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JACKSON HERALD. ROBERT S. HOWARD,/ Editor and Publisher. ) VOLUME I. iViiul Htbetfeemente. Jackwon 4't>univ. Whereas, C. W. Ilood, Executor of Z. S. Mood, deceased, represents to this Court, by his petition duly filed, that he has fully and completely ad ministered said deceased's estate, and is entitled to a discharge from said administration —- This is to cite all concerned, kindred and cred itors, to show cause, if any they can, on the first Monday in September, 1881, at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary of said count}', why Let ters of Dismission should not be granted the ap plicant from said trust. (Jiven under toy official signature, this May 30. 1881. H. W. HELL, Ord’y. (1 i:oi(4l t, .Incltson t'ountr. J Whereas, .James L. Williamson. Executor on fiie estate of John S. Hunter, late of said county, deceased, applies for leave to sell the land belong ing to the estate of said deceased— This is to cite all concerned, kindred and cred itors, to show cause, if any, at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary of said county, on the first Monday in August, ISSI, why said leave should not be granted the applicant. (Jiven under my oilicial signature, this June 28, 1881. 11. W. BELL, Ord’y. A, Jackson County. Whereas, James L. Williamson, Administrator on the estate of Thomas Dalton, late of said coun ty, dec’d, applies for leave to sell the land belong ing to the estate of said deceased— This is to cite all concerned, kindred and cred itors, to show cause, if any, on the first Monday in August, 1881, at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary of said county, why said leave should not he granted the applicant. (Jiven under mv oilicial signature, this June 28, 1881. * 11. W. HELL, Ord’y. | | DOKGIIA, Jackson County. Whereas, James Greer, Administrator of Win ney Wiliamson, late of said comity, deceased, applies forlcavc to sell the land*and real estate belonging to the estate of said deceased— This is to cite all concerned, kindred and cred itors, to show cause, if any, before the Court of Ordinary of said county, on the first Monday in August, 1881, why said leave should not be grant ed the applicant. Given under my official signature, this June 28, 1881. 11. W. BELL, Ord’y. j IJOIMiiIA, Jackson County. Whereas. James L. Williamson, Administrator of M. Wiliiamson, late of said county, dec’d, ap plies for leave to sell the land and real estate of said deceased— This is to cite all concerned, kindred and cred itors, to show cause, if any, before the Court of Ordinary of said county, on the first Monday in August, 1881, why said leave should not be grant ed the applicant. Given under mv official signature, this June 28, 1881. 11. W. BELL, Ord’y. f DOIUiJIA, .laoliMon County. Whereas, C. M. Wood, Administrator on the estate of A. M. hoggins, late of said county, de ceased, represents to the Court, by his petition duly filed, that he has fully administered said es tate, and is entitled to a discharge— This is to cite all concerned, kindred and cred itors, to show cause, at the Court of Ordinary of said county, on the lirst Monday in October, 1881, why said applicant should not have Letters of Dis mission from his said trust. • (Jiven under my official signature, this June 28, 1881. H. W. BELL. Ord’y. Whereas, W. P. Cosby, Administrator on the estate of Frances C. Cosby, late of said county, deceased, represents to the Court that he has fully administered said estate, and is therefore entitled to Letters of Dismission— This is to cite all concerned, kindred and cred itors, to show cause, at the Court of Ordinary of said county, on the first Monday in October, 1881, why said letters should not be granted the appli cant. Given under my official signature, this June 28, 1881. 11. W. BELL, Ord’y. QEORGIA, Jackson County. Whereas, upon application to me, in terms of the law, by one-fifth of the qualified voters of the 253d District, G. M., of said county, asking for an election to be called in said District, that the question of the restriction of the sale of intoxicat ing liquors in said District may be submitted to the voters thereof— It is hereby ordered that an election be held in said District, at the usual place of holding elec tions in the same, on Saturday, the 6th day of August, 1881; that those voting at said election who favor restriction shall have written or printed on their ballots the words, ‘‘For Restriction,” and those who oppose shall have written or print ed on their ballots the words, “Against Restric tion," and that the managers of said election shall keep duplicate list of voters and talley sheets, certify atul sign the same, one of which shall be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county and the other forwarded without delay to his Excellency the Governor. July 8 11. W. BELL, Ord’y. THE TRADE! # A LARGK AND COMI’LKTE STOCK OK BLANK BOOKS AND Stationery, LEDGERS. 