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ANOTHER SNAKE STORY.
How Cat krengah Her Kittens.
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Andrew Bellas, aGar7rNnner on the Pennsyl-
yania Coal CempanS 9 feravity Railroad, lives
at Plane No. d, on the .iAe Of that road. One
day last week a couple ref SMALL kittens were
missing from his hQases nnd he started out to
look for them, as they we're great pets with his
family. As he wss gping through his back
yard he saw the mather of the kittens stealing
along through the grass, Bellas stopped and,
looking ahead of thn cas saw a large pilot snake
lying in the grass, about six feet distant There
was no doubling the fact gfbat the cat was steal
ing on the snake, and -itsWas equally plain that
the snake knew ity yand,fvas ready for the at
tack. AT first, Bellas thought he would kill the
snake at once, but changed his mind and
watched to see what the result of the impend-
ing fight would be. The cat crept to within q
foot of the snake, which was ready to strike at
the proper time. The cat stopped and arose to
her feet. Raising her left forepaw she eau
tiously held it out towards the pilot Like a
flash the latter struck at the paw, but the cat
was quicker still, and whisked her paw out of
harms way, at the same time bringing her
right paw into play, and before the snake could
recover itself, dealing it blow ON the side Of
the head that knocked the pilot back foot Or
more, the cats claws leaving deep scratches on
the snake, from which, the blood flowed.
The snake evidently greatly surprised and
maddened by the cats attack, returned to the
fight. Again the cat presented her left fore
paw and again the pilot struck viciously at it,
only to again miss and to receive the terrible
Highlander alongside tho head. This was
repeated four times, when the snake, weakened
and thoroly dispirited, turned and tried to
drag itself away. Instantly the cat sprang
upon the retreating reptile and with two or
three strokes with her sharp claws tore it to
pieces. She carried the remains of the dead
snake to distant part of the yard, where she
dug hole and buried it.
Bellas went on to a rocky hill not far away,
thinking the kittens might be there He saw
crevice in the rocks which looked like a snug
hiding place for them, and he trust his hand
into it. Instantly he felt sharp, stinging pain
in his finger, and it then shot up his arm to
the shoulder. He withdrew his hand quickly.
A rattlesnake had sunk its fangs into Bellass
forefinger and retained its hold with such te-
nacity that he could scarcely shake it off. He
killed the snake and hurried home An old
woman named Bailey sucked the wound, while
Rellas drank plentifully of whisky. After
sucking the bite thoroly Mrs. Bailey applied
table salt to it. This and the whisky was kept
up, and after "a hours BeIlas, who had passed
into delirium, was restored to consciousness
At the end of three days he was pronounced
out of danger.
The old cat has killed several snakes since
the disappearance of her kittens She never
hunted snakes before. From that circumstance
| it is believed that her kittens were eaten By
snakes, and that she knew it and is ayenging
their death by killing snakes.
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DON'T USE THE KNIFE.
A Remarkable Case.

Doctors gave her up incurabe and her aar bone
be removed but IS saved by the of Steketees Ne
Tigd Drops The undersigned herewith wishes 10 say 20
Mr.. Steketee and the public what remarkable cure
Sekeee Neuralgia Drops has done in curing the under
signed of neuralgia She had been troubled with
in her jaw for long time. employed of the most
skiliful physicians in this city. After treating
several weeks the very best he knew great expense his
treatment Of no benefit 20 Finally he counseled
with other equally skilul physicians in reference my
The result of said counsel resulted in decision
that my case was incurabe unless my jato bone
moved. The proposition proposed TO me- which
declined TO accept. bly, mother and called upon Mr.
George g. Steketee for advice in the matter BE advised
me, after examining my case his Neuralgia Drops
The result of using ha bottle of said Neuralgia
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violence. therefore publicly express my thanks to
Mr.. Seketee for his advice. The total expense of Mr.
Stekeees advice fifty cents the price paid him for
one bottle shall always recommend the OF Ste
keee's Neuralgia Drops TO those suffering with pain.
MISS q. ROEST,
Corner of Clancy and Cedar sta.
Grand Rapids. Mich Dec. 5, 1888.
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DREAMS AND WARNINGS.
Remarkable Fulfilment OF Several of these Warn
ings at the Battle of kenesaM.

