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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-08
SNAKE STONE OF INDIA.

Curious Hindeo supsrstition as TO les
Curative Properties.
In conversation with an old inhabl-
tant of India, whose researches on
lines of science are recognized by the
Indian scholars, he showed me stone
lie took from the mouth of snake he
bad killed, which he called an anti
venom Jewel, but which is more gem
orally known as a snake stone" Ger
tain species OF snakes carry this stone,
which is mi-phosphorescent, in the
mouth for use as an insect or frog
decoy. The snake deposits the stone
on the ground, and conceals itself
near by, and when the light of the
stone attracts enough insects, or the
assembled insects attract frog or
toad in search of prey. the cunning
reptile glides upon the unwary hopper
and makes a meal OF him. The repre-
sentative of Ewes deceiver and the
cause of Adam's downfall then ''pock-
cts the stone and, retires for a
snooze. The snake. while laying for
prey, IL disturbed by the approach of
a person will take up the stone and
try to make Its escape.
1t Is firmly believed by many people
In India that the snake stone has cura-
tive and antidete qualities and that II
| It is applied to q bite In time 1t will eS-
tract the poison. IL it possesses any
virtue in this regard, 1t is because the
stone is porous and absorbs the poison
II 1t so happens that the poison lies in
fatty tissue and has not yet been taken
into the circulation. Sucking would
accomplish the same purpose. But IL
the poison was injected by the snake
into vein or artery neither would do
much good, IL any. That the snake
stone has relieved snake bite can hard
IL be doubted in the face Of evidence
In possession of reputable persons in
India.
Indian snake charners always have
snake stones for sale to credulons peo-
pie. They arc si.nplr SponSy or porous
stones rubbed into a round. fiat shape.
The snake charucr is the prince Of
fallirs. He blows on lute-a rude in
strument made OF the bamboo reed
and the cobra raises his head eight to
ten inches above the ground or ont of
an open basket In which the reptile IS
carried about. expands his hood and
waves his head and neck back and
forth us If trying to keep time with
the weird music. / am satisfied, how
ever. after close observation OF this
performance many times. that the
snake is not charmed by the music. but
| that 1t has been trained to do Its stunt
by use OF cane. and that it expects
to be tapped with the cane II 1t does
not raise its head, expand its hood and
wave Its neck and head. 1t does this
same thing when rnaddened in the jun
gle The whole movement is its signal
of defiance: that 1t is angry and VIII
strike in self defense. The "charmer"
| almost Invariably raises stick with
one hand when he blows on the reed,
and the snake places itself in readiness
to resist attnck.
This Is about the whole story OF the
Indian snake charmer, who Is really no
| charmer ut all, but a humbug He
.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-08
Young Folks
THE FLOATING PIN.

Some Amusing Experiments With Bits
Of Metal and Water.
Let drop OF water fall upon glass
and it will spread. but drop OF mer-
curry VIII not. This Is because the wa
ter and the glass have IN affinity FOR
each other, SO that the water vets the
glass. but there is no affinity between
mercury and glass. The same prin-
ciple underlies pretty experiment that
may be made with water and pin.
Water win wet a pin, but not so
readily as 1t vets glass. Remembering
this, we may make a pin, even a big
one, float upon the surface OF water
There are several ways OF doing this
one OF them being that shown in the
accompanying Illustration. BAY the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-08
D eov1RNoR MoRTox's GRANDSON AND

handles the cobra and other kinds of
snakes, but one may rest assured that
the fanSs have been extracted and that
the snake he handles is powerless to
do harm. Besides, snake can be
tanned to a certain extent and comes to
know its keeper and will submit quiet
ly to be handled by him precisely as is
the case in dime museum shows, where
the snake performance is much more
interesting and exciting than anything
of the kind to be witnessed in India
Calcutta Cor. Sioux City Journal.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-08
The Forsstmsnot.

