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1 8 4 fl 10 SO Ku OX THE RIO (JKASDE. Masked Robbers at Work. just as we were beginning to have a lit died between six and nine o'clock on the fatal evening. Seemingly, here was a MURDER THAT WOULD OCT. Proofs Avalnst Murderers Furnished br the An Engineer's Story.

In the autumn of 1856 I was an en gineer on the Galena and Chicaeo Union Baby's Skies, Would you know the baby's skies Baby's skies are mamma's eyes. Mamma's eyes and smiles together Make the baby's pleasant weather. Mamma, keep yonr eyes from tears, Keep your heart from foolish fears, Keep yonr hps from dall complaining, Lest the baby think 'tis raining. Deity In Forty-Eight Languages. The following list, comprising the name of God in forty-eight langnages, was compiled by the well-known French philologist, Louis Burger, in the following manner: One day, as he was walking along the streets of Paris, he heard a voice beseeching him to buy some nuts.

Upon looking back he discovered that it was the voice of bis old barber, who was gaining a scanty living by selling nuts on the street. To aid him, he hastily made out and gave to the barber the following list: Hebrew Elohiam, Eloah. Chaldaio Eilah. Assyrian Eleah. Syriae and Turkish Alan.

Malay Alia. Arabio Allah. Language of the Magi OrsL Old Egyptian Tnet. Content. My heart and I bat lately were at strife, She fell a-longing for a certain thing, The which I could not give her, aud my life Grew sick and weary with her clamoring.

God knows I would have given my oat ha wide Boope, To buy my heart but one brief, bleeped day Of the blind bliss she coveted; but hope. When I appealed to it, turned dumb away. Until hope failed, I did Dot chide my heart, lint waa fall tender to her misery, koew how hard and hitler was her part; Hat when I saw that good was not for me, I felt that time and tears were vainly spent; "Heart," said '-hope is silent; beoon-tent." Foot heart! She listened oarneat, humble-wise, While my good angel gva her counael strong, Then from the dust andashea did arise, And through her trembling lips brake forth a song; A soothing song that grew into a strain Of praise for bliss denied as well as given. 8he sang it then to charm a lingering pain. tle peace from our other plagues, the four-footed gentlemen began to come on the stage at last.

One morning, just as we were at breakfast, in came one of our vaquerss with news that our cattle, while feeding among the long grass on the other side of the river, had been attacked by a jaguar, and one of them killed. The fellow who had brought the news had had to run for bis life, and would hardly have escaped had there not been a fat ox ready at hand instead. As it was, he looked so thoroughly frightened that it made us all rather serious. However, a week passed with out any fresh alarm, and we were be ginning to get over it, wnen suddenly in came three or four Indians in a great Hurry to tell us that a huge jaguar bad broken into their encampment, and killed a woman and one of their dogs. When my husband heard the story he made sure that it was the same beast that had fallen upon our cattle for they described it as being of a very strange color, far lighter than any that had ever been seen in those parts before, and from that they had nicknamed it The Pale Death." So then we all thought it full time to do something ana my Husband called his men together to go out and hunt it down.

I remember that morning well, though it will be a year ago the day after tomorrow. Away they went merrily enough, every man with his gun and hunting knife, and Moro, the blood hound, along with them. My husband turned and kissed his hand to me just as they entered the wood, and then they were gone Wfcen I found myself all alone in the house with Lolita, and thought of what might happen if they met this horrible beast, I was so frightened that (although I had no thought of any chance of danger to myself) I wasn't satisfied till I had shut and barred every door iu the house and then I came and sat down in the drawing-room, and took Lolita in niv lap, and tried to tell her a story. Suddenly I heard a scraping along the roof, and then a dull thump like the fall of something heavy I Anxious and ner vous as I was, it gave me a terrible start, though I little dreamt what it was. But the next moment can a souLd just overhead that I could not mistake a long hoarse roar, that I had heard many a time in the forest at night, and never heard without feeling my heart stand still.

Then the thought struck me "Oh, Heaven; the jaguar I I shall never forget that moment I For one minute I was quite sick and helpless, as if all the life had been struck out of me at one blow; anil then a thought Hashed upon me. There was no keeping the jaguar out, for most of the doorways were only hung with curtains; but in the storeroom close by there was a huge wooden corn chest, nearly empty, aud big enough to hold six or seven people at once. If Lolita and I could only get in there we might yet be saved I I snatched up the child, ran with her into the storeroom, and crouched down in the chest. Unluckily it closed with a spring lock, so that I had to keep the lid slightly open with my left hand, to avoid being shut down aDd stilled out right; but it had an overlapping edge several inches long, which quite covered my lingers. i I was not a moment too soon.

Hardly had I got fairly settled in my hiding place, when I heard the great claws scraping the floor, and the hungry suifl as the jaguar quested about in search of food. He came straight to the chest, and there stopped short a moment, as if suspecting a trap. Then he put his head close to the narrow opening, so that I could feel his hot breath on my face, snuffed once or twice to satisfy himself, aud then tried to force the lid up with his paw; but, thank God, the great paw would not go into that little chink All he could do was to get his tongue in and lick my fingers, making them ble3d as if they had leen rasped with a saw. And then, what with the taste of blood, and what with hearing Lolita crying inside, his fury was roused, and he began to roar, not an honest, deep-mouthed lion roar, but a shaip, snarling yell, that made mv blood run cold. Ugh I can't think how I didn't die outright, nut me toucn or ijonta little arm.

clinging round my neck, seemed to give me courage. But the worst was still to come. Finding that he could not reach me from be low, he sprang on the top of the chest, crushing my hand between the lid and the upper edge. Then I thought all was over, aud gave a scream that made the whole house ring. My scream was answered by a sound that made my heart the distant cry of a bloodhound Tue jaguar heard it, too, for he leaped down and stood liitenirg a moment, and then ran to the door, as if to escape.

There it was again much nearer and with it the voices of men calling to each other. They were coming back Meanwhile, the jaguar seemed to get bewildered, aud ran wildly up and down the inner gallery. suddenly there came a loud shout at one of the windows, ami then two shots and a frightful yell and theu my bus band's voice, strained ied to its loudest are you I just Cachita I where managed to crawl to the door and let him in, and then I fainted outright. They told me afterwards that our bloodhound had Btruck the trail of the jaguar leading straight toward the house and then they all set off to run like madmen, Tearing some harm to me. My husband and Jose distanced the rest, and came up just in time to shoot the beast through the window.

