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Disease Scents.

every disease almost has It's pec1s<
lar odor," said a doctor. Il odor
helps us greatly ip-diSssg;160sis.
COT r1I1SSTts to the skin a smell
precisely like whey. Diabetes causes
a sweet, honey-like smell. Jaundice oc-
casions a smell of musk. Smallpox
has a very strong and hideous smell
1t is like burning bones. Measles has
a smell as Of fresh plucked feathers.
1.-THE fevers have the most distinc-
tive odors. The Odore Of typhus Is
ammoniacal; that Of intermittent Is
like fresh, vroVn bread hot from the
] oven, that Of Nhus is musty recall
ing to the mindAd, damp cellars; that
of yellow fever \ like the washings
of a dirty gun baNel.
$50, you see, to sleak Of a doctor
seeming our disease H not to use a
mere figure Of speech"
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a surnrise For the 1nisf.

Herr Hager, rich and nauential
banker. frequently had wotchSSNNed
from his pocket At first he'z5E n
course TO all kinds of safety shains,
tbon one morning he took no precaNN
tion whatever and quietly allowed
himself to be robbed. At night, on
returning from his business, ne to%
mn the evening paper; ~ uttereH an
Exclamation Of delight. a wstch had
oxnloded in a mans hands, The vic
inp,s hands were shattered and the
loft loft eve destroyed. The crafty bank
or had filed the watch case with dy-
nomite. which exploded In the opera
t,on of win9lng-London Telegraph.
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nsed TO be very much afraid tha'
my children while playing with o' -.p',,a
would be exposed to some contagious
disease and they were constantly on
tbe lookout for trouble of this KIND
One day little Louise ageu toun .o
came rushing in from the street w9en nf
Che had been playing with a crowd ~ ~
children In very excited MANI rn Of
che hurst out, well, mother, Uni thing.
the Meyers children have have t IT Wen
hut sister says she don't TN
catch it, though" aorlingY' l asked.
"w 1--WE =, what n,ss 3 It ioss' she replied
nol;onotOr
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THE BASILISK.
How the Fabulous Monster Was ZIG
fured by Ancient Writers.

How the dOulSNo
sured by Ancient Writers.
The basilisk was the most famous
of the many fabulous monsters OF me-
d,aeval folklore According TO the
nonular notion, it was hatched by
toad from an egg laid by the COCK OF
the common barnyard fowl In the
ancient picture books 1t was usually
represented as an eight limbed ser
nent or dragon, sometimes with ana
sometimes without wings. Its name
&c derived from basiliscos, meaning
little king. and was applied because
the creature was figured with circle
of white spots on its head which mucn
resembled a crown. The cockatrlce' Il
snecies of basilisk, besides having a
crown. possessed a comb which was
an exact counterpart of the cocks.
Prnv assures us that the basillsR
had n voice which "struck terror &c
the hearts Of men, beasts ana ser
nents" The Bible classes it with the
lion. the serpent and the dragon as
ono Of the most formidable creatures
Old vriters-Pliny, Bascho and others
say that its bite was mortal in every
cpse. that its breath was suffocatipt
and that no plant would grow In th'
vicinity of its lair. Its dead bod!
was often suspended in belfries 10 pre-
vent swallows from building there
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A Difficult Task.

One Of the greatest puzzles, said a
member of parliament, Is how to con-
cede the most worthy and honorable
intentions to an opponent how to pro-
fess an answering and unfading be-
lief in his uncompromising veracity
and bona fdes and ate the same time
to convey a distinct conviction that he
is an impostor and humbug Of the
first water and an accomplished Ana
Mas carrying a weller Of thirteen stone
seven pounds In the menddcity handi-
cap-London Opinion.
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HeartIess Gamblers,

The rage for gambling at Whie's
and Almack's clubs in London in other
days led to most outrageous betting,
us to which Walpoe tells what be
calls a good tale: A man dropped down
in a fit before the door and was car
.ried inside The club instantly made
bets as to whether he would die or
not, and when a doctor was called in
to attend him his ministrations were
interfered with by the members be-
cause, they said, these would affect
the fairness Of the bets.
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bikes IN GERMANY.
They Are Built With Great Care ana
Exactness.

