Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-01-26


get mine back again"
So the birthday was very happy
one for them both.
The large room in the Grand Square
will probably be opened as hereto
fore, for the exchange of mothers
but Johnny will not be there, neither |
will the little girl, for both are Of the
opinion-which they do not hesitate
publicly to express-that theirs is the
very best mother in the whole wide
world.-Christidn Messenger.
A GREENBACK PAPERS
HOAX.
The widest excitement ever known
in Iowa. amounting to almost a fren-
zy. now prevails on Skunk river.
near Oskaloosa The excitement be-
gan Tuesday, and though somewhat
ahated. sill exists, and there are
several hundred persons there and
more hnrrying to the scene. Early
Tuesday morning, Mr.. James
Wright, living a few miles from Os-
kaloosa, rode into town and informed
the city authorities of huge mon
ster he had seen on his farm. An
investigation followed, and gigan-
tic animal or reptile. large enough TO
! appall the strongest man was found,
and at once arrangements were made
to capture the thing. Guns were
procured and shot after shot was fir
/ ed at the monster, hut the rifle balls
glanced off his body and did not af-
! feet him i'm the least. The monster
was near the banks of the Skunk
river. and the shots tired at him pro-
duced no ether effect than to cause
him To approach the bank slowly and
| uncXcitrdly. hut when within ten or
| fifteen feet of the bank he suddenly
made a Iunge and grasped by the
head and neck Il horse rode by a
young man and was ierked with such
force as to carly him into the river,
and SO deep did his tooth go that the
flesh WAS manglett and the neck one
exposed. The rider was only saved
from being carried i'm with the horse
by heing caught by the arm and held
hy another man who was riding near
him. The animal then plunged into
the middle of the river and it was
apparent from the commotion in the
water and his body being seen every
few rods that he was going down
stream rapidly. Every man with
gnn or revolver at every opportunity
fired Ut him. The numbers increas-
eel 50 that at II O'Clock there were
two IT,, us:nd following his move
mcnls. The firing along the bank
Il. came so frequent and reckless OF
p:'rh-ps Ihouohtless that it seemed
Ikea battle field Neither the roar
of mu>ketry nor the impact of the
, bullets against his body seemed tc
disturb him. Finally twelve pound
5 cannon was procured and loaded Will
spikes with which the animal was
kill.d. A cable was thrown arounC
the head and ditching team o
twelve oxen was secured and The
+ monster pulled upon the river bank
DR.. Huntsnan and Albert Swain, o
f, O>kaloosa. made accurate measure
tntnt>, which are as follows: Entir,
length from The end os the tail Ia tn,
!. tip of the nose. righty-nnr feet from
the fore legs ta tip of the m,s,.
i nineteen ftt. its tail twenty feet
: It's heart weighed eighty pounds an,
, ha'l four cavities. and WAS prunount.
ed hy Dir. iInntsinan to he the hear
: of an air breathing animal. and not
2 reptile. The lungs and all the 9TH
organ, seemed like TN. vi,crr:, of III,
inial>. Ii was found thai none !,
1. the bullets lIa'i p"nct ctr;l.d the skin.
1t WAS skinned and a t:xi,lr,ni>
: IS employed l., stuff it, and ii will II
sent to the academy of natural sci
ence. at Philadelphia. The flesh i
!. being carefully removed from th
skeleton, which is to b. prop.rl
| wired and kept for the present al Os
kaloosa on exhibition.
!, DR.. Peck, of Davenport, went ou
e in response to Il telegram. Wednes
: day morning. After II careful tx
u animation, he said: ssGentlemen
G this is no cardiff giant. hut Il verita
: bile animal or reptile bnt aS I an
Il neither n naturalist or palcontolngiol
e have only To say that il plolabl
belongs to Il species of gigantic liz
ard supposed TO have heen cxtinc
J many thousand years" Pointing t.
) one of the teeth he sail: Il will Civ
1 fifty dollars for that canine tooth,
: which was found ON measurement t,
Il be seventeen and half inches long
The monster has been swallowing tn
!. farmers hogs, which weighed 800 t,
: 400 pounds. at one eulp-Iow,
Neacs
PRIDE In ONES WIFE.-"Yes,'
SAID old farmer Jones to a travele
= who was stopping with him ove
night, ''I,ve got as good wife a
!. any man in these parts if do say it.
s'I'm not married myself" return
! ed the traveller, .'but nevertheless
can appreciate the pride that hus
band might take in good wife"
"Why, stranger" went on the OLE
farmer earnestly, "I've known tha
woman to get up at four O'Clock il
the mOrnin' milk sixteen COWS. am