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sNAKE-BlTEs IN INDIA.


Their tLateh and mud houses, with walls
often honoycombed by rats, afford n..tural
shelter to the cobra and kraft. The want
of light in their houses by night when nine
tenths of the snake-bites occur; footstep
in the dark hand or ~. resting over
the edge Of their low charpoys during sleep
an irresistible temptation 10 a prowing
cobra the accidental striking or seizure by
the hand of a snake while cutting their
crops, and crop Watching by night are
among the most common occasions OF snake
bite. Often so slight is the bite on finger
or toe that it is not enough to break sleep,
and thus the sleep OF life gradually and un.
consciously merges into that Of death. The
poison seems to steal insensibly and pain
lessly through the system, gradually be-
numbing the springs Of life, till IL brings
them TO standstill forever. Nor is there
anything left to tell the cause except the
minutest speck, like d fea-bite, only visible
to close examination. In the morning
the bitten person may be found either dead
or in the last stage Of snake-bite poisoning
it may be a dead mother with her living
child still clingfng to her, drinking in, IN
the milk, the poison which, even in such
minute quantity, also leaves the child dazed
and lethargic for many hours to come.
Strange to say, so apathetic are natives
(Indian) that often thoy get bitten and go
to sleep again, without thinking more about
It, on the frail chance of the bite being nom
,,o;oonoua and on sIaay, m, till tbair frienda
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ANpsGm JoHNsoN,s NERVE.

Tennessee man gives me the following
story of the bravery of Andrew johnson,
writes a correspondent Just preceding
the war; said he, ''Andrew johnson had
many enemies in Tennessee, and once,
when he was billed for an evening speech
ut Nashville, the report was spread that. II
he dared to speak he would be either mob
bed or egged and perhaps assassinated.
When the hour for assembling came the
house WAS already thronged, and Andy
Johnson was on the platform. He promptly
arose, took pistol from his pocket and
cooked it. He then opened the meeting by
saying: Gentlemen and fellow citizens, II
is meet that when free men assemble for the
discussion of important business interests
everything should be done decently and III
order. Now, have been informed that q
part of the proceedings on the present occ,4- (,
sion is the assassination Of the individual
addressing you.' tiS'l4s
g Here he grasped the pistol firmly with
his right hand, threw open his coat with his
left, and continued: / propose that tins
little matter be the first business taken up.
II any man comes here tonight for that
purpose let him not speak, but shoot
:. At this there was pause aud no ono
replied. All, said Mr.. johnson, II see /
have been misinformed. / will proceed with
the meeting .s..'s i. :.
"And," concluded my informant, !" there
was not ripple Of dissent in the hall that
night. johnson was applauded at every
period, and he had not an enemy present
who dared to groan above his breath"
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THE TEXAS "NEsraR.u


The hester in Texas is the cattle kings
neighbor, but between them there is wide
gap in rank. A man may own a section Of
land and have fifty, one hundred or two
hundred head of cattle, but he ia only a
hester. His 600 acres may be worth 80, SO,
$40 an acre, and with his stock his posses
sions may foot up from sl5, 900 to 800, 900,
but he nevertheless is hester. His land Is
g farm and his stock ga bunch" When
he counts his pasture, owned or leased, by
the section instead of by the acre than he
has got &C a range,' and when his stock Is
turned on by the thousand instead of by
the hundred head he has "a herd" Then
he is a genuine cowman. He Joins live
stock association. He has his brand known
and recognized from the Rio Grande to the
top tier of Panhandle counties. When g
goes to the city the papers refer to him !.
Mr. So-and-so, the cattle king.
''There are two ways of treating these
nesters," said Charles e. Brown, young
country stockman, to the Globe Democrat
correspondent. "pve seen 'em both tried.
On one side of me I've got q neighbor who
fenced his range without any particular re-
gard TO what the nesters wanted. When
they complained he talked back pretty stiff
ly and told them the road would have to 20
whore he wanted it to. Well, they've cut
down twenty miles Of fence for him. An
other of my neighbors is Eelsl1in Davis.
That first name il the one the cowboys gave
him. Eelskin gets through the year with
less expense for his herd than any cowman
in Texas, 1 believe. When he wants to
round mp or get his cattle together, he says
to the nesters around him, who've all got
little punches of maybe fifty or hundred
head of cattle, Here, you fellows, come
with me. Well run this thing together.'
They all join in with him and get their cat
tie sorted out and bi ,ded. It's done ON
the mutual plan. The hester is helped out.
and Eelskin doesn't have to hire herders. I
don't think his cattle cost him anything LIKE
81 head to carry them through the year. /"
--llig Springs (7ep.) Letter. q
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A MATRIMONIAL EnTANoLEmENr.


