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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-03-23
Tho Rule of Contrary.

How things do go by contraries
In this sublunary sphercl
And mems names, Of Fate's vagaries,
Are the Quoerest OF the queer.
Mr.. Goodman Is q bad man,
Mr.. Wellman's always Ill:
Mr.. Joy. he is a sad man;
Mr.. Wfseman's VISIONS nil.
Mr.. Blackman Is q white man,
Mr.. White. he Is a black;
% Mr.. Stout he Is o slight man,
Mr.. Neat is mighty slack.
Mr.. Winters full OF ar1or,
Mr.. Summer Is always cold:
Mr. Gamble ne'cr q card or
Chip was ever known TO hold
Mr.. Long he Is o short man.
Mr.. Wildman ho Is neck:
Mr.. Learned's on untaught man:
Mr.. Meek has got tho check"
Nj. Tailor ne'er mado brooches,
Nor did Nallor drive o nail;
Mr.. Pitcher mover pitches,
Nor does Sailor reef o sail
MI. Wait is always carly,
Mr.. Early's always latc;
MI. Swec: is always surly,
Mr.. Crook is always straight"
And so, thro' the categoriesi
Oh, what is there that car lie
Like mems names-except tho stories
Told by tombstones when men diet
boston GlObG
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-03-23

OOOB Music
Since ever the world va, fashioned.
Water, and air, and sod.
Amusic of divers meaning
Has flowed from the hand Of God.
In valley, and gorge. and upland.
On stormy mountain height.
He makes him q harp Of the forest.
He sweeps the chords with might:
He puts forth His hand tothe ocean,
He speaks and the watcrs flow
Now In O chorus OF thunder.
Now In a cadence low.
He touches the waving flower bells,
He plays on tho woodland streams
A tender song, like q mother
Sings to her child In dreams
But tho music divincst and dearest,
Since ever the world began.
Is the manifold passionate music
He draws from the heart Of mani
Temple Bse
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An esteemed contemnorarv !,

An esteemeu contemporary want
cd some great republican" to make a
speech in congress before the adjourn.
ment Of that body showing the iniqui.
ty Of the democratic party. There is
an impression that the great repub.
leans" Of this country in and out OF
congress r anxious to stay in their
holes until the approach Of the presi,
Dental convention. 1t is the early
boom that first succumbs to frost bite,
Brooklyn Eagle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-03-23
AROUND OUR OWN LAND.

HALF of the worlds product Of qui.
nine is used in the United States.
FIFTY-EIGHT Of the senators are law
yers; twenty-five representatives nrc.
CHICAGO has thirty-eight hospitals
twenty-five general and sixteenspecial'
THERE are nearly two thousand WON
en- practicing medicine in the United
States.
CONNECTICUT has passed q law pro
hibiting street cars to cross steam roads
at grade.
THE annual FIRE loss from incendiar.
ism in the United States and Canada Is
$50, 0oo, 900, according to conservative
estimates.
TIE heaviest snowfall in this country
began on February 10, 1717, and con-
tinued five days. At its close the SNOW
was from five to seven feet deep I'll
over New England.
AMERICAN colonial art Is becoming
fashionable in London. A set Of ter
handsomely carved chairs, imported
from Pennsylvania $50 years ago, wers
sold there recently for $77b.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-03-23
FAITH.


Dark as 3 dungeon my chamber
As, rising. I grope my way
Step by step to the window
That faces the far OF day.
So black is the night that see not
Even the window bars,
Nor. straining my vision upward,
The palest glimmer Of stars
No fainteSt breath IN the branches
Buried In caverns Of gloom;
Even the rote OF the ocean
Is hushed as the coming OF doom.
Nothiugness, uothlngneSs retsneta
Above me. beneath and around;
A limitleSs realm Of blackneSS
A fathomlesS absence 81 sound
Unreal. untcnable secmetA
Even the spot where stand
Lifting IN trial before ne
My undlscerniblc hand,
And yet, bsvilderci AMI S@1
One consciousness kcepct2 IL S~ay;
IkEov, ! am sure that ny window
Faces the faT-o- cay
Harriet NJ. kimbsu i'm Y t~-tepec1ez%
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OIOO Reward. 500.

