The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-10-03
A DEADLY INFLUENCE.
uesmerism Described as "A Most Dam
UcrOnla SlIance.

gcrOus Science.
Talking of mesmerism says a recent
writer, / know OF case-and can
vouch for it's truth-that borders on
the marvellous. 1t occurred in the
gardens of Count Pallavicinl near
Rome, and the actors were a French
journalist and an individual named
Salvador. They were the principals in
duel. The quarrel was of long stand
ing, Salvador having killed a friend of
the journalist. The men fought with RAJ
piers. and were both experts. / will
quote the journalists own words
''The moment 1 faced Salvador and
crossed swords with him he gazed
steadily into my eyes. / do not know
what possessed me, but the idea that
the man was trying to mesmerize me
flashed across my mind, and, as you
may imagine, made me feel rather UNI
comfortable.
Il was, at the time, considered one
of the best fencers in France, and, re-
lying on my Skill took matters rather
easy. / am unable to describe the pc
culiar feeling that had taken possession
of me. Although possessed of an extra
degree of strength, telt my arm grow
ing more tired at every moment.
Again l looked into my opponents
face; his coal-black eyes were i'll
glaring at me. Then knew that he
had formed the diabolical plan of dead
ening my muscles by his devilish
power, in order to assassinate me.
81 reused all my latent energies
knowing that l was fighting for my
life. / fought as | had never fought
before. Three times in as many sec
onds touched him, but all this time
his power was overcoming me. Icould
feel heavy weight pressing on my
chest; my wrist was almost powerless.
With one despairing effort l threw my
self on him, and then l knew no
more"
His opponents weapon had pierced
his chest, a wound from which he how
ever recovered. Salvador met a we'll
deserved fate in a gambling den in
Florence, being Drained with chair.
Some Novel Things.
An Amager farmer has been arrested
and fined for assault upon the Danish
army. While entering town with load
of cabbage the war horse of the artil
lery took fright at his outfit and broke
up the whole army
The old-fashioned Russian wagon
driver who carried passengers and
freight long distances in his rude. self
contrived vehicle is still competing sue
cessfully with the steam horse in the
land of the white car
The largest grapevine in the world
is that growing at Oys Portugal, which
has been bearing since 1902. Its maxi
mum yield was in 1884, in which year
it produced a sufficient quantity of
grapes to make 1865 gallons of wine.
A fly caused the death of man at
Vienna. lie was walking the street
when the insect suddenly took posi-
ton on his forehead AS soon as it
left swelling appeared and the man
soon afterward died of blood poison
ing.
Divers in the clear waters of the
tropical seas find that fish of different
colors when frightened do not all dart
in the same erection, but that each
different kind takes shelter in that por-
tion of the submarine growth nearest
in color to that of the fish.
Ohio claims to have the largest oil
well in this country if not in the world
1t is located near North Baltimore, in
Hancock county, and If permitted to
flow its full capacity would more than
fill two of the 80, 600 barrel tanks every
twentyfour hours.
The Salton Sea has now received its
vindlcation and letters patent The
sea serpent has visited its waters anC
disported therein. The creature is de
scr:bed as being about fifty feet il
length, with the conventional yellow
scales yawning mouth and great flip
pers.
The biggest doctors fee of the ag,
is the 100000 MARKS paid by Herr
Won Bonner. Hamburg merchant, fol
DIR. Michelsen's cure of his wife. The
money wasn't given to the famous
Wiesbaden practitioner, however, but
at his wish, to found a hospital il
Hamburg.
Vergennes, VT, is the third oldes
city in tn. United SQates, having beer
chartered in 17ss. Hartford and New
Haven, Conn, were chartered in rs
Nergennes is probably the smallest an
most quiet city in the country, havii
population of ,l73 and covering onl
1900 acres of ground.
Wild horses are sociable in characte
and protect themselves against carniv
OrOuS DedStS Dy nefulnB together II
large numbers. In face of any grea
danger, such as storms and fires, the,
unite in still larger bodies. probabl,
from sentiment akin to the human
one at similar crises.
The hide of former Cincinnati ele
plant. old Chief, which was shot las
February, has been stuffed, and Wi
the mounted skeleton of the brute will
be housed in special building at tn
Cincinnati Geological Garden. Tn