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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-11
AND COMPREHENSIVE.

Richmond, Va, Jan. l, 1893.
rT- he special partnership heretofore
conducted VI der the firm name of :. J.
PINSWANGER having expired by limita>
ton is this day dissolved. ..,.,
~ :. j. BTNSWANGER,
taS6t A. EICHEI.
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y DOLLARS

DIR. COATES WILL TREAT ALL
THOSE WHO MAY APPLY FOR
TREATMENT AT THE LOW RATE OF
FIVE DOLLARS PER MONTH, AND
WILL FURNISH ALL MEDICINES
FREE. CONSULTATION FREE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-11

DIR. L. PEARCE COATES.
7OS east Franklin street. Richmond. Va.
Office hours: A. NJ to s T. NJ Sum
days. TO u NJ.
SPECIALTIES - CATARRH. Nose,
Throat. Ear and Chest. Consultation at
office or by mail free. Medicines fur
njshed. If you live at a distance send
for symptom blank.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-11
ONCE Of City Water Works,
M AtD D...a

- NO. VIZ broad street,
Richmond Va. Jan. o. 1892.
N Office TO WATER-TAKERS IN THE
~ THIRD DlSTRICT. Where Nils rema,n
unpaid JANUARY 18th the water viii he
shut on CHARLES H. BOILING.
Ja io-t superintendent
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-11

EARMYlLLE AND POWHATAN RAIL-
Il ROAD.
GENERAL OFFICE 103 EAST MAIN
STREET.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT DEC. 90 1892
LEAVE RICHMOND.
i2:Zo X. NJ, via Atlantic Coast Line for
FARNYH.LE and all points
west OF CHESTER
l2:4o T. NJ, via Richmond and Danyile for
FARMYILLE and all points
west Of MOSELEY.
OBS A. NJ, via Atlantic Coast Line for
Ochre and Bermuda.
ARRIVE RICHMOND.
6:45 A. NJ, via Richmond and Danyius
frem FARMYHIE and ali
points west OF MOSELEY.
1880 A NJ. via Atlantic Coast Line from
FARMVILLE and all points
west Of CHESTER
2:ls z. NJ, via Atlantic Coast Line from
Bermuda and Ochre.
All trains daily except Sunday.
Tickets on sale and baggage checked
through at 9O1 Main street, Richmond ana
panvtue depot aud Richmond and Peers.
burg depot
r. T. WILSON,
General Passenger Agent.
JAMES r. WERTH General Manager
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V--uiAIA slEAMpVAI LOs4. AL
JANIS XIV rn LINE Tor the seashore'
cheapest and moss pleasant route 10 Nor
folk, Portsmouth,, Newport news, care
mont and james river landings. Connec-
tons: At NEWPORT NEWS aud NORFOLK
for OLD POINT. HAMPTON and
smishheldhi . xaa Washinsten. p e. bait
river by daylight. Great tourist line.
jamestown, Dutch Gap and war scepery.
Rates less than half charged BY raj hars
90 Portsmouth and Norfolk. $50; ~
s mound e very oS SfSGHS-e& ssf ara
DiREcTLY TO sTEAMER's HARP for
above named places. Through tickets 90
No. Dol Main street. Baggage cheeked
through. State-rooms engaged for DAY o'
fREIGHT-Frelght received daily for
DINA; also for Eastern Shore OF Virxinis
and all regular landings on the James ano
Rappahannock rivers. at LOWEST kATES
and through bills issued,
w. McCARRICK. Vice-Presdent.
No. lil7 Main street and Rocketts
Irwin weisiger. Freight and Passenger >gene
ID HiLADELrnlA, htTnstv,l,,tt M
Appointed sailing days every tSnSpuAst
rna l,.abAA al , 4. and every seSoAs
nj o A. Al Freight for TUESDAY any ftf
davis steamers received until sauink noetS
For Sundays steamer TIL !: ~ saturau
freight received daily I'LL Z. A.
sas Nfsnss 'a'o. w Mct'XRnlVk.
General Southern Agent
Once. koeksseA
w CLYDE 4 CO.
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Commissioners Office,
Innll and frnrfk cfrnntc

