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f- -1- I : ENTOMBED FOR 13 DAYS. THE PLUCKY FIGHT FOR LIFE OF MINER STEVENS. â- la Utwmert Ikns Throash I'll Fret «r Bn<k (• itaTe Him - Mr Ti4|>p«4 wllli Hie â- atumer Now and fkca to Let thr B»r< K.II fW He Was There â€" Deane Uarkacu and \o FiiMl. A remarkabieiimstanoe of pfbysical en- lurancet li^u been broug-lit to ootice in ArizooSn wihere ei nxiin^r was entombed for thirteen days in tbie Mamnuth mine by • lave-tu, and bis rescuers dug throu^li 127 feet ol hard purphyrltio rockr to save iiie life. Jaiaes fSteveme, tite sniner la a man of medinuu size. An Eaeliidbimany by birth, be has lived in Ube miioea ol Colorado for eighteen years, durilog iitlbiiab time his >ijabits were of tJhie most regiilar nature. It was idue to his paat life aiod bis sturdy coQstitutLoin *hiaU hie survived the orde- al of' exietitog in a narrow drift and«r- groiind iwLtliout food or water in dense darkneaa for tihirteiein days. Men have survived a longer fast tihon that be was forced to umdengo, but not under diacouragkng conditiona. "i am feeling pretty well now," be saul fax an interview, "thioiugh kind ci weak Ihiere"â€" nii>bging hia hand across (hia •toanacliâ€" "and. my legs are still Mhaky. I've qalQ gojoing in flesih, now, tihougb I stiJl lack tem or twelve pouatda of weiglbung what I did before tihe cave-iu. But you sliculd have Been< «n*l grow Che first days after 1 waa out. X could feel Uhie fleatt comimg on. joat tlbe suae u 1 felt Lt leaving me in the aune. I weighed 156 pounds b*- for^ amd wlhem ttuy pulled me out I weig3>ed only 112 pouoda. I lost that weigiht' im just thixte«c> days and ten bouxs." Steveas went to work on bis sihift tn th« secood level of the mine at 8 o'clock in th« evfoiuig. At 10.30 o'clock tib» maoers io camp were aurprised by A TKiUUFIC CRASa. »Rw»Tifa. n iied by great clowda of dust arisLogi from Ube two shafts of the M a mmo th milie. As the dust cleared away U was foumd tlhat the entire ter- ritory embraced betweon the original location rfiaft and the subaequent workung sdiaft had caved, io. breaking down ihieavyi timabe-ring and permanent- ly eloaing drifts, worked-out slopes, and connecting passages. As the miners Kat:her«d about the actue some one call- ed out, "Stevens was in No. 2," and Ube nu-n ruahed to the prospect shaft to examine itsn-unditioo. 'Ilbey found that tbt* sidee had caved m and filled with debris 80^ that all hope of rescue in that way waa at Ma end. WiiLhujut loss of timei (tO was decided to drive a oAiaft as near as possiible to Chie muuth of the drift iini wihjch Stevens was buried. A few Ibourd proved that the proposed re- scue tAuUt was iln too dung«rous a place, ' snit tlhe work was abandoned The nuinierti agreed that the only way tU reacb Stevens was by sinking a new •ihaft far e'Ouugb away fruun the cave- in tu moke tlhe wurk safe. Thiu meant tftiab a depth of 127 feet through solid reck bf/a hard quaUty ai.u.»t be reached beforei the miner cuuld be rescued. Jm ordinary LiuLea sudb a task would re- quiro a mouth's tmie at least but the Buncirs tiiuught tbey cuuld do it in less tume. wad Uue wurk began. Itelays Were arranged, and by working; steadiiy njgiit and day the shaft rapidly deep- ened) through the solid rock. As soon as UepUh was gained a steam hmst was rigged/ over the ah&ft to facilitate the ruuwvol of the debris. Every blow •truck, was done witiLiout loss of tune, ana* every move w;us calculated to ad- vnjice the work. Water was let down to tihJtl perspiring workmen, and as soon •is ome set grew weary obey were lijft- •d to the siuxfave and a fresii shift djcifjved dowb. As day after day went by the Bus- IMnuse of Ufaie men working above was Irard toAiear. Alter the tenth day had IMssed and 100 feet had been gained, the fears of the weary workers that t^teveuit might be dead ur UOPELKSSLY LNSANfi. made t'liem wotider if they I'ould make the remaiinitig dLsUinc>e thru.igb the rock inj time to save him. Only at long intervals, ili*l work cease for a moment to giVe opportunity to listen to taint knock.rng below, which was ihe only way Ij'Qey could know ii Stevens was yet alive. 