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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-17
TELLTALE TEETH.
The Developing CIews of Many Mys-.
FERROUS Murders.


Late one evening man walking along
lonely road was attacked by ruffian. A tussle
followed, and the man in his despair bit his as
Sallanps left hand, while his small dog took
mouthfuI of the mans calf. Thanks mainly TO
the efforts Of The valiant terrier. the ruffian had
TO release his victim.
The latter Immediately informed tile police
OF what had happeSed, and two days after
ward suspicious character was arrested on
charge OF highway robbery. The man denied
everything, and as the night of he attack had
been pitch dark, he could not be identified by
his looks. But there was a small wound in his
left hand which looked as IL were the mark of
tooth. NO, II was not, the accused man said
stolidly.
III he is The man." the victim suggested, "he
ought TO have the marks of my terriers teeth
in his leg" Three tiny wounds were dlscoy-
cred in the mans calf. He stll denied the
charges. and told tory Of large watch dog
that had bitten him. But the terriers teeth
were examined and found TO match the wound
exactly. Whereupon the man was convicted.
A man who was accused Of a murder had
wounds in two fingers OF his right hand. On
being examined they proved TO have been
caused by human te tn OF rather peculiar
shape. The murdered mans mouth was opened.
his teeth examined. and the murderer stood
convicted.
Wien The corpse of Widow Cremeux who
was murdered at Neuilly, was being examined
IL was noticed that she had only one tooth IN
The upper ana three In tie lower jaw. A cast
was taken OF her mouth, and he four teeth
were. found to correspond exactly TO the
wounds In the left hand of d man who had been
arrested on suspicion of having commit d the
murder, but who so far had denied the charges
brought against him. =. - ...- r.
When The mystery of the Gouffe murder was
the one. subject f conversation in raris, a box
arriVed.at the house OF the murdered mans
daughter at Lyons. which was supposedIo be
thai of G0utfe,. but which was 80 far decOm-
posed that 1t would have been impossible to-
identify IL had not he dauehterrecOGplZed her
father by the unusual formation Of his teeth.
Africa banker has been found murdered in
bis house at st. Petersburg. There was no
clew whatever, but 10 the room where the NUT
der had been committed was found a cigar
mouthpiece, containing part OF cigar of so eX-.
penstve a kind that The detectives were led 10
believe the banker himself had been smoking
1t just before the crime was committed. On
closer examination 1t appeared that the mouth
piece was worn away at the end by tile teeth Of
It's owner. = :...:.....-''.
i The murdered mans teeth did not fit the curl
Gus indentatton. but when the servants were
one by one examined the cook was arrested on
the strength of thehOllows In the mouthpiece
corresponding exactly TO The formation OF his
front teeth. No suspicion had fallen on. the
man before this discovery was made, but he
confessed TO the murder soon after.-Exchange.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
PALACE HOTEL.

: e..
j J Halpin IN =: q de w olIant Petersburg
j o Osgood, n Y - JJ Menzies. Liverpool
Chase, Santa cruz 81 l. Blake San Jose
II Laehmsn Oakland II N es0n, Boston
Mrs Lachman. . akland. y Crouch, Butte .
I M Hy nus. Boston s., EA Chapman& WI, Conn
II: Palmer, Boston IS. G Ii Howard 81 VT, Mo
HCLewis 81 VT, Chicago + q Lusk. Chico '
THsWard, Los Angeles sG Gates & VT, San Juan
y Prosser, Davenport NJ Mcdonald, U
II e Hyde, Visalfa -: w J. Grace. Mexico H..
Il Scott, Salt Lake j III larney Dutch Flat 3
= NEW WESTERN: HOTEL.
G A Craddock, Chico n p Nelson, Chico
TSeymour, Bakersfield NJ Young. San Rafael
A Decker, YalleJo A j Knapp. Vallejo
Leavey, Sonona S A Haggy, AlaIuSda
A Seefran, Santa Rosa C Koogy Santa Rosa
"A Silveria Rodero: =. j y Gramble walnut CIR
CANNON Eureka - ii Angel, tiliwater
Adams, San Rafael ~ SCunuingham M creed
+ Cotton, Sacramento II Brown, Fresno
Mylar. NY Murphy, Spokane
q johnson, Minneapolis
80. INTERN ArIoNAL HOTEL.
y Roberts a. W.. OAKLAND Proescher, U s
j SWAN Camp, Cincin Cunnlngham. Sn Pablo
Il Collins Il E. Martinez + Dale, Vallejo
w p Paterson. u ; A Anderson, FreSno
] X Rodman, Rhode Isl Il Boies d {. Ill inois
Il g Smith & w, Portland w Haupt, Mt Angel
r Oldstrom Petaiuma Miss K Oldstrom, Peta
BJacobson oregon r @ ~ Brien, U SN
&C Mccarthy LIS Angels McGi1n, n
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Building Contracts.

