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CHASED By A RATHER.
Pursued for Hundred Yards by n Rep
tile that Meant Business.
Fr,m he !Srcrum.nfo N,ts.

Fr'm hf Sacramento N,Ws.
"Inever want to pass through such an ex-
perience again." said Executive Messenger A.
A. Walton as he replaced the cover on the
box and set the receptacle in drawer. 1t
makes me shudder to think Of my adventure -
Messenger Waltons thrilling adventure
happened on Gov. Markhams recent quail
hunting trip in Kern county. Walton accom-
panied the Governor on his outing. Tho incl
dent can be best told In the messengers own
The country, over which We were hunting"
said he, was slightly broken W and in spots
first went there We were informed that viii 10
quail were plentiful in the vicinity. tho supply
ment to me. as we had in our comm issary
stores a Goodiy invoice Of snake antidote.
For several days in 3Tr field sports We never l
anxious to find them, either. Don't you know
there is something loathsome about crawl
ns esns 0
1t was the morning prior 7" the DAY fixed
for w wnIn S se esrN
was unarrompanied by dog. gun. or even q
stick. The air was inssprngE and was fnli Of
9yor small bush TO gather, dead branch. As
! was about 70 pick 1t up buzzing sound IN
io.mc, me that the bush concealed a rattlcnr.
toned and Wicked head OF the raft ler punctur"d
m" top branches OF the hush an arpeared IN
a !Mas,l"aa s and IN / wicked E reptile. ,.'', w
80 IN Iultl-r was aggressive. with sur;
Irsing lacrity ii cleared tho bush and dnrted
i ii ne. I retr.ated quickly. with my face 70
thr serl"nt. 1t was all that could do 10
h..eI. Z IT the way of the reptile,
,r,,l would Jump nearly its iuil Length. thcn
MN tn iShlning rapidity it would coll UP, an
".,,fal' l"ler again jump. 500
tme Iattl"r pursued mo Tor fully IVY yhrGs
tr'w'" was able to make the least defence
,ni,; Us onslaught. only what my legs ner-
r mnttI'''; tUd let me tel! YOU. moved mighty
toIrI! haIty tho rattler. from it's exciting eXer-
s, ,r,S, finW, =! signs of hecomi ing tired. inc
6'"Mnt ., = Which we were pa sing contained
A'."ttts I'pl,' ihC si2" oil YOUR fist or larger.
NJ, 49, "ir"t I. constantly keeping my ry'f,
bn 49," ',i,"N'i "E"l up stOn" after stone ana
WHY Li,to u airh ~ thn RATHER. 1t is remarkahs
s m'.a' nc'T ihte sight Kern county snake nos
out ~ u" slak" torn time. seemnslyw WIN;
so unHs"I tho rain Of missiles which
eo .pn a. ts Mtl'hlh-'. sluirminG body
nut nan sulcrtur endurance finally he,
came came tIiump.nn With well-directed aim
was over. "N ' N w.
,.na me rattiGr measured 3 feet 5i inches in
iength. AZ the biggest part OF its body tho
sna a measured IL. inches In circumfer-
In the box which Messenger Walton so care
Iuiiy put away among the archives OF the Gov
eTnors once We're the rattles OF the nom
Ms,ious and billigerent brute. They humble
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From n, Riri.mmi Tim.


