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TJIMSK AIM: LIVEIiY.
(lESSCNGEFlS WHO ARE NOT OF THE
SLOW PERSUASION.
Tfiry Wmr lMiwnmiiN llcrnun Thiy lm.
prnrs TliHr OpiMirlunllli'ii Many r llm
Wnll Klr.rt Mrrnirlci, llnvn Arrcu to
YtlliitiMc Itirnrnintliin,
"Of cmiri-ii you kimw tlioso t liaiR ilu
not livo on ilmir HiilaiicH," Kiiiil Wall
Ktvci't lirokcr i few iliiys hko, i(iinliiiH
tO OI10 of tllOSO HHM'(ly lUI'SHIMIK'OI'H tllllt
nro seen diiily jnit lirforo tlic closn of
tlin oxcliniiKO (lylli fiiinticiilly nloliu;
tlin Htrci't.
"Just not Ira tho next mm tliiit coiiich
ivlnnj,', " tho lirokcr cimtiiiucd. "It is 10
to 1 Hint In' wciii s tii.mii mil.-i. If liu (lorn
lint, lio ix iUii':ilit of tint business. "
At tlint 1 1 1 ? 1 1 1 1 1 1 nun of llm "iiicsm n
gcrs, " Imviny m rfnrnu il Ills 8nvtly nnil
mi'rrnrlul iluty, jhissimI liy on liis way
buck to tlin oflirn. Suro enough, on tho
Imnd with wliicli lu niiipi(l liis jirr
HpiriiiK fiico tlicro (,'lislcnril a two narat
(Uaiuoiid.
"It's easy oiioukIi," nail tho broker
philonopliirnlly, "anil it cannot bo help
ed. Many of tneso niessniiKovs nro 'run
ndontial' that is, in tho hurry of tho
dosing moments of tho oxcIiiiiiko they
rcrcivo union of tho most important na
ture that nro mmply written on nn open
shoot of paior. Many of these nirsson
roth nro frugal and quick witted fellows,
who nro ready to tuko ndvautaKO of op
portunities as quick an n flash. Ko far
as I know, they do nothiiiK absolutely
dishonest, although in many cases such
a thing would bo possible.
"Vory often when they ore given or
clow to convoy to brokow they digest
thorn thoroughly, debato tho chances of
ncorsi and act accordingly. If they
think the order a good ono they msh
around to snmo bucket shop and buy or
sell, according to tho tenor of tho order.
Tlint in why they wear diamonds. It is
au easy thing for messenger for a firm
liko that of Connor & Co. or Cniumack
to mnko money. All they havo to do is
to follow their opportunities, (lo over
to tho Consolidated Exchange, nml you
will boo them. "
Tho broker wns right. Wlillo tho
bulls wero bellowing nnd tho lambs
were bleating aronnd thn liig railing
two or threo lnossengers who happened
to have nothing pnrtinular to do woro
hanging around watching tho mnrket
with feverish anxiety. Pretty Boon they
woro ro-onforcod by a new nrrival. Ho
rushed up to tho railing and shouted
frantically to a young broker on tho
floor whom I happened bo know. A
whisperod consultation took piano, nnd
then tho broker dived into tho melon
nnd began to bid on a stock until he bo
enred tho proper amount, whon he
emerged flash nnd perspiring.
"It's pretty hot work in thore, isn't
it?" I asked.
"I should nay it wns," ho replied,
"especially whon nobody wants to sell. "
"Who was tho young man who gave
you the order a few minutes ago?" I in
quired. "Ho'i a chap that works for the Ann
of & Co.," was the reply. "Ho'i
a ahrowd boy, too, and it is seldom that
be Is wrong on the mnrket "'
"Perhaps he hns exceptional oppor
tunities," I suggested.
"I suppose that is it It's no business
of mine, though. He has an aooount
with mo, and it l never overdrawn.
In faot, it is constantly increasing. I
got my Btart in the same way, and, in
faot a great percentage of the brokers
in the street were onoe messengers of
one kind or another."
I asked an old broker who had grown
gray in the street what he knew abont
speculation among messengers. Be said:
"It has increased wonderfully daring
the last ten years. In the old days, when
speculation wag heavier, it took far less
to sway the market than now. Then
the messengow speculated at their own
peril. The turns and ohanges were far
more quick and decided, and it wai an
almost sure thing that the small specu
lator would be wiped out in a day or
so. Not half so many men are living by
peculation in Wall street as formerly,
and many of those who dabble in the
street do so merely for the fun of it.
