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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
A MISSOURI PYTHON.

Farmers in the vicinity of Lock Spring,
Mo-. have been greatly harassed for
several weeks through depredations on
their chickens.and pigs, and mystery was
not solved until recently, when Newton
McCary started on the trail Of what ap-
peared to be monster snake. He
travelled distrance of two miles. when
he came to the banks of tho Grand river,
where it appeared the reptile entered the
water. A search of the vicinity later on
rewarded eMoCary for his persistence.
Apparently asleep, after having dispatch
ed several full grown chickens, lay rep.
tile of such monstrous proportion that
the man was transfixed with fear. His
courage returning McCary sent a charge
of buokshot into the head of the reptile
and precipitately fled. oThe contortions Of
the snake as it lashed its tail and body
againsr the ground and trees added to tie
fears of the now thoroughly terrified man.
SummoniDg the assistance of neigh oors
McCary cautiously led back an armed
party. when, to his satisfaction, the life
OF the reptile was found TO be extinct. 1t
measured sixteen feet and the body was
as large as an ordinary stove pipe. The
species of the reptile is not known, al
though 1t looks very much like
python Early in the spring 1t was seen
several miles fur:her up the Grand river,
but reports of the terrified spectators
were not generally credited.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
STAGHOUND AND BEAR.

George w. McCreedy. prominent
shcepman of klickitat county, Oregon.
and a party of sheepmen consisting of Will
Coleman. Milt Morehead, George Van
Ostran, the elder Coleman, ard herder,
while in the vicinity OF the swamp
corrals," on the upper Klickitat river.
came across yearling brown bear. which
was quickly treed by the pack Of coyote
hounds three in number, belonging to
VIII Coleman.
The bear being only yearling and be-
ing treed so easily, Van Ostran offered TO
climb the tree and shake him out, owl
IDENTIFY thinking him on par with a
COON but the bear held on to the limb and
refused to be given the shake. Then a
rope was passed to Van Ostran, who threw
n moose over the bears head, and, giving
the rope to one OF the boys who was on
horseback, the latter took turn around
the horn Of the saddle, and, as he
was riding pretty good. cow horse, he
succeeded in pulling the bear down, and
right here the fun commenced { for the
bear) as the bear rushed at the horse and
struck him powerful blow with his
right, cutting deep cash in the horses
shoulder and side and freeing himself
from the lariat
The sheepmen were all up bull pines by
this time, and had n fine view of the bat
It's, the hounds being assisted by a shepherd
dog. The shepherd getting too near. the
Dear made sW1pe at Dim, getting his
claw under the dogs collar. and. off at
arms length, made him dance jig for
some minutes, the hounds then closing in
to help the shepherd dog out They were
put out OF the game in one-two-three
order, with the exception of A. Smythe's
staghound Rattler, who seized tho bear
by the throat and was Immediately locked
In an embrace such as only bear can
give. the two rolling over and over on the
ground the dog never breaking his hold,
and lying so close to the bears breast
that no was unable, apparently, to squeeze
him very hard.
Thus they fought for over twenty
minutes, until at last tho bear sue
cumbed, with his windpipe cut in two. Old
man Coleman said be had killed good
many bears in his time, but he never saw
such game fight as Rather made on that
occasion. Rather was raised by A
Sn ythe of Arlington, and is one OF the
strain Of staghounds brought here by r.
4. Cox from Portland some three years
ago.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
DEATH OF A DECOY STEER.

After having enticed thousands Of his
fellow creatures TO their doom, Bill, the
big steer who acted rs decoy In the abat-
toir across tho Schuylkill, near Philadel-
phia, has succumbed before the fury of
calling wns Bills. His duties consisted Of
leading other cattle into the slaughter
pens iuliing their suspicious into fancied
security, establishing them in the right
positions In the right quarters, and seeing
that no bad breaks were made while they
awaited their fate. Bill had performed
this duty as far back as the oldest en-
ployo of the stockyards can remember.
There Is tradition that he was taken TO
the stockyards when II was founded. and
there trained In his life work of enticing
his fellow creatures 90 destruction. This.
AZ true would make the time he had been
engaged in this reprehensible business
more than twenty two years. Bill met his
death on Wednesday. Another and mnSh
youngeristecr. apparently realizing. tho
traitorous actions OF the old fellow,
charged furiously at him ana gored him
90 badly that BIZ dicd the next day.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24