The matrimonial nisfoltunes of the Earl
Of Euston are certainly involved in as Singh
lar chain of facts Us ever formed the
foundation for decree of nullity of niaf-
riage. Lord Euston claimed such decla-
ration on the ground that his wife was
already married when he married her and
the present Countess defended the suit on
the ground that, if this was the case in one
sense, it was not an available plea, iiias-
much as her first husband was already mar
ried when she married him. 1t therefore
became necessary for the jury to investigate,
not only the circumstances of each of these
alleged marriages, but the date at which the
wives and husbands supposed to be involved
were said to have died.
In the result, they found that Lord Euston
was lawfully married to his present wife,
because, though she had a nominal husband
alive when she married the Earl, yet that
husband had wife alive when she married
him, and was, therefore, not her husbandat
all.
II the first wife of the first husband Of the
present Lady Euston, who may be still
alive, had been able to come forward and
say that she had husband alive at the time
she married the man who afterwards mar
ried the woman who subsequently married
the present Earl of Euston, the result of the
petitioners suit would have been just the
other way, il an ordinary non judicial mind
is capable of dealing rightly with such an
intricate chain of negatives
One good marriage followed by bad one
results in making the matrimonial obliga-
tions of the Petitioner indissoluble. One
good marriage. followed by bad one and
then good Que, and the conclusion would
have been exactly opposite. Put into
mathematical formula, if A married b, and
ID married G, and G married d, and 80 on
down to u, and assuming that each letter OF
the alphabet was alive when the next two
went through the ceremony Of marriage, ii
would appear TO follow that all the odd
numbers would be valid and all the even
numbers invalid marriages. If the series
began with man, every man except the
first would have gone through the ceremony
twice, the first time Intellectually. Every
woman would have done the same, but in
her case the second wedding would have
been the nullity. The question might be
still further complicated by asking what
would be the effect of marriage ceremony
between the last women in the series and
the first man. London Standard.
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He DIDN'T SCARE.

On tho train from Cincinnati to Chat.
tanooga the talk OF the mob of six or eight
in the smoking car ran TO train robbery.
The subject was canyassed from every
standpoint, and all but one agreed that a
passenger car could be robbed without
danger to robbers This chap was selling
drugs for o Baltimore house, and he an
nounced his readiness TO lay down his life
whenever an attempt was made to depriv,
him Of his cash. II was generally believed
that his courage was all talk, and by an6
by when he fell asleep we put up job on
him.
A giant of a chap from, Dayton, o., was
selected to play robber. He was about tho
ugliest-looking white man anybody hid
ever set eyes on, and lie borrowed two re-
volyers, removed the cartridges and waited
for the right moment. AS the train stopped
at little station the big fellow opened
and slammed the door and cried out
+" Hands up, gentleman The first on,
,f You who drops n hcnd is dead man =
Up went our hands, and the drugman
lwoke.
=" Up with 'em-tbrow 'em up" com.
mandetl Dayton as he levellcd both shooters
at the drummer and slowly advanced,
" Not if know myself! ~ was the cool re-
ply, and what did the Marylander do bat
,ut with his revolver and begin popping
lway He had fired four shots and driver
the I" robber to the door before any one
could grab him and explain matters. One
bullet went through the big mans cap, q
second burned his cheek, and the third and
fourth went Though the windows. He was
whittier than snow as the affair ended, and
returning the reyolvers to their owners he
stood up in the aisle and said
" Gentlemen, You can put me down as
the biggest blamed fool in America Good
night I"
And he took his coat and grip and left ua
for seat in another coach.-Detroit Free
Press.
>.-AUs-.> =-------
Re sure To call on TITUS, 40 Coryell
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THE VIRTUE OF AN INDIAN PONY.