Peter Martina with William Koenig to build on
line OF Hayes street, 1888 W of Lott 37;6
by W. %. -carpe inter- work etc.; sI6IO. =:
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Eislebsn, the birthplace of Martin
Luther, is sinking into the moor upon
which il is built. Measures have been
taken in recent years 10 drain the boz.
without avail. and the inhabitants are
seriously thinking ofabandoning the town.
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CITY REAL ESTATE.

DIG HOUSE FOR LITTLE MONEY.
IL Flats on Elizabeth ST.: a few steps from Cas-
FROST cars: your own terms.
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BERK fLEY REAL EsrATE.

:. :
&20Ft0 LOTS. 251leo BROOM G0TTA AGE,
ut AOpV .fnrpished; hen honse .I6S50: $50
poultry horse; buggy; tools: stable 14xl4: COW:
must SELL: sickness. MRS. H., WHEELER, Berke.
ley. -: .;t noi3 st
NEW DETACHED .1o-Ro0M REsID ENCE;
IN Vine ST. Berk eley: sale TO close estates; ali.
eonyeniences: best location; rare chance to get
good property for: small price. H. z. HOLMES
IlAfb :C(lNPANf. "a Sacramento st. ROLL Its
u ERRELEY=FoR SALE, BEAUTIFUL HOUSE
~ OF 8 rooms; modern in every respect: harm
lngly located. terms TO suit. Apply. TO owner, j.
/. RARK. h 4ep44G2 Twelfth ST.. 0sK and Oh If
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ZINE FARMING, FRUIT AND DAIRY LAND
i 40 mites from this city. in lots to suit from 10
acres upward very easy terms. Maps, views and
full particulars will be sent on application to
CANAAN a. LYON 2l5 Kearny ST., s r., or & Eo.
4. TRoWBRIDGE, Cotati. Cal. aul9 IF :
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GO on MO DERN: CoTTAGE:. 6 ROOMS;
q, - w: bath and Basement; lot: 3Oxl %; sit
u:tcd4 blocks E.: of Breadwayi near Tenth ST:
this Is q bargain Cali at once on w. W.. BLOW,
l0l 0 Broadway. Oak land. H.: :nolr 7t :.
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4 Ii CASES OF IRREGULARITIES RESTOR-
n ed in one day; ELECTRICITY used for all fe
male complaints; home in confinement; regular
physician OF long and successful practice; French
pills guaranteed; consultation free.
MRS DR. MYETH. Sanftsrium, 9l6 Post st tf
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BEAUTIFUL Lot, $40. PER FRONT FOOT;
II street maeadalnlzed; near station. =; -. !:
House, rooms.cor. Lafayette ST.. and Alameda
ave-, for rent: beautiful location - @.':
u esd 1T: II: t +, Hal fS11. Morton station.
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HELP wANTFD-CoNr1N,1rn

- hahp and type-wrlting, with some knowledge
q ~ u,oehSeepleg; wages S25 per MONTH address
2. ~, -ooA Tvs. Call Branch ONCE. nol6 St*
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ALAMEDA HEAL ESTATE.

