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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-19

was passed in eating, dancing, drinking
and debauchery. The next morning the
remains Of the h,sh were warmed up for
breakfast.
Reside human sacrifices connect ID with
religion, there is another phaso--cnnni-
bal SIN rracticed Tor the sake of the food
which the slaughterug Of human beings
affords to vile section Of tho community.
A lady, the widow Of n missionary. forced
to stay in the interior ON account OF civil
war in surrounding districts, related some
horrible incidents of her own knowledge.
She declared that human sacrifices were
constant; that human flesh was openly
sold IN the market. A man travelling with
his wife was Obliged to seek shelter in
cottage on account of a storm. The lat
ter was i'll aud, becoming worse, the man
went to seek help, leaving his wife with
the occupants, two mon and woman. 1t
was long time before he could find any
one, and ON his return his wife was gone.
They told him she had followed him, be-
coming uneasy at his long abscnce He
rode away and induced the police
to follow him; the three inmates
were arrested and the body of the
woman, already dismembered, was
found in cask in an outhouse,
covered with a thick layer Of salt The
only punishment the assassins received
was that administered 10y the clubs OF the
police as they were taken to prison. The
practice OF mid wives staying children to
cat them is an old one in Hayti. AS late
as lSIS two women were arrested in a hut
near Port-au Prince, caught eating the
raw flesh of IA child. 1t was found that
all the blood had been sucked from the
body and part Of the flesh had been salted
down for future use. a woman arrested
for cannbaLism was asked by a priest:
"How could you eat the flesh OF your own
childront" She answered coolly, "And
who had better righty"
There is in Hay.i class OF human mon
sters called loup garous, who make it
practice to prowl about lonely houses at
wight to carry or the children. They are
employed 10y the papal ois to secure chill
drcu for sacrifice in case the neighborhood
docs not furnish a suitable subject, and
they are naturally the bugbears of the
country.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-19
BOVINE INTELLIGENCE.
a Curious Exhibition OF 1t In the Texas
Canebrake Region.
[Cor. Providence Star.l


Canebrake Region.
ICor. Providence Starl
owned sixty five acres of bottom land
where the coarse, blue- joint grass grew
in canebrake Like raukness. My Texas
cows chos. this dense cover In which to
bring forth their young. One spring |
knew thai there were over twenty calves
continually hidden in the grass on this
bottom Every morning COW after COW
would slip out of the herd and disappear
in the tall grass. Aftpr an absence of an
hour or two they would return to the
herd. In the late afternoon they would
again disappear, to rejoin the herd just
about corralling time When the calves
were three or four days old, their mothers
would bring them out into the herd, and
tho places in the grass would be occu-
pied by younger calves. Once | desired
to see the young calves, and | rode into
the grass to hunt for them. After an as.
siduous search ! found one calf lying
prone on the earth, with its head and neck
extended and pressed into the thick mat
OF old grass that lay on the ground. The
little creature lay perfectly quiet, watch
ing my horse. 1t did not so much as wink
its dark eyes when | dismounted and
extended my hand toward it. |
leaned over it. 1t watched me
in tently, but did not stir. | dropped my
hand on its head. Instantly it was on its
feet and calling loudly for protection.
calling that the wolf, its mother had told
OF, had come. | heard twenty mother
cows belle ow in answer to the calls call
that they were coming. The dry grass
snapped and cracked in all directions as
the maddened cows rushed wildly to tn cir
young. l mounted my horse and quickly
rode away from that spot. Each COW ran
in a direct line to the place where its calf
was hidden. The entire herd rushed into
the cover to do battle for the calf. What
an uproar there was! Cows, steers, bulls,
all alling loudly to one another in angry,
excited tones. | had n fool sh setter dog
with me- and he had to mix himself into
the trouble. The first COW that saw him
beloved to the others that she saw the
wolf. They all pursued him. and he, dog
like, fled to me for protection, aud my
own cows gave me brisk chase as | gall
loped over the prairie. The herd were ex.
cited and angry for hours. | do not be-
licve that aiyoung calf has u particle Of
scont, and also believe that tho cows
know this to be so. At any rate, they are
willing TO leave their offspring out of the
currals over night in "A wolf-infested coun-
try, once they have hidden them and babe
them be still.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-19
a Sagacious Dog.
Cincinnati Times star.l


