The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-03
With the Long Bo,D
Eye natures walks, shoot folly as files. -
Glorious Fourth at Bunker, N. H, with the usual
Casualty List from the Black and Tan Dog dyp
to the Victims Of the Explosion Of the Big Piece
from the War of 1872.
boot folly as II flies. -

n EANY years ago the Fourth at Bunker, N. H.,
INN two miles north of Belgrade Lighthouse ,ule
IVA started off gloriously on the Second when wal
lie Francis blackandtan dog made the serious error
of smelling the cracker that we were setting
off prematurely back of Henry Thomas house Willie
tried to call the dog off, but the pup refused TO mana
his little master, and killed "A
We all liked the dog and the tragedy sobered us
considerable In fact, nothing was done that
day On the evening of the Third Geogge 4 4en
and the old horse, too suddenly aroused from the IN
action of years. bolted over the high bank at the
railroad track, killing the deacon instantly and smash
ing the buggy to spinters.
The shock of this event made quiet night of it
for us. All the boys went home and to bed On the
morning of the Fourth Willie lost two fingers and
his right eye from not letting go as quick as the
cracker did. It was thought the fuse defective.
When the sunset gun fred thirteen times in
honor of the thirteen states the boys wanted to make
1t 'speak'' and crowded wet grass and wooden
plug into the muzzle. The old cannon broke into
and six of the boys Eve so badly hurt
provised from blinds taken from the Bunker house,
the big hotel Two of them died during the night.
So much excitement was occasioned by the events
of this tragical celebration that the town council,
when it met the next Saturday night passed an ordi-
nance against the sale of toy pistols.
Somehow, as I look back on them, the Fourths
in the old days to Lave been exciting and
satisfactory than those of today.
About two feet of rain fell in Lincoln. Stand
up Ito your knees in water) for Nebraska!
Even George Bernard Shaw has rod in pickle
for us idle rich, and says that are all more or
less rascals. There must be something in this view
We feel quite rascaly ourselves at times. In fact,
it is about time legislation passed to
stop u.s.
The Guatamalan revolution Is called off, The pa
triots army had ration of shovels issued to it by
the government and is at work the roads,
where more OF US ought to be.
Another of those hardware swallowers has
been rounded up-this time in Boston-operated on,
and thirty-six nails removed from hiss duodenum
Without knowing what where this organ is, we
hazard the guess that it is place for nails.
Logan would have been all right and would have
swallowed nails indefinitely If one Of them had not
gone down Sideways The nail held back all new
corners, and finally Logan had three dozen of them
about pound in weight-caught in his in
terror. He suffered terribly and DR.. Antonio Dero-
bertis called. He hustled him to the city hos
pita, where Dr. Nichols operated. Logan is expected
to recover in about month.
In addition to this foolishness the news comes
from Berlin of an eating contest q wager between
man and big dog in which the man won thru
superior brain power. The dogs opponent was to
order the food. He began with two juicy porter
like magic: The man ate his slowly and enjoyed it
to the full Then he ordered tenderoin This
steak also vanished down the dogs big throat. The
man still ate slowly and seemed to have had about
enough when he finished that steak but he PROMPTLY
ordered another round of small tenderloin and fol-
the third time slowly tackled his. The dog took about
ten seconds to get outside this steak and began to
look like an easy winner.
The dog owner beginning to crow. For the
fourth round the ordered two slices of dry bread
The human competitor ate his slices with onsto hut
the dog merely sme1led his share and then walked
away with a Disguised expression. All the coaxino
OF his master could make the dog tackle the
He ruefully paid his bet.
We know of a certain good strono hahv +bo+ ~,
would like to run against the victor, the baby t<
choose the food and the bottles to be filed bv com
m1ttee OF three disinterested parties. A j. R.