Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-03-14

ground like mushrOoms-unlfOlm, ugly,
one-storied, plentifully supplied with
windows, but with no manner Of ndorn-
ment The Rothschilds have completed
a new hospital. Close beside it there is
q new Abyssinian church. The Russians
are also great builders; they have erect
ed new church, consulate, lodging
houses for pilgrims of the orthodox ma
tional churches, and hospital. Near
to the Russian upstand the "German
houses" for German Roman Catholics,
from whose tops the German and papal
flags float side by side. The Russians
have also built high tower upon the
Mount of Olives, from whose summit
the Mediterranean and Dead Sea can
both be seen. The Greeks and the Ar
menians are also busy building, but they
provide for the bodily rather than the
religious demand of the pilgrims. The
former build cafes, bazaars, and the lat
ter set up shops.
NEWSPAPERS at the present time con-
tain many interesting stories of old peo-
pie who are hearty, but it is doubtful if
a more curious case than the one reported
by the Fall River (Mass.) Globs has ever
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mouth farmer named William Bennett,
who is nearly sixty years of age. He
was born in Tiyerton, r. l., and lived
for many years in a comfortable farm
house on the main road to Newport.
When he was about five years of age he
was attacked with childs disease, for
which Dr. West was engaged to prescribe.
The DIR. West mentioned lived in
large mansion below Bridgeport and
was an ancestor of the present family
which lives in that vicinity. At the time
of Mr.. Benefits illness salvation was n
n favorite form of treatment. Calomel
was the drug ordered and administered
to the patient. Eitherf from carelessness
or other cause the mercurial preparation
lodged in the boys jaws, and cancer
GUS sore was developed. For many
weeks his life was despaired of. Finally
the growth was killed, but when it had
disappeared it was found that the
muscles of the child's jaws were ruined,
and like the upper, the lower jaws would
always remain fixed. Toregain strength
it was necessary to have all his food
specially prepared before it was given to
him. When placed before him he man
aged to squeeze it between the lips,
which were slowly recovering from the
almost fatal work done by the deadly
drug. The salivary glands were not
injured by the burning of the calomel.
Bennett recovered after a long illness,
and grew up as most Rhode Island boys
do who spend life ON farm. He pays
visits to the Fall River marketmen, with
whom he has done business for nearly
fifty years. He is ruddy-featured,
portly man of genial temperament, and
with the exception of slight facial
defect, shows no sign of the accident
which has kept his jaws immoyable for
so many years.
Mrs. KATE MAXWELL, the ''Belle
Starr" of Wyoming, closed up a gamb-
ling house at Bessemer on recent
night, recovered several thousand dol
lars which had been lost by her COW
boys, and then saved the lives of the
two gamblers as the Infatuated cowboys
were going to string them up. She is
known as Cattle late, and runs a small
ranch near Bessemer. Some time before
she was robbed of 81, 500 by her own
men, and her resentment was aroused
against the gamblers. Their room at Bes-
semer was crowded one night when Kate
strobe in, accompanied only by her fore
man, and both armed to the teeth.
While Kate covered the dealer with
six-shooter, Mason, her foreman, secured
the box, and showed the crowd that the !
game was an unfair or "brace" game. !
This enraged the cowboys, and Farley |
and Bodell were terribly beaten and or /
dered to prepare for lynching. The /
ropes were in sight, when Cattle Kate
interceded for the two wretches, and am 4
nounced that she would divide their
money, amounting to several thousand 1
dollars, which she had secured. Bodell 4
and Farley We're chased ont OF town. /
Theirplace was fired, and al hands went |
over to Mrs. Maxwell's ranch, where
dance and general good time followed.
You've Harry Hartley, Of Boston, had
a narrow escape from death at Niagara
Falls while climbing an ice mountain.
Describing his experience to a cores
pondent, he said he stopped at niagara
on his way from his brothers wedding
in Chicago. He went TO the Falls on
the American side, and by the instrlc-
tions of guide obtained a pair of
creepers and started to climb a hill of
ice formed ON some rocks. He had not
been informed that this was a foolhardy
As he was about to step
on the summit of the hill he lost his
foothold, and, slipping down an icy
descent Of about forty feet, plunged into
a sort of pool where there was NJ cur
rent. The accident was witnessed by
several persons, and there was much ex-
citement. One man obtained a long
rope, but he did not have to use it, as
Mr.. Hartley succeeded in getting hold Of {,
the edge Of the ice and lifting himself ]
out of the water. Then, by means of I
his creepers, he climbed to a place of
safety. The only Ill effects of the acct
dent were some rather painful bruises on
his right side. The guides at the Falls,
he says, told him that sightseer some
time ago lost his life by similar acct
lent.
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