THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , MAY 30 , ] 902.
Slayer of William Grow Hanged
at Paris , Mo ,
BRIDGE 13 USED A3 A GAI.LOWS
Lynchera Attack Jail and Are Held
at Bny by Sheriff , but Later Secure
Tticl'r Man , Abe WItherup , by n
and String Him Up.
Purls , Mo. , Mny 20. Abe \Vltliornp ,
tvhlto , tlio murderer \Vllllnni Grow ,
who \VIIH killed hut nioutliVIIH taken
from the 1'nrlB jiill nt 2 u. in. , marched
to the bridge on the north edge of tlio
town niul hanged by n mob of more
tlmn 100 men , who rode quietly Into
town ut midnight. The mob went ut
oneo to the Jull , hut were hold back
for more than an hour by Sheriff
JnmoHV. . Chirk < uid DeputiWi Martin
ClnrU and 1'cilUo Mantel nun , trtoo Htooil
before the cntranco to the Jail stock-
mod to shoot the first man who at
tempted to force an entrance.
The mob remained In front of the
Jail for nearly two hourH , parleying
with the ofilcoiH , nnally marching
nway. The officers loninlni'd ' on
Kiiard , but believed that the mob bad
tllHbandod. About 2 o'clock Hcveral
men approached and engaged the sher
iff and deputies In convorHatlon.
Thou suddenly , bcforo tlio officers
could defend theniHelvcH , they were
noly.od , dlsurmed and carried away.
The mob then quickly reappeared ,
nurrounded the jail again and with
rdodgo hammers battered down the
MR Iron doors. Thin watt the work of
but a few minutes. JIUIIOH 11. White-
cotton , state representative , rushed
into the jail as HOOU as the doom gave
way nnd made a stirring appeal to
the mob to desist and allow the law to
tnho Its coin-no. The leaders wavered
for a minute and became quiet and
would piolmbly have spared the pris
oner's life but for the frenzied erlea
for vengeance set up by those In the
rear. Mr. Whltecotton was swept
aside nnd In u few minutes Wlthorup
wes secured. The man made no re-
Blstnnce , and In reply to questions ,
confessed his Kiillt. The father and
brother of the victim were In the mob
and assisted In escorting the. man to
the bridge , a quarter of a in Ho away.
Al the bridge Wltherup'a feet were
tied by the brother of the murdered
limn , whllo the senior Grow adjusted
the rope about his neck nnd pushed
lilm off the structure. Wltherup's
neck won broken by the fall. Ills
death was almost IiiHtantnncouR.
Their work done , the mob left the
body hanging nnd dispersed quickly
nnd quietly. Coroner Johnson cut the
body down.
1 Wlthenip , before his death , made a
full confession. lie said the killing ,
which took place about four weeks
go , was the result of a quarrel over
n piece of bud the two men were
farming together. WItherup attacked
Grow one night as ho lay nhed , split
ting his head open with a hatchet.
3Io then hauled the body to Salt river
and dumped It in. Wlthorup was 53
years old nnd Grow only 21.
OFFICERS AVERT LYNCHING.
Rescue Negro From Angry Crowd at
Florence , Colo.
Florence , Colo. , Mny 20. A riot at
n baseball game hero yesterday nearly
resulted In the lynching of Jasou Wil
son , n negro. Wilson was driving n
buggy nnd trying to pa'ss every one
on the road , which wns crowded with
vehicles. Ho collided with a buggy
occupied by Onnle Carroll , a white
. man , and the two begnn a fist fight.
The crowd closed around them and
Jlnally began boating and kicking the
negro. A half dozen officers rescued
the negro barely In time to save his
. . . . '
* ! * „ ! * - - * - -
. .mimiu uiun uniy uy standing ilia
crowd off with their revolvers.
SHOOTS GIRL IN CHURCH.
Murderer Makes His Escape Pursued
by a Posse.
Atlanta , May 20. Five or six hun
dred men , divided Into a dozen posses ,
] are searching the country adjacent to
tt this city for Mlllard Lee , 20 years of
age , , the son of a well-to-do farmer ,
t -who yesterday shot and killed Miss
l I.llla Suttle , a young woman of 19 , at
I \Vesley chapel , Mount Ollead camp
grounds , nine miles from Atlanta. Just
j as the minister had finished the benc
diction and before any of the wor
shipers had left the church. Lee , who
was sitting behind Miss Suttle , leaned
forward and fired at her.