To THE EDITOR: 1 will here give you few
cases of premonitions, or warnings. One Col.
Daniel McCook commanded our brigade
Third Brigade, Second Division, Fourteenth
Corps. Before reaching Kenesaw Mountain, /
visited his headquarters one evening and re-
mained until after dark, we being old friends.
On departing for my camp he came with me
part of the way through the woods, aud he COM
menced the conversation by saying that be ex-
pected soon to be killed. that his time was up and
he must soon die. i tried tOpersuade him that
he was laboring under some delusion, and not to
think of it; bu. he said that he was satisfied
it was to be SO, cad he was ready to meet death
words of a brave man well spoken. At the
charge of Kenesaw be met death on the enc
my's works. 1t seemed to me I could see
death printed on his face, when he called Col.
Harmon, of the 125th H.; Col. ellsworth,
S5th Ill., Col. Fahnestock, seth Ill; Col. Clancy,
SD Ohio, and Capt. Snodgrass, 22d Ind. to the
front and gave US the order to charge the rebel
works. Here let me give you the dreams.
While waiting for the signal gun to move for
ward, Col. Harmon, Capt. Fellows, of MeCook's
staff and myself were sitting in a triangle, as
soldiers usually take position, that of resting
on the left knee, the right foot on the ground
with elbow on right knee. While christening
my silver whistle (that was captured at COluIn-
bia, Tenn, and with which drilled my regi-
mentl, COL Harmon, of the 125th H., related
his dream, that he WAS fighting copperheads
all night. / related mine, that | was in big
battle. Capt. Fellows said he dreamt his right
foot was shot off with cannon ball, showing
with his hand on the right foot how it was
done. That moment the signal gun was fired,
and we moved on the rebel works. Col. Nc
Cook was mortally wounded; Col. Harmon and
Capt. Fellows were killed. am the only one
left of the four that knew anything of the last
conversation of these brave men that met
death, satisfied in their own minds their time
| had come l. as well as many soldiers, can tel
of many comrades who had premoniti0ns from
| some source that they had to die, and met il
| like good soldiers and brave men, that we
might enjoy the blessings of free and gloriou:
| Republic. Should be pleased 70 hear from com
| rades of other regiments whether they ever
knew these premonitiOns to fail. In my regi
ment / never knew them to fail; can give
names and dates of many. Ihave had dream
/ that was dreamed three times in succession
and then came true the next day at the fght
near Atlanta, Peach Tree Creek.-ALLES L
FAHNEsTocK, Lieut.-Col., Seth H., Glasford
| Peoria Co., Ill.
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s. Cripple for Ten Years.

Cured OF Rheumatism by the use Of Seketee's Neural
gia Drops and LiJsiment.
LAKE HARBoR, April IA, 1884
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SEPTEMBER SILLINESS.

There Is girl In Turner Me- who smokes
chews, shaves, swears, and wears a mans hat
Her uneonquerable propensity for ice cream Is
the only thing that betrays her.-B,sy!ington Free
Press
= The Berlin servants are getting quite high
toned. They have now organ entitled the Cook
and Bousenaid which the mistress is permitted to
domestic duties
There's something the matter with this lem
onade; guess your lemons must have been too
ripe" oh, no." replied the waiter; the lemons
all right. 1t may be the ice; little stale per-
haps." Ice stale?" "Yes, sir; been kept sincs
last winter, you know" Customer drinks in ST.
ienee.-Somerrttls Journal.
- A Burlington man has hen which he calls
the Star of Empire" because she never SETS
Burlington Free Press.
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Grand Rapids. Mich, Dec. 5. lSa
From Boston.

1t must be So for people write away from Boston that
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BosTos HIGHLANDS, Jan. 8. 1884
Mr.. G. G. Steketee:
SirFor the past eight years have suffered the most
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And stiu They Come.

Mr. Geo G. Steketee:
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Respectfully, MRS. I. G0RfER,
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Grand Rapids April IA, 1884.
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Once More.

Read what the Rev. W H Frieng says of Steketee's
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REV. W. H. FRIELING,
Pastor Holland Christian Reformed Church,
Alpine Avenue, Grand Rapids, Dec q. 1888
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Elm.

And what part do you sing In the opera. Miss
Pearif" I'm one OF the sopranos" I'm sorry
TO hear that" How so?" why, I can't help
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o, NV Baekt

Pain IN the back cured by Steketees Neuralgia Drops
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GRAND RAPIDS, Dec. Is 1883
Geo. c. steketse Proprietor Of Sekstsss Neuralgia
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An Ounce Of Prevention.

IITUHt IFtt DUf.I
Sit down, old fellow" he said. an be
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Every day."
" Isn't that rather often?"
Not too often. You see, if she doesn't hear
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GRFrNyrrLE CT Nav q 1aaa

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Cured Rheumatism.

Mr. gteketee-The remedy you recommended my wife
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NORTHAMPTON, Mass, Jan 2, 1884.
Geo. g. Steketee:
Dear SirThe patient my wife has had neuralgia req
ulary with the approach Of cold weather for three
cesive years growing in severity each year and contin-
ung through the winter and spring has used one bos
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F.w. HOWARD.
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Grand Rapids. April 10. iss4

Hon. NJ Heath mayor Of Chicago indorses Mr.. sts
ketee. Read what he says:
have known Mr.. Geo. g. Stskesee for q numbar Of
years and have found him be honorable reliable
business man and believe that he would not knowingly
publish any statement OF recommendation that noa
true in every word
Chicago. III. Jan. g. 1854
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GRANp RAPIps. pec. q. 1sss.

Dear SrIn answer yours OF yesterday, would say.
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A. kRIEKARD,
Pastor Third Reformed Church.
Grand Rapids Mich.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Dec. IS. 1Sss.

Rev. a. kriSkard:
Dear SrI have your writing OF Dec g. $780, and Dec
IL lSS wherein you declare OF having been cured OF
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What say You to whether you have obtained a
permanent cure the result of using Steketses Neural
gia Drops three years agof Respectfully
GEO. G. STEKETEE-
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FROM a PHYSICIAN.

