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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14
SNAKE OWNED AN ISLAND
PROF. RALSTON WRITES HOW
HE CAPTURED IT

HIS Life Was Nearly Squeezed Out
The Monster Measured Fifteen
Feet-Supposed to BE n brazilian
Python-A Terror to the Inhab-
itants of Adjacent Islands-Said
to Have Killed Several Persons.
Correspondence The st. Paul Globe.
MIAMI Fla, Aug. ia huge Bra
lillian boa constructor, which has ruled
Black Point Key for long time, has
Just been captured by Prof. Walter
Ralston, of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton, at Washington, who came here for
the purpose. The sna1f measured fif-
teen feet in length, and weighed fully
seventy-five pounds. 1t is supposed to
have killed several persons who landed
on Black Point Key, and have never
since been heard of.
Prof RalSton tells narrowing story
of his adventure with the snake, and
1t seems almost a miracle that he lived
to relate it. He watched the python
without food or sleep for twenty-four
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14
Very Lou Rates

Going East, via the Burlington. Electric
lighted train.fnest on earth. Eight dollars
to Chicago, $40o to New York, hrst-class.
Ticket office, 400 Robert street Hotel Ryan1.
Telephone Sc, -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14

Read about Hotel Empire, New York. ON
another page; beautiful house. centrally To-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14

BANK CLEARINGS.
ST. Paul, $611, 1885.
Minneapolis, 81, 422,s O5.
Chicago, $13, 535 1850.
New York. s142, 157, 542.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14
DISPOSITION OF STOCK.
AMONG THE SHIPPERS.

The following shippers were on the market
Yesterday: Campbell & Soderburgh, Foss-
ton, cattle and calves; Blanchard, Fosstoa,
cattle and calves; Gilbert & Gibbons, Man
torvflle, hogs; F. D. Elwood, Elma, cattle
calves and hogs; Goodrich & Hardness, Du-
rand, mixed load; A. D. Sackett, GAINESVILLE,
hogs; A. L. Reynolds, Merriam, cattle and
calves; M. c. Black, Cannon Falls, hogs;
L. Claftin, New Richmond, cattle, calves
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14
RESULTOF WHEAT MOVEMENT
SHARP DECLINE IS RECORDED
IN THAT CEREAL

Weather for. Maturing Wheat Still
Unharvested Was All That Could
Have Been Desired, and Reports
From the Northwest Were Not
Reassuring ITO the Long Element
-Heavy Receipts in Order.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14
fOHered.

Ut.
The following were the closing ouotation.
o. o. ooher stocks as reported by the Assoeiate5
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14

Cattle Extremely light run with stead
market. More good butcher cattle wante,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-18

ter which soils smokers fingers or
handkerchief through which tobacco
smoke is eXhaled, or is often noticed
as deposited in the stem of a pipe.
This tarry deposit has nothing essen
tial in common with nicotine, and con-
tains but traces of this alkaloid, when
any at all. A part, but only a small
part (about one-seventh of the expert
ments of Melsens), of the real nicotine
of tobacco is volatilized without de-
composition; the remainder is burned
and destroyed in the process of smGk-
ing. - T.
THE sensational statements occa-
sionally made in regard to arsenic, cop
per, etc, as present in the paper wrap
pers, would be at once seen to be gross
ly improbable if it were but remem-
bered that the wrapper is a single
cigarette weighs little more than half
a grain, and that in such a minute
quantity of thin, delicate white paper
there could be introduced but in
fnitesimal amounts of such foreign
adulterants without the presence be-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-18

