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TRICKS OF THE MEMORY. HOW HE FELT WHEN DROWNING:`
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•pealcers and Writers Sometimes Confront- . A Resuscitated Man Gives An Interesting
ed With Embarrassing Difficulty.
One of the queernesses with which
writers have tss conteed is an occasional
nzzl headedness over a perfectly well -
own point of orthography or gram'
A word that one has probably spondent of the Pall Mall Gazette.
»•particular experience is entirely
spelled correctly all one's life suddenly This
ewerves into the doubtful orthography
corroborative
ra iVon e matter—namely, of trtesti that we
column. Is it ingnlf,' "engulf"po
"engu1phr' one queries, with pen pis is not death the foe, the grisly terror,
Account of His Experience.
More remarkable testimony as to how
it feels to die is added to the little fund
of positive/knowledge we have on that
deeply interesting subject by a •eorre-
ed. Is it "appal' or avant Fanta
or ``phantasy? and so on indefinitely.
To be sure, there is the dictionary, but,
ks the Boston Commonwealth, •
who
but death the gentle, kindly friend, and
that he takes us into the unknown not
with a cruel grip through ways of hor-
ror but with a gentle_ clasp along a road
as
wants to learn bis A. B C's over again OT both painless and pleasant. The New
look up the spelling of everyday wordsl . York Sun recently told the experiences
It is sa theriona fact will enerall spell a sensibility and practical left to them- of a man who was death byed ilyn lyto in-
nch-
word
fingers generally .
word correctly. It is in the hesitation era in California, who described his sen -
that certainty is lost. There can be no sations of death as being. momentarily
doubt that the fingers of a writer ac- enjoyable,. followed by painless passing.
quire a sort of automatic education. into nothingness. It related also the
Even when a doubt as to the right spell- sensations experienced by one who sick -
Even the by
___ of a word has crossed the
ened into the insensibihty of death fever, and of others who fell from lofty
places and were picked up as though
dead. In all these cases the testimony
was unanimous that the actual passing
from life to death is not only painless
but, in fact, physically pleasurable.
The eorrespondent of the Pall Mall
Gazette relates that he was skating on
a broad lake, when, without warning,
regulations flatten themselves , out and he fell into an air hole. His impetus
only a helpless floundering among carried him a considerable distance un -
pronouns, antecedents and correla- der the thick ice, and the first thing he
tives seems for the time pos- knew of the accident was when he
sibie. In one of Wilkie Collins' found himself struggling for life in the
published letters he writes: " For cold water. He came up with his head
the last week, while I was finishing the against the solid ice. He thiss, describes
story, I galloped along without feeling his seneations as he leaped into uncon-
it, like the old post horses. Do you re- sciousness:
member how the forelegs of those post I gasped and swallowed a great deal
horses quivered and -how their heads of water. I felt my- lungs filling, A
drooped when they came to the jorir- moment of suspense, during which I
ney's end? That's me, my dear, that's knew perfectly well I was drowning, in -
pie. Good God! Is 'me' grammar? t ned aald then—I died. I was
Ought it to be `I?' My poor father paid
f80 a year for my education, and I give
you ray sacred word of honor I am not
sure whethefit is 'me' or 'I.' " Prob-
ably Wilkie. Collins could have made a
pretty straight guess on this point, but
those little aberrations CQ1ne upon us
sometimes when we should. be slow to
- stake anything upon our correctness;
though another person, blundering in
the same way, would be instantly ar-
raigned before the bar of our oorrect
and scandalized judgment -just as we
serve merited condemnation Upon fel-
jow mortale who display the identical
faults of which we are ourselves glailty.
Voluble speakers and voluminous
drowned and dead. Just before I died,
however, I noticed -deliberately noticed,
for I am physiological by nature—that-
ray whole past life did not -come up, as
I had been given to understand it woulds
in a single flash before me.
