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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-28

superintendent smiled. and in his elo-
quent way said nothing; just proceed
ed to get the ferocious "bull" squarely
in front of door of the glass den.
Zalphazia is % feet long, weighs 196
pounds, and when in repose its body is
about as big around as medium-sized
mans leg, just above the knee.
make your bets, gentlemen" said
the superintendent
AS this same superintendent Stephan
has the reputation of knowing his bust
ness, the bets were few, although it
seemed moral certainty that the
''bull'' must give the snake a terrible
Sitting.
AS for the dog being beaten by poison
no! The poison fangs of the boa had
been pulled by the natives of East
India before selling her to the Ham
burg Germany animal buyers, of
whom the Zoo purchased her.
While the dog was being placed in
front of the den door, Zalphrazia gave
evidence of diviniDg the approach of
trouble. This evidence included the
boa war sign, consisting of smelling the
body and making the slight retreat
from the spot of anticipated danger,
that always precedes attack.
Suddenly the superintendent opened
the cage door, the chains and collar
were unsnapped from the bull, and he
was pushed into the den.
The eyes of the two meti
A moment of suspensei
Then, like nothing but a maddened
bulldog, the ferocious canine, with
jaws distended showing long ugly teeth.
sprang with ferocious fury at the boa.
Just as he reached her Zalphrazia, with
the easy, perfect grace of her kind,
gently undulated her huge body aside,
and the dog crashed against side of
the den- He recovered himself quick
rs fash. But thousand times quick
er than 4 flash, if such a thing be pos
sible. at the very instant the dogs
head turned from against the den's
side, Zalphrazia threw three massive
coils about him. his backbone cracked
like a pistol shot, he gave one yelp,
and-was deadi
Time-0:27.
Drawing leisurely away from her
work the boa composed itself. In two
or three minutes she set to swallowing
her victim. taking its head first, and
finishing the operation in 1872
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-28
THE WATER MOCCASIN'
In Some Parts of the South This
Reptile Thrives Well.
An Adventure in the VerdiEris Valley
in southeastern Kansas-Queer
Meal Provided for a Score
of RazOrbacks.

Hes mean snake, the water moe
casin-cottonmouth we call him in
Kansas, because the inside of his mouth
is white like cotton" said j. F. Hildreth,
once of Lawrence, Kan, to a New York
Sun reporter. He's meaner than the
rattlesnake, for he strikes without
warming; and if he is not so deadly
it is because he is smaller-can't load
his poison gland up with so much
venom. He is bad enough, lying round
as he does in paths in the swamps;
and in the southern rivers wherever a
log lies partly in the water you are
likely to find a pair of moccasins sun
ming themselves upon it.
81 got an idea of the number of these
reptiles that can inhabit stretch of
river side by what 1 saw once down in
the Verdigris valley, in southeastern
Kansas. 1t was 80 years ago, before
the country Whereabouts was much set
tied by white people. 1t was in the
early spring. and 1 was there with
wagon taking up young trees for trans
planting. / had a negro boy with me
for helper, and one day as 1 logged
my horses along the river bank, looking
out as 1 drove for. likely saplings, I
sent the boy to dig up young tree
that stood by ledge jutting into the
valley, about so yards from the wa
ter. He started. but stopped when he
got near the ledge.
"'Golly, boss! 1 dassn't go dar,' he
called to me. DE place is plumb
squirmin' wifi snakes
"A negro breads snake as much as
a monkey does, and is apt to take
fright at a false alarm. But I thought
I would go up and see what the boy
had found. l left the team and went
to where he was, and-well, there were
snakes, as he said, and to spare. Such
a sight had never seen or imagined.
In the face of the ledge was deep
crevice, and, the day being warm, the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-28

