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IL MI dercely resent. and these the
4gner knows and carefully avoids.
~ Instance, should any one annoy a
- ~ putting his breath strongly
1rse o. four times into the reptiles
ens 4 viii fall Into such anger thai
~ tlsarner li..ist put 1t away or suffer
- consequence OF a fierce ..aroxysn
hiseing and biting rage. and large
Ns bite IS not 70 be thought lightly
Il Tor be has six rows OF teeth. four
A. Ne upper jaw and two In the low
81 81 half an inch long and as fine as
feeiles.
eqoie persons say that the quiet de-
amer OF the snakes In the hands or
p eharmer Is caused 10y the cold OF
81 climate, but this Is not so. for the
- where they are usually exhibited
% frequently as not as the tropical
Nnsie whence these boas originally
eE'e The whole explanation of this
hasldling' which by courtesy
= rSsled Charming. Is this. the charm
does not hurt the snakes. She
aaat frigften them She does none
s NE things which she knows will
eaSsr them Under such treatment all
i'ssals are docsle. The groom cam
g altogether as he likes with his
sa'ses. Ter there are actions which no
ssses VIII permit: neither will the cat
sio9 % liberties which every dog de-
.S~Als m Animals when treated ac-
0su'ng to their nature are tractable.
~ Nnen contrary TO II are rchellious.
Z snskes are no exception.
Z 1aree years ago brought over here
ssAn the island OF Trinidad. Mt the
ash OF the orlnoco. eight beacon
Nsas'ors. Not only did they all allow
handle them freely, but I used
20 % hand them to my visitors. In
sng them what 10 do and what
Z. . 40, and never did one OF the boas
snsy had their tenapers, howev-
saa resented inaignities with fierce
!. ~. even AS mid people are wont &,
= saen too snuuh tres passed upon.
nappeaed at Port Spain that one
ssssae ladies' came to see my eollec-
ny largest and mildest boa es-
sssaaay delighted them: for not only
ae one OF the biggest Of HIS kind,
= as BEAUTIFULLY notified coat was
~ dts newest spiendor after
-. yang. ard giowed over every scale
ga ~ the co!ors Of the rainbow
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and that his coils lay in good posi-
tion To catch hold OF, down swept the
hitherto moticniess right hand and
swept him from the table IN a light but
careful grasp. making st.li more close
ard rapid movements with the left as I
did ss. Finding himself moved by
something. ne knew not what, which,
however did net hurt him, but still left
him in position 20 defend himself
from the threatening hand. he accom-
u1odatesi himself 10 altered ctrcuul-
stances by enwrapping his body and
tail around the wrist OF the supporting
right. 50 as 70 make stin more furious
bat tnSpotesss dashes at the left.
The audience. noticing that he d!d
not bite the right hand. as 1 Rad fore
told, cheerexf vociferously. and ques-
tened me rs tn the reason why. The
answer was evident 70 any thinking OBJ
server because the actson OF the rrevi-
oasiy Tuotlonies and unnotioea right
hand was too quick 90 distract his at
tensior froFa the constantly threaten
ing left. Had / moved both hands to-
gethe- o. not held the RICH. perfectly
quiet aster that instantaneous snatch.
or ceased THE motions Of the left hand
Ger an Instant. be would undoubtedly
have bitten the right.
Sonfe one may here ask. why DO not
large boas wrap themselves around the
cssars1se- sssd do n little strangiinEr
The answer is that they do rot press
the chaS~re- because the charEnsr does
not hold them tightly. IL ssaid fo.xibgy
by the neck the giant ssrpent wfg
seNnss exhibit his foustrfrssrsgv ssasxe-.~
ard BY enwrzpgsag himself around
neck aEss arms ard body VIII gradually
tighten his coils until che grasp on his
peck fs released. when sse vii, proceed
20 asssol himself after givtsg fearful
bite 70 The hard which bad rxsdesy de-
t&ssed him. II may be stated for :
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alike uncomfortable and unsatisfactory
spectator.
III this country we have not often
been treated 20 the sight OF serpents
dancing TO music. Far this we must 90
to India and the North OF Africa. be-
cause no American snake can be made
TO dance.
