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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir:
l adopted your Christmas suggestion, and Tor
the hrst time In my life commenced TO read the
Bible. Following the course YOU recommend ed,
1 began with st. Matthew and read ON until
came 10 those horrible words, viz, think not
| am come TO send peace on earth. | come not
10 send peace tut a sNOrd. Flr ! am come To
set man AT vari nee against us father, aud tue
daughter against her mother, ana tne daughter
Ia law against her mOtne4-in Law. AMI a li4n
foes shall 90 tncy u his own household" As
tho anoya appears 10 be "a positive declaration
vi Jesus himself, l confess that | glory now
more tnuu ever IN being AN inudel, and II your
object WAS To convert me from th4t 90 want Of
iaitl II has miscarried. Yours, worry truly,
GEORGE NJ. 4 ULM ILL.
NEW YORK, Dec. p, 1870
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has followed YOUR advice and would say fur
ther that we infdels have 10 fault to ind With.
but see much TO admire IN most Of the sayings
ana te chings OF Christ We are In tull agree
ment with yourself, that the world would be
much better N His teachings md doctrines we're
nut In practice. hut admitting all this cannot
accept Him as the chiefest OF ten thousand
and the altogether lovely" He does nu' hll ny
ide.l. We throw around CHRIST the glamour OF
iirht tGat il civen ne hy Mnithew. Marx. Luke,
and John. Not to me - lie the God to whom
can ascfihe " all honor and all RI rv world with
out end. amen" Yet Of all your readers. there
IL not one that will more sincerely wish that the
coming year may Witness the iulnlment o. the
anrciic anthem, "pcace on eurihl Good will 10
men" Yours. in most matters IN full agree
mont, but always yuur appreciative reader,
BROOKLYN, Dec %. W. W.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. Having
answer to correspondents on the Moody and
Sinkey stories about converted infdels. l ask
the question, what Is an inndel1 Webster says
inndel means unfiithful; also, as disbelieving
the Inspiration OF the Scriptures. Had Webster
not been an orthodox Christian, perhaps he
would not have given the word two d millions
that have nothing In common. 1t il a we'll
known fact that some OF the purest and most
faithful men ana women, as j stuart Mill, Fran
ces PO@er COuDe, Harriet MArtineau, Spencer,
Huxley Darwin, and many others IN Eur ne,
and Parker Ernestine L. Rose, Emerson, Gerrit
smith, Lucretid Mott, Garrison. Phillips, trOtn-
ingnhm, and many Others IN this country We
reiec ed the idea of the supernaturi character
aud miraculous inspiration OF tue Bible. IL has
been abundantly demonstrated that disbelief
IN supernatural revelation ~ perfectly COMBAT
ible with pure heart and clean lie and this
want some proof Of so marvellous "A statement
that eighteen tnndels, including the President
OF an infdel oluo were converted in Edin-
burRh.' You say YOU have ofen heard OF inn
oeis being converted. Have you ever seen one 2
There are IL Is true, inst noes Of the conversion
greatly mended their fortunes thereby also Of
Catholic priests who wanted to marry; also OF
jews VINO, having become tired Of the unpOpu-
lar side. uave become converted, ana been well
coined to honorable positions by new-fuunu
Christian friends. But tue CONSCIENTIOUS con-
victions and sincere habits Of thought Of many
years are not apt to be changed IL tvinkiing.
Can lHE sun point to just one inndei ot THIS
description who has been converted from Tree
thought 10 populsr Chr istisnity oy the preaching
and SINGING OF Moody, Sanke,. or anybody else
Yours very respectfully, W. Z. H.
BROOKLYN, Dec. -,
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NOVEL CHARITY ram.


charity fair for the relief OF the deserving
poor Of tue Twelfth Assembly D,sriet Will be opened
on January 10 IN the Dry Doca BANK building, East
Fourth street, near ID The Hon. Andrew Mills
President Of tho Dry DOCK Daui, lne Hon. kAward r.