I'm such a little flower.
Much hitler than the rose.
I only have one small blue eye
And teeny. weeny nose!
was so afraid. dear children.
You'd forget me when you came.
So asked my Mother Nature
To let me choose my name.
I know it's hard 70 member.
Such an awful lot,
But when you're in the garden
Please for-get-ma-Aot
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-08
GARKSBURG JUNK DEALER


buy and sell all kinds OF ola
Junk. Second Hand PulIeys and
SHIFTING. Second Hand Machinery
and Old Rope.
Junk Yard-Firss Street.
Residence -16s CHESTNUT 81.
Evening star., 1907-11-03

manageable young people OF the village L was
too young for this society, and too bashful to
mingle with young ladies, anyway, therefore 1
was not invted-at least not for the whole
evening. Ten minutes of it to be my whole
share. 1 was to do the part of bear in small
fairy play. l to be disguised all over in close
fitting brown hairy stuff proper for a bear
About half-past ten l was told to 60 to my room
and put this disguise, and be ready in half
hour. 1 started, but changed my mind; for wanted
to practise little, and that room very small.
| crossed to the large unoccupied house the
corner of Main and Hsts (that house still stands),
unaware that dozen of the young people were also
going there to dress for their parts took the little
black slave boy Sandy with me, and we selected
roomy and empty chamber on the second floor. We
entered it talking, and this gave couple of half
dressed young ladies opportunity to take refuge
behind screen undiscovered Their gowns and
things were hanging hooks behind the door; but
did not see them. 1t Sandy that shut the door;
but all his heart in the theatricals, and he
as unlikely to notice them as was myself
That was rickety screen, with many holes in it;
but as did not know there girls behind it,
was not disturbed by that detail If had known,
l could not have undressed in the food of cruel
moonlight that pouring in at the curtainless
windows. 1 should have died of shame. Untrou-
bled by apprehensons stripped to the skin and
Evening star., 1907-11-03

where they located you have only to touch them
and you scorch him with fire. / suffered
miserably over that episode. / expected that the
facts would be all the village in the morning;
but it was not The secret remained confined to
the two girls and Sandy and me. That was some ap-
peasement of my pain; but it far from sufficient
the main trouble remained; 1 was under four
thousand for suspected all girls eyes of being the
not look any young lady in the face; dropped my
eyes in confusion when anyone of them smiled upon
me and gave me greeting and l said to myself,
That is of them!' and got quickly away. Of
course was meeting the right girls everywhere; but
if they ever let slip any betraying sign l was not
bright enough to catch it. When l left Hannibal
four years later the secret was still secret; l had
guessed those girls out, and was no longer
pecting to do it; wanting to, either
One of the dearest and prettiest girls in the village
at the time of my mishap whom / will call
Mary Wilson, because that not her name. She
was twenty years old; she dainty and sweet,
peach -boomy and exquisite, gracious and lovely in
character and stood in awe of her, for she seemed
unapproachable by unholy ordinary kind of boy
like me. probably never suspected her. But
Half Century Afterward
THE scene changes to Calcutta, forty-seven years
i later. 1t was in 1896. l arrived there on my
1ecturng trip AS entered the hotel divine vision
passed out of it. clothed in the glory of the Indian
sunshine-the Mary Wilson of my long vanished
boyhood! It startling thing. Before could
recover from the bewildering shock and speak to
her she was gone. l thought maybe had seen
apparition; but it not so, she flesh She was
the granddaughter of the other Mary the original
Evening star., 1907-11-03
Part II. A Momentous Boyhood Incident in Hannibal
and Getting Acquainted NTH Robert Louis Stevenson

head paused in that attitude to take minutes
rest. There was moments silence then Sandy
spoke UP with excited interest and said:
'Marse Sam, has you ever seen smoked her
ring?"
mo What is that?"
Its fish,"
well, what of it? Anything peculiar about 2"
Yes suh you bet you dey is Dey eats em CUTS
an ALL"
There was smothered burst of feminine snickers
from behind the screen All the strength went out
of me, and toppled forward like undermined
tower and brought the screen down with my weight,
burying the young ladies under it. In their fright
they discharged couple of piercing screams-and
possibly others, but / did not wait to count. /
snatched my clothes and fed to the dark hall below
Sandy following. l dressed in half minute,
and out the back way. l Sandy to eternal
silence; then went away and hid until the party
was over The ambition was all out of me. l could
not have faced that giddy company after my ad-
venture, for there would be. two performers there
who knew my secret, and would be privately laugh
ing at all the time. 1 searched for but not
found, and the bear had to be played by young
gentleman in his civilized clothes.
The house was still and everybody asleep when I
finally ventured home. / very heavy hearted,
and full of of disgrace. Pinned to my pillow
l found slip of paper which bore line that did not
tighten my heart, but only made my face burn. 1t
written in a laboriously disguised hand, and
these were it's mocking terms
You probably couldn't have played bear, but
you played bare very well-oh, very very well!
Boys Have Sensitive Spots
WE think boys rude, unsensitive animals;
w but it is not so in all cases. Each boy has
two sensitive spots, and if you can find out
Evening star., 1907-11-03

