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AFFIDAVITS.
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4-OffiS Non-Mineral . " 10 : > 0 50
4-MH Hnmcstuud Entry 10 : t0 50
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STATEMENTS.
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Ut Chattel Mortage * -
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J03 Kill t > r Sale. . . . ' . . . 25 100 150
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j # 015 Power of Attorney. General 25 100 150
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A * * 7 Petition for License to Sell Liquor 30 125 2 00
W * v . 3 Official Kond : ! 0 125 2 00
K v ' ! • Liquor License 25 100 150
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103 Suhptuna ( original ) 20 75 100
150 Declaration of Intention 20 75 , 1 I'O
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OM Commitiiient for Contempt 10 50 75
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ffitt Subpoena ( original ) 10 50 75
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TIME'S CHANGE&
[ Swinburne. ]
fa vain men toll us timo can alter
Old lovos or make old motiiories falter ,
That with tho old year the old year's llf
closes
Tho old dew still foils on tho old sweot
. flowers ,
Tho old sun rovivos tho now-fledged hours ,
; ; The old summer rears tho new-born roses ,
No timo caste down , no timo upraises
Such lines , such memorios and such praises
As need no grace of sun or shower ,
No paving screen from frost or thunder
To tend and house around and under
The imporishablo and peerless flower.
THE FALL OF THE ALAMO.
,1 Brief Sketch of tlic Jnf.mioii'
Illcxlea-i ilZn-wncrc.
The annuls of war furnish no blood i.r
picture tlian is recorded of the : F. . : : of
the Alamo , on tlie Mb of Mare s. l. * . : . .
The monument that inaris th. * gr.si'i :
that drank the blood of those heroes t.-J -
the story when it says : "Thormopy. •
had her messengers of death ; the Alan-
had none. " The last one of ( he gar
rison went down under the violence • • !
the Mexicans.
Col. Bowie , who was sick in b-d ; : . !
the fall of the fort , fired from his isou
until his last shot was gone and In * t.ad ; i
\yall of dead about him : the Mohican. *
dared not approach , but shot him fiom
a window , and as the eii" .uy camoto h. .
bed , nerving himse f for a S.-si < > rort. tin
dying Bowie plungid the deadly knii c
which bears his name to tho vitals of r..i >
nearest foe , and expired. The galu. ! :
Col. Travis fell mortally wounded. bit
was able on tho approach of tJio foo io
sit up. AMexican oilieer attempted to
cut off liis head witli a saber. Travis ,
with a death gasp , drew his sword ,
which he plunged into the body olf his
antagonist , both dying at tho samem \
meat.
Gen. Castrillon took Col. Crockett ,
who stood alone in an angle of the fori" ,
the barrel of his own shattered gnu in
his right hand , in his left his im . . - -
bowie-knife , dripping blood. The
was a fearful gash across his head , and
at his feet a cordon of nearly twvnty
focmen , dead and dying. Hi. - cavror ,
who was brave and not cruel , tool : ni.-
silvery-haired prisoner to Santa Anna ,
who Hew into a rage , and at his com
mand a file of soldiers shot down th.
dauntless Crockett. Santa Anna led
given the most imperative orders tial
no prisoners should bo taken. A fev
days afterwards Col. Fannin was in
duced by the most solemn promises on
the part of Santa Anna to surrender h- :
littlo band of beleagured men into th :
hands of the Alamo butchers , and , as ; ;
result , on March 20 , 412 Texans vv\
led out at Goliad and shot down Ii ' '
dogs. It was through such deadly
scenes as these that a republic was bo. 'n.
John A. Sutter' * Grave.
[ "Gath's" Pennsylvania Letter. ]
From Lancaster 1 rode across th'
country to Lititz , which has grown
the intervening years to be a r l' : v :
handsome place , with some nice summ • •
cottages. There was a p ' cn. * e of deat
and dumb people a"t the Limestone
spring , on the edge of the town. I raw
the tomb of John A. Sutter in the cor
ner of tho old Moravian graveyard , th-
only tomb in that inclosure much big
ger than a page of letter paper.
Sutter was a native of Baden , who
came out to California by way of the
Sandwich islands , and on his ground
they discovered gold while digging a
mill-race. The discovery rather broke
the old man up , leading him to restlcs-
hopes , and the rush of miners ate up hi-
cattle and tramped over his field- .
