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THE GREENVILLE ENTERPRISE.
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JOHN C. BAILEY, PRO'8. GREENVILLE, SOOTH CAROLINA, JULY 12, 1871. VOLUME XVIII-NO. 10.
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OUT OF THE WRONG
FUCKKT.
Mr. Taggard frowned aa lie observed
the pile of bills by his plate,
placed there by his prudent, economical
wife notwithstanding an
mixious flutter of the heart, in anticipation
of the scene that invariably
followed. lie actually groaned
as he read tho sum total.
44 There must be some uiistnke,
Mary,"- he said, pushing back his
iplutc with a desperate air; 44 it is
utterly impossible for us to have
used nil these things in one month I"
44 Tho bills are correct, John,"
was the respon -e ; 441 looked them
over myself."
44 Then, ono tiling is certain, provisions
arc wasted?thrown out of
the window as it were?or stolon 1
.Jane has relatives in the place, and
*1 have not the least doubt that she
supports them entirely out of what
sho steals!"
Mr6. Taggard's temper was evidently
rising; there were two round
^crimson spots upon her cheeks, and
sho tapped her foot noiselessly upon
the floor.
141 am neither wasteful nor extravagant,
John ; and as for Jane,
I know hor to bo perfectly honest
.and trustworthy."
41 It is evident that there is a
leak somewhere, Mary; and it is
your duty, as a wife, to find out
where it is and stop it. Our bills
are perfectly onormous, and if this
sort ?.t thing goes on much longer.
I shall be a bankrupt."
Mrs. 'laggard remained silent,
trying to choko down the indignant
feeling that struggled lor utterance.
"You will have to order some
coal," 6hc said at last; 44 we have
hardly sufficient for the d.\y."
4'ls there any more, Mrs. Taggard
r inquired Mr.laggard ironically.
44 Yes: neither myself nor the
children are decently or comforta
L>ly clothed ; all need an entirely
new out tit."
"Go on, inadam. As I am a
man of unlimited means, if you
have any other wants, I hope you
won't be at all backward about
mentioning thctn."
" I don't intend to be," was the
quit; but spirited reply. " I
wouldn't do tor another what I do
for you, for double my board and
clothing. Doth tho parlor and sitting
room noed refurnishing ; cvo-1
rytliing looks so faded and shabby
ihnt I am ashamed to have any one
call. And tho stairs need rocarpeting,
tho blinds and gate repaired,
and tbe fences painted."
"That can't bo all, Mrs. Taggard
; are you sure that there isn't
something else?"
441 doivt think of anything just
now, Mr. Taggard, though if there
Bltould bo ft few dollars over And
ubove what there will cost, they
won't conic amiss. 1 should like
to have a little change in my pocket,
if only for the novelty of the
tiling; you ncedu't fear its being
wasted-"
Mr. Taggard was evidently not
n little astouisliod at this sudden
outbreak in his usually quiet and
patient wife, but who, liko most
women of that stamp, had considerable
spirit when it was aroused.
" Now that you are through,
Mrs. laggard, porhans you will
let mo say n word. Ilere is all tho
,money 1 can sparo you this month,
,s'j you can make tho most of it."
Laving ft roll of bills on the table,
Mr. laggard walked to tho
,<loor; rou.arking just before lie!
.closed it. that lie ulimilrl Ipawa ?nu-n
,f?n the next train, to by absent j
;about a week.
The rovery into which Mrs. Tag '
gnrd fell, as she listened to the
sound of his rotrcating step, was
far from being a pleasant one.?
Aside from her natural vexation,
she felt grieved and saddened by
the change that had coino over her
once kind, indulgent husband.?
JI its inind seemed to bo entirely
tilled with the greed of gain, to do
sire to amou money not for the
wake ot the* good that it might enable
him to onjoy, or confer, but
for the incre pleasure of hoarding
,it. And this miserly feeling grew
upon him -daily, until he seemed
to grudge his family the common
.comforts of life. And yet Mis.
Taprgard know that he was not on|)y
in receipt of a coinfortablo income
from his business, hut ho laid
,by a surplus, yearly, over since
their marriage.
Ul.. -
?.?? iHxuu uer ingenuity to envo I
in everjr powiblo way, but when 1
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tho same scene was enacted, only
ir grew worse and worse.
