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Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
MEDIUMS


MRS WESLEY, RELIABLE LIFE READER
and medium, advice ON all anairs Of life.
business. love or journeys. 3s1h s. Spring.
parlorg II and IL.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
FEED AND FUEL

Come UP to our office and see ouR-large list
of bargains in the restaurant line.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13

" a Mt ED--AN ALL-RoUND COUNTRY
printer r&liable sober and Industrious. Ad-
dress c. J. McDIVITT, Randsburg Miner,
Randsburg, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
FOR SALE
Houses

80 ROOMS MODERN. HARD WOOD FLOORS.
fine furniture lease: a winner; investi-
gate this. $4,000, terms. A. WEITZEL & CO..
203 Currler bldg; A2261, M4690.
FOR SALE-157o e. ADAMS ST. 7 ROOMS;
furnished; easr terms. Hooper cars.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13

FURNISHED ROOMS, SIS; 4 ROOMS. SIG;
unflirnished. sl1, $l4; separate porches. MRS.
MINTHORN. 1642 Z. Adams: Hooper car.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
DREssMAkINe
RESTAURANTS
coNTRAcToRs

j. w. DUKE, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
II am now making speciality of alterations
and additions; all materials and work first
class: pans ane estimates free; lowest cost.
office, 1914 w. 24rH S1N; Sunset West 2o0s.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13

$500, rent siT month, between slNtn anu
seventh streets; this is well equipped place
with good stock of all kinds Of cigars and
tobaccos This is not gold brick, put
good paying proposition LEAHf q son,
Leading Business Brokers. No.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
Houses-Furnished

FOR sALE-s-ROoM FURNISHED FLAT
rent $40 per month, including water; price
S225, cash Call 212i DoWNEY AVE.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13

At invoice an established grocery business
in best part OF city; all cash business, no
credit, no soliciting and no delivery: receipts
average s7l seven days in the week; this is
a chance Of lifetime; invoice about $1,000
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
clIcAn sTANnS

Cigar stand on Main street, large wall
case, small case in front for cigarette To-
baccos, papers and cigarettes plenty OF room
and a fairly good stock II sold at once viii
take $l75 cash See LEAIIY SON. NO l.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
GRoCERIEs

s6O0-Cash grocery on West Temple street;
near largt apartment houses; all
counter trade: receipts average szs
day.
s;5O--Grocery on busy street; good trade;
will sell AZ invoice.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
FOR SALE
Houses

FOR SALE
$50 cash. 2-room house. lot 5Ox150; &c car
fare; balance Sis per month; price $3.50.
$50 cash. $50 per month, will buy Groom
modern 2-story house; porch feet wide en-
tire front, on corner lot, surrounded with
large shade trees price $3.50. This property
VIII pay 10 per cent as an investment.
$3.50 cash. 4.room bungalow plastered; /;
bath and toilet; lawn and nowers ON &c car
line; price $780, balance easy terms
$40 cash, balance IS per month, will buy
fine level lot 50x27s; price $780,
s75 cash will build you 4-room house on
large level lot balance SIS per month. in
Guiding interest; price $500.
Ahundapce Of pure artesian water at city
rates; &c Mare.
Take East First street car; get off at Rowan
avenue; office corner.
Here every day.
ANDERSON & HORMBY,
4l0l East First street.
Phone Boyle T44 Home 41441.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13

s11oo, cigar stand, most all trade IN lvc
and for a quarter goods; party must be or
good standing II you are looking for an up
to date place this is just what you want.
This is a good time to invest, and get me
hest ANp'
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13

$3.50: receipts $3.50 and more rent only 500.
light and janitor work free; lease 3 years
This is n good proposition, where there is
No. 0
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13

WANTED-YOUNG MAN AS SALESMAN IN
curo store; must be good taker and able
to sell goods Address BOX 6s3, HERALD.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
SHOE REPAIRING

MEMS sOLEa. s5c. LADIES', s6c; Chilli Q,
soc; good leather. us W. FoURTH 81
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13

