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alatioual Repnblitau.
ADJUSTMENTS.

MErzERoTr HALL was not crowded, as II
should have been, last night to hear the lecture
Of Miss Olive Logan. We are sorry for II, not
merely on her own account, but that the many
absent appreciat1ve habitues OF intellectual en-.
tertainmcAts missed such a rare treat. Miss
Logan came on the stage In on artless, unaffected
manner, and commenced In an agreeable CONVEX
sational style. Indeed the audience were taken
by surprise, and hesitated to give the customary
greeting, thinking, perhaps, that 1t must, Of
course, be necessary for every candidate for
public favor to assume an appearance Of "pomp'
and "style." "Stage Struck" is a witty, spark
ling, pleasing narrative Of the experience of an
imaginary welLto-do aspirant for histrionic
fame, who, in the end abandons his folly and
turns out to be useful man. Miss L. contrasts
this with q needy orphan, who chose the profess
sion from necessity, mourning the obloquy OF
her relatives, and more than all, that OF her
lover; but yet with q true woman's will achieves
success and independence. The lecture is full OF
salient points; affords the lectures the opportu'
nifty to display fine elocutory powers, with true
touches Of humor and pathos. Hervolce is clear
and silyery in tone, reminding one OF the clear
ringing intonations Of her sister Eliza, whose
reputation as a tragedienne and juvenile actress
Is one Of the treasures Of American art. Wetrus'
that tonight there will be a full house. We
cannot conclude this notice without expressing
our unqualified condemnation OF the conduct oil
q portion OF the audcnce--a portion, too, who
ought to know better.
NATIONAL THEATRg.-Mr NandenhoR had q
benefit at this temple OF amusement last night
We have been assured that his Claude was very
creditable performance. Tonight Mr.. Lamb IL
candidate for the good will Of the public, ant
he appears as Tony Lumpkin, In Goldsmith'i
"Shc Stops to Comparable finest literary
production in the range Of English comedies
MUSICAL Recommendations Gazzaniga ant
Leopold De Meyer will appear at this popular
hall on Thursday, the 10th instant. The rcputn
tion Of the lady as a cantatrice and the wei
known ability OF the celebrated pianist Ia q sum
Client guarantee that the public will be there.
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ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

III A Cyv rrx,
W 4 = Eishar n ~ p.,ahoa IaI,ir.a.a Ma.
NJ al Mr. Iob, = Page and son aihaoT N v,
~. anu Wv, IT, = =. tons ntn'',, III, ~ lii.
IIagm mmu Wssh,ngtoo II ~, q p,y,n1 Wa,
Dr. naswav and son' NY, tjeo Perth. Pofsdsm'
y hlp . auu 'phiisaai,,Je P., n senmnnr
nnp BrSwp, I'll W W pnu
s,nnhioy III tI,ncoct New a,ricans, I'm
Snrnnie ismss Irving' Ricbard King N Y, "
11ptoule, James nrins, n NJ y . mnE
tretefson' rhTnuePn, w. MAJ %irs.t h On,
nhsj ~ u figgnt anu WE, niss 'Bff 1Sn WI
I,ein,Is, + II shensra Rn,ton, Gao Rycnmer and
wife n " Josenh Hail Richmond. Va, + w
Alexander, p * ouin. q A. Baltimore, w
Ii Caief, J jameson, PhiIadelphia; Gen Il NJ
Findaii' Miss, Hon III " q Wheeler. NY, r
smith and WIFE Ricbmond- va, i A Marden,
Atlanta. Ga, Can't Muntoe and wife. Washing
ton d a. N
NATIONAL, Horrr-u Rvrso,
O q Maorrdcr W II osborn Ma, n q Delif. G
F Jarrett, Y Bsili.s, Horace Gates, OPP Myers,
Nav york, n a Cart.r W n Mci,onLis Ia,
Henry Allan. Chieago, fosenb a nea, Jersey
civ, I, Mrs Steyens. Cleveland, Hon : 4,
SnrInt' Dakota, / 7, Conkiing n M Snrneii
Gincinnati, r n Calhoun, I.onis Kengrstf Il : n,
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IMPORTANT ARREsT-RECElyISG MoSgy on
FORCED VoUCHERs.-On the 10th instant, Tues.
day. Young man ,S calling pig hnsel ant
pearcd At the office Of Col. J, u. NJ. Potter, pay.
mister OF the Y. $. army, andpresented vouchers
the " month Of LAST TsbraaTy, and R Received the
money. On Thursday he called at the Office
again and desired that other accounts be made
to Messrs. Riggs n Go. or other banks, and have
them eashed before they would fall due,
BY this time \ was asccrtalned that Second
Lieut.. Samuel Craig had already been paid, In
New York, for the month OF February, and clerk
was sent up stairs, to another room, to change
Tss woaSs aes s "
q screw was loose somewhere, desired to be
shown to a water closet, where he attempted to
frastratsd sna wa, detained Detective ciar.
voc was sent for, and he and Detective Bigley
responded, and took charge Of the accused, and
registered as Robert W. Bell.
Yesterday, at o'clock in the afternoon, he
was taken before Justice Smith for hearing
and he appeared onsiderably depressed In spirits
Colonel Potter, paymaster, was sworn, snd
testified that the papers shown him were re-, 'V r.
and related me "a hhS So ieS ''
office, sustained the evidence Of COL Potter.
large number OF papers, blanks, and a copy, o.
| the Army and Navy Gdzene which they hat
captured In room occupied by Bell, some Of thu
| Up
| so. The Army and Navy Gd=en, Of February
| 1867, contained a large number Of blank form
which aided Bell and Others materially In thel
nefarious schemes.
Accused was disposed TO mako q clean breas
| Of the matter, as far as concerned himself, a
| least, and an opportunity was afforded him b!
| Justice Smith. Bell stated that he hailed from
near Wilmington, Delawarej that he receives
the blanks from a man with whom he became
acquainted at the National Theatre few night
since he did not know his name but the maj
| said that Bell could make money II he would us
these papers, and he showed him how to max
There We're two men who approached him OF
| this subject, both Of which were strangers I,
him. He afterwards met these men at the Amer
lean House, at Greason's restaurant, at tn
Metropolitan, at the Wavcrly, and elsewhere
| He iBelD made out papers at the American
House, and the two men forged the signature
| OF az. ID. Townsend" "Mnjof Williams" an
others. lie received from Vol. Potter sl23 TC
kept go himself and divided the remainder will
the other two men, Did not know where the
were, or what had become of them. Had
brother, Benjamin +. Bell, n second lieutcnan
In the 10th U. $. cavalry, near Fort Larned
| Kansas
Justice Smith Informed accused that he shoul
hold him In the sum of $500 to answer the charg
| of forgery before the criminal court
Bell thought he could get Hon. Mr.. Scohelt
of Pennsylvsnia, to go his security, so he wa
held until Mr.. Scofcld could be heard from.
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ALEXANDRIA MATTERS.

