PUSHING YOUR LUCK?

   SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2024

    PUSHING YOUR LUCK?

  We've all heard about people who

seem to live life dangerously. I 

suppose we all do from time to time.

But if the dictionary included a photo

under that definition I suppose it

might well be a picture of Carlisle

Graham! On this very day in 1888

Graham completed the 3rd of 4

successful trips through the

dangerous rapids below Niagara

Falls! He did it in a barrel! You

see Graham was a barrel maker

from England who settled in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

That's where he decided to test

his skill and the quality of his

work against the Niagara rapids!

He made a 4th attempt later and

then a 5th. His barrels were so

well built, however, that the 5th

attempt was halted when he

nearly suffocated  inside. Even

Graham learned you can only

press your luck so far! Hope your

luck is holding out and that all

your NEWS is good!