PAUPER'S FORTUNE.
A woman named Tliallwrg, who died in a Paris asylum, had, in spite of all that could be ilone to prevent her, worn her petticoat day and night since. b,er admission to the institution a year ajjo. When the petticoat was examined after Hie woman's death it was found to contain £SOOO in bank-notes and a cheque for £IOOO sewn iato the lining.
VJPER-iPROOF. Leon Casse. known as "Pert- In Vi- 1 pere," who kills vipers in the forest of I'ontainebleau, has just been taking a rest after an arduous season, during which lie has killed nearly 700 sanUes.. Ilia average for it year is about 8000. Me sleeps "on, a mattress made of viper skins, and is is said that lie has been i,in-,.n so many times that he no longer suffers,
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 5, 30 January 1909, Page 3
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135PAUPER'S FORTUNE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 5, 30 January 1909, Page 3
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