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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23

Charged With Forgery-Selecting q Jury to
Determine His Sanity.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Edward NJ. Field Of the
bankrupt firm of Field, Lindley, weichers &
Co., was arraigned in the court of oyer and
terminer this morning for trial on an indict-
ment for forgery. The court was crowded.
Field looked haggard. His eyes we're
heavy and dull and the lids swollen.
His brother, Cyrus ". Field, jr., and
DR.. H. NJ. Field, the uncle of the defendant.
sat near the accused. When Field was called
to plead his counsel submitted the findings of
the Westchester court declaring Field insane,
and Judge Van Brunt said he would order the
The selection Of jury was then begun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23

SAN FRANcIsco, Feb. pa number Of gov
eminent vessels are still at Mare Island navy
yard. The Albatross is now being overhauled
and will leave about the middle Of March to
resurvey the route for the Hawaiian cable. No
orders for the departure Of the Balti-
more or Charleston have been received.
Repairs on the Adams will be completed in
about month. The Nipsic repairs are COM
pleted and she will soon 60 to Port Orchard,
the site of the new navy yard on Puget sound.
Three months will be required for repairing
the Ranger.
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CA,zAx, 4 LEIpr.
92s TN and 7O6 K SITS. nv.


New press ofnshans. fne domestic at 10 and l2,Sc
HtgAlnod Zephyr Ginxhams e open 1t l5c. yard
lou vii PAY more for these elsewhere
32-ineh Scotch bingham At 25e- yard
36-iDch Cotton surAh.. IN bszutiful stylss only
12Se- yard
Cotton Bedford Cords and the new Tigi Pongssa.
ooly D3sc- yard
NEW PERCAIES.
An TIE newest styles only 10 and I2,se. yAsd
A BARGAIN
$2-fnch Paid Dress Goods IN the new combinations
only &c yard
ChaidrsnS Corses Waists 25 and Sc
MISSES AND YOUNG LADIES' cORsETs
LADIES' CORSETS
SIC Masnetsc. Woven. DIT. Stronxs and Dr. War
nsrs Thompsous. r and @. aud p d. in short me-
ds1m and looG waists
-ineh Ch INA sax. In all shades, extra qaalfy only
&c. yard
Ennroidsrsd Chiffon. all eolors ct Is and 5Oc yard
cARHARr 4 LEIDY,
fseo 9,s 9TH and 200 Sta nv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23

Mr.. J. W. Dudley of No. 1s2s 2sd street 70
ported<o the police last evening that e2o0 had
been stolen nom hh house during the day.
Last night while ct the Baltimore and Ohio
depot Mr.. Frank Nsaneysr was robbed Of q
gold ehain.
4 white lap robs was saoasn from Mr.. Z o.
Fiahsrs buggy yesterday.
IheA Asiln reports ~ larceny d . iGAt
o.ssys J. !eaas ssysss - 80 4 saDvu
watch, three boxes ef cigars and 60
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THk BOARD OF TRADE.
IL VIII Meet Tonight 90 Consider -
Subject OF Bridges

subject Of Bridges
The first OF q series of meetings thn
year Of the board Of trade for the consid
Grafton Of questions Of public importance is 10
be held at the builders' exchange, 7is 18Th
street. tonight The subject for this evening
is the report o. the committee on bridges,
treating generally Of tie needs OF The
District m this respect and specially
considering the necessity OF . speedy
reconstruction of Long bridge. The commit
tee on bridges is composed Of Theo W. Noyes,
chairman; John T. Wight Francis r. favA,
Frank Hume. &. T. Church sud J. q. Slater.
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EXTENDING RECIPROCITY.

Negotiations for New Relations With Aus
tria Soon to Be Opened.
LONDON, Feb 23.-The Vienna correspondent
Of the Times says that negotiations for the es-
Enlistment of reciprocity relations are about
to be commenced between Austria and the
United States.
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A New ssllk fla.

