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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24
SNAKE EATER WAS MAD
AND GOT QUICK REVENGE

What hundreds Of missionaries have de-
voted years OF their lives 70 doing. and
numbers OF them have never succeeded
that is, converting Wild and savage mem
bers OF the supposedly untamable tribes
has been accomplished by an Atlanta p0-
licemau within two minutes when BOscO.
the wonderful wild Australian snake eat
e. was converted from a savage from
the wilds OF Britain's most Isolated isle
into an American with a control Of the
English language that cannot be sur
passed by anyone. not even a hOwery
spieIer- Since the opening Of the Inter
state fair. Bosco. the wonderful wild man
snakes with wonderful rapidity in a small
canvass covered den in the midway.
where he could be watched with interest
by any and everyone VINO was willing to
purchase tickets 20 this wonderful per
Torrance at the rate OF 10 cents each.
Thursday night a well known theatre
cal manager. and a friend from out Of the
city. visited the den and began teasing
Bosco BY shaking the canvass. throwing
small bits Of trash al him and calling
him names. BoscO stood the gibes OF the
visitors with patience until his snakes
tired Of th1 performance and began writh-
ing and twisting about in their Temporal
y home. Bosco. fearing a stampede
among the reptiles. brought a sudden end
10 the teasing by selecting large king
snake and throwing it at the torment
Crs.
The snake CoiIed around the neck OF one
party and an arm Of the other and in an
instant there was a stampede from the
side show. One called for a mad stone
and antidOtes. while the other called for
a police officer. Patrolman Reed was near
and when the matter was explained ne
made a case OF disorderly conduct against
B0sco and for the time being The snakes
had a rest
Bosco. when taken 20 police headquar-
tiers in the fair grounds, suddenly COM
menced a wonderful transformation scene.
First a heavy wig Of long black hair was
removed and next the red paint covering
the face, hands and arms was removed.
and what a moment before was Bosco,
the snake eater from the wilds OF Aus
traIIa, suddenly became L c Hopper.
welI-appearing young American citizen,
nhout 3 years old. from New York city.
The officers were astonished At the change
and a few minutes later Bosco. or Hopper.
had received copy OF charges and was
ordered 10 report az recorders court.
Downing the wig OF black hair and
painting his face and arms again, Bosco
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24
The MsfH Who Lost His Ticket.
BY GEORGE ABE.
Copyright, 1901, by Robert Howard Russell.

from the Blackboard of his Memory
the oftener he thought of her. He
yearned to monopolize the Affection
which seemed to be On Tap for any
one who cared to step up and turn the
Spigot.
He told himself that Faint Heart
never won out Fair Lady. From all
ne could gather the Society Tid-Bit
preferred the Gally Boy to the one who
sat on the other side Of the Room and
talked about the New Books.
Mr.. Splivens decided to turn over
New Leaf. He saw that his only
Chance was to jump in and make
Bold Play. His telepathic Tactics had
not made the slightest Impression on
Lucy. The Silent System was no good.
1.-The next time l get a chance to
Lead, will give her a Glad Surprise"
he said to himself. IT will convince
the Little Lady that i am not made of
Wood. can be just as Loving as the
next one If my Nerve holds out"
So he went to a Dance and there
was Lucy, looking very Cute and Co
quettish and hemmed in by the usual
Gang Of d-Raters. Mr.. Splivens
was about to Buck the Line and make
a hard Tackle, but he suddenly real
lied that he was not in Condition.
What he needed was a little Dutch
Courage. Accordingly he slipped out
and slowed away five Santiago Sours,
so-called because they leave you
wrecked on the Beach. He came back
a trifle Squiffy and all Set. Homer
was ready to be as Friendly and Fa-.
miliar as any Girl could possibly
wish. He laid Hands on the surprised
Lucy and led her to the dim Conser-
-Yatory.
This is where my Stock takes
Leap of 20 Points," he said to him
self, as he led her to- a Rustic Bench
beneath a Lemon Tree.
He fixed a Burning Gaze on her and
carelessly wrapped an Arm about her
supple Waist.
old Girl, you are all right" he said.
With a piercing Shrek, she hurled
him among the Cacti and declared that
she had been Insulted.
why do you discriminate against
me?" he asked in hurt Tone.
Il always supposed you were Gen
tleman.' she said, freezingly.
II have been up to date and proba-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24

