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sWEfRING JENGE4NCH.
Thr strange Icitor Written nv = Woman
who Murdered her Lover.

The Coroner held an inquest, Yesterday
lfc ouartcrm ,-tcr of the Granada. who Was
numbered by Antuniu !. Won Appouig last >atur-
dN morning. Mira julie prtcht deposed that
when tu" mlrd.rV~s returned To- her huu~" from
Tie ciiy prison "n saturday afternoon, The said
~ho had taken poison and oven that would not
kill her Mn pr'cht asked her where She gut
H. and -he replied that ~he got "A prescription
fium the doctor and told him there wVir 50
inauy RAT, In the house she wished to destroy
pose. Deputy Coroner Wheeler test mod thai he
found in the room On FIRST street, pockethruk,
containing a small hoN II phosnhorir rat poison.
Mrs. prAclt had itlcntiAed the pnckethook AS
hriungug To The riil Appoidg. TIE following
tran. intion 81 letter fund in the room of the
murdered man was read
gi,ri into the dars. deep waters aad heari The
smother,d ar of the Sr,st Deem. Then ssorr n.
syan" ~ looi on 10, II i9u tired. FOR yOr an,u-n.
may ny curse yon. and Cont :. W y1n Az.
p1ni- "a ." The svengci lAi head y3u 10 Your death
l VI aid pain NJ" de'pb n yHr parcnts or pclhaps A
wifi ihdrhili, should mourn Your dc IN vt cannot
dootherwi p. Al wac may hear Of his r-lrc me.
but u iuurt b. done. \ j. VoN NrruNfd.
The iury returned verdict II death from a
wound inflicted hv AntoriIJ Son Npupnir. and
charged the woman with the crime Of murder.
Since tho appearance II the murderc.- NJ the
house q NJ. lrucat on SUNDAY evening nothing
ilor. has hcrn heard ~ her. II l. rc'crHlly he
lit,od that her body Wiil he found In the hHv.
though -,me are e thr opinion THAT -he may h-
wandering about the sand hill. in "a cri1ol con-
,'--f Il ia som" II her attempts ~ ~ni, Idle. o., II
J. in evidence that -le tried To- drown hers, 4.
and took successive doses of rat poisson, lailda-
mum and 4try rhriUe.
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Frozen riin In his tnbin BoJy knceIing md
UnnIs piitcd.


John Nil, aged *, unmarried, whose
mind II -uppo.e ed to have bc,n a, ranged. aud
Who was known To many IN this city as Com
n u.ht Jnnn,' dicd a few dlv~ ago. For many
years he aud his Their Il q octuped n small
h Use up the Bar X River ROAD, about mile and
ntif from tire Gene u the Mackenzie murder,
AMI eleven miles from tNis lily. The father
dief nhout 'nr ~ wears ago. md that event 40
seriously affected John mentally that le wanted
t. have m remains 81 his father thrown un-
niu.d INTO - hrle dug near the house. since
then O'Nei, frcuusnti came t. town, nut lnvI.
Uanly returned to Ina little ~ G Din in the
evening. How he lived wa a mystery 10 most
people. lie had a farm. tar he worked q little
That only small crOp n hay and potntoe- was
l-ed from II. About mic distant from
o'Neil Nr. Peter . fiarc lived. lie occGs iousliy
sent ii' nuys To visit ONcii's. On rnursdny Last
ih'N fuuni the door fastened, ana In pushing Il
open. Discovered tho al cody OF toe man IN
font Of Toe treuacr.
It WIS 10 loueN locality. about thrce-quar rs
n a mite from 'he mann r1lt, ana did not de-
serve the title Of nOu-e. IL " without chine
n"y Or windows aud Was pen IA So many lAce3
nat the snow .nr Wind would nave tcfrihic
cT-r' uron any one living there. Unless few
cards ie called Sucn, ther" was no n1nr. \
~ le - a ME OF hay was tha only no'icerhis
bed. Directly IN front ~ what had evid n w
been used AZ 1rcpl icr wa the b0uy Of the un
Fortunate man. tne note WAS entirely gone AS
WoiI the gre ter portion IT the checks. Ihe
hf d. " IN q half nn,, lirs posi;i lion, the lower
part OF the ! - D ling IN the ground. His back
" n iaf .ck, and the hands were In half
hfted position.