There i . new silk Aag-ths stars and stripes
-on exhibition in the Senate District COM
mittee room. It ID one Of i've SEAT ssaatos
Mcmillan BY the Rev. Dr.. FairAsld, now
United States consul at Lyons. France, but q.
dinrilys rss3asut h god sonndlhg Of No
istss, Nieh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23

LONDON, Feb. IA Vienna dispatch to the
Daily Ne'cs says Lord Salisbury has advised
the khedive not to appear before the sultan
until frnan has been granted, fully and ir-
rsvocably eonnrning the khsdivs In hi oeRes.
The ssses ADDS that Ne Egyptisn sabinst sop
por6 the attitude q Lord E;Afsbuxy.
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aRlfIlcn

ERB-PALMER. On Mou1ay. February -, lslss
at 30 o'clock. AZ M heTBOn Church. MasilinrtOn.
ID T.. AhlHJ x A. ERE 20 BELLE PALMA
MELLS-SIMPSON. On Monday Re r,lary -
1877, Al he residence Of Asenator Conrer - tley
tredeilcs Oxnafd Of larrytovn. y. n. MIR. GEORGE
A. WILLS % MilEeshlrre. Ia. aud Mrs. HAllkIf a
N SIMPSON u AIont Car. y. >.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23

HURON, CAL, Feb. 23.-E. P. Murphy, presi-
dent Of the Interstate Artificial Rain Company
Of Goodland, Kan, has started the process for
making rain. The company has q new two
story building built and say they have come to
stay. Farmers have contracted with Linders
and Borders of Tulare for over 40, 600 acres Of
rain, they having the rain company under con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23

The CABISEr.-The cabinet meeting today
was attended by all the members except secrs-
taries Elkins and Foster. The session lasted
about an hour and a half
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GarzA's Capture Reported.

SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS, Feb. "a report
reached here yesterday that CARA had been
captured by Mexican soldiers in the state of
Tsmauhpas, Mexico.
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The Perciyal Flat. Traredv.

New YoRK, Feb. 23.-The trial of Bertram
C. Webster for the murder Of Charles z. Good
win in the Percival Flats on August q last was
begun today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23
Range 9th. Ib.rmoms,,

"''1k0 U s11N HH'efEffofftetsf.
The following were the readings Mt the ofice
OF the weather bureau today; sam, 81; m,
41i maximum. As; minimum. "a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23

NEw YoRx, Feb 2a-Seerstary II the
Treasury Foster ailed for Europe On the
steamer Spree today. Many friends NV hin
OF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23

VI6Ok VITALITY AND HEALTHY APPETITE
impaired b. Hale AnsosturA Bi.tsfs every morn
hH< hole n.nalscsarsrA pr. J. @ n sln6ERI
SOMA ~ Ell druSEistA fe1o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

BIDS FOB SWEEPING THE STREETS.
Bids for sweeping and cleaning streets in the
cities Of Washington and Georgetown for the
period of one. three or five years. from June
80, 1892, as may be determined, we're opened by
the Commissioners today.
The following bidders submitted proposals:
J. I. 4 n. II. Brown, 37H cents per 1000
square yards; Thomas Kirby, SO cents per 1000
square yards; John Miller, 3S cents per 1000
square yards: Ellis, Daggett & Mccain. 24H
cents per 600 square yards; J. s Cooper and
2. s. Travis, 341a cents per 1 900 square yards.
w. E. Hodge, 27sl cents per l 900 square yards;
= is understood that the contract will be
awarded to Ellis Daggett & McCann for .
period of fYe years, and that this firm will put
on new sweeper, which sweeps, collects and
carts dirt away with one operation
BUILDING PERMITS
were issued today - follows: 8. Craig, one pri-
vate stable rear Of 511 I'd street northeast, ESQ.,
8. J. Mills, one brick dwelling. I96 B street
northeast, S1,650; Barr and Sauner, eleven
brick dwellings, SS5 to 349 Maple avenue and
1901 to 1911 Linden street northwest, 81, 900;
Jas. Martin, two brick dwellings, 1S2 and lS4 N
street southeast; o., 400. 8. r. Cox, two frame
dwellings, Morris road. Anacostia; O., 500. c.
p. Montgomery, two frame dwellings, Lamond's
station: $500. ]. T. Dubois, one brick dwell
ing, Columbia College grounds; S12, 900.
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Cn1IDK.s,s P,oruHxs