garded as a hot Patsy, but the Girls
looked upon him as a fair-haired Rollo
who was too Simple and Bashful to be
real Interesting. At a Stag Party he
was a James Dandy, but when he
found himself in his Merry Makeup
and surrounded by the Elite, he sim
mered down and became a mere Chair
Warmer and Coffee-Cooler.
Homer was what the Horsemen call
Bad Actor. In the early morning Prac-
tice he could do a Quarter in %, but
when he had to Pace with a Bunch he
struck a foolish Side Motion and ran
into the Fence.
When he was among the Fellows he
opened up like a Morning-Glory. He
told Stories and said Sarcastic Things
about Married People he knew and
made up Verses. The Young Men would
repeat these Bright Observations to
the Girls and tell them how witty and
entertaining old Slivey was So the
next time Homer showed up, the viva
cious little Kittens would form Semi
Circle in front of him and say, "Oh,
Mr. Splivens, do tell US a Story or else
make one of your killing Jokes"
Then Homer would flush up and try to
swallow his Palate. He would fiatten
out like a dying Welsh Rabbit and
make a few choking Sounds, but there
would be nothing doing in the Story
Line.
After a Painful Pause the Girls would
quit him cold. During the remainder of
the Evening, Homer would sit back in
a dark Corner of the Genteman's
Dressing Room, thinking up the Reply
he might have made but did not.
In the meantime the Girls would be
giving him the Giggle and saying he
was the woosiest ever. If they met
him late in the Evening each one gave
him some Cutting Remark about hav-
ing a Nice Time. If they had been Men
he could have Come Back in grand
style, but when any little blue-eyed
Elsie ran up and jabbed a Harpoon
into his quivering Bosom. he simply
groaned and turned his Face to the
wall.
What made it so bitter for Homer
was that i'm his Heart Of Hearts he
wanted to be a Butterfly. Frequently
he would say, Some Boys can Fly
and why can't ~
At many an Evening Party he would
conceal himself behind the Bass Violin
and watch the frivolous Capers of the
Charley Freshes and wonder how they
did it, He would listen to the merry
Babble and wish that he could butt in
and Talk all Evening without having
anything TO Say. Sometimes he would
overhear the Conversation that was
causing all the Girls to double up and
have Duck Fits. Then the Cold Sweat
would gather I'm large Beads on his
Forehead. The Talk was a Cross be-
tween the innocent Prattle of Child
hood and the maniacal Maunderings of
the Incurable Ward at Bloomingdale.
"Oh," thought Homer. IF only |
could mislay my Mind some evening
and get out and deal that kind of pink
Persifiage, I would be as Popular as
any of these Willing Performers"
Homer fell in Love at long range with
a girl named Lucy Livingstone. Lucy
was a Prize Pansy who never passed in
Algebra. but she was a talker from
Conversationville. Homer never told
his Love. but let Concealment, like
Green Worm. feed on his essential Or
gans. He would compose a Honeyed
Speech with which to greet his would
be Dulciana, but when he met her at
the Corner of Fifth and Main he would
lift his Hat with the wrong Hand and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24
A DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE.
Death of Horse MARRIED Sport in Satur-
DAVIS Races.