AoyniLan, the Hon. Joseph Arc4Doi, lhos L. suttllne
Maurice sullivan, Geo. y la34ls, MAJ)r Peter Dove,
john Paar owen shielas, A. Waits. anu other we'll
known castt ide merchants and business men, are IN
crested lA tAe movement, beside the Clrrsymcn Ia
tnIt locality. Mrs 49, T. lslot4s Is prfsil 'ut ~ the
association, so1ed p Mrs T. ter ioNr, Mia, Nassic
Mn. Wfcde, Ails. A. watts, WIS Joseph Arcnuo d. Ars
7. I su.tAn', Mrs. Lohu Mo 80, 10 s. .. EHosGs,
Mrs Ihuip birmingham, ana tus wives ~ the ullerent
nIh4.4ttr
toutIluft.u7 VIII be received on and after Jan A.
cars, East outth street. near AYCu.p a. tiuz us
Nnu are oppose % soup y .sc., nam ', tNi li.-
crmnate ms giving generally ait curnr.tY rfq lr.t
ed 10 ttRc lAri iu tnA Lus Atl, il t1sJN Atluu
Is determined that the proce d. OF th" lr sA nr dl'
trDutd o. tnust OOH Who, alder CAREFUL uNallAaiIOu
ais found 60 ue worthy Oi rrNti.
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4 Hopeful InndeI.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str
l. as one OF your Inhdel readers, have carried
out the recommendation given IN this days sun.
| have read tho wondrous story OF Cnrists life
as given US IN the Gospel Of Marx, aud hnd
much to admire ana appreciate. la the early
part u his career 1nd MIN IN kindly social in
tereourse vita pabhcans and sinners Not from
his lips came the words 81 am holler than
thou" read Of his uttering the memorable
words: "1he Sabbath was made for man" &c,
and a. his question, is II lawful to do good on
the Sabbath dayf" tho Pbarisees are stricken
dumb. In the words Behold my mother and
brethren,' he proclaims the brotherhood Of the
human family. In that beautiful parable Of the
sowcr, does he not show tn 1 better coudita ns
Will u. lie better human bclng3f ! T al also the
words, "Nit1 what measure ye nrto ~ sual
sutuly be mcte % you again. AS sc SOW SO
shall ye reap" IWould write those wurIs on
tne biue sky, So that every mornings sun
should lash tnem to an awaheniuS world tet
any iuh lel say Aught against lti lustce II he
can. with what measure e meet, II sh.ll 10
mtted to YOU again" " II any man b. NY di,ci.
"Do nor boar false witness" " Defraud not"
No inndel IN all this broad land but what viii
respond-risht! jusll Now. do not the inndes
hs much as the ChrIstians2 See how
grand,y Christ strikes down the whole fabric OF
ceremonial wuTsAip. Whose heart Is 50 cold
that II cannot ne touched with the pictures OF
Chrsts sympathy for human suffering. l. there
no Nnllst ludl can ltS Auv hungry Ab"haA ~
ms lwenty-nrst Ward ~ Brooklyn there arc
over three hundred men who have almost been
without work all the summer, ANA when the
mechanic or liuorer can obtain no work, YOU
ma be sure his table Is not very abundi ntly
complied. In many q home on TINS thn-tmt,
Il y the miracle OF the loayes and fishes would
be very gratefully received. Ony yesterday
saw a woman with three children ana her httle
bit Of furniture on tho sidewalk nee iuao sine
could not pAy her rent. ihe church are lacking
either the power or inclination 10 work for the
temporal salvation OF those "that gre almost
fan min fnr lI In
day uflVe fast horses, with splendid equipages,
and their shirt fronts are radiant With
diamonds whose money value would keep n
elnaIl family IN cuii lar,tiyc IN ponce.
aaye written this 10 snow that one lundel
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10 lock at" Wei, he couldn't do H." said
Granny u len, alittlo queruiously, and Went on,
VI don't think we can 90 anv Inure f3r YOU 20.
that the ~ nee was over, and william Eddy
came out OF the cabiLct.
MORE DOUBTS.
