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Twsgood's Team Of Steers.
From the Syracuse Herald,

Daniel Twogood OF Canastots drove rapidly
nto town last might behind q pair Of quick stepping.
htched to debsr carriage which h. Rsd driven 10 from
Csnasoa after supper They smart rosders afraid
drive them. for, though hsh.metted they are GENTLE
tn, 1 one NOTHING els. TwoRood S4Ss: sH
this spring, and they have =, been In, hernsss
81 the Dixon House. NJ. T!osood. who Is farm.
traetable and easy N teach. They are guided
By The principle 81 the oyerdrswn check: The
heada between the eyes and then passes around the
horne The force therefore sxared the upper ring
They came from CAnAsota IN six hours without fatigue
aud viii easily nve six miles hour. They starr
Oh briskly like pair OF sprghtiy horssa
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EvlAenees that Bostoa 10 Iaprsviug.
From the Boston Journal.

young man and woman we'll dressed and evids1tl
Of good position came In toxsthsr and took see,s
young excused hinself and went out dspsctnG.
he did So oil the people who had SEATS between him
his n-shbors again rising and becoming consoious
he passed them Of agreeable flavor Of cloves and tho
copper. distilled nectar Of Kentucky.
pcssd smr , ~ e sccy ns sn ssoSoc os
WINS augmented and again at the end OF the third D;
which time the young was observed 70 be some
what unsteady on his pms As the curtain dropped on
the fourth act he again went out hut this time was TO-
lowed by his companion. although he himself did not
notice the fact When he came back and sat down b.
and comparing his check with his seat number he 70
upon his feet snd went out to ind her.
After long hunt in lobby and dressing room, he evi
IDENTIFY to the conclusion that .hs h.d left HIM IN
tile lurch and home whereupon no also departed.
Aud those who the affair would have siven dollar
aud half Apiece to what she said 70 him the As1t
time they met.
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PENALTY or SLEEPING IN CHURCH
a Dsaesa Loses the Buttens from Bis Csas.
bus Rsesvers Damages from the hey.

a Dsaesa L~ses the Buttons from bis Csas,
bus Rsesvers Damages from the hey. :,
NORWICH, May 2.-Salem Street Is
dreamy little country hamlet among the WITCH
haunted hills Of the town OF Salem. twelve miles
west OF this city. Under tho broad.aymed elms
ut ono part Of the wide street is the Upper
Church." which is noted for its somnoIent
members and mischsvous boys. At 8 O'Clock
on May II tho exercises Of tho regular Sun
day evening prayer meeting" were dragging
along. Two deacons had knelt In prayer. the
pastor had spoken. and q member had begun
tho recital In somniferous tones Of the story OF
his repentance. when Brother +. +. Williams.
who had been nodding. dropped OF. In the
pew next behind his sat u mischieyous hoy.
named Alexander. Of the village OF Millington.
nenr the Gonnscticut RIVER, who had been
sca, hung over thc pow back S WIN his ,ass-
stripping "a the last one Just - the recitation
Alter service Mr.. Williams attempted to button
up his overooAt. and became very angry. With
ont difficulty he traced the vondal act to tho
Millington youth. and on Saturday last brought
suit against. Alexander for Q breach OF the
peace aud Of his oyercoat. Tho boy was nnx-
Ious TO settle this difficulty out Of court, and on
his payment OF % and cost. and a bonus 81 81
button. to Mr.. Williams. the notion was discon-
tinued. On tho morning OF the same sunday.
In the Same church an ostimable old gentle-
man was aroused from Q nve-nlinuto reverio
b. q lemon ball followed by shower Of spit
balls. thrown by younG niles In the choir.
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believe Il. I've known snakes two feet long 70
have more rattle. than others twice their size.
fourteen big rAttles and button. II Is q very
rsrs case; 700. fcr 4 rattiss ma to get TO DO
The reporter ysnturod 10 suggest that the
two genuine Wild rattlesnakes from the Penn
sylvAnia mountains which the one-armed gem
six feet long.
Well. tho fact is." said the Snowman. look
iing st Johnny. "thoss snakes are all right.
seems p DO. When you look, into that spout
you don't see the snakes 81 al: You zee their
twice their size They are. plumb three feet
long, those snakee are. and It's fact that
they're genuine. with their rattles all on and
this spring on the PennsylyAniA mountains"
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cheating ~ ss : & n s. ss; .s.s M:. . ss
fSa 'iIoss is = R.'a II: ~ 81 ~
sssrs, ~: ,hcS.s sS ri ss,S ~ Y. oSl sSH
sSsy w.fs T,;hih sSrs. i... q MIN: I.ss s.I.i
way. FINELY 81 them leaned over N: lcE afsS
ne iht t1ll on ,hs psos!rass man: "Mhy nss
surprise. 40 they gathered him up and carried him
the hospital. Assoon ~ he ives well snon9h % -
bed No, come 20 him q Sncs when he heard hin sno'
soldier until We leaned over the log aud then hes
you whisper In scarcely audible toned, Here am"
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She Wouldn's Feel.
From the Detroit Free Press.

