Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-28
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ceived that the little one knew her mo-
Their again they made off, but were sub
seouently captured. The peasants would
have lynched them had not the gen
darmerie interfered and escorted the
wretches to the lookup.
RECENTLY Frederick Miller and David
Heller, two employees at the furnace at
the rolIing-mills at Brazil, Ind. were
killed by premature explosion of Her
cules powder Miller was standing direct
ly over the drilled hole at the time of the
explosion, and was terribly torn and dis
| figured. Both arms were blown off; but
one was found. Every effort to find the
other arm proved fruitless until several
weeks later. The workmen saw an object
cinging to one OF the stayrods that help
to support and keep in position the stacks
on the top of the furnace. Through Gu
riosity they climbed up to the top, and
they saw sight that not only filled them
with horror, but with wonder. There, in
full sight of ali. was mans hand with
only the stub of an arm attached, tightly
clasping the rod above mentioned. There
can be no doubt but that the hand is that
Vi TIC OhAs
DRY known for the strange freak of the
bodyless hand is that the hand was blown
out the top of the high stack, and in com
ing down the muscles, still active, con
tracted when the hand struck the rod and
fastened to it with deadly grir.
THE frefies in New Jersey this year
were as plentiful rs black berries and
nearly as common as tramps. They were
likewise very brilliant. Mr. Thomas Lam
bert, who has been visiting some friends
at East Rutherford, says that the bright
glow OF one of the insects saved his life.
He had been strolling in the woods near
Avondale, and when night overlook him
he was far from home. He thought he
was on the right road, but he was not,
for in the inky darkness he had wandered
from the highway and was cropping eau
tiOusly along path that skirted dan
gerous excavation. Suddenly, about a
yard in front OF him, a FREELY CLEANED.
Mr.. Lambert says that it was no ordinary
CLEAN, but lingering, lambent flash, that
lasted long enough to show him hole
at least thirty feet deep directly before
him. When the FREELY famed its warning
signal he was hardly two steps from the
brink, and he believes that had not the
light enabled him to see the danger that
threatened him he would have been lying
at the foot of the declivity in another
moment
PROFESSOR BREWER, of Yale College,
tells snake story. Years ago he was in
California and had his tripod and other
surveyors instruments in the field. Step
ping along in the bushes he felt q move
ment under his feet and found that he
was standing on a four-and -half-foot
rattlesnake-a large, vicious and fight |
ing fellow. But the snake was so COM
pletely pinioned that he could not strike |
the thick boot that held him fast. Prof |
Brewer held the rattlers head down with |
the tripod and cut it off. Then he cut
off his rattles. Stepping aside he saw
the body Of the snake, partly coilcd, " |
ing very still. Taking out his rule to |
measure its length, the professor took
hold of the snake to straighten him out. /
"Quick as an electric shock, - said Prof |
Brewer, "that headless snake brought |
the bloody stump over and struck hard |
blow upon the back of my hand.n He |
added; :" / knew that his head was of /
and that he conld not poison me, but that |
quick and hard blow of the RATHER fairly |
made my hair stand on end
THERE is to be seen a few miles from
the outskirts Of Richmond Texas, ma
tural curiosity, the like of which is per-
haps TO be found nowhere else in the
world. 1t is an enormous oak tree liter
ally suspended in the air. 1t stands in
the midst of a dense grove known as
Bentley's Wood, and is made quite a
show of. The mystery of its suspension
is that numerous hunting parties having
camped beneath it during a period of
many years, their fires have gradually
burned the trunk entirely away for dis
lance of six feet, but the large and
spreading branches are so closely entwin-
ed in those of the trees growing closely
about it that it is supported by them. Just
how its huge bulk is nourished is a mys-
terry, but that it is well nourished is evi-
dent, for it is green and fourishing.
w. G. VAN BUsKRK, Of Paris. Ill, has
a peculiar flower pot hanging in his door
yard. 1t is made out of a human skull
and is suspended with slender chains.
The brain cavity is filed with earth and
a beautiful growth of vines creeps from
the sockets and the grinning jaws. Across
the broad forehead is the inscription:
ITO what base uses we may come at last"
The skull has something of history,
being that Of a theological student who
committed suicide. He was inferred in
a small graveyard which afterward fell
into disuse and decay and was finally sold
for building purposes. In making an ex-
cavation the skeleton was exhumed and
the skull came into Mr.. Van Buskirks
possession.
An exciting battle between a man and
a shark took place in the water off the
pier at New Brighton, England, recent
ly. The famous diver, Burns, who was
the foundations of the pier.
was in the act of ascending to the sur
face of the water when huge shark at
tempted to seize him. Burns warded the
monster off as best he could, but was
slowly getting the worst of the fight when