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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16
OPPOSING THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.

a MAJORITY OF REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVES,
SAID TO FAVOR CHANGES.
Washington Jan. 1.-THE canvass OF Republican
members OF the House Of Representatives. on the
question OF changing the Civil Service law when
has been conducted by the Republican Steering
Committee nearly completed or the az ne
publican members Of the House the canvass Is
said 10 show mat q majority varying from eish-
teen 70 forty Is favorable 20 change In the Jaw
according 10 the degree OF change PROPOSED i''S
last factor leads TO difference OF opinion as
10 the result Of the canvass Representative rear
son OF North Carolina, a member OF the com
rnittee places the number Of Republicans VINO
car be depended on at llb. Mr.. Evans. OF Ken
tucky another member Of the committee. places
,be number NJ 1876 Both estimates are based on
the canvass the difference being due 10 the ~
,itudc Of certain doubtful members
As A whole the result gives satisfaction 10 muse
who have made the canvass. They say '"a' j" q"
,,rnher OF cases entire State delegations are SHOWN
NV the canvass 10 favor a change IN 'le Inv
rrhis IS the case In the delegations Of North caro-
IN. Tennessee kentucky West Virginia ana 49,
Hampshire. In other cases the canvass S"o"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16
HAVE MADE A DEEP cur IN PRICES

OF Mink Capes, Collarettes and Mutfs;
Hudson Bay Sable Boas, Muffs Collar
cites and Capcs; Persian Lamb Goats,
Capes, Collarettes and Muffs; Stone
Marten, Chnchilla, Ermine, Alaska
Sable (Skunk), and all fashionable stand
ard Furs except Sealskin. | have not
marked down the price OF Sealskins, be-
cause they are advancing in price. |
have no old styles. All are up-to-date
shapes, and it is better for parties when
looking for these goods to buy the new
style genuine Alaska Seal (the only KIM
handle) rather than pay their money tor
old styles, made from inferior Sealskins
and sold under the guise OF marked
down prices. Supply and demand govern
the markets OF the world If | could
duplicate Seaskins have in store l
would sell my manufactured Seal Goods
at the usual after holiday reduction, but
since it is apparent that it cannot be done,
there is no use advertising anything that
cannot be done legitimately. My Seal
skin garments are reliable. and prices as
low as the same quality can be found.
notwithstanding do not make any pre-
tensions OF marking them down. All
other Furs, however have been marked
| down.
invite inspection OF my stock.
Respectfully,
&&Zz~>-
MANUFACTURER
124 and 1876 West AID ST.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16
SIZE WOULD BE A CUBAN HEROINE.
A SILLY GIRL LEAVES HER HoME-rAKHN BACK
by THE POLICE.

4 SILLY GIRL LEAVES HER HOME-TAkEN BACK
by THE POLICE.
Grace Savage. sixteen years Old. the daughter
Of Mrs Margaret Savage. a nurse. who lives az
No 97g Vest or e-hundr A-si. was
missing yesterday. and the police were screening
the city for her The girl was last seen on fT!ay'
and she then said that she was going 70 'u"'
With some CubAns with whom she had hTc"h"
acquainted She told girl friend that she VIZ
going to cuba 20 become heroine In the CUBAN
Cause Detectives boarded a steamship about 70
sou for Havana yesterday afternoon Out 10
trace Of the girl was found. Grace dressed her-
cole I'm her hes: clothes on Thursday afternoon.
and when hey mother demonstrated with "er s"e
left the house in "A fit Of temper She visited Em'a
burnside her chum. the next day. ana to'd the
latrer that she was going 70 cuba. Her friehd
tried 70 nersuade Grace to return 70 her nome pu'
,,oinlv This was the last seen OF the lux
Effective Parker Of the West onr-nu I y, ,
station after Watching 'Soni'
searnshIp AZ pier No l6 for the greater par, ol 'S
day started back uptown asi 'N-i.''.- ',,.' -.
t"igyR.h-ove between One-hundrcd-and-t
nnd and One-hundred and twenty -thlId SIS, ~
he girl He took her 20 the Vest ~ . 80
fventv-nfth-st. station and sent lol hci iHo'li
~ ore was a fearful reconciliation ana 'Ia0' "'-
her mother went home . c,h,,s vho
~ savage said that some young uhtns " ~
ir1d near her had turned Grace memo NJ ..,,r
tories OF Cuba and made her dlscoh'en'eu WAN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16
EXCISE Law IN BROOhL1N
CHIEF McUL1.AGH ORDERS ITS STRICT
ENFORCEMENT.
THERE MUST BE 80 MORE WIDE OPEN sON-
DAYS IN THE CITY. HE TELLS THE