Cr,IpKrs.s P,cruIxs
We make speciality Of Chidrsn's Pct
These subjects that make beau
tiful and plea-fng pictures. yet they
often very dnicu4t TO Photograph aud re-
dure much care. attention ami patience.
which We are always willing to give Gen
orally ehGd Naif s1 best " tsf1 entirely 10
TAI oTfisE We particularly successful
with babies ard eaildren, taken quick a.
Awink"
P.,xca
Fotoovafsr
fsl4 Pa and 18th Of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
The following the opening and closing prices Of
he New York Stock Market as reported 6y special
wire 10 Corscn and Macartney. l41N E street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23

Foa MuscuIAs SORENESS
USE PONDS
ExTaAoT.
DELAyAU's
wHooPISe COUGH
Stops vhoOp. al,ays cough and cuts short disease.
Ins-An: and infarhls In the sudden and dangerous
Group. Harmless and speedy in hacking and rackins
e0lxhA Over 20 Year, in use Sold BY drusgista
EDWARD P. MERIT.
ocl3-eo6m 11th and sts-. Washington. DC.
Needing . tonic children that want building mp
should take
= pleaAAnt 70 take cures Malaria. Indigestion and
A BE FREE FROM ALL CRUDE AND IRRITAT-
fs 9-r f TsTy snail SsTy sssn 70 ssns No
PAIN; no ripans no parxing. Try them
1T MAY BE NEW TO YOU. BUT THE GENERAL
PUBLIC HAS LONG SINCE KNOWN AND AP-
PRECIATEp THE TRUTH. THAT OUR
EQUITABLE
CREDIT
SYSTEM
Is YOUR SOLE DEFENSE AGAINST THE MIS-
FORTUNES WHICH CROSS THE PATH OF
EVERY WAGE GARNER. BECAUSE 1T ALLOWS
YOU TO RETAIN YOUR CASH FOR FUTURE
EMERGENCIES
UNLIKE THE METHODS OF CASH HOUSES,
OF LARGE DISCOUNTS. YET DRAIN YOUR
PURSE TO THE LAST PENNY. WE SURROUND
YOUR FIREsIDEs WITH EVERY DOMESTIC
COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE, ExACTING
UPON PURCHASE MERELY TRIFLE AS AN
EARNEST OF YOUR GOOD WILL AND CREDIT
YOUR ACCOUNT WITH WHAT SMALL PORTION
YOU CAN CONVENIENTLY SPARE FROM YOUR
WEEKLY OR MONTHLY SAVINGS. THUS sHAR-
ING A BURDEN OTHERWISE INsUFFERABLE
FURNITURE.
CARPETS.
MATTINes.
DRAPERIIs
STOVES.
TOILET AND DINNER SETS,
RABY CARRIA0Ea
WORKS OF Art.
HoCsI 4 HIRRNAxxp
CASH AID CREDIT HOUSE.
sl7. cue. ga AND a2s 7TH 81.
40 go MAsA AVE X. ".
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ToNIeHr's RECEPTION At rHK WHITE HOUSE,
The President and Mrs. Harrison will hold a
public reception this evening from to II
o'clock. They viii be assisted BY Mrs. Morton
and the ladies Of the cabinet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23

0Kx. GRANT. ASSISTANT SEcnErAaY OF Wan
has returned to Washington from Q visit Of in
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MRS. wINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP

MRS. wINsLow'S SOOTHING SYRUP
Has been used for over FIFTY YEARSby MILLIONS
of MOTHERS for Their CHILDREN WHILE TEETH
ING. with PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t SOOTHES the
CHILD, sOPTENs the GUNS. ALLAYS all PAIN.
CURES WIND collie. anu Is the best remedy for
DIAkRHEA. Sold by Druggists in every part Of the
world Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winsiows Soothing
syrup and take other kind 20 cents 9 bottle.
d3i-ly
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Loxa LIFE