Yesterday noon there were about twenty
people In line at the general delivery window Of the
Posi- once. when woman undertook to crowd into .
place near the head
" Madam, !" observed the man she wonld have crowded
down the line. this window 10 the principle OF
barber shOp-nrat come first served"
replied.
Mo-. Ny husband isin Cleveland, and expect let.
ter with money IN II. II don't get IT. don't Know how
I'm going to get along over sunday
what coincidence ~ he exclaimed. my wife 10 In
Buffalo, and I'm expecting money from her: doesn't
my landlord will set outdoors and IN have TO
pawn my cost to raise stake 70 play policy! Can't we
pool ~
what do you mean. sirt"
"why-ahA!-H your husband won't support you nor
my wife support me let's chip In and hire the same law
yer to get our divorces. Comes cheaper. you know.
where the two Jobs are rolled into one"
n Shs n. 70 ;%n In sSh
hyens Of man Erinnsd and chucklsd and said he was
glad of deserved her right.
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There was O large hawk that made Il kis
busnss. to come and take on one q my small chicken
known alarm few day. ago. ran out only 10 see thu
hawk dy up with chick in his claws closely pursued
upon him tearing out and making the feathers dy q
smoment later the hawk fell to the ground dead. being
spurred through the heart When chanttcleers ~.
body OF his fallen victim ut loas IFS feet from the
ground In the top Of yellow pine from which he nsw
the ground Mapped his wings crowsd, and walked %
with an air Of perfect satisfaction.
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BETRAYING HIS MASTER.
Usisg . Horse Co Discover the Lair Of F..
NOUS COunterfelters.
Prom the Phttddeiphta Frrss

The method employed by Detective Houser
and Coroner's Physician IIuidskoper to iden-
fly Albert Dteterle withithe murder Of Freder-
lex stnn hy mGan r. Of the formers horse Is
city. Ono Of the. largest and best.organized
gangs Of counterfeiters ever brought to justice
means. The story. as related By veteran
detsctive yesterday. Il as follows:
In 1892 and 1853: when her. the national or
culation. and there were hundreds Of State
bank issues in circulation. Philadelphia was
ers and showers Of the queer In the country.
They were as well orgsnized as the , best detec,
Theia Sas
big issue OF bad money all on one bank. say
100000 and On day previously tlxed i would
ssy. and the. adjacent States. The fraudulent
stun wouldn't be detected for u day or two
now-ani the bills could be passed in tie rural
monthly Gounterieit Dstsetors came st out 1t
Deputy United States Marshals John jenkins
and John +. Starkey discovered that an unfre-
where the bridge is now, was, a rendezvous for
counterieiters; In fact. that 1t was the centre
where the bills for circIlaii9n IN all this
Hewitt. alias Old Jim Hughes. who had long
was in the habit of visiting it occasionally with
horse and wagon, and that immediately fol-
loving his visits the city and tho state were
the night Of Fob. is. 1868 after patient vigil
After short struggle he was arrested and
IL ms 70 s By r Lieut. sn
"A search Of Old Jim and the wagon resulted
only in the discovery Of few bugs. a. tho
81 notes were called, and. a. thu the man wouIdat
toll where he lived. the officers were bSfded
tarfeit money in New Jersey. and. It having
s WSs Horse o
near Second and Race streets. the detectives
drove w, that oid-tlme hostelry. The sta:
him hin that he always came s"e down second
Wss up e srest ser getting Ss sd a.
wanted to feed him. but Wiz tho remark that
Way the oors turned him
second street and gave him his head. Tho
SNOW or tSss
but the old horse-he was white rs the
s.Sshs ahead until he .Srs
sa until he Va1 fence s nc Of thu " ad
ioinin houses on being aroused and asked to
m srss "a IRA A.: ss
TWO or Tires doors below. iiewitt's was then
name Of Mrs Hewitt the officers discoyered a
notorious woman who had formerly lived at
Fourth and ShiDpen streets A search OF tho
house revealed a iot OF pnpsr such as ia used
for printing bank notes on. but nothing else.
" The officers wers satisfied that they were
horse Tor his sHvncity. but were nonplussed Tor
tha time being. and as the Jersey authorities
resolved. however. to keen a watch on the
house, Old Jim and his wife and the horse
especially the latter. Ben franklin was then
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Equal 60 the Decades.

