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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-18
olsar nc Pension pocket,

Nev York TtBuRs,
On one point the friends and the
enemies OF pensions should be aple 70
agree. The docket OF the Pension Bg;
reau ought to be cleared. The law In all
cases, and the contract Of enlistment N
most cases, give the disabled soldier or
sailor, or his widow, an absolute right
indisputable and indeieasible, to a pen
sion proportioned TO the degree OF dis
ability incurred in the line Of duty,
Every DAVIS delay adds to the difficulty
OF proving genuine claim as well as 70
the ease Of proving a fraudulent claim,
The Government aud its proper bene'
llclaries are therefore alike interested 70
a prompt adjudication. How II thls
possible II the present system be nglaly
adhered to? =,
So obviously outgrown are the old
methods that the claims outnumper tue
settlements, and every year the STATE OF
the docket grows worse, Take Tor IN
stance, as free from present controversy,
the three years ended June ~, 1850
The number OF decisions steadily, la'
creased from lO4, 900 in the first OF these
years to 1874 900 In the last, the number
Of pensioners from $4,000 TO 459, OOO,
the payments from $65,00O,OO0 to S0,,
OOO,0 900, and the annual pension roll
irola S38 zoo, 900 to S57, 900 900. Yet the
number Of Army and Navy claims pend
ipg on account OF tue war for the Union
rose in the same time from 270,SO4 to
All 1858, an average increase o. nearly
$4,000 a year, OF the S5,OS9 claims
allowed In the last OF these years,
nine had been pending since 1862,
$50 since 1868, l,065 since 1870,
5,0l3 since 1880, while OF the 2l5,SOS
claims Of this class filed during the year
only 1884 were allowed within tho year.
That would mean that about two per
cent OF the cases were decided by allow
anCe or rejection. The average time
these 35,0OS claims had been pending,
counting the last year as nothing, was
i've years. With the present force and
the present methods, II not another
claim be presented, 1t will take the PEN
sion Bureau three years to dispose Of It's
arrears. At the rate new claims are
coming in, and mpst continue to do so,
most OF the claimants will be dead be-
fore their cases can be reached.
No one eau possibly be the gamer by
this state OF things except the pension
claim agents. AS in all matters Of the
kind, the delay OF the Government Is
tho claim agents opportunity,
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with local application, as they Canno'
reach the seat Of the disease. Catarrh Il
blood or constitutional disease, and il
order to cure 1t you have to take inter
nal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure Il
taken internally, and acts directly on the
blood and muCus surface. Halls Ca
tarrll Cure is no Quack medicine. II was
prescribed by one Of the best physicians
In this country for years, and is a regular
prescription. Itiscomposed OF the best
tonics known, combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly on the mu.
cussurfaCe. The perfect combination o.
thetwo ingredients is what produces such
wonderful results in curing catarrh
Send for testimonials free,
FL. Cheney 4 Co., Prop, Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, price 75C. D&w
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whyI.u.iasss is better.

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Tho DuSlnebs VI tue country Improves
.tnadtI, MT with Vrnat lphna. hit frnin
eeey "N'
~ "a T., tt 49, -
the TACT that everybody leelS Oetter,
49, I,o1oU, ,Lju hDtter failing nhaL be n
put DVIum tul' NVt'o. ''S
q, 1910. ..,.,I..'-
Tribune oilers TINS Reasonable C&plAnus
NJ
uOhi
in trade its certainly not due to railway, con.
ItrsSIi n, and Ii d not At all likely that business
will receive any Impetus uuf,ng tne next lew
s o% 80 S ,uS Hr minds HS l O nhGS Sa Ss
sSi SSI,Ssi !6,s way 6I n !, SI!a 1s!s
sS. len SsSS :SSS,Sa! io "a aR I ' %
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Fond OF ItaItlesunkes.
Huntingdon tIE val Advertiser.

Huntington W. Val ddFTtWeT'
A queer subject came into Matthews
art gallery last week TO have himHeII
photographed. He called himself Pro-
lessor Gabriel and came over from Lo'
gan or Boone county. Hehad with him
sixteen large and lively rattlesnakest
which he handled with less concern than
a bachelor would baby. He wound
the snakes about his store clothes and
was photographed from the east, west,
north and south sides, standing, sitting
and lying down, In one standing pic
ture the largest and most vicious RATHER
was coled about his head like q crown,
One OF the snakes began striking al
everything In reaching distance, when
the "prolessor" caught 1t by the tail and
beat It's head against his boot until the
blood flew all over the scenery. During
all the time the snakes were In the gal
lery Matthews kept one foot in tho dark
room, ready to beat hasty retreat.
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New Advertisements.

