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AFTERNOON SESSION.

Consideration OF Mautc's bill pro-
viding for grentcr secrecy and security
OF the ballot resumed. Discussion as
to whether TO allow tho ballots to DO
printed in tho various printing Offices
CT tho State OF havo them done ut the
State Printing Office.
Bill referred 20 it's introduccr as n
Committee OF one for amendment and
correction and finally to the Judiciary
Committee.
By LaGTavc, S L No 57--Authoriz.
ing Humboldt County-Commissioners
to issue bonds for indebtedness of
said county. PASSED..
BY Folsom, S Il No 40-Reducins
aad regulating conronsations Of cor
tain State officers and attaches, Sen
a;or5 aud Assemblymcn S6 per day,
mileage much reduced, stationery SO
per sess;on. Ways and Means.
by Boyle, 81 No 55-Allowancc to
National Guard associations i'll the
State. Ordered ~engrosscd.
BY Foley, ) Il No 2S-Reiativc to
State military affairs. Referred to
Military aud Indian affairs.
By Williamson, S 3 No 5S-Austin
water works bill. Passed.
BY Foley, S B No $40 fix salary
Of District Judge of Second Judicial
District. Churchill, Washoo and
Humboldt delegation.
BY Comins-Resolvcd by the Sem
ate, the Assembly concurring, that
we hold an evening gessioE each day
during tho remainder OF tho Sixteenth
Session Of tho Nevada Legislature.
Adopted.
BY Richards, \ u No C9-To con-
tinuo tho franchise of tho Austin
water company, the citizens 10 have
prior right TO purchase. Passed.
by Massey, y Il No 59-Relicf of
ilardesty Is Fitch for the board and
lodging Of an E!lso county INDECENT.
3i@G. Passed.
By LochIin, 4 . No 72-Goyern-
mont aud maintenance Of State Or
Phan Asylum. Passed.
by Reynolds, y Il No C3- Prcscrva.
lion Ct wild game and CT beaver and
otter. Extends close season til Sep
lcmbcr 18th. Passed.
Notion to take recess until Z u NJ
was lost.
Adjourned.
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Thiriy-SiX.h Day.
SENATE.

Called 10 order IT Iicpton-
ant.Geyeruor pori9de presidipp.
Ro,, call md all nrcecrt
PRAYER by tho CHAPLAIN. Raw Mr.,
pearco.
Roldinr of tho j~ouruaI. etc.
Journal rcndipr orcuu;rd ,n,rlv mn
honr bv roaeon of nil the Copstitu-
tionnl nmerdmon!s passed. uppn Sat.
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Reading aud adoption of minutes.
Journal read and approved.
Reports OF various committees.
IHrRoprcrIcS or BILLS
BY Griffin, A Il No s6-Consolidat-
ing certain county offices in Washoe
county.
by FOLSOM, a d No sI-An Act de-
tatching Il portion OF Washoe county
and adding it to ormsby.
by Wheeler, A d No s5-Act in ro-
lation to tho sale OF tax delinquent
property.
BY Russell, a b 40 5s-An Act for
the better protection Of the estates OF
deceascd persona.
by Massey. A Il No 0o-An Act to
amend 81 Act to regulate proceedings
in criminal cases.
BY Harris, y b No SAN Act
in relation 10 the taxation OF raj
roads.
by Russell, a b No 91-An Act in
relation TO tho lausing or conditional
railroads ana rolling stock.
GENERAL FILE.
4 Il No Sian Act in relation to
community property. Provides that
tho wifc shall own during life without
administration al community proper
", the same rs the husband under
The present Laws. Debated for moro
;hCa or hour.) -
Recess.
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county offices in Esmeraida county.
Pissed.
4 b Noil-An Act to provide for
uniform examination for teachers
certificates. Passed.
\ b No So-Au Act fixing salaries
OF county officers IN Eureka county.
a Is No S3-An Act to detach n
portion Of Wasi,oo county and annex
il to OrmsGy county. Bill lost.
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Commissioners Meeting.
STAFF: OF NEVADA,
COUSTY of ELKO, sS'

STATE OF NEyADA, So,
CoU%TY OF ELKo. s@
l: is hereby ordered Tint n special
meeting of tho Board OF County Com
m~issioners will DO held ut tho County
Courthouse in tho Town OF EIko and
County of Eiko, State Ct New, on tho
lst Monday, tho 9th day Of March,
1883, for tho purpose OF trGnsac;ing
general county business.
A. u. MCAFEE,
STATLEY REOsnY,
FEED WILSON.
Dated Elko, New, Feb. 20, 1893.
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ASS:.NELY.