And this penuriousness extendcd
to himself. He grudged himself,
as well as his wife and children,
clothing suitable to his means
and station, and weut about looking
so rnsty and shaggy that Mrs.
Tag?ard often ielt ashamed of him,
inwardly wondering if he could be
tho same man who lmd wooed and
won her.
With a heavy sigh, Mrs. Tag-(
gard took up the roll of bills upon j
tllO IhMa linnini. ?a A"'' ?? L '
, ..vr.nB ?v mm VUUU|rn
ta pay what was already duQ~-she
diu look for inoro.
An ejaculation of astonishment
burst from her lips as she unrolled
tho paper in which it was tolded.
It contained $500 in bills and a
check for $500 more.
With a look of quiet determination
in her eye, Mrs. 'laggard aroso
to her feet. uTI?a family should
now have some of the comforts to
which they were entitled, if they
never did again."
First, she settled every bill: a
heavy weight being lifted from her
heart as she did go ; besides getting
a fresh supply of fuel and other
comforts, llor next move was
to order new furniture for tho sitting-room
and parlor, have the linll
reenrpetod and prepared, tho broken
doorstep mended and the fence
and blinds painted and repaired.
She then took the children out and
got them new garments from bats
to shoed. She bought herself three
new dresses; a neat gingham for
morning wear, a delaine for afternoons.
iinrt oftinftfliinw ?!/?? ' >?
J ...... IIIVV1 iU I
, beat. And before going homo she
took the children into a shop do
lighting the bov with the skates ho
had so often asked for, and giving
the girl the chief wish of her heart,
n doll and doll's wardrobe, not forgetting
some blocks for tho baby.
For, like a wise as well as a kind
mother, Mrs. Taggard wished to
make their childhood a happy ono
?something to look back upon
with pleasure through their whole
after life. Neither was her bus
band forgotten ; by the aid of some
old garments, for a pattern, she
"ot him an entire now suit, together
with tuff for dressing gown and
slippers.
flic day on which Mrs. Taggard
expected her husband's return wn?
a very busy one, but at last the
carpets were clown, tlie paper liung
and everything in " apple pie order."
lie was expected on tbo 5 o'clock
train, and Mrs. Taggard set the
children attired in their pretty
new dresses at the window to
" watch for pa," wbilo she went
down to assist Jane in preparing
something extra for supper. She
had but just returned when Mr.
Taggard was seen approaching the
house.
It looked so difforcrent from
what it did when ho left that he
stared at it with amazement, and
would hare hesitated about entering,
hai it not been for the name
on the newly-burnished door plate.
But he was still more astouisjed
when he entered.
"Am I in my own house, or
somebody's else ?" he ejaculated,
as he looked around the bright and
pleasant room.
" It is the new furniture I have
been buying," ?aid his wife smiling.
" How do you like it!"
" Have yon been running me in
debt, Mary ?"
.1 XT. . it - ?
- xiui in mo icasr, juiin, it was
all bouglit with tho money you so
generously left me when you went
away."
Mr. Taggard clapped his hand
into one pocket.
44 Gooa heavens 1" ho exclaimed,
in an agitated tone.oi manner. "I
gave it to you out of the wrong
pocket."
Mrs. Taggard did not look at all
astonished or disturbed at this an
nonncornpnt ; on the contrary, her
countenance woro a very smiling
and tranquil aspcc'.
44 Yon don't mean to say that you
havo spent it F inquired Mr. Taggard,
desperately.
44 Why, what else should J do
with it, John? You told ine to
make the most of it, and I rather
think 1 have."
* 44 I am a ruined man," croancd
Mr. Taggard.
44 Nut a bit of it," said bis wife
cheorfully. 44 You would not bo
ruined if you bad given me twice
that amount. Besides, I have saved
enough for bouse keeping expenses
for tho next three months at
least. I think yon bad better give
ine an allowance for that purpose
in future, it will save us both much
annnoyence."'
TI.a p.hilitrAn ipIia liod UJ
_ W ?? i?v u n\4 UUVU 1CU
wbal their mother bad bought them
ns "presents from their papa,** now
crowded eagerly about him.
Mr. Tagsard loved his children,
aud it would bo difficult for any
one having the kind hoart that be
really possessed to turn away from
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inn innocent smile* apd caresses
tbat were lariflied npon him.
