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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-08-06

Aa to nstioss4Ai characteristics ia fr<s. IL
ina, i~ ssssd lhAs tbs Ifvi4rh tod Is uarrus
Assd irhS tho ~lsshA.h f,.s is small and che
sznllJ cur rs! thanks ults Moorish blc.si
,-.usr~~F.ss,.8tsg Ia ihr Csstilasns pride u
t~aR -hlsh ia the ia>iep" The Arabs
foEs IN pr1rrsh4sl isst tts hi,'h sfyh The
huran ssAAs that str~aHi ~ a atrr can run
uhs!vg li.c true Arab . ts.ot wiiAoat touch
Ius II, Tae 't.a ~ tbs sssseh IL high and
thlri. ihas al Tire irsh ia; and s<gnarr.
tho English. abort ausi n~shy. When
Aihras aas In Lcs E~ni;h the 6rc~k fos
s@s tho neosi fsrtfrytiy formed and raAciiy
prus~lstiosaod II sisa, 81 sny 81 tho human
RAGS. sau.irs. Sor~ - Atas and Germans
havs the iarssa; feet, Americans tho small
cat Hwasaan tosrs are "sehtsd" to the
Hfst tglnt. 1astAfiaH tsss arr all the same
iensth ~ Ipats iErpuhiic
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-08-06

A census Of Austria Hungary takes
place this year. and the minister Of pub
lie instruction has announced that girls
and women, II they can prove them.
selves competent, may apply for the
place OF enumerators The emancipa-
ton Of women in Austria is well ad
vAnced. One-third of all the post and
telegraph clerks and all the telephone
clerks. "a well as the teachers in girls
schools. are women. Lately lady ocu
list, Frau DR.. kerschhaumer. Of Sal1
burg. was allowed to open hospital Of
her own. School teachers are well paid
their salaries ranging from $40 to fi00
A large proportion come from nobl,
families and those Of officers and govern
ncnt officials. The position Of govern
cas-. on the contrary. is much disliked. =
London News
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pr, Op,ycusa--You arc standing Al
s!ehseen Tee. Can ron read these
lc,.rrxl
Pa,ien'-So. air.
DIR. opiyrnss-Approsch two fee:
nearer Now?
pa,icnt-So. sir.
DR.. op;ycnss--This ia strange! Come
lour foot nosr'r, Now
pa;i"nt--Nu. cir.
nr. op,ycus.- Most remarkable case
ever met stand four feet away from
tho chart Can yon read nowf
Patient-No. cir
Or. Dr,ycus. r,sistratus, am
mali Young man. you arr the most ~.
markahle casc that has come within my
experience. You conquer mo. You car
know more abou, yourself than do.
Have you any idea why yon can't read
these les,orSl
Pa,irnt-l never learned to road
London Tit-Bits,
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The pastor was cndcavoring to per,
suadc the millionaire to give up at
least a portion of his earthly interests
and turn his attention 10 more a,ir
itual matters
You say" said Crrsus. that a
rich man canno, enter the kingdom
OF hcavcnf'
The Scriptures say So" corrected
the pastor kindly, and l only repeat
wha, they say, believing them fully"
And can take none Of my wealth
with mel" inquired the rich man
You certainly cannot"
mo part Of III"
mo part Of it"
Then | shall be a. poor as the
poorest when come to be judged.
and what difference does it make one
way or the other'"
The pastor took the question to
his study for deliberation Detroit
Free Press
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SKIPPED A COO.


