Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-13
4 Martyr i'm the Arena.

A martyr stood calmly in the arena, wait
Ing for the guards ~ call the hon in TO DIM
ner when Com loiu'. the emp ,rUr, touched
with COMPASSION fitted an arrow TO his gun,
reInarkius to the prisoner that If n would
just turn "A little Sideways he would PIT out
both his ewes - that he could not see the
lion come in.
There is one eye, sir, about me. sad the
martyr, calmly, that YOU cant shoe. out
that will improve after | am lead
And what is that eye. SIR demanded
the emperor. with lofty scoru.
Fertile hoarsely replied the martyr,
holding his handkerchief over hiS face u
conceal his emotion
\ choking sob went murmuring ali around
that immense throng. like dog trying &c
get into a smokehOuse, AMI The riry sanis Of
the arena were bathed IN tie tcc:.S of the
Roman populace. Comno,ius Wa con-
fused that he swallowed the arrow he was
fitting To the bow. The curtain was rang
down. the lights turned up and the audi nee
dismissed AMI the next day tllSt martyr APP
pearei on tie bills aS Engagement extra
or,linary-the leading American hunorist,
impersolator. and lghtnin. change artist.
First night If the Biz !.
4 singular Experiment..
The Fish Culture journal states that the
truth Of the assertion recently made by an
American authority to the effect Tia. brandy
acts as an immediate means uf revivifying
fish On the point Of expiration, has Teen COM
rletely indicated by Mr.. ". Oldham Cham
bars, secretary of the National ri h Culture
ASSOCIATION, who conducted On exf er.ruent IN
the presence of several gentlemen at South
Kensington on the Isl inst Taking two
Prussian carp from the tank of the aqua
rum he deposited them in separate dry cans,
adjoining one WITH blue ribbon To distinguish
it from the other, whicl selected for the
administration OF spurious liquors
After lapse Of four hoarS the fish were
u aced in water. evident gns OF expira-
Il n being APPARENT in both caSe-. \ small
quantity Of braniv AMI wafer was iEen
given TO the carp selected for the imbibi
ton II intoxicating iqusrS through tie
medium of a feather; and nJ ~ 'ner was the
,.>i replaced ia water than it was qu cGly
I, torei to vigor and strength. The carp
ei listed under the banner Of the Blue Rib
lcu league to all appearances died half an
hnur after it, more fortunate as>osiIte. and
was taken out of the water and thrown on
the ground.
About four h puri later however. tho fish
was picked up ty Mr. Chambers, who ob
served il by appearance TO be in rigor merits.
He al operated IN the seemingly mani
mate fish 10y olen II it, mouth and pouring
a dose of brandy an water down its throat
and again putting it in the water. when 10
his astonishmcnt he noticed slight signs Of
animation. For five minutes the unfortunate
object Of the experiment ioated helplessly on
its side when presently, 10 the still greater
amaz.ment Of Mr. Chambers and those who
watched the experiment, j; gradually asserted
itself in the water. and with considerable
effort made Use Of ITS tins-fesbly a. first,
but afte-wari eaergetically. Both the re-
susciatei fishes who show no signs IF their
late prostitution, are now in the tanks as
usual