Bank and Tenth streets,
Richmond. Va. Dec. q, 1924
The parties TO the above cause are no
titled that I have fixed on my office, as
above, as the place. and January q.
1893, at 10 A. NJ, as the time for making
the inquiries directed by the decree, OF
which the above is copy, at which
time and place they must attend, and do
what may be necessary 10 protect their
rights in the premises.
b. RAND. WEXFORD,
Commissioner in Chancery.
Sol. Cutchins. o. d.
Minor & Daniel, D. q. de2s-w-4t
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RAILROADS.
N = 4 /: w HaItak;HsstsrnR

~ EFFECT JAN. 1. 1893.
LEAVE kiyuNOND DAILY.
BYRD. STREET STATION.
EoKk Ok vEsrIBuff.ED
LIMITED. Arrive Norfolk ii IS
A. N Stops only at Peters
burg, Wayerly and Suffolk.
A. d., for LynchDurg, Roanoke and
intermedI itc Stations. No cca-
nection beyond Roanoke.
i. NJ, For Roanoke, hadTOfd, I'ulasH
Bristol and all points South and
Yves, via the East Tennesses
Virginia aud Georgia rallrrai
Also for Bluereld, Ohio erten-
sion. Leave Bigeaeld 1.iU A.
NJ. daily for kenoga. Colufa.
bus tObio) and the IVES,
faflor car Petersburg 10 KOa.
noke, ana Pullman sleeper lsOa.
nOke 20 Memphis via KBoxyllls
and Chattanooga. and through
burg.
P. NJ, Dap for Suffolk. Norfolk and
intermediate stations: arrives A,
Norfolk at 6:l5 T.. M.
7. NJ, Arrives at Norfolk az 900 PM
:. NJ, For Roanoke. RadfOrd. PulasH
Bristol. Connects al Roanoks
7:25 A.. NJ. with Washingtoo
aud Chattanooga IImlted'
pullman Sleepers Roanoke 10
Nashville, Memphis AMI New
Orleans. Dining Car Al.
toched, Also for Bluensid. r..
cahontas, Elkhorn ana stat,ou,
On 'iinch Valley division Also
fcr Louisville and stations on
a. and y, railroad Via Norton
Also for Rocky Mount ana aii
stations ON Winston salem dlTi
,ion. Pullman palace sleene,
tetween Richmond and Lvneh.
Onrg. Berths ready for o@c,.
paucy az 900 =. ". Also PM
Han sleeper Peters burg 10
louisville via Merton.
ns arrlve Richmond from Lynchhurf
lSs W. VS. ,ia,ly At $50 A. NJ. 2.i5 =
q SW =; n from Norfolk and ,ts
~ 1890 4. VI. 2.15 y. NJ. and yFs
LED LIMITED go +. NJ.
X w. COURTNEY.
Passenger Agent
W. y. BEYuI.
49,, os General Passenger Agen.
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Eastern Lunatic Asylum,
Stewards Office, JAM, 1898.
The undersigned will. until IL o'clock Nj.
Of WEDNESDAY,. January is, 1893. re-
ceive SEALED PROPOSALS for fur-
nishing this institution with the following
for the ensuing quarter. beginning Jan
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n O,fMIssIONER's AUCTION SALE OF
~ NICE BRICK DWELLING, NO. lZOo
WEST MAIN STREET.
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STEAM BOATS

~ LID DOMINION STEAAIs444. ,JA.
" PANY.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-16
The Nameless City.
st. Louis ReptbHc.

