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Arizona republican., 1908-06-19
AN INTERRUPTED TENNIS GAME.

Washington, June 18.-President
Roosevelt was playing tennis with
Assistant Secretary Bacon when Sec
rotary Loeb took him the news of
the nomination of Taft. He had pre-
viously prepared a statement declar-
ing that Taft was the best candidate
the republican party could get for the
high honor paid him today. AS soon
as the news of the nomination reach
ed him it was given to the newspa-
pers. This evening, by invitation,
Taft went to the White House.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-19
well" remarked a gentleman. a

We'll" remarked a gentleman. after
a long argument on the question of
mans superiority over woman, lat least
there is. one good, sweet and perfect
thing which a man can have and a
woman cannot"
Never" cried his wife, paSsionately.
Never. 1 deny it! What do you
mean?"
"A wife!"Tit-
Arizona republican., 1908-06-19
CANNON'S PLEDGE.

Chicago. June 1S.-Before the call
of the roll on the presidential nomi
nation had been completed, Speaker
Cannon sent a message to Taft con-
ceding the nomination of the secre-
tary and adding: Il heartily con-
graduate you. You will be elected in
November. Illinois will cast its cleo
toral vote for you. Whatever l can
do for your success and your party
will be done.
(Signed) u. G. CANNON"
Arizona republican., 1908-06-19
POOLING Their Peeves.

Foreigner mot fell informed in Am
erican politics)-"What is it that
makes those allies as you call them,
stick together"
Native-"The cohesive power of a
common crouch"
Arizona republican., 1908-06-19
THE FILIPINoS REJOICE.

Manila, Friday, June 19.-An Asso-
ciated Press bulletin conveyed to the
people of the Philippines the first
news of the nomination of Taft. The
news, which was rapidly circulated
early this morning by newspaper ex-
tras, was generally received with in
tense qualification and scores of ca
Diagrams of congratulations wera
started toward Washington.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-19

1t was Dicky's first day at Sunday
school and he was telling his mother
about it.
They sung the funniest banquet
song | ever heard he said.
What was it?" she asked
" Hold the Port: Fried Ham Com
ingl' "
Arizona republican., 1908-06-19
HUGHES, CONGRATULATIONS.

Albany, y. Y, June Ex-Governor
Hughes was at the executive chamber
when the news Of the nomination of
Taft was conveyed to him. He had
no comment to make but announced
that he had sent the following teie-
gram to Taft: Il heartily congrat-
ulate you upon your nomination. I'm
der your administration the welfare
of the country will be assured"
Arizona republican., 1908-06-19

Good for Scuillips G I hear that
since he quit drinking he has got
rich
It's too bad to spoil that story, but
it's the other way. Since he got rich
he has cult drinking"
Arizona republican., 1908-06-19
STATEHOOD,

Chicago, June 1S.-(Special) 1.-The
statehood plank was adopted after be-
ing adversely reported by the sub
committee. Stoddard pulled off Con-
gressional Leader Payne in controlling
opponent and secured its adoption
CAMERON.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-19
he Has to Buv.

You know" said the slotfrful youth,
music is the food of love-
"Nonesense!" replied the practical
fellow. My love prefers lobster sal
ad. terrapin and other expensive fod-
der "-Philadelphia Press.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-19
YOUR VACATION WILL BE COM

PlETE if you will order the daily Re-
publican sent to you while away from
town. B mail 75 cents, per month
What can you get more pleasure out
of than this IL cents per day. Phone
Main A..
Arizona republican., 1908-06-19

you don't seem to get along well
with Slithers. What's the trouble? Is
he so hard to get acquainted with?"
Great Scott. no, He's so hard to
get unacquainted with"
Arizona republican., 1908-06-19
Great Event.

Joy once more rules the household
And banishes all grief
At last that Desky rubber plant
Has started a new leaf
Arizona republican., 1908-06-19
The ELECTION oE sTuReIs.

