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A Strange Freak of Nature.

The death of the Siamese Twins has
brought to light accounts of number of
mOnStrOsities, human and otherwise. all
possessing more or less interest, but | do
not think the case here detailed has been
mentioned. In the month of May, 1888, at
Mandalzent, near Bardawan, in Bengal, a
woman named NOoki, aged thirty-tive
years, gave birth to a child, the body of
which was naturally formed, but having
two heads, almost equally perfect, attached
to its upper part. These heads were unit
ed together by a firm adhesion between
their crowns, the upper head being in
verted. There was no indentatiOn at the
band of union, but smooth continued sur
face from one head to the other. The face
of the upper head was not directly over
that of the lower, but had ali Oblique posi-
ton, the center of it being Immediately
above the right eye. The midwife who at
tended at the birth of this defOrmed speci-
men of humanity, terrified at the strange
appearance of the double head, attempted
TO destroy it by throwing it into the fire,
from which, however. it was soon removed,
but not until one of its eyes and ears were
considerably burnt.
When the child was six months old,
both of the heads were covered with black
hair. in about the same quantity. At
this period the skulls seemed TO have been
completely ossified, except a small space
between the ossa fronts of the upper one.
No opulsation could be felt in the situation
of the temporal arteries of the superior or
inverted head, but the superficial veins
were very evident. The neck was almost
two inches long, and the upper part of it
terminated in a rounded soft tumOr. One
of the ewes had been considerably burntby
the fire. but the other was perfect, and
was free in its motion. The eyes did not
correspond in their motions with those of
the over head, but appeared to be open
when the child slept, and shut when it was
awake.
The external ears were very imperfect,
being only loose folds of skin, one of them
mutilated by the burning. There did not
appear to be any passge leading into the
bone which contains the organ OF hearing.
The muscles of the face were evidently
possessed of powers of action, and the
whole had good deal of sensibility, any
violence to the skin producing distortion
expressive of crying, and thrusting the
finger into the mouth made it show strong
signs ofpain. When the nipple was placed
to the mouth, the lips ATTEMPTED to suck.
The natural or lower head had nothing
uncommon in its appearance: the eyes
were attentive to objects, and the mouth
sucked the breast vigorously. Its body was
emaciated.
The parents of the child were poor, and
carried it about the streets of Calcutta
showing it for money. TO keep it exposed
from the public gaze, it was constantly
locked up, which was considered as the
cause of its feebleness of body and emacia-
ton. When it was about two years old,
and in its ordinary state of health, the
mother went out to fetch some water, and
upon her return found it dead, having
been bitten by Cobra, one of the most
venomous of the numerous serpents OF
India.
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suggested itself to her mind. She glanced

suggested itself to her mind. She glanced
downward at something in her hand.
&C. T.?'' she inquired sententiously.
sc. t." was the equally sententious re-
ply.
Whereupon it seemed that sac had some
thing to burn.
And their mutual distrust vanished up
the chimney with the smoke of the little
conflagration.
About one o'clock comes knock at the
| library door. 1t is unheeded:
So Bridget announces lunch through the
key-hole, and HES her to the kitchen with
mouth wide open, TO report this seven
days wonder TO the cook. The latter ex-
perienced flInctionary bids her return to
| the floor above, close her mouth, and open
her eyes and ears. She obeys; but the
only extraordinary occurrence all lunch
| time is when master pOurs out the sherry,
rises, glass in hand, and speaks to the fol-
lowing effect:
"On our wedding-day, my love, we
made resolution number one, the sub
stance of which | need not repeat. Here's
success to resolution number two: that
the word Personal be henceforth erased
from the vocabulary of the Tapscott FAM
ily."
"But what shall we do for substitute ?"
asks mistress, with her wine halfway to
her lips.
"Use especial or individual, or
some other synonymous term" says mas
ter.
And then they pledge each other.
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Capital Punishment I'm 1870.