cottonmouths that had denned up
there through the winter were crawl
ing out into the warmth of the sun. Most
of them, on coming out from the ledge,
crawled to join their fellows in great
ball of snakes that had formed on the
ground 4 few PAGES from the crevice.
1t was as large as half-bushel basket.
Others of the snakes were lying about
on the ground and were hardly to be
distinguished among the dead leaves.
The boy and I picked up sticks and
stones and for full half hour pelted
the ball of snakes. They did not try
TO get away, but as often as one of our
missiles struck among them every head
would dart out and the mouths open
white, Jess like a cottonfield at picl<in'
time the boy said, and he expressed it
precisely.
THE young negro got scare that
spoiled his fun for a bit. He picked
up what he thought was a dead snake.
and dropped it with a yell as it bent
up toward his hand, opening up white
at the end as il did so. Luckily he had
taken it by the right end, and the
snake, being half torpid, did not strike
at once with its fangs, so the boy was
able to let go in time to save himself.
We killed a considerable number of the
snakes, as we could tell by their be-
ing cast out of the ball by the others
as fast as they were disabled.
SAT last we left off our snake killing
and went on. A half mile up the creek
a score or more of razor-back hogs
were roofing among the trees for last
years mast Seeing them the idea oc-
Cured to me of starting them down
the river bank to the ledge, for there
is nothing that a southern hog likes
better to eat than snake-as for it's
venom, he pays no attention whatever
to it, being apparently poison-proof
The boy and left the wagon, and with
some trouble drove the hogs down to
the ledge. After the foremost came
to where the snakes were they did not
need any driving. To make the story
short, in very few minutes they
cleared the ground of oil the snakes
in sight, and were nosing about the
ledge for more. I reckon that the crop
of cottonmouths must have been thin
the next summer along the Verdigris."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-28
HOW SHE BREWED TEA.
Thought 1t Was Greens and Cooked
1T with the Pork.

A clergyman who had been what is
called circuit rider through the noun
tains of North Carolina related the fol-
lowing incident recently:
eOne meets with many strange people
and gathers wonderful experiences
when brought as near to nature as the
journeyings in such wilds necessitate.
[ have sometimes thought that no more
primitive man is to be found than our
own mountaineers, born and bred at
places as remote from this age in feel
ing and advancement as though they
were situated on the dark continent.
Often conversation is difficult to carry
on, so unaccustomed are these people
TO the sound of anything but their own
vernacular. 1t is singular to note the
manner of life and the kind of food
which is popular in such regions. Nat
urally the mode of preparation is also
primitive. Long experience taught me
at last to carry some provender with ne
on long trips, and invariably took q
package of tea, as that is drink wholly
unknown to this class. On one occa-
sion I remember arriving on a wretch
eddy cold, rainy night at the cabin of a
mountain hunter. Asking for shelter,
it was most Hospitality granted. and.
though my host could talk but little,
he and his wife offered me food and
tried to make me comfortable. I took
out my package of tea and asked the
woman to brew me a cup. feeling that
the general warmth would counteract
the effect of the wetting I had got.
After being absent a long time the WON
an returned and asked me if I would
have my supper without waiting for
the green's as they were not nearly
cooked, and must be hungry. I agreed,
not understanding what the nature of
the greens might be. but. having sat
down to the pork and corn pone. I asked
if the tea was ready.
Tea? asked the woman. What is
tea?'
when explained that the contents
OF the package had given her was tea.
which was designed to be made into a
drink, she exclaimed: Ia, sir, I dun
thought that air war green's, and put
It to bile with the pork!' "-Philade1-
Dhia Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-28

Etievant. the anarchist, who recently
murdered a Paris policeman and
wounded two others, has found out a
use for lawyers. Having refused to de-
fend himself or employ a lawyer, the
court assigned one to take charge of
the defense. Etievant would have moth
ing TO do with him, declaring that he
wished to be condemned to death. till
the lawyer explained that no jury could
bring in a verdict involving capital pun
ishment unless defense was made:
fwhereupon Etieyant accepted his serv-
ices.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-28
SAVED BY ACCIDENT.
His Presence OF Mind Did Not Aid
This Ma. In Getting Rid or
O Mad Rfasti6.

A few years ago, when Mr.. Moses
Wetmore was on one OF his quarterly
bunting expeditions, says the St. Louis
Republic, he came near being done for
by a mad dog. Not far from where he
and his party camped down in Arkansas
was cliff formation running along the
hunks of a stream. In some places
the precipice was almost 500 feet high.
On the afternoon of the day in ques-
ton it was particularly warm and
Mr.. Wetmore lay down under a tree
near the edge of the cliff. He had
been there about half an hour and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-28
HOW THEY FOUND OUT.
ST. Louis Young Men Make n Bet to
Discover Which of Their Girl
Friends Painted

Two well-known society swells went
TO the Imperial theater one afterhoofn
last week, says the St. Louis Republic,
when East Lynn" was the bill. A
few evenings before there had been
discussed at their club the subject of
women painting their faces. Several
girls were mentioned who were sus-
pected by their admirers of wearing
an artificial carnation bloom. Others
defended the young damsels and said it
was natural.
How to find out and win a wager
that was laid then and there was the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-28
WHY THE BANTAM WON.
tie Belonged to a Man Whose SPORT
ing Blood Was of q Poor and
Dishonest Quality.

