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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13
THE yKAGUAE TRAIL 4;
Hxcelleut Description Given by u
IEining Eng neer
while TAere IL Not the lie asst
DamreI- In Making the Trip IT'S
Not an Easy or Pleas
ant one,

After an examination OF 30 days OF
the skaguay trail, r. IL. Stretah' sin-
ing engineer Of Seattle, Wash, sayA
"Skaguuy valley was once occupied
by large glacier, near the lower end
the rocks are ancient sedimentary or
st~atified deposits, with innumersbls
dikes and stringers of granite aspect
but all the upper portions OF the val
lev and the summit of the range are
nothing but very coarse granite WITH
out any trace of any structure, but with
very strongly unmarked nearly horizontal
bedding planes, cut by nearly vertical
cleavage joints. The action OF the ics'
which formerly plowcd its way down
the valley. has ground these rocks 10
polished surfaces, the vertical fAosA
supporting only few lichens, while
the horizontal benches before the 40
vent of the gold seekers were covered
with thick carpet of moss and lichenA
which, though with but a very IRAN
hold on the rocks, gave sure ana SAT-
tsfactory foothold. Only in few places
are there pebbles or powders, and but
few rock slides, but where these do exist
the individual powders are so large
and massed so irregularly that travel
ever them is more difficult than over the
--Ed nnhrnLAn inches. Of earth
there is practically none, but in the
course of ages Q black vegetable muck
has accum uated in some Of the crevices
and in pot holes along the river bottom
SSrubby timber, spruce, birch and elder
find a foothold in the crevices, the LAT
ter mainly in the wetter bottoms and
over such material the trail finds tta
way. Distances from Skaguay are:
First crossing of river, IL miles; end
Of road, 3ia miles; small lake, i've
miles; Porcupine creek, W. miles; SEQ
ond crossing of river bridge 11Ka miles;
third crossing of bridge, 1874 miles;
fourth crossing Of river bridge, 14h
miles; nith crGssing OF river ford, IN
miles; summit, 10 miles; meadowsl ss
miles; Lake Bennett 40 miles,
give miles oat at the lake the eleya-
ton is 400 feet. The trail quickly as
cends to $40 feet. then sinks to 40 feet
at Porcupine creek. In short distance
the elevation is 1,4OO feet, and the path
zigzags down to the second crossing
/ 900 feet. The fourth bridge is l,4oo
feet above the sea, and the trail almost
at once goes uPgard to 2,1Oo feet, a
descent is then made TO The fQrd, 1900
feet high, and then comes the climb
to the summit, an elevation of 1900
feet. From this point 70 the lakes the
trail is not extremely difficult"
Mr.. Stretch says there is no danger
to human hfe in making The trip.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13
WANT THE GRANT EzLlCs

Effort to Transfer Those ia national
Museum to New York IausoIeum.
A proposition has been made to OBJ
tain from the fedora government col
lection Of Grant relics PRESENTED to the
National museum by Mrs. Grant and de-
post them in the large room in the
northeast corner of the mausQleum at
New York. Architect John II. Dun
can intended the room for Grant relics,
but everything which would appeal to
visitors as having been owned by the
general at some time in his career is in
the National museum at Washington
Before Gen. Porter sailed for France
Mr.. Duncan discussed with him the
possibility of the government relin-
gushing the mementoes, but nothing
has since been done about it,
80 the matter stands" said Mr.. Dun
can. about all the members of the
monument association are away. 1t
was desired to hold meeting recently,
but there were not enough members in
town to hold it. OF course, the great
work is practically complete. 1twould
be good thing to have the mementoes
at Riverside, but l know Of nothing
at this time to warrant the hope that
they will be taken to New York"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13
HID IN NEST or SNAKES.
Kentucky boy and His Brother Meet
Horrible Death While Playing.

