The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-05-30
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A CoSSKrurtr c.si~ity h 4 raan
with snow .wiAtr head.
A forh.ir.ann geose il one III the
cnrioeitics NJ Madison. Fla.
OnkanS has lniling lake. from thu
lnsom ~ which black smoke constant.
II arises.
A WnopnminaE CT hen has built
her nest In willow tree. eight or tan
feet from thu ground.
THE scarf around ! little hoys neck
In Mankato. Mimi, caught Oh d nail
when he jumped ont ~ window, and
he WAS chokcd "a death.
Tmx physician told Thomas smith. Of
Warr.nton. Mo-. that he must die
within few hours. Are You sure Of
that Smith earnestly asked. The
medical man said there could b. no
mistake about il. Then Smith con.
fesscl the murder of Grccnbury Clark,
fariy years a:O. -.
4 corrLS vi Bncksrort, Me-, were
n,~rricl hy Justice. lie aftcrwarl
discovered thNt his term had expired
~ the time " tho ceremony, and that
IL was illegal Tho -hnslMnd proposed
u second marriage. INIT The woman said
she believed she did not care 10, that
abr hal had enough al married life for
thu present, and she left town for Bos-
ton.
TmE Portland .ldrcri;ser relates the
story of the mare Of physiciAn In that
plane being allowed to browse on rose
hishc. in yard A few moments
thereafter the animal was heard Kicking
ON the front doorxtops nnd holding ont
her tongue, ~ though she wanted il
examined, which was done. aud thorn
WAS found sticking in II. The objcc.
tionable matter WAX removed, and tho
animal seemed we'll contented.
VIZ don't know whether IN class this
M one of the current cnriositics or
current fraud. Leastwisc 10 print IL
exactly as wc find II IN tho Knoxville
Tenn Tribune. Col. John Han.
nah died on Sand Mountain. jackson
county, Ala few days ago, aged 136
years. He WINS horn Feb II, i743, and
died March 90, 1870. He served under
| Gen. Washington in the French war,
and obtained tho rank 81 Captain. He
knew the great lrish. American olator,
Patrick Henry. when he WAS but u mere
boy in Virginia. Capt. Hannah had
never been i'll until he was century
old, and his eye-aight VIVA perfect ut tho
time Of his DEATH
| AND now W have tho opening osh
story Of the Mswon. II comes from
Prince Georges county, Va. DIR. Row.
land. while walking near Ahe banks Of
u gurgling brock, discovered, in tolera.
/ bly, shallow water, . school Of fish Of
large size. Being unable To resist the
invitation % the sport called up hy the
sight, he determined 70 firo upon the
fish with IN ordinary pocket revolver,
the only weapon q hand. The rekult
n his Ahot WIN remarkable, three large
sizc pike and frecklc rising 81 the
TIP Of the water and remaining motion.
less. Upon being taken from the water
three 81 the pike showed plainly the
marks 81 the single pistol ball, hnt the
frcckle was untouched, and was no
doubt killed BY the conclusion.
1Hs Paris National publishes The do.
tails Of wonderful astronomical feat
perforhcd l,y two HayU nc9roca. They
h'ttcl A2OO that they would at without
stopping for six hours, aud won easily,
sitting down TO table At noon and not
rixing before hall. past q. IN the hong
interval they aaccccdcA In tonsuming
eight solcs nh graiin, twelve lamb cut
lcts, joint of roaAt veal weighing eight
pounds, three kiloGrammcS of asp Sa.
gus, aud M omelet of tw0lvc eggs, be.
sides = Dutch cheese, twelve pounds Of
bread. and fifteen bottles of wine. At
the conclesion Of the peSlormenceI tho
two negroes left the house with very
satisfied expression Of countcnancc, d.
viding between them the 30 lonis
which they had thas pleasnrAbly earned.
THE first snake story u the season
reaches nm through thc medium Of =
Georgia exchange, and II isn't had for =
beginner. Is. ]. Rutherford, al Ber-
ricn county. in that State, shonldere<l
his trnsty ridr and sanntcrcd into the
woods fra shot a ~ NJ squirrels. He
hsdGnncA lilte Wy VIXEN hlAlog s1Art.
d . nhlit. Ihe rabbit l,06bcd Into y
hrisf patch near by and began fooling
Tho dog ont III thu little scnsc he hall
BY tlodging here and there until RUTH
crford concluded ~ pmt stOp ID the
thing. Going mp 10 the briar patch hc
| VIA surprised Ia soc the rabbit lying
dead Ut the edge u it The dog bound
| al braycly nm Ia the dead rni,tut. lint
dropped his tail between hin legs aud
skunk away. Rnthsr@usd sl0od 1xying
| % account Tor tho death of The rabbit,
whom b. heard ratio. AZ he sprung
hack tho wiry length 81 a rsttlsonake
nhot past. The gunner quickly drew =
bead ON tho snakes head, which, mn.
hurt, quickly male second spring,
alike unsuccessful Rutherford, not
having time to reload. threw away his
gun and seized stout club from the
thicket. He drove the snake, which ~.
treated tail foremost until the briars
were reached. Then tho reptile madc
another dash. Rutherlords club fend.
ed the blow, hurting tho snake Ike :
whip lash broken from tho sock, ton or
tiftTen feet. Again thu cCmbatants ~.
preached each other, but Ruthcrfords
second blow WAS given No fairly that the
snake ran back tail foremost and head
mp, and 10 into 4 gopher hole. evidently
his abiding place. Rutherford went 70
the house, got shovel. and soon killed
hin enemy. which measured Ave feet
from tongue - rattle.