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Lard Chief J tist ico ClockbUrn anc0 lishmen," retorted Cer
declared that nothing he had heard
1 Swra
or read of the slave trade tilled him en71"
with such horror of it as did the
races or a group of prisoners—Moe
IL
who had been engaged in the slave
trade—whom he. Sale in the dock,
charged before Baron Platt %vial a
Borns of murders of British sailors
on tho high. sons.
There were ton of them, They were
the inee who had becoMe known from
ono end of Beitain to the other dur-
ing the last weeks preceding their
trial, over since the awful :dory of
their deeds had. found its way lath shipman Palmer, who had been no.
the newspapers, as "the Spanish joying a swim in the sea, was abaft,
pirates." drying himself with a towel, who
Situated on a river and a legoon Serra strode to the hatchway and
on the slave coast, in the Bight; of addressed some words Lo the nume•
Beide, Lagos, was ono or the Most bees of hie crew below. Cerquierte
evil reputed slave-tratie stations in rushed to him and caught his hand.
West Africa, 11 was excellently sit; "Don't he foolish!" ho said, "Don't.
uated for the purpose of the horrible be foolish!"
traffic. The Vessels engaged in the "I had heard him cell upon his
evil business were immensely favored men to come up and murder the
from pursuit by the irregular nature list -mon!" declared Cerwdera to the
of the shore and by the dangers that Court, "Tee throw me aside, his men
attached to going too close to it
The crews of these ships wove mostle
Spanish, natives of Brazil. Beneath,
in the hold of the vessels, lay the
cargo—helium beings packed like het,
rings in a barrel, slaves!
TWO PRIZES OR ONE?
To assist in putting clown this traf-
fic, the British Government had dem-
Cerquiern wat a Witnees at the
01 al, and entreated t,his conversation
front the i 111(14S-bOX,
According to hitn, those last words
of Serve led him to believe that
there was really no danger. Ile was
quickly to be undeceived, The Rice.
lien sailors were scattered an differ
mit parts of the clec,k, and the luir1.
rushed on deck, and the fight be-
gan."
The pirates had knives concealed in
their clothes, ned the attack was so
unlooked foe that the British sailors
Were teem) compeetely ueprepared.
Majaval, the ceok of the .Echo, run-
ning at Palmer, the Midshipman,
thrust the WM he carried into his
heart, and as Palmer fell, caught
Patched several cruisers to the neigh- him by the foot and threw him over -
!talented of the Bight of Bonin. On board, Another of the Englishmen,
of these—the Wasp, commended by who had been sleeping on deck, wee
Captain Usherwood—espying a SUS. despatched while he tottas yet asleep
picious-looking sail, went in pursuit with a dexterous blow with ono of
of it, and, after a lengthy chase, ran the Spaniardsknives. The quarter -
it down at eight in the evening. The master inside a desperate resistance.
ship was a Brazilian schooner called Snatching up a handspike, he stood
the Fellaidade. The captain, a man at bay, and for nearl halt an hour
tweed. Cerqulera, finding that escape defied the murderous crew that sur -
was impossible, allowed a body of rounded him, waiting for an °ponies
sailors to board her, and made the to spring on him and despatch him.
best of matters. The lieutenant in in another pact of the vessel the
command of the unwelcome visitors boatswain was also fighting for -Clear
had little difficulty in arriving at lire. But there could be no dou1,1
the Felicidado's business, There were as to the end of it. Tho odds wort)
no slaves on board, but she was 1111- too great. Cerquiera, looking on-
ce! with everything ready to receive saw it all, and saw the brave men
them. Lieut. Stupart took cone- firell at, last beneath a dozen mord,t,.-
mand of her in the namo of the Brit- ous knivee. They were at once
ish Government, and the crew were thrown overboard. Serve, and his
sent MT in boats to remain ender men had won the Felicidadd
guard as prisoners on the Wasp. TIM PIRATEXN FLIGHT.
The next day, with sixteen seamen
Afar MT on the sea could be yet
from the Wasp and a midehipinan , . 0 eno_
mstinguisned the sans of In ,
named Palmer, Lieetenant Sniped
set off to convey the captured vessel Curing the whole of tho terrible work
to port. The man Cerquiera and one. ,on ,bnoard the leelicidade not a gun
other of the Felicidade's Greta were nail mien discharged. No soiled to
also on board. give the alarm to the Englishmen on
LieutenauL Stupart was an active board the Echo could have reached
officer, who could not reconcile them, and, elated with his work,
self to being satisfied with one cap- Serve, resolved to try and carry out
tura when a second was possible. the whole of Um pl7an he had broaell-
While the Folicideade was on its way ed to Corquiera, here weie guns 00
to Sierra Leone the look -out sighted board tho Felicidade.
a strange and suspicious -looking vos- Serve ordered the British flag to
see ta windward. Clapping on every
stitch of canvas, Stupart rushed
down on her in the Felicidade. The
schooner teas light and a good sailer,
.and the stranger seemed heavily
but•dened. Bearing down on her
Stupart called on the ship to stand
by and allow a search -party to
board heir .