Curious, Interesting and In
StruCtiVe Stories.

has gone TO tho Pribylov islands from
Seattle. Those who accompany DIR. Jor-
dan from Stanford are T. K. Farmer
inventor of an electrio branding machine,
and three others At Seattle they were
joined by Prof. Kincnid Of the University
of Washington. Branding the seals can
not take place before Aug. ]. DIR. Jordan
estimates that 1000 male pups can be
branded with the machine in day. lie
thinks from 40, 900 to 90, 900 seals can De
branded this season. The work will be
done in a shallow saltwater bay. with
narrow mouth, which can be fenced up as
soon as the herds which are to be treated
are driven inside.
DIR. Jordan says that II an Agreements Is
not made between this country and Eng
land branding will go on until all the
seals are marked.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
THE VANISHING PENNY.

way, was supplied with the others here
explained by "A London coDjuror, Mr. l.
Bland. of Oxford street. The performer
borrows penny, which he shows TO the
company. He pulls up his sleeves TO
prove that he has nothing concealed. He
then places the coin on one hand, passes
the other above it, and io 1t Is trans
formed into floriD. He again shows that
his hands are empty, and second time
commands the coins to change. Now. to
the astonishment Of all, two pennies are
found. Once more he passes his hands
over the coiDs and orders them TO revert
TO their original form. This they obedi-
emily do. Next, one coin vanishes and O
florin alone remains Lastly, the forin
changes To a single penny and Is hanued
round TO the audience for examination.
Now, To describe the magic penny which
the conjuror has prepared and which no
transposes with the penny that he bor-
rowed from the audience. In the manu-
facture of this coin florin and two ordi-
nary pennies are required. First, the in
side of one penny Is cut away, leaving
only the shell and the edge; then the
other penny ana florin are both filed
down, hy means of saDdpaper, until they
are half their size, when they are soldered
together. Thus the conjuror has the cut
side she'll of one penny, and a coin that
Is half silver, half copper. This he hts
into the cap, and mystifying, multiply
ing and vanishing trick-coin Is completes.
Then as to his method. To change the
penny into florin. he has merely to lift
tho copper case away when he Is making
his passes, and the florin side OF what was
once an ordinary penny will remain in
his hand.
To assist him In this he sometimes fits
n small piece of steel In the case. and at
tracts IL away with a magnet
To change the fiorin into a penny and
form be drops the she'll at its side. 10
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
BASS AND CARP.

George Ensminger Of Williamsport,
Pa. was an eye witness Of q desperate
battle between bass and carp The
carp Is three tires the siz of a bass. but
"a bass will fight TO sthe death when its
nest is attacked during the spawning
season. Ensminger was attracted by the
loud splasbing In the water. The bass
then had firm hold on the carp, which
struggled hard to get loose. and succeed
ed in doing sc only to return to the fray
to be seized again by the bass. Tho carp
pounded the bass with it's broad tall but
the bass would undoubtedly have
eventually killed its Antagonist had notEn-
smingcr attack the two fish with pole
and captured tho fighters. The contest
lasted twenty minutes,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24

that he may procure. Perhaps 10 is the
paraphernalia required that alarms him.
However, with nothing more expensive
than n penny. and a little art in the bor-
ing and cutting Of copper, the amateur
will find that some very effective tricks
are within his power.
A few OF the best are explained below:
The conjuror for instance, may fiaunt n
penny tefore the eyes of the company,
nrd then, like flash of lightning. cause
Il to disappear. and show both his hands
empty. While the audience are gazing
with astonishment into the air to find n
trace of the vanished coin, IL will sud-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
MADE BIGAMY LEGAL.
Connecticut LAWYERS Say Lsglsla-
ture Made a Bad Bunder.

