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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
The prODer WAY to SIT.

A prore. sitting position requires
that the spine shall b. kept straight.
and that the support needed for the
upper part shall he felt in the right
place. Therefore. sit a. far back as
possible in the chair. 20 tina. = & lower
end Of tie spi,e shall be raced against
the back of the seat. If this back is
straight. the shoulders will al-p rest
against it.: if not. they will have no
point Of support. and it will be found
that they do not need II. This posi-
ton makes n stfa upon the lga-
mcn.s of the spine. IT allows Il proper
POSITION Of the shoulders. consequently
of the lungs. stomach and every Othcr
organ Of the. body. Their work i, ear
ricd on naturally and comfortably as
is also the circulation OF the bio d,
which in Il wrong position il seriously
interfercd with.
With the feet resting squareiy upon
the floor. the / and- resting easily upon
the lap. Perfect equilibrium. and c,n
sequentIy perfect rest of the body. is
secured. There is no strain upon any
part of the body: no muscle or organ Is
required to do more than It's own
amount of work. The arms should
never be folded: for that position rot
only causes a strain upon the spin and
all the other evils already referred to.
bu., in addition. places the weight Of
the arms upon the stomach ana dia-
PIN aom. thereby increasing the labor
of digestion and respiration.
Placing the hands behind the back.
if possible, is ii god attitude t. take
occasionally. giving. a. it does. the
fullest expansion OF the whole upper
part Of the body. Halls journal Of
Health
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
ABSg0.}ss Z fEEe:1sk9 PURE
4 Voyage on Il keS.

Captain -. an old r;ycr man. ere
a:ti quite Il senS;.ti Il by tie peculiar-
lt,r If III, c.aft in which be once navi-
gated the Missouri RIVER. He was
quite a sportsman. and on one f his
hunting eNcurs IONS his skin WAS Il 'itn
or got at,rif'. aving him near Il small
town about twcntE miles above MS
home. He di,iiktd 10 walk that dis
tance. and concluded t make a raft
and float down. He dashed r0gtth II
four snail logs five or six feet long in
the form of Il square. laid :! ii &c of
p ask ~rro>s and then placed = uis
cot Il newspaper and. lighting Il pipe.
shovel OF into the stream. Floating
swiftly along he passed III front If IA
negro cabin. The Cd negro stood on
the bank and hailed him:
"Wha's yo' goin'. Cap'n. On dat
I iug:
Coin t, ST. Louis
Coin on ia. kag:"
"Ne,."
"Fo Cord was all the a.: ,ns ed
negro could say. Tne Captain. rather
feet and 1, una that on account Cf his
Wcl1 nj and the water & akeu ,O9dlt on
Of the .n-s they had disappeared be
meath the surface Of the watcr. it:,v ing
II thing but the KEY to show up II W ha:
he was riding. Not at all di>cunccrted.
kowrvtr. he continued his vuy, G. and
arrived u. me i'll satety.-karsa s City
I:f.ir~
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
safety from n Periodic ScOurge.

Do you want to be insured. dw"ller In q ma
larious region, against the periodical scourge
which threatens to all you in the form OF
ch,lls and fever some of the forms OF
miasma- born disease? 1t goes without saying
that you Go. Then. instead OF u-inR quinine
or other alkaloid and mineral drugs, which
merely relieve and are always detrimental to
general health seek aid where 1t is always
forthcoming from the thorough preventive
and reInety. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
which, III regions where malaria is far more
violent and prevalent than it is on this CONT
nent, eradicates it completely from the sys-
tenn. BiliOusness. dyspepsia, cOnstipat Ton.
kidney and nervous complaints. neuralgia. and
rheun! at ism are among the malad!es TO which
The IA iOnal tonic and corrective Is adapted
lhvstclnns everywhere know its genuine
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
German
Syrup

I must say 4 word as 10 tie ef-
fcacy of German Syrup have
used it in my family for Bronchitis,
the result OF Colds, witt, most cx-
Cellcnt SUCCESS. Iliave ta,:cn i: my
self for Throat Troubles. ard have
derived good results tl.clc!rom.
therefore recommend it 70 NV neich-
bors as a., eScellcn. remedy III such
cases. James I. Du:>,te. i:a.ivs-
willie, Va. Beware Of dealers who
offer YOU something Just as good
Always insist o., h~'-ias Eoscl.ee's
German Syrup q
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
- $SA >'Sh' LAW
MiR$iSSippi's swollen Torrent.


