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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-05
20 Years Of Agony
Ended. The Cuticura Remedies
Triumphant.

81 have been afflicted for twenty years with an
obstinate skin disease, called b. some NJ ID. :
psoriasis. and others, leprosy. commencing on
my scalp, and in spite OF AZ ! could DO. with the
help Of the most skiiful doctors. T. Slowly Int
surely extended, until year ago this winter Il
covered my entire person in form Of dEy scales.
For the last three years I have bceu unable 10 60
any labor. and suffering intensely all he time.
Every morning there could be nearly dns tpau-
fnl OF scales taken from the sheet on my bed
some OF them half a. large a. the envelope con
tanning this letter. In The latter part Of witter
ms skin commenced cracking open. tried ev-
erything. almost, that coud be though, Of irisk
out any relief. The lSIh OF June l started Wess
in hopes I could resch he Hot Springs ] reach
ed Detroit end was so low I thought / should
have 10 20 70 me hospital, but finally got as Tar
a. Lansing, Mich, where had sister living
One DR. treated me about lwo weeks. bnt
I'D me no good. I'll thought had but a short
tins 20 live Iearnestly prayed % die. CraCkrd
through the skin all over my ba-k acros. nv
dss. arms. hands. limbs, feet bal, swollen, toe-
nails came OF, finger nails dead and assd a. bont
hsir dead, dry. snd lifeiess a. old straw o, n
God. how did suffer.
any sister had a small part Of box OF Cuta
cara IN the house. She wouldn't give up: laid
we viii Try Cutlcura- Some was applied on
one hand and arm. Eureka: there was relief
stopped the terrible burning sensation from n
word 20. They Immediately GOT the CuTrorEA EE
soLyEST, CvTIcURA sud CUTICURA SOAP. com.
menced by taking enc tablespoonful Of Resoiv-
ent three times day, after meals: had bath
once a day, water aaout blood heat used Cut
eura Sosp freely; applied Cutieura morning and
evening. Result, returned TO my home in JUS
six weeks from iime I left, and my skin a.
smooth as tais sheet 4 paper.
"HIRAM f. CARPENTER,
Henderson. Jefferson county. n Y
"Sworn 10 before me this niBeteenth day O.
January, 1850.
"a. NJ. LEFFTSowELr,
Justice OF tile Peace"
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LEIBIG'S CORN RtMOIER.
TofLEr SOAR.

Every bottle warranted 20 cure hard corus
soft oorls, bunions. warts. cailouses moles etc
without pain. Sold By all druggists st SOC per
bottle.
CR0SMAN & PLCMMER. druggists, Mime
apOiis- originstors, sole manufacturers and pro-
prietors OF the only genuine LEIEIGs CoRS
REMOVER in America. Look oat for frauds.
2S6s
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ROSCOE F. HERsEY. tseal. }
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS,

COUNTY o. SJFFOLE.
BE Il known that Gu this 10Th day Of November A.
D. 1881, personally came before me said Ezra Farms
worth, John ;. FOgg, Francis A Osborn, John b.
Bacon, Nm. II. RhaWn, Alpheus d. Stlckney. TO me
personally known ~ he the persons described
In anu who executed the foregoing articles Of asso-
cat n. and they each for himself acknowledged thar
hey executed the same freely and voluntarily.
lNo;aTial Seal.l L. VERNON BRIGGS,
Notary public
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STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS,. !

NVtNIl OF oLFFOLht
BE Il Known that on this 29th day OF November A
p. lsSi, personally came before me said Samuel r.
layson, 10 me persona l. known TO be the same
person described In and who executed the foregoing
articles OF association. and he for himself acknOwl-
edged that he executed the same freely and vol
uutar.iy.
,NOtaria Seal.l l. VERNON BRIGGS.
Notary Public
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CITY NOTICE.
Notice for Judgment.
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER,
ST. PAUL, Mimi, December 8, 1884.