'But theixi anxiety was nothing to the â- uspeuse. of the impriixined miner, in a hesitating, way Stevens told his story: "When. I went to work on Sunday uigibt, the old tiimbers in the worked- ouB jKirtion oi the ui.ne were creaiiing at a great rate and the dirt was flying. That was nothing unusual, for it had beein going on tor a lung time. We all knew: that the cave-in most ooue some time, but nolxKly wut UmKing for it quite so soon. I'reparatiims bad been madei to fill in the stupes with dirt from the new e.\ten»i«u.s in order lo make, that old part safe. I was work- ing alone in the second level extension iiiit. new ground, away from the old voriiiugs. "AlKJUt 9 o'clock 1 left the t^reast of the drift where 1 was working and went Iwck to where the drift Imves the prnepect shaft. .My coat and dinner pail and, other things were there. As t Woun*l my watclh I listened to the rroaki'agi of th« timljera, which seemed louder than ever, (t sounded pretty had, 1 thought, an<l 1 wondered if 1 kadn't better get out. But the noasea did not, get any worse,, and I went l>ack to work. Onceiin a while 1 would stop knd litstcn. Tlhe noises were going tight along, riunibliDg, crashing and groaoiing. Finally I decided t^at it was a pretty bad case, &nd L picked up my tools and started for the shaft. "Jhist waa now flying and the timb- er^ Clearest me l)egnn to snap. The noises seejued. coming nearer and near- er. I paused a nKjnieut to listen again and) that pause saved my life, f knew I 'Would have to do some climbung over brnkem timber, with mighty little time tc« do iit In. I re£Llize<l tbit it was bouadi to be a bad case of cave-in. and ill didn't like to mix up in it. "As I stood in the drift, thinking what it was beet to doi, tliere came a fearful roar, the ground about me trem.)>led. and 1 knew It was all up with mo. I could hear the old timbers crashing as they broke under the weight of the mass of rock above them and the thud of THE ROCK AND DIBT fallings down into the lower drifts and st(q>ea. I jimipedi back and ran toward the breast of the drift. The air blew in strong, puffed out my candle and filled my throat with dust "Soon It was all over, and as soon as I ooiUd relight my oandle I set out with my* tools to explore. 1 found that the dirt had filled up the mouth of the drift for twenty-five feet, and I set to work' to dig a passage to the shaft. I knew I must have aiir. and if I could reach the shaft my chances were good. It happened that the aix box was not injured, and as bood as I had cleared a space to that I Irnew I was safe for somei days to come. I kept on digging to fiind if I could get out in a short time, but soon the dirt began to cave la 'around me and I had to quit. 'Then I lay do^m and tried to think it all out. I was peraned in good and tight, ^nd there was nothing to do but to wait, and, maybe, die. As soon as h had made up my miind to the aitua- tioa I began to take account of stock, I found 1 hud a piece of cake ajid two pieceei of pie in my dinner bucket and about two quarts of water. 1 had two candles and fifteen matches. My tobac- co 1 threw away, thinking that it might cause me more barm than good. I decided not to eat excepting when the pangs ot hunger grew too severe and then only to take a small nibble! of the pie o<r the cake. I might ab well have eaten the food all at one time, for the nibbles seemed only to make' the pains more severe. "About noon on Monday my candles gave out and the rest of the time 1 waa in darkness. 