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SNAKE CHARMING.
A Talk About the Art and Its Dangers
by "a Professional,

bS Irpi'Sstbnal
"Snake charming has become a
common thing nowadays said pro-
fessional snake handler the other
day, after reading the account of
dot Sonwell's mishap, land the
danger about the work is just sufli-
cient to attract some people. Yes,
there is always danger unless the
poisonous fangs are extracted. 1t is
almost impossible to charm, or rather
drug, some species of snakes so that
thoy can always be depended upon.
They are treacherous set, and more
so when they have the poisonous
fangs in their mouths, They know
right away when these faugs have
been extracted They seem to lose
their pride and ferocity aud they
will try to sneak away rather than
to offer defiance, | have known the
tercest diamond-back ever brought
from Florida cool down as tame as u
lamb when its poison fang was taken
out, Most OF the snakes handled by
charmers on the stage are harmless
so far US poisoning any one is con
cerned. 1t should be crime. too,
to let those with the fangs in be ex-
hibited.
what are the secrets of snake
charming Oh, well, they are sim
ple-simpler than most people i'm
agine. In the first place tho snake
to be handled is gorged with food so
that it is sleepy and drowsy. Then
it is either drugged SO its senses are
dazed and quiet. Sometimes they
are put in boxes containing ice
and the cold puts them into a semi
torpid condition. In either case the
snake is very gentle and only half in
possession of its senses, Then the
snake charmer uses certain motions
in handling the reptile, and by dint
OF deXtctity and strength the snake
is easily passed from hand to hand
and allowed to coil its Shiny length
over arms, legs and body. The hand
must always grasp it at certain
places whore the head can be guided
and held from the body. This is tho
hardest thing the charmer has to
learn. but it comes with practice II
handling reptile with the poison
Gus fangs in one must be strong and
IN perfect nealtn' ANY nervousness
or temerity might cost him his life.
The grasp and movement must be
precise and accurate. There is no
room for hesitancy or uncertainty.
and the strain on ones system dur
ing the performance is great. The
charmer is really toying with death
and death in one of its most hor-
rible forms"
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Unrensonab,r.

Look here, mister" said the man
with carpet sack. al am willin' to
do nything that's in reason. am
wilrn' to mind any rules yer hotel
sees fit to get up, as long as they
have any common sense back OF 'em,
but al I've got to say. that il yer in
earnesi you've vi'lated the principles
OF common sense, an II it's a joke
it's mighty doggoned poor one. "
What oa earth do you mean" the
hotel clerk asked as the guest took
breath. Il allude to them signs
ye've got tackled up in my room. One
Of them says: Don't blow out the gas.
and another says, Gas burned after
midnight'll 30 charged fur extra
Now, what in thunder Is feller goin'
to do. Washington Sun.
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No Stock In 1t.

An ignorant old farmer in the
rough regions otWest Virginia owned
farm which was so poor, to use Il
classic expression, that you couldn' t
raise an umbrella on 1t, when all at
once some entorprising people from
the outside world struck great vein
of coal on it and the old fellow was
rich man for that country in no
time. The outsiders could not get
hold OF the farm, so they proposed to
compromise by organizing a syndi-
cate. with the old man as one of the
heaviest owners in it.
"But how air you goin' to get at
it?" he asked with a puzzled air.
Easy enough" they said; well
make n stock company of it.
The old fellow laughed as if he
had run into great Joke,
stock company he exclaimed,
"why, gents, there amt dern head
O. stock on the whole place but n
muley COW and n raGorback hog"
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FARLEY AND PALAvER.

