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arc the daily torment of thousands To eff
fectua1ly cure these troubles you must re-
move the cause. Foley Kidney Pills begin
ert so direct and beneficial an action In the
kidneys and bladder that the pain and tor
ment of kidney trouble soon disappears.
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"For my dear old Nanny
From Green Clay Smith"

The donor was, you remember. NOM
mated presidential candidate By the
Liberal Republican party.
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rabbits were put into the enclosure.
'She refused to be tempted and spent
most Of her time sleeping, or coied up
In a corner of the cage.
The snake had been on strike for a
year when Mrs. Pankhurst started her
militant methods in | ondon and then
Czarina lost her regal title and be-
came Emmeline. This did not bother
her In the slightest. She refused to
respond to any name and Just sullied
and acted as no python which was
pet of the park officials should do.
When the second year of the strike
started Emmeline began to look weak.
even the largest python in captivity in
this country cannot stand fasting
when it is carried on too long. Then
Curator Ditmars decided that if the
English authorities could force the
human militant suffragettes to take
food when they didn't want to. they
were not going to have much of a
lead on him. Then preparations
were made to force Emmeline to eat.
The preparations for the forced
meal consisted of getting all keepers
of the snake house ready to help.
Four rabbits We're killed and skinned.
The four carCasSes were then tied to-
gether, the hind legs of one being
dashed to the neck of the one next to
It with vegetable fibre. When the four
were properly tied in a string, a bam-
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boo pole about ten feet long was
called for and the rabbit which was
.irst in line was spitted.
Then the keepers got out Emmeliuc.
she made no attempt to fight them.
save once or twice when she was be-
ing taken into The open she tried to
get half Nelson around Keeper shy
der's body ana when this failed she
proceeded to knock down two of the
other men with her powerful tail.
Once in the open the keepers
stretched out Emmeline's body. Five
men stood near her head. Curator
Dltmars forced open the powerful jaw
of the snake and two Keepers grasped
the upper and lower jaws and distend-
ed them until the snakes mouth was
open wide enough to allow the cura-
tor to get the head of the first rabbit
in the cavity.
AS the rabbits were skinned there
was no fur to catch on the powerful
recurved teeth of the snake. Emme-
line actually grunted as the string Of
rabbits started slipping down her
throat. She squirmed lot, but there
were too many keepers to stop the
operation and in three minutes Dit
mars had showed the string Of car
casses five feet past the obstinate
teeth and then with twist released
the bamboo pole on which they had
been strung. Emmeline did her best
to regurgitate the food, but failed
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Zhe Dining Room

fragrant with the scent of MANY flow
ers. Time passes like an enchanted
dream and all the world is at the feet
of our Great Condo" Again she
writes in those famous letters of hers.
our hero is glorious in all ways. The
whole of Europe praises his valor in
war and in addition there is no charm
and no talent he does not POSSESS. he
can converse with every man with
VIDE knowledge and deep interest up-
on that mans own special subject:
there are no books no has not read
no great men he has not known and
entertained" Moliere wrote his plays
IN order TO perform them there. Bos-
suet, La Bruere. de Boileau, Racine,
Fenelon and all the other celebrities
or the time were constant visitors
LIE Notre worked twenty years to make
the gardens the wonder OF Europe.
the vast forests were intersected by
miles and miles of absolutely straight
avenues and paths. radiating from
great circles and extending to other
great circles, all of which was care
fully planned to simplify the hunts for
which Chantilly was famous. Thirty
millions OF francs were spent in build
Ing the immense stables in which
were housed their magnificent state
carriages, their three hundred thor
oughbreds, a small army of grooms
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chateau. The last OF the d Orgemont
family, daughter, married a Baron
de Montmorency, and her grandson
was the very celebrated Anne de
Montmorency. Constable of France.
