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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
Personal lsentaon.

William Blakely the actor is dead in
London.
NJ. de Fourtou, the former minister
of the interior, Is dead at Paris, aged
sixty-tw0.
Osborne NJ. Kavanaugh, third secre-
tary of the British embassy, died at
Washington Of typhoid fever.
Rear Admiral Joseph f. Green, U. s.
N. (retired), died at his home at Brook
line, Mass, from a complication Of dis
eases.
Charles Bordelois, a Cuban officer
who was wounded in the fighting In
medical treatment, died In hospital.
Paul Alexander Johnstone, the mind
reader, says he Is going to take trip
around the world blindfolded. At the
same time he Is going to try and beat
the records for globe trotters.
Rev. DR.. John Rouse, rector Of Trim
ity Episcopal church, died from shocks
attending an operation for appendicitis.
He was but thirty five years Of age and
one Of the most prominent of the
younger clergymen in Chicago.
Charles G. Kretschmer. for forty
years principal of the Dubuque Qowa)
public schools and one of the oldest
and best known educators in the North
west, is dead, aged 76 years.
]. H. Webster, one of the oldest set
tiers Of Dunn county, Wis.,, is dead,
aged 6S years. He assisted in the
consin, and has been county surveyor
for many years.
George H. Pullman, for the past
three years associated with the Ameri-
can National Red Cross, has resigned
his connection with that organiza-
ton. other engagements demanding his
entire time.
Chief Justice Conway of the Wyo-
ming supreme court, died at Cheyenne.
He had been sick some three weeks
and confined to his home with an at
tack of Ia grippe, but no one supposed
that he was seriously i'll.
Lord Rosebery's mother, the aged
duchess of Cleveland, is about to start
for India for the winter She is an in
veterate traveller, every year taking
journeys that most young women
would shrink from.
Cecil Rhodes has written to Bulu-
wayo: Il have made up my mind to
extend the railway to Zambesi without
delay. The magnificent coal fields be-
tween here and there mean much to
us. Let us see the work accomplished
during our lifetime
Queen Victoria was an exhibitor at
the Bournemouth chrysanthemum
show, and took first prize for thirty
six Japanese cut blooms, Lady Theo-
dora Guest being second. For twelve
Japanese blooms Lady Theodore Guest
was first and the queen third. Her
majesty also won third prize for six
cut blooms.
Charles A. Hardy, president of the
Catholic Standard and Times Publish
ing company of Philadelphia, and the
founder and publisher of the American
Catholic Quarterly Review, died at the
st. Charles hotel, Atlantic City, aged
fifty-one years. The deceased was one
of the most prominent Catholic laymen
in the country.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30

A bride of year was recently heard
to say that ten of her acquaintance
were to be married before Christmas,
and that as the parents OF all of them
had sent her expensive wedding gifts,
she and her husband were in much
perturbation about the customary re-
turn. There is food for reflection in
her comment that as they lived in a
small rented house and kept but one
servant, their valuable silver was still
stored in the vault where it had been
placed at their marriage; that al
though the gifts represented over
three thousand dollars, the young hus-
band had to struggle for their liveli-
hood; and that the most modest pres
ents they could select for their ten
friends would take his whole months
salary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
Hungry Cubans in New York.

New York, Dec. 12.-The Journal and
Advertiser says: Weyle:'s policy Of
eXternlinatiur has result:I in IN enor-
nous influx of Cubans into New York.
Hundreds, if not thousands, of them
are dying Of hunger here. The number
Of these refugees is var:ously esti-
mated at from 10000 to 10000. Per-
haps the majority are absolutely with
out means. There are men and women
among them who were worth hun
dreds of thousands of dollars before
the war began. but who are now pen
niless Some of these are working as
walters, porters and seamstresses.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30

A Boston society girl has been sent
to sanitarium because of queer
hallucination which leads her to par
TALLY disrobe whenever she is in a
crowd" Does she imagine she is at
the seaside or the opera?
one by one the roses OF tradition,
which have bloomed in historical mar
ratives, fade and fall. Once more it
IS declared that Admiral Tromp did
not hoist broom at the masthead of
his ship, in token of his purpose to
sweep English vessels off the ocean.
The writer who labels the familiar
tale as fiction is an eminent authority
IN matters pertaining to English his
tory.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30