To OUR SUBSCRIBERS IN ALRxASDRIA.-Mr.
George W. Jones, No. IS North Alfred street, be.
tween Queen and Cameron streets, is our author.
lied agent for the NATIONAL RErUBLIcAS, In
Alexandria, and will collect for subscriptions,
and solicit advertisements for this paper, from
the first day OF February.
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CLOTHING AT REDUCED RATES. Mr. A straus,
north sido Pennsylvania Avenue, between Tenth
and Eleventh Streets offers his large and well selected
stock Of Men aud Boys Clothing and Gentlemen $
Furnishing Goods for the next thirty days. without
regard to cost lie also offers disco tut OF ten per
cent on alLpurehases amounting to 50 or more Now
is tho time to make your purchaser at m imInGnEe
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l. COLUMBIA.


John 3 Allen, }
The subpoena issued to compel the defendant an
pearauce having been returned by the Marshal, 'Sut
TO be found T. and the complainant having died al
Amdayt that the defendant II n-Fesideut Of this
Dlstrict on motion NJ the complainant by her attOT
hey, II Is this 18th day OF January A. D. 1885, ordered
by the court that the defendant clause his appna
70 be eaorod herein, On before the first Rule day
CURING forty days aer this day ohcrw ise the caus
BY the COnrt.
true copy:
Testi R. J. MEIGs, Clerk.
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GEORGETOWN MATTERS.

