Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1883 — Old Saw Reset. [ARTICLE]

Old Saw Reset.

()14 Ben. B. canid booming by; Says I, “Old Ben, your boom will die.” “Well, if it dies. I’ll tan its skin; If it lives, I’ll ride it ag'in.” - [lndianapolis Journal. -A terrific slaugbtei of live stock occured on the Air Line near Guernsey a few days ago, which for whole-sale execution beats the record. A freight train ran into a flock of sheep belonging to Mahlon Pettit, and twenty-nine of the wooley quadrupeds met their death under the wheels. After the train had passed through its field of gore it almost came to a standstill on account of the grease and blood on the wheels. The truth of this is vouched for by residents ol tho neighborhood witnessed-the slaughter- [Mom. ticello Herald.