The zeal of an Illinois woman who
set out to convert a professional gam
bier was not tempered with discre-
ton. There was man who shut him
self in his room to color his meer-
schaum. I'll color you, blank your
he said angrily; but when they found
him he was dcad-the pipe had colored
him. And this gambler was fascinat-
ing enough to convert the woman;
she left her husband and ran away
with him. And now comes the sadder
part OF the story. She sickened of him,
and the husband has accepted her apol-
ogies and taken Ter back to his arms.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY.
Authorities Investigating n RObber
of HeEtstered Mail,

OF registered Mail.
New York, Dec. -. - Secret service
men are working on a mysterious rob-
berry Of registered mail between this
city and Philadelphia, the first intima-
ton of which tle authorities received
about month ago whan inquiries
were made concerning registered mail
sent from Philadelphia as missing. A
number of secret service men were at
once put on the case and they have
been at work in all the territory be-
tween Jersey City and Philadelphia
since then. Just what they have dis
covered it has been impossible to learn.
The postof1ice authorities are particu-
larly reticent about the robbery, and
beyond admitting that it has occurred,
refuse to give any direct information.
A number of registered letters have
been stolen, that is certain, but the
actual amount they contained is not
known.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
TORTURED by REBELS.
Women and Children Are Burned b
the Cuban Insurgents.

Women and Children Are Burned by
the Cuban Insurgents.
New York, Dec. PA dispatch to
the Herald from Madrid says: A storm
of indignation has been provoked here
by news of tortures inflicted by Cuban
rebels upon the inhabitants of Guisa,
women and children being bound and
burned alive. The details are given
by the impartial, paper by no means
favorable to the present governments
policy, and the news is row officially.
confirmed. One of the ministers says
that as far as known at present the
only crime the unfortunate creatures
appear to have been guilty of is that
they favored the acceptance of auton-
Omy.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
TRIED TO KILL HAMID.

Attempt on the Commander of the
Faithful.
London, Dec. IL. - The Athens cor
respondent says that on Monday two
soldiers in the imperial service at the
Yildiz Kiosk, The palace of the sutton,
made an attempt on his life. This was
frustrated by the attendants Of the
sultan. The sultan mad the men tor
tured in the hope of extracting the
names Of the instigators, but both sue
cumbed without revealing anything.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30

The Grand Opera House in Grand
Rapids has been giving Sunday enter
calnments for some time in the interest
OF charity and has suffered three or
tour arrests under the old blue laws,
and SO great is the terrorism of the
police department that only one of the
three daily papers has dared to COM
ment on the situation, at the same time
the beer hall societies give theatricals,
dances and sell beer on the Sabbath
as usual. and are not molested. What
a bad town Grand Rapids is getting to
be.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
General.

'CO1Sc ~. w OuS VI DOuSld6 equity ,
Kansas, has been appointed plumber
in the quartermaster's department at
Fort Filey, Kas., at salary of 5000.
Announcement of the consolidation
of the Union National and Hide and
Leather National banks of Chicago will
probably be made before the end of the
week.
The stock yards company of Sioux
City, Iowa has reduced charges on hay
and corn from 81 to 80 cents per bale
for the former, and 81 to 60 cents per
bushel for the latter.
The farmers near Beulah, Kas., have
organized against Sunday hunters, and
hereafter will make it hot for any man
who persists in disturbing the Sabbath
tranquility of that vicinity.
The plate glass factory at Ellwood,
Ind, employing 800 hands, has closed,
to accept the change to payment by
piece-work, instead Of by the week.
There are fourteen salmon canneries
on Puget Sound, the total output for
1897 being 100000 pounds Of fish,
4G7 900 cases, bringing in $1,634, 500.
Seventy-two traps and large number
OF glll-netS supply them.
The circuit court at Chicago has
granted to Edward J. Frost an abso-
lutte divorce from his wife, Elizabeth
H. Frost. Mrs. Frost was Miss Eliza
beth S. Hancock, a niece Of Gen. Han
cock.
Robert w. Jones of Buffalo has pur-
chased one Of the largest farms in the
country, tract of 5000 acres of wheat
land on the 500 railroad in North Da-
kota, for a cash consideration Of about
$17b,OOO.
While r. E. Page, a Swisher county
(Tex.) ranchman, was asleep in camp,
he was attacked by large wolf, and so
badly bitten that he has gone to the
Pasteur institute at New York for
treatment.
There are only two disengaged wheat
ships in port at San Francisco, the
Heathbank and Peake, and their
agents are holding out for 30 shilling
freight. The tonnage on the way is
$4,000 tons less than it was at this
time in 1896.
William Mida Of Chicago, editor Of
Midas Criterion, is at Louisville, in the
interests Of the congress and exposition
OF the beer, wine, liquor and tobacco
interests of the world, to be held in
Chicago at the Coliseum during next
May.
Four sons were born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Hankey, who live on a
farm near Dover, Del. The father has
already given the name Of William J.
Bryan to the largest, the eight-pound
member of the quartette, but the 9TH
ers, the smallest of which weighs three
pounds, are not yet designated. Moth
err and children are doing well.
1t is reported that Mrs. Pullman will
renounce her husbands will, emitting
her to million or so of dollars, and
demand her dover of about $780,
600. Her object is said to be to divert
the bulk Of the estate from her daugh-
ters, and to make millionaires of her
two sons, despite their fathers action
in cutting them off with $1,000 a year
each. The Illinois law allows widows
one year in which to decide between
wills and dowries, and Mrs. Pullman is
expected to announce her decision in
ample time. ---------- ~ -.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
DIAMONDS STOLEN.