The cobra alone IT Ia that raises him
self erect. expands his neck like a hood
and presents at once a picture OF
beauty and deadly power such as TO
other animal can equal This il his
natural posture, both for attack and
defense. ard as soon as he IL produced
from the box or basket In which he Is
carried and sees the flute player yuov-
ing his fingers On the instrument. and
the moving drumstscks OF his COM
panion. the tors-scrn player. up rises
the cobra, alarmed az their movements.
and the gtfiiihie crowd believes that he
L. really dancing TO the music. The
truth is that ne never hears a note OF
1t, for not only have snakes no external
ears or Ear openings, but they have no
tyrspanic membrane: ard, although
many otherwise observant naturalists
have asserted that they hear with vary
ing degrees OF susceptibility 70 sound.
eth * rrssast bs concluded that really
they never do hear az all. nor are they
affected by any sounds save those dep
vibrating fsassoss such as Come from
lossd-soundIng church organs. Such
sounds they feel, and sEe ourselves may
fed xtssrn with our finger TIPS when laid
ca the woodwork o< che church: ard
Just ia this way only are snakes appre-
csativa of sound--sffat IL. they feel II
all over the9ra bsiies IN the parts
touched b. vibrating objects. and also
somewhat fngerfscsiy from the air by
the delicate tips OK their restless ard
sensitive tongues. q. r. o'EEILLY.
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swallow a fall-gTowu man or wograng
Surrse OF the charrners have gone so
far as 10 use deadly snakes IN meir ex-
hs5itSons. That some OF them remove
the fangs or exhaust the glands Is well
known On the other hand II Is equally
certain that occasionally ore Is met
with who uses snakes with both fangs
and poison intact How. then. In IL 20 be
explained that such persons escape the
fatal consequences OF their rashne@s7
The answer 70 this Is as before: Tue
charHser understands the nature OK tie
snakes and treats tAern accordingly.
Many persons imagine that deadly
snakes hare a special mission 10 use
tssear vssnofa on human beings. and that
faey arc ever ready and anxious To do
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-. y purple and blue. green ard
49,. 49, managing, vanishing and reap
q Wsfa every graceful movement
g. sssae HIS cage was fronted with
{ e.. $1,000 netting Of wire. and as ne
- sasssSs remained nlogicnsess. and
Assses wished TO see him moving.
49, saesls hastily inserted her usn-
49, ! psse hssa ga said she. half
d AZ ne. bat before ! had time
g.. scr tae aroused boa rew az Il
=. 'sassishess ard tore the silk iaso st5e~
4 u. sssaaE Ssns AZ the same time 70
60 yea as ssaaes fgsosn q donkey
On TIE decks 81 Siscfargsng
zsis The ladies' sarank back Ia
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|ss = eseemerize a snake or any spe-
- n1ntoseyer, or affect II in any way
90 80 the arsi.s,le public Is pleased
81 - ~ .'power OF the human cye."
s - aze their fangs cut out, for
= 1ntee used are nearly always OF
- species and have no more
napprsepower than rat or a wood.
fn1k they are for the most part
n6s1os constricfors-fronf South
1oo11ta. u I'll snakes the most tractA-
~ = hi6posftion. Any one can take
~ ~. provided he acts gently and
eIlEht knowledge OF the AM
ifS ntes and dislikes.
80 are khings. however. which the
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4 DEAF PosrMAsrxn.


Editor OF the Posf~TnteIIixencsri Please
publish the fosiowang for the benefit a
thousands who are deaf: For about Tires
years l have been gradually growing
deaf. Until Ito past six months I could
scarcely hear. In oas ear. Dr.. Durrfn hap
cured rae with electricity ami a sisgsyt ~.
GRAFTON. The cure was perforrntd II
twenty minutes. My hearing IL no ar4sfn
now that any Noise Is almost painful I
consider the cure npa OF tbs rr~atr@e
results OF electricity on record i an
postmaster and druggist At T4nsno. wa.
and can b referred To- h
T. J. MCCLELLAN
One Of the prx. Darrsn sy perTnaneottv
located nj Hotel Chlsbefr. Taxonss. wine
ths other VIII be az Hotel Atterton.
North xakim3s January II e q
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certainty that no snake uses his con-
stricting power In attach except In the
act OF taking his prey. and never in de-
Tense except when held as prisoner
During twenty years of the study OF
living makes have never seen one
voluntarily take prey which II could
not swallow. and who has ever seen a
charrner with a snake large enough to
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bling A SNAKE.