OH kRCASH: "A BARGAIN. HOUSE OF .
ID ~ sjD rooms and bath. ADDRESS " LILLIAN
7: TODD, 1910 Broadway. OAKLAND. ec24 TT ex su
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DRIVATE HOME IL CoNFIN EMENT, .4le
1 EDDY Shades who desire TO go into cOnfne-
ment with every care OF a physician (DT. HerwigIs
and a graduated m idwife: babies ad opted no IL II
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NuTICE. OF. P0STPONEMENT.
E. In accordance with law and an. order OF the
board OF dlreetors.o of the Scorpion Mining Com
panyI adopted at its meeting OF November T.
1894 and entered in its records this ate of delin-
quenoyi of assessment No o. levied october a,
1894. is poStponed to December z. 1894, and the
day of sale for npatd assessment No. g is post
poned to Dece niber 2S; 1894. =
:: 49,. ~: q E0; r. SPINSEYt Secretary.
0fice-Ne-. 80 Pine street, room No. %. San
Francisco CAL: '.'ss$s So. nos I'd
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NJ Rs. DIR. SCHMIDT. FORMERLY OF i2ll1a
vi Mission, now at 1905 Market street. has
returned from Europe with latest improved
medical sciences, obtained from all noted colleges
in Germany; monthly Irregularities cuFed IN less
than one day: no Instruments. oc18tf
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FRUITvALE REAL. ESTATE. 4.


g. lO60 TERMS $3.50 CASH: RALaNOf
sD fgAO0. $40 per month, without interest; 4
room house and basement: LOT 30xlo0: good loca
FruItyale sra tion. ~. oc2S If
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NJ RS. DIR. W EGENEK, 419 EDDY ST.-IRREG-
W ular ties cured In one day. Instruments;
Pills and safety capsules guaranteed travellers al
tended; no delay; private home for ladies' noll If
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DIOUO. alEmod ern improvements only Slo0
cash; balance $L2 per month, in Guiding Interest.
w. G. MORAN. L0rin station. Bkly: 10 Is u 20 Al
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llHTRY. CLERK WHOLESALE HOUSE; WAGES
ITs5 9S per week Address h., box 1877. Can
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a ENSTRUINE is HARMLESS AND CERTAIN.
W cures painful periods: correcrs irregularty In
an hour: 81 BOTTLE free. % kearny. rm. 10. Ia I'm
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: OAKLAND REAL ESTATE. :


Gtc3ft PER MONTH AND NO CASH. DOWN
II ~ for a new cottage and Tot, well loo tied
near station a bargain.: ALDEN 81 GARFIELD,
902 Broadway, Oakland. iioi'T 2t ::
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HOUSES TO LET.

00H PERRY-COTrAGE OF 4 ROOMS: RENT
[OO reasonable. Apply G. IL. UMhSEN IL CO.,
Id Montgomery st. no16 tf
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!. EDUCATIONAL.

: ; .. > EDUCATItpNAE.. = = s. -
TRENCH OR SPANISH SPOKEN IN THREE
4 months:. new method P.so box 21e6. oe27;t
IINGLISH= BRANCHES TAUGHT. YOUNG
u lady teacher. I 40 Fulton, mr.. Van iNess.no3 ii
U OLANDER, TEA CHER. BANJO GUITAR a.
~ mandolin; new accQmpmt- bks SOC 209 Powell.
CGHooL ELECTRICAL. CIVIL, MINING, ME-.
~ chaHcaE engineering. sury sy Ing arch1teeture,
assay: esta0t ib4. VAN DER SAILEES. 723 Mfkt.:
MISS BDETE'S SCHOOL. 242S BUCHANAN
Ni i}oard. kngFrs, ar us dan cling, $50 m. 0ri
" .IoLIN, MANDOLIN. GUITARigDRN EFT 75o
DAeIFig BUSINESS CQLLEGE $50 POST SIT
charges moderate day and ev'g sessions oc20t
HEALDS BUSINESS UoLLEG F. "a. POST ST.:
Ii always In the lead Send for oircnlars.aul5 II
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~. OQnn= MODERN COTTAGE s ROOM )
5dNLt7NlUts and bath block from cable cars;
lot 3gx1 80 ;hargsiu; easy terms, w: W. BLOW,
1910 Broad way. Oakland. inoll 1T
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" ANIkb-AN ALL-kRoUND JOB PRIN TER.
Cor6a1 capable OF masking READY On half-medium
1900 80 ana taxing charge OF small printing ON
Branch Once - 20 > oo ,53.., Jan
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{ IooD BARBER-SHoP FOR SALE; CHEAP,
eood locations; only $50 rent: long lease.
Eo9u business; reasonable offer accepted In0nfre
Satl Branch Office MOI 4 St'e
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HORSES