Assembly me- NJ IL \. NJ, Speaker
Bell in Chair.
Ron called, quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Reading and adoption Of minutes.
Journal read and approved.
licporls OF various committees read.
BY DISQUALIFICATION that the
Speaker hereafter DO limited TO ten
minutes in debate on any subject, and
that if it is necessary to hold longer
tEan forty days tboN members shall
servo without expense to tho State.
Resolution debated for somo time,
Alr Bell holding that tho ralo limiting
the speakers to len minutes was Il
gai law, and that il would 10 impos-
sib!c to enforce tho attendance OF
members without pay.
Alicn claimed that it was possible
10 got through in forty days, although
possibly considerable local leg station
would DO left on tho flcs. ~EIarii,
favored tho resolution rs also did
Russell. Resolution lost.
INTRODUCTION or BILLS.
By Harris, \ d 40 Gan Act in
relation TO the lcvying Of county taxes.
Olives power to Commissioners to
make Il hori2oata, rcd ic!i or raise n
taxes IN case cvcnuo 10 insufficient or
in cXcccs.)
by Russell, y Il No can Act TO
amend tho Act concerning uclinowi-
cdG"ments OF convcyances.
by Hip, y l. No oi-An Act con
Eo!idatiug certain county Offices in
White Piuo county.
BY Smith, AB No 0G-An Ast TO
secure protection to nchCUl children.
(Nlakcs il n misdcmcauor 10 beat or
stop school children without their
consent whilo on their way to SCHOOL,
by Folsom, a Il No 01-An Act to
regulate tho eaio of unclaimed corpscs
OF prisoners ut the State Prison in tho
interest OF medical science. Referred
to Education
by Reynolds. A Il No 0S Act
granting leave Il absence TO County
Clerk Of O7maby county.
by Boston, A B No 80-An Act in
relation 10 authorizing proceedings Of
tho District Court.
Report OF tho Committee on Cor.
porations reporting A T. No CT, An
Act creating II Bonding Law. Bill
amended and ordered cngroasod ADD
printed.
EngroJsing Committee authorized
to cmploy additional help 10 cngross
bills. Passed.
Recess.
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Dated Elko, New, Feb. 20, 1893.

a fine display Of silver wnrc,tnncy
dishes, lamps, knives, forks, spoons
etc, at the Ell. NJ. Cos. Call and
inspect these goods, which HTc the
tincst in their line ever brought TO
Elko.
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Continued on third paSc.)

Kennoboc Journal:--Tho ~jlnitor OF
= OF tho Portland public schools,
coming into the class room one day
recently, saw on tho blackboard this
sentence, "Find the greatest common
diviscr.' "Hnllo," said he, ais that
burned Thing lost again?"
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f.. DoToung, agent for tho celc-
bratcd German Co.'S Electric Bolts
Ingolcs, etc, has returned TO Tusca.
TOra. o.. 4
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GENERAL FILE.

S Is No IS, by Williamson-Author-
izirG Lander County Commissioners
to issue bonds for tho purchase Of
the Austin water works. Considered
ensrossed.
S No to, substitute for S B No
10, by Maute--'ro further secure tho
secrecy of the ballot. Lively discus
sion OF it cut short by recess till .
II.
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Banjo, viOiiu and guitar strings, II
Ii lcaasorLncnt. Mt Mullar's.
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Argaably mot at IL a. Al, Speaker
6oll in tho Uh0ir.
Roll called, MI prasont,
Prayer by tho Chaplain.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.
INTRODUCTION OF Mills.

by Thicg, a u No lOO-An Act
granting leave OF oUccnCo 10 l. T.
Dunn, County Clerk Of Humboldt.
GENERAL FILE.
Concurrent Resolution TO do away
with grand ]juries. Passed.
a j No 20 Snbotitutc) no Act fix.
ing tho salaries OF State oniccrs.
Governor 5000, other State officers
from 1880 TO S2,A0O per onnum.)
Passed.
a B--Ap Act TO consolidate eotCoiu
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NEVADA LEGISLATURE
SIXTEENTH SESSION.
Thirty Day.
SENATE.