WAsH1NaToN. juno 4-The Hon. Constantine
hottor water than ever hr experienced befnre.
BECAUSE Of his objections TO special pension
bills Mr.. Kilsore has had all sorts and condi-
tons Of men, W ucn ana children call upon
him and remOust rato In various degrees of ir,
and Woe. Iio has stood an against all this
very maniully: 1t is 10y NJ means improbable.
however. that no VIII soon succGmt.
There is after him Mas. Sarah A. l'iylrh-
KclIcy of Pennsylvaria, She is what Scnat r
Sho is also Il poet and wants to he a pensioncr.
~" Is known the country lhr9uGhuat Us the
Bard Of Shanty nm Her husband was n
sergoant in peHRsylvGnia regiment durn.
the lato war She has i""r 10 Nj. Ailgorc aud
went because he has ul."Gtcn to ~" plasngs
Of hcr hill; Tho Pension orlrc has. by tho
way. said that she j. net entitled 10 pension.
Sho Is not at all prctt' but that + neither here
nor there. for not even the ~ tty ,on"a have
buckley when they plead f'ro him. nlt "hs
has come at him in anUt! Or AID IN awful way.
Shc ilas dropped into poetry n!d drppl"d tho
poetry unon KilGorc no has published
Il pHmlhet In her most ppn'lc YIN fora pen
sion. This Iumphlct SHE Inns d"!irgt,t u Mr.
hlIkGrr WI n III I, compliments OF tho apthor.
AMI TN" adjpratipn: MayhpI h"s, You aud
soften your hard heart" ilpsui- "a sn,rincn
OF what Is contained In tho HpI eal Ipctical;
w only sGn poet TO- me year La.u be, Il aeIr",r
His fu"ef" yet unpaid should msoo tngo.s lads weep
There Isl tai timber t. tho north of wash
ington. Mr., klG"re Is liable t. hoGd for il at
any moment and with ali that rncr.y Which
b" displayed in tho last Congress. when he
kicked open the door OF the Huu SO which
Iced had ordered t. be locked in his great nt-
tonpt to iOrce Quorum.
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THE SUN, SUNDAY, JUNE -, 1892.

an inch in diam ter. Tho snake being secure
ly fastened by rnttans around the,neck, two
men and boy who attempted to hold 1t by the
tail werc powerlcss to dose:
From the log IN which the third specimen
was caught .elghty-nine eggs were taken
size of an ordinary baseball. and were covered
with soft Ieathcry she'll or skin. They adj
hered to each other, forming large mass
which had to be literally torn apart to scpa-
rate them. So far as observed all were fertile
each specimen examined containing Lying
discovered the snake was coilcd upon it's eggs,
apparently incubating Upon being removed
from the log the eggs drie up rapidly. As the
that Of the atmosphere. it is probable that the
close coils OF The snake prevented evaporation.
dium. sized buffalo. and could crush out the
lifo OF a man in u fraction Of minute: and we
have no hesitation in expressing the opinion
case Of a snake OF about this size swallowing a
full grown buck with antlers u male deer OF
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GREAT SNAKES.
The Python OF tho Philippine Islands De-
scribed-Its &rent size.

Fron Wt NTtnHfc dmlTfnn.
IN your Issue Of Aug. 30. 1891. we notice an
article on boa constructors. in which mention
~ made OF tho pythons OF this region. Think
ing mat some additional facts might be Of in
terest. we submit the following:
,Pythons are abundant in tho Philippines,
NE species being identical with that found In
Dorheo, During our stay Of eighteen months
ln these islands we have heard many accounts
OF the enormous size attained by these snakes.
ana recently have obtained three fine speci.
feet IL !, inches in length and IL inches
IN greatest circumference. II had evidently
Deen without food for some time and was In
an emaciatod condition. but was still q heavy
load Tor two men. The next In size measured
ttwenty-two feet six inches in length and
The head was six inches wide at tho angle "
the laMs and the mouth opened thirteon
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pepper or salt In It," he snid. and he mustn't
smoke or chevy or get Into a perspiratiOn."
- All right, MIR. Reeve. I'll look out for that.
He's good boy. and he'll do what tell him"
The boy opencd his mouth slowly and. after
q few seconds thought, said:
ball" '
:, Mr.. Reeve wouldn't listen to Il for moment.
He would have commissions between second
and third base II he ran too hard. After pay
ing Mr.. Reeve $40. mother and son DEPARTED
and when the reporter saw them at tho rail.
rearcd to be happy. and contcntcd. but tho ex-
preston OF the boys face was doleful.
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Two Coincidence.