st. Louis Republic.
Not few Of the old writer's on his
torical and geographical oddities refer
to Rome as the "Name!ess City" and
mention the curious fact that at one
time ii was inviting the death penalty
to pronounce its "ancient and myste-
rious name" The Greek form OF that
ancient nare Is Rome. just as We pro
nounce it today, and was first used
by either Aristotle or Theoprastus. the
various authorities differing somewhat
on that immaterial point. The mys-
terious name a it would he pronounc-
ed in English : believed to have been
Valentia Doctor Doran, writingon this
curiosity Of nomenclature, says
They, che common and local names
are all inferior to the one sacred and
rroverbial name which belonged to
Rome. IL the secret quail
fying name Of the ancient city. z-#a-
ideas find expression in one mysterious
word-that word is yalentia." The
Cabbalists tell Us that Jerusalem bad
sacred name known to but few d
the high priests, ana the RabbiS aver
that God himself has an incommuni
cable name which would be ra-l
enough to pronounce 1t
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-16
- >~>~~ -
IN Debt
an inch.

A man who attempted to raise some
money on subscription paper for a
necessary church out West relates his
experience a. follows
The first man ! went to said he
was very sorry, but the fact was he was
50 involved in his business that he
couldn't give anything at the present
time Very sorry indeed, but man
in debt as he was, owed his first duty
to his creditors.
He was smoking an expensive cigar
and before | left the store he bought
of peddlar who came in, pair Of ex-
pensive Rocky Mountain cuff buttons.
The next man | went to was a
Young clerk in a banking establish
ment He read the paper over, ack
nowledged that the church was very
greatly needed, but said that he was
owing for his board, was badly in debt
otherwise, and did not see how he
could give anything.
THAT afternoon as ! went by the
baseball grounds | saw this young
man pay fifty cents at the entrance to
90 in, and saw him mount the grand
stand where special seats were sold for
quarter Of dollar.
The third man to whom | present.
ed the paper was farmer living near
the town He also was sorry, but
times were hard, his crops bad been
a partial failure. the mortgage ON his
farm was q heavy load, the interest
was coming due, and he really couldn't
see his way clear to give 10 the church,
although he freely acknowledge it was
lust what the town needed.
"A week from that time | saw the
same farmer drive into town with his
entire family, and 90 to the circus, al
ternoon and night. at an expense Of
at least four dollars
The Bible says: Judge not that
We be not Judged but it also says, by
their fruit We shall know them And
| really could not help thinking that
the devil could use that old excuse, in
debt to splendid advantage especially
when he bad selfish man to help
him."
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-16
How to Succeed.
Selectcd.

Selectcd.
Twenty clerks in a store, twenty ap-
prentices in shipyard, twenty young
men in q village-all want to get along
in the world, and expect to do SO. One
of the clerks VIII become a partner
and make fortune one of the COM
come all influential citizen one OF the
Young villagers will get a handsome
farm, and live like Il patrlarch-but
which one is the lucky individual? 4?
Lucky? There is no luck about it.
The thing rs almost as certain as the
rule Of three The Young fellow who
will distance his competitors is he who
masters his business. who preserves his
integrity who lives cleanly and purely.
who deyotes his leisure to the acquisi-
ton Of knowledge. who gains friends
by deserving them. and who saves
spare money. There are some ways to
fortune shorter than this old dusty
highway but the staunch men of the
community. the man who achieves
something really worth having-goOd
name. serene old age-goes in this
hard dusty road.
Keen strict account Of both profits
and expenses; be careful 10 keep the
first in advance Of the last until the
point of irdenendence is reached. and
YOU will most certainly avoid the
dreadful fate heretofore so common
to nine-tenths Of the foolish voyagerS
upon the uncertain sea of business.
Let vpur industry never grow weary
keep Your faithful servant, economy.
ever on guard. and, should no unfor-
seen disaster oyerVhelm you, your
VOYAGE will most surely be q success
full one.
49,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-16
Why a Wife Changes her Name.
PhiI0delphi0 Tinaas.

