The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-06-05
QUEER cOINclDEnoEs.
Striking Dec urrences, Many of Which
Have become Historic.


Striking Occurrences. Many of which
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 ear eard was printed Mr.. Albert
Way" The older gentleman, dying
left his fortune to the other Albe"'
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-
emily in 1876 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 lire be-
tween Brighton and Palmer, with the
result that a train was thrown off the
rails. One year later to a day-almosi
TO a minute-that same youth was
struck by lightning and instantaneous
ly killed within couple Of miles of the
spot at which the accident occurred.
Sir Walter Besant tells of the follow
ing curious coincidence which happened
to himself. Il was consulting" he says
IAN artist with regard to the face and
feature of a character which he was
illustrating for me and l briefly de-
scribed to him the kind of face had in
mind. He was meanwhile rapidly
sketching face on piece of PAPER he
lad before him. Will that dor he
asked, showing me the exact portrait OF
the man l 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 1.-The Under
ground" She returned and reporteG
her loss. At that moment a train en-
tered the station, when her ring was
found on the step of her carriage, hav-
Ing completed the circle in that posi-
tion.
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 it would save
him." Hardly had he uttered these
words when the gas went out in the
chapel.
In 1890, few weeks before the GEN.
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 Il years OF age, 14S; number of
males under 81 years of age, 14S; num-
Der Of females over 16 years of age,
14S; number of females under 16 years
of age, 14S.
Some four years ago in Teheran an
English sailor was caught in the act of
carrying of some precious stones from
the shah's palace. The thief was
brought before the liking Of kings"
who swore that next time the sailor
crossed his path he would at once be
put to death. 1t 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 Zulus were on exhibition in
Aberdeen and 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 as a man who had worked
for him in Natal and had run away with
pair Of trousers which did not belong
to him.