The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19

aud enter huge hole CT den al the waters
edge; the stream is unusually low now, aud
al ordinary stages of wafer the place would
De entirely submerged.
Looking into the wat-r, the tEo mems ~
| tention was directed IL a snake Feemiu- y
! fifteen or more feet long with body a. Iars.
| or larger than a mans thish with a heau A.
| broad a mans hand and ugly gift.er,n.
| eyes Swimming placiu!y sIOng, It's bOiy
1 nearly submerged, the snak q e made up 10 the
| aDutne Mt aud inserted H. normou5 head IN
| 10 the cavity or mole aud gradually the iuil
| length of his body was Withdrawn from the
| view of he astOLisbed pair.
| IT, what specie. of the reptile tribe this
mopsier snake belong, can Cniy b, coDjsct-
ured. as nothing Of the kind Was ever seen
| or 3 card of before The most Probable sup
position Is, however, that this is one ofIhe
cOInmo water snakes " nich abound n this
country, grown 10 enormous siZs; but a, IL
must take n gOOdly sized den 10 accommodate
hun, II Is probable a large cavity has bet n
washed our under or behind The aDuimsnI.
The co.or OF tno snaSe Was not unlike that
o the common bull snake, though the spots
were yeiio wish white Oh the belly, while
the back OF tie suake Was almost black.
Thus ..trinOu, c ettu e must b. the terror OF
a anlIna lsir IN the large poo. of water 10
iLhaDitS, aL1 ~ NUT Necessary make excur
sons 20 other arts Of the stream in searching
for ioOd. Ii v .gt'; Ds well Tor boys To shun
tne Wa eT, an i'r n Close watch TO be kept
Tor "A reapp-SrSucs of the serI eBt. The man |
who captures l. serpent dead or alive, viii |
succeed in CoHieTTiug n boon upon sncIe'y as |
well as TIc1InS the stream OF dangerous |
monster.
The Funeral OF Vi Hs.or Dan adams.
Top IA Commonwealth, ISL
The funeral seIviCeS Of the late Msj.T I
Adams were Isld at his late residence In 1
North Topeka. yesterday, ut Eev. Bishop /
Vail, officiating. assisted by Rev. Mr. Brown,
Of Bethany College. Tie service was that of
the Episcopal Church, and was delivered In
81, .1.I.a .ly
by the venerable Il shop, Iatsrsp, rs-d with
music from the Grace Church Choir, after
which the procession was formed aud the re.
ma ms escorted 10 the X, T.. Depot from
whence shipped 10 NJ rh,iIsn, the
family buIying piece of the Adams fa;uily.
The bereaved widow and the three q opnsued
children were accompanied 10 the last rest
ing place of the late hu,bsnd and father by a
of friends ard reI-tiv-s, among
whom were Judge and Mrs Ch, Sier Thomas,
Mrs A. s. Thomas, Mrs. E,x, Nr and Mrs.
Chester Thomas, Jr., Mis-. Lottie TEoipas
Mrs. Armitrout and Mr.. {. g. Clemens.
The pail bearers were n.s.rs ]. W Farms.
worth, q. q. oag-, HoTei! Jones. kirk Row
ley, Joel Buntoon and Frank Parkhurst.
Major Adams had been afflicted rith tia
terrible disease, iiabetis, for more than two
years, and his suIrrings have been beyond |
imagination. hut the disease which caused
his death was tubrrcular consumption. Matt |
ursily, not a strong man physically, lie has
wasted away rapid y. and AT his death last |
evening AT half past four O'Clock. he WAS but |
a shadow OF his former self NOtwith-tend-i |
ing his slight physique, he was possessed of
vitality and energy. and until
three or four days ago was attending To his
business as ususI. Major Adams was prom.
inent throughout his whole life tiTe. IN |
lSGl he was engIO~zing clerk OF the House of
and again IN 1861 February ,
18th, 1853, he commissioned additional
% ,ynaster in u e U. = army, with the rank s
of Major, and March first a; that year WAS I
made pay master He came 10 Topeka in 1867,
II We remember rightly, and assisted In the |
organization OF the Kansas National Valley |
Bank; was made President, and remained | !
so until IL closed II doors. Removing then TO | I
North Topeka, he built the adams Build |
ng" and founded the Adams Bank, which | 4
= also no more. The writer remembers well
I remark he made while the bIiidIng was in
process OF erection. lie said, Il haven't any
boys to keep up the name, so I'll have a
In after years, a son was born TO
lim, however. '
In 1872 he was elected to the Legislature n
rom the Northern District Of Shawnee cOGn-
y, and was a candidate again but was beat
IN.
OF late years he has speculated to a certain {
Xtent, and has never ceased 10 be eners etic r.
md possessed of an .ndomitabe will. This v
IS much as anything else, has delayed his | a
admission TO the Dread Destroyer. II