From ne HI6aIo Courier.
80 yon didn't know that my wife and were pofn
on the same day SAD No. l.
No that's queer" answered No 2. 1t reminds me
that my wiIe ana were married on the same DAY.
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Cheap.

From he Bstrou IRE, PreL
bride to her dearest friend. IT
why my dear ~
"BscAuSe pa gave me away"
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II. G. REEVE.
IAN those directions" Mr.. Reeve said. ARE
lining. but tho medicine Won't work Without fHDlf
by the name Of Dickerson. who We're e. bitten bs
to me- and gave them the powder and d' t6 sS d.
nearly month and then a the man ma f. Drank I9r
SS" ouMP3 &c. Of glasses Of beer Tho next
living to-day; The only other case | lost pS was Il.
LITTLE oS giTl who was 6tten She vase orphan
ter her and give her the right diet She walked
so and had bpad
yp, ,Io Just before she died and she foamed
The trouble with many people is that they
they have symptoms Of hydrophobia can't be
puzzles me very much, Some people say the
him. he doesn't kill him at once, but waits to
the ne shews dos n M
and bites lot q other dogs. and that's tho
way it spreads. Why. sometiInes. do you know.
ple who come here"
Mr.. Reeve was interrupted by a tap Mt the
ly to a woman and an ovcrgrown boy. The
woman was dressed in black. was rather paio.
ana Sstlnbu 10 Ds Illucn worried. Inc hoy WAS
fat, and he tugged frequently ut lis collar to
make 1t more comfortable.
Mr.. Reeve. my hoy was bitten by dog this
morning" the woman said. in an agItated
voice, and want you to look at tho bite and
She stopped and looked anxlously at Mr.
Reeve. dreading the words he might say. Mr.
Reeve drew out note book and asked hor
name ana addssess S AND the GrsImstanGes
/. Post Of, Paterson. We have a little black
pctted him. The dog got Into fight with
somc other dogs last month. and one Of them
bit him in the ear. ! never saw the other dogs
before or rs since d This morning my icy was
on his TALL The dog jumped and bit him in
the arm, Here. Henry. show the gentleman
your arm.
With toss OF his head. the boy rolled up his
OF a pinch; It was as large as 25-cent piece.
but the skin was not scratched Mr.. Reeve
studied it grayely for Q minute and said:
well, 1t doesn't look serious. and no probably
won't have hydrophobia. But II you want to
be on the safe side I'll give you the m edicine."
AZ Mrs. Post took the tln boz. read the direc-
Now You mustn't let him eat anything with
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-29
An Odd Idea.

There was an Impressive ceremony in the cellar
OF John street chop house yesterday afternoon,
says the New YORK Advertiser. 1t was a fu-
neral-the burial OF a small cask Of old wine
newly arrived from Oporto.
The proprietor of the chophouse is a young
bonds Of matrimony with young lady who had
establishment across the street.
The burial OF the wine the closing event
Of the festivities which marked the occasion.
SIX OF the prOprietor's friends were present,
and divers drinks were drawn from the cask be-
fore il was finally eiled up for interment.
The company was in highly mystifed state
Of mind as TO the reason Of 1t ell until the pro
prietOr climbed upon a butt OF sherry and, with
a glass in one hand and the lantern in the other,
addressed them IN this wise
Gentlemen. the cask Of wine that We are
planting with 50 much ceremony to-day is in
for a long period Of strict seclusion, and, per-
haps, may never see the light again.
II it ever is resurrected it will be on the day
OF my silver wed ling. twenty-five years from
now, when those among us who sJl remain
will tap 1t to the extent of a genteel suffcency.
IF we all are gone the wine is Liable be
hidden until some Alaskan explorer of the ruiRs
of New York runs across it in the course of his
excavations.
in closing let me refer again to the senti-
ment dear to the heart of every American-let' s
have one mOre!h
Ana this being done the port put in its
little earthen bed and carefully tucked in.
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"Ro: AID DEAD Game