- A"os - vas Oasoe, 00S ~ Wool0o't
Work.
was waiting at the railroad depot at
Cairo. Ills, and fell In with young farm
or and had quite lengthy chat with him
about agricultural matters. We took tho
same train and got into the smoker. and
we had scarcely left Cairo when u young
man sal down In the SEA, facing us and b.
gan TO throw threv cards about. II WINS
the old. old game. and | smiled In con-
tempt Not So with my aequaintance.
however. Hs was al once interested. and
when denounced the game a. swibdis
he replied,
Well. dunno about that I believe I
hin pick out that k-rrd"
IL wasn't thfrc minutes before 10 bet q
that he could. and he won Then he bet
$40 and aoa Then he b~t SIC more and
won
"fOa sers horn lucky" said the sharp.
ef Don't You want 10 rais- your b<te'
Il guess 80 IN 10 you SIS this time"
iest@uiet 10 -~s him lose, of coarsr, but
he Won. and a. he did ~ tho other ut.esrd
al oath shoa, roi ioas, and put up tbs
cards ! sas thai h- vas greatly f,-tarttd
aiad said
w hats matter. old mani"
That's waai III like Ia know myself, 4"
he aagfiiy eseaaifarvi TIN no profession.
+ al. itta farmers hiFvd man. AhUui two
weeks ago chap came slohs aad offered
T Ia show iIar Aus % work this for g.
. took IL ia Tits j. the tifs. time I've tried
I 1t Ia pusiie"
| "Aasl you arr aiou, hnndre.t dol!srs
out"
! "E1ActiY Hang ti4r Tor a WALLER calf
( bsi the burned machinery hss.k!p,~d 4
cog. 1!op UIs fas, bFuk- piston rod
oT hasi LiGrg on .sac s~SuAca her~s. and I'm
4, ~ neaF dead broke that can't rslsc a cha u
II sntsscc1. DTtrF knnsu t-f,~r Kick
| asy shIas II | ever did have s~ias~ enough
90 harsiAssre hAys'sek. aud h~rr rrs
| sutae bsuA aisi tuaair y fool q. mysoif &c
boat"-& iofh San
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-08-06
The Tall Hat In England.

No one ever says "A good word for the
tall hat. Il IL rrviled and abused on all
sides. aud We, it holds Its own against
all corners with an immob'lity worthy
Of n better cause Nearly all the syn
ousms-snd they are many-adopted to
designate the tall hat are of disrespect-
ful character, Men liken 1t TO stove
pipe or chimney pot: the name topper
itself ia decidedly lacking In dignity.
Bu, though we are told that nothing
kills like ridicnlc. ridicule has wholly
failed TO overthrow the dominion OF the
,nll hal, II the last man he an English
man. we can well imagine that his i'm
pavid iron, will face the ruin Of the
universe beneath the shelter OF s,iker
tile. London Globe.
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In the IA asses vi oufatisss AHA. yOa y ant
+, something tina, sttl do IL, SOD sh.l,
goa constuur to 40 yos4ts- remedy tha'
~t.l stre y III tto Inconvenience Hos later
Iv.v @ilh yUuF bus asss. surh a trsntI, AZ
AFL.utG's P1s4ts PiAsTaR. Ihrsr t,ias
ls., 2n uOG IA experiment gLrS have t.ei
lu 14ez tJs ''str thirty years aust ittctt fa4As
A. C "a alsrst II ". ks4E hss 'tr,s s48S ik1s
a ..GJtitlr.. - H~ii d, by testimonial II. IL
tu. - he have ascaI E~cA. fhrY f#,{ tls
's, a. aHs~ ~ h.rs aHi as s1os ztsvir h.,
49, VI GFrlt Ihrtf ass!,sfa lssr, isls i.trs
3r'e @sth al~F - is4ssar~s f0Ei CAR tut
4 ii Cd t~ c4sr,i @att, hard al sss rh+,
&c pure isa. the yoSttss IL t3se ossirss
tl~ fI.att del Fatv la<t.sstt ~ stsleG sci "a
rs~ lhrpl Htkhss a. JrHsHg
iir .of tfstststtoB, and ,to rpt tsr dr
so-,rt ~ htssErt~ eaetis A:s-.sts "A f.
t.itsat's Ari lsg uo szSgcs sa't 'p vt "a
q - ton tn Aeter yol ta aceep. sI's'
t.tr.
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A sLeepLEss NIGHT IN VENICE.

