Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-01

A"hiHCi, anu OWutQ TWO Well-bJOckcO
farms in the vicinity of Parsons. He is
30 years of age and wanted good look
ing young woman between the age OF
20 and 30 years. She must be educated
and know something about housekeep.
ing. The officers of the department
have had many inquiries Tor relics, but
this is the first time, they say, that any
body has asked for living one. The
man preferred woman who had been
rescued from the flood, and said he
would marry her within three months.
Forty miles above New Orleans is the
old bed of the Bonnet Care creyasse. Fiji.
teen years ago the Father of Waters
burst his bonds and swept through there
to Lake Pontchartrain. Five years ago
the State Of Louisiana, with the assist
ance OF the Mississippi Valley Railroad,
rebuilt the Bonnet Care leyee, but il
could not restore altogether the condit-
ions prevailing antecedent to the ere
vase. The river in the ten years il
passed through the swamp piled up its
sands against the big cypress forests
there. 1t has left behind buried for
est The piled up sand has deadened
nearly all the trees, and a single mill
is now at work there manufacturing
them into shingle with all the rapidity
with which that machine works.
PRoF. VRcHow recently expressed
conviction that mot one Of twenty al
legged centenarians are in reality over
ninety years old, there being strong
disposition in old men, as well as in old
women, to nnderstate their age up to
seventy, and overstate it afterward."
Still that rule admits Of occasional ex-
ception. A white haired old Spaniard,
who died in hospital at Bordeaux the
other day, stated that he was "a hun
bred years old or more" and native Of
a little village in the French Pryenees.
Official investigation established the fact
that HIS age was just l18 years and
months.
A MADRID SPAIN dispatch tells the
story of old Bocanegra, a bull-fghter,
who was MORALLY wounded while in the
act of casting his red cloak before an
Infatuated bull TO save his own nephew.
The old man had been famous in his
day for his agility and daring in bull
fighting, which is not regarded as par
ticularly brutal sport in Spain. Pressed
by poverty the old man continued his
avocation, though his growing weakness
and failing eyesight exposed him to
many dangers. When told TO take care,
because bulls horns were often wont to
give hard punch, he replied, "Ah.
friend, hunger pinches hardest.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J. had repro
duction Of the story Of the bull
in the china shop. James Mensen
was driving on Hiram street, when
his horse ran away and dashed at full
speed into the croclSery store of r. NJ.
Adds The horse threw himself against
one Of the large windows, which broke
into thousand pieces, and then break
ing loose from the buggy the animal
rushed into the store and dashed
through to the rear, tossing the fragile
wares in all directions. He ran into the
living apartments, where he was caught.
Considerable damage was done to the
'tosk
THE sensation OF Berlin is Just now
Toung Cossack giantess The girl, who
$ eleven years old, is nearly three yards
nigh; she weighs twenty stone, and is
till growing rapidly. She is very pref
Y, with large dark eyes ana pleasant
ace, aud in the national costume of
he Don Cossacks, which consists of a
ed skirt, blue jacket, long apron en-
'roidered in gold, and necklaces Of
nany colors. she captures everybody's
eart. But since she is still chiefly in
crested in her dolls and toys, she can
lot be said to return the compliments Of
Ter admirers.
A SHORT time ago Aaron Smith left
for Swanton, Ohio, to sup
rintend his fathers estate. Shortly af-
er arriving he became i'll and died a
ew days later. A post norton examin-
tion was held. The result of the inves-
igation was singular A large artery
ad grown between the heart and lungs,
nd the lungs we're as hard as stone,
ausei, il was supposed by the physic-
ans, from inhaling iron dust at the safe !
iorks where he was employed. In the
cart was an opening of about half an
nch, caused by his severe efforts made
. breathe.
II is claimed that persons addicted to
ie use of alcoholic liquors can be en- {
fe'y cured by the new French method J
hypnotism. The patient is hypnotic ,
!, and then told by the doctor that he
INST never want to drink again, but j
INST feel disgust for liquor. This meth J
I of treatment is said to be successful !
] every instance. Mrs. Hannah Whit !
l Smith writes to Miss Willard that '
ie cases are wonderful, and have excit- !
7 so much attention that French |
acialists now have hospital devoted
) The treatment, and publish review.
\ KINGSTON On. " teacher says she
rs a pupil who is an anomaly. He is t
boy who studies hard. He can COM v
it his lesson so that lie can repeat it i
it'll the book closed any time during ?
ie day, but if he goes TO sleep, when =
: awakes he has entirely forgotten all
iat he learned This has occurred :,
any times, so that the teacher is al :
ost discouraged in her efforts to in