G. EO HACK 2 HORSES AND HARNESS.
ID j ~: "WALCOM BROS, 25 seventh st. Is IS
~ GOD PASTURE. 81 PER MONTH APPLY
- MATT KERR, ZIG Letdesdorf ST no1Z It's +
w riage and work; weighing from 1000 to
100 pounds; suitable Tor all Kinds or work.: g.
LIADAUER Union Sta BILE, 1852 II ONWARD. nol1 1t
3 A LOTION SALE OF HORSES, WAGONS
- carts. etc, every ednesday IL O'Clock at the
aoi1shed and reliable horse fnafker sgt 9TH,
bet, Folsom and Harrison. SULLIVAN d DOYLE
proprietors and HyestucS auctioneers sells If
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/ E = Ma.GooD SUIT CLUB SOLICITORS. sos
= MontgQmerY st. - no15 sts
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II ONE IN CONFIN kMENT WITH BEST POS
II sible crre;s ladies may have the benefit of the
skill and aee ton Of physician OF long practice
all female diseases treated; consultation free and
st., bet. EDDY and Ellis. - -. mol II
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ORNATE HOME IN CONFINEMENT AND
L diseases of women; best of care. Dr. Anna
Schaltz $50 Ellis ST, near Jones oc5 3m
IF IRREGULAR SEE MRS. DIR PUETZ AND
1 be contented at once 254Ia Fourth ST oc16tf
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IL safe and efhcienJ emmenagogue; 81 per box
RICHARDS CO., druggists, 406 Clay ST., sole
agents. 1918 "
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GUTTER HOUSE FOR SALE; IS WELL-FU r.
- nisbed reomss the oldest and best-known
lcnse In san Francisco; doing good business;
price moderate. Address jos. DESSENS, 3os
suffer 81 neS f5ts
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APERlENcED SOLICITORS FOR SHIT
inc cup salary or commission. 81 Flood build.
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4 LfEAU'S FRENCH PILLS.
u a boon TO ladies troubled with irregularities:
10 danger; safe and sure; 81 so, exp ess C. .. D.;
don delay until too late 0SGOOD BROS, OAK
land. Cal, agents for Alpeau ct Gle. apl6
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-13
A Hundred Dollars a Dozen.

A Polish resident of the western
part of the city is firmly convinced
that it is better to have dozen
chickens stolen than not to find "a
pocketbook with 800 in it. This
Polish ciuiZen had been out OF, en-
ployment for several months, and bis
means of support for his family grad
ually dwindled until the chickens
were about all he had left And
then one night somebody stole the
chickens 1t seemed as if he had had
about all he could endure before, buk
this was the last straw. He gaze9
disconsolately into the coop. Somes
thing unusual lay on the ground I'M
front of him. His eye brightenedl
and he sprang forward and picked it
up 1t was pocket ook. FiercelY
and with trembling hands he tore it,
open. Money! Money galore! Five.
ten. twenty, fifty, hundred dollars!
And, strange TO say, the man wh,i
stole the chickens has not been back
after the pocketbook. South Bend
(Ind. Tribune.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-13
The Surrey Lavender Field.