The sitting wac, on tho WHOLE said TO be sue
ces iful. aud we paid Mr.. Brown dollar each.
liar with the regular rates for stances, hut
what matter II YOU arc sati Ned p But II was
evident TINT he was not satisfed and ~ wo
drove down tho mill he cpntded 10 me tn Il he
thought the mInffcstatiuns were not genuine.
lie believed That Wu. Eddy was tho ruling
spirt' OF all. Between the manifestations there
was Ger ans abundant time r him to change
his dress. though the different sizes 81 the apr
rlti Ions was more dinicut 20 explan. Inc al
Legged rpii1ts, however, stood with their feet
pnrtIy concealed by tho cuitain. and where tall
figures werc required the medium may have
q epped upon something. or stopped to repre-
sent shorter form. i was not fortunate enough
to verify Mr.. Browns assertion that "the spirts
often raise the curtain, 50 that the medium ~
seen sitting IN tho chair. while the spirit Is
standing outside Of tho cabinet, both spirit and
mortal being visible at the same time.
I am inclined TO think that though the tests
were very slight, Mrs. Andrews eince was the
nection / may relate an incident illustrative Of
Mr.. Cncw's obedience TO spiritual mandates
10 the smoking car of the eastward bound train
spirits which communed with their friends at
tho Cascade sittings Dr. Bacon nc sud, n once
prominent resident Of the LOCALITY, was the chef
OF these airy visitors. A few evenings previous
ly he mad entered the cir le and gwen young
Chew great deal " excellent advice, and re-
commended bis parents to send him for year 8
tuition to Winsted, Conn. Mr.. Chew ala not
! take two minutes TO make IN his mind. and the
! young man, ns / was sneukinn with NM was
| travelling as fast as an express train could carry
him, to the scene, let US nope, OF future schol-
! astic tiumphs. Certainly Mr.. chew Is conss-
! tent In his spiriualistic doctrines.
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The Week of PRAYER.

To-day begins the "Wook of Prayer, "
which "a observed by Christians Of many de-
nominations Specii meetings wll be held I'm
cal" The subJec appointed Tor each day are
as follows:
Today-sermons The Love o. COO Perfected In
Him who 'kesputh his word" "a john H., D.
Monday, Jan. g. Thank giving and Confessions y
retrospect of the pas year.
tuesday Jan 4.-Prayc Tor tho Church Of Christ.
"Wednesday Jan D. Prayer tor families Tor G9dlcss
parents I. prouigal sOns for children W. school
Ihrsday, Jan. 0.Prayer for ru - magistrates 3, ana
stltrbnen ..--
Friday, Jan, 7Prayer for Christian MISSIONS hhu LOT
the Conversion Of the wotll,
turday, ian. 8 Pr yer tor all nations, , ,
sun 10y, Jan, 5er,nOnsi The Ultimate Efiumph''
Ps4nn ,Axil, Ia
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some Astronomical and Other Problems
CheerfuIly Considered.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: Your
pleasant challenge to lnndels on Christmas Day
wa drec. call on them TO reply. You said
they would celebrate Christmas, and they did.
not in commemoration OF tho birth Of Jesus
for the strongest lnndels' do not believe there
ever such a man-but ~ the astronomical
birth of the sun at midnight between the oath
and 18th OF December, this fact of the sun being
born then being one OF the proofs that Jesus
was the sun, another being that Jesus In the old
languages means the sun, and still third being
that those who claim the human Jesus admit
that he was not born on Christmas. The inndels
would correct you when you call Mark and Luke
AuOstles and would say YOU had only to 20 into
Trinity Church on broadway, and look at the
great window over the chancel to find proof
that Matthew. Mark Luke, and John were never
men, hut constitutions IN the zodiac. dlvi ing
the year into seasons, and respectively publish
Ing the gospels Of those seasons, thus further
| eyincing That Jesus was the sun, and the whole
affair astronomic mythology. And certainly the
"strongest lnndels" would repuditte your as
sumption Of Jesus az the son OF Mary" II re.
quired to accept the CORRESPONDING statement'
t1at he had no father, or not human father ~
also they wOuln say that " his language" WIS
the utter reverse OF wise, not hppant sweet,
not malignant; eleyaiine, not baneful," when
he cursed the nc tree, declared PRAYER could
! pluck up mountain and cast It into the sea.
| and denounced, "he tnat beliCveth NOT shall he
| damned" They would pronounce the "beatl-
tudes" by no means perl, ct, me Of them be-
! Ing mystic and monkisn, and the suustance OF
the Others having been uttered 10y good men
ages before and they wOuid deny that the
world would be better IL his doctrines we're ge n.