Orders for the NATIONAL REPuBLI AN in
Georgetown may be left at the bookstores Of
Mcssrs. T. NJ. X. Mills & Co., date Crandcl's) l2s
Bridge street. or at Messrs. q. T. Getty & Co.'s,
100 Bridge street, where copies Of the REruBLI.
CAN may be obtained daily.
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MEETING TO PORN CENTRAL DEMOCRATIC
CLrB-A meeting of delegates to form Demo-
cratic Central Association was called to assemble
last evening at Trados'Union Hall, corner Eighth
aud T. streets.
The Fourth was the only ward represented, the
following delegates being present from that ward:
X. ID. Owens, Dennis Mcnamara, Thos. walsh,
John Hogan, and Owen Thorn.
Mr.. Owen Thorn called the meeting to order,
and stated that the object In calling the meeting
was to effect temporary organization.
On motion OF Mr.. Mcnamara, Mr,Owcn Thorn
was called to preside; Dennis Mcnamara was
elected to oticiatc as secretary.
Mr.. H. b. Owens moved that when the ting
adjourn II be to meet again In two weeks.
Mr.. John Hogan moved to amend by substi-
tuting one week.
After some discussion, Mr.. Hogan Withdrew
his substitute, and Mr.. Owens renewed his mo-
tion, with an amendment that the secretary he
Instructed to notify the Second, Third, Fifth,
and seventh wards to elect delegates. Agreed to.
The meeting then adjourned.
The following are the delegates elected from
three wards:
First Ward Democratic Club-Mbrton Drury,
Lewis Brannan, Barney Killmartin, Nicholas
Callan and Charles Griffin.
Fourth Ward Democratic and Conservative
Club-R. II. Owens Owen Thorn, Dennis Me-
Namara, Thos. Walsh, and John Hogan,
Sixth Ward Anti.Radical Club. 7. Boiseau,
John Russell, James VI. Dalton, James Fitzpat-
rick, and John .. Bowie.
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LOCAL ITEM s.

liz THOUGHT as u sage. but felt as man, that no
should purchase his clothing at IIcnning's, No Ill
Seventh street, where he was asked but ono price
for It,
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sl.l5 for French Whalobduo CGrsets, s cents for
Corset sees. Also, lIoop-skirts, Shoulder Braces,
and Corscs OF all styles, altered aud made to ORDER
aud NJ warranted. at Charles Baums, N Louisiana
avenue, between sixth and Seventh streets,
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OF THE INTERIOR,
~ UNITED STATES Patent OFFICE,

WAsHlNuTOS, March y, ISIS
On the petition OF JACOB sgNSEPP, Of Philadelphia,
Penn. praying for tho extension nf patent granted
e him the 18th day July, ls, for Improvement in
Wcaycrs HcddlCs, for seven years from the cxplFa-
ton VI said patent. which the Slhd day OF
July, ISIS:
ordered that the said petition be heard ut the
Patent ONCE on MONDAY. the 18th day OF June
next, at u clock, IN, and all persons notified TO
appear and show cause, II any they have, why said
petition ought not to be granted,
Persons opposing the extensio are required to Gle
In the Patent OLce their objections, specially set
forth In writing. at least teenly days before the day
OF nearing All testlmony Med ny either party, to be
used AZ the sal hearing, must be taken aud trans
mittcd n accordance with the rules Of the office. hich
will be furnished on application,
Dispositions and other papers, relied upon tcsti.
mony must be led In the office tiOeHtV days before
the day Of hearing tho arguments, II any, wilhir
ten days after ding the testimony,
Ordered, also, that this notice he Published In the
REPUBLICAN aud the lnteiii0encer, Washington, D.
g., and IN the Herald, philadelphia, Penn. once a
week for three successive w9oks the first Of said pub
locations to be at least sixty days he day Of
hearing A. NJ. STOUT,
mh0. M3w Acting Commissioner Of Patent,
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REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Messrs. Green 4 vii.
llams have sold two two-story frame houses and
and Seventh streets west, and 7 and ) streets
north, being lot No. 80, In square al, to W.
Smith for 1906 also, n lot on II street south, i'm
proved by n thrce-story brick house, to Henry
Hoigh for $2,025. The attendance was large and
the bidding brisk.
Messrs. Cooper & La:imcr have sold lots ID
and L, in subdivision OF lot II, in square lvi,
Four-and-a-half street, ear Virginia avenue, the
former containing ,Ti0 'luare feet, to Nicholas
He'll, for 90 cents per foot; the latter, contain
MpHscr.
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Bookblniers.


Genuine Buekskin Gloves for q ent emen and Laltr.
wholesale and retail, at RAMSBURG SONS, No
no High street, Georgetown, ID, &. Ladlrs' aud
Dents usuntlets made to order. jaa5 I'm
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WAsuISGToS COUNTY TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
The monthly meeting of the teachers of public
few days since IN the commissioners room, In
telligenccr building. A. X. Longley, esq, pre-.
sided X. W. Garter, esq, president OF the
comfy board of school commi ssioners, made
some remarks IN regard to the financial condi-
ton. lie advised the teachers to go with their
schools, feeling confident that Congress would
make an appropriation to sustain.the schools.
a constitution and rules were adopted, and the
following officers chosen to serve for the ensuing
dent, J. s. Lloyd, esq; Secretary j. s. Hardy,
esq; Treasurer, Miss s. Abellj Teller Mr.. Smith
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CALCULATING LIBRARY

