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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-15

that you cannot get over it so well. In
many localities l would prefer billy
to level land for orchards, for you are
apt to have good frost drainage and
that is a most important factor.
should judge that good bearing apple
or peach orchard in that section of
country would be a profitable invest
ment.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-15
Orchard Problems
Varieties of Apples.

When it comes to selecting fall ap-
pies for the home orchard there is
certainly no lack of varieties. There
are quite a number of varieties of the
apple that cannot be classed abso-
lutely as either fall or winter vari-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-15

The question has been frequently
asked why a certain kind of peach is
called the Indian peach. Two views
seem to prevail on this matter, one
being that the peach originated among
the Indians and the other, that it is
so called on account of it's color being
red like the Indian. Neither is cor
rect The peach was brought to
America from Spain in a very early
day and was disseminated among the
Indians in what is now the southern
part of the United States. 1t spread
among the aborigines the more readily
because the pits will produce the same
peach. This particularly does not
belong to many of our peaches. The
Indians knew nothing about propaga-
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18
coae, PLAY Nc THAT SIMPLE AIN

CoAe. play me that simple air again
used 20 to love in LIES young day.
And bring, II thou canst. the dreams
that then
Were wakened by that sweet lay.
The tender gloom Its strain
6hed DER the heart and brow.
0Fiefs shadow, without its pain-
Gay where, where II II now?
Sweet air! how ev'ry note brings hack
6ome sunny hope. sone day dream
bright.
That. shining Ger life's early track.
FILLED even its teas with light
Tbs aew found life that came,
With loves dFst echoed vow.
TIE fear, the bliss. the shame
Say, whore. where arc they now?
Bat sing ne the well.knowa sic once
more,
For tss.shts q yosth still hasn't III
st1aia,
LIE charms Of some far fairy shore
We're never to sec again.
AtNi, those loved notes prolong:
For sweet IL that old lay.
q dreams Of Ios and song,
To breathe lifs's love away.
Thomas Moore.
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that came distressing blank. ms
was writing to accept Mr.. Ox1lyy's
proposal Of marriage. aAd yst for the
life At her could not tell how to bsgin.
While she was biting her pen and
looking vainly for Inspiration round
the room. Elsie became conscious Of
. Fans voice on the stairs. She held
her breath: the tones seemed familiar.
The next second the door opsnsd and
Philip Durwood, his face beaming
with happiness. catered the rooa. He
came forward. and. before she could
realize what mad happened. he had
taken both her hands In his.
You'll excuse my mot being an
nouneed. Elsie. under the circum,
stances. Dear old girl. how kind Of
you to let me know In that way.
felt horribly nervous all day. yet some
thing told me that you loved me-"
He had kissed her On the lips. Elsie
tried vainly to speak, to get away
from him. Some terrible mistake had
occurred. He had not got the tele-
gram. What in the world was she to
do?
Observation-Disclosures. Philip"
"Yea! You did put It clsvsriy. dsar.
OF course you didn't want the post
once to know our private AFFAIRS"
What ever had she telegraphsd!
Could some awful blunder have oc-
CURED in transmission?
Did you think Il clever. Philip?
May see 1t! scarcely remsr' Or
what put
He pulled the telegram out q Mis-
pocket. Elsie read It with startling
eyes. Don't come too late, Elsie"
The entire meaning had been changed
BY the omission Of that important
stop An Injunction to stay away had
become . command to come.
Elsie, you haven't kissed ne yet"
The girl turned away for . moment.
scarcely knowing what to 10. A sud
den and strange revulsion II feeling
had occurred. In Philips arms. reaiiz-
ing the nearness Of his prsssnce and
the demonstrating force ok his love.
she knew which of these two msn she
loved.
II interrupted you, Elsie. You were
writing letter."
1T doesn't matter now. That win
do later on. Shall We sit down."
You seem = little upset." heesaiA,
leading her to q seat.
mo! am all right now. It was 70
queer. your coming in like that"
Il know. We're all children at love
At first. Come. little girl!"-hs
stopped down to her. May I have
the answer Of your lips?"
She gave II to him In silence, but
none the less sincerely. and they chung
together in that FIRST embrace, the
memory Of which can never be forgot.
ten.
$50 you loved me after Ill, Elsie!"
Yes, Philip. after all!"-Ths Cen
tlewoman.
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18
The Cultivation
of Neighborliness

