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A PEST OF COPPERHEADS.
THEF TERRIFY PICNTCKERs ON THE
PALISADES.
Startling Experience ~ IN Eiaeriy Ne.
who Knew How 60 Junp Antics OF y
Lu-cheou spread on y Rock In y Crevtee
Of which 81 snake Lay Coiied.

Luncheor spread On Rock IN = Crevtee
Of which 81 snake Lay Coiied.
A favorite picnic and pleasure ground Of the
residents Of Englewocd is that part Of the PAIL
sadcs which IL, just opposite the town. To
that place go driving parties and walking par
ties and picnic parties up to the very end Of the
season. This year the Palisades have been more
popular than ever. because the Englewood peo-
pie have been made 10 realize that the Palisades
won't last forever If the blasting out and trans
porting of :he rocks goes on AT the rate at which
It has been going Therefore. to make the most
of the dwndiing landscape. they go there fire.
quently and in large numbers, even though the
late September sunshine Is tempered with sug-
Restions OF frost.
or late, however. there has been n drawback
TO their gayety in reptilian shape. Whether
from the shaking OF the ground caused by the
blasts Of the polisade dcstroyers or from other
causes the copperheads, who ought to he rest
ing quietly in their crcviccs. have come forth in
great numbers to strike terror to the hearts OF
the piCnickcrs. Now n coppcrhead, even when
dead and stuffed. is not thing Of beauty while
alive he is decidedly unprepossessing. His head
is fat. his forehead low and retreating. A pair OF
beady eyes indicate lack OF amiGbility and his
mouth is too big for beauty. and quite deficient
in the matter of teeth. Add to this the fact
that he has a slow but slithery method OF prog
Moreover they do not belle his disposi-
tion. His Grief object in life is to lie about and
get somebody to step on him. Then he bites the
treader, who frequently lives long enough to
give directions for the funeral service. Unlike
his brother, the rattlesnake, the coppcrhead has
no music in his soul-or In his tail-and he gives
no soldierly warning before doing battle Nat
urally the copperhcad IL unpopular, and his APP
pearance on the Palisades has aroused unfavor-
able comment among the Englcwood people.
The frs, warning came from an elderly and
convivial gentleman, who went for morning
constitutional one day last week and wandered
over to the Palisades. Two hours later he was
seen rushing up the road toward Englewood at
hot pace. When he reached a drug store he
plunged in and called for restoratives II so
happened that three friends Of his were in the
store. and after calming him by n judicious
mixtur" of advice and whiskey. they got him to
relate his adventures.
Never saw or heard of anything like It be.
fore" he said. Most fearful thing ever &C.
Cured 20 me. Went down to Palisades for
walk. Walked fast; got tired. Sat down a
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CRAIG coLoSY's COUNTRY SCHOOL FoR EPI-
LEIPZIG CHILDREN.
only the poor from the amhouses will be taken.
and these gradually. so that as they come the
epileptiCS may be set to work at the various oc-
cupat;ons that suit their bent. They will work
tin, farms. take care of the gardens. plan and
build new houses. There will be- tailors. shoe
makers. printers. book binders. masun>, iron
workers. carpenters, painters. and 40 on. III
fact. every sort OF employment, every sort Of
recreation. everything III fact tina. goes To make
M the life Of any country villagp Will be found
in this colony. the only difference being that the
citizens of this community will be cplepti"s.
The resources OF the land are such, and the
capabilities of the coming residents of such a
! turs That there is no doubt whatever that in
IT,, ,oar>c of "a few years this colony will he
iAore t',sn Sclt-supportng. so that from the eco
nomCai standpoint, il not from the philan-
tLrnpic. the scheme would he wise one
The one thousand cpiieptics in this State now
burden 10 The taxpayers, in almshOuscs and asy
lunlS, will be such no longer.
In time rich people. struck with the magnifi-
ccnce OF this charity doubtless, will give liberal
cndDwmcnts to its schools. They will give
villas bearing their names. Some will build
their cottages for afflicted members OF their
own families in its parks.
The craig Colony. its managers think, is des-
tined to become one Of the most notable insttu-
tiOuS of this state. II is hoped that through the
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and treated By the bes. scientific methods the

