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FRIDAY, JULY tfi, 1813. WEEKLY KOGVE RIVER COURIER PAGE SEVEJf JSOTICE OF SALE OF REAL TROP-ERTY. Notice is hereby given that I, H. Flanagan, guardian of the person and estate of Jesse W. Woolfolk, will ell at public auction, the following Jackson county, state of Oregon, described real property, situated in Jackson county, state of Oregon, which real property belongs to the aid estate, to-wit: The southwest quarter of section twenty-six, township thirty-four. range four west. Willamette merid-jiDg strict, unorganized, Josephine ten. county, Oregon. The said real property will be sold "u 1 do" quartz ruining claim at public auction, at thefrontdoor of No- 2. recorded in volume 16 of inin the court house In Grants Pass, Jose- iins record of Josephine county, Ore- phine county, state of Oregon, at ten o'clock a. m. ou the second day of August, 1913, for cash, to be paid at the time of sale. This notice Is published by order of Hon. Stephen Jewell, Judge of the county court. of the state of Oregon for Josephine coun ty, duly made and entered on the second day of July, 1913, in the Rogue River Courier, a newspa per of general circulation, published at Grants Pass, Oregon, once a week for four weeks, the first publication to be made on the 4th day of July, 1913, and the last on the 1st day of August, 1913. W. H. FLANAGAN', Guardian, By J. D. Wurtsbaugh, His Attorney. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. United States Land Office at Rose burg, Oregon, June 9, 1913. Notice is hereby given that John B. Hughes, of Grants Pass, Oregon, who, on October 13, 1910, made home stead entry serial number 06666, for 8W14 NE4. NEU and NE4 SE',i. section 12, township 37 S, range 6 west Willamette meridian, has filed notice of fntentlon to make three year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before Herbert Smith United States commis sioner, at Grants Pass, Oregon, on the 25th day of July, 1913. Claimant names as witnesses: H. Wynant, James Warner, J. C. Dutcher and John Fritz, all of Grants Pass, Oregon. B.J JONES, Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION" Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Office at Roseburg, Oregon, June 13, 1913. Notice is hereby given that Martha N. Brown, heir at law of Martin V. Creecy, deceased, of Los Angeles, California, who, on July 31, 1908, made homestead entry serial No. 0595. for SV4 section 26. town ship 36 S.. range 5 west Willamette meridian, has filed notice of inten tion to make five year proof, to es tablish claim to the land above de scribed, before Herbert Smith, Unit ed States commissioner, at Grants Pass, Oreeon, on the 1st day of August, 1913. Claimant names as witnesses: A. L. Cuslc. of Medford, Oregon; S. Loughrldge, M. C. Flndley and H. L. Gllkev, all of Grants Pass, Oregon. B. F. JONES, Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. r Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Office, Roseburg, Ore., May 31, 1913. Notice is hereby given that Lliner George Hibbs, whose postofflce ad dress is St. Helens, Oregon, did on the 9th day of August, 1912, file in this office sworn statement and appli cation, No. 0S238, to purchase the WV6 NWVi. SE'4 NWtt and SW4 NE4. section 32. township 34 S., range 7 west Willamette meridian, and the timber thereon, under the provisions of the act of Jun 3, 1878, and acts amendatory, known as the "Timber aHd Stone Law," at such value as might be fixed by appraise- ment, and that, pursuant to sucn ap- plication, the land and timber there on have been appraised $660.00, the timber estimated 880,000 board feet at 75 cents per M, and the land nothing; that said applicant will of fer fiial proof in support of his ap plication and sworn statement on the 15th day of August, 1913, be fore register and receiver United States land office, at Roseburg, Ore gon. Any person is at liberty to protest this purchase before entry, or initi ate a contest at any time before pat ent issues, by filing a corroborated affidavit in this office, alleging facts which would defeat the entry. B. F. JONES, Register. NOTICE OF ADmTxISTRATORS SALE. In the County Court of the State of Oregon, for Josephine County. In the Matter of the Es- ) tate of John A. Wise, ) Deceased. ) Notice is hereby given that by vlrtnA of an order of the Hon. Stephen Jewell. Judge of the county court of the state ot uregon for Josephine county, duly niaue auu entered In the above entitled cause on the 26th day of June, 1913, the undersigned. Mlnty A. Wise, ad tniaistratrix of the estate of John A wiso. deceased, will sell at pub lic auction to the highest bidder for cash, subject to continuation by said court, the following dss' noeu r" .... 