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lIkalElE

have relieved more tod-ridGcn C-ip-
pies: kealed more f-ightful wounds,
and saved more valuable animals than
all other liniments. ointments, oils. extracts.
plas,ers and so-calIei pain ki.lers" and
skin cures" combined.
Physicians and Veterinary Surgeons en-
dorsethe Ceataur L:niun on S millions
Of men, women and children in all countries
use them. and Housekeepers. Farmers.
Planters. Travellers. Liverymen, Transfers
and StocE-growers. are their patrons. They
are clean, they are handy, they are cheap,
and they are reliable. There is no ache,
pain. or swelling which they will not ale
viate. subduc, or cure. Sold throughout
THE fIABITASLE GLOEE
for Sd cts. and SLIGO u bottle. TziG,
bottles, 25 cts.
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SPECIAL OFFER

To any ore who su5scribcs now, and sencS US
Sits, ~e will send the Conpan Ion free to January
ist., full years subscription from that date
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Heavy EAilcre.

Simon Phillips yesterday made IN as
signment TO Joseph Ringolsky. His lisbili-
ties reported are sss.7T. Mr.. Phillips has
been running a secondhand store on Fifth
street, between Delaware ard Cherokee. II
will strike the public as rem lrkable that a
man in thus line OF business could obtain
credit to this extent.
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Publishers Youths Companion,
al Temple Place, Boston, Mss.
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4 Hugh fiouI6cF Stfcl.es the ScaGold-
ing On which Are Two W0rkmen-
The ScaGoIdfnG Goes DoEn-One of
the Hen Literally Dashed 10 Pieces
rbe (sfHcr Extraordinarily RRV-c.

One OF the mist sickeninz accidents that
has occurred in this vicinity for years hsi
pened yesterday morning at the LeGven-
worth coal shaft, by which one man was
literally dashed TO pieces AMI another sas-
Ia,ned iDjuries OF yery severe nature and
was only saved from the fate OF his compaI-
ION by ore OF those inteTposItions which
happen SO rarely that they are called
miraculous.
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forbade the mail matter to be delivered,
that Captain King, postmaster a. this pace
las viseiy ordered co registered letters 70 De
delivered 20 Ut money orders cashed for this
Ks ns..s Land COMPANY"
sir. Naxvel conducted himself in gent,e-
manly manner while here, and icsisraf iha:
bis sche me was all right and fair "a J sgua.e
but that II has LETT an unpleasant ciur re.
hiId, he Will doubtless md oct 10 his re-
Srp..
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Going Into winter Oun,t.rs.


IJINCIIUu NIly z DO ', 10 I
Captain Morse's company and LieEt. CGsh-
mans detachment, who have been soldering
in some OF the counties in southern Kausas
for several months past, resisting the Okla.
homo Invasion. have returned TO Fl. Riley.
Lieutenant Lushman has gone 10 FJ.t Gar
lana 10 bin his company. which Is COM
mantet 10y Captain Hose.
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A Profitable Fair.

IboiIOn Bee, II
The entertainment givea under the aus
pices OF the Catholic church of this place
last evening. was truly a prof sble and en-
Joyshle affair. TIE gross receipts, we under
stand, amounted tO something over Si25.
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Practical Articles.

Or'-af- Door Work for Girls Miss a. u. Harris.
uou II Reading Edward l. Hale
How Make Cheap Tours 10 Europe, Edward W. hint-
History ,,Trat EuirrBrs-s. James Parton
demonstrating in the West EN-tsov Elder 81 tNtn-ts-
StorS-Iili-ins i'm The West, rank w iihe-ni,,-
mechanics for Boys, Charles iIsiEnafu.
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a Chase after Wad0eiis Murderer.
lO.tAWa Iou.uSlI.

