, 1873-09-10

government Oh Ills I6LuIuS lOF goods sofa
and delivered by citizens, but remaining
unpaid for. A pedicure complains that he
made the feet Of the most important of the
Shah's followers very easy, but they desir-
ed him to call again for his honorarium.
Nassr-ed-Did need not attempt raising
loans here.
If decapitated heads cannot maintain an
uninterrupted conversation, they can re-
main frightfuIly expressive for a good half
hour. A parricide was executed in Lyons
some days ago; the culprit was a most
intelligent and handsome man, and was
conducted to the guiIlotine barefooted and
yelled, the costume decreed for PARTICLES
On his head being struck eff, the trunk
bounded over into the coffin, bursting the
leather straps which tied it to the plank.
Considerable force was required to pre-
vent the head from continuing that rotary
motion which eusues on falling into the
basket. and even when more saw-dust was
thrown in the gyratic movement c%ontinu-
ed all the same. Conveyed to the school
Of anatomy, along with the trunk, the
Y e there continued still to roll, had q
severe expression ; " they spake ;" the
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Even after a cast of the features had been
taken, the muscular motion could still be
traced. The demonstration of anatomy
promises to read a paper before the Acada-
my of Medicine on these very singular
phenomena.
The origin of strikes is to be traced to
the Romans. The ffers had the right
once a year to enjoy themselves, and their
peculiar music being productive of parch-
ed throats they drank too much, so that
under the censorship of Appius CIaudius
he Withdrew their right to enjoy them
selves around the temple Of Minerva.
They hid their instruments, declined to
amuse their fellow-citizens, and withdrew
in q body to the village of Thur. The
Senate tried diplomacy, but found the
6fers veritable 6ntranagentS ; q ruce was
adopted. Under pretense Of plying them
some citizens called on them and made
them drunk, in this state they were
bundled into carriages aud brought back
to Rome, where, 90 recovering themselves,
the crown insisted on their playing, which.
was complied with and SO the strike
ended.
The Omnibus Company in Paris intends
for the future sending its unsaleable horses
to the abattoir, and to retail the flesh of
the dear percherOns to those of their ser
wants who so desire it. Meat is so high
that the employees in question could never
afford to purchase it. The Company has
5000 horses in its service, on an average
100 are more or less knocked up, and Six
per week have to be disposed Of.
1t is a proYerb in France that engine
drivers and stokers will be specially ex-
empted from punishment in a certain
place. To look at these poor fellows
nowadays recalls the m~artrydom of St.
Laurence. French railway Companies
are very severe in their punishments for
neglect, the driver Or stoker must over
remain besides the engine once steam is
up. Punctual running, and economy
in rhe consumption, of oil, grease, and
Goals are rewarded according to a fixed
scale the mechanics must ensure their
lives, the Companies paying half the pre-
MUM. The families of any servant killed
in the service will be provided with en-
ployment blythe Companies.
Arcourse of 8 natural history lectures
are announced, where not the ',slightest
s~llusion will be made to politics."
A photographer guarantees the like
nesses taken at his establishment " to
hold good for two years"