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The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
WHEN SNAKES TAKE FLIGHT
Tramp Of Hoofs Of Cattle Sure to Send
Them Scurryinq Away.

mem Scurrytn0 Away.
Occasionally a temperate man il
found who studies snakes, and one Of
these is Gen. Milton Moore TIE gen.
eral reads everything he can find bear
ing upon the habits and habitats Of
the snake society, and for that reas-
on he was particularly interested in
meeting ex-Private Alexander Mahl-
strom, Fifth Missouri, who recently
returned from South America.
"Mahlstrom told me-" said Gen.
Moore yesterday. that the snakes in
Central America are torpid and stupid
to degree, though some of them arc
violent enough when disturbed. They
often bite the woodfellers there.
never knew them to bite an
overland trailer. crossed the
plains thirty years ago, and many
times since, in the freighting busi-
ness. 1t was my experience that
the sound of the approach of cat
tie or buffalo sent the snakes about
their business. We lay on the ground
where snakes were thick in our abb
sence, but scarce in our presence. A
snake must have some sense, and he
must reflect that whereas he might
put lone man to flight, he had not
ghost of show with herd of cattle
or buffalo tramping him. So he runs
when he hears the caravans coming.
never knew them to bite man while
| was going over the trail. l recollect
at one time running across a rattler.
was riding a mule. He woke up,
heard the hoof beats and started off.
rattler cannot run straight much
better than a Swede turnip can roll
straight. He wobbles. This fellow
was terrified, for he took off, A quick
walk was as fast as he could go. dis
mounted, pulled out my cap and ball
revolver and began firing at him. The
first shot clipped him and made him
furious. He hissed and shook his tail
with vengeance. But he heard my
mule and headed for tall grass. think
it was my fifth shot that broke his
back. The snake is coward. .''-kAt
sas City Journal.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Mr. Salisbury Jenkins Idea.
ny WILLIAM A. OSBORNE.

,convright. 1902, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Mir. Salisbury jenkins stepped out
unop the hotel porch under the fire
of inquisitive glances with an easy
nonchalance of manner, which comes
only with long practice. He was the
latest arrival. He lit his cigar and
eazed with an Indifferent curiosity
upon the crowd. Mr.. Salisbury Jenk-
ins was an observer-especially Of
women. and he speedily made up his
mind that the girl in the pink dimity
At the end of the piazza was the one
girl in the crowd. Having reached this
conclusion he rested not until he had
been formally introduced = having
been formally introduced he improved
+ his opportunity.
A day or two later he sat on the
railing looking down upon the girl,
rs she reclined in an easy chair.
She laid down a book. with a sigh.
What do YOU think OF it," Queried
Mr.. Jenkins.
Perfectly lovely returned the
girl. "Masterson, the hero, is such
q fine fellow-the kind of man who's
strong and brave and risks his life
/ for women, and really accomplishes
things ! could fall in love with a
man like that. I'm tired of the rest
the kind who talk all day about books
and the theater, the races and golf.
Masterson was SO different"
Mr. Jenkins WINGED. For two days
he had held forth upon golf and the
races, the theater and books. Still,
he thought, complacently. of his man.
| ly appearance, and he considered that
hero close for second place. But
1t was up to him now to make an i'm
pression-to prove his supremacy.
He preferred to eclipse Masterson
LII possible. To this end he racked
bis brain.
And then-a sublime idea occurred
| to him; the more he thought of it
the more he liked it-and as he con-
templated it, he thought it must end
| in but one way-with the girls arms
around his neck, like the heroine's
about the neck of Masterson. This
idea was not entirely original-he had
read of it In fiction; but it was, he
considered. without precedent in real
life. 1t was to place the girl in
situation Of apparent danger. from
which. without danger to himself. he
would gloriously rescue her.
1t was great idea and Mr.. Jenkins
worked it out.
well, mister" said the tramp,
glancing doubtfully at Mr.. Jenkins
|well-padded shoulder 'I'll tell you
how it is. l stood up once to have a
man knock me down for five dollars
1t was John L. what did 1t. An he
broke me nose. l don't want no more
Of 1t. l don't want you to use me
rough Mr.. Jenkins reassured him.
well, then, I'll go you. mister.
I'm not much on soaring women, but
s'pose could do 1t on a pinch. All
| right, I'll go you. Only" he added.
don't you use me rough, and don't
you hit me on the beak."
Next evening at sunset the girl set
out for her customary walk through
the glen. She always went alone. Mr..
Salisbury Jenkins had often offered
to go with her. but, although excep-
tionally gracious to him at other
times. she had acknowledged his sug-
gestion with glance which, in an
other person. would have been
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
'!HE pAeeANTav OF LIRE.