a hack driver Of this city, who is quite e
fsvorite with TIE sports. has recently, says the
Minneapolis Times, furnished an example Of
gsmeaess or recklessness. which ever way il is
looked a.. which discounts nile-tenths Of the
stories that foat through the newspapers TO
Illustrate the extremes 70 which men will some
times 20 when the spirit OF gam bling
thoroughly possesses them. TIE incident &C.
CURED three nights ago and is enJire :
authentic hack driver named Putnam got
il q game Of craps" al q popular resort. He
was unlucky and soon lost what money he had
with him. Then be Tsgered his hat against its
appraised valuation. He lost 1t, and promptly
put up his coat then his vest and next mis-
pants. He removed these garments each time
and placed them on the bar. His shoes went
next. Nothing daunted, he took OF MS under
shirt and stsked that. II went the
way Of the rest Of his wardrobe. In the
meantime some one OF the sports present
had opened all the transorns in the room, and
while the cold air chilled bis unclad frame so
that he only had to hold the dice in his hand 70
shake them, it did not chill his ardor. He
offered 70 add his drawers aud socks 70 his
loosings. but the fierce who had fixed the
Valuation Of Bis garments refused 70 give them
any commercial rating. Finally he withdrew
from the saloon, but called the saloonkeeper
outside. Every one supposed he was going 70
make a plea to get his clothes back, but he only
wanted TO be allowed 90 50 more on his night s
losngs as a final sight" This was refused
and he withdrew 70 his hack, where he wrapped
he sat there shivering for some time until some
one OF his prosecutors sent for a. D. T. boy,
who drove tie hack around 70 his lodging
house, when the denuded jehu made a quick
rush 70 his room, where he secured clothing TO
cover his uakedness.
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PEESOEAL

P 7. B4zSUz's se-.:s azs increased largely
Il value EIoee bs 6is1 az = Is now reckousz
c4oss - % S5.J0.OH.
LtEC-- ToGTES dsclz-ss ;1sI Re VII leave View
EsTea T-ta quite As E1eh EatlsissZion a. New
Haven III Zee. over Is departure
CzAkLzs ExozT SKI, nIa-sser 70 Russia, is
Il Lon1on On his way t11e % rss1us rs cd
.;or q d4ties- He Is sIpsc ed g. PLiLscslpE-s
rs-y Il Nay.
Haley FCESIss. t1s EDEish car.cstzr-s,
says thai tie me-, s,-tG1z Ting 70 81 EnglLsn-
nan II Washington Is t1s ease With wEich sc-
Cess = gained . ne capitol
WIL-IAX BrTSEs, g. s-ec.sd delegate % the
Minneapolis nstiozzl convention, Is said 70
d son q Chang. ss---r partne- Of the famous
S-2n=ss nru q C1scg & Eng.
JoEs FIsEE. the --ssori21 sad evolgtiouist
e % OverEhslnaed By i=s,srs from people u
k7oEu % him tia, ne fees i. Impossible 70
undertake 20 answer t1szl, AID many ne IS u
abe = real a. al
Mss MARION EDIBoy. ts1znter 0: Thomas 4
Edison, who has 0ser 2 Germany for several
years, returned hola- z1o1t week ago, and
81 Aoo 1lrs Etison lave gone 70 Akron, O.,
On 81 extended vlsi;.
HEEz DANz. the famous German se-ona1t,
died in Berlin las9 Mcatsy. Il believed that
he possessed plans Tor - Construction % ba.-
tfo4 q re aerial naviZz-J-.
TIE lac Dr.. Wat Claiming, one Of the
leading Physicians o' B1sc0n, who lived 20 b
% years n age, once t5lt Col Higgiuson that
4 al u rs vide experience he had never sen
any one AFRAID 70 IL wen the las, moment
drew near.
Mss SARAH SICHoLAs RAsyDJLPE Is lying crit
ically il! a. her res snce IL Baltimore She was
the youngest daughter f TIE iate Col Thomas
Jefferson Randolph Il EdgehiA, AI0emarle
county, Virginia, aud e great granddaughter Of
Thomas Jefferson.
PEIscz BIsxAscz's favorite "raouthful" at
dinner is old coznac, el1 1e admits that when
dining out be has succeeded ia securing q
ration OF II where sweet wines were OeilK
served ~ artiErlcal.y sinking bis right ere
al some alert waiter WHO was serving at the
table.
Few American women are step-1nothers Of
more promising young Englishmen than is
Hrs. Joseph Chamberlain. austin Chamberlain
is good speaker. sn1 IS considered 70 have
something Of his fathers breezy manner He
looks severely youthfu! and wears his eye-glass
ike soldier.
JUDGE TAFT. one Of the recently appointed
federal circuit iustices has directed that al
witnesses undergoing examinations in his pres
ence shall. stand, and rot sit, and attorneys
ars required to do 50 Likewise. .Ins rule has
provoked much comment. Hts reason for
having witnesses stand IS that a hsaring is thus
expedited.
TIE INCIDENT which shaped the professional
career Of the late Paul Dillingham;, ex governor
Of Vermont was cutting his foot with an ak
while choppinR trees whe9 be was about p
years old. Although cisaois1 only Tor time,
he had slight limp all the rest OF his life in
consequence o. this painful mishsp. While re-
covering from the immediate effects Of the
blow he spent many hours In general reading
in a LAWYERS Office n This led To his lookiucy
into the law and finally sdoptngi it as his pro
feSsiOp
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BRIGHT BITS.