"When I saw him at Washington years
ago he was a systematic lobbyist there
for a pension or claim for having let
loose this gold on the globe. Xo
single event in the modern world
has so changed the destinies of
the globe as • the discovery of
gold in California. Tt dispersed the
races of Europe and , incidentally , tho. ; e
of Asia and brought them into new
fields , face to face. It perhaps saved
tho earth from some kind of revolution
and rendered it possible for scientific
banking , such as our government has
tried , to be adopted. Old Sutter , who
also loved his grog , retired to Lititz to
educate his grandchildren and live
cheap , after the German style. There
he heard the trombones play in the Mo
ravian cupola when people died , and one
day the trombones rang out when he
did not listen , for he , too , was lying st'uf
and cold ; the gold of life glistened in
him no more.
More "Odic" Force.
[ American Queen. ]
A London weekly is responsible for
the report that there is a man in Pari- ,
who has discovered a secret , by mean- ,
of which he can make any cage-bird set
tle on a tree after a few minutes of mys
terious coaxing. To prove his
power over the feathered trile ,
the man in question recently drove
from one end of Paris to the other in an
open carriage , in the center of which a
small shrub was set up. Round about
this shrub some dozen of canaries ilut
tered and hopped and chirped as hap
pily as if they were unconfined , and yet
with no more idea of snaking their es-
cape 'than if they had bcjn confined in
the closest boundary of a cage. * The
miraculous bird-charmer is prepared al
any time to take charge of a couple of
trees in the Bois de Boulogne , and to
promise that they shall bo inhabited by
birds for any length of time , without the
birds making the slightest attempt to
< -uit their leafy prison.
Operating on tlie Brain.
[ Chicago Herald. ]
Efforts are now being made by dis
tinguished surgeons in England to cure
cerebral disease by operation. Second
ary inflammation can be absolutely pre
vented , and there can be a good c.au of
diminution of the cranial hemisphere
without danger. The seat of the dis- |
ease can thus be positively ascertained j
and remedies used to modifor remove , i
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• Oldcet and Largest. | '
[ Exchange.- j
The oldest and largest tree in the * j
world is a chestnut , near the foot of i
Mount iEtna. It is hollow and large •
enough to admit two carriages driving !
abreast through it. The circumferenT >
of the main trunk is 212 feet. Thr j
Grizzly Giant , monarch of the Maripcs
grove , measures ninety-two feet.
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i wi.iywwiW > iii w i i.ii > ' > - - - mmm v
ftlcotan or a Norel Party.
rWavoriy ( jj , j. * , yevr York ErpresCJ
Dickens parties , are tho latest crazn
among the young ladies of this place.
. One was given not long ago for thai
j f benefit of a church horo , and proved not
| only a financial and social success , bi t
also showed in.a striking manner how
en oyablo an affair of tho kind can bo
made with proper study and caro. Th •
largest hall of tho city was hired for tho
occ-ision. Around tho big room booths
were constructed , each one represont
ing a work of tho author. No two wer *
at ail aliko in their decorations or ar
rangement , but each was furnished io
give a prominent picture of tho book
represented as nearly as possible. Tho
characters were mostly takon by tho
young people Thoy were dressed in
appropriate costumes to suit tho leading
characters of the book takon.
Interest in tho entertainment was
largely augmented by tho fact that each
p 'I'son had carefully studied his or her
part that the character was acted out in
closo imitation of Dickens'most striking
and best known creations. First in
order of tho several booths was one rep
resenting tho novel of "David Coppor-
iield. ' At first glance there was recog-
ni ed within it David , Dora , Agnes ,
I riah Deep , Mrs. Ileep , Betsy Trot-
wood , Barkis , and Peggoty. David and
. 'ora could be seen sitting closo together ,
apparently engaged in their love-talk or
discussing tho difficulties of household
miiiiiigemi'nt In 1 ora's arms was 'her
favorite littlo black-and tan over which
she could not ma o enough fuss , feed-
inyfjfr candy most of the time. All these
characters were especially well taken
the costumes having evidently been
selected at much pains. I riah Heep's
"ma e-up" was pronounced perfect
ittle Emily was the only person nota
bly missing from the fatuous group. It
w.s : said that the young lady taking tna
part was indisposed. -
OUcIiax , n Xoiv Stimulant.