From the ArkdnsdU Traveller.
Who Ia that horrid whiskey blostw asked Q
lady of while they stood viewing the
guests at y fashionable reception.
(which one :"
THAT with the red mouBtAche and awful nooA.
Don't you seeS
He In husband"
although she saw yenxeance ~ the eyes Of the
suited lady several nights ago friend made sim.
liar remark about my husband, and became very
angry declared 1t would anger any woman. but my
friend said that you, having the best husband In the
world would n9t care and wSEsred pair q Ylcys.
YOUR husband 10 spoken OF available candidate for
Governor How clever he must be-"
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From the Atlanta Consultation.
You look like poet" laughed the funny
editor ~ the handsomely dressed yougs.er entered
Maybe you write songs too suggested the nswspa.
per man
I" Yes sometmes" was the auswer.
" Have you got one for met"
Yes. Think have"
"Is II sung by long or short metret
BY this time the young had hshed out sdoeumsnt.
which he threw down. yelling excitedly:
Neither, my friend; 1t 70 aung ny the gas meter"
II was gas bill for ten dollars.
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TIE Pri.eess Of waies's Hast 81 Mary A.
FROM tAs PHILADELPHIA rmes.

LONDON May lO.-C. E. Halle's portrait Of
Mary And;rs1n shcTS beautiful SSSns Woman X ,ns
Of Romeo and Juliet" As likeness Whist shall say
0f NJ Perhaps so and yet % fAr" would give
s. Mary Anasrsos gestures yet the face !. too baby
sch-ns Terra Gotta bust Of her mns order for the
Princess of Wales seen from pronic. this 10 really
striking likeness the full face being less accurate This
ssst The bssattll .sFs.s e ss!a;sa Nth
sssd the cssse ohSnoa q the beck. She lsAaiaS
Aonahion, ed u - large - liz
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Mahlxoie,
Prom the San Frdnctsco Chronicle.

a, Whenever one dines in q public house here
"Mshiset"' mealtims suppose It is ali that Il left
q the contracted: wish you pleasant mealtime;",
when. having completed your dinner. you issvs the
suppose In The latter case Il Il contraction q Sops
you have had Pleasant mssit,,lei IN other words
that you have eaten well and enjoyed IT, And u 10 Q
rule Of etiquette here In Lepsic moro than have found
% psSp. Who as :: Is. ws
take your seat And when you ess uD 70 isave, gool
sI:sd,nE requires thas yos sAsn bow ~ ssnasts
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-05-25
John Marshall's Nose.
From the Philadelphia Press.

several descsnAnts Of great CHIEF Justice visited
the Congressional Library. In the party were three
timely rsinsmhsrsd hun The Librarian asked teF e:s
the pronls was an excellent Likeness, that Il could
scarcely be better but that the front view was mot %
good
Has the artist taken any liberties" asked Mr.. Spot.
ford.
Yes" replied the lady be has made the nose an I'm.
she admistsd that her grandfather had pug noss.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-05-25
Col. 8sress's wsund.

