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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-18

chasers
AGRICULTURAL.
Herbert Bryant, foot of Duke street.
BOOK AND STATIONERY.
Robt. w. French. All and 40 King street.
S. f. Dyson & Bro, sos King street.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
II. L. Simpsons Sons, agents for W. L.
Douglas shoes.
R. Kaufman, S. W. cor. King and Royal SIS.
BRICKS.
Alexandria Brick Works, Hunting creek.
COAL AND WOOD.
J. R. Zimmerman, foot Of Queen street.
w. A. Smoot * Co, Shoots wharf.
CAKES AND CONNECTIONS.
D. Harry Appich, 525 King street.
George L.. Hill & Co., 216-222 north Lee
street.
Henry Brenglc, 531 King street.
CLOTHING.
Henry Strauss, 304 King street.
CHINAWARE.
E. J. Miller G. Son, 81 King street.
FINANCIAL.
First National Bank, S. w. cor. Lee aad
Prince streets.
Citizens National Bank, n. w. cor. Lee and
Prince streets.
Burke & Herbert, cor. King and Fairfax
streets.
DRUGGISTS
E. S. Leadbcatcr & Sons, 105-107 souta
Fairfax street.
Warfield & Hall, corner Fairfax and Prime
streets.
W. F. Creighton g. Co., corner King and
Royal streets.
Ernest L, Allen, N. E. corner King and
Washington streets.
l.. Stabler & Co, n. w. corner of King and
Washington streets.
DRY GOODS.
l.. Schwarz g. Son, SIS King street.
Woodward & Lothrop, 10th, 18th, and
f streets, Washington.
J.E. Tackett, corner King and Pitt streets.
Isaac Eichberg, cnrner King aud Royai
streets.
D.. Bendhcim, 316 King street.
A. B. Slaymaker, 429 King street.
FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS.
]. & II. Aitcheson, 116 King street.
w. S. Moore, south Union street.
GRoCERs & COMMISSION MERCHANTS
II. c. Wallace, 900 King street.
w. A. Johnson & Co., corner Cameron ana
Royal streets.
Robertson & Bro, corner King and Wash
ington streets.
j. c. Milburn, north Royal street.
w. A. Smoot & Co., Shoots wharf.
Charles King, 217-223 north Lee street.
G. VIM. Ramsey, cor. Of King and St. AeAFn
streets.
HARDWARE.
Jas. F. Carnn & Sons, 80 King street.
INSURANCE.
Lawrence Stabler, 7O1 King street.
John D. Hooe, 1913 south Fairfax street.
LUMBER.
Josiah 81. D. Gmoo: & Son, 81 north Union
street.
smoot & Co., 25 north Us,y street.
MERCHANTTAILOKs.
Wm. Murray, SIT King rtreet.
SURVEYORS.
II. C. Graves, 300 and 81 King street.
WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
B. C. Acton g. Son, COG King street.
II. Wildt, 10S north Royal street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-18

Additional local trains, - and IS leave
Washington daily 445 p. H., arrive Or
ange ! 81 p. M. Returning leave Orange
5 i a. m, arrive Washington S AS a. m.
PAN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-18
WARFIELp & HALL
DRUGGISTS,
CORNER PRINCE AND FAIRFAX SITS.

Prescriptions a speciality.
English. French, German and Domestic
Toilet Soaps; Genuine Farina Cologne Mag
nolia, Hcdyosimia, Gcranium and Florida
Water, Genuine Lubin's Extracts; Spongos,
Hair Brushes and Combs best English Tooth
Brushes; a full assortment of Patent Medi-
cines Coxc's Gclatinc, Corn Starch, Sea Moss
Farinc, Spices of all kinds, and a select stock
of all articles sold by druggists at prices as low
as the same quality can be obtained elsewhere.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-18

