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Fond Of Soiituds.-There has just died at Co.
6lentZ, IN the prison called the Convent of tho
Carmelites, man known by the name Of "The
old Frenchman with the white beard" confined
there 80 years, of which % were voluntary. In
1911, a soldier of the 29th Regiment of French
Dragons was discovered asleep, with his head on
his knnpsack, in the forest of Coblentz and taken
up asa deserter. He stated his name to be Anto-
MO Alivera, native of Aosta. in Piedmont, and
that he had received his discharge, with a pension
of2OOf year, from being subject to frequent fits
of mental alienation. The authorities loft him
temporarily in prison. There he remained until
the allisa IEo9ps IE .setered cobentz. in 1914, be4
depot of French prisoners. This he strongly pro-
tested against, declaring that he was not French
prisoner, but an Italian discharged from the SER
vice. In the course of the next year his father
and mother arrived, and obtained his liberation,
and took him with them on their way home. At
little distance from Coblentz, he suddenly quit
ted them and returned to the prison. requesting
permission to be allowed to resume his quarters.
This was allowed, with full liberty to 60 out when
he pleased. Notwithstanding this permission, he
never left his cell for % years, and during that
period never asked for light or fire, no matter
how severe might be the cold. He spent his time
in making hair rings, ivory thimbles, box paper
cutters, and other little objects, which he sold to
the strangers who came TO see him. He was ~
years old at his death; and having mover cut his
beard, which was very long, and Of exceeding
whiteness, and being of lofty stature, he had
most venerable appearance. He died worth 100
thalers (about 10000, which he had saved during
his Imprisonment.