The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-12
ODDS AND ENDS.


The Danbury poultry crank reports
several cases OF nervous prostration
among his hens resulting In total col
lapse induced by the visitation OF n hawk.
-Danbury On. CO News.
at is being circulated that the wonder
ful and hard fight at Grant was a draw
] deny IL and wish 10 declare that
whipped him outright-a straight square
fight till he hollered. Allegheny IN. c.
Star.
They have new way Of testing the
quality OF whiskey west OF here They
inject three drops into jackrabbit and
IL he don't Hex a bulldog I'm six seconds
the goods is rejected.-Crary CN, D.
Courier.
An old negro uncle near town has re-
turned from visit 20 the old Virginia
plantation and il very sad and disgusted.
He says: "Missus done gone and get mar
/ ried ergin, out er quality, and disgraced
de family. H'la.) News.
A Jackson county negro stole chicken
and, being arragned before the Judge.
was asked. Arc YOU the defendant
"No sah" the dsrkey replied. Use got
er lawyeh ter do the defendin'. Use de
man what stole de article '-Fayette
(MoD Advertiser.
II. c. Frazen and Mr.. Todd took in the
| play at Deyirs Lake and reported that IL
| was a good credit TO the amateurs. This
| means good deal when we consider that
\ one of these gentlemen once a mem
| ber of "A college dramatic club.-Devil's
Lake (N. ID News.
| Blossom has shaken the dust OF Osceols
| from his feet and hereafter will reside in
I Springfield. Blossom is not large but hc
| is hollow. and our resources were not
\ equal TO him IT is perfectly safe 10 back
| him at any odds in an eating match.-Os-
! ceola (Mo) Democrat
In AshevilIe two Texas twins are visit
| ing who are I'm height six feet three
| inches only ~ years old and still growing
I They are of family or -, the shortest
| of whom is six feet and are OF North
| Carolina stock, which shows what 1t can
| do i'm state like Texas, with room 90
| elongate.-.W Wilmington On. CO News.
An onsIow county farmer missed corn
| from portion OF his field and lay low
| until one day he discovered a bear max
| ing off with ears OF corn. lie cautiously
| followed the bear into the woods where
\ he saw il throw the corn over into q
4 fenced inclosure I'm which were severa
| pigs IL seems the bear was raising its
! own meat.-La Grange On. CD Sentinel
At George Aiiller's mill on Knob creek
| they have an educated turtle on duty al
1 the headgatc some 80 yards above th'
| mill They have wire strung along AND
| tied TO the turtles tail and when they
| want 10 the gate 10 be lifted they pull the
wire and yell, Root mp that gate there"
The turtle Immediately gets his back un
der the gate and boosts IL up.-Jonesbor'
! CTenn) Herald.
We were placed in an embarrassing po
| sition while urging friend to use wood
| en-soled shoes 90 keep his feet dry this
winter and thus avoid the grip.
| stranger interrupted and said: Gentle
| men, IT would be useless. i have been {
victim of the grip for five years. ! los
both legs above the knees at Nicksburl
and consequently never have wet feet
| Dunseith On. D. Herald.
During the noon hour tho catfish take
| a nap and al this time Robert Anderson
dives down To any big one he has locateS
| by a stone or sunken log and inserts
a long iron hook through the fish's gill
and gets back 90 the surface quickly
| when the fun begins. lie has caught hun
dreds this way Or. James Goodier,
physician and class leader in the Metho
dist church, vouches for this is-Palmyr'
| (MoD Spectator
one of the Jones creek young men wa
about to be married when tho preache
found an error I'm the license and told tn
! waiting groom that it must De corrected
The young man then took TO his heel
! and rs said to have made the trip &
| Wadesboro and back-i2 miles-in 20 min
| utes by the clock. and the knot was sue
cessfully ticd but the bridegroom was to-
! windblowu 90 answer up even-voiccd-
| Wadesboro ~. 60 Messenger