The things for which country peo-
pie envy city people arc generally
their social life and opportunities for
amu- ement. These advantages are tor
the most part exaggerated. Theirs 10
heartiness and sincerity Of interest
about social life in the couatry that
is absent from city functions. and for
which there are NO compensation.
The sparseness Of the rural popula-
ton emphasizes the Importance Of
the individual. II Farmer Jones has
made himself At all agreeable to his
neighbors, or has shown public spirit,
everybody laments when he leaves 4
neighborhood; for 1t means distinct
loss in society where every individ-
nal counts. In the city, where people
1ostle each other at every turn, the
instinct is to make the home q retreat,
E ~ fge from the world. This IL dis.
codraging to neighborly familiarity.
and the constant shifting Of popula-
ton Offers another discouragement
People move into and move out Of .
neighborhood without occasioniug ~
mark or concern. Nobody pretends to
know his neighbors. The great bar T.
social life in the country IL not the
lack Of congenial people with CON-
mon tastes and interests but the din.
Guilty Of getting together and the no
tion that some special form Of enter.
tainment must be provided to which
the farm hostess does not feel equal.
This IL = great mistake. The Inure
informal such peiGhAorly RatherinRn
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18

A young sculptor named Jose Char.
moy. . native Of Nauritius. who
achieved celebrity 1t the age Of 20 By
the Authorship Of the Baudelaire and
81. Beuve monuments, erected In Mont
parnasse cemetery, will achieve q new
distraction IN his statue Of Beethoyea.
to be erected ut the Place Troca6eyo.
Paris, next June. The statue IL thirty.
nine feet high. with forty.ave foot
diameter At the base. It 10 70 striking
that the Beethoven committee, headed
BY 8aiAt-Saens, Hasssne& and RJe9.
fried Wagnsr. seesptsd II tnmediatsly
with the approval of Tie aiaister Of
public iastsnetioa. TIE 0oauAent will
- placed In fruot e Troea1ofo plaee
o. . sats h tAa basea a o fountain
whieA Was rs00voA sl0ce u vos3e'e
fnis. - - 90 e tAo ognaDsafs Il
Rasia.
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Working Overtime without Pay.
Mr.. Jackson-Ah wukked two hours
ober time yesteddy an nebbah got no
pay fer it.
Mr.. Johnson-How'd yo' come to do
1t?
Mr.. Jackson-De boy failed ter wake
me up at quittin' time and All slep
two hours after six.
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18

Automobiles and Women.
Mr.. Crimsonbeak-"Auto are
a good deal like women"
Mrs. Observation-Disclosures they
are expensive. suppose?"
Not exactly. Because they are hard
to control. and when they get cranky
you don't know what's the matter With
them. "-Yonkers Statesman.
< Out Of style.
well. they are NO longer the fash
ion."
WHAT"
Eleven butt.in' kids; the football
season is over"
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18

Discussion At the Club.
MIS- Brown-Why, those Wall street
SPECTATORS get control Of stocks and
they Just ruin people.
mrs. Jones-How dreadful. But I
should think the governors of the
STOCK exchange would forbid the sell.
ing stocks to spectators.
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18

Another Way Of Putting II.
New Boarder-I suppose the land
lady charges more for the more com
Portable rooms?
Old Boarder-I should say she
charges more for the less uncomfort-
able rooms.
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18