1 managed to keep track of the passing of time, however. My watch is an old key-winder, and 1 knew that it took two turns to make the watctb run an hour. 1 had wound it Up tight at 9 o'clock Sunday night when I last looked at it, so that by winding iU up and keeping track of the num.t«x of turns the key made I told of the hours so well taat when I was finally rescued 1 was not out of the way) mure than a half hour. "laoonmade up my mind that I must save tny strength as muuh as possible, so f QDTT AIX \VOR,K and tried to sleep as nuich us possible, li kept close to the place where I could hear the sound of the drilling above m«w and tried to caltmlate how long I must hold out. I kne<w the nature of the ruck, and the depth they bad to go. ajMi had some doubt about tbeiT ability to reach me tiefore death ended my troiubles. "About three hours after the cave- iiu I heard sounds of rescue work. First it was a rapping on the airbox. and I knew tihut the metn must be duwn In the tbixd level nesar the main working shaft fur the airbooL cajue up to the newt extension from there. I took my ha.mmer and rapped back, and then they knew that I was alive. Then they began to sink near the pruopect shaft. 1 liBtene<l to their working when! was nut sleepuog, until on Wed- nestlay all sound ceased. 1 listened and waited, and wondered what had hap- S'ned. Not a blow >.as struck for ve hours. It was the^n that I began to give up Ibope. If they could not reauh' me that way. ho^v was I to es- capt. That was the toughest day ot the whole time. 1 was in intense pain from hunger and thirst. My throat taut me very much. It was hot itnd sti^ngiingl pains clbi'istMl each other right along i?c«uetlme« the stomach pams were so severe thtit t was helpless ami afttsr Ithey would die away I lay Ijack exhausted. The last bit of food had diisapijeared on Tuesday noon. It was just as well Ufabt «u> other man was left in tihe drift with me. for ume of u.>» "would have certailnly eaten the oth- er "There was not a drop of w.iter in th*- drift after my canteen was exhau«it- ed. and my thxKit pains were fright- fui. AfteJ thrtt awful siU-nce of five hours t>a Wednesday I heard sounds in a (new place. 1 located tl:eiiu up in new groun<l and then 1 knew that they were giu;ig to sink for me tlhrouKb ro<k. I waHd<'ui>tful alKMit it. I .'seized up my strength and dei'ided tbjl I might h(dd out oine or ten days altogether. Three daysiwere already gone and they (hadl to blast through 127 feet of solid rock. â-  '"I'hie pains now eased U|>. and the ejKiams occurred only once or twice a day. C realised I was GETTING AVEAKEHi RAPIDLY and I felt as bbougb my flesh w<a8 drcip- pimg off. My knees grew so weak that I could hardly stand. I wondered if, after all, 1 should dl«> easy, with nio horrible* pangs of thirst or hunger. I slept all 1 could, amd tUie only exer- tion I raadeiwas to knock with my ham- mer once or twice a day to let them know- that 1 was still alive. The last day waa the. hardest to bear. J was afraid tba.t tju-y migbt give up ami cohclude that I w&s dead. The pains increased, and 1 was in constant agcnv. My mind was beginning to weaken, tnit I triedl to think ratiooually. I hammer- ed landi scraped every little w'hiile to as- sure t.hem that I was alive. This made tlK-ni think I was crazy, 1 afterward lewrned. "Oa Saturdaymornimg about 7 o'clock i saw light and the glieten of a drill lioiint. L juint>e<l up and eQiouted. "Is that yooi. Joe 1" " ' That you Jimf came back to me. "'Kor Gwl's sake give me water,' I called, " 'Cain't d«i!t, old fellow," the ani^ver came and then the men vvent to work faster than ever. "In a few inoanents tJiey had made a holei and l was |«ulled thirongh. They would give me no water t>«>t Hom<^ meiii.i'ine, and tben they put me Ixick ittii the drift to w.iit until t.h<» sain went doftvn. U^iey si.id th.? nx-r-mry was 105 degrees bom) tlhat I ct^nt'.d not VERY MYSTEPJOUS iFFAIfi i SENSATIONAL INSURANCE CASEPUZ- ZLING ENGLAND. ThaunHand Marry Jitknaaii Weal 0at la a lt«al aad bul Aae KvlaraKd â€" The Mlsa- Inc Naa I'aald l«wlai â€" The Bralher's KvlileBee. Attempts to defraud life insurance oompaDiee by false reports of death, or by producing a body procured from stand the beat and light. After aun- dorwn 1 was ha/ule<l