the severity of the disease or the prompt
and perfect cure performed by DR.. Ayers
Pills. Similar results occur in every case
where DR.. Ayers Pills are used. They
helped me right away" is the common
expression of those who have used them.
Here is another testimony to the truth of
this statement:
81 formerly suffered from indigestion
and weakness of the stomach, but since /
began the use of DR.. ]. c. Ayers Pills,
l have the appetite of the farmers boy.
am 90 years of age, and recommend all
who wish to be free from dyspepsia to
take one of DIR. Ayers Pills after dinner,
till their digestive organs are in good
order."-WM. STEINKE, Grant, Neb.
DIR. Ayers Pills offer the surest and
swftest relief from constipation and all
its attendant ills. They cure dizziness,
nausea, heartburn, palpitation, bad breath,
coated tongue, nervousness, sleeplessness,
biliousness and a score of other affections
that are, after all, only the signs of more
deep rooted disease. You can find more
Information about DR.. Ayers Pills and the
diseases they have cured, in Ayers Cure
book, a story of cures told by the cured.
This book of 100 pages is sent free, on
request by the J. c. Aver Co, Lowell, Mass.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-18

per month apiece, says the Chicago
Times-Herald.
In summer they are taken out and
fresh flowers, born of rain and sun
shine, placed in their stead. Chica-
gonas do not like the looks of dollhouse
flowers when the weather is warm and
natural blossoms are cheap. Bushes
of fresh honeysuckles grown wild in
the mountains of Kentucky and Ten
nessee may now be seen in many
places. Violets are coming in in abun-
dance. There may occasionally be
found magnolia blossoms, for they are
plentiful on the bayous of the south
this season. Then there are the native
roses and daffodils and dandelions that
give fragrance and take the room of
the ported plants, which do very well
winter, but look out of place when
the air is soft and balmy and the trees
are clothed in green.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-18
RENT FLOWERS FOR HOUSES.
HOthOuse PrOprietOrs Suffer Loss In
Business Through the Advent
of Summer Months.

This is the season of the year when
keepers of dollhouse flowers, who
fhrive in winter, are practically with
out employment. There are more
than 20 concerns in Chicago that make
business of renting potted plants,
palms and other interior decorations
to restaurants, cafes, saloons, and to
families. These plants are changed
as often as wanted. One day there
may be one of the waving pampas
plumes, and in the same place the day
following may appear blooming ger
anium. The uninitiated would imag'
inc that the owner of the room was
also proprietor CO dollhouse, when he
isn't anything of the sort. These
plants may be rented for one dollar
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-18
WHAT NICOTINE REALLY IS.
A COlOrIess Fluid That Becomes Dark
when Exposed to Air
and Light.

In communication about tobacco,
in the Scientific American. Prof. John
W. Mallet, of the University of Vir-
ginia, says among other things:
Ignorance of easily ascertainable
scientific facts is, however, common.
enough, as often illustrated by the.
brown, oily material formed in the
nicotine, though in reality this is mere
ly the tar produced by the action of
heat on the woody fibre of the leaf.
Nicotine when pure is colorless
fluid of somewhat oily consistence and
strong, peculiar, penetrating odor, but
it darkens on exposure to air and light,
becoming first yellow and then brown,
SO that it looks. in this darkened con-
dition, something like the tarry mat
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-18
SKILL OF DOCTORS TESTED.
Fifteen Years of Suffering.
81 thought | should surely die"

When the stomach begins to fail in
its duties, other organs speedily become
affected in sympathy, and life is simply
burden almost unbearable. Indigestion
and dyspepsia are so common that only
the sufferer from these diseases knows
the possibilities of misery that inhere in
them. typical example of the sufferings
of the victim of indigestion is furnished
in the case of John c. Pritchard. He went
on for fifteen years, from bad to worse.
In spite of doctors he grew constantly
weaker, and thought he would die. He
got we'll, however, and thus relates his
experience:
For fifteen years was a great sufferer
from indigestion in its worst forms. 1
tested the skill of many doctors, but grew
worse and worse, until 1 became so weak
I could not walk fifty yards without having
to sit down and rest. My stomach, liver.
and heart became affected and thought I
would surely die. 1 tried DR.. J. c. Ayers
Pills and they helped me right away. 1
continued their use and am now entirely
we'll. don't know of anything that will
SO quickly relieve and cure the terrible
sufferings of dyspepsia as DR.. Ayers
Pills."-JoHN c. PRIrcHARD, Brodie, War
rem Co., N. {.
This case is not extraordinary, either in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-18
A Dewey story.