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TIE Comm odorc'- Grntituic for Kindness
Done Mere than itnif u Century Ago.

A fpv, vpots 400. "a vVuup man living ON
c,c.,, I. -rd .nd "a en,ni ,vpe ~ no Maze Vntk
G,,rai l,i,,,,'d nod ma ,,ua,ort,ue Ia ,at III
f,nt In INA . trnrk iroy.v ana before ic rouli
xtr,rat, him self Ous Ipp was Crus ed "A al mo
r,brr b1nlr i.inrcn Having relatives amnng
ne shakers of VI uprVlirt. W. did eyptvthing IN
an, ~ ,,r 4, make MIN comfort able rln4inp rur
itcrt rtd ,uvurs for him bv buildine INN A
mn, - ~ A. the voung man would II ed "A leg
Iuetertuined mon soliciting from the rnilrond
IA si,,nri m ,suin,lnL To trOtuIelt Nealziur he
intiutty 20 eerura damages FOR the rrldUnf /
start If for tbs tonlmodure's residence In W
Nulh .touuing nc Alb nv to ret letter. + tntrO-
duct,rn from Col. ~. - Church. Making my
vt-be4 known In Colonel invited me to utnnnr
of which himself and Horace y. Clark we're about
to uartake
A. cirncr I made known my business; and
whiln the GENIAL Colonel encouraged nae. tinrl,
told me IT. W = ~ no use, us Vanderbilt would
not look into II at all, and my otrand would be-
IN H. and foolish. nut was determined 10 -te
the hc-i repfeesntnttva Of Amcric u en- crpri.e,
aud with the letter of col Gnufcr at the hDttpul
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ing w voVr ewes"
Iventuted to express 'rprse that he did
not = ,tstv that longing, wien, aztec brown
study OF a Few minutes. me SUI. 81 an not "a
rio man. The few thousand. nave got h 20
earned bv nard ", rk Nnd we'd econumcaIiv,
although know the ubic don't think a. wen
CT un "a tuW;' gud tht n slowly md wi COM
siderable feeling, :" won't tell You where II
goes. Tor that Is "a suit yet that uv lends know
h. a sncrcd one. but a good deal " my tnronie
,vrTy wear Il ptii % a Ger ain person. Wy IN bits
ar" econ mo and INV tastes in vie. am liv.
ing rheaplV mere: Nnu can see .at. TO huili !,
lame ere | would tie -atisucd--nne that & ~
an the bright, cfccrv thiugs about u, Wonl ylt
ny an thar nn,c. No. no." ana here the ,ppt
tccane gloomy gain, IL guess sh u n v to
Keep wandering. Before suuns sh u ut 'rav-
ti'iup 40 ic Nll' and into luun-F yif. Ynere
ar, rDIn- aW M th 4 mNstpriOu- river that |
most - ~ 10y hands on-ueople tnobI-call
tucrs mine -
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y o en- ~ ne nun Fff'' ~ me ffHNiJ'N A''y'l'
Mtrr y.u with The word .o-lighfP
a. y ttid filr. aDt wise ana WHY,
Ivt.I if f.tI 90 y ne OF l. Pie
Laughing ,uoliis alu ann. s. pretty
itI..- ana nIfrla-. o.. Al (. ma ulud,us,
a are gone ~ Mrs \ tm-'.
I'll o. the ii pl iAl fuuIo tpr gloom of tir ra-f.
liI mo 4ieIf -" W.Iit g. lNf. n. % asHl 4,
Auu iu" Niit reGr" De- let mo iins too II,
Mahnls ST. ul move "l ~ tAf ma at ul ur sure
Mtrdy nu WITH tho wort tr-niEuP
= Wv gray 1Id gam ~ ut',
gus ift '"uit AMI pflu lt sii-Nti
A. I'D "a '.'r 'u ellhul - p.e"N'
~ a. ,u.'' 'i J. "a D. - ... ......., ...