WARRENTON-Trains Nos. 9, Is, 35,
connect daily for Warrenton. No. 45 daily
except Sunday. Nos. A, 10 and Sc daily,
FRANKLIN DIyISION-Leave Rocky
Mount daily except Sunday 4 90 a. m, ar
rive Franklin Junction 6 50 a. m.
Leave Franklin Junction daily except Sun
day 800 p. NJ; arrive Rocky Mount $40
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-18

EREEzERS AND WATER COOLERS
n We have this day received direct from
the factories a new fresh lot of Froczcrs and
Coolers. The "Jcwctt' Cooler, and the Arc
tic or White Mountain are the brands of
F~reozcrs, and there are mono better. They
are rs cheap rs the inferior grades. Get our
prices. &. J. MILLER & son,
31T King street.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-17
AGA1Nsr Tl1n AccouNr.

An exception 10 the quarterly accounts
filed by Receiver William II. Bosley of
the Maryland portion Of the baltimore
and I.ehigh Valley railroad was filed in
the United States circuit court last
Wednesday by John =. Poe and Win
field j. Taylor attorneys for Joseph NJ i.
Street,. who first asked that receivers be
appointed to settle NJ the affairs Of the
road.
The plaintiff claims that he excerpts to
the accounts because no vouchers have
been fled because the account gives no
proper details and is not such as Is usu-
ally made to show the operations Of a
railroad. and because il is impossible to
ascertain from it what have been the
revenues of the receiver and from what
sources they were obtained. II is also
alleged that it is impossible TO find out
what disbursements were made during
the psriod covered By the account.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-17

mcmhers Of the organization will 70 10
Columbus. where the annual meeting
~ The general association will be held.
House.
The G., n. O. and n. p. railway win
make another attempt 80 get the coveted
terminal facilities IN the rear OF Lincoln
Park The officers Of this road for
number OF years have been trying TO got
more terminal facilities in this way,
Travelling Freight Agent Wilson Of
the Santa fe, from San Antonio; j l..
bennington, live stock agent, and j. Y.
Mullane, commercial agent of the same
road LETT for Dallas 10 confer with Gem
eral Freight Agent Polk OF the Santa
In tho last board Of legislation they sue
ceeded IN getting I'D Dienst to introduce
an ordinance providing for the condemna-
ton OF parts OF Blackford, Gcsi and
other streets in the Twenty ward,
on which, 1t was stated. n mammoth
freight house was to be built The
ordinance was introduced aud received
the unanimous support Of the board.
The work of construction GU the
Fexarkana and Fort Smith north 10
meet the Kansas City, ltttshurg and
Gulf, which is building 70 Texarkana
from Kansas City. Will DE pushed at
once The two roads viii, when the gap
IS hlled in, be consolidated by the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Trust com.
pany, aud extended south from here 10
Sabine Pass on the Texas coast. A
branch Is also to be built from some
point in Shelby county, Texas. on The
main line TO New Orleans, The direc-
tors aud stockholders were an IN
IeNarkana last Saturday and decided
tnat these executions should be made pro.
tlded the bonds were held TO he valid
NHH. - n
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-17
CABELL'S CATCH.
THEDALnAs sHERiFFcApruREs
A MAN
For Ton Years wanted nj, f. An.
derson, Charged with killing
Henry Kirk iu 1883 Kirk
Was Last Seen in His
Company.


