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Main Street.
Opposite the N. Y. Grocery Store.
Elegant assortment of trimmed Hats
Bonnets, Walking Hats,1u‘1'bans, Sai
ors, etc.
All are cordially invited to call
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Norwalk Hotel
"Oll'llllYS ARE HERE
And as the year closes we naturally
turn back and ask what has been
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BEER is the subject upon which
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Importance of the Matter Before
Disarmament;
SOLDIERS REFUSE TO WORK
Proposition for Our Government to Ad-
vance Funds on 'Security of Customs—
Great Exitement Prevails in the Island
«Americans Enforcing Obedience.-
Havana, Jan. 30.-——Senor Federico"
Mora, the civil governor '0! Hammer.
Saturday declared that the question of
the payment of the Cuban army was
of much greater importance than the
Washington government seems to real-
ze.
He said that if the Cubans were to
collect the customs of the island, which
211:: their property, their first action
would be to meet Cuba's sacred obli~
gations to the army by the payment
in full of the soldiers. But the cus-
toms administration being in the hands
of the Americans, the Cubans make a
simple business proposition to tthe Uni-
ted States government that it shall ad~
vance money to pay the 'troops, hold-l
ing the customs as security.
If the Americans were not present,
Senor Mora further said, Cuba could
easily obtain the necessary loan. The
distribution of this money- 'to the army
is essential to permit the country to
proceed with the work of agriculture,
which must form the foundation of its
reconstruction. The army contains
many men who consider that Cuba, is
in a position to demand the full pay-
ment of the army by the United States,
and assert that other action on the
part of the American government
would be worse tyranny than was ex-
ercised under Spanish sovereignty.
Senor Mora considersthe underesti—
mation of the importance of this mat-
ter unfortunate, and his views are
held by a majority of the Cubans. The
a.
heat of the discussion is daily increas- ,
ing, and the newspapers of the island
are full of arguments in favor of the
payment of the army.
General Snyder reports that five or
six hundred members of the Cuban
army are encamped near Sancti Spiri—
tus, loafing about and pilferlng and
begging food. General Snyder sent
word .to them that if they would come
to Sancti Spiritus and help the Ameri-
cans to clean the town they would re-
ceive pay and rations, but the offer
was refused, the Cubans. replying that.
they were soldiers, not séavengers.'
A prominent Spaniard, long a. resi—-
dent of Cuba, and all of whose- inter-
ests are here, declares that if the Am—
ericans to-morrow demanded the dis-
armament of the Cuban army without
pay, a' storm of passionate protests
would follow, but the army would
obe3, possibly a. few of them becoming
bandits and taking to the hills, He
'also says that the most salutary steps
taken by the Americans since their
arrival in the island have been those
of enforcing obedience to and respect
for their authority. Apolicy of too
great consideration in the [American
relations with the Cubans produces
the impression that the Americans 'fear
them.
The recent strikes in the country on
plantations and railways are said to
be due to the fact that the Havana po—
lice and other Cuban servants of the
government are paid too much. This
breeds discontent among the‘ laborers.
who, consequently, demand more than
the farmers can affordto pay.
Carnegie Offers to Give $100,000.
Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 30.-—Through
the liberallty of Andrew Carnegie, the
State College is likely to have a splen- -
did library building.
Mr. Carnegie offers to donate one
hundred thousand dollars for the edi-
fice, provided the state will appropri-
ate ten thousand dollars annually for
the maintenance of the library and
museum to be connected with it.
There is now a library of more than
fourteen thousand volumes in the col-- ,
lege. The college trustees, at their-
annual meeting here Thursday night,
appointed a. committee to present a
memorial to the legislature setting
forth Mr. Carnegie's offer and describ—
ing the necessity for such a building.
An act has been drafted for the ac-
ceptance of the offer, and it will be
introduced some time this week in the
senate.
our thourhts dwell and we can
truthfully 11:11111'A1l Standards
have been kept. ”
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Hunter or Corstair Whiskies and
Kentucky Taylor in full quarts for
the holidays
(3. H. Mumm‘ 5 Champagne and
Domestic Wines.
Highland Brewery Bottled Beer
delivered to families.
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FALL AND WINTER'
SUITINGS
TROUSERS $5.50 UP.
01d. Suits made to look as good as
new. -
Repairing, Altering, Cleaning and
Pres-sly a Specialty.
