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Orange County observer., 1898-03-17
SNAKES ~ COSTA RIG.
The Culebra de >angre the Most Deadly
of Them ALL

Costa Rica means the Rich Coast.
amt IN most respects il IS rich. parti-
enlafly III the snake family. the most
deadly OF which is the terrible Culebra
de Sangre tor blood snake.
This variety OF reptile does not
grow to large size, and perhaps for
that very reason is most to he
dreaded, as it is not so easily seen. II
Is red, and resembles large, swollen
VEN, ready 10 burst with blood.
\ short time ago I stepped on one
OF these snakes. and like flash he
struck at Inc, but as ] had a pair OF
leather leggins no harm was done.
though 1t was a close call Not so
fortunate was poor day laborer who
was bitten by the same variety of
snake. The man was working for a
nelghbor of mine, and ! did not see
HIM until the day after he was bitten.
| he moment ! heard about it I went
over to see the poor fellow, taking
with me a remedy for snake bite.
thinking it wo,Ld 10 no harm to try
1t, anyway When we reached the
mems camp the sight that met our
eyes was sick ening one
The man was bleeding from his
nose, mouth and ears, also from his
finger and tIe nails. How a man
could bleed a. much as he had, and
still live, was a marvel. He had been
bitten IN the foot; only one fang Of
the serpent lad entered the flesh
! The manager of the estate had given
him several doses OF curarine lnedi-
cine made in Colombia and much used
here III Central America for poisonous
bites. We also gave him the medicine
which ! had brought with me, which
made him vomit profusely
! In few hours time the bleeding
stopped, and next day the poor fellow
was sent to the hospital. No one ex-
pected that he would live, as the bite
! IS considered deadly: but strange to
say he did recover, and in Il month S
time was at work once more. If both
fangs Of the snake had entered the
/ foot instead on one, he would un-
doubtedly have died. | have known
! horse to die in few hours after
/ being bitten by one of the snakes. In
the past three years two men IN my
district have aled from snakebite, and
III hunting in this country one must
always keep sharp lookout fol
! snakes. Forest and Stream.
Orange County observer., 1898-03-17
4 BANQUET for the Dead.

4 unique banquet was held in
Lisonler, Ind. t'he participants We're
members Of the Anti Smelling society.
which had its inception about twent V
years ago, when twelve young men
bound themselves into this body.
whose object is only known by its
members. On the night of January
/ j of each year. according TO their
rules, the surviving members must
banquet the dead emhers, and plates
are laid for the dead ones This cus-
tom must be continued until but one
member lives. when he must banquet
all the dead members. 4 loving cup.
with each members name inscribed
thereon. goes TO the member who last
Survives. The society is the only one
ii lis kind in America. There are
about ten members still living.
Orange County observer., 1898-03-17
Agriculture and Forest Reservation

As the result Of a personal ihspec-
ton of a considerable portion of the
Sierra forest reserve Of California. [
am fully convinced that the preserva-
tlon and development of the agricul-
tural interests Of the great wheat and
fruit districts west of the range de-
pend largely upon the preservation and
increase Of the forest covering of the
region whose drainage is tributary to
the agricultural areas. The same is
true Of the Los Angeles aud St. Ber-
nar,llno areas Of the southwestern por-
ton of the state Where the forest
and brush have been removed. either
by tire, cutting, or pasturage, the
slopes are dry and dusty. the water
flows off almost as rapidly as it falls,
and carries along with it LOAF OF
sand and gravel to be deposited IN
the irrigation bitches and over the
fields of the low lands.
4 comparison Of such q denuded
area with an adjoining forested or
brush covered district shows at once
that the forest covering must be pre-
served If the water supply is to be
stored by natural means for orirrIgation.
-Appletons Popular Science Monthly.
Orange County observer., 1898-03-17
Mixed NlaXinnS.

