A MAN was hanged by the neck until he was dead.

　　"Whence do you come?" Saint Peter asked when the Man presented

　　himself at the gate of Heaven.

　　"From California," replied the applicant1.

　　"Enter, my son, enter; you bring joyous2 tidings."

　　When the Man had vanished inside, Saint Peter took his memorandum-

　　tablet and made the following entry:

　　"February 16, 1893. California occupied by the Christians3."