The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-04-28

their false sweetness for only abou,
six hours. and they droop and wither
as quickly. These lo~ng-preserved. ar
uncially scented blooms which are
Vended on the streets and in cafes al
ridiculously low prices are one OF the
most surprising cold storage products
yet brought to light.
Just what the effect of ~suffragette
vegetables may be on the is
a new sensation which is to be discov-
ered IN New York shortly. as the es-
punishment in Long Island OF the
countrys first suffragette farm. 1-lis
institution Is the result OF the activi-
ues OF Mrs. Belmont. probably the
most influential and active equal suf-
rage leader In this country. The new
sunragette farm. adjoining the Bel
mont place, consists OF about 200
acres which in time will be entirely
turned over to women farmers. Gar
denlng. the are OF the lawns. rails
ing vegetables. growing fruits and
every side OF the work about a large
country estate will be taught. After
a course OF n or two years. IL is
hoped, the woman suffrage farmer
VIII be qualified to 90 out to carr good
hvings as farm managers and owners.
The novel plan has already proven its
popularity since within three DAYS
after its Inauguration more than zoo
women had indicated their desire to
become farmers. undeterred by the
prospect OF hard physical labor. The
duties OF farming. they argue. will be
no greater than those of washing
clothes or scrubbing floors. although
II does not appear that any OF the
female farmers TO be have ever prac.
tised either of these avocations.
Nevertheless, there seems to be large
possibilities in the plan. and New
YORK is eagerly awaiting the first
shipment of vegetables from the suf-
fragette farm. There is even talk o. "A
~sufiragette dinner confined to products
OF the new agricultural colony.
Dental work on snakes teeth. par
ticularly in the case OF a snake about
four yards long. would hardly seem -
be an attractive undertaking. Never
the less several thousand New York
ers were interested spectators at
what is believed to be the first case
o. snake dentistry at the 700 here this
week. The hfteen-fOot African python
in the snake cage IN Central PARK re-
Gently developed a swelling on his
a1fH HNe 81 A'EAAN u MA0 AtEAANA 10
make an Investigation. As there are
a dozen pythons in the cage. TINS Wa
by no means easy. The bie reptile.
however. was finally driven into a
corner. where his head was pinned
down with a fo-kcd stick until his
neck could be graspcd. two keepers
then seized the tail 10 prevent the
snake from coiliug about the men,
and six more laid hold of the ICpii,e
alorg various portions Of its body TO
prevent it from wriEgling. Then the
reptilian dentist got busy. The
snakes mouth was pried opcn. and II
vas decided that 20 would be neces.
sary TO pull four Of the nccdIe-hke
teeth. The yauking out Of the first
n caused q ten minutes active re-
monstrance on the part Of the python.
while the other three came more cas-
ily. The zoo has had cases before n
which cavities as large as 4 baseball
in an elephants tooth have been
filled. but this is apparently tho first
case In which dental surgery has been
applied Go a snake.