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while scouting the banks OF EaSt
lake. Georgia, in search of break
fast one morning big king snake ran
plump into rattlesnake four feet
long, whose dimensions should have
forced retreat, according to all recos
nized rules Of warfare, but whose fat
proportions promptly suggested a gor-
geous feast to the hungry ruler Of
reptiles.
Mike McDermott. a farmers lad.
from = clump OF berry bushes near by
saw the chance meeting of the two
snakes and observed the fierce prize
fight which followed. He had been
picking berries on the banks OF the
lake and looked up just as the scaly
fellows raised their heads to make the
customary polite bow preliminary to
the engagement. They were in a nrst
rate prize ring formed by a sandy
clear spot among the bushes
Mike says the king snake looked
pairing for defense. Slowly and with
extreme caution the RATHER raised his
head until half its body was in the
air. Then it stood rigid. as If expect
ing an attack. but determined to ward
it off. The king. three feet long, cir
cled around the RATHER several times
drawing nearer with each round.
When the king had narrowed the
circle to diameter of foot he. too,
suddenly raised his head and body in
the air and stood facing his adversary.
For several seconds they glared at
each other in this attitude.
Then the RATHER poked his tongue
out at the king. an indignity beyond
the limits of princely endurance. The
king very promptly resented the in
suit by darting forward like . fash
and hooking his neck around the neck
of the impudent RATHER. Then the bat
tile was on in earnest. The RATHER was
fighting for his life. the king for his
breakfast.
They fell from their lofty attitude
and rolled in the sand. They made no
sound as they twisted and writhed and
whirled and squeezed. Now the rat
tier was making fierce pecks at the
king with his fangs: then the king
had the rattler by the back of the neck,
but lost the strangle hold as the stout
diamond back heaved and suuirmed;
all the while the lower parts of both
bodies are twined like strands Of vari-
colored rope
Sand flew up in little clouds as they
fought, Mike McDermott says. At
times the snakes were lost to view
they battled in the hollows made by
their contortions. Once the RATHER got
ratified and attempted to run away
The folds of the king snake were
wound too tightly about him, how
ever. and he was held to the battle
ground. After that the king had the
fighting all his way and made the so
ing according to his own ideas
Finally the RATHER gave up. He lay
stretched out with his head fiat on the
ground, the king twined about him
with uplifted head directly over the
head OF the vanquished. Mike saw
the coils of the king tighten about the
body of the other. There was 4 con-
vulsive shudder In the rattlers frame
as the bones in the diamond back bent
and snapped The fight. which lasted
half an hour. was over
The boy In the bushes saw the king
snake lean forward and touch the tip
of the rattlers nose with his nose.
Then the red mouth of the king open
ed wide in exultation and satisfied
anticipation of the feast perhaps In
another minute the king was engaged
in eating his last adversary, in keep
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his intention to any completion He
went to Jena in 1882, and later started
from Hamburg on tour to Spain and
the Mediterranean. He was taken i'll
with fever, when he returned. and
was nursed back to health by Marie
Thienemann, whom he married in
1885. After another excursion through
Europe gradually he became one of the
principal figures In the literary set OF
Germany. and his powers began to de-
velop until he won his first widespread
acknowledgment, which has been in.
creasing steadily. until his name is
known now all over the world. He
has still greater future, for he is not
yet at the full development of his pow
ers.
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BATTLE OF SNAKES.
KING SNAKE AND RATHER IN
DEADLY ENCOUNTER.

Rather Does His Best but Furnishes
Brsakfast to the King snske-Ssrpen-
tias sst-to Witnessed by Mike McDsr-
mott, Whose vsr.sity Is Not Questioned
The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-28
Killing Birds In Porto Rioo.

There are indications that Porto
Rico may become birdless island.
There is such frantic scramble for
food by the people, degeneracy having
sappsd the life-blood out Of many OF
them, so that they have lost the am
t,ftion of agricultural labor, they grasp
altar every live thing to eat and sus-
tain the body Young birds just out
of the nest are the peculiar attractions
n men and boys. One boy was carry
ing by my house little beautiful
yong sparrow hawk On inquiry, l
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Chucking him, With his partly swai-
lowed breakfast. in q bucket. Mike
carried the snake home.
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DRINK HABIT CURED
Mrs. HAay Hawkins will Help Every
Woman Save a Drunkard.
A Trial Package of Her Marvellous Home Treat
ment FREE for the Asking.