The accident had been seen by other
-skaters, and in a comparatively short
time the man was brought from under
the ice. But, he says, he was
to all seeming stone ' dead. Heart
and lungs had ceased to act, and there
'was nothing more to happen to
me to make me' any deader." Extreme
remedies were applied, and he was at
last resuscitated. in describing his sen-
sations during the few moments that
1892
nysTsif
1893
writers probably experience httle of intervened between his plunge into the
this trouble. The spouting geyser of ter and his lapsing into the insensi-
words never falls them, and for this
they are to be congretulated; yet it is a
consolation to those of less oratorical
Ability to know that greatwriters and
Opeakers learg to curb their flowing
speech rather than give vent to it.
:Prof. Shedd states that in the last half
of Webster's public life he learned th
reject the vague words that come thick
And thronging when the mind is aroused. ,
He grew more select and precise, and
presently, - as one said, s "every word
weiehe I a ponied." This style of speaking
er writing cannot. be Iriven through with
the velocity miffed when one is more
pareless restilts. The word fitly
.... chosen is the were' to bestriven for. and,.
ench is the perversity of inanimate
things, it is PieChiely thetwerdI,that
sometimes fails to cerae at call.
How Noted -People Have Died.
Xing David died of old age, says the
elied on the scaffold ; Ricliard pt. was
killed in battle; A.braham Lincoln was
Assassinated ; James A. Garfield- was
Assassinated; Charles .T. Of England was
beheaded; Louis V.- was poisoned by
tds queen; Mustapha IL was strangled
in prison; Darius Codomanus was killed
in battle ; Attila the Hun died in a
drunken spree; Millard Fillmore died
of paralysis at 74 ; Andrevr Johnson
died of paralysis at 67; Achmet III was
strangled by his guards ; Chester A.
Arthur died of apoplexy at 56; Louis I.
died of a fever during a campaign ;
James II. died in exile of gluttonous
habits ; Nerve was supposed to have
teen poisoned; General Grant died of
eancer of the throat at 63 • Emperor
William of Germany died Of old age;
Tiberius waa smothered by one of his
favorites ; Louis V. was poisoned -by
his mother and his wife ; Solyinan
I. was dethroned and murdered In
prison ; Henry VI. of England Was
inurdered in prison; Mustapha I. was
deposed and strangled in prison; Charles
HI., Le Fou, was deposed and died in
prison; George IV. died from a compli-
'cation of disorders; Feodor II. of Rus-
sia was assassinated in church ; John
Adams passed away at 91 from senile
debility; Queen Anne died of dropsy,
bronght • on by brandy; Gregory V. was
driven from Rome and died in exile ;
Louis Napoleondied in exile at Chisel-
learst, England; Adolphus of Germany
fell at the battle of Gelheira ; John
Tyler died at 72 frem a mysterious -dis-
order; Richard II. is supposed to have
ef Jude, died in captivity in Egypt;
Lothaire of France, was poisoned by fe-
Male relatives; George L died from apo-
plexy, induced by drinking; Pope Lando
was supposed to have been poisoned ; struction were wanting, He tned to
Feeder of Russia, was deposed and raise the necessary sum by subsc,riPtion
-diedin • on; Gustavus Adolphus WAS from the rich neople in the city and
lis the battle of Lutzen ; Sultan
Alusa-ulielebi was deposed and stran-
gled; Pope Donne PI, died auddenly,
presumably by poison; Pope John X,
aied in prison, it is Wieved by poison;
Solomon died ef wearinem at the vanity
pf human life, and Josiah, king of
dtth, was killed in battle at Mejiddo
- biB.ty of death he says there was, noth-
ing horrible or terrifying. There was
the &it qtdck shock of the cold water
and a realization of the disaster, a mo-
mentary struggle for, breath, and then
came a dreamy state, of which he only
remembers that it was a sweet relief
from the setruggle and a pleasurable
drifting into Nirvana.