New Haven, Conn.,, July 24-Several
New Haven lawyers say they have dis
covered "a blunder in tho now act in re-
gard TO bigamy, which makes it possible
for man 90 marry as many times as he
ploases without punishment, unless it is
proved that ho has lived with one Of his
wives Tho new act reads:
Every person VINO shall marry another,
IL either Is lawfully married, and they
shall live together as husband and wife,
OF shall marry In any other state or
county, In violation OF the laws thereof,
IL the persons so married shall knowingly
1--we together In this state as husband and
wife. shall be imprisoned not moro than
five years.
IL is said that there are four persons
awaiting trial In Connecticut on charges
of bigamy, and their counsel, three Of
whom are LEADING lawyers, say that there
Is no law that Will permit OF their pun
ishment unless 10 onn 10 praved that thoy
lived with more than one wife.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
WANAMAKER'S WAY.

Through judicious advertising in the
daily newspapers. Jchn Wanamaker sold in
one day at his two stores, in New York
and Philadelphia, the fenormous number
of five hundred and thirty five gold crank
Falcon bicycles.
The ads that resulted In this big sale
were we'll worded and attractively dis
played, yet they only occupied few
inches of space in single column.
Nor was the cut price at all responsible
for the large sale, as wheels were offered
figure
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
COUNTER ATTRACTIONS.

A bargain counter variety show has
been in operation at the big store Of the
Siegel-Cooper Company. Indeed, full
fledged vaudeville bill was given, but
tho playhouses who pay $500 for this ex-
elusive privilege of giving entertainments
didn't propose 60 let this concern throw in
a performance with each sale. so lthey
called on the mayor with their griev-
ances.
As a result the firm was notified that
unless the show was discontinued arrests
xunuld fnllnNv
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
pleased 10 say that 4 am charm.

and am pleased 10 say that 4 am charm.
ed with its results. II proved itself es.
pecially valuable in cases of Gladstone
and Liver Derangemenlts, as well an
Acid Dyspepsia and Haemorrhoids. II
Is the most agreeable and mildest laxa-
tive that ever came TO my knowledge
in my practice of a great number OF
years. acting at the same time as a re-
freshing and most reliable cathartie
which could not easily be replaced by
any similar preparation. I shall with
pleasure continue 10 recommend II &c
patients whenever an opportunity
should offer itself. Yours very truly.
EDWARD KOESZTLER, N. d.
'SNo. az Lexington Ave-"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
A CHAINLESS CYCLE.

manufacturers including Col. ALBERT A.
Pope and A. G.. SpauldiDq, revives the
rumor that they went to Europe TO
acquire the right for this country In a
chainless bicycle patent.
Considerable discussion has beon going
on among the bicycle trade in New York
over the cause of the trip, but all opinions
are mere surmises, as neither of the tour
lists would vouchsafe any information as
to tho uctuaf purpose Of the trip
Probably they went TO investigate how
n high grade wheel can be sold with
rroflt In EnnIand for Z nnunds
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
PAR[OR ADJUSTMENTS.
How You Can Give Your
Friends Novel Enjoyment.

the whole art of oonjuring is 20 puzzle
people. says Marcus Tindal in the New
ILLUSTRATED Magazine. To be mystifed.
60 be startled. to be made to see sppar-
emily impossible things take place; there
Is fascination about this that is irresist-
ibleL Yet the amateur conjuror does not
flourish very much in spite OF the com.
pIicated, though easily performed, tricks
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24

quired to work this wonder. The art OF
changing two coins uhperceived Is re-
quired, in fact, with majority OF these
tricks. The conjuror cuts out tho center
OF a penny. making a hole largo enough
tn admit his thumb. He borrows coin,
but using the one that he has prepared
beforehand, he works his thumb through
the hole. and the trick is done
Here is another clever trick, which, by the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
The Aim Of the New Mer-
chants Association.
Third Rail System to Be En-
plOyed on Putnam Branch.
Department Store Advertising
Comst0ck al II Once More.

New York. July 2L-The main aim and
object of the Merchants Association of
New York, recently formed by the city's
progressive business men, Is the securing
of reduced rates to visiting buyers and al
ready noticeable increase is felt in the
fall trade.
Fifty thousand dollars was set aside 20
DO expended by the committee on pub
licity and this amount is being sifted
into the newspapers In an eDdeavor to
again make the city the mercantile Mecca.
The territory tributary TO Chicago seems
to DO the more desirable field for mission
airy work as the Windy City has cut into
the trade Of the Metropolis at q surpris-
ingly rapid rate
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24

occurred yesterday forenoon at mis- late
residence In Warwick.
Rev. ". J. Wheeler Of the Pawtuxet
Valley Baptist church ofilciated and the
bearers were II. y. Slocum, q. Il. Sheldon,
4. A. Gorton and james Aborn Of tho
Veteran Association.
Constable johnson was 50 years old and
a member of tho First Rhode Island
cavalry.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
ELECTRICITY A SUCCESS.