SrURGIs, NICK, May 9 1855.
Mr.. Sseketee:
Dear SIr-YOur Neuralgia Drops al that could Be
desired, when used according 70 direction
DR. J. 8 KENYON.
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THREE YEARS AGO

The Rev. A. Kriekard Was Cured OF Neu-
raIgia by the Use of Steketee's Neuralgia
Drops-Read What He Says.
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What the Grand Rapids Postmaster says:
Mr.. Geo. g. Steketee:
used half bottle OF your Neuralgia Drops for Eeu
H N MOORE,
Grand Rapids, Mich
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Read sOms more-Rheumatism Cured

Read Some More-Rheumatfsm Cured
by the Of seketees Neuralgia Drops and Linimenk
Geo. G. Steketss, ESQ. Grand Rapids Mich;
Dear Sir-Being taken during the past winter with
Neuralgia and Acute Rheumatism In my shoulders and
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induced to try your Neuralgia Drops and LiuluaeaE
so bad had 70 be lifted II seemed 70 me tha1
could move; but thanks 70 your remedies, used
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the present time Hoping that still conttnu9
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MRS II. p DOLE.
205 Scr;bnsr street,.
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Chicago. III. Jan. g. 1854
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The Thirteenth Corps had meanwhile
marched down 20 Hard Times, point on the
Louisiana shore three miles above Grand Gulf
Preparations were made to storm the place
Two divisions Of Mcclernand's corps, one of
which was 0sterh2us's division, were crowded
upon Six transports and moved out into the
stream just out Of range. Gen Graut was on
board tug and McClernand in command Of
the troops
The navy was TO steam down, engage and 81
lence the heavy batteries, when the SIX trans
ports would follow, run ashore and land the
troops 70 carry the works by assault. At S
O'Clock Ia the morning the gunboats slipped
anchor and bore gallantly down They Law
close in by the shore and a terrific contest en-
sued. For five hours and 20 minutes the boats
and batteries
HAMMERED AWAY AT EACH OTHER
At pistol range. The water was so deep that
the anchors would not hold, and the gunboats
were kept constantly in motion The para
pets were bored through and through. but thev
were SO high above the water that the feet
could Lot dismount single gun At last.
Porter finding that the batteries were getting
the best Of it, ceased firing and withdrew.
The stack had failed. To have landed troous
xnder those still nnsilenced guns would have
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]
pipes before the hard work of the day. Capt.
Oids, Of Co. A, z2d, leading his company at the
head Of the column, blithely greeted staff
officer sent 10 guide the division to its position,
with the question: Where are those Johnnies
! who have been keeping US here in the road all
DightY" Poor little Captain He little
thought that IN the garden which he was then
passing he would be buried before another
sunrise.
/ The dispositions were quickly made and the
battle opened furiOgsly. HOvey's men, on the
I left Of the rigbt-hand road, dashed forward to
a little wooded rayine and held it for few
moments, when the enemy in the thicket be-
] yOnd attempted TO charge across the open space
but was met by withering fire and driven
/ back in confusion. Seeing the foe retreating in
disorder. HOyey's men leaped from their cover
rushed across the field, cleared the woods be-
! yond, and captured the fonr-howitzer battery;
/ the horses Of which had been killed The first
/ position had been carried, and with it the guns
/ which had already dismOunted two pieces of a
German battery in Carr's division, near the
fork OF the road The enemy fell back half
mile,
CHOSE A NEW POSITION
and made another stand. Hovey pressed for
ward, with Carr on his right now in line and
advancing calamity. Another desperate col
lision occurred-the Confederates fighting like
tigers. After half an hour of this Smiths
division, the rear of the Thirteenth Corps,
4 which had come up and been resting in reserve
was sent to the right Of Carr's line to wrap
round and take the enemy in flank It had
some distance 70 traverse, but moved rapidly to
Its position, attacked vigorously, and, before 10
O'Clock, the whole left Of the rebel line had
been broken and driven back TO a deep ravine,
filed with cane and underbrnsh, and covered
by a steep. wooded slope beyond. In these
woods and this rayine the enemy found new
and admirable position, in which, from behind
complete shelter, be could resist attack from
the open ground.
osTRRHAUs's FIGHT.
Meantime Osterhaus, round on the left-hand
road, was hotly engaged. He had found the
enemy three-quarters OF a mile from the iunc-
ton Of the two roads, strongly posted on a
rugged ridge, with his left in a sunken road
Osterhauss division had here encountered two
full brigades, with a six-gGn battery, under
command of Gen. Tracy. As the Federal di-
vision moved to the attack the battery opened
) upon ii, firing rapidly, but generally too high.
Fosters battery went into position near the
7 road, and in less than an honr completely
{ silenced IT, dismounting not less than three OF
, its guns Col. Sheldon's brigade held the right
! of osterhausis line. 1t advanced rapidly across
the open ground, charged through thicket al
the foot of the hill. driving out the rebel skir
, mishcrs. aud hating in q position which
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