The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-10-01

A REMARKABLE POINTER.

A REMARKABLE POINTER.
A few days ago John Connors, OF
Split Rock, was hunting woodchuck
in the vicinity of Mud Lake. On
nearing a clump of bushes near the
edge of the lake his pointer dog Lu-
lu came to a point on what he
thought was bird. He told her to
go on and put the bird up, but she
could not start it. He walked
around on the other side of the
bushes and there sat a boy. He had
been fishing for bullheads. The
dog on coming near one OF the larg-
est of the fish again came to point.
Connors asked the boy to let him
open the largest of the fish. 1t
weighed about two pounds, and IN
it was hen woodchuck partly di-
gested.-Syracuse Herald.
HALF CALF AND HALF GREYHOUND.
Mr.. Norris, a farmer living in
Pleasant county, KY, is the posses
sor of curiosity in the shape OF a
colt-puppy-a beast, half dog and
half horse. The animal was foaled
by fine driving mare on August 3.
The colt, or whatever it is. has been
unable to stand since its birth, but
is getting along finely. It's descrip-
ton is as follows: The head is that
of greyhound-loDg ears, nose,
and small round neck devoid OF
name. The body is long and slen-
der, covered with fine hair, as is the
tail, which is long and slender. As
there is no long hair on the name or
tail, it has the appearance OF a dog.
The hoofs resemble a horses hoofs.
1t laps milk and also suckles. Mr..
Norris has been offered $3.50 for it,
or $500 if he succeeds in getting it
on its feet.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
AN UNKNOWN MONSTER.
For the past seven or eight years
different stories have been told con-
cerning a dreadful monster that in
habited body of water known as
Crater Lake, situated about fifty-fve
miles west of North Linkville
John Shallock, with others, has just
seen the monster. Mr.. Shallock
says it looked to be as large as a
mans body, and was swimming
with about two or three feet out OF
water, and going at rapid rate, as
fast as man could row skiff, leav-
ing similar wave behind it. Its
face, or head, looked white, and al
though it was long way off, they
could plainly see that it was of an
immense size. Several shots were
fired at it, but it was so far off that
they could not see where their bull
lets struck the water. Charles Moore
says the bluffs around the lake are
from l 800 to 1900 feet above the
water, and almost perpendicular
Klamoh { (Oregon) Star.
A MARVELLOUS CLAlRNOlANT.
There is at present in a certain
city OF Italy an aged woman of hum
ble origin, who possesses marvellous
powers of clairvoyance. She has
been consulted by persons of high
social standing, and on more than
one occasion by royalty itself She
has no power of mesmerizing others,
being simply a medium. Her visl-
tor places his hands in hers, when
she Immediately becomes clairvoy-
ant, and in this state accurately de-
scribes his state of health and busi-
ness, frequently making startling
revelations. In the event of any
ailment she prescribes herbal cures,
often with powerful effect. Persons
at distance send a lock of their
hair with fee, which she holds in
her hand, and so places herself en-
rapport with her patients. The for
eign papers seem to have full faith
in her Philadelphia Tete.
gram.
A COBRA ACTS NURSE.
The cobra is not generally credit
ed with kindly feelings toward hu-
manity; on the contrary it has the
reputation of being almost the equal
of the hamadryad in misanthrophy.
Perhaps, however, it frames the
same charge against man, on the
ground that whenever it crosses his
path he invariably seeks its life.
From an interesting incident which
occurred lately at Pudupet, in the
Madras Presidency, it appears that
there are some cobras, at all events,
who experience a yearning for more
friendly relations with the human
race. An English lady, returning
to her house after the evenings
drive, was Mortified on entering the
nursery to see huge cobra, with ex-
panded hood, rearing itself over her
sleeping infant.
The reptile did not attempt, how
ever, to harm the baby, but content
ed itself with softly kissing as it
moved its head slowly to and fro.
Clearly it must have watched the
nurse when putting the child to
sleep, and sought, in its humble
way, to execute lullaby with the
proper accomplishments. On an
alarm being raised the serpent made
off with haste, but without taking
even a nibble at The little one. Per-
haps it was Just as lucky that the
latter did Aot awake; a baby in full
cry has been known before now to
provoke even human beings to
wrath.-Loadon Globe.
HEAD LIVES AFTER DEATH.
NJ. Brown-Sequard wanted to see
whether life, after violent death, is
susceptible of being recalled in an
animal killed in a healthy state.
He beheaded a dog familiar with
his voice. The blood of another
dog was beforehand prepared to be
transfused into the arteri es of the
head. No sooner was it injected
than the inert head became animat-
ed, the eyes opened, and, on the
Professor calling the dog by his
name, an attempt was made to an
swer by a carressing look. When
the arterial blood was exhausted
life disappeared This painful ex-
pertinent was suggested by one made
by DR.. Leborde on Campi's head an