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Address True A Cos.. Augusta, Maine. C\\ C \VLTI> . “ To be Shot at Six.” The Melancholy Fate oj a French War Cor respondent at Tunis—From the B<dl Room to the Place of Execution. From the French of Albert Millaud. A terrible example lias been made in Tunis. One of the special correspondents attached to the expedition now in the field against the Kroumirs was Camille Farcy', well known as a brilliant writer. lie had long been con nected with La France , one of the leading journals. The army which lie was detailed to accompany was that of Gen. Forgcmol. This officer is a martinet and entertains the most rigid ideas regarding discipline. Before the expedition left Algiers he, in conjunction with General Vinccndon, concocted the fol lowing pledge, which all the journalists were obliged to sign : “I, , promise upon my honor to transmit no information whatever, either by telegraph or by’ mail, or by any other means, without first having sub mitted my manuscript to the examination of the officer commanding the expedition, or to such officer or officers as he may delegate that power to. I further agree that any fail ure to keep this pledge will expose me to the rigors of martial law.” This document was signed by all the cor respondents attached to the expedition. When Farcy’s turn came, lie took the pen, but it was with evident reluctance that lie signed. When lm had done so, he said, to Forgcmol: “ General, I sign this document only be cause lam forced to do so; because without doing so I could not fulfill my duty as a cor respo. dent; because without doing so I could not accompany the expedition. But I warn you, sir, that I shall speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, f oucli ing such matters as may r come under my’ ob servation.” And with a defiant glance at the General, Camille withdrew. The old General gnawed his grizzled moustache to conceal his wrath. lie did what perhaps most men would have done—lie set a spy to dog the footsteps of Farcy. The expedient was successful. Two evenings after the spy detected the jour nalist, under a disguise, quitting the camp, lie followed and saw him deposit a large en velope in one of the minor post offices upon the Algerian frontier. He was at once ar rested and conducted to Forgcmol’s head quarters. “Aha!” said the General, “at it already, ray fine fellow. Well, what have we here?” and he seized and broke open the envelope. “ Hum—addressed to La France. Evidently’ some correspondence which you were sending without my knowledge.” “ Yes, General,” said Farcv, calmly’. “ Let us see what it is,” said Forgcmol, as he began to peruse the letter. ” General,” said Farcy’, coldly, “ permit me to remind you that you are violating private correspondence.” “ Private correspondence ? Bah !” retort ed Forgcmol. “ Very private, indeed ; all Paris would know it in another day,” and lie resumed his reading. There were some severe strictures in the letter upon the conduct of the campaign. Forgemol’s reading was interrupted by’ oaths, and when he finished he was purple with wrath. “So,” said he, grimly, “you consider your self competent to judge of the operations of a General in the field, do you? Well, sir, you shall have a taste of martial law to add to your knowledge of military affairs.” Farcy disdained to defend himself. A court martial was immediately convened. Its proceedings were summary—its sentence short: “ Camille Farcy is condemned to be shot at G in the morning.” It was then midnight. The doomed man was placed in charge of a Lieutenant and a squad of soldiers, put upon a special train, and was borne swiftly to the capital city, Algiers, where the execution was to take place. At 5:30 o'clock the train dashed into the cFy. It passed under the walls of the palace where Albert Grevy, the Governor General, lives in state. The windows were brightly lighted and the strains of a waltz were borne to the ears of the prisoner. The Governor was giving a ball. “You have half an hour in which to pre pare for death,” said the Lieutenant, com passionately ; “ would you like to have me send for a priest ?” “I suppose,” said Farcy, “you will grant my last request?” “ Yes.” “ Then let me go to the ball. I would like to have a waltz before I die.” The officer bowed and repaired to M. Grevv’s palace. “ His request shall bo granted,” said the President's brother. “ Who could refuse a dying man’s request ? Bring him here ; he shall dance with my daughter.” And it was done. The last moments of his fife were spent upon a ball room floor. At 6 o’clock the officer spoke: “ The file is waiting.” said he. “ Let us go,” said Farcy. He saluted the JEFFERSON. JACKSON COUNTY. GA., FRIDAY, JULY 22. 1881. dancers and withdrew. When he reached the ground where the file w as awaiting him lie re fused to allow his eyes to be bandaged, and demanded permission to give the word of command. " May all journalists do as I have done,” said he ; ”it is their duty.” Then folding his arms he cried : “ Fire 1” The crash of the muskets rang out on the morning air. Camille Farcy fell dead, pierced with balls. The vengeance of General Forgcmol was accomplished. - [From the Atlanta Constitution.] Bill Arp to Commissioner Henderson. Carteksville, July’ I.