1.-The meanest man l ever knowed. -
laid sport recently to a New Orleans
Fimes-Democrat man, was chicken
fighter. Now, / amt saying anything
against chicken fighting. for think it
is all right, but mean to say that this
man wasn't straight chicken fighter.
Anything went with him. All he
wanted to do was to win. I have
knowed him to have a rooster that he
couldn't get no fight with, because the
rooster would whip anything; and 1
have known him to paint that rooster
blue so as to get up scrap. Well, the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-28

he does not give himself any airs or ex-
act rights of priority on this account.
Peter had an adventure lately. He was
stolen by the republicans to crow for
them at the polls. but, being loyal
bird. he stoutly refused to forget his
democratic principles even in the pres
ence of the enemy. Blondy news a
plaintive ditty 10 the accompaniment of
the ROSTERS cackling and the soprano
of little Lottie. and the result is such
music as was never before heard on
land or sea-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-28
Railroads Run ON Crockery.

Earthenware sleepers, the invention
of a japanese, were recently expert
mented on at Shimbashi Station, japan.
Fairly good results were obtained 1t IS
claimed that the increased cost of earth
enware sieepers is amply compensated
by their freedom from decay.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-28
FUNNY PLAYMATES.
Little Girl. Her Pet Rooster and a
Cat Produce Music Such as Was
Never Heard Before.

Little Lottie Thompson. of Philadel-
phia, is one of curious trio. Her pet
playmates are rooster and a cat. The
rooster is called Peter and has a gor-
geous red comb. The cat ejoices in the
name of Blondy.
Blondy antedates his little mistress
advent in the family by two years, but
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-28
quite Different.

Miss Homewood-Charley Brushton
told me that was looking pretty this
morning.
Miss Point Breeze-That isn't what
he told me he said to you.
what did he say?"
He said he told you that you were
looking as pretty as ever."-Pittsburgh
ChronicIe-TeIegraph.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-28
women to Shovel Dirt.

Mayor ". P. Small, of Owensboro,
KY, ordered that when women are con-
fined in the workhouse and there Is no
work for them to do, they must take
their places with the street hands and
shovel dirt with the chain gang.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-28
The MeanThinx.

Dollie-My music teacher says have
the most remarkable voice he ever
heard for one of my age.
Nellie-I've noticed it, dear, but you
should not worry about it; you're
young yet
why, what do you mean ?''
THE chances are you will outgrow it
in time.'@Chicago Evening News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-28

Only 20 per cent. of the murders COM
nitted yearly in America and Europe
are ever found out.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-15


So 70 John Fl. Maskss, far services as
EensIahse, first District Court, Septem7
Der, 1928.
Committee u Printing, Stationery
Resoleed. That the following claims be
ssss to Jersey city News for advertising
i SIS. license applieati0ns' 'u'y s 9
S2i to Jersey City News, for printing
manuals pages II to 23.
lowing vote. the yeas and nays having
15sen ordered and aken:-
Yeas-Aila the members present, eighteen
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The following resolutions We're pre-
sented, received, and disposed of as fol-
lows
BY Alderman Calnon and adopted.
Resolved, That the boundaries Of the
Second and Fifth Precincts OF the
Eleventh Ward, be andxthey are hereby
Second Precinct-South and east by Ho-
boken avenue, from Oakland avenue TO
Jefferson avenue produced; north by
Jefferson produced, and Jefferson avenue
from Hoboken avenue to Baldwin ave
nue.; west by Baldwin venue from JEFF
ferson avenue TO Hopkins avenue; north
by Hopkins avenue, from BALDWIN ave-.
nue. to Oakland avenue.
Fifth Precinct-East by Ifoboken ave-
nue., from Jefferson avenue prGdlced to
Central avenue, from Booraem avenue to
the CITY ufE1 dE0rBSfttitL CtLS A1iC y
York avenue; north hy New York ave-
nue., froinssthe city line to Palisade ave
hue, aIldsby Booraem avenue from FAN
SADIE avenue to Central avenues; west by
Jefferson avenue; south by JEFFERSON ave-
nue. and Jefferson avenue produced, from
Central avenue to Hoboken avenue.
BY Alderman Maxwell and adopted;T
Resolved! That the COMMITTEE on Elec-
tions are hereby authorized to furnish the
necessary ballot boxes booths, advertis-
ing. printing, stationery supplies and
furniture, and to attend to the fitting up
Of polling places for the coming general
election 10 comply with the aw.
Resolved. THAI the COMMITTEES on Elec-
tons are hereby authorized to put IN
proper order the furniture, pooths ana
Resolved. That the Committee on Elec-
lions are hereby authorized and dlfecIed
for future use. the booths and furniture
that will be used at the next charter eiee-
ton
BY Alderman
Resolved, That the City Clerk be ana ne
IS hereby directed to cancel license No os4
heretofore granted to John II. van hoe
sen, to keep a restaurant at 70 CnuTcn
street, in the Ninth Ward. the said van
Hoesen not having engaged in business.
Resolved. Tha a warrant be drawn on
the City Treasurer in favor OF Jonn van
return Of restaurant license fee deposited
with the City Clerk, July 6, 1898. less cost
The resolution was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote. the yeas and nays having
been ordered and taken:-
Yeas-ATl the members present, eighteen
The Following entitled ordinance was
presented by Alderman Muller and the
same was read. received and laid upon the
table, and ordered to be printed on SIPS
for the use of the Board. viz
can ordinance to regulate the conslfuc-
ion, alteration and repairing Of build-
On motion Of Alderman Burns the Board
then adjourned.
City Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-15