A Thing to Avoid.
"Ha! that's clever story" laughed
Dawson. Here comes Borem: tell 1t
to him"
NO. said Mawson. ''it would be
suggestive to him."
Nonsense. Nobody could possibly
consider that story suggestive.
HE could. He'd consider 1t sugges-
tive OF some old chestnut which he'd
insist upon telling. Catholic Stand
ard.
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WELDON Of selen,<

Wisdom Of Solomon.
Solomon explained why he came to
have . magic carpet.
Suppose 5000 wives ordered you
to take it up when you moved?" says
he.
Commanding the wind to do the Job,
he excited universal envy.
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18

Clara-I don't see why you liked
that group picture Of our society; It
wasn't particularly good of you.
Isabelle know 1t. but it was 30
perfectly horrid Of that conceited Miss
0ushing!-Detroit Free Press.
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18
Wanted: An Opportunity.

Wanted: An Opportunity.
Miss Youngbud-Don't you admire
man who can say the right thing at
the right time?
Miss Elderberry-I'm sure I could
II ever had the pleasure of meeting
such 4 man.
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18

He-What allowance do You think
your father ought to make US when
we are married?
She-Well, think II he makes al.
lowances for my extravaganza and
your income. dear, he will be doing
as much as we can expect Of him.
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18

Troubled with sleeplessiess, eh?"
said the doctor. rs your trouble Of
long standing?"
"Yes." replied Popley. land long
walking. The baby's had collie every
night for three months"
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18

Alaeki Alasl
For every dollar spent in this coun-
try for spirituous and malt liquors"
said the moralizer. twenty cents is
spent for tea and coffee"
"Gee!" exclaimed the demoralizer.
"the amount Of coin squandered on
tea and coffee is certainly something
Qerce."
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Plausible.

Plausible.
Knicker-So the burglar was founs
under the bed?
Bocker-Yes. his defense was alb
sentmindedness. Said he was 10 used
to crawling under his auto to see why
it didn't 90.
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The Cooke Favorlte.

Z Mrs. Powers-I'm afraid you'll have
tn use your influence to have a new
policeman assigned to this beat. Bird
get doesn't like the present one.
Mr.. Powers-All right. and while
I'm about it I'll be careful to get one
that likes his roast beef rare. I'm
tired of oyerdone meat.
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18
Necessary Preparation

HAS your boy passed his exami-
nation for college?"
mot entirely. He has qualified in
his studies. but he has yet to pass
physician's examination to determine
whether he can stand being hazed."
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18
LoeIss LiIx, MaIpr.et,e.

s @'No malpractice.
Ut. Cutts-"I made an awful mis-
take when diagnosed that mans case
as appendicitis"
Dr.. slash-"What did the operation
dlsclose!"
DR.. cutts-"That he didn't have a
cent"
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18

A Question Of Responsibility.
well. when things are at the worst
they begin to mend"
yes. that's because people haven't
had sense enough to mend them
sooner"
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Nest Exceptional.
"Hill was quite seriously Ill. but Dr.
Frankley pulled him through all
right"
Yes, he's q remarkable doctor"
"Is he. really?"
"Oh. yes, he never once remarked
to Hills people that they had called
him Just In tiLae.'"
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Thss's Fun.

"You know. they say all the world
loves q lover" began the senttmentAl
young man.
Yes" interrupted the cynic. but
not as much ~ It loves to hear the
lovers letters read out in court"
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18

Does your janitor attempt to show
his authority"
NO." answered Mrs. Flats. HE
didn't have to show his authority. l
started In by giving him to understand
that fully recognized 1t without any
argument. '.-Washington Star
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18

In the Old Barn.
They were huskiug corn In the old
barn.
They say love is blind" remarked
the bucolic lass In gingham gown.
Yes. color blind" whispered the
girl in the knitted shawl. Hiram
thought yellow ear of corn was red
and kissed me twice"
His Strenuous wife.
Oldwed-Do you use condensed
milk At your house!
Newed-No: but my wife gets busy
occasionally and turns out 4 con-
densed cake.
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Cynical.

