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Evening journal., 1897-08-16
DINNER FoR A SNAKE.
Gradual Absorption of a Frog by q
water MOccasin.

Gradual Absorption of a Frog by n
Water MOccasin.
1t is not often that one has an opoor-
tunity Of watching II snake swallowing
his live prey when the snake is free
and on his native soil. a summer idler
near the Newman Springs bridge, on
the Shrewsbury river. the other day
stopped for a rest at the site of an old
rustic summer-house. a spring there
was damned up years ago and the
summer-house built over the pond so
that wanderers could sit and refresh
themselves there. The smnmer-house
rotted and fell, and the pond filed with
many seasons fall of leaves from the
surrounding oak and chestnut trees.
AS the idler sat on n remnant of the
old dam a frog about four inches in
length was suddenly projected from
under the leaves. At first the idler
was puzzled to know how it managed
to stand in the air in such a manner,
but soon he saw that it was held in the
Jaws of a snake. The snake was less
than two feet long and was what was
known locally as water moccasin.
His head was about half an inch broad
and his neck smaller in size than an
ordinary lead pencil. The frog in the
thickest part was about two inches
across. The snakes jaws were closed
just over the end of one of the frogs
hind legs, and even that was such a
mouthful that it seemed as if the jaws
were stretched to their utmost.
In and out among the leaves the
snake slowly twisted and turned. work
ing his jaws all the time till he had
worked the smaller end of the frogs
leg down his throat. Then he became
more quiet. Now he began a slow,
monotonous task. His jaws worked
continuously, but with a motion hardly
perceptible, aided by an occasional
strained contortion of the snakes neck.
Soon the frog was but mere lump
in the snakes throat. Snd finally it
passed downward. Then the snake
raised his head and neck in graceful
curve and his little nervous, forlSed
tongue shot out at regular intervals.
Then, spying his observer for the first
time, he slid quickly under the leaves
| just in time to escape a blow with a
light stick. Ii took the snake about -
minutes to swallow that frog, and no
doubt he had swallowed many larger
ones.-N. Y. Sun.
Evening journal., 1897-08-16
MUSICAL NOTES.

The following appeared in the New
York Herald Of July q: "Violinist.
for mountain summer resort; will pay
car fare and board: but no wages. Ad-
dress for a few days. Ausable Chasm
Co. Post office. Ausable Chasm, n. Y"
To which the Courier adds And yet
there are those who say we are not a
musical nation. OF course, no wages.
Does the proud corporation OF Ausable
Chasm fancy a violinist could accept
Evening journal., 1897-08-16