Notice IL hereby given to buyers that l
have this day listed my grocery feed and
fuel lsor in ON, of the most desirable loca
tIons in LoF Angeles at invoice price, and
that have cut my fixtures down to one-half
cost: there are living rooms in connection;
total rent SIS, receipts $40 to $50 day.
For fur.,ler information see LEAHY & SON.
si4-15 Seven ance bldg, Sixth and Main.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13

FOR RENT-4-ROOM BUNGALOW, REAR
of 1880 Georgia; walking distance; water
paid bath gas $40; save fare
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
RESTAURANTS

We will submit a large list Of groceries t
the public some time this week.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
STOVE REPAIRS

CASTINGS FOR ANY KIND OF STOVE RE
pairing a speciality; water backs connectedi
bring your old pieces. GOULD. 2os N. Ala
MEDIA Broadway 1871
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13

st75o-rhis roon1ing house So. Broadway;
all rooms filled. except those held back
for transient; this place is making
good money at present and will con-
tinue to d, SO. See LEAfiY & SON.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13

5Oo-Wil put you into we'll paying 1e-
room rooming house; years lease.
rent onl., $50. This is proposition
worth looking into. LEAHY g. SON.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13
ROONIING HOUSES

RoOMING HOUSES
4oO-small rooming house on Hope St; all
filled.
500-Will put you into a we'll paying 1e-
room rooming house, 3 years lease.
rent only $50. This is proposition
worth looking into. LEAHY g. son.
st75o-This rooning house on So Broadway:
all rooms filled. except those held back
for transient; this place is making
good money at present and will con-
tinue to d. so. See LEAIiY s. SON.
we have been authorized 10 sell 1io-room
apartment, house close in, with all modern
conveniepces; this place clears about $500 a
month; there il a years lease; rent only
S35o per room; this place is $4,000, mortgage
ssoOO-payabli by the month, See LEAHF
& SON.
lust Iisted-Rooming house OF &c sunny
and nicely furnished rooms near Arcade de-
not: running water each room: fine country
transient Rooms always rented; clears
$50 monthly; rent is only SIPS with good
lease; bargain
LIVERY STABLES
A boarding and livery stable in an excel
lent location; three blocks from Main streets;
can be bought for sl2oO' which is several
ocner took the place ON a debt and has no
time 10 look after 1t. Investigate and you
will buy
STOCKS
we have sixty shares Of valuable stock in
Nna little plant that's exceedingly well
n,anaSed: il paid over 80 per cent on tie
price asked for the stock .as last last year. and
seauire sl50O; call and get details.
FOR EXCHANGE
See
RICHARDSON, the "Swap Man"
After trying other agents
without success. consult
LEAHY R SON, Sixth and Main stu.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13

500 MEN WANTED-2H N. BROADWAY HAT
factory Be wise don't buy new hat: your
old remodeed like new by experts. Soc up.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13

TO LEr-ONE GROOM AND ONE 4-RoOM
fiat beautifully furnished. Inquire 122 W.
30th. B23I9
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-04-25

