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H4?K "WiW sasiacjssjlrj :.tl nit '.WdWHH' 11 ' t' c " wf 1 THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1911 EVEMING EDITIOW. i,"3fHwi si 41 r-rai ! A DEABLYjSEPTIlE The Fer-de-lance the Most Ven omous of All Serpents. ITS STING A DEATH WARRANT Little Chance For a Victim ot tno FntiQi o This Terror of tho IslanJ of Martinlquo The Cat and the Mon jjoosn Its Most Formidable Enomle livery one la perfectly well aivuro that there exists n Inrgo nuinlier of Tciioniaus serpents we have inuny of Ilieiu right lieie In llio United States; tliu rnttlcr, for ixiitiiplc but probably no other spot In the known world has euch a death dealing reptile iih has the French Island of Martinique, nestling In the limpid blue waters of the Carlo tenn Ken. It Is the fer-de-lanoo, acl cntlllcnlly known as TrlKonceplmlua JniieclntuM. that can beyond tho shad ow ot ti doubt lay claim to being tho most deadly serpent of tho earth. Its ting means almost certain death. There are eight distinct varieties, the most common being n dark gray and blank Bpecklcd. which coloring enables It to conceal Itself easily among roots niid stumps of trees. An other variety Is a clear, bright yellow, oud when hidden In the freshly cut enne It can hardly be distinguished from the stalks. It may also bu n dark yellow or coal black with a yellow belly. li Is nor a largo snake, rarely ex ceeding live feet In length and In cir cumference approximately the slzu of a child's arm. To repeat, tho sting means almost certain death, and should not the service1 of a physician, or pnnBcur." ns tho natives call him, bo obtained within a very short tliuo the venom does Its deadly work-tho flesh grows cold, softens, becomes pulpy, changes In color, quickly be Kins to spot, and a great chilliness creeps through the blood. This lasts only u few mlnutes-posslbly half an hour then death. If the victim Is fortunate enough to get a physician upon the scene post haste ntul no artery or vein has been pinned there h hope Just u faint Jjope but even If life Is saved tho dan ger Is not entirely removed, for lu many cases necrosis of the tlsues fol lows. Tho llesli corrupts and falls from the bones, and tho body molders as does a tree. There Is. however, a heroic method of treatment often brought Into uso by the Murtlulquans. It Is the Im mediate amputation of the leg or arm If llio sting happens to bo In either. . Kven this has to be done at once and before tho venom circulates through tho system. There are to bo seen today upon the Island many natives irith limbs missing, and lu the urn JorTty of cases It Is the result of hav ing tho machete, or cane knife, ap plied after tin experience with u for-de-J a nee. The fer-Ue-lanco is a lighter and no mUtnko about It aggressive and pug nacious, and domestic nultnals, with the cat as the olio exception, stand a very poor show in a battle. Pussy, lu about tilno cases out of ten, will coma out of the scrap with colors Hying bo cause of the fact that It Is apparently quite us quick lu movement ami at tho nine time uses what may be termed ring generalship. There Is but otto animal other than the cat that successfully wages war upon the fer-de-lance. It Is the moil gH)o (Ichneumon), imported from In dlu a number of years ago for tho ole purposo of getting rid of tho nukes. Of the weasel family nud looking very much like It, this little animal Is absolutely fearless so far as snakes jiro concerned ami will Just ns readily tackle one live feet In length as ouo a root long. From ttio mongoose tho ier-de-lanee will llee, but If cornered Will put up it great light, using uv 4ry trick at Its