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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-06
KNEW ALL ABOUT SNAKES

DRS WEIR MITCHELL, the Philadelphia
u cnec;alist is an expert on snakes. lie
has made as great success IN studying anu
Classifying them. and analyzlng the erect vi
their poison on the human system as ne mas
in studying the nerves and writing NOVELS
He has taken up this work through love.
The snake interests him more than any
animal He never tires of studying 1t, dead
or alive He is supposed by scientists to
know more about the variety, the habits, the
life and the poison of Ewes tenpter than
anyone living His house on Walnut-st.
contains a rare collection OF snakes IN bottles.
There is another man in Philadelphia,
however who knows snakes also. He has
no scientific knowledge of them. Much of his
lifetime he has been dealing in them, and he
keeps thousands in his home. From cellar
to attic the place is alive with reptiles. Through
the lower part of the house they are kept in
cages, in the attic they are permitted to run
wild.
He picks them up IN careless way hand
ling them as if they were angleworms He
sells to the circuses He provided the snakes
that were eaten by that terrible specimen of
humanity who belongs to the Smithsonian
Institution, and who was carried around as
Sde-show
Now, DR. Mitchell wanted a snake for
his collection. He heard that it was to be
bought at this mans shop.
He went to the place, and the man showed
him through Many things that the owner
said were contradicted by the visitor. After
a half-hour of argument the snake-seller
became angry. He thought he knew more
about snakes than any man living, and
here was an unknown person contradicting
him, one who proved what he said
Holding the big snake in his arms, he
finally asked. q" Who are YOU, ANYWAY. -
q am S Weir Mitchell" said the visitor.
And the snake-seller tells to-day of the
paralyzed feeling he had when he found he
had been sassing" the man of all men whom
he most desired to meet.
X X X
De Style: What is the latest fad in golf"
Gunbusta Having real detectives track up
your lost balls"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-06
LOST HER CHANCE

old Andy Bent had been a widower for
" only six months when it became appar-
ent that he was on the lookout for a successor
to Mrs. Bent.
Soon there were rumors afiOat that old
Andy was trying to shine up" to the Widow
Dart and there was much conjecture as to
the result of his woong, its being well-known
that the Widow Dart a woman of peculiar
and uncertain turn of mind
One day a neighbor driving by old Andys
place found him out in his barn-yard, and
after the usual greeting the bachelor said.
well, Uncle Andy, | reckon We'll soon hear
wedding bells ringing for you and the Widow
Dart"
Il reckon you just WON'T retorted Andy
with decision. :" reckon YOU won't hear
O me tyin' myself up to female cattymount
that flies at me with a dipper o hot water,
an then comes at me with broomstick, an
sets her tiger of a dog me, an both of
'em chases me clear to the gate when l pro-
pose to her Ketch me marryin' a woman
like that! Not muchl An l told her so!
She'll be a wilder all her days if she waits for
to marry her!"
X X X
Howell ROwell is always butting in -
Powell. i know it; he would interrupt
man when he was borrowing money
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-06
WHO SAW 1T FIRST

I'M and Fred, brothers OF SIN and four
" years of age, were fond of arguue1-
between themselves. They were argu-ucu--
that never went beyond the wordy sc--
but on occasion became somewhat heated
They We're out one day with their uur--
when they happened to pass an old house
that was a landmarks in the neiEhborho0t
Instantly the spirit of dispute was aroused
Said Jim the elder: " | saw that house first
Fred picked up the gage of battle promptly
and replied: 90 No, you didn't; l saw It before
you did"
No. YOU didn't persisted Jim. u saw
it before You were born cause I'm the oldest
than you and passed by here fore YOU were
born"
This was convincing, even 70 Fred's inflnti'e
mind, and for sometime he was silent Then
after pause he announced triumphantlv
Il don't care If YOU are the oldest, saw II
before YOU When | vas dust | blew by
this house and saw it."
i'm silent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-06
DIFFERENT KIND OF BUGS