The most deploraole accident which has
ever happened on an Atlanta track oc-
Cured Saturday afternoon in the third
heat of the first race. Neale, brown
horse. which was known by nearly every
horseman in the country, had the ten
dons Of both his front legs to give way
as the alleged effect of what is called
"nerVing."
It was ascertained at once that there
was no hope for the horse and calls to
shoot the animal where it lay in the
home stretch were heard from all sides.
The police, however, refused to shoot the
horse until they received authority from
the owner. This was obtained. Then
they said a veterinary surgeon would
have to say kill 1t. DR.. Kinkley, the
track veterinarian, said KILL and then a
third time they refused to kill it, claiming
that the judges consent had to be obtain
ed. The police still hesitated and the
fine, mettlesome race horse walked 100
yards on his ankles before DR.. Huxley
could get pistol to put the animal out Of
pain.
The bones Of the horses ankles broke
through the skin on this long, staggering
walk, and every muscle in his body quiv-
cred from the intense pain it suffered
Men who have followed the turf for
years and who have seen hundreds of ac-
cidents said that beyond a doubt it was
the most dreadful sight they had ever
seen.
Another thing In connection with the
horse which called forth indignation from
the people was the arresting of Jockey
Brewer for begging the policemen to kill
the horse.
If there is anything a horseman loves
Il is his horse, and tears were to be seen
in the eyes of Brewer as he repeatedly
begged the police to kill the animal he
loved. One of the officers arrested the boy
for begging that the horse be killed. A
charge of drunk and dlsorderly was made
against him, but the bystanders state that
he was perfectly sober.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24
SOME EFFECTS OF WAR.
Gen. Davis Makes Report on Courts.
martial

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-General
George Davis, general advocate general OF
the army, has submitted 10 the secretary
OF war his annual report for the year end
ing June 90 1901.
II shows that during the year there
were 6165 trials by general court martial,
being coo less than during the preceding
year. Sixteen we're trials of common Of
ficers OF whom ten were convicted. OF the
1.167 were volunteers. The report says that
the number Of men sentenced to dishonor-
able discharge in the regular army was
1.Ss5, and in the volunteer army $685. max
ing a total Of apps
Death sentences were imposed by court
martial in six cases of enlisted men, four
Of the cases being on conviction of deser-
ton. The death sentences, except in one
case, were commuted by the president TO
dishonorable discharge and Imprisonment
at hard labor for life in three cases, for
seven years in one case, and for FIVE years
in another case.
The conditions Of military commissions
during the year show that $50 persons
were tried. Of which number 729 were con-
victed and 202 acquitted. The sentences
in ~ cases were disapproved. Murder
leads in the number of charges before
these commissions, numbering 81. Viola
ton OF the laws and usages of war fol-
lows with 157 cases, while the charge of
robbery comes next with los cases.
General Davis says that death sentences
were imposed by military commissions in
about 242 cases, nearly all were natives
OF the Philippine islands, on conviction
Of more serious crimes, and the sentences
were commuted to Imprisonment for terms
varying from Is years TO life imprison-
ment, while in a few instances the SEN
| fences were commuted to imprisonment
for from I'VE 10 ten years. and in a few
other cases the sentences were disap-
proved or set aside.
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24

gurgle a few words Of stereotyped Pif-
fie and back into a Lamp Post.
Oh, but he was a naughty Lover!
When il came time for him to go into
Action, his Ammunition was always
wet And even when he Fired he
never got the Range. He would Loop
a few Loops and dodge into a Cigar
Store.
What made him so Sore was that
some Handsome Harry with Vaseline
on his Hair and not more than two
UP to the Hearts Idol and tap her on
the Back and call her Luce" And
what was ten times worse, she seemed
to like it. He saw himself done up
forty ways from the Jack by many
He-Pelican who could not command
s. a week in the Open Market
When he met her he addressed her
as Miss Livingstone. The other Fellow
called her isis" and linked Arms with
her.
Whenever a Rival blocked him off,
Homer stood around on one Foot for
a while. waiting for an Opening. and
then he did a soft-shoe Sneak and
swore that he would Forget her.
He told himself that he was a Chump
for continuing to Worship one who
could be paved over and man.
handled by anything that wore a Der
by Hat.
But II. Splivens was Hard Hit. The
more he tried to Sponge her Likeness
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24
Beuqars in Diamonds.

