The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-12-30

who for time had been botraving II
tendency t. uusnundnesS OF mind. en-
tered with II carving knife in his hand
and, shutting the door, came mp to her
and said. Margaret. IN odd idea has
occurred to mo. I wish to paint the
head of John the BAPTIST. and [ think
yours might make an excellent study
for il. so, if You please, | will cut
of Your head. The lady looked ut her
brothers eye, aud seeing in II no token
( of jest. concluded that he meant to do
what he said There was an open win
dow and IL balcony by her side, with Il
street in front: but It moment satisfied
her that safety did not lie in that way.
So. putting on smiling countenance,
she said, 'That is strange idea.
George hut would it not he pity to
spoil this pretty new lace tippet have
got? I'll just stop to my room to put
it off, and he with you again in half a
minute Without giving him time to
consider. she stepped lightly across the
floor and passed ont. In another mo-
mcnt she was alone in her own room.
whence she easily gave the alarm, and
the mailman was secured
y
mandcd hv some insane persons to jump
from the top of II tower in their asylum.
and who escaped by telling them he
would rather Jump from the bottom to
the top. and ran down stairs as if to cX-
cclifc his intention. is well known but
the following anecdote of similar situ
alton will he news to most readers: \
gentleman accompanying party to in
spcct an asylum. CHANGED to be left be-
hind, in the kitchen, with a number of
the inmates who acted as cooks and soul
lions 10 the establishment. There was
IL huge cauldron of boiling water on the
fare, into which the madmen declared
th"y must put him. i'll order to broil
him for broth. They would fain have
assisted him into the large pot; and, rs
they were laying hold of him, he re-
ii"ctcd that in Il personal struggle he
would have no chance with them-all
he could do was to gain time. SO he
said. Very well. gentlemen; am sue
J should make good broth, if you do
not spoil it Ivy boiling my clothes with
it," Take off your Clothes" they
cried out and he began to take off ms
things very slowly, crying out loudly
'iit NIii' 4NoN. Stutltiltil- NY toit
is Off will soon be stripped. There
goes my waistcoat l shall soon be
ready and so ON. till nothing remained
but his shirt. Fortunately, the keeper.
attracted by his loud speaking. hurried
in Just III time to save him. Giuud
Rapids Ere"ing Post.
PATCHWORK IN BANK NOTES The
Bank of rtnce has been compelled to
prosecute one of its employees for alb
stracting bank notes which had been
laid on one side previous to being de-
stroyed, and putting them into circula-
tion u second time. 1t is the custom in
the Bank of France to let large guam
tity of notes accumulate before destroy
ing them, aud, AS "a precautlon against
their beng used % second time, each
note, when it finds its way back to the
bank, has two small pieces clipped out
of it, and the word 'annulcd" stamped
upon its surface. The accused, Jean
Baptiste Allamassey, who was employed
in this department, succeeded III alb
stracting several bundles of these notes,
and, by dint of incredible patience,
managed to cut them up and make fresh
notes with the pieces. in such a way as
to avoid using those fragments where
there was any mark. lie carried on this
fabrication for some time without de-
lection, and would perhaps have es-
capped detection, if he had not been so
unfortunate as to drop his pocket-book.
containing some of the false notes, III
the Champs Elysees. 1t was picked up
by some dishonest person, who put tho
notes into circulation. Allamassey had
forged the name of the cashier to some
OF the notes. and was therefore liable
to penal servitudc for life; but the jury,
as usual, discovered extenuating cir
cumstance," and he was sentenced to
ten years imprisonment The extenu-
ating circumstances, perhaps, were that
the 81 900 odd which he had embeZzled
was all lost in speculation upon tho
Boursc. -PoU NaW Gazette.
A QUEER WAY TO HARDEN BUTTER.-
An English bnttermaker of large eX-
periencc, who is now on visit to this
country for the purpose of looking over
our cheese and butter diaries, gives the
following information concerning n
method in practice among the best but
ter makers in England for rendering
butter firm and solid during hot weather:
Carbonate of soda and alum are used for
the purpose, made into powder. For
twenty pounds of butter, one teaspoon
full of carbonate OF soda and one teal
spoonful of powdered alum are mingled
together at the time Of churning and
put into the cream. The effect Of this
powder is to make the butter come firm