The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24
MAN SELLS WIFE WITH OTHER GOODS Queer Story Which Comes
 From Reanne NEURASTHENlC TREATMENT Patient Declares That Doctors Talk Did No Good and That He Will Not Pay RilI-An Exciting
 OK Fight.
NEURASTHENlC TREATMENT I
By PAUL VlLLiERS.


 par,s Janpare e8.-A queer story of a man selling his wife with his goods1and cattle comes from Roanne. Jean Marie Biosset, a vie grower of Forez, marrleu Reine Noully r years ago. For seven voars the couple lived happily together. Then one day a man of means appeared on tba scene. His presence interferred ,r,th the husbands happiness. both men realized that something Wouiu i~
 to he done. They did not quarrel "e bnshaad found himself in need oi i'''
 A lie bouse and land were mortsaseu' , annroached the man of means "hu s,,.,asted loan of $500. The two men ois- o,.ssad the matter. and drew up oizarre
 ..o+ According to the arrangement s,.,arod into the renter had to take over inc wlne growers goods ana eia''e'' bis wife. That happened year aso' D' and bv the wine grower regre''eu iiis ,,argain He complained that he was not In nroner state of mind when ne sisneu the contract-that the renter hau 'aNen advantage of his simplicity. AS tho ie" t;ar and even his wife, held to the par ,ain Jean Marie Biosset became trouole-
 ,o ua smashed windows and dio other damage Ultimately the HaVter came before a magistrate, who was as founded when he read the contract uuly signed The dossier and the contract arc now in the hands of the Judlcial au'noi ities but nothing can be uohe' as sno case does not come within the law Whlch was made for civilized people us lIaiiiers not taking into account the lact liiae men from Biblical times would arise III the village of Forez. The latest news Is that the parties to the coAtract anu 'iie wife are now reconcied.
 An interesting case affecting doctor ana patient came before the Seventh Cham her of the tribunal yesterday. doctor who made a speciality of neurasthenlc cases came to the conclusion that 'this malady was simply disease of the Will His method with his patients is a very simple one. All he does is to talk 10 ms patients, to inspire them with the desire to get we'll After so treating one of his patients he sent in his uill for s2OO. But the patient declined to pay this amount, asserting that he was none the better by the doctors talks. Ho declared, through his counsel, that his doctor had paid him 20 visits, and that reckoning $4 for each visit he would pay $SO and no more. The neurasthenic specialist held out for s2OO The court will give its decision in a week.
 An exciting OK fight has occurred in the streets of Pantin. The beast escaped from the goods station at Pantin, and rushed through the streets The animal first attacked the horse of a cabinet maker, and then upset a man with hand cart, injuring him seriously. Tn the Rue Courtois the OK found himself confronted with a policeman armed with revolver. The beast charged him, but the police man escaped the horns. As the animal was preparing to charge a second time the policeman discharged his revolver three times, the bullets lodging in the ox's head A neighbor came to the po- liceman's assistance. and finished the animal with a shot from a carbine The carcas was cut up on the spot and taken to the meat market.
 The president of the republic is con- fronted with a grave problem. Something like a2 men are in prison, having been condemned to death, and the question is What will be their fate? As you are aware, the chamber, by large majority has voted in favor of the maintenance of capital punishment, and in these cir cumstances the presidential pardon may not be given. All the prisoners are aware of this vote, and. they are wondering whether the Guillotine will deal with them. As can be imagined, the uncer- tainty in which they are living Is terri ble. Since he went to the Elysee M Fall Heres has pardoned every prisoner sem fenced to death, Will he allow the opin- ion of the chamber to prevail? There Is silence in the highest political circles on the subject. Hitherto condemned pris- oners have known their fate fortnight after the passing of the death sentence upon them. But the men under sentence of death do not know when they wake up or morning whether they will see another day. The four bandits of the north, who were sentenced to death at Saint Assizes, have up till now been in prison six months and six days without knowing their fate. It is felt that the President must come to decision short lys and thus put an end to the condemned mems anguishing suspense.
 A novel kind of strike has just come to head after having lasted ten years During 1898 a quarrel broke out between the vicar and the schoolmaster of Hay statt-le-1aut. The schoolmaster was re- lieved of his functions as organist and replaced by priest But the parishion- CTS took the side of the schoolmaster and struck against going to church until the old order of things was restored The vicar, however would not give way. The church was deserted, the worshippers at tending the neighboring village church, It has just been brought to an end through the simultaneous intervention of the pre- feet of Colmar and the bishop of Stars burg.
 The vicar and the schoolmaster have both been replaced, and today the church was reODened for Duhlic vyorshfn