''I bard-beartedr' repeated the Broad
way jeweler, briskly. mot bit Of 1t, my
boy; not a bit of it. 1 simply used my
eyes and saw at a glance that that wo-
man was not worthy of our help"
Pardon me, Mr.. Holmes" said the GUS
toner. with some sarcasm. 81 didn't rec
ognize you without your makeup"
''Well, / don't lay claim to any extraor-
binary powers" said the jeweler, ignor-
ing the fling, but I repeat I saw at
glance that the woman who just asked for
aims was professional fakir, or, at least
she wasn't in present need"
A few minutes before the subject Of this
conversation had entered the shop. She
was a medium youngish woman. not well
dressed, and yet not in rags. she carried
a small baby in her arms and essayed
story of her abject poverty, concluding
with a request for assistance. The Gus
toner was abLut to contribute, but the
ieweler had nudged him and refused the
woman's request. whereupOn she had de-
parted.
what did you notice about herr" asked
the jeweler.
THAT she was apparently in distress,
and carried helpless baby" returned the
customer.
1.-The distress was assumed" said the
ieweler, positively. 1.-The baby was
strong card, very frequently worked these
days When professional mendicants have
no baby of their own to exhibit for purely
sympathetic and commercial purposes they
borrow a baby. don't know that this was
the case with the woman in question, but
1 do know she wasn't in any need that she
couldn't obviate herself, and that in few
minutes"
You're beyond me-" said the customer.
"She wore diamond earrings and we'd
ding ring" said the jeweler, simply. IF
you were a jeweler you'd observe these
things. The stones in her ears were good
ones, too; not chips, but well-cut stones.
without examining them closely, I'd say
that she could get $75 on the pair at any
loan office.
1.-THE best of mendicants grow careless.
When they grow so careless as to wear
diamonds during their business hours they
curtaiI their receipts-that is, If they visit
jewelry shops in search Of aims"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24
LIVESTOCK ON EXHIBITION.

KANSAS CITY. Oct. 22.-Kansas City's
big annual fancy stock show opened at
the stock yards pavilion yesterday with a
great array OF prize winning short horns,
Herefords and GallOways from various
parts OF the country. There are close TO
I.oQ0 entries and the show is easily one OF
the best ever held In the west. q
Among the exhibitors are John S. Parks
Reno. New. 7. W. Ryan and son. Irwin,
Iowa: G.. A. Lindsay. Red Cloud. Neb. I:
F. ". Wild. Ovid. No: George KEENAN,,
Richiand. Ky. and w. II. Curtice, Emil
ncrcc. X. Il is expected that the show
viii develop into a society function that
viii rival the annual horse show which
will Op=n in convention tonight with over
GO animals on exhibit. The second annual
show OF the American Angora Goat asso-
citation vri.t also be in progress during the
week Already several car loads OF goats
have arrived from New Mexico, Texas,
and Ike southern states.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24
FROM THE CAPITAL OF OHIO.
BY JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES.

to William Penn, is the only city Of
my acquaintance, where a traveller
with two valises, passing through a
crowded depot will always ind some
one to hold back the swinging doors 9.
which in New York or Chicago would
come banging in his face.
We realize the same truth in Geor-
gia. How under the old order our
young men nodded the manner of their
speech and the methods of their
thought after Toombs and Hill; and
that, when Henry Grady came, new
Order of rhetoric, a new style OF
speech and new and dashtng manner
of bohemian type came to take the
place of the old regime.
1t is so everywhere, The people imi-
tate those whom they idealize. They
unconsciously modify their manners
and their hearts after the example Of
their highest types. Many a stranger
has had kind consideration in Phila-
delphia because of the human seed
sown by William Penn. Many young
vagabond on the streets of Atlanta has
had care and a supper as a direct leg
acy of the romantic humanity that
pulsed in the heart and the wrist OF
Henry Grady, and there are thousands
of people in Ohio whose lives are
Cue
modified, and whose very counte-
nances are altered by the unconscious
imitation Of the great and noble citi-
zen who has lived so highly and so
gently before his fellow men.
1t is pessimistic lie to say that "the
evil that men do lives after them
while the good is inferred with their
bones" Even Shakespeare genius
cannot make it so. The truth is oftener
to be found In the reversal Of the cpl
gram.
The influence of the great and good
survives as a glorious legacy to the
race and the time will come when the
people of Ohio will illustrate in their
lives and deeds the truth as applicable
to their great departed as it is to ours,
that being dead, he yet speaketh."
I see that some one has SHE'D my
friend Henry Watterson's castor into
the political ring, or perhaps Henry
has done the shying himself.
He ought to make the gayest and
most picturesque of candidates. His
record is one of such delightful incon-
sistencies that their discussion ought
to make a campaign radiant Henry
has been for and against the new
Kentucky constitution. He has been
against GOeDel, ana Ineu SIOHS1y AOA
Goebel. He has been against Bryan
and for Bryan, and then against Bryan
again. He has fought free silver and
then marched under its banner to de-
feat. The people of Georgia also win
remember that he once declared that
the Confederate government was real
" offered advantageous terms of end
ing the war within 60 days Of the sur
render, and that he subsequently de-
cIared that no such terms were Of
fered.
But then Henry Watterson is one of
the fortunate men whom the people
rarely hold TO MS mistakes. They love
MIN for his faults, and condone his
inconsistencies for the sake of his gem
ial qualities.
But they rarely make such men gov
errors. and never a president has come
vet from such a mold.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24
Brewer Case is Dismissed.