—According to your request I send you a quart of Dallas wheat. I send also some in the straw from the sheaf, so that you may note the three distinct varieties that make up the Dallas combination. The dominant kind has a long tapering head ; then there is the heavy bearded head, and the other I call the swell head as it is larger at the tip than elsewhere and seems all in a strut. This provokes an inquiry— would not the mixing ofotiier distinct varieties be a protection against rust ? , This wheat was sent me by Nathan Craw ford, of Lincoln. It was sown early in No vember, on grey alluvial soil which was badly washed by floods and heavy’ rains this spring. The land was well turned last Sep tember, then harrowed and the wheat put in with a grain drill and rolled down smooth. The hard winter and heavy rains operated to its injury—nevertheless we have made about filteen bushels to the acre and the grain is of good quality. Its most valuable characteristic is its freedom from rust and this was well tested for I sowed contiguous to it ten bushels of Kentucky amber selected for seed. This had the rust bad but it never crossed the line though there was no fence between and not more than six inches of space. The coming fall we shall experiment some what by T fertilizing heavily with a compost and see if we cannot double the yield. I believe we can as easily make 30 bushels to the acre on our lands as they can any’where, and make the crop a certainty every year. My farmer boy is of an inquiring turn of mind, and has determined to sow one acre in August and shear it down close with the mower as soon as it will bear it. lie proposes, also, to sow an acre next February and fertilize with a stimulating phosphate and see the result of spring sowing. He is induced to do this because we find that there was a little wheat left in the grain drill, and seed oats were put on top of it and sowed on the 22d of last February. Of course the wheat came out first, and came up and grew off nicely’, and lias developed and matured and made a good result. It is a scandal to Georgia soil that its average production of wheat is less than five bushels to the acre, and my opinion is this is owing not to soil or climate, but mainly to ignorance and indolence. . If the farmers would devote as much care and good work to wheat as they do to the culture of cotton, I believe that every five acres of good land would yield a hundred bushels. This would leave a net profit of say fifteen dollars per acre with very little wear and tear on man or beast. I also send you some specimens of timo thy. the heads measuring from six to nine inches, and some wild rye which borders our creek and ditches every spring. Then there is a curious knock-kneed kind of grain which was found growing with the wheat, and seems to be a cross between wheat and cheat. The grain is smaller than wheat, and the heads are nearly a foot in length. What is it? I hope 3'ou or Mr. Newman can throw some light upon it. I am drifting my farm as fast as possible into the production of grain and grass. It has taken but a brief experience to prove that one acre in clover or timothy is more profit able than two in cotton. While I iiad tenants it was impossible to change much from the old cotton and corn schedule. When 1 wanted to sow grass or even wheat and oats I couldent get possession of my land for’the tenant had it. Of course the tenant had no prospective interest in ray hay or wheat for his lease was for a year and he dident know whether he would stay longer or not and I was afraid to risk him in advance for a longer time. Never theless I did manage to get in about ten acres in clover and timothy, and now my barn is full of new mown hay and the ten acres is more profitable to me than any other 20 upon the place. One acre in clover will bring SSO worth of hay. An acre of cotton will make about the same amount, but the profit on the hay is S4O and the profit on the cotton about $lO. With the aid of a mower and rake a farmer can husband ten acres of hay in a week but it takes one m:*n 13 months in a year to get entirely through ten across of cotton. A last year's tenant of mine moved away about Christmas and he came back off and on until the middle of February to finish the picking. I had a tenant three years ago who put in more than he could tend and had to pay a dollar a day for cotton choppers and 75 cents a hundred for picking, and he sold the cotton FOR THE PEOPLE. make the lower the price, and its an evidence of broad humanity for our farmers to take that self sacrificing view of it. It heats the missionary society rdl hollotf. The only objection to this is that the speculators get hold of it before the heathen do. Then a^ain o it may be that our farmers want to keep poor to get the benefit of scriptural promises and improve their chances for heaven. They are a church going people, and when the old preacher tells ’em that it is harder for a rich man to get to heaven than for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, it scares ’em mighty nigh