As for my ind, it was so crushed that I couldn't stir a joint of it for weeks after. The Iudiaus doctored it for me, and they tell me I shall have the use of it agaiu by-and-bye but I don't need that to remind me of that day. If I live a thousand years, I shall nevei forget it. Worms to ke Extradited. In the Worms forgery case at Montreal, Judge Kamsay decided that the prisoner should be handed over to the American authorities.

Worms was a practicing physician of Montreal, and was arrested on a charge of forgery. Having obtained the confidence of William L. Newman, of the Atlantic Hotel, Chicago, Worms persnaded him that ho oonld obtain a profitable contract fur Indian supplies from the United States government. They went on to Washington together, where, after some delay. Worms produced what purported to bo a contract for a gigantic quantity of clothing, bearing the signature of Secretary Chandler.

Worms persuaded Newman that it was necessary to send $5,000 to the President as a bribe, and when Newman placed the money in au envelope, diverted his attention for a moment and changed the envelopes, substituting one containing some pieces of paper. This was registered and mailed. As a matter of course, the forgery and fraud were soon discovered, and Worms' extradition sought for forging the contract. The men and women dress so much alike in Cochin, China, that it is dangerous to slap a man on the shoulder and remark: Come, old fellow, let's drop in here and indulge in a smile." It may be tha old fellow's wife, yon know. Eberhard Bellman, an eccentric old Uerman, lived alone in uiles Hollow, near Boseville, for several years.

and as he had received money from Germany at stated periods and neither spent it all nor invested it in any way, the in ference was that he secreted it. Bell man goes to bed at 8:30 o'clock in the evening, not only locking his doors, but barricading the front door with a heavy bar, and the back door with a heavy chest. At about six clock in the morn ing ho was called from his bed by some one who said he was freezing. Bellman raised one corner of his window curtain and looked out. He saw too large men masked an armed with clubs.

Bellman instantly decided to escape by the back way, and, hastily putting on his pantaloons, he pushed his chest away from the bark door, drew the bolts and sprang out. He was seized and before be could utter a cry a large hand was clapped over his mouth. His captor whistled, and the two men ran to bim from in front of the bouse. He was taken back into the house and gagged and bound. The robbers then tacked a bed quilt to each window, and then struck a light.

They tied Bellman in a chair, and then began to ransack the house. They emptied his chest and scattered its contents on the floor, finding about $200 in gold. They ripped open a straw tick and found $200 in greenbacks. Continuing their search, and finding nomore money, they threatened Bellman's life if he did not tell them where the rest of his money was; but he would not Then they sprinkled him with kerosene oil, and piled straw and paper under his chair, and set fire to it, threatening to burn him te death, and he yielded. He told them where 32,000 was hidden, and after he bad sworn on a Bible that that was his all, they took it and went away, leaving him bound in his chair.

Bellman invariably visited the Tillage every morning, and as he did not appear one morning suspicion was aroused, and then a few villagers went to his place in the afternoon, and found him as he had been left by the masked robbers. The room was iu confusion, and the floor beneath his chair was burned nearly through. The legs and bottom of the chair were also burned. Bellman says that he has $8,000 left, and that with that he will go back to Germany. Perils of the Sea.

As showing the perils the pilot en counters in long oceau voyages, especially iu the winter, the following extract from the Abram Leggett, pilot boat No. describing the experiences of her last trip is pertinent Loft Monday, Jan. 24, and sailed directly east 275 miles. On Wednesday, Feb. 2 were between the Georgia and Nantucket shoals, and heavy gale was blowing from the southwest.

It rained fiercely and the storm steadily increased. At six o'clock the gale was at its height; the sea was lifted up by mountain waves that swept lean over tue decs. Ihe boat was thrown upon her side, and everything was thrown hither and thither through the cabin. It was impossible to stav be- ow on account of the terrible rolling. The stove was upturned and a kettle of umg water was borne clear across the bin.

Once the bedclothes of one of the Imnke thrown aoroas thflcaVtin and landed iu the oppowte bunk without touching the floor. The foresail was blown into strings, and the forestorm trysail was carried away, aud water poured down the hatchways. At one time, while three sailors were working in the bow, tremendous storm caught the boat and threw her on hor beam ends. She was alnlost entirely under, and her masts whipped the water. She lay still for nearly five minutes, and none of the sailors expected that she would ever come up.

Her buoyancy and staunchness alone paved her, and she came slowly out of the billows and righted. The sailors who were iu the bow as she went over hung to the ropes; they stood upright in the water on the masts, which lay flat upon the sea. The storm continued until midnight, and the barometer was lower thau was ever noticed before in the experience of the boat. No one could sleep until the tempest abated. On next day it was a dead calm.

The Local Reporter. A correspondent says Newspaper readers generally, aud, I am afraid, able editors, too, frequently iguore the man of legs who unobtrusively pervades the great cities iu search of news. As a rule, reporters are not lond or officious; they are not too modest, but have a re alizing sense of the purpose for which they exist, and it seldom occurs to them to growl at the demands mnde upon them; demands which frequently keep them at unremitting labor from sixteen to eighteen hours a day. Your true reporter never gives up the business. He finds himself fascinated and cannot slide off the chains even when they pall him sorely.

He goes through life watchiug it iu its highest wrought places, ami grows at once a cynic and the tendore.st hearted and moat charitable of all men. He unerringly detects the true from the false, aud worshipsthat which is natural, whether it be good or bad, with some times an undue warmth, caused by the unsparing contempt he acqiuros fur the weakness of humanity. He weighs all men, and measures them with a yardstick that is not, after all, illiberal. And it is from the results obtaiued by these pawns on the newspapers' chess board that the tenuis are formed to overturn dynasties, build uo empires, elect Presidents, construct cabinets, define national and international policy, brek rings, and make Congressmen. Speaking in her Coffin.

Mrs. Harriet Wcstervelt, of Bloom-ingdale, N. x. died and her body was placed in a coffin by the undertaker for burial. Before the burial anaugements wore completed he said to the woman's daughter "Are you really sure that she is dead as she looked so lifelike.

He had hardly spoken before the supposed corpse sat up and frightened all present by saying, in a loud voice My God! what are you doing with me'' Then she fell back and became unconscious. Mrs. Westervelt was removed from the coffin to a bed, and a physician was summoned, but by the time he arrived the woman had expired. Borrowing Money. Being now in favor with Great Britain, the khedive of Effvpt has beeB enabled to borrow (XX) being for the state, and for the khedive's own account as a great landowner.