Chicago, June 1S.-W. 5. Sturgis
was reelected national committeeman
from Arizona today.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-19

motion by Senator Fulton the, con-
vention at 5:22 took a recess until
tomorrow at 10 am
Arizona republican., 1908-06-19
OutqroMn.

Paw, what is a presidential bee?"
well, it isn't a spelling bee any
longer"
Arizona republican., 1908-06-19

HAND BAGS-We place on sale a
complete line of ladies' leather
hand bags, in all the new shapes;
black. white and colored feathers.
You can get one cheap during this
June sale. Our regular prices,
LESS 13.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-24

Some operators extract the poison by cutting out the poison bag in it's en- tirety. They cut into the snakes head, and, having detached the glands, fasten the valves and store them away in bottles; others goad the snake to bite through India rubber bands and eject it's venom on to a glass plate beneath. Eth CT way secures the venom; but in the latter case care must be taken to prevent the intrusion of impurities. A venomous snake has two poison fangs in the upper jaw; and when goaded by the operator 1t pierces the India rubber band and pours on to the glass below two streams of poison, just as if it had penetrated the human skin and injected the venom into the human body.
 The venom is afterward scraped off the glass, placed in dramatically sealed tubes and becomes forthwith a marketable product The operators work Is, 1t can be seen, in some respects, more danger ous than that of the capturer, as the rep tiles are handled alive under both pro- cesses, but in the second are goaded to anger and generally restored in that state to bag or box for further treatment Though proportionally few Australian snakes are deadly, most are venomous, and are therefore marketable in the sense considered, The ringed snake and num- Der of others do not fatally injure, but carry enough venom to make them worth pursuing. The more venom, however, and the more deadly 1t is recognized as being the better the reward the capturer and operator.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-24
CATCHING SNAKES FOR THEIR VENOM A Peculiar Trade Pursued in
 AuStra ia BUSINESS IS ACTIVE ONE The Product Is Worth Far More Than Its Weight In Gold-Some of the
 Deadly Antipodean
 Serpents.
BUSINESS IS ACTIVE ONE
From the Providence Journal.

From the Providence Journal
 An Australian employment-at present In a small way, but capable 1t will be seen of great expansion-is that of collecting snakes venom for sale. The demand for this curious product Is growing rapidly. It is found useful in medicine, and has a val ued place in several departments of the mechanical arts and sciences. There is d constant call for it among naturalists and expermenters generally, and when it is known that it can be bought in the open market additional uses for 1t will certain ly be discovered. The value placed upon some small quantities lately exported from New South Wales was so high that during the last warm season, when snakes were numerous, a boom in the collecting business set in, and the industry prom ised to swell to considerable proportions, says Chambers Journal. Valuing the ven- om by weight, we find that it fetches more per ounce than any of the precious met als The market price at present is from 2Os. to Eos. grain, of something coming up to 96000 per pound troy; that is the rate quoted on the Sydney side But even these huge figures fail to bring to the market a quantity to meet the demand in more than partial way.
 The difficulties and dangers connected WltH lHe collectlon or lne venom ldrBely account for this. The inadequacy of the appliances used in capturing the snakes prevents many from undertaking the work other causes also contribute to de- ter persons from adopting the employment and following 1t in systematic manner. The venom-bearing snakes near the large centers are mainly found in swamps and morasses, and have to be sought for in early morning and at twilight, when slight inadventure might have bad results The snake whose venom is wanted for the market must be captured alive. Almost anyone acquainted with the bush can kill snake, but capturing it alive is quite q different matter-that needs nerve, dex- terity and certainty of touch. Snakes, as a rule, try to get away from the person who attacks them; but exceptions have to be taken into account.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-24

The calculation is based on the assump- tion that each snake Is valued at one discharge only, That used to be. end
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-24
DEAFNESS CURED
 By New Discovery
"I have de- mons tr; ed that deafness can becured." pr. Guy Cliff ford Powell.