=. Ysnomous and the Boz
Irs Quite Harmless
]. n,snTs HAVE TEMpERs.
r..s6 u Gently Ewes . Hasslsr
- xssessss Rsaiitsrity-Tsssks
rrasds OF Chasmsrs.

+ II A. Y b e
stated positive
~ that snakes
said 10 be
charmed are
n OF druggeii
nor electrified.
Neither are
I h ey hypno-
fized; Tor no
human being
ever yetexisted
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LEGAL ASPECT OF WOMAN QUESTION

In discussing this phase of Law and
Equity" l shall con.ne myself to a con-
sheraton of constitutional law, space
forbidding the consideration of statutory
law, and sndeayor to show that neither
federal Or state constitutions deny women
sny rights guaranteed men. Doubtless
it 10 the general belief that women arc
denied the rights Of suffrage BY constitu.
tional law. but tine writer has been una
BILE to find anything In either state or fed
eral constitutions excluding women from
the polls.
Section Q, article 1, OF the federal con.
stitu,ion says: 1.-THE house OF +, presen-
tatives shall be composed Of mem bsrs
chosen every two years by the people Of
the several states" No one will deny
that women are people; and since women
enjoy, without question the rights guar.
anteed by various other sections in which
the word people is used. 1t is only reason
able and fair to conclude they are enti-
tied to the benefit OF this section, and to
a voice in the choice OF Representatives.
l once heard o very intelligent gentleman
say pat our constitutiOn-makefs did not
intend to include women by the use OF
the word people as used in the consti-
luton. II not, NOW dDOuG aTtlCle ~,
viii b says: "The right of the people to
be secure in their persons. houses. papers
and effects against unreasonable search
and SEIZURE, shall not be violated" etc?
The word people" here is without hesi-
tation, interpreted by lawyers ana judges
to include women. Again, in trticle V.
defining the rights OF persons accused OF
infamous crimes, it Is saiu: The ac.
cursed shall have the right to be con-
fronted by the witnesses against him.; to
have com pulsory process for obtaining
witnesses in his favor, and TO have as.
sistanCe OF counsel for his defense"
Here the masculine pronoun Is used vet
women are never denied the protection
this section affords against unfair trials
and unjust punishment. Indeed, there
is nothing in this constitution indicating
that women are not included IN the pro
visions OF article LAS in all others. Many
others might be cited where the words
''person, ''people." "him." himself
and "nis" include both sexes; but as
women in early times did exercise the
elective franchise In some OF the states,
and now do in some others. it is needless
to Occupy space to prove that there was no
desire on the part OF our forefathers to
be unjust to women.
Nor is there anything in the conslitu.
ton Of California denying women the
right of suffrage. 1t is true the suffrage
clause does lot mention women when
stating who may vote, but neither does
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property If he left one child, or
the issue OF such child; to one-third of
such property if the husabnd left two or
more children. or the issue of such chill
dren. Fiith-To one-half if the husband
lett no child or its issue, but left a pa
rent or brother or sister or their issue.
II the estate is not of greater value than
$1,000, the vile ~ entitled to have the
whole estate set aside for / er benefit on
her paying tho expenses of administra-
ton, OF the funeral expenses and of the
last sickness; the general creditors of the
husabnd get nothing. Sixth--The last
will of the husband giving all his seps.
rate property to other persons. does not
deprive her OF The family allowance and
the right to have homestead set apart
for her, if there was no homestead de-
clared during tina existence of the com
munlty. II a homestead was eclared du-
ring the life of both parties, the title to
it vests On the death of the husband, in
the wife absolutely IL the property was
community property or if the husband
joined in the execution of the homestead
declaration on his separate property; If
the homestead was declared by the wife
alone ON the husbands separate proper
ty,the wife can remain in 1t for limited
period, generally until her death or until
sne marries again.
ALICE MOORE M'CoMAs.