When we say that n man is sound,
we mean that he agrees with us.
Horse Dcaler-I always pick my
customers Friend-Do you? 1 was
told that you skinned them.
HAS Scribble made anything out of
his short stories?' YES" "Do you
know what9" "a fiat failure"
Its a funny thing that what is the
sailors Joy is the actors sorrow" :"
mused Haverly. What is that?"
asked Austen. "A lighthouse"
Mamma - Robbie, isn't thnt the
nickel ! gave you to put in the contri-
button box? Robbie-Oh. no, put
that one in, and this is a great deal
newer one that took out of it.
Tcacher-That is the fourth ques-
tion you have failed to answer. If
you don't study harder now, how do
You expect to get along when you
grow up9 Little Boy-I guess I'll be
n school teacher, an when l want to
know anything I'll JUS ask tn class.
The following death notice lately
appeared in Georgia paper: "Our
devil was buried to-day. We told
him to follow copy and the wind blew
his manuscript out of the window,
and in trying to follow it he broke
his neck. We have ordered another
by freight, but will give him different
instructions"
Have you been fishing?" said the
father. The boy was silent There
was evidently great struggle going
OH within him You must answer
Inc, my son; have you been f1shing?'
Well, father, will you toll me ono
thing first?' YEA What is it?"
DO you call It going ashing when
yeA doa't Qetsh AaytAjNsSa
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CHIEFLY CHAFF.

He-1 never saw clothing so cheap
as it is now. Any man can dress like
gentleman She-Yes, indeed. So
can the ladies.
Miss Summit--I heard to-day that
Miss Dizzy's hair came almost down
to her feet, Miss Palisade-What did
she get it so long for?
First Chicago Girl-Do You love
your husband? Second Chicago Girl
Indeed do. l love him more than
any man ever married.
Edith-How hate that Mrs. Hitler!
/ should like to pull her hair out by
the roots! Ethel-But. my goodness!
her hair doesn't have any roots
Mamma, can l go fishing?" asked
Bobby. YES, my son; take this
quarter and run down to the grocer's
and get nice maclseral for break
fast.
Mrs. Younglove-Shall you expect
me to bake my own bread? Mr..
Younglove-Just rs you prefer, dear
est; but you needn't bother about
baking mine.
Two women were talking of a third
"Shc's misplaced her affections" said
the first, in n sympathetic tone. Isn't
that like hcr?" said the other scri-
ously. II never knew her to have
anything in the right place"
Aspiring Author-Of course you are
fond Of poetry, are you not Miss
Whipperley2 Miss Why maid is, 1
believe; but let us talk OF something
serious. Tell me about the entries for
the dog show.
Maude-George says Pm one girl In
ten. How the dear boy must love
mel Nadge-Don't you know what
ho means? he proposed to nine other
girls ard you're the only ons eut Il
~ ~ tAst aseeUtsa ~
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she wa. nurreh Too nard.

Several days ago a well-Snown physician OF
mis- rity was called 10 treat a young lady who
complained Of a pain ia her side. 1t might
hu we'll to state that this young lady livcs
within 100 miles ~ Marysvlllc To all ap-
peuranCc II was a case ~ pleurlsy. and the
doctor treated her for that malHdy without
effect little questioning elected the fact
that her pain dated from the time a muscular
youug mau paid hera visit. The physician
made an examination md ascertalued that
the youur ltIy had rib broken. 1t is In.
fcrrd that the Young rlau hugged her so hard
that the broken rb wRp the consequence
The parties to this unfortunate aud very PEE
cu,iar aiTalf are prominent in society circles,
and a mention OF rames would cause seusa-
tiou,-NaryFri4s Dsta0rrdt.
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Would Acnu,e.cr. of Course.

"James," exclaimed Mrs. McNaCg
to her patient and long suffering hus-
band the other night just as he was
dropping of into his first doze, a
am certain that | heard something
moving downstairs, and I'm sure it's
burglars. Get up at once, James,
and see what it is And. oh dear,
if you find any burglars what will you
do?n do" repeated hor husband
with great calmness as he got up and
prepared to explore the region down
stairs, ii will do Just whatever they
want me to do, of course. l have
never had my own way once in this
house yet, and it is too late to begin
now. .'-Tit-Bi
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THE OTHER FELLOW.
It Is This Which Makes the Old Bschs-
lor Feel Like n NnnantItx


