Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-01-07

1hnf Does Its Deadly Work In a silent
and perplertng Manner.
'sTwo Of rhe most beautiful and at
she same time murderous objects I have
erer seen in all my travels / picked up
"a Paris during my trip there last sum-
mer. said J.. v. Atkinson of Savannah
10 a friend.
IT bought both az them from an old
gunsmith IN the Quartier Latin. and he
assured me they were, without doubt,
che only ones is existence, as far as his
&noHledge of death dealing instruments
went. and he also told me that ne had
purunased them Of an old Spaniard who
had spent most Of his life in the South
american countries.
II am sure he must have had them
made TO his especial order, for, rs / have
already stared, during all my travels /
have never seen anything that would in
any way approach them for viIlainous,
murderous purposes
''The first, - You see. looks innocent
enough. aud when | ask you what you
think il in you will reply
"A silver matchbox, I" answered the
reportcr N he gingerly handled the bsau-
tdfully chased silver object.
"rouch that spring"
At sn easy touch the lid Of the box
6ew open on q powerfully hinged spring
and disclosed the interior, and in a COM
partment about cns-half OF she capacity
az the box were u dozen wax matches
"Now You'll hnd . tiny burton ON
she side next ron and near your thumb.
1nst press that lightly"
An the suggestion was followed q lit
Gle, sharp pointed, creamy white, curved
object popped into view from that por-
zion Of the box nos occupied by che
matches.
'swhas 10 THAR
THAT, y said Mr.. Atkinson, zig not
pore nor less han the fore fang Of the
Crotalus horridus, the great American
Mssisspaka snd one Of the most venom
Gus Of serpsnts known TO ichthyologisss.
You viii notice that the fang is sharp
- . needle ~ so point; that 10 10 siis
~ . distxaos up shs middls. and that
q " hollow. Ycu viii also observe shas
Z nnss amhw coiorcd, ssllylikc smhssanos
contained wishin aAs hollow n ne
eng. Thsf ID nothing Los hcyssble sssn
- vsmum Of tn svusaik1a. and ne
nnk@s po1Esa, So Dass ds~Aly Il
1Uenes Known 10 nsaL A soupss q
lBspss q . usn's hand q f~ss nssu
&ewcu6s 01 . hnEySbis asssA-~~usos
- vvwisfng. Sseshfng. ccnvuhaum,
amtDumkysis. o,mpSsss Dagatysf2 Haa
unUa 6anGA in q mnwe hosvfhSs eurm
- - av~1l41g - hmsta1s @Vm-
- sExp1 - n yscidiy sux.s siack
6m - vts~tsnns - ths ~ss~a. y@
~ twks sAs fc~rfal ssEA haaEs 10 b.
Gwssk bricks frseD 10 bsswssn Siosan
~, md 10 viii adll Hesin ~ sws4bls
IpwG You msy inneuiseu Q ~ vish
1As vsncrn, and he viii die in . Saw
poments. . dog in nvs and q man in
Dom tan minusss 10 an Aous, according
- the arnount received and the condi-
ton o. his syytem st the time. The blood
Of ths first rns car bs inoculas-d into q
second, and the blood OF the second into
. third, and so on down through 100
yes, 800 subjects-without recourse to
che original venom, and the last subject
will die as quickly and convulsively as
the first, for its virulence is absolutely
fatal.
"You can readily see Whist a terrible
weapon il would be in the hands Of en-
interruptions villain. A scratch or two,
and the deed would be done. while the
victim would simply imagine that he
had beer scraped by q pin. Yet in q
close Hght with some Of the despicable
sootpads and murderous thugs who ara
infesting your fair city I do not think 7
would have any rruplss abous using 10
en- one Of them myself.
ia would BE- difsc1lt svsn for . hrxs
Glass physician 70 discover &C the nrss
a0fs Just how the msn net his eessh.
tn osnpanion pascs. ~ aevffssA ~
opnuiy. - . nssdls gum. Fsculiw icok-
ing tLinNL b 70 nosr' ~ke6 mr.. Akin
- - 10 n~Rd . richly ssrwveA sud
silver mcuutsd o65scs ssut loufvd kke
orum bsswssn . m~iniserrs Aorbis hs--
pied sfsctuun srA . rs-eyvvr ~ his
t3snd who hasdssd n vfsh sxsrsms
onu<tmk
fnss ffssis 9ra 10 ab1as fvs iscf1rs
ever all 0d ~ IL eonsss.s wisbin
hoss ohsnabers. in ths boxliks p.rs be-
tween shoss fns watch spzirg r.cei bar
pls and the pisfoi grip. enough o. aend-
fsh misckssf TO lay out . dozen Strong
men.
THE cksrge il a strong bat powerful
cartridge made OF q highly EXPLOSIVES
chemical which, by the peculiar cen
struction OF the chambers, makes 30 lit
Tile noise that it could not be heard BIZ a
person ten feet away. The instrument
Of destruction is . bunch OF fine cambria
needles taat have had thsif heads slight
ly Iastened 10 offer resistance o ca.csl
the pfopslling force, and their points
have lain IN the very same sort Of ven.
ON Of which I spoke Until they are thor.
Oushfy corroded with II.
AS they leave the gun they scastev
and penetrate to the most vital spots,
sshere thetr terrible work 10 suScsly
iona. Moshirs shor1 Of . p~t moysar.
essninsts&n ~ ~ Es.s s1ssd eirS
would bseAy - cmss - A~"-R.
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