Mrs Rosa Hickman is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. III. German
at Delmar.
R. d. Pride is visiting relatives in
Lewes.
Miss Ellie Armstrong has returned
from a visit to Newark friends.
Gustavus Coyle has returned from a
visit Ito McClellandsville.
Mrs. Elizabeth Blandy, of Newark, is
visiting her son, Charles Blandy.
Miss Name Plunkett has gone to At
lantic City for a week.
Miss Mary Hughes has returned
from visit to friends ait Chesapeake
City.
William l.. Eiiason and Theodore
Ferguson got home from Boston this
morning
Thomas f. Young, Jr, is at Atlantic
CICy for a week.
Charles e. Sasse and Arthur W.
Swarts hlye returned from Betterton,
Md.
iting friends, This morning. and lJhis af-
ternoon left for Atlantic City.
Alyan r. Morrison is in Washington
to-day.
Miss Cara Lee Saxton has returned
from a visit 10 friends down the state.
J. Frank Dunleavy and Frank Roop,
Formerly of this city, but now OF Phil
adelphia, spent yesterday here with
old friends.
Miss E. J. Heacock has returned
from her vacation of two weeks, spent
in a trip Through New York.
Phillip L. Garreth is spending his va
cation at HOckessin.
Miss Harriet Codner, of Utica. N. Y,
is being entertained by Mrs Elwood E.
McClymOnt ait her Delaware avenue
home.
Robert Pennington and William Jones
were the guests of Pierre Blair Pie, al
Newark, yesterday.
Miss Mary A. Mendinhall. who Is
Summering at Northbrook, Pa, spent
Saturday and yesterday with Whining
ton relatives.
Mrs. Bessie Nowland has returned
from New York, where she spent TWO
weeks with friends.
Achille Ricard is spending his vaca-
tiOn at Cape May and COfield Beach.
Howell S. England is receiving con-
gra5ulaltiOns to-day ON the advent of a
little girl at his house.
Hon. Thomas B. Smith went to Re-
hObOth yesterday.
Miss Lizzie Leach will go cut OF
town on her vacation next week.
Mrs. ]. H. Hoffecker, Jr., and son
Harvey, ar at POcono mountain.
Abou, the middle of the week James
II. Hoffecker, Jr, viii go to Mime
apOlis on business trip
Miss Maud johnson will spend next
week With friends in the country, and
later in the season will visit Lancaster
friends for two weeks
J. Frank Pierce was SO far recovered
yesterday as to be able to go out driv-
ing.
Ex-Secretary of State ]. Harvey
Whiteman, ProthOnOtary Victor b
WOolley and Dr. j. A. ERegood are
home from the Hudson.
Miss Gertrude Cooper and Mrs G.. A
Bullock spent yesterday widh friends
in ElktOn.
Mrs. Frank Mcclure and family are
ON a two weeks visit to Atlantic City
H. D. Jones Of this city, ami Hor-
ace Mansill, CT Philadelphia, are go
ing to Boston TO o.nor:'ow fer a .eV
days
Evening journal., 1897-08-16
MONDAY. AUGUST Ie. 1897.
REPARTEE FROM BRITAIN.


Says the London Daily Mail Eng
land ought to take the opportunity Of
rectifylng the frontier by annexing
Maine. Vermont. New Hampshire and
part OF New York State, thus giving
Canada a seaport-Po Portland-tO which
navigation is open all the year She
ought also to annex Alaska and the
Sandwich Islands" The writer adds
that the talk of America helping Eng
land IN the event Of war with the Eu-
ropean Powers is twaddle, and that we
would fight against her. Now, is not
this odd? This suggestion to annex our
territory comes just at the time that we
fst are considering the advisability of ac-
ceptng the allegiance Of Canada, Brit
ish Guiana, the Bahamas, the Bermu-
das, Honduras, Australia, Jamaica, the
Lesser Antilles, st. Helena, New Zea-
land. India. the Straits Settlements,
South Africa, Cyprus and Great Bri-
tain. This simultaneousness OF inten-
tion shows that Americans are still
connected with the British people in
blood and sympathies. In the London
Post we learn that the only friends
England has among us are "the few
whose highest interest and aim are to
conclude matrimonial alliances with
the English aristocracy because it is the
finest in the world" Great Scott Have
our hog packers carried their daugh-
ters 10 London TO sell to those pee
pie all this time or have the aristocrats
como over mere and nosed about until
3 they found millionaires who were will
ing TO swap their daughters for coro-
nets? We always supposed that the
aristocrats were the hunters for the
dollars.
Another English writer wants to see
all negotiations over the slaughter Of
a4s our. seals ended until the Paris award
is paid and announces that his coun-
try Is momentarily expecting the news
that ii powerful British fleet has ar
rived in Canadian waters to swoop
upon us as soon as Mr.. Sherman has
written another letter and lay New
sYofk and Cheesequakes In ashes. An
other, who is really alarmed over our
intention to wipe England from the
face Of the earth, cries pitifully to his
countrymen not to let us do it, and
suggests that the economical way to
keep out OF war would be TO organize
peace commission composed OF Mr.
''''-- Ctlrzon and Mr. Chamberlain, as both
of these statesmen have American
wives, who should come to America on
tour OF enlightenment and reforma-
tion. teaching our ungentle citizens that
the English no longer eat human beings
v or capture American tourists and put
them in the Tower, with other facts
that they ought to know. Indeed, there
is a large element in England that
seems to be in momentary expectation
that long and bloody war will pres
emily break out between this country
and the old one and will endure until
the United States have been expunged
from the map and the word Canada is
written large all over North America.
So we ought to learn the words of God
Save the Queen" and Rule Britannia"
and get in practice for colonial govern
ment at once. II the London Mail and
the London Post say these things there
can be no doubt that they are so.
Evening journal., 1897-08-16

