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Katolik. (Winona, Minn.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-08
l INV POLSkICH
w AMERYCE,
O STANlSKAWIE

~ AIN O1A1A w A.
KRZEMINSK1EM pisze no.
woyorska ,Gazeta Polska".-
Sprawl wrzekomego niewinnie
uwiezionego w Warszawie ST..
Krzemihskiego z Buffalo, q
jak niekt6re pisma nasze
poda}y zes}anego juz w Sybir,
ME jest zuowu tax czysta, by
az warto by}o zajmowa6 sic
MIA i Krzemihskiego nazywaG
meczennikiem. Pisma te, kt6re
pierwsze sprawe poruszyly
przyzna}y, il Krzemihski osa~
dzony zosta} we w~iezieniu "a
sprzeniewierzenie pieniedzy
rzadowych W r.. 1868, kiedy
by} urzednikiem policyjnym.
Jesli 60 uwieziono a nawet
zes}ano ia Sybir, wszelkie
prawa mia} Rad rosyjski, bez:
wzgledu ma amerykadskie:
poddahstwo Krzemiliskiego.
w cstatnich dniach pojawifa
sic znowu wiadomosGo zgonie.
K. W cytadeli warszawskiei,
gdy znowu ma kilka dni pred
tenn by}a wiadomosc dobrym
stanie zdrowia. Gdzie prawda?
w ka4dym razie czy K. zyje>
czy tez umar}, raczej O MIN
milczec niz pisac wypada a
tembardziej robiG 60 jeszcze
meczennikiem narodowym,
Katolik. (Winona, Minn.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-08

ME wstydza. Nabyli sobie:
motyki, szuAe, haki, swidry,
windy, m}ynki wiele innych
|instrument6w potrzebnych do
wydobywania i oczyszczania
|z}oto -dajnej ziemi, i NIGGA
.kopaG. w poole czo}a ma
jcz1owiek chleb sw6j jadac,
.wiec i nasi Wielebni W poole
sczo}a, z pecherzami ma asce-
1tycznych raczkach, pierwsze
}amaG beda. Ach, ach!
fserce z lito$ci nam peka, gdy
1~wspomnimy ma wyciehczona
:twarz Wielebnego Vice-prezy-
.denta, twarz postami / umart-
wieniem zorana, krwawe Ivy Z
zalu nam p}yna, patrzac ma
.dalsze niepohamowane pc.
'swiecenie tych gorliwych slug
.Bozych we wnetrznosciach
.matki ziemi. Wyobrazamy
Isobie tych dw6ch braci
~syamskich W tel wyprawie "a
z}otem. P6jdzie naprz6d VIE
lebny Dyrektor kopalni
Barzyiski, jake madry Me-
nazer wielu sp6}ek 6nanso-
wych, z lampka ma sk}opato
nej skroni W ciemne otch}a-
Inie. P6jdzie "a MIN jego
wierny towarzysz, Przewieleb-
ny vice-prezydent X. Wilhelm
Grutza Z wielkim mlotem
kowalskim ma ramienlu,
baczac, ably, co Wielebny
Dyrektor Swiat}em fantazyi W
strasznych przepaSciach wy
kalkuluje. Przewielebny vice
prezydent obuchem m}ota
zmiazdzy} spenetrowa}.
Klekajcie Judy.
Katolik. (Winona, Minn.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-08
Nasz prezent
wart przesz}o $l.00.

Kazdy nowy abonent Ka
tolika, kt6ry naprz6d zap!ac'
ca4oroczny abonament, W
kwocie $500, dostanie Cd mas
W podarunku "a dolara / 10
cent6w ksiazek z pomiedzy
nizej podanego spisu. Taxi
sam podarunek danny kazdemu
staremu abonentowl, ktory
ca1y rok naprz6d gazette
nasza cplaci.
Katolik. (Winona, Minn.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-08
KoSciuszko - carem.