W4NTED-1 GIRL FOR GEN.
wv RRAL HouEeWoEk, Reference required.
Apply At 1915 Main street sells
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abundance Of the crops is a matter OF
the season. Crops are large this year
and may be short next year. The
money invested in industrial ventures
this year cannot be taken out in bulk
next year,
The bedrock on which the present
confidence Of the country rests is the
belief that no legislation hostile to the
industrial interests Of the United States
can be passed in the near future,
IfMr, Cleveland had been elected In
stead Of General Harrison we would not
have seen our home capital reaching tor
new industrial Investments nor British
capital rushing in to get share OF bust
ness in the land Of Protection,
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Opens September 20 and closes octo'
it viii be larger, grander and more
artistic than It's predecessors.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway, which Is the direct route tC
Sioux City, will sell excursion tickets al
greatly reduced rates.
The last three Half Rate Harvest Ex'
cursions will leave Chicago and Milwau'
kee by the Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st,
Paul Railway on September 10 and "a
and October s, 1880.
For information, circulars showing
rates OF fare, map, ETC., address A. V. Fl,
Carpenter, General Passenger Agent,
Milwaukee, Wis.
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GOVERNOR WILSON is suspected Of be-
ingin no hurry to let go. Why should
he let go II he wants to hold onP II the
man chosen to be Governor is not to be
seated, the State can get alongwith Gov
ernor Wilson as well as with another
Mr., Wilson was once elected Governor
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L. Bainbridge Munday, ESQ., County
Attorney, Clay county, Texas, says
"Have used Electric Bittes with most
happy results. My brother also was
very low with malaflal fever and jRun,
dice, but was cured by timely use Of thi.
medicine. Am satisfied Electric Bitter
Mr. D. /. Wilcoxson, Of, Horse Gave
KY, adds like testimony, saying: "llt
positively believes he would have died
had II not been for Electric Bitters.
This great remedy will ward of, ~
well as cure all malarial diseases, and
for all kidney, liver and stomach disor
deB stands unequaled. Price 80 cents
and 81 at Logan Drug Co. g drug store.
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In the medical line is tho pleasant fruit
laxative, Elixir Of Dates. II combines
the active properties Of dates, figs and
prunes In such a way rs 10 make II one
Of the most pleasant and effective RENE.
dies on the market. II Is easily taken
by old and young, and Is a sure cure fol
habitual constipation, biliousness, dyS.
pepsia, sick headache and piles, and ali
diseases caused by a weak stomach, dis.
eased Kidneys or inRCtlVellver. Sold In
30 cent bottles BY o, II, GoelEe, ". w
Irwin, W. Y, Williams, John Laughlin
Logan Drug Company and Goodwin 4
Co.. wholesale agents.
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WHEELING, SEPTEMBER IS, 1889,

Entered ~ tho Pohtolice " Wheeling, W, Va
AS tfcondclASH matter
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MTANTED-A GOOD GIRL FOR
,..I,n Gene! General HopsevOFk' Apply at g stE'
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Are quickly given to every part Of the
bodyby Hoods Sarsaparllla, That tired
ieelIngis entirely overcome. The blood
is purified, enriched, and Yitallzed, and
carries health instead OF disease to every
organ, The stomach Is toned and
strengthened, the appetite restored, The
kidneys and liver are reused and inyig.
Grated, The brain Is refreshed, the mind
made clear and ready for work, Try 1t,
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Way.Up Grade Goods.