THERE MUST BE 80 MORE WIDE OPEN DIV
DAYS IN THE CITY. HE TELLS THE
POLICE COMMANDERS
Chief OF Police McCullagh had all the ponce 0o."
rnanders in the five boroughs OF the city before MIN
AZ Headquarters yesterday. and talkec 70 '"'''
about a uniform enforcement OF the excise Ia" y"
SUNDAYS IN plain terms. Before he met the CUM
rnandcr, the Chief made statement. In "hch ne
said that his attention had been drawn TO the lact
that las, sunday not single excise arrest had
been made in the boroughs Of Brooklyn. Richmond
or Queens. while IN the boroughs OF Manhattan and
The Bronx Afty-fve persons had been taken INTO
custody for violating the law. This. the Chiet
said. would not do
The excise law" he said must be enforced uni
forrnlv IN all the boroughs The law and my In
strlctions apply TO the boroughs or BROOKLYN
Queens and Richmond as well as 10 Manhattan ana
The Bronx There are going 10 be no "ide-open
Sundays in any OF the boroughs. Where there IL
any violation Of law the police must arrest the Of
Tenders in the boroughs across the river as well as
In this borough and The Bronx
When the commanders arrived the CHIEF repeater
this and also said that they must cause a rigid
enforcement of gambling laws and uniform en-
forceuent q all avs YOU have got 10 enforce
the law and I viii that you do IT, said the
chief IN closing
were also told to discover any dives there might be
In their precincts and 10 drive them out OF exist
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16
A WOuAN'S STOMACH REMOVED.
REMARKABLE SURGICAL OPERATION IN MIL
WAUKEE-THE PATIENT DIES IN
POUR HOURS


FOUR HOURS.
CHICAGO Jan. i5-Under unfavorable conditions
the operation OF removing the stomach from
woman. which was successfully performed IN
Zurich last September and startled the surgical
world was repeated yesterday in Milwaukee. Dr.
f. J. Farnum OF Chicago was assisted by Dr ID
= G. Uankwitz OF Wisconsin City and the opera
tlcn was performed at the Milwaukee Hospital
Mrs T. Restian q No. ~ Seventh-st.. was the
patient The stomach was removed. ana MIS-
Bestian survived for a considerable time. but the
weakness consequent on long illness and previous
operation unified her FOR the ordeal and she grad
ually sank under the shock She died four hours
after the romova. OF the stomach An additional
drawback was that Mrs Bestian's malady-cancer
Of the stomach-had proceeded further than had
been apparent
Mrs Bestian sufferer for years with
cancer OF the stomach. on November % last an
operation TO remove the cancer was performed. but
II was not successful. the generous growth
immediately reformed. She was suffering from the
effects OF the .rst operation when the physicians
decided that another operation was necessary.
When told that IL was the only hope they had OF
saving her NE weak as she Mrs. Bestan
readily consented and IL was decided mat the only
uo,slble operation which could benefit her was
The same which Or. Car! Sch.atter had performed.
The physicians closely followed the Schlatter oper-
They found then that the cancer had not only
a rect 81 the stomach but had also consumed mucn
OF the other tissues. This compelled the removal
OF more than the surgeons thought necessary al
but on account Of the weak condition OF the patient
sl e bic 20 survive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SUNDAY. JANUARY 1e. 1893