Nh. the music. mirth and msenes.
oh. the melancholy strife
And the sweetness and the sadnes.
And the glory and the giadness
In the pageantry of Life.
oh. the bitterness and burning.
oh. the pathos and the palm
oh. the endlcssness of yearnlng
And the shallowness of learning
oh. the throbbing of the brain!
oh. the emptiness of seeming.
oh. the hollowness of pride
oh. the vanity of scheming
And the idleness OF dreaming
And the misery beside!
!.
oh. the beauty and the glory.
oh. the majesty of age
Passion cold and tresses hoary-
Oh. the sadness of the story.
oh. the turning of the page!
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Nine.Year.oId colored Preacher.

NIne.Y Year-CId CoIored Preacher.
Milwaukee has juvenile prodigy
In the person Of Lennie Lawrence
Dennis. a colored boy of years. who
breaches the gospel and expounds the
scriptures to large congregations at
the colored Baptist church, and has
made many converts.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
starordshIre Houses.

The fancy for Staffordshire houses
still continues. and ladies have taken
TO lighting up their drawing rooms
with them. They put a tiny lamp In
tide, 80 that the light shall show
through the windows of the diminutiye
house or castle. These houses were
'lrst made for candlesticks. and later
on were chiefly used as pastille burp-
crs in the days when people thought
1t unhealthy to ventilate sick room.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Indians Neat Retort.

One Of the most richly deserved re-
torts l have ever met with was that
of Sioux girl at the Hampton Insti-
tute not long since. A silly visitor
to the school went up to the mag
nificent red-skinned belle and said: :
Are you civilized?" The Sioux rails
ed her head from her work slowly
she was fashioning breadboard at
the moment-and replied, No; are
you?"
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Even millionaire, Turned Down.

James Dobson. a multimillionaire
carpet-maker of Philadelphia. was
among those present" at a coal Of
fee there the other day to make ap-
plication for fuel. He stood in line
with a number of others and pleaded
for a carload. saying he needed 1t bad
ly at his factory. That was his Sec
ond appeal, but he was told to "call
again In the morning"
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24

manner. For awhile the tramp put
up a real or pretended resistance
then he weakened.
Don't. don't. mister" he pleaded.
Amt yer got yer moneys worth!
Stop. Mister! MOI no! no! not on the
beak!" he screamed in agony. For
mis- opponent had planted a vigorous
blow upon that already fractured
mamber. He followed it by another
blow that sent the tramp sprawling.
The tramp. seizing his chance, scram-
bled to his feet. and scampered
through the underbrush and out of
sight.
AS he did so. the girl, with a cry,
sprang forward and threw herself into
the mans arms, clinging closely
round his neck.
"Duncan-oh, Duncan!" she cried.
Duncan, my preserver!" The man
held ter close, and bent down and
kissed her, not once, but many times.
AS he did SO, Jenkins saw his face.
and knew him. 1t was Kennedy
Duncan Kennedy, mining engineer,
4 guest at the hotel.
For the moment Mr.. Jenkins was
overcome. He sank upon the ground.
When he recovered his equilibrium
he found that they had disappeared,
but, hearing the sound Of voices on
his right, he moved in that direction.
He came to a small opening. In
the middle of it was an old log.
On the log sat Kennedy and the
girl.
Dear little GIRL" the man was say
ing. next time I'll come with you, in
stead of meeting you down here"
1t was the trysting place.
Darn EN-" said Mr.. Salisbury
jenkins to himself. that's what's
brought her down here every night"
He carefully retraced his steps.
"Can you tell me-" inquired Mr..
Salisbury Jenkins later, of the hotel
clerk, what is the next train up to
the city?"
The clerk looked up. "Six fifty
five." he replied. Then, seeing who
it was. But, my. you're not going
SO soon? What's matter? Not
afraid of the girls?"
Mr.. Salisbury Jenkins was not
afraid of the girls, no-but of tho
girl-that was e. different matter.
And. then. too. he was a bit ap-
pre- hensive as regards the tramp.
After all" sighed Mr.. Salisbury
Jenkins. New York's the place!"
Duncan" said the girl to Ken
nedy, later, "do you mind, Duncan, II
sometimes call you Masterson."
Call me anything. my darling" re-
turned Kennedy. "I'll come to yon
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Dres.maker Ha. Riuh, idea.