ZONES had shyly but admIringlv watched
- the two young women they rusrled
into the car and took the seat N front Of
him They were so sweet, so Charmjngly
sweet and dainty, that he unconsc.ously
sighed. and then consciously sighed AGAIN
because they had not the pleasure Of his
acquaintance But suddenly a shock thrilled
through him. a torturing. agonizing shock
as when ones dentist drills into a nerve.
Il haven't single bug this year the girl
next the window was saying proudly. I've
looked and looked. and can't find a single
one"
"Oh, have Millions said the other girl
despondently. Il don't believe I ever had
half as many before in all my life
Jones grew red clear to the tips Of his ears
Haven't you done anything for them.
asked the one next the window.
Yes. I've washed and powdered and
powdered and washed, and done everythi-g
but they Just seem TO thrive on l.. replied
the other despairingly Il don't believe
IN ever get rid of the horrid things
Jones grew redder, and hdgeted fraut.calT
as a terrific itch developed suddenly IN the
small of his back.
Have YOU used tobacco?" asked the one
next the window. suggestively-
Pounds and bushels Of it." replied tLl
other hopelessly.
And | thought 1t was that old Tepr1.l--
over there who made this car so rams. r-lr-
INJURED Jones. with apologize look al The
old labOrer across the aisle
well. you'll have TO do something t.r
them" declared the one next the wind ~.
signaling for the car to stop, cor youL Ire
eaten up alive by them"
Il know it." replied the other as t--v
rose, land I've notion 70 burn up ever.
rose-bush in the yard. and start all over
again"
"Whew" muttered Jones, hopping t-e
sweat from his brow. " l seem 70 be a Bigger
fool every day"
X x
Il shouldn't think it was worth while %
call on Mrs. Jones when you spent only
fifteen minutes there"
We'll, YOU see we both talked all the c,-...
so that made 1t equal TO half an hour
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-06
Sim sim g i'm tn e r aim
b., Chen E..
By Eben E. Rexford

eing when
t make but I've heard said
the
As the marshes where the
miss the till blows them
whenev gather the
And darker n o be at nigh
Then e tha IS on other side
and wide
On the listening of others who climb the hill with
Till the ifted clouds
Sing of gadness of fail
In the eternal Goodness doubt
As the robins heart in
So this a o sandpa
Will those who full hope
So look upward toward the sunshine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-06
CONSIDERABLE OF HIS AUNT

CENTLEMEN." said the Major in c7a-
~ versation with a number of his cr7al-5
in the srnoking-room of the club, while 4
have no intention TO bore YOU with tales .-
the cleverness shown by nv tweIve-vear--.
nephew, l nevertheless desire 70 tell you --
an incident which, l fancy, indicates the
possession OF qualities by that lad wo-.
lead one to suppose that he VIII develop l--
a social diPlomatist of no small cah1er
You must know that there lives IN Pt
delphia wealthy maiden lady, aunt q -.-
said nephew To put the fact as deE-a-.
as possible, 1t may be added that the aunt .-
question, who Is upward of fifty IS not en-5-.
beautiful. This lack of personal beauty ..
her part may be responsible for the fact Gil
the spinSter has never been the recipient
attentions from the other sex.
Well, not long ago my shrewd uer--.
of twelve, in accordance with his usual .
tom, forwarded a birthday gift To his we.
aunt. What do YOU suppose he sent ae-
Why, pretty, daintily bound copy Of 'L--
cille'i So l have no doubt whatev1-
asserting that the boy evinces signs Of posi-
tive genius"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-06
The Wish of the Small Boy
By ALOYSIUS COLL
wish clothes pasted back. les like dogs

wish clothes pasted back, es like dogs,
like tn bark that fastened a pile of henlOck logs
Then time trimmed kite, jgged little boat
An wouldn't oh, Johnny, where's coa
About tn m ready fer drill a little we'll
Down by tn old trough then sister Nell
porch an calls IIo, Johnny where's hat
bareheaded boy like that
TIL fe1ers of an ho1er at gate:
Come gon ihin' Jack" But, geel got t wait
Till ma a button stitched rippn hem
Fore | kin fshin' pole an Oler after
Oneda when am Ne huntn down tn lane
hired man ratt by-he had a wagon-lOad of
An he'd a along, if Nell e hadn't said
He go into town without a hat upon his head
In winter seddin' tn skatns comm in,
never leaveth house, what I'm ordered back agin
bundle Gin somethin' wan'an' so I've got t tote
A of skates an rubber shoes an gloves an OvercOa
supper when tn spooks of night begin creep
| get in tn an sudden fall asleep
Then pa he has t lift an while nod an doze,
Ma my bed an he slips clothes.
An in mornn, when tn birds 5 singin' in tn trees
N gittn than all tn Chipmunks an tn bees
Jes l hav 81 aroun' a-pu1in' at a shoe
hat knOted strings with
That's why l wish pasted on like dogs,
like tn barkha fastened a pile of henOCk logs;
wouldn't wait till had shed Sunday clothes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-06