Cynical.
which do you think counts for the
most in life, money or brains?"
WELL" answered Miss Cayenne, II
see SO many people who manage to
get on with so little of either that
am beginning to lose my respect for
both"
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18

me Principal Things. 4,
Citiman-'So you're really getting
used to the country. should think
you'd miss = good many things there
that you had in the city"
Subbubs-"Not ~ much Is miss
some things that l never had in the
city"
Citiman-"What do you meant" =
Subbubs-"Trains." Philadelphia
Press.
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18

Somewhat Similar.
Little Johnny-Say, Tommy. did you
ever hear a steam calliope?
Little Tommy-No. but I've heard
ma lots Of times when pa gets home
late.
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18

Quite Possible.
sam-Yo' tfnk dat book II rally
show yo' how to tell forchuns nv
kyards!
Pete-Shuah. Dey1l guarantee dat
20 kin do it jist as good as a for
chune teller.
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18

A Distressing Certainty.
II dislike to hear music murdered"
"Yes. especially considering that 1t
ia sure to come to life to be murdered
again"
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say. and you wouldn't have liked that.
SO just held my breath and stood
tight. Now. tell me, old Sirl-didnt
do the best thingf'
Elsie annoyance had gradually given
place to Amusement.
II suppose no." she said, short OF
cutting back through the window"
But I'd closed that after me. to
keep the drauSht away from mother;
and you know what = noise that win
dow makes in opeaing. Well Elsie.
how does the land lie!"
Il doa't know. Nell. I'm in = most
di0cult position"
But you surely won't decline
Franks awfully nice. You like him.
don't your
And he's well OF. You remember
he stepped into that snug little legal
practice Of his fathers. A full-blown
solicitors vtfe-fancy. Elsis!"
Yes, Nell. and yet"
We'll. what's wrong about him."
Nothing! Nothing In the least!"
Nellie took q quixzicaI look It her
sister.
Come and sit down." she said, draw
bag her to the couch. You're tribe
unstrunE. know the feeling. though
my drst proposal IL yet to come. These
arc the facts. Elsie. Here are Ne three
girls all single. our only brother mar
rfed. father not . bit well OF. He'd
like one Of Us to marry, know-not
for money. Of course. but for love with
mo0ey II It can he found. Doat you
think you may have found that. r.
sie!~
'.Oh. wish knew! Perhaps I'll be
able to tell BY tonight"
That's right. Put on your coosid.
ering cap, and don't mind looking
thirty for . little! Joking apart
though. dear. 1t win be splendid II
you can say yes to Frank"
"You will be pleased, feel sure.
Leave me for little. want to think
1t out"
ut was too bad Of me to Interrupt
you. I'll 90 down and see about din
nes."
Elsie did not long remain in thought
after her high-spiFited sister had Do
parted. The Conversation had cleared
her head. and insena.bly formed her
resolution. Yes, she would accept
Frank Ogilvy. but she pitied the other
from the bottom Of her heart
Once again she brought out Philips
letter. He was coming late this after
noon to hear his fate. She could
scarcely zee him, and yet it was quite
impossible to send him away from the
house with = mere message. II she
wrote. the letter would not reach him
until the last thing tonight The only
thing was to send . telegram.
She did not waste words in the mes
sage. This was how It ran:
Don't come. Too late.-Elsie."
She could not explain matters in 4
| telegram. Tomorrow the news Of her
engagement to Frank Ogilvy would be
on everybody's lips, and poor Philip
would have the full explanation. oh,
Il was dreadful to have to wsand =
man Hike that!
Unable to trust anyone with 20
secret = document, Elsie went herself
to the postoface.
Push your message under. miss! ]
can't reach It," exclaimed . rather ir-
ritable clerk.
Elsie obeyed. The words were count.
ed. the telegram stamped and dis.
patched.
Returning home, Elsie remembered
that. II she wrote to Frank any time
tonight, the letter would reach him in
the morning.
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18
Sparks Flying

Sparks Flying.
Miss Newhame IL certainly encour.
aging him."
"Oh. yes. 1t isn't exactly case of
spontaneous combustion"
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18
same Old rhina.