Philodelphio Times.
1t is said that the practice Of the
wife assuming the husbands name at
marriage originated from Roman Gus
tom and became the common custom
after the Roman occupation. Thus
Julia and Octavia, married to Pompey
and Cicero. were called by the Romans
Julia of Pompey and Octavia of Cicero,
and in later times married women in
most European countries signed their
names in the same manner, but omit
ted the "of." Against this view may
be mentioned that, during the sixteenth
AID even in the beginning Of the sew
enteenth century the usage seems doubt
full. since we find Catharine Parr so
signing herself that after she had been
twice married, and we always hear of
Lady Jane Gray (not Dudley and Ara
bella Stuart (not Seymour). Some per
sons think that the custom originated
from the Scriptual teaching that hus-
band and wife are one It was decided
in the case of Bon vs.. Smith, in the
reign of Elizabeth, that woman by
marriage loses her former name and le-
pallu receives the name Of her husband.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-16
RESOLU TiONS

RoGHots Nerv
Whereas. j, ha- pleased the clsa
Creator 10 remove from our society,"
our fellow members Richard II smith
W II. shields II. ] Fole and " w
Han. who served the organization ~
our Association have been is most
Jealous and faithful workers Now.
therefore rsSoltei.
/ That while We bow - the decree.
yet we appreciate the fullnesS of the
los we have sustained
, That our community has deeply
felt the hereayement-.
3 That Our society will cherish
their memory and in ernulating their
virtues viii set examples worthy to he
followed
4. That these resolutions he spread
upon the minutes Of our Society
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-16
How TO Crm An SKIS ptp~r.."

simply apply "Swa>uct Ointment "
No internal medicine Required Cures
letter. eczema, itch am criptim- GA
the face hand- Nose. Ac leaving the
skin clear. white and hoAt.v - great
healing and curative powers ar po>-
~c>-cd bN mo- other cmelt An Your
druggist for ~wasur'- Ointment.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-16

Il. II. Smith. Esq. was the fir,
president Of our Society, al it- organi
zation 81 years ago. and from then On
to the end, he labOred. at all times
for It's success, and in thus laborinl
he served the best material interest oi
our people, Mr.. Smith came down
from a by gone generation, represent
inc and typifying the highest civil
cation of the anti -bellum days And
in his day, his walk in life. was filled
with charitable deeds. and kindly feel
ings to friends and neighbors.
w. II. Shields was our first Vice
President and held this position to the
date of his death. IN doing all thing
for our organization, Capt. Shields was
untiring, and by works and example
helped to make success. To him
our annual reunions were days OF
pleasure. T. each and all he was gen
ial and pleasant, making his duties in
his various departments a pleasure tc
all having association with him.
Mr.. Pope was one Of our Vice Prcei-
dents from 1868 and his especial de
partment was always the special pie :
ure Of visitors. He was the soH' ol
honor. no man who knew him eyes
asked further evidence Of any fact than
his statement that it was 50. In his
department. that Of racing. no jocky
vcntured upon any sharp practice
His stern Reputation of trickcry, awed
this usually lawless class, into propElety.
1t will be long before his place can bc
supplied. His death was a calamity
to community and county alike.
Mr.. Hall was for many years the
Secretary Of the Society and gave to IT.
advancement bis highest energies.
Genial. affable, courteous to all he wa
especially fitted for the position which
he to faithfully-fll and all who came
in contact with him were made to fee
an increased interest in the exhibitions
which have so long been the looked
for annual coming together OF our peo-
pile He was attentive in the discharge
of his duties, accurate in detail, pains
taking. and he brought to his work al
ea1nestness which always left its i'm
press. His life should be emulatec
and his death depIored.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-16
VOL. TX.
Written for Tug DEMoCRAT.1
SIGHTSEEING IN RICHMOND, VA.
A FACTORY.

