Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-01-21

SPRINGFIELD. ILL, January 16.-Sever-
al months ago man named George
Lawrence, who lived with his falnl Y on
the farm Of Thos. Simpson. nine miles
west of this city, and worked as farm
hand. was given diseased pig by Mr..
Simpson. After keeping the animal sew
eral weeks he killed it. Soon after he
and his wife and children became very
sick, and DR.. Price, of this city. pro-
nounce their disease to be from the eff
ects Of eating the diseased pork. The
limbs of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence were
terribly swollen. Those of the latter
burst in several places, modification set
in, and few days ago she died, after
suffering the most intense agony Mr.
Lawrence is now lying at the, point of
death. His body is swollen to almost
twice its usual size. His skin is describ-
ed as presenting white appearance, and
being as hard as stone He is unable
to move without enduring the most ex-
cruciating agony, and when touched on
any part of the body screams from pain.
| The children had eaten but little of the
meat, and so far have escaped its effect.
Doctors Price of this city, and Warren,
of New Berlin sent some portions of the
meat to Philadelphia for analysis. and
the experts there report it to be alive
with trichin9.
The Midwinter (February) Scrioner
has always been a special number, as
rich as the choicest literary matter and
the most beautiful wood engravings
can make it. Of last years mid-winter
number the London Times said: ut
is really magnificent triumph of
American pictorial art and literary
genius" The English publisher of
Scribner has telegraphed for 1900
copies of the present number-an ad-
vance of 5000 upon his order of last
year, and the largest edition Of an
American magazine ever sent to Eng
nd;-in fact, it is said to be larger
than the monthly sales of any English
magazine, The American edition of
Scribner has grown during 1880 about
10000 copies.
A delightful feature of the magazine
this year is a series of sparkling novel
etts, or condensed novels, instead of a
serial sotry. "A Fair Barbarian" the |
story of piquant American girl in |
England, by Mrs Francis Hodgson
Burnett, begins in this February num-
ber with twenty-five page INSTALL
Lment, and will run through three is
sues. Since the death of George Eliot
it may bo said that Mrs Burnett COM
mands larger English speaking audi
ence than any other woman. Her nov-
elette will be followed by one BY Geo
w. DAVIS, author of ''The Grandis.
shines, etc, and after ward Boyesens
Queen Titiana'' will be published.
Peter the Great" Eugene Schuyler's
historical work, begun in Feb. 1880,
will be finished in October Of this year.
BY means of the recently published
special offers OF Scribner, the whole of
this great work, with ITS wealth of H.
lustrations can be had at a very low
price. in connection with years SUBJ
scriphon. All book sellers can give the
terms.
In the same ratio that Scr1bner's
Monthly is prospering, st. Nicholas, the ,
famous magazine for girls and boys. is
sued by the same publishers grows :
apace. About 100000 copies Of the ,
Christmas December) number will be !
sold, while the January number has i
been fer some time out of print. In
February there is a full account of the |
Obelisk. richly illustrated from sketches c
and photographs, showing the great
lnonolith in all stages of moving. |
The Midwinter Scribner will be t
ready January Goth, and st. Nicholas '
days later. It