a Chase after Waddeii's Murderer.
lO.tawa Journal! !.
About a month ag0 We published an ac-
oouut OF a murder, committed Lear Leaven.
worth, wherein one Wells killed bis brother.
in.law. She III PickTeil received notice a
few days since that Wells had some relatives
living IN the eastern part OF tnis county.
Upon inquiry he subsequently, ascert.iued
that Wells had been seen in the neislbJr
hood, and at the house Of one OF his relatives.
On Sunday last lie organIz ID posse AID.
going down there, lie sent q man forw ward To
Scott Riches house, next hou.e TO where
Wells was supposed TO be. The man, rsturn-
ing. re, o-ted Wells there. ana PickrrIl 81 dis-
posed his seven or eight mea as To surround
the entire fed adjoining the house. Wells,
the mean time, had got wind of the proceed :
ings and when flckTeil, in his buggy, and
Two meu on hOrsebt cK, were moving upon
the house, Wells slipped ont 10 The stable.
took out "A mare owned by him, and the list
intInation PIckrelI had tnat his bird was
WARY, was the sight OF him on his male and
getting out of the neld by btcK way
The sSherif Immediately broke dow
the fence ana ordered his mounted men to
give chase This they did, but one getting
ahead OF the others, all the men stationed
around the he thought the fellow In adj
vance WAS the man they wanted, SO they left
ih.Ir places and made fer him. This lRve
Wei,sa an Opportunity TO get out At some OF
the d aces left ungsrded, and getting into the
timber, he made good his escape After
some hunting, Pickreli found MS trail and
told his mounted men TO follow it. This they
did until long after dark, when they traced
Wells into a heavy thicKet, which. upon ex-
animation, they found he had not left. Get
ting lanterns, they surrounded the place aud
two of them Gi-mouuted and went IN. They
heard some one running through The b. ush.
but II was too dark TO give pursuit They
found the mar, however, aud Drought her
in to Pickr,ll today. Wells left for parts un.
known.
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A Limited show.

lWame9o Agricuiturtst. Is.
The Yneteor.c display was a very Limited
affair 1T Wamego. Only q very few dim
ones appeared. Those ho sat up All night
were disappointed. For our part We said our
prayers ami went to bed al 10 O'Clock.
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A Lucky Railroad Man

After Major Downs had made his financial
arrangements for his trip to Europe, he re.
eeived word that several OF HIS railroad
friends IN the East had sced 81, 800 to his
credit, aud, farther. had engaged tor him the
most ny isn accoI. noiations On the Steamer
city of BRUSSELS.
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Better Stay Away.

Lawrence Tribune, III
The s.. Louis Post Di5pctea says Prof. Tlce
"Only thought" the m-teoTIc shower would
come OF last night. One thing is certain, the
Professor hal better no, show himself in
Lawrence very soon.
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The western Homestead

The November number OF the Honesteqd,
just received. is one of the finest looking pub
LEGATIONS ever issued IN the state. 1t i'm
proves with every number, and is now the
best, ss well as he handsomest farm journal
west Of Chicago
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LEBANON, IL. Nov. u. 1879

Hon. lEcyor OF the Clty Of LsGr,nr1Tth, Kun:
DEAR SIX: J would Iige 10 ask q favor OF you
which l nope ycu VII render. ! have q
brother in your city by the name of Thomas
Winn (color eal, who has in his hands my dis
charge ffOIn the army, snd to whom have
written several letters regarding the same,
and have yet received no answer from
him. l would like TO know from you II he Is
yet living t. ere or has he died: Ii you are so
situsted thst you could not do anything in
the maiter, should kindly ask you To hand
this 10 the postmaster. Probably he could
give some light on the subject.
Horiug To bear from you sooB.
remain yours,
GEORGE LDVELHsi,
Lebanon. st Clair county, lii.
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Pure blood mases sound flesh, strong BONE
and q clear akin. II you would have you
flesh firm, your bones sound, without caI q, !,
and your complexion fair, use RADH al
SARSAPARILLIAS RESOLNEST.
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shileaehs Caa.rrh Remedy

A marvellous cure for Cafarrh, Diphtheria
Cankermouth and Headache. With every
bottle there II an INGENIOUS nassle injector
for the more successful treatment Of the
complaint without extra charge. Price, flifty
eenfs. Sold By Arnold 4 Hunt. sun kw
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KANSAS NEWS.
3 more deaths than VIII

The annual meeting OF the Auxiliary
Society of the Kansas @. plisa y ium was
held in Topeka On the I7lh inst
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A Card.

To all who are suffering from the erroru
and indiscretions Of youth nervous weakness,
early decay. loss OF manhood, &c, I will send
a recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discover.
ed By . missionary in South America, send
q se'f-adressed envelope 10 Rev JosKPH T.
lNNAN, Station D., New York City.
ecayAw6mo
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Valuable Papers, by

DIR. Henry T.. y:owdch. On Prevention Of Consumption
Dr.. II. W. " iiilIns. On Near-~ight"-n'ss
DIR. -. 4. Lincoln, On Hygiene Tor scholars
George 4. War.l... Ventilation
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ReductiOn Of Prices.