Consequently they do not guard their
tips m olosely as in former years.
"Not long ago I went into Delmonl
oo'i for dinner, and sat down at a table
opposite a yonng man whom I recog
nized as messenger for a prominent
Wall street speculator. I would be will
ing to take an oath that his salary is not
over $1S a week. Yet there be sat, with
diamonds on bis fingers and in bis shirt
front, eating pate de foie gras as though
he had lived upon it all his Ufa I sup
pose be had made lucky stroke on
some tip which bis employer bad sent
to liis broker, nnd which ho had taken
ndviiutagn of. "
Most of tlin Wall street brokers seem
to regard this sort of speculation among
tho messengers ns "smart" nnd legiti
mate. Them nro Feveral largo bucket
shops along llroad street which nro re
sorted In by messengers of low dejireo
who havo "tips," but no money to
plunge with, lit some of these bucket
shops yon can make a ileal with fin.
lost of tliem, however, will not touch
anything below 1 00 shares.
"There Is no messenger speculation in
this place," said Mr. Henry Clews. "I
havo never yet seen it messenger who
could alTord It. Homo of thorn havo
come in hero with orders from reputable
firms, which havo been honored by me,
but. 1 would not nl low any messenger
employed on tho street to open an no
count with this firm, you can depend
npou it. In fact, I do not believe nil
theso stories about messenger specula
tion." Heveral of tho messenger triho deal
with up town bucket shops in order to
keep their sitnal ions in Wall street.
Altogether tho business is it very Inter
esting one, and to many of thosn having
insiiln information it isvastly prollt
nlile. New Vork Herald.
DR. HOLMES AND HIS PUBLISHER.
Tin. 1'iM-t H'as Vi-ry CiiriTiil mill V.xnrl
I.. Ills iiy.
When nsked as to his business ac
quaint auco wit h( Diver Wcmlcllllolmi s,
Henry ). Houghton said that it begun
with the In -t publication of tho lit st
Vohimi) of Tho Atlantic Monthly, in the
initial nnmlii r of which tho "Autocrat
ot tint r.rcuklust Table" was published
ill November, ln."i7.
"His copy was always: written on
common white letter paper in a clear
hand anil most carefully prepared, with
very few interlineations, nnd theso wero
only put in after the greatest delibera
tion. Housed to bring his copy to tho
ofllco himself unit would afterward
coiihi and get the proofs, which ho most
carefully and painstakingly corrected,
frequently making additional changes
anil correction therein whim a Hue in
cold typo did not exactly suit him.
"Our linn did not print Tho At.antio
in those days. Wo only stereotyped tho
plates, but m vcrtholcsBwo were brought
in contact Willi tho young poet frequent
ly. In fact, ho was in tho ofllco every
few days.
"Ilo wns vory particular about his
copy, nnd so careful was ho ns to detail
and tho exactness of his facts beforo let
ting matter go to press that ho caused
us very little, trouble, and when any
thing was to blamo lie wits far readier
to nHstimo tho responsibility than to cen
sure others.
"Ho wns in every wny one of tho
most charming men I havo over known,
of it very sanguine temperament, al
though occasionally sad nnd reminis
cent "Ho said to mo not long ago that ho
felt that ho wns living in another ngo
and generation, and that all tho people
of his time, with whom ho had lived,
had gone nnd left him." Boston Her
ald. "Man With tlio llrnmlrd llmnd."
Tho person who became famous in tho
annuls of America us "Tho Man With
tho Branded Hand" was a Captain Jon
athan Walker. Ho was born at ilar
wick, Mass., in 17IMI, and died at Lake
Harbor, Mich., on April SO, 1878. On
Juuu iT., 1H4I, ho utteiupted to steal
seven slaves from tho coast of Florida,
tho intention being to take them to Nas
sau, in the British island of New i'rovi
deuce. When only a short distance out,
ho was overtaken and captured by tho
sloop Cathci'ino and taken back to Key
West. At that placo ho was kept in juil
until ho could bo removed to Peusaoola,
whore a now trial was giveu. Ho was
sentenced to prison and chained by a
chain and ring bolt He was kopt for
somo time imprisoned in that manner,
or until the time arrived to carry out a
further sentouoe, which read as follows:
"Ono hour in the pillory, pelted with
unmerchantable eggs; one year in prison
for each slave stolen; $600 in mouey for
each slave, and all costs, and to be
branded upon the right band with the
letters '8. 8. ' (slave stealer) by red
hot branding iron. "
That he lived through all this is at
tested by tho fact that it has only been
16 years since his death. bt Louis Re
public Japan Ahead of China.