LONG LIFE
possible only when the blood pure and vigorous.
To ezpel scrofula other poisons from the eirrus
una. the superior medicine AYERS sarsaparils IL
tmpars permanent strength and efficiency to every or
gan Of the body Restoration to perfect health and
sosnsth
RESULTS FROM USING
AYERS ssrsspsrIlA Mary Schubert. Kansas City.
La. writes:
81 am convinced that after having been sick whole
yssr from liver complaint Ayers sarsapars saved my
life. The best ply srisns being unable help me- and
having tried three other medicines without
benefit Q; took Ayers sarsaparilla. The result
vas compls;s cure. Since then have recommended
shb medicine to others. and always with success
sARsAPARILLA
Prepared By Dr. J. c. Aver Co.. Lowell. Mass.
CURES OTHERS. WILL CURE YOU.
T.x,xe BrrrrR FRon MILK Was
Known In the sarss. times 1t left for our time
TO make . milk Of cod-Hvsr oil.
Mnk. the emulsion of butter. IL an easier food than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23

SCOTT BOVINE. Chemists. 132 South 5th ave-
nus. New York
Your druggist kegs SCOTS EMULSION OF
oop-LIvIR oIL-an druggists everywhere do. IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23

CHICAGO. Feb. 70 icloainsh - Wheat NAY
s24. Corn-February, <0x: March, 40sS; Nay
az. Oats-xay, SIX. Portray, 1Ls7X. Lsft
May, 2bA Nbs-May, SEA
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I'd EDITION.
TO MAKE A PARTY.
Efforts of the Politicians at St. Louis
to Affiliate.
DEMOCRATS IN DIFFERENT STATES.
Secretary EIkins Wanted to Run
in West Virginia.
DISORDER OF COLLEGE BOYS.
DEMOCRATS IN DIFFERENT STATES.
DISORDER OF COLLEGE BOYS.


Reassembling of the Representatives Of In
dustrial Bodies.
CONVENTION HALL, ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 3D.
A feeling of unrest was apparent among the
delegates to the agricultural and industrial con-
ference as they slowly filed into the exposition
building this morning to open the second session
and to make a stagger' at getting down to
the real business for which they had
gathered here from nearly every state and ter
ritory Of the Union This feeling had its origin
In the developments of last night regarding
the efforts that were being put forth by the
supporters of Senator Leland Stanford to in
duce at least few of each organization repre-
sented to range themselves under his banner as
peoples party candidate for the presidency.
This scheme was discovered Just in time to
prevent the efforts from becoming formidable.
On the top of this, however. came the report
that the southern delegates, who in the con-
vention yesterday were the most enthusiastic
whenever reference was made to independent
political action, had, under the influences of
Congressman Livingstone and Moses of
Georgia, decided to take a back track
1t is known that both the representatives in
question are opposed to the third party scheme,
taking the ground that the democratic party is
the only hope of the south, and that II agricul-
from the democratic party and went into
new one they could not hope to win, and the
result would only be to weaken the democratic
party and make the republican negro the
dominating power in both.
Livingstone and others associated with the
southern element gave a qualified denial to
these reports, but nevertheless their circula-
ton was sufficient to create a spirit Of uneasi-
ness among those who have come here with the
determination Of giving birth to the new
party.
NO REPORT ON CREDENTIALS.
The delegates were slow in getting together,
and to make matters worse it was announced
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-23
A FRESH LOT.

