Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-10-02
SOMEWHAT STRANGE.
acCIDENTs AND INCIDENTS OF
EVERYDAY LIFE
Queer Episodes and Thrilling Adven-
lures Which Show that truth Is
Stranger than Fiction.

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Stranger than Fiction.
w. G.. VAN BUsKIRK, the master
mechanic of the Terrc Haute q Peoria
Railroad shops at Paris, Ind, has pecu-
liar flower pot hanging in his door yard.
This prewsome relic is made out OF
human skull, and is suspended with
slender chains. The brain cavity is filled
with earth, and beautiful growth OF
vines creeps from the empty sockets and
grim. NO laws. Across the forehead is
printed the inscription: ITO what pase
uses NAV we come at last" and the be-
holder, as he gazes on this CHASTITY Dur
lesoue ON human greatness cannot refrain
from inyoluntarily echoing the sentiment.
The skull has something of history,
being that of theological student who
committed suicide. He was inferred IN
small graveyard which afterward Tell
into disuse and decay and was hnaliy
sold for building purposes. In making
an excavation the skeleton was exhumea
and the skull came into Mr. Van Bus
kinks possession.
A REMARKABLE manifestation OF tillal
piety is displayed in the most recent issue
of the Imperial Pekin Gazette, which
contains letter from the Governor OF
Chinese Turkestan, in which he tenders
his resignation of his Office, not on the
ground Of any disagreement with mead
quarters or Of failure in administration,
| but solely because he is anxious to stay at
home and to devote his entire time to
nursing his aged grandmother. inns,
however, is more than matched By the
Emperor of Japan, who has just caused
six of the leading journalists of his capt.
tai to be sentenced to terms OF imprlson-
ment ranging from two to four years for
having maligned his ancestor, the
Emperor Iimmu, who reigned some six
hundred years before the birth of Christ.
A PECULIAR looking reptile was cap
tured at Cordele, Fla. 1t was about
three feet long, of yellow striped color
but had scales all over its body like
fish. Its ewes were exceedingly small,
and an investigation of its mouth showed
an entire absence of fangs, but instead
small. fsh-like teeth. When placed on
dry land it squirmed and twisted about
but could not crawl like a snake. The
conclusion of all who saw it was that II
was a hybrid-half snake and half hsh
Nothing like it has ever been seen before
in this county. and the Oldest inhabitants
never knew that the waters of Gun
Creek contained such specimen OF thu
reptile creation.
A LOAF of bread for the President wa
received at the White House. Washing
ton, by express, one morning recently
1t was contained in packing case full.
three feet square and a foot and hal
deep. inclosing a neat walnut framed
glass case, within which lay the mann
moth loaf, two feet square and one thick
weighing fully fifty pounds. 1t wa
baked rich beautiful brown, and CAV
forth an appetising odor. The loaf wa
gaily decorated with red, white AM
blue silk ribbons, crossed in all direc
tions and on the corners were neat ros
cites. The astonishing present cam
from combined enterprise, yeast com
pany and a baking company.
A SPECIAL from Detroit, Mich, TO tn
Globe-D Democrat tells US of an unusui
marriage and ofHcomplicated marriag
relations, thus: Mrs. William Robin
son. Of Port Huron, has married he
adopted son, George Robinson. Tn
makes his foster mother his wife, h
grandmother his mother-in-law, and h
foster-sisters his stepchildren. He hi
been the adopted son of his wife f
twenty years, and the second husban
shared in the first ones prosperity as b
son. Being the legal father of his wife
children he is his own legal father. II
is twenty-three years old, and she is TO
ty-three.
An almost incredible affair took plat
= the other day in Skamokawa, says Il
> Spokane Falls Spokesman. Frank Wa
' ren's little child was attacked and dal
Z gerously injured by a rooster. Here
the local papers account: The bird is
t Leghorn variety aud very vicious, an
4 never hesitates to attack any one tn
a comes within his reach. The chill
which is about year and half old, WI
r out in the yard, when the rooster a
t tackled her, knocking her down and il
fiicting with his spurs two deep CASH
t over the left temple, and making |
2 ugly wound over the right eye-ball.
$ AT Nantes the Civil Tribunal has be,
: called upon to decide curious testame
" tary document. A rich merchant, lor
4 before his death, wrote a letter to
a Maize, who was great favorite wi
him, in which he used the words, "a.
1 my death 1 leave you $4,000" VIII
e the merchant died there was no me
+ ton of this legacy in the will, b
o NJ. Maize claimed the $4,000 on {
: ground that the words were not II W
leave YOU" but 81 leave you" II
court admitted this plea to be valid, al
t allowed NJ. Mahes claim against {
estate.
A CURIOUS wager, with fatal result
was recently decided at Siepring,
Bavaria. A VIGOROUSLY strong ma
C named Freytag, bet that horse cou
n not move him from the door of his hou.
# The horse was brought, and Freytag p
d his hands and feet against the door-pos
e while Stern, the man with whom the ;
!, had been made, fixed rope round FC