at2r Cullom called on f, A. Ford general passen-
ger agent OF the Pennsylvania lines west OF Pitts
purg, who was present Mr.. Ford said that he de-
sired to reply to some OF the points brought out
by Mr. Mckenzie but would be glad II the com
fnittee would grant him a little time In which 10
prepare his statement az to certain matters with
which he was not personally familiar. To this
quest the committee readily agreed.
In the course OF Mr.. McKenzie's statement he
had presented TO the committee certain ''pasters"
which the brokers had used TO extend the time
or limited tickets purchased OF the Wabash Rail-
road. the pastors bearing the name of George II.
!laniels now general passenger agent OF the New
ork Central, who at time the general
ticket agent OF the Wabash. Mr.. Daniels desired
to offer n brief explanation of that statement He
said that while he the general ticket agent
or the Wabash system ne had reprinted the entire
stock OF passenger tickets Of their lines at cost
OF 5000 lie explained that the pastors presented
by Mr.. Mckenzie were used by the road In making
out limited tickets. and were for the convenience
OF the Wabash agents. and not for scalpers The
particular pastors presented by Mr.. Mckenzie"
said Mr.. Daniels. were used several years after
had severed my connection with the Wabash
system. 1t is likely that many Of the tickets even
now being sold by The Wabash bear my name
desire 70 say as emphatically rs that I
never had any connection with ticket -scalpers
have never broken rate agreement. and have
never sold tickets TO anybody over any line with
which I was connected for less than the regular
rate"
The committee then adjourned. to meet at the
call Of the chairman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16
A CARD
FROM
c. C.. SHAYNE.

Owing to the large trade which | en-
joyed during the months OF October,
November and December and the first
week OF this month, have kept large
portion OF my hands in the workshop,
some OF whom have been with me for nj.
teen years do not like to lay them
off, and, as they are willing to work TOR
less wages, and | am willing to sell at
nearly cost OF production, parties deslr-
ing to purchase Furs, up to date styles,
have an opportunity, if they cannot be
found in stock, to have garments made
to order at large reduction in price.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16
TBF SOCIAL REFORM Club.

The regular meeting OF the Social Reform Club.
No IS East Fourth-st., was held last night
Charles b spahr the president. called the meeting
70 order and forty members were present The
subject Of the meeting was The struggle FOR the
Liberty Of Labor" and the chief feature Of the
evening was a half-hour reading by William Dean
Uovells from his Traveller In Altruria" Tho
audience gave frequent marks Of approval during
,he reading Before sitting down he said that he
iid not believe the evils the present position or
Thor could be cured under the present economic
.ystem The rest OF the meeting was given up 10
Inc reading OF labor literature ny members OF the
club Several appropriate songs were also given
sfter the literary exercises an informal reception
WIS held and refreshments were served
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16
GILBERT DEFEATS ELLIOTT.
,rtr LATTER SHOT UNDER PROTEST AND THE
MATCH MAY HAVE TO BE TRIED
OVER AGAIN