orally put into practice, for then We should have
! 70 resign our science, progress. and all that
makes w our cViliz alton, and go back to seek
| ing first the KINGDOM 81 God" taking no
| thought for tue morrow" ard waiting to he
clio he'd and fed like lilies and epairowsl Al
! last the inadels would say that tney knew a
| thousand times better what Il Is necessary To dc
| to live IN the nineteenth ceutJr, ,tndn any Nazi
| rene ever could. All this the inhdels believe
sacredlv. but with equal and kind regard FOL
those who think diffrren ", ami now especially
| the editor vino SO pie unity calls out this ex
| preston and comparison of views.
\ RUTH SEEKER.
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The First Mife's Childrcn.

The contested will OF Patrick burke was ad-
mttcdto probate ON FsllAY. lie let widow, three
children by ne deceased wife, three children by the
second wife, and fhOOp1 ia bequeathcd t. the chill.
inca las tls. Was, 500, tJJ ad TO the t.OlAi
rsthoc Orphnn Asyu n, 81 900 ana me nih' ~ MS
tsi4lCt 10 NtpN Aul Nor tl."r thlIfgiI LUe llIe
Children VI The MI NLfe o0nlesled Tao wan.
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4 splElrUALlSTlC REVIVAL
v ynpY tND ms ndND or
WIN" .i,JpERS ~ MORiIId.

\. ..,, ." iI' '''7
|Ni'' .f..U .m NuhurI. JOB ih" 0iNic |
about ''- r, n.f as wears 10 las been .
% Nr" '' ...I.. ID, ,,ri.u. dctrcr- .
,,,...fH iN. h., AL
.,....i Do. f.Ym tue -inlic "'HcN'i III Wv
oil W'- I. nlN developed medium. II /
dnttfuc 2" ''' t,.i..,.,tcrso f /
ma, nnf. perl ii.' '' ''' '''' IL,
... .. II..-i pint lhnd' hut u l7' at i'"H''0 /
tat "''' l...f th. hur,au, and AN exceed /
urumiucli 3" 900 " w ., ,.i,,,.r s, oil
, i. ,t,,.I.t rt.. o. summer anu N'"'''' ''' III
h-N .f,.-.. vt spirits. II occupies
fiah'' " ~ lille surrounding IL on all
chlrmiu- -''' ..,,,,., If d, mountain
.iles rI,in. % Cine -'urih N-l''' VI U''"''',''
49,. and 900 lt- simple beauty uhu"up'cuN
village '''' ..... mot nat only for the
forming a very "''' '''' az, 60. ,,, &
.., Innings who uroi-A hAlN Wal'''"''"' w. '"'
any t..,, ,f their mundane associates,
tcull""' l ....t. ,res in the vacation
but also i't tNt"A
80,
t .,i r..fuf Slirltualism I'm Mo-
AZ tine h'N' WN' - ......t. t.,. ,,.,,,,,r
ra,la stand. Mr.. NORRIS N'' w. ''''''
..,f h,,f,.r manifesto 900 'u- "l tue most 7tIt-
AZ VIZ ,... ..,n-f,ntl, tu,iug place. Some
hns nature "'' t...t ,,.,tt,r,t.
YEAR, ago Nf- N'N'," ,,.. ....,.,.
,,..~. ...f.l Startled thD surrounding country
uc po"'F-'"' ,fI.n,,rinn,,nce called
by iht l"ii'"- U.t anil NIGHT .fter
up Mlt,ualAtI"u i'N""'d' an" h'-"' "''''
.., Mr. k,I,r. house, where the s,ttings
hA"' 5000 ...t.l ,,ith xt-ttora from far
were gwen was '''""'" ,'r
and near Those were iiN\ uN7 ''' "''N
drivers ana "'' ..,..... Al. .r..t f,ro,
moved night Hiirr htW ln ',N.. ",I t,r,o
Up thr pogo 't' ,.r,. tf,,i'ir To- n,.-
aeiin. and iir ,. i,',t..i.,, iiut
ormnndni" 1910 wN" AiIuel l'. "' ,ar,,,s
lu the t'nu ilNn "l h't ,'i'''-'. W. :, i,..
len MorWi aNn. Wl'I u''u'i',,- i,,,,, a., IN.