The Thief Captured After a Despcr-
ate Struggle.
Baltimore, Dec. 12.-'!he residence Of
Isaac r. Emerson, proprietor of the
Emerson Drug company, and COM
mander Of the Maryland Naval Re-
serves, was entered end diamonds
valued at nearly $4,000 were stolen.
After desperate struggle the thief
was captured as ne was leaving the
house. The prisoner was searched and
the diamonds found in his pockets.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
Richard Is Himself Again.

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 12.-Sir Richard
Cartwright, minister Of trade and CON-
merce, has returned to his post after q
prolonged stay at the mineral springs
at Mount Clemens, Mich. 1t is said
that he will at once take hand in the
negotiations between Canada and the
United States to clear up pending dis
putes and looking to reciprocity
treaty.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
Very SusDiclOus Person.

New York, Dec. 12.-Charlas Zanoli,
the barber who pleaded guilty to de-
fraudirg an insurance company, and
who admitted that since 1855 he had
collected insurance on f2ny wives, one
motEer-in-law, one daughter and one
employee, was arraigned in police court
on the charge of being 4 suspicious
person. He was remandeti to give the
detectives time to thoroughly invesri-
gate his record.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
Prize Fights Knocked Out.

San Francisco, Dec. 12.-The police
Of the board Of supervisors
put quietus upon the prize fighting
in this city for some time to
come by refusing any more permits
for pugilistic or physical culture" ex-
hibitions to the big club. This dis
poses Of the Griffo-Lavigne, Hawkins
Connolly and the Smith-Kelly matches.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
Bank Robber Identified.

Warsaw, Ind, Dec. PA man CIV
ing the name of George Barnhardt was
arrested at Alliance, Ohio, charged
with being one Of the robbers who
looted the Millers' bank a week ago.
He was brought here and given pre-
liminary hearing. He was positively
identified by witnesses of the crime.
He was placed in Jail to await trial.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
Destroyed by Floods.

Galena, ILL.,, Dec. IA flood caused
by heavy rains practically destroyed
the government locks at the mouth Of
the Galena river. The locks were
built seven years ago at cost of $780,
600. The damage was caused by
great ice foe swept down the river by
the food
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
Robbed a Mail Concl,.

London, Dec. II. - According to a
special dispatch from Lydenburg. in
the Transvaal, body of armed high
waymen have robbed a mail coach
from Pilgrims Rest, about twenty-five
miles northwest Of Lydenburg, of f12,-
600 in gold coin and bullion. No or
rests have been made.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
Dismissed the Indictment,

Baltimore, Dec. 12.-T,le grand jury
has reconsidered and dismissed the in
dictment against +. B. Hubbell and
James Russell, who were Jointly
charged with William ]. Atkinson with
making false returns of the financial
condition of the Best Telephone Man
ufacturing Company of Baltimore for
the purpose Of influencing the price Of
the companYs stock.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
Marriages in Peru.

Lima, Peru, Dec. 1.-THE committee
of the chamber Of deputies, finding
that the governments project to
simply register the marriage of for
eigners, will substitute other and
broader principles for it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
BOLD ROBBER.

Occupants of a Store He1d-Up by One
Man and $4,000 Taken.
Redding, CAL, Dec. 12.-McCormick,
Zaltzar & Co.'s branch store at Kes.
wick was entered by masked robber.
The occupants Of the store were forced
to the rear Of the building at the muz-
zle of a pistol. The safe was robbed
Of about $4,000, and. after loking the
doors behind him, the rohher took the
keys and disappeared into the night.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
The British Advance.