j. r PIchot & Co. $3.50: Albert patz.
S28a.p A \ Gfifang Iroa Ga. 50 csnts.
Jsrsey City Democrat, 5000. SIN; The
United Gas Improvement Co, IS; Edwards
& Walker. $Sl. Sc; Gardner Kendall
Luraber Co. N5S; Niitlarn Toliock, SIS,
Luke Healy. 81 Robert Edgar $3.50;
Thomas Hart, SAL, $169.50: r.. Roes, $l75;
James e. Murray, s225. Thomas F..
Hetherton, s223.l3; Mary Kane, 1880; An
drew Whelan. sz3; William Pennington.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
Finance, by Mr.. Mersheimer, Chair
man
Whereas, Warrant No. 603. Book Is, City
Clerks office, made payable to jeremiah
r. Lynch, former janifor of Public School
No. 4. is rendered vaiueiess on account of
the decease of the said Jeremiah F.
Lynch; therefore belt
Resolved. That warrant No. 603, made
payable to Jeremiah f. Lynch for SER
vices rendered as janitor of School No.s4.
during the month of August, 1898, be and
the same is hereby ordered cancelled and
that the City Clerk be requested to draw
and his Honor the Manor to sign a new
warrant for S2I:7Ss made payable to Mrs.
Jeremiah r.. Lynch, wife of the said Jere-
mSah #. Lynch, deceased.
The yeas and nays having been ordered
and taken on the call of the Chairman,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-15

in a jewelTy store and was beginning to
experiment in modelling. He made a bas-
relief of his little sister which attracted
enough attention to cause him to be sent
to the Chicago Art school. By executing
two busts he obtained money enough to
go to Paris, where he remained 10 years.
In Paris he was unheard of until 1894,
when he sent to the exhibit at the Champ
de Mars eight pieces. each one of which
was enthusiastically received by the jury
of artist judges and given a prominent
place. He was at once elected as associate
of the Societe Rationale de Beaux Arts, al
unusual distinction for a debutant. A
few months later he returned to the Unit
ed States and established a studio in New
York. There he has worked slowly. but
steadily, refusing Important commissions
rather thar attempt to do work in a hurry.
"Bad art is worse than bad food" is II
of his -epigrammatic sayings.
Mr.. Barnard is now engaged on what
he considers to be his most important
work so far. It is to be a group of Is fig
ures, to be called primitive Man., illus
trating, as much of his other work does,
the relation of man to nature and his
struggle in subjugating it and molding it
to his purposes. For pasUime he is carving
a clock, 10 feet high, from an immense
block of rare wood, the whole, when fin
ished, to be decorated with carved illus
trations OF the ssNibelungenlied.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-15