Fit and Workmanship guaranteed.
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'woe be unto the professing Christian
The State College trustees have been
informed that President McKinley will
attend the commencement exercises
more important
matters do not interfere.
Dcutsche Bank's Big Purchase.
Berlin. Jan.~30.—--’1’he Deli‘tsche Bank
has purchased 75,000,000 marks of im-
perial consuls from, the German gov—
ernment and 125,000,000 marks of Prus—
sian consols frOm the Prussion gov-
ernment, each bearing three per cent.
interest. ’
The government’s sales of the con—
sols will obviate the necessity of rais-
ing further loans during the present
year. The consols purchased by the
Deutsche Bank will shortly be issued
at prices approved by the Imperial and
Prussian finance ministers.
Passed Immense Icebergs.
St. Johns,’ N. F., January 30.--The
sritish steamer Ulunda. reports im-
mense icebergs two hundred-miles to
the southeast of St. Johns, directly in
the track of Atlantic shipping, and
forming a serious danger to passing
steamers.
Reports from along the coast indi-.
cate that the Arctic ice lice is trav-
elling south rapidly and a. blockade of
the eastern front of the island is im-
pending.
Expansion Urged on Pastors.
Boston, Mass, Jan. 30.-;The Union
Evangelical League of this city has
issued a. circular which has been sent
to 'the clergymen of. all the leading
churches in New England and New
York, urging them to support the pres-
ident and to exert their influence in
creating sentiment in favor of keeping
the Philippines. The circular says:
“If the treaty is not ratified the Uni-
md States ceases to be a. great Chris-
tian influence in the east for God, and
who knowingly obstructs that influ-
' dent McKinley Saturday evening
ence. ”
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ICWANS RECALLED FROM ILOlLO.
Regiment to bc' Itelxeved W'hile the Trans. .
port l’c nsvlv.1ni.1 in {.1 epaired. ‘
Manila. Philippine Islands. Jan. 30.—
Major General Otis has recalled th
Fifty- first Iowa. from Iloilo, so that the
transpo1t Penns3lvania may be ie
paired and the regiment be relieved
as it has been on board of that ves
sel most of the ti me since she left Hon.
olulu.
The Eighteenth infantry and tl.;
Sixth a1 tillely will remain at 110110 1.;-
definitely.
Thc storeship Brutus left here Sat-
urday. ' .
The British first class battleship
Centurion, flagship of Vice Admire;
Sir Edwmd Seymour, commander- in-
chief on the China station, has ar11Ved
here.
Says There is Rivalry.
Barcelona, Jan. 30.--The Manila cor-l
respondent of the Dial‘io says he has!
discovered that the relations between-
Major General Otis and Rear Admiral.
Dewey are most stluained owing to the
profound rivalry which exists between
the land and sea forces of the Unite-f
States in the island.
“The administiatlve morality of the
Americans,’ says the correspondent.
“is below par. The gambling hells ol
Manila. are taxed $1, 200 each and the
police are highwaymen who make 211-
bitrary arrests and then demand from
ten to twenty dollars for the release 01
their prisoners.” .
The correspondent further declares
that the Americans have monopolized
all the tlade and swamped the mar-i
kets with their products, rendering Ion-1
ropean competition impossible. As an
instance of this he alleges that Call-1
forni'an wines are sold in Manila as
genuine Bordeaux.
I’residcnt'VEncourug-ing Lads.
‘Vashington, D. C., Jan. 30.-—-Thc ex-
ecutive committee of the American
Boys’ Association, the object of which
is to build a first class battleship for»
the American navy, is in Washington
consulting various oflicia ls. ‘ y
The boys Saturday had a. conference,
with the members of the naval com—l
mittees of Congress, and the presidenl'
received them. 1
1\11.McKinley assured them of his
deepest interest in their project and
wished them every success.
One of- the principal purposes of their
visit to W'ashington was to ascertain
if the law relative to the naming of the
ships of the navy will permit the pro-
posed vessel’to be christened the Am-
erican Boy, and also to ascertain if
their contribution could be legally ac-
cepted by the government.
’1‘11e3 were informed that neither 01
these points 1. as an obstacle.