Tho real truth is that we bachelors
have no place in society. or at best
we are what merchants call dunnags
stuff, put In to fill up odd holes and
keep tho valuable cargo In its place
and uninjured, snys writer in the
Waverly Magazine. We arc mistakes
-overslghts. Nature sbhors a bache-
lor. The unmarried woman we know
ID valuable element in society. She
has career If there is not one fit
for her we have to alter our laws and
habits so as to make ono. But no
one makes a career for bachelor.
was talking to Miss Nellie tho
other day (Arthur wasn't there I
generally happen to call when he
isn't there), and asked her of what
use she considered me. She looked
at me and said with little laugh:
"Oh, you make one"
"Of any other utility?"
"Weil, she replied. sea rching her
memory. you bring ilowcrs sometimes;
you talk to mamma; oh, and onco you
took me to the theater-to the dead
Heart
"Ihat was an allegory," I observed.
alt was." said she, lust after |
found that had begun to-you know
for Arthur"
"To return said l. "If | disap-
peared would anyone miss me
would soul notice my absence?n
| said this in tones of deepest
melancholy.
From what he says sometimes, "
responded Nellie, with twinkle in
those blue eyes of hcrs, 81 thinh;
Arthur would"
That's just it! A bachelor is Il
nonentity or a nuisance. don't
mind being a nuisance to Arthur; in
way like it, But the general
truth, and | don't want to digress
into personal matters, remains. Now,
to be nonentity is perhaps the mos,
annoying thing that can happen to a
man, and to be n nuisance-wcll, al
the best it's poor consolation ;besides,
NeAie's mamma has limited to me
uncquivocally that she docs not con.
slider it morally justifiable.
was lying on sofa at the club
an evening or two ago, looking at Il
magazine of fashion 1--WE take it be-
cause the married men like to know
what things really cost, when Ted
die Fleury sat down beside me.
"Congratulatc mo-" said he; "I'vo
just been engaged
He obviously wished me to ask
who the lady was. but rs knew
she would be somebody else next
month it did not seem worth while,
and instead inquired:
"Why?'
"WhyP" he echoed, in amazement,
i waited for his reason. 'Well I
suppose" he said at last, that I'm
tired of filling up the time till the
other fellow comes"
Don't be too sure that you've
seen the last OF that" observed,
cynically.
But Teddie had stumbled on the
truth. Dunnage, 'dunnage! How
often have | spent my lovelornest
glances on an eye that wandered to
the door. my most charming compli-
ments on an ear that listened for the
creak of another's boots, The other
fellow was coming or was expected
but not coming, which made matters
worse still And when he came
we'll, I've always wondered how
women can be such bad Judges OF
men.
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
tho needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to tho taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispclling colds, headaches and fcvers
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, becaise 1t acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufac.ured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
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\ slmple Bnrometer.

A simple barometer eau be made by hllinS
a common, wlle-moutuCd pickle bottle with
10 three inches Of the top wish water, An
ordinary Florence oil-Gas& should be washed
thoroughly aud stripped Of ts straw covering:
This Should be inverted and It's neck plunged
A. far As 1t VIII 70 la the pickle bottle, This
slvc- complete barometer, In tine weather
the water will rise iutu the neck OF the flask
higher than the mouth of the pickle bottle in
wet and windy wcsthcr II will fal to within
an Inch Of the mouth u the mask. before
heavy lrale Of wind. and az least eight hours
before the gale reaches IL height, the water
bas, II Is said, been seen to leave the flask al
lnEnLher.
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Boy Clioir-.

Boy choirs. trained as such singers
are trained in Great Britain and
Germany, were almost unknown in
this country ten years ago and are
not common now, though there are
several admirably trained boy choirs
in the larger cities. When the time
comes for the choir boys voice to
change the conscientious choirmaster
bids him rest, in order that his
natural male voice may not be spoiled
for singing. The task of teaching
the lads to sing in the artificial man
ner required is most laborious and
the earnings of learners are trilling.
Later Il well-trained chorister may
earn from $500 to $500 per year by
his Sunday work. The choir boy Of
the rural parish IS usually an un-
schooled imp, chosen for his golden
hair and cherubic face.
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August
Flower

81 am happy to state to you and
to suffering humanity, that my wife
has>used your wonderful remedy,
August Flower, for sick headache
and palpitation of the heart, with
satisfactory results. For several years
she has been great sufferer, has
been under the treatment of eminent
physicians in this city and Boston,
and found little relief. She was in
duced to try August Flower, which
gave immediate relief. We cannot
say to much for it." L. G. Frost,
Springfield, Mass. 9
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She Would Hasten.