~, ~ a. 49, 81 ','' i' nv "''''' AVIS "e''
YEP - ~, N'I"' ." ~, : ~, {,,,.,.,,,,.r
t,f,"t. ~ . ,'f " "i' ''lt''' y. NV
- ~ ~ ~ uti -rNip or d '''r
% " ~ fuNtl a. nlu, III 'iiu'i 90
F,i,'',. =, 80, ~ 49, '''n,
-'it - , sun, VI :, ' nc, ''.-
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Frtni AVnrice Of m Educated and Wcii-Cor-
necInd nnn.

tfiiN ffr ~ tislfifff ff-rNf.
About 2 20 - Il. Yesterday tho attention
90 nnhar MIL was called ton man living on the
hporo the eating house 81 Julia LNcly.r.i, red,
nt Davis and bath streets. 1he nilicrr found
thni hr Na, In AN exhausted runditiuu. The pp
NDrunu Irut urcl 1t wagon aud placed him ina II.
pu rcA ming the station the ulirrr went 10 Tine
Nrnirlc int list the man ONT. when ii Wa found
That ne Vas = CORPSE. lie told the nfli,"r, whcn
nl.f approached. that his nHns vat. samuel
who Ind been brought 10 the Wid4ln sfHfiun tine
ni,ht before hy officer II. =. Brown. who found
him upon the -'rr't 100 - helpless coalition. At
Tia" station he said me- resided On the York road
and had To come to the city on hg-iuctS. lie
wac cared for during the night aud allowed to
dc,lri in the morning.
m. Nal,or, coroner, hcli an inqut-f. # wa
aScrit tanned that the deceased WA ni.cr with
several thousand a. liars, who driflNNt himself
~ even the ur'e--alie- 81 lil". Ne was ivy
i've year. old Hud resided ~ t1avtun's, uu the
York road, one ana q half miles from the city.
II" wa Formerly i'm the llnhHr lusluc. : on
Ireen" street. lie spent hIr time I'm wandering
about the streets PICKING up anything oi tho
i'l-t value. IT, WAS poorly clad having upon
hut u ragged, threudhhre and lA' -ult at
clothes, and only one shoe. H. clufhins WAS
entirely insufficient - protect him from the
weather. and his Franc W.T. lltNe ni lrc ltt,u "a
mere skeleton. ca him were found several uf
the musical competitions of Beethoven aud
Biche. n WAS -tttcI tAat the deceased wH- a
fine mn-lD ian. md pu--c--ol ~ li, hpul" One ct
th" best aud most extensive lihr'ne, If ana i'h
wurA IN tine ~lHtr. Hni fI 90 hnAns tiipiu i-li-
N educated man. III c'uurctiuu+ IN this rity
are respectable. WIN. \. iiuu-e and 80 + Nor
gan are li, urVlcNs. Iin leaves thier hrutlri-
Residing iu I.nu .viituI. the JurN Ictuiucd a
verdi, OF death from old ato hni exposure.
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hrSSTNG 4 BRfGfND.
The inmUnse Ransom 4 Sisrd for the Release
W ~ taptured Am-rtcns.

nom q Leffr ~ ~ .tI.sri. az Ia ~ - SWiy.