l have little story of personal experience
with one Indian pony that may be read
with profit. rode once with some cattle
buyers through the stock ranges of Nevada.
My pony Git was called Bob had dfifted
into Nevada from Utah, and was known as q
buffalo hunter. Bob was MS mean looking
as sheared sheep, and as bullet headed as
apolitical opponent. However, Bob and
got along very well the first day of our ac-
quaintanee, got along in fact, about fifty
Nevada miles, which have carefully esti-
mated to be equal TO sixty.fiye Christian
miles. The next day Bob was tired or cross
or bored. He regarded the wastes of sage
brush disdainfully while l shredded my
whip upon him and lunched off the sage
brush while wore out my spurs on his
shaggy sides. Then led him a few miles
and he regarded me in big-eyed meditation.
When l remounted, which l did only when
my shoes were worn out, Bob appeared so
broken mp that felt sorry. determined
20 go no further that day than the ranch
house we were approaching, for l did not
want Bob's life charged to my credit. just
before we reached the house herd of cattle
reached us. | may say reached for us. A
big bull-the biggest and widest bull re-
member ever TO have seen-selected Bob
and me for target
Considering Bob's condition I was about
10 dismount and take my chances afoot,
when Bob started. l believe he thought he
was entered for the Derby You never saw
such a rate of speed attained by such re-
markable gait. Bob would alternately roll
himself up into o ball and stretch out to
three times his normal length, his head
would go out of sight into his shoulders
and then go out of sight in the distance
Suddenly Bob stopped-very suddenly-so
suddenly that it unsettled my dignity and
pose. Looking about l discovered the
cause to be that the bull had stopped. Just
as suddenly the bull began charging the
other way, and Bob-that fool of Bob
began charging after the bull. If the bull
had been pack of oats Bob could not have
displayed more eagerness in the chase.
Between my anxiety lest Bob should catch
the buii ana not know what TO do with il
and my uncertainty as to my seat | was
very unhappy. Bob, however, appeared to
be having real good time. Tn. chase was
kept up for miles, and until the bull sud
denly stopped short and swung his big
horned head around at Bob and Inc "a we
came along. Bob lodged beautifully, and
then the bull chased us a while. That
thing was kept up for hours. If the bull
wouldn't chase us Bob would chase the
bull it was all the same to him-just rs
much fun one way rs another. l reckon
we chased each other-Bob and the bull
and I-about fifty miles, when we happened
upon little oasis, and Bob and the bull
began browsing the unexpected grass to-
gether in the most friendly manner / ex.
cused myself and walked back TO the ranch.
San Francisco CAL
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THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
A Reservation that Doesn't Reserve--ihs
Reason for IL.

The popular impression throughout the
Northern and Eastern States is that the
Indians have an immense landed reserya-
ton, known as the Indian Territory, secured
to them forever by treaty stpnlations, on
which the foot of no white intruder is per-
mitted to rest. IT is also thought that the
wild, untutored savage roams constantly
across its broad prairies and sayannas, taxi
ing his game and fish abundantly and easily
by land and water whenever needed. IL is
further supposed TO be actually impossible
for white man to travel far into the Ter.
ritory without being murdered or scalped
But the facts are different. The Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Railroad trayersed the
Territory from north to south years ago,
and fine villages and cities are springing up
1t every station along the route. The st.
Louis and San Francisco Railroad is now in
operation from Seneca, on the eastern line
Of the Territory, through Vinita to Tulsn,
III the Arkansas River and will next be ex-
.ended to Albuquerque, N. M. Several
others are projected through the reservation
md will doubtless soon be bnilt.
But" says the reader. ~ thought
white people were forbidden to enter and
i've upon the reservation, or to trade with
ihe Indians except in a limited way, out
tide the reservation. How, then, can they
ease land or make contracts with these In
lians, who have always been treated rs the
wards of the nation, and are legally dis
qualified from making contracts ?"
To this the answer is that in ten years
past the theory and practice of the United
States Government was as stated. But one
innovation has followed another, and new
Instructions to agents have been issued to
meet the zealand imag. nary necessities of tho
lines, until the Indian code has become
complex and cumbersome to an extent but
'aintly realized by outsiders. L0stis
Globe Democrat. VIA
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RICH mEN IN THE SENATE.
Who seme eft henf are, nna What the.
are Worth.