were assigned to the case. The girl
was watched closely. and after weciS
II was decided that Mary was not af-
hicted with typhoid fever or any other
Contagious disease. Analysis. however,.
Showci Mary was a germ factory and
that she was daily manufacturing
di0U>'ng them wherever she went
Mary demonstrated against her de-
tcntiou. saying she was healthy and
hat she must get bncb To her cooking.
The authorities. however. did not feel
Justified iH letting her go and they
are wondering now what viii he the
next step. They have not iuvcs ugated
all the eases OF typhoid reported by
Or Soper In his report OF the case. and
until they 10 they VIII retain Mary In
the hospital
1T is n most interesting case" said
one doctor. I'VE cannot prove conclu-
slvcly that Mary infected the diuerent
families with typhoid II Is IKE the
C3Sc OF finding a man dead from wood
alcohol in front of a bar. wood alcohol
bchlud the bar and place for manu-
featuring IL down i'm the cellar. No one
saw the man drink the alcohol. and
there the link of circumstauual evil
dcnce was not complete. The link of
evidence I'm the present case Is broken.
! have known OF eases where a man
haas carried dipbthcrn germs around m
his throat for nine months before he
was taken down with the disease. But
this is the most unusual case know Of
This woman is simply a breeding place
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papa sleep, baby. You will see papa's
eyes close, ana then kiss him again and
run as fast ns YOU can 10 mamma. Tell
her papa Is resting at last"
Violet turned on the gas, saw her IA
TIERS eyes close and. pressing a kiss
on his face, ran ns fast rs she could To
the nclghbor's.
Papa is fast asleep, ana lac says he
wants you" Violet announced between
brcaths TO her mother Mrs Schmidt
asked the child To repeat the message.
and strange terror seized her She
caught Violet by the hand and hurried
home
"Scc, papa IS sleeping" Violet an
nounccd as they entered the dining
room. Noighbors heard the screams OF
Mrs Schmidt Policeman Bentley Of
thc Alexander avenue station summon
ed an ambulance from Lincoln hospl-
tal Surgeon Kennedy said that
Schmidt was dead.
Schmidt had been a painter. ana his
littP home was cozily furnished They
pIoppcd him up IN AN inynlld's chair
after his paralytlc stroke, and Baby
'FN"N NNo mo A'ilNihuA NNl'llNuls
Mrs. Schmidt maintained the family
by day work. At times thought OF
bis helplcssness well nigh crushed
Schmidt lie told his wife that death
would be kind in removing him as n
burden on her
Mrs. Schmidt had no fear that her
husbands melancholy would give rise
90 plans for self destruction She knew
That HIS strength was measured by the
obedience which Baby Violet gave TO
his slightest expressed wish
Mrs. Schmidt left the house TO go to
% neighbours home. Baby Violet now
nearly six years Of age, told later how
implicitly she had obcyod her father
following her mothers departure
schmidt called bis little daughter TO
tlc dining room, where hc was prop
ped up, helpless. and couGded 10 her
tIaI ne was suffering and needed her
comfort.
Papa wants TO go 10 sleep. baby"
hc said. Baby knows The rubber pipe
Chat is ON the back Of the stove. Run
and bring II 90 papa"
Violet says she obeyc1 aud received
Kiss foo return She drcw "a chair up to
the wall beneath the gas jet aud wait
cd for further Instructions.
"Now put an end Of the pipe over the
gas jct just as you would put ON your
stocking, baby"
This done, standing on tiptoc, Violet
ram 90 her fathers side
Papa wants 90 take the tube iu his
mouth, baby"
Violet faltcrcd Her father had new
cr before suggested little tasks which
were SO impenctrablc to her chuds
mind. But She was instantly roassurcd
when her father begged another kiss.
Surely oll must be well
Violet placed the free end OF the
tube in her fathers mouiu aud had a
great to.do On tying 90 firmly with q
firing. as he suggested
Then came his last command and bis
asst sleep
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OFFERS HERSELF FOR SALE.
Portland Girl Wants TO Live as Evelyn
Nesbit Did,

Leah Core. n pretty twenty ar-old
stcnogrophcr OF Portland. Ore. desires
20 hc an artists model and offers her.
self FOR sale or lease FOR that purpose.
provided she is assured the comforts
and luNuries with which Evelyn Ncs.
bit Thaw was surrounded when she
posed FOR artists
Miss Core has read with the l,concst
interest every line I'm the newspapers
pertaining To- the 1haw trial. The rcye.
lations I'm regard 60 the mNurlcs nul
attentions that were showcrcd upon
Evelyn Ncsblt have strongly appealed
60 her and were largely responsible for
her strange offer 60 sell herself.
She expresses the conviction that any
girl who has worked for living Tor "A
number or years should be willing TO
endure what Mrs. Thaw Is now cnlur-
Ing FOR the privilege Of having lived as
she once lived She herself is dctcrmn.
cd that Il Is worth while aud is willing
10 pay any price FOR the trial
The young woman has resigned her
position as stcnographcr In tho county
clerks office IN Portland I'm order TO
devote her whole time to carrying out
her plans for the future she has been
denied the luNurics that she Graves SO
nrdcnty ana says that she Is convinced
that as model she viii be able TO
procure what has always been prohlb-
itcd by her limited salary as stcnog
raphcr
Miss Core Is handsome, stately
young woman ana Il decided brunette
She has very large and lustrous eyes
ana wealth of flowing Set black hair
She was twenty years OF age last June
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-04-25
THE LATEST MAN LIVING.
Ho Has Lain In Bed Thirty Years,
Though Hale and Hearty.