] win make application TO the District Court, In
and for the county OF Ramsey and State Of
Minnesota, at the special term held Saturday,
December 90 1884, at the Court house, in st. Paul,
Minnesota, for judgment against the several lots
and real estate embraced In warrant in my hands
for the collection Of unpaid assessments, with
interest and costs thereon for the hereinafter
named special assessments.
All in the City Of ST. Paul, county Of Ramsey
and State Of Minnesota, when and where all per-
sons interested may attend and be heard.
The owners and description OF real estate are
as follows:
Assessment for construction of
Stone Sidewalks under con-
tract of Geo. W. Reese. (Esti-
mate No. a. for term beginning
april LIST, 1884. and ending No
vembe l, 1884.
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CUTIcUEA REsoLyENr, the new blood purifier
internally, and CUTIcURA. AID CuTIcCRA Soar,
the grsat skin cures externally. clear the Com
plezion, cleanse the skin aDd scalp. and purify
the blood OF every species Of Itching Scely, PIN
ply, Ssroin,ous, Mercurizl, aud Cancer0us Hu-
mors, and Skin Tortpres when physicians hos
pitfalls, and all other means fail. Sold every
where. Price: cUTIcURA, Soc; SOAP, 25e; Rs
SOLVENT, 81 90
Potter Dug and Chem cal Co., Boston.
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AN ANNUAL MEETING
of The sIrer and Topper ISIand Mining


Of the sH1er aud Topper I-Iand Mining
Compahy-Th~ Netr Directors.
The stockholders Of the Silver and Copper
Island Mining company held their annual
meeting yesterday afternoon at the NicoIlet
house.
r. F. Hurlburt, the secretary, made
verbal report as 10 the condI-
ton OF affairs. The main shaft
be said has been sunk 100 feet aud from this
there is drift to the south Of 100 feet Which
lie six feet wide; also one to the north Of 40
feet. The contractor had not kept his con-
tract in sorting the ore, and bad given the
the direction Of the vein very little attention.
The following is the financial statement for
the past year:
I'otes' 49,: ...-.---------.--.--- $500
Proceeds OF bonds. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1880
AOtal'. ..''.............-... .Sl2, $50
DISBURSEMENTS.
Interest and bonds due July i.....S5.S $50 20
Expenses. --...--................ 1885 &c
Rose & Nichoi'S contract 557 %
A1peLse- .-..------.-.-.--...... 30
lolN. .SlS, 34l -
Balance. ......-.-.........---...- IL l6
After some discussion Il was decided TO
lease the mine TO the following company:
w. a. Kindred, c. Nice Reeve, Z. f. Hurl-
burt, A. d. Camp, 7. J. Buckston
The following board OF directors was elected
TO serve during the ensuing year: ". A.
Kindred, 4. F. Hurlburt, c. Nee Reeve,
K. +. Huriburt, A. a. Camp, c. J. Kimball,
7. j. Buckston.
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Wherefore the court is asked 10 dissolve the
partnership, to enioin tue defendant from
disposing Of any part Of the stock and TO
appoint receiver 10 make an accounting.
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STATE OF ILLINOIS.

= :, = y 1~I-4-'OIU' al
COUNTY or COOK-
Be Il known. that On this LIST day Of December
1874. personally appsa Ell before me a notary public
in and for said COUNTY and ate. Roscoe F. Jersey
10 me known 10 be tie Identical person who SlgHed
tie foregoing instrument, saA in due form Of Law
acknOwl dyed tAat he executed the same FIRE " and
voluntarily for the uses and purposes therein ex-
pre- ssed.
lNCtarisl seal.l PAUL GOR2S,
SJ5' Sotary Public.
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Pr b sfn so.,rl.

IT q ftN O'fTf.
Before Judge Uelsnd.l
In re insanity of Henry Bernard; exam.
iued and committed.
Estate of Thos. Donohue; petition for let
ters; hearing December 30.
Estate of Henry s. Thompson; deceased
In re guardianship of the solomon min
ors; letters issued te Eli Solomon.
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sTATE OF CONNECTICrT. }

NpIAEl or iAEIED. d
Be u known that on this twenty ninth day Of No
yeInber. A d. 1884. p-rsJnaly came before me- said
Gustavus F. Davis, 10 personally known to be the
same pc on described 10 and WIN execured the fore
gong artic4es " assoc etiCn. and he for huns elf
acknowledged that be executed the same freely and
voluntarily.
c. T. wELLEs,
IN0tarial Seall Notary Public.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-05
MINNEAPOLIS News

The Minneapolis office Of the DAILY GLOBE has
Teen removed to 213 Hennepin avenue, S. J.
Clark, business manager OF the department.
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CITY NOTICE.
Office for Judgment.
oEyIcE OF THE CRY TREAsURER.
ST. PAUL. MINI, bee. 4. 1884.