What is 4 scenic railroad. pop?"
"A scenic railroad. my son. is one
where the scenery never changes"
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18

was In . restless frame Of mind. The
work claiming his attention he could
not do. the figures he was supposed to
be counting up became jumbled into
the image Of Elsie 9tainer's face. He
longed for haif-past i've to come and
bring him release.
Now that the deed Wa .rretriev .1D..,
Philip admitted to himself that he had
done . very fooliah thing In proposing
by letter. Columns Of advice which
he had read from time to time On that
important matter sturdily discounte.
nanced such method Of procedure.
He had been assured that. In the flrst
place. NO girl likes 1t, and that. in the
second. the effect Of written, pro
posal is rs nothing compared with
that Of spoken one. Philip blamed
his timidity which had led him to
adopt 30 poor q compromise.
Tonight. certainly, he would re
ceive in person \ verbal answer, but
1t seemed from the dilAtory progress
Of the clock that tonight would never
come. His one cause for consolation
was that Elsie had had ample time to
learnTff she really loved him or not. A
lesser consideration than love never
entered PhiliD's head.
At last he had left the once behind
him. His work was slightly IN arrears,
but tomorrow, II Elsie's answer were
only favorable. he would work like q
Trojan. Curiously enough, today, too,
his employer had informed him that
with the New Year he might look for
m increase in his salary. Everything
pointed we'll II only that reply wers
satisfactory.
When Philip reached his home, the
servant said to hin:
There's . telegram for you, Mr..
Philip"
"For me! When did II cone!~
About oae O'Clock. IN get Il Hos
you. It's oe the dini1e room naatsl
shelf"
Puzzled . little who the message
could be from, but not IN the least
suspecting Elsie Stainss. Philip tore
the envelope open. TIE NEXT no
ment he was vavtag tAs tsasgRa e.
citsdly In the cir to the utter aseoalsh-
meat Of the servant, WHO, however,
eoocisdsd that nothing but sod It'd
inkS coald have osnt him % nearly OF
his AsaA.
Risis Deaiass sa& u . vrisise table.
TAs sAsse Il nets0aSse bsosse hsr hod
- AA1saO - 1a1s S00 \. ~ a1lss
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18

Ihs otisse by VS. Asesy, rss.
How did yoa get that black ere.
Wlllie!~
Il got dat" replied willie, disgast-
ediy, by woittn' to count tn Vhaa
I ~ss aaoEN ulas 10 tssA - - -.
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18
Exercise - the Limit.

Doctor-The only thing that will
cure you 10 plenty Of exercise after
your meals. -
foor Nan-exercise! Huh! have
to hsstle AFTER my meals day in and
day out or I wouldnt ret EN-.
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18

Il painting mouth
he
said out wanted him to-"
The Meeker herald., 1905-03-18

y y: I 5.
fns Principal Things. +,
Citiman-"so you're really getting
used to the country. I should think
you'd miss good many things there
that you had in the city"
Subbubs-"Not ~ much rs miss
some things that never had in the
city"
Gilman "What do vou mean"
Subbubs-"Tfains." - philadelphia
Press.
"Hin Va. unite .er.ou.lv III, bnt Dr
rr.rLIav r,,i,ad Nh, thnorvh .u
r,.ht"
.va. no.. -,.h,. a,,.or.
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.Oh w.. y. ,., NM. ,am.rlad
IN ut,,a r.onI. ,,.t ,hev h.d called
a.,. r....h,.
.nre. vo,,- i.ri.or .,tannn, IN .bov
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J. ..nn =. ~ 49, -. " ~, S =. ..vs
=. y
evmaaulns 'ae VINO ~ 10 'he 'oD'
nc eA'''e' un''e''Ai envy 3,
wy ~ee'"e
ne" noaIae-l suppse ene lAno'
.e". "'e Ao' ~" A0' WI"
ola f'o.lueI snoula say sac
ca,'ses more Aor Tue 'ess unconlo''-
~''e
~y".eA.'
most IN me- money OF orains
well answered MISS cayenne'
see 80 many people VINO manage 10
get On Win 70 h!tie Oh e'tner tnA.
am beginning 10 lose my respect tor
ooan.
e'aes'on.
knickef-so the burglar was toune
under the bed!
bocker-fes, MS deIense was ao-
sentminoeoness. eaio ne was 10 USED
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-15
WHEN EGGS WE'RE COSTLY.