Japan, in spite of her mistakes, stands
for light and civilization. Her institu
tions are enlightened. Her laws, drawn
by European jurists, are equal to the
best we know, and they are justly ad
ministered. Her punishments ore hu
mane. Her scientiflo and sociological
ideas are our own. China stands for
darkness and savagery. Hor scienoe is
ludicrous supewtitiou; her law is bar
barous; her punishments are awful; her
politics are corruption; her ideals are
isolation and stagnation.
In thousands of Yamens throughout
China men are tortured every day, hung
up by the thumbs, forced to kneel upon
chains, beaten with heavy bamboos,
their ankles cracked, their limbs broken.
Every week men aro pnblioly crucified
and hooked to death by the "thousand
outs. " How is anybody to desire the ex
tension of the sway of the latter rather
than that of the former without avow
ing himself a partisan of savagery?
Contemporary Review.
General Riohard Montgomery, who
was killed at Qnebeo in 1775, is remem
bered in the name of the Alabama city.
NAPOLEON AT BRIENNE.
In tlml lrrnt lilllli'iillr In l.enmltig to
NH'iilt I'rfiifli,
On New Year's day, I? 711, thn lio
liapartes arrived nl Aiituu. For I hi eo
months llm young Napoleon was train
ed in tho use nl French. Prodigy as lm
was, the dillicullies of that elegant ami
polished tongue were scarcely reached.
It was with a most Impel feet know I -rtlgo
of llieir language and it sadly de
fectivo pronunciation Dial ho made his
npicuruiicn among bis fuluvo school
males lit ni iemie. Tin ni Were loll of
them, although tho arrangement and
theory of the institution had contem
plated only I 'JO, of whom half wero to
be foundationers. Tho instructors wero
Minim priests, mid the life was as Se
vern ns it could bo iiiadewlth such a
clientage tmder half educated and in
experienced monks, liispitonf all ef
forts to tho contrary, however, tho placo
had an nir of elegance. Then) was a cer
tain schoollHiy display proportionate to
tho pocket money of the young nobles
and n very keen discrimination among
themselves ns to rank, social quality
and relative inipoitanee. Those familiar
with the rulhlcssncss of boys in (heir
treat niciit of one iiuot her can easily con
ceive what was the reception of tho
newcomer, whoso nobility was unknown
and unrecognized in France, and whoso
means wero of thn scantiest.
It appeal's that tho journey from Cor
sica through Florence and Marseilles
hud nlreaily wrought a marvelous changn
In the boy. Napoleon's teacher at. Aiituu
described his pupil as having brought
with him n sober, thoughtful character.
Ho played with no ono and took his
walks alone. But ho was apt and vain
of his npiituile. In three mouths lm
learned the rudiments of French, to usa
common phrases with somo fluency, and
to write easy exercises.
The boys of Autun,says Abbo Chnrdon,
on ono occasion brought the sweeping
charge of cowardice against all inhabit
ants of Corsica In order to exasperate
him. "If they had been but four to
ono," was the calm, phlegmatic answer
of tho 10 year-old boy, "they would
never hnvo taken Corsica., but when they
wero 10 to 1" "But you had a fine
general i'aoll," interrupted tho nar
rator. "Yes, siro, " wns thn reply, ut
tered with nu nir of discontent nnd in
tho very embodiment of ambition. "I
would much liko toemnhito him." Thn
description of tho untamed faun ns
ho then appeared is not flattering his
complexion sallow, his hair stiff, his
flgurn slight, his expression lustcrless,
his manlier insignificant. Moreover, ho
spoke broken.French with an Ituliau no
cent. During his son's preparatory studies nt
Autun tho father hud been busy at Ver
sailles with further "supplications,"
among them ono for n supplement from
thoroynl purso to his senntypayns delo
gato, tho other for tho speedy settlement
of his now notorious claim. Tho former
of tho two wns granted not merely to
M. do Bonaparte, but to his two col
leagues, in view of tho "excellent bo
havior" otherwise subserviency of
tho Corsicnu delegation nt Versailles.