and treated by the best scientific methods the
world affords.
such objects can only be attained in a COM
munty, village, or colony devoted to this par
colonies in Europe. There is not one in
this country. But the State OF New York,
after some years nj earnest effort on the
part of n number OF its citizens, has purchased n
tract Of land near Mount Morris, In Livingston
county, for this purpose, and Is pledged by the
law 10 establish thereon village community for
epileptica. AT the suggestion of Gov. Flower
the colony was named after the late Oscar Craig
of Rochester. who took the greatest interest in
the matter. aided In the selection of the site,
and was chiefly instrumeutal in the prepara-
tion of the law establishing the colony.
The state is now the possessor OF some three
SQUARE miles OF beautiful land in the tienesee
Valley, such site as has never before been de-
Not only has II several hundred acres of forest,
with fine views, large orchards splendid areas
for farming and gardening. stream for water
power, excellent water supply. and the like, but
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seed Measure n Answer to Prayer.
FTOha Fhe n l7lsIoa EltHIa1 JOaFHd
-nAl..nnn L.. n..nnan-..a-. $500 :

A gentleman in Piscataquis county who likes
q joke. although he has no purpose OF making
light OF serious things, tells story OF an odd
character in his neighbOrhOod who mixed up
eccentFtcty, religious feyor, and profanity after
: most singular fashion.
One fall when the snow vas too thin for snow
shoeing. the character" got very uneasy, as he
vas anxious 20 90 hunting. He fused about
for several days. and at last fell TO praying
feIyently. Snow, Lord; send snow! send I'VE
ton.
That very night the storm struck. = regular
blizzard, and before IL was over the snoW lay
three feet deep eyeTywh here. AS Il vas as light
A. feathers u vas no better for sn0sshoeing
than Ehen there Was none, and the disguised
hunteT lOoked out Of doors naefully.
If had known the blamed stun Vas %
ton, Il ~o1ldnt have prayed for more than
: dollaE's Hortk-"
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ONE OF THE EPILEPrIc coLoSY's WORKSHOPS.
resources of its physicians and pathologists
some day the causes and cure of epilepsy will be
found. and that thus by its establishment bless
ings will be borne to numberless sufferers far
beyond its borders.
Gov Flower appointed the following Board Of
Wadsworth. Geneseo: W. II. Cuddeback. law
yer, Buffalo; George +. Shull. editor. Mount
Morris; Charles r. Jones, physician, Albany;
Frederick Peterson, physician, New York city.
The Board Of Managers has made George Ewart,
Groveland, y. V, treasurer OF the colony ~ q
salary OF $500 per year.
FREDERICK PETERSON, VI. d.
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excepted. in GARDENERS Bay. The enemy ont
numbers II two 10 one. lift should be contained
er's Island Sound, the enemy can draw rem
forcements from the Sandy Hook force. which
have only TO fear the three coast defenders at
suppose the American feet prepare or have
prepared TO hold Gsrdiuer's Bay, both to deny
the enemy entrance and To provide for It's ow
safety. Without fertilization II would DO an
easy prey to the enemy, and its position would
be weaker there than in the more open waters
The conditions of the problem. the time al
init us TO accept the fact that the grand ran pT re-
entering angle from Watch Hin 70 Plum Island,
peninsula has been permanently fortified. 'o''''
No guns could he spared for the defence Of
Gardiner's Bay and vicinity, but obsolete ones
their limited ranges. These will be more than
met and the guns and inducements dis
rifles and counter mining will do the rest. This
for what may be called the temporary obstruc-
tons, which may be possible FOR the inner bays.
will. II Ia possible secure the safety Of the feet
at the expense Of their mobility. but removes
of defence and action.
THE same holds good as to Fishers Island
Bay, they are huddled together In q small area
with restricted mobility, or, u at anchor, they
naval force, and become the subject Of a mask
ing operation which permits the use Of Gardi-
ner's Bay as rendezvous and undisturbed OPP
political and moral effects cannot be ignored
in any war. aud especially in war carried on
by popular government. In the civil war
more than once IL required the interpositon Of an
army between the Confederates and Washing
ton. and such interposition between the enemy
and New York will most likely be demanded In
any foreign war. especially IL the American
naval force should be too weak TO take the open,
or to maintain by it's strength the naval suprem-
acy OF our own waters.
"Let us suppose then. that the home feet re-
turning to New Rochelle. Is followed by the en-
envy to the defences that refuse him access to the
East River. The inferority OF the fleet IL COM
pensated by the fixed defences at Sands Point,
David's Island and the enflading FIRE from the
Willets Point Fort; an investment il made but
the investment or blockade must be equally
strong at the Hook. Let us make numerical
table OF the forces:
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-erythins was n.ed. The plate. were laid and