A dressmaker at the Chicago ctn-
vention complains bitterly that in her
first year of business she accumulated
$1,000 worth of uncollectable ac-
counts. mo matter how beautiful the
gown we can make. II our business
does not bring adequate financial re-
turns for the time and money expend-
ed we cannot account it a succesa,"
said she. She seems to have the right
idea.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Where Journalist Scored.

One of the keenest of Journalists
and wits. Moritz Gotleib Saphir, had
the better Of the irate stranger
against whom he ran by accident, at
the corner of street in Munich.
Beast" cried the offended person,
without waiting for an apology.
Thank you" said the journalist, "aud
mine is Saphir.''
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Revolutionary Episode forgotten.

The anniversary of what is known
as the Paoi massacre, when Gen.
Wayne with 1900 men was set upon
by 5000 British on September 20.
1777, twenty-one miles from Philadel-
phia. was unobserved this year for
the first time since the Revolutionary
War. A high granite monument now
marks the site of the battle.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Modern rower of Babel.

Hannibal. Mo-, has a tower of
Babel. Fourteen languages are
spoken at the cement plant there.
Among the workmen are Austrians,
Poles. Spaniards, Italians, Roumani-
ans, Slavs, Greeks. Hungarians, Rus
SLAMS, Frenchmen, Germans, Irishmen,
Cinnamon and Americans.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Proof Of Old sayino,

Dear me, John" called the cob
bler's wife. "are you never going to
stop work? It's most IL O'clock"
What's the difference?" answered the
busy man of the last. "It's never too
late to Observation-Disclosures Evening
Bulletin.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
OF London Foq.

A Freedman was paying his first
visit to London and was walking
through Hyde Park on one of the
many foggy metropolitan mornings
with an English friend. Fog! Ha,
ha. mon fren.' calculated the French
man. Now l understand vot you
mean ven you say re sun nevaire set
on your dominion. Ma fol. it does
not rise.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Motor Cars in Scotland.

The motor-car terror is said to
have struck Scotland severely on ac-
count of the number of rich tourists
who visit that country. In one case a
heavy racing automobile. running very
rapidly at night. plunged into a flock
of sheep being driven to market, and
killed and mangled quite number of
them.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Winter Resorts

in the South. Southeast and California
are most conveniently reached via the
Colorado & Southern Ry. and connections
through Fort Worth. Memphis and by
way of the new Dehart-El Paso route.
Especially low round-trip rates will be
quoted and sleeping car reservations
made on request Write to T. Il. Fisher
general passenger agent Denver. Colo.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Crushed Would.be Poet.

A retort which hit hard was made
upon would-be poet at his club. a."
said he, have written great number
Of poems, but / do not propose to
have them published until after my
death" ''Hurrah!" shouted chorus
of friends, raising their glasses,
here's long life to you, old mani"
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Nine. Janauschek,s Portrait.

The Berliner Tageblatt, in acknowl-
edging the receipt of a sum of money
for The paralyzed actress, Nine. ia.
nauschek, calls attention to the fact
that her portrait is generally known
in Germany, 1t being on one side Of
the thaler pieces coined at Frankfort,
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
instant Relief from Rheumatism ana
NeuraiQia.

neuralgia.
Here is case: Mr.. T. Shepherd Of
Whitburu, Sunderland, Ohio. says.
my wife suffered severely from rheu-
matism, and neuralgia. She could not
get one moments rest and was nearly
crazed with pain. Obtained instant re-
lief and a permanent cure by using
the contents of one bottle of ST. ia
cobs Oil. Their is no other remedy in
the world that will do this. The in
stantaneous effect which St. Jacobs OH
produces is part of its half century
record" st. Jacobs Oil is sold in 26
cts. and so cts. sizes by all druggists.
The words Acts like Magic" Con
quers Pain" which have been used in
connection with st. Jacobs Oil for
more than so years are wonderfully
and truly descriptive.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Pot and Kettle.

The Russians have never been
known as great humorists. but moth.
ing could be more humorous than the
Russian ambassador to Turkey urging
the sultan to take measures to i'm,
prove the situation in Macedonia.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
New Data on eaIllso,s Trial.