When in addition tho certificate of Na
poleon's appointment finally nrrived,
nnd tho father set out to place his son
with it proper outfit in his new school,
ho had no difficulty in securing suf
ficient mouey to meet' his lnimediatn
and pressing necessities, but nioro was
not forthcoming. Professor Blonno's
"Lifo of Napoleon" in Century.
Thn Tyrant I'ntnto,
Mrs. Itoier evidently indorses Marion
Harlnnd's view of tho "tyrant potato."
Kuys tho former: "Lifo is too short to
bo spent in digesting potatoes. I never
eat them in any form. Yon might as
well put pieces of mica into your stom
ach as fill it with Saratoga chips. " It
is undoubtedly true that in many house
holds unwnduys the potato hnbit is much
lessened. Timo was when potatoes fried
for breakfast, baked for luncheon and
mashed or plain boiled for dinner was
the logicnl conrso of table events in al
most every well regulated family. The
breakfast cereal has practically banish
ed it from the first meal of the day, it
is often absent from the lunohoon board,
and it is really only at dinnor that it is
apt to be in perennial evidence. A
dish of boiled rice or samp or baked
hominy will be found an excellent sub
stitute for the berated Irish tuber, which,
whilo not perhaps guilty of all the in
dictments against it might well be rel
egated to an occasional rather than an
everlasting appearance. New York
Times.
neadachM From Era Strain.
Among the most exquisite of tortures
are headaohes that proceed from over
taxing the eyes. Much of this trouble is
duo to imperfect curvature of the oernea.
However slight this imperfection may
be, the pain from the strain is intense.
Tho muscles become sore and irritable,
and the constant tension is likely to
create chronio ailments of the nervous
system. Eyo strain and extreme irrita
bility of temper aro frequently associat
ed. It is often the case that the eyes
are not suspected as a cause of headache,
but the proper glasses give relief at
onoe. Now York Ledger.
' A Kind Girl.
"Have you got any waterproof pow
ier?" she asked the druggist in a whis
per.
"Any what? Er beg pardon. "
"Waterproof powder. I'm sure he is
going to propose this evening, and I've
got to refuse him, and if I shed a few
tears it will be easier for the poor boy,"
Indianapolis Journal.
LAST USE OF ARMOR.
It Was In ITtm ntnl Wns a rirtnr-(its unit
IMiiliollftil Hrrne.
In .Taniiary, 17!l, nt thn titwn of
Aqiiilla, in tho Aliruzo, then held by
n garrison of loo French troops, tho
peasants broke into tho town, nnd,
though they were driven out by tho
French, they continued to glvo serious
trouble. They even drovn tho French
into thn fort and made ready to bom
bard them with heavy guns. Tho French
Were in an awkward position
Boulert, the officer of artillery, ran
sacking his brains for the means of send
ing out men fo spike thn gnus on thn
glacis, under thn llro of tho insurgents
from thn neighboring houses, suddenly
remembered that ho had seen in his
magazine somo suits of plate armor, mid
ho proposed to try whether, protected
by t Iii-iii, men could not sally out and
work in security under the musketry
fire. lie got together 13 complete suits
nnd dressed out 13 gunners and grena
diers thus, select ing big men, bo It re
marked. At n ci rtain hour the garrison
lined tho covered way, and from tlienee
and from the fort opi netl tt steady flro
of musketiy and of artillery on tho lines
of the Insurgents.
Then out mail lied tho 13 knights of
the eighteenth century, much in Da
vid's stale of mind when ho complained
he had not proved his armor. Tho men
carried hand-. ikes, hammers and spikes.
Moving naturally slowly and awk
wardly in their heavy steel mall, still
they Hieccodeil in rumple ting their work
under a hail of bullets from thn Insur
gents. The scrim is described, ns we
can well Im IIi vc, to have been most re
markable and to have had something
picturesque and also diabolical about it.