Kentucky hoy and His Brother Meet
Horrible Death While Playing.
Willie, aged seven, and Eddie, aged
nine, sons of Matthew Cox, a farmer liy-
ing near Mannsville, Taylor county,
KY, met terrible deaths from rattle
snake bites the other evening.
They were playing hide and seek
with some other children and Willie
ran into the bushes and failed to reap
pear at the proper time. Presently Ed
die heard cries from his little brother
and, fastening to his aid, found, as he
at first thought, that he had become
fastened in the hollow Of an old stump.
In trying to pull the child from the
stump Eddie discovered that four big
rattlers were biting Willie time and
again. Badly frightened, but deter
mined to rescue his brother, Eddie
reached in for better hold, and was
himself bitten repeatedly.
The cries of the two children at
tracted some men and they were finally
rescued from their perilous position,
but not until they were past all aid.
One died in five minutes and the other
in ten.
The four snakes were killed, and II
was found that the youngest child had
jumped into their most int the hollow
of the old stump
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13
BROUGHT BY A DOVE.
Carrier PIReoB Arrives in Portland
from ChfIkat RRss.

| A carrier pigeon has made its fight
from the summit OF Chilkat pass to its
| loft in Portland, Ore, 1900 miles, bear
! ing 4 brief message from a party of
| hardy fortune seekers who are now
making their way along the Yukon to
Dawson City. It Is the latest message
out of the land to which thousands are
on the way.
Thomas Cain took with him several
homing pigeons from Robert Uhlman,
who lives q few blocks from Mr.. Gains
residence. Uhlmaa has been watching
for the appearance Of pigeon tor some
TINA, Cain having stated that he would
start one when he reached the summit
of Chlkat pass. The pigeon was first
seen the other morning at an early
hour with something attached to its
left leg IT had net entered the loft
and seemed tagged out. At that time
It was not known whether the bird
really came from the Cain party, Eff
forts made to capture the pigeon were
not successful at first 1t would not
accept offers Of food and appeared ex-
NdusLeu. 4 tIallf - SHlViSu US 'olV
oa crumpled piece % gapfr torn
from a notebook was a message that
had been scnawled' by Cain after his |
party had reached the summit of Chill |
kat The message was read with diff
Guilty, as the penciling was somewhat |
obliterated. 1t read as follows:
Aug. 25.-Robbis Uhlman: l thought |
would let my first pigeon 80 on the pass. |
Tell Jack we lost sofnt horses, but that is /
all right a senG 10Y lo~e 80 YOU all, and |
kiss and tell grandma not TO worry rtsa
hard trip, Tell everybody you know not I
30 come this year. TOM CAIN"
The paper was attached to the
pigeons leg with an ordinary piece Of
cord. The pigeon evidently felt the ef-
feet Of its long flight Of nearly 1900
miles.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13

81 will mary him." screamed the fair
Georglans,whl her disheiyed hair
floated down her back, and her sides
painted with the painful regularity OF
IL mountaineering locomotive, ID
will marry him. she yocfersted to
der naughty sausage making papa
Marry him" be barked back
Marry a ueospaper literary teller
Never
u WILL -he walled.
Them feIIcrs are wild, bare brained
reckless, dissipated genya-sos, aud NJ
good commou-seuse gal should hitch
on he Likes OF them
Paw" said The fair Georgaua
drawing herself up 10 her full heigha
nj tive feet ten aud three quartz
inches, while her eyes shone out VIII
owe aud tenderness, 1.-The object OF m
alteration is no genius. He lisa dulb
plodding, heavyweight, wijhou
Imagination, poetry, or any such
nOnsensical fol de ros"
Gosh, said the pleased papa, che
nust be on The Examiner"
'He is" screamed Georgiana, busI-
ly taintiug away. He is the editor
of the Sunday colored supplement-
San Francisco News Letter.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13
HoRRIeLE NEWS FOR TRAMPe
salvation Army Wants 10 Make Then
work or Go 10 Jail.

