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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1899-09-26

Mrs. Allen M. Wallis has return
from Dawson, where she spent a
week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1899-09-26

CONTINUED on Fifth rase.l
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09
An Odd Snake-Trap.

DR.. Arthur Stradling, the celebrated
snake savant who in his own person
demonstrated hundreds of times the
truth of the theory of incubation in
the case Of snake bites, tells of an odd
kind of snake trap that caught its vic
tim securely. 1t was biscuit tin,
and in the bottom of it were some ma
caroons.
A cobra spled the tin, but mouse
was ahead of the cobra. The little
thief was having a good time, regalin1
itself on macaroons, all unconscious
that a snake was preparing to regale
itself on mouse.
Into the tin went the head Of the
snake, but the head that went in was
destined to come out less easily. The
rough edges of the tin irritated the
cobra, and involuntarily it dilated its
hood. That made it prisoner. With
the boot dilated the head could not be
withdrawn, and the cobra remained IN
its tin prison until morning, when 1t
was easily captured and killed.
DR.. Stradling, who knows the natives
of India as well as he knows the snakes
Of that land, tells of an interesting the
DRY held by these people. They are
firmly convinced that for every human
being snake bites it loses one joint.
When the number of deaths the snake
has caused equals the number of its
joints, the venomous head alone re-
mains. The snake has now reached
the height of it's wicked desires, and
at this point it develops wings and
triumphantly disappears.
An exception to this rule is found
on the other side of the world, in the
case Of the rattlesnake, for the natives
of some parts of America are said to
believe that this snake gains a thimble
for every man it kills. By counting
these they can calculate with precision
how many people particular rattle
snake has bitten.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09
Lion and Antelope.

But for the large herds Of different
sorts of antelopes, the lions III Africa
would fare but hardly for their food.
Swift as they are, it is often said that
| lion can run down most antelopes
through sheer speed; but, whether
there is any truth in this or not, it is
| not often that the king of beasts cap
lures his prey in this manner. Much
more after the feline nature, he likes
| to conceal himself and to lie in wait,
springing out upon his prey.
In the present illustration it is clear
what has happened. Using the slight
cover afforded by mimosa thorn
bush, the lion has waited patiently
while three antelopes were grazing and
getting nearer and nearer, little sus-
pecting the presence of this terrible
enemy in ambush only few yards
from them. Crouching lower and
lower, in order to avoid being seen,
the lion has waited until one of his
luckless beasts has approached to with
in half dozen strides of him before
bounding out upon 1t with terrible
road Dashing away for dear life, the
antelope rushes towards the edge OF
precipice, whilst it's two companions
terror stricken, gallop off in the oppo-
site direction. Gaining on his victim
at every stride-for it is we'll known
that for few yards distance lions
speed is terrific-the savage beast over.
takes it just as the two reach the edge
of the precipice. Needless of this dan
ger, merged as it is in the still greater
one of the pursuing lion, the antelope
struggles madly to the edge; the lion,
with teeth and claws firmly fixed in
the deer's shoulder and neck, too late
perceives his own terrible position; the
next moment pursuer and pursued are
launched into space, turning over and
over in the air, and reaching the bot
tom with thud which could be heard
a long way off. The antelope has es'
capped one danger, only to meet its
death in another; whilst the lion
baked of it's prey, has died beside his
intended victim.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09
Idols In Dssrracs.

IN the regions Of famine and drought
IN India last year the ADMINISTRATION
crowds appealed to their gods for aid
In Aurungabad, in Western India, the
priests were paid for prayers for rain,
to be continued for many days, with
the usual Accomplishments of process
sions and much noise. When days and
weeks passed and no rain fell the peo-
pie of the district were furious against
their gods. In some places they daubed
the idols with mud and blocked the
approaches to the temples with masses
of thorns. In other places they made
pools in the temples, into which they
threw their idols, that they might
SILVER in water as "a penalty for keep
ing the fields dry" "The people sit in
gross darkness. London Presby-
terrain.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09
Animal Humbugs.

