Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-07-25

that its face was distorted and its body
limp She also found that during the
play the loose end of the chain had in
some way become wrapped around the
bahy's neck, choking it TO death in the
presence OF its mother. Every effort
was made to restore respiration, but it
was too late.
CAPTAIN GEORGE B. RAYMOND, of Bor-
dentown, n. j., freight agent OF the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad in New York, has
Travelled between those two cities, dis
lance of sixty miles, every day for the
past twenty seven years. Captain Ray
mond is well past 70, and is in the best
of health, which he attributes largely to
his daily trip on the cars Some years
ago, when he commanded sailing yes
sci, Captain Raymond picked up at sea
two men who had been shipwrecked and
we're clinging to spar. Captain Ray
mond saved their lives by this timely
rescue, and brought them to New York,
where they have lived ever since, one of
them being ex-Mayor Edward Cooper,
then a mere lad, and the other mis- tutor,
ex- Mayor Abram S. Hewitt. A silver
pitcher, suitably inscribed was present
ed to Captain Raymond by the late
Peter Cooper to commemorate the gal
liant rescue.
A CURIOUS accident, which proved
fatal, befell NJ. Boutet, an artist, resid-
ing in the Avenue Victor Hugo, Paris.
NJ. Boutet was working in his studio,
when, inconvenience by the sun, he
asked his servant to get ON the roof and
pass light linen covering over the
glass. As the woman was arranging
this awning she slipped, and falling
through the glass, alighted on the table
at which her master was seated. Oddly
enough she sustained no injury worth
mentioning. M. Boutet, however, was
not so fortunate. A piece of the broken
glass struck him ON the neck, severing
an artery. He tried to stanch the
blood, and failing, ran out Of the house
in the direction of a neighboring drug
gist's shop; but he fell down fainting
ere he reached the place, and two hours
he breathed his last.
AMONG the incidents connected with
a water-spout which burst recently on
the Batcombe Hills, in Dorset, Eng,
and sent destructive torrent of wat
through the valley below, the Dorset
County Chronicle mentions a touching
instance of canine affection which oc-
Cured at local farmyard. A collie,
with puppy, was chained to kennel.
When the flood entered the yard the
mother seized the puppy in her mouth
and lifted it above the water; the chain,
however, was not long enough TO allow
the dog to swim, and, as the water rose,
the dog and puppy were gradually
the mother trying to the very
last to save the life OF her offspring.
When the water subsidized, the puppy was
found still in the mouth of the dead
mother.
A PHILADELPHIA who has just got
back from a flying trip to the Paris Ex-
hibition amused party of friends by
telling stories Of his visit. He said, at
Bouogne "A fisherman whom he saw
had five lines cast in the water. A bell
was attached to each line, so that when
there was a nibble the bel would ring
md the Fienchman would haul in his
catch. In the time when none Of the
bells were ringing this follower of Wal
Ton walked up and down the bank, not
The least concerned about the lines.
The be . worked like charm, giving
put low but clear, tinkling sound
.hat could be heard a hundred yards
.way.
Ar Patriot, Ohio, two horses belong
ng to Stephen Lucas Of that place were
led together and left grazing in the
rard, when they were attacked by bees.
In their endeav0rs TO escape the animals
knocked over several of the beehives,
md they were instantly covered with
lie angry insects. Before they could
De rid Of them they were both fatally
,tung. One of the horses lived but one
lour, and the other about five hours.
THE city Of Tihis, in The Russian eau
,asus, has utilized its wealth of lumber
~ covering a fourmile race track with
continuous line Of board sheds, four
cen feet high by twenty four wide.
races are about the only popular
Of that ballacks.ridden com.
and the citizens are determined
o get the benefit Of their privilege in
my kind OF weather.
IL a village in Somerset, England,
he following superstitious belief is
PREVALENT: During service in the
,hurch, if the church clock strikes
While a hymn is being sung, the telief
S that some parishioner will die within
he week. SO strong is this belief that
he striking mechanism of the clock is
llways stopped during services in which
hymns are sung.
AN alligator and an English sparrow
we're seen to engage ia a battle near
Darien the other day. The gator pro-
roked the fight by swapping at the bird,
which in turn few furiously at its ugly
aiming with precision at the
,auriams eyes. The gator finally gave
lp the contest, and sought safety from
he sparrow's attacks by hiding itself
lnder water.
A MAN with an artificial face has been
attracting attention at an English
watering place. He has an artificial
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