The secret of how to use the mys- terious and invisible nature forces for the cure of Deafness and Head Noises has at last been discovered by the famous Physician Scientist Dr. Guy Clifford Powell. Deafness and Head Noises disappear as if by magic under the use of this new and wonderful dis- covery He will send all who suffer from Deafness and Head Noises full in formation how they can be cured, ab- solutely free, no matter how long their deafness. This marvellous Treat nent is so simple, natural and certain that you will wonder why it was not astonished and cured patients them selves marvel at the quick results. Any deaf person can have, full information how to be cured quickly and cured o stay cured at home without investing a cent. Write today to pr: Guy Cliff ford Powell. s0s4 Bank Bldg, Peoria. H.. and get full information of this new and wonderful discovery. abso- luteJy free.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-24

one case and non-fatal in another are easily explained. The poison m .ne seu, a ond bite was simply less in quantity anu quality than in the first. But with tniie to rest the poison glands rehll ana 'he original degree of potency IS regaliieu.
 This principle being recognized, t5 deadly snake is treated as a valuable pet. After intervals of couple of days IL IS taken again to the apparatus With the India rubber and glass slide, and once more delivered of it's supply or Veno"'' This it is obvious, can go on indeilhlteis' but it means the housing Of the rep'lles and systematic form of management not yet thoroughly understood. II adoptea on a large scale the system will lead to a pronounced change in the commercial value of the reptiles. Whether it will ln- crease the value of the services of tho capturer and operator, or lead to re- duction in the price per ounce of the commodity remains to be seen.
 What is absolutely necessary for cul- tivation of the industry on satisfactory lines is a classification of the venoms. This work is proceedir g, but much re- mains to be done. The official paper published recently by Dr. Tidswell of the New South Wales healtl department states, as the results of laboratory ex- periments on rabbits, certain conclusions which may be taken as the beginning of a classification system. The experi- ments referred to place tiger-snake venom first It was found fl times more deadly than that of the black snake and four, times deadler than that of the brown snake and death-adder. The average amounts yielded at a bite show that the death-addler g;Se three times more than the tiger, seven times more than the black and almost r times
 II, putations are scientifically interesting, but most valuable from the commercial point of view, and when carried over the venomous snake field will enable those engaged in this industry to turn their tune to the best advantage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-24

is still, except in rare cases, the snakes value; but already a beginning has been made in what some call snake milking: that is, the snake, after dischargng it's stock of venom, is put away and called upon after a time for another and an-
 other discharge. A snakes discharge after a long rest differs i' quality and quantity from discharge on second bite immediately after the first one. On this ground the bites of snake fatal in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-24

Account Gov. Johnson speak ing at Tuscaloosa Tuesday, May 26, the A. G. 3. will run 8 special. Lv. Birmingham 8:30 a. m., returning leave Tusca- locsa 3:30 p. m. $2.12 round trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-24

At the nesting season a snake may develop unusual courage, and even advance upon the person attacking. Even, however, with snakes retreating, the capturing act must be swift neat and perfect. It seems easy to an on locker, but it is because the capturer has begun with a superb nerve and has practiced his art till his hand moves as rapidly and noiselessly as his eye. Some men depend on their fingers alone with many kinds of snakes; others use a batten to hold the head down till the fingers obtain the requisite grip on the back of the head The fingers must grip tightly and hold firmly till the reptile is deposited in a bag or box. If it were struck with a stick, or held down with a forked stick, as is the usual process, when a snake ls captured for show purposes it would empty it's venom sac in the fight and perhaps break it's poison flags, thus seriously reducing or destroying its market value as venom producer. It is, therefore, necessary to capture 1t Ii. it's natural state and preserve 1t In that state till it goes into the hands of the operator.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-24