Though Hale and Hearty.
All records In lazlncss have been
beaten 10y George Thompson of Glare.
Ireland. who went 10 bed in 1877 and.
with the exception OF two occasions.
persisted in remaining there until a
few weeks ago
Thompson wns boy of eleven when
thirty years ago he abandoned all 9th
cr worldly pleasures for life of com.
Portable ease I'm bed Every effort was
made To induce him To get up, but with.
out success. Looked after 10y his moth
cr, his absence from the everyday life
of his native village soon ceased to Mt
tract attention, and I'm very short
space OF time his very existence was
forgotten. Had Il not been FOR the oc-
cnslonal assistance sent 10y some more
energetic sons In Australia. Mrs.
Thompson must have starved
Twelve years ago certain intimate
acqualntances OF the Thompsons sub
scribcd sufficient money To buy this
devotce OF bed n pair OF boots. lie
refused TO wear them. They then iu
duced him 10 get up. bringing him tho
clothes he had worn some seventeen
years before AS they were too small
for him, he scrambled joyfully be
tween the blankets. a larger suit be
ing obtained, he was assisted into II,
hut the cxcrtlon proved too much for
him. ana hc tainted
4 doctor was called, hut after n
searching examination hc could hnd
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FULL OF MICROBES,
Everybody Mary lIverSon Cooks
For Gets Typhoid Fever.
SHE HERSELF IS QUITE WELL.

Doctors Cannot Understand How She
infeets Others, but She Doos-one Of
the Straneest Cases Known 90 Mod
ern Science.
Leaving In many homes trail OF
fatalities which likcucd her progress 20
the balcful movements OF the mystic
rious stranger I'm Poc's "MasQue of the
Red Death" Mary uvcrson. a human
culture tube" IN whom constantly are
developed millions of germs Of typhoid
fever though she herself has never
had the disease and Is seemingly inn
munc-has fallen into the hands of the
New York city authorities.
The case Is without parallel IN med
ic0l records. There have been two
cases OF persons who have suffered
from typhoid fever carrying the germs
for several months after the disease
had run it's course. but never has there
been an Instance, as the present. where
a woman who never had typhoid fever
should prove a verituhle germ factory.
Typhoid germs it seems. thrive mcrrlly
I'm Mary, aud Mary is growing roster
aud healthier every day. Mary would
never have known that she had an
aptitude FOR turning out typhoid bacW
had she not been captured by Or.
George y. Sopcr. sanitary engineer.
Sopcr, who hunts typhoid germs ont as
Sherlock Holmes ferrets criminals ran
her down ana had her sent 10 the VIII
lard Parker hospital
Mary insists she is all right and secs
no reason why she should be imprls-
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NUMBER 2e
GHOST GIVES HER NAME.
ROps Il Out as Hcr Hoot Repeats tho
Alphabet.


