STRANGE STORIES FROM THE AMERICAN PAPERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 237, 3 October 1908, Page 15

STRANGE STORIES FROM THE AMERICAN PAPERS.

BRINGING THE DEAD TO LIFE, -rne New York newspapers state that by the administration of strychnine, combined with artificial respiration, a man who three minutes previously had been pronounced Ld was restored to life in the Brooklyn Hospital- The heart had ceased to beat, and there appeared not the smallest doubt that the patient was dead, but the doctor In charge of the case, anxious to test a theory of his own, determined to experiment W ith the energetic poison mentioned. Strychnine, of course, is frequently used in cases of paralysis, and in this instance a dose large enough to kill a score of men had the effect of setting the heart in action once mora THE "REAL GOODS." A young man who described himself as Sir Genille Cave-Brown-Cave, the "cowboy baronet," has arrived at New York by the Lucanla, and told the reporters that he was the same Cave-Brown-Cave who recently left for England, travelling first-class, to claim his title and estates, and that he had returned steerage just to show his affection for the simple life. Incidentally, he admitted that he had crossed to claim the hand of the future Lady Cave-Brown-Cave, and would return to England with her within two months. Reporters surrounded him very quickly, and, in answer to their questions, he said he was "the real goods." Other claimants had been to his lawyers, bnt they were not genuine. To the emigration officials, who asked the routine questions, such as "Are yon a lunatic?" "Are tou an Anarchist?" Have you been in gaol?" Have you £5 in cash?" etc., the steerage passenger produced a card, with the words, "Sir Genille C.-R. Cave, Stretton Hall, Leicestershire." He said he had spent all his surplus cash standing drinks in the steerage. He informed the reporters that be found country life in England terribly dull, but that he conld not escape from his title, estate, or responsibilities. A SHARK STORY. George Keinstein, night clerk at the Baltimore Hotel, who is just back from Tahiti, Bays that the world's famous strong men, from Samson down to Sandow, are nothing compared with Edouard Drollet. a store- | keeper on the Rue de le Petite-Pologne. Papeete, Tahiti. Drollet is "negociant conseifier dv commerce exterieur," which 1= ! something like being an importer, bnt his titlte to upon the fact that he , is said to have killed a shark single-handed. Drollet, the story goes, had taken his wife in a boat to one of the coral reefs which border Tahiti, and had himself waded abont fifty yards away to set a fish net, when the woman was attacked by a shark. Unlike most sharks, this one was not snre of aim and missed. Drollet. hearing his wife's scream, hurried back to her side. Putting her into the boat, he started to swim ashore, pushing the boat before him. The shark gave chase, which was just what Drollet seemed to want, for he turned toward the open jaws—so says Bernstein —and if he did not actually wrench them apart, he, at least, kept them from closing. And if the shark was not dead after the straggle, he was, at least, a sadder and wlEer creature. And Drollet lived to tell the tale. BRUTAL NEW YORK POLICE. American policemen have big revolvers, which they carry, usually, in their pockets. I and a big clnb, which they carry in the right hand. Occasionally these policemen j nse both weapons rather indiscriminately.! Magistrate Crane, of New York, spoke on tint point recently, nnd denounced Police-1 n>cn Parnell and Larryman for beating two | boys, whom they found playing cards in tie street, and particularly Larryman. for | firing his pistol at n lad who tried to escape. I The bullet narrowly missed the boy, ns well as several children playing In the street. "This prisoner ran into a woman's house after I shot at him," said Larryman. "I want to make a charge of unlawful entry against him." "Officer, you're talking ridiculously." j broke in Magistrate Crane. "You call it a crime to try to escape death at your hands. Ridiculous! The trouble with you policemen I 1? that yon forget citizens have rights. What | right had yon to fire at this boy in a crowdel thoroughfare? What murderous crime were they committing by playing cards In front of their own door?" "We were sent out to make arrests," volunteered Larryman. "For playing cards?" asked the Court. "Yes." "Don't you know cards are played in the police stations?" replied the magistrate. "Why don't you lock np burglars, thieves, and murderers: Why don't you lock up pthllcans plying their calling illegally every Stmday? Yon arrest these two boys and accuse them of disorderly conduct. I dls-1 charge them." As regards the New York publicans, it Is undisputed that they can secure freedom from arrest by paying a small fet. BATTLE BETWEEN EAGLES. A well known sportsman of Washington tells the following story of a battle royal winch he witnessed on one of his fishing expedl tions:— "We were sitting on the wide, shady porch of the house where we always put up when we go our little fishing excursions," Bald the doctor. "It was early In the morning, and we were enjoying a smoke after breakfast preparatory to our dally fishing, when our host put In his appearance. Tficre's going to be some fun around here In a little while,' the old gentleman assured us, and as we were anxious to know •rhat amusing things were on the tapis he called our attention to a large tree near the bank of the river, where, on a dead limb, was perched a sagacious and complacent looking bald eagle. That old codger,' said onr friend, 'is Perfectly well aware of the fact that a fish hawk is skirmishing about this region, and IP there in the sky. away up near the ("loads, there Is a grey eagle soaring around, and when these two eagles and the fish' halrk meet there'll be trouble brewing, keep your eyes on old Baldy and you'll see tomethin?.' I "Of course we were on the alert, and the next thing that attracted our attention was the sight of a fish hawk. He was pretty msh up In the air, and making a whole ■ merles of curves. Suddenly he was calmly suspended In the air, and after a moment inst as suddenly down he went like an arrow from a bow into the water, aud emerg M with a large-sized fish of some kind. He off with nir"™-" 1 W ' th deli ° ht Mhe soare(3 ' , Th < " old bald eagle, who had been conwanflr watching affairs, dashed down like LrU, ° Ut 0f a CBta P»'t- The fish hawk w aDd there was 3 series of *"""- -n* aerial evolutions, but the eagle bin! *M too quick, and the wise fish hawk, not ™M*"SI snppose. to be ripped up the back J the talons of the other, dropped the fish m the eagje ROt lt ne was bae]j lv- *° Mt his spoil WIle * 1 rl »e grey wS , wT ed ° n the s<>ene - T »en ttere head ° tbe B * b was dropped by old baldo7th P > v ° t "'° fiert-c «eatnres landed . beach and kept up the struggle. I b ZT, T b a flsht hetween **™ «"*■ P<lt up - Yo " com hpar a Wh» t sna P nin * "f » cart whip when <^? meS ' *"* the I ' alfi <*Sl* *vas the ™V>«at>r. nnd drove his enemy away .*,« " le ' loctor ' "* n,n * «t £ „ thal ° W hsh hawk - in the midst ri-ht 1,7,!" U ' dmr ' t make another dive mtl w V w,t and ay a "' n - r wit - an "- lor.'' td -.}} was a scene WOtth paying "*• — Wttshtnston Post.