Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-14


struck the conductor squarely on the fact
and arm, knocking out three teeth, GU
his face open, and almost broke his arm
The joker's melon almost finished thu
conductor. The speed at which the train
was running was responsible for the un
usual force of the blow.
THE family of Mrs. Mary cartwright,
who resides in Omaha, were much sur
prised few evenings ago by the appear
ance in their parlor of an unexpected
guest. This was their Durham COW,
Mollie, that, escaping from her pen,
deliberately walked up the low steps
leading to the porch, thence into the
hall, through which she marched until
she reached the parlor door. This she
entered with an inquiring moo, and adj
vanced into the room, while the family
| sat watching her, afraid to move lest
they startle and cause her to do some
damage But after quiet inspection of
the apartment, the incongruity OF her
presence there seemed to strike her, and
turning about as quietly, walked out
again.
OK sOillG lil1C 1Ottdu UlCI Ctll3 a
twelve-year-old boy, of Charlottesville,
Ind, has been complaining of a pain in
his side, but continued to run about as
usual and play with other boys. The
other morning his father examined his
side and found dark, hard substance
Just under the skin. Making slight
incision, he was surprised TO find fish
hook firmly imbedded in the flesh. How
it got there is a mystery, but 1t must have
been working around in the boys body
for quite while, as he has felt pains in
that part of his anatomy for several
months. 1t required the services of a
surgeon to cut the fish-hook out.
AN act of cruel torture of a prisoner
by the local magistrate of Reczkeve, in
Hungary, has just been brought to light,
the victim being a journcyman joiner,
who was charged with the theft of 100
forms. The man refusing to admit his
guilt, the magistrate had him hung up
by the legs, in which position he was
subjected to brutal treatment. He was
then kept in prison for six months, dur
ing the whole of which time he was
cruelty maltreated, until the case acct
dentally came to the knowledge of the
Public Prosecutor, who was on a tour of
inspection in the district He at once
instituted an inquiry, when it was con-
clusively proved that the man was inno-
cent Of the charge brought against him.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Indian Daily
News has furnished the details of an
extraordinary case of polygamy. A
Brahmin of Bengal gave away his six
aunts, eight sisters, and four daughters
in batch in marriage to boy less than
ten years old The ages of the brides of
three generations varied from fifty years
to three months, and the baby bride was
brought to the marriage ceremoney on a
brass plate. Among the Kulin Brahmins,
ii is said, the man who receives in mar
riage the majority of the daughters of
family is also bound to have the rest,
otherwise the minority must suffer life
long celibacy. The correspondent con-
cludes: Hundreds of instances like the
above might be given if needed"
A NORTH PENNINGTON (Me.) man
claims to have discovered something
strange about this year aside from its
rains. He says his house faces the |
northeast and the L sets back, forming 1
an angle In this angle he placed his /
thermometer when he moved into the 1
house thirty-one years ago. During this |
long period, he says. the sun has never 4
shone on his thermometer till this sum-
MGR. The buildings have not been
changed, yet the sun now shines upon it
at certain time in the day. The easiest
explanation of this phenomenon is that
the sunshine is so rare gift this year
that its brightness in certain spots is no
ticed and remembered as never before.
A YOUNG man who has lived for several
years as lodeer in Detroit boarding
house, was recently approached by an
agent who had taken rooms
with the same family, and bored to death
% take policy. He found that his
life would be burden unless he
,ither surrendered or scared off the
gent, and so, inviting the latter to take
| walk one evening, staggered in an
faint, into the arms Of the
nan of risks, and explained the episode
~ saying that he was subject to attacks
# heart disease. He may have ruined
lis physical credit. but the man has not
alked insurance to him since.
A CURIOUS calculation of the amount Of
God consumed in a lifetime of seventy
ears has recently been made by NJ. Soyer,
French savant, now chef of the Reform
Tub of London. Among other things,
4. Soyer says that the average epicure of
hree score and ten will have consumed
% oxen, 200 sheep, 100 calves. 200 lambs,
% pigs, 1890 fowls, 1000 fish Of differ
mt kinds, 80, 600 oysters, 5,475 pounds
t vegetables, 243 pounds of butter, a. ,
100 eggs. and four tons of bread, besides
everal hogsheads Of wine, tea, coffee,
&c. This enormous amount of food will
Feigh but little short of forty tons.
A SURGICAL operation was performed j
n a child, Gertrude Jackson, for 'sknock-
nees,n in Avondale, Cincinnati. The
ature of the child's affection was such {
hat she could neither walk nor even |
tand unless she was propped up. The c