FOUR HUNDRED SLA.VES.
Tall, lithe, brown -faced, Lieutenant
Sitipart In the witness -box looked au
excellent oecimen of Gm British otti-
cce--aleet, ready, ignorant of the sen-
sation of fear—as he told his adven-
tures.
"The vessel wo hail chased down,"
ho said, "was a Brazilian schooner
named the Echo, and I found it had
a cargo of four hundred and thirty
slaves 011 board."
The Echo had given the commando,'
of the Wasp trouble before, and
Stupart had boarded her on other
occasions. 17e Was known to her
captain—Serva—and to the crew of
twenty-etg•ht men, and the capture of
her gave the lieutenant considerehm
satisfaction as that of a trouble-
soninecustomer. 13ut he had now, in
the hal/101Y phrase, "got his hands
full." How waa he to get the two
vessels to port with only his little
force. of eixteen sailors from the
Nese? Placing Mee men under the
command of Mr. Fainter, Stupatt,
with the others,' took the Echo in
charge. With his cargo of four hun-
ched human beings to look niter,
Lieutenant Stupart found hilts° f
fully occupied. The slaves were most:
of them hovering between tire and
death 11-010 want of air and watee.
Unconscious of the aWful danger
that threatened him, the midshipman
Palmor was busied in ordering- things
on the Folieiclade. Iee appeared to
have dismissed from his mind anV
idea that Serve and the scoutideets
composing 11 18 araNY might make a
struggle for freedom.
WITCH WAS THE COWARD?
jonchini Antonio Cerquiera, the
crept Lein of the Velicientle, as he
lounged aboill the (leek nild watched
matters, and entakect hie eigare,
could have spoken weren't that would
have placed the doomed mlitehipmee
and leht men 011011 theie Retard. That
morning, while he and Serve, the
commander of the Echo, had boon
sipping their coffee together and
smoking tilde elgars. Soreta had
broached a terrible scheme to him,
"I have among my (mew men on
Whom I can rely," ho had whispered
GI him, with a glaneo round 1,0 nee
that there was no 'clanger of their
being overheard. "We will kill the
lettgliehmen and take possession of
the ship. After that we will bear
down on the Echo and regain levee
Cergetieva Shook his head. He knew
Beitith mothode bettoe than Serve
dicr.
"If yon recaptured your ship 501)
Would not eseapc," he oblate('
.'"Inere are tither British ernisate
crInSelta elOao to the Bight, arid Mee
of thetr, wolild fall i21 with yolt,".
"Von aro a toward!" cried Serve,
wilh a eonternpierotee Shrug of his
aheuldora.
"If you epee:el like 'that and think
enele thinge; 1 e11e,11 tell' the Ells -
bo hauled down, and the Biewelian;
flag to be once more hoisted at th0!
masthead, and, bearing down upon
the Echo, eittled 00 her to eurrender.
The astonithed Lieuteuant Stupart
paid no heed, and Serve discharged
tho Feliciclade's guns at, her, Then
his heart seemed to fail him,. and
he ordered al1 sail to bo set, and
fled. Tho Echo, with her living
freight, was too heavily burdened to
Pursue her, and Lieutenant Stupart
saw tho Felleielarlo disappear In the
distance wfth rage and &simile in
his heart. Serve, when he hailed
him, had caused one of the men on
board who cauld speak English to
shout to him that all the British
sailors had heen 1(1110(11
But Soria's (triumph Was 511011-
11100(1, The next clay the Felicidaile
sighted a suspicious vessel. The Fel-
iciclado'S 'Coarse WaS at once altered
by Serve's orders, but it; was too
late to escape.
PURSURD 13Y leATE.
Tho 13riti$h cruiser Star boro down
on hoe. Resistance was hopeless.
Serve resolved to try what Des
would do, and conceded a story
Which he hoped might satisfy tho
Star's officer that the ship was the
Virginia, ongaged in innocent coast-
ing Uncle. The story was ingenious,
but Serve, Was a villainous -looking
fellow, and in the cabin the celleer,
while conversing with him, chanced
to espy a book in which was written
the name 01 1(5 captor, "11. :D. Stu -
part." The discovery mado him
curious, and he seardeed the cabin.
There were some naval clothes, and
on the deck were red merles as of
blood. The 1 tete t ellen t was susp i ci oils
clernaneled explanations, and proof:cri-
ed to question the crow. When he
came to (nroutera, he told him all.