Thee:knowledge that I had thus on
experiene;eitin my own person exactly
what death Whitt tried- it fully, has had
a great deal to do, I think, with my
utter physical indifference te it. I
know how it feels, and; ftholo,it is
momentarily uneoinfonable, it Isn't
half as bad as breaking your arm or
having a tooth -drawn. In fact, the
Paii4eilk; aff painless as falling asleep.
A Savage Dog and the Baby. -
While travelling in the North Of Swe-
den I bought a bea,utifut dog, says' a
writer in Baby. When first I became
his in -aster be was most savage, and the
diffiCtilties I had in bringing him home
would -fill a volume.
After being dominiled some time in
my country place his temper became
more civiliXed, but he wag stM very
cross te strangers, and 'even I could not
take liberties with him.
He had the range of the house and his
favorite place WaS in my wife's boudoir.
My last Child was then hardly out of
babyhood—in the semi -crawling, tod-
dling stage. She was always •hrought
down to the boudoir every evening at 5. -
One evening the dog was as Usual or• pe
the nig in frontsof the fire, the child be-
ing seated in another part of the room:
A sudden cry from my wife made me
look up and I saw to my horror the
child had crawled close up to the dog.
One glance showed me there was no
time to 'interfere, as by doing so --the deg
might bite. By the time the baby had
his
fr
ens
GAIN Grim Winter is upon us ; again we must bestir
ourselves to withstand his attacks.
MEMORIES of past winters and by -gone experiences
have taught us what is needed, &DOS -have secured
the best things in
p TAPLE and. fan0 Dry Goods, Fine Boots and
a Shoeti.AllbieS tnd:Women's Rubbers &
- OveratOKetc'., that the market affords, and at
prices that:keen coMpetition and stern necessity always
, offer to the cash buyer.
0 YOU KNOW
ND
influence in the world of commerce !
Often and often goods are secured at far less than the cost of production.
This is a lesion we learned long ago, and have constantly used our bast en-
ergies awl cash to secure the bargains offered from time to time ; and we still
adhere to the rule of sharing the advantages we receive with our customers.
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We lead the Van in the MILLINERY BUSINESS
in this section of the country.
Our Customers ceme from far and near.
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Our Stock is fully assorted for Winter, and MISS KINSEY will undertake to satisfy the most fastidious in this line.
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We keep constantly on hand a well -assorted stock of CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIE8.
Ortr specialty is TEA. We say without fear of suceessful contradiction that our 25e. and 35e. Tea cannot be beat.
Do not forget the place, and don't be afraid to ask to see any line, whether you waut to purchase or not, as we
consider it no trouble to show goods.
right down to theliinit below
honest goods cannot be sold.
Montreal House
s. cools,
Money to Loan on Farm Se-
curity at the Lowest rate
of Interest.
GOOD NOTS 'DISCOUNTED.
got up to the dog he was pulling
ears and hed one of its little ernes right -
in his mouth. All the dog did. Was to
lick the little one's faceand pennit it to
tug away at its pleasure. Almost the
first word that child learned was the
name of the dog, which was Flink.
From that day the dog was a -daily
vieitor to -the nursery, and never Iet the
children go out without his' escort, and
it is needless to say that that no strang-
er was permitted to -come near them.
Though Plink liked the other children,
he was always devoted. especially to the
baby.
Taxing Vanity for Charity.
Dom Pedro, the late Fanperor of
Brazil. desired to erect a hospital in Rio
de Janeiro, but the meana for its con-
, Political Praverlia.
Purlfyin' pollitiekiis uphill work.
Sivirservis reform anthers no moss
Some. statesmen air small pertaters
is, eins'he'git taw?
Ifs winisy hard job to tell political
ifilentY-wilffnr* see -it '-
A pattrink mw die for his eotuitry,but
the ofdeWates ter the man -in
- -weir treated
gin' for votei.
--upiaChd_itte -get 'Oh abitgoin'
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country, but had very httle success.