When hops Lies dead-ah, when tbs death 70 Iva
bleed
Better are sleeps kind Les for iifas blind need
Than truth, II lies little peace can give:
4 little peace. Ills thy prerogatise,
o sleep. 70 lend It.; thine 70 queli or feed
THIS love that staryes--this starving souls long
greed
And bid regret, the queen OF hell. forgive
Yon moon that mocks me through tbs uncus.
tanned glass
Recalls that other night, that other moon--
Two English lovers on gay lagoon
The voices from ths iaDterDd gondoias,
The kiss, the breath. the flashing eyes. and
soon
The throbbing stiffness: all the heaven that was.
Arthur Hugh cloagh-
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The temperature Of snow at different
depths has been investigated by Signor
Christoui. He finds that the variations
In temperature Of the lowest layer. next
the ground. are extremely small. while
the uppermost layer has often consider
ably higher temperature. The temper
allure minimum Of the air layer next the
snow was always lower than that Of the
uppermost snow layer. while an air layer
about twenty inches above the snow had
= higher temperature than the layer IL
inches above the snow.-Chicago Herald
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In the chronological collection In thf
University museum are two CARVED I'm
ayrs from Easter island. They arr
made Of hard native toromiro wood.
with ewes Of bone and obeidian and
breastbone and ribs sharply defined
These figures have been called house
hold gods. but u Ia said they were never
worshiped. although they are regarded
"A representations Of spirits. II Is said
,bey we're meant to represent deceased
chiefs and persons Of note, and wers
given a place Of honor Of feasts ana css
cnonies. slphis Ledger.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-08-06
For reasIps steel.

An ingenious method Of testing the
hardness Of steel has been invented
by a Swedish metallurgist It is
based upon the intensity Of current
necessary to fuse wire Of stand
ard size, BY experiment the current
required to fuse standard wires Of
different degrees of hardness can be
determined, and upon this basis the
quality of any sample can be ascer'
tanned. New York Telegram.
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Orvha rds IN the Usaft OF Wv VoFt Cty.
Up la fcw YEAR. asu there was tine
orchard on s-e.pat s'puue. bear Ninr,y
srcutsd ssrset. which rvnou ns-t for Its
many kits.Gs ~ apples and also for i;s tran
titai. 1is. whiir cherries. ~hlch ~cr~ A.
Large a. dam.oa plains aud which sold for
oS.e dollar a t.iaibd Thsr~ was another
fac orchard =, Hshs.r'h street and lex
lnstoa Arsnac, Hoart srandsir~. tell o'
rvtnarkai,l~ orvharss sn ,he old Srv~n~ieh
village on tarmin~ and CHARTS =, rv~ts
aud dos on i.iilie t.urrn sirves- and evsn
OF, Nssry .srvSs aud PARK plse". And tho
rs%t-S, With which thc-se tAlVs srp rvSnc:vcd
s.@aks wsiI Tor the rising generation
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-08-06
Met His Match.