everything was fixed. The plates were laid and
Roodly array Of cold chicken sandwiches, salad,
and other things set forth. The rector's wife,
stepping back, said with satisfaction:
There, | think that looks pretty nicew
At this particular moment the cloth put over
the crevice began TO move. II rose and swelletl.
pepper caster near by rolled over and stood
on its head: Then plate of sandwiches made
leap and landed on the olives. while there was
a great uprising on the part OF the salad and
butter. As the cloth became more violently ag-
itated the plates began to roll down from the
rOCK and break. The reCtor's wife and her two
friends stood paralyzed with amaZement. Pres
emily there was n tremendous Convulsion. Up
rose an edge of the cloth and out peered the
ugly front OF a cOpperhead.
- The three women fed with shrcks Of terror.
One OF the girls made for the nearest fence and
stuck there whom half way over in posture
more athletic than graceful. The rector's wife
launched herself into the midst OF n huge shrub
and there lay spread out like flying squirrel.
When the men arrived at the rock they found
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select little party. rector and his wife, the
sife's unmarried sister, a friend, also unmar-
ried; young lawyer, and Well-kR0Sn club
man OF this city.
They drove over TO the Palisades and selected
3 miniature rock plateau 10 spread the I'd bles
on. While the men wers building fire 10 make
the coffee on. the twO girls and the TectoFs wife
geTe arranging their rOck table. Nos, just 10
the middle Of the rock sas = little creyics HIGH
eoalant get the spread 70 lie dat over IL Fiasny
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COLONY FOR EPILEPTICS.
TEE NEW STATE INSTITUTION IN TEE
GBNEsEE TALLET.

a Bes-t,Tsi site, As-irasiy Es-iPpes, Per
chased rroua the Shshcrs-Peeuiiarities
sf Epilepsy and the Neea or Setenttns
STEADY sf Etc Various Phases.
A "colony for epileptics" is phrase that TO
most people has little meaning. They have seen
II frequently Of late but the significance Of such
q colony has been srssped by few Epilepsy IS a
peculiar disease, characterized by loss of con-
sciousness and q convulsion. Tho epileptic
seizure, or At, recurs more or less frequently
and lasts from few seconds TO few minutes
as a rule. Some epieptics have attacks every
day or oftener. some once week. some once n
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-01
Howells ON LongteIlow.

This divine poet l have never ceased to
read, writes William Dean Howells in his
literary autobiography in The Ladies'
Home Journal His "Hiawatha" was a
new book during one of those terrible Lake
Shore winters, but all the other poems
where old friends with me by that time.
With sister who is no longer living l
had peculiar devotion for his pretty and
touching and lightly humorous tale of
" "Kavanagh, " which was of village life
enough like our own in some things to
make us know the truth of its delicate
realism.
We used 20 read 1t and talk it fondly
over together and ] believe some stories
Of like make and manner grew out of our
pleasure in it, They were never finished,
but it was enough to begin them, and
there were few writer's if any among
those I delighted in who escaped the trib-
ute of an imitation One h0s TO begin that
way or at least one had i'm my day. Per.
haps it is not possible for a young writer
TO begin by being himself, but for my part
that was not half so important as to bl
like some one else. Literature, not life,
was my aim, and to reproduce it was my
iov and my pride.
The nests OF the ttrritrs, or white ants.
are propurrioloJ TO tho size and weight o
the builders the greatest structures in thl
world
The original home of the bison was III
Che Great -'t f"lyn v,Ilnr
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C9Ul0 / 'RDLy BREATHE,
Catarrh Of the Nose, Throat and
Stomach Life Made Miserable by
Headaches, Pain and Couch.