They're worth putting and
blowing about. Now, for STYLE,
Tor QUALITY, for VARIETY, for
GENERAL EXCELLENCE OF WORK
MANsH1p AND MATERIAL there
isn't any other stock to be
compared with ours. Tall talk
we admit, but we fall back on
our goods. If they are not
Cup grade" and way up at
that, you may call us blow
hards. Metaphorically
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Fortune Follows Fresno, Gal, Disaster
Bernard Heringhi, a well,known bro
ker on Pine street, between Montgomery
and SAMSON, is the father Of q young
man who will hereafter speak praise con-
corning the Louisiana State Lottery, A
few days before the recent conhagration
at Fresno he bought the one-twenueth
part Of ticket No. 42,75S, for which be
paid 81, His ticket No, 42,75S had
drawn the first capital prize OF $500, 900
in the Louisiana State Lottery, of,which
he was entitled To $l5, 000,-San Francis
co (Cal,) Call, AuGustS. Daw
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TuE New York Herald, in speaking Of
the thing which New York would like
to get il she could get it for nothing
says; "The Fair is National enterprise
It's designed to show the greatness oil
the Nation" Up to date it has unde'
signedly shown the llttleness Of the big
gest city Of the Nation.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-18
A Panty Of Young New Workers wenl

A PARTY of young New Workers went
out to "nake u night of It," They
drank heavily as part OF the programme,
One OF them fell, struck his head, and
was killed, A bad night OF it for him.
and asorry night Of 1t for his compan'
ions. "a night OF 1t" does not alwayt
end this way, but It always may.
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nd CuAurAuOuA.
The Pennsylvania Company Announces tx.

The Pennsylvania Company Announces Ex'
Curtlaas tor TUStiays and saturday"
Excursion tickets at rate Of 50 10 will
be sold by the Pennsylvania Company
from Bridgeport to Lakewood or james
town aud return via Shenango and the
New York, Lake Erie 4 Western Rail
way on each Tuesday and Saturday
during August and September. Tickets
will DO good returning for fifteen days
from date Of sale. For further informa'
ton apply 10 Ticket Agent Vt Bridge
mort. o. W
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Iris astonishing how rapidly the feeble
and debllitated gain strength and yigor
when taking Ayers SarsapArilla. For
what are called " broken down Conslltu.
tions,n nothing else has proved 30 etIec.
tive as this powerful but perfectly sale
medicine, nav
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-18

WHEN they fight prize fights in ohica.
60 they fight them for blood, This time
they have a dead prize fighter on their
hands Ifall prize fights ended SO there
would be fewer OF them,
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THR Pittsburgh Judges decline to re-
open the licenses cases, on the ground
that II they were to grant aiew more II
would only increase the dissatisfaction,
These Judges have level heads,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-18
MYA 4 PENNsYLYANA RAILROAD.
Its Extension from RoWleabuFg to Union
town Assured.

town Assured.
URiORiOlpI, Pa, Special.
tis asserted that the West Virginia .
Pennsylvania Railroad from RoWlssburs
W. Va, by way Of BFuceton to Union
town, Is now an assured fact, The en-
gineers, eight in number, are about Il
complete the survey,
John o, TeneycE, Of New York City
one Of the stockholders, was here yes
terday looking around among our bust
ness men with view Of asceTtaininl
what encouragement he might expect
from people here, He reports that the
assurances he has received are entirely
satisfactory, and that work on the grad
ing will be commenced at an early day
The section Of country to be traversed BY
this new venture abounds In mipera
wealth.
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FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.

(24l Twenty-four Lots In caIdwell's
Addition to the City OF Wheeling,
Said Lots arc bounded on the north ly TWEp,
tynlnth street, on the east by Fillmore street on
the south by the HRndlGn Homestead, and an
tho west by the D. & U, Railroad, w
Their proximity 70 the above nGOiud railroad
establishments,
il moi sold in thirty days will be sold at pub.
lie auction. Wv
For t0Fns and further information apply To
W, V. hOGE 4 BRO,
Or WILLIAM N. HANDLAS, 1'NNH
aul6 S,W. Cor. ChRpllhO 4 Sixteenth Sis,
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Harvest Eaour.,ul,s.

September "a and October s, the Balti
more 4 Ohio Railroad Company will
sell excursion tickets at one fare for the
round trip to principal points TO the
West, Northwest, South and Southwest
good returning thirty days.
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We STAND ON OUR STOCK.

You can't laugh at a snake
story when the man who tells
it produces the snake. We
produce the snake otherwise
the stock we tell about) and il
it isn't as big and as wonderful
as our tale makes it out, you
can laugh till you're tired. 1t
costs you nothing, remember,
to see the best and biggest
stock in town, and
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-18
Trustees Sales.
TRUSTEES SALE.