A fellow thinking to appear smsrs en-
tered notion store on Sixth avenue the
other day and said TO one Of the salesAadies,
ever have eny call for husbands heref
''Oh, yes, occasionally. Are you looking
for MARKET"
"Ycs." said Smarty.
"All right Step right up on the ten
ccnt counter. "-Texas Siftings-
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/. 20 1ut Of ds-1fs la rough a~atslvt s.. ,stI
s.tUts, ba We hfe, taaBt OF estts l,d e. ace
,ua "a ae~ III 4 fs4iettty bisrst~s VI Alch q "a
uni ~fslI ats ls nii=t Ia aD vi The
sraF ina lst e; therefore, theIS shsla Il IL Id
tle + ST At cftfy hsJtsS doc. .hslr = { .u
uu esIItAtSs stini s!.ni, Sls4i 3l.t. ars uai pl
tang bdt asa esr.tssr srSiDtl, bNs . LyHle
esAb4Rtts Tia Ihs eHer Tvs tuEna at sH lt.sIguE-
a1l an t1iskIsri The gHsl ~ ssfrFste
sesLtFI cha &c. II s@lhes hdstkstrf'A s.sssa,
a,h bitlyt, h,s sbtr~ ~ itdf Pe0t- IIss tAss 10
BE- aftlcIr - lie Ass tstss 80. ADs OaBb its
Il IvFe Ih- eA'4s all "a % hish II uSxhtuat
< u at nee i4o systStis ssatt Fl sbe bsai 81
g. Itut chicago ~ lie A. p>F~ta'ss l&.<s a. Il ius,
, f. - "a - Is IL IL dead y fftn VI +" Ia stipE~ a"
u - ~trtSs sattcst hsHsv III TIC s-As.t eli
i~igu 50 Dt ssssSsz &c uiIsFts AZ Bic tsr ss
tte4~I t. .tssl !! keats Ia r. axe slAsi III
= rs sesu3Eins tfssIa il&ptf 4lsA-.l .s4iti
3 c Vi
lat tc4ts az asest tsAs o. s.t4r liz be hAs
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Are you aware, SIR" said the man In
the rear flercely. that your umbrella 10
poking me in the cyer
at isn't my umbrella replied tho man
Just In front with equal Gerceness. its
a borrowed one, sirl'-Chicago Tribune
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More Money In L.

Jones-WhRt are you doing now'
Billy Fastboy-l write for a living.
"Do you write for the newspapers"
mo: | write every week to the old
man to send me some more money
Texas Siffinrs,
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Excuse me, SIR" he said, M he stepped
into the Office, "but do you carry any Me
insurance.
I'D like to answer that question by ask.
ing anc,h her." said the merchant "Do you
carry any fire insurance"
"Why. no. r.
"Well. II you ~ ont quietly you won't be
arpd, that's all. "-Detroit Free Press
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The use OF Ely's C'eam Balm, a sure cur
FOR catsrrh and cold in head, 10 attended
~iih no psin. Inconvenience or dread
which can re ssid Of no other remedy
| feel il my duty 10 .sv a few words in
regard 10 Elys Cream Balm. and | do e.
niirely without solicitation. | have used
/ half n year. and have found il to be mos,
admirable. have suffered from ta,arrh
II be wort kind ever since l was little
boy, and never hoped for cure. but Cream
Rain seems to do even that. Mauv of my
acQuaiptances have used IL with excellent
results.-0scar Ostrom, Is Warren avenue,
Chicago, Ill.
Apply Balm into zach nostril l, is
quickly absorbed. Gives relief at once
Price. 20 cents al druggists or by mail.
ELY BRoTHFRs.
&C Warren street, New York.
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I rs - o Esss--rss Hsssses s.si fsas'Ass So
iu't,si5ter>i ami thr}' suzErss tn r~1are8#
.4s 10 4YI bsyssrAlsi tfvuja LsttarA u
iA'AisSsl,
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RUPTURE AND PILES CURED.

We positively cure rupture, piles and all rec
81 disessst withou, psiu or detention from bust
ne%s. No ture, no pay. Also all pTfuof rik
toe y, SIS Markct street : an Francisco.
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. ARGUMENT. e ~ , Asss.
lBo CohrASY, a JeFy<y CRY. y. J.,
have undertakes 10 9uasnpese n
s1neAr Advsrttskng rpsrns q tseaI
s1roniasaon fer shesr vastoas pap<ss
Fl noe tess than one MILAN.
1his nss&ls ~ ad6fsion u u - u
car pssseMf haA u hos hsen nd
that 70 secure . half sutitSon pew
mkner5tnefs In e4x uso0fhs y has
ness isnpasstbiifty. This u rsutA,
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1t-sH gods tasn expect 10 md green mes
~ Ill bay thstf gods
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Office of the
Spokane Board of Health
SPOKANE. Washington,
May Is. 1902.