81 believe that half the yarns that run
through the papers with regard to the sa-
gacity OF dogs and cats are Judged up"
said Fourth street merchant to another,
who was leaning over the counter.
"Do your Well, l don't. You've seen
my dog Betsy, Guess?"
"Ies, what Of her."
81 have had her about mine years. ana
In that time have changed residences
about the same number OF times,
The last time tho dog was forgot
ten In the confusion, and Il
was two or three days before we
found her. Yesterday we star tod to move
again Directly after tho wagon backed
up to the pavement, and the men COM
menced lmoving tho furniture, the dog,
who Is usually very sedate In her man
ncrs, cut up the most extraordinary an.
tics Imaginable Finally she made q
break for her kennel and, one by one, she
lugged out litter Of three puppies and
dropped them near the wagon, and not
until she and her family were given u
place on the driv er's seat would she allow
anything ~ DO touched, and then with a
short bark or two, which | expect meant
guess ou catch mo being left behind this
time she coiled up aud went to slesp."
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-19
HE FOUGHT DEATH.
He Wanted to Live Long Enough - Sec
His wife.

[Grcenvilc Iianner
Conductor Frazer, of the lnterna ional
Il Great Northern Railroad, triod to fight
or death II few hours in order that he
might soc his wife once morn He had
been shot by "A tramp and hal been taken
to TYLER, Tex, in dying condition
"llelp mo fight back this cruel death,
boys, until my wife gets horc," said the
dying man, cheerily.
The doctors had already told him that
he could live but a few hours. With
calm courage he heard tho verdict, aud
called all of his wonderful force to his aid
in the struggle to live until his wife ar.
rived.
"Tell me exciting stories" he said to the
boys around his bed, "for l must make
this run till she comes"
And the boys did laugh and tell big
stories, poor follows, whom their stout
hearts were filed with sad regret. The
hours sped rapidly by; the merry voice of
the conductor grew fainter and fainter,
but his courage never faltered.
A telegram from his wife in answer to
one sent to her some hours before was
brought into the room and read She was
coming on a special train the road was
cleared for her passage, and with light.
ming speed her train was annihilating
distance. What race! A young woman
in the full flush OF love AMI now life
pitted against the king OF terrors. The
news nerved Frazer for moment, and his
efforts to keep up were removed. A little
later another telegram.
"Old boy" whispered brakeman, "she
will be here In an hour"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-19
Mn Culture Of Legs. :


The other day husband and wife were
walking along Kearney street, when the
husband exclaimed:
There is Mrs. Jones getting into her
carriage"
Just as the wife looked an accident oc.
Cured which sometimes does happen to
the most cautious women when getting
into u carriage. Her foot slipped on -,
carriage step, aud her skirts were eau, ut
up.
THAT'S not Mrs. JONES'" the wife re.
piled, noting the incident and its reysla-
sion. ut Is some one who does not live on
a hill"
~ would like to know" exclaimed thsj
husband in amazement.
because she did not have a full leg,
and Mrs. Jones, as you know, lives on
Pine street"
This conversation hints a an important
fact, which all women In San Francisco
know. The women, and the men too, OF
course, who live on the hilly side Of town
have calves shaped entirely unlike the
calves Of those who live on the fats. It
results from . cause which every man
who has paid much attention to phi sicaI
training understands. Hill climbing
develops the mus cles on the sides and up.
per portions of the calves, which level
walking never exercises, and which con
Ie5ucntiy pevor deSsoD
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-19
A NICE BABY STORY,
Mrs Casey's Yearning for an Atioptco
Child. and How She Got One.

