The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-09
Flatbush. n. Y. 1t is, perhaps, half
an acre in extent, and is owned and

shanties, and they live surrounded
by a mass of dogs-big dogs, little
dogs, good dogs, bad dogs, one-eyed
and two-eyed dogs, Newfoundlands,
st. Bernards, collies, terriers, spauiels
and plain dogs. The surrounding
region is of bare hill, with Shiny
pools in the pouches Of land. There
are snakes, catbriars and smells.
But the dogs seem to enjoy it, and
their loud chorus can be heard afar
when an infrequent stranger STUN
bles into the neighborhood.
A VERY strange electric phenome-
non is reported as having been seen
at the village Of Flora, Ind, the
other day. A heavy black cloud was
seen approaching from the west, ac-
companied by sheet of fire. AS it
came over the town it settled to the
earth, causing wild panic among the
frightened villagers. Its descent to
the ground was followed by terrific
explosion that shook the earth for
miles and shattered windows to frag-
ments all over the town. The leaves
were burned from the trees, but no
builings were set on fire. The broken
glass was invariably sucked outward,
instead of falling inside the houses.
There were no thunder reports. The
explosion was instantly followed
by dead calm and clear sky.
A FEW Sundays ago the family of
Mr.. w. A. Wykeham Musgrave enter
ing their pew in Thames Park Chapel,
Oxfordshire, England, they were sur
prised to see partially built robin s
nest on the book ledge against a pray
er book and hymn book. The fam
! ily Immediately decided to occupy
another seat and to leave the little
red breast unmolested in it's strange
abode. On the following Sunday the
nest was completed and contained
! five eggs, and on the succeeding Sun
day the bird sat on the eggs during
the whole of the service. 1t has now
been found, says the London Stand
ard, that the bird hatched four young
ones, and the mother flew in and out
of the chapel during the service last
Sunday with food for her young.
AN application has already been
made for this years award of the
celebrated prize the "Dunmow Fitch
of Bacon" The prize was instituted
in 1914, for that married couple
who will 60 to the priory and, knee
ling on two sharp-pointed stones,
will swear that they have not quar-
relied nor repented Of their marriage
within n year and a day after its
celebration. The awarding of the
fitch has been revived of late years,
and is the occasion of n great festival
of fun. 1t will be awarded this year
some time in August.
THE visible supply of dogs in Evan
ston, H., was somewhat reduced
one day recently by an iron post of
the North Shore Electric Railroad.
Through imperfect insulation the
post became charged with electricity,
and six vagrant dogs rubbing against
it after the manner of their kind
were ushered into the canine here
after with great suddenness.
A CURIOUS case of death from blood
poisoning is reported from a Berlin
| Germany hospital. The victim was
young girl, and it was proved that
her death resulted from the light
blue tunic of her sweetheart, SOL
dier, touching a scratch on her arm.
1t appears that there was some poi
sonous ingredient in the dye of this
particular uniform.
Miss KATE JOHNSON, of Hamilton,
Mo-, got angry because a horrid man
said no woman could drive nail
straight. She grabbed hammer,
and proved him base fabricator by
pounding ten nails into one square
inch Of block Of wood within thirty
seconds. Then she felt better.
ELIHU ScRIvNER, of Beattyville,
KY, had line set in the river with
a crawfish for bait. A catfish swal-
lowed the crawfsh, and then q pike
swallowed the catfish. Elihu says
the first victim spread his fins out
inside the second one, SO as to hold
! him fast.
WILLIAM HOLMES, of Sandersville,
Ga, has young turkey that has
| four perfect feet. Two of these are
located on the site of a missing tail.
The birds wings are all right, and
invariably prevent any close investi-
tion of its structure by unsympa-
/ thetic parties.
A BLACK French poodle in Gavers,
Columbian County, Ohio, has adopted
a brood of ducklings, and crouehes
over them at night, like hen over
chicks. The intelligent animal has
learned to modulate his bark so that
it sounds something like quack.
Two young Kentuckians caught a
wild cat in trap. They loosened
the trap from it's moorings and set
their three dogs on the wild cat. Two
of the dogs are dead, and the wild
cat, with the trap attached, is miss
ing.
A WHALE 100 feet long was washed
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