The silver Lake Ferry Company have
taken possession OF the new enterprise, end
reduced ferriage from IS to Is cents each way,
or Two Ticket, lOI Is ceurs.
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Subscription Price, 81 -. Specimen copies sea: free
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The following letter has been received By
MAJOR Fortescue, and handed to THE lime
for ublica:inn, with the hope that the party
mentioned there in, or these who know him
may be able 10 communicate tie desired in
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Feverand Acne.

FEVER AND AGUE cared for fifty cents,
s uneie ~ hota remedial agent IN this world
Maiar1ous Bilious, Scarlet Typhoid, YelIew
and other Fever, aided by RAILWAYS
KILLS, SO quick as EADWAY'S READY
II viii In a few moments, when taken &C.
oordlnR to direction cuEe Cramps. Spasnis,
Sour Stomach, HesrtbvTn, Sick Headache.
DiArrh9a, Dysenter y, Collie, Wind in the
Bowels, and ali intsTGal pains.
Travellers sho1ld slwsys carry bottle Of
Railways Ready Rsiict with iiIem. 4 iow
drops In water win prevent sickness or pains
from change OF water. 1t Is better THAI
French brandy or biffrrs as . sfirnuiant.
MINERS AND lU4DE!aAES should al
he ihr1lN.id..l 1.
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junction City Union, Is

IJUKAOtAOfI
The next grand reformstory movement in
Kansas should be n warfare on firearms.
Accidental shontings'' sre causing nlore
deal hs IN An whisky.
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More than Two Hundred Short Stories.

J. Tr0wbrifgc.
Nuuge. u. AcOt Marion liarliHi."
I,,pr.ilr1 NJ CrlA ! IL, VI.
All Paddock, Frances VI. prIr,.
lecCca Harding Davis Sarah - JewetI, Ruth thescTLcti
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Price Is Cents Per Box
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Short Religious Articles, by

Rev. Fay Palmer. u. D..
Rev. EhcO,iors. T.. Cuvi"r. ID. D.,
Rev. \. &. : thompson. II. D..
Rev. Theron Grown.
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Report OF the County Superintendent
tea the State superintendent.

Il ." St0sV
From the annual report OF tie County su
periniendent OF schools to The : tie SuperIn.
| tendent the following highly interesting
iuems are taken:
No. Schools Districts orsanzed IN the
county, seventy eight.
Population District No. ], LeayeDworth
City between and q y-Ars...---...---.---- sli
Popnl 'tion ia county bets-en and Il
0,sbl
TOTAL scIsopi prFuiartun Ia county II ,z7s
No. enrolled ia city schools. ........-.... $50
No. In average daily ATTENDANCE III city -,
schoO y. .--.-.-------.--.---. 2,LbS
No. enrolled in the county schoo : -... 4.,r}s
Total enrolment Ia city and county. $685.
Average daily attendance in county. -.... 2,liO
Total average daily attendance IN
county aud city 4 Us
No, OF teachers r.quirei in ciry.-...--.5I
Total in city and country ...........- liz
Average salary per month of teachers in the
city schools: Macs, SO; female. sIj 81, Az
ersge salary per month OF teachers a Inc
country schools: Males, s42 81; fsnia'eS,
s55.52 Ayer-se salary paid teacnerS In city
Average No. of weeks schools have been in
session IN the cpuuIy, %.
Eleven districts had i've months of school
during the year ending Juy 3lst, lSs9; SIX,
three months; one. four months; one, seven
and one-balf; one. ten months; fOuTt-en.
eight mortns; one, eight and one half
mouths; nve, seven and oge-balf months;
sixteen, six months.
Number Of school houses bIIit during the
year, two frame and two stone-total four.
Total number of school houses in the county,
frsrne, si1ty.;bree: brick, ten: stone. ten
total, eighty-thre-. E-,imated value of
school houses and grounds. s22i,57l. Est!ma.
ted value OF furniture. $500. Estimated
value OF apparatus, So 76l
Amount OF school bonds issued during the
year. $500.
Number OF persons examined TO- teachers
certificates, 100 average age OF applicants,
twenty three yeus. number OF applicants
rejected, forty.seven; DunDer OF certificates
Rranten, seventy .three: average age OF per-
sons receiving certificates, fwenty-three
years. Number of parsons receiving ceriin-
Gates VINO have had no previous experience
in teachins, twenty zone; teachers whose
previous experience has been lie - than one
year. twelve; teachers who attended tine
Normal Institute this year, seveniy-four.
schools visited by the County superinten.
dent. seventy-two.
Amount paid for teachers wages for the
year, SEA "a. { tai amount paid on. during
the year Tor school purposes, $50. iJ6s5-
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Henri " n.faI.nv Et.ar FavcDft. ID-r q. Ni''"r
- n "a ~ CIR ucv Iarcnft Mir and
.. IiIlis, 1T. lTUvhrIise, PAM ~ ia ~.
S..4.y I-sIII,r. Nora Perry Ju!a - L. i"'t.
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cHRlsTAooRo's HAIR DYE