so Won understand the hrigands on the
ruad- have nothing - do With ne. iiut lu-t
month they caught young MIR. Rose uf IN" firm
II Gardner : ils,,. correspondents nf Mr.. cobb
- Boston. lie had just Gut home. and his cx-
puhil ~ ". leone IL ~" name 81 tho cGIo. or
head "f their hand winch took him; aud. In
con~s iucu.c of an Euvli-hnian being taken. the
country WA nyrrrin with trpDps. gcniartu"-
Ar Ac When a >icilHn j. taken. which hap
prn- once or twice month. they NJ" more quiet
amour H. pay lnrr money ana are Tree nv once
- mat poor hn-t was o. ii-cd in say ~ a
sruttn. IN tead II accepting the hospitality
~ Milford Leone, who assured him he had ~
house at 'vTia. ~'ihrn. Ne. Nr. hut. because tile
country wa- alarmed. he mu-' put up with "A
fr"tt"; but he rut a dinner nearly every day
coffee and c,cn tea. Al tho-o last arti lc. hat
have named are about ~ easily got Ia the in
icrior II SICILY ~ oranges would ,r on The ir.cs
about your hou q. 80 yuil ihos were an u in
60 entertain an Eurlishnnn ~ first they asked
one million ounces in g"id funr ounce l. two
marked. " ! had he ter. then, FAKE gun and lao -
long q vuur band flr ut That price u head
-rNiug thnt " u was not paid directly thcN would
Ihc mouoy was paid. and Mr.. Rose restored to
his family. after parting on the most aztec tiunntc
term. Win la. captnr> even kissing and being
NJ cd ~ the Last. liuf what Won't one do -
obtain frrcdoms Aud 1t -ccn- even brirands
have affections ard are much attached 10 their
An thi- band have nnc houses. oVccll,nt gum,
nnh urvonng. stalwart men. Leone himself 4
iinr type not dark. but blonde dresses well.
hr- good manner and ~ithrl q rr,,uri Of twenty
hfr Thousand frnr'- fir hi- ucui prii if's Mr..
n - ,yfll hc Tho iiear. n ,,,.ifro lin ,et MI.
parting wnrd- ~ Leone Wrres NnW you ara
free - here NoI please all over the country.
II >"n liz" We viii protect you. Ana 80 il r..
' man Who has once paid his ransom is free "a
afr. Meantime. during his cupthitv. all the
movement ~ DE- famill hero Ia Palermo. vhH'
l. ne aud his baud. How Tnoy hH'c their
ra'd spies everywhere and the old pru'crb,
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An Arab Murder. n witch.


The curious trial of IN Arab for tho
crime of murder Ia the fr-nch courts Of Al
grr- ~ an Illustration OF tne dihtuiiss wAk;n
a civi.zed race must alw .v3 nnd Ia its ate M .
10 he iIst - a urnitive ieOnle. In tni- ~ . l.
lar Instance All len Athir Mas CHARGED with tho
muruer AMI niutiatipn ut a WON u naiVd "a
tim lie mIde no at.cr pt 10 DENY the On rye
may. he Jusilned his ctiJn. and when hs w4s
condenn - death he merely SAID. " IL WIS
written! lie hal done what the beiiaf u his
class and race told MIN wa riiht nj proper,
hnt IN the book of Fat II YVES srlven that the
French courts wpuii take different view OF ala
cohduct. Al b'n Nihar hah long been on
ahectionate ttgms with Fiuml, VINO was thu
widow Of his uncle. hut tue time came whel
All thought of marrying, and Fatima did not
hear the news of MS Enlargement with rcsi1 IL
uon. She deci if.i IN Il sne wont ncwitcl aim
unless rs promised to wed Tor. and All, lac
many peasant Ia EnRland who mas di~pieased
some harmless old won n, at oucc discovered
that In point ~ fact. ue WAS uewt chei.
All was obliged To come TO Fitlmi to he ip
him. "What INV lint nand mas uone my eft
hand VIII undo" saii fatma, hut you re illv
must mafry me, 50 go foIth md clay lamb,
and we vili make our weddtua feast IN the house
ot Wy father. Al uii nos see the matter in
wi> ike 80 snare tho fatb n thu too imafina-
tive New T. alsudcr. In his strait "a. re urnet
To Fa,ima. VINO now explained the nature 81 tn
cnarm uN which he vs. u be ies-orcI to us
usuit iiide heath.