The 81. Louis branch of the Saliva
tson Army Is planning campaign
against the tramps. The scheme is to
make Dusty Roads and Wandering Will
lie work for their food and lodging or
20 to Jail and work for the state. The
frSt part of the plan is the army's, The
rest Is the states.
Col. Evans, the army's commander,
intends to hire building large enough
10 accommodate 800 men. Baths and
fumigatiug boxes will be put in, and
there win be- a large eatiug-room at
tached. No one will be admitted free.
The cost of lodging and meal will be
livery low, possibly not more than tve
cents for both, but il will have to be
paid In order TO give everyone the
opportunity TO work a wood yard will
be opened in connection, in which APP
plicants may saw wood enough to earn
the price OF meal and lodging
10 those who are used to sedentary
amployments outstanding or chair
Gaming will be furnished.
The restaurant Is expected to be the
great feature, as enough hot and nour
ishing food for u hearty meal will be
given for one cent When the establish
ment is in operation the citizens aud
police will be asked TO cooperate by re-
ferring all applicants for assistance to
the food and shelter depot. If he goes
he earns his living; If he doesn't go and
persists in begging the police viii ar
..4 hin, and see that he is put at hard
labor in the county Jail. In either case,
the Salvation Army people say the
tramp problem = settled,
Col Evans expects to be able to fit
up the building required for $1,000, and
believes that the Institution when once
established will he self-supporting. He
has already started popular subscrip-
ton to raise the sum needed, He will
probably get 1t without difficulty.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13
They Left.

A messenger boy employed IN .
Gown town office was so 1.-two week
a-O that be wentto the office Of .
physician ubilo out on an erraud
l.au. IA of medicine roked hin
0vcl aur i'd Y,u hive a well de
dued cas- # su.lpox. c. to your
home oud / wiz ha, an ambuIapc.
10 take you TO the smullpcx hospital
The boy, however, instead of going
ut once TO his home returned to hr>
employer and after having finished hI.
GRAND said he was sick and asked t.
be allowed 10 20 to his home. Thi
was refused him. "You ran go" said
he bead oflhe establishment, "wben
your days work has been done
"Bu,' said The boy, 1--WE got the
smallpox
There was stampede of persons
from hat establishment and it was
led by The proprietor.-Atlauta Jour
nal
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13
A BIG FALLING OFF:
Not Many VIII Take the Fall Civ
Service Examination

Not Many VIII Take the Fall CIviI
Service Examination.
The regular fall civil service examine
tons throughout the country for all
classes of government offices viii mus
ter only about quarter or third of
the usual number of candidates. This
is the prediction made by the civil SER
vice commission, and Chief Examiner
Server attributes this falling of to
the unusual number of applicants ex-
nmined during the spring, when high
water mark was reached, the number of
applicants examined then being an in
crease of 100 per cent. over the preced-
ing Gall or spring. This rush was due
to the change of administration and the
civil service extension made by Pres-
dent Cleveland. As a result, and In
view of an inadequate examining force
the commission is far in arrears in
marking the papers, and $4,000 of them,
all submitted during the spring exam
nations, have yet to be reached for
This aggregate includes 2,255
to the railway mail service and
and 1,451 to the clerk-copyist places.
This unprecedented arrearage has been +,
, great factor in lettering applicants.
rom applying for examination at this /
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13

Aberdeen, Mss Nov 7-(Special,
e Y, Tongue OF the Ledger she
George 5 Jackson, hi- former partner
about 10 O'Clock last night, aud Jack
son djea oday at 1890 p. m.
The d dicuity occurred over a get
element of partnership affairs. jack
son was the a-rossor aud Young useC
q pistol in self-defense, shooting Jack
son twice, one ball breaking the let
arm and entering the lungs, and the
other penetrating the neck, The bali
taking n downward course.
The shooting occurred in the
Ledger Office, aud when Jackson wa
shot he was advancing on Yongu,
with a heavy iron bar
! Ouguc was released Saturdal
night on his own recognizancc. auc
when jackson died be was rearresteu
and is now IN the custody Of al officer.
5ut is allowed his liberty. Prclimi-
nary trial tomorrow before Mayor
Acker YOugue will show clear
cs- f srif-defenso -CommercIal Ap
peal.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13
A New MiIrAIIIeuae,