Serva and his cede, together with
Ceremiera., Wore taken Prisonees,
placed on board the Sear, and
bre:eight to England.
Tee ill -fate that pursued the Felt-
cidade WaS 1101 yet exhausted. A
lieutenant aell nine men from the
Star wore placril upon the accursed
vessel• to lake het. to Sierra. Leone,
and the Felicidaele sank in a terrible
squall elm encountered, het' crew
escaping upini et raft, on which they
floated two hundred miles awnY froin
Mud, without rudder, car, compass,
provisions, or water. Five eurviVors
were picked up twenty -ono eaya
later.
CONDWAINED—YET 11111)0et
Chiefly 'upon evidence of (Jenne:nets
the Spanish slave neuters were felted
guilty, and were duly sentenced to
death. But the scoundrels were, af-
ter ael, to Cheat the gallows they 00
well &tweeted to actor». Their coun-
sel reesed getestions ol ititeenational
law, which Were sitbmitteet to a
Court coniposed of no fewer than
thirteen judges. In the end tile
eidgee decided that the conviction of
the prisoners wee illegal; they Were
-1200036re' and setite back to Ileaell 1)4
tho expellee of the BelLish Govern -
Monti It was held that, there being
actually no slaves oil board the
Felieldade, tho Wasp had no right to
take Posseselon of it, and that the
players had n. might to try and re-
gale peaseseion 'of 'their VOSSel 00
they might.A barrister who WAS pro.
sent told mo that, never had he seen
thirteen judges decide a ease so 051-
wUlingly 022 they did that, in favor
of Serve, and his associates.—London
'Answers.
LONDON'S ANNUAL STORY,
Life in the Great Metropolis Told
Figures,
London uses 211,3041,1102 gallons
of 0.0111' a day.
Street neeldents were responsible
for 1300 (nettle.'
Thera are 005,808 books in the
public: libraries.
Thee gross amount binned againet
lire, is Z1,010,351,455,
Boating in the parks brought, in a
nee pront of gel.,6221.
There are twenty-eight cemeteries
.111 the County of London.
1neloor pauper children numbered
0,087 on ./a 'teary 1, 1004.
Nearly a thousand Melee nal 001111'.
1)11111 aro known to the police.
Greater London contained 021,1411
inhabited houses In 1001.
Thirty-nlne deaths Nom Starvation
were recorded in the courts in 1003,
A permanent eittcluor staff or 800
men le employed In parks and open
spaces.
Elementary schools number 078,
and the average attend:ince of schoe
ars is 648,578,
1Vash-how100 were used by ,876,000
pelsone, and the Hine occupied was
2,642,71 -11 I er •
'the marine& rate for London le
higher than that for England and
Wales as a whole.
Bathers at borough private baths
•numbered 0,10.1,8e13; at tee 515101-
1)11115 baths, 2,168,1102.
The net, inemase or accommodation
for the Jrzboriog elan: provided de r-
ing the yeal' 13a8 59,000 1.00111ti.
The Council is emeaged upon six -
Leen improvement schemes, involving
the displacement of 212,4(14 persons,
The Met copolit pc) I tee exercise
authority over an area of 602 s ware
miles. The fence is over 16,500
ste ong.
'rho annual cost of the administra-
tion or police and criminal entice 111
Lotelon amounts to about 131,000,-
0
el census of homeless poor taken
on the 211511 of leriday, january 20,
191)4, showed the number to 10201,0-
707, or about, one in every 2,0
people.
A scheme 18 bLqng conelelered roe
constructing new sewere aud pump-
ing stations, at a cost of X705,000,
for the relief of low-lying districts
in time or stone,
DOG IN HOSPITAL.
May . be Seen Strolling About
With. Bandages On,
the Coliseeim monkey,
who WaS recently an 011 1-1/111 [Pat at
tile Charing Cross Hospital, has now
a rival at the London _Hospital in
"Simi," a small black and white
fox terrier,
With his many bandages "SpoL"
is a most pathetie little figure.
A few days ago the hall porter
of the hermit& noticed a dirty and
very dismal lit en coy slowly and
paliefully limping up the, drive, cruel-
ly pew:2110cl by a little boy.
The porter took pity on the ani-
mal, and Muting 11, bad ent on the
foot of 0110 Of 11 18 hind logs received
"Spot," as a "reseal."
"Spot" was tele.n to the indite-
ing-room, and the clerk having en-
tered hine on the hooks, passed him
on to the receiving doctor, Who
bathed and • tanclaged him. Next
morning al the sante hour the dog
ve-appeared, and again was treated.
On the next two days -Spot" arriv-
ed pendently at 1 1.111 for the same
treatment.
Now he has found 11 good friend 111
the nesistrent engineer, who lins ;elv-
en hiln a comfortable home.