Because officers at the fair grounds
would not shoot and kill Neale a trotting
horse that fell and broke both forelegs
Saturday afternoon, Robert B. Brewer, a
jockey who has followed races all his
life, cried, pleaded, begged and finally
cursed the officers and was locked up on
the charge of being drunk and disorderly.
The arrest was made by Patroiman Shep-
pard. who stated in court yesterday
that he did not think Brewer would have
acted in a disorderly manner had not the
accident occurred.
HE cried like a baby, fudge" said the
officer when he learned that the horse
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24
LOVED ARMY RANKS.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Oct. 21.-Grief over
separation from army life, with which he
had been associated for forty years and
to which he was greatly attached, is be-
lieved to have been the direct cause Of
suicide at Fort Douglas of August Lange,
ordinance sergeant. LANCE was to have
been retired within few days and rather
than re-enter civil life he hanged himself
in one of the buildings of the fort. LANCE
was sixty-one years of age.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24

was hurt, in fact all of the horsemen
around were affected and cried. He d1dn
do much and there were no ladies around
to hear his curses, so I would like you
to deal with him as easy as possible.
Brewer stated that he had known the
animal for years and loved her.
1T am great admirer of dumb ami
mails" stated the jockey, land hate to see
one of them suffer. The officers made the
horse walk at least so yards on her broken
stumps, and this made me mad and
probably said more than L would have
had 1 not been angry and sorry for the
horse"
ct don't blame you for your tears"
stated Acting Recorder Grady. I'm fact,
I think them commendable, and as I was
present and did not hear your cursing it
could not have amounted to much, and
will dismiss the case"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24

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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24

Once there was a Social Fizzle nam
ed Homer Splivens. He was the damp
est Fire-Cracker that ever tried to Pop
in n Public Place.
His Parents had spent $500 on him so
that he might know how to enter a
BALLROOM. At the age of 26 he could
not Enter without walking on several
Ladies.
Among the Town Boys he was re-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24

returned TO his den and began anew the
eating Of live snakes. while his manag ger,
profiting by the advertisement thus re-
ceived, gathered a new crop Of dimes from
the curious. The complainants i'm the
case did not appear at the show again
Thursday night.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24

bly, that is why my work is so Coarse"
lie replied WAS too SUDDEN"
"Wretch!" she exclaimed and swept
back into the Ball Room.
For three Days after that her Broth
er was looking for Mrc Eplivens- with a
Gun. ..r 81 r..
MORAL: It has to be done in just
certain Way. y
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24

Instead of trying to wipe out the Mason
and Dixon line. as was predicted he would.
President Roosevelt appears to have en-
gagged in the hopeless undertaking Of try
ing to wipe out the color line.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24

A Wisconsin man swallowed silver
dollar the other day. And now he is a
dollar in and a dollar out,
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