Nor coIld he marry Fatima with much salts
faction after tue charm, for, alas! before her
LETT nand could unio the eii-knots. the laws Of
magic uecrecd That she must sacrifice three If
htr teeth. Il Al uid MT care Tor tatlma - shs
was, .uil les lihciy to adore ner v nen sDe
nad raduccu hetseli % the condition OF Poor
Famine IN I've neve'. Win sterling good scn-e.
too. sne Ueriiued 20 make the alarming .cuhco
iii ne icu TIER 10 the hvncnell altar. Al ll.t,
Que iisat. ~ M H. garden oi Mohainmcd an.
kMei Al lost llS temper, and, a. Fauna still
ueclafrd tnat he must eirner "Iedk aud pine
or marry her without her lr Ut teeth, he stabbed
her 10 tue heart.
lie tLcn rDunrd the deed woman OF her teeth
aun ck ~ ucr hhir. lie nt- b"rn sentenced
- dir Tor - crime common. or common not lng
rr2' N remote plrs Il lndia, ntnelr, wiitn
killing.
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SATURDAY, Jan. 1J-p. M.-The upward
development to-day, ana under the t. .der.hip
of western Union, which further advanced from
,i,s 70 90. buyer j. the general Li.rAet record
ed rally II -iLls 4 cent? the extreme having
been noted IN Michigan Central, whicA rose from
Il 10 the early trade, 10 ~, though 81 Ysequsrt-
yreacting 10 49,. sen r B. and cllslug AZ ioi..
Lake Sn,ra assumed more strength aud urOmi-
ncnee in the dealings IL q l,rther imprOycn ut
Of to - !, though from these lsures 1t reacted
TO 81. seller 3, with Hnnl transactions at - ..
buyer ,. Delaware, IacA.wauna and Western
so far sym pithizcd With csc sh res rs to move
up from IA to -. buyef D. with SeS jersey en-
IT = utttcr at bi'i, Though flf4 latter 81 ,rN
reac. ed . = cont, but Il sod % IL N"v
tNrk tcutrH tnNiutei nom Ia, seller 3,
To lUy'i. with a more a 'iiy3 DISius-S durins tn,
afternoon. tnc nlshe-t figures 81 the IL, utvin x
been established ~ the maj do. Iiinois Cen
iral was , II cent. letter ~ % .. hut al. er ard
Welded TOO hnd IN Eeie tner, " ts, ~ Times,
fair husine~s ala. uut iaicr selling AZ . A.
b ylr !. Pacific MAI Continued We X { Pc, =
y sciicr 2, ~ -, but ltoca Island ~ lru "A
can ufrictr. d to - .. :. Paul prcfrrtI RS "
cod Rom 81 q. riitr u. % 81 .,ani thH general
tone ala te.n,er ~ Ia" mdAc. vere ~ f,V ct
s ~ iieiier nstlrss. Inc basis OF tut uganc. ia
m the y1r. tnss, cdf 4 20 tle i.rt tIat ihfta h.
an import lnl snlt. IN 'rc-f uuf.f nlus Quit a.
sii'-r Sold at !" and tno pr tned q -, ,ul
thefe 81 sile 81 lnl -i &C., e 80. Louis. Is u.
-as g. ANA .rnrtuctn preferred - iinn
fh'ih', duting the alteruuOl ~, ranged a. ttlIsl
adJ =; and Erie prci, RED, N small ana. llt-,
al , brought H.
Tho following table renrcsents the opening.
hlshc'l' aud lowest 1Ia4, iogIl w1I,"f tIs
mluciuli stocks uufinf the . o. WoeA. toy yea
4 L. IA Ina VI a. II LID Al tlH
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NETTN = TIFN FTNnH LTTNle.