-rtv LATTER SHOT UNDER PROTEST AND THE
MATCH MAY HAVE TO BE TRIED
OVER AGAIN
~, Ito bird shooting match FOR the Dupont Pow
80 ~o-,norv trophy and 800 side between James
. p Elliott OF Kansas city. and Frederick Gil
ha-, ~ Iowa both Of whom hold records In theH
-oac,,ve States was yesterday afternoon
=, PEWTER Park near Jamaica. by Gilbert Win
-. ., q 10 90 Elliott shot under protest on hc-
80, ., the weather being muggy and 1t Is pos
- nat the match will have 10 be shot over
again - .o ., u,i,g
1,ha match attracted large NUMBER OF "'ils
-, and the bering lively. Gilbert was
S,,,h, ,,vorte in the betting This Is the second
80, thar Gilbert has administered 10 khott ne
sa,.,rg won The Kansas City Star trophy from
49,, g., q match a few months ago.
.'1,be weather is not my kind. said Elliott ana
,,a articles governing the match state that the
day must b. clear
Cubert insisted that II was as fair TOT one as ior
49, ~, and Elliott was finally Induced TO shoot.
aI,hough under protest. The distance was thirty
,.ards rtse and the pigeons. which had been care
,,r,. selected were well trapped and rose quickly
~ shoo, began at 1890 o'clock. and continued
a,,,,or, material interruption for two hours and
nrr,oar minutes Edward Banks. OF Forest and
.,raa,n was the official scorer and referee. and
Se' an, -dea the match to Gilbert. The arrange
,n.nts FOR the match were under the direction OF
I ~ r Ifnnack proprietor OF Dexter Park.
frederick Gilbert. OF Spirit Lake. Iowa. used
winchester factory Leader shells.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16

that nearly the entire delegation Is for chenss,
The M!nnesots count shows all except one loo LOT
change Michigan all except two, IN FthS! Nal.'.t
twenty-five out OF the twenty seven Rrprpllr.a,l
members are counted In the canvass Tor a c"ahho
In the law 49,, monte
Beyond completing the canvass the opponennls
Of the Civil Service law taking no dcuN.
steps for the present. the purpose being 10 va
until the regular Civil Service Committee OF VI
House takes action on the bll before II P'Ol'''N7
a modification Of the law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16
TO CURE NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA.
To Gain Flesh. sleep Well TO Know What
Appetite and Good Digestion Mean.
Make a Test of stuarts Dys-
pepsia Tablets.
Interesting Experience OF an Indianapolis
Gentleman.

No trouble is more common OF more misuncer-
stood than nervous dyspepsia. People having II
think that their nerves are 20 blame. and are
surprised that they are not cH"e1 DF nerve 'i'eu'
cine and spring .cmedies; the real seat OF the
n!sch!e. is lost sight Of, The stomach - 'i'e
organ % - looked after -,
Nervous q, sr,ertics often do not have any pam
Whatever in tn. stomach, nor perhaps any OF 'he
usuai symptoms IF stomach "edhIless- -NV' N-9
dysyeueia shows Itself not IT. tNt stomach -
much as in nearly every other organ, IN some
cas- ~ heart palp!tates and is Irregular; N
o.t-rs ~ kfdnevs are affected. Ia others thc
bowels are constipated with headaches' SIN
Others are troubled with loss Of nesn ana app,
lite with accumulc tons II gas. sour Tsinss anu
heartburn 49,. ..
NJ W sharper. If so 81 Prospect ST.
Ir6araro1is Ind writes as follows - motive
q uur. yrati.gde prompts me 10 w-iic these re"
lines regarding the new and valuanie Iheu'c'nss'
Stuart's Dvsoepsia Tablets. have Deem q sur
fsror iron r4rvous dyspepsia for the last Tour
years. have used various patent HeuI. me- ~
other remedies without any faV"iabie fvs.aI,
They sometimes gave temporary Iriei uil', ,'te
effects % the medicine wore on h'I,i"u'Vu -
10 NV s4dentarv habits being bookkeeper WIN
little ubYsical exercise. hut / am glad 10 state
thai The tablets have overcome A. thtse oD9..
cles for have gained ia flesh sleep letter nl',t
sm better IN every way. Inc ABOVE - w.,
not for notoristy but Is based IN actua4 mt
Respectfully yours.
a W. Sharper.
~ Prospect St. Indianapolis, mo
II Is safe 10 say hat Stuarts I'ysp'i''dd 49, So
iets @iu cure any s,omach @tA"nSSs - stor,-
sch gas loss u flesh and appetite, slice pisssiles
ralpitation heartburn. constipation ana "e@u'
ache 4, AZ
aepd ,or valuable little book On stomach dis
eases by addressing stuart Co. Ma.shti+ 90 "a
All. druggists sell full sized packages -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16
AMATEUR OARSNEN MEET.