There's a factory in Rich,r nd,
! Where its very, yery
! '-Tis a pu1-
| For the heat is so terrific
From the furnace and the sun.
That / fear e'en Sheol's warmth is
| By that heat Outdone
| was told the other morning,
If cared to look around,
That many things Of interest
In it's precincts would be found
| SO | went-first to the Office
Saw the manager himself,
Looking very much like preacher,
With his feet upon a shelf
He was clad in glossy broadcloth,
With a ncck-tie, white az snow,
And his bright shirt-front reflected,
His complexion rosy glow.
He was pleasant, thO'-he told me
''He was rather busy now"
And wiped about quart of
Perspiration from his brow
Next we saw a charming damsel,
Who doth keep the factory books;
She's as sweet as cream and peaches,
could tell that from her looks;
And her smile was something heavenly
When she ''hOped 'twOuld turn cool,
Seating me in state beside her,
On little wooden stool.
Oh, that girl is just "a daisy"
She's as bonnie as a rose
From her little plated shoe heels,
To her wee tip-tilted nose.
Then we left those lower regions
Other mysteries" to explore,
Climbing up narrow stairway
TIL we reached the ''tony" floor.
That's room ruled by foreman
With magistrate behind him,
To help enforce those rules, wherein,
The girls refuse to mind him.
There a host Of busy workers,
Find daily occupation,
Making colored shirts and drawers,
For the lords of creation.
And they said, & thought t shocking
Whenever they can spare 'em,
They send garments to the heathens,
Who don't know how to wear 'em.
That in Africa's balmy climate,
You may see the ladies dressed
With the drawers about their shoulders
And the legs crossed on their breasts
tI1r OBJ Thousand
OF these garments every day,
But the labor is gigantic.
For such very slender pay
Still the girls seemed well contented.
You may hear one sing hymn,
While another cries Dog gone it -
Oh where's that idiot jim ?
When another girl sings sadly.
Pm Tramp Lord, very poor"
Then consiens her nearest neighbor
To the wilds for evermOre.
Do not think that she is angry,
Tho the words he tersely spoken,
They mean her belt has slackened,
Or, perchance her needles broken.
Well, saw them make the garments,
Button-holes and buttons too;
Saw them pressed, and put in boxes,
SO I've seen the business through.
/ had never seen factory
Or place like that before,
And l found it stored with wonders,
From the skylight to the floor.
When | saw the mighty furnace,
When I heard the whistle scream
Saw the wOndrOus operations
That are carried on by steam.
When | saw the "cuttcr' cutting
Piles of fabrics thick and thin,
With his shirt back gaping open
Till | saw his naked skin.
When l saw that busy foreman,
(Clad in pants, shirt and gauze,
With a 'kerchief for a collar.)
Examining the drawers.
N'heI, SaN-Gh. we'll. III filish.
But m sure with me you'll say.
That Il iactorN's full oi wonders.
Turn whatever way YOU may.
Il. f. T. Eobinson
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-16
>rA---~c --.--r~c

\ hln~tau ~. F-ess GA ten act,s
NJ J " Grainecr ras-.>5 ever TO- t.s--
rel, u 'all crop lF>h po.ato.--. They
arc fine. large one- Thi. Weld tcaf.
any vc have heard ~ ior fsn II s..
yer, profitable crop Mr. GrA8necr
la sold some of them ~ $500 I-.- tsr.
rel Not half A. much fertilizer Is. u-,,d
on fall potatoes "a j. n-,sl on the spring
crop
Lumbertan RobesoAioss Goy, Carr
ma signed tic order which dctachc-
the Old Fayetteville Light Infantry
from the state Guard Al the corre.
pondence and legal cnactncnt- In rc
gard To il are published ou supplement-
ia last weeks Fayetteville Otsfrr,r
This company. which j. over n century
old, declined Ia discard it, gray uniform
hence the action of the Logi,lUturc
The correspondence makes a good show
ing for F.II.I.
Wilson Idraace On Friday morn
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with a char post The solicitor DIRE"
Il olii against w III Moore ana he wac
tried and convicted, and IN. coniine-
ment in Jail prolonged till Decemhcr
10th.
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-16
H0W's
Your Liver7

l. the Oriental .aln;a,itn,
knowing that goui health
cannot exist without q
healthy Liver. Whom ihs
Liver Is torpid the Bow
e. are sluggish ani con-
st.patci, tho food les
IN thc stomach unli-
frs;el, poi oning tho
l!ool; frequent hca,lachr
onsaes; a feeling of lasai-
i-dc, dependency and
nervousness indicate how
the whole system il de-
ranged. Simmons Liver
Regulator has hecn tho
means ot restoring moro
Tcop'c - health ami
Happiness ~ giving them
Il healthy Liver than any
agency known on earth.
IL acts with eNtraor-
dinar} power and illcac3.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-16