Then the idea struck him:to-grant-titles
for money. For the title of "count" or
"baron " certain high tax.es were to be
paid. But as hereditary nobility -had
been abolished in Brazil. istiCh titles
were only personal. If the sons of the
ennobledevanted to retahe the title they
had to pay ever again for the -privilege.
Dom Pedro kne* well the -wetikness of
men. As seen as nehility:was granted
to one rich family, the majority- of "the .
rest followed Emit, and'. in this way the
EmPeror collected a' largo awn, annul-
ent teerect end equip a splendid.. hos*
tal,on the entrance- -ef 'which there is
-To-Morrow. is a -mystery.
Loners- --Who qUariel ahonld -never
'Help SemebOdy else if you would help
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Wilson Baog., Props.
First-class Manitoba Wheat Flour
manufactured and always keptin Stock
and sold in any quantities.
FLOUR per cwt. 11 90 to 12 00
BRAN , per ton. 10 00
SHORTS per ton. 13 00
Special attention given to GRISTING,
Which is done on the shortest
possible ,inotice.
Highest Price Paid
for Grain.
The mill is fitted throughout
with the very best roller pro-
cess machinery and ar pliances
and we are confident of being
able to give perfect satisfac-
tion.
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OLD FRIE
SON, THE
Jjiieat and Fascia&
-.fidence of Being
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®bout midnight
a f the editori,
Press building was
about as emphatic s
manhood as could
walk.n
His face w4
tsgled and long,
into the ragged
throat.whiskers His coth�
tire makeup, betol,
Ain" ericanism,
`Wish you Mer
max gift on yon?
he shuffled into the
outstretched
handker d
greasyd
had been swap
end was doing d
as a sling.
` `What's wante
propounded and
frankness badly
voice, continued :
want the price of
"Go to the As
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I can't help you. "
"Yes, yon can.
will. I ain't go
but 1 just want t•
said the tramp,
rags wrapped a"
ed in the sling.
don't want
got no time."
" `Man's inhn==
countless tho
quoted the tram.
ing the slung -up
"I'll call the •
out !" seemed to
• tent visitor,
anipnlatio
soon exposed an
hand of full size
rough, was wit
merely a skeleto
which the skin
that Now, I' __
that arm while
explosion and a
printer I want h
give it."
"You seem co
impudent."
"Why not? Y
sary, when ever
that is good in r
brought ont, you
man asIamaC
`Well, here's 1
you a bed, go gel
"No, I won't is
cause if that's all
worse than I do.
make you -a
tramp as he beg
. seething pain, to
• erect arm.
"You're a dan
Tong have you be
•`Nearly 30 ye
"And you like
"Of course I d
"And yon
scruples, no pri
"Not a bit.
'tis ail a chest.
men favor the
the tramp.
"Who are you
tory?"
" 'Anything b
`mast be false.' -
you a little abou
George Johnson
have a coilegits
some 15 years'
editor, reporter
in the newspaper
alist—as we love
in hard luck."
`Where did y
`•I've worked l
The Buffalo Ea -p
the Tribune, t
that's where I g
ions New York
" When did
deuce?"
" In our ow
Cuba during thn
1 was once in
tence of death f
papers into Ha
dombyc
and through
British Consul.
" Do you kno
the most accom
"Very likely.
such an opinio
ence with the
only about one
meet will beli
come; ain't y
Christmas gift
cents'll only ge
" Doesn't it
too brazen to s
pens ?"
6= 'I peace t
man as mod'
but when the
ears, then imi
�itien the
blood.'—Shake
" With who
" With socie
home and wan
end am not loo
eat, I must co
must have a p
"And you
"Yes; but t
except the trou
with these," s
a bundle of
his inside pock
schedules of
watching for t
tolerably welL
"Suppose yo
the country?"
"That's the
3rains, By ge
keeping an eye
3e can get to
:conductor gets
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hooka, to .wlu
right feet .of
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ocloihe undertaking Of this thateeefore, and owing to reductions in
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