Admiral Dewey was always a strict
discipinarian, and occasionally in
fiicts punishment in curious ways
Once while in foreign port he sudden
ly ordered the heaviest tackle to be
gotten out of the hold without delay.
After two hours work his order was
carried out, and he then directed that
a large chew of tobacco which had been
thrown under one of the guns be
hoisted overheard. Never again on
that cruise was such an objectionable
offense committed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-18
The English Bittern.

The statement having been made
that the bittern is one of the lost birds
in England, correspondent writes to
the Daily News that so far from be-
ing eXterminated, they are still so
abundant in one locality that sleep is
hard for strangers because of the loud
noise they make, like bull believing,
and that in this region they are shot
and eaten.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-18
How the ChInere rrepnre Dread.

Nearly all the bread eaten by the
Chinese is first boiled and then
Drowned by baking.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-18

vertisement published lately was as fol.
lows: "A son, elderly, solid and seri-
Gus, is seeking for his father "a strict
and solid man in a quiet business) an
demonstrating widow and maiden with
some ready money. Offers, with full
statement of particulars, to be adj
dressed -. The son can be inter-
viewed by appointment between the
hours of nine and eleven"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-18

coming perceptible to common obser-
walton by the senses, aside from the
positive scientific evidence that they
are not present"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-18

1t is stated that there are in the
United States over 50 distinct secret
orders, with over 10000 lodges, and
$500, 900 members.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-18

The average weight of the brain of
the Chinaman is greater than that of
any other race on the globe except the
Scotch
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-18

Where Does Papa Come Inf
The Leipsig Tageblatt devotes col
umn to the marriage market. An ad-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-18
Ignorant Spanish.

1t is said that two-thirds of SPANS
population can neither read nor write
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-09

He signed gently gazed in scandaIized fashion Mrs. Cluins, who carrying on desperate hrta- shes very gh-hearted his wife, following the s6s s s said the unpQPsciogs as Prentee Mes S'5ns PIayfay W6 the handle
 laughing and Carrying on don't suppose him P66P ouns aad hfsg hs es aid Mrs
 6 & said the 2s,9 9ngneeE T caHE s8 1 often wish my husband was faring wife does have
 pquEsd s 4 MF enes FPa1e3 hgsy m a o ao er them % M nn or ao @ n in the Before sgnss could put Iy hs fdg fbs T@agTag @ 9nq Gn Mt ash 9a the gangw a Shipped and drfted m slowly away from the quay and headed the swing bridge slowly opening in fro front of her and watched the steamer down river until bend hid it from view thing due her friend assured her. to the want of
 @ d which dfaf qo f6 MTs Rgrs 9hoF9y ys SI RS5 sPeas iiH5s i55 8s53s psd the fa8 sssf @ sas @ s9s sSF bo % ha ad e the h6 % and q wonder what that beauty will have tell your hus- o4 Sad ont Mf a m as sat one ' said Ar nou ana aat rd ha h eer ud in to 5aa S%3q Mrs. Gannett shook her head The house wouldn't 70 yes would said Mrs. Clufins, you do tell you and much smaller house than this would hold him. ''3ut he mustn't her friend in alarm.
 Leave yourself right in hands, said Mrs Cufins ptaesntig tiE '.is'n ''i to the Window Rf1 ST Tn i've minutes s s s n M en rnd Jim in I R m p9Pe W shf and s0qS 0n of attack and defense in the aPProaching affray. the engineer darting upstairs three steps wife embrace which would have done credit to a only one, responded less ardentiy.
 ing o an es2y chair pung his wife on m Snee And how have you been? been M MLonely?"
 engineer coughed You had the parrot he re- .'Yes had the magic parrot. said Mrs. Gannett round %Where is it?a '"-0 nef nUS0'nu' i0oAing Part is on the mantelpece" said Mrs Gannett upstairs some of it's in pocket and the re- mainder"
 cheap two-bladed clasp-knife.
 "on the mantepiece? repeated the engineer, staring Those blue vases said his wife
 Mir. Gannett put his hand to his head If bonnet and Knife magic bird with TeRgeane Rae
 rI sold it said Mrs Gannett suddenly
 dropped from his wife's quietly and
 Sold it! said MT. Gannett in awful tones "sold my T didn't like it. Jem" said his wife "I didn't want bonnet and the little present for you' ~ W MT Gannett pitched the little present to the other
 'You it mightnt have told the truth Jem'' con- tinued Mrs Gannett It might have told all
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-09