And when hit wire approached
with tho dressing gown and slip
pers, be not only allowed her to induct
him in'o them bul roturned
the loving caress with which she
assured him " tbat be looked as
young and handsome as ever."
It was a smiling group that
gathered round the cneerful supper
table. And as Mr. Taggerd
glanced from the gleeful children
to the smiling face of his wife, who
cortainly looked ten years vonngor,
attired in her new and becoming
dress, be came to the conclusion
that though it might coat
something to make his family comfortable,
" on the whole," to use a
common bnt entensive phrase, " it
paid."
We do not mean to say that Mr.
Tag?ard was entirely cured; a
passion so strong is not so easily
eradicated. But when the old
miserly feelings came over him,
and ho began to dole out grudgingly
the means with which to
make his family oomtortable, his
wifo would laughingly say ; "You
are taking it out ot the wrong pocket,
John 1" words which seemed to
have a magical effect upon both
heart and purse 6trings.
44 Let us take comfort as we go
along," she wonld often say, as sho
laid her cheek lovingly to his;
41 not grudge our children the innocent
pleasure natural to youth,
for the purpose of laying up tor
them the wealth that is too often
a curse rather than a blessing."?
Hours at Home.
Tiie Persuasion or Sono.?Thus
uleasantlv dooa
J ? ^WVMVt VI
-it : The mother singing over the
cradle?is there any saiutlincss
more beautiful to be thought of
than that! Tho old bird sits on
tho tree, and coaxes the young bird
to fly to her. Sho sing to it, and
teaches it to 6ing. And the mother
sits at the cradle, as it were to
call the little children up to the j
Christian life. Tho children sing
iu the family, and in tho utterance
of song they are all one. There is
but one sound, but ono hymn, and
to a largo extent, so far as there is
feeling at all, it is one feeling.?
A"d persons arc never brought into
such communion as when they
are gathered together, and their
feelings express themselves in
song. It is the hymns that persons
sing together that unite them.
I think that I love those that I
have sung with better than any
others. And when we come into
heavenly places iu Christ Jesus?
into tho lecture room, and tho
church proper?nnd all join in
singing, n there any other ministration
in tho sanctuary that opens
tho gate of heavenly light and
makes the battlemouts shine so
brightly 1
Wk Mi-?T Wniiic??
.. ? vi?iM ju?v;i j Ilinil
builds bis own house; buildB it
many-chambered, fresh-ventilated,
pictnre-liung, vine-wrenthed, guestfull
; or, low pent, bare-wall, flowerlcKS,
inhospitable?just in accordance
with his inner nature. Pre*
cisely as the internal force of affinity
in the Mollusk lays hold of and
aggregates round itself tho fine
lime particles in tho sea water, so
does the internul force in tho bus
man soul lay hold of and nggregato
around itself what it wants. The
surrounding ocean holds in solution
knowledge, pleasure, meat,
drink, wit, wisdom, friends, flowera,
Ood ; and out of this wealth
wo secrete onr shells?clam shells
or nautilus-shells, as we are clams
or nautili. Wo find whatwccravo
? fun, if we have a zest for the
funny; friends, if we long for
frinds ; beauty, if wo iove beauty ;
thought, if we tend to thought.?
Slowly we build up our house,
small or large; if we are refined,
it is refinod ; if wo are roomy, it
is roomy.
TitK sweet potato has a great future.
It has been discovered that
fiotn it cau bo extracted a syrup
that far surpasses that of the beet,
atld even tlm anr m .l~i:?
ill UUIICU'
cJ ot flavor, while the yield is also
more abundant. The average
product of a bushel of sweot potatoes
of the yam variety is alleged
to be over two galbns, which
wronld give from 800 -to 980 gallons
ot syrup to the acre, as the
average production on poor and
sandy soil, is from 180 to 180 bushels
per acre. And even after the
syrup has been extracted the residue
is pronounoedaaa valuable edible
for hoth man and beast, ft
thus seems that the sweet potato is
to play the same roU in certain
parts of our country, where it is
raised in groat abundanoe, as the
bread-fro it 'in the South Sea Is* i
lands, as it can be used in its vari
ous forms as an esculont, in making i
bread, in the brewing ot beer, as a 1
substitute for coffee, for tho pro- I
duction of syrup, and for fattening <
pigs and other farm aniinadf. j<
n
[From the New York Herald.]