Vl.ila-Ic'ph' Patriot.l
"Do you see that pale , emaciated
young man leaning in a half-dazed con
dition against the lamp-post over there "
said a prominent physician to a re
porter , in reply to the query , "Anything
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"Why , yes ; he seems to be recovering
fiom a prolonged spree. Is ho much
addicted to it ; "
• . .othing of the kind. I doubt if lie
ever touched a drop in his life. He is
a calchax-root eater. "
"A what ? "
-'Why , an eater of the root of tho cal-
chav , a small shrub that grows on the
ta .Ic-lands of Mexico , and is found no-
wlierj else. It is a species of opium ,
almost unknown , at least to the medi
eal profession , until a short time ago.
t. is a deadly poison , and prolonged in
dulgence is certain extermination. The
eu ' ects are something like that of an
opiate , except that it is by far more
powerful , half a grain being sullicient
io cast one into a sleep that bears tho
closest resemblance to death. A pallor
sprc.ids over the features , and the heart
beats almost imperceptibly. Tho limbs
• , 'i-ow stiff and cold , and the whole body
assumes the appearance of a corpse. It
i.e. .ts cigarette smoking , don't you
think. "
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Xtfimlnn' * Grosit Tlinraushfaros.
! Scottsii ATreriean Journal. ]
In Loudon there " '
are two "Houses ,
two " . ows , " two "Lanes" and two
• • . - . " In the " "
treets. west end "the House"
means the House of commons ; in the
ciiy the House " means the stock ex
change. In the west end "tho Row"
means the ride in Hyde park ; in the
tity it means Paternoster , the head-
. u.irters of the boo ! : publishing trade o
trie world. In the west end "tho Lane"
ii5ans Park lane , the headvuarters of
upper tendom- the city "the Lane"
means tho lane Mincing , tho headquar
ters of the produce trade of the world.
In tho west end "tho street" means Ox
ford street , a great shopping thorough
fare many miles in length ; in the city
• the Street" means Thrograorton street ,
a very darrow , very short thoroughfare ,
whero outside speculators love to con
gregate. 1 ondon ' s weak points is
• hills " There is nothing loftier within
hundreds of miles than the hills of
• L'hgate , Hampstead , Corn , Snow ,
; ichmon , Holburn and Ludgate , all of
which are over-topped many times over
by Dumbarton ctlo , not to mention
the Bens of Lomond aud Nevis.
Tho Workiii ; iniii in Chill.
iSintii o Or. Kmvis < ity Journal. ]
The manufacturing interests of Chili
labor under the weight of fitful work.
. - . gentleman long resident here says
that it is a very significant factor in all
pro ects , rendering business uncertain
and expensive. . A laborer thinks noth
ing of quitting work without a mo
ment s notice and the slighest change
of machinery , or mode of work , though
a I enefit to the workman as well as em
ployer , is followed by cessation of work
on the part of the former.
I have already mentioned the insta
bility of workmen addicted to drink. A
little money on Saturday gives the man
enough to be intoxicated for days and
often the factory will be without its
full quota of help for three days , and
then the operatives return slowly. And
yet the people seem industrious and the
credit of the republic is first rate.
Tl.o I'aco II.i * Disappeared.
Exclia ! e 1
The aboriginal inhabitants of New
foundland were red Indians , or Bceo-
thies. They were originally doubtless
from Canada , coming by th straits of
Belle I siThey are supposed to have
belonged to the Algonquin branch.
There is now in the museum at St.
. ohns a human skull , the last token of
a once powerful but now extinct tribe.
It is said that Cabot on his second voy
age brought away three of Jthe aborig
ines , and they were kept by the king in
the palacs of Westminster.
She Vi ' : n Not I'rislttoned.
DeToit Kre • . ' "e-s "
A littleyearold girl was put to bed .
in tlie third story of her home , and
left , as usual , in ttie dark. A terrific
thunder storm came up , and her ' ,
mother , thinkingthe child would be ' ,
frightened at the lightning , went to her. |
On entering the cbild called out. with
delight : "Mamma ! the wind blew the (
sun up just now ; did you see it ? " Fear
had no entrance there.