By1o to W roku 1887. Ma
ma}ei stacyi kolei warszawsko-
wiedehskiej wysiedli z WACO
nu: szlachcic polski H.. pan
gubernator, ably jechac razem
ma wies W jakiejS sprawie
urzedowe). Za1echa}a po Mich
wiejska bryczka, zaprzezona
W pare dobrych konl-z koz}a
powitai ichpokornem djeclem
czapki woznica Maciek. Fizyo-
nomia woznicy to jedna Z
tych, ma widok kt6rych Moska}
powiedzia}by z pogarda:
,,g}upoj" albo ,krugom-
durak", a z ust naszych
wydoby}oby sic westchnlenle:
,biedny - dom mu oSWlaty
dac ME m6g}, a szko}a ME
chcia}a"
Oczy MaGka maSlankowate
pozbawione by}y .wyrazu
intelligencyi, konopiasta GU
pryna ME zna}a grzebienia,
wargi opuszczone ME zdradzaly
ami zbytku energii, ami wolf.
Przyjecha} ma stacya W zastep-
stwie stangreta chorego / gapi
sic teraz wy}upiastemi oczyma
ma pana gubernatora ma tyc5,
co mu ho}dy sk}adac musza,
= raz wraz drapie sic pc
czuprynie i czapki uchyla,
tax mu ten pan imponuje,
TAXI pyszny ma mysl, re on,
| Maciek go powiezie.
Katolik. (Winona, Minn.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-08

Jezel' zatem TAXI prostak
uczci}s panied KosciuszkI
b%ezw1ednie wobec wroga, to
dowod, jak Geese ia gleboko
"nlkne}a W caiy nasz narod.
KoSciuszko chloe ME zyie
cd lat II, drozszy nam ponad
cary i kr6le. - Przez pamiee
]ego cn6t W 1mie lego
rozkrzewi sic oSwiata ojczysta.
Katolik. (Winona, Minn.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-08
Katendar8 darmO.

Kazdy abonent Kotol7&a
moze teraz darmo cd mas
dostaG Kalendarz Maryahskl
ma uplywajacy rok 1854 =
dwoma luznemi obrazaml.
Potrzebuje tylko przes}ac pod
adresem Redakcyi KutoleAa 4
Gently w znaczkach pocztowych
IA przese}ke poczta.
Katolik. (Winona, Minn.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-08
Tska ~RozmaFtosei h.

S}uszne obawy CO do day.
nosci i cel6w Ligi sprawdzaja
sic. Menazer prowadzi pros
taczk6w do Mosta, R~ybakow-
skiego i djab}a.
Kap}ani Chicagoscy n
gremio powinni sic udac
do Arcybiskupa i ostatnie
uchwa}y Urzednik6w Liggl
przedstawiG. Ten mnich avian
turnik jak djabe} pokaza}
wreszcie swoje kopytka Z pod
polskiej sukniLigi, sankcyonu-
JAG uchwa}y, majace ma celu
policzek ola duchowienstwa
katolickiego i RUNE dusz W
Anarchizmie i MassOneryi.
Ciekawismy CO ma to pow1e
wiecowy krasom6wca, kt6ry
watpiacych wyzwa} publlcznie
cd harlow moralnych? Take
olbrzymy moralne jak Most
i Rybakowski ME d}ugo
dow6dztwo mad Liga obejmaa,
i sam krasomowca kar1em
tylko bedzie.
y bozuchn ny "a k o mix
Dyrektorem kopaln
10 t a. Otto najnowszy cud,
kt6ry nawet dlugouchy Re.
daktOr ZGODY pOW1nlen uznac.
Wobec tego wszystkie zwiaz.
kove Cuda jake, W lmie
patryotyzmu / solidarnosG ne
kasle pope}niaja So niczem
Swoja droga Nagiel, jal
"a dni dawnych, ~nawo}uje
1udzi do Fairu, naturalnie ME
podejrzywamy, ably Menaze1
z tych fair6w i pijatyk pa
rafialnych mia} jake zysk
osobiste, jednakow6z osmiela
my sia z owa ewangieliczns
niewiasta szepnaG, ), wszakze
psom wolno zjadaG okruchy
kt6re spadaja re sto}u pan6w"
Pare funcik6w z}ota m6g}b,
Wbny Dyrektor kopalni els
mac sierotom ma chleb pow
Katolik. (Winona, Minn.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-08