This increases the Egyptian debt to about $700,000,000, all of which haa been contracted since Ismail oame to the throne. It is fortunate for Egypt thata large sbaroof the money has been devoted to works of public utility, which must increase the wealth of the people. Arr-ROAoniNO NcmaiiS. Under the head of fashionable intelligence, a Western paper siiys: Tho approaching Juptials are announced of the lovely and aocompliehed Miss Blanche liye and Herbert Croltid, the only son of one of our most indicted citizens. The bride that is to be is as wealthy as she is beautiful, her father's bail bond amounting to $70,000.

This i pproaching matrimonial event has caused much exoitement la fashionabla ring. InvesllallD the Balds th Hexlna Border, General Ord, commander of the mili tary department of Texas, was examined as a witness before the select committee of the United States House on the Texas frontier troubles, and gave to the committee a very full and intelligent ac count of tho cattle rains hi wnioh the rancheros on the American aide of the Rio Grande for 500 miles along the river and for 150 miles back from it are subjected, as well as ot the remedy Which he would recommend for them. According to the general's statement the country which is the scene of these border forays is separated from the river by a very extensive belt of undergrowth forest, or ohaparral, which forms a screen and shelter for the cattle thieves, who five by phiir, and which renders it next to impossible for military patrols or military jrosts to interfere with them. There are two classes of Mexicans living on the Texas side, the one consisting of intelligent, honest rancheros, who are as much opposed to these raids as the American portion of the population is, and the other consisting of worthless fellows, many of them outlaws or deserters from the Mexican army, who work occasionally on the ranches and who act as spies and informers for their cousins, or compadra, on the other side, when they cross the river on their eattle-stealuig expeditions. It is the intelligence which they receive from these fellows which enables them to.

avoid the routes by which they might be intercepted on their return with their booty. On their own side of the river these bands, which sometimes number from one hundred to one hundred and fifty men, are in league with the local authorities, their recognized chief being Cortina, so that all facilities are giren to them for disposing their plunder, and such a thing as restoration of the stolen cattle is never thonght of. The national government Of Mexico is not to be blamed, in General Ord's opinion, for this state of things, first, because the system of the government is to let each State take care of its own affairs, and second, because "the Mexican soldiers have a strong tendency, whenever they get near enough to the border, to desert their oolors ai cross into Texas. The Mexican government is, therefore, powerless in the matter, and the State government of Tamaulipas seems to regard these frontier forays as part of the esiablished order of things essential for the good of the community. The only remedy, therefore, for the evil is and it is one which the general is urging on tie War department to increase the cavalry force on the liio Urande and give him authority, when his troops come on the trail of one of those thieving bands, to let the pursuit be.

continued to the Mexican side of the river, and let the troops deal out summary punishment on the robbers. Ho thinks that whatever Apposition the local authorities might make to such a practical course, the geuerai govern- Tnnr. ni niexicu wuuiu nun He says that now. in one of the more northern States, Chihuahua, himself and tho Mexican nave a mutual arraneement bv Indian expedi tion are foHewsd either ride of the river, and that on some occasions the American and Mexican troops have co operated in their movements against the Indians, rations being supplied by his orders to the Mexicans. He is conn-dent that the onlv feasible mode of put ting down these forays is by following up the robbers in the way he recom mends.

The Death of Rererdy Johnson. Mr. Johnson went to Annapolis to argue a case the court of appeals. By invitation ol Gov. Carroll he became his guest at the executive mansion.

At dinner Mr. Johnson appeared in excel lent spirit and his usual health, aud en tertained the company by his conversation and relating anecdotes. At dinner he took one gloss ol JUadeira and re fused to take any more. After dinner he suddenly asked the governor to take him into the parlor. He took the gov ernor's arm, and walking in there, sat down on asola.

The governor proposed to have coffee brought. Mr. Johnson replied: "No, if you want to smoke, rejoiu your guests and smoko." The governor answered Very well, I will join you a few minutes," and returned to the table but feeling uneasy at leaving Mr. Johnson alone, proposed to the company to go into the parlor and join him. Mr.

Charles G. Kerr, Mr. Johnson's son-in-law, who had come into the dining room after Mr. Johnson had loft the table, said No, he always takes a nap after dinner, and I suppose he has gone to sleep." The company then went on smoking and talking, and whilo so doing a servant of the governor appeared at the door, and beekouhig him out told him Mr. Johnson was lying in the yard on the stones.

Gov. Carroll went immediately to the place and found Mr. Johuson lying on tho cobblestone oiirriagewoy that passed under th porch of the mansion, close up to the wall, aud near a door leading into the basement. Ho had evidently gone down the front stops and ground to the side of the house, and had fallen where ho was found. This was about eight P.

and the impression is that he had been there at least hall au hour. Ho was then dead, and was bleeding profusely from a wound on the right side of his head and face. His body was at onoo removed into a basement room and physicians summoned. Mr. Johnson was dead.

There are large wounds on the right side of the forehead, two frao-tnres of the skull from the upper portion of the forehead to the eyebrow, dislocation of finger of left hand, and cuts on hands and legs and bruises. Abolishing Custom Homes. The secretary of the United States treasury has decided to recommend the abolition of all custom houses in the United States where the amount of expenditures for the past year were in ex-cew of the receipts. In accordance with this idea tho accounts of the various custom houses have been carefully examined, and tho secretary has decided to ask that fifty-seven of these nielcss institutions be abolished. The largest excess of expenditures over recoipts for any one custom house was at Brownsville, Texas, where the expenditures for the year were $06,977.80, and the receipts $12,472.

18, leaving a deficiency of 824,605 C8. Of the New England States Maine loses soven custom houses, Massachusetts four and Rhodo Island two, Tho custom honsos at Now Albany, St. Joseph, Kansas City, Keoknk, Helms, and other inland cities will be obolished. New York State will lose one or two custom houses along the lake. Sag Harbor being one of the non-paying stations.