son. With the assistance Of others she per-
fected the original treatment and now offers
TO send this treatment free to any distressed
wife, mother or sister who will write for II.
Mrs. Hawkins great desire is that every
woman who needs this medicine will write
at once to her and get it.
Mrs. Hawkins treasures hundreds of testf.
monials received from thankful friends. Sho
holds each grateful letter sacred. but the fol-
lowing are published (by the request of the
writers) in the hope that they may be ths
means of Fastening others to write and get
the treatment:
Mrs Nay Hawkins. Grand Rapids, Mich.-My
Dear Friend: You have Teen the means Of bring.
ing sunshine into my lioine Last August I got
your remedy and began giving II to my husband.
and from that time until the present he has nos
taken q drop of any kind OF alcoholic drinks I
cannot say too much for what your remedy has
done for HE and urge 1t az helper to any mother
sister or wife who shall need it. Yours sincerely,
East Hampton. lie. MRS. II. A. LANE.
BY Dear Friend: am very pleased to saw Won
brought happiness TO our home. aIy husband
has never drank a drop of liquor since he began
taking your treatment. His appetite fer drink
has entiEci.- left him and he says he VII. never
touch drop again as long as he lives. I thank
God for this for since he has quit the drinking he
is altogether 4 different nan Please my let.
ter. because my husband is well known by all
glass workers and he wants others to know what
has been done fer him.
Elwood. Ind. MRS WM. KRAMER.
Dear Mrs Hawkins: feel that must return
thanks to you for the comfort that feel. It was
through your advertisement in the papers that I
first heard of your remedy that has entirely cured
my son. He can't bear the smell Of any kind Of
drink. o that 1t was in my power to do more but
am getting old. will close. thanking you from
the depth OF my heart for your goodness to the
distressed families OF the earth. 90 forth doing
good and God will bless you. Your friend.
Paterson. N. J. n. ANDERSON
Many other letters similar to the above
might be given but these will suffice. Thou
sands have saved their homes and loved ones
by this remedy and you can be among the
number If you only wish it, Mrs. Hawkins
treats every letter she receives sacredly con.
fidential and you need have no hesitancy
whatever in writing her for assistance. De
not delay. Write her today.
Address: MRS. MAY HAWKINS.
Boxf65 Grand Rapids. Mich.
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SENT FREE TO MEN
A Most Remarkable Remedy That
Quickly Restores Lost Vigor
to Men.
a Free Trial Package Sent by
Mail to All Who Write.

Free trial packages OF most remarkable rem.
edy are being mailed 81 all who will write thu
state Medical Institute. They cured SO many me,
who had battlcd for years against the mental
and physical suffering Of lost manhood that The
Institute has decided TO distribute free trial
packages TO all who write. II is home treatment
and all men who suffer with any form Of sexual
weakness resulting from youthful folly. premature
loss Of strength and memory, weak back. varico.
cele. or emaciarion Of parts can now cure then.
selves at home.
The remedy has peculiarly grateful effect ~
warmth and seems to act direct 10 the desired
location, giving strength and development inst
where Il is needed. II cures al the ills and
troubles that come from years Of misuse of the
natural functions, and has been an absolute sue.
cess in all Cases A request to the State Medical
Institute z33 Elektron Building, Fort Wsype
Ind. stating that you desire one OF their frec
trial packages, will be complied with promptly
The Institute Is DESTROYS Of reaching that rrest
class Of men who are unable to leave home IN
be treated, and the free sample will enable then,
10 see how easy it is TO be cured of sexual weak.
neks when the proPos remedies employed.
The Institute makes, 10 restrictions. Any man
who writes will h. sent free sample. carefully
sealed in a plain package that its REGIMENT
need have no fear OF embarrassment or publicity.
Readers are requested to write without delay.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-02
POTOMAC BOAT CLUB WINS.
The Gibraltar Athletes No Mattel, fOI
Their Opponents.