win make application to he District Court in
and for the county of Ramsey and state OF
Minnesota, 81 the special term held Saturday
December 90 sS4- a. the court House in - pol
Minnesota, for Judgment against the several lots
aud real estate embraced In warrant In nv
hands for the collection OF unpaid assess.
ments. with interest and costs thereon for the
hereinafter named special assessments
Al IN the City OF 81 Paul, County OF Ramsey
and State Of HinnesO.s, when and where all par
sons Interested may attend and be heard
The owners and description OF lots and real
estate are as follows:
Assessment for Construction, Re-
laying and Repairing Sidewalks
Under contract of Geo. ".
Reese (Estimale No. 81 for term
beginning april lst, 1884, and
ending Nov. l, 1884.
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In De,t,.ch RniInrr-

Jacob Deutscb, the dry goods dealer whose
store was closed Wednesday on attachments
TO satisfy judgments found against him in
the district court yesterday, made an assign
ment to John Schultz. One OF the two judg-
ments is for $1,000 in favor OF the First Ma
uonal bank. The other IS In favor OF ". a.
Dcuiseh, for services as an employe. This
party lie said 10 be Deuisch's wife, and the
ntber creditors expect % set aside the claim.
d utseh's Minneapolis bazaar and dry goods
store az Eau Claire has also been closed no
on judgments, one being Ia favor OF A. ID.
Drutsch for S2,630.30. aud the other for
Sl1, G23. 90 in favor Of n - Deutseh.
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The Daily Globe

can he found on sale every morning at the FOL
lowing news stands:
The West HOTEL the Union Depot. Mic
olet Hoase news stand, st. James Hotel
news stand, ]. W. Ayers, South Third stree
between Nicolet and Hennepins avenue, W. z.
Gerrish, COZ South Washington avenue, w. II.
Stickney, 5l7 Cedar avenue. Geo. A.
Morse, 206 Central avenue, E. A
Taylor, 22S Hennepin avenue, C. r
Murphy, sO6 Hennepin avenue, H Hoeaner
1921 Washington avenue north, and Hedderly &
Co., 55 Central avenue.
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Signed. sealed and
In { PreseLce Of -
EDJAR 5. bal TOL,
L. VERNON BRI00s
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Signed sealed and Z
In tie presence Of
Z. L. HERsEY.
AJL CORES.
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SAMUEL r. PAYsoS, lSeal.l ]
GCsTAvus F. DAVIS tSeal.l
delivered by O. E Davis.
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Signed. sealed and
In the presence Of
G I. WILLIS,
". 3. BEND.
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EZRA FARTNswoRrH, Iseal. J
JOHS s. FOGG. Seal. |
FRAScIs A. OSBORN. (Seal. !
delivered b L. F. Herssy.
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JoHN B. BACON, TSeal. J
WE. II. HuATS. lSeal.
ALruEUs B STIcKNEY. (Seal. J
delivered by Samuel r. Pay son.
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St. Paul Proper.
Bazille's Addition.

MAgOfEn s sreckeurldge's Addition.
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co. G.
w. II. Hayes, Minneapolis.

co. I.
w. L. Silyis, Newport.
co. X.
Mike Smith, Minneapolis; Henry Yeutscb
Single Lake; L. d. Brown, Minneapolis
David Bies, Crystal Lake; B. W. Brunsou
-. Paul; John RUM, Minneapolis; Philil
Gross, West st. Paul; John Downs, Iii
Park avenue, Minneapolis; f. G.. Rogers
box 425, st. Paul; John Kramer, Mime
apolis.
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c. T. wELLES,
Notary Public.
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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY or ST. PAUL. Mimi. December =, 1884.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-05
THE BRAVE EIGHTH.
First Annual Reunion Of the Old
Eighth Regiment. Minnesota
Volunteers.
A Large Gathering and an Exceedingly
Happy Time-Banquet at the
West Hotel.
Lauren Armsby. the Patriarchial Chaplain
The Recipient of a Handsome TestI-
monial Of Regards.