to death, and they go right straight to planting more cotton so a3 to be sure of poverty. But I talked to a renter to-day—a good, clever, industrious man, and he said making cotton was keeping his nose to the grindstone, but he had to do it for his landlord required it and so did all the landlords around here. Twenty acres in corn and ten in cotton was the general rule. The landlord got about eight dollars an acre rent for his cotton land and about six for his corn land, and of course he gave cotton the preference. The trouble up here is in getting labor that will work for wages. They won’t do it if they’ can help it. They’ want to feel free and I don't blame’em. Every poor man, white or black, wants to run a little farm on his own account, and in his own way’, and go a fishing sometimes or take his wife to meeting on Saturday if she wants to go, and of course she does. Iron furnaces and manganese mines and railroads takes off all the floating unsettled labor, and the rest wont hire as long as they can rent, and so the cotton business goes on and will keep going on until the landlord can hire hands at a fair price, and run his farm him self, and then he will quit cotton and take to grass and grain. I reckon he will. It took me three yea**B to shake off the thing and quit being a fool, and may be it will take them as long or longer. The above contains some of my views on the situation, which I venture to send you because you take such an interest in us farmers. I have a few views left, but will not impose on you further at these presents. Yours, Bill Arp. for 8| cents which made a hale bring about 40 dollars, and he paid me 13 dollars for rent, and paid 6 dollars for guano, and 12 dollars for picking, and 2 dollars for chopping out and extra work, and something for ginning which left him about 7 dollars for preparing the land and planting, and plowing, and hauling to the gin, hauling to town, and fooling round generally’, and the consequence was he had to do a little stealing to keep even. What else could the poor fellow do ? Nevertheless, if these people are deter mined to run cotton and western corn and meal and hay, and perish to death, in the name of the Lord I can’t help it, for it may bo that its the best way after all to furnish the millions of poor people all over the world with cheap clothing, for the more cotton we The Glory of Self-Control. Rev. Dr. Newman preached last Sunday at the Lafayette avenue (Brooklyn) Presby terian church on “ The Glory of Self-Control.” taking his text from Proverbs, xvi., 32 — “He that ruleth his spirit is better than he who taketh a city.” The records of the past, the doctor said, are crowded with the triumphs of human genius and in all lands are monu ments to man’s glory. The stately pile, the lofty column, the triumphal arch, are the tokens of the world’s admiration. But where are the monuments to him who has gained the mastery of himself? What testimonials of honor are befitting such a conquest ? What Phidas shall rear for him the temple of his renown ? God only is the eulogist of such a man and the celestial bow is the arch of his triumph. Self-control is neither self-destruc tion nor the eradication of some annoying appetite or passion. Temperance, not total abstinence, is the law of nature. All the appetites of the body and passion of the mind have their origin in the constitution of nature and are designed for human happiness. It is their abuse and not their use which con- stitute sin. Self-control is the harmonious action of our whole being, in harmony with the Cosmos. It is the highest attainment and noblest excellence possible to man. Three things are essential thereunto—self-knowl edge, self-denial and self-consecration. The great study of man is man. Each should know what he is, what he can do, what he cannot do, and what he can endure. Each man should know his strong points and especially his weak ones. The devil never tempts some men to steal, for honesty is their strong point. He assails us where we are weak, and every man is weak at some point. No armor is perfect. There is an opening between the joints. The Almighty Father adapts the administration of 11 is government to men according to what they are and not what they should be. lie smiles on one and frowns on another. Self-control is attained by conceding to one's self personal weaknesses by due attention to our mental operations and a persistent attempt to gain the mastery. Conscious weakness is often an clement of power. A measure of self-distrust is better than supreme self-confidence. What fires me? What can I not withstand? How am I affected by the presence of this person and of that ? These arc the great questions of life. Some people soothe me like the strains of an iEolian harp while the presence of others makes me as a “ fretful porcupine.” To be calm amid turbulence, meek amid provocation, composed in danger is the glory of self-control. Self-denial is twofold—the cheerful surrender of that which is forbidden by law and the self-abnegation that we should practice for the good of others. Self consecra tion