MEMBERSHIP, er '.SIIAREs," by the month, 30
Also, by the day or week Old Bnoks bought by tho
whole Library or Single Book Al rGiaYi'Gd to eai
the once u the Collector Of lntrrua Revenue, a. also
he United States Assessors OMce. fe7-u
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RETURN or DIR. GURLEy.-Rcv. Dr. Gurley,
for many years prominently connected with tile
Colonization Society of this city. returned from
his visit to Liberia on Wednesday evening The
emlgrants appeared perfectly happy and met
WIN eordlal welcomes on landing, The doctor
eN!Presidcnt Roberts, who IL now president of
the college. The society In Washington CITY
have now upwards of three thousand appllca-
lions for emigration
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Tur PoToNAo.-Arrivalsa and departures were
but few yesterday at the wharves;
Sirih Street Whdrt-Tho Government tug Fisher
left at 10 o'clock m, with the barge bell lines
laden with brick aud sand, In tow for Fort WASH
ingtOn, returning at p. M. She steamed for
Forts Foot and Washington on her regular trip
at o'clock, y. m.
s. p. Brotcn & SONS WhdrE-Saied-Schr. W.
W. Marcy, Capt. Candy, light for New York.
RHcyS WharE-Arrived-Schrs -, Capt. Geo.
Reed, with wood, from Mattox crccki X. q.
Stnnard. Capt. Hubbard, from Norfolk, with lum
Der, for Fugitt, Jos. h !. 4. Libby. Sailed
Schr. Jas. Riley, Capt. Meredith, light.
Banks, with gum lumber for johnson Bro. &
Co.'S wharf. This fine wharf will be completed
at al carly day which will be OF great service to
the public.
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PEACH TREEs, CRAZE VINES, AND CunRANT
BusuEs.-Mr. Joshua PIERCE has for sale at his
nursery, on Rock Greek, lot of well selected
peach trees, Concord grape vines and currant
bushes, which will be delivered to any part of
Washington or Georgetown at the shortest
notice, The well known reputation of MIR
Pcirce In the business Is a guarantee that ali
who purchase from him will receive the best
stock at reasonable prices.
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BIBLE HERoEs.-Rev. Mr. Butler, the pastor
Of st. Paul's Lutheran church, on Eleventh
street, has announced y series Of Sabbath night
beginning tomorrow night with Mosesj'' to be
followed by" Joshua " Saul, Samuel and
others. The course will be an interesting one.
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Furnishing Goods.

III FIRST WARD TRIMMING STOKE. III
LII Ponnsy lyanIa avenue. LII
u ~ between Nineteenth andTwcnticth streets.
mn,,u il33P sKIRfS, GLOVES AND HOSIERY,
TRIMMINGS OF ALL KINDS,
GESTLEMEN's CBANATS, COLLARS, Gc
Tho public will mud II to their interest to call Ali
goods arc warranted to be As represented.
mh9'lm W. Ii, PEARSON.
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The "JoHS II. SEssPoRD," n splendid sailing
beam, now nearly completed and lying at the
mouth of the Washington Canal, we alluded to
in our yesterdays issue, but were led into sew
eral errors by a city contemporary, This vessel
will be launched on Tuesday or Wednesday next
and will be taken down to Major Watts, at
Sixth street, about the 10th of April next
Messrs. Prayer Il Thomas are the carpenters
Carr Collier the painters, Mr.. st. Clair the
gralner, Mr.. Patterson, Of Alexandria, sail
maker and W. T.: Mooney rlgger. She Is per-
feet duck, and will be hard to beat
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REPoRT OF DEATHs1S THE cry OF WASHING
TON, ID. o., for the month ending February, 20,
1868. Whole number reported, les
OFFICE SECRETARY BOARD or HEALrH,
WAsnISGroS, d. c., March u, 1858 :
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THE FAIR AT WAUGH CHAPEL closed on Thurs
so55 The 5rcssing Town Wa "yaSJoI ~, S ~
pastor, Rev, q, q. Markham, who received 1884
notes.-the largest number polled. The vote on
followa; Bethesda Lodge, ]. O, q. r., 1876 votes;
Equal Division, s. T., 225j Temple Of Honor, o.;
the remaining votes being distributed between
Jonadab Council, Minnehaha Lodge, and Phnnix
Division. The gavel was awarded to Equal
Division, and with 1t was presented, by Messrs
Handy and Stanford, very large and beautiful
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DyMPs. WELLS. Sc