The remaining members Of the old Eighth
Minnesota regiment, vo;un teers, who served
their eountry's cause in the rebellion, par
dcipated in the first annual reunion In this
city. Most Of the old veterans were accom-
panied by their wives.
The business session was held
in Market hall and the ban
quet was held at the West,
which fact il all that is necessary 10 con-
mend the character OF the report.
at first il had been decided to hold the re-
union on the 9Th. which is the anniversary
o. tue battle OF Mnrfreesboro, iu which the
valiant Eighth faced Hoods formidable
army and captured two guns, and compelling
the enemy 10 evacuate their works. II that
desperate struggle the Eighth regiment
lost ninety-eve men out Of the 600. But the
7tn being sunday, the date was changed 10
the 4th. The addresses Of many of the
survivors are unknown 10 the officers NJ the
regiment, and consequently were npt in-
vited. Hence the attendance Was not so
large as It would have been otherwise, yet It
was quite large, as viii be observed by per
using the following:
LIST OF MEMBERS PRESENT.
G. \. Camp, Min neapolls, major.
d.. J. II. Murphy, ST. Paul, surgeon.
Lauren Armsby, Council Grove, Kansas,
chaplain.
co. A.
Captain N. Q. Butterield, Anoka: " p
Ivrs, let serg't, e.. A, Minneapolis; T. d.
Mason, AnOka; c. <. Mclaughlin, Anoka /;
Gilbert ClOugh, 42S Fourth avenue south
east. Minneapolis; T. ". Morton, Lieut. ~
Y. Bean. J. II. Cook, F. /. Bird, AnOka /;
Matthias Smith, Cambridge; A. II. Brown,
Red Wing; John Hunter. George VI. small,
Orange Snow, James Sheppard (colored),
Thomas Lee, 81 Of Anoka; OlAf Eastlund,
lsanti; j. c. Stle. Elk River; Z. ". Pratt,
Anoka, {. II. Hancock, Minneapolis; John
Cooper, st. Cloud; George A. Clark, A. A.
Merrill, AuOka.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-19
watchtel $ Kindness.

The latest story of Wachtel, the
great tenor, is that about 4 twelve
month since he purchased some tri-
fling article in a small art store
and ordered it sent to his residence.
Your address please" f." said tn e
little old woman in charge.
"Theodare Wachtel, No. -,
strasse."
What, are you the great singer
Wachtel ?"
Yes. Haven't you ever heard me
sing p
NO; but l have always wanted
to-
How long have you lived ia Ber-
lin ?" asked Wachtel.
"Sixty-fve years" she replied.
And never heard me sing? How
does that happen?"
well, in the first place, / have
my business to attend to; and then
"Then--what ?"
"Then the tickets always cost so
much p
is that all. Then | will send you
some tickets for tomorrow evening,
as | sing at Krolls in the "Postil-
ion"
The tickets were sent and the little
old woman went to hear the great
Wachtel for the first time.
A few days later he again visited
the little shop.
well, | saw you at the theater
Wednesday evening"" was her greet
ing.
you sat in the fourth row in the
parquette, directly in front of the
stage.
She replied with rapturous ex-
preston of thankfulness and pleas
ure that was probably one OF the
proudest moments of the artists life.
Before his magnificent voice was dis
covered and while he was still driv-
ing dre.chke in Hamburg, Wach-
tel was married and became the
father of two children, if not more.
His wife kept a huckster stall at
the market, but when he began to
rise as a singer, they separated by
mutual agreement, as it was evident
to both that she was not the woman
to ado-n his new position. The boys
staid with her thereafter. One of
them is Ferdinand Wachtel, the
young tenor now singing in the
Leipzig opera, and of whom the elder
Wachtsl is very jealous.
Theodore Wachtel was married
again and most happily. They have
several children, and live near, or
on, Belle Alliance Plaza, in Berlin.
His greatest success, The Postill-
ion" was written especially for him,
and is partly his own history. or, at
least, strongly resembles his own
life, and was so intended by the
author.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-19

Their regret. would not have avail
e6 much, however, if they had sue
cseded in their purpose. They gave
each of the children ten acres of
land they gave Ted sixty-fve, and
me, whom they considered very
plucky, $50 acres. l felt rich enough
and time has made IL very valuable
land. The man on guard was the
warmest admirer. He thought Ted
Shep and | wonders of courage. He
said when | came down on the
bridge with the open knife, he
thought his last hour had come.
Gill Mead committed suicide not
long after this. He was always
queer. No one ever knew that Yik
Kee set the stack afire. l tell you
Jack rewarded the .faithful-gave
him a good farm. taught him to work
it, and built him a house. The fun
niest thing was Yik Kee had a wife
and three queer little children in
China, and Jack sent for them. Yik
Kee and his family are as happy as
can be The children play with
Jacks (he has twelve now,) and get
along finely together.
In 1875 | married Harry White,
which, | suppose, was foreseen from
the beginning-at least Jack says
anybody could have seen it. The
most serene and satisfied face at the
wedding was the Celestial's. In nay
inner consciousness, notwithstand-
ing he is heather Chinee," | have
the conviction that as great a hero
as is seen in modern times is the
man of few werds-Yik Kee.
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Excuses for Bankruptcy

One day three or four weeks ago
a retail grocer over in jersey sat down
with hi: clerk one evening, and
said:
James, owe New York house.
over $4,000,
Yes, sir"
We have $1,000 in cash in the
safe, the stock is all run down, and
this would be the time to fail in bus
mess.
1t certainly would"
But | want a reasonable apollo
gy to give my creditors when they
come down on US for explanations.
See if you can't think of something
tonight and let me know in the
morning"
The clerk promised, and the gro
Ger wheeled a chest of tea and bag
of coffes home as beginning. Next
morning when he appeared at the
store the safe was open, the cash
gone, and in the desk was a note
from the clerk reading
| have taken the $1,000 and am
prepared to skip. 1t will be the
best excuse in the world for your
failing so Hat that creditors cannot
realize two cents on the dollar
VAL Street Nsl1s.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-19
Grape Culture.