C m l.ii > * ! irar .r.
"When a man dies in Andaman , ;
Society islands , they paint him red ,
white and blue , sd great is their respect t
for the American Hag.
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j I I THREE PLAGUES OF NEW YORK.
A I'urk Follcomim'tf Komnrkr Mlv
chlovoun HoSparrows , and Cat * .
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"Boys , cats , and sparrows ttcso aro
, tho three plagues of Now York and of
ventral park , " remarked Scrgt. Mcany ,
( of tho park police , to a group of oflicers
and reporters tho other day. "Tho
toys steal birds' nest and squirrels and
flowers , tho cats prowl around' tho
pigeons' houses , and tho sparrows steal
whatever thoy can lay their bills on.
Why , only to-day wo arrested a boy
with a squirrel , which ho had stolen , in
his possession. How did ho manago to
catch fit. Well , that is a mystory , a I
secret of his own which ho would
not reveal to us. Ho had caught
several boforo ; wo know it , and lay for
him , and to-day wo caught him trying
to sneak out of tho park with tho squir
rel un ler his arm. We siskcd him how
he had caught it , and what do you think
the young rascal roplieth < h , you want
me to givo away de racket , * so you fel
lows can go and catch them yourselves.
111 sell you as many as you want for It )
cents apiece , but I'll not tell you how
it's done. '
"And , " continued tho sergeant , "thoro
is no ono in this park who knows how
to catch squirrels except with traps or a
gun , and tho boy did not havo a trap or
a gun. "Wo locked him up , because
there aro fow squirrels in tho park now ,
and it's against tho rules to kill thorn.
Some timo ago tho park was full of
them , and tho pcoplo complained that
that they ate up tho song birds' eggs
and the newly hatched robins I think
there was somo truth in the complaint ,
for these squirrels wero often noticed
fooling around the neots , while tho
old birds fluttered about and utter
ing cries of distress So tho commis
sioners gave orders to thin them out.
Many were then shot and others wero
caught in traps if tho squirrels had
only oaten up all tho sparrows'
eggs thoy would'havo been public ben
efactors , but tho sparrows aro lighters
from J ightersville. while tho s juirrels
aro not very brave , so tho feathered
thieves were ablo to hold their own. "
"What do tho squirrels live on , do
you ask ? They pick up nuts and eat
them , and what they can not eat thoy
bury 'in the ground for future use. " i ou
ought to see them hiding nuts. They
will scratch out a hole in less than two
seconds , drop in a fow nuts and then
cover them up again with earth. In
winter , when the snow is on the ground ,
they aro fed with corn. They aro good
builders , too , and build substantial
nests. "When the leaves will have ail
fallen you will notice shapeless bunches
stuck in tho upper branches of some
trees. These are their nests. They are
so firmly fastened to tho branches that
the strongest wind can not blow them
olf. They are made of twigs , moss ,
straw an 1 other materials , and arc per
fec-tly waterproof. "
"Well , what about the sparrows ,
whom you call thieves ? " asked ono of
the reporters.
"The sparrows are good-for-nothing ,
lazy thieves and ought to bo extermi
nated , " continued Sergt Meany. "Jet
the keepers go to feed the pigeons and
tho sparrows are there eating f.ister
than the pigeons. A sparrow can eat
nearly as much as a pigeon , and when
a hundred sparrows invite themselves
to breakfast with a flock of fifty pigeons
there is not much left , for the pigeons ,
and the keeper is obliged to issue double
rations "Why , these sparrows havo the
cheek to go into the eagles' cage and
try to sample the meat that is given to
the royal birds. There were a couplo
of active male sparrows who had the
impudence to pull the feathers out of
the eagles' backs for their nests. Did
it make the eagles mad ? You bet it
did , but they were too big for the spar
rows and could not catch them. Why ,
the eagles had no more show with tho
sparrows than a bull has with a lly in
summer.