Mall Carrier In the Tolls.
Kansas City , May 26. Frank M.
Sturgeon , one of the oldest mail car
riers in the Kansas City , Kan. , service ,
was arrested by postotllco inspectors
for stealing a bundle of letters. Stur
geon was caught in the act In the
postofflce. Ho confessed , saying that
his stealings had covered a period of
eight months and that debt had
prompted the theft. Ho has a family.
Shoots Sweetheart , Mother and Self.
Greenfield > t- . May 20. Allie Petty -
ty , living near Arcolo , shot Mrs.
Friend and her daughter and then
himself. Both women were shot twice.
The mother may recover , but the girl
and Petty will die. Mrs. Friend had
objected to Petty's attentions to her
daughter.
Wife Murder and Suicide.
Ogden , Utah , May 2G. Lorenzo
Faulkner , aged 30 years , a railroad
insn , shot and killed his wife yester
day and then killed himself. Faulk
ner's wife left him some months age
and ieturned to the home of her pa
icnts.
tT. GLAIR COUNTY DOND CASE.
Imprisoned Judges and Bondholders
Meet at Osceola.
Kansas City , Mny 2G. The famous
Bt. ( 'lair county bond case , for which
uovoral county judged have served
jail sentences because of their icfuxal
to order a payment of $200Cl ) worth
of botidn Issued In 18C8 to build a lull-
way aeroBH that county , IH to lie com
promised. Representatives of the
iiondholderfl , who now have a claim
against the county for $1,000,000 , In
cluding principal and Interest for 34
years , and the present judges are to
mrct at Osceola today and consider n
proposition from the bondholders
which , It Is stated , will prove accept
able to the county odlclaln. Judge
Thulium Novllt , who has been In Jail
nt Mnryvlllo for a year for contempt
In tefuslng to order payment of the
hondfl , will ho taken to the confer
ence by a United States marshal.
Judge Ncvltt ban wearied of jail life
( aid apparently Is willing to gtvo In.
S. I ) . Podon , another of the three
judgoH , In serving u sentence In the
warreiiBMurg jail. pcpntiei bavo
lii'i'ti unalilo.to caplmo Judge Walker ,
tlio last of the trio , who has lived In
the brush since ho wan elected ,
RUSSIAN RIOTS CONTINUE.
Atternps Made to Assassinate Those
Who Carry Out Czar's Mandates.
St. Petersburg , May 2 ( ! . A loport
has icached hero of an attempt to as
KnHslnate Prince Ohcolensky , . .govern
or of the government of Kharkoff ,
who was commended by the czar for
HtipprcsHlng the rioting among the
peasants of that district. Lieutenant
General von Wnhl , governor of Vllnn ,
whoso assassination WUH recently at
tempted on account of his whole sale
( logging of political prisoners , many
of whom were educated , and who , ac
cording to custom , wore , therefore , ex
empt from Hogging , Justifies these pun
Ishmcnts on the ground that ho was
ordered to Inflict them by M. von
Rlehwc , the minister of the Interior
Highly persons who were arrested
for taking part In revolutionary tils
turbanccB at Saratoff were confined
In a private building there. A nunibot
of rlotoi'H concentrated in the vieln
Ity of the building , contemplating a re
lease. The rioters were charged several
eral times by the troops bcforo thej
uitiiur fii , nun 1110 micraiion or tnc
prisoners was thus prevented ,
SHOOTS WOMAN AND SELF.
Chicago Politician Fatally Wounds
SIster-ln-Law and Then Suicides.
Chicago. May 2G. Because his wife
had sought the protection of her relu
lives , Nel.s Johnson , a north side poll
tlclnn , yesterday shot and fatallj
wounded Mrs. C. J. Gullaeksen , hit
slster-ln-law , and then committed sul
cldo by shooting himself In the head
The shooting was the outcome of the
separation of Johnson and his wife
after n married life of 19. years. Several
oral years ago Johnson became Inter
csted In politics. Since then ho has
refused to work. Last week his home
wns sold by the sheriff nnd Mrs. Johji
son went to her sister's hoiiso to live
Johnson blamed Mrs. Gullaeksen foi
the separation , and while intoxicated
mild In a fit of revenge tried to Kil
her.