Iltcr. i'i NN.' 'l'',' 90. $500 as IT,. l.''.l ~
c4ar. about 'Ai Il.I'- '.Ui '''.''i ''' 80 az,
Wl-.u liN' ''' "il'-'' 49,, .. ,,u
other trrd iN Ni. i'l ili avg tti,t
sp.rt- 30 300 The Vastly ufyP, N"t "7 ''lii' "''''l
AWAY NN.N" MN'' 'ilfl iNi' W. l,'..'l
-,p.r the agents became 80 uumer1u, h- I"
f.t
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NEW York. Sunday, Dec. rs, 1875. " -
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At last the curtain WIS drawn aside, and
form, closely resembling lnAt ~ GOV oilis
Wright, ana also not unlike Nr. WIN m EGdy
himself stepped out He had "A spe king trun
iet IN his hand, tlr, rs | WAS subsequently told,
some spirits can say nothing without one, ana
Ul-ing the Instrument 10 his HOS, he rotndiked
III 10 the lignl in the cabinet was altogether too
strong Tor the spirits. fney did not ouject 10 the
night Of tho lamp Ia the room, but they could
not stand tho daylight that shone IN upon
them through the chunks aud apertures inside
" Ave, ave-" sad Mr.. kocler, with great COM
mi ton, 1T cuts EN- all to pieces INC
spirit was sand TO 90 MIR. Browns brother in law,
ana he y obably hold that relationship liut
had "A suspicion thatit was liNing and not a
dead hrothcr-in-lAw, and that his name was VII
liam Eddy.
As soon AZ tho trumpeter had retired, an un-
natural voice was heard In the cablnet. II may
have been that Ol "a aged woman, hut IL sound
ed like mans very badly disguised IL said (;
That chap that was here last night examining
tho cabinet tore away some OF the lining, and
lot ia the Daylight" is that you, Granny
Elenf" exclaimed Mr.. Keeler. =" I'm pleased to
SEQ YOU" lie didn't SEQ her at all, but sue an
swered gr.ciously; lNank YOU, and added ;
Some people thinks themselves very clever
That fellow wanted To find something, sup,
pose" :" les well he didn't IND YOU tyranny,
sad MIR. Keeler, Win bid iAW.'ilariltN "or ne no
hands IuiI," said tue Bprit, Indignantly why
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-12-01
Stolen or Strayed.

Two white borses wbits fea bstsen pony VIZ bell oH when last The other white horse thio r order. Any person giving ineornnation 70 0. Hes6
 Co Of tue snove desedoed aai1ss will os made ss@' hec .s-. ss- -t-Tt ffer D CNoRJLAnp.
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-12-01
fer Patent to the
 Oriental Nine.
U. $ LAND OFFICE.

PRESCOTT 4 IT.. October % Ie76
 No'ice is hereby given that August Y Rautz whoss poSi.h address Is 'rescott 4 IT. has this day fe his application for ratent for f'een hud cd q G) linpsr fec of The Oriental or vein herir silver win ,s lace Srnu"d thrre hundred and five fC5' feet in dh srIte lying and being in Pck Nini-g District Couufv "f faVarai and Territory of Arizona ant known and deSgnaied by the feli and official plat on Ele u this office as Lot N 37 The being unsurveyed lands The ex er"r boundaries of said Lot No 9 being as follows tO vi
 Nari Vti"n lie $ east beginning the centre If Ledse a e southwest line of the claim tHenr. running N 45o 2S W five l5 feet & ". corner n' rhe C aiu and Monument No l. Frora this corner a whire"al tree l2 inches in diameter bears $ 33o 5G F.. Twent-ive t22i feet sfant Fr corner a rcd oak ch.s a diameter bea's 50 5S w. h riv six 6 feet sianL 1h"nce N. 3 035 east 6teen hundred O5OoD M'rurnent No ? at rhe \ " corner of claim. From this corner cky ledge Opdyte Butr-. naked T on wes sd" siiuat dle 4s0 feet .fpm War Eagle Gu'ch belrs N l3o s, E 23 fee. inc .s distant Fron sne corner, white nak tree. 29 inches n d'Hn.tr bszed and marked east side bears \ goo 2Y -sst l39 eet distant Themes g. 5+o2 F. three hundred ssd i've (3)5 iettto Monument No. 3 at the r. "f me cam; fr''n his corner r"ckv ledge Opdvke Butte bears \. 4sS 4 w q hundred and hreey f3 feet distant. Ttercn S 35o w fifteen hu ir-.i C5 feet 10 N nun'ent NJ. fnir (4) ai the $ F. currsrd s'am Thence \. 3io s w. BOO et .. po.- of begnrisg Con'aining 5O2 The 6 W. corner oi ciain. bears on Fast line oi TnrradO claim. tle 2d north tension of P'ck lode. owned by T N Al xander.