MAYOR = OrFIrE, CRY HALL,
March .. ls5s
prop,sals will be received At this oicr until IL
o'clocE m ON THURSDAY, the 18th Instant, for the
repair, Of Pumps HydTaut.: Nc, for the year COM
me mel II on the lst OF April, 1865.
Spec hcstons, kc can be obtained On 1ppirstion
At the MAYORS Office RICHARD WALLACE,
mhll. sotd Mayor.
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DgGREE OF REBEKAH.-Last Thursday even.
Ing the Degree of Rebekah was conferred In
Eastern Lodge Of Oid-FellCws, (South Wash
ington,) on five ladies, by Grand Representative
Der OF members of.the Order aud Daughters of
RebckRh, (many of them being representatives
OF the Rebe kah Relief AsFociations.) Appro-
pirate remarks were made by Brothers Z. Hep
burn, q. q. Anderson, Colledge, Champion, J. =.
uthers.
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TAKEN TO THE AsyLUM.-Mr. Thomas Robey,
boat-builder, who resides on Maryland avenue,
near Thirteenth street, was on Thursday last
taken to the Lunatic Asylum. lie is laborIng
under the hAllucination that he Is suspected OF
being an incendiary, as stated In the REPuBLi-
CAN q day or two since.
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WRAPPING PAPER AND PAPER BAGS OF ALL
y ',AV' '"1 Quantities 'O' '"@@Of (. N!AMo.
mhlO.2w 80 Ninth sirenL. bet. L and 2 strccls
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coast of Columbus, and telegraphing to
the owner that she was lost, came on as
far as Aspinwall, from which city he
wrote to his brother in st. Louis. He
desired his brother to come along at once
and bring with him the finest and best
tempered implements for blasting purpo-
ses, and if possible, quantity Of nitro
glycerine The brother departed for
New Y ork Immediately. but. before go
ing, he communicated the secret to a
confidential comrade, through whom the
news leaked out only as late as yesterday
evening am told that it has already
reached the ears of rich jeweler in this
which he purposes to carry on himself.
1t is more than probable that the crew
of the abandoned vessel have anticipated
him: and if they were lucky enough to
keep their secret and fit out small craft
with whatever they required on board,
are now quarrying in the diamond archl-
pelago.
p. 81 forgot to to state that captain
writes that the entire bottom of the sea
seemed as if glittering with gems for at
least FIVE miles from the islands. These
will probably never be of use, for they
must be huge rocks of diamonds, and
cannot be detached unless some better
mode of blasting under water than that
already practiced. can be invented. l for
got also to add my conjecture that the
reason that they were projected rig INT
forward from the very centre of the
earth. What the captain calls white
transparent flint rock is probably some
formation not known as yet to geolo-
gists. This will be better understood as
soon as the place is explored.
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One of the most admired blondes in
the Lydia Thompson troupe, now nightly
crowding Woods Museum, New York,
.acea1s q icig.
Ninety locomotives are now in use on
the Union Pacific Railroad, and one hun
dfed and seven others have been ordered.
Young ladies we know will be dee
lighted to know that the charming Prin-
cess Metternich spends $4,000 year
alone for bonuets.
A foreigner reports that when in New
York, he went to church where he 'sheard
music which made him wonder how he
got in without ticket" Perhaps he
was mistaken tor member Of the press.
In Paris the ladies' are beginning to
wear garlands of roses, yellow and led
on the top Of the forehead, low shoes ano
short dresses. After this who can won
der at anything in the way of dress?
The estimated cost of conveying a tor
of merchandise a mile on the ocean i
/. from half cent to one and half cents
on the lakes two cents on the river tw,
and three-fourth cents; on the canals tw,
to five cents; and on the railroads iron
three cents to thirteen and half cents
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grasp and give him the fatal blow while
far away from help, and fear lent wings
to his feet. AS he Apr oaehed the barn
where his wife was at work, he became
fearful of the terrible effect it might have
upon her to reveal his dangerous situa-
ton, and he therefore Tipped slyly in at
the back door. Going into one corner,
he Invested himself of his clothing Che
had kicked off his boots on his way) drew
forth the cause of his terror, and with a
sense of relief hurled it violently from
him. 1t struck the r..fters above. then
fell to the floor and revealed to his as
tonished gaze an old piece of rope, which
he had put, as he supposed into his pock-
ct, but which had slipped down into his
trowsers' leg. The movement of walking
had produced the wriggling which had at
first attracted his attention. AS he ran
of course, the motions became more yio-
lent. A knot on one end he had mistak
en- for the head and this he had Leen
holding aswith the grasp of death.
His wife. good soul, was at first nearly
frightened to DEATH then almost laughed
herself to death. The story was too good
to keep, and soon his neighbors.were anx-
iously inquiring regarding his recovery
from the ''snake bite We have often
heard of persons having snakes in their
boots but never in that way before.