Pleasure Party In Peril.
Rnclne. Wls. . May 20. With o
strong west wind blowing , a steam
launch , In charge of S. Larson and
Bert Russell , and having on board n
party of 25 women , went out on Lake
Michigan yesterday. The engine be
oamo disabled nnd the craft rnpldl )
drilled three miles out Into the lake
The party on board became frightened
and attempted to signal people 01
shore. Two smaller launches made an
effort to tow the disabled boat tc
port , but failed. The Racine llfesav
ing crew finally went out and aftoi
two hours' hard work landed the
party safely.
Shot by Burglars.
Chicago , May 20. Daniel Hill , a
wealthy real estate owner of Morris
Ills. , and parner in the firm of the
George H. Phillips company on the
Chicago board of trade , was shot and
seriously wounded by burglars earlj
today as ho lay in bed at his rest
dence , 797 Monroe street. Six shots
were fired , three taking effect , onf
behind the left ear , ono entering hit
nose nnd the other shattering his right
arm.
Professor Pease Dismissed.
Stanford University , Cal. , May 2G.
President Jordan of Stanford unlver
slty has summarily dismissed Pro
fessor E. M. Pease , who has been at
the head of the Latin department ol
the university for several years , because -
cause the latter would not resign upon
request without statement of charges
against him.
Former Mine Inspector Killed.
Jewell City , Kan. , May 2G. John
Kcegan , state mine Inspector of Kan
sas during Governor Llewellyn's ad
ministration , was killed at a coal
mine three miles east of Jewell City
Ho was being lowered Into the shaft
when a rope gave way , letting hire
fall 100 feet.
Bryan and Johnson Confer.
Chicago , May 20. William J. Dry.
n and Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland
land met hero yesterday by appoint
ment and were in conference for twc
hours , when Mr. Bryan left for Ne
braska. Mr. Johnson returned tc
Cleveland. The object of the meeting
not revealed.
Peace In South Africa Near.
London , May 26. The Daily Mall
ihls morning says the announcement
) f peace may be expected at any mo
ment and that it will be found thai
the government has remained inflexl
Lie on all vital points at issue.
Six Ktiown to Have Perished in
South Carolina ,
VICTIMS VAINLY SEEK SKELTER
Occupants of Wrecked House Flock
Structure for Protection Which Is
Also Shattered to Splenlnters and
Inmates Killed or Injured.
Union , S. C. , Mny 2 ( ! . Six persona
were killed and several Injured by a
tornado which swept over this section
of the Htato yesterday afternoon. The
dead : Miss Halllo Hurt , Miss Annie
Lawson , MIH. Maxoy Sims , Vern Sims ,
Miss l.awKon , one unknown.
The main storm came from the
north. It BccniH them was also ono
from the southwest and that both met
in this vicinity. The storm from the
southwest was preceded by i\ heavy
rain and with what appeared to bo a
cloiidhuiHt 100 yards wide , which trav
eled with gioat speed. Ono wing of
the storm passed along Main street
nnd blew In several store fronts , do
ing much damage to stocks. Knitting
Mill hill , houtli of the town , caught
the full force of the tornado , which
blew down the school house nnd two
residences there , converting them lit
erally Into kindling wood. The occu
pants ran from one of the houses be
fore It went to pieces nnd took refuge
In another nearby , but this house also
was crushed to splinters anil four per
sons Killed.
The pioperty damage here will ng
greguU' $ r > 0,000 , divided nuiong n mini
her of stores and cotton mills.
Pncolet and Jonesvllle each report
one killed and several Injured.
TALK OF SETTLING STRIKE.
Civic Federation Will Make Another
Attempt to End Trouble.
Now York , May 2G. With refer
cnco to recent rumors that there IE
Btlll hope of settling the differences
between the coal miners and presi
dents , the Tribune says : "Another at
tempt , It was learned last evening
will bo made by the National Civic
Federation to effect a settlement ol
uiu iiiiuiruciio miners' strike nnd a
meeting will bo called in the cltj
within ten days , unless the strike Is
ended in the meantime. "
"Itoth sides to the dispute will be
asked to send representatives to the
meeting , though so far the operators
have resisted nil .advances of tin
Civic Federation. Whether the fed
( ration has reason to believe its now
Idea will be successful , cannot be
learned. A prominent member of the
federation .said last night , as both
sides have had time to reflect and n :
the questions were not many , the dlf
Acuities between the miners nnd the
operators might bo smoothed over
Ho thought the welfare of the public
ought to carry some weight. "
Packing House Teamsters Strike.