began my pracIlCe.
| was full of am
bition; l was de-
ternined to make a
hit; l was burning
to esta blish a repu-
tation as a bear and
get further engage
ments; so l threw
myself into my
work with an aban-
don that promised
great things: l
capered back and
forth from one end
of the room to the
other on all fours,
Sandy applauding
with enthusiasm; /
walked upright, and
growled and snap
ped and snarled; l
stood on my head, l
flung handsprings,
| danced a lubberly
dance with my
paws bent and my
imaginary snout
shifting from side
to side; l did every
thing a bear could
do, and many
things which no
bear could ever do,
and no bear with
any dignity would
want to do, any
way; and of course
I never suspected
that | was making
a spectacle of my
self to anyone but
Sandy. At last,
standing on my
Evening star., 1907-11-03

lis was in 184o. l was fourteen
years old then. We were still hv-
ing in Hannibal, Missouri, on the
bank of the Mississippi, in the
new frame house built by my
father five years before. That is,
some of us lived in the new part,
the rest in the old part back of it
the L. In the autumn my sister
gave a party, and invited all the
Evening star., 1907-11-03
Boys Have Sensitive Spots

WYE think boys rude, unsensitive animals;
w but it is not so in all cases. Each boy has
one two sensitive spots, and if you can find out
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-27

message has been on the desks OF
Wall Street magnates hours before its
delivery. OF late years there is a
strict accounting for missing copies OF
the message and as every copy is mum
bered and the possessor of each copy
is known and registered. it would be
a comparatively easy task to trace
back to the origin of the leak.
In much the same way the govern
ment printing office prints the treat
les n state department papers relat-
ing 10 confidential relations between
this n foreign governments, and the
vast amount of executive session bust
ness of the senate. The decisions of
the supreme court also are printed in
advance of their being handed down.
Secrecy here is of the most vital inn
p~ortance. as matters of the gravest
consequences are deal with in these
opinions of the court of the last resort.
n advance information of the find
ings would be worth hundreds of
thousands of dollars i'm some cases.
The printing of the Congressional
Directory may be cited as an illustra-
ton of the rapidity with which great
pieces of Work are urned out by the
government printing office. This di-
reetory Is a book of upwards of three
hundred pages, bound in cloth, and is
laid on the desk of members of con-
gress and given members of the press
to admission to the gallery on
noon of the day congress meets. The
last of the copy for this directory, as
a rule, does not go to the printing Of
flee until some time Saturday night.
Between that hour and the following
Monday at noon the last of the stereo-
type plates are made, the press work
Is done. the sheets folded and the
books bound.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-27
CONLEY DENIES HE
THREATENED
HIS WIFE
Declares Bond Was Simply Re-
newed and Increase for $500
Was Made Without 0bjec-
tiOn-DiStrict Court DoingS,