IN Philadelphia double event"
not twins. 1t is stew made of oyster
and CLANS.
A WHITE pup, recently born in Amer
Gus, Ga, has only one eye, and that /
in the center of its forehead.
THE public park in San Francisco r.
Gently received a cocoanut tree weigh
ing six tons from Honolulu.
The California state board of heath
is trying to start a movement for tie
establishment of lazaretto for tie
care of lepers.
A PHOTOGRAPH of Barbara Frietche
was recently presented the Womai S
Journal, by one of the famous Hutchn-
son singers. 1t is from a faded me
owned by her son. The famous story
may have been mythical, but there vas
a Barbara.
THE half-clipper ships A. G.. Ropesof
New York and Benjamin f. Packardod
Bath left San Francisco on April 1eto
race 1900 miles around the Hor1to
New York The Packard was built at
Bath in 1888, and measures 2,025 bns
net, and the Ropes, built at the sane
port in 1884, measures 2, 341 tons
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-23
SCIENCE FINDINGS.

ACCORDING to the best authorities the
heat generated by an English sun glass
was equal to 1863. 362 degrees.
BARON LIEBIG says: There is more
nutriment in an egg than in anything
of equal bulk that exists in nature Or
that chemistry can produce"
The average BRAIN weight is from As
to AZ ounces Cromwell, II; Turgeneff
20; Cuvier, 6411; Byron, 62k; Schiller
So; Kant, "a; Cans, 52]s; Dante, 4594
Gambetta, AZ.
PENCIL tracings cannot be affected by
acids There is no solution or agent
known to science which can dissolve
pine carbon or its equivalent. plum
bago, of which lead pencils are com
posed.
A PHYSIOLOGICAL writer asserts that
up to twenty a youth needs nine hours
sleep, and an adult should have eight
or nine. The neglect of this rule re
suits in exhaustion, excitabSity an6
physical and intellectual disorders.
The measles bacillus, discovered il
Berlin by DR.. Canon, varies in length
from one three-thousandth to one one
thousandth of an inch. 1t possesses
characteristics said to be different from
those of any other bacillus known.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-23
ODDITIES OF LIFE.

ONE answer to an advertisement ii
the Deadwood Pioneer for "a girl for
light house work contained an inqiiry
as to whether boats ran from the Pht
house to the city"
A SERVANT girl, in need of enjoy
ment, was little perplexed wherishe
read this advertisement in a daiiJpa-
per: Wanted, young woman to WISH,
iron and milk one or two cows"
A CANADIAN farmer being too pot t.
pay for the burial Of three chiIren
that died of some epidemic diseaseere-
mated the remains in his own sDve,
and the magistrates have ruled thu he
has committed no unlawful offensa
BoARDERs in Newburyport Mss
house contemplate blackboard gerry
time they enter the dining-room 4 IS
behind a glass door, and on i are
chalked the names of boarderswho
have failed to pay their board fortwo
weeks. When they pay up the Imes
are rubbed out
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-23
INDUSTRIOUS AMERICANS.

GEN. HORACE PORTER in a single
month swelled the Grant monument
fund by 5000, 900.
CHARLES A. DANA recently returned
this answer to a dinner invitation, writ
ing it on the back OF the request:
''Why, of course.
AMONG the most prominent victims of
the grim reaper is John Lyle King, said
to be one of the best trial lawyers OF
Chicago's bar. He was sixty-seven years
of age.
INSPECTOR STEERS, New York's new
chief of detectives, vice Byrnes, Pre-
NOTED, has been on the force since 1857.
One year lie rescued thirteen people
from drowning.
UNCLE JERRY RUsK, secretary of
agriculture, never misses a game of
baseball that comes his way. lie
was one of the best players in Wiscon-
sin in his day, and isn't above mount
ing an umpire now if decision that
he considers unfair is rendered.
The last surviving hero of Harper's
Ferry" Richard w. Howard, who was
with John Brown in his descent on and
capture of the United States arsenal al
that place, is living in retirement in the
Rhode Island town of Warwick, where
he was for years manufacturer Of
wooden warns.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-23
What Allied Him.