The third rail just laid on part of the
New York, New Haven a. Hartford Rail-
road has proven so successful that the
directors OF the New York Central have
decided to equip the Putnam branch of
their road with electric motors.
The IL roads In the city after expert
menting for years and Offering big
bonuslfor perfected storage battery .still
use the smoky, noisy steam dummies,
while the surface routes are mostly run
by cable.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24

denly reappcar from ths tips of the per-
formers fingers. The penny has two
little holes bored through IL, and piece
OF silk IL looped through these. When
commanding the coin to disappear. the
conjuror slips the loop Of silk over his
thumb, and, keeping the front OF his
hand toward the audience. allows the
penny to quickly drop between his fingers
and rest on the back OF his hand. When
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24

is mode to which no one can add. This
completed word belongs To the PLAYER who
finished IL. lie then starts another word
In The same way. The player who first
secures five words wins the game.-
Hero arc some specimen words: Am,
ram, ream. cream. scream, at, cat, cart.
cater, oanter. Cocanter
1t is very enterts lining to place five dots
at random on piocs Of paper and then
try 90 draw n man placing his noso at one
dot, his hands and feet ut the others.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
TRY ALIENS FOOT. EASE,

A powder 20 b. shaken into the shoes. AZ
this season your feet feel swollen and hot,
and get tired easily. n you have smarting
feet or tight shoes try Aliens Foot Ease. IL
and prevents swollen and sweating feet. bills.
tors and callOus spots. Relieves corns and
bunions Of all pain and gives rest and com.
shoe stores for 2Sc. Trial package FREE. Ad.
dress, Allen :. olmsted. lie Roy, N. y.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24

be wishes IL 10 reaproar he pulls the silk,
and. presto it Is again between his finger
tiis.
An equally simple and effective trick
which may be performed by anyone,
shons tito conjurUr lassing his finger
through n Ienny. little sleight of hand
trans sosing borrow Cd coin with coin
If his own manufacture is all that is re,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
WON'T WEAR CORSETS.
GENEROUS GRATITUDE.

Tho actor. l.. III. Sothern, has pre-.
scnted check for $500 to John Raynor,
member of Long Island life-saving
crow, who recently rescued Virginia
Harmed, who IL Mr.. Sotherp's wife, a
lady friend and MIR. Sothern himself
from drowning.
They were bathing In the surf, and all
being good swimmers, venturod out
farther than was prudent and were
caught in the undertow. They wcro
rapidly becoming exhausted, and would
soon have succumbcd had not Raynor
went to their assistance In his.catamaran.
There was room In the cat for only
three so while tho actor rowed the ladies
ashore, tho life. saver swan back 20 land.
KEEN KEENE.
Tho return OF James X. keene 10 Wall
street aud his reported winning of the
immense sum Of g., OOO 900 In sugar, proves
untrue the general rule that men never
retrieve "a fortune lost in speculation.
Here Is n study OF triumph, all the more
interesting when we recall tho days.
weeks and years that have passed in
which MIR. keene with determination
lived under n load of misfortuno-calm.
defiant and hopeful.
Who can gauge the wretchedness OF
those DAYS and the wasteful misery oi
tnose uightsi And now that the golden
sun of fortune sbinee for him again. who
can measure his happinessf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24

Cus out o. card beard nine small
sonarps nun. brrcd and plGcr'l rs Fig
In sixteen moves arrange tho blacks ms
trey appear iu F,-. 2 Mlthp GthlBR out
any excsft renIdvsn tie -. lJck when
ts,lnnins and rsP.eeiHg it wbeT; finished.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24

change the penny and tie florin into two
pennies. be turns the silver AMI copper
coin over. leaving the copper side up
ward. He again tJrns IL over To show "a
copper and form on his hand. To
make tho copper and flurip into one florin
he withdraws the case. Lastly no put
the two together again. transpcses them
for the penny that be borrowed, and
hands it round to the audience.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
JOHNSON'S FUNERAL.
0bseQuies Of the Victim of an Assault
IN Worwfrk

The funeral Of Alfred A johnson who
ssosivsd fatal injuries In fight with
onasles and Walter Bstiou last Sunday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
BRANDING SEALS.

