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PGGMIEs .-oF.-THE ANeAMANs.
They Keep Their Arrows Sharpened for
Strangers Who Come Their Way.

They Keep Their Arrows Sharpened for
Strangers Who Come Their Way.
The pygmies of the Andaman islands
in the bay of Bengal are coming into
notice again. OR SOUTH -Afidaman4 is=
land the Indian government maintains
a great penal colony. Several attacks
have been made recently by the I'M
tamable Jarawas of this island on par
ties of convicts, who find it very dan
gerous to leave their settlements to go
hunting in the woods. The natives
roam over the big tracts of thick jun
gle, appearing occasionally on the
coasts or-visiting the confines of the set
Elements, numbering any convicts they
may meet When pursued, the bands
separate into parties of two or three
and retreat into the densest part of the
jungle, where they leave no trail. Mr..
Portman, the administrator of the
Andaman islands, says that the few
Jarawas who have been caught during
the past ten years and returned to their
tribe after enjoying his hospitality,
have done nothing to promote more
friendly relations between their people
and the government.
That is a more discouraging report Of
these Andaman pygmies than was made
several years ago by Coll Cadet, al
though he wrote of the natives of Lit
tie Andaman. He insisted that their
ferocity was due to the inhumanity of
Chinese and Malay traders, who i'm
proved every opportunity TO drag the
natives into slavery He said that they
are good natured and pleasant people
to-meet when once their confidence is
gained. An expedition which landed
among the dwarfs of Little Andaman
was assaulted as usual with arrows and
battle axes. The party took three
women and six men prisoners, and car
ried them nearly hundred miles away
to Fort Blair. They were treated there
with the utmost kindness, and in two
months were sent back to their island
loaded with presents. On the next visit
of the whites the released captives came
to see them, and in a few days men,
women and children visited the camp
launch.
The Jarawas of South Andaman, how
ever, still keep their arrows sharpened
for any foreigners who pass their way
All these people belong to one of the
smallest races of men in the world.
The average height of the men, Prof.
Flower says, is four feet nine inches,
and that of the women four feet six
inehes.-N. Y. SUN.
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SNAKE-MYTHS.
Popular Decisions That Have Little Foun-
dalton.

Popular DeluslOns mat have LlUtl0 FOun-
dalton.
A great deal of nonsense has been
published, and great deal more is be-
lieved, about snakes. Some most thrill
ing stories turn upon a power which
serpents are credited with of fascinat-
ing their victims This appears to be
superstition. According to Mr.. Vim
cent Richards, mice, birds, dogs, guinea
pigs and other small animals, intro
duced into a rattlesnake's cage, show
little fear, even at first, and afterward
none whatever. Smaller birds, after
fiuttering about till they are tired, end
by becoming amusingly familiar, with
the snakes. Mr.. Richards put two rats
into a cage containing forty cobras. At
the outset therats' appetites were con-
siderably affected, and they were evil
IDENTIFY alarmed In a short time,
however, they recovered their spirits,
and caused considerable commo-
ton among the cobras by rum
ming all over their heads and bodies.
The snakes resented this familiarity by
darling at each other and at imaginary
foes. The rats lived and partook of
food in the cage for ten or twelve days,
when, one after another, they were
found dead-''victims, no doubt, of mis-
placed confidence" 1t is still a matter
of debate whether snakes are proof
against their own poison. The
remedies advised for snake bite
are of doubtful validity Because
a man RECEIVERS after being bitten by a
snake and dosed with opium, mercury,
ammonia, or what not, we must not
! jump to the conclusion that the treat
ment has affected cure snake may
bite without poisoning. Biting, though
in appearance simple enough, consists
really. of q series of complex move
ments, following rapidly one upon an
other in ordered sequence, should any
of which be inadequately performed.
the victim may not be properly poi
/ soned. Ammonia, alcohol and making
the patient move about are worse than
useless, for they increase the activity OF
the circulation, and thereby promote
| the absorption of the poison. Even
| permanganate of potash is of no effect
| unless it is administered within -four
! minutes. Researcher into the nature Of
the poison have shown that 1t resides in
| some protied, and that there are three
| toxic elements-globulin, serum albu
| men and acid albumsp-but wherein
| the quality consists that gives 10 these
substances. usually SO harmless, then
poisonous power, is as much in the darl
as eyer.-Popnlar Science.
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EXECUTING A KING.
The Death of a French Monarch by tn,
GqIAOtine. -