Murder and Suicide.
Well Knovm Physician Outs
-Mis Children's Throats and then
Cuts His Own?Particulars of
the Occurrence?A Shocking
Sight?Ruin Supposed to be the
Cause.
The Ninth ward of this city was
yesterday afternoon the scene of
one of the most revolting, heartrendering
cases of child murder
and subsequent enicideevor known
in this city, for by it a wbolo family,
save the wite and mother, of
very respectable people are swept
into eternity.
T-V- T t rt ?
ju/r. g. ?i. vxmnoiiy, a woll to do
and very respectable physician, together
with Lis wife and two beautiful
children?one, Mary Anges,
two years and seven months old,
and the other, Clara Regioa, a
babe seven months old?have for
some time past been living at 143
West Eleventh street. Of lato the
doctor has, unfortunately, been
greatly addicted to strong drink,
aud was in the habit of returning
to his home very much
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LIQUOIt;
Rut, bo far as can bo ascertained,
was always kind and affable to his
family, notwithstanding his condi tion.
Yesterday ho was not observed
by any of the neighbors to
go out, as was his custom ; a fact
.which they took no heed of at the
time, or if they chanced to think
of it at all, attributed it to the
dreadfully stormy condition of the
weather. It now seems that some
time during the afternoon ho took
the two children and went upstairs
to the second story and there, in
the back chamber, locked himself
and the little ones in. About tour
o'clock the people living next door
heard Mrs. Connolly crying and
calling out to her husband to give
her the children. So frantic and
persistent were her appeals and so
bitter were her sobs, that those
who heard her were persuaded
something serious was transpiring
there among the little family, but
yet never once dreaming of the
terrible character of what that
something eventually proved to be.
Ouo ot the neighbors, who could
no longer withstand tho pitying
appeals of the poor mother tor her
babos, Lurried through tlie pelt:."?
storm to the Ninth precinct station
house, where ho informed the sergeant
on duty of the condition of
affairs and urged him to scud an
officer to tho house. According
ly two patrolmen wero dispatched
to the doctor's residence, but upon
their arrival there they wero
ltETUSKD ADMITTANCE .
By Mrs. Connolly herself, who
came to tho door in answer to their
call. She, in a very excited and
determined manner, ordered tho
ofllcors to leave bcr door, at tho
same time assuring them that there
was nothing wrong within. They
knew from all indications that
somothUig unusual had taken place,
Uespito the lady's assurances to the
contrary, and therefore urged hor
by all the means in their power to
admit them or tell them where the
doctor was. To neither of those
requests would she consent, but
stoutly rofused to tell them anything
at all. They hurriedly returned
to the station house and reported
to Captain Washburn the
state of affairs and their conviction
thnt something of a scr'uuis
character had transpired at the
house. The captain at once st'
out fur the place, accompanied by
two officers, and on their arrival
were, as at first, summarily refused
admittance. Mrs. Connolly appeared
in great grief, but still refused
to admit that anything was
wrong. In answer to the Captain's
interrogatories sho said her husband
and children were upstairs;
1 A + * *
dui so mr irom allowing either
Captain Washburn or the officers
to go up to them sho again poromptonly
ordered them to quit the
house. Notwithstanding this Captain
Washburn ascended the stairs
and tried the door leading into the
hack chamber, but it was lucked.
He called to the doctor repeatedly,
but no answer came. Not know*
ing exactly what to do under the
circumstances he returned to the
street and saw several of the neigh- (
bors, who. livo next door on each
side of the doctor's residonoo and,
after consulting with them and
heariug their statements, determin
ed to go back and break into the
roorq. f'hie he did, ar|d the sight
whiph there tnet his gajc beggars
all description. .