English SPAWN Iu.mout removes
al Hand. S1lt ~ Callou-ed lumr- md
and Clemi-hcs ffmm honc Blood
spawn -urhs. ~pluut- ~nrnncv. Ring
worm tihes. ~pain- anf swollen
Through Cough vie ~te 30 rs
use of one bottle Nauartrd the
most voudiul Bicm.tp CUE" ever
known. sod b. + r Whitehead &
Co. Druggist. scotland Ncet \
10 Is
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-16

Nice Iot & mourning writing pa
per-" at this Office, cheap.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-16

Itch ON human and bora"a anG al
animals cured in 80 minute IS WD,l-
ford'- Sanitary Lotion Til never
fails. Sold by l. T Whitehead & 60.
Druggist. scotland Neck y G.
II - Is.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-16

Old Newspapers for sale at this Office.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-16

There's factory in Ricl'o nd,
Where its very, very
'Tis pu1-
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-16

For the heat is so terrific
From the furnace and the sun,
That fear e'en Sheol's warmth is
By that heat Outdone.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-22
Buddha Avenged Himself.

A curious story is told of white ele-
plant once shown in circus at Bang
kok. The circus belonged to an English
man named Wilson. He advertised bold
ly in the sacred city Of Bangkok that he
had real white elephant in his show.
His tent was crowded to sufocation, and
sure enough the elephant which ap-
peared was snow white. 1t had been
whitewashed, and the clown made great
fun out of rubbing himself against it
and bringing the white off on his clothes.
Tt is easy to imagine how outraged the
Siamese felt, and European residents
feared that he would be lynched. but
the Sia1nese loftily remarked that Bud
sha would avenge himself-that man
and elephant were to die, and when the
elephant died at sea a few days after
ward and the proprietor was carried off
by dysentery as soon as he landed at
Singapore, they were justified of faith
exultingly.-London Tit-Bits.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-22
THE CRIMINAL EYE.

Frequently an Aid to the Detective I'm
Following Cases.
Eyes are the most certain revealers of
the criminal nature. Many an expert
detective tells criminal by just one
glance-not at him, but from him. The
criminal eye varies greatly in setting,
but not 30 much in color. Sometimes it
is deeply placedin the head, as if it tried
to hide, fearing the result Of it's own in
voluntary revelations Sometimes it is
bulgy, protrusive like a frogs and heavy
hdded. Such eyes. taken in connection
with some Other signs, denote treachery,
lechery, loquacity, mendacity and gen
eral cruelty, with just enough cowardice
to prevent the criminal from doing muir
der except insidiously or through others.
Of the criminal eye there are many re-
markable anecdotes. The murderer
Francesconi had little about him to in
dictate the ferocity that ambushed in his
breast. His forehead was high and
smooth; his beard was plentiful. To
most people he rendered himself rather
companionable by certain cheap face
tiousness that often masquerades as wit,
and on account DE this social quality
Francesconi's conpeit was tolerated, and
his huge egotism' did not have its full
chance to repel people.
But years before his crime young
girl-afterward the Countess della Roc
ca-who had never left home and who
lacked experience Of life, recoiled from
him violently when introduced and re-
fused to endure his presence. When
questioned why she behaved thus to-
ward one who stood SO high socially, she
answered, 'If that man has not already
murdered people, he will do So" This
girlish prophecy very soon came true,
and when Lombroso inquired by what
sign she had foretold she replied: ''The
eyes. saw him in his eyes. Henry
Austin in Donahoe's Magazine.