MILL CREEK, Pa. 49,
Tow. Sw. Barbary, urzadza w
dniu 20 Listopada obchod
narodowy w panied powstania
90 r. Akt ca}y tel uroczystoscl
po}aczonej re Spiewami, NOVA
mi i deklamacyami, odbedzie
sic ma sail Kartnera.
Katolik. (Winona, Minn.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-08
szedni,a ME mnozyG grzech6w
W parahi przez fairy.
Kopalnia zlota
| przepraSzania.

prZ6prdSZduid.
Zaiste dziwnie sic wszystko
plecie W tel naszej polskiej
Ameryce! Najtrudniej pono
jest cz}owiekowi uderzyc sic
W piersi i movie moja wilma.
Niestety, tego i Pan Bog i
ludzie wymagaja, ably jawno--
grzesznik publicznie sic do
grzechu przyzna}. ZgrzeszyliS-i
li$ag, 8mili barankowie ,,od
mhosci pozdrowienia!"
Prz11 wiele lat KAro11K z
sw] |Poprzednikiem walczyli
0 pf Gde, prawdy szukali, ale
pra|q bic by}o. Posadzali$-
my na|& niekt6rych ,,wie-
lebnych" O sprzeniewierzenle
sic prawdzie, leg inaczej sic
mia}o.
w naszem zacofaniu i ia
nastycznie, jakoby najprz6d
Kr6lestwa Bozego / lego
chwa}y szukaG naleza}o, ME.
zdo}alismy sic podnies6 Pc.
mad potion zwyk}ej doskona-
1esci. Ale doskona1osc by}a--
i inni ia oddawna posiadali,
lubo zasady ich ma Jaw ME
wychodzi1y. Blednym teraz
wzrokiem patrzymy wstecz ma
owe posadzania oszczercze
ma .,najlepszych kap}anach''
pope}nione, i boil, ach! boil
nasze SERGE.
Ubozuchny zakonnik X.
Wincenty Barzyhski, Dyrek-
tor polskiej kopalni z}ota ma
.Stanis}awowie i w Kalifornii,
wraz Z Przewielebnym X.
Doktorem kopytologii Will.
helmem Grutza, vice-prezy-
dentem tejze kopalni rzeczy-
wiscie DUO niewinnie cierpie-
Ii i cierpia. Ia przyk}adem
tych dw6ch Wielebnych
urzednik6w, wielu innych
Wielebnych akcyonaryusz6w
kopalni polskiego z}ota Pc
koloniach amerykahskich je.
czy pod razami %naszej niespra-
wiedliwosci. Sta}o sic! a &C
sic sta1o ME odstanie. Wszak.
ze mona delikatnie b}agaG 9
przebaczenie. Wybaczcie pre-
to wy nicwinne o6ary naszego
fanatyzmu, przebaczcie mil
barankowie! Odtad inacze:
Was traktowaG bedziemy.
Widzimi sami, re jestto g}u-
pota szukaG s~zczescia gdzic$
20 "a ob}okami W krainacE
niebiahskich. Z}oto jest grun-
tenn. Me take z}oto, jakien
s}awny Redaktor Dz1EN.
): CHIC, Szanowny Pan Magic
ma koszulce i pieluszkacI
,poezye" swoje malowa}, ale
czyste, wonne, b}yszczace,
twarde Z Iona ziemi z}oto.
Sw. Pawe} g}osi} s1owe
Boze, / z niedowiarkami dys.
putowa}, a robieniem namio.
. tow czyli REGINA robota ne
zycie zarabia}. Nasz Wielebny
Viceprezydent i Wielebny
Dyrektor r6Wniez rzemios} sic
Katolik. (Winona, Minn.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-08