De Style: g Was her marriage a failure
Gunbusta. Yes; but her divorce vas @
huge success
Bisbee daily review., 1904-08-27
], w. Gates Loses
 $I0,000 at Faro
GAME FOR HIGH STAKES LAST STOCK MANiPULATORs
 SIX HOURS.
Second Deal Tornado-Man in Charge of Game Needs Big Rake to Gather in the Stacks of Chips Crown is much Excited.

Saratoga, N. r., Aug. 26.-One of the laggest financial faro battles ever recorded was decided last light oe- tween John w Gates and the men who run the United States Club. After a sitting of something like six hours Mir. Gates got up from the table trifle less than s10.OO0 loser. It was a financial tilt that interested severa. hundred persons who hung around the table twenty deep, and were so persistent in hanging over the players that the clubs servants ire quently had to use force 10 keep the crowd back
 Once Gates protested. saying: i've carried a load of 5000 pounds fer the last hour. If you don't keep the mob off my back, you'll lose a player" It was about 10 o'clock when there was Iumpus in the corridor of the United States Club. There was loud the main hall turned around to see what was going on.
 It's Gates and Drake" was the word passed and in a few minutes later John w. Gates, John A. Drake. Ort Welles. after whom the race horse is named and Mir. Hudson stepped into the man room and directly over to the faro layout.
 Give me two stacks cf checks of s5,000 a stack" was the first intima- tion that Gates was about to make a play against the tiger
 Too high for us.' replied the mana. ger running the place. We will sell you some at slO00 stack and give you s250 and $500 limit cn cases and doubles"
 Gates insisted that the stakes be high. CT or he would not play.
 There was a lot of good-natured cross-talk about the limit before Gates finally settled down to business with five stacks of checks in front of him, worth s1.0O0 a stack.
 In the first deal Gates won about s2.5O0, and his friends gave him much more than the dealer. IL appears that a pot of s10.000 had been made up by the party the four holding 25 per cent of the play hence their good hu- nor after the deal.
 The second deal was one of those which has struck every bank player a deal where the dealer needs rake to pull in the chips. Gates tries every card on the board. playing tops" just as willingly as doubles and cases. Not one bet in six did he win, and when the "call turn" was announced Gates did not have enough chips to cover the ace spot.
 Give me five more stacks. and a long lead pencil. I'll have to do a
 These were handed to him, and an other deal began.
 This turned out to be a whipsaw affair for both players and dealer. First one could win and then the oth- CT. So it went on for two more deals. The next shuffle. however, gave the
Bisbee daily review., 1904-08-27

the vampire is hard pressed to hold nis grip, and is playing for high stakes.
 q can name four yonug men in New port whose names are known thro'ish their connection with honorable house holds, into which they haze been brought from an unknown world They are all handsome and accomplished; i; men who have carefully trained them selves, and who never tire in the amusement and seeming devotion to the persons to whom they have at- tached themselves. They go in for sport and amusements, and one will aid the other until at last all four are fat. tening upon the four of the most prom inent homes in Newport, ruled over by matrons who can all claim a title of leadership without fear of question.
 But the most miserable part of the whole unfortunate affair is the seem ing pride the matrons take in their appearance upon all oc- casions with these yonug men danc- ing attendance upon them.
 The methods of these young men are all similar. They are persistent when once they have attained the sligt est hold upon their victims. and finally in a false spirit of daring or seeming reckless bravado against social GUS toms and usage, they lead their prey into a trap carefully laid, and on un til the tongue of scandal begins to wag and the victim is hopelessly in their tolls.
 Jewels disappear and the police are called in. No one knows now the val uabie trinkets were spirited away The police have a theory. Will the owner prosecute any person who is found to have taken the jewelry Prudence answers No" Then. per. haps he or she will pay a reward The reward will be paid. The jewels 7eappear. the servants are not molested. and everything is smoothed over. No scandal; all mys tery.
 "A check comes back from the bank which has been skillfully raised The bank did not examine the ckeck close ly. It has handled hundreds like it but not for so large amount, and none of them were ever questioned. The bank does not lose anything"
Bisbee daily review., 1904-08-27

bank one of those cyclonic breezes which blows all the chips into the deal CTS lap.
 Gates had used up his s10,000 Tn four hours he lost another s10.O00, but won that back before the game ended.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-08-27
Newport Infested
 by Social Vampires