Called to order at IL a NJ, President
Poujade presiding.
Roll called; ull present.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev Mr.
Davis.
Reading OF tho journal, etc.
Message from the Governor trans
hitting for consideration report OF
State Mining Laboratory. Mines
and Mines.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

way Of powelrs Point for glue. gum.
cafd-boarl luWhcr wir" nuls "nu
sheet hrnss. with a timers shears
Near thn hawks nest he constructor
n platform of rough boards, aud then
erected two uprphts shWnd rougwL
like the loticr "Y" These Doc nailed
to Il cloat op the boards and made IL 90
SECURE that even il strong gale the
vibration was hardly noticeable.
Tho loft of The lilc-nving station
WINS bis workshop. There Cuhby cut
out his cardboard nv comic sections.
glued The cdrcs together and pressed
them with heavy weights on rough
wooden models With his timers
shears he cut bis sheet brass into 70
Minugc shnpc which. WHOM rolled w
aud soldcrc1, made a species OF spiral
tube.
Tho model upon which was founded
his Invention was q large West Indian
conch which he was fond of applying
to his ear tn "hpar the tide coming I'm.
The sounds, heard I'm the she'll were SO
loud that the thing had fastened the
boys attention After some trials he
WIS convinced that the peculiar con
volutions of the sc0-shci were what
caused IL 10 net as % species Of micro
phone. One of natures microphones
lie glued the brass cur.pirrc. OF mouth
piece, whichever you like 70 call it, to the
smaller end of his "ouicnl cardboard
trumpet Then be- inserted in the wide
end a bcll-sh1ped mouth with corrugated
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29
HOSKINS' PETS
by w L. AIdsn.