Policemen long In tho servico, i
like the veterans of a hundred bat- <
t|e fields, become inured to revolt- <
ing scenes of blood and crnolty, j
ruitl laavn 11 1 -
vw.. ivwi u ivi upuu mem lor a t
moment perhaps with a pitying '
Dye and then forever forgot them ; <
but CapUiu Washburn and the I
two offioers who accompanied liiin i
will never, never forget tho sight i
of that room when they entered it i
about seven o'clock last evening. *]
Stretched upon ike bed, which
stood with the head against the
wall- to the right of the door, where' .
the 1
LIFELESS BODIES OF THE DOCTOR AND (
HIS TWO INNOCENT BABK8. (
The father lay on his back at the ,
side of the bed farthest fy-oui the \
door, having on a shirt, a pair of ,
red flannel drawers, ftJP^ir of socks \
and a pair slippers. The right leg ,
was drawn up towards the body, ;
the right hand was thrown across \
his chest, and his left hand lay by
his side. Close beside him on tho <
left lay his two darlings?for he
loved them notwithstanding he >
killed them?both on their backs, |
the eldest with her Lead on the I
pillow while between her little
feet lay the head of the baby?her
little sUter. The children had
nothing on but little night slips,
which hung loosely about their
bodies. Between them and their
father, floating in a pool of blood,
was a little India rubber ball, which
they had evidently been playing
with bctoro the hori id deed was
done. On the side of the bed nearest
the door lay a lit 'e bread knife,
abont fourteen incites long, two
itivuto n iuu HI IDC WlUCSt pact, nild
sharp almost ns a razor. This was
the instrument which had so effee*
tually done the work. It was with
this that the father had
cut the children's throats
And then almost dissevered his
own head from his body. The
bed was ono mass of pore, which
trickled down on the floor, where
it settled in pools. Over on the
opposite sido of the room 6tood a
littlo crib, containing every requisite
tor the comfort ot the children,
and they?or the oldest one, at
least?had occupied the night previous..
The furniture in the room
was of the cottage description,
painted green.
When the officers entered the
room the bodies were 6tark and
cold, which leads to the belief that
the terrible crime must have been
con\miltod as early as ono o'clock
at least. The distracted wife and
mother followed close behind the
officers, and whenshosaw the forms
of all those 6he held most dear in
i lifo drenched in their own blood
her grief knew no bounds. She
swooned away and was romoved
by the kind-hearted policeman to
nil ?pftrtment on the lower floor,
whore sho lay to* ft lbP? tune in ft
perfectly unconscious state.
Vulgarity.
We commend the following ex"
tract to the thoughtful study of the
jgroung. Nothing is so disgusting
|and repugnant to the feelings of
the noble and good, as to hear the
rnnnr* J ? -
v? lilt! OIU, US-C J)1'0filno,
loMr, or vulgar language.?
The young of our town arc particularly
guilty of profanity. In our
day, it seems the " boy" docs not
feel himself a" man" unless he can
excel in this great sin.
" Wo would guard the young
against the uso of every word that
i6 not strictly proper. Use no profane
expression ? allude to no sentence
that will put tcf blush the
moet sonsitive. Yon know not the
tendency of habitually using inde- 1
cent and profane langruacc. I
may never be obliterated from
your heart. When you grow up
you will find at your tongue's end 1
some expression which you would
not U60 for any money It was 1
used when auito young, lly using 1
care yon will save yourself a great
doal of mortification and sorrow.
Good men have taken s ek and becomo
delirious. In these moments
they used the most vile and inde
cent language imaginable. V/ljen
informed of it after restoration to
health they had no idea of the pain 1
they caused ; they had learned and <
repented the expressions in child- *
hood, and though j'enrs had passed
6incc, they had been indelibly
stamped upon the heart. Think of '
this, you who are tempted to use 1
iiiijmujjui iiiugmise, ana never el is
graco yourselves." i
* 1 ? 1
One of the peculiarities of the I
Government of tlio Paris Com i
inuno was tho great prcponder- |
anco in the real I y influential posi- |
tions ot foreign adventurers. That j
these men, composed of almost j
every nationality, were involved t
in the leadership of the movement, <
is shown in recalling tho names of <
many of them. The question is, i
how did the majority ot theso men '
find themselves in Paris jnst at the \
juncture whon their reckless i>olit- 1
ipal sjstems might find opportuni- t
tv for action ? It is not clear that
they wore in the eity before the I
war, and but little tirno was afford- r
&d them to reach Paris during the fc
interval between tbo departure of
thp Germane and the flight ot the j
Ihiers Government. Their pros- ,
D..:. ?:.L -ii ? ??- i
ouw in ^ ai ip| nun hii meir nair- ^
brained theories, must always have <
something of tho mysterious at- r
tachcd to it : but there the mysto c
ry connected with them ends. J
rhe Vallandigham Tragedy?How
the Fatal Shot Came to be Fired.