Every morning after an early
berme:fast, "Spot" takes 0 Slow and
halting stroll in the hoepital gar-
dens. Al 11.1 5 sharp, without ally
telling. he limps oft' to the receiving -
room to have ids leg bandaged.
He displays great fortitude meter
this ordeal, end gretefulty Inks the
linuci of the nurse who attends hire.
"Spot" has become a Favorite
arising the other patients, among
whom he has made many frtends.
PlIO'VOG RA Pit THE S CORCHE
A photoginplitc pallee trap fur
scorching motorists is likely to be
heard of in the 115101' 1111lire, foe a
Wolverliampton (England) lirm has
invented all instrurneet, which, when
Placed in position, requires only a
Melton to be pressed, and at once tt
Photographie reproduction Is nincle
of any passing' motor-ene, with the
time and the date, liy the use of an
instrument et this kind et the be-
ginning aed end of a pollee trap the
instills should prove ebsolutely net -
ciente, so long' aee th 50101100 Used
ill the apparatus ate senehronieed
and the distance Is properly meas.
tired.
letSIT ClIANCM COLOR,
Among the curious oliseevatietis
made ny students at illy Ilortituria
Biological (41(11 111)1 is that son), or
the hihnbitants of the veneer theee
are telen to 1.1l1 1 La 11, 1.0101. ot 0110
rocket and reefie among which they
swim, The comillott fish called the
groliper possesses this power, Its
ch :Tenn tie vriviabli tee 1•11118 1 hrough
coesideenble range or colors, A,
tepeelmen of the 001051111 villgarle,
after Jerking an onr from thn hand
of an 111q1111411 1\'0 1111lI11'allst, escaped
pursuit by its ability to imitate the
exact shade of any brown oe grey
rock 011 whiell it rested.
DISSISTVP A.M.
A ("email physecien has discover-
ed that, the air of the Egyptiati de-
sert 10 abchit Nee reedrieheterial
life as the Polar 1051011e or the high
sae, Tubercle bacilli me killed
When eeposect six hours in the sun-
light. He demi:dere the &Seri;
imitable for rhoureettes
ated patients, etifferhig froni kidney
disco:Nee arid tuberetileele.
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YOUNG(
FOLKS
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114 APPLE-UATIlleitiN"rleine
la appleepickine yeers ago,
Sy father's eay to elm
"There's jest a few big fellows, dila,
AwnY up in the tree,
You shinny up '11 git, '001;
Don't let any of Non full,
heir fallini fruit is sleersely
Wei h (113 gatherize at elle'
Then I'd climb ap to the very top,
0' Outold apple -tree,
'N' find them apples
ety—wleat Ineincini ones they'd bel
with the biggest in my mouth,
I'd clamber down again,
if I tore me' pantaloons,
It didn't ntatter—thent
SOnee 1110a, in an my ups '13' downs,
t around,
I never saiiilgood apples, boys.
A'Iyin• on the grimed.
Somertlnhiets: of C011114e, they look all
ig
Tho outside may be fair;
Bu1 when you come to Bumph. 'elm
You'll /hut a worm -hole there.
l'heti leave behind 1 he t)'l 1011011,
'N' fruit. on bi•anclies low,
The CVOWII gits smaller all the time,
el he higher up you go.
The lop has many prizes,
Thal are temptini you '0' me,
But, If we want to taste 'em,
lee've got, to 01111111 the tree.
THE GROCER'S TEST.
"What I: want," said Mr. Phil -
pats, leaning over the counter of
Ills own grocery in a confidential
sort of way, "is a good, thoroughly
dependable sortof a boy. T -Te
tenet be careful and obliging, aeour-
n le and quick at figures, Got any
boys like thee?"
It was the vfllage schoolmaster to
whom the grocer was talking.
"'rem of thorn," came the reply.
"There they go now," and he looked
across to the other side of the
street, where Jack Willis and Chaelics
Crawford were Satintering along to-
ge`ttli"jd,
on't. need two," said Ilex. P111! -
pat le. "D'ye reckon 1 could get one
of these fellows without the other?"
"rhey aree't quite so inseparable
as that," tile schoolmaster said,
leughing. "Either of them will
suit you. Jack is the quirekest at
figures, but— You'll be safe in
choosing either," he added, turning
to go.
Mt Philpotts watched his head.
"Now, how am 1 to know which one
7 want'?" he said in perplexity. "If
he'd just recommended one of them,
there wouldn't have been any trou-
ble. So Jack's the quickest at
figureFi? That's one thing in favor
of Jackbut let me see."
Mr. l'hilpotts must have been in a
brown study for as mech as a min-
ute. Then lie went and wolghecl out
fifty pounds of granelated sugar and
-twenty pounds of bacon for an ettt-
of-town cuStOmer. Ho chuckled
while he was (loin. it, and it was
evident that he -had hit upon a.
plan.