Old Lady-And so you expect to
ct married when you grow upP
Little Girl-Of tourse. Everybody
gets married. won't say mo, like
Aunt Lucy did and be an old maid
no, indecdy.
perhaps you won't like those
who ask youPn
"Oh, yes. l will, , guess. feel
real sure that when a real nice little
grown-up boy comes to ask me to get
married I'll be so happy l won't wait
to run down stairs to meet him. I'll
Just slide down the banisters.
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How til. B.lsl.ns Hiss.

To obviate the risk OF expulsion
that may attend indulgence in the
practice Of hiss4bg at public enter
tainments. the Belgians have in
vented an ingeniois little instrument
for emitting the desired noise. 1t is
q tiny bellows witt whistle for a
mouthpiece which tae spectator puts
under his foot
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'GOOD CHANGER

oaeu SO Typewriter for go. Il cash With ,t' or,
der ~ r-relvCd before Nov lst, is9' Inc
famous Udrlt Typewriter IS used by Lawyers;
Ministers Doct0rs Merchants, Editors and
Government Officers. because OF ~ eIctn
nriUt sImplcltv and fuauifo!d copies, No
teacher required 1t will do your work IN one
hours practice Order now and iaEe adNan-
..lra of inLs nANnntL0nA-LN
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Hong Kong.

Hong Kong. formerly q little bar
rem island 1t the mouth OF the Canton
river. In China, was given to the
English and 10 now covered with tho
warehouses, gardens aud residences
q weoltAy MessAaatA -. 3,
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Wanted tho Law on III. Side.

"Well. said the lawyer to the rural
justice, .you sent for meP"
"fes," said tho justice. II want
advice about this here prisoner. Hess
been ketched stealin' hogs, an as
hain't got no law book, don't know
OF I'm entitled to lynch him or notr'
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Tho CoIsrsa shoe.

Before the civil war colored shoe
wss looked upon by DEFENDANTS OF
the African race as . bAdee Of servi-
tpdo. Tho fceling exisl no longer.
The blaelsy bay thess ND y e freely
- ~ NooleA
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uernlds of an Earthquake.

On the day before the last earth
quake of Iante cloud of huttering
objects, at first mistaken for locusts,
made its appearance near the village
of Megaponte, on the coast of tho
Morea. AS it approached the village
it was seen to be bats of a small,
rust-colored variety that haunt the
coast swamps in the night time and
pass the day in caves Thousands of
the squeaking little excursionists
settled on the lower branches OF tho
shade trees or dropped on the ground
exhausted, as though they had come
from a considerable distance. 1t is
supposed that they had established
their dormitory in the vaults of the
large limestone caverns six miles
north of Megaponte and We're dis
lodged by an eruption of sulphurous
vapors from one of the volcanic
cleft5 that cross the coast range in
all directions.
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A remedy of Genera, u.,,,,v.

II 10 among the foilies of which the msnufse.
turers OF many proprietary incidence arc
guilty, to term their medicines "panacens," or tn
no such thing as a ''panacca" which mcanp a
remedy adapted to all diseases. This absurdity
has never been perpetIated by the proprieiors OF
and with jnsti{ that 1t is a remedy Of general
utility, and this because 1t restores that regular
and vigorous condition of the stomach, liver and
bowels which conduce 10 the recovery of general
health. Thus it fortifes the system agninst ma
iaria by lnfusinY stamina, and causing harmon.
ious action of the orgsus which, na long As they
go right, arc the best guaranty against cpl.
demic mnlady like chills and fever. II accom-
piishes double purpose by nilnuiating activity
Of the kidneys, since 1t not only prevents their
disease and decay, bnt cxpcls from the blood
through them impurities that cause rhcumat atsm,
gout and dropsy. Use 1t with confidence.
ing so frequent In Nav Jersey that business
= men now take their wives with them 10 their
stores and Offices
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A nauhtInx Thnmns.

Mrs. Meadow-The paper says TIL
rain tomorrow.
Farmer Meadow = 1t does, ehp
Well, l hain't much faith In these
Newspaper predictions What does
. ~ Al2aAAe lAyP
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STORIES OF REAL LIFE.
TRAGEDIES AND COMEDIES OF
EVERYDAY WORLD.