In military stables horses are know
to have pretended to be lame in orde
to avoid going to military exercise.
A chimpanzee had been fed on oak,
when sick; after his recovery he offer
feigned coughing in order to procure
dainties.
The cuckoo as is we'll known, lays its
eggs in another birds nest, and t.
make the deception surer, it takes
away one of the other birds eggs.
Animals are conscious of their deceit
as shown by the fact that they try to
act secretly and noiselessly; they show
a sense of guilt If detected; they take
precautions in advance to avoid dis
covery; in some cases they manifest re-
greet and repentance. Thus, bees which
steal hesitate often before and after
their exploits, as if they feared pun
ishment.
A naturalist describes how his mon
key committed theft; while he pre-
tended to sleep the animal regarded
him with hesitation, and stopped every
time his master moved or seemed on
the point of awakening.
Such, and many more, well-known
facts may be due to fear Of punishment,
which naturally follows a misdeed just
as is the case with habitual thieves.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.
Tho Fatality That, According to a
Florist, Follows the Shamrock - An
Odd Snake Trsp-Lion and Antelope
Struggle to the Death.
The Revel.

The Revel.
thine of the Famine and Plague in In
dia.)
We meet meath the sounding rafter,
And the walls around are bare,
AS they shout back our peals of laugh
ter,
1t seems that the dead are there.
Then stand to your glasses, steady!
We drink in our comrades eyes;
One cup to the dead already
Hurrah! for the next that dies!
Not here are the goblets glowing,
Not here is the vintage sweet,
IT'S cold as our hearts are growing,
And dark as the doom we meet;
But stand to your glasses, steady!
And soon shall our pulses rise;
cup to the dead already
Hurrah for the next that dies!
There's many a hand that's shaking,
And many a cheek that's sunk;
But soon, tho our hearts are breaking,
They'll burn with the wine we've drunk.
Then stand to your glasses, steady!
tbs here the revival lies;
Quaff a cup to the dead already
Hurrah for the next that dies!
Time was when we laughed at others;
We thought we were wiser then;
Ha! ha! let them think of their mothers,
Who hope to see them again.
No! stand to your glasses, steady!
The thoughtless is here, the wise,
One cup to the dead already
Hurrah for the next that dies!
Not sigh for the lot that darkles,
Not tear for the friends that sink;
Wen fall midst the wine cups sparkle,
AS mute as the wine we drink.
Come, stand to your glasses, steady!
It's this that the respite buys;
A cup to the dead already
Hurrah for the next that dies!
There's mist on the glass congealing;
IT'S the hurricanes sultry breath;
And thus does the warmth of feeling,
Turn ice in the grasp of death;
But stand to your glasses, steady!
or moment the vapor flies;
Quaf cup to the dead already
Hurrah for the next that dies!
Who breads to the dust returning?
Who shrinks from the sable shore,
Where the high and naughty yearning
OF the soul can sting no more?
No! stand to your glesses, steady!
The world is world of lies;
cup to the dead already
And hurrah for the next that dies!
Cut off from the land that bore us,
Betrayed by the land we find,
Where the brightest have gone before u.s.
And the dullest are most behind.
Stand, stand to your glasses steady!
'Tis all we have left to prize;
One cup to the dead already
Hurrah for the next that dies!
Bartholomew Bowling.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09
The Shamrock.

One of the daily newspapers report!
a prominent florist and horticultur
list" as saying: There seems to BIZ
some strange fatality about the sham
rock. 1t is essentially the flower Of
Ireland. Nowhere else except in that
little isle will the plant thrive, and
when transplanted, its death is only a
question of brief time. Irish it is, and
nothing can change it,"
This statement is romantic, but hard
ly scientific. In the first place, no one
knows surely what plant is meant
when the shamrock Is mentioned. Ii
Is impossible to know what plant this
horticulturist meant. In one part OF
Ireland one plant is called the sham
rock, in another part another plant
and elsewhere in the island still az.
other.
The name is, perhaps, most widely
! given to one of the hop-clovers, botan-
ically named Trifolium minus. This
Is the plant which is commonly export
ed from Ireland, especially to London
for st. Patrick's day, and often to the
United States, under the name of the
shamrock. 1t may perhaps lay claim
to being called the true historical
shamrock, although that honor might
also be claimed for several other
plants.
But it is not true that it will not
grow elsewhere. 1t will grow any
where it is properly cultivated and does
grow freely in other countries.
Beyond that, the white clover, Trifo-
lium repens, is widely understood to
be the common shamrock, and is pluck
ed and worn under that name in Ire
land and elsewhere. 1t grows nowhere
more freely and abundantly than in the
United States, and there is nothing
Enthusiastically Irish about it.
The black medic, Medicago lupulina,
is also known as the shamrock. So
is the wood sorrel, Oxalis acetosella.
There is much historical evidence in
favor of the claim that this last plant
is the shamrock sung by the poets. 1t
is beautifully trifoliate, and it grows
in wild places.
1t may we'll be the plant referred to
by the horticulturist referred to, be-
cause it would be difficult to make it
thrive in any sort of cultivation which
did not approximate closely the con-
ditions under which it grows naturally.
However, these natural conditions are
not found in Ireland alone. This oxa-
lis grows in England as well, and is
there locally known as the shamrock.
1t flourishes in the United States also,
carpeting the ground for square miles
together
The red clover has been locally called
the shamrock. This plant is extreme
ly familiar to Americans, and is the
state flower" of Vermont. Even the
watercress has been called the sham
rock, although its leaves are not tri-
foliate.
The true shamrock" to an Irish
man is the plant which was known by |
that name around the spot of his or his |
fathers birth. But the botanist has
as much trouble in identifying it as he |
has In identifying the "mayfiower" Of |
New England name which is ap-
piled in different localities to the trail
ing arbutus. to the saxifrage, to the
hepatica. and 70 two or three other /
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09
sw,tzerland,s Empty Prisons.