A Shortage in His Accounts
Vl'ashington. D. C., Jan 30. ——Cla1'e: lC. ‘
Arthur Hardy. cashier of the Riggs
House, has disappeared, 101' ving a
shortage in his accounts. About to :1
hundred dollars is known to be 1111's.“—
ing, but the loss to the hotel is prob-.
ably greater.
Hardy was a clerk in the ticasul'Y
depaltment up to 11 year ago, and 11.1' -
later emplo3 1d 011 the work connected
with the last bond issue. He claixnewl
to have come from “Texas, Omaha.
Chicago and all points w’est. l
The police have been told that 112’
was a ticket of leave man from Joliet
state prison in Illinois, _to which he
was sentenced for defrauding the Chi-
cago Inter-Ocean.
French-(lei'man Alliance Urged.
Berlin, Jan. 30.~—The Cologne Gazette
forcibly advocates a. rapprochement
between France and Germany in an ar—
ticle which concludes by saying:
An honest peace with France would
not only ameliorate our relations with
Russia, but materially assist Austria
and Italy, thus strengthening the con-
tinental powers against the competi-
tion of the maritime powers. This.
would have the effect of largely real—
izing Count Goluchowski’s idea in {id--
vocating a close union of 'the conti-
nental powers as their moSt important
policy.
Payne Succeeds Dingley.
“lashington, D. C., Jan. 30.——Presi-
an-
nounced the appointment of Represen—
tative Sereno 1:. Payne of New Yer-'1
on the joint high commission to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Representative Nelson -A. Dingley. Mr.
Payne also succeeded Mr. Dingley as
chairman of the ways and means com-
mittee of the House.
Congressman \‘Vaguer’s PAackct Picked.
Norristown, Pa., Jan. 30.—Congr.~ss-
man 1'. P. Wagner of the Seventh dis-
trict, who arrived in Washington Sat-
urday, after a six weeks‘ trip to San
Francisco and the western states, had
his pocket picked while riding in a
Pullman car between Phoenix. A1'i:'..
and Hot Springs, Ark. The purse ta—
ken contained$90 in cash and some
valuable papers.
Speaker Nixon Dangerous y Ill.
Jamestown. N. Y., Jan. 30.--The Hon.
S. Fred Nixon, speaker of the assem-
bly, is at his home in Westfield a. very
sick man. Pneumonia, which was
feared when he started home from
Albany on Friday, has developed in
the right lung. Dr. Park of Buffalo
reached VVestfield Saturday afternoon
but could giVe little encouragement.
Ireland's Visit to the Pope.
Rome, Jan. 30.--It is asserted in Vat-
ican circles that the pope will hear the
views of Archbishop Ireland upon the
questions of Americanlsm in Cuba and
the Philippines.
The day of the pope’s reception of
the archbishop, however, has not been
fixed.
Philadelphia Ready to Sail.
San Diego, Cal, Jan. 30.——Admiral
Kautz has notified the navy depart-
ment that the Philadelphia. is ready to
sail for Samoa. He has been instruct-
ed to sail as soon as Chief Engineer
Bates arrives from Havana. Bates is
expected here to- day.
D cismn in 111;; Land Case
St. Paul, Minn, Jan. 30.--Judge
Lochren Saturday filed a. deciSion in-
volving the right of the Northern Pa-
cific railroad to about one million acres
of land'in northern Minnesota and
Wisconsin. Judge Locsren decides ini
favor of the company.
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»ners in the tripple alliance.
,ded as so, surely
'a'nces .Port
hanged himself to a cell door.
. October ).5,
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Said to be Receiving Financial Support in
' This Country. .. I
IVashin-glon, D. C., Jan. 30.--A'gon~
cillo‘s standing and operations continue
the sulllt‘ct of official discussion. There.
are severe criticisms of the senators
.who have been encouraging this ad-
ventur er by counsels in the preparation
of communications. to the state depart-
ment. But it is upon the conduct of
those who are furnishing Aguinaldo’s
representative with more substantial;
--._. .—-—__—
means to create trouble that the se-'
verest condemnation falls.
with one of the highest officials in the
government on this subject brings out
the fol-lowing views:
“The headquarters of the conSpirau
oies against the authority of the Uni-
ted States in the Philippines are not
only in Hong Kong and Berlin, but in
this country as well," said this ofl‘l-
cial, and with an emphasis which
seemed to bespeak knowledge.
should feel‘compelled to take Agoncillo
into custody, " he said, “for efforts to
Discussion .
incite Aguinaldo and his followers to.
an attack upon General Otis. it would
be a,—se110us embarrassment to several ‘
distinguished gentlemen who claim to
be leaders in American politics
philanthropy.
and 5 . ,. .
also. “gun'a.