The Death of n French Monarch by the
= GqIAotine. -.
Louis Blanc, in his History of 4he
French Revolution" gives this graphic
description of the death, January 81,
1893, on the guillotine, of King Louis
XVI: At 1910 the procession reached
the foot of the scaffold. 1t had been
erected in front of the palace of the
Tuileries in the square called after
Louis XIV. The condemned was three
minutes descending from the Carriage.
Upon quitting the temple he had re-
fused the redingote which Clery had
offered him, and now appeared in a
brown coat, white waistcoat, gray
brooches and white stockings His hair
was not disordered, nor was any change
perceptible in his countenance. The
Able Firment was dressed in black.
A large open space had been kept
around the scaffo1d, with cannon on
every side, while beyond as far as the
eye could reach stood an unarmed null
titude, gazing. Descending from his
carriage, Louis fixed his eyes upon the
soldiers, who surrounded him, and,
with a menacing voice, cried:.. Isl.
u,
at signal from their officer the drum.
mers again went on. What treason is
this?" he shouted. 81 am lost! am
lostp' For it was evident that up to
this moment he had been clinging to
hope. The executioners now APP
preached to take off a part of his
clothes; he repulsed them fiercely, and
himself removed the collar from his
neck. But all the blood in his frame
seemed turned into fire when they
sought to tie his hands. ''I'ic nv
hands!' he shrieked, and fought nth
his executioners. Tho Able Edge
worth, who stood by, perplexed and
Mortified, spoke to the king, and the
latter ca4med dowug>..."I will drain
the cup to the dregs," he said.
They tied his hands and cut off his
hair. Leaning on the arm of his con-
fessor, Louis began, with slow tread
and sunken demeanor, to mount the
steps then very Steep of the guillo-
tine. Upon the last step, however, he
seemed suddenly to rouse and walked
rapidly across to the other side of the
scaffold, when he exclaimed: 81 die in
nocent of the crimes imputed to me. {"
His face was now very red, and, accord
ing to the narrative of his confessor, his
voice was so loud that it could be heard
as far as the Pont Tournant. Some
other expressions were heard, but at a
signal the rolling Of the drums was re-
newed and his voice was drowned. ISL
lence! Be silent!" he cried, losing all
self-control and stamping violently
Richard, one of the executors, seized a
pistol and tooleS im-1t the king 1t was
necessary to drag him along by force
With difficulty fastened to the fatal
plank, he continued to utter terrible
cries, only interrupted by the fall of the
knife.-Chicago News.
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"Sho's y lived co'pIexion kims
aftah d. blood-what's dis he-a-
beautiful cO'ple.rion gecr'nteed if d.
blood am purel Befo' d Lo'd dat
am salvation fo' Aunt Sophy."
All we claim for it is an unequaled
remedy to purity the blood and in
vigorate the liver. AUMe gear roaad
you can depend on DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery in all
cases of blood-taints or humors, no
matter what their name or nature.
It's the cheapest blood-purifer
sold through druggists. No matter
how many doses of other medicines
are offered for a dollar.
Why? Because it's sold on a
peculiar plan, and you only pay for
the good you get.
Can you ask more?
"Golden Medical Discovery is a
concentrated vegetable extract, put
up in large bottles contains no al
cohol to inebriate, no syrup or sugar
to derange digestion is pleasant to
the taste, and equally good for
adults or children.
!" The "Discoyeryn cures all Skin
affections, and kindred ailments.
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moves along ne drops ms nose niue,
thus expanding the throat, breathing
shorter at every stride, and final
~ choking completely, staggers and
falls Leave the strap loose
enough for you to place your
hand between it and the throat with
out touching either. There will be no
danger of the bride coming off, as the
draft is always backward on it from
the check and lines. and the bit and
browband prevents it from coming over
the head. If you desire to stop and tie
the animal to post, and he is inclined
to rub his bride off, it is little trouble
to draw up the buckle hole or two.
letting it out again when starting.
The breast collar, also, should not be
drawn up too high, as that will like
wise affect the breathing. Let it come
up just to the lower point of the neck
and have the hip straps of length that
will bring the breeching about on a line
with it. The thill loops should also be
on about the same line.
In hitching to the wagon another Sc
rious mistake is often made with the
breeding. How many times you will
w
out of his horse that is obliged to go
hitching and hobbling along, simply be-
cause he is tied up so tight that he can
not spread himself. When standing and
the traces are Strengthened, there should
be about room enough for a small boy
to crawl through between the horse and
breeding strap. He will then carry
you farther and faster, and do it with
less effort, there being nothing to fret
him.
In taking, your seat jim theswagon do
not try to lie down, like lady ina vfc*.'
toria, but sit erect, allowing the small of
your back to rest against the cushion.
and bend a little forward Place the
feet out against the rest and do not crawl
under the seat, causing the knees to
come in contact with the chin. Wrap
the lap robe neatly about you and see
that no part of it is hanging dt+of the
wagon. When the lines are taut have
the hands out to carry the elbow about
three inches from the body, not up un-
der your chin, where you could not
shorten your hold instantly, neither
have them extended at arms length. as.
should your horse take little hold YOU
can not pull as hard or as long Rugged
in this manner your horse is comfort
able, you are ready for any emergency
and comfortable yourself, besides MAX
ing good appearance, which should be
taken into consideration, in this as well
as in other things .-Philadelphia Rec
ord
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POINTS ON DRIVING.
The whip must sturdy rhenna If He-wishes
to Excel.