"And as sure as you live, sir," he
said Lo himself, rubbing his hands
together, "if 4 find they both do,
hire eim, sir; I'll hire 'ern both."
Mr. Intlpotts did not lronble him-
self about the possibility of not be-
ing able to got either boy. The
privilege of clerking for Me,
potts clueing the vacation WEIS too
eragoely eoveted hy 1110 51.11001 boys
to rendre:. it. likely that he' would
fail to secere the lad he chose.
As it happened. both Jack Willis
and Merin Crawford had been long -
ling for the place., It was wen
known, however, that Mr. Philpotts
!usually main his own choice, and
'that linen was little advantage in
making epplicatimi roe the place.
But it was with a little thrill of
17101 1111130113 that Charlie replied to
Philpott's query that evening as
he Went into the store on an errand
for his mother.
"Are you in a henry, Charlie,"
the grocer had asked.
noltiow Charlie wished that ha were
"Mother needs those things for
supper," he replied, "and T promised
to hurry back, WaS there some -
1,11.11 10,,
115eu towanted of ille, No. Phil-
1ito meld nol keep the °agonies%
0111 of his voice, and Mr. PhilpOlts
understood ,
"Only to ask you about some -
It log," he answered, indifferently.
"Crop in some litne When 5011 aro
;tossing, it it emit; too muoh trouble,
Cha
'1'11 come this evening,'Charlie
promised, met he tette off like a
1102:11.
'Jr.? wenfed to stay,'' Mr. 51o11-
3)01 18 nimmel. "But lie was faith-
• fel to hie mother's That'S
One rer Charlie. Rut Jack's quicker
01 (15111'03, and that's ono for Jack,
Weil, we'll See." And Mr. Philpot ts
rubbed lin hands and waited for
00.1s1.
A1ne11. would have it, it was no11
many minutes befoee Jack entered,
also on an mined foe his mother,
"Are e•ou in a hurry, lack?"
asked tile grocer, wending out the
pound of tea whieh leek had asked
for.
No I, pa itioula ely," Jack all -
8W0171[1:
`'lin't your mother wabt. this
tea right; away?" mewled elte Phil-
po 5, Sharply,
'Oh, I guess not, not for n. little
enyWay. DM you want some-
thing, (Si'. Ph ilpot e?' '
"I wanted o little tail( with 501.1,"
the grocer began. jack's gees
eparklere "To tell you the truth,"
Abe Inilpotts went on, "4 Wanted to
tisk you about Charlie Crawford."
"X noetee you and he err pretty
thick," the groeer 000111)1,11(1, "and 1
have a netion that nobedy knoWs so
numb nbeitt 11 boy ae his friends,
Now, live 'been thinking abont hex-
ing Itlin hi tile Steep. with me this
suninme, and 1. thettght I'd ask 'Yen
it you could reeonimend him. I know
1'm a (peer ohl defier, but I'd rather
have yoilr 05111100 than the 81.11001-
33)118! ('1"8. Volt know Charlie bettor.
Now, what can you say for your
frkr .11?;
.fIseci very much as if Jack
could not say anything. How was
lie to know that 1112'. Philpotte was
saying over to himself: "Faithful to
his Prornlee, and that's one for
Charlie. liat jack's mink et figures
and that's one for .1 ado Maybe
enek's mother Milne tell hint lo
hurry, so 1 won't cull this delay one
against deck."
Jack was silent eto long that, the
gritty/. realnued him questioning.
"Is Charlie neat and (^tuned, and
eourteous and trustworthy?" asked
he.
"Oh, yes," 3eelc at last found his
voice. "He's all that."
Someway his wards didn't sound
one bit enthusiastic. Ife wanted
that place, so muell for fehnself.
"And quick at figuree'?" the grocer
pursued. "I'm very parLicular
about that."
"He's fair," admitted Jack. "Iie
isn't the hest in the class."
"Never knew him to eheat Ot
games or do any mean little thing
that, did you?"
"110," duck repiled. You would
have thought he spoke reluctantly.
"Ane -thing else yon think T ough1
to knew?" queried the grocer.
"N -no," stainmesed Jack. "Char-
lie's a good fellow, but—"
"But I sec you don't want to tell
me," ltr. Philpotts said suddenly.
"Vol, are tom loyal to your friend
to 11111811 that "but." I am obliged
to 3101), Jack. I'll make further
„
11015 elte Philpotts had not put
the faintest train of sarcasm into
his sentence regarding Jack's loyal-
ty', but 80111011052 jack did not feel
very happy, although he hoped that
the "further inquiries" would turn
PhIlpotLs' atteetion to himself.
Ire would' have felt less happy had
he known that the further inquiries
were to ho made of Charlie himself.