4 man is known by the trumpery he
keeps.
Never put gift cigar in youy
mouth.
The lack Of money is the root of all
evil.
Where wisdom is bliss It's folly TO be
ignorant.
\ pitch in time saved the nine.
Chain mp child and away he will
60
Virtue IS its only reward
4 bird III the hand lays no eggs.
All that man hath viii he give to
his wife
MANY hands like light work
The rolling stone catches the worm.
Oscillation is the thief of time.
4 thirsty man will catch at Il straw
Straws show which way the gin
goes.
Heaven lies about Us In our in
fancy. and this world lies about US
when we are grown UP.
It is not good for man TO give 4
loan.
The wages OF sin is debt.
Every dogma must have lis day =
CAROLYN Wells il the Chan Book.
Orange County observer., 1898-03-17
THE BLACK PROPHET.
How the Native Australian IL Aided in
Weather rrorno~ticatfons

.'Warrigul, called Sergeant Dalton
TO the black tracker. look out for
high. dry spot for the camp tonight.
up there. say it's going to rain soon"
The aborigine rolled over on his
back and. for several minutes. he
scanned the sombre banks above.
Then he dar'ed glance into the for
est about. Dalton watched him. for
he knew that the eye of q weather
prophet peered into the elements.
The whole time the black lay on the
ground, with his arms under his head,
he never moved a muscle; his eyes
rolled about i'll his head, he never
moved n muscle; his eyes rolled about
in his head like irresponsible pupiled
white marbles. covering the whole
space, from the ground behind him to
the horizon in front, and the earth
rim of the black vault above him. on
each side Then he slowly closed his
lids for moment and rolled over on
his elbow, facing the sergeant.
No ain, massa. Plenty dry spell
all along two months.
''How do you tell all this weather
business:" the sergeant asked for he
knew by past experience that the
weather prediction of any true Aus
trallan tribesman was more TO he
trusted than that from any scientific
meteorological bureau These people
predict seasons Of wind and rain with
perfect accuracy
".oee gum-leaf?' said Warrigul,
pointing to the eucalyptus trees.
"Yes, plenty of them" assented
Dalton.
''S'posin' it rain, leaf lay down.
S'posin' it keep dry, leaf stand up.
See, all leaf stand up to look for wa
ter. Water long time off. -
.'Look on ground continued the
aboriginal bushman, ''gum-leaf dry,
turn up, crack loud. Norain. S'posln
rain soon, leaf drink in wet first; lay
out. Plenty heavy dew all nights
plenty long dry spell ahead. Outing.
Orange County observer., 1898-03-17
The EtiQuette Of the Desert.

Social etiquette among the Arabs is
a factor III life to be considered seri-
ously if you wish to live among them
without friction. Its obligations are
not to be completely mastered in a
few months. Sometimes when ] have
had companions with me presumably
thoroughly AL fait with all things Mo-
hammedan, the harmony of the occa-
sion has been seriously endangered by
some thoughtlessness or ignorance on
their part, which to the Moslem could
appear only as contemptuous want
Of consideration. Thus, no greater
insult could be offered to an Arab than
q friendly inquiry as to the welfare Of
his wife, to us natural civility, but
to him a/gross impertinence bitterly
resented. On one occasion | nearly
made a similar blunder. / was invited
by neighboring sheik to go over to
ing up to his tent door and dismount-
ing there. Fortunately, however, |
recollected in time that etiquette de-
manded that | should halt fifty yards
off and call in loud voice: "Have l
your permission to approach?' This
gives time to bundle off any OF their
womenkind who may be about, pre-
paratory to the admission of stranger.
| 1t is curious, also, to notice that IN
| spite of the real affection existing be-
| tween father and son, the sense of re-
! spect dominates all other feelings,
! aud the sons will never sit at meat
with their father in the presence of a
! guest. but will wait upon both untl
| the father. rising, allows them the op
! portnnity Of breaking bread with theil
/ visitor.
] Provided, however, that you recog
nize their social customs, my exper
fence has proved the Bedouin to b.
genuine. warm hearted friends: an(
/! they really become greatly attached L
those whom they know and who know
them m-Centnry.
Orange County observer., 1898-03-17
Founder of the Red Cross.