"Sparrows are la7y loafers , who live
by their wits upon the fruits of other
birds' toil. You ought to take a ram' le
some evening in the upper part of tlie
park , wher.e . there are not many visitors ,
and you may see the sparrows robbing
the robins. These fellows have studied
the habits of the robins and know when
these birds go out foraging. A sparrow
will mark out a robin and follow him
at a distance. The robin will alight on
the roadside and begin to peck away at
the earth until ho hnds a delicate white
grub , of which he is very fond. Ho
will puil it out of the ground and fling
it down fo rub the dirt ou " . ! own comes
the sparrow like a ri o bullet , sei/.es the
grub and swallows it , aud then mock
ingly chirrups to tin * ro-iin , as though
to s v. 'How 's that for high ? "
" \ \ hen the sparrows have gorged
themselves and can cat no more they
get up a fight among themselves. They
can no more live without fighting than
can a Dutchman without Limburger
cheese and lager beer , and when they
fight they mean business every time ,
ou will first see the feathers fly , and
then four or five , or perhaps a dozen ,
of the birds will clinch , and all will fall
to the ground in a hunch. That is a
good time to catch them if you happen
to be near. Clap you hat upon them or
throw your coat over them and you ' ve
got them. A male sparrow hft always •
has a black breast is a fraud.
"As for the cats. " added the sergeant ,
"they ' re not any belter. If you give
them plenty to eat they will not catch
any mice , and if you do not give them
what they want , they will steal your '
meat and jour pigeons. " I '
Sergt. England differed with his col- '
league , and thought that a cat when ]
properly educated was a valuable ani
mal.
Grief Made to Order.
rPhladepliia Times. ] ! !
Crocodile tears are things of ancient
history , and tears produced with the > '
aid of onions are equally well knewu. i
but it has remained for modern science <
to find a way to produce onion tears '
without betraying the presence of the 1
aggressive onion itsr-if. In fact , the -
aggressive onion need not be present at '
all. An essential oil is extracted from '
it which has all the tear-compelling '
qualities of the solid vegetable itself. '
jne drop of this oil on a handkerchief •
is good for one flood of tears , two drops '
produce a persistent fit of sobbing , and <
three drops an appearance of utter <
abandonment to consuming grief. *
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Jud Lafagan : If a man can't learn by •
experience , he will make a poor fist with ;
book knowledge. i
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' THE BAKER3 OF PARIS. .
A Quiet I.Ifo Sovorlty of tho Work
j Worn Out at tho Ago of 00.
j [ Parii Cor. Chicago Journnl. ] r
Parisian bakors oxcol all othors in tho
quality of thoir bread and yet its pro-
ens of making scorns to date almo.it
fm tho timo whon Abraham com-
ui.iudod Sarah , to knead fino meal , nn I
make cakos to givo a morsel of broad to
his three angol visitors. Tho bakors
aro tho most inodensivo of citizens ;
liko tho butchers , they will never bo
, foun I to figuro in political riots or
; ' revolutions. Tho baker's life passes
away in silonco ; ho works by night and
sleeps by day. Ho is gonorally married ,
and his numerous family shows how ho
ignores Mai thus. Ho leaves that philos
opher to recruit his adepts among tho
wealthy.
Being only passing rich , on 5 francs a
day , he can not enjoy tho liberality of
tho new college tariif , which allows tho
parent having livo sons boardors
in the establishment , tho fifth to pay
nothing. That resombles tho assistanco
tendered in oarly days by tho pawn-
brokiug institutions which lent only to
the rich. Tho baker is a living anatomy
pale , thin , promaturoly old. a martyr
to rheumatism , and over suffering from
a graveyard cough. Ho works in u cel
lar , from 7 in tho evening till 4 in tho
morning , almost naked and between a
curront of air flowing from tho street
railings to tho mouth of tho fiery fur
nace. Tho work is so sovoro that no lad
is taken as an approntico till between 17
or 18 ; his lifo is worn out at TiO years ,
and I never heard of any insurance
oilieo accepting bakors' lives for any
risk.