That evening Charlie called on the
grocer. Perhaps he was disappoint-
ed when that individual began to
inquire about jack Willis, but: if
so, he had conquered his chagrin be-
fore it: came his turn to speak.
"len sure Jack would suit you,
Mr. Philpotts," he said, and al-
though hie voice was quiet it was
enthusiasLic still, "Everybody likes
Jack, and he is so bright and quick.
And
dhclass,"e'saeendid scholar—the best
inthe
Mr. Philpotts went on with his
S0321'1111115 question, but Charlie be-
came only still more spirited in his
admiration of his friend. There was
no faint praise in his voice or
•words. At last the grocer asked
him suddenly: "Wouldn't you like
the place yourself, Charlie?"
Charlie hesitated.. Then he spoke
the truth.
"Yes, 'Mr. Philpotts, but I
wouldn't stand 111 Jack's way a min-
ute. IS be glad to see him get it."
It has alveos been an unexplained
mystery to Charlie why Me, Phil-
potts answered as he cad. o
"The place is yours, Charlie. I
was only testing. you. I didn't have
the faintest notion of hiring Jack."
Charlie clonmered a little.
"Tt will be you, or some other
boy, 1101 ,Tack," leer. Philpotts said,
firmly, "1 have 0131 reasons."
Charlie never Imew, 1101' did Jack,
but Mr. Philpotts 8111111»ed up his
reasons this way:
"Puick at figures, that's one for
.Tack. Not trueto his friend,
that's 0810 against him. One from
one leaves nothing. Faithful to his
promise and faithful to hie friend,
that's two for Charlie, Two against
none is a pretty fair SCOre. 1 511083
T. con wait a little longer for hien
to do his figuring, if he's as loyal
to my interests as he's shown him-
self to be to Where to -night."
BURNiAN SNAKE FEATS
ROW THEY HANDLE VENOM-
OUS COBRAS.
Iow tke Snake Strikes—Removing
the Fangs—About Its Care
and. Feeding,
Having always had a lilting for
snakes, I went in search of a Bur-
man snake charmer, by IMM0 Meting
Lo, in the hope that ho would be
able to got me some specimens,
Weetes G. Stegand in the London
Field. Almost the only Burmese
Word 1. then knew was rnyway, that
Is, a snake, but., with the ald oi 113,51
interpreter, after 0. short time the
Burmese chaerner was prey:died up-
on to produce a round basket, hav-
ing opened whiell a head with hood
expanded and about ono and a half
fent of body sprang up like a jack
in the box and eemeined motionless.
'rho charmer was Mantling near
the basket. Suddenly the snake
strnck at hint by letting its hotly
and head fall forcibly forward; in
Bile stein, the body wee kept per-
fectly- bending only whore it
(anther) the rim of the brislwt, The
1)11111.11101" did 1101 move, knowing that
he was at least etgliteen inches away
front the edge of the basleet, and
thole, WAS, as I have sairl, aely
eighteen inches of snake above the
riin. 1 -Tis assistant noW engaged the
snake's nttention in front, while the
charmer deftly seized the reptile by
the tweet and hauled out and depoeit-
ed 011 the grolted about nine feet of
hernadeyad, or giant colon (0P1110 -
171103411e elepe), lir mast formidable
and deadly snake in Minna,
Then the two Iliirmans teen tt
through what illo -uninitiated 150111d
V011141101' the mose dareng perform-
ance ever witnessed. 'elle I111.1)11111131»
al hey with Bet head raised about
tem feel, tle• reat Of its body • et
length on the grown', hood expand-
ed and
FANGS REAM? TO STIHICE,
One of the B1117111a118 squatted down
a key feet ore The snalce, With a
herrn hiss, gcl 1111'd rapidly t °Ward
hho head still erect, When it got
within range, it again struck at
him. The Berman Hwittiy parried
the blow- with his bare arm, letting
the snake's body belaw the hood
only totteb the limb. Tho hood
and body slid off his arm and tell
nal 00 the ground. Before the snake
had time to eaten lts head for an-
other strike the Dorman had moved
off a few feet, and from there weet
through the same performance.
Having intimated that I wielerel -to
see its Mugs, the charmer again
seized the snake by the neele and
opened its mouth with a bit of
1000d, I mold 0111y Seri 010 fang on
one nide, the other uppeared to be
broken. When not ready to strike
a loose bit of skin envelopes these,
teeth. 1? the snake has Its fangs
putted out IL does 110t follow that
it will be rendered innocuous, as
there are auxiliary fangs behind the
real one, and if the big ones are de-
stroyed these often dime forward
and take their place. However,
when I proved illesetistled with this
particular hannidrytte's dental ar-
rangement the assistant was de-
epatehed, and presently returned
with a 51101100 brisket, out of which
another rattier bigger serpent was
produced. They went through a
sitnilar performance with this snake,
and ou inspection I found that both
fangs Armee present.