We nave few Cinnamon in Whining
ton. but they, as well as the public gem
orally, will be interested in knowing
that a radical change is to be made IN
their calendar. The Chinese minister
at Washington proposes to correct the
Chinese calendar now in use in this
country. which was calculated at Hong
Kong. but is one day out of true reck-
oning when used in this country, no al
lowanoe being made for the difference
Evening journal., 1897-08-16

- AOAi' - ~ ~ f1~A ~ -
Silk Lace Boleros-
3 Russia Lace Boleros, $3.50 from 4
1 Black Lace BOlerOs, $3.50 frd
S375.
5 Ecru Lace Boleros, $3.50 from SD
/ Black Lace Boleros, s1OO frd
$500.
Talcu n Powder for Wed
nsSday, nc. per box.
Our Collingwood Cologu
is receiving high praise fror
those who have used it. Fir
quality and low price is a con
bination hard TO beat-5o,
bottles for $50. and ono
bought you are sure to alway
use it.
In the face Of a strong ri
ing market in Carpets we sha
offer this week some of I'll
greate't inducements in be.
All.Wool Extra Ingrains W
ever had. 75c. quality for so
and only about 600 yards
them. If you bring the siz
of your rooms, we have SON
remnants up to go yards
.lpuch reduced prices.
Our new patterns of 0
'CkNths are here at 25c. p,
=; arcl
Evening journal., 1897-08-16

Rev. Sam Potts political aspirations
have given considerable color to the
fight for the Smyrna post Office. lie is
as black as the ace of spades. Indica-
tions point to the success Of Thomas b.
Megear or a man named Price, neither
of whom is an Addicksite
Evening journal., 1897-08-16

What in the world is the Sabbath
Asterisk Growing about? The Evening
Journal predicted the reappointment Of
Election Commissioner Martin Fairy
three months before the commission
was issued.
Evening journal., 1897-08-16

All communications intended for inEcr
ton In this column should be addressed to
Society Editor, care of the Evening Jour
nal. Communications should be written
on one side Of the paper only.
Evening journal., 1897-08-16

Hugh A. Garland, Thomas Young, W
H. Gordon, U. S. A., OF lliis city, and
w. Ray Baldwin, Of Baldwin, Md, have
gone on a wheeling party to Atlantic
City and other seashore points.
Evening journal., 1897-08-16

When the joint committee on Repub-
lican harmony decides to settle down to
work we hope that it will insist on the
Sussex Republican and Milford Chroni-
Gle submitting their differences OF opin-
ion to arbitration. Things are getting
serious when the editor of the Addicks
organ accuses the editor of a regular
Republican organ of using $1,000 of
Addicks' money for campaign purposes.
Can 1t be possible that the gas man
contributed to a fund to accomplish his
own defeat?
Evening journal., 1897-08-16

President Mckinley is using Senator
Quays don't talk thunder to intimidate
Secretary of State Sherman.
Evening journal., 1897-08-16
VIM. B. SHAR]
81 co
Fourth and Market Sis
Ribbons.

All-Silk Moire Ribbons,
inches wide, Pink, Blue, Gree
Yellow and White. reduce
from 29c to I9c. per yard.
Evening journal., 1897-08-16

IN longitude. Acting on instructions
from the Chinese minister. the Chinese
consuls have just issued a proclama-
ton, which has been posted, setting
forth the error and the reason of it, di-
recting that It shall be corrected.
Evening journal., 1897-08-16

There is only one side to German re-
ciprocity.
Evening journal., 1897-08-16

II Colonel e. T. Cooper has no other
engagement, we nominate him foI
president Of Hawaii
Evening journal., 1897-08-16
August
Blanket Sale.