Watbb Wekts. A gentleman had a pond from whi he took water for household use. But weeds grew rankly in it and destroyed its beauty. He was advised to procure a pair of swans and they would clear the weeds away. Ha did so, aud sure enough they rooted out tho weeds; but then the water grew stagnant and became impure and unfit for use, He sent the swans away, and as the weeds grew and thrived the water became para and usable.

perfect chain of circumstantial evidence. But the defense met the theory that Al ley had committed the murder in a quar rel by showing his peaceable disposition and his high reputation for honesty, and controverted the assertion of the prosecution that Alley was in debt to Ellis, and without money to meet an engage ment that fell due at the time of the murder, by showing that the prisoner owned real estats in New Hampshire, and had money in a bank. Alley's abundance of ready money after the murder was ex plained by his son having repaid him $125 the evening before. He gave a satisfactory account of how he had spent his time on the day of the murder, ex perts called by the defense swore that the blood on the prisoner's clothes, being dry, could not be distinguished from the blood of a beast. This conflicting scientific testimony confused the jury to the advantage of the prisoner, and he was acquitted.

If he was not the murderer, the murderer was never found. CRAZY OYER STOCKS. The Bonanza. Mania In San Francisco as Described by a Correspondent The people in San Francisco are crazy on the subject of stocks. Men, women and children all deal in them.

You step into a bootblacking establishment, and as the darkey brushes the mud off he remarks Chollar's looking np, sah. Quite a bulge dey got on Calif omy." Yon can buy stock from twenty-five cents up to $480 a share, so everybody, from the rionest man in the city down to the newsboys, can handle it. To illustrate the extent to which this gambling mania affects all classes of people, 1 will relate a little incident which came under my own observation. I was dining at the Palace Hotel. The waiter placed a plate of soup in front of the gentleman opposite me, a prominent stock broker, whom we will call Smith.

As he put down the plate the waiter remarked What df yon think of Nevada, Mr. Smith Well, I think they are a good purchase at $26," said Mr. Smith. "I'se got ten shares dat cost me $18," said the darky, "and I guess you may sell them for me in the morning. Fish, sah?" Yes bring mo some sea bass." The fish was brought and the conversation continued.

What do you thiuk of Ophir, sah Well, I don't think it will go much higher. They run it up to 83 to-day." I'se got fifteen shares of dem dat I held a good while. I bought 'em in at 45. I guess you can sell dose too." And so it went on through the entire dinner. With each course was an order to buy or sell some stock.

Tho fellow had invested his little savings in margins on trades, and cleaned up nearly $2,000 as the result of his operations. The conductors on the street cars hardly have time to collect fares, they are so much occupied in trading with the drivers. There are some queerstories told of the means adopted to influence the market. One of the leaders of the big bonauza ring, when asked for points by his friends, tells them that he cannot say anything, bnt they may read the dis- paicues on nis oesK. xneee dispatohea he himself had dictated, and when his friend buys or sells on the strength of them, he finds some bright morning that he hai been bucking against the ring and been swallowed up.

Another well kuown operator who lived at Virginia City, and whose apartments were shared by a fair companion, came down to ban rancisco, aud after a lew days wrote to his fair friend to bny shares in a certain mine. Of course tho woman told ouo or two intimate friends, they told others, and as soon as these people had bought ail they could put up margins for the ring began to deliver stock. The stock had been watered and the outsiders swindled. Some say that the operator who engineered the thing reimbursed his lady friend, while others say ho had not even grace to do tliat. As soon as a man makes a fortune here he at once builds a hotel or theater.

Of conrse tho Palace takes the lead among the hotels. The exterior is anything but beautiful, as it is nothing but a great square building, with an excres cence in the shape now window to each room, giving it a deciuely eruptive appearance. The interior is not as elegantly finished as I had been led to suppose, and in this respect dos not at all compare with the Palmer House iu Chicago. The rooms are all comfortable, well lighted and furnished, but the favorite apartments for families and regiUar boarders are those on tho sixth floor, opening on the large covered court in the center. E.

J. Baldwin, or "Lucky Baldwin," as he is called, is building a largo hotel, with a theater in the center. If any one else were to put such a building everybody would predict a loss on the investment, as the towu is overstocked with both hotels and theaters. But as everything this man touches seems to turn to gold, I suppose it will pay. tTliat a Joke Did.

Thei is unhappily too much reason to believe that tho horrible and fatal panic at Robinson's opera house, in Cincinnati, was the deliberate work of a young boy who was fond of his joke. Of course this young American humorist had no adequate idea of the effect that ho would produce by yelling Fire 1" at an opportune moment iu the midst of a theater crammed with women and children. Had he suspected, however faintly, what a thing panic is, a thing moro horrible even than mob rage, with its concomitant swoonings, shrieks, imprecations, prayers, desperate struggles for life regardless of other life, he would hardly have tried his ex peiimcnt. Though it was not as sncoess-ful as it might have been, the aggregate of death and agony, mental and physical, was doubtless amply sufficient to satisfy his curiosity, and it is not likely that any who wore prosent will while they live engage ia or countenance practical joking. The catastrophe serves to remiud ns what materials are to be fonnd in every church, theater, or crowded ferryboat, needing but the yell of a maniac, a drunkard, a brute or a fool, to be quickened into horror inexpressible.

The Big Rank Burglary. It is probable that the cashier of every bank iu Now York has made up his mind what he would do if he were plaied in the position of the cashier of the Northampton bank. As far as heard from, tho following is tho respective programme 1. Would have shot 'cm all the day before." 2. Would have thrown snuff in their eyes and choked 'em to death." 3.

"Would have swallowed the safo key." 4. "Would have been off to the lodge, and they couldn't havo found him." 5. Would havo bluffed 'em off by threatening a law suit." 6. "Would have told 'em that his mother-in-law was in the house." 7. Would have died right there and been buried on the spot." 8.

"Would have argued tin matter with them till daylight." Very Means that they Employed for Concealment- Parallels of the Wllllam-bnrgh Tragedy. The discovery of the mntilated remains at Williamsburgh, N. calls to mind some notable cases that seem to confirm the popular belief that whatever disposition may be made by a murderer of the corpse of bis victim, sooner or later it will cry out from the ground against him. In England what was known as Tho Waterloo Bridge Mystery," about fifteen years ago, created great excitement there, remains of a human body being fonnd crammed into a carpetbag, as did recently the discovery of the murder of Harriet Lane by her paramour, Wainwright, by the finding in a cab a package containing part of her remains. In America, the killing of poor Alice Bowlsby of Paterson, N.

by Rosenweig, discovered by the finding of the body crushed into a trunk for transmission to Chicago, is still fresh in the recollection of the public From a number of cases showing the difficulty of keeping murder out of sight, the following three cases, which have become historical, are interesting examples: The case of Prof. Webster, who was hanged for the murder of Dr. Farkman, was one in which guilt was brought home to the perpetrator through the identification of a body after it had been separated limb from limb, submitted to chemical processes, and to the inordinate heat of a furnace, and mingled with th? unnumbered bones 'of anatomical subjects. It was shown that Prof. Webster had urgent pecuniary motives for getting Dr.