The name Of the man who was the
actual cause Of the foundation Of the
Red Cross society. who has done So
much to mitigate the horrors Of war,
is little known TO the present genera
ton. However, he is still alive. and
unfortunately, it is said, In bad cir
cumstances His name is Dunant, and
he was born IN Geneva IN 1.2. 4
man Of means. he appears 10 have de-
voted large portion Of his wealth -
works Of charity III connection with
his native city The admirable labors
Of Florence nightingale, which al;
trac.ed the attention q: all Europe,
made a strong impression Oh NJ. Du-
naut, which was further increased BY
his own participation III the war ot
Napoleon III against the Au-.rlans IN
/ 1859. There lie Witnessed war III all
It's horrors. aud Il resulted In his pub
fishing book "a the subject, which al
i tue time attracted much attention. In
! 1863 lie started N pilgrimage. al hi
own expense, - various countries. Is
j stir up 1en into influencing the ysri
:. ons governments into conference
which should have fer its object ths
] formation Of some means for the zalts
CATION Of the horrors q var The re
sui. vas the historic conference il
.tss a. Geneva. the outcome Of hici
aas the convention which has made
modern warfare comparatively IN
suaue Philadelphia Ledger.
Orange County observer., 1898-03-17

her eyes We're fixed exnectanflv an
me, as though she had instlnctively
learned of my intention to helm her
ana was awaiting my plan.
Well, said j, seizing on an idea
that Just then popped into my heal.
since you have tried all other ways
suppose you toss up for us
w hatr' exclaimed Marie. half
starting from her chair.
loss up for u.s." / repeated
calmly.
Marie sank back in her chair and
8aZed at me in amazement.
Marie s surprise to my suggestion
ah9ered ne somewhat. OF course.
l can understand that choosing a hfs-
band IN such way may seem a little,
| queer to some girls. But they needn t
act as though it were SO unusual.
Besides, there are worse WAYS.
Toss up for you Marie managed
to gasp out at length.
'Certalnly,' > | replied, with some
! asperity. Have yor anything better
to suggest?''
4 reluctant "No' came from Maria
You'd better toss up. then" I
said, decisively, drawing quarter
from one OF my pockets and offering
/ it to her.
/ She took it and gazed at it for a
! long time. | began to grow impatient,
for the coin was like any other of its
/ kind. and | could see no reason why
She should study it, Then / saw that
! her look was the look Of one who IS
thlnklng.- Suddenly she raised her
head and gazed steadily at me- And
then a smile that | liked strangely
! well slowly came into her eyes.
''No, You do ii, she said, return
ing the coin. II don't know how"
We both stood up. ''H eads it is
| Transome; tails it is I?' | suggested
briefly
Marie nodded
balanced the coin on my first
|. finger. | was sure of the result, for
] the man never lived who is as luck V
as am. | even began to pity poor
Transome But before this feeling
had much opportunity to grow
/ tipped the quarter whirling into the
air, and, as it struck the floor, placed
my foot upon it.
| looked at Marie (Which shall it
be-" ! asked softly.
''You," she whispered.
| slipped my foot aside and we both
stopped. The laurel wreathed head
Of Liberty was up.
1t was Transome,
We both Strengthened up. / looked
at Marie and Marie looked at me-
She was pale and I could not have
been otherwise. | had risked all on
the turn Of Il coin-and it had turned
the wrong way. Without word, for
[ was not wise in the ways Of women,
| walked out Of the room secured my
hat in the hall. and started to open
the door and go out into the street
As my hand was turning the knob
something touched my arm.
turned and looked around.
There stood Marie with little smile
a little beseeching smlle-on he1
face.
''Dick" k"-this time the smile was
still more beseeching cant you see:
It's ii $ YOU, anyhow.
| saw, and my hand left the door
knob. And in the little excitemen:
that followed | also may have kissed
Marie. Such things have happened.
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Orange County observer., 1898-03-17

