Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-17
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Talking about strange occupations, said
a resident of Orlando. Fla, to a Star re-
porter. recently, there is a man in my
town who sells all kinds of snakes for
living. He supplies dime museums, side
shows and concerns of that sort, from
Maine to San Francisco. with all sorts OF
snakes. He keeps his customers informed
of the state of the market and let's them
know periodically when he has new sup
ply Now and then he publishes list Civ
ing the current price of rattlesnakes, adj
ders and others, for the values of these
creatures vary in accordance with the sup
ply and demand and the time of year
AT present RATHER may be had for
from - cents to 81, according to its size;
mOccasins from ~ cents to $50. Adders
cost from - cents to 81: gophers, crack
whips and tree snakes, all the way from 80
cents to $50: pines and king snakes, from
80 cents to 81: milk and grass, or Joiht'
snakes from 80 cents to $3.50. grass snakes
range from 10 cents to 81
He also sells live alligators, any length
from one to eight feet for from 30 cents
TO s12 Wood ibis he regards as worth 81
pair water turkeys at the same figure
and cormOrants at s. each.
Of the steamship Paris and the probability
OF soon replacing the Inflated ship with
another vessel Of larger dimensions and
greater speed. director of the American
line recently said: An order for new ship
Of the class required to compete in the
modern passenger service of the Atlantic
is not by any means a matter to be deter
mined on without grave consideration.
Speed Is costly. and as you increase it it is
generally nece ssary to also increase the
tonnage. This forces upon your considera-
ton tides. channels. harbor bars and deck
accommodations. all of which impose lin
itatiOns upon you. And then the cost of
the ship herself IS not matter which even
the weaIthiest of corporations can provide
for at a moments notice 1t is not 100000
or S5Oo.OOo that the work calls for, but
about five times the latter sum- for 1t is
safe to say that a vessel superior to the
Paris cannot be built today for less than
81 JN0OOO.
Sometimes the shipbuilders are willing to
become part owners of the projected vessel;
sometimes they take as part payment for
the work some older vessel of the line,
which they refit. re-engine, moderniZe and
sell again The ability of the builders to
make an arrangement of this kind. OF
course. influences the placing of the con-
tract III a measure. but they must also be
able to give certain guarantees They must
enter into an engagement that the pro-
jected ship shall be able TO carry so many
passengers and many tons of cargo and
TO attain Il specified speed on given con-
sumption Of coal per day"
"A mans occupation or condition has
more to do WIN making his face than most
people think" observed a gentleman who
Is somewhat of a judge of character to the
writer. intellectual pursuits like the
studies of the scholarly profession, when
coupled with temperate and good moral
habits Of life. brighten the face and give
the person a refined and superior look.
Magnanimity IF nature or the love of study
and art will make a bright. glad face but
contrary 70 this man may have a face
that does not please anybody. because of a
love Of self to the exclusion of others, not
understanding his learning and worldly
shrewdness. Soldiers get a hard severe
hook: overworked Iaborers constantly look
tired: reporters look fnqusitive; matherna-
ticians look Studious; judges become grave
even when off the bench; the man who has
had domestic trouble looks all broken up.
AN example Of the lUdicrous side of this
subject IS to see third-CiasS lawyer stalk
ing around police court looking as wise as
an owl The business makes the face, 1
say. There's the merchants face. the min
isterial face. the lawyers face, the doctor
face. the hoodlum's face. all so distinct
each from the other and singly that l sell
dom fail To recognize those caIlings shining
through the faces. And what city-bred boy
cannot recognize a genuine farmer the mo-
ment he sees him on the street?''
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"A swimmer, no matter whether he is a
beginner or an expert. cannot improve upon
the advice OF his great-grandfather, which
is to go 70 a brook or swamp and study
the manner and methods of the frog" re-
marked an eX-champion OF the New York
Athletic Club 10 a writer for The Star re-
Gently. The most expert swimmers in the
world are tyrOs compared TO the LATEST
bullfrogs- The difficulty with all swimmers
is that they spoil the effect of the stroke
by the recovery. When a frog starts off
he draws his legs carefully and slowly up
under him until he is in the position of a
man sitting on his launches Then ne sud-
denly gives a mighty spring in the water
kicking his legs out. not behind him but
almost directly sidewise. After the kick
his legs are slowly drawn together by his
motion through the water until they hang
out behind him in a perfectly rigid form
Every toe of his web feet is held out as
straight as an arrow and then nothing re-
tards his motion through the water He
will lie in this position until every Bit OF
the momentum is lost: that is until he has
gone as far as the force of the kick will
send him through the water. Then again
he slowly and carefully draws his legs in
and repeats the performance. You will no.