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Bisbee daily review., 1904-08-27
FROM PHOENIX

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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-28
Timber Land, Act June 8, 1878.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


United States Land oAice, The Dalles, Ore
that In compliance with the provisions OF the
act Of congress OF June g. 1875, entitled San act
for the sale Of timber lands In the states OF
California, oregon, Nevada and Washington
Territory" as extended to all the public
Land states by act Of August 4, ,lo92, the follow
wing-named persons have filed In this Office
their sworn statements, tO-Wit:
FRANK DAVENPORT
OF Ho0G River, county OF Waseo, state Of Ore
gOn, sworn statement No. 22l0, filed December
~ 1908, for the purchase OF the SE14 sen Sec.
81, township 8 north, range 10 east, and lots /
and Of section 0, townships 2, north, range 10
CLiFToN r. LEwTHwAITE.
of Portland (S2 East 9th street.. county Of
MuItnomah, state OF oregon, sworn state
ment No 222i nied January IL, 1901, for the
purchase Of the w SEI+, SEX SWH and NE14
sEN OF Sec. II, township north, range east
That they will offer proof to show that the
land sought IL more va uable for Its timber
or stone than for agricultural purposes, and
to establish their claims to said land before
George 4. Prather, United States commission
er, at his ofiice at Hood River, Oregon, on
August ~, 1901.
They name as witnesses: Fred Rorden,
Conn Hepp, Frank II. Abstln, John R.Phillips,
William NJ Rand. Charles Cashier and Lewis
Morse OF Hood Silver, Oregon; Horace G..
Knox OF Portland, oregon.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file
their claims in this office on or before the said
29th day ofAugust, 1904.
MICHAEL 7. NOLAN. Register.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-28

together, and the captain waited four
days in st. Louis for Mr.. Claake, who
registered at the very same hotel the
day that Captain jackson pulled out
Captain Jackson says he had a very
enjoyable time, and would have re-
manned longer had he been permitted
stop-over privileges on his return trip.
He Gays he intends to make another
trip to Texas next year, where he has
lot OF relatives.
In Eastern Tennessee the captain
visited his old home town, the town
from which he left for the war. There
his old comrades, on hearing he was in
town, came from all parts of the COM
munity to grasp him by the hand and
to talk Of the days when they fought
side by side under the stars and bars.
1t was from this town that Mr.. Jackson
went TO war as a lieutenant He was
shortly afterward promoted to the cap
taincy and at the close of the war he
was in charge Of his regiment. He
enlisted at the outbreak Of hostilities
in the 4th Tennessee cavalry. Serving
in this regiment for one year, he re-en-
listed in Co. ID of the 6lst Tennessee,
confederate volunteers.
Fhe captain says he saw few changes.
The people in that country do not
change so rapidly as they do in the
West. Things had changed good bit
in his home town though, and he hardly
knew the old land marks.
The captain spent week at the fair
and SAYS it is O great show, The Hood
River apple exhibit is not as good as it
should be, he Gays. The farmers must
send good lot OF samples this fall.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-28
Think They Can do as Well as We.

IDe NOrtn 1dkifnA Herald Gays;
Mayor o. A. Fechter and Attorney
J. j. Rudkin returned Sunday from a
trip to the Hood River country in Ore
gon. The gentlemen had gone on this
expedition for the purpose Of investigat.
ing the strawberry industry, which has
made that particular section of the
country famous, with view OF using
the knowledge acquired in their research
on strawberry interests OF their own in
the Kennewick country. Both Mayor
Fechter and Mr.. Rudkin are gratified at
the facts obtained from their expedition,
and next year will find them heavy In.
vestors in the raising Of strawberries.
''What do you think of the Hood
River valley as compared with our val
ley2" asked reporter for the Herald,
Of Mr.. Fechter.
Generally speaking" said Mr.. Fech-
ter, II am convinced that We have q
much finer and better valley in every
respect Our soil is better adapted to
the growth Of oil varieties Of products.
There Is no question, however, about
the Hood River wonderful strawberry
industry. In fact there is no part OF
the country in the Northwest which
compares with it in this respect. was
told that during the season as high as
l5 carloads Of berries day have been
shipped out Of the valley. There is now
two thousand acres Of land set out in
Strawberries, When it comes to other
fruits, such as apples, pears, peaches,
ETC., the Yakima valley lie far superior
TO the Hood Riyer.p
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-28
Bull Dogs Win the Rubber.