out in a bucket and the Doen cheered. They wanted tu ear- | ry fmei to the reading room, bnit I would ' not have It and I walked a hundred yard*. Then I went to bed. For tihree days miore they ma.de me do without water, giving me only medi- cine. I bad to Ivve on chicken broth for two days and still without water. Tli*vn. T drajik. and ate a anaabtng din- ner. The first three days 1 gained fif- teen poundaand I mended rapidly after that. The boys got up a benefit hall for me and the company paid me full . wages tar t!be time I was lunderground • and did not cSiarge a cent for my i .. . ,, â-  ^ ^ hoiiTd."^ ' t^i^B medical college and swearing thAt fitevefna is 45 years of age and TJie demeanw of Rarry Johnaflti af- tej the aoeident showed that b* wM Jiot at all anxious about se&roni he- ing made for the body of his brothrr 1'he. inciurance company ha^ been iipen from the first, and said that Harry had been a party to the fraud Ttieis is no escape from the situation In- surance companies, not beini? able t.o afford to refuse payment on polici«« ef- fected with them are daily the prey uf a eertain class of psTao«ma-$.h«t is nommoD knowlmlge â€" and a proeeciilion shoudi follow this failure of the Jir- hitrator's to find proof of Tboiuaa Johnson's alleged death. thoroughly experienced miner. LONbON IS OVERGROWN. Prapmltloa t» Breratraltae tke Vreat NBBielpalltT. It is rather noteworthy that whUe the people of Greater New York are doing all they can to forward the pro- ject of uniting the citizens of New York and Brooklyn under one muni- cipal goTemmen't, there is on foot in London a movement the purpose of which is directjy the opposite of that entertained by the ambitious Ameri- cans who are eager to create a city whose numbers will cause It to take Is the body of some one who is in- sured have been of more or less fre- quent occurrence. In England, how- ever, a recent case has Ijeem exploited at great length In the newspapers. The London Daily Mall, in discussing the case, says:â€" "The award of Mr. Houghton, tie arbitrator in the Port Erin mystery inquiry, has now been mode, and it is sensational in Its im- plications. It will be remembered that in this case, Thomaii Johnson, a Huddersfleld boot ma.nufacturer, went out on a boating trip with one Of his brothers, in Port Erin Bay, Isle of Man, on July 23 last. Thv, brother was fewr.ued. luiving been found clinging to a rock close to Bradda Head, while the boat in which both were was found second place in the world's list with close by, Thomiis Johnson was never a good show of leading in the not Te- mote future. Not long ago, after considerable agi- tation, the citizeins of London succeed- ed in persuading pariiamenL lo i>ass what was knowja as the local govern- mont act, under which the London county council waa organized. i'or afterward heard of, and his executors claimed the Insurance, policies having been taken out in tihe Railway Pass- eogers' Insurance Company. ill.OOOthe New York Mutual Insurance, £111,000, and in other companies the remainder, making a total of £13,000 Tihe Railway Passengers' Insurance •omie time the new system seemed to Company, who were the defendants in give satiaf action- The critics of muni- the case, refused to meet the demand, cipai affairs, as a rule, pronounced it a ^ on the ground that there was no sat- decided improveuient, on the old plan . isfaclory evidence of tihe death of ol gcFvernment by vestries, and there i Thomas Johnson. One of the peculiar- ities of the inquiry consisted in the allegation of fraud and conspiracy, it being alleged that Thumas Johnson had escaped up the cliff and dmapiMsared. TIbis was denied by tike Johnson fam- Uy. TlDe arbitrator found that it bad Dot been proved to hie satisfaction that 'TOminaa Johnson was drowned on July 23. 