On Wednesday we shal
otter the following bargains id
Blankets:
200 pairs of White, Gray or Tan Blan
kets, good size, 25c.; each worth ex
actly double.
All of our sample Blankets
from the mills, in all about Ioo|
pairs. reduced as follows
20 pairs 1874 fine red Blankets. sd
from Sc.
so pairs ia and 1874 fine white
Blankets, regular Sc and 81 quali7
ties are reduced to 81.
20 pairs fine white California Blankets
always 50 and $12 qualities. We
shall sell for Sc per pair.
Muslins special for Wed.
neSday.
5000 yards fine unbleached &c.
1900 yards extra heavy unbleached
sheeting, &c.
1000 yards 40 inches wide extra
neavy sheeting, 7c
1000 yards good quality one-yard
wide bleached Muslin, SC.
5000 yards Hill bleached Muslin at
&C. yard.
1000 yards Fruit Of Loom, at 6l5c.
per yard
1,200 yards fine one and one-quarter
yards wide pillow case Muslin, at sc.
per yard
1000 yards 1914 wide Utica bleached
sheeting, 19c. per yard.
Wednesday we will sell one
case best quality Indigo Blue
CalicoeS at &C. per yard
Now IS your time. The
new tarilf is going 10 make
YOU paw more and these goods
are at the lowest notch.
vTTHf d CII d ID @ ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-26
HIS KLOSDIKE FORTUNE.
He Paid $40. 900 Tor Half . Claim and Worked
Out the Price In Two Months.