London, Dec II. - According to
dispatch to the Daily Mail from Cairo
GOO British troops will take pare in the
advance of the Anglo Egyptian expe-
dition in the Soudan that was post
poned after the capture of Berber last
September in order to avoid the hot
season.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
NIurler and Suicide

: Chicago, Dec. 12-Mrs. Fred Schroed-
er, who was shot in the right shoulder
by her husband, after quarrel, has
died Of her injuries. Schroeder put
bullet into his temple when the police
forced the door Of his room. He died
instantly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
New York to Celehr,+.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE merging Of
the old city of New York into the
Greater New York will be celebrated
on New Years eve. The leading citi-
zens Of both cities have received invi-
tations asking them to aid in preparing
for big celebration Of "Charter DIV "
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30

Gold was first discovered in Colorado
In 1858 and since then the state has
produced S5S0,0OO, 900 in gold and silver.
Out of fifty-six counties of the state
twenty-six are gold producers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
Shot His Wife.

Philadelphia, Dec. IL. - Anthony v.
Devlin Of this city shot and seriously
wounded his wife and committed sui.
eide by shooting himself. The couple
had been married two years.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
FIT'H1] OF THE NEWS
EVENTS Of THE PAST WEEK IN A
CONDENSED FORM.

4 General Resume Of the Most Im-
portant News Of the Week From
All Parts OF the Globe, Boiled
Down and Arranged In Com
venient Form for Rapid Perusal
BY Busy People.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
Negro Aynched.

Wesson, Miss, Dec. IL. - Charlie
Jones, the negro whos on Wednesday,
murdered Mrs. Brown Smith and her
four children near this place. has been
caught and lynched by Oh Infatuated
mob. g. -....
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
At least once a year there is some
thing to be thankful for.
It has been decided that the foot ball
games attract more people than the
Thanksgiving sermons.

A photographer in Kentucky is
charging widows only half price.
There should be more of this chivalry
In business.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09
Read Stone & Thomas adj.
THE RIVER.

YESTERDAYS BOATS-Cincinnati,
Hudson. s a. m; Pittsburg, Bedford, 6
a. M; Parkersburg, Argand, II a. m. /;
New Matamoras, Lexington, II a. m.
Sistersville, Ruth, 3:3 0p. m; Claring-
ton, Leroy. $3.50 p. m.
TO-DAY'S BOATS-Pittsburg Vir-
GINA, 3 a. m: Parkersburg, Ben Hur,
II a. M; Sistersville, Ruth, $3.50 p. m;
Darlington, Leroy, 80 p. m.
The river at the wharf last night was
s feet inches and rising. The contin-
ued down-pour Of rain will cause the
river to come up 10 some extent.
Capt. Martin, of the Davis Island dam,
has requested all pilots to run boats
while passing the dam under a slow bell
for the next two weeks. Ii is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the repairs to the
lock gate will be finished by that time
The pilots OF the Hudson report a
dangerous snag lying 100 yards above
Captina Island. Pilots are warned TO
run to the right coming up.
There is a sunken barge at Blelner-
hassetts Island which is causing the
pilots considerable trouble. The snag
boat will probably blow II up when It
comes along.
Capt. Tony Mendahl, one OF the pilots
Of the steamer Hudson, says that when
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09
A PECULIAR FACT
Thousands of People Have Dysnen.,.
Its Worst Form and Do Not kr,,,. >, u

Thousands of People Have Dvsr,r.,
Its Worst Form and Do Not Know I,
A weak stomach is the car,o
about nine-tenths of all disease ~. y
most cases the wrong thing is rra... .
and the true cause overlooked
This is because a weak digss.fo7 .-
duces symptoms resembling r6srr,.F ~
cry disease because il weaken ,r5 ~, ~
turbs the action OF every Nerve and 1 ~
gan in the body; poor digestion ~s,..
heart trouble, kidney trouble, ,-.
weakness and especially nervous h-.'
down or nervous prosTati0n. -ra-..
cannot stand the wear and tear rr,...
generously fed by well diges,al rr..-
some food.
Keep the digestion good and man.
need fear the approach of disease
Mrs. II. NJ. Lee, Of Rocle sr Y p
writes: For the sake of sata-.r. D.. 60
mainly want TO say tina, from ..,,
l had a very weak stomach u-sa.
my food very often after GAZING ~
after few years neryouSu tr.-'-
STA resulted, and for more than tr'-.-
years | have suffered ineXDr.,t.
tried many physicials u
tised remedies with only temr--. -
lief for nervous dyspepsia and r --
til | commenced taking S-.rs rr.
pepsia Tablets last SCI ul- -.
months ago, have | been fire from 20
fering caused by the condition 20.
nerves and stomach; in lo-. cham.
nervous dyspepsia.
/ have recommended S-nr-s D..
pepsia Tablets to many nv .-..t.
and now | want in publ W.r,.s-
they are the safest, plea s-,,
believe surest, cure for stomach IA
nerve troubles. ! write ue homes. 49,
ion and | will gladly answer .ry '....
of inquiry at any time +..
am, in a small way. help.u- o.a ..t
cause.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Pip
patent medicine. but they
the fruit salts, digestive md -.-.
tones necessary to help o.. a..f SLIM.
ach 10 promptly and th0uI-l goa
food.
All druggists sell Stuar .,
Tablets at 80 cents for fl' pa Z.
age and anyone suffering from ,-
dyspepsia, sour stomach. l
acidity, gases, belching &C. u -
them not only a quick relief H..a al.
ical cure.
Send to Stuart Co.. Marsha" Ws
for little book. Describing cause M
cure Of stomach troubles. giving -.
toms and treatment of the ya-
forms of indigestion.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09