An Austrian newspaper announces
that Mauser, the well-known manufac-
turer of firearms, and the inventor Of
the mitrailleuse which bears his name,
has just invented new mitraileuse.
which loads and discharges itself auto
matically. There are three models of
this, and experiments with them are
said to have been highly successful.
The six caliber permits a fire of 60 or
10 shots to the minute; the ten-caliber,
fire of 80 shots to the minute, and the
20 caliber, fire Of 90 shots. The ten
caliber mitrailleuGe can easily be car
ried and operated by single artillery
man
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13
BLooMERs TO BE BARRED.
Indignation over Teachers WearfnI
Bicycle Costumes IN GchooI

Indignation over Teachers wearing
bicycle Costumes to School.
boomers have cast shadow ON the
otherwise joyful reopening of the pub.
lie schools of ST. Louis. The Grant and
Gravers school association, one of the
objects Of which Is to "amicably adjust
any controversies that may arise in the
school without undue publicity" held
an indignation meeting at the school
hall Monday night against a certain
teacher in boomers.
DR., L c. Laisen, the associations Sec
rotary, withheld the offending teach
ers name, but admitted complaint had
been made against one, but there were
Others who appeared in school in equal
~ as giddy costumes. He said the asso-
citation was very much in earnest.
Miss Mamie NiehAus, a pretty blonde
teacher in the school kindergarten.
frankly admits she rides wheel. but
says there are others"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13
BRUTAL COLLEGE TRUSTEES"

Serious Injuries Sustained by Fresh"
men of University of California.
There Will be no more PUSHES" atthe
University of Califori1it.. if President
Kellogg's labest mandate is obeyeu.
Half dazed, his jaw broken. his face
. bleeding maGH. benjamin Kurtz, .
newly entered freshman, was found
wandering about the campus ON a rc-
cent night after the rush between the
two bower classes IL - =t"''HHlS
sohle one put his heel on KGrtz's face
and as a result he is disfgured for life,
and may have sustained an injury of
tne Drain. An examination showed
that piece of flesh had been torn from
one nostril. The upper lip hung only
by shred and the ragged nature of the
tear made the INJURY the more serious.
All 1he front teeth were gone. -Four
teeth had been knocked out of the
lower jaw and the bone in which they
had observation-disclosures broken out with
them. Both the upper and lower laws
were smashed and the flesh of all the
face crushed and bleeding.
There were two other serious casual
ties Frank Marshall, freshman, had
his right leg broken just above the
ankle. Conlon, another freshman.
came out Of the combat with broken
eq
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13

LET me tel. you, said the veteran
chow ! size up this measley sickness.
! went through 1873. 1879 and 1879
aud didn't have ;hc fever, aud If any.
thing had happened 10 mo this year
I would have felt like the relative did
Of the man who was recognized a. the
hero Of three bloody wars. and wa
afterward killed in sham battle. -
SCimltar.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13
gowERF VI SERMON IN A PRISON
3ondemned Felon Causes CoA'"
40 Income Hystc ricai.

to become ,.h.r
Fulton county (Ga,) jail was inc 0sAe'
morning the scene OF as Qua an Vo0S ~.
renee as has ever happened "itnln ,sl
walls Horace S. Perry, the oonu.N 10
murderer OF Lanier VINO mas JusV -.
hanged for his crime lea Ieilglous Sc ~
ices in the prison chap'l IN suel 'u ~.
pressye and solemn tanner .i wv ~ 49,
iarBc ,ou5' ,5glontly bystsrical under
Avs E''"
ms pow" ~ st.yo,,on who has con-
nt'' ~, ,l,.,..'.,l,g seryices At the Jail
o"I ,I., ' -, norry M tbe rrIsoner's ur-
N'''"'' 1.,r,.,s teyt ,vos taken
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13
QUEER BICYCLE CASE.
Iownn Claims n Wheel Drawn by n
Girl for Whose Ticket uo Data