The reader of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is ut least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure In
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being q constitutional disease, requires q
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly on
tho blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease, and giving til patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting naturcin doing its work. The
proprietors have SO much faith In It's cura.
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address, F. j. CHENEY u Co, Toledo, o.
ry-Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills, 25 cents.
THERE is o sad difference between n finan-
sial strait and q financial flush.-Galveston
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~ Noh Nv
be traced by the lines in the wonian's face.
Dull eyes, the sallow or wrinkled face and
those feelings Of weakness" have their
rise in the arrangements and irregularities
peculiar to women. The functional de-
rangeinents, painful. disorders, and chronic
weaknesses of women, can be cured with
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. For the
young girl just entering womanhood, for
the mother and those about to become
mothers, and later III "the change of life"
the Prescription" is just what they need /;
i aids nature in preparing the system for
the change. It's a medicine prescribed for
thirty years, in the diseases of women, by
DR.. r. V, Pierce, chief consulting physician
to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Insti.
tute, at Buffalo, N. Y. DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription will cure the chronic infamma.
lion of the lining membranes which cause
such exhausting drains upon the system.
1t cares nervous prostration, sleeplessness,
faintncss, nervous debility and all disorders
arising from arrangement of the female
organs and functions.
Mrs, JENNIE WrIIIANc of hEob,-,L yr..r,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-03-23

."PApA," said q boy, ~ know what make,
folks laugh in their sleeves" eve my
son, what makes themi" "Causc that.
where their funny bone s."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-03-23
Spring
Medicine
There is nothing more conclus,
lively proven than that Hoods
Sarsaparilla is a radical and relia'
bic blood purifier. If we could
show you the many letters we re-
ceive from people of whom we
never heard before, telling of re.
Hoods


markable cures of scrofula, salt
rheum and all kinds and degrees
of disease of the blood, you would
be as fully convinced of, and as
enthusiastic over, the merits Of
Hoods Sarsaparilla as we are,
By taking it now you may realize
the benefit to be derived from
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-03-23

'BILL DooLAN's band has been captured
In Oklahoma" remarked the newspaper
reader. "You don't say So" replied the
man who prctcnds to keep posted, but
doesn't. ''What was Bills band doingi
Playing Sweet Mariern - Washington
Star.
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Mrs. JENNIE WILLIAMS, o.

Ofrg0n, writes II
was sick for overthrce
years with blind dizzy
spells, palpitation of
the heart, pain in the
back md head, and
at times would have
such n weak tired feel
Ing when I first got
up In the morning,
and ut times nervous
cliills.
The physicians diff.
tered as to what my
disease was, but lone
OF them did me any
good. As soon as /
commenced taking DR.,
Pierce's Favorite Pre-.
scription. I began Il
get better : could sl~cr
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet.
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
atiyc eifectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feyers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak.
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-03-23

Horse Power, Swinging or Wind Stacker,
Saw Mil, Self Feeder, or on Engine, ad-
dress the J. l. CASE T. M. Co., Racine, Wis.
They have the largest Threshing Machine
plantin the world, and their implements may
be relied upon ms the best. Business estab-
lished 1912. Illustrated catalogue mailed free.
ALL truth is nonsense to the man who has
let a lie make its home In his heart.--Ram's
Horn.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-03-23

CoLoSEh-"Are you one Of IN. !.
women, Miss passeW Mis-, ; sas y |,
Indeed, l am not. W.. = IN
throo last birthday."-N. Y wv WS ~
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MS, Of Mohawk, Lane Co.

wen nights aud that bad. nervous feeling and the
PAIN in my. back soon len me. / can walk sever.
a. miles without getting tired. Itook In ali three
oo''ies Oh prescription and two Of Discovery"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-03-23

this Dobbs that We wore noGOs 70 Rl
relative Of your rd we're lustsl
sad Dobbs; very distant
think 50, He's the olde e%,,lalir 1
Bits. III The youass
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-03-23

"DoEs your mother know your router
was the question of a girl TO her friend, who
had coniided to her the plans of her elope-
mont.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-03-23

THE Boston Museum Of Art has -
csdved a legacy Of fifty thousand dollars
for the purchase Of modern American
paintings
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We would not h.v. ..psnd.a.
HUNDREDS Of THOUSANDS n

u'.ns s~aIahlting, for which ws m,ds W
mere not been merit In II. Galy.ni,;s' 10 us1
strong but most psrishabls lin thir '.se sn,ah3
the Almost indestr uctible (eyen MN. snsaA ~
ana aluminium. II there were nal ~" gu. Wy ta|
no one would pay Y more for Ral,,n,,.sT sfi 4
iron thar ungslyanled costs, n pshd
windinilln to-day, we should fp,ri.l w ven =
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-03-23
PAYING 4 DEBT.
Why Stiliman Grant : il che
Penitertiary.

