The Placer herald., 1867-01-19
A Ferocious Monster.-.Half Horse, Half

ferocous monster was exhibited at the
Indiana State fair recently, which is thus
descbed:
The general character slics and features
OF the horse are closely blended with tho.a
of the OK in this strange and remarkable
beast. The head and neck are broad and
heavy, giving it the fierce disposition Of the
buffalo rather than the quiet and dociIe char
acter Of tho OK, while mane reaching from
the forehead to the shoulder and sweeping to
the knees, adds to the general appearance Of
ferocity. The horns are heavy at tho ba.s
but very short and remarkably polished and
pointed. The eye is dull but suggests things
unutterabe-an expression of intent, power
and devishne,s which the general appear
auce Of the an imal confirm. The muzzls is
black and ugly, the wide nostrl urging a
large breathing apparatus and unconduerabIe
endurance. The jaw is heavy and prominent
the forehead full but rather square. The
depth of shoulder is very great, the fore legs
short and large, the foot broad and deeply
cleft. But here the bovine resemblance
ceases altogether, and the equine character.
isics begin. The body is slight and rounded,
closely covered by glossy Goa. of fine short
hair, a long flowing tail reaches to the ground.
The hinder legs are smooth and little as
those Of race-horse, the hoof rather slight
but we'll formed, contrasting strangely WITH
the heavy legs and cleft foot Of the forward
part Of the animal. It's gait, too, is ludi-
crous cross between the two brutes of whose
nature it seems to partake. While slow.
awkward and shambling, those of the hinder
are extremely graceful and agile. Atogeth-
er it is one Of the most wonderful curiosilies
to be found in the animal kingdom. Who
will give il nams9 1t appears to be gnu
animal.
The ACE OF rHE WoRLp.-Geologist,
have advanced another proof of the great
antiquity Of the world. In the wear 1919.
if we are to believe DR.. Jouln, Admiral Sir
David Milne visited sea tro,to in the
Bermudas, and cut down and carried awav
as a trophy a s,alagmite, or natural crystal
lied pillar. The stalagmite was taken to
Edinburg and deposited among other natural
curioslies, in an academy of science 1t
measured over ten feet, and is fine .pec-
men Of natural crystaIiza,ions The son of
Admiral Milne adopted his fathers profess
sion, and, in his wanderings over the mighty
deep he often found himself in the presence
OF the scenes that had attracted the atten.
ton of bis father. In 1868, "A years after
the old admiral had secured the crystalized
pillar as trophy, David Milne, Jr. visited
the famous grotto in the Bermudas and on
examination found that another stalagmits
had begun to grow in the place Of the one
cut down and carried away. This fact At
traced the attention of geologsts, and led
to scientific investigation into The peculiari.
les and natural formation of the grotto.
Two drops Of water fall four times a minute
upon the spot where what Dir. JouIin indig-
nantly denounces as a theft was committed,
l'y careful measurement of the young sta,
lagmite and an elaborate computation. it is
is ascer,aned that the pillar now in Edin.
burg was the growth of 100000 years.
The north wing Of the Capitol or Senate
extension is now complete, and so is the
south wing or House extension, with tho ex.
cepton Of the large monolithic columns
which are from Mary land ouarries The
remainder of the marble Of which the ex.
tensions are constructed. by the way, is
from quarries at Lee Mass acbusetts; the
sandstone, Of which the main edi6ce was
constructed, was from Virginia ouarries;
much of the ornamental marble la the in
terror is from Tennessee; the colossal dome
contains about 100000 pounds of Penn.
sylvania iron; the copper of which tho roof.
ing is made is from Lake Superior; aud
much of the lumber used is Georgia pine.
HE CATHEDRAL AT MILAN, IrALY.-This
magnificent building is said to have cost
six hundred and fifty millions Of dollars. 1t
is 500 feet long, $50 feet wide 400 feet high
1t is all built Of the most costly marble-much
Of it brought from Greece The floor and
roof are of marble, and about the building
is large tower and 1877 spires, and Is, 600
howers,no two alike, called the botanical
garden-all cut from solid marble. There
are in and about the building over 1000 stat
utes, and Large number Of the most costly
paintings; besides six and half millions dol.
lars of gold and silver ornaments in the
building
OUT of Nicholsburg comes the story Of
Prussian soldier having been vigorously
lhrashlng Jewish resident when Count
bismarck happened to pass: "Wha. then,
has he doue?' asked the Count, as the SOL
der stopped to salute him. HE was abu.
sing the Prussans," replied the soldier.
NOT So" cried the man, II spoke we'll Of
the Prussans-only Of Bismaack" The tit
tering of bystanders revealed to the unhap-
py Jew the mistake he bad made. "Let him
go" said Bismarck, quietly. Greater men
than he have done that,
MAY be married mal" asked a pretty
young miss Of sweet sixteen. "What do
you want TO got married forl" incurred her