SPOKANE. Washington
May 49, 1904
The evidence is conclusive as to the absolute
purity and healthful character of the ROYAL BAK-
ING POWDER.
Certainly there is no baking powder known TO
us equal to the Royal for strength and uniformity
We confidently recommend it for these qualities
as well as for its purity and wholesomeness.
WALTER O. WEBB, NJ. D.,l
/tesafnI 81
{. G. Brown. M. D. "e'''
c. T. DooLrrrLg, NJ. D..
Health OHe.,.
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TIT GKxnRA for breakfast.

Use Enamclinc Stove Polish: no dust, no sneli
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|. P. N. q. No. Ass-s. r. N. q. No, SIS
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fellows with two rows of saffron colored
legs and brilliant purple bodies. and
their stings are feared more than small
pox by the handlers OF bananas.
1t is said that these creatures are so
poisonous that when they walk upon the
bare flesh their legs leave red trail upon
the skin as if pin had scratched it. 1t
is also said that with such lightning like
quickness do they sink the ends of their
numerous legs into whatever they are
crawling upon, when they become
alarmed, that it is impossible to knock
them of. Should the legs penetrate a
PERSONS flesh, SO the men who unload
ships will tell you, death is inevitable,
and when the poison is injected the flesh
mortifes almost Immediately.
These are the sort of tropical cent?
pedes which reach these shores in ba.
nanas, and when a workman discovers
one crawling upon him he stands per-
fectly quiet and allows it to crawl off
without disturbing it. Then it is crushed
beneath heavy boot or captured and
sold, as the man feels disposed. They
are usually summarily killed, as the
workmen prefer foregoing the loss of
fifty or seventy.fve cents rather than run
the chances of being stung.
A peculiar crustacean in the shape of
crab also hides itself in the punches of
bananas from Baracoa occasionally and
makes free trip to this City. How
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The Barometer Trees Of Ch leo.

One of the most remarkable produc-
tions of the Isle of Chileo is the cele-
brated ''barometer trees" which grow
in great profusion IN all of the salt
marshes. It is believed to be near
relative of the India rubber tree of Bra
I'll. The wonderful traits OF this tree
were first made known to white men in
1884, the natives informing the De
Young company that both the leaves and
the bark of the tree were neverfailing
weather prognosticators. In dry weather
the bark of this natural barometer is as
smooth and white as that of sycamore,
but with the Gear approach of storms
these characteristics vanish like magic.
Twenty four hours befole astorm breaks
over the little island the trunk Of every
tree of the species turns as black as eb-
ony, save a few scattered patches of
carmine, these latter markings being
supposed to fortell great electrical dis
turbance. The leaves, toe, which in
their normal state hang laterally (as they
do on all American trees), drop edge
wise ard tremblc like things endowed
with animal life and reason.-St. Lsuis
Republic.
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in a sandy soil at Harlem, more than 200
years ago, and was painted in fac sinile
by Jacob Penoy, one of whose friends
presented the picture to Glandorpin the
year 1872. This picture was engraved
by Kirby, showing the root exactly az
I'VE reproduce 1t here in Figure 1. s
Nor is this the only instance in which
the root Of radish has taken this par
ticular form, as another, exactly resem-
bling q human hand with fingers aud
thumb complete, was possessed by Mr.
Bieset, Secretary to the Birmingham
Museum, in 1902.
Figure 2 represents a parsnip, which
also strikingly resembles hand, but in
q different position, as it appears to be
grasping another root. This oddity Was
sold by market woman in the ordinary
course of business, and was passed from
hand to band as curiosity until it came
into the possession of an engrayer, who
made the drawing of it which we give.
Figure 8 is a turnip with Q face, g.
plumed headdress, body, arms and
number Of intertangled legs, like those
OF some sea monster, t.ending in snaky
twine." This root grew in. garden in
the village of Weiden, in Germanyi j n
1923, the fact being recorded in the
curious columns entitled "Misccllahea
Academic Nature" 81 as
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Flesh That is Poisonous.