The Mississippi rose nine feet. being
forced up by the wind. while the water
from the Gulf was driven over the land
to Il depth of from two to five feet. In
this water the people stood for hours,
their houses being destroyed. until
boats or skiifS could come to their re-
lief. For I; distance of forty miles be-
low Pointe a Ia Hachc. on both sides of
the Mississippi. there is not Il single
house which does not show signs
of the storm, and most of them
are wholly destroyed or rendered unin-
habitablc. The crops are a complete
loss. The country is devot ID mainly
to the raising of rice. oranges. and
early vegetables. Tie rice had been
harvested and packed in stacks ready
to be El!icd. These were swept away
by the storm and the iiCod. and the loss
l. complete. The oranges are :, ~ ppcd
fl, III the trees and have rolled in the
water. in which thcy have laid for,two
days. The garden truck i alEloSt com
pletrly dc~trrAci
Thu damage by the storm, in New
Orleans Mill amount 10 S%,t.tOl. div i'd
ed a. follows: West End. 5000: other
lakeSiLc rc outs. ~.n.OOp: vc>-clmrns
lcVce. S.o.oCu: eli hhuUsc> and vac 1t.
$. o.tti: cal lsirEcS sunk on river. SIS.
Goa: damage IL shipping. $1,000: dam
age 10 fcrccs. tie =. Nul us. etc. 50.
ESQ: markcs ard othc buildings an
railroads. SlOl.Nn: miscellaneous. S:s,,.-
600. Outside Of New Orleans is la" a-
can be estimated the damage will be
5000. goo. making the total losses some
thing over sI.:;,o.hu.
HI, storm left Mobile. Ma. almost a
perfect wreck \: this time the dam
age can only he con jcctured. but ii is
safe to estimate il 1T nearly Sl.Ol0.0oO.
Several deaths are reported. in the
district across the river dwelt twenty
three families. Only enc of these
homes can be see. >taHdiuC. In the
>a.nc region ii is Ger tain that BOO o. 4u,
head of cattle have been lost.
Terrible Fatality in the Marshes.
The damage IL the Lcuisville and
Nashville Railroad il beyond computa-
;itn 1T this time. There arc 500 trees
across the track between Bay Ninc,te
ana Dvas Creek. Il distance Of alb Ii,
ten miles. No trains can get any
farther south than Bay Minet,e. \
rowbc at trip OF the marshes made by
an Associated Press reporter reveals Il
state of d,s lati,n and death that Will
aim st equal that of Il month ago AT
Savannah ard the Sea Islands.
y; every point touched houses were
completely gone. while the upl e. east
ern shore was swept Us If by a western
cyclone. From B.akc}y as far south
east as reports could be had the ma
tiveS report only death and destruc-
ton.
Buried the Dead In T -rnrhes.
When he water receded at Cheniere
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
E.Atr:lriPuNS Matter,

Uncle George Instead # wearin.
diamonds. don't You think it would be
none becoming to pay your tailO-
b lis"
HAIR! But if aid my tailor bills
how could | afford to wcar tiiamol DIS:
And if PEOPLE didn't buy diamonds
what would keep the diamond mer-
Uncle George But you don't pay
for your diamonds. either"
Harry-"Ah. now you are wandering
from the point. Boston n.cript.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
The Romance OF Lady I>aEc. Burton.

Lady Isabel Burton. the widow of Sir
Richard Burton. i said 10 live wholly
in the memory Of hej' husband. to whom
she was deeply devoted. She met him
in a most +, mantle ia -hion at Bou!ognc
when she wa, Il school girl there. hut
they were separated IL mos: ,lnmrdi
atrlN. and il was not until after he had
made his famous yiolll ney 10 Mecca. and
mad then gone to tie (rimca FIR the
war. that he again enc unit red hi.
imam ora'a. this time in LO: don al thc
Botanical Ga .dcns. There they entered
mo Il sort Of understanding. bat before
it could be ratified Sir Richard had
started for the heart Of Africa with
Spoke. and up, II his return ne was sncA
a physical wreck that his young tian-
Gees parents strongly opposed the
match. The mari iaye took place undc:
the auspices of friends. the lani y were
rccOnci ell. and Sir Richard and l. adv
Burton enjoyed thirty years of singu-
larly happy union. working ard tray
cling together. and very appropriately
he constituted her his literary rXtcu-
ff.ix
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
r:ltive

WANTED Statesmen: good pay for honest
worker, beginners taught; 30 new out
fits just reAdy-cOst 1 years time and
thousands Of dollars. but worth all they
cost the finest ever used. We sell direct
through our own statesmen. No middlemen.
No Tree Dealers. STARK BROS NURSERIES
& ORCnANDS Co. Rock port. Ill
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
French Women of EuSinc -.

