The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-02-25

heucc u thOrOugh search was IN
stituied, when 10 and behold" a ra
was found with the identical gold RIM
around its neck. Its head was a
large as full grown rats, but il
body was very small. Il is suppose,
that an old rat had taken the ring ant
carried il to her nest to adorn he necl
of her darling. the latter's head grow
ing too rapidly to ever lose it off,
New Haven Item, in Nelson Record
Mr.. 5. {. STocKDALE, ofthis coun
ty, informs us that he has a dwarl
pear tree on his place that is remarka
bic in one respect-tnat Of the variety
Of the pears it bears. He inform.
us the tree grows straight up and shows
no signs Of having been grafted-but
il bears five separate and distinct vari-
eties of pcars-and all will come to
perfection on the same limb. The
first ripcning in April, the second in
May, the third in June, the fourth in
July, and the fifth variety never ripen.
cd but dried up and are still to be seen
hanging on the tree. Who can beat
it, -[Flemingsburg Democrat.
WHAT strange things do happen
sometimes. A short time ago we pub
lished the fact of some thief having
stolen our wheelbarrow and last week
we again called sttention to the fact,
at the same time reminding the thief
that the grand jury weul be in sess-
ion this week, and if the wheelbarrow
was not returned the matter would be
investigated. Strange to say. when
we walked out Of our front door early
Monday morning the first thing to
meet our view was that same wheel.
barrow turned bottom upwards ON The
pavement-the thief having taken the
timely advice We gave him, aud dur.
ing the night brought it home.-[Flem-
ingsburg Democrat.
Mr.. SAM. SoUTH, JR., one Of the
officers Of the State Prison, furnishes
us the following remarkable item:
The other day, while one of the stew
ards of the prison was carving sh ul-
der of bacon for the convicts, who were
then at dinner, he found imbedded in
the shoulder next to the bone near the
joint, a toy metal cup, evidently one
of a set that for merly belonged to some
little girl. Now. the gu estion is, how
did that toy metal tea cup get into the
center of that joint meat? Did it ge
there by the hog swallowing it? Or
was hole cut there while the hog
was still alive, the cup placed in there,
the wound sewed up, and the cup left
to work its way to the bone?-[Frank-
fort Yeomen.
WM. l.. DupUY, an old gentleman
who will be remembered by our citi-
zens as yender Of copper pens and
other notions about our streets, died at
the residence of his brother-in-law,
Wm. ii. Cord, in Flemingsburg,
few days since. lie was brother Of
the celebrated novelist, Miss Eliza Du-
puy. During his last visit here he
was askcd-"Uncle Bill, if your sight
could be restored just for minute,
what object would you like to see?"
"Well," replied the old gentleman, ]
would wish to see woman's face, tor
they always have kind word for, and
| know from the tone of their voices
that they sympathize with me in my
aflliction. Aud. continued the old
gentleman, "When | have little
child upon my knee, stroking its head,
listening to its innocent pratile, and
reflect THAT of such is the kingdom of
heaven" ! wish above all things that
! could see their pure, innocent faces
Us listen to their sweet voices" Let
US hope that in the realms Of the Great
Hereafter his eyes have opened to gaze
upon tairer forms, and that his ears
are greeted with sweeter music than
ever saluted them here below. : Paris
True kentnckian.
A NEGRO man BY the name of
Reuben Founileroy, belonging to
Midway, made one o. the most extra.
ordinary attemps at rape that we have
heard of for long time. A man, by
the name of Hanson, and his wife
were walking on the railroad, near
Midway, on Thursday afternoon. when
they were overtaken by the rascally
Reuben, who entered into conversation
with ihem. Coming up to some
hands working on the road Hanson
and his wife stopped to have chat
and Reuben pursued his journey.
After talking awhile they also started,
but bad not gone very far when
Reuben spang out Of some bushes on
the side of the track with pistol in
hand, threatening to shoot the man
and laying hold of his wife. But
Hanson would not scare worth cent,
and made at the sable rascal, the wife
of the white man screaming at the top
Of her voice. The combined noise OF
D a., ,Vnp,a,, aud tho 1ofarminal ATTACK