rowan Claims Wheel Drawn by a
Girl for Whose Ticket He Paid.
A young man took an Atlantic Ga.l
girl to a theatrical performance the
other evening. This fact alone is hard
" worthy of mention. but for the fact
that the young woman drew bicycle
offered as prize by the theatrical com
pany to the person holding the lucky
ticket.
She took possession of the wheel.
but after studying over the matter un.
I'll Sunday afternoon the young man
went and borrowed the wheel and now
refuses to return it, basing his claim
70 ~ on the fact that he paid for the
girls admission to the theater and that
the wheel should be his property.
The case is laid before the Justice
court and bids fair to equal the Jones
county calf case in legal technicalitles.
A LUCKY STRIKE
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13

.,vartv (which sea fpUlV
a "'@. ~ Los r,p,a ,ho
caves a o'".l . ou' l'I L.. a., pro.,hct
,.a S'alfS ''''''i"l''' W '''N
NGAeuiian' u. ~. P,;,s d.
IN a loI'''0. IVPo.. A., Lo5 co,ne
scf'oeu an '' t ~ s' ~ & Scan and
upon Hea. VIZ pa! .',',I -, - dsta rom III
"N'cn N,.' 81" - 1s' " ,;,' Inf II no
l'"e o. til. Wv. . '. ,,,, fa, Of or
-'"o.' "'.' ID '..,, , 1g'', r.Licb i.as ron
near ~. " w. ~, . .,a1i{n az qhc s.,;rr .ieb
repaired NY ~ ~ ,,,', ;...sog ma 1ass
has oeS,' L ,gIng y I i0" .toIs erd hcy
man d 7 l'.I ~ 49, .,I ~ !, IN, nooi.
descend Gown ,t sn"ef', -, ion
tn'y lI'L', G ,.g " i,I ;r, VI ' rir con-
WIN w.. ' ~, M tran,r w I'm and is
'I'I nue. ~ ''-0 a,f hn.;I;os -, The
'oecy''o y N.Y. ',",lio ,-ai,..ofibc
S.'c y" "'I'{H wy ~ do,r.sc tIe
@H.5S sl'oo' an A. H. ,.an,o
hlI's s9loe" "oy'i" " va I'M
ridge, mere may oe Ino'e s.sl'9 - f,
20 ii'u' aS '1' "a ~ '!o'.' M. ~. y,,' 10
lh''e s'e.f also le1u up ~ a., 'l't ..,, ~;
uley may nay' loIileu ti. ,:i gs,II H.,
Il Nnss' x . 'n9t 50 HSIollISilto Nv
queen OF N4eoa "icl sue i o"'I.a y sL'
solomon. il Is certainty q very slt .,
ing tnIne 10 una tIlaI 'nls sre S;9 9.".,
should nave oeen 80 lons nue. l.l;z,a
under ground ana we nave 32,, no ao' .;,I
OF u rom inc 'iiAe o. NeiIeli5ian s.--
the PICK an9 'hoyei Oh Ine iaousf4 al
chaeo'oFlsJ nave la,q II pare
b4t tals Is not an IN 'I,e recount
OF the pilgrimage OF A ii.tl
Martyr, V4ioh aale' from Tne Si4 t
century, Inis au'hof p l, u, 'H0
descent by many s,ePs ~ Sl+e I :,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13

m
.u du
$50 10 fro aHr
OF produce lheu
rnesply aud buy cue
necessities abroad
Can we raise corn and hogs herr
hom,? Experiment set in along tha'
line and resulted favorably. Cotton
came on down to 10 cents a pound,
experimenting became general, aud u
was demonstrated that the sunny
South was selrsustainlng aud no
longer depended on her N'rther'
rcighbors tor Der meat produce.
Cotton came ON DOM tu 3 cents
ouud and even iowrg aud the pee
ole OF the south Jurnrd their alter
ION toward stock aud grain rNlslnR
aud a. wonderful country, aud II I@
destined 10 riva what we call the
treat corn growing S ales Ia The nun
Ter Of hogs aud bushels Of corn.
And instead Of The once vaIuabI
Ju,pr aud consumer The she was sh
Las become almost self sustaining, ah'
very soou will be throwing her pro
duct on the markets Of the world
cheaper than her Northern sister
States eau possibly do-Drovers
Journal
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13
ries Boring for water I'm w..
mexico Find n Gold MI.