From the Petit Marseilles A cor
respondent writes us from Lausanne
that the district of Lavaux, situated
between Lausanne and Vevey, and hav-
ing a population of 10000, is at this
moment in the proud position of being
able to boast that in the several pris-
ons in the district there is not sim
gle prisoner. A white flag floats over
every prison in token of this praise
worthy fact and virtue reigns supreme
in the canton of Vaud.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09
WotAer's
Gratitude
LETTER TO MRS. pINKHAM NO. a6,7ssl

LETTER TO MRS. P1NKHAh NO. 2o,7o5I
"DEAR MRS PINKHAM-I have many,
many thanks to give you for what your
Vegetable Compound has done for me.
After first confinement l was sick for
nine years with prolapsus of the womb,
had pain in left side, in small of back,
a great deal of headache, palpitation
of heart and leucorrh9a. l felt so
weak and tired that could not do my
work. 1 became pregnant again and
took your Compound all through, and
now have sweet baby girl. / never
before had such an easy time during
labor, and 1 feel it was due to Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 1
am now able to do my work and feel
better than / have for years. cannot
thank you enough. y MRS. ED. Ell
IINGER, DEvINE, TEX.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

The Baltimore &c Ohio Railroad has
taken up the matter Of News Agents
on the trains with the result that an
effort is to be made to prevent pas
sengers from being unnecessarily
bothered by the sellers of newspapers,
etc. Under the new arrangement the
agents can only call their goods four
times within an hour in the regular
day coaches, and not at all in the
sleeping, parlor, chair or dining cars,
as it is we'll understood that an oc-
cupant of any Of these cars can al
ways get what he wants by calling on
the porter whose duty 1t is to look
after the wants Of passengers.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

plants. In spite Of the fact that the
trailing arbutus is the mayfower Of
New England literature. the word is
much more commonly and popularity
applied to the saxifrage than it is to
the arbutus, or Epigoea repens.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09
rhe Empres. and enc Reer.

Her imperial majesty the universal
ly lamented empress of Austria was
a strong believer in the virtues of good
English malt and hops, and on more
than one occasion when offered tea
she exclaimed in her own charming
way. somewhat to the establishment Of
her hostess: "Oh, please let me have
some beer: It will do me so much
more goodr-Kings Of the Hunting
Field.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

You will enjoy this publication much
better if you will get in the habit of
reading the advertisements; they will
afford most interesting study and
some excellent bargains. Our adver-
Users are reliable, and send what they
advertise
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09
Wonderfully strengthened.

81 have been taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, Blood
Purifier and Liver Pills and feel won
derfully strengthened. Before using
your remedies was in terrible state;
felt like fainting every little while. 1
thought 1 must surely die. But now,
thanks to your remedies, those feel
ings are all gone. Mrs. EMILE
SCHNEIDER, 1874 HELEN AVE, DETROIT
MICH
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09
Victoria Getting Young.

In view of the Queens approaching
visit to the continent, Engllshmen are
especially interested in her health. 1t
is announced that her hearing has
grown acute and her eyesight keener.
Youthful faculties in old age depends
upon the health. Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters cures indigestion, constipation,
biliousness and nervousness, as well
as malaria, fever and ague.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

Some Egyptian boats made OF cedar,
probably in use $500 years ago. have
been found buried near the banks OF
the Nile, and furnish an interesting
proof of the power Of that wood to
withstand the ravages of time.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot
Ease. a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet At all Druggists ana
Shoe Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy. N. Y.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09
Are you Using Aliens Foor-Ease'

1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09
She Would Have Known.

Mrs. Bellefeld-"I was SO surprised
last night to see several shooting
stars" Mr.. Bellefeld-"Didn't you
know the sky was loaded?"-Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09
Read, laugh and Learn.

