Miscellany

Hail In Richland County, Wis., Roy Ewing ran barefoot to his barn wrecked by a July hailstorm, stood ankle-deep in hail while freeing his cattle, had his feet frozen.

Prospector Near Romeo, Mich., J. W. Fowler, 73, near-blind pauper worn from a lifetime of prospecting for gold, was informed that a $15,000 legacy had been awaiting him for 70 years. Asked what he would do with his money, Prospector Fowler's dim eyes gleamed. Said he: "I know of a wonderful mining country in Canada where a man can make a fortune...."

Puffer In West Paterson, N. J. a crowd gathered around a parked automobile to watch 23-month-old Charles Normand III and his father, a steam shovel operator, puff black cigars. Baby Normand's mother explained that he had started to smoke his father's cigars at 14 months, now has one of his own each night at cribtime. Whenever he sees a cigar or pipe, Baby Normand says: "'Moke, 'moke! me want." He does not inhale.

Game In Chicago, playing hide-&-seek Edward Sarkan, 13, hid in a box car, got two days later in Detroit.

History In Epping Upland, England three months ago, George Poole rounded a corner on his motorcycle, collided with a lorry, had his arm broken. Last week George Poole rounded the same corner on the same motorcycle, collided with the same lorry, had the same arm broken in the same place.

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