The Frenchwonan. unlike her Eng
fish sister. has. as Il rule. a Very good
business education. IN the < lnlnun
schools she il taught household book
keeping. and Is given lessons il ptlr-
chasing ard us FIJI expenditure. ~ Il
wife she Is ext ectcd generally Ia help
her husband in his husint : and som =
times she manages Il entirely for him.
In the small ST res >lle acts Is clerk
for him. and in the large" enc, she j.
an equal partner. The Bon Narrht
was made famous by Mime. Bnuc & iul-.
VINO helped her husband to und ana
maintain the establishment and ate =
his death she tool. entire charge of L.
Her system was one Ct 50 much KIND
ness and consideration toward her EN-
ployes that they called Ter "t::c Lady
Of the Bon Marchc." ami locked up Il
her as almost Il saint. There ;.ic many
other large establishments in pari-
managed by women. Mime. t,uUplin.
it is >a!d. invest; al her hu band :
money for him, AMI many of the wives
of artists manage the selling and cX-
hihition Of their husha d> works. at
tend to tie collecting an rayin- #
debts. obtain orders, and call upon
newspaper men. doing al the re e
sarN work to maxi thci' husbands
artistic efforts pruli1;:b be Woman.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
a Great Thing.

1t Is a great thin. for man to get out a
little and come In contact with ot her people
aud see how they live X f. Johnson &
%. Richmond, Va. are giving many
young men u chance to do this and at the
came time to- put money in bank rapidly.
Try them and sec.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
That joyful Feeli"S.

With the cxh larating sense Of renewed
health and strength and internal eli. an
illness. Viii, h fol ows the use of syrup
OF i iys. Is unknown TO the lew who
have not progressed beyond the @ d.
time medicines ard tn, ell, APP lst-
tulr- >Onttim, $ offered but never ac-
copied 10y the we'll III ora ed
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
Frightful Loss Of Life On the
Wind Swept Gulf Coast.
DAMAGE is $5,O00,000
Villages Swept Away and Half
the Population Perish.

narrowing Reports of the Disaster Re
cciv"d from Survivors, Who Are Forced
to Bury the Dead in Trenches without
Ceremony-Dreadful Force of the Wind
and Waves that Took Everything OPP
posing Them-WhOie Families OF tn
furtunat.s Meet Death in Each Others
.Ar.ns.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12

mechanical ATS buildings. TIE con-
tract price of the two structures is
Sl,..5h. The cash contributions to
the fair now amount to Sil".Nn. with
subscriptions If almost S:}tu.uOo more.
Az illustration of the pro, ec;ed manu-
factu,eS building is here presented.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
Healthy Town.

Jc sup. Ga boasts of not having had
q death i'm that town since last Sep
temhcr. The town has Il population
Of over 1909.
FOR weak and inflamed eyes use Dr.
Isaac Thompson's Eye water. 1t is a care
fully prepared physicians prescription.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
Fruitful Ole. Tree,

An apple tree. which j. claimed 10
have = rnc iruit for the lat century
and ii quarter. is still in bearing in an
orchard near I.enoir. y. &.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12

REV. II. J.. CARSON. scotland, OAK saws
Two ho-tles o. Halls Catarrh Cure coInret u
cured M! ii lie girl. eoli by druggists, .,c.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
The Eircfiy'S Light.

Darwin says that the light of the
freely Is caused 10y the slow combustion
Of phosphorus in the system.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
MiO-WlNTER FAIR.

Contracts for the Two Principal Buildings
Awarded.
The &C ntract has been awarded for
the construction of the two principal
buildings for the California mid winter
fair. manufactures and liberal arts and
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
The ISutterHy'S Trunk

Instead Of jaw, the butterfly has IL
curlcd probe scis like that of an clc
Dhant
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12

If drOwsy after u good nights sleep there
is indigeStio ion ana stomach disorder. which
becc hams Pills will cure. IS cents u box.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12

QUEEN VICTORIA has discarded the
check rein. and forbidden its use on
her carriage horses. both a. Il matter
of taste and humanity.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12

MAN never wants anything SO had
as when he Is told he VII have TO fight
Tor ii to get it,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
How to Get Rid of E+IclS

F'lcaS will never touch az epileptic,
and will instantly leave Il dc.d oru> ing
D,I.Stn.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12

Guaranteed to cure Bilious Attacks an,
Constipation. Small Bile Beans
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12

A MANS temper is like fly: 1t is full
grown the moment it appears.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12

THE profane man takes only cur
sorry view of life.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12

To aid Digestion take one >mdU Bile Bean
after eating. "5c. per bottle
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12