“These men, we believe, are givi 111g '
moral and financial support to the pre- .
tenderfrom the Philippines, who al-E
leges the existence of a. republic.
Agoncillo is a diplomatic representative
'of a power he should be sent out of
this country for making public his dip-
lomatic correspondence. If the United
States owns the Philippines by the ces-
sion of Spain, a. question on which
there can be no doubt.when the treaty
is ratified, Aguinaldo and Agoncillo
are seditious persons, inciting rebel-
lion. If the Philippines belong to Spain
and we are still in a. state of war,
Agoncillo .is a spy and could be so
treated. In any one of. these supposi-
tions the gentlemen known to be Am-
erican citizens and holding office un-
der this government, are acting outside
the law.in conferring with him and
giving moraland material support to
his cause.”
THE LULL lN CHINESE AFFAIRS.
It. Does Not Indicate an Improved Situa-
tion.
London, Jan. 30.--Li.ttle has been
heard recently of international rival—_
ries in China, but this does not indicate
that the situation has substantially
improved. There is good reason to be-
lieve that Lord Salisbury regards vacute' ,
trouble in the spring as certain unless
diplomacy should meantime find some
means of averting it. He, therefore,
is playing a. double game just now, his
main object being to arrive at a. friend-
ly understanding with Russia, and he.
seems fairly sanguine. He is also en-
deavoring to insure a powerful coali-
tion against Russia. in case she de—
velops her aggressive policy to an un—
bearable extent between now and May.
Here he has. not received much tangi-
ble encouiagemcnt, Ambassador
Pauncefotc having; received nothing
but geneialities 'in response to his cau—
tious inquiries as to the extent to
which America would go for the pro-
tection of American interests in the far
East.
. Italy, it is understood, has. intimated
that she will not act without her part—
Austria
does not regard her interests as sufi'r-
ciently great to warrant her doing any—
thing against Russia. and the German
emperor as good as declared that 111:
would await events. France is regur-
{ussian that tho
French government has not. been ap-
proached.
The pretence that Wei Hal Wei bol—
Arthur is no longer made.
The London v an office budget £01 thr
coming se: sion will contain a special
'appropl‘dation for defensive and offen-
sive works at \Vci Hal Wei, because it
is part of the ministerial policy to
make believe that the place is worth
keeping. but if the .var department
had its way Wei Hal Wei would soon
be abandoned £01 one of the several
places which the experts have recom—
mended. 01112 of these Chusan,ha;~1
repeatedly been llnnexed by r11m01, but
it is almost certain that this year will
‘See the union jack waving there.
Kills Hinisr-lf in Prison.
.l., Jan. 30.--Frank Mc-
prisoner in the Essex.
county penitentiary, in Caldwell, com-
mitted suicide Saturday by hanging
himself. He had been ill and was in
the hospital ward. He used bandages
which had been about his head in
ending his life. He tore them off and
made a. rope out of them and then
McZa ane
was serving a sentence of three months
for larceny.
Newark, N.
Zane. colored, a
Cut Prices in Glassware.
Pittsburg. Pa., Jan. 30.-—The.bottom
is being knocked out" of prices on
pressed glassware, and prices on all
staple goods am. being cut, in some in-
stances as much as ten, fifteen and
even twenty-five per cent.
Many firms have signified their in-
tention of shutting down their works
rather than to try to meet the ruin—
ous competition. The price cutting is
attributed to the failure to form a com—
bine a few weeks ago. '
Elections in Hayti.
.Washington, D. C., Jan. 30.--Ministc;'
Powell reports from Port au Prince
that the election for members of the
Chamber of Deputies passed off quiet-
ly and resulted in the election of gov—
ernment candidates, so that the gov-
ernment has an absolute majority in
both chambers. '
This, it is thought. will insure the
stability of. the present government.
A Populist Loader De‘ad.
Fort Worth, Tex.. Jan. 30.--Evun
Jones, one of-the most prominent fir;—
ures in the Populist party, died Fri-
day night at his home.