Il THINK I mistook ny calling" said the
young man when his opponent laid down four
aces. - Washington Star.
"AH. am gaining ground rapidly" as the
man said when the dust storm covered him
with layer after layer Philadelphia Record.
CLARA-Is this the first time you ever pro-
Jack-Yes, Miss Clara. Is it to be the last:
NeU York Herald.
wArzRs-A man takes awful chances when
ne lifts horn to his ps.
Toots-You bet; it goes in wind, and it's liable
TO come out Annie Rooney. "-PUck.
CITY EDIroR-we ought TO get q new heading
for the weather column. Local Forecast is
about played out. rHf
Asslsta1t-How would THE Unexpected
Always Happens" do!--LJe.
AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HoUsE-Trus-
tee-Whats that Internal racket inside there:
Attendant-Sh!-that one or the ma nagers
kicking himself around tne room. It's the end
OF the operate season.-Puck,
LAURA LoSELY-This drinking cup was made
for me when / was baby.
Rosa Roa5ter-How beautiful! Aren't the
productions Of the ancient metal workers
charming. -JetCeIler's Weekly.
TIE trouble with the family. blubbered
Johnny as he emerged from Ile wood shed i'm
mediately after brief and spirited interview
with his father, lis that there's TO blamed much
paterEalsm in its form of government. Chi
cGgO Tribune.
MISS MINNIE BALI Miss Oldangiddy was
deadly sick Of the grip, but recovered by sheer
force Of VIII.
Mrs Wauter Noe-How was that?
Miss Minnie Ball-The doctor told her it was
only fatal to persons IN advanced years.-PLck.
AUNT FURRY Low (readingl-Here's where
two men went down in one Of the city sewers
and we're killed by sewer gas. What do they
want gas in a sewer for, wonder?
Uncle 81 Low lin deep disgust Ito see by, of
course Do you think sewers have windows in
them?-Etick. gr
CITY MAN You have enough on which to re-
tire. Why don't you sell your farm and live in
the ctyf Of
FARMER FURRow-City life won't suit me, no;
Stree big tall buildin's all round. everywhere.
Ye never can tell which way the wind 5 blow
in, nor how tn sky looks TO tn westward nor
nothin. Puck.
ONE Of Clemencea9's electors, regular topper
from Jan. / 10 New Fears eve, went 10 sleep
on bench on the bou,evards. Awakened by
the ram, he cast bewildered look around him.
The reflection Of the lights on the wet pavement
produced on bis .nuddled senses the impression
of sheet OF water. "Bless me- the sea - he
exclaimed; whereupon he took a header and
dropped heavily on the asphalt. Bruised and
shaken, he got up ana said, in tone of sur
prise: Frozen, l eclare!"-CG ct La.
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The seal poachers in Bering sea are
casting about for some plan by which they
may evade the modus vivendi between
Great Britain and the United STATES. 1t
has been suggested that il they sell their
vessels to representatives of other nations,
Italy or Germany, for instance. and sail
under the italian or German flag, they
will not be prevented from sealing. Some
OF the poachers may act on the suggestion,
If they can find purchasers. But under
whatever flag a vessel may sail, the Ameri-
can and British war vessels in Boring sea
are not apt to permit it to engage in illegal
seal taking.
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Aer.s..g sou.asrn conRre.snsn