command -a useless sort ot contest, however, for within a short time it will bo stretched nut Jlfelesi, A battle between these two natural enemies Is well worth witnessing. It Is never n "limited" light, but to n JIuIhIi always, anil probably the snakes by this time liuu come to uiidcrMund Ibut when they enter such a combat Jt Is with tho odds gieatly against them. The mongoose U quite as doer a xlug general as the eat and uses that gift to advantage. Strategy more than strength Is its timet. When the, meet, and If the snake vcvrt uo avenue of esuipe. It prepares .fur battle, as does the mongoose, but In a more lelsmely maimei It takes jilioiit one inluute for them to get fully .prepared, Thete Is uo shaking hands, so to speak, as by prlnetlghiers. The niongooxe circles about the rep tile, always at a safe dWtimiv and "drawing tire." Inviting It by moving eloer and ele or to dart out Its head nnd then qulckl Jumping out of burin's way. It torments In every plhle manner, causing the snake to rtmiigo position lire and time again, tiring It by forcing a strike again and apilu without ever reaching the on Jectlvo point. At last, seeing Its op jwnent at some particular dlsudvau tuge. tho mongoose springs forward quick as u bolt of lightning, catches Jt Brmly with the teeth behind tho triangular hend-n shako, pokslbly two, no moreand In less tlmo than It takes to tell It the fcr-de-lauco Is dead, lu Vertebrae severed. New York Times. Tto gods novo attached almost as wny misfortune to llbcrtr as to ser ,"tel.-UoftUquleu, Raw Musk. Musk in the raw looks a good denl like u.le greaso and smells woise. Tbo popular nut Ion that the musk of com merce lx nl:nlued from tho muskrat Is it mistake. There s obtained il somewhat simllnr perfume from tha muskrat, but nioxt of the supply comes from the musk deer, u crea ture that in carefully rented In India for the sake of the secretion. Tho hc ret Ion Ih shipped lu the crude statu ami Is used not only In the imiiiiifiic tuie of the liquid perfume sold us musk, but ulo In very small quanti ties to give strength and stnylng pow er to many perfumes mado from the essential oils of Mowers. Curiously enough, the blossoms of two native plants have a noticeably musky odor. One Is the small yellow blossom of n creeping vino known as the musk plant. Its odor Is marked and 'Is coun terfeited In the commercial perfume called musk. The other Is the blood root. The pure white blossom of thnt early spring plant bus n distinct though delicate musky odor. A bean known as tho musk bean Is n cheap substitute for animal musk. Flno Lannunae. In (ho school year of 18(5(1-7, In tho town of Topslleld, .Mass., thero was i nt least one committeeman whoso com-I iniind of language was unusual. This is shown by the annual report of tho school committee for thnt season, part of which Is copied hero: "Tho primary center school was in structed by Miss . Under the guidance of this master hand In gen uine philosophic simplicity the school presented (ho same phaso of unvarying ' successful advancement as lu former years, from the dissonant mouth lugs of half Hedged Juvenile articulation, through the winding passages of sylla blclsui to the Mount IIopo of spell- reading, (ho same grateful Intersper- (Ion of gymnastic, vocal, recesslvo nnd studious enaction rendering every ex ercise equally u pnstlmo and roinnnc lug the reality of the first efforts in dry study." Youth's Companion. An Ancient Die. In the museum nt Athens Is shown what Is probably tho only genulno antique die used for coinage that is in- cxiiim. u win. luuiiii in i-.Kjia ... 