uhon q dixie is to be built-and they /
are still In places making diIes-n Is
first mapped out by the neatly sharp
ened stakes, long straight causew"s
leading out from shore ana Wluenins
into rounded head which Adults OH
tho red line of the channel. linen
Ground sill or foundation mattress Oh
s,,,,ovs Is woven and sunk at this
head and pinned down ana heiu III
Mace nv the sharpened pegs. Ihen
,rottles are woven and sand hlled Ill.,
ond In places rock, ard then, rounding
nm neatly out Of the water and FORM
ing a tight covering to the whole, tne
hand squared blocks of stone are ialu'
as closely as a city pavement, all over
the head and back along the neck 10
the old shore. 1t is as permanent anu
stable as the Harvard stadium, the
dil,e so built, and the river, aDahuon-
ing the space back Of the tip 10 slacA
water or to be filled In with sahu'
COWS ON with entire grace in the re-
stricted channel beyond the UP.
The care and eXactness Win WHICH
these bikes are made would be laugn'
ahle If II were not so successful. III "
land where hand labor is very cheal
davs are devoted TO doing what III
America would be roughly cast by ma
chinery In a couple of hours. But the
result is so admirable that one re-
members regretfully the ugly PIE
bikes the horrid fringes Of the III
proved "off channel" banks OF the MIS-
sissippi.
Where the bikes have accomplished
their purpose and generally Oh u!
banks opposite to them the river I,
reyetted above middle water. Ids
too. is done with the hand squares
stones. and as q result the Elbe wher
completely finished resembles proa
canal between stone lined banks, tn
stone rising a few feet above the wa
Ter. and above it the green slope OF III
fields or a fringe of willows. 1t Is Il
peaceful. complete and generally Deal
tiful. with at least the beauty OF utl
ity where it lacks that of ruggedneS
and wildness.-Boston Transcript.
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FREAK PAINTINGS.
A Tiny Work Of Art and Rosas Trans
formed Harpsichord,

Specially prepared canyases anu gnu
al frames are not essential TO the
making Of great paintings. rms nas
been demonstrated by the artists WHO
have PAINTED masterpieces on scraps
of hoard. shells, grains OF corn anu
tho walls of rooms and prison ceiis.
Some of the most valued art oDJec'S
belong to the freak class.
The smallest painting In the WORM
Of distinctive merit was executed Oh
the smooth side of grain OF corn W
n Flemish artist. On this limited sur
face the artist painted In periec. uc,
tail n mill. a miller with sack OF
grain on his back, horse ana cart anu
a group Of several peasants standing
/ ~ q road. - g.
The largest picture ever painted is
said TO be a panorama of the Missis-
cinni river. executed by John Banvaro'
on artist who died in WATERFOWL D
n in 1891. The gigantic canvas was
twenty-five feet high and nearly TWO
miles long. 1t gave a detailed repre-.
sontotion of 1000 miles Of the Fatnel
Of Waters.
The largest Of the old masters can
vases IS Murillo's Appearance Oh Wv
christ Child to st. Anthony OF ia
dno" The picture is ten feet wide ah'
eighteen feet high.
If Is related that friend called OF
Salvador Rosa in Florence one gay an'
found him playing on an ola ha,p
eicbord The caller asked the artis
why be kept such a worthless ins'ru
ment. aop, IN
"Why, 1t is not worth scudoF' ID
friend said. a..
~ will wager" replied Rosa, tina
5 - sbolI no worth q thousand befor
: you see 1t again. .,.4o,
e A bet was made. Rosa immediatei
a nointed n landscape on the lid that NJ
t only sold for 1000 scudi, but was a.
c counted work of great merit.
y THE celebrated st. Johns woo
: CLIQUE of artists in London executeu
d series Of large frescoes In oil on u
e walls Of the studio OF ]. e. Hodgso
a one of sthe members. The paintln'
e were begun in the winter OF loot
lie shakespearean subjects were chose !,
h and the figures were little under Il
" size. .,a 9,
When Hodgson moved from his 81
rs dio an unappreciative tenant cover
the walls of the room with brown W
'k paper, completely hiding the paintlnl
to Tho frescoes were rediscovered by
+ cident forty years afterward ana
ne stored.-Kansas City star
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yIRGINIA.-In the Circuit Court for the Coun;
Nv on Accomack, In the vacation OF the SAID
court, on the2nd day OF December A. ~. iS ,s.s
Y against
The siiax Sand Company. Defendants
L In Assumpsit.
\ The object OF this suit Is to recover deoI oo oi
s62s.ls. with interest from November ISL, isVo,
detained to be due from the defendant " INC
plaintiffs. ~ .,o~l, ~
Affidavit having been made before the CLERK oc Oh
the said court that the defendant IN tne apot y,
bentitIed cause is nonresident OF the state OF
Virginia., on the motion OF the plaintlhs, y
Then attorneys it is ordered that t. the sSiu
nonresident defendant. do appear here wltnll
| ffteen days after due publication oil TINS oruer
and do what is necessary to protect its n mser
~-eei nor four successive weeks in the peninsula
Enterprise newspaper published az ,roDt doo1
| - The C,ourt-House OF this county on the tniro
Monday IN December, A. D.. 1913.
A Copy-Teste: John d. Grant u "
Fletcher q Powell, p. q.
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GILA MONSTERS BITE.
The Reptile Turns Over to Get venom
Into Its Victim.