Chicago , Mny 20. Flvo hundred
union teamsters employed In the delivery
livery of ment by the big packers
went on strike nt midnight for a sub
stnntial Increase In wages nnd foi
shorter hours. As a result of the
strike , the men say , no meat will be
delivered to retail dealers today or at
railroad stations for shipment out ol
the city. The strikers claim that thej
have received assurances of sup
port from the other labor organlza
tlons whoso members are employed at
the stock yards and that any attempt
by the packers to fill their places with
nonunion teamsters will result In n
general tie-up of the packing houses
Troops In Camp at Chlckamauga.
Chattanooga , Tenn. , Mny 26. The
remainder of the troops of the Seventh
cavalry arrived at Chlckamauga park
yesterday , having come from Havana
by way of Newport News. About 400
troops were In the last arrival , includ
ing the regimental band. They re
mained at Havana to participate In the
inauguration of President Palma
The regiment has moved into permanent
nent camp at Chickamauga park
which has been , completed and named.
Camp Thomas.
Labor Conventions at Denver.
Denver , Mny 26. Three labor con
ventlons , the Western I abor union ,
the Western Federation of Miners
and the National Association of Res
taurant and Hotel Employes , will meet
here today In joint session. Presi
dent Boyce of the miners will call
the meeting to order and state its ob
Ject , which is practically the adoption
of socialism by the labor unions.
Windstorm Does Damage.
West Point , May 2G. A small tor
nado visited the section of country
southwest of this city. It could be
plainly seen from this place and
caused great consternation. It first
struck on the farm of John Kloke.
destroying a granary and killing some
valuable stock. From there its course
was cast , but the only damage done
was to timber and fences.
Fifty Bodies Taken Out.
Victoria , May 26. The follor s . "
patch was received from th g , . irh
ment agenl at Fernle , B.n. . . " 171ftj
bodies recovered ; about 70 at'M u isy
Ing ; 24 escaped alive. Nee i' t' .
mine. A jury was ipano. d ; wst
night and adjourn * * for a ; jek
Everything possit * . belnjr one. '
Three More Dead at Gollad.
Gollad , Tex. , May 26. Three more
of those injured In the tornado died
yesterday , Will Herd , Miss Mary Hob-
eon and Charles Lott , colored. The
total death lUt to date contains IM
whom ft are white.
FOR PAUNCEFOTE'S FUNERAL.
lemalns to Rest Temporarily In Rock
Creek Cemetery.
Washington , May 2G. With the ex
ception of a few details , the arrange
ments for the .funeral services over
tho. remains of Lord Pauncefote , , the
British ambassador , are now cmnplctc.
Lady P iun cfote signified hsr ap
proval of the arrangements , by which
LORD PAUNCRFOTE. s
services are to be held Wednesday
noon1 at St. John's Episcopal church ,
aftpr which the body Is to bo tempo
rarily deposited In a receiving vault
at Rock Creek cemetery. A , military
escort Is to ho provided by the govern
ment to attend the funeral , which Is to
bo of a Htato character. Numbers , of
messages of condolence from all over
the world were received at the em
bassy , hut they were not made public.
London , Mny 20. The Times , re
ferring editorially to the offer of the
United States of n state funeral for
Lord Pauncefoto and of a ship to con
vey his remains to England , says that
these marked and graceful tributes on
the part of President Roosevelt are
only the outward and1 visible signs of
the wide-reaching American regard for
the dead ambassador.
PLANS OF WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Senate to Devote Its Time to Philip
pines and House to Immigration
Washington , May 20. From present
Indications tlin snnnfo will ilovntn or.
other full week , If not a longer time ,
to consideration of the Philippine
bill. The prediction Is freely made
that a vote will not bo reached before
the middle of next week. The con
tinued deferment of the time for Ink
ing a vote on the Philippine measure
has caused considerable abatement in
the preparation of the discussion , of
the Nicaragua ! ! canal bill nnd the Cu
ban reciprocity bill , which will be
taken up next In succession or Jointly.
