The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-06-12

"A good" story Is tola ABOUT cer-
tain farmer living near Orlando, Fla,
who was badly afflicted with rheuma-
tism. Ono day he went out to his stahles
and stepped between horse and mule
for the purpose OF bridling them, whero-
upon the aforesaid horse kicked him,
hitting his hip, the afflicted Part.
Strange to say, and here is whore the
good part of the affair comes in, he has
apt since suffered with rheumatism.
1T Is proposed to restore Castle Gar
den, New York. to its former shapes and
uses as concert hall 1t was built in
1912 as fertilization for the harbor's
protection. 1t was built very near the
sight of Fort Nassau, which was the
first fertilization New York had, being
built in tho spring of 1915. In the
spring of 1917 there was heavy freshot
in tho Hudson river and Fort Nassau
was almost destroyed. The fort was lit
tie moro than o log stockade-
81 hope don'tintrude, dear, " said
young wife "Can assist You?" "Woll,
you know l am immersed in study; but
never mind, "a you have come, you will
pblige me by looking up Hamlet in
that big volume yonder. want ref
erence." Vito Cunning over the leaves):
"Hamlet! Hamlet isn't here, love"
Good gracious! wherever are you look.
ingP" Wife Slightly hurt: why,
where do you think? In the directory,
of course. IN. H. Ledger.
Some fishermen engaged in Belfast
Tough recently picked up o worry largo
Seagull, which was seen approaching
the boat with wings outsprcad, floating
on the water, but quito dead. Tho mon
wore puzzled to account for the progress
1t made through the water, as 1t won't
faster than the boat; but as it came
near, it was found that, wound securely
round the body and under the wings,
was string or cOrdage, which, on closer
examination, they discovered was at
tached to a largo paper kite then flying
above them at a considerable height,
The kite furnished the propellinG
power. The bird had evidently, while
dying at Belfast got entangled in the
string of boys kite, had boon unable
to extricate itself, and taking to the
sea, had been drowned IN its efforts to
obtain freedom.
Some time ago remarkable story
was sent out from Sihley, Iowa, Of q fall
of thousands of fish in q cloudburst.
The supposed fish we're Of kind known
only to abound In @ lake near the City
Of MeXioo, and this added to the won
dor. Four specimens wore secured by Q
business firm of Sibley, and have hceR
on exhibition ever SINCE. They arc
something like q lisard, hsVe four legs,
Iame number of fingers and toes as On
alligator, equally happy in water or out
Of H. When captured each had row
q feathers, or something like 1t, around
She throat, or where the gills ought TO
b. These have disappeared, and they
lave changed or shed their skins, and
are now becoming spotted Live files
snd chopped liver are the chief OF
Eheir diet.
One of the benef1cent results Of the
various experiments which have been
mvde during the last two years, with
view to determine the value Of cleo
trioIty for killing purposes, Is the estab-
lishment of the fact that not only can
cattle be despatched by the electric cur
rent without the least pain, but that the
meat Of the animal is actually improved
by the passage of the current, and will
keep longer than by any other method
The successful operation of an electric
Strengthening apparatus Is reported from
Colorado The apparatus consists Of
pep provided with metallic floor d.
vided into two sections, to secure q good
electrical contact, with which the hoofs
of tho animal are made wet The kill,
ing is effected either by applying tho
current direct to the metallic floor, or
making direct application Of the cleo
trode 70 the head of the animaL-N Y.
Sun