TRUSTEES SALE.
BY virtue Of deed OF trust made on the 18Th
day Of October, 1854, by Reason Maxlngo 10 ibe
undersigned trustee, and Of record among M
publiClRn records Of Ohio county, Nest Vii.
ginla, III deed Of trust book ~, iOliOitO viii on
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1859,
beginning at 10 O'Clock a M, at the front door
OF the Court House Of Ohio county, WCst Viz
RinIa, IN the city Of Wheeling, proceed 10 sel Al
public suction the following de,CrllCd real a.
tate, to wilt; A certain LOT or tract Of land .llv
ate In Tho town u CllutOn, In Ohio county,
West Virginia, and bounded as follows: BCrin
Mug at q post In u fence on the bank Of sh0ft
creek; thence s, 10 4 l2pOes 10 stake; thence
5. 90 L, 3! poles 10 u stake; thence n. 2lko t.
80 poles 10 stake IN the Potomac turnpike;
thence with Eaid turnpike n. GO' ". u poles 10
u Stakei thence n, $50. ", ia poles 10 Locust
post In fence; thence 8 lSo ". as poles 10 The
place oil beginning, aud containing 50 pCrchCS
more or less.
TERMS or SALE Cash.
The title 10 this property "a believed 10 10
good, but selling a. trustee will convey only
such title Us Is vested In mt ~ such trustee.
WM. II. CALDWELL, Trustee.
J. @. IIERVEY, AuCtinnpCF aus
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TnE MOST obstinate casesoi catarrh are
cured by the use Of Ely's Cream Balm,
the only agreeable remedy. 1t Is not a
liquid or snutT, Is easily applied into the
nostrils. For cold in the head II is mag.
ical. 1t gives relief at once. Price 90
cents. MwPdw
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1oosS's Red Glover Pills cure sick
headache, dyspepsia, indigestion, con.
BtlpallOn, 26e, per box, boxes iof 81.
For sale by Logan Drug %. Bridge Cor.
ner Druggists, Wheeling, w, Va, paw
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llILsu.

WARD-on Tuesday morning, September II
1859, at / O'clock, ELlEABETH ANNIE, dAugh
ter, Of Reuben aud Charlotte Mard, In lh(
I'd year OF her Hge.
Funeral nOtice TO morrow,
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IT WILL COST YOU LESS

to buy out Of this stock than
out Of any other; cost you less
in the start, in the actual cash,
and very much less in the long
run when wear and tear get
into the account. Our advice
to everybody is: "Buy the
best" and at the same time we
intimate that you will find
THE best at
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NORTH MAIN STREET SCHOOL

For Boys and Girls,
between and 10 years Of age, will be opened the
SECOND MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER, at No.
1877 MAIN STREET, By Miss MAE BELLE HART,
formerly Of Washington, n
The school will be conducted on the general
lines Of the kindergarten.
French conversation and calIsthcnlC exercises
without extra charge A Piano In the school
room for the entertainment and instruction Of
the children.
CHARGES MODERATE.
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Educational.
WHEELING FEMALE COLLEGE,

Send your daughters TO this Institution where
they will receive thorough aud comprehensive
charlottesville best foundation Tor true success
In life. Post graduate COiGte, An able Faculty.
Many improvements made. No better in,truC.
ton 10 Art aud Music In Upper Ohio Valley.
Mn. N. Stevens Hart, OF Washington, u. O., will
conduct School Of El0GutlOn. Best most health.
full location for school III the city. Terms EcG.
S0nable. Apply 10 the President,
jyq DR. BLAisDELI.
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rlrTSvURGIl EXPOSITION.
Excursion to the pittsburgh Exposition via
the baltimore L. Ohio Railroad,

Saturday, September 81, the Baltimore
& Ohio will sell excursion tickets Il
Pittsburgh and return at g, including
admission to the Exposition. Tickets
good returning until Monday, September
l3. inclusive,
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WHEELING INSTITUTE.
Boarding and Day School for Young La.
dies and Children.