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1t mention them when saving who may
not vote. If the omission to mention
women rs those who may vote excludes
them, the omission TO mention them as
cIudes them. Evidently, then, it is a
masculine Interpretation and custom,
and not constitutional law, which deals
inequitably with women. 1t is probable
that our constitution makers did not
think oi women when drafting our con-
stitution any more than they thought OF
John Smith or William Jones. They
idiot and felon, as they are practically
classed by the Interpretation put upon
the suffrage clause. They were not think
ing of individuals or classes, but we're
preparing constitution for the ''peo-
pie" of tie state. In the first section OF
nature free and independent. and have
certain inalienable. rights, among which
are those of enjoying and defending life
and liberty, acquiring, possessing and
protecting property, and pursuing and
obtaining safety and happiness And his
standing the word men,. 1t is by the
authority of the constitution that women,
no less than men, are taxed. governed.
tried and executed. And If not being
mentioned in the suffrage clause ex-
cludes them from enjoying the benefit of
personal representation, the TACT That
they are not mentioned in other clauses
should EXEMPT them from paying taxes,
and from every penalty, duty or incon-
venience mentioned in all clauses in
which the word women does MT occur.
Even if we should admit that women
are by Implication denied the wight to
vote, this is more than counteracted by
the general tone OF all other sections,
and particularly by the positive lar
eusge OF Sec. 20, forbidding the favoring
Of any class of citizens.
Had the trainers of our constitution in
tended to SO disgrace women, to make
them an exception to the general rul
they would have said: Nor shall any
class OF citizens, except women. he
granted privileges or immunities, which
upon the same terms shall not be granted
to all but women
One can hut wonder that our legisla-
lures should have thought it necessary to
submit to the voters a constitutional
am ndment to the suffrage clause. Ii 1T is
necessary to insert the words 'him,"
'his" and himself in that clause in
order that women may enjoy the protec-
ton that section provides, is it not
equally necessary for the same reason to
amend ali sections in which thoss words
occur? Surely, these pronouns are as
fully masculine as the noun "male.'
NJ. V. l..
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NOTES

In every land women make mistake
when they herd together by them selves
to exhibit their work. Conf etitirn with
man is Indispensable for the elimination
OF rubbish, and also to set forth not only
the inequality but the profound differ
ence in the gifts and aptitrdes o: the
two sexes. Mime. Blanc. 9Th. Bentzon).
The only judicial opinion of Loru For
tesOue which ever maue deep impress
sion on the American side of the Atlantic
is one involving the difficult question of
domicile. 1T is thus reported: "a mans
bed stood so that he lodged in two
parishes at once. The question was where
MS settlement should be. Mr.. Justice
FoTtescue said where his head lay as
being the more noble part"
At the commencement OF the reign of
Edward vi. OF England this law was
passed: House breaking by day or night,
highway robbery. horse stealing and the
fel ni' us taking OF goods from a church.
having been made capital offenses, it
was provided "tnat any lord or lords of
the parliament Ito include archbisbops
and bishopsl and any peer or peers of
the realm having place and voice in par
Lament. being convicted OF any of the
or their request or prayer-though he
cannot read-be allowed the beneii: of
clergy and be discharged without any
burning in tho hand. loss Of inheritance
or corruption Of blood. This act CON
tinned in force till taken away by an act
passed after the trial OF lord Cardigan in
the reign OF Queen Victoria.
In the early days OF Pennsylvania there
was a law that II any white female OF 10
years or upwards should appear in any
street. lane, highway, church. court
house, tavern, bali room. theatsr or pub
lie place of resort with naked shQulders
ii. 2. low necked dresses), being able to
pure a { necessary clothing, she shall
forfei and pay fine OF not less than
one or more than two hundred dollars.
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suffrage, has been given to women in the
states OF Colorado and Wyoming. In
Kansas it has been given TO them to vote
at all municipal eIections-in which
state they can also hold municipal offices.
The legislatures of nineteen states and
territories in the union have passed acts
extending the ballot on school matters to
women. nun Der of the school suffrage
laws have been found to be unconstitu-
tional. The governor of California vetoed
a school suffrage bill in 1893 upon those
grounds. But the agitation tor school
suffrage has reused much interest among
women not otherwise interested in secur
ing the right to vote.
1t is now quite generally admitted that
women may vote in this land-provided
enough OF them want to do so. The
question lies m uch more with the women
than with thu men. TO those OF us who
are some times in doubt about the answer
to the question, suffrage or not suffrage,
paragraph from Mr.. George William
Curtis may prove helpful. He says
''How do I know my sphere as man
but by repeliihg everything that would
arbitrarily restrict my choice? How can
YOU know yours as women but by o5edi-
ence to tine same LAVISH Il. W. q.