Less than a century ago, i'm England, 4
great number of OffenseS. some of them of
a trifling nature, were punishable with
death, and it was not an uncommon thing
in London, and elsewhere throughout the
kingdom, for a number of persons of both
sexes. at each session of the aSSiZeS, to be
capitallv convicted after summary trials,
and Immediately afterwards sentenced to
death. Thus we find that at the session
at the old Bailey, in 1870, on the 10Th of
January, thirteen persons were sentenced
to death; on the ID of March seven received
the same sentence; and on the lst of June
six more were sentenced for various Otfen-
ses, and these are only fair exhibition of
the number convicted and sentenced at
each term of a single court. Nor does it
appear that there were many eXertiOnS
made to have these unfOrtunates saved
| from the dreadful penalty which they had
incurred. There were very few quibbles
of learned counsel in those days. by filing
| bills of exceptions, for the purpose of OBJ
| tanning new trials the taking out ofwrits
of error and appeals to higher courts. and
| but little exercise of the pardOning power,
and then generally only by committing the
sentence to being transported for life. In
January of this same year, 1890, il is re-
| corded that at Execution Dock the follow
| ing persons suffered the death penalty,
| and were afterwards hung in chains
| John Clark and Edward HObbins,
| for stealing a boat, some sails and
wooden compass; John Williams
and Hugh Wilson, for mutiny, and
| Thomas Butt, for stealing; and a short
| time afterwards there We're hung before
the debtors gate at Newgate, Thomas
| Parker, for coming and cOunterfeiting the
silver coin of the realm called shilling;
| Edward Humphreys, for stealing a cam
| bric handkerchief, and Guinard VillOni. for
stealing money to the value Ofabout e. coo.
These are but a very few of the executions
| which occurred in a short time i'm London
alone. and only for offenses which here
would now be considered of hut little ac-
count. But even in those dIys there were
occasions when iuries would ey1de the
strict letter of the law, and render verdicts
on the side of mercy. A somewhat anus
| inc instance of this kind occurred at the
| Warwick assizes in April, 1880, when
man was indicted for stealing a horse,
which was a capital Offense. 1t was proven
| that he had hired horse at London to go
a short Journey; that he had ridden him
to Birmingham, and there sold him, and
converted the money to his own use. On
| this evidence the case was submitted to
the jury, who, after some deliberatiOn, re-
| turned a verdict of guilty of selling the
horse" The learned iu Ige told them that
he knew no law which made the selling of
a horse a capital crime, and referred them
to the charge as laid in the Indictment.
But being too tender-hearted to send a
man to the gallOwS for so small an Ottense,
after another consultation, they brought
in a verdict of mot guilty"
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Hints for the Aged and Inyalids.

Delicate, weakly and old people often
awake very early in the morning, or even
in the middle of the night, and cannot
again fall asleep. 1t is very tedious for
them to count the hours, apparently pass
ing more slowly than usual. and to lie
awake wishing for the day. Frequently
this is because, being old and weak, they
have become chilly and exhausted and If
they got a little food or warmth, they
might have another good nap. 1t is very
easy overnight to put a sandwich or bis
cult and a little wine (all lightly covered
up) by their side where they can readily
get at it, if they are not too weak to help
themselves. IL they are too feeble some
body should get up to give it to them, so
that they may, if otherwise practicable,
have another sleep and be spared all that
restlessness and weariness. Its not mere
| ly duty TO grandsires and grandames,
but for the interest of all concerned, 70 re-
duee the rigor Of the days whereof it Is
said :-'' We shall not like them"
Who will try this plan and report the
/ beneficial results, thereby earning the
/ right to fairly expect similar indulgence
aud kind offices when his or her strength
begins to wapes-GsrsaHtoSr" Telegraph.
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Texas Society.

c. G.. Fulton, editor of the Baltimore
american, writes to his paper as follows:
There is nothing in which | have been so
agreeably disappointed as to what may be
termed "sOciety' - i'm Texas. There are, OF
course, plenty of rough people here, as in
all other parts of creation, but even these
are distinguished for their kindly and hos
pitable treatment of strangers. There is
very little intemperance among Texans,
which usually makes brutes OF men.
hear many men declare, - never drink
liquor of any kind" although most of
them are living that description OfOut-dOOr
life, with all its exposures, which so gener-
ally lead to intemperance. The hospitality
OfTexansi is distinguishing characteristic.
During my sojOurn within the limits of
the State have seldom dined twice at the
same table, and the prospect is that for the
balance of my stay shall lead the same
nomadic life. have every where been re-
ceived with a cOrdiality that is almost Op-
pressive. and have found the people re-
markable for their intelligence and kindly
dispositions. At sOiree at the spacious
mansion of Mr.. VIM. Hall, at Fulton, on
Wednesday evening, the ladies were dressed
in the height of fashion. Most of them
paw an annual visit to New Orleans, TO pro-
vide themselves with the latest novelties in
the way of dress. and away down here in
Texas they were attired with as much ele-
gance and good taste as at the Mardi Gras
ball in New Orleans. The spacious parlOr
was cleared for dancing, good musicians in
attendance, and the supper table at mid
night was as bOuntifully supplied with all
the delicacies of the season, and of this re-
gion, as if our own Jakes had superintend-
ed the cuisine. | have thus far dined at
the tables of three of the cattle kings of
Texas, the last one that of Mr.. Thomas
Coleman, at his rancho, on the border Of
the l25,0OO acres inclOsed pasturage be-
longing to the firm of which he is the lead
ing member. There are few men in Balti-
more who could have set finer table, or
have had better attendance, although in
one case the servants and cooks were Mex