Calico was imprisoned by the in-
quisition for maintaining that the
earth moved. How about the 1st of
May?" he asked his judges, tr,um.
phantly. Chagrined at their open dis
play of ignorance. they Immediately
released him, and he took his place In
the van of science.-New York Sun.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24

Electrical Manufacturing Widespread.
While electrical manufacturing is
shown to be chiefly concentrated in
some six Eastern and two Middle or
Western states, the industry is fairly
widespread. its data being furnished
by no fewer than nineteen states.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Two DISTINGUISHED STAG. peo,,..

Maud Hobson, an English actress
who is being touted as 1.-The most
beautiful woman in the world" has
arrived in New York. On the same
steamer came an English actor, Her.
bert Sleath. who is called the richeat
actor in the world. He sticks to the
stage because he likes it. Sleath is
crack polo player, a clever jockey and
b. many rich friends in this country.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Leaves Ministrv for Commerce.

Rev. Charles A. buckingham, the
New Jersey clergyman who recently
created a sensation by resigning the
pastorate of a Baptist church because
he could not accept some doctrines
of the denomination, has become
ticket agent for the Pennsylvania
road at Pittsburg.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Spanish Women and Their Dolls.

A correspondent in Madrid writes:
Sonora Valdes, wife of the celebrated
Spanish novelist whose books are well
known in England. naively asked rye
to take photograph of her with her
doll. 1t will seem curious to many
persons to find women of mature age
still interested in their dolls, but 1t
is quite the usual thing in Spain"
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Germans Learning Chinese.

The Germans are ever keen for
foreign trade and are now teaching
the Chinese language to their CONNER
cial students. While the Chinese Ian
guage is very complicated. 1t has been
simplified to very great degree for
the purposes of commercial business
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Too Much to Believe.

"Six feet in his boots!" exclaimed
Mrs. Beeswax. What will the inso-
lence of the world come to, l wonder?
Why, they might as well tell me the
man had six heads in his hat!"NPear-
sons
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Mail order Business LARGE.

The total volume of business done
by the mail order business of Chicago
is about $40,OOo.O0O year. One firm
in Chicago does trade of SIS, 5,OOO,.
600; another $12.00O.0O0. 1t is a cash
business.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24

Bank Of England Employees.
The Bank of England employs about
1000 people, pays quarter of mil
lion in wages and s35.O0O year in
pensions.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24

.'ony glare. This time he did not Of
AT. He watched her disappear in
,ue woodland path and then he fol-
lowed her.
Inc glen was a wild and weird and
,vneiy place, especially after sun
sown' Mr.. Jenkins felt that keenly-
~. ne pressed on after the girl. Os-
slonally he caught glimpses Of her
out finally he lost her.
suddenly he heard Wild scream
Woman's scream-her scream. For
instant It froze his blood. Then
orsced up and sprinted on ahead.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24

Mrs. BZzy-I am sorry to hear that
your wife has been throwing the crock
cry at you again. Casey. Where did she
hit you? Casey-Faith. ma-am! That's
what Oi do be afther complainin' av.
Twas whole set dishes broke to
pieces an she niver hit me wanst
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
On Liberal Line..

The new medical college to be en-.
dowed at New York by Mr.. Rockefel.
Ter will have departments for both
allopaths and homeopaths.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24

In Prohibition Kansas, Tool
An Atchison husband lowered at
deaths door SO long his wife re-
marked that she supposed he was
having his usual trouble finding the
keyhole.-Atchison (Kans.) Globe.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
London's Old Roman waII.

Parts of Londons old Roman wall
have been laid bare by the house
breakers now engaged in the demoli.
tion of Christ's hospital. Newgate
street.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
ReIndeer's Power Of Endurance.

n0iHoceTo FoWeT OF GuuuTdnCe.
The reindeer can endure more than
any other draught animal except the
camel. A reindeer has been known
to pull 200 pounds at ten miles an
hour for twelve hours on end.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24

Railroad Employees In Nebraska.
The railroads In the state q
Nebraska employ 1880 men.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
GOOD Proflt on Monopolx.

Last year the French government
made a profit of over $70.00O.OOO on
Its monopoly of the sale of tobacco,
cigars. cigarettes and matches.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Population Of British Indl,.

According to the census of 1901.
the population Of British India
amounts to about 2s5 800. 900 persons.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Congestion in British CITY.