The Gibraltar Athletes No Match Tor
Their Opponents.
The Gibraltar Athletic Club basketball
team was handiiy defeated last night by
| the Potomac Boat Club. in an interesting
game. at the Washington Light Infantry
Armory. The final score was to 5. G!bral-
tar played a fast game. but were hardly a
match for the older and more experienced
Potomacs. Their condiyion, too. worked
against them. and toward the last they
found it hard to follow The fast pace cut
out by their opponents. Twenty minute
halls were played.
Captain DAILY, of the Potomacs. was
easily the star player Of the game. He
scored every point Of his teams score.
; making three goals and two goals from
free throws. Captain Ellus. of Gibraltar.
! played a clever game It'll forced to retire
in the last half. Davidson made the best
4. goal of the evening. when he threw Gibra!-
tar's only goal from the middle of the field.
Play began about $50. in the presence of
| about 200 people. In less than two min
! utes time DAILY had thrown Potomac S
| first goal and about a minute later fol-
| lowed it with another from point lit
| tie TO one side of the basket, making
| the score, P. b. S. 4. g. A. C. l. Brady
had a free throw and made the basket.
| but the point was not allowed, as ne
stepped over the line. A minute or two
later he had another trial and made good,
| scoring Gibraltar single point. Brady
| and DAILY both had free throws and both
| missed, the half ending with the score,
p. q. C. s. G. A. C. 1.
Soon after play had been resumed in
the second half Daily threw a clever goal,
which added 9 more points to the total
/ Potomac score. This was followed by a
goal from free throw by Daily.
When Davidson slightly evened up mat
tiers by scoring 2 points on. difficult
goal from the centre of the field the Gil
braltar rooters in the audience. who had
up to this time kept enforced silence,
broke loose and began 10 yell like mad for
their team. DAILY and Davidson both
missed free throws and then Daily made a
goal from a free throw, making Potomac's
score total of 8.
Brady had two free throws before time
was called at the end of the game and
succeeded in making goals on each at
tempt Score: p. b. C. s, C. A. C. ).
The lineup:
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game. and Prof Joyce feels satisfied that
he now has a strong team.
The bowlers are gradually getting with
in hailing distance of the goal, and by
the end of the week they hope to be In
the lead where they claim they belong.
They are scheduled to play set of games
December with the Y. NJ. C. A., and then
comes the struggle for first place.
Golden Eagle BOwIers.
= The team representing the Goldsn Eagle
Club has had the hardest kind of a time
since the bowling season opened. 1t has
had no luck at all. or 1t would not now
be in last place. with two games won and
ten games lost.
1t has nearly all seasoned players. who,
unfortunately, have not been together
long enough to get in team trim. 1t IS
promised when they do get together that
they will make at least two teams bowl
hard to keep out of the way.
Captain Kidd. one of the best of local
stock bowlers, was formerly OF the w.
A. c., and last season with the Business
Mems Bowling Club. He is playing a
generally consistent game. The rest Of
the team consists of Gait Brandt, Han
old. and Crist Hanold is well remem-
BE-, ed as formerly of the Saengerbund
team.
The Eagles and the Columbus are
scheduled for tomorrow night. Upon the
result of these games as to these teams
will depend which is to have the tail
end of league standing.
COrcoran Cadet Corps.
The members of the Corcoran Cadet
Corps basketball team are sore in mind
and body since last Wednesdays game
with the Eastern Athletic Club, and
which they lost.
I'VE have every reason to be sore"
said one of the players. for we believe
we lost the game through the work of
the officials. They were evidently net up
on the rules or else they gave US the
hot end of the deal" he continued, as he
warmed up to the subject, and it's all
bosh for anyone to say that we lost the
game on fouls. when it was plainly seen
by all but the officials that one side was
as guilty as the other.
The Easterns played fast. strong
game. but it was conceded that the Cor
corans outplayed then in passing" Their
work in this line was very clever.
The team will keep up its practice. and
hopes to demonstrate. that 1t is ZEN
nant winner.
Captain Edwards is now in correspond
ence with the Homestead. Pa. team for
a game here. This team is the champion
OF west Pennsylvania, and last year won
thirty games and lost two.
1t Is feared that Brick broke his finger
in the last Baltimore game.
The Corcorans are scheduled to play
the Infantry team December 10. and it
remains to be seen what the new In
fantry lineup will dc this season against
the clever Cadet team.
o. P. SCHMIDT
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Southern Ry.
Schedule in effect November .. 1900.