Gen. James g. Strong VI Buffalo WAS here this
week lie arrived on the twenty second anniversary OF
the day upon which he WAS shot down upon southern
battlehed. lie was struck IN the hip nhs wound 10
famous smong physce and surgeons. I'm toldl In
dsy the sysnns attsr the bss.ts b 49, DE yoicss
asla. "C0l stsoag" hey shouted He replied ~
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LOU1sxAx/,s SUGAR INDUSTRY.


,u,..~
$50
Il. ss-~ss,. s.- E.,....s. As.,s.s Hostile
T"@'s Iss'''a.s's ".S n''''.''''e s''os.
PLAQUKM1NRB PARISH, La, May 19.--The
men who Of la.e years have successfully raised
sugar In Louisiana have been forced into tho
adoption Of progressive methods Of cultivation
capital and perfect control Of labor existing be-
fore our civil war enable. Enabled. sugar planter, planters to
om,.I,.o. ep uouS T., V s"".r .nuns..
tnrs ana low nrioa. Tor their products bur.
1900 ~. ri.,,,ns aorr,rni,y vi,h dsht. ,h.t
aeneo sne plAn.'ns eommuny WIN uop" s w."
smS:s o. nsS1c no"ss n vss
IN .ooa. anis soem s 70 % INC 49,. .e'uM Q, 49,
az s.s, %', 'n.,. liz ,aos. i.,.- whsn IN
1862. Louisiana IL supposed to have produced
Attic moro than 100000 hos'heads Of sugar.
complete statistics to prove il. approximate
correctness were never gathered.
Tho revolution In our financial system a.
applied 70 .srioul.urs. and tho recourse to
nighiy PAID LABOR aiter the war. marked new
and widely dinerent era In tho sugar industry.
me, Ing %aes'o, .ne'0lms .s planning community
itseil was casnsed. a. tho larger part were
vortins to comply with the no ,s Of tho
new order OF things. Hundreds OF splendid
OF Ss whs
Eroprlotors had apparently nonrisnea anu
,Nou ae weaNhy possSssorS Oh ,arge snne" es
passed INTO tic hands Of commisson mershants
ahyanse;s reached far w into tho millions iIt Is
ne al,iSi Northern cities; Thu. ths TeSSia.lon
s.sS, sssass sI IN : Ss sSs
vban oiu sSsdm me IL u,ad"rin. 1an
S %nen u roncned g cmaA r. pa1tue,hE z1T
the tmss an immsnse erop After ths the
Intippn IN is7a WIN he f'nsncs nanin Of ~ st
yesp and hsS v Waer resans IN
rrrSs IN ioa as sne WIN
Enpnr. ~, sr tm nnwri. na
rls ~. Was Dy tue hHst srh
.ros. MAJ evol ofouI[ea ~ a,s Tmrh
dred million pounds Of sugar. The year 1878
Tne three ioowin s vssrs Were fevorabe to he
n ~, IN sSS Hss * vront
nvsr az anv sysr narsbsa comnstw ~
A.. It Ia "A
nartiy aests0yfhG tneis c.ors. ~ Is estmasea
Milton 1 ponns Of seSr was DESTROYED Sy thn
HOOD. SUI the state maze that ysar ~ oUHoo
pnth 81 @ n ~ tue 'e sS pe1M inc
Ls%iSisns T. lisa would hsys 5sss6sa nearly ss
least twentyiomr Million aaons s Of moIasse a.
ane Grop oi 100 OrVhsnt uuou. s.u .i, wv.
motS money ans ss any ny Sror SGSp
prevailed over the whole South Turing t, ,,
,;ads o, July hhGu ahu Guh il,e
n onS h, UsVp uI iMIaa 9ouS thsy ,mt
Homnus De.oW the y,eiu OF ass1 inouGn W tcn
,. a"reHEr , wss harSeSteo 'aS' year 'n"n
nsGG yis o. iSSn Ms ~ , 10y sE
ohmnrv nf mnnn9a Mfu Tba nSarana yisa ~:
ehinery OF manuioctuse; me a'eiaee VEN y. %.
thet ~ nv rn eYae ctisaa v sinH hnr
MANY piantnticn s'p produced more Ts than a0
pouhus Oh sIEar anu iuO gaoh 1 ., oass , 10
mora Than nnn bounds ns smaar 10 The ncra
WW 'hau o'u pounIS ~. s"Snr ~ w ~"
". n"co VI ou siic
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-05-25