The beet _ sugar pPoplo predict n
month's rebate on the Nlcaraguan
canal bill , but this prediction is not
in accord with the views of the advo
cates of the Nicaragua bill or its op
ponents in the Isthmian canal commit
tee. Both these elements are now
claiming a majority and are saying
that the sooner the vote is reached the
better they will be satisfied. The
boot sugar men , however , arc countIng -
Ing confidently on the co-operation of
the side which finds Itself In the mi
nority In the mater of postponing the
vote on the canal bill.
Under the special order adopted
last week , the bill to regulate Immi
gration will have right of way over
all measures except appropriation
bills , revenue bills and conference re
ports. After the Immigration bill is
acted upon the committee on rules
will report a special order for the
consideration of the anti-anarchy bill.
This will be followed by the subsid
iary coinage bill. It Is anticipated by
the leaders of the house that these
measures will occupy the entire week.
Baptists at St. Paul.
St. Paul , May 26. Baptists from
all parts of the country met at the
Presbyterian church and listened to
the annual missionary sermon , which
Is a customary and looked-for feature
of the anniversary week. The audi-
ance was exceptionally large. Dr. A.
C. DIxon's sermon was largely alle
gorical , based on the vision of what
the Prophet'Ezeklal tolls. From the
mystic words of the prophet , Dr. Dlx-
on drew lessons of working Christian
ity which were Impressive and help
ful. Visiting ministers occupied the
pulpits of all of the Protestant
churches. Yesterday afternoon began
the sessions of the Baptist Young Pee
ple's union. The attendance was large.
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Consecrated Bishop ofSloux ICty.
Springfield , Mass. , May 26. The
Rt. Rev. Dr. Philip J. Garrigan , vice
rector of the Catholic university at
Washington , was solemnly created
bishop of Sloijx City , la. , In St. Mich
ael's cathedral yesterday. The cere
mony began nt 10:30 : and lasted four
hours. Just before the close of the
services a cablegram was received
from Pope Leo congiatulating Bishop
Garrigan and giving the papal bless
ing to him and his diocese. The new
"Lisbon , expects to remain In the east
until the middle of June , when he will
go to his diocese.
Vote Not to Strike.
Shamokln , Pa. , May 26. By a vote
of 43 to 17 the colliery engineers end
pumpmen at a mass meeting here last
c nlng resolved not to go on strike
June 2 , even If the operators refused
to grant an eight-hour work tf'y at the
oreseut wage scale.
Evans Goes to Washington.
Chattanooga , Tenn. , May 2G. Hon.
H. Clay Evans left yesterday for
Washington. He will leave Washing
ton next Sunday for New York and
on June 4 will 'sail with his family on
the liner St. Paul for London to 'as
sume his duties as consul general.
Clearing of Waller and Day Not
Sanctioned by Chaffcc.
EXONERATED ON MURDER COUNT
Declare * , However , That Court-Mar
tial Should Have Found Against
Major Waller on Minor Offense.
Day Blamed for Obeying Orders.
Manila , May 20. The official findings -
ings of the court-mat tlul which tried
Major L. W. T. Waller and Lieuten
ant John A. Day of the marine corps ,
for executing natives on tlfe Island of
Samar without trial have been made
public. The reviewing authority of
the Court , Major General Adna It.
Chaffcc , has expressed disapprov
al of the court's findings In both cases ,
Referring to the case of Major Wal
ler , the reviewing authority says : *
"The Bending of the natives in
question to their death partook more
of .unlawful retaliation than a justi
fiable act of war. In justice to the
American military service the find
ings of acquittal demand that they
shall not meet with unqualified ap
proval. The marines In Samar under-
wcnt great suffering before their res
cue and their officers , from their sick
beds , voiced the revengeful anger of
the men who telephoned to Major Wal
ler advising that the stevedores be
killed. Major Waller received the
message while ho was sick , prostrate
from a fever , suffering acute pnln of
body duo to exposure and his exer
tions in behalf of his men and mental
anguish concerning their fate , which
had long been In doubt. Major Waller
was at the time in telephonic commu
nication with General Smith , who com
manded the American forces in Samar ,
but ho deliberately chose not to con
sult General Smith
regarding his con
templated action , and rather than
forego the execution of his unre
strained will , he assumed the power
the laws of war confer upon command
ing officers only.