Parkman out of tho way. The prisoner lived at the Medical College, Boston. Hemade an appointment to meet Dr. Parkman at two o'clock on Friday, Nov. 23, 1849, to discuss money matters.

Dr. Parkman was seen entering the college at a quarter to two o'clock, and was never again seen alive. The prisoner said that the doctor did not keep his appointment, and waa not in the college at all that day. For a whole week no traces of the missing man wero found. On the Friday week and the day following were found in a furnace connected with Webster's laboratory in the college, fused together indiscriminately with the slag, the cinders and the refuse of the fuel, a large number of bones and certain blocks of mineral teeth.

Some gold that had been melted was also found. Other bones were discovered in a vault under the college, aud in a tea chest, embedded i iu a quantity of tea, the entire trunk of a human body and more bones were found. The parts thus collected from different places made the entire body of a person of Dr. Parkman's age, about sixty years, and the form of the body, when reconstructed, had just the peculiarities of Dr. Parkman.

It was further shown that the remains had been separated by a person possessed of anatomical skill, though not for anatomical purposes. Finally three witnesses, dentists, testified Miat the mineral teeth were those made for Dr. Parkman three years before. A mold of the doctor's jaw was made at the time, and it was produced, and shown to be so peculiar that no accidental conformity of the teeth to tho jaw could possibly aeooant for the adaptation. This clinched the evidence against the prisoner.

The murder of Samuel Adams, a printer in New York, by John 0. Colt, a teacher of bookkeeping, and brother of the late CoL Samuel Colt, of revolver fame, is another example. As in the case of Prof. Webster, the motive was to get rid of an importunate creditor. The scene of the murder was the building on Broadway and Chambers street, now occupied by Delmonico, the res taurateur, John C.

Colt occupied a room in this building for his business. One Sep-1 tember morning iu 1841, Adams, who was printing lor him a work on book-1 keeping, called for $50 or $C0 due him, and was not seen agaiu alive. Inquiries wore made by his family, and it was ascertained that he w.ts last seen going into Colt's appattnr nts, in Chambers street. On the day of Adams' disap pearance, suspicious noises were heard in Colt's room. The body finally came boxed, directed to a gentleman in at.

Louis, by way of New Orleaus, and was traced back to New York to Colt, and he was arrested. Colt's story was that Adams and he had a dispute as to tho correctness of the bill presented, and that the latter called him a liar, which he resented by slapping him iu the face. A scuffle ensued Adams seized him by the throat and Colt, in self defense, caught up a hatchet lying near by and struck him on tue forehead, killing him. He went out of his room and locked the door, hurry-! ing to the City Hotel, where his brother, Saninel Colt, was etaying, intending to tell him his secret and take his advice. Samuel Colt, who was in the barroom with some told his brother to go up to his room and that he would join him in a few minutes.

The prison er waited, and his brother not coming, he wont buck to tho room in Chambers street. The body lay there covered with blood. He took a large box, crammed the body into it, wrapped in a piece of canvas, tying tire legs up close to the trunk, and then scattered salt and sawdust over all. He washed off the marks of blood on tho wall and floor, and smeared them with ink to hide their traces. He stayed in the room until late at night, and then returucd to his lodgings.

Next morn-ng he nailed np the box, sent for a carman, aud had it put on board the steamer Kalamazoo, lying at the foot of Maiden lane. Colt was convicted of willful murder, and was sentenced to be hanged. On the day fixed for tho hanging he stabbed himself in the heart. A remarkablo nnudor trial in Boston, in many respects like that of Professor Webster, but resulting in the acquittal of the prisoner, was that of Leavitt Alley, who was accused of killing Abijah Ellis. Some workmen near the Cambridge gas works discovered two barrels containing the mutilated body float ing in the Charles river.

They were packed with horse manure and shavings, and in one of the barrels a piece of brown paper was fonnd with the name of M. Schouler, a billiard table maker. It was known that Leavitt Alley, a teamster, was in the habit of removing these Bhavings to his stable. Following the clew to tho stable it was found that a dry manuro heap had len disturbed and blood was found on n. It was proved that on the previous morning Alley started irom nis stauie with four and a teamster, in jumping from a agon, had ascertained that two of them wero heavy.

Two of the barrels wero not satisfactorily accounted for, and a man testified that ho saw tho team and barrels with a man strongly resembling Alley on tho mill dam, whence they were supposed to have been thrown into the river. Alley owed Ellis about $200, needed money, and Ellis was known to have been looking for the suspected man on the night of the murder. A new nx that Alley had bought was missing. Stains were found on his clothing, which experts declared to bo the blood of the murdered man. A woman had heard strange noises on the night of tho murder, like tho rolling of barrels.

Alley, it was shown, bad plenty of money after Ellis' death. An examination of the stomach of the murdered man showed that he moat have i I I railroad, now the Galena division of the great Chicago and Northwestern railway, and was sent one Sunday from the junction thirty miles west of Chicago to Harlem, to bring np several cars loaded with railroad iron. On arriving at Harlem I found the turntable broken, and, therefore, went down to this limits, then Halstead street, to turn my engine about. At that time there were no houses between the city and Oak Ridge, nine miles out, it beinga smooth, level prairie all the way, and but little travel except on the cars. The road was an air line, and when I had got half over the distance, I saw, walking on the track, a young man and a young woman, each one carrying a small parcel, and haying the appearance of fugitives.

After turning my engine I started back, and in a short time overtook the wanderers, when I stopped the engine and invited them to ride. At first they seemed a little timid, but I quieted their fears, and, having got them nicely seated in the cab, I started on. By severe questioning I learned that the young man had been in the employ of a farmer in Chautauqua county, N. Y. that the girl was the only daughter of the farmer; that they hod determined on getting married against the will of the parents, and had run away, seeking that haven of rest, Chicago.

Here they got out of money, and, as the yonng man failed to get work, they had started out to look for a place among the formers. I took them to the junction, where his story awakened a good deal of interest for them among the railroad men, resulting in placing him at De Kalb as a night wiper of locomotives. Here they continued through the winter, and as I used to Beer them at times, I think I never saw two persons who seemed to be better or more lovingly mated than they. The following spring I lost sight of them, but subsequently learned that they had returned East. A few days alter Christmas, 1875, I went into a dining room near Washing ton Market, New York, and ordered dinner.