Panowie wsiedli ma bryczke.
= Ruszaj - pogoni} Maciek
konie. Ale droga z}a z wiosny,
ME MONA jecha& szybko -
zawiezuje sic wiec rozmowa
pomiedzy szlachcicem a panem
gubernatorem.
Wy pomiszczyki (obywa-
tele)-m6wi pomiedzy innemi
p. gubernator jestescie
niechetni Rosyanom, ale lud W
tym ,,priwiSlanskim kraju Jest
nasz, a w tenn nasza sila.
Szlachcic zaprotestowa}
wiecej gestem (skinieniem
reki) niz s}owem.
= Ch}opi - ciagna} dalej
Moska} - So "a RIA d e m
i przejeci So wdziecznoScla
ola cara,
-By}o TAX moze-odwazy7
sic zauwazyc szlachcic ale
tylko ma razie. Teraz skarza
sic ma brak jezyka polskiego
W szkole, ma uclsk urzednik6w
f, ma podatki, kt6rych dawnle]
ME znali.
-Wot czto- zawoia} cape
IRONY czynownik - onlby
kazdej chwili poszli z Mani
przeciwko wan. Oni juz nasl
-oni mic wsp6lnego z wasza
Idea, Z wasza Polska nigdy
ME mieli i ME maja.-A wot
doda} ~ieszcze-mozeby spytac
tego ch}opa, co z naml jedz1e ?
Szlachcic potwierdzil sk'nle-
MEM glowy.
Pan gubernator raczy} sic
najpierw zapyta6 po polsku:
-Jak sic nazywasz?
-Maciek, prose }aski pana'
Haraszo, a umlesz ty
czyta6?
Me.
No, niczewo. A pow1edz
ty mnie go}ubczyk, zna)esz-l1
ty, kto rzadzi naszym kralem :
Wien, rzek} Maciek.
- Zasmia}y sic tryumtem
oczy Moskala.
- No, vice wiesz kto mad
nami panuje i jest naszym
naimilosciwszym panem?
WIEN - m6wi Maciek-
mas cesoz...
Haraszo, da, da-s. A
kochasz ty cesarza, he?
-Jakzebym ME mia} kochad?
Okrutecnie go mi}uie.
Znowu spojrzenie pe}ne
tryumfu.
A czy wiesz, jak sic
nazywa uasz CESAR?
- Cobym ia ME mla1
wiedziec?
No., a jak?Powiedz mnie,
milky ga}ubczyk!
"A KoSciusko sic nazywa!
Kosciusko mas kochany, co
siarcyscie bill tych se]moskich
zawola} ch1opz
zapalem i by} pewny ze
dogodzi} pauu gubernatorowi'
Zamilk} Moskal, ME smiac
skazac szlachclcu
Ten zas ME mia} tryumfu W
oczach, lecz wielka radosG "
lsercu!
Katolik. (Winona, Minn.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-08

Mich. - Dr.
l{owleckl naznaczony zostaI
przez Rade Sanitarna do
prowaazenia dziennej inspek-
cyl W domach, gdzie ludzie
chorowali ma ospe,
Katolik. (Winona, Minn.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-08

PAM Teofla
Rzedaianowska obdarzyla swe-
go meza Fellksa Rzedzianow-
skiego, z protesyi przykrawa-
CA, zamieszkaleg6 pr. 100,
w. Division I'll. trojetami:
ch}opcem dwiema dziewczyn-
kami. Oh. Rzedzianowski liczv
lat 81, iona iego 80.
PkACIC IA KATOLIKAI
Katolik. (Winona, Minn.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-08
u lnnych ksiazeczek, jak
powyzej MISCONCEPTIONS, W
nrezencie ME daiemy.

L. Kto, p}acac "a Kato-
hka %naprz6d, sam soble z
powyzszego spisu kslazek "a
s1.1o ME wybierze, temu
poslemy w podarunku pierw-
szych 7 ksiazek W tym sp1sle
reklamowanYch, niby li1eraml
pisanemi, Z tlustemi cyframl
PREY Genie.
- Kto ma ca}y rok ma
prz6d zap}aci "a Katollha, ten
ma przeselke prezentu ami centa
nam nadeslaG ME potrzebu]e.
Przes}any mu bedzle poczta
frankowany t. j. bezpfa-
tnie, w dom.
Katolik. (Winona, Minn.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-08
Apis ks5azek, jake
KATOLIK ma prezent
Ofiaruie.