Two q the lucklest persons in Paris
a. the present moment are a maid ser
want aad 4 concierge Il tue LnIe4a-
bouree district. Their mistress. 3
wealthy la1y without ~hilsiren. recently
died, leaving S3Aa,ulo - le divided
between tIeM. Iitey are also - Ill
ls=r.t t1o houses. ana nobody Eas -
~. arrived u contest the will
Orange County observer., 1898-03-17
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ha 1et"r proposed before, you must
A''N Seil must nave seen Tor long
har fhaf hat i love you.
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7.,, ~ - 'i"' sue c',iea
'io Va Hii,ii,iS oeiole
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-. ! ,''l' aSide my own analr TO
.u..in noaa o,,.; !,
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.a. -, '.n ;.
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Ac t"sltatri nerNouSlv for several
q &~. Thea She went on, almost
aDioIv
}ad see. Mr.. Transome told me
h lai4t what YOU told me lust
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Orange County observer., 1898-03-17

The Roman Catholic Cathedral now
being erected Ill London will he 3oJ
fee. long, l56 fee. wide, and will have
AL area ot s., 900 square feet. It's
nave will have al area of Il, 900 square
feet, !. 5s-~-->~< 4
Orange County observer., 1898-03-17

Al ostrich's egg weighs abont four
uounds-eaaaI to forty hens ss5z.
The record-union., 1898-09-17
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
Fitzgerald Submits His Second BIZ
euuial Report.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 16.-Attor-
ney General Fitzgerald has submitted
his second biennial report to Governor
Budd 1t shows that damage suits
brought against the State TO the
amount of S641,2II during his term
of office have been defeated. The cases
lost by the State aggregated $1,000.
The State contested the payment of
S415,000 of interest on Indian war
bonds, a sum many times in excess
of the value of the bonds, which We're
issued under Acts of 1851 and 1852,
and came out victorious.
During the past four years the At
torney General has written official let
ters and delivered opinions to the num-
Der of 5,096. The criminal cases on
the docket for the same period num-
bered 359 For the past two years the
criminal docket contained 21I cases,
and the civil docket 40S cases.
Mention is made of the work OF the
Attorney Generals office in the Dur
rant case, and the Southern Pacific in
junction suit in the Federal Court
against the Board of Railroad Commits
sioners. Evidence is still being taken
in the latter case.
The record-union., 1898-09-17
DEFAULTER MADDEN.
His Wife Knows Nothing of His
Whereabouts.

STOCKTON. Sept. 16.-The wife of
Madden, the defaulting County Treas
urer of Modoc County, resides in this
city with her mother. To an Associat-
ed Press representative, in relation to
the published statement that his where
abouts in Peru had been discovered by
detectives corresponding with his wife
through Attorney Stewart of Alturas,
Modoc County, Mrs. Madden said to-
day:
Il have not heard from him since he
left. The first / knew of his where
abouts was what / read in the papers.
If he sent Mr.. Stewart any message
for me ii was not delivered. 1t was
openly charged that he left Mr.. Stew
art money TO be given to US, though we
never corresponded with Mr.. Stewart
We would not have taken the money
anyway
Mrs. Madden has four children, and
has had hard struggle since her hus-
band absconded, year ago last July.
The record-union., 1898-09-17
ARIZONA DEMOCRATS.
The Territorial Convention Meets
at Prescott.

PRESCOTT "a. T.), Sept. 16.-Ihe
Democratic Territorial Convention met
here to-day. The only business Of i'm
portance was the nomination of dele
gate to Congress. There were four can
didates in the field-Mark Smith, E. K.
EIlinwood of Flagstaff, ]. +. Wilson
of Prescott and Wiley E. Jones of Gra-
ham County.
A wrangle was precipitated on a vote
for Temporary Chairman which result
ed in pandemonium reigning for over
an hour Finally the Smith men Sc
cured the temporary organization, but
the convention wrangled all afternoon.
After all the nominees were announc-
ed Smith withdrew from the contest
for the reason, his friends state, that
he could not accept the nomination
with so much opposition in the field
Five ballots failed to disclose a choice
for delegate, and the convention ad-
journed until tomorrow.
The record-union., 1898-09-17
A Time For Actfou