After his day came the royal princes
Of BourbonConde,o owing to the mar
rlage of daughter OF the house Of
NJ ontmorency with that family. The
son of that marriage was the famous
hero of many battles, the brilliant
statesman, the exquisite and fascinat-
ing man of the world, known through
the length and breadth of Europe as
the Grand Condo. Even the king,
Louis XIV, was jealous of his fame
ana splendour and magnif1cence,
Many millions of dollars were spent
by him in making Chantilly the most
beautiful estate in all France. He en-
tertalned there most of the kings and
queens Of Europe. all the greet writ
ers the princes Of the church. famous
beauties, everyone that was known
and celebrated. Madame do Sevigne
wrote in her letters, THE life at Chan
lilly is the most brilliant and intel
lectual that can possibly be imagined,
the magniflcenCe of the dinners, sup
pers and balls, has never been
equalled Hundreds of fountains play
continuously, day and night, throwing
perfumed spray upon the air. already
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Then she was carried back into her
cage and promptly went to sleep for
two days.
When she awoke Emmelne showed
that the food had done her good and
that She had come TO realize that
hunger strikes were not worth while
Nhs began to show more activity than
Shc had in two years. and before the
md Of the week was begging to be
forgiven. When a rabbit was given
her the little animal disappeared down
her throat in less than half minute
and sh" was crowding close to the
cage door begging for more. Since
then the snake has been eating regu-
arly but as yet she hasn't been given
back her old name-she is still En-
incline to the keepers. A few weeks
more penitence and proof of good
conduct may result in the python get
ting back her old name. Czarina.
Tho regal pythons, or Ular Sawn.
as the Malays call them, are the
largest snakes in the world. They
are found in Burma, Indo China and
through the Malay Peninsula. The
python was mentioned by many of the
writer's of the orient long before the
Christian esa and they also are spo-
ken of several times in the Bible. It
was an ancient superstition among the
Greeks that pythons possessed super
natural powers.
While Emmeline occupies an hon
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and coachmen as we'll as six packs OF
hunting dogs. There was also in these
stables vast dOmcd hail in which
balls were given AT which thousand
persons danced. The most magnih-
cent fetes were given to entertain the
king who brought with him some six
hundred members OF his court. These
We're all lodged and fed and enter
tanned.
In that golden age OF Chantllly
many amusing tales were told, and
written in the old books, Of happen
inRs at the chateau. Every one knows
about the head cook who, during a
dinner given to the king. threw him
self upon his sword and died because
the fish was late in arriving. He was
uot willing to survive the shame. II
speaks well of the versatility OF the
great mobiles that one Of them took
charge Of affairs Mt once and the king
and guests knew nothing OF the catas-
trophe. 1t is even said that the host
himself was kept in ignorance. An
other story that always appealed 10
the writer was found In very old
book with queer old French spelling
hidden away in the Bibliotheque Ma
tionale. 1t is this-take II with a
grain of salt If you will-Among the
wonders of Chantilly was n very COM
plete menagerie. from which one day
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/ L large and very savage tiger escaped.
There was a magnificent garden-party
n progress ana the lawns We're gay
" | n lovely women, deliberately
dressed, with powdered hair and wav-
| ing plumes. The tiger bounding from
the shrubbery landed, much to his
| surprise, among these fairy forms. 1t
is said that he was so impressed by
their beauty that he became as gentle
| as a lamb and froliced around them
| in ecstacy and finally with evident
| reluctance to leave such charming So
ciety. sadly but politely returned to
| his cage.
During the French revolution Chan
| lilly suffered as did all the homes of
| the French nobility. 1t was used both
as a hospital and as q prison and the
| vast stables served as barracks for the
soldiers. The late owner, the Duke
d'Aumale. devoted his entire life to the
restoration Of the chateau, and in ad-
ding to the already priceless collec-
lions Among The paintings every one
is a gem The world-famous names
are all there. and in the library are
the rarest of first editions, not only
OF the European languages but of the
Greek and Roman classics. most Won
dorful illuminated manuscripts are
there and most beautiful examples OF
the book binders art. One may study
the history not only of France but of
Europe and of the beautiful chateau
itself among these drawings. paint
ings, bron2es, miniatures. sets OF
armor, tapestries, medals and tro-
plies of every kind In one of
the great halls, the Galerie des Batail-
les, are the trophies of the Grand
Condos famous victory at Rocroy,
many flags which he captured there
He was only twenty-three at the time
and was general chief.