Copyright 1893. by w L. Aldcn)
UYeaw said the colonel. re1ecdycly,
i've been almost everywhere in my
time except IN Jail, and I've been i'm
great deal worse places than n iirstsclnss
American iail with all the modern i'm
provements Tho fact Is that philan-
thropic people have gone 80 far ~ I'M
proving the condition of prisoners that
most Of our prisons are rather better
than most Of our hotels At any rate.
they are less expensive. and the guests
are treated with NOR respect
II never could understand the craze
that some people have for prisoners.
For instance ia New York and Chicago,
the young Indies have n society for Civ
Ing flowers to murdercrs. Whenever n
man Is convicted VI murder and sen
teuced 10 be hung. the girls begin 10
leave flowers into hs cell until he can
turn around without upsettiuR u vase ot
roses, or biz basin full Of pnilsict. ana
getting his feet wet once know a
murderer who told me that II anything
could reconcile him to being hung IL
would be getting rid Of the floral irb-
utes that the girls lnvshed. on him. You
zee he was one u the leading murderers
in TINT section Of country, and conAe-
queutly he received about cartlond Of
flowers every day
u had ncichbor whom I lived in
New NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WHO WIS i've JUN
ident OF the society for AneliOrnting the
Condition OF Prisoners, mud lie was thc
met His name was llUslins Colonel
Crnziest man on the subject that J ever
Jrinh Uoskius-aud lac WAS the author
of the HOskins bill that attracted 80
much attention WHEN Il was before the
legislature though it never became n
law The bin provided that every pris.
oucr should have q sitting room as well
as a sleeping room. aud that Ut should
Doe furnished with a piano, q bnuio, q
library, a typewriter, a wine cooler, and
n whist table. that the prisoner should
be allowed 20 hold two weekly rcccp-
tons. 10 which everybody should be NJ
lowed to come, uud thut me- should be
taught any branch of study that he
might care to take UP, books aud mus.
tiers being. of course, supplied Tree.
Colonel lloslius used 10 insist that the
only thing that made man go wrong WAS
the lack % kindness, and thHt sure way
60 reform criminal WAS Ia treat him
with 80 much kindness that Ice would
grow nshumcd of being wicked. aud
would fall on oycrybOdy's neck aud de-
vote the rest of MA liic TO weeping tears
OF repentance and singing hymns OF joy.
while Colonel HOsl,iua WIS fond Of all
styles Of criminals, burglars were his par
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was sincerely delighted 20 have the oppor-
Wnity to meet his hurgorluns iriruds.
and be- lost no time in dressing uud de-
sccudiug 10 the dining room.
"lIc wore bis slippers, aud the burg
lars. there were two of thcm did not
hear him until hc was fairly In the din-
Ing room. There were seated Ut the table
with their feet ON the dUmask tUblc'loti,
and the bottle of whisky was nearly
empty. The colonel was much pleased
to scc that they had not damaged his
silver ware, and hc was just about To
thuuk them when they saw him, They
ptnrted up aud one at them caught him
by thp thrput. while the other held q pis.
toll at his head, and promised to blow out
his brains II he made thp slightest Noise.
Then they tied him hand and foot, gag
gcd him aud laid him on the floor, and
then sut down to finish the whisky.
Both the burglars were partly drunk,
which accounted FOR the nnprolpssounl
noise they bad been making They talked
I'm rather Il low tone, but HOskinS could
hear everything they said, and u was not
particularly encouraging To- Il gagged and
bound philuuthrppi4t, They agreed t'Nt
he was foot. and Niugy fool, ur else
hp would have Kept money iu The house,
and would have Rrf out lemons and sugar
us well az p'ulu whisky. They hnid
that any man who treated poor wording
men IN that way wasn't 6t 10 live, and
that llus:ius would have To- hr killed,
even IL IL WINS not necessary ls ID WAS
plainly I'm this cnsc-Hiu XIII him iu order
Ia prevent him appearing ut amy future
time as witness ucninst them They
admitted thut the whisky wps uW Ind
Of its Kind, hut they were Di tho opinion
that Bo-kins bad lett 10 iu their way. 30
that they mght gnt drunk end lc nnught
10y tho police
Colonel Hoslius listened TO this con-
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THE PAPER SPEAKING TRUMPET

