The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07

tor, alter brief examination OF the pa
tients told him that his cows were all
drunk. He was puzzled for time TO
tell how they came SO, but presently il
came out that they had broken into a
corn field and filed themselves full OF
green corn, and the doctor decided that
the corn had fermented in their stom
achs and produced alcohol enough TO ac-
count for their condition.
JUICE T.. w. CUNNINGHAM, of Empo
ria, Kan, has good deal Of nerve in
an emergency. He heard noise in his
house the other night, and getting out
OF bed went down stairs 20 ascertain the
cause. Half way down the stairs he
came suddenly on masked burglar
crouching in q corner. The burglar rose
to his feet, remarking: 81 guess I'll
shoot you" al guess not" replied the
Judge, "but will shoot you," and he
raised his empty hand as though 10 point
pistol at the burglar. In an instant
the latter turned and, running down
the stairs, fed out at the open window,
by which he had entered, while the judge
who says that he was as fully scared as
the other ran in the opposite direction
/ W Stt nOiu VI gun WulCu nt hcePs
in his room. Hereafter he will look up
unusual noises in the night with the
gun in bis hands.
THE latest from the sea serpent comes
from the upper Ottawa river. Mrs. La
| hey, farmers wife, according TO the
Ottawa Free Press, went down To the
river to do her washing. Going TO dip
bucket of water out OF the river, she
found great log in the way. Sh, took
pole and undertook to push the lDg out
of the way, and to her horror found that
the side of the log sunk inward under
the force of her efforts, but the log itself
would not give an inch. While she stood
considering what TO do suddenly the log
rolled over and about ten feet from her
the head of hideous monster rose five
feet above the surface of the water. hiss
| ing in a shakish way, aud then with an.
other roll and splash of its tail. which
was fully twenty feet from where the
head appeared, the animal plunged to-
ward .he middle of the river and disap-
pearcd. The lady was so terrified by the
/ sight that she tainted, and was confined
to her bed for several days.
| An ENGLISH sportsman, out for few
days shooting in the interior of japan,
amused the natives on the evening OF his
arrival at the house where he was to put
an by putting his welltrained cocker
spaniel through a series of clever tricks.
The Jap name for dog is 'Come Here"
probably because that is just what the
native ours won't do when so bidden.
Japanese dogs are degenerate race, un-
fit for the purposes for which other dogs
are used, and uncontrolled by their mas
! ters. Their home is in the streets and
fields. The japanese therefore look with
wonder upon the docile canine compan-
ions foreigners bring TO their country.
/ The performance of the Englishman's
cocker amazed the unsophisticated Japs,
the keeper of the tea house being par
ticularly impressed. This was shown
when the guest went to his room to re-
tire for the night. There was his bed.
duly made on the floor after the Japan
ese fashion, with the wooden box pillow
at the head. But beside il was another,
though very diminutive couch. The
Englshman couldn't make out what the
second little bed meant. He called The
host. The latter explained matters at
once. The second bed was for the "wise
little foreign come here"
JAMES SMIrHERs, of Halliburton, Onta.
rio, while moose hunting in that vicinity
not long ago, made singular discovery.
Walking across the country in an un-
frequented place, he was suddenly aston
ished to find himself sinking. He fell
about six feet, but, owing TO the descent
Of the loose earth with him, sustained no
! injury. He was amazed to find the bot
! tom of the pit composed of solid ice of a
brackish taste, and evidently of untold
age. Walking about the pit Smithers
made out an object protruding from the
icy foundation, and, with his short hunt
ing axe. cut away the surrounding ma
terial, until he saw that the object was
human hand holding spear. Further
| excavation revealed the entire figure of
man clad in fur garments end perfectly
preserved in his cold bed. Near at hand
were also tie remains of deer, which
the hunter had doubtlessly lost his life
| in pursuing to this trcacherous spot. The
! frozen man was an Indian Of noble build
and wore chiefs amulet about his neck.
That he died by cold was to be plainly
seen by his expression, which was the
placid one of persons who die thus The
skin OF his face and hands was drawn
and like parchment, but that protected
by his clothing was firm and natural, as
! if death had come within the hour.
When thawed and exposed to the air, the
body speedily crumbed away.
IT is said that on the side Of Old Rag, a
long jagged spur of the Blue Ridge noun
tains, near Luray. Va, about threc-fourths
of the way up its side gIows strange
aud beautiful light, which for a long
/ time has attracted the attention Of peo-
pie for miles around. Not every night,
but only when the atmosphere is favora-
Bile then the 'eye OF the Rag" may be
seen dazzling and scintilating, as IL it
were some immense diamond set in tae
rocks or everlasting hills. So far, inves-
/ tigation has not solved the mystery,
though at irregular periods some enthu-
sist undertakes to investigate, but gives