Alphabet
Ghostly manifestations In the Ieeter
home. thrco miles east OF sonora. I'm
Prchlc county, o., have drawn hun.
drcds OF ycuurcsomc pcrsous TO the
scene. Not only 10y rnppmgs I'm tho
house docs the spirit give evidence of
it's presence, but out I'm the yard tho
pump handle moves up and down. Inn
pcllCd 10y somc invisible force. whilo
the water flows freely. A sound of
humping IS heard as n on n metal
wOshtub, ana kcttlcs rise from the
stove. float about I'm the air aud then
return 70 their places Charles Hitler
tells OF conversation he had with
the ghost
81 first asked the Invisible visitor
how long it had been IN the house and
to give a rap For c0ch month IL gave
eight raps" he said. Now,' said l,
4 viii begin nt the top OF thc alpha
bet AMI nnmc tho letters as they go
down, and whom | come to the letters
OF your name IA regular order rup
once"
Whcn he camc 90 NJ Il raped. uo
then wont back to tho beginning. and
whom ne spoke 4 Il raped again, and
$50 it kept It up until it spoiled tho
numc of Martha Donald.
lt then told 10y ppphg OF money
thu, had been hWiyd ana said that ir
Mrs Hector would ro out near the
hnru WHOM shc was near the place it
would rlvc thrcc raps In the house.
Mrs. Hector Is uHrm and cannot walk.
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ACUTE LAEmEss" WAS THE DIAGNOSIS.
40 ailmcut from which hc was suffer.
Ing Acute laziness. DE dccmrcd. was
his only complaint
II Is probable that Thompson would
have remained I'm bed. forgotten by
the strenuous world without. had it
not been for the Illness Of DIFF. aged
mother and her removal 90 the work
house. This event reused him from
his extraordinary lctharpy and he
summoned mp enough cum4y to fol-
low her I'm an ambulance lu 70 work.
house bed Thompson remained uutu
bis mother recovered ana hr was able
20 follow her home. this timo ou foot
This little excursion brought The
facts OF his remarkable cH . before fhc
local guardians Work was obtained
Tor him but half an lu aftcr ne
started hc fell sound o. 'a
His glimpse hOwcrc. siren
nous life has determine, .u mike
amends for The years rt FRO bed
IIe has declared That Dol. sleep no
more, aud 70 is possible frHt hr may
oven work
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TENTIOS.
oncd in n hospital because the typhoid
bacillus has settled on her as a good
propagator. Her protests have become
so strenuous that DR.. Darlington and
other executive officials Of the health
department are worrying about her.
They are I'm doubt as 90 whether they
have the legal right TO detaln her much
longer. She is dangerous 10 the com
munity, they say, but i5 perfectly
healthy herself. Furthermore. they are
puzzled as to how they shall XIII the
germs without assassiuatiug Mary. SO
doctors can do nothing with Mary but
hope her germ factory will cease busi-
ness
DR.. Soper considers the case one Of
the most interesting of his life lie
has been trcasuring 1t for many weeks.
cautioning all the employees of the
health department 30 maintgim secrecy.
When he should have worked It out iu
all IT'S details, he wished 10 startlc the
Academy of Medicine with his uu-
usual case. Tor that reason he de
cllued to discuss Mary. II was learn
'Haf NfAF hAAAt III fNNIi'l iINNl lI'.I'll
called I'm by wealthy family i'm the
upper west side after one of the fam
lly had been seized with typhoid lie
was commissioned TO find ont just how
70 had been communicated tO the pa
TENT He made an analysis of the
water and of the foods that were re-
ccivel Into the house. He studied ev-
cry phase Of the household. but until
ne reached Mary be could not get amy
clew to the germs lie inquired where
fhe had worked previously and stick
ing Jo that clcw, he visited Murys FOR
mcr employers
Then he learned that the second fam
ly bad suffered with typhoid. Ilc car
ricl his investigation further h0cl.
learning tuat iu every family Mary
had worked for iu the last year IS.
phoid had appeared.
ON studying Mary, Dr. SopCr ioam-
c1 th1t she was not any too ucnt and
that She was not especially careful i'm
preparing the food FOR The table. lie
asked her if She ever bad typhoid
roror aud shc said She bad not Dr.
Sopcr became greatly iutor. .cI in The
case and. at "a loss To- understand the
coincidence Of Mary's coDkoy aHd ot-
f1et5 of the disease. consulted Dr oar.
Nuni0u Ir Herman Ei-g and Or.
Walter Bguscl Of tho health depart
mcut TIE submitted papers outlining
the history of thc case. ana upon these
facts DR. Darlington signed an order
committing Mary To- the Willard Par
kcr hospital, where infectious patients
nre gu1rgnuned by the city Mary
was placed ip The reception ward ten
days aga.
Dr. William VI pBrko. CHIEF of the
research bureau and boctcrlologlst of
The health department and Dr Robert
j. Wilson. superintendent ~ hospitals,
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which Nmo She would vr. exactly
o. snake These ATTACKS have iu-
creased from day to day until now
sire pends most OF her Time iu wrig-
Cling around ON the ground and over
the floors with 900 the s.uuous move.
mou's OF snake People from an
over That section have como 90 see her
and 90 witness her remarkable trans
formation.
Ih.a gIrl thinks shn has been poison.
c1 hy lover iu fart there is me-.
uo who Dad been going Co. see hog who
ls to stand preliminary trial in n few
loys on the charge Of having attempted
,O poison her
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Attracted by the plUul cricg OF a
child, neighbors entered thr home of
Edward SUcr iu Transit street Lock.
port " s. and found q four ycarod
boy tied to q bc5poet Tie said Lp was
hungry and WHOM fed ate r1vcuously.
The mother was found n % distant
part OF The city nnd was arrested on a
Charge of cruelty and neglect Nogh-
Iars ailcgc she tics up tbo boy and
Zoos away for many hours at time
Tho baby had q rope twice around his
wriet aud tied Goo hard knots
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DOG BURlEs KITTENS.