risk.Listen
Listen to tho sigh , and noto tho head
drop as ho puddles at tho dough. Each
thud is a premature boat in his funeral
march to tho grave. No wonder that in
early Homo , slaves , ayo , and in chains
too , wore condemned to tho kneading
trough and flour-mill a3 penal punish- I
ment. In tho fourth century in Franco , I
so difficult was it to obtain men to mako I
bread , that tho master bakers estab- I
lished public houses near thoir work- I
shop3 to entico men insido , and whon 1
tho visitors were muddled thoy woro I
dropped through a trap-door and mado I
captive for life. It was a soldier who I
escaped divulged this Tour do Neslo. 1
This may explain why tho Romans in- I
sisted that the sons of bakors should be- I
come bakors. I
TZio Mutoorlc Shower of 1833. I
Cor. Wnclf- \r ( fa ) Georgian. ] I
It was a rain of fire , not stars. Tho I
stars , or sparks , not only occurred at I
tho end oC tho lines of tiro. Imagine a I
iv.in of molten iron striking tho earth , I
each drop bursting into sparks. Noth- I
ing else will compare. 1 could not now I
describe it , if oxperienco with foun- I
dries and smith-shops had not afforded I
the comparison. Tho firo fell in streams I
like tho heaviest fire rain I over wit- I
nessed and swayed to and fro just as I
the water is by tho motion of tho clouds I
or wind. The only stars I saw were I
just such as ono sees when molten iron I
is running into or from tho ladle , or I
when iron with a welding heat is with- 1
drawn from tho forge , or such as seen I
when the.liquid metal drops upon earth , " I
or such as seen in tho wako of an ox- I
ploded rocket. I
Tho strangest feature to mo was no I
sparks or stars appearod except at tho I
end of tho lino of firo rain , which I
stopped about five feet from tho earth , I
as near as I can judge. Tho piazza had I
three steps from tho ground. I could I
not havo been more than three feet I
high , and the line of firo rain burst into I
sparks on a level with my eyes. None \
that I saw struck tho earth , but after ' ' " * I
sparkling on this lino disappeared , to bo I
succeeded by others in quick succession. I
I recollect distinctly observing the scene I
around the yard , and tho road led di-
rectly from the gate , and wondering I
why none of the lire or sparks reached
the earth. It was not as light as day ,
but a lurid light greater than I havo I
ever seen since. Objects were perfectly I
discernible , though not so well as by I
daylight. H
-The Fire God' * Magic. H
[ Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. ] H
Thero is perhaps no excitement to I
which the average New Yorker is more
susceptible than that which arises from I
a burning building. He will leave his fl
business , his dinner , or any other occu- I
pation which he may be engaged in at H
tho time , to run to a fire , and whether H
he has stopped to put on his hat or pick I
up his coat will be with him an after I
consideration. A fire engine drawn by H
a pair of infuriated steeds , tearing H
the arms out of the sockets of the hat-
less driver , with its sparks flying and fl
its gong beating , can draw in its wake H
a perfect army of small boys and turn H
the most peaceful neighborhood , at any H
hour of the day or night into a perfect HI
bedlam. H
A lire can gather together a bigger H
crowd ' in a shorter spaco of timo and H
hold it longer than a political meeting , H
a brass baud , or Barnum s circus. Tho - fl
mere whisper of the word ' , 'fire" in a H
crowded hall or theatre will suffico to H
bring nn audience to its feet at once , H
and will cause women to shriek and H
faint and men to turn white as their H
own shirt-fronts. Tho wildest tempest H
at sea could scarcely give more alarm H
to the passengers of an ocean steamer H
than the information that the ship H
was on fire. However great may bo H
the excitement consequent upon a H
cr-iiJagration at the lime , it soon H
dies away after tho cause has been ro- H
moved , and it takes but a few hours for H
the matter to be forgotten by all except H
those who have suffered theloss. H
Tlie illicit1 of ! . < M roiy. M
n r'iior Wti vrecJceu.sc'sn.X' ' M
Paul Guttmann , in a careful study of I
the bacilli of leprosy , observed in ele- I
"
vated nodosities in a girl between 12 I
and 13 years of age , found the microbes
always collected in cells , a feature which .
distinguishes them at once from the V
bacilli ot tuberculosis , while the fact * • I
that they stain more easily than tho lat-
ter further distinguishes them. The
bacilli are found especially in the skin ,
but also in other organs the seat of the H
disease , and even in tho blood. As a H
rule , the organisms are extremoly num- H
"
erous at the seat of the lesions. Their H
microscopic appearancas are the same in H
every case , and hence it is no longer fl
aoubtful that they are the cause of the
prosy , notwitlistanding the failure of
attempts to inoculate animals. These
seem to bo rcfactory to the disease , in-
asmuch as in no case has it ever been
observed among thorn.