booth was an attractive representation
of a boomer girl standing beside a
Juvenile wheel. Geo. w JOhnson's
Sons had the north side of the gym
nasium. They had the following COL
lection: Two Tribunes, 500, two
Pierce 500, two Pierce SIS. two Storm
err $50. two Stormer $50, two Stormer
$40. two Pennant $50. In addition to
the wheels the firm had large as
sortment Of sundries. B. F. Caldwell
& Co.'S booth was decorated in pink
and purple. and had the conspicuous
Gold Crank Falcon sign above the
booth. This popular wheel was ex-
hibited in seven different patters rang
ing from SIS TO SIS.
The upper story and hall was also
occupied by dealers in wheels The
Palace Furniture Company had prom
inent station in the upper hall at the
TOP of the stairway They had one OF
the largest exhibits in the building. 1t
was under the direction of j. II. Crago,
who is the representative in West Nlr-
ginia for the George Worthington Blcy-
Gle Company, of Cleveland. The Pal
ace Furniture Company handles this
manufacturers wheels exclusively and
had a large variety Of their makes on
exhibition last night. 1t included two
Lewis & Booth 500. two Ariels 500,
TWO Holidays 500, Duke and Duch-
ess $50. two Worthingtons S75 two Ad-
Gilbert S65. two Harvards $50 and also
full lire of bicycle sunGries, including
an electric cycle.
Jason Stamp had his display on the
platform Of the Y. NJ. c. A. auditorium.
He had twelve wheels, a 32-pound
Rambler tandem, bicycle suits, bloom
ers and sundries on exhibition. The
list embraced for Ramblers $50, four
Ideals. $50. $40 and $35; Paltu $50,
a Fleetwing SIS. two Yellow Kids $50,
a Courier $50. The reading room was
divided by the exhibits of w. ]. Lukens.
Chas. Goethe and H. E. Hillman. Mr..
Lukens' list was two Westtields sou,
and three Clevelands at SlOO. Mr..
Goethe had two Empires at $3.50 and
two Princetons at $47.50. Mr.. Hlllman
advertised the Monarch and Viking as
leaders. The Monarch is sold FOR S4O
TO SS5. the Viking at $50, and the Racy-
Gle at $50 to $50.
The bicycle show will be continued
to-day and will be open this afternoon
and evening. This afternoon will be
ladies afternoon. and the fair sex who
are interested in wheels will have an
opportunity TO revel among them TO
tbeir hearts content. The ladies aux
iliarv of the Y. NJ. c. A. serve excellent
refreshments in the dining room Of the
building.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09
A LETTER RECEIVED.
DR.. j. A. Campbell Hears from the Pas
teur Institution the Hydrophobia CUES

DR.. j. A. Campbell Hears from the Pas
teur Institution the Hydrophobia CUES
ton.
DR.. ]. A. Campbell, the physician
who attended Officer Charles thinner
man and induced him to go to New
York to get the Pasteur treatment, has
received letter from DR., Paul Gibier,
president of the Institute. A part OF
DR.. Gibier's letter is as follows: Il
Noted also that a poor fellow has sue
cumbed to hydrophObia. | wonder
what are the feelings Of the physicians
who laughed at the idea that such a
thing as hydrophobia could exist. |
understand that movement has been
started TO send the ether persons who
were bitten to this Institute to be treat
ed. Well. we will do our best for them
it is all | can say Although delay is
dangerous the treatment might prevent
death by hydrophobia if it was applied
five or six weeks before the time the
symptoms Of the disease would APP
near From the above words can be
gathered an idea as to what danger the
natients are in who failed TO take the
treatment Immediately after being bit
ron