Special Dispatch.
Dallas, Feb. 10. Sheriff Ben Cabcll
today added another capture to
the list which has made him
a terror to e,il-doers and placed
him to the front as one of The most
daring and successful officers In the
Southwest. In 1888 Henry Kirk whose
relatives now reside near Foruey, was
employed ON the old Ras,ey farm near
Mesquite. One evening he left the farm
in company with one NJ II. Anderson,
also . young farm hand. Anderson re-
turned; Kirk was never seen again. His
friends searched high and low for The
missing inau without success Time Qui.
e,ed their anxiety ami interest in The
mysterious disappearance finally died
out. Seven or eight years ago Nj. II.
Anderson moved away from the Mes.
quite neighborh0Od. Strange as ID may
seem, Anderson had always managed 10
divert suspicion FROM himself, and Ii WIS
generally believed that Henry Kirk act
naled ny some strange Impulse, had tlel
the country. A month ago on the oil
Bagley farm, In deep thic,et, a skc,-
eton was found. The grming skull had
neeh perforated by a bullet and within
the skull the leaden missile was found.
u was the skeleton of Horny Kirk, tho
unfortunate farmer. who had been lnrrd
TO death ten years ago. Sheriff Cahcll
took TIM ease in hand and tonlght rcceiy-
ed a telegram from the rsherld OF Aiilor
county, Arkansas, saving that NJ. Il.
Anderson was in jail In that cfn,ntN,
and TO come and gel him The sheriff
mas gathered mass of evidence which
iasiens Me crime upon Anderson beyond
ny peradYcniuro OF donhl. He shot
Kirk to death In tho comedy thiskat n,,
ne night they were last seen together in
lsN5, and the next morning ACQUIRED
grubbing hoe eNcayated shallow grave
IN The under-brush and laid away ihc
body OF his victim. lie afiorward 81.
clred Kinks gold watch and Other vain.
anles. Armed with The necessary ns-
pers, an officer wll go to Miller comfy
tomorrow nlghi or Monday aud return
VI, ~ anderson 10 the seone of his
crime And thus the mystery surround.
lug another Of Dallas terrible murdera
has been cleared away. ''''
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-17
crNrRAL ANp pERsoNA1.

H. lloyd roadmaster Of the Joint
track. IS in Denton.
General Live Stock. Agent Lewis Of
the Santa Fe is In tue city.
Superintendent J. b. Paul Of the Rio
Crande division is in the city,
Tbe Texas md Pacific pay car left
at G:30 this morning for Marshall.
General Passenger Agent Robins, Of
.l,e Houston and Texas Central left
for Houston yesterday morning
Amer n long absence in South Amer
lea. w. $. Judkins, Wen known train
digpatcher has returned TO Fort worth.
Members Of the Switchmen's Mutual
Ad association repars their union grow.
jag and tlourishing, and the meetings wen
attended
The recent troubles at the Rio Grande
sians between the union boilermakers and
the mowers that be has not been sans
factorily adjusted yet.
Forty-two cars Of cattle were sfs,n,s-
farred from the Fort worm ana no
Grande Thursday night ana tni- morning
10 the Missouri Kansas and leAAs' con
s;gaed for The Indian Territory
fJv,ars is a heavy movement OF fruit
s.ia, california into TEXAS and many
Nerfhern and Eastern STATES az this
Tine Several cans passed through inst
s ia,i,i 70 points as far away as Montreal,
Canada.
Fnelne 179. handed by Engineer Race,
..iisd fbe freight train from Baird into
Ea5t Worth that made the nnnsuaiiy
sond time with a frni, cars9,, Inc az
.anse srn In about four hours
f,hara has been another meeting OF
~ Cincinnati division Of the association
W ~ r,iig.tv oiIicers The question under
g,.ss.sion was iha, q car in-p ~ p 50 !
", h,iarrhangfs d Business. TIE local
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-17


The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Philadelphia and Erie
railroad company was neld last Tues
day, Secretary Van Zandt read the
annual report of the directors, which
showed that the cost Of operating the
road in 1893 was 60 5-1O per cent against
a 10 per cent In the preceding year.
The increase in net earnings last year
over 1872 was S3S,3SS and after tle
payment of interest aud othtr charges
the net balance is S20T, lSG The gross
earnings in 1898 were $3.50, SS3. The
report was unanimously adopted
The proceedings were enliyened by
battle Of words between Second Vice
President John T. Green Of the pennsyl-
wanna railroad company, aud Expert Ac-
coufin David s. Thomson of the
brokerage firm Of L. II. Taylor & Co.
in waich the nttef>got much the worst
of it. The wOrdy h6stilidcs grew out
of an intimati0n made by Mr.. Thompson
that the Pennsylvania directors of the
philadelphia and Erie, they hcing ma
jolity of the board. would suppress any
attempt to have the Fries management
of the property investigated hy the
board. The intimntion was preceded
10y others Of n like nature. all tending
10 cast rejecting upon the integrity of
the Pennsylynnia's treatment of the
Philadelphia and Fries minority stock
holders. Capt. Green successfully re-
futed the allegations.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-17