I I Y \ \
GRANT (
come .S e
q h tsthSrscG
knew
made ~ r
lhu.- -It-S-
and INV ct
-gnGS
ism 1iaa
llylr asl--G 10
have iE cr-
-Id1
f~v VI as
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-03-23
AinR Laar nL

A'hs Lear, Driven =.
s Into the cold and rain, had To-, 70 !
But the modern 70 t Sreu1'sraci Y
,Saa can battle its hurtfpr, h h
rheumatism, neuralgia, co Tld,li !, n
by this warming medic cbSus aeip
safeguard. Take a winsajaa.i. ' stal
y before and after expos ,a,slq "
for dyspepsia, biliousnpeesssa sn, v
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-03-23

.I plso,s CunE is o wonderful ~.
biaKe AYES, Brooklyn, N. Y y ~ Y
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-03-23

.t.h hit am er good t'ing.n s,ia =
40 ion folks ter try ter Be- s sa,l.g Y
dey KIN u%n'stan', If dab ~ ws saIlsfl
goin' on an mo- baptism" S SsS iessh|
ington Star. p'eSeu' tirsi
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-03-23
8Ft. for 81!

WI brlLb ron fHS III, ea'",s .Intsl
YOU 4 POOR, PAINTED Wuprr W. NWl
nkTAL GALVANIZED nErORE RrI.n AUa "
U WOULD PAY Us DOUBLE pRirvv III
the oost we know. and knowing ih,, N.Y.
practically worthless, We hayo no,hin. psnlMt 4
enormous cost Of preparing 10 do Y 70 Wy
well on . large scale, ieters other sews =
shEkTS AND PUNCH AND SHEAR H. IVY
lYIEkNARD, WHEELS on yiyTs w Ivy
thkLTs AUST OUT FIRST Al0rSo y ~. v
AND LOOKS, AND ARE, THEREfouI'" ~ Y,
pAiSTkD ONEs. Hoe any oorr,rr avI
painted 'ei'dD,iM and painted Toner, \
Sd'par's'd material, cut, shmysd and y, " XVI
vaH'.'"g !. done, can only h e~uiair,i k"IaS
~ho v them ors ignorant Of IL, vob,, a@rI.d
now salysniie everything after il !, ecmsl.J }
nuts. We galsiniic with The most lmn,o,,1 =
'ho mos' petleet Known and a~t,ainatle n,rn.,
~ proorss. When a s,1ion Of On Ir~
r,psisd .y, eo1,plst.d and dsmsd cJ W., sJ =
i,nfSsrrvd IN rreled riro asd sLsn
s",i every | rr@st, MSA ".saa
and opening Of sre,,y MST2 '''sE !
sb,ef up ard satn- enisy3N%~J
molten metal and Ssa/TN9M
fleess tohipostry the VkfAs1@~J
then you have some. S, b 'sd \,
during and reliable, nj, 0-lsn ,,p,n,s.s !
doors cannot afford to do il. <1f5A Wot"nnsry
aluminium melted from one ysar. XXI ,.
Mrerv tchits coating which Xii, -
ersry portion effhs Aermo. ,or Hh,ii "
" shte and alnminum ,ehs. V.F,.,.
"'n ,h,sfe,L a d,~inIu}
S".s XII eonho' % k4 h,htd and
Wshrsf HfttOte. III our VfCi tians A >
prices Of wind. mills, EyM ,or,, ~
illustration Of what wa EX0 sooia A. !. \.
RRDESlUNIN0 An OLD IN IRrrITS I
1T IN INFINITELY 81. HHWb pyRI0p h
RtDlCrLOtsLY SMALL IVA pRis, /
THE OTTER Of AN ALI-sTFrL yfny srt,'
CuTTER, WORTH $40 As PRICES Ia. n N
AExT AD. VIZ SHALL 0fFER YOp sOnIiNii1
GREATER INTEREST. Aermotor Co.. d
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~NIOMEN'S FACES

like flowers, fade
and wither with time;
the bloom ofthe rose
is only known TO the
healthy woman's
cheeks. The Iierv-
>ous strain caused by
| the ailments aud
( pains peculiar 10 the
sex, and the labor
and worry of rearing
f,.,,.1. 1890 r.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-06
THE VALUE OF INITIALS.
Much Used in Our Languase-Puzxla
the Frenchmen.