confers a superb bIscE or any shade Of brown
with all but miraculous rapidly. Manufac.
tured by J. CHRISTADORO. No 80 william
street, New York. sold by all Druggists. Ap.
piled By all Hair D-ssssrs.
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CA ,G1.

Al remedial AGENTS capable Of destroying
lie by an overdose Eho.tl De avoided. Mo-
phine, opium, s;ry Gimme arseplc. hyosci-
anus, and Cthe- poveIIu- remedies, does al
certain times. IA very small doses, relieve
the patient during their ac'iOB In the system
Put perhaps ,he s. cnnd dose II rereaTed,
may aggrayafe ana l9creRse The suffering,
and another dose cause death. There IL no
necessity for using these uncertain agents
when q positive remedy Ike Railways
Ready Relief Nill stop The most eScruoiati n 9
rain quicker, without eataiIing The least
difficulty IN either inflct or adult
THE True RELIEF.
RApwAY's RriDY RELIFF - the only
remedial agent Il vogue tG6t viii Instantly
stop pain
Fifty Cents Per z,otilc
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EDITORIAL Department.

The articles Editorial PAGES viii b pared by t''
qualified cLs. They will present u a clear su'e't
the ami views OF the IrD-rc~ "i
l'''s'-
and scieut.hg-
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MINUTE REMEDY,
RadVayS Ready Relief.

only requires minutes, not hours, to ,
neye pain and cure acute disease.
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EVERYDAY Facts in Common Law, by
Poems

l. lon Charles Theodore Euss.iislovinS how Z" on
q tE.
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STATE Of Kansas,
I.aavanUnr.h Cannt~ fS- D

An incuieitiou holden at the old market
Rouse. In Lesvenwosts county, on the l7th
day o. November, 1876, before me, John Q
of william Kapp, there lying dead, By the
5uroD Wboeo names afo. herounto enhscribed.
The sid turo0 upon their oath % az that
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A Grateful Recognition.

spTo cure a chronic or long standing disease
is truly q victory II the healing ar; thas
reasoning power that clearly discerns aeitc.
and supplies remedy; that restores seiP "
step-by deyrees-the body when mas peen
slowly attacked ind weakened by an ipsio-
ious d.sease not only commands our teslect
bot deserves our yTSfltude. DIR Railway LaS
furnished mankI'd with that wooceIIut
remedy, RAILWAYS SazskPARILLIAS RE-
SOLVENT, winch accom- oiishes TINS fesuIL,
and suffering humanity who Gag out an
existence o. pain and disease, throush OF :
days and ita,s nights, owe him their elaI-
ali - lssdlcII sfe.sx.aer
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m TO 500 INVESTED N WALL
~ street Stocks makes fortunes eve
~ month. Send for pamphlet explaining
everything. SIMPSON as CO., 20 Exchange
Pisco, New York. sep27soGkw6W
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Special. Stories.
Stories for Girls. bY

Ioui-p Chandler EOuitOn, Julia Eastman.
Mary \. Drni-on, sarah " inter Kellogg.
Harriet Prescott SpoIord, Marion H2riand."
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From the annual report OF TIE County Su
periniendent OF schools TO The : tie SuperIn-
! tendent the following highly interesting
iuems are taken:
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AYER Il sore EDaf;uAL
CURE YOURSELF:

