Some time ago a whote family raí
murdered at Potchep, in: south-west
Russia. Two men named Cluster and
Shnakhin were charged w ith the crime,
and although protesting their ir.no.'
cence to the last the former v?a
hanged and the latter sentenced to a
long term of hard lab or. It was sub
sequently ascertained that there had
neen a miscarriage o7 justice, and tha
real murderers were arrested and tried,
by court-martial at. Chernlgoft mi
sentenced to death and were confined
In Chernigoff perriing execution of
(heir sentences. Two oí tham were
found dead the o her day in their cslJ,
i hey had teen Mrangled ly their com
panion wIth a Piece of twisted linen.
Iho three had drawn lots as to which
cf them shoul I kill tho two others, and
then commit suicide. The man'whe
lost fulflllecJ tce rrst ran of har
6'iin, but .'t he last moment shTBaJt
from h,i;i ; ,vay ,xlth jiim8eí-
Nrsi-secus Pitysic.
Tar vmcr was a ourc-all id th"
".-h x ,-:itc. century. It was prepared
by vo.mr,;; a gaJIon of w-iter on a
quart of tar, and the dose wa3 half
a r-:nt in the r:ornins and a second
RÍp.p.s in tho afternoon. Its .ise be
came ro fashionable th.it a cantcmno-
'nry noted: "it's as cor.rnon to call
('t a glasá f tar water in a eol'tee
s a dL-Ji of toa or coffoc." I
Judging From Experience.