In the gardens arc several beautiful
little chapels or temples dedicated to
Diana, to the goddess of love, and 9TH
ers. on the Island of Love" near
the temple of Venus. lunch was oft
en- served in the days when Louis XIV
was a guest.
Chantlly belongs to the French ma
ton now and is open as a museum.
The Duke d 'Aumale, the last owner of
the chateau, was the fourth son of
King Louis Philippe and uncle to the
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present Bourbon heir, the duke of Or
leans, He had two brilliant sons.
whom he had carefully educated and
trained to be worthy of their great
race, but both Of these young men
died and so the duke gave his home to
France for the good of the public. He
| left il in the care of the Institute as
! being a body not easily moved by any
political changes. He turned over to
them also the forests and farm lands
and all the many buildings that COM
prise the vast estate. He did this
while he lived in order to see his plans
put into execution before his death.
Provision is made for students and
artists to work there at will, and spe-
cial rooms are set apart for them
where they may examine or copy
paintings, books or other works Of art,
The duke dAumale's ownership of
the place was due to the sad tragedy
of the duke OF Enghien's death, the
only son of the last prince of Condo.
This young man, whose pure and no.
BILE character as well as his bravery
and brilliant qualities. had endeared
him to all France, was with many
others exiled during the First Empire
He was at the time a guest in the
Duchy OF Baden, on neutral soil and
was leading the simplest of lives, alb
sorbed In study. Some too-zealous
friends of Napoleon persuaded the
emperor that the young prince was
plotting against his life. At dead of
night detachment of two hundred
soldiers. with a general and several
prominent officers crossed the Rhine,
dragged the prince from his bed, hur-
ried him first to Strasburg and then to
the fortress of Nincennes near Paris.
They arrived Mt night after a most
eNhausting journey He threw him
self down upon his prison bed and fell
asleep. After midnight his jailors
wakened him and said that his trial
was to begin ut once. Before arous-
ing him they had dug his grave! A
mockery of trial took place. There
We're no witnesses. no one to plead his
cause and he himself scarcely knew
of what he was accused. He was, of
course, condemned. A quick volley
fired by the light of a lantern and the |
young man, the descendant of twenty |
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6TPeahI'2S The Adx7Ser 5E~Zfe

ored place in the reptile house Of the
Bronx Zoo She Is by no means it's only
feature. There are hundreds of
snakes Gagged here and every known
variety is represented. RAYMOND l..
)ltmars has secured the Old and New
Worlds in search OF specimens until
hls collection is not only the most
complete in the world, but he has
snakes Gagged here which are the only
ones of their kind in captivity.
Among the collection are snakes so
small that they barely can be seen
as they glide about their glass enclo-
sure with lightning-like rapidly, while
nearby are half a dozen boa construct
ors that could easily enmesh a horse
and rider in their coils and dash them
to pieces against tree or rock. The
hoas are among the chief attractions
In the reptile house, and there is
never time during visiting hours
when a crowd is not gathered about
their enclosures. The boa family has
been greatly augmented since the first
pair were brought to the park and
since then many fine specimens have
been born to the mother snakes
These, or at least some OF them, have
been traded or sold 10 other Zoologi-
cal Societies which were not so for
tunate IA to derive their original
specimens direct from the jungle.
While the average person Is dis
posed to be assaied by a Creepy
sensation when they enter the reptile
house, yet 1t Is one OF the most at
tractive and interesting places in the
park. Not only are the specimens the
very finest proourable, but those In
charge have artistic inclinations which
have been given full scope. AS nearly
as possible the interiors Of cages, cases
or enclosures each variety of snake Is
housed in, has been SO arranged as
TO conform to the haunts from which
their occupants were taken when cap
tured. While some of these cages are
not more than five feet square, yet the
landscape effects are ideal and per-
fectly true to nature. For instance
the boas frequently coil themselves
about a big tree, their length extend
ing through the various branches un-
til at first glance the visitor is in
clined to believe the snake is dozens
of yards in length Sometimes the
snake prefers a corner OF the cage.