"Giving heed to the mental attitude
of Major Waller , as much of the find
ings of the court ns arc to the effect
that Major Waller Is not guilty of mur
der are approved. But reviewing au
thority is at a loss to understand why
the court did not find against Major
Waller in the minor offense. With the
exception noted , the acquittal , as It
appears in the record of the proceed
ings , is disapproved. "
Referring to the case of Lieutenant
Day , the reviewing authority says :
"Whllo fully conceding the grave
responsibility assumed by a subor
dinate officer in wilfully dl&oheylng an
order of his commanding officer , still
the weighty reasons related with
which Lieutenant Day was acquainted
so tainted Major Waller's order that
Lieutenant Day should have been
prompted to disobedience. An officer
must be consciously regardful of the
questioned legality of his agency in
taking the lives of his fellow men.
Above and beyond all personal consid
erations officers must guard the name
and honor of the country. Had Lieu
tenant Da > y been actuated by such con
siderations . he wo'uld probably have
prevented one of the most regrettable
incidents in the annals of the military
service of the United States. "
BUSY DAY FOR FRENCH ENVOYS.
End Their Visit at Washington and
Start for Niagara Falls.
Washington May 20. The mem
bers of the Frejfch mission which
came to Washington to attend the
ceremonies Incident to the unveiling
of the Rochambeau statue finished
their visit here yesterday and last
night left the city for Niagara Falls
on their week's tour of the east be
fore sailing for home. There were no
formal ovations on the program for
the day , but the visitors found every
minute of their time occupied in at
tending divine service , returnlnc nu
merous calls , official and otherwise ,
and In drives about the city and su
burbs.
Third Jury Convicts Irwln.
Clarlnda ' , la. , May 26. After being
, out all'night the Jury in the Page coun
ty district court returned a verdict
finding Wdsley Irwln guilty of murder
in the second degree for the death of
Oscar K. Miller. He Is the second
person found thus guilty for Miller's
death , while one of the three alleged
to have been together In the crime
was cleared.
Boers Still at Pretoria.
Pretoria , May 26. The Boer deputa
tion is still hero and the conferences
at Vereenlging continue. Nothing
definite as a result is known , but it is
believed the negotiations are proceed
ing favorably. At the celebration of
Victoria day Saturday a largo crowd
gathered in the square here , expecting
to hear a proclamation of peace.
There were no disturbances.
Volcano Again In Action.
Fort do France , Island of Martin
ique , May 26. Mont Peleo was com
paratively quiet Friday. Saturday the
volcano belched forth a torrent of
lava and mud , which rushed down the
northern slope of the mountain and
iwept away what was left of the town
of Basse Pointe. New fissures have
opened in the side of the mountain.
People Quieting Down.
PoInt-a-Pltre , Island of Guadeloupe ,
May 26. The steamer LIfjeld arrived
here yesterday from Martinique and
'reports the conditions on that island
to be unchanged. The people at Fort
de France were ome\vnut quieter
when the LIfjeld left Uiero. ,
THE KING"SNAKE.
He In the Drnill ? Enemy of Rrerjr
J'V.iHiiiouii Ileiitlle.
Of nil kind provisions of nature per
haps the miinner in which snakes are
brought Into the world Is the most re
markable. As n rule nil harmless
snakes are hatched from eggs- arriv
ing lu batches of. from thirty to eighty.
The poisonous snakes , on the other
hand , nrc born in litters of from seven
to eleven In number. There nre ex
ceptions to the rule , of course , .but.
they nrc few nnd unimportant , for ,
though the deadly king cobra lays her
eggs to be hutched by the sun , they
nrc few lu number , unlike the colonies
deposited by the harmless snakes.
Chief among the enemies of the
snakes nre the reptiles themselves.
Cannibalism is general among the crea
tures , the smaller snake serving ns
food to the larger one. But chief of nil
snakes that hunt their own kind for
the pleasure of slaughter Is the long ,
Blender king snake , n constrictor by
habit and a Hash in his movements. 1
Among nil reptiles the king snake
nlone may'truly be said to be the
friend of man. He is found through
out the whole south , where the rnttlcr
and moccasin abound , sunning himself
nnd preying for slaughter. Picked up
by human hnnil , the reptile RCCIIIH
pleased with the touch. He make *
no effort to escape , but twines nbout
bis captor's nrm nnd makes himself
comfortnble.