child. and How she Got One.
ICentraIa Ull.) Special
Particulars of II singular adoption are
published here to-day, and are doubly in.
teresting in Ccntralia owing to the social
position and integrity of the foster pnr.
ents. Colonel l.. +. Casey is a prominent
local lawyer. His wife is an estimable
lady. After n married life of MANY wears.
unmarried by a regret or disploasure. save
the need OF a chill's companionshp to
brighten up the old home they deter.
mined to adopt baby girl il a suitable
one could be found. One night two yenrs
ato Mrs. Casey and her sister law.
Mrs Thomas Casey, Of Mt. Vernon, Ill, ,
ret'red together, and before going TO sleep
chatted about the proposed adoption.
"heh tho conversation had ended Mrs
casey was electrified by vision of child
ish ioVeIlness at her side. A baby girl
with large brown eyes and auburn ring
lets, lay there smiling and cooing and
silently supplicating for good nj ght kiss.
Mrs. Casey insensibly stopped over to ca.
ress tie beautiful vision, aud it vanished.
Being wide awake the in ncident made a deem
Impression upon her. Not many davs
later stranger appeared bearing little
giri IN his arms. He explained that he
had heard OF the desire of Mr. and Mrs.
Casey to adopt n child, and he had made
bold to come TO them with this, his only
daughter. He was anxious that she
should receive good educa, ion and all the
advantages of a cheerful home, which he
felt unable to give her. Thus speaking.
the stra ger placed the little one on the
floor. Mrs. Casey, from the moment OF
the strangers entrance, had been staring
fxedly at the child in his arms. The baby
had the large brown eyes, the auburn
locks and tho smiles of her vision. When
released the liGtle one rushed fearIcssly
into Mrs. Casey's outstrotched arms.
This Is my chld," she exclaimed
rapturously. 'This is the one l want. y
The baby returned the kisses and caressss.
and Mrs. Casey explained the cause OF her
emotion The adopted daughter was
named Vision. That was two years ago.
1t is now learned that she Is the great.
granddaughter Of Commodore Oliver
Perry, the illustrious hero, who, In 1913,
wrote: ave have met tho enemy and they
are ours"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-19

years ago. when I was u private detective
In this city, how | cleared up a
case just In that way. Several
thousand dollars had becn stolen
from a rromincut merchant He sus-
pcc,cd his son, a rather fast young man,
and employed IN, to find whether his sus-
picions were correct. I Swallowed the
young fellow closely for weeks, but ]
couldn't discover any gooi reason for con.
Meeting him with the robbery. Finally,
late one night, when l was thinking about
giving up the case, noticed him going
up Chestuct street, and heard him talking
to himself. got up close behind him and
listened, and In a minute I knew he was
the thief. The affair worried him, and
for relief he talked about 1t to himself,
and thus gave the whole thing away.
"a more important instance occurred to
me In New York about a year ago
little girl was found murdered In ono Of
tho worst parts of the city. Thc child had
been smother to death, and for several
weeks tried to discover tho murderer.
But | found the person at last In most
unexpected manner. IL was during the
winter, and ono bitter cold day ms
l was going through Central
Park l saw n woman ahead OF mo
acting very strangely. She was poorly
dressed, and thought at first that she was
intox xicated She was throwing her arms
around wildly and talking to herself. You
should have heard that woman. She was
raving about u child that was murdered,
and called on Heaven to forgive her for
having killed it. Then she moaned out
something about tho child having been
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-19
A CITY CAPTURED.
North Vernon, Ind, Taken Possess
sion OF BY a Lunatio
tie Plant. Himself In Public street aud
Interrupt. Loc"motion How the Man
was overcome aud the Town Re-
licvct--An 1ntcresting AR,ir.
North Vernon (Ind.) spcc,ail