Mr. Jones was on the national Popu—
list ticket with General Weaver and
was also a congressional candidate on
, the Populist ticket two years ago.
Guilty of Manslaughter.
Tremor. 1', Jan. 30.~-Robert 132111011;-
was found guilty of manslaughter in
the first deg-rec on Saturday. The jury
had been out nearly 20 hours.
Balfour was indicted for murder 1'11
the first degree in having caused the
death of! icnry W‘ 11112 at Valley Falls.
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PORTO RICAN MUSIC.
""110 National Instrument is Simple, Bu:
Ingenious.
Like all other Spanish speaking:
people, the Porto Incans are fond of
music. Every cafe has its orchestra.
for a cafe would hardly do business
without one.
Nearly all of the airs are pitched in.
a minor key which even when intcdcd
to be joyous contains :1 plaint to the
Anglo- Saxon ear. To one who has
traveled in Spanish lands the 111111-
sic of Porto Rico at first seems verv
familiar, but the car is not long in
discovering something novel in the ac-
companiment to the melody.
It sounds at first like the rythmical
shufflcof fest upon :1 sand floor, and
one might suppose some expert clog—
da'nccr was nimbly stopping to the
“If m, f music made by the violins and guitars
The motion is almost ltOO quick. too
complicated for this. however. and it
is the deftucss of fingers and not of
feet which produces it. ‘
It comes from 11111 only nmsicnl i11—
Sl‘l’lllllelll' native to the \l’cst Indies.
" which word is pronounc-
(ell “huir-r-n." with a soft-roll and
twist to the ton-coo only possible to
be native. The "guira" is. :1 gourd
varying in size in different instru—
ments. 011 the inverse -('111'vc of thc
gourd 1111130111: slits like those in the
top of :1. violin. On the other side of
the gourd opposite the. holes is a series
of deep scratches. The player bal-
ances the gourd in his left hand. hold—
ing it lightly that none of the reson—
ance may be lost.
'lVith the right hand be rapidly rubs
this roughened side of thc gourd with
a two-tincd steel fork. In the hands of
:1 novice this produces nothing.r but a
harsh. disagreeable noise: In the
hands of :1 native "'guira"
wonderful rhythmic sound comes from
this dried vegetable shell. :1. sound
which. in its place in 'the orchestra.
becomes music, and most certainly
gives splendid time and considerable
volume to tho perfornmucc.
The player‘s lmnd moves with light-
ning rapidity. 'l‘lic stool fork at times
111:1kes «long swoops the whole length
of the gourd. and thcn again vibrates
with incredible swiftness over butnn
in-ch'or two of its surface. There
seems to be :1, perfect method inifs
playing. thong-11 no musical record- is
before the player. and it seems to he»
:1 matter purely of his fancy and his
car as to how his. pm": shall harmonize
with the melody of tho stringed i11-
struments. '
The g11i1.1 is found in all the: “'0“
Indies. but sccms especially popular
in’Po-rto Rico. The. players generally
make their own 111strun1e-n-1is and up»
parcntly become attached to them. for
as poor as these strolling players arr.
they will hardly part with their gnirns.‘
even when offered 11-11 limes their runl
value. They are distinctly :1 I’m-tn
Ilican curio. and. strange {18 it 111:1":
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f'\-‘,111.I‘o'.'to 11:0 1s probably lll‘Ol'(‘
(Institute of touiists “loot” 'lmn any
fmcign ('0111111'3 known to tho 11'3ch
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sew-1111111 51111111 111113' <-o11gr:1tul:11:c him»
self. for it will be hard to get. and is
the very thing which 0:111 be carried
away f1'c'111 the island as :1. souvenir
which is 111911.11“; lv native. and pecu-
li:11'.—l{:111:'~'.:.s City Star.
lo Saw the Point.
The following story is told of :1- Phil-
adelphia. 111illionaire who has been
dead some years. A young 1115.111 came
to him one day and askcd pecuniary
aid to start him in business.
"Do you drink?" asked the million-
aire. '
"Once in :1 while.”
“Stop it! Slop it for :1 your and then
come and son 1110." The young: man
broke, off the habit at once. and at the
0nd of the your came to sec the 11111-
lionaire again.
"Do you smoke?” asked the success-
ful 1111111?“
“Now and then.”
“Stop it! Slop it for :1. your and then
come and see. me, again."
