The Drunken Commune

late Baron de llothschüd had a rare collection of objects of art, and wlien. during the Paris siege, he liad heard at Versailles that the commuuists had taken poss(S3ion of his Paris apartments, he trembled for his treasnres. He hastened into the city, and was delighted to flnd that nis Börvant, wlio had volunteered to remain in charge, had comprehended tlie weuknesses of the mob, and had opened the cellars. ïhe communists had spent tlieir time in tasting the choice wines cf the baron, they had allowed themselves to Le surprised by the trcopa frem Versailles and had been taken üff. ïhe bent cf their visit was, however, patent ; for, when the baron opened his drwinfr room, he saw a large tin bucket full of petroleum, and by its side a painter's brush, which would have been used to daub the walls and f urniture with before setting Ure to theru. ïhe brush was prizad by the baron as a relie. SlX IlUKDRED VlCTIMS OF WHISKY. -ïhe Coivvin landed on St. Lawrence jsland, having orders to investígate the Wholesale starvation of the natives. At the flrst village at which they landed all were dead; sp, also, at the second, where 54 dead bodies were counted, nearly all full-grown males. At another place 150 persons- men, women and children- were dead. At the next settlement 12 dead bodies, and it the following 30 were found. All the ínhabl tanta on the north side of the sland, where the whisky traders sold liquor, are dead- not one escaping. The general staryation oecurred tvvo years ago last winter. Since then the presence of the Cor win in the Arctic has broken up the inhuman whisky trading. The empty wliisky kegs were seen strewn all about. ïhe total number of dead bodies found on St. Lawrence island was over 000. Tke survivors say that; white traders from Honolulú sold whisky which the natives bought andgotdrunk upon.remaining so daring tho seitsoa noo laylngin tlieir wintei supply of AV;i!rus and seal. Photogr.iphs of theso group3 of dead bodies as they lio about, fro?en stiff,