Samuel Melvin, well to do farmer re-
siding in Trimblc County, KY, came to
visit relatives ncar this city several weeks
since. His health was poor, and the
change ~ this place was In the hope OF
improving IT. He II about forty years oi
age, five feet nine inches high, and weighs
about 100 pounds. His sister, Mrs Rair-
don, aud her family, whcro ho has been
stopping, have noticed his peculiar ac-
tions for several days. This morning, inn
mcdiately after his treakfast, he procured
large knife and came TO the suburbs OF
this city, and, stationing himself In the
middle of tho street, allowed no one TO
pass, and forced all to stop with their ve-
bic'cs. Tho hour was early, and the farin-
ers and gardeners were bringing their pro-
duce to market, and their forced stoppage
caused n complete blockade, The knife
was feared, aud the madman's or
ders were subsequently obeyed.
Joseph Degncr, with couple OF
calves In his wagon, attempted to run the
blpckage, and the result was that tho
madman seizcd a club, knocked one of tho
horses down and put out tho eyes of the
other, and then bouncing into the wagon
he picked up Mr. Degncr in his arms aud
quickly as II he had weighed one instead
of two hundred pounds. Thcn taking the
calves he broke with jerk their fasten1
ings, and kicked them over the side of the
wagon. He drove tho horses at full speed
into n one horse spring wagon standing
short distance or, knocking the horse
down, upsetting the wagon and throwing
three occupants-named Willie Kelly,
l.l.t
distance from tho place, but very fortu-
nately not rously injuring any OF them.
Other drivers attempted to force their
way throu gh at this instant, but jumping
from his wagon, Melville seized the first
horse and threatened with death the man
who made the next attempt TO disobsy
his orders. by this time tho news had
spread through the whole city, and hun
dreds Of people were watching the battle
from a safe distance. Attempts Of all
kinds were made to induce the madma to
throw away his knife. Relatives vera
sent for in hopes that their presence and
influence would quell the outbreak, but all
| to no purpose. He dcficd relatives as
well as friends, and told all Just how close
| they might approach him. Ii any dis
obeyed he started for him with a spring
| and yell, and n panic ensued. He kept
tho hundreds OF people in his abs olute
control, and issued orders with the COOL
| ness OF "a General in battle. His
reign continued for over two hours, the
whole time being occupied In his ha-
rangues, in which his exp otis were
| pictured ia glowing colo . and in SO ing
that no one approached within certain
| distance.
Il - 4, 4
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-19
Stung to Death Isy Wasps.
tRprhpatpr nInpcrnt

Wasps killed William 2. Thompson, a
farmer living in Allegheny County, Md.
While working a cornfold, he noticed
what he supposed to be bees swarming
around the stump of an old oak tree
standing in fence corner. He ap-
preached and rashly attempted to investi-
gate them by striking the stump with his
hoe. In an instant u whole nest of wasps,
probably 800 or 600 strong, attacked him.
They settled all over his head, and clung
to him with remarkable persistency.
When he reached home screaming
for help, his wife was compelled
to boat them or with broom He had
been stung in horrible manner. There
was scarcely piece OF skin as big as a
penny on his head which had not been
pierced by the wasps' sting. Ho had Just
had his hair cut with a clipper, and the
wasps found no difficulty in getting In
their work all over his scalp. Ono Of them
had settled in his left eye and stung the
eye-ball. In two hours Thompson's head
had swollen to a monstrous size, his left
eye protruding, and he was II terrible
spectacle. The man suffered great agony
and died II few hours.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-19

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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-19
Tastes - Kings Heart.
-. a. a.,

Apropos of Frank Euckland's life, there
is an amusing story current Of his father,
the Dean, who, when on visit to Nune.
ham, was shown II casket containing
what was esteemed n most precious relic
tho heart Of one OF the early French
Kinga No sooner was the casket opened
than, to the unspeakabc horror of the
owner, Dean Buckland pounced upon the
relic aud instantly gobbled it up. He had
passion for ascertaining tie flavor Of
everything he came across, and never hav-
ing tasted Il Kings heart, the TEMPTATION
was too strong to be resisted. lie is said
TO have eaten through the whole Of the
animal creation, and averred that, though
mole was somewhat disagreeable, the
worst creature OF all to tackle was u blue.
bottle hy. Subsequently he went out o.
his mind and crawled about the deanery
on his stomach, fancyng himself an
ichthyosaurus In which condition."
said his son, she W. far more interesting
than be had ever been Lefore."
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-19
a SMALL BABY.
Dimensio and Weight ut the Smallest
Creature On the Face of the Earth.