In the "reminiscences of Mr.. c. w.
Cope, the painter, the author relates
what seemed at the time a pretty Sc
we're ill-turn which overlook him sud
denly in Florence
l was sitting at a table reading after
supper, when l observed that the pend
ent lamp-tweezers and eXtinguisher
were vibrating. Presently l got sleepy,
and then all at once my chair was
drawn from under me. l held fast to
the table, and thinking a trick had been
played on me, called out: 'Boxall,
that's not fair" but no one was in the
room. l felt giddy; must be i'll; and
l struggled to bed Withhold undressing.
In the morning was quite well, and
supposed that l had been faint; but
when / got out | found every one talk
ing about the earthquake. 1t was Sc
we're shock, and was felt as far as Rome.
Many houses fell forward and had to be
propped up to prevent their falling into
the street.-Youth's Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-23
Wen write it down till everybody sees

Wen write it down till every body sees
it
Till every body is sick of seeing it
Til everybody bnows it without see
ing it-that DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy
cures the worst cases of chronic catarrh
in the head, catarrhal headache. and
''cold in the head" In perfect faith, its
makers, the Worries Dispensary Medical
Association Of Buffalo. y. Y, offers to
pay $500 to any one suffering from
chronic catairh IN the head whom they
cannot cure
Now if the conditions were reversed
if they asked you to pay $500 for a posi-
tive cure you Nigh: hesitate Here are
reputable men, with years of honorable
dealing; thousands of dollars and q
great name back of them and they say
Ne can cure you because we've cured
thousands of others like you if we can't
we will pay You $500 for the knowledge
that there's one whom we cant cure"
They believe in themselves. Isn't it
worth trial. Isn't any trial preferable
to catarrh?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-23

would only put snakes in the den that
agreed. The king snake that is COM
mon to the western and middle states,
where it is frequently COMPOUNDED with
the chicken snake, which it very much
resembles, though its body lis much
Simmer, would have to be put in sep
arate case. This snake derives its name
from the implacable hostility it mani
tests to all other reptiles. Nor are its at
tacks confined to the non-venomous, for
l once saw king snake pursue and
kill rattlesnake. 1t feeds on rats,
mice, frogs and birds. Some say that
it swallows the snakes that it kills.
My idea is to let the public witness the
reptiles at meal time especially. They
can learn more in a few minutes by
practical observation than they could
by reading whole roomful of books
on reptiles. Another species of snake
which l now have, and which will not
be placed with the happy family in the
main den of reptiles at the fair, is the
experimenting hamadryas.
Mr.. Burns exhibited this species of
snake, which is closely allied to the
cobra, being almost as deadly. He has
just secured pair of them for the fair.
1t is an olive hue on the back and dull
orange below. The female is dirty
brown with cross bands of white.
''The hamadryas," continued Mr..
Burns, sis very difficult snake to Sc
cure. 1t is peculiar in that its sole food
seems TO be reptiles, of which lizards
and snakes, whether venomous or
otherwise, constitute the principal part.
1t is industrious and courageous in pur-
suit of its prey. 1t erects its head very
high, and with a dreadful kissing ex
pands the hood, following every motion
of its prey. At a favorable moment it
launches upon and at the same time
gives its victim a bite which produces
almost instant death from poisoning.
The swallowing next follows, after
which the reptile is in state of coma
for dozen or more hours. 1t does not
make another meal for ten or twelve
days. Its bite is said to be as fatal as
the cobra, being sufficient to produce
death in an elephant within two hours
after biting. Like the cobra it is
oviparous, and has for it's enemies GER
tain birds that destroy the eggs, and
the ichneumon. which will not only eat
the young, but does not hesitate to at
tack the largest snake. A fight be-
tween the ichnuemon, generally called
the mongoose, and the hamadryas af-
fords a sight memorable tor the cum
ming wariness and CELEBRITY Of action
and ferocity displayed"
The hamadryas frequently attains a
surprising growth, exceeding fifteen
feet. The snake now in Mr.. Burns
strong box is about eleven feet long.
Mr.. Burns also has in his fair collection
two cobras. They arrived from the
East Indies last week.
This dreadful snake" said Mr.
Burns, has large range over the East
Indies, where it is everywhere regarded
with the horror of a pestilence, feel
ing most natural when we consider that
not less than 5000 persons annually
perish from its bite IL the Indian pc