mus SGT MS tanXs In IT,. anu nave KNOWN one
struck. turned n littis bantam hen into Nico-
demus's cage ono day, and when he struck her
pitched into him 80 that she drove him into his
corner bleeding Ike q stuck PIC vas AFRAID
she'd kin him 50 took her out. She kselsd
she was done for with ail that rattlesnake pol
son In her. but she lived three days In q stupid
instance I ever knew OF anything getting wefl
after being bitten by 2 rattlesnake. without be-
Ing treated for the poison.
man TisR th noHs ae '''o''u Tn" young
yss! EXCEPT hGss 5 replied thu sh9x.
snakes any moro than ! mind beer. They de-
Ana hs sss Sdx xs sGsna s Sr Ss
ES$! ; va . SsoT ?i@ F!st, i vas 5l%': Ssa
got to teSsng Ncodemus one day, and finally
his The ws At h
what it strikes at Il It 10 within reach. There
!: nothing IN tho world as quick az rattle,
Flints. finger. and, Of course. hit 1t. In two
hours Jim was dead. hadn't a drop Of whis,
key IN the house and aom before eon,d send
load snauh s'' bens seems Sask shs
only creature that, suffers pain from, a
tSs! I ever saw bitten by rnttiesnate seemed
to die as II 1t had been chl2roformed. You
ssna NOT %hsrs drop s 81 Sood H oSw. enter
dammation sets in at once. The breath begins
to come hard and short. In animals paralysis
soon occurs In the hind parts. The blood leaves
the extremties and becomes thin. Tho heart OF
any animal that dies from rattlesnaks poison
will always BIO found filled with blood In thin
Whskey Is the only hope for nun that is
bitten by o rattlesnaxe. that I know Of. l have
known = number OF persons. to be bitten by
rattesnakes who were piled literally with
whiskey. and they all got we'll.
When any one tells you that snakes. ago
may b told by the number Of It, rattles. don't
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-06-21

l hope not, for l want to be the one to
tell you. Do you remember Harry
Chapman, whose father failed few
years ago and died soon after? Well, it
seems he went West-has been almost
forgotten by his set here-and crusty,
old bachelor uncle in Chicago left him
large fortune, in cash mostly. He
didn't touch it, but went to Colorado,
leaving the money in some trustees
hands. There he went to work as if
he had not cent-got to be foreman
in a mine or something. Last summer
while Fannie Howard was out there
they got acquainted and they were en-
gagged just before she returned. She
thought all the time, too, that he was
dependent upon his wages. Wasn't
she foolish? Now it seems he has
bought the mine and it is turning out
piles of money, and they are to be mar
ried in the spring. Quite a romance,
isn't it? l knew there must be some.
thing to keep her there so long. am
daily looking for letter from you.
Your own MAY.
EXTRACT FROM NEW YORK "QUEEN''
MAY 1, 1882.
Among the passengers who leave on
the Germania to-day will be Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Chapman, who are to spend
the year in Europe. Their absence will
be regretted by their many friends, all
of whom wish them a safe and pleasant
voyage. Chicago Tribune.
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