Creature On the Face nf the Earth.
IN. Y. World.
She lives in Philad elphia. Her height
is but trle over five and a half inches,
and her weight less than three pounds.
She is round, plump and shapely; as
bright as a new dollar and as sound as a
drum Her name is Decora Mabel Sum
mers. In spite Of her diminuti We size Miss
Summers has n most robust voice, which
can be heard from the garret to the cellar
without straining an ear, aud her physi-
clan declares she Is as healthy a child as
he ever met in the whole course of his
professional career. Her mother, Mrs
Mary Emma Summers, Is strong,
healthy woman of thirty five years,
who IS also the mother
Of five other children all Of good size. Her
father, Harry Summers, is barber by
trade. When questioned about his young-
est daughter, he said: "Yes, she is a little
tot, and l have been advised to exhibit
her about the country as a curiosity. The
doctor assures me she will never attain
any size. She n now the smallest baby
that he ever knew to live. Since her birth
she has not grown half-inch in height
though she is a trihs heavier. Immedi-
ately after she was born / weighed her,
and she scarcely pulled the scale down to
the two-pound mark. To-day she weighs
Just two pounds and three quarters, and
that includes her clothing. She was born
on decoration Day, that's why we call
her Decofa.u
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-19
MISS CLEvElAND'S BONNET.
experimenting the Annual Spring Clean
Ing In Person at the whitc House.

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S,s'er-'ss oieV'i""" "'u'' up her 'n'n'
tnat 'ho "h'.' HOUSE o"sh' 10 uhuerg"
th"r"ugh spring c'oan'h = "heh Mr. ar
thur was fres'deh' no merely gave the
ORDERS ana corps OF mon an" women
we're put at WORK, anu ior uay OF Two
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-19
A dad HERMIT.
After Eighty Years Of Ignorance lie
Passes Away.
tBoston Tines.l

Passes Away.
[Boston Times.l
Sumner Hartwell, the octogenariau her.
NIT Of Shirley, Mass, IL dead. He lived
and died In the room where he was born.
He passed half his life In a locality where
he could hear tho locomotive whistle
daily, yet he never rode on train Of cars,
and knew not the appearance Of the In
side OF an ordinary freight caboose He
had no Idea of the nature OF the tele.
graph instrument, and had failed to 9 ,zs
upon the telephone transmitter. Horse.
cars would have been as strange to him
as they would have been to the North
American Indian In 1887. or the several
towns near Shirley he had visited only
two. The city OF Fitchburg, two
miles away, ho knew no more about
than he did OF Herat From tho hilltop
where he passed. his days can plainly be
seen tho church spires In Lunonberg, three
miles away, yet Sumner Hartwell knew a,
much about Constantinople as he did of
Lunenberg. Ho had been to Townsend
harbor, an adjacent village, and had paid
visits to grist-mill on the edge OF Gro
tom but at that point he would not alight
IRON his team. Neither curiosity nor q
desire for information had ever prompted
him to learn In just what manner his corn
was turned into meal HartwelI never
saw circus, never attended a county cot
tie show, never heard OF thousand man.
tors familiar to every school-boy In tbs
land. For forty years he had not attend
cd church, but ho made tho request that
when no died the boil on the Unitarian
Church DO tolled, and II was.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-19
Parents Feasting on Their Children's
Flesh Work Of the Loup Garous.
IHayti Cor. Boston Herald

The mother was induced to 90 to Port
au-Prince for an afternoon, when the
child was kidnapped aud hidden under the
Vandoux temple. Tue mother was de.
ceived on her return, and on New Ysar's
Eve select company assembled at the
house OF Jeanne to partake Of "A savory
feast The child was horribly butchered,
carved up and the flesh placed in wooden
dishes. After rious ceremonials the
flesh was cooked with Congo beans and
the head was put into pot with yams TO
make some soup. One of the women
present, urged by tho fearful appetite of
a cannibal, cut from tho child's palm a
piece Of Hesh and ate II raw. The night