The conference in Washington Of rail-
raod men and the interstate commerce
commission to consider the general ques,
eberges TO be issued by railroads las
odiorrned for thirty days. There was
n thorough exchange Of views between
fbe railroad men and the commission
and the Representatives OF the freight
Jepartmeuts Of the roads represented
aeeel 10 submit the question Of forms
az schedules TO roads not represented az
Ind IN Washington Ia thirty days LOCAL
lines had representatives at the meet
ing.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-17
sAMrEL spENcER rALKs.

Samuel Spencer the great financial en-
gineer, to whom is intrusted every pro-
iect of moment in which the Drexcl-
Morgan company figures, aud who Is the
recognized head in the Richmond Termin-
al REORGANIZATION, says;
The general depression has been the
cause OF suspension ON the part of
the receivers of all efforts to re-organize.
Now, however, as therc seems TO be n
frightening aspect we shall proceed IN a
short time 10 the work of reorganization.
There h'xa-l4een thousand matters
connected with this work involving time
snd diihculuos, hut the greater part of
SHE Richmond and nanvile has no
present intention Of buying the Western
Alabamn road or any other. Later on.
however, 1t may do a little branching
out 4"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-17
coRsloANA ITEMS


'pNVfH DISPATCH.
Gorsicapl. Tex, Fob, 10. n. II
Allen VS. j W. Cooper and wife. n ciyil
SUIT was iilel this morning in Inc dis.
lrlct court Seven hundred and FORTY
niae dollars Involved.
- VIM Clopion superintendent of tho
Corsicanu gus and electric light worL \
SAID today that the city would bc liehtei
w eieelrlelN nsdc of ten days Tho
the big Ere last December. M which lima
the light plant was destroyed.
Hon. w. II. H. Murray of Cadc.
TINS county. has nut his friends ON notice
that he will be a candidate for state sen.
aior from The sixth senatorial district
Iie Is assistant secretary Of the state
Democratic committee.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-17

compel labor to submit 10 capital. 1t is
ms business to punish violence and pro
vent an infraciion OF the laws, bnt there
his duty ends.
1t Is well that the lsborinr men Of the
country could appeal 10 higher court
than that presided oyer by Judge Jcn-
klns. An appointive judiciary does not
feel its dependence on tho people. like
congressman do who are elected hy the
people, As general thing perhaps il
IS well that the iudicinrv are not directly
responsible to the people. but cases
sometimes come IN where the feeling
OF inlcpendencc is too absolute. and the
action Of Judge jenkins was a ease OF
this kind
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-17
sTEELB MAcKEY VERY nj.

by Associated frcss.
Chicago, Feb. 16.-stccle Mackcy, the
damatist, who Is seriously III at the
Rchelieu hotel. was somewhat improved
today. His friends, however. have no
hone for his recovery. His illness
is the result Of heavy work and business
reverses Mackey has experienced in
the last two years.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-17
A scuooNrR wREcKEp.
The Drunmond Arrives at Dartmouth
With the Maggie's Crew.


London. Feb. 10. British steamer
Drummond, Capt. Mnndle, from New
Orleans, January "a, for Rotterdam, has
arrived at Dartsmouth md landed.
Capt. Moore and crew Of stf men at
the schooner Maggie abandoned January
81. In latitude IS, longitude 90
During a terrible hurricane The Maggie
WINS thrown on her beam ends and to
tbe right. The vessels maets were
cut away during the height Of the storm.
The mate was washed overheard. The
Drumm6nd cnme IN sight Just IN time,
as the crew were almost entirely OK
hausted with their efforts TO save their
The greatest difficulty on account Of high
seas and rough weather. Capt. Moore
and the crew have gone 70 Liverpool and
will 20 by steamer 10 America.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-17
nNproRp NRws MOVIES.


