Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-07-24

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Coli Republican from the Sioux, who
alone can tell the true history of that
deadly ambuscade. They say that on the
hillock where Custer fell now grows a
plant never seen there before-a curious
plant with tall, slender leaves, curved In
the exact form of a saber, with edges so
sharp as to infict keen wounds upon n
wary hands, and those who pluck it once
soon drop it, SO strangely cold and
clammy are its leaves. 1t bears a golden
hued, h~eart-shaped blossom, and in the
centre is one small spot of brilliant red,
like a drop of blood. The Indians regard
it with superstitious awe. They call it
Clusters heart, " and cannot be induced
to touch it, claiming that the blossom,
crushed in the hand, leaves a blood-red
stain impossible to remove.
For many years swarms of bees have
been noticed at Fox Bluff, near Franklin,
Ky. The bluff is 170 feet high. Bees
have been observed about a big assure
near the centre of the bluff, and the open
ing could not be reached without great
danger of being stung to death. AS the
bees had never been robbed it was be-
lieved "a large amount of honey is stored
in the cliff. A well-borer visited the
cliff and, after some coaXing, persuaded
some farmers to undergo the expense,
and a hole was bored from the top of the
bluff. At a depth Of eighty-fve feet the
drill struck the honey. Barrels by the
score were filled and the syndicate has
sent for more receptacles.
WHILE workmen were employed in
excavating a cut-railroad near Manistee,
Mich, they came upon a thick bed of
The mercury was away above 90
degrees. The snow was covered with
several feet of sand. Many persons from
Manistee visited the place to ascertain
the truth, and everyone returned with
large chunks of the beautiful to prove
the fact of its existence. The presence
of the snow interfered with the grade to
some extent, and the engineer was not
at all pleased to witness the phenomenon.
The men, however, enjoyed drinking the
ice water converted from the snow.
THIS unique snake story comes from
Missouri: "0ne of natures strange
freaks may be seen at the farm of Jones
Stanford, four miles north of Flora, Mo.
1t is a colt, not unlike other colts, except
a mark in its face. Beginning on a line
with the lower part of the n~ostrils and
extending to a point Just below the eyes
is a perfect outline of a rattlcsnake. Its
mouth and eyes are perfectly formed. On
its tail seven rattles and a button may be
distinctly seen, and, stranger still, the
outline of the snake is raised, being about
as large as a lead pencil and not a hair
on it."
THE tallest school girl in the world
lives at Riednaun near Sterling, Germany.
She Is in her eleventh year, and is about
six feet in height. She is taller than any
woman in that community. A Snowman
from Vienna has paid a visit to her
parents, and offered them a good round
sum to allow him to exhibit to the world
so much feminine beauty. But the
parents have no desire, they say, to part
with their "Maderl" for any amount of
money, though they have no objection to
an occasional Eat home"
THE sudden, unexpected death Of
three persons has saved the life Of n
man. Aero Policy, a West Nirginian,
wa 70 be tried for an assault on Julia
Hester, the penalty of which, in that
State, is death. The only witnesses were
the girl herself, her sister and her
mother, and all three Of these were
killed a few days ago in railroad disas-
ter on the Chesapeake & Ohio. The case
against Policy has therefore necessarily
been dismissed.
A FARMER near st Louis has a nest of
owls in his barn, and they keep it free
from rats and mice. The birds lay up
provisions at night for the next day.
The farmer marked the bodies of the
mice he found by cutting off one foot
with a pair of scissors. At night all the
marked mice would be gone. and the
next morning there would be a fresh sup
ply.
A SACRED porridge is eaten solemnly
by the Chinese Emperor and court once
a year, on the anniversary of the day
when Buddha perfected his doctrines.
Certain Llamas living at Pekin concoct
the porridge of beans, rice, fruits. etc.,
and receive a present of 500 taels in re-
turn.
THE fat women of Harper, Kan, held
a picnic one day recently, in a grove
three miles east of the city. Light
weights were barred, and no woman was
admitted who didn't weigh 200 pounds.
The party was purely Of the female
persuasion.
A DIVER, who was working at the
foundation OF a railroad bridge near Boise
City, Idaho, gave a signal to be hoisted
quickly. When he got to the surface
he held fast a sixty-five-pound salmon
that he had caught by the gills.
A PET doe at the Missouri penitentiary
gave birth several days ago to twins.
This is said by those who are up in natu-
raj history to be a very rare occurrence.