PEOPLE devOt ctoO much time look
ing at the clock.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12

Good for children rs we'll as adults. Small
Bile Beans.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
RAILWAYS
~ PILLS.,

rurei, Vte't ti, III. III ana IL liable "a v..'ss
Digestion tem!'i't ah>nlptlptt riiu a"2l;ttG i,
la!.tN. fur tn car, at ..;f, II the ~ ma. h.
Liver EpWt4> Kidneys HlaGtrr \riNpts ta>., AstaI
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
LOSS OF APPETITE.
SICK HEADACHE,
INDIGESTION,
DIZZY FEELINGS,
FEMALE ff11i / D COMPLAINTS,
BILIOUSNESS,
DYSPEPSIA.

IEEFET pttiESTioN will he accom- pliShesf by
taking lddMa, spills Rv their ANTI Bal 1tlS prop
critics they stimulate the liver the >.,rfi, "
the bile ai IT. discharge throuEn the biliar, dfH
These pals IN doses o om two To fonr Will quickly
regulate. the ton OF liver and the pat lent
from these disorders. tn.- tive II Railway IN lie
tax. daily by those subject Ia bilious pains and
tnrpiditN 81 the liver viii keep -
and secure h-.ithN digestion.
Prirr. a5r per box Sold 10y all druHSis
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
OUR LiNE Or
NEWSPAPER HEADING TYPE

Is the largest to be found in .hc West. anu We
make specially OF furnishing Headings Tor An
classes OF publications. Specimen books show
,ns the largest assortment OF Newspaper Head
ines ever exhibited will be sent to Printers and
Publishers upon application
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-25
Electricity In Gardening.

BY the use of electric light w. w.
Rawson. of Arlington, Mass, claims he
makes gain of five days in each of his
three crops of lettucc-that is, two weeks
in season; that the gain on one crop paws
all the expense of the electric lighting
for the season, thus giving him the gain
on the other two for extra profit. His
attention waa first called to the useful
ness of the light by the advance made in
the growth at the ends of his greenhouses
next the street and in the glare of the
electric light. This was SO marked that
he introduced the light through the let
tuce and cucumber houses. DIR. Bailey.
of Cornell University, says, as the result
of his own experiments, that the intlu-
ence of the light is greatly modified by
the interposition of a glass roof. Plants
insured by naked light were benefited
by the protected light. Five hours
light per night at distance of twelve
feet fastened maturity week or ten
days, but proved injurious to young
plants and those newly transplanted.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-25
NlOROCCO'S SULTAN.
He Claims to He Divine und His FcO-
pie Believe 1t.

~ am the Caliph of the Lord; I am
the captain and commander of the faith.
full, the chosen one Of the prophet 1 AIR
the King of Kings; am u Prince in
Paradise; then ohey me without murnur.
Nv my camels do"
This is the magnificent prctension OF
the Sultan of Morocco, and it is gerer-
ally allowed. 1t is refreshing to fnu
country where not only has the divine
right never been contested, but where as
yet it has not even been questioned.
Now and then pretender to the throne
has turned mp, and the annals of Nor
Deco are red with stories of civil wars,
But the pretendcr has never been a revo-
lutionist; he has always based his con
ton upon having more divine right,
and the alleged possession of more
generous direct flow Of the blood of the
prophet in his veins, says the Century.
The loyalty of the people toward the
monarch partakes OF the nature of adora-
ton. When the battle is fought and
WOO, and the soldiers who have fallen
sorely wounded are brought off the field
and placed IN a circle around the white
pavilion in which the mysterious mon
arch lives, as unapproachable and in
visible in his camp us in his court, then,
it is said, the dread Sultan walks up and
down among them, smiling with silent
pity upon their agony; and they, the
poor ignorant Kabytes of the valleys
and the nomad hOrseman from the des-
ert, cry out until their cries give place
to the rattle of death, "AIlah ibark
amer seedna" Good prolong the days
of our Lord'D. And this, too, is the
cry OF the malefactor as he goes toward
death or mutilatiOn, and these are the
words of the disgraced vizir who, when
for purposes Of political necessity he
mast disappear or be etfaced, takes the
cup OF poisoned tea from the hands of
his gracious sultan.
The mantle of the Prophet of Medina
that he wears must indeed. he broad aud
ample, for it is called upon to cover
multitude Of sins; that is, viewed from
cur standpoint, but the Moors believe
that, try as he may, the Sultan Gun do
no wrong. He is like the saint | saw in
Tanglier, who spends his entire time in
drinking gin and whisky. One might
think that this saint was drinking an
undue quantity of strong waters, but
such is not the case; at least. it has
never appeared to the Moors in this light,
for he is such holy man, they say, that
the moment the strong waters come in
contact with his person, they lose all their
fiery qualities and become innocent mares
milk
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-25