The majority of the Senators are rick
men. Edmunds, the President of the
Senate, is probably worth half million,
and hns private law practice worth at least
1000 year. Aldrich, of Rhode Island
is rich wholesale grocer. Allison, of Iowa,
is worth at least 300, 900 and has an indie
pendent income from his wife's estate An.
thony, of Rhode Island, owns fine property
in the Providence Journal and has a good
private income. Bayard, of Delaware, has
moderate fortune. Beck, of Kentucky, is
in moderately comfortable circumstances.
Blair, of New Hampshire, is q poor man.
Bowen, of Colorado, is many times mil
lionaire. Joe Brown, of Georgia, is mil
lionaire. Butler, of South Carolina is poor.
Call, of Florida, is we'll of. Camden, of
West Virginia, is very rich. Cameron. OF
Wisconsin, has ample means Cameron, OF
Pennsylvania, is worth $4,0O0,0O0. Cock.
reil, of Missouri, is poor. Coke, of Texas,
has large plantation interest in his State.
Coiquitt, of Georgia, is rich and has been
associated in many railroad speculations
with Joe Brown. Conger, of Michigan, is
in comfortable circumstances Cuilon, of
Illinois, is poor. Dawes, of Massachusetts,,
has moderate fortune. Dolph, of Oregon.
is rich. Fair, of Nevada, is many times a
millionaire. Farley, of California, has a
large fortune Frye, of Maine, is poor; SC
S Garland, of Arkansas. George of Missis.
nppi has number of large plantations.
Gibson, of Louisiana, is very rich German,
of Maryland, has a good property and SO
has his colleague Groome. Eugene Hale,
married rich and inherited great deal from
Zach Chandler. Wade Hampton has n large
property interest in South Carolina. Harris,
of Tennessee, has plenty of money. Harri.
son, of Indiana, has a moderate fortune and
fine law practice. Hawley, of Connect.
tut, is poor. Hill, of Colorado, has very
large mining interests and has great wealth.
Hoar, of Massachusetts,, has good private
income. Ingalls,, of Kansas, is supposed TO
be poor. but he has any number of Western
enterprises which must mike him in the
end rich. jackson, of Tennessee, has
private means. Jones, of Louisiana, is very
rich. Jones, of Florida, is poor Jones, OF
Nevada, is rich and poor, according as
speculation turns. He is believed at pre-.
sent to be very rich. Kenna, of West Viz
einia, is backed by one of the largest coal
and railroad interests in his State. Lamar
is poor. Lapham, of New York, is well off.
Logan, of Illinois, is poor. Mcmillan, of
Minnesota, is well to do. Mcpherson, of
New Jersey, is capitalist who has large
fortune invested in stockyards in the cattle
business. Malone, of Virginia, has large
property interests in railroads and banks.
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NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGES.
Advantages and Opportunities Afforded
Stndents In the Public Hospitals.