OTTAWA. Sept. 24.-It Is understood that tho
appli 'otion OF the Yukon. Klondike Mining and
Military Company for permission TO work the
Government reserved placer claims in tho
Yukon. on q percentage. In return for the pro-
lection and services afforded by their volun.
teers. has been rejected. The mounted police
arc already there In force sufficient to keep tho
peace. and with them are many ex-policemen
whose services could DO called into use in any
emergency. There might DO also a conflict o.
jurisdiction. 1t was thought, between the police
and volunteers. In respect OF the offer to work
the Government claims. n member OF the Cali
net stated that 1t was tho duty OF tho Govern
ment to manage these reserves wisely. md for
the benefit OF Canada as whole. There may
be great wealth In tho reserved claims. and,
when tho noighboring properties were de-
veloped these could very easily be sold for their
value.
Scarth. has rec ntiy received "A letter from his
son. who 10 an inspector OF the mounted police
S Wealth. f1rt O. cu .hn ykloa AZ an s s,,"S,r'imiE r, s 81 Ihs
writes that he knew a man who purchased u
half interest in q claim FOR $4,000. He had
from March until September TO pay the price,
Within ~o months from The limo Of purchase,
and all FROM tho proceeds OF his clam during that
time. or at tho rate OF about $500 per day.
There wore, when he wrote. over 900 people
looking for claims at the Klondlke. but they
Some time ago the Dominion Government ap-
piled to the W tshington nuthorities or tho privi;
lego OF stretching u telegraph line from the head
of the Lynn Canal, at either Dyea or Skag way,
across The pass TO Lake Tagish. A reply has been
received hero TO the effect that tho United states
Government has no objection providing the
granting OF the privilege doos not In any way
Interfere with tho question Of the boundary be-
tween both countries. The Canadian Govern
ment, by this move. has decided upon another
Important line of policy with regard to the do
means OF communication from SkaRway, near
tho White p ,ss to Lake Tagish, whore . do
tarhment Of mounted police arc now quartered.
be done. The telegraph line may form part OF a
system through to tho KlOndike. Tho first por-
and will BIO OF distinct value whom tho pass iS
not open for traffic.
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heather the horrible possibilities of the foreiRn
DEVILS warship. We afterward spoke an Eng
lish vessel, bound from Singapore 10 Hong
Kong, by which we. learned that q French
ploop-of-war was on the way TO relieve Bishop
Lefoyre and that no was delivered safe and
sound to the French warship.
'sThe two Governors Of Touron were placed
upon tho backs Of mules, tied with their faces
toward tho tails, and driven up and down the
beach In front Of Old IronsidcS and afterward
wero decapitated for allowing us to carry on
the mandarins.
This ended the war between tho kingdom Of
AMMAN and-sthe United States ship Con.
stitution. At Macao we had the pleasure Of
seeing the Reverend Bishop at tho house OF w.
=. Pierce, our Consul, and of listening to his
profuse thanks and rocoiving his professions Of
gratitude.
letter was afterward received from tho
French Government to the effeot that the
action OF our commander and officers had been
superb. and that some recognition OF their sor.
vices would be forwarded to Washington. The
recognition never arrived, however, for Louis
Philippe's government was soon afterward
overthrown."
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" get nine tricks.
Trick 1. Either B does not understand his
partners lead or does not know the value Of an
established suit, four trumps, and a card OF re-
entry. Probably he thought the Jack was a
supporting card. short-suiters never got the
the king from K.Q, J, regardless of number;
This numoer.showing business Ia the curse of
modern whist, and probably loses as many trick ks
as all the other bad long-euit plays put to-
gether. SO far from sho partner anything.
II usually ~confuses him, and gives the adyer.
sar!es time to ruin tho hand. rs play OF the
spade 10 Is a cold bluff. ably seconded by his
Trick .. This Is the same old position that THE
Sun has called attention TO SO often. There are
but two uses for trumps. and II A has not nerve
enough TO lead them now. he should try to get q
ruff with them by leading his singleton dia-
monh hut the play is given a. II occurred.
Trick q. This is what b should have done on
the first trick-taken tho lead away from MS
want the lead, and ia quite willing to have one
or two rounds OF trumps come out Not 30 Y.
who would like to run q spade. and tries 10 stop
tho trump lead by false carding tho 10.
Trick 4. u TAILS into the error of continuing
with the small card, instead of with the queen.
n the hands OF A and H.. Y having none, and
places the ace with his partner. These informa-
ton players make some costly mistakes, and are
very easily humbuggod by false cards.
,Trick5. VS. play is the point Of the hand
with. y reentry n clubs, and a great suit. he In
vites his partner to take mp tho trump attack.
knowing that n must hold ace and another
trump.
Trick 9. y thinks y would run the spade ace
Immediately. so thoroughly n he taken in by his
play at the first trick.
Here Is the oyerplay:
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Al get .,x tricks. a io.s OF .ix.