Trains leave from Penna. Station.
sol 4 m Daily. Local for harrisonburg and
Cor Charlotte and way stationk
:is m nsl. r lass s ssr.,r seepn ns
jacksonville uniting at Salisbury with sleeper Tor
'Asheville, Ciiattanooga, and Memphis, and at
Dznviilc with sleeper for Birmingham and at
Charlotte with sleeper 70: Augusta Solid train
Washington to New 0r,sans. Dining car service.
l1.s7 a m. Daily. Local for Charlottesville.
A:0l p. m. Week Daya. Local for Front Royal.
strasburg. anS harri,onb,rg. ...u;u.
s.55 p m. Daily. n. y. Fla. Express. Sleep.
ing cars to Augusta with connections for Aiken
and Charleston, and to Savannah. jacksonville.
and PORT Tampa. Through coach to jacksonville.
Dining car service.
s:55 p m. Daily Washington and Chattanooga
LIMITED VIA Lypchburs). Sleeping cars to Roam
Ste, knoxville. Chattanooga Memphis, and Ses
service
lO.45 p n. Daily. Washington and Southwest
srn Limited. Sleeping cars TO Asheville, Knox
Vile Chattanooxs and Nashville and to Atlanta
Macon. Birmingham. Memphis Montgomery. No
bile. and New Orleans; connects At New Orleans
with Sunset Limited for California. Dining car
service. Tourist sleeper Washington to San Fran
cisco Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
TRAINS ON BLuEMoNT BRANCH.
Leave Washington 800 q. m daily. 4:4s p m.
mont e:25 p. m. Saturdays and 4:s5 p. m. week
deys and 1l:20 p. M. Wednesdays and Sstur-
days only for Leesburg. e:zs p. m week days to
HeIndon.
Through trains from the South arrive Washing
Ton 6:i2 O.. m, 1885 T. m, 2:b p m, and $50
2. m. daily. From Hanisonhurx II 81 week
days snd $40 p. n. daily. From Charlottesville
o:2s q. m. and $40 p. n daily.
Tickets, sleeping reservations. and other In
formation furnished md baggage called for and
checked from hotels and residences by Union
Transfer Co., on orders left at Ticket Office 70s
Ssth st. NV: I'll Penna. Ave. NV, and at
eenna Statioa-
FRANK S. CANNON,
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l. g. BROWN. General Agent
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OFFICIAL RIOTERS PRESENT.
Washington's Army md Navy Circles
Well Represented.


PHILADELPHIA, Dec. Socially the
game was brilliant. Official Washington
poured out its great folks by the carload
1t was not beneath the commander of the
United States military forces, Lieutenant
General Miles, to rise up from his seat
! and cheer long and loud for the West
Point men. Secretary Root cheered his
men continually. and close by him was
General Brooke. who preceded General
Wood as Governor-General of Cuba.
The army contingent included Secretary
of War Root, Mrs and Miss Root; Gen.
A. E. Bates, Mrs. Bates. and the
Misses Bates; Colonel and Mrs. Ed
wards, Gen. II, C. Corbin, Major
w. A. Sampson. Captain Russell. General
and Mrs. Sternberg. General Carpenter.
General and Mrs. Ludington. General and
Mrs John R. Brooke, Lieutenant and Mrs
Heiner, Lieutenant and Mrs. Jamison,
Lieut.. d. C. Barry. Lieut.. and Mrs. G. B.
Davis, Lieutenant and Mrs Barnum, Lieu
tenant Lassiter. Major and Mrs. Hall,
Captain Sladen, Lieutenant and Mrs. Lew
is, Lieutenant and Mrs. Smither and Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Mcneil.
The navy was equally brilliant in its
representation. Admiral Dewey was not
there but Secretary John ID. Long was,
and close by him sat Admiral Sampson
and many other officers well known in the
service. AS a usual thing the navy is
dignified.. but today 1t was moved to pound
with sticks and canes and cry out proud
ly, Good, Annapolis" whenever West
Pointer was buried under a human hill.
Among the navy's friends who were do
ing this heavy roofing were: Assistant
Secretary Hackett. Captain and Mrs.
ClaSk. Rear Admiral Melville. Lieutenant
and Miss Brumby Lieutenant Commander
on nc DO ri kfrc
Carter, Lieutenant and Mrs. Raby. Lieut..
and Mrs. II. ]. Ziegemer, Commander and
Mrs. Colahan. Prof. and Mrs. Winchell,
Lieutenant Commander and Mrs. Warbur-
ton. Pay Inspector Loomis and the Misses
LOOMS. Commander and Mrs. ]. A. Norris
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many true and faithful women of America
today who have drink-aff1icted fathers. hus-
bands or sons. and seeing nothing but life
time of misery for herself il something was
not done. she determined to overcome this
fearful evil if possible. Her search for a
harmless, perfect and secret home cure was
at last rewarded when an old friend came to
her and gave her a remedy which had never
been known to fail. Mrs. Hawkins gave the
remedy secretly and in a few weeks to her
great joy. her dearest relative was entirely
cured Of his appetite for drink and was again
restored to health and manhood
After this wonderful result Mrs. Hawkins
decided to devote her life to the work of help
ing her sisters everywhere, whom she found
suffering as she had suffered from the eff
ects Of alcohol upon a husband. father OF
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-02
CORNELL THE WINNER.
Hard Context in the intercollegiate
CrOsA-COuntry Race.