An the mailed figures moved in si-
leine among the guns, their handspikes
looking liko maces, their silenco nnd
tho slowness of their actions seemed
unnatural under thn steady hail of bill
lets. Tho insurgents worn believed to
havo thought hell itself had sent forth
these extraordinary antagonists, ghosts
of it past nge, whilo tho French on the
ramparts, true to their nnturo, thn first
moment of anxiety over, burst into roars
of laughter. Phipp's "Marshals of Na
poleon. "
A STICK OF LICORICE.
Whrra thn I'lntil Grown and How It
rrrparril For ConNiiiiiptlnn.
Black licorice is mudo from the juice
of tho licorice plant, mixed with starch
to prevent it from melting in hot weath
er. Thu licnrieo plant grows for the
most part on tho banks of the Tigris
and lOnpliratos rivers, which flow
through immense treeless prairies of on
cultivated laud. Tho climate of those
groat plains is variable. Half the year
it is mild mid pleasant, but for three
months it is very cold, and for three
months in summer hot winds sweep
across the country, raising tho tempera
ture to 104 degrees for weeks nt a timo.
Tho licorice plant is a shrub three
feet high and grows without cultiva
tion in situations whero its roots enn
reach tho water. Tho usual time of col
lecting is tlio winter, but roots aro dng
nil tho year round. At first the root is
full of water and mnst ho allowed to
dry, it process which takes nearly a
year. It is then cut into small pieces,
from six inches to a foot long. The good
mid sound pieces uro kept, und tho rot
ten ones uro used for firewood. The lic
orice is then taken in nativo river bouts
of Bassora, whenco it is shipped in
pressed bales to London.
As tlio valley of tho Euphrates con-
tnined ono of tho earliest civilizations
in tho world, it is probable that licorice
is about tho oldest confection exta. t.
nnd that tho tasto, which pleases nearly
all children today, was familiar to the
littlo brown boyn and girls of Babylon
and Ninoveh 3,000 years ago. Pitts
burg Dispatch.
j The I'overty of the Ilonapartaa,
I 801110 timo beforo the death of bis fa
j thor General Marbeut had married, and
tho pecuniary supplies to bis boy friend
seem after that event to havo stopped.
Mme. do Bonaparte was left with four
infant children, the youngest, Jerome,
but 8 months old. Their greatunole,
Lucien, the archdoaoon, was kind, and
Joseph, abandoning all his ambitions,
returned to be, if possible, the support
of the family. Napoleon's poverty was
therefore no longer relative or imagina
ry, but real and bard. Drawing more
olosely than ever within himself, he be
came a still more ardent readorand stu
dent devoting himself with an indus
try akin to passion to the works of Rous
seau, the poison of whose political doo
trines instilled itself with fiery and
grateful stings into the thin, cold blood
of the unhappy cadet Professor Bloane
in Century.
Convinced.
"Yon aver, " said the black browed
bandit "that you are the celebrated
cautatrice, Mme. Bqnallkina. Prove it
and yon are free. Nevor shall it be said
that a Cnttaweezouda would offer in
dignity to an opera soprano. It is against
all the tenets of the profession. "
"How shall I prove my identity?"
asked the captive.
"By singing, of course."
"What? Sing in this cave? No
bouquets? No steam heat? And not a
cent in the box office? Never!"
"Geutlomen," said the bandit, "it is
evident that the lady is what she claims
to be. Escort her to the nearest village
and set her free." Indianapolis Jour-naL
WHAT THE CHINESE EAT.
Tlirlr llrrnit-liimi Hrrm Snil, H0I111111, Hml.
lrn nnd lllllnna.
A member of the P.ugllsh parliament,
Florence O'Drlscoll, has a lively pancr
In Thn( 'ciitury describing lifeiinil street
scenes in ('union. Mr.-II'Drisenll s:';,-s:
Thn food purveyors made n most
striking display; the frniti rers i-xpos.-il
on flat trays bananas, pineapples, mi l
tils, figs, pears (the latter beimlifiil to
thn sight, but hard mid tasteles;.), to
gether with many Chinese fruits, whoso
shapes nnd tastes wero familiar to um,
but whosn names I knew not. Roiiim of
theso fruits with most artistically peel-
d, pineapple H'eliiiglH'iiigquitn nu art
' A great variety of vegetables was offer.
1 edforsaln. Among them worn the whilo
shoots of thn bamboo, which seemed to
Imafavoritenrficlnof diet, lint to what
uso Indeed may not this wonderful grass
bo pnt? From it Chinamen mako almost
everything conceivable hats, clonks,
sheets, carpets, roofs, buildings, baskets,
chairs, carrying poles, fishing toots; fho
list might lm prolonged ud infinitum.