is indispensable to the mastery of one’s appetites and passions. ' A man must have an inner life from wh ; ch shall spring the power to control the life exterior. A Southern Fish Pond— A million Carp in an Acre of Water. One of the most lovely’ places in Spalding county’ is the carp pond of Mr. A. A. Wright in North Griffin. Those of our readers who have never visited it, can form little idea of its beauty. Mr. Wright, who is a genius in everything, has devoted to the improvement of this place his best skill and energies. We must confess to some neglect in not giving more prominence to an enterprise that has attracted so much attention and favorable comment in Georgia, and which has even filled columns in influential Western papers. The pond covers an area of nearly an acre, and is supplied with water by a large, cold spring that boils up in the centre, and water conveyed by’ under ground pipes from a num ber of springs several hundred feet distant. The dam is constructed in the best manner, being planked up on the side of the best heart pine lumber, with clay backing, on which is planted Bermuda grass. Inside the pond, near one corner, is a dry well eight feet in diameter and ten feet deep, octagon shaped, at the bottom of which is a large hydiaulie engine or ram that forces water through pipes all over the residence of Mr. Wright, where it is used for the various purposes needed, kitchen, bath-room, etc., keeping up a con stant flow of water without the use of tanks or reservoirs, having the same pressure of an elevated tank thirty’ feet high, and also keep ing a beautiful fountain continually playing seven jets of w’atcr fifteen feet high. Around the top of the dry well is a strainer or scive of wire cloth made to order in New York, through which the waste water escapes from the pond (thereby preventing the escape of the smallest carp), thence from the bottom through a water pipe which conveys all sur plus water and waste from the pond and ram. Two large weeping willows stand in the cen tre on two islands built octagon shaped and sodded with blue grass. The willows arc the largest and handsomest in the county, and are exceedingly ornamen tal. Around the pond, on the dam, arc other large w’ceping willows, which make the place look cool and pleasant. On the upper side are planted a row of magnolias and weeping willows, and in the pond, spread on the sur face, blooms the beautiful yellow water lilies, yellow lotus, curcutian recurrata, calladium, esculaqtums, and a variety of other ornamen tal aquatic plants. In the depths of the pond swim the largest and finest carp in the State, ranging in size from the tiny ones to those twenty’-threeand twenty-four inches in length. Of all sizes there are a million of carp in the pond, and in them a very handsome profit for Mr. Wright.— Griffin ( Ga .) News. A Wonderful Lake. The greatest wonder in the State of lowa, and, perhaps, in any other State, is what is called the Walled Lake, in Wright county, twelve miles north of the Dubuque and Pa cific Railwa3 r , and one hundred and fifty miles west of Dubuque City. The lake is two or three feet higher than the earth's surface. In some places the wall is ten feet high, fifteen feet wide at the bot tom and five feet wide on the top. Another fact is the size of the stone used in the con struction, the whole of them varying in weight from three tons down to one hundred pounds. There is an abundance of stones in Wright county, but surrounding the lake to the ex tent of five or ten miles there are none. No one can form an idea of the means emploj’ed to bring them to the spot or who constructed it. Around the entire lake is a belt of wood land half a mile in length, composed of oak. With this exception the country is a rolling prairie. The trees must have been planted there at the time of the building of the wall. In the spring of the year 1856, there was a great storm, and the ice on the lake broke the wall in several places, and the farmers in the vicinity were obliged to repair the damages to prevent inundation. The lake occupies a ground surface of 2,800 acres ; depth of wa ter as great as twenty-five feet. The water is clear and cold, soil sandy and loamy. It is singular that no one has been able to ascertain where the water comes from nor where it goes, yet it is alwa} r s clear and fresh. A Philadelphia man, being slapped in the face by his wife, turned white with rage, stood still for a moment as though irresolute, and then, procuring a gun from an adjoining room, committed suicide. S TERMS, $1.50 PER ANNUM. I $l.OO for Six Months. \Y OwvAWyvw^s. A woman has become flic regular pastor of the Baptist church at Wheaton, 111. The oM Lyman Beecher house at Litchfield, Conn. v has been moved, and is now added to a private institution for the insane. A Judge in New York has decided that the revised New Testament will not do for witnesses to swear upon in his Court. The Rev. Mr. Vcttcrling, a Detroit pastor, got drunk on an excursion steamer, was caught kissing a girl, got a violent blow from another whom he tried to kiss, and was finally