INTO ibS
II was his turning over habit that
led me TO the discovery as to the Dlle
of the ella monster. This creature
more like a short, stocky snake with
legs on than anything else, has no pol
son fangs, like the rattlesnake, yet us
bite may be just as dangerous. his
noison teeth are in his lower jaw, ana
the poison comes from a gland under
the tongue. If he bites without turn
ing over the wound is not serious, Dut
If he turns over there is great danger
DIR. Snow of the University OF Kan
sas wrote me some time ago OF an eN
perience he had with the bite OF 4
ella monster.
The reptile was caught and put IN
bucket. the top of which was covered
with paper. The bucket was then pu
in the wagon in which the doctor was
driving. AS the road was sOmewha
rough. the bucket was bounced up an'
down. and in order to steady 1t Ut
SNOW put his hand behind him an'
ok hold of the bucket, thrusting hi
hers through the newspaper cove
hts top so that he could hold 1t st
e. Suddenly he felt the monster
! gfip on his fngers StaErttss-6a and some
= iil 1900 q. he carefully pried tn
laws of the reptile open and release
himself. The wounds were such
any ordinary bite would have mad
and he suffered no more INCONVENIENCE
than might have been expected.
There are many stories current
Arizona and Sonora as to deaths III
have occurred from ella monster
bites but it is hard to get at the lac'
Careful experiments made with al al
mails show that when the reptiie Di'
and turns over, so that the pols'
flows down the tooth grooves INTO
wound. the bitten creatures die In
short time.-Suburban Life
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.,u Pike Kill Perch.

careful observation l am sat
>FrS9 that pike kill their prey before
IIsnnelowing them, and they do this by
Solding whatever fish they have Sc
cured crossways in their powerful
jaws for some time before boiling it.
| once watched a pike hold perch in
this way for twenty minutes, and then
he moved off out Of sight, but from
five to ten minutes is the usual time
w. H. Armistead in "Trout Waters,
Management and Angling"
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PitifuI Sales.

Kits Of sailors lost at sea are sold
regularly at auction at the Albert
docks in London. The sale provides
many Il pitiful sight. Most of the lots
are contained in the regular sailors
sea chest, all marked with the name OF
the ship from which they come. 1t is
not unusual for those who have lost
friends or relatives at sea to attend
these auctions, and there are times
when the first news Of such a loss
comes through the recognition Of IA
miliar ebjeetA 5sasiesss
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The DEVILS Knell.

Among the famous bells Of Dews-
bury, Yorkshire, England, is one
known as "Black Tom of Soothill,'
which was presented to the church In
expiation of a murder "Black Tom
is always rung on Christmas eve. Its
solemn tolling as it strikes the first
tap at exactly midnight Is known all
over Yorkshire as the devils knell,
it being the notion that when Christ
was born the devil died. - London
Standard.
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Mutton Birds.