Thorough course Of instruction In English,
Mathematics, Ancient and Modern Languages,
Music, Drawing, Painting, Eloritlon aud Calls
themes, Advantages Of home life aSd training.
Fail session begins September 4, 1857
Address, MISC PARRAH, Principal,
ia 100 Twelfth street.
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JOHN II. ROEMER.
MT. De CHANTAL,
NEAR WHEELING, W. va
tglaLsn Of tho vIlIhNonl

A school Of more than national reputation,
oiIOtS exceptional advantages iOF thorough Cdu'
cation Of young ladies In all departments. IT.
brafy Of GlG thousand volumes, Fine phllo'
SophlCal, chemical and astronomical apparatus.
AutiCal Department specially noted. Co'p"ol
plano teachers trained BY lCGdlng professor
from Conservatory Of Stuttgart Vocal culture
according 70 the method Of The old italian MAJ
location unsurpassed for beauty and health,
Ten Agfes 0i pleasure grounds. board excellent,
Fnf Catalogues, and references 10 patrons W
al The principal cities, AddfetA
CtIF DtRRtTRHsa
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@. Mendel & Co.
THE UP GRADE

Hear the engine blow and
puff; it's up grade. It's worth
a little struggle and some puff
ing and blowing to get up to
the top. Pile on the coal, fire.
man. shake her up, engineer !;
you're bound to get there.
We are going topuf and blow
a little-pile on the coal and
get up steam all because
Of our
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A Sound LeEnl opInIon.

One need not live high to be above
suspicion,
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ChIIdten Cry fot PIteh0t's CastOtla.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-26

CONGRESSMAN WILSON made great
hit at York, Pa, recently, where he
addressed the Democratic Society at
political celebration. While all the
speech was well worthy Of publica-
ton, we have only room for this eI-
tract:
"A party that sent five and half
million voters TO the polls last NOvem-
Der is neither a dead party nor a-dy-
ing. 1t cannot fail, although out of
power, TO exert a mighty influence
on the government of the country.
In the recent campaign the Demo
cratic party attacked courageously
and ardently the blatant beast of sec
tionalism and the greedy MolOch of
privilege. Over either of them, sing
ly, it could have won complete and
decisive victory; against their unhal-
lowed union it maintained, for the
time being, an unequal fight. Let
those, if such there oe in our ranks,
who are disposed to censure Grover
Cleveland for assaulting this comb
nation, tell us with which one OF
these he should have made terms.
With which one Of them should the
Democratic party have made terms
without dishonoring its own record
as u great national party, and as a
hereditary champion of a government
OF equal rights
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-26

Mr.. ROBERT =. PORTER, who rem
dered the Republican party great
service in the last campaign as editor
of the New York Press, has been APP
pointed by the President Superinten-
dent Of the Census. This is a great
misfortune to the country, for the APP
pointee has neither the talent nor the
inclination to make an efficient and
impartial manager of this great work.
Mr.. Porter is an Englishman by birth
Some years ago he began to write on
the tariff, and was an ardent tariff re-
former. While there was considerable
glory there was not much emolument
in being on this side of the great
question, SO Mr.. Porter Topped over
and became strong protectionist.
1t paid well, and for several years he
has been a most industrious writer
for high protection journals, finally
editing one himself. 1t nay be true
that figures won't lie, but Mr.. Porter
has way of manipulating them by
which he shows some veryremarkable
results. There is no reason to suppose
that his census figures will be more
reliable than his tariff figures, there
fore we say that his appointment is
an unfortunate one.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-26
The First Snake Story But Good One.

\ remarkably strange discovery was
made few days ago III the northwes-
tern district of Indiana. Having oc-
casion to sink well, d farmer selec-
ted spot in valley near a ravine.
After reaching depth of four feet,
and while in a formation Of limeston ne
gravel that had continued almost I'M
interruptedly from the surface down,
he came upon the vertebra and ribs OF
an animal The ribs were about the
size of small pigs and rapidly ia
pered. Carefully unearthing the
bones toward the tapering end he
soon came to the rattles, which, when
counted, numbered seventeen, the
largest measuring six inches across.
Attracted by the strange find the
neighbors gathered in and the work
of unearthing the monster OF other
ages was prosecuted with vigor. AT
ter laying bare nineteen feet OF the
remains of the monster of other
times imagine their CONSERVATION at
finding the entire skeleton of man
in the skeleton of the snake. The re-
mains of the man and serpent, SO far
as the serpent has been exhumed, are
as perfect as when first denuded of
flesh and were doubtless covered by
lime and gravel soon after death.