Th:- young man went home and
broke away from this habit. It took
him sometime. but finally he worried
throng-11.1111- year. and presented 111111-
sclf again.
“Do you chow?”
thropist.
“Yes I do " was the desperate reply.
“Stop it! Stop it for :1 year; then
come mid see. me again." The young
man stopped chewing. but he. never
went back :1 gain. “’hcn asked 'by his
anxious friends why he never called
on the millionaire again, he replied
that he knew exactly what the man
was driving at. “He'd have told me
that now that I have stopped drinking
and mucking and chewing; I must-have
saved enough to start myself in busi-
ness. And I l1:1ve."——Youtl1’s Compan-
ion. .
asked the philan-
DIonding I' irds’ Legs.
Young chickens and other birds fre~
quently 111'20111 the bones of their legs.
and it‘ progcrly attended to. these
fractures can, be easily cured with
very little ll'OllllflC. As soon as the in-
jury is noticed the fracture must be
carefully cleaned and washed with
warm water. and then wrapped with
:1 bit. of cotton. Splints are then pre-
pared for the fractured lim-b, prefer~
ably of split eldcrwood, the pith of
which is taken out. These splints are
fastened to the. cotton with adr‘op of
glue. and hold tightly in place by be-
ing wound with linen thread. Thebnnd-
age or. dressing are left undisturbed
for some three or four weeks; then the.
leg is soaked in tepid water until the
bandage comes off easily.
ure will have completely healed in
that time. Canaries and other pet
biids can be sl111ilarly treated in case
of :1 fracture of :1 leg, only the elder
splints arc- ubstitutcds by pieces
cardboard. and the bondage is left but
two weeks on the little. winged pa-
tieuts. '
These snakes
player :1'.
The fract-'
of,
CURES GOlTRE WITH SNAKES. ‘
Rochester Man Winds Reptiles Around'
the Necks of His Patients.
All the rural 'visito-rs in Rochester,
N. Y., 0'0 to see Rattlesnake Pete’s
museum on their arrival. Pete's
specialty is rattlesnakes. . He gets
postal cards from people every day in
the week telling him Where there are
signs of raiders. If there are any
rattlers there. Pete gets “them. .
Petp, whose last name is Gruber, has
made :1 discovery :in studying the hab-
its of snakes that is expected -to be of
value (to the medical profession. Any
physician will tell how hard it is to
treat :1 goitrc successfully. The per-
centage of cures is very small. Inez
Gruder. Polo's little daughter. was
tron-bled with one -of these obstinate
swelliugs 'on her neck, and the hunter
of rattlers Spent considerable money .
in trying to get' it cured. Having»
found the value of snakes in other
ways, he decided to try them on the
goitrc. He took a common grass
snake. about three feet long, and al-
lowed ‘it to coil itself about the child’s
neck. and repeated the process every
day for two or three weeks. To .1115
surprise and joy the goitre disappear-
ed. The snake died, but the‘c‘hild‘s
lifc.v'ilicl1 was threatened by the
alarming growth of the swelling, was‘
saved. '
Mr. (lru-lier’s method of using the
snakes in case of goltrc is practically
the some in all cases. In accordance
with the physically strength of the
patient he selects 1a snake from three.
and one-linlf feet to ‘six fet in lng‘th.
are in all cases 111011-
venomous. and principally produced in
Florida. Baring the patient’s neck, the
creature is placed in two orthrec
coils around the neck, principally over
the (swelling. T'he snake is muzzle'd
with a rubber band, and is usually
allowed to coil its head, and some.-
timcs also its tail. around the upright
post of :1 chair or other object, in
order to afford --it leverage. A few
minutes after it has been placed in
position the reptile begins :1 gentle.
uniform expansion and contraction
along its 01111110 length. This is kept
up from a 11:1 If to tlnce- (1111111 ters (if an
hour when it. is ..llowed to uncoil
::1_'-:1dunl ly and glide envoy from rthe
pationl'. neck. The process is re—
peated at intervals of one week for
about six weeks. ' he snake usually
dies :1: the expiration of from six to
eight weeks.
.1 REASONABLE REASON.
Griffin—Why was it dat l
Deacon
didn’t sec you at Sunday school yester—
day, Joseph Jackson?
Joseph J31 KSOll—I 1eckon ’twas be-
cause I wasn t de1 e, 39.11 .—New York
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