Mr. Vallandigliam had been en*
^aged for ten days in preparing i
or the dcfenco ol one McGehen,
charged with the murder ol Mey- <
;re, at Hamilton, Ohio, some <
weeks ago. lie had go;.e to Le- i
iianon to attend the trial, and bis ]
wife had been summoned to attend i
he funeral at Cumberland in Maryland?the
lion. John V. L. MacMahon,
a distinguished lawyer of
that State.
A Lebanon correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer furnishes that
paper with the following details of
tho terrible accident which resulted
in his death :
Alter taking snppcr, l>c procur- \
ed from tlie landlord of the hotel
a bit of white muslin cloth, porbapB
a foot square, for the purposo
of testing to his own satisfaction as
to whether a shot tired Irom a pis
tol in cloeo proximity to it would
or would not leave the murk ol
powder upon it. Having provided
himself with this, and put his
pistol in his pocket, ho and Mr.
Milikon and Mr. liuine went out
together to the south edge of town,
beyond the residence of Governor
MoBurnev. Arriving there, they
wero joined by Mr. McBurncy,
und the trio become X quartette.
HIE l'ISIOL
which he took with him for this
purpose is a new revolver which
he hail mirrlmeoil o
4 V/IIIJ Ik IV TV UttJO
before coming to Lebanon. It is
one of Smith & Wesson's manufacture,
with a four inch barrel, and
five chambers, and carries a ball
of 32 100 of an inch calibio.
now TIIK ACCIDENT CAMIC ABOUT.
Two shots were fired into the
cloli), and all were satisfied with
the result of the experiment, and
started hack to the hotel.
Mr. Mi liken, over eautious and
thoughtful said :
41 Val., there arc three shots in
your pistol yet. You had better
discharge them."
44 What for?" responded Air.
Vallandigham.
44 To prevent any accident," re
plied the cautious attorney. 44 You
might shoot yourself."
44 No danger of that," replied
Mr. Vallandigham, 441 have car* |
lied and practiced with pistols too
long to be afraid to have a loaded
one in my pocket."
4,Yoti had better bo careful,
though," said Mr. Milikett.
t4 Novcr fear me," was the rcply.
They then slowly walked back
toward the town, and before tbcv
had reached the hotel, separated.
Arriving at the Lebanon House
also, Mr. Vallandigham was stepped
on his way up stairs by the
landlord, and a "packago that had
been left tor him in his absence
placed in his hands. That parcel
contained another revolver?a
weapon that had heen exhibited at
the trial in court, and was not only
unloaded, but had the chambers removed.
Proceeding to his loom,
lie unwrapped the parcel, and at
the same time taking his weapon
from his pocket, laid the two murderous
instruments on the table,
side by side.
A moment later, Mr. Scott
Synimes, a young lawyer who lias
been connected with the prosccu
uon 01 tiie case, passed the door.
"Sy mines," said lie, 4* Follctt is
mistaken. A man could easily
shoot himself as Meyers was shot.
Come in and I will show how it is
done."
Thus invited, Sy mires entered
the room, but a moment later, Feeing
Judge Pope coming up stairs,
excused himself on the ground that
ho was going to Hamilton in the
morning, and wished to 6co the
Judge before he left. lie passed
sut, and a minute or so afterward
Mr. Mcllurney came into the room.
Mr. Vullandighnm, still standing
liy the table on Tvhich the pistols
lay Ffthl:
44 I'll show yon how Tom Myers
shot himself. Follett's mistaken
when he says it can't he done."?
Saying this, lie took lip one of the
imirdcrwia instruments in his
hands, put it into his pantaloons
pocket, and slowly drawing it out
igain, cocking it as lie drew it
orth, ho attempted to place it b>
lie exaet position which he belicv-1
id Mver's weanon to have anuim. ,
id At the moment the fatal bullet
>VA8 sped on its mission of death,
rho muzzle of the weapon still
vithiti the lappcl of the pocket, he
>rought it to an anglo of about fury-five
degrees.
"There, that's the way Myers
leld it, only ho was getting up,
tot standing erect." Saying this,
te touched the trigger.