1806, or that he is dead, and be gave costs against the plaintiffs, in- cluding the cost of the award, SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANChS. I Where, then, is Thiofua^ Johnson, and why did h« so mysteriously disap- pear I The matter should not be al- lowed to rest here. I'he issue of fraud ; and conspiracy having l>e«n raised, and , the decision having been won by the I side whic^h uuide suih allegations of ; fraud, the matter obviously ought to i be thrashed out further in the crlm- wss good reason to believe that the effort to make a homogeneous city of the wide-spreading habitation consti- tuting London ^vould prove a perma- nent snccen. It is still admitted that the Wiuntv roujjcil has made many important im- prov»ijnent!" but such projects a« the widejiing of the Strand. tb« opening of iie.w approaches to TEF. TOWER BRIDGE, hbe construction of (rreatly needed rrnsB thoroujrhfnrps leading out of Holl>oni and the clearins of narrow street? in the vicinity of the houses or parliament must remain in ohev- anre until some reformation can be effected in the method of taxation by whirib the rate payer, upon whom all the burdens of improvpments now fall will obtain some relief. But Mr Chamberlain, who seems to '^"'1 courts. Certain it is if Thomas be the foremoet figure in the exist- J«*hn.>!on be alive he should either be ing government, not excepting Salis- prosecuted for endeavoring to work bnrv. regards with disfavor tJie cause a piclureeque and widc-8pi>;ad swindle. of London unity, and is lending hdsi.w- «J»« ^ f»o«^^ b^^'-.i" [«'"»'J' f"'' ^yuiuu^u IU. .J. ,1. '.the remainder of hie hie dead 'to the powerful support to a scheme of de- | y^^^^i^ ^-^^ country should never be central izatkm, wihich if finally carried | uaXe for his return to It, , out. wiould reduce London to a mere I In lh»- meantime ube msurance geographical expression. Hhe plan is | VV^I«^ny charged one of the brothers. , . 1 . _ :_»„ Uurry Johnson, with beinK a party lo to erect the metropolitan areas mto ^^ /^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ JajSison should be put upon bis trial lo t>e eitj«!r con- victed or cleared of suspicion. In addition to U)«* iu.<urances effect- ed, amounting to £13,1)00, the missing 'Thomas Johnson the man who jS either a corpse or corpse uupersonator. visited several other offices and sought to lake out policies for fatal accidentâ€" with the Uand-iu-Uaud Com- pany, for iu/rtauce., for £o,U00, and the Palatine for £5,000. Both refuse<l, the Uajnd-iu-Uand's manage.r explaining since that he did not likp- <he way in which, through all the negotiations, lliomas John.son would no',, heaj- of any form of policy other thun that for fatal accident. Within thrt-e days bad 'Thomas John- son made proposals lo different offices U»in.sure his life for £10,000. The state- meius in three iin>po8ul forms were false and fradulent.. AN EXPERT SWLMMER This aiixlety to effect large insur- aoicee against acciilent was at the time when Thomas Johnson was prai'- tising with hi,x swimming m;iihines and diving dress. Almhst every day during t'hi" hnthing 8eiia>u m 18.»ii Th 'ina-iSvenl to the Hudders^eld swimmlug baths and pracli8e.<J in order to be ready for emergencies. In July he was also prepared to fit himself with a disguise, and so the black false luard wasorder- e<l. but why it was taken to the Isle of Man there was not evidence to show. As counsel representing tJie in.sur- ance interests pointed out during; the '..nve^tigation which failed to establish Thomas Johjison's den lb there was much that was »uspici(>us in tht* visit sefMrate municipalities. If this is done there might i-e some improvement in th« minor details of government, but there la reason to believe that the policy whitJi won for Chamberlain such dist iinguisihed triumphs in the early part of his career, can never be tarried out, and London will have permanently inflicted upon her the private water and gae companies, and will have lo abandon all hope of an Improved tran- sit svsteau and many other thdiKs which could only 'be secured by liniled action. The stand Luke>n by Chamberlain is surprising