Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1898 — THE CHAMPION SNEEZER. [ARTICLE]

THE CHAMPION SNEEZER.

Kentucky Man Who Could Break Up a Camp Meeting. “Did you ever know a man who could sneeze loud enough to break up a camp meeting, to stop the taking of testimony In court and rtiuse a bellowing cow to stop in disflst and wonder what the noise was nt was drowning its thunderous voice id an old fisherman last night* On being informed that his sneezer was entitled to cake and all the accessories necessary to conduct an up-to-date bakery, the gentleman consented to tell more of his sneezing friend. He said: "While fishing in a mountain town in eastern Kentucky last fall, I went to the village near by one rainy morning, to attend Circuit Court. The judge was delivering an Impressive charge to the grand jury, and every ear was listening to catch each word, when the stillness of the court was broken by an unearthly ker-chew, ker-chew, kerchew, ker-chew, etc., etc., etc. The judge was thunderstruck, and instantly every eye was turned toward the rear of the room, where a little, unobtrusive looking old farmer sat sneezing as if his head was coming off. The judge ordered the sheriff to bring the Intruder before the bench. The offender qame forward and the judge had a tine entered against the innocent cause of the disturbance. “Two of the sneezer’s friends were called, who testified to the man’s good character and high standing, but said they could hear him sneeze three miles any day in the year. One said the sneezer once broke up a camp meeting with a sneezing spell and that he saw an enraged bovine stop a thunderous bellowing fit to look In wonder at the human who could make more noise than a mad bull. But the old fellow couldn’t help It, and the tine was remitted.” —Louisville (Ky.) Post.