Ida McCandless, No 1880 South Thirty
fiftl, street, Philadelphia In conversation
with "a reporter, said 81 had very bad
case of catarrh of the nose, throat and
stomach, with frequent headaches, pain
under the shoulder blades aud a horrible
cough. | had TO keep my mouth CON
stautly open day and night to breathe,
and felt as miserable as one possibly
could. | was advised TO Try Munyuu' s
Cttarrh Cure. | am happy to say that
from the beginning | telt relieved and
continued TO grow better until now ! am
entirely well. | am so thankful that this
remarkable remedy was ever discovered,
and hope others will take advantage of
my experience.
Have you Catarrh Are you willing to
investigate a treatment that cures Catarrh
by removing the cause If so ask your
druggist for q Poe bottle of Munyon's Ca
tarrh Cure and a 25c bottle of Catarrh
Tablets. The Catarrh Cure will cradle tie
the disease from the system, and the Tab.
lets will cleanse and heal the afflicted parts
and restore them to a natural and health
full condition.
Munyon's Homeopathic Home Remedy
Company, of Philadelphia, put up specifics
for nearly every disease, which are sold
by all druggists, mostly for 25 cents a
bottle.
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F-a TIE L-"z-o7N LASS.
Suggestions Which Wul Make Hor Less Of
Public Nuisance.

An English w1m.u ha been doyotng
some time to uha tUty u. uur1quiguG at
fccdon and its effect upon it's victim and
her friends I'm these days, when idiotic
damsols arc committing suicide and writ
ing pessimis,io books because the objects
of their devotion do not caro- for them, the
doctrine that eternal love" is temporary
and that unchaugiuJ pain may be cured
In few months Is a healthy one. This is
what the sensible English woman says
about the cure:
Tho great thing to start with is a de-
sire for cure, and this is most rare and
difficult 10 obtain, for these sorrowers love
their sorrow. They would think it wrong
and lacking all fitness to he without it.
IL Is right to suffer, they consider, 50 they
do it, Believe me, the pain of unhappy
love Is of the nature Of "a nervous head
ache-by Imagination 1t may be realized.
The next remedy is absence. Many,
many words have been writton for and
against absence, but in my opinion 1t is
the deadliest of all enemies to love
"Thon come time and work, about
which, fear, most persons are tired OF
hearing. As regards time, L often think
of Miss Austen's few half ironical word;
at the end of Mansfield Park . purpose
ly abstain from dates on this occasion that
every one may be at liberty to fix his own,
aware that the cure of unconquerable pas
sions and the transfer of unchanging at.
tachments must vary much rs to time in
different people. l only entreat everybody
TO believe that exactly at the time when il
was quite natural that it should be so and
not a week earlier Edmund did cease tC
care about Miss Crawford and became as
anxious to marry Fanny as Fanny herself
could desire Time IL indeed great pow
er, and work is magical
"Assuredly the work which brings the
quickest cure is that which is absolutely
necessary to ward off debt and starvation
In such a case girl needs to plan unC
think, perhaps to walk and talk-at amy
rate, to work at her trade or profession
with such ceaseless energy, such entire
interest, that there is but little time fol
the nightly weep. She is so tired whcr
bedtime comes that the little weep is post
poned until tomorrow, then until tomor
row week, then-well, then it seems 81
silly thing to do Every unhappy lover
without exception, should work. If wori
is not necessity, still say do it -
New York World.
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RATIFIED By CHINA.
That Nation Satisfied with the
Newly Made Treaty,
MINISTER YANG YU NOTIFIED.

The Ofioial Document Of Ratification Nuw
on the way tn the United States, aud
tho Treaty VIII Doubtless Beoome Law
within the Month
WAsHNGTON. oct. Modification was
given to the government i'm an Informal
way of the ratification by the Chinese
government uf the new treaty between
the United States and China, which was
negotiated by Secretary of State Gresham
and Chinese Minister Yand Yu and rati-
fled by senate on the part of the United
States. Only the formal exchange of
Publications between the department of
state and the minister is to be transacted
for the purpose of making the treaty the
law governing the relations Of the two
powers, and this certainly will doubtless
takeiplace within the month.
Minister Yang Yu called upon Secretary
Gresham last week and said to him that
he received word from his government
that it had ratified the treaty, and that
the document had been forwarded to him;
also that he had received instructions to
exchange ratitications with the United
States as soon a. it was delivered to him.
The treaty, with the Chinese seal and
signatures, was sent from Pekin about
four weeks ago, being forwarded by way
of Shanghai. In the ordinary course of
communication six weeks would be re
quired for its transmittal 70 Washington,
80 that it is not expected at the legation
for two weeks, the minister said.
This is the first authentic information
received in this country regarding the ac-
tion of the Chinese authorities on the
traofv Co 1putv a tip,a hos a1o,gaJ gfppa
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LONDON, Oct 1. -A A dispatch from
Shanghai states that owing to the protest
of Great Britain the Tsung-Li Yamen has
ordered the release of the British steamer
Pathan, recently seized by Chinese war
ship on suspicion that she bore contra
band of war. The owners Of the steamer
intend to claim compensation for the seiz
ure of the vessel, The Times publishes a
statement that an imperial decreeIhas been
issued appoi ntiug Prince kunE, the EN-
peror's uncle, he president of the Tsuug
Li-Gameu, ana lac president of the ad.
miraIty, as "a .ICc!ul committee to con
duct the war operations.
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A Thief outwitted.