The death adder is probably the most deadly of Australian reptiles In com- parisons made during the past year it puts up the largest proportion of deaths to bites. In 190 cases of snake bite re- corded over period the death adder is credited with 10 cases, and in five of them death resulted; the tiger snake fig ures in 33 cases, with 15 deaths, and the brown snake in 32 cases, with Is deaths. The dreaded black snake is credited in this official list with S7 cases, of which not one was fatal. But the much-dread- ed snakes have larger poison glands, and, apart from the potency of tine poison are valuable for the copiousness of the sup ply Four of the six families of fresh water snakes are venomous, and all Aus tralia's marine snakes are so. The area over which the snake venom industry may be pursued is, therefore, taking the small with the large, extremely eXten- sive.
 The price per pound for venom takes away the breath; but such a quantity as a pound is hard to collect All so far collected in Australia falls considerably under a pound. A robust snake of the most deadly class. treated with the great est care and the best apparatus, will not discharge more than a grain at a bite. This grain will sell on the market for a little over 20 shillings; that is, supposins
 
 all impurities. The 20 shillings has con- sequently to be divided among all who have contributed from the catching of the reptiule to the selling of the poison. Those who work in the swamps and gull lies must camp in these places to catch their prey, morning anG evening; they have to shift camp frequently to keep In touch with the best varieties: they must keep their snakes alive till they deliver them to the operator in town and must then lose them if their fangs have been broken accidentally or otherwise A fair estimate Is that the capturer gets shil- lings for every snake of the venomous order he delivers safe and sound to the operator. The operator has to divide the balance of the 20 shllings between him- self and those who help him to negotiate his sales.
 The calculation is based on the assump- | tion that each snake is valued at one discharge only. That used to be. and
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-09-22

cd than his critics IA religious mat
tiers, IN his time he has rendered
assistance 10 ministers and mission
aries Of every denomination, The
mastery way in which, he dealt with
the many Catholic questions In the
Philippines and later went TO see the
Pope something unheard of before In
the realm Of American diplomacy
might also be take as significant II
might as well be urged by his critics
to-day that Mr., Taft leans toward
Romansm, Mr. Taft Is making no
efforts 10 defend his religious beliefs
or even TO make them entirely clear.
and It Is to he hoped that he will con-
tlnue so TO do. No better testimonial
OF his sterling worth In this as In
other matters could be afforded than
the handsome way In which ministers
OF the country are Fastening to his
side to defend him as a Christian gem
tleman and an able executive As an
Episcopal bishop has said OF him.:
He is broad In the back, broad In the
brow and broad In the heart" He is
a well-rounded man.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-09-22
(AnsonIa sentinel.)

Judge 4. Hcaton Robertson, who was
named by the democrats yesterday for
governor, was styled In the convention
dcmocraeys strongest candidate. With
this assertion some viii differ, but the
fact that when he rnn for the same Of
flee once before. he pollcd 6,2bS more
votes than the democratic candidate
for president. Alton b. Parker, would
seem TO indicate that he knows the po-
litical game well. and Is q vote getter.
Sun, as compared with the republican
candidate for governor in the same
year that he tRobertson) was defeated,
his political strength was not OF the
kind that brought any great credit.
Roberts beat Robertson by over $4,000,
Therefore. II will he Mr.. Robertson's
stint this year to get all OF the votes
he got before. and allowing for growth,
some 10000 more This much is sig
nlfcant in the nomination OF the demo-
cratic candidate The Office sought the
man. Old democracy scurrled all over
Connecticut for It's candidate. From
first one and then another II got a
refusal, but still 1t was not disoour-
aged. II kept on seeking, and when IL
found, II manifested satisfaction by
milking the choice unanimous and
hearty There is no doubt but the
choice satisfies a majority of the dem
ocratlc party In Connecticut
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-09-22
us Al IN win Mr. Foraker.