During six weeks every autumn the
400 inhabitants of the Australian Fur
neaux islands make enough money to
support themselves in idleness the rest
Of the year. They do this by catching
the very fat young mutton birds"
which are Matched there in such num-
bers that the focks when they mi
CRATE extend for miles. They furnish
food and oil, which is used for lubri-
eating purposes and also as a substi-
tute for cod liver oil.
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A CHARITY PATIENT.
rhs Price He Had to Pay For Expert
Surgical Treatment

Surgical Treatment.
The famous surgeon Velpeau was
visited one day at his house curing
the consultatlorr->SS1r by a msf1ss,
reEowned~TSf his closeness. Nelpeau
informed the marquis that an opera
tion was urgent and that the fee wouie
amount to 1000 francs. At this the,
MARQUIS made wry face and LETT a
fortnight later DR.. Velpeau, while max
inc his rounds in the IIopital de III
Charlie. had his attention attracted
nv n face that seemed familiar to him.
In answer to his inquiry 1t was stated
that the patient was a footman OF
nohleman in the Faubourg st. Ger
main. The surgeon found that his case
resembled in every particulSr the
somewhat unusual one for wmN .ls
MARQUIS had consulted him a tortA
previously. He refrained, hoW
from making any commentS Tf<
veel,s after the operationl when Ia
patient was about to N dischareF
DR.. Velpeau called HIN aside and o,
claimed "Monsieir, l am extremei1
battered andTleased to haze been able
to cure you. There Is, however,
small formality with which YOU
have to comply before | can st'sn yV'
lexeat-that is, you will - nave " sis
a check for 1000 cranes in behair
the nublic cb..fity bureau Of your me
u ronolltap>(district." The patients fac
~coame livid. you can do what yc
Nike about It," continued the docto
( "but IL you refuse all Paris will kno
! tomorrow that the Marquis de i
] adopted the disguise Of footman
= order TO secure free treatment at ia
e hospital and to usurp the place whic
? belongs by right to a pauper." I
= course the marquis paid.-Argonaut.
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Didn't Anree With Him.

"You should never take anything
that doesn't agree with you" the ply
sician told him.
'If I'd always followed that rule,
Maria" he remarked to his wife,
where would you beT-London Ex-
press.
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Honeyed Words.

"How are you getting along at
home? The last time l called your
wife was giving you the dickens"
"Quite true. 1 had been bad boy.
But she relaxed. Last night she came
very near calling me honey"
"You don't mean it! How was thatT'
"She called me old beeswax. New
York Press.
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If thou continuest to take delight in
idle augmentation thou mayest be
qualified to combat with the sOphists,
but never know how TO love with men.
Socrates.
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The Other Wav,

Il heard that Ranter broke down In
the middle of his speech the other
night" said the man who was kept at
home by Illness.
"Not exactly" replied the man who
was there. "The meeting broke up
right in the middle of his speech"
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Information Wanted.

Mrs. Benham-Before we were mar
ried YOU said that life would be one
grand, sweet song. Benham-Well
what Of it? Mrs. Benham-Fd like to
know where you do your singing
New York Press.
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"Of course, Tommy" said the Sum
day school teacher, you'd like TO be
an angel, wouldn't your
"Well-er-yes'm," replied Tommy,
'but I'd like to wait till l can be a
full grown angel with gray whiskers."
philadelphia Press.
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Needed a Starter.

One night little Margaret, on kneel-
ing by her mamma to say her prayers,
finished, "Now I lay me-" and forgot.
Mamma" she said, "you just start
me, and then I can go a-whizzing."-
Delineat0r.
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FOR RENT, Or LEASE.

The large, airy, commo,,
dious store belonging to and
formerly occupied by W. T.
Winder. Said building is
30x90, two stories high, and
has an annex 30x72 and is
located on the. corner OF
Main and Hill streets.
1t is a first-class Business
Stand and embraces all the
conveniences and facilities
belonging thereto. A No. !
business can readily be con-
Quoted there in any line pre-
ferred. Apply to
W. T. WINDER,
Onancock, Va.
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Shut Him Up.

Baldheaded Gentleman (having his
boots polished in hotel)-Confound 1T,
YOU take an abominably long time
about It. Shoeblack-Yes, sir. 1t amt
done so quick as when you as your
air cut,-LOndOn Tit-Bits.
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Notice to Creditors.
Commissioners Office,
Accomack O. H., Va,
December 5, 1905. }

To the creditors of Capt. John Som
ers IGuilford) deceased, and all others
concerned: You are hereby n9tlnea
that, at the request of personal rep J.
resentative, 1 have appointed
the 3Oth day of December next,
at nv said office, for receiving
uroof of all debts and demands agaInss.
the said decedent or his estate; OF
which time and place you are requlreu
to attend and prove your claims.
Given under my hand the day anu
wear first above written.
Samuel T. Ross,
Commissioner of Accounts.
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MAKING 2urA-

Country COusin-Are you sure / am
IN the right train? Town Relative
(who has had about enough Of IT,
Well, l have asked seventeen porters
and thirty-two passengers, and they
all say Eyes" so l think you'd better
risk it.-London Telegraph.
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Influence of Pluck.