A number of years ago a watch was
stolen in Partisan theater. The losol
complained in loud voice and said; at
Is just about g. In minute my watch
will strike, and as the sound is very strong
we shall by that means instantly ascertain
where it is. The thief terrified at this
and thinking that he had unwittingly
stolen a striking watch, attempted to es
cape but by his agitation was discovered
and the watch, common one in every
respect, was regained by its owner -EZ
change.
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Farmers, NntinnaI conrres..

WHEELING, w. Va, Oct. 1.-The farm
ers national congress, comprised of dele
gates from every state in the union APP
pointed by the governors, will meet in
Parkersburg tomorrow and remain in ses-
sion until Saturday evening. Great prep
arations are being made by citizens OF
Parkersburg for the reception of dele
gates, and the several hundred represent
ative farmers from all uarts of the couu-
try have already begun 20 arrive An adj
dress Of welcome will be delivered by
Governor McCOrkle
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. f.-There will be
no cricket game here this afternoon The
local players had one wicket left at the
conclusion of Saturdays play, but as the
Englishmen We're then whole inning and
forty runs in the lead, and as the only re
maing batsmau, Patterson has a dslo-
Gated thumb, the Philadelphians decid ed
to surrender. Tonight Lord Hawke
eleven viii leave this city for Toronto.
Thence they will 90 to Boston, and will
sail for home about Oct Is
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-01

SCRANTON, Pa, Oct 1.-The four men
entombed in the Northwest colliery, near
Carbondale, were liberated after being
imprisoned for fifty-six hours. They were
weak from loss of food, but were over
ioyed to escape what seemed at one time
"A certain death, The escape of these men
is considered marvellous in view of the
position they occupied when the fall oc-
CURED. Had not the portion of the roof
affected been very narrow, nothing could
have saved them as the great mass
crashed at their very feet.
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LANCASTER, Pa, oct John Wagner
discovered a negro attempting to abduct
a little girl in the suburbs. He tried TO
arrest the fellow but was driven Off with
a revolver. Wagner, joined by a crowd,
gave chase ana Che man was overtaken.
He attempted TO shoot Officer Beckett, but
was dubbed into submission and locked
up for examination.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-01

WLKEsBAEEE, Pa, Oct ]. - Michael
McCoolick, the Hungarian who was con-
yieted of murder in the sec1gd degree on
Thursday, was sentenced Saturday. Judge
Rice said the evidence was sufficient TO
have convicted the man OF murder i'm the
first degree and sentenced McCoolick to
eighteen years solitary confinement in the
Eastern peniteutiary This is the heaviest
sentence for a second degree murder ever
imposed in this county. McCoolick acci-
dentally killed "a child during fight with
a number of his countrymeu.
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The Development Missed Nnr.uokct

The astonishing development of the
newspaper interest in The last half century
isindicated in the factthat just 90 years ago
there were but seven ally wsptpors in
Massachusetts outside If Bosom, and two
Of these wero pubii-hcd in Nantucket At
tho present tim" NauIucket has no daily
p1nrr No--"r Nranscript
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SIissed His wife, struck tho naby.

HIGHTsTowN, n. j., Oct While in a
drunken rage Thursday night Lawrence
r. Hoffman throw an ak at mis- wife. She
escaped the missile, but it struck 3-year-
old child sleeping on couch, inilicting a
terrible wound of the abdomen. Hoffman
escaped, but returned to give himself up.
1t is thought the baby cannot hve.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-01

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. General A. NJ.
West candidate for vice president of the
Uuited States in 1854 on the Greeuback
Labor ticket with General Butler, died at
Holly Springs yesterday. General West
was the first president of the Chicago ST.
Louis aud New Orleans railway Wow the
Illinois Centra), and was the pioneer rail
road builder of the south.