We note safes 81 Missouri "a, long Dond., ~ lVi',3
lri'l .tNcr ~ do. o. lInu Joseph tsHnv Of
iNf1 loj. .fd Nrs fnr. ~" g, ountJ loan. coupon.
at lll. Hairo seruutte- ruiHl TIMER AMI IN goos
GeuIad The ruclpa gralihgs were NJ i0,lo ~ AZ
bay ana shout ma ls,s. no; enc 90, Burlington
ami Q4iuCN =. il2'sBll-3 Chicago, IL OK Island and
Iatihc - l't3s luyA burlington ,cllr Ray ana
Munesota - a. NiSru &c al 81. PAU las, La
Crosse DIVISION. ~ u; MllW .ukcs and PAUL console
u 20 sinklus fana :" ~ 3is, 1854 i.tic BIB, p3s
NJ lnan central - sinking iuni. ll3i1G lYa tshIA
ami itHgp lst.. 1904 NtlcaIga & iltai ~ Wsss
Nci tr' lacn; lsts California an orrgUn branch, %:
tcntrAl Pdcldc "oii huAl-. iOte New YORK ,.DtraI
-, ~ ., III. u Iscih Il, 4 81 ~ ms.s;
Iuinu IaeAc -iIetng ttni. 80 '.i Ia nu T. tin' -,
lani IT ni ioit souih Paciac laiiroAd nds - Mis-
toui tb Wi'v IT. loui- anA 1n Munut ~ i-l~ inlA
ani M.tHsh Its -. L"ti, pNl TO-, ". Aifpl and
Itfrr II uft L. u~ tACAl W. torn -, -: NCst-
.ui luiun I"lrEr.pn, coupon iHyp. ini l1tsDnnh.
r. Wa. az And CHG 10 1919. IA; P.uinc Ot Missouri
IA SAsi 10 Oi Hautori AMI ris las, i5I1 lrie
.ths. IWi lu.edD aud " gDa-h ista, iO3; Srrth Mis-
sour lets ~ NUrthEtsttrl consulate coupon gold
buhi- "R'. wa Harrn late, rc-isiCrcd 10.
ate og'ng-. niE est. iDNest ana ) Z. u. Dsss
Ifltts 81 atvc.s To- - we've
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CRIZf EIRNIf'S DEtrH.

s.gFi he va. i0rl ab0N q,
hu iNtriDI.i below.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-03-08
Where's my

will soon dispatch him. Where's my
gum"
But the disconnected owlet took the
hint, and before the gun came he had got
| back to his mother
=" Your feathers are ruffied, my son.
Have you been singing?
The owlet reluctantly related his dis
grace and narrow escape.
cit is Just what [ expected, and I'm
glad yo,i are safe back"
"Then why did you suffer me to go?'
said the owlet Indignantly.
Because [ was sure it was point on
which nothing but experience could con-
vince you. I don't understand music,
and cannot tell Why people should take
the trouble to go and hear nightingales
sing and at the same time shoot owls for
hooting, butt know it ia be fact. There
is much difference between our voices,
which / can myself discern every time [
boot Ours may be superior, foT any
thing I know but. as the prejudice of the
public mind is strong on the other side,
| shouldn't think of disputing the point !;
and probably, now you have experienced
the effect of your performance on their
ears, you will be satisfied, with me, to
leave them alone in their mistake. Mrs
ProsSer's Fables.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-03-08
NICODEM Us, ID. d.. LII. ID.

Now Nicodemus was one of the most
moral men who ever lived he was as
moral man as ever lived IN the city of
Boston, a member of the Sanhedrim. the
highest ecclesiastical court upon the
earth at that time and If he was living
in our time he would be called DIR. Nico-
demus, d. D., or LID. he would un-
doubtedly be a president of some theo-
logical seminary or professor in some
college, and yet this man was told by the
Savior that he must be born again. He
put it right to him, Except you be
born again you cannot see the kingdom
of God. There is just one way into
Gods kingdom you cannot take a
man into it you cannot work your way
into it; the only way there is for you to
get in is to be born in to be born from
above; to be born of the Spirit, of the
Holy Ghost. Now there is little word
10 which l wish to call your attention
it is must. s. You must be born again. -
It says the Son of Nan must be raised
up. The Son of Man has been raised.
and 1t rem ai-s for you, my friends, to be
born again.-+'foo6y III Boston.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-03-08
IN IRTTST'S DJRTNG.