Much Used in Our Language-Puzzle
the Frenchmen.
The lines beginning:
Twas whispered in heaven, TWAS
muttered in hell,
And echo caught family the sound as
it fell
attributed to Lord Byron, but really
by Catherine Fanshawe, have the letter
n for their mot d'enigme, says the
Spectator Hawthorne gave one of his
oest-known works the name of The
Scarlet Letter." and one of Charles
Lambs Intellectual dramas is called
Mr. H" its not very entertaining plot
turning on the concealment of the
hero's real name, which in the end is
found to be Hogsfiesh. Readers of
Dickens will remember Mr.. F.'s aunt"
while the riots al Convent Garden thea
ter, familiarity known as the 20. Pr
riots, live chiefly in the pages of Re
Jected Addresses" When members of
the same profession speak of individ-
uals by professionally abbreviated
titles, it is generally a sign that the
speakers are talking shop" Army
men, for instance, strew their CONVEX
vowels and consonants that they seem
to be making use of a special cipher,
unlntelligible to outsiders. There is
nothing derogatory to a member OF par
lament or queens counsel in being
spoken of as IN. P" or %. c.: it is a
familiar abbreviation in which all the
members of parliament and all the
queens counselors share, and written
documents are naturally so addressed,
but some of the authorizations used in
conversation have a decidedly COLO
quail ring about them. AS a nation we
seem to have a faculty for casting off
superfuous words and phrases and for
making use of contractions. and our
titles of honor present perennial
source of difficulty to the foreigner. 1t
must puzzle Frenchman unacquainted
with our social distinctions to discover
the meaning of Bart" or "Kt." or
Esq, or to unravel the intricacies of
TX. c. S. l." or IN. F. H. though on
the part of Briton such ignorance
would mean ignorance of the usages of
society. On the other hand, initials may
be used in a derogatory sense. If we
hear in private conservation man re-
ferred to as "old j. we may be sure it
is hardly intended as a compliment:
while the bourgeoise who calls her
husband Mr.. j." at once conveys to
her hearers a sense of easy and vulgar
familiarity. In our complex civiliza-
ton symbols have come to be looked
upon as integral portions of the system
of decorations and awards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-06
As SOMETIMES WRITTEN.
queer Phrases of Native and Foreign
Bookmakera.

Queer Phrases of Native and Foreign
| Bookmakers.
! All editors are astonished at the
poor English written by many of their
wOuld-be contributors, whose spelling
| and penmanship indicate that they
have had a fair degree of education.
Usually this stupidity in the use and
| choice of words seems to arise from a
lack in the sense of humor. Even
university course, as every one knows,
cannot make up for this essential
quality, which is absolutely necessary
to literary success. A writer need not
be humorous; but he must have
quick perception of what is ridiculous,
IN order to avoid making himself SO.
Thus, only a person deficient in this
vital respect could have written OF her
heroine that she had deep, dark
hair; that she had that rareness OF
expression which battles the most
learned to understand" that MAUD
had grown weary of setting in the
porch; that her lips were ''wreathed
IN smile that strangely reminded me
of an angel; and that "her strange
nature enchanted my fancy" Also,
only such one, or person phenom-
enally ignorant, could conclude stan
"a of poetry, as did one young woman,
with the line:
May gladness and joy be your doom.
This individual may have been re-
lated to him who chanted:
"Oh, put me in no sepulchre,
Or dim vault, sad and gloomy;
But let my narrow bed be lain
Within G0rno meadow VsS
When even native Americans make
such havoc with their language. it is
not singular that foreigners have Sc
we're struggles to master it. Transla-
tors, who consider themselves compe-
tent to express in English the litera-
ture of their own lands, sometimes
prove themselves amusingly unequal
to the task. This was the case with
the courageous gentleman who sent
to an editor story containing the fol-
lowing passages:
He said with an air of most de-
spising disdain.
His whole attire gave him a most
distinguished and gentlemanly appear
ance."
"'Oh? bursted Marguerite, terri
fed"
TO solicit in the name of the Ger
maine Republic, the annexation of his
native city to France"
He wore velvet trouser, all spotted
with ink
He was beginning to resume him
SELF
1T seemed as though his heart would
bound from. it's envelope"
She gave him by look a most ele-
CANT thank
''The rain. pushed by the wind, beat
ed his handsome face
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-06
when Johnny Reflects.