A 0roup of Incidents Drawn From Per-
sonaA Knowledge. Any One Of Which
Might Furnish the Theme for . Novel
or . Play.
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4 New York hotel clerk says the hardest
thing ne has 10 do is TO look pleasant every
time ne is spoken to. The proprietor expects
II and 40 does the public
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A clergyman, when the contribution box
returned with little silver in IT, says he never
before understood the text alexander, the
coppcrsmith, did me much evil.'
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etTS-3u ats -topped by pa. ktiSF's GREAT
,Elts AEsfugtR. ~ Rt AFTER FIRST day use, Mar
Gus cures Treats, and e. 81 trial botu" free 10 ft
~, send Il, m Kline -rr - .PhiladelphiH. a
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BErCHAN's PH.Is are not n new remedy.
They have been used IN Europe for 81 years
md are well testcd and eAcellent.
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The glorious October weather and rough
fllr and sandp0per viii remove every irechle
from the summer girls face,
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There arc two boy- who do not agree. One
Is the policcman'e Bills and the other Is the
-..rnnk.mnn,s LimnLy.
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.Uausor- Magic Corn shIvc."
Warranted 30 cure, ur money refunded ASK
, our IruegL.L inr lt. FrIcc Is cents
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The Chiu7-e are being driven out Of Alaska
but be are 7urprised thai anybody should wait
20 br driven ont Of thEi country.
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Madagascar has IA postage stamp so large
that after a man has licked It he feels about
as exhausted ns he would after licking New
York policeman
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sam Jones says that syntax will not do for
Boston. The most profitable SIN tax could be
collected IN New York.
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HALLS CATARRH CURE s liquid and
Is taken Internally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Write for Testimonials. free. Manufactured
by F. J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, o.
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Ifthc iSnny =. Cutting Teeth,
B, sure and use that old rad ~clltried remedy ME-
ytsstovrs so04urxo srRur for ChilIrsu re.thing-
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Fools rush in on lightning sxpress traia
whs.s aagsls would heaitass 70 appreAsA - :
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Cure Dyspepsia and Constipation.

DR.. Shoop's Restorative Nerve Pills sent free
with Medical Book to prove merit, for &C STAMP
Druggists, CSC. DR. Snoor, Box w Racine WIS
The record-union., 1893-02-17
Medical Testimony.

W. Thornton Parker, NJ. D., Recorder,
Association of Acting Assistant Surgeons
of the U. S. Army, writes:
''SALEM, Mass, March %, 1891. 9
"When at Stuttgarts Germany, during
the winter of 1SSl-S2, l was suffering
from severe attack of bronchitis, which
seemed to threaten pneumonia. l met,
at the Hotel Marquardt, Commander
Beardslee, of the United States Navy.
In speaking of my sickness, he remarked:
Doctor, you can cure that chest trouble
of yours by using an ALLCoCK's Porous
PLASTER That may be true
answered, but where can got the plas-
ter?' Anywhere in the civilized world,
and surely here in Stuttgart. Whenever
l have cold, l always use one and find
relief 1 sent to the drug store for the
plaster, and it did all that my friend had
promised. Ever since then l have used
it whenever suffering from cold, and |
have many times prescribed it for patients.
1.-THE ALLCoCK'S PLASTER is the best to
be had, and has saved many from severe
illness, and undoubtedly, if used
promptly. will save many valuable lives.
Whenever one has severe cold they
should put on an ALLCecK's PLASTER as
soon as possible. 1t should be placed
across the chest, the upper margin just
below the neck; some hot beef tea, or
milk, will aid in the treatment.
This is not a patent remedy in the OBJ
jectionable sense of that term, but a
standard preparation of value. The gov
eminent supplies for the U. S. Army and
Indian Hospital stores contain ALL
COCKS PLAsTERs, and the medical pro-
fession throughout the world are well
aware of their reliability and excellence.
| shall always recommend it, not only to
break up colds, but as useful in allaying
pains in the chest and in the back. 1t is
preparation worthy of general conf
dencaD