~ OBRAZKOWY KALEN-
DARZ MAKYASKI no rok 1872
a dwonaa zu5nenzi koIorouen75
o~brazazei, z kt6rych jedem pr&edsta.
aeiu Ko$ciuszke, q da"ugi R'zenoj-
$eoietszq rodzine. = Cena % c.
p WESOtY WIERSZOKLE,
Ia. Powins2ow0na0 ma ws1eSEee
przygody I Gaprosiny ma wesele z
wlelu o~broSkdnai SO G..
81 PRzYGODY LORKA.
CSekowe opowiadanie z c&ns6w $re-
dniowiecsnych Polsce 10 c.
A. POKRAKA czYzsKiedy tgo c
TO jus dobrze. 80 G.
s. skOWICzEK. z6i6r pol
shich piosneh hdowych 10 c.
81 zyd wiecsny tu5acs 10 G.
n Testament P5otra Welkae
mn 8 c..
81 Proroctwo Michal~
~, krolowej re SabY, Is Sybl-
81 0 j anleI W a + u o "
SKIM, wielkim czarowniku. l5c.
lO) Proroctwa
P O S c g ........ '.'' 'oc'
III ZYwot K%osciuszki 2oc'
l2) NJ eczenstwo
6w. Dz1ew1cy Krystyny.--..' 1oc.
13) K aszubl pod
w i edn i lOc.
l4) X siazeczk a la
dusz a b oznych. -..-. sc.
l5) Kantyczkl..... SC.
Szanowni Abonencl nlecha]
racza w liscie, W ktorym
przese}aia pieniadze, wyszcze-
g6lniG tytuly kslazek, jake
pragna dostac, wyblera]a c tax
ably wartosG pozadanych ks1a-
EEK ME przewyzsza}a lednego
dolara i dziesieciu cent6w.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-03

companions attempted to help him, and
got tangled up in the effort. First the
eel was underneath and then Culin.
The creature was as large and thick as
4 big blacksnake, and jumped around
Culin and covered him with slime, al
most running his clothes.
Then it began biting 1t snapped
like serpent 1t displayed great
strength, and grabbing one of Culin's
shoes, which had become united, pulled
it off and then bit off the heel Culin's
friends became alarmed, and one of
them got hold of a Ratchet that was
lying in the stern of the boat. He
made several efforts to strike the eel,
but the latter squirmed around so he
could not succeed. At last by lucky
blow he severed the head from the
body, and in a moment the creaturs
was dead. In the cells mouth was a
piece of the wood at the side of the
boat that it had bitten OF Just before
it was killed.
Culin was in sorry plight and was
thoroughly frightened. All the party
Were greatly excited and contended
that they had encountered sea SER
pent or a mongoose or something Of
the kind. But investigation proved
that it was only a tremendous eel,
about six feet long and eight or nine
inches in circumference.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-03
A NCBltMAN IN FACT AND NAME.
Germany's Great Baron AID sis Won
derful Discovery.

We are apt 10 forget TIE significance %
The word "ioblentn," although a mo-
mrnt's consideration briags q clearly D.
fore ous minds.
II ever a mta lived who wss jus lid n
BEARING tie tide 4 VS. Baron jas as Won
Lieb.g. Tie saiire life OF ,Lis god ard
brilliant uSn WIS devoted 10 tboasht.ul
udy toward tAe suirliorat.ol 4 safer
ln- aud the adva. C mert 81 &C .rucc.
Like most Il~n OF genius. be role .
aobbs. and this ao5uy WIS the ggr-.. ques-
iion o. food and 4 -e>t on.
MOI TIE least smou- b. iuveat.oIS Nas
?. ooe>s by which starcy foods mas D. AT
tlhci.lly dISe>tzd OUTSIDE OF Jhr soIy. al
rGergy thus sParel fog exp lds-srs lu
other directions
lals NAV not interest ths men M w.
Ueu o. robust diEes-ion, wao - sfom ga
vldb rttv al uet igru Ion SIS r-. ar even
consciousness tha- tbrir s.o-u tcb, a. do
lUg gre WORK
IL WI. toN-yar. s-rong.y sp7ca. 9, he
miserable. p.l-, thln dy>pept 9 .gao tosN
upon ATTN - disagreed g uec--~.-v
aud rgR Re That " ~ mouth lul e o. =
10 coatriburv Que a.. r o 2 tiu e. fhv.r 80.
tvrlnEs. lacy val acc 81 q tlat 10. be
U.s. II Sucn ia at hciAliy dlIrssed food.
tuslr tired s.oui@eAs caa DC resi- apS *
GENERATED
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-03