Or E0. snnsns .r-tsbis Curative" <vd 20 rrr
nansuty ali fJrfns of sp@rmstfSrrh.a >~aina'
n-ssr--. s.,era Debility, In vstsBsy str ana rtgEs
-isst Poser brings back the -fsuthrBi NiE"r -
hose vfy have destroyed il By sexual ezc'sss ~s T9
seven weeks tine This rTufdT Oh n
4as ben Ise by Dr BohaHuan in his private prl'r foi
ttrfy years, never known - fa rIfnE even
- NDr-T Tt>sS- IL gives VIA. y t-i tff-ra 'l"rry
an EpE!rrl! sl-@f 20 those n.'ils-s2'd mn who BE-
b-3DI. tlHlr years L. uy-JraiHE prnperss
se Elt a. one l0gry men s4i-fll. tom The eonss-
en--s - TIT drraiiiy ds:-uGtse habit d e~fAbC-e
y4Ln the assaran'g Of SPEEDY az
spHHaNINf sIr-. Tie rafsr; strength and s!as
tefv If s8ri-- q acts srgty e paris aft
ssJsilrg ard Aaarg tonic sud anody % re
L. I'd zI nal y..e'Ts aHI Irrt4d duets. iuparrg p.s-t
iG tone sad r-s,pr them u their natural
Il the H4rs4 Esuf had never been ifduiCed "a TIE
iag-u--s -.fugr productions Of nat fearks
L.Tss - sd 3 s.ss he for the -toss d.ses.as
-..ss f.sr Do ars. ant vnh fII a. 1nG. -.r "
az 81 srss pr sale only of Dr G. A f-.aaunsns obs
\ I Nth IN rtreet, between WHsln.td. aserus arc
49, riot - Louis, Mo Est.bIi.h Il Il. Isl
rs.ir ."fresil-s On Special Bi.s,s.s vhisr y1S..
A. ton ~ the nature csusrz, synp.uE.s
E r. -.r.. sf -IraiLiS. SEMINAL uEAkSE~- Ike 90.
F-sfE D. any address upon -'ra .. of one stza.o
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DR.. RAILWAYS
REGULATING FILLS.
Perfect Purgatives, Soothing Aperients, Ac.
Without Pain, Always Heiiable and Nat
ural IN Their Operation
A VEGETABLE sussT,Tufs

ural IN lhelE S1,c-saNlcn
a VEGETABLE SUaSTtru q
FOR CaiCfNEi.
Perfectly tasteIess, elegantly coated with
swee. gum purge, regulate, purify, cleanse
and strengthen. Railways Pills, for the
cure OF all disorders Ga esc stomach. Liver,
boVels, Kidneys. Blacaer, Eel vous Diseases,
Headache, Constipation, Costiveness, lndi.
eestion, Dyspepsia, Billiousness, Fever, In
namma.iOn Of the bowels, Piles and all de-
raneement Of the Internal Ntscera. War
ranfed to effect perfect cure. Purely yegeta-
ole. containing no mercury, minerals or de-
letsrious drugs.
a1-Otserve the following symptoms re
s1lting from. Diseases OF tie Digestive Or
9Ans:
Constipation, Inward Piles, Fullness OF the
Hood in the Head, Acidity Of the Stomach,
Hausoa. Heartburn. Disgust Of Food. Full
no0 or Weight In the Stomach, Sour Eruc-
tations, Sinking or Eluttering at the Heart.
Choktng or Suffering Sensations when in q
lying Pasture, Dimness OF Vision. Dots or
Web before Sight Fever and Dull pain in
the Head, Deficiency Of Pespiration, YeIIow-
peO Of the Skin snd Eyes, Pain In the Side
Chest, Limbs and Sudden Flushes Of heat
burning in the Flesh.
A few dosesof RADwAY's Pills will free
the system from AL the above namec disor-
deEL
D~a~A OK T>~n~~ D~. no-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-10
UnpIeasant

Two soldiers of an Anglo Indian
regiment near lucknow left their en-
campment to indulge in a bath. They
had a portion of jungle to cross, and
IN doing so, the foot of one of them
slipped into a hole. This proved to
be an old elephant trap. The soldier
got his foot withdrawn from the trap.
though at the cost Of his shoe, which
the closeness of the branches caused
to come of, On looking down to see
whittier the shoe had gone. and if it
was recoverable, he beheld a sight
which made him shake from sheer
horror. Through the opening made
by his foot he saw an enormous boa
constructor, with its body coiled up
and its head curved, watching the
opening above, and evidently prepared
to dart on the falling prey. Hurrying
from the spot, the two soldiers in
formed their officers, who repaired
to the trap with firearms. The
creature was still there, and had most
probably remained in the place for a
long time, preying on the unfortunate
animals, great and small, which
tumbled into his den. Ball and swan
shot soon brought the reptile's life to
a close, and it ives pulled out of the
hole. 1t proved to be fifteen feet long.
and about the general thickness of a
mans thigh.