Capt, j, II. Hutchinson has arrIraa
santa Fe' N, NJ, from Golden south
santa Re county, and reports remorl.
able gold discovery on government la
V Une ana half miles east of that place
Michael Harold, of Pittsburgh Do
WINE sinking a tubular well to sppnly
S, tor the placer operations of tbs
MO mon CS. Crlsto Mining company, Of Kan.
sas City struck at depth of s5O feet a
louge OF white quartz 50 feet in tbiol-
ness that shows free gold IN largo nnsn
t'ties' Some of the nuggets arc ., isra..
as grains of wheat. The discover, - : 81
created Juror in mining and busjn LOS
circles there. Working shafts win 20
sunk at once, and other holes will 10
sunk ;. to ascertain II it Is a blanket IaoS
!. sue. such should prove the case, the az.
. 0o.s promises to be one Of the raoss |
notable gold linda In the historv,pS ~, |
- a ,l Ii
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13
King WIN Not wear cIovD,

Although the best glovesin the world
are made in Belgium, King Leopold
never. not even IN full uniform nor in
the coolest weather, viii consent to don
pair. Strict on the subject of eti-
quette, he, however. insists that his gen.
tlemen in waiting and his ads-de-camp
should be irreproachably gloved,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13
A NHInahIa prnscr1nr1nr

Ed1tor MOIrls0n, u ne WOTthlT gtOr
tlnd.) sun. writes. "Eou have val
liable prescription in Electric Bitttrs
and | can cheerfully recommend it fo
constipation and SICK headache and H
Q general system rOuic ii has no equal 90
Mrs. Annie Stehle, 2O2j Cottage GrOl G
avenue, Chicago. was all nun down
could not eat nor digest food. had a
backaChe which never left her al d felt
tired and weary but six bottles Of Flee
trio Bitters restored her health and re-
newed her strength. Prices so cents
and 81. Get a bottle at Finlay's drug
store.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13
EXCLUDES MANY CHINESE.
New Customs Collector atPOPt Towns
end Returns to Former Rule.

/
F. D. Huestis, the new customs col
| lector of the Puget sound district, who
took Office few days ago, has made
a new ruling in the matter Of admitting
| Chinese laborers. He has refused adj
mittance to seven Chinese who arrived
at Port Townsend, Wash, from Vic
toria, B. c., on the ground that they
had departed from other ports when
leaving this country. Until IS months
ago the requirement was enforced that
Chinese must reenter at the port of
departure, but during the past year
compliance with this rule has not been
required from Chinese immigrants, ow-
ing to a precedent established by
the treasury department in the
case of the Strsthnevis immigrants,
when Chinese were admitted re-
CARELESS of the port of depar-
ture, As result many Chinese sue
ceedsd in entering here when they
could not have made satisfactory
showing at the port from which they
had departed.
Collector Huestis' return to the for
mer rule has called forth storm of pro-
tests from interested Chinese residents
OF the Pacific coast.
The action of the new collector will
probably decrease the wholesale enter
ing Of Chinese through Port Townsend !
and district, nearly 1900 having been
there during the past six
months
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13

1 Swimming on the back in sea water
says q doctor, Is the most beneficial
form Of bathing. Swimming on the
side is very INJURIOUS TO the muscles OF
the stomach.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-13
sou IN mo leaves Of the rnissnl.

1t must have evaporated in the cen
turtles, for Charles TX, who was king
of France from 1860 to 1874, received,
according to the chroniclers, missal
which was poisoned short time after
he had given the signal for the massa-
ere of the Huguenots, And it was this
missal which he had been reading at a
mass in the chapel OF the Louvre the
day before his death.
He died of remorse, the historians
say; but remorse was often euphem-
ism for poison in those days.