Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-04-11

yolved, as recently determined by Ref
cree J. V. Nerbecl, is less than 50, 600,
No less than eleven different judgments
have from time TO time been recovered,
most of which were modified by the
courts, thus forming the pretext for CON
tinuou, litigation, and the special ac-
ton, which will probably now end the
case, was brought eight years ago to en-
force payment Of the aggregate of the
several judgments against the estate Of
Consaulus.
Mr.. GEORGE s. BATcHELLER, the
new Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
is the man who owns the qucesest house
at Saratoga. That will be sufficient to
| identity him to great many people
who do not bother their heads with poll
ties. Everybody who visits Saratoga
sooner or later discovers that one of the
local curiosit;es is Mr. Batcheller's
house. 1t is located ON an elevation be-
yond Circle street, and in good view
from the road to the race track and the
lake. 1t is rambling collection of ar
ch1tectural fancies and crochets. What
makes the house more interesting is the
fact that after Mr.. Batcheller had Sc
cured the complicated plans he had
them patented, so that nobody could re-
produce his residence. That is the rea-
son it is known at Saratoga as " the
house with patent on it. Mr.. Batch
eller is said, by Saratoga natives. to de-
rive great deal of satisfaction from the
thought that there is no other house in
this country like his, and that there can
be no duplicate OF it, He is an able
man and Il rich man. The queer house
is his fad.
In a struggling suburb of Cheyenne,
Wyo., buriy tramp entered house
during the temporary absence of the
male occupants and ordered lunch of
coffee and hot steaks. On being asked
to compromise on couple of cold sand
witches he repeated his order with an
emphasis that provoked the lady of the
house to decline further negotiations,
and when his remarks became lurid
with inyectives she slipped quietly out
and unclaimed a couple of big mastiffs.
But instead of taking to his heels the
tramp backed against the wall of an
clubhouse, and, swinging up his club,
received the first dog with a blow that
would have done credit to medieval
battle-axe champion and spattered the
four footer's brains all over the yard.
Dog No. , turned in dismay, but caught
whack that broke his back, and when
the lady fled to the house the victor
locked the door from the outside and
set fire to the building. He then leis-
urely left for parts unknown, and n
posse of mounted pursuers have thus
far failed to get on his track.
WHILE saving through the trunk of
an oak tree at Wheatland (Cal.), Wash
Bedford came upon some hard substance
that broke the teeth of the saw that he !
was using and prevented further pro-
gress. He told Jim Kesner and Win
Enochs that he had struck n cannon /
ball, but they would not believe him. /
As they We're going hunting next day
they made it convenient to stop at the /
camp for the purpose of looking the
matter mp, and found II log about six |
feet through, and under the saw cut in ,
the centre could he felt a hard substance. /
They induced Wash to chop down to /
get it out, and after over an hours work [
he brought out a rock which weighed .
four and one.half pounds. 1t can be .
seen at the Gem saloon. The rock had .
evidently been laid by some one between I
the branches OF the tree years ago, and I
the tree grew up and inclosed ii The I
spot where it WAS taken from was mca-
sured, and it was found to be four feet 1
from where the branches forked. The {
rock was very hard, and almost round in
shape.
DETECTIVE AKERs, of the Municipal
Court, Buffalo, relates an amusing story
of how he once served a summons ON u
wary woman who was habitually out
when inquired after. 1t may tend also
to show to what straits the authorities
are sometimes reduced. This woman
had been warned and was continually
on the lookout. If the King had called
he couldn't have seen her. 80 one
day." says Akers, 81 took off my collar
md necktie, and wrapping an old red
around my neck, pulled
SLOUGH hat over my eyes and knocked ut
the door, When the servant opened the
door | asked for something to eat, and
was kindly invited in and was given
some food. While l was eating it the
lady of the house walked by, and my
chance had come. | showed the sum-
mons into her hand and made for the
door, not quick enough, though, to
the torrent of abuse she showered
Oh me-"
PRoF. GERHARDT, of Berlin, the man
lger OF private Sanitalium, reports
strange case of disorder which he de-
scribes as ''chronische mohren krank-
leit," OF "chrouic Moor disease" A
young chap complaining of rheumatic
pains and general debility was intrusted
20 the managers of the Sanitarium, who
1t first ascribed the symptoms to some
nervous disorder, and were nonplussed
when the skin of their patient assumed
. darker and darker hue, and ut last be-
,ame almost chocolate colored The
rheumatic distress finally subsided, but
he original color of the inyalid's skin
allied to return, and people often stop
% stare at him in the streets. The new
made darby may think himself lucky to