NE" YORK. Dec. AFTER one of the
most desperate and exciting cross-coun-
Try races on record, Cornell won the in
tercoiiegiate team championship at Nor
RS fark today. with total of &c points.
Yale and the University of Pennsylvania
maze a dead heat for second place, with
20 20 points; Columbia finished fourth. with
~ points, "hiie only two Princeton men
finished the race
This is the second victory for the It'll
acans. as they won the event at its inau-
Suration last year. The points were
scored as usual in team events by credit
ing the college with the number OF the
places in which their representatives fin
ished. but though seven men were allowed
to compete for each college only the first
-FOUR men on each team counted for the
Championship
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Remedies Given AWAY ,,- ,rw,, IN nav ~ Remedies
All This Week and "o' I""' ~ M ~ Diseases

a eacha and
furnishing
do
The rich ndpooralik
Comes and
family thereby saying a as drug
in o
Special received from to s.,
Shades Ecect andS
cobr
Eclectic Liver Cure has given me entire
live
WI
Street.
d C. October 1900
had
EsesEr IiyrCu which the
this bHousne Ihaycve ued
hrtenthS
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GO s 3 ssis s,'

VhrOuRh the Or&nocst ScchSHS ~
America. All Trains Vestfbuled,
Electric Lighted, Steam Heated.
Dining Cars on Through Trains.
StntIon SIKH and d Streets.
Z Schedule in eject November II, 1900.
J 400 F. H. pAlLl-Cincinnati and ST. Louis
epecial-Solic train for Cincinnati Pullman
Gieepefs 10 Cincinnati, Lexington. Louisville. In
disuspolis, md St Louis. without change Par
ior Car Covington. Va. to Virginia Hot SpFang
Psrl.r Csss Cincinmti TO Chicago.
lilo r. n. DAILY. Z. v. Limited soliu
train for Cincinnati. Pullman 6.espers TO Cincin
nsti. Lexington, and Louisville, without ehanse
CONNECTION for Virginia Hot Spring. daily Pun
man compartment car TO Virginia Hot Springs
vithou, change, dsily s1eep. SUNDAY. siespeF'
CINCINNATI TO Chicago and St. Louis
n:n A. n DAILY EXCEPT srNDAY-Fol
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500 P n pAILY-For Gordonsrills. Char
lottos,ilie, Staunton. daily. and for Richmond
reservation and tickets sf Chesapeake and ohic
offices, 5is Pennsylvania Avenue: coo 18th street
near F, and at II. station. Telephone call. 1871
Cor Penns,Iysnia Railroad Cab Service.
II. ". FULLER,
Telephone 1908. General Passenger Agent
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col ]. D|S

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Any true woman might well be proud to
have saved one poor soul from the shackles
of drink, but Mrs Hawkins has redeemed
thousands by her noble and practical Work
among those who have been victims OF In
temperance. Mrs. Hawkins for years SUI
fered the grief and anguish shared by SO
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-02
AMONG THE ATHLETES
District Basketball League Opens
Its Season.

Special Meeting SuEncstcd-Y. NJ. C.
4. Teams Have Busy Season Be-
fore Them-iancs Schedulcd-Cnr-
roll Institute Gymnnsium--COrcO
rams Are Sore over Decisions.
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H!l;kJ'GE!l[l3|:1|||||
s ss as1|
Grand Opening of the Shade Eclectic Home Remedy Com
pany All This Week at the Old Munyon Offices,
Southeast Corner 18th and n. w.
Stomach Cure Given Away
5000 People This Week.


headache
preventive medicine
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score--Potomac Boat Club S, Gibraltar Athletic
Club D. Time OF haifs-2D minutes. GoalS-Da-
wilson. Day 8. Goals from free throv-Hrody 2
DAILY Reieree-Magum. EMPIRES Robinson
and McQuadc. 1imekeepers-.iose and iiidreth
SCorer-laker
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Not Hcrcnhouts.

from the PittshurG Chronicle Biography
, me snow Is quite, comprehensive said Mr..
Bcechwood to Mr.. Homework
Meaning whatY' replied the latter, inter.
negatively. -
1T covers the ground
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Season your admiration for while with pure
and wholesome beer like IIe,lrich's Maerzen Sen
ate or Lager. Phone 83i. Arlington Bottling
Co., for case of the best malt and hop beverage
In ahe limited States