-"Clocked stockings, y says.the Phil
adelphia Call, fare not so called because
they are sold on tick" 1t is probably
because they are watched SO carefully.
~ Y Graphic.
Emma Abbott says 1.-THE voice of
prima donna is as delicate as a new
born babe" And the voice of a new
born babe is as delicate as a
prima donna. That is to say, it is very,
loud. Boston Transcript
Over the piano in the parlor of an
Eastern hotel bangles placard in
scribed as follows: inexperienced
performers are requested to deny them
selves the use of this instrument. p
Chicago Herald.
An overlooking hall at Norwich,
N. Y, awaited John B. Cough the other
evening, while hundreds of people una
BILE to gain admittance, were turned
from the doors. People came many
miles to hear him, one man driving over
one hundred miles on wretched roads
for that purpose only. Then, John B.
Cough didn't come. Buffalo Express.
DE man whut tries ter do right les
becase he is erfeerd o. de debil, may
airter awhile think dat de debil ain in
no great hurry ter punish him, an den
do wrong. | ain got no respeck fur
forced 'ligion. DE fruit whut am raised
in . hot-house ain nigh SO sweet as de
fruit whut yer gifts outer de orchard
Arkansa,o 1rareiler.
why, Mr.. jenkins, 1 thought You
were in the hospital calculated q
pretty Washington girl to her caller.
''In the .hospital?' he queried, with
genuine State Department infection.
.What made you think thatP'' '.Why.
papa said at breakfast this morning
that he never saw man shoot off bis
mouth like you did yesterday."- Wash
ington Post.
"A Connecticut Yankee has invented
an air-gun which he claims will throw
cannon balls fourteen miles. It strikes
us that his air-gun is an Infringement
on Western cyclone. If the Western
papers don't exaggerate, the latter will
throw . two-story house twenty-four
miles, and the roof of q barn still
farther; and the cyclone "scxtters''
more than the Yankees invention, too.
Buffalo Express.
1t was in the editorial room of the
London Times: '.Do You think my foot
will have to be amputated, doctor?''
asked the editor-in-chief, family. II
am afraid so,' replied the physician;
lit is very badly hurt. but may be able
to save it. How did you manage To
crush your foot in this wayps The boy
dropped the proof of one of my ed
itorials on it. '-Philaclelphia Call.
"A lady asked learned professors
ii he understood Chinese. He did.
''Well, what is mouth in Chinese?"
mouth is k'eu." A week later the
lady suddenly asked the professor:
WHAT'S kitchen door in Chinese?" III
is k'eu." Very remarkable. A week
ago you said mouth is k'eu." "Quite
so. answered the professor; s'what-
ever opens and shuts is ken in Chinese"
-p6icaqo Times.
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The Champion Snake Story.

A Southern paper publishes a story
which the next man will find it hard
to beat. The writer tells how he was
blasting with gunpowder some large
and tough logs. From one of the logs
thus split open crawled an enormous
serpent, which was easily killed. The
man who tells this story continues from
this point as follows: ION stretching
it out / found it to be thirty-one feet
two inches in length, and the thickest
part of its body measured twenty-nine
inches in circumference. 1t was diff
ferent species of serpent from any 1
have ever seen before. Its tail was
armed with sharp pointed and curved
horn; its body was variegated with
alternate brown and dirty yellow
stripes, and on close examination I dis
covered that it had been totally blind,
its eyes seemed to have turned into a
reAectionless, hard, bone-like substance.
This explained its undecided, hest
tatating movements when it first came
from the log. A strange crease ap-
peared about the neck, just back of the
head, which found to be caused by .
stout thong of leather, about which the
flesh of the serpent had grown until it
had sunk almost out of view. Cutting
the thong and removing 1T, l found at
tached to its under side copper plate
which had heretofore been hidden by
the body of the snake. and on one side
of it was scratched: ID. Boone, April
Is, 1779.' / split the log in two. and
near the lower end of the hollow I
found where there had once been an
opening, but long years ago it had been
closed up with plug made of oak wood.
about and over which the maple had
grown until it was almost concealed.
The dead appearance of the small por-
ton visible of the oak plug was all that
called my attention to its existence. My
theory of the matter is this: Daniel
Boone, many years ago, on the date re-
corded on the piece Of copper, caught
the snake, then young and small, fast
ened the copper plate about its neck
and imprisoned it in the hollow of the
tree by means of the oak plug, where
his snakeship had remained until the
day l delivered him to free air and sun
light again. "-Onlaha Bee.