very much interested in tho details Of
this display, one object, by reason OF IT.
curiosity, being especially attractive. Il
is about the size Of an ordinary tomato
and formed as the tomato is, except that
the sections are smaller and consequently
more numerous. It is the seed Of the
sand box tree. Hot lead is sometimes
poured into it and it is used q psper
weight. During my various vista to the
Fair had seen some of the workmcn
using very odd looking capa Similar
in shape to the affairs usually placed on
the head of 'Punch," they seem TO I've
in texture nothing but common silk
paper. They are Of dull chocolate
shade. I had often wondered what they
were but did not find out until came
upon this exhibit from British Guinea.
The early flower stalk of the Troolie-
Palm has been given by Mother Nature
such covering, The natives transfer
these to their heads. Some one had sold
a number Of then, about the. Fair and
this was the origin and nature of the
strange head gear had seen.
Tho Cape Of Good Hope has very
c.editablc exhibit. Her showing of her
animal products is very noteworthy.
Ostrich feathers, mats from the fur Of
the springback, the long and silky hair
OF the Angora goat. may 10 socn in
plenty. A number of objcc.s more curl.
Gus than anything else have also been
set up. For instance. the rude ins,ru-
ments of warfare used by the Zulus.
Those spears called assegais that have be-
come historical because they brought
death to one of Frances princes of the
royal blood: Poor Louis Napoleon!
Poor Eugene, the mother that has re-
manned to weep her darling's cruel talk
ing away. hope she will never look
or one Of those awful weapons
In the Annex of the Agricultural
Building the inventors have maeniti.
cent display. The implements that have
rendered the farmers work compare
lively easy task are legion. How differ
ent to-day from the days when Ruth
went cleaning in her kinsman's fed!
The machines OF this blessed aye scarce
ly leave q straw behind them. Tho
cleaners now live alone in history and
the poets fancy. -(New York Tablet.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-25
A DRKAM or POOR CH1LDREN

( had dream, 20 sad, 90 sad it was
It hurts my heart to tell that drea m again,
Thought stood above the life that draws
, Ito weary breath in crowded street and
lane,
Above the hot, rough pavements, and the
glare
From binding roof and wall. and sun
scorched alr.
Hooked. as might spirit from on high,
Not strong, but trembling, and saw-God,
The children's poor. sweet faces, bold or shy
ALL oil were piteous. none SCENE bright or
glad;
heard their songs and cries. their restless
feet.
And their wild, longing hearts, that beat
and beat.
Then as spirit might. turned my eyes
Out to the broad blue waters of the bay,
10 all the widespread low linoss that es
Within the reaches Of Gods glo. ious day
Th' hills, the fields, the streams that laugh
ard move,
And the kind. happy heaven that smi cd
saw fresh daisies in the cool deep grass,
And bending boughs that shook their BIOS
CONS down,
I watched the birds on sun-swept pinions
pass,
And then saw again the crowd d town
The pale young Oh ldren, where they walked
and slept,
Inc lager, pleading faces, and wept.
And sseA' seemed wan and faint, for want of
bread,
And trembling some, with fear of curse or
blow.
And some 4. heavy tasks, bent hand and
head,
Numb with the pain that hopeless toilers
know,
And some we've girls. children no more-oh,
God,
dared not look to see the path they
Near me white seraphs hung and mutely
wept,
And Christ. methought, wept too, above it
all.
broken prayer against my sobbirg swept.
And swoke. I weep when recall
Inas dream. 30 sad, 80 strangsi 1t can but
Only dreaml Surely twas but Dire nm
-[Mary Ainge De We're, in the Ladies
Home Journal
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-25
Expert Persian Archers.

Tavernier gives good account of
the Persian archer who shot from
horseback at full gallop, says James
Payne in the London Illustrated News,
The incident of one of the bowmen de-
Ginning to shoot before the Shah, upon
the ground that his mission was to trans.
fix the enemies OF his country and not a
turf target, was obviously exceptional.
"He drew the arrows. and, taking one
in his mouth, shot it when at full speed
in the Partkian fashion,. g., backward.
into the centre of the butt; then. turn.
ing about, he shot the second arrow ex.
actly into the same spot" That was
pretty good, but nothing like the skill
OF the Emperor Domitian, who placed
boys in the circus at various distances.
with their fingers separated, through
which he shot his arrows without doing
them the slightest injury. This would
make great sensation if practised in
public By even the junior members of
the royal family.