arrested. Out of a population of 305,000, Rome has only 375 street beggars, according to the last municipal report; ten years ago every tenth person encountered in the street was sure to be a member of the fraternity. The drains leading from the Philadelph'a Mint yielded about SI,OOO worth of gold and silver at the last annual scouring. The re covery of metal by that operation has amount ed to $21,000 in nineteen years. To-co-bc, chief of the Shoshone Indians of Nevada, drives a spanking pair of trotters attached to a handsome carriage. He has made some successful ventures in mining, and is an extensive breeder of cattle. Walter Wilson went to his wife, at Little Rock, after several years of separation, and sought a reunion. She would not believe that he was sincerely repentant, and laughed at his declaration that he couldn’t livo any longer without her. lie convinced her by killing himself in her presence. An attempt is to be made in Philadelphia to enforce the law against carrying concealed weapons. Policemen are to search every mail whom they have any reason to suspect, and arrest those on whom pistols arc found. The Mayor, who is responsible for the movement, believes that it will do much to prevent murders. Adam Wilkes is not ugly, yet he has a mania for hiding his face, lie engaged a potter to enclose his head in an earthenware glo'>e, which fits rather snugly around his neck, and has apertures corresponding with his eyes, nose and mouth. Wearing this protec tion against the gaze of the people, he has for a month wandered through Indiana. Ilad the late eccentric Duke of Portland, who built a series of palatial apartments, libraries, galleries, &c., underground, lived in this country, bis action would have been rational enough. Let any one descend, in the hottest weather, into the subterranean passages of a great, substantially built edifice, and he readily comprehends what comfort there would be in having underground cham bers. It has been the practice of the Interior Department to hand each Indian reservation over to the religious teachings of one parti cular denomination, so that the oonvorts became Methodists, Baptists, or something else, purely according to chance and never from choice. This is now to be changed. Un der the new arrangement the Roman Catholic Church will go into the field with a large forca of priests. A Dakota ranchman became convinced that life was not worth living, but desired to hear all that could be said on the other side before committing suicide. His only companion at the ranch was a bo}', whom lie gave one hour in which to dissuade him from his purpose. The youth used all the arguments he could think of, and read some appropriate passages of Scripture, but failed to change the man’s mind. At the end of the hour the misauthropo shot himself. The post office at Lyons, Ohio, was robbed some time ago, and since that time the Post master, Carrnon, lias been watchful for burglars. About 2 o'clock or* Saturday morning he saw a figure on the roof of the house and fired the contents of a carbine throught its head. Examination showed that he had killed his fourteen year old son, who had gone out on the roof in a fit of somnambulism or to seek relic! from the heat. At a Fourth of July pic-nic in Louisiana the game of throwing rubber balls at the head of a negro as it was thrust through a hole in a canvas attracted attention through tho wonderful dodging of the living target. Nobody had yet hit him, and he had grown over confident, when a drunken fellow offered $5 for five throws with a stone. The bargain was made, and the crowd eagerly watched tho dangerous sport. Three times the negro dodged the missile, but on the fourth it struck him squarely in the forehead, fracturing his sknll. Fourteen heavy-laden freight cars broko away from a train on the Chicago and St. Paul Railroad and started down a grade of eighty feet to the mile. A locomotive went in pursuit, and made a brisk chase, but gravity proved too much for steam, and the runaway cars were soon thundering along at the rate of sixty miles an hour. A telegram was sent forward to clear the track, but it could not bo obeyed quick enough by one train of cars, from which the occupants escaped just in timo to avoid death in one of the most violent collisions that ever happened. Dr. Thomas D. Spencer argues, in the Popular Science Monthly, that in most cases death is painless. “It is a physiological process,” he says, “ and ought to be free from suffering. When the fiat of death went forth. Nature kindly provided an ame9thetic for the body. As the end of life draws near, the re spirations become slow and shallow, inter rupted now and then by a deep, sighing in spiration, as though the lungs were vainly endeavoring to throw off the palsy creeping over them. As the intervals between the in spirations grow longer, the blood becomes saturated with carbonic acid gas—the samo as that formed from burning charcoal, whoso deadly fumes have so often aided the suicido painlessly to destroy life.” Dying is there fore very much like gently falling asleep. NUMBER 2'2.