To the rattlesnake nnd to every oth
er dangerous snnkc , Inrge or small ,
the king snake is n terror. The poison
of n rattler Ins no more effect on him
tlmn so much moonshine. Instinctive
ly the rattler knows his match nnd nf
sight of a klnc Riinke tries to escape ,
if possible. IP fight the king siinko re
lies wholly upon his incredible speed.
If the movements of nil ordinary snake
seem quick to the human eye , the
movements of n k'ng ' snake woi'ld
seem Instantaneous. In n twinkle the
long. Innk fellow hns wound himself
nbout the throat of nn antagonist nnd ,
his sinewy cells closing nbout the oth
er's throat , chokes the wind out of
him. New York Times.
All , MmimnlmnnB Secure Convert * .
Europeans habitually forget that ev- ' ,
cry Mussulman Is more or less of a <
missionary that Is , lie Intensely de
sires to secure converts from non-Mus
sulman peoples. Such converts not
only Increase his own chance of heaven - *
en , but they swell his own faction , his
own army , his own means of conquer
ing , governing nnd taxing the remain
der of mankind. '
iVH the emotions which Impel a Chris
tian to proselyte nre In n Mussulman
strengthened by nil the motives which
Impel n political lender nnd nil the mo
tives which sway n recruiting sergeant ,
until proselytlsm has become a pas
sion , which wherever success seems
practicable , and especially success on a j !
large scale , develops In the quietest
Mussulman n fury of nrdor which in
duces him to break down every obstacle - > .
cle , his own strongest prejudices In
cluded , rather tbnu stand for an In-
stnnt In n neophyte's way. lie wel
comes him ns a son , and , whatever his
own lineage and whether the convert
be negro or Chinaman or Indian or
even Kuroponn , he will without hesl- ' *
tntlon or scruple give his own child lu
ninrrlngc nnd admit him fully , frankly
nnd finally Into the most exclusive so-
(
: lety lu the world. Townscnd's "Brown
Man. "
A PoUoti Without nn Antidote. '
Some persons nre advocating u substitute - .
tute for dentil by electricity mid bang- j
Ing. They have ndvocated poisoning. f
Well , nothing could be more effective ' \
or painless tlmn execution by means of [
n capsule filled with ' *
hydrocyanic ncld.
, _ f
,
It ml ht be served without the Unowl-
edge of the convict , and death would- |
be so sudden nnd so certain thut there
could be no resurrection. A single drop
placed on the tongue of a big dog
causes Instant dentb. A half tenspoon- ( ) v
ful taken by a cian will cause him to
drop as if struck by lightning. There
is no antidote.
' , .
Getting at n Fnct.
The colored witness , being naked his-
ngp , said to the court :
"Well , sub , I wuz n young man w'en i
freedom broke out. "
"What yenr wns that ? "
"Hit wuz de year de Yankees come
in , sun. "
"You do not seem to have a
very nc--
curate Idea of time. "
"Oh , yes , sub ! Hit wuz 'long 'bout ,
hog killln' time. " Atlanta Constitu
tion. '
Nat Foods.
Nearly nil nuts contain large per--
centnges of nitrogenous constituents
nnd fnts. In the nut kernel there Is-
vcry little waste In fnct , the nourish
ment Is In n concentrated form , nnd
for thnt reason nuts nrc best combined
or taken with other foods. They are
especially valued for their fine , meaty
flavor , which is found In no other veg
etable food product.
Turku and Coffee.
Coffee reached Constantinople nbout
1554 nnd wns of universal use In Mo
hammedan countries befort the close
of the sixteenth century. So essential
wns It deemed to domestic happiness
thnt a Turkish
law recognized a man's
refusal to supply Ills wife with coffee
ns suttlclent ground for
her claiming a.
divorce.
Wane Still.
Nodd I cnn't ask you to dinner , old'
man , because we have no cook ,
Todd And I cnn't nsk you because-
we have one. Detroit Free Press.
You can find almost any kind of boy
except the one whose sympathies In a *
fight between a cat and dog are with ,
the cat. Atcbleon Globe.