The early ending of the war makes it
entirely probable that this fall will wit
ness great expansion of business
prosperity. The signs of this are al
ready seen in many quarters, and busi-
ness men unite in predicting a large
and increasing domestic and foreign
trade. Even the Atlanta "Constitu-
tion," rabid free silver organ, SAYS:
THE outlook is wonderfully bright.
There will be jubilee winter
ahead of us. Hats off to our welcome
visitor Prosperity!' Organism will de-
cline along with this renewal of indus
trial progress, bvt it will not do to as
sumo that the labor and financial prob
lens can be neglected merely because
of good times. Now is the time to set
tie the currency question, establish a
shorter hour system for factory oper-
atives. restrict immigration, provide
national labor insurance and push Wig
orously the work of municipal reform.
so that the coming prosperity may not
again be interrupted by socialistic dis
content and threatened revolution
Gunton's Magazine
The record-union., 1898-09-17
SITUATION AT SANTIAGO.
Troops Have Ample Supplies of All
Kinds Except Fresh Meat.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Sept. 16, S:15
p. m.-Contrary to reports that seem to
nave been circulated in the United
States representing the American SOL
dlers were dying of starvation-reports
that ELECTED an inquiry from the War
Department regarding the matter-the
troops here have ample supplies of
every kind except that the fresh meat
supply has been unsatisfactory
From the sickness that is incidental
to acclimation, the trouble among our
soldiers is chiefly mental rather than
physical, and a better mail service
would do much to remedy it.
Yesterday fifty Cubans who had been
employed about the docks We're placed
on easier work by Lieutenant Hanna
To his surprise they went on strike,
absolutely refusing to work at ALL Of
course they were discharged. They
have been paid in rations, and the op-
portunity to steal at the docks was
too attractive to be resisted.
The record-union., 1898-09-17
Public Fund Depositories.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 16.-The state
ment was made at the Treasury De-
partment that by reason Of the excess
of application from banks for deposits
of public funds, the department finds
it necessary for the present to limit
the amount which can hereafter be
granted to any one depository to twice
the amount of it's capital, the purpose
being to distribute the funds as much
as possible among banks in all sec
tions of the country.
The record-union., 1898-09-17
A Travellers Earnings.

William Herbert Jones (32), man
of excellent character, pleaded guilty,
on Wednesday, at Southwark Police
Court to embezzling ZIG, belonging to
his employer Edmund Coupman, pro-
vision merchant, of Great Suffolk street,
Borough.
The prisoner threw himself upon the
mercy of the court. Most of the money
had gone in expenses injured for his
employers benefit His salary was
los a week, and he was also allowed
21a per cent. commission, which made
up his weekly earnings to about 22s a
week in ALL He was allowed nothing
for his expenses out of pocket, which
he put at 3s Cd day, for tram and bus
fares and treating" new customers.
He had to travel over the whole of
North London upon those terms, which
practically swallowed up the whole of
his earnings; but as he was building
up a new connection he was looking
forward to better times. Meanwhile
he had wife and four children to sup
port, and also an aged mother: and
bursting into tears) he could not let
them Starve.
The prosecutors manager admitted
that the prisoners statement was true,
but added that if he had done f100 q
week, as he undertook when engaged,
his commission would have been
f2 los There was no suggestion that
any of the money had gone in drink
betting or extravaganza of any kina.
Paul Taylor expressed great sympa-
thy with the prisoner, whom he re-
garded as an honest man, placed in a
position which it was impossible for
him to fulfill. He advised the prisoner
never to take situation upon such
terms again, and released him under
the First Offenders Act.-Birming-
ham (England) Weekly Post.
The record-union., 1898-09-17
) Wasserman, Davis & CO.

ings are put into heaps and carted
away Immediately.
%. Remember that the middle of the
road should always be little higher
than the sides, so that the rain may run
into the side gutter at once.
23. Never allow the water tables,
cutters and bitches to clog up, but keep
them clear the whole year through
"a. Always be upon the road in wet
weather, and at once fill up with
chips any hollow or ruts where the
rain may lie.
%. When the main coatings of the
stone have worn in, go over the whole
road, and gathering together all the
loose stones, return them to the stone
heap for use in the winter to follow, for
loose stones are source of danger ana
annoyance and should never be allowed
to lie on the road.