lCopyrIghL. 1sO3. hy ]. G. Walahol

tOOpyughi, 1915, hl y. =. W ulNheJ
You can travel from Norfolk Va. on
q cunning little railroad eastward until
you are almost into the Atlantic, 80 close
To the breakers runs the iron horse
10 the south stretches the sand. As
you 90 ou you sec nm ocean TO the left
hand aud an inland sea 10 the right for
you are on a sand spot which acts us q
natural hrpuh-wdtpr for the whole coast
of North turoliuu. As you travel south
ward ON this sandbur you see a pretty
cottage. II rs q lf~-snyug station. the
only house ON this desert, hut one Of
many which dot uur coasts in the in
tcrcsts OF humanity.
I'm one of these lifc-snying stations
ncur the shoals OF llattcrls not many
years ago u little boy twelve years old
lived with his uncle, the captain of the
liio-snyug crew
Cuthhcrt Calhoun or "Cuhhy, the
shell gnthorcr,' wng a sturdy little fell
low: his people had been fishing folk on
thn "hUuks' for moro than hundred
years.
The "boukcrs" os they urc chilled.
dwplt ON the great sand spot between
Cane Henry and Cape lookout bank
crs' because they lived ON "a sand bunk.
The crew of the station was mixed.
some had been sailors. others wcU'
hardy hshcrmuu but Cuhhy w1s ggcut
favoiitc with them ull Cubby could read
and writcauo mean accomplishment
among "thc bankers" The station had
n small library, works OF fiction, travels,
biographies. aud % Few scientific books
all "a sealed letter tn the illitcrutu crow,
only that tubhy rrud them aloud, The
lad cunuinglv imprpyiscd now and then
TO add the element Of the wonderful TO
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When the trumpet was lcyclcd at tile
vessel lihr u telescope. tuDby applied
his ear to the mouth-prcc.
a proud smile lie up tue boys face us
hc drew his head away and bpchoucd to
tu' captain.
"Ilcrr YOU are. uncle" he cried, ex-
Gtculy. Put your ear tu II.
The scnman obcvCd with a good
uuturul amilc, but whom hc applied his
ear tu the muuth-pircc he started back.
"iluilo," lac shouted Rlpss my stars,
boys. ! kin hear 'cm just as plain as
plain
"Of course" spid Cubby, proudly
Now the next time You 20 OUT Tor
practice with the crew III try her for
talk
"A.d If she only tulks MS well MS she
hears, lad, your fortune Ia made NUT
tered his uncle.
but Cubby was gazing at the cirrus
clouds high MP in the atmosphere and
his uncle followed his gaze.
Yes he nodded, III looks bad,
/ llcstcre long tails torcshoWs more n
capluro wind away there TO the south
ard
81 um listening TO the sea now" muir
INJURED the boy as he bent bis ear 60 the
/ tuhc. "a hear q queer throhbmg moan
rising loud aud then dying away. What
I is IL, mcleF
lhr ways inc sea Nlc very luyh-
tpriuus' answered Captain Calhoun
B The afternoon WAS becoming close
and Wlul. aud the southern Sky was
/ gradually assuming cnppey hue,
/ When the sun went down there were
I all the signs of a storm.
81, will hc a big blow, men, said
/ Captain Calhoun "A hundred miles
[ or so on the cnstll De none too much
! of nm oiing tonight
! ''Righl YOU are captain, was th,
! general assent, "tuhhy boy, can
] yOn spin a yarn bout thcse'cre hurri
canes from yer book lamm y said
Rodgers, with a sailors wink,
81 can read for you what Muury anc
Fcrrol say about them answered
Cuhb modestly
but ia uthcr yond spin he yarl
80 as We could understand IT. SAT-
Very we'll" said the shell gathercr
These storms begin Ia the hot latl
tude, west OF the Caribbean sea, an,
they turn round In the air like a spin
"Ayast there. hoy. Don't make IA,
grog too strong said Eodp'r8, Nv,
sailed mau an boy ia them io'llood
an never secs EN- smnMlE
1T Is true, all the same said Cubhl
quietly Ia our ATTITUDES they spil
from left To right as they 20 nor'arl
Inside. IN the cwter Of the hurricane
The glass fails very low, und al uroun'
IL the wind blows lizards like sp Wl
of screw somewhat AS the course the,
take I'm afraid IN not hc aide to eN
plain the ronson why went on Nubby
"But after they onco get started it !
duo west with ht ~ uorthing n 4
rhey's some force or other WhC
pushes 'em uunrd. 80 nctW cen IN
force a dnyiu of cm west and norurJ
they go norwest, Rut the push moran
Is the styuuges, aner while whT
lhN gei as fur Wcs as tue ISLAND a
Cuba. Then thoS So due north. IT,
uncer hui when they so ndrard az ia
as 90 The coast oi Florida or Their,
ahouts some uoW turee pushes of 'em
the east anl, and So they Oh our coas
tD the norcast.'
Whatever lellRr wrote all that Wa
40 land NbbVy SAID sac trepeesAll
h0d3e', ealut'Vy. ir iafi e.e - ~
N4.aIiiAs esAlSg .t.. .ti
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est chair In the room and sat down to
rcnd tthe daily papers, for was 90
uredfthat | feared to fall asleep should
I scht myself Ere am easy one.