The process of distillati0n is very
interesting and primitive affair. The
lavender is deftly cut by men with
small saw-like scythes, then made up
into sheaves, and finally rolled into
.mats," into which they are secured
by skewers These mats or sacks Of
lavender are then brought along to
the distillery, which consists of a
lower floor, in which are the receiving
cans for the oil and the furnaces for
heating the stills above, and an upper
floor, which is a raised platform Of
wood W tn matched roof supported
by beams, in which are the stills and
watts
The big iron coppers or stills are
filed with the pretty, delicate-look-
lag bloom by men naked to their
waists, who press it down and stamp
upon it till the still is tightly packed.
Water is then added, the head Of the
still is firmly fixed on by means Of a
crane, and the whole made air tight
Ito prevent the escape Of any steam)
by la ers of whitening. The men
then lighL the fires below, and the
vapor, passing through pipe tech
nically known as the WORM" is
caught In huge vat nearly full of
cold water, where it gets condensed
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-13


I'm but simple drsssmaksr In quite humble
who tEiss to do her duty and would never dis
plain commandment given in the Scrip
lures unto men,
For read my Bible every night from halfpast
nine TO ten.
Now Uncle Jim who preaches In the chapel
And knows his Bible backwards Though I've
Came in to ne the other night and soIsmnly sat
down,
And. said Maria, let me see your last un-
finished gown"
rknow he hated fashions, but Ihumbly brought
the dress;
He took the sleeves, examined them. and cried
in triumph: yes
Efeared as much your style in gowns has gone
from bad to worse,
Until at last you've brought yoursen oeneatn
the prophets curseP'
Hooked in blank amazement at my uncle; was
he mad?
What could lie find 60 awful in simple shout
This wear. since fashion willed that ladies'
shoulders should be high,
We had to pad the dresses; Paris 10 oianne'
not /.
He took my Bible from the shelf before my won
dering eyes,
And found TheIthirteenth chapter Of Ezekiel's
prophecies,
And Read" said he, "the eighteenth verse,
Thus saith the Lord God: Woe
To the women that sew pillows to all armholes!
IL it SOP"
The words were there as clear as day. And
now" said Uncle Jim,
Just choose between the prophets curse and
fashions latest whim;
Tis you Ezekiel had in mind, to you the Loro
saith 'Woer
II your dresses from this time another pad you
sew"
Thus saying he departed and tured the mat
And after half an hour felt no wiser than
before;
At last thought I'd venture forth, to ease my
troubled mind,
And ask our learned rector, who is always very
kind,
found him in his study, and in listening to my
case,
Thought he laughed little, though 1 could
not see his face.
and then he opened certain books and certain
foot notes read,
"The authorized translation Is not quite COZ
rect" he said.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-13
CARPET on. Use RNER BOTTOM.
rhs Novel scheme Resorted TO by bridge
Builder for Sinking Cmissons.

Ehe Novel Schenne Resorted 20 by . bridge
Builder for Sinking Caissons.
George S. Morrison, who ID build
Ing the Memphis bridge, is making
use Of new idea in sinking the Gals
sons for the pier. His scheme is the
use OF great mattresses, which are
woven on the spot. The following
description of preparing and using
these mattresses is from the manu-
script of the report which Mr.. Nor
rison is preparing on that work and
was printed in the Railroad Ga
Zette:
The method adopted to limit the
scour was to carpet the bottom Of
the river with woven willow mat
similar to those which are used by
the Mississippi River Commission for
the protection of eroding banks The
device proved perfectly successful.
Before the caisson could be placed in
position the mats which were to pro-
tect the pier sites from scour had to
be placed. Two barges were fitted
with ways for weaving the mats, and
two mooring barges were anchored
above the pier site transverseIy with
the stream. The weaving barges
were then placed below the mooring
barges, and the material barges were
brought up to the lower
side of the weaving barges.
The mat was then woven on
the ways and the upper end of it
fastened to the moOring Darges, and
also to the anchor which held the
mooring barges, each anchor carry
ing two lines, one leading to one of
the mooring barges, and the other
under the mooring barge to the mat
AS the weaving proceeded the weav-
ing barges were dropped down
stream, SO that when the mat was en-
tirely completed the weaving barges
were at the lower end and the whole
mat was floating on the water. The
mat woven In this way was $40 feet
wide and 400 feet'long. 1t was loaded
with stone until it barely floated, and
enough stone was thrown on the up
per end to sink this end, The upper
end Of the mat was submerged first
and held near the surface by
the lines leading from the moor
ing barges Two barges loaded with
stone were then floated over the upper
end Of the mat and stone was thrown
from them on the floating mat be-
low. AS the mat was sunk the barges
were dropped down stream until the
entire mat was settled on the tot
tom. When the sinking barges had
passed over about half the length of
the mat, the lines connecting the
upper end of the mat with the moor
ing barge were then cast off and the
upper end of the mat allowed to sink
to the bottom. The whole time re-
quired to sink the mat was not over
ten minutes. Each mat contained
1000 cords of brush and poles, 900
tons of rip-rap and 10, 900 pounds of
wire.
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Too Cautious.