When buying a package of "Faultless
Starch ask your grocer for the book that
goes with it free 1t will afford you lots
of amusement and add to yo1r stock OF
knowledge. All grocers sell IL, lOc.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved
me large doctor bills.-C. l.. Baker, 422S
Regent So, Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. s, '95.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09
Well Groomed Women.

A pretty shirt waist, properly laundered
with "Faultless STARCH makes woman
look sweet and wholesome and adds greatly
to her attractiveness. Try it. All grocers, 10c
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

When you ask for Cascarets, be sure you get the
genuine Cascarets Candy Cathartic! Don't accept
fraudulent substitutes, limitations or counterfetts
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

Love laughs at locksmiths, but il
smiles at the goldsmiths
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

Kaskola is guaranteed to cure Dyspepsia
and Indigestion. 1t contains new remedies
that digest starchy foca 1bc. All druggists.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

The grievance a man keeps to him
self is the one that burns deepest.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09
he Rest Prescription for Chills

Bruised cloves kept among furs
brighten moths away.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09
wePay sI5 Week and Expenses

Wooden heads should produce burn
ing thoughts, but they don't.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

Men who live by their wits have no
visible means of support
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09
Don't Accept a Substitute!

Philosophy enables us to make light
of our neigh boris troubles.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

Praise from some people is condem'
nation.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09
Mrs. yyips,ov,s Sootbinp S

To err is human; ability to concea
it is divine.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

There's many slip after the cup
touches the lip.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

When you want to cut whalebone
warm it by the fire
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per.
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
pther aromatic plants, by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. KY. NEW YORK, M Y.
For sale by all Druggists.-Price Soc. per bottle
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

The Best PRESCRIPTION Tor Chills
and Fever is o bottle Of GROVES TAsTELEss
CHILL Tonic. 1t is simply iron and quinine
In tasteless form. Nocure-no pay. Price, 5Oc
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

Where grease is spilled on wood cold
water should follow.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

SCOT covered with salt is easily
brushed up.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

Whiting and lime juice cleans ivory
knife handles.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

10 men with rigs to introduce Poultry Compound
Address with stamp, Javelle Mfg. Co., Parsons, Kan
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

For children teethng, softens the gums reduces in
sammation aays pain, cures wind collie. Csc bottle
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

Nine tailors may succeed in making
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

Halls Catarrh Cure
IS q constitutional cure. Price, 75c.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09
Read tho Advertiseme

Lemons slowed separately in dry
sand keep fresh.
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Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-10-27
MIR. RICKETTS,, WAKE UP.

A. c. Stillwell and Isaac Flanspurs
will receive as loyal support from the
Democrats as will anyone on the Demo.
cratic Silver Republican ticket. They
are both honorable gentlemen, were
nominated by fair means, and would be
credtable officials in the even. of cleo
tlon-now almost an assured fact
Boulder Camera.
"a guilty conscience needs no &C.
cuser." The above was published before
anybody had accused the Democrats of
being disloyal to their own associates S,
and it gives the whole thing away. Why
was 1t necessary 10 so publicly and of.
hciously proclaim that the Democrats
were going to tote fair" before it had
been intimated otherwisei 1t simply
shows that they were contemplating
treachery and wanted to cover it up with
an ostentatious display of zeal for the
candidates marked for sacrihce.-Boul.
der News.
The charge was specifically made in
the Representative that the Democrats
would use the Silver Republican candi
dates tor trading purposes. Brother
Ricketts, should never permit week to
pass by without reading that grea, moral
publication. 1t is a great humorous
paper with very readable patent intes.
tines. Wake up. Brother Ricketts,, ere
it is too late.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-10-27
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BRITISH SUCCESSES.
According to London Advices Their Arms
Accomplish wonders

According to London Advices Their Arms
Accomplish Wonders
London, Oct. ga despatch to the
Daily News this afternoon from Cape
to xn states that the British troops at
Mafeking issued from the town Saturday
and surprised and surrounded a party
of 200 Beers. General Joubert. Boer
commander has sent letter of condo.
lence to the widow OF General Symons
the English commander, killed at MAIZE
king.
Further details of the engagement
outside of the town of Mafeking state
that the British routed 700 Beers bay
onetted many of them and killed Colonel
Bootha. The British loss was three
killed and IL injured.
Official dispatches late this afternoon
state tina, the Beers have occupied Dun.
dee and looted the stores. All the British
wounded are improving rapidly nder
the charge OF the Boer nurses. General
Symons received military burial Tues
day. There were no Boers present. but
many English officers attended.