60 Excel
Four things are essential for the
driver to know, and which not ten per
cent. of the drivers of the present day
know, are: First, how to harness the
horse; second, how to hitch him to the
wagon; third, how to sit to look well
and at the same time 1ide comfortably:
fourth, how-to 4old-fhe-iine OF those
who are masters of the situation, know
"a fast trotting horse and how to man=
age him, the Russians come nearer to it
than those of any other country, but
were we to educate and train the Orloff
horse they would have to take back
seat, as England had to do with the
thoroughbred.
The harness must be kept clean,
which will greatly remove the danger
of chatting, and particularly the sad
die, which if properly cared for and the
back of the horse well washed with
clean cold water when it is removed,
there will be no danger of soreness
there. The bride is the hardest part
to be made to fit nicely, and when that
is accomplished one great and often
fatal mistake is Frequently made of
drawing the throatlatch too tight. It
oroAses the windpiPe, and As the horse
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A SIGNIFICANT STATUE.
It TypIiIeS the Hatred of France for Ger

It TypIfies the Hatred OF France for Ger
Americans returning from Eu-
ropean cities, rich in sculptured mas
terpieces which it is has required CEN
turies to accumulate, axs apt to be Sc
we're in judging the taste OF their Eel
low-countrymen as they LOOK upon
some of our public statues. Nevorths-
less, If they will reflect a moment, they
will find we have no reason to be
ashamed.
in France, the nation perhaps fore
most in the arts, statue has Just been
erected TO the great statesman Gameet.
Ia, at Sevres, where he owned small
estate, of which he was very fond, and
where he died ~ :"
This monument was not erected by
natives of France as France is now
bounded, but by subscriptions from the.
Inhabitants of Alsace and Lorraine,
the two provinces lost in the unhappy
war with Germany.
1t is of heroic size, situated upon the
crest of a hill where it dominates the
town, and is described as being ex-
&remely beautiful and imposing. 1t
represents Gambetta erect upon cen
trial pedestal, clasping In his arms the
Gag of France. Below him are seated
two female figures representing thetwo
lost provinces, one wearing the nat cap
Of Lorraine. the other the witle-winged
head-gear Of 4AlsaOs, with its enormous
bow. p .l.s
The faces of both are wild aud des-
porate, and the latter Rrasps with one
hand the arm of little boy seated npon
her knee, while with the other hand
extended she seems to point out to him.
as an object Of hatred, the distant Ger
man frontier.
The whole group breAthas Of war and
the longing for revenge; yet it was de-
signed u Bartholdi. the sculptor Of our
noble and pacs,dc Liberty Eniigh%ening
the World One w -hes the light Of
Liberty's torch might re..Ah . little
farther, and incline the French to ep
%'lAir renuhlic as pescefnl n sniri4 "a
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A Canine Reepar.

One of, the raost persistent beggars in
an eastern town is a collie dog, which
is very fond of doughnuts The dog, in
company with his mistress, visited a
bakery one day last fan, and, perceiv-
ing some --doughnuts in showcase he
sat down and begged for treat, with
short, sharp barks. The salesman gen.
erously fed the smart dog. but how he
wishes he had not, for every day since
the collie has appeared to beg for more
doughnuts. If the. shop door is closed
he will wait outside until someone
opens it, and. then. dodge in to get his
regular free iunch.--Goiden Days. :, /.
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The Coming :.
climax in the ---
Destinies of America

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THE FARMERS SIDE.
"Where we are, hOaU ne got here,
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By Hon. w. A. PETER,
IS. SENATOR FROM KANSAS.
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He gives elaborate tables showing the increase
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Chicago Mantle population of New
York is Irish all through~--Gele-Ge lt
-Celt-nothing else.
New YorlSer-And you Chicago people
are Gallo all through. Gall-gall-
gall.-Puck.
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Mrs. Upperson Nalker-Do go and
see DIR. Pulser and tell him all about
your case. What's the use of having a
doctor if you can't trust him?
Mr. Upperson Walker-Ah, that isn't
the trouble, I'm afraid he won't TRUST
me!-Truth
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r1,. Manner. corrnnt.d.

Twynh-What awful language that
parrot uses
Triplett-You see his cage hangs in
the same room with the telephone
BROOKLYN Life
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wul Get Him.

Bliss-Ths young lady doctor Is max
ing . dead ses At -Chappie- ,-..s
LaEb-Why, how do you know?
Bliss-She told him cigarettes are not
injurious. -TrutA.
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me yet7 If yos
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and intsiHgsne
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Peach any GiEiy
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|sarn Three 1'hou-
sand Dollars o
year In their own
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and receive nofhs
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Nothing diEicult
70 / Urn, or fhat
-sq1ires much :.
.isas. ! desire but
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Tired Ont.

Diner-I don't think you ought to call
this egg white wings
Waiter-4Vhynot? -
Diner-It seems to have grown. q .tFiha
weary.-Truth.
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Keeping Time.

st guess that must be a watchdog
remarked Tommy, ''for his tail beglns
to tick wheneTer JON speak to him ~
Judge