While waiting to be served, I saw well-to-do farmer-looking individual enter and take a seat at the next table. He was in conversation with a butcher, and I thonght I recognized something familiar in the voice and features of the new comer. So impressed was I with the belief that I had seen him before, that on finishing my lunch I approached and asked him if we had not mot some where. He failed to remember having ever Been me, and I was about to go away when I asked if he had ever been on the Northwestern railway. At first he answered in the negative, but qnickly correcting himself, he said Why, yes, I was out there years ago." Did you work for the company Yes, I wiped engines at De Kalb one winter." Then, for the first time, it occurred to me who he was, and I asked if he remembered being picked up one Sunday between Chicago and Oak Kidge.

I shall never forget that 1" said he; "and I know you must be the man who befriended me then. How my wife would like to see you." And he arose and grasped my hand in token of my former kindness and his remembrance of it. I learned that his wife's parents had sent for them to come bock the spring that I missed them; that he had finally come into possession of the farm on the death of his father-in-law; had been very successful, and was at that timo delivering two car loads of stock to the butcher by his side. Beccivlng a Sentence. When Rubenstcin was fonnd guilty of the murder of Sarah Alexander by the Brooklyn court, Judge Moore called him forward.

Ho shambled from his seat, trembling and pale. The judge asked whether he had anything to say why the sentence of death should not be passed upon him. Rubeustein began gesticulating excitedly, and addressed the court in Hebrew and German. An interpreter translated his words as follows: "I know nothing about it. I did not commit the crime.

I do not want to give up my blood. They may yet discover that I am innoceut. Then pnttiug both hands to his head, he loosened from above each ear a long lock of hair, which fell down on his shoulders. Pointing to them, ho said: That is my witness that I never had my hand on any woman never touched a woman, and that time will find out that I am innocent," and that the jury have made a mistake. Judge Moore then sentenced Rnben-stein to be hanged on Friday, March 24, between nine A.

m. and two p. M. The singular act of the prisoner in uncurling his hair when he wasarraigued for sentence, was explained by his brother to be the habit of their raco when they wished to make their strongest oath. As the hair dropped down it hung in curls and in the act the prisoner unwittingly corroborated tne testimony of one of the girls who swore that the man this saw in the cars on the way to East New York had curly hair.

Judge Pratt, having an aversion to pronouncing the death sentence, requested Judge Moore to sentence Rubenstein. It was the first death sentence ever prononnced by tho judge. It is believed that the district attorney will proceed against one or two of the alibi witnesses for perjury. Spontaneous Combustion of Oils. It is asserted that when mixed wilh fibers of cotton and wool, seal oil will produce spontaneous combustion in two hours, lord oil in four hours, olive oil in five hours, and castor oil in thirty hours, while petroleum ou will not pro duce spontaneous combustion under any condition.

Crude petroleum cannot be used, because it would ignite if brought into contact with a llamo. JNo lactory is probably ever heated to over 200 deg. bnt the hre olhce companies iu the United States have decided that any oil that will not ignite at a temperature lower than 250 degrees is safe. Professor Vander Weyde of Philadelphia says, among other things, that all vegetable or animal oils are compounds of glycerine with fatty acids, and when these become rnncid, and are absorbed by rags lying in heaps, it will act on the fibers, produce heat, and finally, spontaneous combustion. He adds that petroleum is of another nature, and canuot become rancid, and does not produce heat like other oils.

Dr. Hoffman, president of a London chemical society, says that petroleum oils are safer than animal or vegetable oils, inasmuch as they do not absorb oxygen, and cannot undergo spontaneous combustion when smeared upon cotton waste. Other experiments aud opinions are given, all going to show that fatty oils are liable to produce spontaneous combustion, and that mineral oils are not. Cbotjp. Cronp may be enred in one minute, and the remedy is simply alum and sugar.

The way to accomplish the act is to take a knife or grater and shave off in small particles about a teaspoonful cf alum, then mix it with about twice its quantity of sugar, to mak statable. Almost instantaneous relief follow. If an old woman in a rod cloak wero to overtake a fierce ram in a narrow lane, what transformation would take placet The ram wuld turn to butter (butt her), and tho eld woman Into a searlat runner. i i i Items of Interest, (hunter-claims Your wife's shopping bills. Fame a flower upon a dead man's heart.

We rise to fortune by many successive steps we descend by only one. All the employees of the Concord (N. railroad have been compelled to sign the temperance pledge. The bard substance that a Massacha setts boy struck in a hay mow with a pitchfork was the head of a sleeping tramp. The opening musical exercises of the Centennial exhibition will be under the superintendence of Mr.

Theodore Thomas. He lay in his little bed in northern Indiana. He read his little novel. He smoked his little pipe. There was little left of him.

It is believed that many Chicago sa loon keepers slyly distill whisky out of the sour beer and slops of their estab lishments. A voune lady went to a photographer recently, and wished him to make her picture with an expression aa if composing a poem. A Paterson justice of the peace, who tampered with tho scales of justice and those of his own coal yard, had been sentenced to pay a fine of $250. There were 7.740 failures in the Unit ed States in 1875, of which the gross liabilities were $201,060,453. This is nearly treble'the number of failures in 1871, and 2,000 more than in 1874.

A Buffalo man dreamed that he was going; over the falls, and he had his wife by the throat when ho woke np. Next night she had a dream, and broke his nose as she struck at an Indian, The longest night in Norway lasts three months, ana, when a young man eoes to see his girl, her mother, before retiring, tells her not to ruin her health by sitting up more than two months. How are you pleased with tha beauty of French ladies!" asked a num ber of highly polished Jfarisian coquettes of cu English geutlemiiii. I no luugo of paintings, was tn-s reply. The way they weigh hogs in Kansaa is as follows They first tie the hog to one end of a rail, balance the rail on a fence with rocks tied to the other end, and then guess how much the rociia weigh.

A Williamsburgh fS. minister who had his hat stolen, gravely observed from the puluit Bushfulness, dearly beloved, doesn't break out in this community aa much as the saiallpox aad measles." A daughter of Lucius W. Pond, tho Worcester forger, has been serving as a waiter in a restaurant in that city for several months, voluntarily working out a debt of felOO which har iathar owed the proprietor. A boy of fourteen years has been imprisoned at St. Eleanor's, Prince Edward island, for debt.