about nR9 mad @ % shenf nd Pf a eer Because use It wasn't truthful his wife. who
 If VoT were half as truthful you'd do" vociferated engineer, standing over her. You, you deceitfu Mrs furbled in her pocket again and produe used to tell you couldn't listen About said Mr Gmqnnett m sinking into his seat Tel lies about Nonsense How could it?'' v. could 5aP226ss SoSs S s sHs you sz s0S6 6 v6h qg Pn bq0 qo9s oq a9 Id 6S6 6SaS % demanded the engineer hoty., N-'''s' the handkeTch her but allowed portion to 3 qh M 9 saF sFn S4r 0f s @ told The first e,' Mrs Gannett in feeble ready rot said you were concert gardens at the upper s 9n E o5t h & fgs Ca see mildly M fEGm behind d the don't suppose is such a place" she con- -theTeriss said her husband 5erky. I've engineer extTaoTdinaFS Tehs: said M4 Eisksd saas bird so that got
 little marbe5,topgsd table and k knocked & down vat Pursuit who was there and who got you away You'd have fSSa efes said S he h95y shit 9s e5e was snip called the Pur Doesn't sound like ships name,' murmured MT. well. then a few days ,ne Curew was II never went ashore the we were at Naples' ::::The parrot arr sf you did Said Mrs. Gannett
 I suppose you II believe your own lawful husband be-
 6d said 47 but you're so hard to persuade.
 a pocket and gith A small knife dug with much severity a hardened plug from bowl and blew nos through the
 There was a girl kept fruit just by the harbor" said Mrs Gannett and this evening. strength your round her waist and tried her and her sweetheart who standing close by tried
  drowned" carefully and with tidy precision got and deposited match in the fireplace.
 knew what to do with myself continued Mrs Gannett when
 The engineer waved his hand mperiously.
 That's enough. he said Stff1y
 I'm I don't want to have to repeat what it told about Suez, said his wife q thought you'd like to . Not at all.' the engineer puf1ng at his pipe 'Bpt you why got rid of the bird, don't you?' said Mrs. Gannet If it had you about me you would have believed them. wouldn't you?'
 MT Sannett took his pipe from his mouth and wife in his extended No, he broK- enly mo more than believed all this about me-
 And did quite right to sell it. didn't l. Jem? ., Sute right said MT Gannett with assump- ton or heartness: Best thing to do with It.
 You haven't heard vet. said Mrs CanDstt When you were at Suez-"
 humping the table with his to mention the word again. and desired to prepare Not until he heard moving about Tn the kitchen below did he relax the severity counenace Then restlessy paced the seeking for light 1t came sud-
 Jenkins he gasped, that little brute Jenkins That's going to tell Clufns about it. expect he knows the let ters d, ny ,sfJ near ,ooc W. W. JACOBS
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-09