1IMII and consists of bronze, engraved with tho owl that was stamped on Athenian letradraehma pieces, which contained about ns much silver iih three quarter dollars. Tho dlu Is of scientific Interest on account of the evidence It gives of the skill of the ancients three or four hundred years before Christ lu metallurgy. It con- ' tains about IX! 14 per cent of tin nnd nearly 70 per cent of copper. It Is extremely hard, but at tho same time, possesses a certnin malleability, duo to the great purity of the copper nnd (In, which were carefully freed from nil (races of lend nnd zinc to preserve j tho hardpess and from arsenic nnd antimony to avoid brlttleness. Hup per'K Weekly. Making a Locomotive. A young lady once visited (ho rtnld win I.oeomotlco works and then told how a locomotive Is made. "You pour," she said, "a lot of sand Into a lot of boxes, nnd you throw old stove lids nnd things Into a furnace, nud then you empty the molten stream Into a hole In tho sand, and everyUxly yells nud swears. Then you pour it out and let It cool ami kiuk1 it, nud then you put It In n thing that bores holes In It. Then you screw It togethet nud paint It and put steam lu It, nud It goes splendidly, nnd they take It to n drafting room and make n blue print of It. Hut one thing I forgnt-thoy have (o make a boiler. Ono man gels V.,Z,r"l", ?"''" Iltol.lsk all,. I ,,.. ...... 1. 1. .... m Al. .. ft "" t'll HIV,. IH! II 111 Kill other things, nnd you ought to seo it go!" Napoleon's Peepholes. A eurloes Napoleonic relic still pre served lu St. Helena Is n pair of shut ters, each with a peephole. St. Helena was strongly garrisoned In Napoleon's tlmo for divers reasons, and tho Hrlt Ish soldiers exercised on Dendwood plain, close to I.ongwood, Napoleon liked to look nt (hem, but did not like them to took nt him; heme those two shutters, one with n hole on a level with his eyo while standing nud the other with u hole adapted to his vision while seated. Hard to Deny. As Mls llypatla Squaretoes reached the luluiluutlug point of her lecture on "Woman's Itlghts ami How to Wield Them" glut threw back Iter head and stood lu an attitude of detl nine. "Talk of man!" Mip cried. "What has man ever done for woman?" "lie's furnlhhed the model Mie's try ing her best to Imitate!" Iwomed a manly voice fioin the rear of the hall. And then u palpitating silence reigned for nearly u minute. Found a Rhyme. A bold poet once tried to overcoma the dllllculty of tludlug a rhyme for carpel by the following: "Sweet maid of the Inn. 'tis surely uo sin to toast such a beautiful bar pet; K'Hevo me, tn. dear, your feet would appear nt home on a nobleman's carpet!" Lou don Mall. A Fine Haul. iticlt from your tlshlug trip, I seo." "Yep." "Catch mottling noteworthy?" "Caught four aces ono night." Washington Herald. The Cook Ignored, Tho prodigal son's father got a lot of npplauso for killing the fatted, calf, but his mother didn't set a line of ter. "rulso for cooklog lt.-QalTeston News, Livery Stable Proprietor I'm nfraltl wo shall have to cast him, Murphy, lie's about worn out.' Murphy 1 wad not he onyln' thnt. Ilarrln' the weakness he h.is In tho legs an' that touch of cataract, forbyo n thrlllln' suggestion of (he staggers. 