when his former atliiude is recalled, and cam onl.v be explained on the hypothesis that he has surren- dered to the powerful vested interests whicih have Lomlon in iheir grasp. The water, giis and dock companies »>f London are receiving enormous re- turns on a tremendous capitalization, and theiy are determined tu maintain their hold as Ion*; as possitile. They realize perfectly if the county councils pliui(« aic svsteinatically carried out, that in time they must surrender their VALUABLE PRIVILEGES for it is the aim of those w ho advotate the unity of London to emulate the example of siuh provijicial cities as Ula.sgow. Liverpool. UirminghAui, Dun- dee. Lt-eds and Huddersfield. ooid pro- vide Greater Lond on with all the facil- ities whicih have made the municipal government! of the places named so decided a success. That Chauilierlaiu should be in practical opposition to such plans at tiis late day will m't improve his reputation. It will be dif- ficult to jieTsuade the people of Lon- don that his separatist prograinme is a sound one when they compare t he re- lative baikwardiness of the metropolis with the progress of the provincial cities and the cities of thp (continent. ThieJe may be drawbacks in the ad- mluistration of lb* iiolilital affairs of so great an aggregatioo of [.n-ople as London lias, but there ought to lie of Thomiis and Harry Johuoon to the 8<-pne of the allege.! ueiident ami their w.ilks lo Brailds H<-ad and anparenth csreful exauninalion of thi' zig,ag path. The story about the boat accident does not hold wa.teir 'IHicre was some swell but no such se« as could tinssibl, have so cantetl tthe boat as to flin? Thomas and Harrv inu. thv waterâ€" regard lieing h.id that the beat tw as a h<'<iv , ,u ,11- â€" â- â€¢ ""'' with fourteen footkeel ami some DKde of overcoming them m the f^ur ,ind one-half foot beam the interest of thvit homogeneity which I All the lH>at.men concurn.d in sny- seem so essential lo the futherame of , in^ ,b«t t.h» Kxaf wa« aninjurV or moling a decentralization movement whi«b will almost certainly result in the retention of all the evils, although tibey miiy be slightly disguised by spreading; them over a couple of scores of muinicipalities. IMIE VAJIITY OF HUMAN W I^HIilS. Jone"» â€" I wis'h old give' me a tic on stocks de«at, they a-sked for a statement b on<^ or more of tJhe boatmen, but no .â- <uch statement was furnished. The dis.-ippearance of the body under the conditions which obtained on July 23 w-.-us most su.^nicious and the evidence of Captain Phillips and Captain Green after t/heir experiments wa.s conclusive thnt with the set of the tide ,ind rur- Riiji'hniion«l would i tifii't*. the body of a dr<Tw»i«>d ninln wxmld havft been seen and recovered. I tU) on . WmaUi'â€" U he did. y<iiu'd be wi»hlng JTwrrisoiik Ihiei atte>n<lant at the TTiui- you could tell whetlier it was straight dersfield baths, testified that Thomas <* uot. jJoihnBOii was a strong swimmeir. FOR TIE HUMil VOICE ELECTRICITY NOW USED TO RE- FRESH AND STRENGTHEN IT. • a t ur MaaUer's latcreaUac Bxperlaiealf -A BaoB for all Whaac Voeai I'hania Are Weak ar Fallsaed â€" A Pleanaat Treanueal. Electricity is now being used in Paris for the purposi of strengthetning tht human voice. Dr. Manlier was tha Cirat to use it In this way and his ex- periments in this line are excepiicmally. interesting. He disoovared by mer« chance that the voca:! organs could ba beneTited by the use al electricity and now he says unhesitatingly, that thera is no greater 'xxm for singers and ail otheirs wfaoae voices need to be strength- ened than frankimization, by which bm simply meons the application d. elec- tricity. For tired or weak voic«« it is especially tlw ideai tonic, the "dyua- mogone" par excellence. M. Granier, a member ot tbe Pari* Cooaervatory of Music, coil a bora t«d with Dr. Montier in making hi*- ta- peximentst and the remit ol their in- vestigations was Che pueitivct discovery that, while electricity cam