My wife snt near me- quietly sew
ing we had no youngsters theh nor
scrvnntS-nud the house. hong ON thc
very outskirts Of the village. was sun
as an empty church. Absorbed rather
sclishly, perhaps as J was, lu rcading
up arrears of news. ] was not ~ parlic-
ulorly entertaining companion, / Pre-
sumo. and about . o'clock my wife
rolled up her work aud said J think
IN go to bed, Phil. Don't sit M too
late, and with a dainty good night
kiss she disappeared
INSTEAD OF following my better half
as / should have done. | continued TO
read: but, ly-and-by. with the idea Of
brushing the cobwcbs from my brain
before going to rest. | str0lled across
the road and called upon my friend,
Frank Stayner, who proposed q short
walk, the night being warm and moon
lit
out by way Of nm old biidlepath which
led across the fields into the country.
After little chnttcnng and laughing. MS
old Cronies will. we came 20 small
brook. which we passed over dryshod,
ON stepping stones. Frank being ~ the
moment, some yards IN udVhhce OF
me.
"Hc was leisurely ascending the OPP
posite bank and had just reached the
/ middle of cllmp Of alder bushes.
when he was suddenly feled 10 the
[ earth and knocked seuscless 10y vio-
/ lent blow on the head from masked
| man who sprang out Of the dense
/ thickCt
"Fmuk had fallen face downward
| aud lay mOtinnlcss as log. In an in
/ slant the rutliau was upon him. turned
| him quickly over aud began riiling his
! pockets with Skill and celebrity evi-
| IDENTIFY born Of long practice.
What was doing all this timer
! We'll. ] simply stood therc. looking ON
/ not ia the lcpst terrified. but by
| some strange influence, absolutely in
| capable. not only of motion. but even
| Of uttcriug q sound. Stranger still. al
! though standing in the broad moon
! light. az less than thirty feet from him
! the highWaymuu seemed totally TN
aware of my presence and went OF
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so used 20 bad treatment that they don't
altogether appreciate kindness 900 FIRST
But they VIII learn 81 he laid in some
new spoons and forks. aud added @ bdtilr
Of whisky to thc wine that hc krpt IN
the closet for tho burglars. and was as
confident as over chat The most sang
that might break into his house would
be- melted into tcnrs with repentance,
and would cell him their best aud dear
est friend
"a week ar Two later Mrs Hoskius
was awakened hv noise in tbc dining.
room. and. after waking M her lus-
hand 80" him that there were bur1lars
w The house and that ho must set put
the back window aud ~ for the u"llrc.
Hc told her that lac was sorry 10 see her
manifest such IN WchrisiiHu spirit and
he wduld show hcr how hurGlurs ought
ia bc treated There was NOT the lonst
doubt that there were burglars in the
house. and thcy were making good
deal more noise than was strictly con
slsteut with the PROSPECT Of rising In
their profession, for no able burglar ever
makes any unnecessary noise while en-
gagged I'm business. unless. Of course. he
falls over coal scuttlc. md then he
naturally uses language. ST Paul him
SELF would prob0bly say something pfclty
strong in similar circumstances. Hoskins
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TINT he was no better than
% professional idiot. and when man 3
hair is stuck together with JAM remarks
of This SOM from thD wife of lif nuH1m
srem 20 br lacking iu tenderness How.
over that mny d.. Colonel ll0skius hnd
no sooner ROT himself into whni hs VITO
cordcsccudod to call state OF compaia-
tive dcccnCy. than hr took down his
'Noticr SO Burglars and tore " into %
thousand piecrs. That DIV hc had 40
electric burglar aiafm pui iutO nls hnusn .
hc bought the suvngct doE Tint me could
find and hc stopped ihc pHymout ui
tho check which. however. WIS m'Yer
presented IIc continued tp hc the proti-
dcut OF The SOoiciy of Nmcliorating TIE
Condition Of Prisoners. Int hv steadily
refused To- nmclinrnic a single rriauurr
convicted of burglary and while br was
always u lunntic in regard tO other Grim
inals he openly maintained that bur
plnr was the worst uf mon, and that
Kindness was utterly thrown away upon
him lie never had amy more burglars
in his house though the dog now AMI
thcn lunched OF Of q wnrm leg wlion
scmo stranger 10 That part NJ the country
ycnturpd into IlOskius' prcmicCs at night.
IIoskins was very fond Of tic animal
which was quite right Wt his practice
Of leaving n bottle Of whisky with an
ounce of urychniup I'm Il on Ike dining
room table every night. in cas-" q burglar
should succeed Ia getting into the huusc.
was. In my opinion. going little too far.
AntimOnial wine would have been much
moro humane and sufficiently effective.
But there Is mo- man who is more severe
than philHnthropist who has been
turned sour