Martin, the celebrated lion tanner.
while staying at Client, in 1925, noticed
among the most constant attendants at
his menagerie young artist. Martin
yearned toward him, and the two became
intimate. One day the artist, while tax
ing the portrait of a noble lion, called
Nero, complained bitterly that the bars
of the cage we're in the way. "Don't let
that be an obstacle said Martin ssif
you Will come with me into Nero's apart
ment and allow me to introduce YOU I
can answer for1t that he viii show how
fiattered he is by a visit from so excel
lent an artist, and will give you every
facility for handing down his features to
posteritS." The artist jumped at the
offer; and Martin, who was not the man
to lose an opportunity of advertising
himself, sent word to the Duke of SAKE
Wemar, Governor of Client. and to other
notabilitiee, that he would on given
day go into Nero's cage and take Gun
amateur stranger" with him. The Duke
! did not fail to put in an appearance the
plucky pair walked into the cage. and
Nero was at first inclined to be what is
/ called nasty. But, treasured by his
masters voice, the lion went and lay
down In a corner; and the painter, sit
ting down opposite, coolly proceeded to
cut his pencil. Having performed this
little preliminary to his satisfaction, he
executed a sketch of Nero, which was
pronounced to be very like. The "domp-
teur and the painter then took polite
leave of the lion; and the Duke, having
copplimented the artist on the pluck as
well as talent displayed, would fain lave
purchased the sketch. But it was not to
be had for money, and the artist kept it
himself. His name was Verboeckhoyen
afterward famous as a Belgian animal
painter How much of his success he
owed to his daring feat there is no tell
ing, but it very likely gave him the start
which talent requires.
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THE PIINLESS DE.lTH.

la receiit holiday lecture at the ROYAL
Institution, Prof. Tyndall, speaking of
the painless death by electricity, re-
marked that Franklin was twice struck
senseless by the shock. He afterwards
sent the discharge of two large lars
THOUGH Six fdbist lien, who fell to the
gfouhd and got up again without know
Ing what had happened, neither hearing
nor feeling the discharge and Priestly.
too, who made many valuable contribu-
tions to electricity, received the charge
of two jars, but did not find it painful.
Prof. Tyndall said this experience agreed
with his own, that in the theater of the
Royal Institution, and in the presence of
an audience, he once received the dis
charge of a battery of fifteen Leyden
jars. Unlike Franklins six men, he did
not fall, but, like them, he felt nothing
he was simply extinguished for sens;-
bic interval This may be regarded as an
experimental proof that people killed by
lightning suffer no pain. Now, the
measured velocity of electricity is many
thousand times greater than the meas
ured velocity of sensation in the nerves
Hence the electrical conclusion reaches
the center of life without any possible
announcement by the eye or ear or sense
of feeling. There is abundant evidence
that death by a rife ball traversing the
brain is for the same reason entirely with
out consciousness or pain. A rifle ball,
however, is a tortoise compared with the
electric fash
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A lady, who has several grown sons
and daughters, told me that when her
tirst-born boy was very young baby, a
gentleman gave him half-a-dollar She
that, provide the little fellow horse to
ride by the time he should be 81 years
of age. With the half-dollar she bought
a pig. She fed the pig with such scraps,
ETC., from the kitchen as would other
wise have been thrown away, for she had
determined that her husband should not
incur any expense in she plan which she
had adopted TO get the horse In about
twelve months, when the pig had become
large enough to be fattened for pork, she
bought eight bushels of corn, promising
the neighbor of whom she bought it that
she would pay him when she had killed
and sold the hog. So in a few months
the animal had reached such a size that
he brought about $14. With this she
bought calf, using the balance of the
money to pay her husband all expense
of keeping the cali, except the grass
which it ate in the fields. In the course
of two or three years the calf had grown
so well that it brought $35. This
amount, after paying all expenses not
before paid, was quite sufficient for the
purchase of a colt, almost ready to be
put under the saddle; and, by the time
her little boy was 6 years old, his horse
was ready for him; but he was not quite
large enough to take Childrcn's
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