And then they rat it as well.
Preserving ginger in many forms was
B noticeable trade. The roots wero
washed and left In water, ns an F.iiglish
cook treats potatoes before boiling them.
A number of men and women holding
a two pronged fork in each hand sat
iironnd n table with tho 1 11 lis of peeled
ginger lieside them. They picked ginger
roots out of the water, nnd laying them
on thn tabln pierced them nil over very
rapidly with belli forks until quite s-fr.
Thn pierced roots wern then put into
another tub, whero they were Isiiled in
sirup. Tim ginger went through various
other minor processes until eventually
it was parked ill thn earthenware jars
in which it is sold in F.uropcan shops.
Thn whole prwesswus certainly a clean
one, mid the smell of tho aromatic root
in preparation wns both grateful und
pleasant.
In tho bakers' shops I saw nothing
corresponding to our European loaf.
Solid looking littlo yellow patties, slabs
of flabby brown cakes, emblemafio of
concentrated dyspepsia; serines or nil
equivalent, apparently of fried batter,
and great flakes of milk white, slippery
looking pasto not nliove an eighth of an
inch thick to bo rolled up nnd deftly
slicod with n cleaver shaped tool into
long strings liko macaroni. Theso foods
wero to lm seen everywhere in tho city,
bnt nothing light and open. To my eyes
tho brnadstnfls seemed sad, solemn, sod
den and bilious.
THE WORK OF HER ENEMY.
And It Was ftunh an Awfully Mean
Thing to Iki Too.
"It was Miss Mlggs; I know it wns!"
she exclaimed angrily. "Sho is thn only
girl in tho city who is mean enough to
do such a thing. "
"Such a thing as what?" asked her
dearnst friend.
"As that!" sho cried, holding up a
letter nnd glaring ut it. "It is an insult
a disgraceful insult but I know that
ho could not be intentionally guilty of
such nu iiffront. She mnst havo put him
up to it."
"Who is ho?'' asked tho dearest friend,
auxionsly working to get nt thn story.
"Why, linger Mcfiurhnn, of course,"
sho returned in tho same quick, excited
milliner. " Who else should it li. Hasn't
ho been culling Iicto for tho last threo
months? Hasn't hn been almost 011 tho
point of proposing twice? Didn't I havo
everything arranged to catch him next
time? And now conn s this!"
"What is it, d ar? What is it?"
"Rend!" replied thn hanglity yonng
beauty as sho tossed tho letter to her
friend. It was ns follows:
"Mr. Roger McOurhan presents his
compliments to Miss Dalsybollo and
wonld consider it nn honor to have hor
company nt tho polls on registration day.
Ilo will tako plnnsnro in calling for her
at such timo as will suit her conven
ience." "I'm sure that's very courteous of
him, " said tho dearest friend. "Why
should you"
"Courteous! Courteous!" cried tha
beautiful girl. "And I only 1 8 yeaw old,
as I onco told bim I Oh, some enemy
has done this!" Chicago Post
Egyptian Geometry.
The Ahmes papyrus doubtless repre
sents the most advanced attainments of
tho Egyptians in arithmetlo and geom
etry. It is remarkable that they should
have reached so great proficiency in
mathematics at so remote a period of
antiquity. But strange indeed is tho
fact that during the next 2,000 years
they should have made no progress
whatsoever in it
All the knowledge of geometry which
they possessed when Greek scholars vis
ited them, six centuries B. C, was
doubtless known to them 2,000 yean
earlier, when they built those stupen
dous and gigontio structures, the pyra
mids. An explanation for this stagna
tion of learning bos been sought in the
fact that their early discoveries in math
ematics and medicino had the misfor
tune of being entered upon their sacred
books, and that in after ages it was
considered heretical to augment or mod
ify anything therein. Thus the books
themselves olosed the gates to progress,
"History of Mathematics. " Cajori.
Louis Narjoleon was taken rrisnner
by the Prussians Sept. 2, 1S70, and im
prisoned in a German castle until the
close of the war. He was then allowed
to depart, and, going to England, took
up his residence la Cbiselhurst, where
be lived quietly until his death, Jan. 0,
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