u lllHIllpEH iUuTNnNi
Mr., Foraker has been In politics for
nearly thirty years, Twice the people
Of HIS state have made him governor,
-four times he has sat In the chair of
Ohio republican conventions; six times
he has sat as delegate.at.large In re-
publican national conventions; for the
past dozen years he has been a senator
Of III. Emitted states, and n few months
ago he was asking Ohio to name him
land not Taft) for the presidency, Mr.
Foraker VIII not he reelected 10 the
senate, He viii not be renomlnated.
on tile third day OF March, 1909. II he
doesn't anticipate the inevitable by
writing 4 resignation, the Hon, Joseph
Benson Foraker will retire--nvolun-
tarily aud dehnitely-to private life.
Why?, Because Il Is simply not per-
mitted In these times 10 United States
senators learned In the law to have
the Standard OIL company for a client
Prussic acid could not have killed of
Mr.. Foraker physically with greater
audiences or thoroughness than the
disclosure OF that professional entan-
clement has killed him of politically.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-09-22
LAY OF An ANCIENT AxEcDorE.

An ancient anecdote | he.
Three thousand years ago
Egyptian iokesmiths fashioned me TO
N their Pharaoh.
The old Chnldeans, sportive men,
amusement would evince
TO see me harnessed now and then to
potenpate or prince.
Tie Middle Ages knew ME we'll was
considered good
! helped make famous William Tell, and
also Robin Hood,
The Grub Street wits | did delight. |
earned for them some pence.
And when the New World came TO light
emigrated thence.
An ancient anecdote | be. I have been
coupled with
The foremost men of history and half
their kin and lith,
I've tolied since Humor had its dawn
TO feed the scrIbbling craft,
And now I s'pose they'll tack me on TO
William Howard Taft
Success.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-09-22
A connecticut Joke,
Minneapolis Journal)


The denIzens Of the wooden nutmeg
state have from time immemorial en-
joyed their little Joke, The wooden
nutmeg was their pioneer effort in hui
NOR It was the forerunner of the gold
brick and the grandfather of the lem.
on. The Connecticutter, deeply moved
by the humor Of the slab nutmeg
chortled below the surface at the
thought OF the hardy pioneer Of Massa-
chusetts and New York industriously
scrarirg down that nut and. making
sawdust.
But he never told his love of this Joke,
but let conceament work the impress
sion that lie meant II seriously So,
In handing the republicans, the Honor
able George i, Lilley, as candidate
for governor on platform which says,
He nilley) loves theodore Roose-
nutme,gger has a sleeve puffed out with
quiet laughs,
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-09-22
VOTING DISTRICTS.

The Boston Herald urges a decided
change in the methods of voting in
the city Of Boston, change that may
as reasonably be urged in New Ha-
ven, or any other American city, and
thus lead to creditable discussion pro
and con. Says the Herald; THE idea
that a man must vote in the precinct
ward, town, or district where his bed
room is and not Where he earns his
daily. wage, his salary, or where he
conducts his business or profession,
deprives American cities of unnumber-
ed thousands of votes which, 1t is fair
to suppose, would be cast for honest
and efficient municipal government,
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-09-22
Mnn,f Hurt Inf.
springfield Republican,

springfield Republican,
That the exposure Of Senator Fora
kers intimate relations with the stand
ard oil company some years ago may
now hur. Mr.. Taft Is a conclusion that
no fair-mihded person can entertain
so,far as his own vote Is concerned Mr..
Tafts political relations with the sena-
tor have been notoriouslv unfriendIy
and ,ne cannot be held responsible for
Mr.. Forakers corporation record. Ono
could wish of course, that the ostenta-
tous meeting and reconciliation" at
the recent Grand Army parade in Toll
edo between the two men had not taken
place, and the Jealous politicians who
engineered the affair are now wringing
their hands probably, In any event,
no further political recognition of SEN
ator Foraker. by the Taft managers is
expedlent, and they will doubtless keep
him off the republican stump, II possi-
BILE. during the balance of the cam
paign