MAJORS FowLE. n FINN OF
THE T~wENTY-FIRsT LANcERs.
ing straight through everything without
sword or revolver drawn, found his horse
on its head and tho swords swooping
about his own. He got the charger up
again and rode on straight, unframed,
through everything. The squadrons fol-
lowed him down tt fall. Horses plunged,
Numbered, recovered, fell. Dervishes on
the ground lay for the h-aInstringing cut.
Officers pistoled them in passing over as
one drops a stone into a bucket. Troopers
thrust till lances broke, then cut. Every
body went on straight through everything
cane through everything, clean out the
other side, they came-those that kept up
or got up in time. The others were on the
ground-in pieces, for the cruel swords
shore through shoulder and thigh and
carved the dead nto flllets. Twenty-four
of these, and of those that came out "a
had felt sword or bullet or spear. Lieu
tenant Robert Grenfell's troop lost officer,
center guide and Both flank guides, 10
killed and II wounded. Yet when they
burst struggling out their only thought
was to rally and go in again.
g Rally, No. ~ yelled a sergeant, SO
mangled across the face that his body was
q cascade Of blood, and nose n cheeks
tapped hideously as he yelled. va
"sFall out, sergeant; you're wounded,
said the subaltern of his troop.
"sNo, no., sir; fall int am the hoarse
answer, and the man reeled in his saddle.
Fall in, No. 2, fall in! Where are the
devilss Show me the devils!' And Nc. 9
fell in-four whole men out of 30.'
There were Of course many single COM
GERS against such heavy odds.
The troopers were mad to wheel and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-15
OAIDU INA HEROES
TWENTY-FlRST LANcER5 THE ROUGH
RIDERS or THE BRITISH ARMY.

story of the 32o Gallant
xuho .srt Thefr wnv Throurh 100
No.. vr....a
peat tne iricA.
Win +ba same nr;ae which we sneak Of
+be ro,gh riders every Briton speaks Of
+bo Twantv first lancers Theysarne DASH
ins brayerv witch orr own ssterrorsu ex-
bih;tad q San IMAM Hil1 this English cay-
alrv REGIMENT showed AZ Omdurman. The
c;r,,nnostances were entirely different. hut
wban ina Txvantv-first GETS hack to Eng
land II viii Ia the ret If the nation. and
tha la,,eors win he lionized inst as we have
l;on;yed tbe rough riders.
The story of that famous charge against
the dervishes has heen slow in coming out
81 tia heart If Egvnt, FOR If was more
than 4 month aoo That the Mahdists made
their LAST stand. rhe charge was one Of
fbe incidents Of The battle. a heroic climax
IA what almost amounted to a wholesale
1nassaera The Mahdists had been virtual
" hsaten-tbat is. the greater part Of
their army had been wiped out after a
series Of vain and fanatical rushes toward
the unwayering British ranks, where ma
chine guns and volley firing made the APP
nroaeh nothjng hut a wide path of death.
The firing had ceased, and after an
hours silence the bugles had cried out the
to advance on Omdurman. To
the right q little force Of 800 deryishes
could be seen on a knoll. In order to cut
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-15


would respectfully report that they have
granted cer5ideatfs 10 teach Eeornetrys
algebra ard trigonorcfry IN the High
Gchocl and a grammar ard primary cer-
tidcate 10 Miss Helen u. Muller: also a
kindergarten certificate TO Miss Eather-
inc 3. Curtin.
Respectfully submitted.
HENRY SNYDER.
Received and adopted and ordered filed.
the school on October 3, 1898.
Mr.. Broderick, Chairman. new school
No. Is, reported that No. IS would be
ready for occupancy in three weeks
Mr.. Mersheimer. Chairman, new School
No. 26, informed the Board that Mr.. and
Mrs. Muir, neighboring residents of that
school,, desired to present School No. 26
with an American flag.
The offer was accepted with n and
the Clerk instructed to so inform the
donors.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The President appointed the following
members as the Committee on Night
Schools :-Messrs. higgins, Quinn and
Frederick, after which, on motion of Mr..
Mooney, it was unanimously adopted that
when the Board adjourns it adjournsE to
1898.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-15
A TRAPPING PRELATE.
bishop Coleman, who ak His An-
nuaI Vacation on Foot.

Bishop Coleman, the noted Episcopal
divine whose fondness for tramping about
the country incognito has again brought
him into notice, has been doing this very
thing for years. AS the bishop OF Della
ware he does not have a very large dio-
cese, but lie is a Woodworking and con-
scientious man, and although past so
years of age he probably accomplishes as
much in a year as many bishops who pre-
over territories ten times as large.
Two weeks vacation each year is all
that Bishop Coleman allows himself, but
these two weeks he uses to the utmost
advantage, according to his own ideas.
As a boy in'college he was a noted pedes-
trian and won a belt Of which he is still
proud. He has never lost his liking for
walking, and SO when vacation time
comes around he INDUCES himself in this
hobby. Dressed in plain laymah's garb,
wearing an old slouoh hat and carrying