The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-08-11
Monster suakes.

Mr.. Alfred johnson, FIVE miies below Ham
;lton, Georgia, has discovered den of horned
snakes on his plantation. He has killed two
of them and seen several others. They arc
ofa white and black speckled color. The
horn is on the tip Of the tail, and is stuck
into everything that comes within reach. Mr..
Johnson informs us that he cgs one in two
parts about foot from the end Of the tail
And il still used used the horn, turning in any
direction to stick il in any thing that touched
4. This settles the question that there il
such thing as q horned snake.
The Grand Rapids Eagle says "A gigantic
blue,raeer, twenty feet eight and three .fourths
inches in length, and ten inches in circum
ference in the largest place, was killed in the
.outhwestern part Of the township of Cannon
by citizen OF good repute. He had a terri
BE encounter with il. On going from his
work to q neighboring spring to get drink
of water he saw the grass wave few rods
rom him, when 10 the blue devil came 10.
ward him with lightning velocity and head up.
lifted about three or four feet high from the
ground. When within about ten feet from
The man he halted, as IL To look his prey over.
He yentuted nearer and nearer, and finally
attacked the man. The snake twined itself
several times around the mans legs, and
feIed him to the ground. The man took his
knife out ofhis pocket, and with few desper
ate strokes completely severed the monsters
head from its body, II had previously been
hurt, or il probably would have crushed the
man, there being large bunch on its side.
Snce then the mans hair has turned gray.
The Osborn county Fdymer ys:-A
laughter Of Mr.. j. g, Briery Of Twin Creek,
osborn county, Kansas, aged some 10 or IA
wears went with her brother last Saturday
morning to his claim, some FIVE miles distant,
where he was doing some work, and the two
expected to return together in the afternoon.
They changed their plans, however, and about
o'clock the girl set ont for home ON foot
and alone, carrying pail in which to gather
some wild berries on the way. Later in the
evening her brother returned home, and great
was the surprise TO find that the girl was still
absent. Search was Immediately instituted,
bat went on without any avail until 9 O'Clock
90 Sunday. The pail she carried was found
BY the roadside about two miles from home,
partly flied. This seemed to confirm beyond
a doubt the great fear that some awful fate
had delayed her return. Mr.. Ward and
another party, who were engaged in the
search, at last heard n call, and proceeded in
the direction whence it came There, sitting
on the ground in n nearly denuded state, they
found the poor girl by pool to which she had
found her way. She was trying to extract
the poison which the fangs Of rattlesnake
hadburied in her foot, by burying in soft mud.
All this time she had remained there alone,
and experienced the symptoms of horrible
death approaching, for the venom was work.
Ing in her system. Although sufficiently
conscious TO call for help when it was near,
Der denuded state indicated that her suiferings
had, at times at least, driven her to frenzy.
She died.