South Africa himself went and
began TO talk With the men in their
own language One OF the natives was
exceptionally shy. which rather at
tracted the gentleman's attention. He
looked at him more closely and recog-
nized him az a man who had worked
for him in Natal and had run away with
pair of trousers which did not belong
| 20 him.