where It nestles IN the sand, t'ght'r
cooled but head so poised that at
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; The EN1~R4 CO ASH
zRd NHz0 SI9X<,VID

/ kings, was flung face downward into
| the hastily dug trench. At st. Helena
Napoleon made frequent reference to
this dark blot on his own fame and
regretted that he had been persuaded
to allow it. The heart-broken father,
whose only son had been so needlessly
taken from him, was recalled to
France when Napoleop's star had set
and another Bourbon sat upon the
throne of France. Every effort was
made TO find the body Of the young
prince and give it fitting burial. The
grave had not been marked in any
way and was hard to find. Finally
some one came forward who remem-
bered seeing men digging at a GER
tain spot that particular evening. An
excavation was made and the body
was found. Reverent hands laid all
that was left of the loved one with the
rest OF his proud race and the father
gave the beautiful chateau TO his lit
tie nephew, the Duke d'Aumale, He
brought the child there and taught
him to love the place, trained him in
all its history, toh him of the great
victories won in battle by the princes
of Condo, Of their great social brill
liancy and statesmanship, and bade
him follow in their footsteps. The
child grew up with this intense love
of Chantily and devoted the larger
part of his life 10 caring for the place
and restoring what had been injured
in the revolution 10 its original SPLEEN
dor. Some treasures had been re-
moved; these he traced, re-purchased
and brought back.
The most famous of all French
race courses. after Longchamps, Is at
Chantily, directly in front of the great
Condo stables OF which mention has
been made. They are so magnificent
that nearly all strangers think them
the chateau. The approach to the
chateau is most imposing. one crosses
a draw bridge over a moat and arrives
upon an immense stone terrace, then
another draw bridge which leads di-
rectly into the great court of honor.
in which is the entrance to the cha
teau itself and also TO the beautiful
chapel Around this court are COW
cred galleries with beautiful stone coll
umns and statues.
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moments notice ii can rear itself and
strike with tremendous power. The
glass that encloses the cage Is two
inches thick and set in a steel frame
yet the attendants have adopted the
precautions TO string network of
fine meshed wire on the interior OF the
cage which. in the event Of the boa
striking. would break the force of ,he
blow and thus protect the glass and
guard against any possible chance OF
the snake escaping.
One of the most realistic scenes Dr.
picted in tho snake cages Is that ne.
apart for the rattlers. Here are tn he
found dozens Of the dreaded reptflea
basking on the lodges Of rocks which
1ut out from miniature mountain sides
with all the realism one would esnect
were he to invade the habitat OF these
deadly reptiles, Their baady littla
eyes are ever alert and as visitors
approach the cage the tails can be
seen to culver and then follows that
peculiar kissing noise, In reality a
rattle, which Is SO well known to an
jewellers In our noun tain sections
The mountatneer interprets this rattle
as warning and until he can locate
the reptile he moves g!nSerty, for ono
fatal step might mean thai ne is w4th-
in range of the poison fangs,
The cage enclosing the vfpers ts
equally interesting and every variety
Of this snake to be found IN this ooun-
try and others is here Gagged. The
rarest of this variety IA the lance
head viper which Mr.. Ditmars CAP
tured in South America after q hunt
lasting many months. This snake
emits through it's glands q serum that
Is almost priceless In value and of
vast aid to the medical science. About
once a year Mr.. Ditmars and his as
sistants milk" the viper Of it's serum
and this Is not only one of the most
dangerous but most delicate opera
lions performed in the big park. It
requires half dozen men to make
the operation safe, for one false move
would permit the reptile to strike, and
so far there is no known cure for the
poison il emits when it strikes
In Tho rcptilr house ais, arc ~ be
found hundreds e su.cimors ~ r.G-
ems. and these are ops queer aaG .a-
;eres't1r as IN. .reE inr.G .---'.
the sup"r.,rols ousnr.r. g. .s,....
bits Io~ the rept.les
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rel. and teeth that are long and strong
enough to tear mans arm from the
socket. Emmelne is good-natured
She Is not the dreaded Ular Sawa, as
| most of her family is called by the
Malays There is only one thing that
can be found fault with and that is
that she is simply obstinate, and true
to her sex when she won't she won't.