The United states seal commission.
under DIR. Jordan OF Stanford University,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
AN EXODUS OF BICYCLES.

President Potter Of the l.. A. w. claims
that as many as 200 600 wheels will he
taken out OF New York this summer by
pleasure seekers.
This can hardly be doubted when one
watches the swarm of cyclers at the nearby
shore resorts or peeps into the baggage
cars of the up-country trains.
Thengthe embarkation Of riders" for
European countries Ia very large People
from all over the Union are sailing with
their wheels with them from this port
That the missing ones are not noticed
from the boulevards Is due TO the num-
ber of excursions run into tho city from
far and near.
THE CAR OF CENSORS.
A second time Anthony Comstock has
had Publisher George Ii. Richmond ar
rested for Offering for sale copies of
Gabriel dc e'Annunzio's novel. the
"Iriumph of Death. y
The charge is that IL Is an immoral
work which would degrade the minds ana
morals of persons of immature age.
During tho previous trial MIR. Comstock
vowed that N any man had presented his
daughter with the Triumph of Death"
he would shoot him on sight.
The Judges before whom the case was
tried in special sessions refused to hear
expert evidence as to the morality OF the
book. preferriDg to read 1t themselves after
whieh they decided il was not immoral
and discharged Mr.. Richmond.
WON'T WEAR CORSETS.
Tho most talked of actress In New York
today is pretty Jennie Whitbeck, but IL
Is not her acting but her actions that
cause gossip.
This Is the girl who refuses to wear
corsets gives tangible reasons for not
doing so, and throws up good engage
ment i'm order 10 clinch her consistency.
Ii is not because she is prude, but Is
proud Of her figure and does not intend TO
have II spoiled by tight lacing.
Clubncn who frequent broadway In
tho vicinity Of the knickerboc kerTh heater,
and VINO have been so fortunate as TO
moet Miss Jennie, even without corsets,
say she Is all right.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
A Sample
Sent Free.
CHRONIC CONSTIPATION
To

chronic constipation
of
added of paab and absence Of
grpn
brcated { benefited
a
ID be
the advantages following the of Powder.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24

New York. Nov. 20. 1894.
II have tested 'Kutnow's Improved
Effervescent Powder most thoroughly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
The BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL

'-Messrs. Kutnow e. Co. showed an
improved Effervescent Powder, decided
ly more palatable than the ordinary
Mineral Salts. evaporated at the springs
Of which It reproduces the therapeutic
effects. while effectually covering the
nauseous taste and Objectionable Bit
ter flavor of sulphate of soda. 1t is
gentle, effervescent and is very eff
cient and agreeable aperient."
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-26
ENGINE COLLISION
Planned as Part of the Santa Fe CeIe-
bration-To be Free.

A novel feature. which would proba-
bly, attract thousands to this city on
that day, has been suggested for Santa
Fe day during the Fall Festival.
The feature is the collision of two To-
comotives, both running at full speed.
on the straight piece of track near
Twelfth street. An amphitheater large
enough to accommodate the thousands
who would come to see the
collision, would be erected on
adjacent ground, but suffi-
GENTLY far away to prevent injury to-
the spectators by flying debris.
J. H COe, foreman in the machinery
department of the Santa Fe shops, is
the originator of the idea, and it is un-
derstood that the suggestion is looked
upon with favor by the officials of the
mechanical department.
To make the collision as realistic as
possible ii is proposed to use two solid
ly built locomotives, painted and var
nished for the occasion, and have two
and fireman until the locomotives are
within so yards of each other. To avoid
the possibility of injury to the men
pneumatic cushions or something SINH
lar will be provided for them 10 leap
upon.
The collision is to be provided as a
free exhibition for Saiita Fe day. 1t is
estimated that the Santa Fe company
would be amply repaid for the destruc-
of the thousands who would come from
all parts of the state to view it.
The matter will be taken up and laid
before General Manager Frey