The blindest, the most purely instinc-
tive effort of mere pluck has a lifting
mower and deserves our thankful al
miration. Every degree and every
form of courage tends to raise the
whole tone Of life within the range "a
its influence in proportion to the am9N or
and the quality of the enduranc%e
pised.-Hibbert Journal.
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An Added Attraction.

"Ah, Elsie, it is fine to be married
to an off1cer-such a beautiful uniform
and so many decorationsw
Eyes and, besides that, he'll have
band at his funeral "-Wahre Jacob
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Caller-Is the lady Of the house In?
Waitress (who has been given notice.
She's in, but she's nc lady!-Life.
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DO you wish to find out the really
sublime? Repeat the Lords Prayer
Napoleon.
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His PhenomenalH


Mement Tessie-And de novel says
~SefOine had willOwy form, used
" Mffe for her lover and would spruce
up when she seen him coming froo de
gate. Shanty Sue-Gee, where did she
work-in a sawmill ?-Exchange
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Irascible Won RuIoW.


During Hans Won Bulow's leader
ship of the orchestra at Hanover q
tenor of fame was engaged to play a
star role In "Lohengrin," and while
the singer was rehearsing his part Bu-
low was forced to go over the same
bars a number Of times without the
new actor beginning to sing Tired of
his wasted efforts, the leader stopped
the orchestra and angrily turned to
the singer.
at know that a tenor is proverbially
stupid" he said, "but you seem to
make an extensive use of this unwrit-
ten law"
At another time, while one OF his
grand intermeZzos was being played
with great feeling by his musicians,
peculiar noise, hardly perceptible by
unframed ears, annoyed the leader for
some little time. At first he thought
resembled the flutter of wings, but
he discovered an elegant lady
HIg herself in one of the boxes
Bulow kept on with his ges-
Gg his eyes on the offender
(which meant reproof. The
Nug this, was suddenly
leader dropping his
\Eif fan you must,
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The world Is upheld by the veracity
Of good men.-EmersOn.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16

ST LOUIS, july H-WHEAT-LoWer:
track, Ne. 2 red, cash, SShda2e; No. 2 hard,
G&helHc.
CoRN-Lowsr; track No. : eaAh, 7sa79ltc
No White, AgSsS; September. 14l1e; De
OATs-l0wer; track. No. ? cash, S4c; No.
white, &c; September, i7i4qGAo; Decem-
FLOuR-FIrm; red winter patents, 81. sOa
clears, SaSQS60.
CoRNMEAICSteAdy, aW.
BRAN-Higher; sacked. east track, N.O7.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16
New York MininE stocks.

Total sales for the asy' $3.50 shares,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16
stock I'm SIGHT,
Metal

NEW YORK, July l5.-METALs-The
limited offerinss resulted In a strong adj
vance in the London tin market, both
spot and futures advancing e2 Be TO Else
Is cd for spot and E133 Is Sd for futures.
The New York market responded to the
foreign firmness, advancing from 1910 10
1925. Copper experienced a small ad-
vance in London, gaining 5s, spot closing at
EST l5s and futures at R5s 7s 81. No
change occurred In the New York mar
ket, lake being quoted at 81. 76912.s7k,
t2.S7hal2.0. Lead advanced 2Ls abroad,
closing al flS, but was unchanged here at
A.+Og446 ,spelter ruled unchanged in both
markets closing at El9 In London and at
H.45q4.0 in New York. Iron showed a
declining tendency IN London, standard
warrants at eos Sd. The local market con-
tinued quiet, although in some directions
an Improved inquiry was NOTICED No. 2
dry, southern. and No. 1 foundry, south
ern, soft, $l6.5Oq1I25.
ST. LOUIS, July l5-METALS-Lead,
weak, A27h. Spelter, lower, A2Tk.