"We certainly got sweet revenge for
what they gave US ut The Dalles," re-
marked "Puss" Guyer, as the game
ended last Thursday with The Dalles
Juniors showed under to the tune of Is
to4.
Now will The Dalles Chronicle be
good?
The Bull Dogs played all around the
visitors, who were in the game for only
few minutes at the beginning, when
three tallies for The Dalles put them in
the lead for two innings. After that il
was clean shutout until the Sth in
ming, when the visitors broke into the
running for one more score,
''Puss" Guyer pitched for the home
nine. II was the third victory over The
Dalles and each one of the games was
pitched by him. Estee Brosius handled
his position behind the bat in the very
best Of shape. Willie Chandler at first
d id some playing that was a feature Of
the game. Cummings work at shortstop
aud Cashen ut second were also good
Elwood Luckey played well at Third,
The game had been we'll advertised
and there was fair-sized audience in
attendance, but as one of the boys ex-
pressed it, they were close with their
money. The boys are still about 81 be-
hind with their expenses,
There were couple of beautiful
double plays executed during the game,
One in the third inning was from Guyer
to Cashen and Cashen to Chandler. In
the fifth inning the double play was
made by Baker to Chandler and FIRST
baseman 10 Cashen.
The lineup was MS follows;
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-28

been fewer than for any month this
year. This is due TO our trade lying
largely in the wheat district. When the
farmers have finished harvesting | look
to see them turning in lumber orders for
fall. We expect big business next
month. We are running out all orders
ahead as fast as possible. Our volume
OF business is ahead of last year, and
even though fir lumber is low, onr pine
product brings up returns to very sat
isfactory basis"
July the Oregon Lumber Company,
OF Hood River, shut down all logging
operations. W. H. Eceles, general man
ager of the company, states that the
camps will probably not reopen under
60 days. The company now has on
hand about 12,0OO,000 feet Of logs and at
the present rate Of lumber cutting
1905 feet per day-there is enough on
hand to last many months. The com
pany has plenty Of orders on hand,
mostly for railroad ties. Mr.. Eecles
says that he has large order for lum-
Der from the Snake River Valley Sugar
Company, Blackfoot, Idaho, to be used
for buildings around its plant. He has
already shipped 100000 feet, and
within the next go days will have
shipped there 2,500,000 feet.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-28
Timber Land Act June 3, 1881
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

United States Land Office, The Dalles, Ore
gon, June 20, l90I.-Notice Is hereby given that
In compliance with the provisions OF the act
OF Congress OF June 5, 1878 entitled "An act
for the sale Of timber lands In the states OF
California, oregon. Nevada and Washing ton
territory" rs extended to all the Public Land
States by act of August l,lS8s
CHARLES E. BoCKMANN,
of4i9 Florence street, Portland, County of
Multnomah, state OF oregon, has on May 26,
1901, filed In this Office his sworn statement
No, 1S40, for the purchase OF the ELNEl.4,
NWl4NEl.i and the NEl4NWl4 OF section
No. q, In township mol north, range NO9 east
W.M.and will ofierproof TO show that the land
sought ls more valuable for its timber or
stone than for agricultural purposes, and TO
establish his claim to said land before George
I. Prather, United States commissioner, at
his Office at Hood River, oregon, ON the 2sth
day OF September 1904.
He names the following witnesses: Charles
Castner, Lewis Morse, Lee G. Morse, and Will
liam F, Rand, all of Hood River, Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
aOoVe-described lands are requested to file
their claims In this Office on or before said
2Sth day OF September, 1901.
Jyli 81 MICHAEL T.NOI.AN, Register,