The Burmese know 1110011 more
about snakes than the natives of
India, and seldom., it ever, extend
the fangs of a cobra or hareedryad,
which Indian charmers almost al-
ways do to their cobras, with the
snakes they exhibit. After a little
bargaining, during the course of
which I rode away and the Burman
ran after me to aecept my offer, the
giant cobra teeeame my property,
and I set off for my bungalow, fol-
lowed ley the Burman and the base
led. Having arrived there, I had
yet to learn the art of
FEEDING THE SNAICE,
and this my Burman friend taught
me before leaving.
A. hareadryad, or cobra, when first
caught would sootier etarve to death
than oat anything': When used to
captivity, however, it will feed well
enough. Till then it must be fed by
hand, and this is how it is done.
The Burman opened the basket -and
seized the snake by the back of the
neck with his left hand, the thumb
and forefinger on each Mao of tho
head, the other fingers loosely round
the throat. As he looked aroun(1
for a bit of stick, I handed him a
penholder, which he inserted be-
tween the hamactryad's teeth.
Then I got him some raw beef, and
he selected a piece looking just twice
too big to go down. This he placed
between the snake's teeth ani
slipped the penholder out. Then
with the end of that Instrument he
gently pushed the beef till the snake
gave a convulsive swallow, when he
rammed the meat down as far as the
penholder would allow him. It then
appeared as a lump in the throat a
few inches below the fingers of his
hand. This he worked a foot or
two clown the body with the thumb
of the other hand. He told me that
ten mouthfuls of this size were
etioligh for one meal, and would last
for a week. Small fish were also
good for a change, and the snake
wanted water every day.
I next bad a large airy box made
for my pet., with perforated zinc, and
a sheet of glass. Than came the
rehousing of the reptile. Without
having had any experience I was not
going to seize hien in the same non-
chalant my as my Burman friend.
On the contrary, I took good care
te have his head under a stick be-
fore catching hold of him. At first
I began by gripping him very tight-
ly. hut 1 soon fougel it was not at
all necessary unless he was wrIg-
Ong. I have referred to the per-
formance of the Burmese snake
charmers as marvelous to the unini-
tiated.
By that I therm that When one has
had a little experience of the ways
of this snalce the feat does not ap-
pear so wonderful, The first thing
required in any dealing with venom-
ous seakes is a certain amount of
self-confidence. If you want to seize
a snake at a given moment, seize
him; clo not go as if to catch hold
ot him and than
DRAW YOUR IIAND AWAY.
When you have got him, hold him
hrinly, as elOSe 10 the head as pos-
sible. Do not got alarmed and try
to got rid of hem quickly, but make
sure that all his body is clear of
you first.
The secret of the charnter's sec-
cese is this—the harnachwad and
cobra have only one niethoct of at-
tack, and that le as T have described
It, This they never vary. Whether
lying wino up or otherwise, they
have to erect n certain length or
body before they are able to etrike,
then you know that the strike is
coming end ouget to be able to
avoid it, lf you look 12,t; one of
these serpents in its box it will rear
up its head, expend its hood and re-
main motionless 111 this position tor
hours, This snake eannot make a
snap tit one ince a viper,
The liceneetryati has the reputation
of bring ihr only snake that will ea-
ten* mankind of its own initiative
without being molested. There cer-
tainly have been many authentic in -
starves of such attacks, but 4am
inclined to think it, is in only a few
cases that the enalte will do this.
Probably the eleepout has very good
reason for its ilereeness, Viz„ thnt
some one has boon dose to Where
the female has just depoeited her
eggs, 0101 it ie for thls reaSon 1110
(1110 aterteke him, The constricting
potver of this snake has been great-
ly oveereted, end in point; or (ant IS
proof i en I ly nen-eXieteni. With a
little remains T found I could feed
my captive with ease.
SLOW PROMOTION,
Promotion en the Russian army
is eXceedingly Mow, It takes
teen to neetenteen years for a cap-
tain to become a, limitenanteeolemel
and fointedi yore fee lieuttemate
eolonel to become a colored
4+,14,k+ileiniclokl-ki
7: Fashion
Hints.
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30*
fehekleteleitelelelel.,+*+.14elelel•40
FILET WORK FAR BLOUSES.
cotiniplee°011"1:1018iPiLino.i 0101f/Slet'')
over the seas, elbowing for thole
trimming a unique treatment of
squares al handwork Illet lace, all
tents or clever ideas have been ex.
pressed in jUSt 00011 work, '
Then the Wen WAS only attempted
by a few, because of the it/amend)
amount of work involved in the mak-
ing of the medallions, which were
darned, in the finest of 1111e0 threade,
backward and forward until the de-
sign 3508 nlied 111.
