Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-01-18

\ OUCH IE>HMAN.-ll OluClDLd-
ti.on Christmas eve, one Jerry Hogan
was found lying in the street gutter
with a knife buried to the hilt in his
left temple. He was unable to speak,
and was thought to be dying. Res
tOratiycs revived him, and he was ia
ken TO the hospital. While the sur
geous were preparing to extract the
knife he kept opening and shutting
the part which stuck out Of his head,
remarking as he did so, | Just want
to see now it feels. 1t don't hurt a
bit. but seems like | had two heads
Well, an Irishman is hard to kill
We're a tough set. Life sticks to US
mighty close" When the surgeons
got ready for work and found it i'm
/ possible to extract the blade by hand,
they laid the man on a couch upon the
floor, and with the left side Of his head
uppcrmost. Three men with might
and main held his head down, while
one of the doctors brought in a pair
Of pipe tougs which gave a sort of au-
ger handle for the two surgeons to
/ pull by. All things being ready the
two surgeons took hold each with
both hands, and tugging steadily with
all their power against three pairs Of
hands holding the head down. the
knife came out with a Jerk, thanks to
rivet Of good true steel. Hogan
bore it without fiuchiug, exclaiming
when the feat was accomplished,
Now my two heads have come to-
gether and it feels good" Strange to
say he is likely to recover. How the
affair took place, why and who drove
that knife through Hogan's skull is a
secret locked in his chest and he re-
/ fuses to surrender the keys.
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4 well dressed gentleman, of easy
and assured manners. took a seat in
a Bowery restaurant and eat literally
of the most expensive dishes on the
carte. Having concluded his dinner
he ccolly laid his expensive ticket on
/ the pay counter, and, looking the pro.
prietor steadily in the eye, said:
" Please accept this ticket from me
| have no money"
No money" said the irate land
lord. Why then did you eat my Wit
ties ?"
" Because was hungry"
" Yes, but You could have got along
with less; what did you eat the best
there was in the house for? If you're
a beat and a beggar, why didn't YOU
take plain fodder ?'
/ Because" said the stranger, al
was brought up a gentleman, and my
stomach revolts at homely food"
- Well, that IS good" beloved the
landlord, losing all control of himself
you shall pay for them vittles, anG
/ I'll collect it out Of your hide" ans
reaching down his revolver, he sprane
over the counter and collared his IN
welcome guest, who deliberately pu
up his eye glass and surveyed the mur
( derous instrument.
"Ahr said he, at last, only re
volver. Proceed. l was fearful yot
had a stomach pump"
Prof J. D. Steele of EImira, New
York, has recently been investigating
she electric storms in the sun. and de
clareS that in them he finds no caus,
for alarm. He thinks these storm!
are no more violent than they hav,
been in past ages, and does not be
lieye their effects will be disastrou!
to our globe. While this is true, DR.
Steele says that the result Of his OBJ
servauons show that storms rage upoI
} the sun with violence Of which W,
can form no conception. Hurricane
, swept over Its surface with terrific Vi
olence. Vast cyclones wrap its fire
into whlrlpools, at the bottom of whicl
our earth could lie like a boulder in
volcano. Huge flames dart out to en-
ormous distances, and fly over the SUI
with a speed greater than that of tn
earth itself through space. At on
time q cone Of fire shot out S0,O0t
miles, and then died away all in tel
> minutes time. Beside such awtu
convulsions, the mimic display Of
terrestrial volcano or earthquak
, sinks into insignifcance.
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