The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-19
Among the Exchanges.

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Among the Exchanges.
The Burlington Visitor furnishes this
latest snake story: "W. d. Walker. of
Elon College, who is an excellent far
mer, and known by all his neighbors as
truthful man gives us the following
snake story: He says that Saturday
night about 10 o'clock he heard the
chickens squalling in the tobacco barn
and went to the, front porch to see
what was the matter. He concluded it
must be mink and proceeded to inves-
tigate. He found a black snake with a
frying size chicken which his snake
ship was trying to devour. He killed
the snake and found it measured 5h
feet and was as big around as a mans
wrist. This is very moderate for a
snake story
There is many slip twiXt the cup
and the lip is illustrated by this story
from the Fayetteville New Era: ION
June 25th, young gentleman from the
rural district east of the Cape Fear
river applied to our Register of Deeds
for license to marry a certain 'beauti-
full and accomplished" young lady at
whose, shrine he had been worshipping.
The license was issued and the usual
fee collected.
Yesterday the aforesaid young man
appeared in the registers office, and
with far away look from his eyes said:
7 xytcI toly h C
license and cancel it can't get the
girl to have me. In fact, | don't want
to marry, nohow."
The Mt. Vernon (Ky) Signal prints
the following charming little snake
story: willis Adams fox hounds
chased black snake on Skaggs Creek,
over mile and captured it. The hunt
ers were disguised when they came
up with the hounds to find dead snake
instead of fox" 1t occurs to the old
man. of the News and Observer that
this is about the neatest thing in snake
story literature that he has rubbed up
against in quite awhile. However, he
doesn't set himself up as an authority.
This is from the Rose Hill letter in the
Sampson Democrat: "The scarcity OF
cowpeas has run up the prices until or
binary bring SIPS and Black Eyes Sl7o
and none to be had at that. 1t is rather
strange that a larger crop is not raised,
as it is an easy crop as well as lana
improver and profitable
The Tarboro Southerner calls the fol-
lowing incident "a foul find" We quote;
EARLY this morning Manager Bryan
sent a man to the ball grounds to do
some work. CHANGING under the grand
stand. he saw the head of chicken pro-
truding from barrel A closer view
disclosed six fine, large spring chickens
securely tied"
The Cordova correspondent of the Rich
mond Headlight keeps up with the relig-
ious adventures of the past Here is his
Ia test:
"Bll Sly in his younger days was
great churchman. Especially did he en-
Joy sensation, in fact Bill is quite SEN
sational anyway Upon one occasion out
at old Pleasant Hill church, in Beaver
Dam township the preacher called upon
the leading members for their religious
experience. Bill arose-it was his glory
q
and sisters Says Bill; Yesterday as
was walking out in my later patch
meditating on the final end of the world,
looked UP and seed Gabriel draw his
long brass trumphet, fifey foot long or
more. and fetched foot that knocked me
over in the fence Jam as dead as a door
nail, and shook the taterS out of the
ground, -"But, but" says the preacher.
"Bill you know that wont do Bits
good wife not wishing to see Bill out
done, said Nov you hold on parson and
let Bill alone, he mought heard toot
or two
The Lenoir Topic learns that "SiDce
the town ordinance has been enforced re-
garding the clandestine importation of
liquor that numerous blind tigers have
been opened and the cheering fluid can
now be found without trouble. F" The
Topic also says: 1--WE learn that the
ruling made by Mayor Newland forbid
ding the delivery of whskey in LenCr
by the express company is to be tested
in the courts by Statesville liquor deal
ers Several of them have been here re-
centl:'.p
Here's hoping he will get the millions!
| The Hamlet correspondent of the Rich
nfond Headlight says: I'D. S. Rice is
| jubilant over news received through an
aunt of his from New York, that she has
| proved relationship to the dead million
aire Rice. of New York. who was muir
dered some time ago, and that Mr.. Rice
will be one of the heirs to his large for
tune Mr.. Rice has already promised
| number of his friends here handsome
gifts, provided he gets a million. y
| Ellerbe has our sympathy A CORE
spondent in the Richmond Headlight
says: "Roberdel has taken our doctor,
| and our teacher and Steele's township
has cabbaged part of our township. We
suppose we can just live in ignorance,
and die when our time comes.
| Those famous little pills, DeWitt's Lit
| tie Early Risers, compel your liver and
| bowels to do their duty, thus giving you