Mother" said Johnny, after deep
thought, suppose I should knock this
vase off the table and catch it-thep I
wouldn't catch it, would I?''
'N-n-o-o. I suppose not" his mother
slowly assented.
But" continued Johnny, still toying
with the vase, If I should knock it off,
and not catch it, then I would catch it,
wouldn't I?'
Yes. you would" his mother grimly
returned, this time with quick decision.
"-Rockland Tribune
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-11-01
MONEY TAX.

Who pays the tax on money? The
borrower. Then it is not strange thai
our law makers both State. county and
municipal will persist in taxing money
when the poor man who is the borrow
er has it to pay, and not only this but
also has to pay taxes on the property
incumbered by liens. Thus the taxing
power virtually collects double taxes
from the same man, which is not only
an unequal, but a grievous burden.
When will it dawn upon the reason OF
the people, that all taxes really come
out Of the poor laboring classes after
all. The single TAX on land advocated
by George, would assuredly come out
of the tillers of the soil by being attach
cd to the rents or deducted from wages.
Sugar coat it as you may, the poor pay
the taxes In the matter of money it
is the blindest Of policy to tax it with
the view of reaching the rich; the poor
are not only the sufferers by taxation,
but the tax drives money away from its
power. We know to-day of money be-
ing withdrawn from this county be-
cause it is not only taxed by the coun-
ty, but by the town. This policy GER
tainly cripples progress 1t takes
money to develop country and bring
it to its utmost capacity. We would
remove all taxes from money loaned
now at per cent. What we want is
an influx of capital, to reduce interest,
and this we can never have so long as
everything with the power to tax inn
poses this burden upon it. One of the
first laws enacted by our next lepisla-
ture should b- to deprive state, county
and towns of their right to tax money
loaned at prescribed rate of interest
We do not wish to favor classes or pro.
tect the rich, but the poor, who are !
made to suffer by mon y taxes. When
he property of the rich is taxed all has
been done that can be, for their money
VIII not be loaned to the needy except !
with taxes added, but retire or be in
vested in corporations to draw larger
profits from the masses. It is useless
to inveigh against the rich, il does the
poor no good. Our people should CON
slider well, this matter looking to leg
islation on the subject. The press of
the State, which should be the watch
man of the people, and which is prob
ably more potent and useful than the
legislature aside from its legal power,
should consider this subject and thor
oughly ventilate it. Abundant money
in the hands of the people at low rate
of interest, would work wonders.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-11-01
NUTICE.

We wish to direct the attention of
our exchanges to the fact that there is
no such paper as the Progress publish
ed in Canton now. The CANTON TINES
superseded tie paper by that name.
AS many of our exchanges come mark.
ed progress" we hope our friends will
note the fact ano change to the CAN
ToS TINES. The way to do this as well
as all other business matters is, to at
tend to it as soon as you read it or make
a note of il in memorandum book,
(which every one should keep tor fu-
ture action.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-11-01
HOW,S his?

We oner One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. ~1l
F.. CHENEY & CO., Props. Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F J. Cheney
for the last 10 years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and I'm
ancially able TO carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx. Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o
WALDING, KIrNAF & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free. Halls Family
Pills are the best.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-11-01
Poison Arrows.

The rattle snake (Crotalus horridus)
is the most venomous reptile on our
continent or in the world; only equaled
by the Cobra de ca clio of Asia, the
Eage of Africa or the Fer de lance of
Martinique. On the deserts of Arizo-
ma and the great West, the Rather
ahounds in profusion and attains great
dimensions-six feet being the ordina-
ry length. During the month of Au-
gust they become bloated and of a
yellow color, and at this time the
Apache and other Indians take the liv-
er of deer smoking hot and place it
before the snake and then infuriate
him until he strikes his poisonous fangs
repeatedly into the liver, which turns
rapidly blue-black under the ABSORB
ton Of the poison. The liver is then
hung upon pole in the sun to decom-
pose, after which it is taken down and
the arrow heads stuck in it to become
coated and then dried in the sun in or
der TO retain the poison, when they are
ready to be sent out by the Indians
dextrous craft on their deadly mission,
aud as there is no known antidote for
this snake venom which acts so power
fully and unerringly the victim into
which they enter must quickly die.
10 is very sharp fellow when it comes
to exercising his natural talent on his
enemies.