nrc,nr TO HOLD THIS YEARS REGATTA AT PHIL
,nr1.prIIA AND TO TRY TO SEND
RELOCATION TO PARIS IN 1900
A meeting Of the Executive COMMITTEES oi inc
>o,,or nj Association Of Amateur Oarsmth was he'l
To-. evening at the Hotel Marlborough Eleven Oh
,ha twelve members Of the Executive committee
were present The absent member wis mn
Catlin Of Chicago. -,
ro,,tee appointed 10 investigate the
,.s made in the Schuykill Navy affecting inc
eretarys office reported That It had i9iri 20 n i'a
- e,iSance rejecting upon the secretary ii,-
anS u,as adopted declaring the cAhI r.
w50iiv unworthy Of credence and Without iou'''
ton In fact . LA 90. National regatta Of
,sds " Philadelphia on July 2 and % aAd pow
Iofo q" a,,i.n "a Inc Regatta Committee 10 hhnt
was s' ~ nd 70 give "A prize for II A inTtntr
oson was arrived at to petition Congress 10Y
an appropriation 10 sehu = 10,
70 ne Paris Exposition or l#'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16
WANTS THE LOUD BILL MODIFIED.
IN IT'S PRESENT SHAPE MR. HEATH SAYS II
WOULD CAUSE GREAT HARDSHIP ID
SMALL COUNTRY PAPERS

washington lar. IA letter has been addressed
Nv NJ Heath the First Assistant Postmaster-pen-
oral 10 Representative Loud. author Of the Loud
bill restricting the amount Of second-ca7s matter
to be- admitted TO the mails Mr. Heath says 'la'
his own experience publisher leads MN 10 pc
lieve that the bill will Work less haruS",P o
r.,.,,,,,e rufishing firms II Nr. Loud Wi!
molly II by Simply reducing the number o,
sample copies Of papers 20 be anin',ru ia,r
~ shifting them Of altogether The present IA"
allows . per cent Of paPe.s ci,cu NJ, ION 10 npiy 1e
No. sl,"oethDr MI Heath says would work par
:,rl,lar hardship on the small country publications
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16

ST Joseph. Mo. Jan. ia long series OF railroad
ticket forgeries has come TO light here which is
believed 10 have been carried for a number OF
years. The alleged forged tickets the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Road and connect
ing lines. a warrant has been issued here for
The arrest of August f. Anhs. OF St Louis who
ultil two years ago was engaged In the ticket
scalping business here. Ambs became financially
embarrassed and deposited the tickets In the Mas
toral Bank OF st Joseph. He unable TO
deem them. ana they were placed on sale by an
other broker. The value represented by the tickets
runs up into the thousands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16
n,.neoN rCr H4RTPST STOPPED.

.r.,,, Ian 1s-Ice in the Hudson River opposite
-. n,,y bas broken W by reason OF the warm
1yea,hcr Of the last few days. and the flow from
tho Mohawk and the ice-harVestins has peen
,.rocLed for the time heins only small part 90
the crop has been gathered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16

Are you hunting for Klondke ou,ht'e ef o-da,,.
issue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16

Don't be too late; take advantage OF
our special sale of ends. They are going
fast
All remnants Of suit or trousers. former
prices $1,000 to $4,000 per suit. trousers
81 90 TO $1,000, now at uniform price
OF suit to order $1400. trousers $500,
with present and future protection-a
years guarantee or your money back!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16
BIG TICKET FoRGERIEs p1scovEREp.