A striking instance of an effort at
self-protection which was carried to
an egotistical, selfish extreme, and
which brought about it's own Sc
we're punishment, is related by the
author of narrative of curious Incl
dents of the French Revolution. The
father of Gueau de Reverseaux had
been distinguished lawyer, and
through his influence he held impor-
tant Offices under the Government.
When the Revolution began he gave
up his office at La Rochelle, and re-
tired to Chartres
From the time that the Revolution
began Gueau de Reverseauk devoted
his attention exclusively to preserving
his own safety. He wrote no letters,
he would receive no letters; he saw
no visitors, and paid no visits; he
spoke TO no person, and allowed no
one to come near him. It would
have been impossible to be more pru-
dent than he was
However, he wanted some sheds
built on his farm near Charities, and
iventured to consult a carpenter The
carpenter told him that he could not
undertake the work Immediately, as
Gueau de Reverseaux wished, because
most Of his workmen were drafted to
join the army at once.
Gueau de,Reverseaux replied, 'The
workmen need not go; they can send
substitutes.
This remark was heard by the
workmen, but only the first phrase
made any impression on them. They
reported everywhere that Monsieur
Gueau de Reverseaux, who must
be good authority. had sd d that they
need not go The news went to
headquarters that Gueau de Rever-
seaux declared that the drafted work
men need not obey the government.
This was considered to be conspiracy,
and he was condemned to death. He
was at once taken to the Conciergerie
prison, and he paid for his selfish
folly with his life.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-13
Improving the Eyes.

1t is satisfactory to be told by Mr..
Ellis that blindness in England is
SLOWLY decreasing" though Great
Britain still stands in this respect
behind two other European countries,
and three more come before Ireland.
Short-sightedness however, appears
to be increasing everywhere, Ger
many having a signal and sinister
pre-eminence in this respect.
A French doctor has noted the re-
markable fact that wild beasts
caught quite young or born in cap
tivity become short-sighted, the con-
clusion being that the eye adapts it
self to its habituaI sphere of vision,
and unless educated" to use Mr..
Ellis term, to see objects at a dis
lance, loses the capacity of so doing.
Even in after life the eye may be, to
some extent, so educated, though
probably only when the myopia is
not considerable.
1t is thus within the experience of
the present writer that his sight
greatly improved in days gone by,
when he became a volunteer, by prac-
tice at the butts, so that while he
could not see the target to shoot at
without spectacles at the three-hun-
dred-yard range, after a twelvemonth
or so he only needed to put on spec
tacles at 400 yards. But beyond that
range he was never able to dispense
with them.
Country excursions are, therefore,
extremely valuable as neahs Of
Strengthening the sight of town-bred
children; and the conductors of such
excursions should take pains to di-
rect the eyes Of the children to dis
tant objects-to the furthest hill,
church tower, or other landm ark,
noting, if possible, any incapacity to
discern the selected object, and then
selecting some nearer one for the
weaker-sighted. The Spectator.