Il have not seen my former wife for
the last five months. The story that
my peace bond was increased to $500
because l had threatened her is UNI
true said Santa Fe Brakeman j. f.
Conley, yesterday. mo testimony was
taken in the case today and proceed
ings for the custody of my child are
still pending. My bond was simply re-
newed, and ! had no objection to its
being raised from $3.50 to $500. /
could easily have given bond for dou-
bic the amount"
Conleys appeared in the district court
yesterday, the cost of the proceedings
We're assessed against him and his
bond was renewed, being changed
from $3.50 to $500 by Judge Abbott.
Conley, II will be remembered, was
placed under bond to keep the peace
on complaint of his divorced wife.
Birdie Conley, with whom the former
husband has been disputing for some
months the custody of the child. Mrs.
Conley is now living at the home of
Mr.. n Mrs. J. f.. Miller, SOP South
Arno street. 1t will be remembered
that there was a rather sensational
episode some months ago at the Santa
Fe station when Conley tried to take
the child away from Mr.. and Mrs.
John Reub who, he alleged, were go-
lIlB u Ndfig llt DdDt 10 IT'S ulolItT III
California. He applied for a writ of
habeas corpus on the ground that the
child was being taken from the juris-
diction of the court. The matter was
temporarily adjusted and the custody
of the child Is still pending.
Marcelina Crespin. placed under a
peace bond by Justice Craig. appeared
before Judge Abbott yesterday and
waived a jury trial. He consented to a
trial by the court.
The peace bonds placed upon the
following men were dismissed by the
court: Jose Lopez y Ruiz. Joe Mesilli,
Vito Matranca, Mike Meselli. Carlota
l.. de Lucero, Antonina Arngon. Nes-
tori Vadil, Manuelita Nuanes de
Chaves.
Arguments in the suit Of Gregoria
Gutierrez versus Romaldo Gallegos. an
action to quiet title were heard I'm dis
trict court chambers yesterday after
noon. w. c. Heacock Is attorney for
the plaintiff, while Judge b.. +. Adams
is attorney for the defendant. Judge
Abbott deferred his decision. The
property in dispute Is situated I'm the
Chilli land grant.
A divorce was granted and a suit for
divorce filed in the district court yes
Teresa Delowery was divorced
from Joseph Delowery upon the
ground of non support. The action
was filed I'm Mckinley county. The
plaintin was given the custody of three
sons.
Abandonment and desertion are the
grounds upon which Frank w. Bemls
seeks to be separated from Jennie S.
Bemis. Felix II. Lester Is attorney for
Bemis.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-27
S0UTHWESTERN
NEWS NOTES

Tombstone is in the throes Of a fuel
famine and It Is almost impossible to
get wood or coal at any old price.
The Farwell p%ostofhce has been dis
continued and mail hereafter will be
distributed from the TeXico office.
"Bili' Waterman. Apache Indian,
who shot and killed Henry Smith. an
other Apache. last week at the Indian
camp near Fort Whipple, was ar
raigned on the charge Of murder i'm
Prescott in the court OF Justice Me-
Lane, and held without bonds to APP
pear before the next grand jury.
The Falcone marble quarries Of Al
amogordo have been taken over by an
Incorporated company, and will now
be worked on a paying commercial
basis. At least 10 men will be EN-
ployed tn the quarries. The name Of
the company is the FL Paso-AlamO-
gordo Stone company. having a paid
up cash capital Of $4,000. the stock
holders being Onias Hibberts, Mar
shall p. Wright. Of FL Paso. and
Charles W. G. Patterson, Of Alamo
gordo.
W. u. Upton has purchased a half
Interest In 500 acres 81 land at lula
rosa. thirteen water rights and six
lots Of Judge A. y. FAN. He
previously owned the other half inter-
est and now owns the whole works.
This land Is an addition on the west
end Of the town OF Tular0sa and is
considered valuable.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-27
MILLIONS Of TONS
Of WOOD USED
FOR PAPER
Enormous Drain On Forests
Necessary to Sustain Coun-
try'S Supremacy in Amount
of Reading Matter.

Washington. d. c, Nov. 26.-More
than three and one-half million
tons of wood were made into
pulp during the last year. Most of
this was converted into paper, and of
the paper the greater portion was
used for printing books and newspa-
pers. The supremacy of the United
States in using the greatest amount
of reading matter per capita is main
tanned at the cost of an enormous
drain upon the forests.
Yet besides paper, there are a num-
Der of other special uses to which the
great quantity of wood pulp was put.
From pulp factories II went to other
establishments where it was made
into a number of different articles of
very diverse use. Among these arti-
Giles is the water pail made of wood
fiber, which Is now a more familiar
sight than the one made OF actual
wood. In addition to pals, wood
pulp is used i'm our homes in the form
of basins, dishes, boxes and picture
frames. The use of VOC pulp for
car wheels has long been known. but a
new use reported from Germany is
that for telegraph poles. Articles of
Woo pulp ave considerable bearing
on electrical industries as in the case
of conduits and insulators in various
forms.
Americans now use wood pulp
steam and water pipes, shoe heels,
horseshOes, spools, tool handles. but
tons, pulleys, paving blocks and cof-
fins. Paper-or wood pulp-surgeon
splints have many advantages over
those of other materials, in their
lightness, strength and f|lexibility. Per-
haps the most unique use for paper
pulp is for observatory domes. Here
again its lightness. strength and flexi-
bility commend 1t. and in addition it
has nom Of the disadvantages which
arise from the use Of metallic sub
stances near to sensitiZed instru-
mante
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-27

