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Show Bit by a RattluHunhiv On Thurtiday, Mr. John Ashworth, ol Beaver, went to n canon atout five hl'It d M)Utheat ot town lor a loud of acnul. While in the act of raiaing u log from the gnmml, a rattte-nuku that lay in itiubunh alout two feet distant, made a jumo and fasteneil its fangs in the tb ahy pail of the right hand, between the thumb and linger. He immediately swung the serpent around him which had tho etlect of making it let go its bold. Mr. Ashworth then killed tho unakc, with a rock, after which ho placed a compress com-press of horse hair around his wmt, und then in Hpue of Ins great peril, prtM'ecded to put on hid load of wud, which aconinptntlud, ho drove to town and ul uieolical ana lit anco. Meantime lii hand and wrist had swollen to an enormous size, but doctor's application and liberal po-tationa po-tationa of whicky saved the young man's life. The suako had eight rattles. Be-iver A,' . rpnse. |