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Show raved l.lsalw. Uoonil! Man, A modern illustration ot the npoo-y phal story of bow Queen Eleanor savef tha Hfo of King Hoary after that man. arch Lad been, stabbed with a polsonel dagger occurred recently In Africa. Is tho recent fighting around IJmu Is Nigeria In Vet Africa a detachment ot Urltlsh were ambushed by a forci of natives who poured In n sbowei of poisoned arrows upon them Col Lowry-Cole and Capts. Tbadle an Bryan, three ofOMra out of tho foul eominandlng.tho dstacbrarnt, were hll b) arrows. Tho poison which tha natives na-tives use for their arrows has beet known to prbva ratal In a fow mln utes Dr Thompson, tho aurgoon ol tho expedition, as roon aa tho olllccn were hit, nicked tho blood from thi wounds and with It tho poison At soon ns h had atttndid tho offleert ho looked after tho men and found that fifteen hid uton lilt Ho gave th same treatment to them All recovered. Tho doctor experienced no ill effects from his action |