The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-06
CURIOUS FEATURES OF LIFE.


CURIOUS FEA1UREs OF LIFE
Besesn's Polfte Cssapcesr.
From tie Boston Record
A conductor on divisiou 1 OF the west End. the
Rox0ury division. h the most polite man IN his
ear.farfnG career tina, Boston has Jet sSeu. He
bowed ard thanked every passenger on the car who
paid hs or her fare.
Omctai S1oasPoty.
Troa the O,aaha Bee .
In . email town In South Dakota the three g.
looms are owned, controlled. and personally man.
ASsd b. the Mayor. uArshai. and clerk respectively,
and cttirens not holding once are not encouraged
to enter thi, branch Of. trade,
Broke His nit with His Own INST.
Fron the harSoan HSrald.
me Herald yesterday briefly referred to . curl
Gus. secident that betel Major william Heimke. SEQ
ond secretary OF legation, last week at chihuahua
While walking along one OF the street., Of that city
he slipped and fell. HIS right hand WAS close a.
his sida at the time, and his fun weight struck his
hand ard actually broke one OF his ribs herewith
II was . unique accident, for it seems scarcely
credible that . man could break one Of his own
ribs with his hand.
swnilowed the Ballet That Woundea Hiu.
Prom TIE PhIadelphta PnbHe Ledger.
LAScAsrER, May as.-Jacoo Fry. an aged man re-
sidins st Sporting Hill, was the victim OF . peculiar
accident y e.tsrdAy afternoon while fishing along
conestoga Greek. Near by were several boys prao-
tising rife shooting. ana . stray bullet struck him
IN the throat It penetrated his usophasus and
dropped into hiu stomach- the Wounds NOS neces-
sartly dangerous
dug Up About $50. 900.
IRON the 81. Loud, Globe Democrat
HosrrRny. Mex, Nay s.-whiie digging up .
tree In the yard OF SILVER Trevino. psttroniio Her.
handles found three s.rthsn Jars niied with gold
and silver coin. Hernandez, who was . ssrvaat,
secured . Jack and carried away two or three loads
OF the treasure. when M. Trevino learned OF the
discovery he had Hernandez arrested for robbery.
The wealth amounts to about $50. 900, one third
of which must TO to the Government Hernandez
10 confined In prison.
Preached Ftfry-three Icars, Converted q.
Persons
Non ths Princeton Banner.
Elder John Davis OF this county 10 In his eighty.
third year. and has lived In ten or twelve States.
He is . member of the Christian Church and
preached In that chur eh for nifty three years and
until he was too lnnrm for the active duties OF Q
preacher. Mr.. Davis says no was the humble In.
strument In redeeming 1857 persons At meetings
held In Virginia, Tennessee. aud KENTUCKY.
Pound = Live Child ON the Bottom or the nay.
From tAs Toronto Naa and Empire.
ROCKVILLE, Ont, Nay sl.-A chni named Mar.
low accidentally tumbied into Tunnel Bay this even.
ing unnoticed. How long it lay on the bottom II
In several feet OF " ater. When taken out the child
everything in their power TO resuscitate 10, with
the result that after an hours hard work 10 showed
signs Of life and will recover.
Mad Bull In . Farmhouse.
From tAs Rochester Democrat and cAronio,s.
pEPosr. Nay so.-An snraged bull broke out Of q
fsrmyard near Worthwhile. demolished Q high board
fence. escaped into the highway. AMI surning into
the yard Of Richard Barber, entered the open door
of the farmhouse. Mr. and Mrs. Barber were alb.
sent Several children playing IN the room when
the Infatuated beast entered escaped. The, bull de
molished the furniture and pictures In several
rooms, only making its exit through another dool
when the desti uction vas seemingly complets.
why They Think Rogers Was warnsa.
From the Louisville Evening Post.
cusuEH1ASp GAP. Tenn. Nay e.-AIfre Rogers,
vhile cutting down Q tree in the lower end of thii
county. was killed Tuesday. The day before hi,
death he was sitting under the same tree playins
cards with q companion. Overhead . whippoorwnl
made considerable noise, and Rogers ran the oirt
away, whsn There issued forth from the tree heart
rendtnr groans. AZ this Rogers cried "5roan
again. Rogers death was at the same hour q,
which he received the warning.
The Earthquake in Giles County.
FROM the Balfinors svn-
ROANOKE. Va. Juns s.-rhe effect Of the recent
earthquake IL said 10 be very demoralizins on ths
people OF Giles county. many Of whom are prepar
ing 70 make their homes else ANGEL Noun
tain 70 said to be badly cracked. and nearly all Ia,
water ia reported to have been drained ouS Of
Mountain Lake. Tho salt wells at saltvirIe. smyth.
county. are said to have completely dried up anc
other phenomena from the Southwest are reported
All the Wine Are BrothersL
Prom the Cleveland Platn Dealer.
PoRrsAorrH. May 3o.-This city probably contains
the most unique baseball club OF the country. I
consists solely OF the nine Dodis brothers, who's,
ages range from seventeen to thirty six years. Tn,
youn Sest 10 Frank Dodds. who is the regular pitch
er. and he has shown remarkable ability for th
position. Tho club ranks second only 10 the reRu
lar professional club. and in L recent game with I
was beaten only by the score of 5 70 .. All of tn.
young men bare carpenters. and play ball only 70
pleasure. They have chrisrened their club tn,
Polar Bears.
A Faithful Watering Cart Man
From the Philadelphia Record.
shortly before the downpour OF rain on Prida.
afternoon the driver OF . street watering cart wa
busly sprinklinE Tenth street. between chestnu
and Walnut streets. When the rain began to de
Icend In torrents he was so wrapped up In hts occu
patton as to be oolivious OF his surroundings. n
continued steadily at work. AIth In . few min
utss he was wet to the skin and the rain had &C
eomplished more in these few minutes than he ha,
done during the DFeyiOua ho ~ He was NpatIv ~
called to himself by the dsrtsive shouts OF ssvera
small boys. vhoss cries soon made him see the uss
iessneas OF containing HE iAbors. After the down
pour had ceased he drove away.
Human Vices In . Dog.
From the PHILADELPHIA Record
The most dASipAtsd dog In town Is owned by Hal