iienefit the human votce greatly, thjre are cerlaio limita beyond which it cannot go. Foit example, in case oi a lesion, it cac da no good. It ivinnot gno spifecb to tbe dumb, neithsir can it give new life bo vocal chords which are either lirt-seii or uitterly exhausted. It oon do UiUctl but It cannot resuscitate the deau The phj'sicai integrity of the oogan is by no ineu.nt> ail that 10 rvquined m the <4isfl of the human voice, and especially ol the singing voice, which is a singuiariji delicate instxuinent, and which if im- perfect is of httlv use. The slightest) diaturUince of ih» nervous system even though there be no apparent leni< ui IS sufficient to siml it. since in t hid way are produced ailiuenta winch mayi tie calle<l dynamic and in some cusefl immateriaL tJIMPLE TREATMENT. Such trouUes axe usually the lesult) either of overword or of violent emo- tions, or of excetises of ail kinas. o: ut thai, depression whith is piriduced bji certain diseases suuh as chiorosis aud neuirt'sihenla. In aill such caset iba aungor, though h>i mmy not biive m tu- xlly lost his voice, seems to have foi- golieu how to u»sei it. The fact le bd ,& unable to goverm his breaihing, and no one who lm.'ka poy»-eir In this ditec- tion can hope tu sing properly. I'hs ..linger who is unaolei to conirol eittier the uiiscles of ttio chest .uxl thro^il on the sonorous vibniUons of the yoioJi •-hurds, or the re8|>ira.i ory rhythm, 'enla the sjime difficultly in singing that a person suffering from locomotor auxiai CeeJa when he atlumpLs to walk. At this jioint electricity comes t<' the rescuf, an.l in the simpJrst manner poe- *ible. The puti«nt seats himself on a stool with glass feet, which is connecledl with the negative poleof an elei ti ical machine, itnd whiie Im its in that posi- tion the electricity is administered in such .% manner that his throat feels the immediate effects of it. This treat- ment lasts from ten to twTeuty-f.ve minutes, according to th» impreisicn- abi'lity iwT th» i>atient. Aftei twelve or fitteen se-ances of thas li-ealnientj which IS siiid tu 1« delightfuJ. w>uie- times even .iXier twi* or three se,ini es. the votte IS said to recover all its stoiie .md original power. Almost alwaysi too, it IS said to re^.-eive a nt-w irvjttk- nees and purity as a result of this treatment. At the .same time the sense of wivurinees vanishes, the Irreathmg becomes more eiisy, more ir,-u .'Aide und more ample, and the pawiage froDj one register to the other is made with more f.icility. In a yvord. what Dr. Monlier de- scribes is so thorough a tiansforiua^ lion that persons are. now a,vk,ng wtie- iher it will not soon Iw possible to (.ish- ion entirely new voii«B ami even to give siTviceable voices to the ueaf. Emile (iaulter, too, iu*ka in all 9eri<.u9- ness y«hi<ther Ihe hinw m.-iy not \a> .â- lose at hand whemi every lyriv theuiie will have its elev.-i ro-thenipeutisl .ust a<* It hits its OTcliestar LeiKler, who will be always 00 duity and Who w.ll on ile- mand lie able to furnish a new tenia" i>r a new soprano. THE TIGER SNAKE. Therei is no known antidote for th» Ixite' of Ihe tiger snake of Australia. Persons bitten die almost instuufly. and the Government ha* u staiiduig offer of £1.0tKt for anj" one w<h< wiJl discover a remedy, t^ome Ifew ye,irs tigo- a mau actually discovered am ef- ticacious antidote. To prove its viilue he allowed hinit>elf to tje liitteu le- peatedly by snakes in firli j>o8»ese,on ot the power to kill. One day he giive an exhibition Isefore some Ouveinment officials, |>ut, beiaig niuob under tlM> in- lluenco of liquor, he did not recollect yvlhat he had done w'utli his antidoti^ .iiud he died shortly after the snake bite, hse secret perishing with bun. UP AND DOWNS, down in IVtterdiiys ha» come yvorld. hasn't hef Decidedly. He's living on tAe floor of a tenement. the top WHERE THE VUES GO. Mo we don't notice the flies soiviucji now at our boarding bouse. Don't youf No; we have blueberry cakes twice â-  daj. \