 The location of this mine is duly recorded in Book F. J "f he Winning Reco ds of lavapai County A. T. pages 3S6 3l9 and 360
 Any and all Ters,ns claiming adversely any portion es said Orenta mine sad mining ground herpinbefre described required l., file their adverse claims win the Register of the Unt.d States and ,c- Prescott. Aiir1na Territory during he sixty days Tersd of pub hra'iOR hereof hsv vii be barred by virtue of bs pro- s'ons Of the sia'ute.
 "c2o WILLIAM \. KELLY. Register
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-12-01
City Property for Sale.

lam offering for ,ie ny property McCrrmick St.. In F,rvscsr consiesng cf two l. Hsass win three snan rsoms a Shop eoxS6 n. Chicken Heuse and other out hsisex The Les -nclos-d hy god fence. fs is desirable place to live will sell cn ressnsbs serns Gail ai the premises and lo,k fg ycns,slt - 4 s ss E.w. WILEY. ks<e4 oe4s ssss ls 5 La l xsass-a ~
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-12-01
The 9glner.
~.
 Centennial Snake Story.

From ;he CopeoIdia lK4nsAsI Estsrpse, October 20
 On Saturday last We were asked by Mr. Jonathan FuIford if we had ''heard about the snakes" We hadn't and he proceeded to tell Us a story that we at first thought incredible, but which we are at last faln to believe and which we now know to be true having seen the horIid sight, and can vouch with sworn affidavit it necessary, as can others who have visited the scene within the past two weeks. as to the truth of what we have to relate.
 On the 2nd instant, toward evening, a young son of Mr. A. Thompson who lives about eight and and half miles from town southward. was passing over hill oD the farm of Mr. Gibbs Myers, a neighbor, in quest of his fathers cattle, when he step ped accidentally. into a small hole, and drawing his leg out quickly drew with 1t several serpents. The sight frightened the lad and he ran home with all speed and re- ported his experience. He soon returned however with another lad, and found that the hilltop was the house of community of crawling reptiles, and before they lett the spot they had dispatched forty-six.
 Day after day iIlis work went on, until last Sunday the dead snakes were picked up and counted and placed ina pie near the mouth of the den. The number of l,176 were counted, and still the work of kifiing goes on from day to day We went to the piacc on Monday, accompanied by L. H. Smyth, and the astounding sight of .iear 200 snakes in one pile met our gaze. With live ones still in apparently undiminished num- bers upon the hill We killed fifteen sn as many minutes and had enough, while two lit tie lads were all the time at work. And the work of killing has been g ping on ever since, until now we hear that about 5000 have been dispatched, and fhere are hundreds per haps thousands, left.
 The snakes are of the species called the blue racer, with sprinkling of adders, and vary in size from the thickness of a mans finger to that of his wrist, and in length from foot to four or five feet. They run with remarkable speed and at first were cow ardly, endeavoring to escape and not much disposed to show fight, and at times get stlrt- ling aggressive.
 The above statement is absolutely true, and the sight is worth pilgrimage to see.
 Now, what is to be donel A work of eX- termination should be set about and carried to completion. X blast has been suggested; but something should be done to rid the noighborhood of such an ugly mass of pos sibly venompus animals. Let plan be de- ! vised, time set and snake killing "bee" organized to see what may be hidden in the { ioomy depths of that h)rrid hill.