Omaha daily bee., 1898-04-03
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

In Baltimore horse died a few days ago
aged 40 years.
The popping sound of bursting bottles led
to the discovery of a fire that had started
under the shelves OF a closed drug store in
Amite City, La.
After record free Of marks for absence
or tardiness for nearly five years a school
girl Of Piedmont, W. Va. fell victim to
mumps and had to stay at home.
While trying to hang up a washtug at the
head Of flight Of stairs. a Montreal woman
was knocked downstairs by the tub, which
slipped from the rail, and her neck was
broken.
A well on sauibel island. Fla. which had
always been fresh water, changed to sulphur
water a few weeks after a windmill had been
built over it to utilize the water for irrigating
purposes.
When two friends were wrestling at
Shelbyville. Ind, one Of them was burned on
the chin by cigar which the other was
smoking Blood poisoning set in. and II is
said that there is no hope for the burned
mans recovery.
At Evansville, Ind, 15-year- negro
girl, who had been in court fifty times since
she was years old. when arraigned again
on charge OF theft, was released on her
mothers promise to give her forty lashes in
open court on a succeeding day which was
set for the spectacle.
They tell a story in Lisbon. Me-, Of a man
who in his prosperity builded him a 125-foot
hen house. and, when adversity overlook
him. hied himself thither with his wife, and,
after making some alterations, lived there
modestly but bl comfort.
Kansas City boasts that it has policeman
who is much larger than Roundsman Tag
gart, the giant of New, York's force. Police
man Cook of that city is 6 feet 1Oh inches,
his waist AZ and across his shoulders he
measures % inches. His partner. j. C..
Brown, Is Just feet 6 inches tall and
weighs 33S pounds.
The last national census of Belgium was
completed in May 1897. and its figures have
just been given to the public. Within the
last ninety-five years the population of the
country has doubled itself, rising from 8 3O00-
600 to 5000, 900. But the records OF the larger
cities make still more interesting showing.
Antwerp In a century has risen from SO 900
to 257 900, an increase OF asa per cent; Liege
has advanced from $4,000 to 100000, Client
fcom $4,000 to $4,000, and Brussels from
&C, 900 to 1877 GOO.
The latest feature in Berlin Is the tricycle.
cab Fifty OF these vehicles are now plying
for hire in the streets. In this tricycle. the
two large wheels are In front, and support a
comfortable cucdion seat The small wheel
Is in the rear, and steers the machioe. The
passenger occupies the fcont seat. and does
not contribute to the propulsion, the power
being provided by the operator or the driver,
who occupies the saddle which is situated
almost Immediately over the steering wheel.
The machine Is a oGainlese, being driven by
cranks and levers. and is so constructed dJ
to be suited to all kinds Of weather.
Mes. Thomas G. Copp of Eldora. Ia, has
in tier possessiou yarn that was spun from
the wool of the original "Mary's little
lamb" Mias Mary Sawyer. the little girl
whose lamb gave the inspiration for the
famous verses with which every one Is IA
millar, was born in Sterling. Mass, in 1906.
Three verses OF the poem weCe written by
John Madison. to which two more verses were
added by a Mrs. Townsend. From the wool
OF this sheep Miss Sawyer made two palrs of
stockings. and In 1880, at the old church fair
at Sterling, she consented to unravel the
stockings, and Mrs. Copp. who was present
and an old acquaintance Of the family. Sc
cured the yarn. Mia Sawyer died In 1880.