tongue, and then sounded that awful
buzz of rattle. At this the copper
head coiled itself for a spring. 1t was
evident the reptiles were about to in
dulge in fight for the possession of
the comforta BILE nest on poor Smiths
chest. The snakes glared at each
other for nearly minute. Each kept
waving his head to and fro. Their eyes
looked like Goals Of fire. Suddenly
each became motionless, but it was
only for an instant. and then, quicker
than the eye could follow, they
sprang at each other. The next mo-
rnent they were writing about In a
tangle. The moment the fight began
Smith leaped t. his feet and rushed out
of the tent. For q time we forgot
bout the snakes Smith was so scared
he could scarcely stand. We gave him
drink of brandy. and when he revived
somewhat we went back to see the
fight The reptiles were still at il,
tied up IN a big knot Coiled about
each other as they were don't believe
they could have been placed in half
bushel measure. There is no telling
how long the fight would hare lasted
had we not stopped It. But II was
growing dark. and we didn't care to
have two live monsters battling II
camp after shutdown. so we drew our
revclvers and fred several shots
through the snakes. II had no appar-
ent effect At length, when we came
to examine. we found both snakes dead.
but so tightly were they embraced in
each others coils that we could scarce
j. untanCle them
The two snakes were weighed on
our fish scales before we separated
them and together they weighed
twenty-four and one-sixth pounds We
went home next day. oar snakes
spread all over that region 81 country.
After that John>on's island lost its pop
ularity as a summer resort NO one
ever goes there now except few old
fishermen Those who used 20 spend
their summer vacations there usually
come up % Chicago"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-03
III. r.nin Ms.ntr~sIrr,.-

The ranchmeu 81 southwest Texas
report that the crop % mesquite leans
is larger this year than FOR many FEARS
past. In pastures where there il con-
siderable growth OF this tree horses and
cattle are a. fat az IL fed on corn. the
ground underneath the trees being COW
cred with this dry-weather product
The value Of the mesquite bean - the
ranchmen Of this section % Tesaa is
iuestimable The tree furnishes one
Of tbs most durable woods foF fenc@
posts, and the posts % the thou
sands Of miles 81 wire fences that eur
round and diyiie the large ranch prop
critics are % this material IN times -
pheuoulsuaily dry weather tho beans
which This tree produces - far toward
sustaining animal life. r. = a remark
able aud generous provision % nature
that the rnfsguite beAn thrIves -, n
dry weather a. time when ~ is r7ost
uativ needed ~ The raBchnsn. "a yet
weather ne teams q he trc- ut s~-
fore maturity. Aad. tBst az rain = as~S-
ei for t5e maturity 81 other crops. tbs
mesquite requires he sDse-rs - y. ~
least during th~ time 10 = tsarlag Ir
unusually or sessous j. pT1iucss 80
crops. ia tines Of long drought 80
ranchn8~a lo0z upon tAr rass4uite tres
o. the only salvation for TIER s'o~ Z,
aa4 % .ave, taosszn,is q acIia-s. le,s,-s
o live stick ID tAis part - Teras ~
suEu1a---t Lou.s Gsoh~ Dea8ocrzL
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KILLED EACH OTHER
De scription Of q Battle Royal Be-
tween Two Serpents.
Alderman Charles Perlcy, Of Monmouth,
Ill, Gives . Camping Reminiscence-
Queer Resting Place Selected by
Rationale.