A sudden fiash?the half supirosecd
sound ot a shot?and CJoaenl
L. Vallandighnm, with an
xprcssion of agony, exclaimed :
1 My God, I've shot myself," and
eelcd towards the wall, a woundd
and dying man?wounded and
lying by his own hand. ,
Influence of Climate upon Man
At at a recent meeting of a New
York club some interesting re*
marks were made on this subject.
Man, in his delusion, said aspeakBr.
fonprnll v t.s- j
?,B ?j v,YvacB ma uopeuciency
ujxjn nature. Being hiimolf
her child, ho thinks that no iaipress
ion is strong enough to leave
a durable effect upon him. But
experience teaches the very opposite.
It shows that man, to a certain
extent, was always subject to
tho climate. It is not generally
known, but it is nevertheless true
that n pure, moderato dry air generally
produces, great mental
sprightliness, especially with fullblooded
persons. A cloudly and
moist atmosphere, on the other
hand, produces montal relaxation
and, with many, melancholy.?
This explains why suicides so often
happen when tho sky is overcast.
The depressed mental stato is thus
further enhanced. Villcnenvo re>
ports that of every ten suicides
which were committed in Paris
during two vears. nin? tr?.ii- ??!.??..
_ f
in tlie rainy season. Tlie influence
of (lie climate is also well exemplified
iu the case of mountaineers.?
They are qu'.ckcr, more active and
excitable. .
From the unequal action upon
the body, and its reaction ii]>on
the mind, the character of various
nations may be explained.
The influence ot a moist atmos-*
phcrc is strikingly illustrated in
the case of individuals who li&vo
been weakened by previous illness,
from the great number of suicides
committed at the close of the your
182S, in the Dutch places lironingen
and Sncek. Most ot the unfortunates
had suffered from the
epidemics of 1820 and 1827. Iu
the city of Sncek, with G,000 inhabitants,
not less than lour suicides
took place in one week, and
among those was a boy of eight
years.
The Swiss naturalist, Desor,* in
i a recent essay, describes the cliI
mate of North America as very
j changeable and dry. After hnv
j ing explained a number of plici
nomena produced by the climate
in general, be depicts its influence
upon the inhabitants of this country.
He derives from the climate
his activity, acutencss, his tall
stature, his eagerness for gain, his
practical talent, and his love of
! adventure.
It is also known that the inbabiJants
under a preponderating clear
sky possesses more talent for art,
while those under a gloomy sky
have more propensity for speculation
and thought.
?
Drinking Ice Water.
1 Diink ice water sparingly11 W
an important maxim to every person
in summer. Experience shows
that in order to quench the thrist
a little cool drink accomplishes '
quite as much as a large quantity.
The hotter the day the less should
the stomac i be loaded either with
food or di ink. A little observation
will show the rule to be a good ono
both in respect of comfort and
health. Let any ono who doubts
ibis try the following experiments,
each lor the six woildng days of a
week of hot weather :
1. Every other day cat large'-*
and drink modciatclv. and mi 11??
alternate days eat and drink sparingly.
2. Every other day drink largely
and cat moderately, and on aU
tomato dayj, as before, eat and
drink sparingly.
3. Every other day cat and
drink largely, and on the alternate
days do both sparingly. The result
of the experiments will show
that in each case the alternate
days when the stomach is least
hardened the comfort is gieatest,
and tho days when the stomach is
loaded with the full meal and the
largest amount of drink, tho greatest
discomfort is experienced.
l'nt what shall be done to
quench the tin ist in the hot days?*'
Drink only a little at a time. If
the water is cold a swallow or two
will generally provo suflieient.?
When tho sense of thirst returns
take another swallow, and 60 on.
Hits of ice kept in the mouth or
chewed until tuoy melt arc much
better than copious draughts of
water. When the 6ensntion of
thirst is felt delay quenching it as
long as may be conveniently done.
Try all this and te6t it for yourselves.
An exchange 6ay8 that arrange*
incuts have been made in Knglnnd
for nn excursion to this country <>f
a number of publishers and editors
of London journals. They
expect to leavo Liverpool 6otno
time this month, and will itiaho
an extended tour through th?
States.
? ?
T.ouklia administered in c*Ms of
clok jaw is (aid to be very ?occest>ful