taNonnc AouNIt tltrru Canine Copies
H.s Ownory Operations.
Grip. un pet dog or Undertaken
Dempsey ot EHywnc n. j., was
bound tu luisc some kind OF a family.
Whom five cute uulc pups that the
stork brought her recently were drown.
cd 10y the uudcrtukor's stablcman. Grip
promptly annexed litter OF kittens
that had como 60 the uudcrtal,cr's pet
cat Z hc other day the unfocllng sta
biCmUu drowned the kittens ono by
ono and carried them 10 q vacant lot
Grip was hcJrthrol,cu but her moth.
cr lOyo stlIl survived both tragedies.
Early the other evening tho remark
able dog carried the dead kittens moro
Than block 90 moro secluded part
of the field, dug u deep holo I'm the
ground with her paws and there buried
every ono OF thom man fashion
Now thc stablcmnu doesn't dare go
near the barn for fear that Grip con
templates revenge
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Two miles east OF Terra Alta orr m|c
rnrth of B g. O. x b io7 acres 10 scrls
cleared bs.arcc woods and timber about
11 acres meadow good orchard eoo5
water. six.room house small bank barn.
horse stable and other buldIpgs 90 feet
lime rock good fencing. a portion OF the
farm levc and some hillside but machinery
can be used conveniently on nearly ail of
BE-. Call on or address W ". CASTEFL.
lerr8 Ala. W. Va. or Lee Miller "A
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SQUIRRELS WAIT ON HIM.
Pennsylvanian Puts His Little Pots to
Novel Use.

Novel Use.
1t has taken Fisk Goodyear OF
Burchtown, Pa. two years To train
his pet squirrels. but his efforts are
now repaid, ana on Thanksgiving hc
VIII treat his friends TO a surprise.
says the Philadelphia North American
Gathering half hundred or more
gray squirrels, Mr.. Goodyear taught
them to go into the woods and pick
UP nuts, carrying them To his home
ON Thanksgiving night at dinner
his guests Will notice small board
running from window 10 nut bowl.
Tho host Will give one knock ON the
table with his knife a squirrel Will
hop down the plank and drop chest
nut into a bowl Two raps will bring
squirrel with walnut. three knocks
shcllhark
Finally grave old squirrel viii take
his place and crack the nuts. winding
up the performance by brushing off
the crumbs with his thick, bushy tail.
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THINKS SHE'S A SNAKE.
Negro Girl Writhes About on Ground
Like @ Serpent.

a very peculiar casr is reported Of "a
negro girl turning almost into a snake
in Madison county, Ga. This girl is
eighteen years old md lives at Plan
tcrs, boo that county a short time since
She became afflicted DOB most peculiar
manner She would have attacks that
would last several minutes. during