"Ot course everybody has heard OF
rattlesnakes that measured six or eight
feet in length" said Alderman Charles
Perley. of Monmouth, III. the other day.
But actually helped kill one down
on Johnson's island in the Mississippi.
two miles above OquawlSa. which
measured FIVE feet and 2 quarter of an
inch long. / took part in the killing of
1t and at the same time il the killing
OF cooperhead which was three feet
eight inches and fve-sixteenths in
length. 1t was the most thrilling ex-
perience of my life. 1t makes me
.shiver to think of 1t. It was six years
ago and at that time Johnson's island
was favorite summer resort for the
wealthy families Of Monmouth and
Oquawka. 1t was a splendid place to
fish. too. We used TO catch channel
cat that weighed from ten to twelve
pounds and buffalo fish even larger.
But this isn't fish story.
In August, 1883, Harry Smith.
Charley Porter, Crit Shultz, Frank
Harding, Murray Claycomb and made
up party to spend few weeks in
camp on the south end of johnson 8
island. All the summer houses were
OF the north end. We had been in
camp about three days. 1t was Friday
and Harry Smith had been left in
charge of camp, while the rest of US
went out fishing. When returned to
camp in the evening l was amazed to
FIND that Smith had made no prepare
ton for supper, and nothing WAS TO be
seen Of him. [ was alarmed, but
my alarm was changed TO terror when
! looked into the tent. There lay
Harry Smith fat on his back and coiled
upon his breast was a rattlesnake that
would have sworn was twenty feet
long. He had Just awakened and was
afraid to move or make noise lest the
reptile fang him | dared not shoot IL
for fear l should injure him Present
~ the other boys came back to camp.
/ fastened TO meet them and cautioned
them to be quiet None of us could
think Of plan to relieve poor Harry,
who was suffering the tortures Of the
damned. When we had all taken
peep at poor Harry for the fortieth
time our terror was intensified thou
sand fold. From behind a trunk IN
one corner OF the tent there crawled q
monster copperhead. 1t crawled, hiss
ing as it went, towards the RATHER,
evidently bent on having a fight.
Smith could hear 1t, but didn't dare to
move.
when the copperhead was with,
In three feet of the rattlesnake
the latter awakened. It raised its
head almost . foot. darted out its
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BURNING A GHOST
Story OF Haunted Country House
In New York State.
The Old Dwelling Went Up In smoke. ana
the Uncanny Spirit of the Murdered
Peddler Has Not Since Made Its
Regular Appearance.

Few prineval regions there are that
do not have their familiar legends OF a
peddler having been a guest over night
az some taver or isolated house and
never being seen again Bat no place
ever had such sure-pop, mysterioasly
disappearing peddler es the OLD Rogers
homestead. midway between pleasant,
lake and Thompsonville. near Month
cello, y. y.
Nearly fifty years ago man named
Smith Rogers built 9 house in that out
of-the-way spool1y spot, and lived there
several years with his family. Then
he traded the property for something
else. and the house and land became 2
regular trading piece in the real estate
market. Thirty-five years ago the
property fell into possession OF New
York land shark. and he sent man up
20 live in the house and look after
things The name of this man the
local chronicle does not give, but il
gives the name Of the weary Jew
peddler who stopped at the house one
night and asked for a place 10 sleep.
His name was Moses LiberInau. and he
sold jewelry. He obtained shelter
from the man who lived In the house
He was seen to go into the house by
backwoodsman named Master. Nobody
ever saw him come out again.
"Soon after the disappearance Of the
peddler," saws the local chronicle,
strange and weird noises were heard
in and about the old house. Heavy
footsteps could be distinctly heard
nearly every night after twelvs
O'Clock, sometimes In the attic, then
in the cellar, and again coming up tho
hill just beyond the house. On dark.
dreary nights, as the wind sighed
around the house and through the
trees, the voice of the peddler could 10
heard muttering Jewish phrases or
groaning In agony. Occasionally the
stopped form of the peddler, with q
face white and deathlike, appeared at
the bedside Of those at the old house,
striking terror to them"
This went on until no one would live
IN the house-the man who was theirs
when Peddler Liberman went in and
didn't come out again having disap-
peared soon afterward-and it had not
been occupied. except by rats and bats
and owls, for thirty years end more.
But people passing the lonely, deserted
spot at night always heard the tramp
ing and language and groans of the
unfortunate peddler, and frequently
saw his spoolzy face at the psneless
windows. Some persons who passed
there many times a month, though,
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The town % Wolverhampton eniovs
the distinction Of having invented q
new sport. which. as long a. the nov
city lasts, Is Ekely % te popular among
the collier, 10 The Black country" At
a tavern IN .he outskirts 81 that town 4
man was matched against rat tisd 20
Z wooden pin IN the middle % a table
b. long line, which gave IL plenty e
PLAY. The rat tried - escape, but was
forced - SIGHT and The man. whose
hands were tied behind his hack. a.
tackled i with his teeth. According -
local chronicIers, the engagement v-ss
4 savage one. and the rat inflicted se-
we're bites upon his human antagonist
Bot The vcrTnin was ultimately Aille4
fairly and s4uarsi-