Advantages and Opportunities Afforded
Students In the Public Hospitals.
Bellevue Hospital and the Charity Hospi.
als on Blackwell's Island are under the di-
reetion of the Commissioners of Charities
and Correction. and are therefore by law
available for medical instruction AS Belle
vue Hospital from its position at the foot of
Twenty sixth street is very central, it has
by tacit consent been chosen as the great
field of clinics. The municipal government
has recognized homeopathy to the extent
Of permitting n homeopathic Charity
Hospital on Blackwell's Island, but the
Commissioners of Charities and Correction
societies to the management of Bellevue
Hospital have ignored all but the regular
school. The hospital has been arranged in
four divisions, each containing about ten
wards. Three of these are assigned, one to
Bellevue Medical College, which was estab-
lished in1S61, in connection with the hospi-
tai, another to the Medical Department OF
he University of the City of New York, and
the third to the New York College of Physi-
clans and Surgeons, which is connected
with Columbia College. The fourth division
the Commissioners retain under their owr
patronage. Five wards out Of each ten are
medical, and FIVE surgical. 1t is the priv
lege of each of the three colleges named to
appoint, every six months, two graduates to
positions in the hospital. The one who is
senior in the graduating class has the choice
of the medical or surgical wards. At the
entrance he is junior assistant, and aftei
he expiration of six months he becomes q
senior assistant. For twelve months he lives
outside the hospital at his own expense. Al
the end of the twelve months he becomes
resident physician, living within tho build
Ing at the expense of the city for six months
more. AT the end of eighteen months he
retires, having given his service gratuitously
for the whole of that period. The young
men who thus serve for the love of their
pi ofession not only do not begrudge their
best services given in this way, but their
positions, which involve hard and continu-
GUS drudgery, are regarded rs the greatest
prizes that students can secure Those who
win them are warmly congratulated by their
friends, and are invariably the best men OF
their graduating year. Bellevue Medical
College, in fact, gives no other prizes, being
convinced that no stimulus to exertion can
exceed this. In the opinion of the whole
profession the opportunity of such varied
practice is the greatest boon that can posi-
bly, be bestowed, and the best supplement
toa course Of medical instruction anywhere.
A cool and candid consideration of these
facts must convince the most incredulous
disbelievers in the medical profession that
the dominating thought of medical students,
in New York at least, is to make themselves
thoroughly fit for their professional duties.
One does not sec such order, such thirst foi
practical knowledge In other colleges
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Cut a Tooth ut Eighty.

1t may seem little incredible TO say that
person eighty years of age has just cut O
second tooth, after having lost her first set,
but such Is the case. Mrs. Genevieye Hum
mel, widow lady, who lives with her son,
Frank Hummel, a mile and half southeast
of Jeffriesburg, is about eighty years of age.
Two years ago she cut tooth, but it was
soon lost and she did not know when IL dis
appeared. Last week, she cut another tooth,
and 1t is growing and doing good service
now. She has her second eye-sight and
reads readily without glasses. Second eye
sight is not an uncommon thing, but the
cutting of teeth second time is something
we have seldom heard Of washington
mo. J Observer.
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POETRY.
Rccon,pcnss.

Rccompensc.
flow often In my early DAYS
There came TO me this vision:
The star OF Fame, with vivid rays,
Should beam Ger fields elysiani
Before all eyes woull arise
poet great, whose story
Must win ere long with magic song
A fadeless crown OF gloryi
But later stun grew more bold
And thought would importune
(To I'LL my eager hands with goid)
That fickle goodness-Fortune.
Where jewels shine with light divine
I'D gather at my pleasure;
My strength and health I'd give foI wealth
And grasp mighty treasure
Swift-crowdlng years have quickly fed
And carried on these fancies
Though all my former hopes are dead
The heart has bright romances.
No fairy gold nor wealth untold
The dreamer nov possesses.
With humble name, unknown TO fame,
She lives in--Love's caresses!
--ca'oliRe C. Jodchimsea
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To-Day.
Don't tell me Of tomorrow;
Give me tho boy who'll say,


DON'T tell me OF Tomorrow
Give me the boy who'll say.
That, when o good deeds to be done.
" Let's do the deed today
We may all command the present,
five acted and never wait;
But repentance is the phantom
ora past that comes too late
Don't tell me OF tomorrow:
There Is much to do to-day
That can never be accomplished
II we throw the hours away.
Every moment has Its duty;
Who the future can foretel?
Then why put Off TIL tomorrow
What to-day can do as well?
Don't tell me OF tomorrow
five look upon the past,
; How much we have left to do
We cannot do at last.
To-day it is the only time
For oil on this fran earth;
II takes an age to form life,
A moment gives 1t birth.