Notwith-tanding that his father sent an affidavit to one of tbs judges of his son's age, the boy still remains a prisoner. It is now generally believed that, when Boss Tweed went up stairs to fee if there was a robber in the house, he inadvertently sat down upon a box of dynamite because he is now being found all over the country. Molisre was asked the reasun why, in certain countries, the kirg may assumo the orown at fourteen years of ago, and con not marry before eighteen. It is," answered Moliere, more difficult to rule a wife than a kingdom." Another little boy who was innocently playing with an unloaded pistol haa shot a girl in the face. There is one thing peculiarly remarkably about unloaded pistol-i.

They go off oftener and kill more people than any other kind. Four children, aged thirteen, seven, five and two years, respectively, came to the station house in Williamsburgh, N. and said that their father had driven them from home and threatened to cut their throats if they returned. There is a class of people who ask you why you "don't" come to their house, but never say "do." They are nearly related to the gentleman who has always got a bill to take up whenever you wish to effect a small loan from him. Paul Haupt, of Denver, went throngh the war without scathe, and when his regiment was sent to Arizona encountered on one occasion five Apaches siDgle-handed, killing three of their number.

Lately he was crushed to death between two blocks of ice in an ise house. We wore told many years ago by Oat-lin, the man who painted our Indians, that a prime necessity for avoiding diseases of the lungs waa to shut your mouth." It was to their habit of keeping their talking machines closely shut that he attributed the freedom of the redmen from consumption. Au old inhabitant of Sunbnryon-Thames, England, eighty-four years old, recently gavo a dinner to twenty-four poor people, whose combined ages amounted to 1800 years an average of seventy-fiva years. The population of the town is about 3,000, so there is pretty good evidence that it is a healthy locality. A Vermont editor says that a man ia Procterville caught a pickerel the other day weighing two and a half pounds, inside of which was another picherel which measured nine inches in length, and inside of this was still another five inches iu length.

Wo don't qorstion the truth of this story. The only ro-markablo thing about it is that tho man didu't go on finding inside pickerels as long as tho inches held out. The lads of Harrison county, do net accept correction iu the schools with a becoming spirit. A teacher in Clay-ville, in that county, a few days ago, while attempting to chastise one of them, was attacked by his brother with a pistol and was dangeronsly shot in the breast. The boy himself then attacked the teacher with a knife and inflicted a wound which, but for an upward turn of the weapon, would havo proved fatal.

Ship Rullding. Kelley (Rep. of in a speech Mr. on the Tariff hill said that, as to ship building being a lost art in the United States, no industry here has grown so well within the last few years as ship building, and iron ships are now being built, not only for American merchants, bnt also for foreign merchants. As a proof of the growth of this business, he said that the iron shipping owned in tho United States amounted in 1868 to only 7,502 tons; in 1872 to 12,666 tons, aud that it had gone ou in an increasing rntio every year.

The city of Philadelphia had reoently obliterated several of its streets to make way for an iron shipyard, which would begin work with an order for a hundred foreign going sraft. Armorian Teuti. Modem Efryptian Tens. Qreek Theos. Cretan Thioa.

aud Dorio Iloa. Latin Dens. Low Latin Diex. Celtio and Gallic-Din. Frensh Dieu.

Spanish Dios. Portuguese Deo. Old German Diet. Provencal Diou. Low Breton Doue.

Italian Dio. Irish Dia. Olalu Tonga Den. German and Swiss Gott Flemish Goed. Dutch Oodt.

Soghsh aud Old Saxon God. Teutonio Gotb. Danish and Swedish Gut. Norwegian Gud. Slave Buoh.

Polish Bog. Poilacca Bang. Lapp Jabinal. Fionish Jamala, Rumo As. Zeoiblain Fetizo.

pannouian Iotu. Hindostatiae Hain. Coromandel Brama. Tartar Magatal. Persian Bire.

Chinese Pra-sa. Japanese Goezor. Madagascar Zannar. Peruvian Puahecammao. By the sale of these lists the barber was enabled to make as good a living, if not better, than M.

Burger himself. Where it Came From. Apropos of the "guzzling" of liquors on funeral trains, Perley, of the Boston Journal, tells the following story of an incident which oocurred while the corpse of a distinguished citizen of the old Bay State was on its last journey homeward, quite a number of years ago There waa an unusually largo delega tion of Congressmen as au escort, to gether with the usual staff of officers aud correspondents. It was a warm, early spring day, and when the train stopped for a few moments at Magnolia station, just beyond Baltimore, one of the House clerks, noted for his bibulous propensities, was delighted at finding a colored boy on the platform, with a bundle of fresh mint, which was immediately purchased. When the train started, the owner of the fragrant flavoring herb at once began to concoct whisky juleps, but although there was no lack of liquor, there was no ice that luxury not having been introduced into the water tanks of cars.

All at onoe SI. exalaimed "I can giiV sotaao ice in the baggage car," and went forward, to return soon with some large lumps of the cooling material. Ho was greeted with a welcome shout, and soon the ice was being rattled in glasses from which the juleps were approvingly drained, until a South Carolina representative, as if suddenly struck between the eyes, exclaimed "I wish I may be kissed, I don't believe you took this ice from the box under the coffin." There was a dead Bilei.ce no more juleps were drank, and at Havre-de-Graco M. quietly left the car. Had a pledge never to drink any more whisky juleps been then and there presented, it would have received numerous signatures.

Ilanging a Man. Prof. Houghton of the University of Dublin has been investigating the subject of humane hanging, lie states that Mr. Gibson, surgeon at Newgate, England, has frequently seen tho victim struggle for more than twenty minutes before becoming inanimate, and pro ceeds to say: That the old system of taking the convict's life by suffocation is inhumanly painful, unnecessarily prolonged, and revolting to the spectators whose duty it is to be present. That the object of an effective execution by suspension should be the immediate rup ture ot tue spinal column by the fall.

That the use of a "long drop" is not only much preferable from a humanitarian point of view, but is the only method by which the desired object can be effectually attained. That the short fall and position of the knot employed for so mauy years by Calcraft are barbarisms which should cease to be permitted. That the fracture of the spinal column can best bo instantaneously effected by placing the knot under the chin and al lowing a fall of at least ton feet. That in the carryiug out of a capital sentence care should be exercised in the selection of a suitable rope. In tho execution of Henry Wainwright it would seem from the published accounts that these principles were adopted by Morwood, the executioner, and with perfect success, and the instantaneous rupture of the spine resulted from placing the knot uu-der the culprit's chin.