on its merits by all
druggists in ffty-cent
and one-dollar size
bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-27
RAILROAD NOTES.

Sky c. Overstreet. division special
agent OF the Albuquerque division.
left last night for western Arizona on
company business.
A nine pound boy was born TO Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Reynolds. OF this city.
yesterday morning. Mr.. Reynolds Is
the Harvey curio agent who travels
between here and Winslow on the
limited trains.
Thomas Harlin. general attorney
for the 81. Louis. Rocky Mountain
and Pacific railroad. with h~eadquar-
ters at 81. Louis. Mo. who has been
in the city on legal business. returned
home yesterday morning.
@. w. Yoacum. general yardmaster
here for the Santa Re, who has been
seriously il. viii return to work soon.
He Is able to be out
Highland lodge No. 49,. Brother
hood Of Railway Tralnmen. will hold
a regular meeting tonight at l. o. o.
T. hall.
Earl Blood. bonus supervisor here.
left yesterday morning for San Ber-
nardino. Cal. on a business trip.
J. X. Watson. bonus supervisor for
the car department az San Bernardino,
Cal. spent yesterday In the city.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-27

Earl Blood. bonus supervisor here.
left yesterday morning for San Ber-
nardino. Cal. on a business trip.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-27

Tombstone is in the throes OF a fuel
famine and 1t Is almost impossible to
get wood or coal at any old price.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-27
Cnred OF nrlrht,. pi.en.e

Mr.. Robert O. Burke, Elnora. n. Y,
writes: Before l started TO use Foley's
Kidney Cure l had to get up from twelve to
twenty times a night, and ! was all bloated
up with dropsy and my eyesight was 80 i'm
paired I could scarcely see one Of my family
across the room. I had given up hope OF
living. when a friend recommended FOley's
Kidney Cure. one 5O-cent bottle worked
Wonders and before I had taken the third
bottle the dropsy had gone, as we'll as all
other symptoms OF Brights disease" j. II.
O'Rielly Co.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-27

traced to the kidneys,
but now d
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
in the disorder OF
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify the blood
that is their work.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-27

The New FnTe FoOd and Drnk law. :.
We are pleased to announce that Foiey's
Honey and Tar for coughs. colds and lung
troubles Is not affected by the National
Pure Food and Drug law as IL contains no
opiates or other harmful drugs. and we
recommend Il as a safe remedy for children
and adults. J. n. OfReilly a Co.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-27

nave a sample Dotlle Home OF
by mail free, also a pamphlet telling you
how to find ont if you have kidney or
bladder trouble. Mention this paper
when writingto DIR. Kilmer & Co., Bing-
hamton, N. Y. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the adj
dress, Bi~nghamton, N. y, ON every bottle.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-27
Often The Kidneys Are
Weakened BY Over Work.
Unhealthy kidneys Make Impure Blood.

II used to be considered that only
urinary and bladder troubles were to be
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-27

Therefore, when yonr kidneysare weak
or out of order, you can understand how
quickly your entire body is affected and
how every organ seems to fail to do its
duty.
If YOU are sick or "feel badly" begin
taking the great kidney remedy, DIR.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soon
as your kidneys are well they will help
all the other organs to health. A trial
will convince anyone.
If you are sick you can make no mis-
take by first doctoring your kidneys.
The mild and the extraordinary effect OF
DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-RoOt, the great
kidney remedy, is soon realized. 1t
stands the highest for its wonderful cures
of the most distressing cases, and is sold
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-27
For Gentlemen and Boys
at 216a South Second Street

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All we ask of your now is to hvrw with call at on Store and inspect om Stock of
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