opcoiht blAP"l'h'
Bedford. Tex, Feb. 10. The firm OF
Henley ~ Barr sold out 10 John
Barr, W. II Mckinley aud Ed Hoyen-
camp.
Or. II. - Zochory has been very low
with la grippe but " slowly recovering.
Warren Williams and family from The
Panhandle are visiting relatives here
Ben Browns Two little boys got badly
burned few days back by 'foollng'
with powder
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-17

We hereby offer a reward Of $50 for
information thst will cause the arrest and
conviction OF any person Or persons muii-
lating. destroying or burning any keg or
kegs belonging 10 tho Texas brewing
company or 10 Anheu-er Bosch brewing
association, Fort Worth, Texas Zebra
arr -, 1894.
Ti,XAS BREWING COMPANY.
ANHEUSER BUSCH BREWING AS
ISOLATION.
II. sTEINFE.DT, Agent.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-17

whilo the Gazette deeply appreciates
tbs liberauy OF is advertisers, il has
become necessary 10 call attention TO the
rule that hereafter all those who desire
10 use mage viii De- required 10 baud
Ia their copy at least oue Dag 10 advance
IF the dale Il IS 10 appear. Copy for
half-paga advertisements most be Ia The
counting room by u O'Clock, noon. No
advertising copy will 30 iaken later than
S D. ~ preceding the day !. "a 70 be
published
THE GAZETTE COMPANY.
Sent 20 1871
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-17

c. p. Spaulding, the wcalthiest resi-
dent of the suburb of Loyeland, Is in Sc
rions trouble. The general counsel of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad mas
been authorized to enter legal proceed
ings against him,
Mr.. Spauding is 50 years old, For
many years he carried On a general mer-
chandse business at Loyeland, anu ac-
cumulated considerable money. Some
years ago he invested his savings in
n subdivision OF Anderson, IND, ana
the venture has made hlm a reh man,
MS wealth is variou,ly estimated at
from S1Oo 600 10 Sl50.O00. He also
owns renl estate in I4oveland, and a Yald-
oblc farm near that village. lie was
mayor of the place in 1881, and in lsJl
connected with Joseph Shearer for the
mayora,ty, hut was defeated by an over
Nhelming minority. Last Saturday Mr.
Spaulding got on train at Loyeland'
and when Conductor Henriecle came
through presented a ticket which later, Is
Is claimed. was discovered to have oeen
forged. The work, however, had Deen
so cleyerly perpetrated that the tram
man had difficulty in discovering the
The baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
ten-trip ticket is Of oblong PROPORTIONS
and along the right-hand border, run
ming in numerical order, from the top
downward. are the numerals from l to
10 When such a ticket is presented
by passenger. the conductor punfhes
ont the space on which is printed any
one OF tho numbers, and after ten trips
have been made the right side oil the
ticket has been destroyed by the work
Of the puucher. The iorgcr, whoever ne
was, cut off the irregular border. me
work having been done with q scissors
ar knife. Then another small margin
was drawn on the right of the card, and
| The numerals arranged In the regular
| wny. the characters being written IN
red ink. So perfectly was the work
done that the forgery hniiies she delec-
| tion of almost anyone until regular
! ticket has been compared with The after
| cd ono The conductor took mp Spand-
inp's ticket. When It had been returned
| 10 the passenger department. with the
explanations which the trainman ma
given to the transportation department
the matter was referred to the vice
| president, Capt. w. W. Feapoay' he
| Turned the ticket over to his assistant,
| W W Peabody Jr., who consulted
| Judce Harmon. the general counsel Of
Tho road. about the ACCESSIBILITY of III
stimtinr legal proceedings, Mr., Has
mon showed the assistant that the law
was very explicit in dealing with such
offenses, a fine ol $500 aud imprison-
mont for six months being the punish
ment. He also recommended that prose
cution be heglin. and was authorized tl
have warrant iss1---<se me arrest o.
Spanding. the forged tisker having beer
in his possession. A ticket q. the SAINT
ehnracter was presented by him only
few weeks ago for passage.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-17
PIANO AGENTS AND NOTEs-