The polar bear presents one OF the
best attested examples of poisonous
animal, this property of its flesh being
probably derived from some of its Vege-
table and berries which it seeks on the
shores during the autumn. Scoresoy
saws that sailors who have been obliged
to eat bears flesh, and have not taken
the precaution of rejecting the liver,
have almost always been attacked with
sickness, and peeling off OF the sKin'
and have sometimes died from its bane-
full effects. The same thing happened to
Sir John Ross's party at Fury Beach,
also to the party under Sir Edward farry.
In America, where the snow lies so deep
as to prevent the deer from grazing, they
are compelled to subsist by browsing on
the leaves and bark of the laurel, IN con-
sequence of which they secrete so much
of its we'll known poison that their flesh
proves hurttul to persons who eat It,
The flesh of hares and rabbits ls occa'
sionallv noxious. owing to their having
eaten largely OF poisonous barks and
poisonous plants, which, strange to say,
do not hurt them. The fact is, certain
animals will eat with impunity various
plants, barks and berries, which prove
poisonous to human beings. In the same
way the flesh of many birds that eat
poisonous berries is sometimes hurtful tc
people who partake of it. During th'
time that the American ruffied grous'
feeds on laurel buds its flesh is highly
deleterious. Southey says that the flesh
of parrots is SO powerful that it is USED
incidentally abroad. Yankee Blade.
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workmen for their beauty. 1t is sup
posed that they get into the punches
when the latter are piled upon the sea
shore, preparatory to being slowed away
il the holds of the vessels. 'e,~
Rats and mice run out of the bunches
when they are being jolted about, and a
few days ago TWO little birds eggs were
discovered by Washington street deal
er in piece of folded leaf which had
become in some way attached to stalk.
They were white, speckled with brown.
OF the thousands of small spiders
which stick to the bananas none Is more
feared than red one, which is so small
that often it is not perceived until 1t
has perched itself upon mans hand
and has injected its sting. The sting IS
not fatal, but 1t causes no end OF lncon-
venience, as the spot it penetrates be-
comes exceedingly painful and swells up
TO a great size,
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the ripening rooms, PECULIAR SNAKE
with the domestic rats and other small
animals with which these cellars abound.
Snakes are not infrequently found
coiled around the stalk of q bunch OF
bananas, and they are seldom killed.
As rule the variety is peculiar, and &
ready market is always found where they
can be disposed of at reasonable
price. ..
They rarely escape after the bananas
have been lifted from the hold of YES.
sci. If the snake becomes curious wher
the air and light strike him and sticks
his head out for a survey of the sur
roundings he is Immediately pounced
upon and imprisoned. If he remains to
be slowed away in the ripenlng room the
heat invariably wakes hum up and he un.
coils himself and c1awls out.
Among the most feared of the reptiles
is black snake with brown tinge
near its under part. It usually measures
about eighteen inches in length. Its
head is rather fatter than is usual with
snakes, and just back of its head for
about two inches it Is marked with small
yellow stripes which look something like
gold collar.
The workmen say that its bite is in
variably fatal, a statement which Is
somewhat robbed of its terrors by the
fact that diligent search failed to dis.
cover anybody who would assume the
responsibility of making an affidavit that
he ever knew anybody who died in this
way. These snakes are generally found
in the consignment of bananas from
Baracoa, although occasionally they are
discovered in shipments from Jamaica
and Costa Rica.
The most frequent visitor to our shores
in the snake kingdom, on banana yes
sells, is what the workmen call diamond
snakes. There is nothing in their ap-
pearance to indicate the origin of the
name. MIR. Genaro, an italian wholesale
dealer on Washington street, suggested
that at one time several rough gems were
found in the stomach of one of these
snakes, hence the name. In length they
are about two feet. The head is fiat and
sharp, and those who profess to have
knowledge on the subject say that its
bite is poisonous, though not necessarily
fatal.
Scorpions of the real zodiac order arc
also among these unwelcome banana
stowaways, and while their stings arc
not considered actually dangerous they
are usually extremely painful, and work.
men when they are stung by them gene
rally stop work for few hours and re-
duce the swelling which follows and allay
, he pain at the most convenient hquor
saloon. When one of these animals lights
on fit subject it seems to 60 about 1T