 Hens eggs were worth their weight in gold" writes Thomas E. Parish in one of his stories of the early days in San Francisco. "A couple of young men recently landed from Tennessee dropped into Aldrich's for breakfast one morning. Not being aware of the rarity and consequent prices of eggs in California and having five dollars still left with which to pay for break fast for two, they calmly ordered their usual breakfast of eggs and toast. When the bill was presented the young gentlmen saw, to their eonsternation, that the. amount was ten dollars. They had only five. What was to be done? After a consultation together 1t was decided that one of them should remain while the other went out to look for Colonel Grift, an old-time friend whom they knew to be in the city, The colonel was soon found, who, after hearing the story of his young ffriend asked who was with him, in- quired what they had had for break fast. Eggs was the reply.
 :" Eggs! Eggsp exclaimed the colon- el. Did you not know you blankety- blank fool that hens lay gold in Cali fornia?" I did not, but I do,' said our young friend. we'll continued the colonel, kindly handing over fifty dollar gold slug, take this and remem- Der after this that you are not in Tennessee, where eggs : are given away" ....... .....t
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-15
THE GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL

THE BIOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL.
 The results of the national Antarctic expedition are summarized in the Geo graphical Journal for April by it's lead CTS. Captain Scott dwells chiefly upon the ice-problems, his most interesting points being the evidences that the great ice-barrier is afloat, and that the glaciers are dwindling, or, in other words, that the vast ice-formations are not the result of present-tiay conditions,
 but are the rapidly wasting remnants of a former age. MT. Ferrar describes the physical geography of the region, and Lieutenant Royds the meteorology of the winter quarters of the Discovery, with some incidental graphic details of the company's life. The rehearsals of the entertainments. the concerts, theat- ricals, negro minstrels. were in a hut, and ''as in this palace of varieties there was invariably a temperature of-thirty degrees and below during the time we were rehearsing, it was no great pleas tllre playing the piano" There are also papers on the distribution of seals and birds, and on the biological collections.
 A review, by MT. R. N. Hall, of his eight years. researches in the ancient ruins in Rhodesia more than confirms the earlier reports of their magnitude and the architectural skill of their builders. The Zimbabwe temple is. now generally admitted to be the finest and best preserved example of a nature worshipping shrine known to the world. Captain Rawling narrates the principal facts of his expedition in western Tibet, and the Rev. H. s. Cronin contributes a study of Ptolemy's map of Asia Minor with view to discover his method of construction. An interesting and valu-
 able feature of this issue is the large number of photographic illustrations.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-15
A GOOD SIZED SNAKE.

- Asr
 Leo V Feaster, a wheelwright at Camp Stotsenberg, accompanied by. two natives, while out hunting between the post and Bambang River, approached within 10 yards of a monster python 27 feet long.
 Feaster emptied the contents of his carbine into it and killed it. After cut ting it open there was found inside a deer about about two year old with horns about four inches long, and only dead a few hours. The. natives later carried the deer home for4food.
 Feaster skined the snake and with the assistance of the natives brought the skin into the post. IL is now in the hands of B trop's farrter who is tanning it.-Manila American.