On those first blouses the designs
were diflicult to execute, most et
them being some mewls heraluic
emblem—a, lion rampant, or soiree
thing equally impossible to natura,
but wonderfally decorative,
Like everything else, easier methods
have been applied to filet work,
which bring it more into popularity
and detract comparatively little
from its beauty. The main change le
the introducing of heavier thread 111
the working—as often mercerized cot.
eon as the duller linen—which fills up -
the design so much more quiekly
that a whole set of medallions can
be made In the same time it would
take to make cote in the old, finer
way. The effect, while net so deli-
cate, Is very good,
Collar and cuff sets are the last ex-
pression in darned work. Simple
patterns are fleece those of conven-
tional flowers running along in a,
sort of continued pattern—It let,
easier to work than the isolated Ag-
i17o, fhwtd
hicrleiares(mire eonstant and end•
That ending off of threads is the
hardest part of the work, for it must
be too deftly done to show, yet the
heavy thread used is difecult not to
finish awkwardle with.
Materials are inexpensive, the work
is easy to clo, and pleasant in conse-
quence, and results in effective, beau-
tiful trimming for blouse or gown,
DRESS INFORMATION.
High and broad rolling collars will
be adapted to coats and capes or
fur, and may bo removed for the
cloth coat. Nothing could be more
comfortable than those collars for
protecting the neck.
Cashmere has eisen out of a tong
oblivion, and is often used by the
best dressmakers; It has the softness
which Is absent in cloth and the pos.
sibility of ereating models with more
fulness and, folds. It iS SUM:WWII"
used for wide, draped cloaks.
Cotton velvets and velveteens are
enjoying' a contiauation of the suc-
cess they have attained since their
manufacture was so) remarkably im-
proveld.
It seems a, little early to speak of
furs, but the tendencies ere already
sbown. Sable and mink are form
most, with chinchilla, which has beeo
neglected for 80/1:10 time, ancl is now
held at formidable prices; it has the
advantage of admitting combine.-
tioilswitIliehheaevffyect,lacesit111v5.\ii
1110hvcrbeatee
O
very r
larger than ever. leancy furs—as
mole—axe entirely ignored, and it Is
hinted that ermine will not maintain
its prestige of last year. That may
be true for the leaders of fashion,
but ;with the excessive prices of chin-
chilla it looks as if it would have
us0f.pes will not be among the lead -
china, and fur trimmings will ho
lead-
ing models, except in sable and chin -
vogue.
Passementerie will not bo combined
with furs; embroidered applications
and artistic buttons being the chief
tfynigeof s
.s.kirt much in vogue in,
trraAl. sisn
is made of silk of plain cloth
with ten or more graduated rows of
l,piellveee.t ribbon,
yield an effect which justifies the
drapes beautifully, but it does not
Eolienne is still 11110111 used, and
CECILDREN'S COATS.
A serviceable design for a long coat
foe either boy or girl is the Russian
style, closing down one side, with
wide sailor collar of velvet of a
darker shade than the material, seed
either coat or leg-o'rreuttou sleeves,
with or without cuffs. The under'
arm seam gives shaping and also
additional fulness by an inverted
Platt. With thle a belt is worn, but
it is uot indispensable.
A. three-quarter length emit for att
older child is doublo-beensted, and
is finished with a shawl collar, which
gives hreacith to the shoulders, ex.
tending over the sleeves slightly. A.
removable shield with standing col-
lar is provided tor the 001411' NYOatil-
er, This is a simple style, well
adapted for a school coat. It maei
be made of any kied of cloth, rough
or smooth, or of cravenetto. For a
Mossy coat, lace May be used for
the sbawl collar.
A military cape, either double ov
slogie-hreastrd, has a jaunty air, for
the yomig girl. It should have it
Nilvet. turn -down collar, and loolia
best with a hood third with, soma
pretty contrastieg silk,
I'RINCESIt C IT teeTISIe,
Princess(' stylee have Maud libel".
way to chonthica, with the pcotticst
p(*sible effect,
Chemises have heon growing' 'more
end more ,shopely in cut for year%
but this lcit eel, trick has robbrd
them of the lest. 111 of unne12essar5•
fulness and mad° them whet tlioy
11031e1' profesi-,ed to be, need that 35—
gratleitfl.
The applleatinit al Prineesse 015108
is simple ellough; jusiSthe running' of
tileks down itioot and brick in a
sort of baud of the 'leeks, Prebehlef
stX' inches wide and about, tweliel
iuches Theee bandit thee, the
chemise in a Milo, abolit the wiling.,
and Vot there le 1101151110! waist. line
dented, only a shaping into the long,
graceful. linos that tharaMeriZe CH*
nesse modals,