Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-30

wanted warrant for the arrest OF man
for theft. on the ground that the splrlts
had informed her that he was the guilty
person. "Oh, we can't issue warrant
on such evidence as that, =" exclaimed the
clerk. "Not when Bright Star, the late
chief of the Chippewas, told me him
self?" exclaimed the woman in astonlsh-
ment. "l'm afraid not" was the reply.
"This is an outrage she exclaimed.
Upright Star seen ham when he done it.
And if that amt evidence, I'd like to
know what is. But it's gittin' so there
4 amt no Justice in this country anyhow.
/ I'll tel Bright Star bout this. see if |
don't. And he'll paralvze the, hull
blamed court, that's what he'll do.
/ And she walked out like an offended
Juno.
/ SOME experiments were recently made
in battalion Of Prussian infantry IL in
s,ructing dogs to hunt the wounded on
the field of battle. The manner of
training them was as follows: Men in
tended to simulate the wounded lay
down in the brushwood, face downward.
and remain immovable. The dogs of
the battalion were then dispersed to
hunt for the wounded men. AS
soon as they discovered PROSTATE SOL
dier, they placed themselves before him
and barked until they attracted the a,ten-
ton of the men with the filters, refusing
to leave until these responded to their
appeal.
A PLANT known as the bulls horn
acacia, of Central America. is reported
to have entered into partnership with
vidcs this ant with food and drink, IN
the shape Of tiny egg like bodies on its
leaves, aud sweet liquid contained in
special wells on its stalk, but in addition
it furnishes Il comluodious tenement for
the ant in the hollow spincs with which
it is armed. in return Tor these favors
the ant protects the acacia from its insect
cncm.es.
Patrick WOOD, patton i'll Bellevue
Hospital, New York City. is regarded
by the doctors rs phenomenon. HIS
skin has gradually hardened until it is
now like covering of sheet iron, not so
hard, but as unyielding. He is as help
less rs though he were statue. He can
not move hand Or foot. The disease is
a rare one and has been diagnosed as
schleroderma or hidebound There is
no known cure for it. Woods is forty
two years OF age and painter by trade.
He has been in the hospital seven years.
A SILVER thimblc, lost six years ago
by Mrs. John Starr, Of English, Ind,
was found in the liver OF COW, which
the family killed the other day The
cow, when calf, ran in the yard about
the house at the time the 1himble was
lost. and, having freedom of swi!l-
buckets, &c, may have found it there
or in the grass. Here is problem for
scientific men to solve.
THERE is a tract in Levy county, Fla,
in which three holes have been Dug
thirty feet apart, and each excavation
huge animal. The diggevs take it for
granted that the bones ali belonged to
the same creature, and are wondering
what sort Of u beast it was whose re-
mains undcrlic the county.
THE Oldtown Indians in Maine have a
law that forbids palelaccs to be on their
island later than certain hour in the
evening. a white man who remained
until past the hour recently took swim
in his clothes to the mainland rather
than fall into the clutches of the red
constable.
Four boys Of Birdseye, Ind, found an
old coat near the railroud, and began
tossing 1t about and beating each other
with it. A bank note slipped from be-
meath one of the patches. The boys
ripped the coat to pieces, and it PANIED
out S1,711.