al e va y : OI bl1.
Trick 2. II B returns the club, Alb make
eight tricks, two more than they did. but still
four less than the hand Is worth.
Of his sni, W wars Il a ~ im hard 10 me acc p anb sns en-
hopod TO knock them together.
Trick !. After e%at,hipy the jack, and so estab-
Trick 8, II 4 continues the trump lead for
eventually lead the club to z, who will draw
the trump and give his partner diamond.
sleep erpT and d LEAD dr SteE ih e0p IrSm lo1 4 \ h So %on 81 th 10
trick, It was his only chance, and he was right
The thirteen tricks gained on these two hands
are mostly traccable to the invitation game. Is
Il to DO wondered at that the play, was q popu-
suits could DO obtained by its usei When
Bouve spoke OF carrying 1t TO absurd ex.
tremes" perhaps he meant that the swings made
were absurd, and that players had no business
TO use a system which was such a killer as to
gain thirteen tricks In two hands.
OUR PRoBLKMs.
The point in the perception problem published
Sept II Is that 8 must have the ace OF trumps
have the and either the 7 or s. ~"
holds j G si.her K ss' 5. g 8 or Slf <. 10. 8. '9 1or II that he hs hs
held X, J. Io he would have led tho 10. II W
WIS lead Of the small spade shows that he ha.
81 clubs Tor EesentTy. Il he has aqs, be may
losing club II he has no diamond. That he hal
six spades and no diamonds or clubs 10 very i'm.
probable. and his lead Of the small spade justi.
ies E in crediting him with the king, accom-.
panied by either 10 or ..
Whether or not W holds reentry In clubs, Z
should play either the queen of trumps or the
jack Of spades. 1t Is better for E to lead spades
aud to give his partner q possible anesse Of the
jack than to let w lead his king. and II the
finessc will not succeed after the trumps are
gone. it will not succeed before. SO f should not
waste time trying 1t, but get out the trumps
first. Even II ) has both ace and 8 of trumps.
and draws them all. he will almost certainly
lead a diamond. and f can then play the spade
jack. II s leads q club. he must establish the
suit IN Els hand. even II w has not the king.
As the cards lie. II f. leads the trump, the ace
Is the only trick remaining for n and s, because
8 viii naturally return { O diamond. and z will
lead the spade through him. 8 will cover with
the imperfect fourchette. and w will draw his
losing trump and make all the spades.
II K leads the spade jack at trick q, 8 will
mako two tricks. because W will force him,
He viii make ono only II Il is shrewd enough te
ruff his partners spade lead. because that will
whatever s leads and catch his small trump
who did not see far enough into the game to
lead the trump at trick q.
Unfortunately. + did not possess sufficient
perception to make either of these plays, and
" 8 so inundated by the adversary's trump
attack that he jumped at tho chance to make
his partners small trumps by forcing him with
a diamond which cost him just four tricks
This is how 1t happened. w has the heart IL
turned.
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Mrs. Ollie Handy OF Cobb county. an aunt Of
Judge b. T. Cock Of Coweta county. Ia q remark
able woman in many ~respects. She Ia the TWEEN
ty.sixth child born to her parents. and although
Judge Cocks Junior by two years, Is his great
aunt. Her father Was twice married, which ac-
counts for her being younger than her nephew.
Mrs. Handy had seven brothers who were Bap-
fist preachers, and six n%cphews engaged in the
seventy.scven. all of whom are robust, both In
body and mind. by industry and economy she
her children will each receive a comfortable dot
when she dies. Judge Cock paid her a visit not
long since, II being the first time they had met
In threeecoro years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-26
Sea otter with = white Skin.


SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.-THE hunting
schooner Rather has arrived from the Arc
tic, having secured twenty-six sea otter skins
and 1913 fur seals. Capt. Nelson declares
that offers are becoming very scarce. He got
one skin that 10 entirely white. the only one
yentional color OF tho sea otter Is black, skins
being here and there dappled with silver having
always. compounded. the highest prices. This
highest price on record In tho market, and the
estimates Of its value vary from 800 to u 500.
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SHARON, Sept. 17.-MisS Elotts Rodgers of
Landing Davis OF Boston. Mass, In the Mercer
Cottage Hospital Yesterday. Miss Rodgers was
they were thrown from the buggy. Miss
RoIgers sustained y broken leg, and rather than
have the wedding day deferred, the remon
took plaoe In the hospital.
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Alb get twelve tricks.
Trick !. AZ the cards lie. II A begins with q
small trump. Alb make slam. He leadsla high
trump hrst, ami then changeSitoc clubs to give his
partner q chance to lead tho trump Jack II he
has u. II leads four rounds of trufnps, B dis
cardinR diamonds. and club, Alb will make
twelve tricks II Y leads a diamond and A leads
his partners suit, spades.
Trick 8. This Ia the invitation game In its
purity; Although the, fall OF the cards to the
second trick marks both nco and queen of clubs
against them. and h has no resntry card, he
takes the only chance to make n great game in
the spade suit by inviting his partner to 20
right along with the trumps. of which he must
have three honors, or he would not begin with
the king.
Trick z. Y probably thought his club ace
would be useful later as n card Of resntry for
the diamonds.
Here is the everyday OF the same hand, In
which a does not lead trumps and does not be-
Nove In the Top of-nothing. but plays to estab-
fish the club suit by opening IL with the fourth
best, His partner 10 not an Invitation player,
and knowing that there are still two high cards
out against As suit, he thinks 1t better TO estab-
lish his own.