1t is q common thing for members
Of the Boidoe family to which Emme-
line belongs to go on hunger strikes
They do it frequently when they are
taken captives and the most tempting
pig, fat rabbit, or plump capon will
not tempt them. The big snakes lust
look over the live food thrown into
their cages and treat It with the IN
difference OF politician for a con-
stttuent after Election Day.
For several years after being
brought to the New York GEOLOGICAL
Park Emmeline showed no symptoms
OF refusing food like others of her
relatives had done. She ate regularly
and was pet. Raymond J.. Ditmars.
curator of reptiles Of the New York
Geological Society, and his assistant.
Charles Snyder, did more boasting
about the big python than about anv
other reptile they had. She was called
Czarina after the steamship which
brought her from the Far East.
The python's hunger strike began
twenty-seven months ago. Her cage
mate Billy. a boa constructor, had fire.
quently done the same thing, but his
refusal to take food seldom lasted
for more than week and then he'd
get so hungry that he'd Just have to
forget about his decision and start
eating again. When it was discovered
that the python had gone on strike,
and that Billy was getting her share
of the food, 1t was thought that she,
too, would soon follow the boa's meth
DDS and fall victim to appetite. The
experts were wrong. Czarina was not
that kind Of a snake.
Everything possible was done to
tempt her. She was placed in a large
cage by herself and chickens, guinea
pigs, porkers Of the roasting size and
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<ET ORClBLE feeding is not such q
GW bad thing after ALL When you
Va get to know that food is worth
~ while you are sorry that you
ever went on hunger strike and be-
come Just as ready to take food as the
next one with a good appetite. This
has been proved by Emmeline, form
erly known as Czarina. Emmeline
went on hunger strike which lasted
twenty-seven months and during that
period of abstinence from food went
from 280 pounds to 40. Emmeline
started her hunger strike long before
Mrs. Pankhurst conceived the idea,
but unlike the militant suffragette the
American would be- martyr did not get
out Of her DELL. save for half an hour
and then had to go back again. En-
incline eats now once week and If
She had her way she would be willing
to eat every day. The trouble is that
most of the time she is asleep now,
because Of her gorging and can't wake
up to beg for food.
Emmeline or Cgarina, which ever
you like, Is the largest snake in cap
tiyity In the snake house OF the New
York Geological Park. She is regal,
or rsticuated python and comes from
the Mala Peninsula. She has been
there now for nearly ten years. While
She has powerful neck that makes
IT possible for her to drive her head
like battering ram through a bar
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|N Ancient Origin Once
Owned By the Grand
Condo Luxury Beyond
Belief Gardens the Won.
der Of Europe-Art Treas
ures Blot On Napoleon S
Fame.

In NE of the most interesting of all
the French chateaux, both for
W LIB beauty and for It's historical
" associations, is Chantilly. not
Tar from Paris, The history of Chan
lilly goes back to the first centuries of
ne christian era a Roman, named
cantillius, fortified and occupied the
pame little rocky island which TODAY
imports the chateau. 1t was sur
bounded by marshes and was difficult
pr access which added greatly to It's
Pafety Those same marshes were
alter transformed by the genius Of
~e Notre. most marvellous of land
Pcape gardeners, into the picturesque
fanals and tiny lakes we see TODAY.
From the ninth TO the fourteenth
fentury Chantilly belonged to the
amily of Boutillier, lords OF Senlis. 1t
hen passed to Pierre d'Orgemont.
who rebuilt it, making 1t splendid
ortress. His foundations are still in
act and were used for the present
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A Real Hunger Strike en-
Four Rabbits for a Start
er-Largest Snakes in the
World Many Specimens
AT Zoo Cages Resemble
Native HauntS.

y ORCIBLE feeding is not such a
f&w bad thing after all. When you
H get to know that food is worth
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