A remarkable illustration of what
may be done with ten acres of land
only has been furnished by a fruit
PLANTER named Dillon, of Woodland,
California. Six years ago he planted
five acres with Muschtel grapes, since
which he has added two more acres.
He has also planted one acre with
prunes, nectarines and peaches.
From the five acres first mentioned
his gross returns last year were 81,
200. Last year he planted three
fourths of an acre of beets which
yielded 80 tons. By the aid of these,
and little bran or shorts, he kept a
span of horses and two cows seven
months, besides which he sold $50
worth of beets. One of the cows
yielded from ten to eleven pounds of
butter per week besides the milk
which the planters small family
used.
By the side of his fencing Dillon
further planted twenty walnut trees,
whichihave borne fruit for two years.
From the wood cut from these
trees last year in the trimmings he
made a little over three cords of
stove wood. Gum trees planted six
years ago, and some of them twelve
inches in diameter, will make when
cut into wood from one-fourth to
one-half a cord of wood per tree. In
the condition in which he now has
his fruits and vines, this enterpris-
ing grower on a small scale states
that he can make living for him
self and family, and lay by from
$500 to 81 900 annually. His fami-
ly consists of himself, wife, and one
child.
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ANOTHER LEAP-YEAR DIfTY

Miss Susan Aramantha Sears
Did love and WOO eoihely lad.
But all despite her plants and tears.
y most distressing time she had
She did not suit her lovers dad.
The old man locked his lovely boy
Within a dark and lonesome room
Which did the gentle youth annoy
And plunged his soulindismal gloom
Likewise retard Miss Sears's boom.
The old man bought pair of shoes,
Which by the gods of war, he swore
He would for dreadful purpose use
If ere again as heretofore,
The girl hung round his mansion door
But late one night Miss Susan crept
In through the gateway undismayed,
And while the father soundly slept
Beneath her lovers window played
And sang a dulcet serenade.
And as she sweetly played and sang
She had no thought of harm, l ween;
When 10 from out the darkness sprang
Unbidden to the festive scene,
A bulldog of ferocious mein
The sight of that ferocious brute
Made Aramantha Sears turn pale,
She, shrieking, fed he gave pursuit
The fence, a leap. growl. wall
But why prolong this piteous tale?
Yet, to relieve you of suspense,
Wen say, mid sympathetic tears,
That, tho she nimbly cleared the fence,
Miss Susan Aramantha Sears
Without a hustle ROW appears.
Huntington Hdrkege.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-19
Kilkenny Cats.

The story has been so long current
that it has become a proverb-"a;
quarrelsOme as the Kilkenny cats -
two OF the cats in which city are as
serted to have fought go long and so
furiously that naught was found of
them but two tails. The correct
version OF this saying is this: Dur
ing the rebellion which occurred IN
Ireland in 179S, Kilkenny was gar
risoned by a regiment OF Hesslan
soldiers, whose custom it was to tie
together, in one of their barrack
rooms, two cats by their respective
tails. and then throw them face to
face across a line generally used for
driving clothes. The cats naturally
became infuriated and scratched
each other in the abdomen until
death ensued to one or both of them.
The officers were made acquainted
with the barbarous acts of cruelty,
and resolved to put an end to them.
For this purpose an officer was or
dersd to inspect each barrack-room
daily and report its State. The sol
diers, determined not to lose the
daily torture of the cats, generally
one of their comrads to
watch the approach Of their officer.
On one occasion he neglected his
duty, and the officer was heard as
cending the stairs while the cats
were undergoing their customary
torture. Ono of the troopers seized
a sword from the arm-rack, and with
a single blow divided the tails of the
cats. Ths cats escaped through the
open windows of the room, which
was entered instantly afterward by
the officer. who inquired what was
the cause of the bleeding eats tails
being suspended on the line, and
was told in reply that two cats had
been fighting in the room; that it
was found impossible to separate
them, and they fought so desperate
that they had devoured each other
lp, with the exception of their two
tails"