'tis n grand horse he'd" bo lor the funerals it 'twere not for the color of 'Im. ISy.stnndur. Mttlo llopeep 11ns lost hor sleep. What alls lior's a serious question. She think It Is love Ami the miRtiluli thereof, Whereas It Is Imllirestton. Jurigo. "I hnve a chance to buy n lot ot masquerade costumes cheup." "But wo can't sell masquerade cos tumes for street wear." "Oh, yes, wo can. Many people still have quiet tastes." Washington Her ald. A daily paper Is responsible for tho statement that tho gum on EnKllsh stamp ts so puro that, for from cnuslng harm, licking them Is actually hcncnclal. Our William was as frail a child As ever, over Brew. A noose, however meek ond mild, He Imroly dnred to boo. But still wo hoped the storm and stress Of business llfo would servo To euro his chronic weedlneos, Ills total lack of. nerve. An olllco urchin's duties first Engaged IiIb prentlro skill, And soon Uon our view thoro burst A trnnsmutnted Dill. Such benefits aro his who damps Tho gum tho state employs. In May ho started licking stamps; In June, tho bigger boys. Punch. "You wish to divorce your husband? You can't agree? In what way does your Incompatibility of temperament manifest Itself?" "Oh, I wish to get divorced nnd ho docsn'tr-I Hire. Tho timid youth who lacks the sand May seo Ills Idols crumble. For ho who never takes u stand Will never tnko n tumble. Philadelphia Ledger. Tho Sympathetic I'al-Wotcher. Hill! You looks bad. Ileen laid up? Illll Yus. sort of. 'Aren't been 01cr (1()orH f'(,r fn() ,, TU) pympmimtic mi-Wot wn8 tho matter wlv yer? ltlll-Nulllu', only tho Judge wouldn't bollove lt.-SI;etch. Sho used to shed a gracious light Along tho way ho went At least ho used to tell her so, And what ho said ho meant. Today ho sits back nil alono. A bitter brow ho sips. Bho sheds no light upon htm now, Hut hns,hlm In eclipse. Chicago Hccord-IIcrald ' fiM tlivl TmI.miii' n-lful a.w. lwl UIU (! II Wllllll t .l l-l WIIU lUU by to another during the suffragette ,,,, oll , ,,,, ()f inrnnipat ,vu. tho order cnnie to grab partners. "Let mo get that one 'er with tho red 'nt." "Itlght, my son. Hut you've got u Job. Sho looks u game 'tin." "Well, oughtn't I to know? She's my missus!" Sporting Times. I'm sort of stuck on "recherche." It Is a noble word and great. You must pronounce It "res-ur-shay" And push down on tho ultlmato. Houston Pot. And I admlro "deoolleto" When the neck Is fair and plump. You must of courso my "da-ka-lo-ti tay" And give tho "tay" a thiimn, Sorantoa Trlhimo-rtopiibllcan. And I like "llagerlo" ipilto well. It Is (iiltu line 10 see, Hut to pronouiico It passing well Don't "linger" on tho "reft" Huston Moral J. Huh! Driving an automobile, eh? Young man. when I started In life I had to wnlk. The Young Clmp You were smarter tiian most. sir. When I llrst started llfo I couldn't walk. New York Jour nal. Thero are two sides to an argument. Alas, olnek! Bomo folks nlm would llko to present A front and Iwck. St. Paul Pioneer Press, The Artist I saw you gazing nt inv pnlntlng entitled "Itebecca at tho Well" for over twenty minutes. Wero you iiduilrlng tho beauty of tho sub Ject? Learned Professor i:h! No, my friend, I was Just thinking what nn hit-unitary age theso people must have lived lu to drink from n cracked Jar and u moss grown well, Pearson's. If your neighbors turn you down Keep a-sinlllng. If your mouth tastes dark red brown Keep a-smiling. If your friends keep, la their blindness. Tack the milk of human kindness Thero Is other milk In town- Keep n cow' ' -Cleveland Leader. I John Drew tells of young man. ! u-iineny an actor, who married n wiuow. by WtlOlll lie was In ninm- ways reformed. Mr. Drew offered hliii n elgar one day, which he declined, saying. "My wife plVt. Ul wr WOeds for me, nnd I have given up mine for her."-North Carolina Star, l'.! ."YYy ,n "" of .l,Ulest B,aM "f "Ten The bU, iniponetmblo infl of JeWl,ers full many a man Is born to cheat unseen And blow his gleanings on some actress fair. Judge. n.i i...., t ... . . . gardenr ' "' zoo,0,',cn, ! Thero is one medicine that every "Wen m... .. . family should be provided with and rallnbl; t hi ih i 'V0at 8 t0 specially during thesummor months: raS m ilJ '!?. ltJ0:UlnK nrol " 'viz. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and cage to look at.-Meggendorfer nint. Diarrhoea Remedy. It is almost cer ' M.an3X h:8''" -"I" " AX!i!,n hU vo,c " he replied. "The price of everythlngi" Here nro soino Hot Prices -for THAT AKK C00LIX0 TO Till 3 I'OCKUT HOOIC: 7 pieces water sets, . . set i?l & Jjll.no 12-qunrt Tin Pans each 10c Quart .Tnrs dozen 70c 17-qunrt Tin Dish Pans 30c These nro only a few of tho many articles to keep tho temperature of the ptirso down. Call and look us over. COOS BAY ASH STORE The Htoro That Saves You Money. GEO. N. I10LT, - - Manager Front Street, Mnrslifleld. Come Along to th. Suomi Picnic Sunday, August 6th nt EnegreiVs Grove Stenme'r Alert leaves North fiend nt 8 n, m. sharp, connecting with the licet nt Mnrshflold, leaving; Mnrsli fleld nt 8:30 o'clock n. in. To accom modate people who wish to go up In tho afternoon tho launch Dunltn ut.d Allco II will make n trip nt 1 o'clock p. m. If ruining tho picnic will be postponed FAIU WOIIKKHH. lu our faultless Laundry keep ovory thing In tip-top condition. Your li nen leaves us as whlto ns snow nud with n beautiful gloss ns n finish to tho surface. Wo tnko tho greatest caro of everything nnd deliver It properly nnd on tlmo. Wo nsk tho favor of n slnglo trial, knowing thnt you will bo moro than pleased with' tho quality of our work nnd tho rea sonable prices. COOS HAY STKAM IjAU.VDHY PHONE .MAIN ,17-J Hello! Hello! Housowlves of Mnrshflold uso Marshfield Creamery Butter If your grocer does not keep it call up PHONE 73-J. Freo dollvory S a.m. to 2 p.m also STE1HLIZEI) CHKAM & MILK ICE, HUTTERMILK, COTTACJE CHEESE UNIQUE PANTATOR1UM Dying, Cleaning, Pressing and Re ' pairing. Ladles' Work a specialty. Wo do nil kinds ot Hat Work. I All work guaranteed or no char ges. Wo clean rugs, carpots and Lace Curtains. Goods cnlled for nnd dellvored. Sl'lTS MADE TO ORDER assn , CENTRAL AVE PHONE 230-X ROSS 2b PINEGOR PROPRIETORS tain to be needed. It costs but a quarter. Can you afford to be with- OUt it? For sale by all dealers. Don't forget tho Turkish PHONE 214-J. Baths, fWFP Carrying- LamspFrom Room to Room is Dangerous The kerosene lamp has a long list of acci dents to its discredit, It is so easy to trip and fall while carrying a lighted lamp then fire and personal injury, How much safer and satisfactory is the use of Electric Light. The pressing of the button any hour of the night gives you plenty of light instantly in any room of your home. j The cost of equipping your home for elec tric service is not great. Our lighting experts will call at your request, plan the bert installation and have cost estl- mates made for you, as part of the service. Oregon Power Co. Telephone 178 " -!- JL '" I -;, -I Li lllt 11 t Don't Kick Yourself For forgetting your winter's supply of wood. Order now and be happy later. Dry Timber Ends While they last, we have on hand a fine lot of DRY blocks for fire place and stove wood. ORDER NOW C. A. Smith Lumber & Mfg. Co. Broadway Yards Phone 190-J Parties Desiring Monu ments to be Erected Would ao well to call at the Pacific Monumental WorKs, South Broadway and make selection from the large stock now on hand. Mr. Wilson has In his employ the only practical marble and gra nite cutter in Coos cnunty. And none but tho best worK Is turned Beaver Hill Coal MOUNT DIABLO 1ND JOSSON CEMENT. The best Domestic and Imported brands. Plaster, Lime, Brick and all kinds of builders material HUGH McLAIN GENERAL CONTRACTOR office, south nnoADWAr; pIione 20J For Exceptional Bargains S,uDnUtya!JoReflldeDCa PrP8rtr ,D Nrth Dend-and crea In C,0, Standard Investment Co. IXXKJIB BUILDING . NORTH BKND ORH)X 1 JLYi ,,1