The committee then adjourned. to meet at the
call Of the chairman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16
THE COMPETITIONS
score to date in the headpin bowling tourna-
ONE Of the scores IN the rife tournament, are as

The score. IN the continuous rife match were as
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-21

In military prisons an offender is ome
times sentenced to carry m balls from
n place to Another and pile them up all
day long. That is all. Perhaps it does not
seem very terrible but it soon wears his
life out. 1t is practically a death sentence,
and he knows it; he would rather be shot.
Many a sick man feels the same way about
back and forth from day to day. Re would
az soon be down with a mortal diseaAe. Il
will come to that sooner or later.
A mans life can be dragged out by
dyspepsia and liver complaint. The ex-
perience of Mr.. J. +. Cardwell, of Fall
Greek Depot, Pittsylvania Co., Va, shows
how DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry saves people from consumption by
waking up their nutritive organism and
giving it power to supply pure, healthy
blood, which drives out blood poisons and
dead tissues and builds up sound, whole.
some flesh and muscle.
letter to DIR. Pierce. to write you Of the lasting
benefits derived from the use of DR.. Picrce's
Golden Medical Discovery and little Pellets
Seven years ago contracted a severe cold,
which baff1ed the skill of one Of the best ply
sicians in my State. 1t ran on and l c~ontinu-
ally grew worse until I concludes, to write to
the Worlds Dispensary. Medical Association
The answer to my inquiry advised me to use
indigestion and liver complaint at this time
two months had passed. In two or three DAYS
after ! had commenced the use Of your medi-
cine my cough had entirely stopped, my diges.
I felt new life and vigor In my whole body"
This marvellous Discovery" makes
nerve force and rugged power. It 10 far
better than oily emulsions it does not
make fabby fat, it does not increase the
weight Of corpulent people.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-21
Did DR.. John.on Eat Horses


DR.. johnson in his journal mentions
the interesting fact that he had on q
certain day had ''palfrey for dinner"
Now these three words have caused not
a littlo trouble to the critics, and for
this reason, that they know not what
palfrey really is. 1t has been suggested
that palfrey is a clerical error made by
the doctor himself for pastry, but the
doctor wrote SO legibly, and there is so
much difference between the words pal
frey and pastry that this position is not
at all tenable.
Palfrey is defined in Johnson's cele-
brated dictionary az "a small horse fit
for ladies' and some have thought that
the doctor (whose feats as a trencher.
man were n%otorious) may have broken
a record on the day in question and dis
posed Of a small horse. All these and
other conjectures are wrong, and we
will proceed to give the correct explana.
ton.
The word paIfrey sometimes pamfrey
by the interchange Of ! and M is still In
use among the lustics Of Scotland and
the north Of Ireland, and means young
cabbages when they first come 10 table
in the spring. Such cabbages have not
begun to "clOse'' or become solid in the
center. They are generally spoken of az
"early pamfrey' and are considered a
luxury. DR.. johnson probably picked ur
the word from his friend Boswell o,
from some other Scotch acquaintance.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-21

Life Said to Remain Long After the
Head Il Severed.


The executions IN Paris during re-
cent years have revived the old question
whether death instantaneously follows
upon the severance Of the head from
the body says the Massachusetts Med
ical Journal. DIR. Cinel asserts that
d~ecapitation does not Immediately affect
the brain. He says that the blood which
flows after decapitation M from the
large vessels Of the neck, and there is
hardly any call upon the circulation OF
the Uranium. The brain remains intact,
nourishing itself with the blood retained
by the pressure OF the air.
"When the blood remaining in the
head At the moment of separation is ex
hausted. there ommences q state, not
of death, but Of inertia. which lasts or
to the moment when the organ, nc
longer fed, ceases to exist. DR.. Cinel
estimates that the brain finds nourish-
ment in the %residuary blood for about
an hour after d%ecapitation. The period
OF inertia would last for about two
hours, he thinks. and absolute death
would not ensue till after the space Of
three hours altogether.
If, he adds. a bodiless head indicates
by no movement the horrors Of its stu.
alton, it is because it is physically i'm
possible that it should do so, all the
nerves-which serve for the transmits.
sion Of orders from the brain 70 the trunk
being severed; but there remains the
nerves Of hearing, Of smell and sight.
and he concludes that the guillotine does
not cause instant death. If this be true,
could any other form Of death be more
merciless:'