4 piano ~ instailmenfs and demands
notes, tell him you Gao hpy a reliable
insirlnient from the reliilne house Of
thos. GogEan & Bro, Dallas. without
signing npisr and for iee money hun
ageii's who ieniaul uoles ~. Tor lnfeliQr
!usiruurnts.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-17
WHAT is ECZEMA !?
II is an agony of agonies.
A torture Of fnrfiires

It is an agony of agonles.
A torture of tortures.
1t is an itching and burning of the
skin almost beyond endurance.
Ills thousands ofpin. headed YES
icles filed with an acrid fluid, ever
forming, ever bursting, ever flowing
upon the raw excoriated skin.
No part of the human skin is
exempt,
1t fortunes, disfgmes, humiliates
more than all other skin diseases.
Tender babies are among its most
numerous victims.
They are often born with it,
Sleep and rest are out of the
question.
Most remedies and the best ply
generally fail, even torelieve.
If CUTlCURA did no more than
cure Eczema, itwould he entitled to
the gratitude of mankind.
II not only cures but
a single application is often suiii-
cient to afford instant relief, permit
rest and sleep, and point to speedy
cure.
CuucuRA works wonders because
it is the most wonderful skin cure
Of modern times.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-17

a SOLID CAR LOAD
or loaded shells just received at Auder-
sons gun store.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-17

a. elisaon. G. c. ylaarER.
1.f. - a. HAfe. fas- 2 IL '4,t
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07
Monaghan Magic.

These Taichinar Mongols are much
given to all forms of magic. Storm dis
polling they appear TO have learned from
the K amba Tibetans, but the origin of
some of their other practices is not so
clear. Certain among them, they claim,
can cause person to be stricken i'll or
can even compass his death. After hay
ing procured few hairs, a nail pairing
or Something from the person of the in
tended victim, they make a little image
of him in flour, and in this stick the
relic. Then it suffices to prick the head,
heart, lungs or limbs cf the efigy to
cause acute pains to be felt by the orig
inal in the same portion of his body. Of
course one must recite certain potent
charms the while In them lies the Sc
cret of success. l am not aware that this
mode of bewitching a person, so well
known il the western world in ancient
and medieval times, obtains to any
great extent in Asia. Personally [ have
never met it elsewhere.-W Woodv1lle
Rockhill in Century
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07
A Poisonous Monarch.

A monarch among poisonous snakes is
the enormous hamadryad, which grows
to be as much as Ii feet in length and
is so fierce that it will sometimes attack
and even chase any one who ventures
near to its nest. Native snake charmers,
who will handle the fiercest cobras fear
lessly, are usually loath to touch ha-
madryad, though 1 have occasionally
seen large specimen of this venomous
reptile in their bags. 1t lays it's eggs in
a heap of decaying leaves, which it col
lects for the purpose, and sits upon the
top to keep off intruders. Aroad through
the Jungle will sometimes be closed
against all corners by a pair Of these
snakes, and woe betide the unfortunate
traveller who stumbles unawares upon
the nest. The hamadryad feeds largely
upon other snakes, but it is fortunately
somewhat rare Curiously enough, it is
not always aggressive. Indeed it some
times happens that it is quite unwilling
to strike. Specifically it is not unlike
a harmless rock snake, and not very
long ago in Burmah a man brought one
in from the Jungle and kept it loose in
his house for some days under the inn
preston that it was one of these crea-
lures. During the whole of its captivity
it never attempted to bite any one, and
its captor; who had been Familiarity pull
ing it about by the tail, was only APP
prised of his mistake by forest officer
who happened to turn up and who knew
a good deal about snakes. 1t is easy to
imagine the haste with which the anna
teur snake charmer proceeded to dispose
of his captive -McClure's Magazine.