TIE Phil2dslpslA Press says thss i. "a
c,atiruaIy stteDDosd % wo1der VIA.
s.ra-zs 5l.5Dsss IL l. that prsys-ts re
soztcs-n r1s1be-s Q; coogrsss from rising
ID "a ussss sod demanding tLst II.
Springer sI1 lis Esstsra FREE t-sts s-lss
saa-. Keep their hands Of ire prose-t.vs
ar.E.H TIE thing INA. nzs: striks tie
average rsstsr 6 strange "a that tie Press,
~ oon;iraslly tempted. should never
gst u TIE pant q koodsring- u Il
s6ogl1 ever gs: y that potat II might d .
Little thicki1g. ard then u Eo1ld c.sco@er
that y = rot 'bNudoessr that prevents
s01tbsrn cou1ressusa from Interfering
WITH Xr Springer in lis Efforts 70 relieve
tie pe9Yls Il solas % tie burdens iuposzd
Upon them By TIE Mckinley tariff.
TIE most fz1rsyivs, aud .: TIE sane
time the rooss amusing, part Il the Freq
little tax % sg1.Lsrn conUe0Den Il tie
following: - How Do the socs Of tie south
10 cougrsss treat herr They strike her
bresst bl1w every time tksy vote aye On
8 bill % reduce The tariff On this or that.
For the protective tarlf laws are a system,
and MT ,ns item u &, can h modified with
cut changing various relations, dnturoiag
psri,1s interests. creating dissztlsfsc;ion,
friction aod opposition. The tariff laws
ore Lot pie 81 apples from which you can
take ere II two or ten zithou: affecting
the others or robbing tier ownsrs, but al
organism u which, II you sever one mem
Der, you mar and bleed and weaken the
Whole
According 20 this, Mr. springer's little
bills for reducing the tariff On wool. cotton
bagz.nz and cotton ties are hurting the
whole protective tariff syg,eIn, and, there
fore, the Pres and the whole gang Of pro-
tsctivs tariff roDbers are getting alarmed.
The li.tis bills are knocking the props from
under that system, az 1t were, and II the
Senate and the President would look With
favor upon them the people would have
reason for great rejoicing.
The southern congressman know a great
deal better what is for the welfare ot the
south than the Press does. They have made
the souths interests g study, and the con-
clusiops they have reached are much more
likely 20 he correct than thee u the Press.
They are not striking blows a. the breast Of
the south, ss the Press puts 1t. They are
dong their best % beat Of the gang Of
tarif-protscted monopolists who are keep
ing her poor by robbing her.
Why should the south be excessively taxed
tor every yard Of bagging and every tie
that incIose her millions Of bales Of cotton,
and Why should che be excessively taxed for
every piece Of machinery aad every agricult-
Urai implement used upon her plan totionsl
Why should shs have 70 pay 50 per cent.
roore for the plows with which she culti-
Yates Ter clrn aud cotton than the same
kind Of plows are cold for in South America
By American manufac.urers7
II the Press win answer these questions
satisfactorily II wiz no longer be tempted
70 wonder why southern congressman are
supporting Mr.. Springer IN his war on the
Mckinley tariff, and it will cease TO assert
that they strike the south a blow on the
breast every none they vote for one Of Mr..
Bpringer's tariff reducing bills.