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little book established beyond a doubt
to any sensible mind not moss-grown by
this legal technicalitiss OF the home office
that the man was innocent. When these
tacts were presented to MIR. Asquitb, the
hams secretary, he practically replied,
when you bring me the other man
will consider releasing Bynoe."
Is it any wonder Herbert Spencer de-
Glazed hims disguised with the "abom-
nations" of the English judicial sy stem?
The crying want in the English law is
court OF criminal appeal If there we're
such sue court, removed from oprejudise
and interference OF the home Office or the
local police, such cases as those Of Bynoe
and Maybrick could not occur.
Ihis rubJect has been agitated consId-
eraply during the past years IL political
circles. Sir Henry James Introduced a
b'll into parliament aiming at the estab-
iishment OF such an appeal court, but 1t
tn. session.
To women generally THIS subject is o I
the deepest interest. What ha happened
to Mrs. Maybriuk and DR.. Bynos may
happen 20 any American temporarily
living in England. Especially does tina
practical sympathies of American wo-
mes. She Is an American. ana this fact
had not a little to do with ner misfor-
tunes. Her life was sworn away by enc
mics whose hatred and jealousy we're en-
countered because of her nationality. She
was young, beautiful. bright, and had
the frank. free and independent spirit OF
an American, ana not bound by the ira
ditional conventionalities of English
social CUSTOMS. In this freer social at
mosphere it II hardly possible to real:ze
how much this had 10 do in case where
hate embraces an opportunity to pour
suspicion INTO minds already we'll pre-
pared to receive it, ana how prolific the
fruit is from such a soil.
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SOME CURIOUS WILLS

Among the eccentficities OF wills. none
those bequeathing the testator's bodies to
some especial purpose.
John Reed was gas lighter in the
Walnut street theater at Philadelphia,
which post he had filled for forty.four
years. When he died, his will contained
this clause: my head to be separated
from my body Immediately after my
death the latter to be buried in grave,
the former. duly macerated and prepared,
to be brought to the theater where
have served all my life, and to be en-
ployed to represent the skull of Yorick
and to this END bequath my head to the
properties.
Another will Of somewhat similar char
acter was made by Mr.. s. Sanborn in
1871. Ho bequeathed his body to Harvard
university and especially to the manipu-
lations of the two anatomical professors,
OiiysrW Wendell Holm s and Louis Agassiz.
He further requested that his Skin
should pe converted into two drum heads
guished friend and patriotic fellow uiti-
zen, Warren Simpson, drummer of Co.
ha pei, on condition that he should, on the
18th OF June, beat on the said drum the
tune Of Yankee Doodle on Bunker's Hill.
The drum- heads to be respectively in
the Declaration of Independence.
1.-The remainder of my body. useless for
anatomical purposes, to be composed for
a fertilizer to contribute to the growth of
an American elm, to be planted in some
rural thorOughfare that the weary way.
iarer may rest, and innocent children may
play beneath its outrageous branches,
rendered luxuriant by m! remains"
In 1889 there lived man most anxious
to prevent legal quarrel. His Will WAS
proved at Doctors Commons, and is as
follows:
II give and bequeath
When I'm laid underneath,
To my two loving sisters most dear,
The whole of my store,
We're it twice as much more,
Which Gods goodness has given me here.
And that no one may prevent
THIS my will and intent.
Or occasion the least Of law-racAet
With solemn appeal
| confirm, sign and seal,
This the true act and deed OF Will Jacket"
A Yorkshire alderman named Gee, who
died in 1903. leaving a will dated three
years previous, feared legal contention
over his property. His will contained the
following prayer: II doe now pray and
hum blv beseech the great and myghtie
God to confounde and destroye al II ose
menn, lawyers and others VIII oever, to the
devil, to dwell in the pit of haI. who doe
or shsl do or take upon them to alter Us
my willie. Amsn, good Lord, amen in
the name of God the Fayther Allmyghtie,
maker of heaven and earthe, the SO and
al that in them is. Amen"
The two following extracts from
willis are given as rare exapmles OF mas
culIne appreciation of a not extremely
infreguent situation:
J. Whirlpool OF Waltbamstow left his
landed estates to his wife, trusting, yea,
! may say, as l think. assuring myself
that she will marry no man, for fear to
meet with SO evil a husband az l have
been to ner.'
Governor Blackett by q clause in his
been troubled with one "old fool" not
to think of marrying another"