Congestion In British City.
Birmingham. England. has upward
of 10000 back-to-back houses and g.
900 courts, which are entered by tun.
nels from the street, states the citys
medical officer.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24

Whip-cracking 10 Forbidden.
Whip-cracking by drivers of vehi.
cles has become such nuisance in
some German towns that special by.
laws have had to be passed against it.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
churchoolno In chlc.o,

A church census Of Chicago shows
that IA per cent Of the adult male resi-
dents attend church ON Sunday.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
Roosevelt. MANY Speeches.

RooseveIt's Many Speeches.
No ten presidents combined ever
made SO many speeches in the first
fourteen months of their term of
Office as Mr.. Roosevelt-Exchange.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24

Gossips are not to blame II one-half
the world doesn't know how the other
half lives.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24

Poisonous Paints Barred.
Paints of poisonous nature, such
as white lead or arsenical green, are
no longer to be used in the French
navy.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24

censumptlvss In Germany.
The number Of consumptives in
Germany 10 estimated at over $4,000.
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
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The Dolores star., 1902-10-24

Duncan" said the girl to Ken
nedy, later. "do you mind. Duncan. II
sometimes l call you Masterson."
Call me anything. my darling" re-
turned Kennedy. "I'll come to yon
when you call"
The Dolores star., 1902-10-24
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-28
coNCLAvE OF PRoNGED HORNS.
Great Meeting of Elks In Macon Ear
" In March.

Americas Elks are interested in the
convention of EIks of the state to be
held in Macon on March 18th under
the auspices of Macon Lodge. There
will be large attendance, and Macon
will do the square thing as usual in
the entertainment of her guests.
The growth of the Elks in Georgia
has been phenomenal in the last two
years and the Macon convention will
be held with the idea of forming a
state organization or grand lodge.
Speaking of the convention the Ma
con Telegraph says:
"Fhe meeting of the Lodge of Elks
last evening was largely attended and
marked by great enthusiasm.
The exalted ruler, as special COM
mittee of one, reported that he had
practically received responses from all
the subordinate lodges in the state &C.
cepting the invitation to send dele
gates to the convention to be held on
March 18th. for the purpose of forming
state ASSOCIATION.
Several lodges stated that they would
send twenty-five or thirty representa-
tives each, and the exalted ruler said
1t is safe to assume that between one
hundred and two hundred visiting
EIks will march on Macon on the 18th.
proximo, special rates haYlng been
granted by the railroads
A committee on arrangements and
reception was appointed, consisting of
Messrs. John @. Eads, Roland Ellis,
o II. Weaver, S. A. Crump and Will
liam Brunsop, the exalted ruler being
afterwards added.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-28
THE PITH AND POINT
OF WHAT IS SAID
By People of Americas in Various
Walks.
TALKED WHILE THEY TRADED
A Roundup Of The News and Gossip
of a Day Here in Americas = A
Bunch of Little Tales Whacked off
Quite Short.

Hudson's drugstore is prepared Ito
serve the finest drinks as usual. Our
new fountain has been ordered and will
arrive shortly.
1t may rain tomorrow; pour in floods,
perhaps, but 1t is the'first day of March
and the bill collector will march after
the lodging debtor.
February goes out with today and
winter ends, according to the almanac.
But don't get gay and swap your old
ulster for linen buster yet.
The windstorm yesterday afternoon
seemed ominous of a cyclone and many
uneasy citizens went home early to in
veetigate their cyclone pits.
Will Amerlcus show as llttls spirit
in building way during the next two
months of the year as manifested in
the came period ending today
The state oratorical contest between
the several colleges of the state will he
held in Atlanta on April 25'h, and
promises to be a great occasion.
A wagon loaded with cOttonseed was
turned over by the windstorm on the
McCrary hill yesterday, and the cotton
seed scattered in every direction.
Already indications point to the
greatest house of the season upon the
presentation of Ell Captain at GloYer's
opera house Wednesday next, 9Th.
A dead shade tree was uprooted by
the gale yesterday afternoon and
crashed through window in rear of
Galloway Grocery, causing fright.
The city council took sction yester-
day relative to the election of police
officers, as will be seen from the reeo-
luton adopted and published today.
Atlanta's boss show gang missed the
''deah pwince' but they have a con-
ISOLATION prize in citizen whose grand
ma was Hanks grandpa ninth cousin.
Weary with chess playing, and hay
ing little else to do, the courthouse
hablteurs are already discussing the
campaign against the cid goggle-eyed
perch.