' heaviest battIe-ships will be able to ! reel off about thirty-five miles an hour l according to the promises of the ne" | company.
 | Such an advantage in itself would be 1 wonderful. and, other things being equal. irresistible But the Graydon | vessels are to have number or other ! features Calculated to Wreak deSuuc- l ton on any foe that is now af1oat. ] As an offset to the modern battle 1 ship the GraydOn Company lays great l stress on its new vessel called the de-
 stroyer." These vessels are desIsileu ,nd m 1 three sizes, viz: the smaller size or 1VV l tons the medium size of 250 tons ana l the larger size of 400 tons, and these l three will cover the uses and supersede | all "torpedo- o-boats' and "destroyers
 as now designed, acting also as scouts, dispatch vessels and commerce de- stroyers.
 DestrOyerS of whatever size are lO ba fitted with the new turbine engines that have developed such enormous speed in the trial trips that recently took place in England The Attle ooat called the Turbina rolled off mile m sixty. seconds but was prevented rom keeping up this great speed ny all lild- bility to carry sufficient tuel
 In the Graydon vessels this li3 alIlculty t1It7
 has been overcome by using liquid tuel'
 which occupies only about one-tWen-
 tieth the space of coal. As the tur-
 bine engines have been proved to be capable of producing the speeds
 claimed and the Graydon liquid fuel
 boiler thoroughly tested by the new
 company it will be seen that the work
 that is guaranteed is not mere experi-
 ment All things considered, there IS
 no apparent reason why the new yes,
 sels should not do all that is claimed
 The advantages of the turbine en-
 zines are manifold aside from the great speed they are capable of generating. In the first place. they are so simple as to be almost impossible to get out of order. In the next place, they are located close to the bottom or the Fes.
 sal where they will do the most good as ballast. Being lighter in weight than ordinary crank and piston engines
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-09

I heavier armor can be used. AS there is only one rotary motion there Is no vibration As they take up very mucH | less space the officers and crew cal live in comfort and have much more room for working the guns ana han4- ling the ammunition. And, lastly, lne construction of the turbine engines IS such that they could not be readily disa bled. A bit of flying shell that might prove very serious to the cranh and piston engine would not do the least injury to a turbine engine.
 The fact that the turbine engine can be handled entirely by the man III the Wheelhouse without necessarily signal ing to the engine-rOom 1s an adVan- tage almost beyond estimate in an en- gagement.
 In order to carry the liquid fuel with out sacrificing any of the space III the hold of the vessel, Lieutenant Graydon has invented a series of tanks attached to the skin of the ship below the water line. The space that is usually given up to coal Is to be used as maga- zine.
 The entire interior of the new de- strovers will be fitted with water-tight compartments on new system. By an ingenious arrangement, the man in the wheelhouse simply by pulling a lever can instantly close every com partment in the vessel. One compart- ment will keep it afioat.
 The armament of the new vessel IS to consist of four aerial tor pedo throwers These are Lieutenant Graydon's invention, and hurl torpedo of dynamite simply by means of the usual charge of powder. This enables the torpedo to be thrown with accur- acy just as far as a solid shot. It ex- plodes by concussion. There will also be twelve rapid fire guns and a few fifty-pOunders.
 This heavy armament for vessel of so small a type as the destroyer is to be used from the upper deck, but all guns are to be of the disappearing type, and when not in use will be stored below. This leaves the upper deck free and clean for running at high speed and the guns can be raised to firing instantly. The guns can be hoisted all at once or one at a time, as the need may arise.
 Tn case there may be use for them the new destroyers are to be fitted with
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-09

"HE construction of the warships
 of the world stands a good chance
 of being revolutionized within the
 next year.
 4 London company, with Lieu tenant James Weir Graydon at the head. promises to do this for any na- ton in the world that has the price to pay. The company claims that the na- ton that first takes advantage of the new ideas will have the better of any other nation. In fact, the better of several nations should they combine against it.
 How is this wonderful advantage to be gained?
 Principally by increasing the speed of all classes of war vessels, from tor pedo- boats to battle-ships. Also by in creasing the speed endurance and us ing new styles of guns for throwing ex- plosive projectiles. And lastly, by simplifying the construction and ma chipery of the vessels so as to reduce the cost about 25 per cent from what Is now paid for a vessel of the same type.
 All these things have been figured out and tested, and the new company claims that its engines of destruction will destroy any other vessel of the same size and class in the world.
 The new war vessels are the inVen- ton of Lieutenant Graydon, who is we'll known on the Pacific Coast He is one of the best-known inventors Of army and navy ordnance and machin- cry in the world. As naval architect he has Q high standing.
 Lieutenant Graydon guarantees to give to torpedo-boats the enormous speed of forty-eight miles an hour. This would enable one of the new yes seIs to steam all around a modern fleet and throw it's explosive projectiles with deadly effect.
 To armOred cruisers a speed of forty two miles Is guaranteed, and the