Political Conventions, Wednesday, March 22. Pennsylvania Democratic convention, in Lancaster. Wednesday, March 29. Pennsylvania Republican convention, in Harrisburg. Wednesday, March 29.

Vermont Republican convention, in Burlington. Wednesday, March 29. Ohio Republican convention, in Coluredms. Wedneday, April 6. National convention of colored men, in Nashville.

Tuesday, April 11. South Carolina Republican convention, iu Columbia. Wednesday, April 12 Virginia Re-publicau convention, in Lynchburg. Wednesday, April 26. GeorgiaDemo-cratic conventions by congressional districts to elect delegates to the national convention.

Wednesday, May 10. Michigan Republican convention, in Grand Rapids. Tuesday, May 16 Alabama Republican convention, in Montgomery. Wednesday, May 17. National Greenback convention, in Indianapolis.

Wednesday, May 17. National Prohibition convention, in Cleveland. Wednesday, May 17. Tennessee Republican convention, in Knoxville. Thursday, May 18.

Kentucky Republican convention, in Louisville. Wednesday, May 24. Kansas Democratic convention, in Topeka. Wediesday, May 24. Alnbarua Republican convention, in Montgomery (minority call).

Wednesday, June 14. Republican National convention, in Cincinnati. Wednesday, June 21. Florida Demo cratic convention, in Quincy. Jeanetto.

yonr conduct was tier. fectly proper in kissing the yonng mau when he so requested, in order to 'assist him in discovering whether it would make the gas flioker or not. Slight deviations from strict deportment mnv always be made while investigating oiantifis She sings it now for gladness, morn and even. the sings it, seeing on life's garden wall Love's deep red roses in the sunshine stir, And singing, passes, envying not at all. Content to feel that love not for her.

The roses are bloom and scent, My heart and I have heartsease and content. All The Tear Hound. A JAGUAR STORY. Ah I Senor Inglez, I see you're determined to defy our climate I After the march that my husband led you through the woods this morning, one would have thought you'd haTe been glad of a siesta; aud here I find you writing away like any lawyer." So speakB, gliding out with the sup-plenesB of Spanish blood into the verandah in which I am seated, my charming hostess, Senora Diaz, one of the most piquant little tropical beauties that Mu-rillo ever dreamed of. Well, really, senora, after all the wonders I've sera in this fairyland of yours, I had need write them down as fast as I see them, lest, as your proverb savs, one nail should drive out another." Your flatter our poor country, senor, with the courtesy of your nation.

But I see that you are putting by your writing, I will task your gallantry so far as to beg your help in watering my flowors, for it is not easy for me, with my lame hand, to manage that great watering pot!" Be pleased to use my hands as those oi your slave senora, wnen ana wher- ver you may need them. By-the-bye, am I wrong in imagining that you prom ised me a story connected with the iming of the hand of which you speak I would not willingly be troublesome, hut when you have leisure "With pleasure, senor it is very kind of you to interest yourself in such a trifle. As soon as the plants are watered, I shall have the honor of serv iug yon a cup of coffee on the balcony aud, then, if you are good enough to care to hear it, the story is quite at your Berviee." And accordingly, ten minutes later, I find myself sitting in the verandah over a cup of such coffee as I have not tasted since leaving Arabia, with littlo Lolita (Dolores), my hostess' only daughter, aud my especial pet, nestling at my side while the senora, deftly rolling up and lighting a paper cigarette, begins as follows When we first came here, senor, a good many years ago, the place was very different from what you see it. My husband had a grunt of land from the government, which was glad to give away ground about here to any one who would take the trouble to clear it and well it might I For in those days the jungle reached right down to the water's edge and such a black, horrid tangle it looked of briars, bamboos, Spanish bayonet, wild flg, liana, pirijao, locust wood, and what not, that I felt as if I daren't even go a step into it for fear of being lost altogether. However, bit by bit, we began to get he ground into some sort of order but even when we had cleared it, and begun to plant it, we had still plenty of ene-uieg to fight against.

The ants were Ihs woret; for, apart from the havoc which they always make in a plantation, they have away of running their galleries under the whole' surface, aud it breaks in just like the crust of a pie. There's a place a little to the north of this, where you see a huge pit in tie ground, full of bushes and wild grasH, with here and there a few moldering timbers, where a whole village sunk at onoe, the foundations having been fairly honeycombed by the ants 1 And theuce ennes our saying that Paraguay has two cnomies "the wild Indians and the tnt Indians." However, luckily for us, there were no Indians about there, except the tame Indians, who behaved well enough, and used to bring us food and diied meat iu exchange for knives aud aouardiente. Ana as tor the nuts, what with poisoning inom, ana digging up their nests, and nooaing their galleries with boiling water, we managed to get the best of them at last, though even now they sometimes make a foray upon us from the woods around. But after them came nnother pest that was far worse the snakes. I need hardly tell yon, who have been through the forests yourself, how they swarm there; and for a time I ally gave myself up for lost.

My hu-bind used to call them the tax-gatherers," and, really, they were quite as regular, not a day that we didn't find one or two of them somewhsre about the house. And once what a fright I got I When Lolita was only a few months old, my husband aud his men had gone out to their work one morning an nsnal, and I was busy in the bouse, with the child lying asleep on a mat at tho other end of the room, when, all at onoe, I caught sight of a mouse's skin on the floor, with the body sucked clean out of it, like an orange. I knew at onoe that there must be a snake somewhere about, for they're might fouil of mice, and that's just the way they deal with them; but, look as I might, I could see no snake anywhere, till suddenly the thought strnek me, could it be under tho child's mat As gently as I could, I lifted up one comer, and there it was, the long, slimy, green-and-yellow beast, curled snugly np, and fast asleep. I know that I could do nothing with it myself, for it was a sort that yon can only kill by shooting them; so I ran out into the conrtyard, and, luckily, the first thing I saw was our hunter Jose, with his gnu on his shoulder. I called bira in at once, and he settled the beast with a charge of small shot.

However, as the work went on, and we got more and more ground cleared, our visitors b'gan to forsake us; for snakes must have a thick cover to burrow in, and, when that's taken away from fiem, they soon slink off. So then I began to hope that we woro fairly at the end of our tronbles; but we weren't we were only at the beginning of them. I don't know how it was perhaps it tuny have been that (as the proverb says) everything must have its turn but nomehow, all throngh onr troubles with I'je ants, and serpents, the bigger beasta kad never disturbed us at all but now,.