1 property of said estate, to-wit: 1 ne V h , Tinrtliwcr nnnrteT ( '1 K f the north- UUIllinesi quaiivi ' 4 - east quarter 1 ' "i " ' "' ' township thirty-nve '-' range six (6) west of the Willam ette Meridian. Josephine county, state of Oregon; that said sale wni be made at the dwelling 1m" on the above described premie, a' the hour of 10 o'dock a. m. "n mr dav the 2'th dav of July. 191.1. MINTY A. WISE. Administratrix of the Estate of John A. Wise. De eased. Oliver S. Brown, Attorney for the Administratrix. NOTICE TO DELINQUENT CO-OWN-EKS. To the Unknown Heirs at Law of W. B. Hunt. Deceased, and to Yhoni It May Concern: The undersigned, M. C. Brown, is a co-owner of an undivided one-fifth U-o) interest, and the heirs of W. B. Hunt, deceased, are co-owners to the extent of an undivided one-rifth (1-3) interest in the following described mining property in the Illinois Mln- on. at pane tiu4 "The Horse Fly" quartz mining claim No. 3 as described in volume 16 of mining records of Josephine coun ty, Oregon, at page 603. "The Good Enough" quartz miuing claim No. 1 as described in volume 16 of mining records of Josephine coun ty, Oregon, at page 603. Notice is hereby given, that the un dersigned co-owner performed and caused to be performed the assess ment work for the years 1908, 1909 and 1910, for and on behalf of W. B. Hunt, deceased, in the sum of $60.00 for each year, making a total of I1S0.00 for the three (3) years, no part of which has been paid, and due demand has been made. Therefore the unknown heirs of W. B. Hunt, deceased, each and every one of them, are hereby notified, that if they fall or refuse to contribute the above amount for assessment work, within ninety days from the last date of the publication of this notice, which notice is published once a week for a perioj of ninety days after the first publication of the same In the Rogue River Courier, weekly news paper published nearest to the said mining property, in Grants Pass, Ore gon, then the Interest of the heirs of said W. B. Hunt, deceased, in the said mine and said described mining prem ises, shall be and become the property of said M. C. Brown. The first publication of this notice is April ISth, 1913, and the last date of the publication of this notice is July 25th, 1913, being more than ninety days (90) days from the first publication thereof. M. C. BROWN, Co-Owner. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Office at Roseburg, Oregon, June 16, 1913. Notice is hereby given that Otto Glen Iiogue, of Kerby, Oregon, who, on June 29, 1912, made homestead entry serial No. OS109, for NW'i NW'4, section 6. township 40 S., range 8 west Willamette meridian, has filed notice of intention to make five year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before Herbert Smith United States commis sioner, at Grants Pass, Oregon, on the 1st day of August, 1913. Claimant names as witnesses: Stanley Morrison, Lee Morrison. Quincy Woodcock and John Hill, all of Kerby, Oregon. B. F. JONES, Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. United States Land Office at Rose burg, Oregon, June 5, 1913. Notice Is hereby given that A. Echo Gaddls, of Kerby, Oregon, who, on June 6, 1910 and May 1, 1911, made homestead serial numbers 06342 and 07169, for Ste SEi and NW4 SE4, section 14, township' 40 S., range 8 west Willamette meridian, has filed notice of intention to make commutation proof, to establish claim to the land above described, hpfnrp Herbert Smith. United States commissioner, at Grants Pass, Ore- on on the 25th day of July, 1913. Claimant names &a witnesses: R. P. George, Henry M. Pfefferle. Wallace Kohler and Mrs. R. P. George, all of Kerby, Oregon. B. F. JONES, Register. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. In the County Court of the State of Oregon, for Josephine County. In the Matter of the ) Estate of ' Chas. ) Woelffle. Deceased. ) Notice is hereby given that Chas. L. Woelffle, administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Chas. Woelffle, deceased, has rendered and presented for settlement, and filed in this said court the final account of his administration together with a petition for a final settlement and allowance of the same and that the residue of said estate be assigned k such persons as are by law aud the last will and testament or tne ae ceascd entitled to the wime. All rersous interested in said es tate are therefore ordered to appear at the court house in Grants Pass. 1b Josephine county, Oregon, on Friday, the 1st day of August, A. D., 1913, at 10 o'clock a. ni. to show cause, if any there be, why the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted. It is further ordered that notice of the pendency of said petition and hearing be given to all persons in terested in said matter by publishing of this order in the Rogue , ;t i o '. "i '"- , u,;v,.r Co-nier. n weekly nwwspaper published at Gran's Tass. .Josephine h'u:ity. Oregon, for fo'ir sucressiTe , 1)ljshf.. at c,ran's Pass. Josephine 1 Vi p S :r the said day of near- ing. Dated .T ine 30. 191 o. RDW.VUD S. VANDYKE. Attorney for the Administrator. PeMimist. nl,:it you might -in: -t. Myers ;;-!? Gave-plea-ant w.:iit to bir- 1 t . rinanciai 0.iye-Y.-. I o term a t:;;: :i "id i" Wh 't'- .at. .:! I A !:: ti "I. i f.T ( r I - '.'! rev .'.'.'',. NOTICE OF SALE. In the County Court for the Suite of Oregon, for Multnomah County. In the Matter of the ) Guardianship of Lola ) V. Ruble, Clarke ) Ruble and Sunshine ) Ruble. ) .s'otke is hereby given that uidersigned, guardian of the persons cash and the balance upon terms to aud estate of Lola V. Ruble, Clarice -be approved by the guardian and to Ruble and Sunshine Ruble, will ou the best mutual interest and advant and after the 2nd day of August, (age of the. said minors, and all in- 1913, at 602 Corbett building. Port- land, Oregon, sell at private sale all the right, title anj interest of the said minors in and to the following described premises situated in the county of Josephine, iu the state of Oregon, to-wit: The north half ( ) of the south east quarter (U) of section twenty three (23) iu T. 33 S., It. six (6) W. of the Willamette meridian in Josephine county, Oregon. Also the following described lands and premises, to-wit: That certain placer mining claim and premises known as the William Ruble mining claim, described as the south half ( M ) of the southeast quarter ( U ) of section twenty-four (24) in town ship thirty-three (33) south of range six (6), west of the Willamette mer idian, in Josephine county, state of Oregon, and lot No. 38, the William Ruble placer mining claim embracing a portion of the uusurveyed public aomain, situate in the Coyote Creek Mining District, Josephine county, Oregon, containing in the aggregate one hundred and forty-one acres and forty-ulne hundredths of an acre of land, more or less, said lot No. 38 being bounded, described and platted as follows, with magnetic variation as hereinafter stated: Beginning for description of Lot 38, at corner No. 1, a post four Inches square marked W. R. No. 1, 233 S. W. Cor. with mound of earth and stone, be ing also the S. E. corner of section 24, in T. 33, S. of R. 6 W. of the Willamette Meridian; thence first course, magnetic variation 19 de grees east, N. 75 degrees 30 min utes E. 22.50 chains to corner No. 2; thence, second course, magnetic variation 19 degree 30 minutes E., S. 82 degrees iO minutes E. 19 chains to corner No. 3; thence, third course, S. 67 degrees E. 15.00 chains to corner No. 4; thence, fourth course,, magnetic variation, 19 de grees 15 minutes E., S. 46 degrees 30 minutes E. 8.70 chains to corner No. 5; thence, fifth course, S. 88 de grees E. 14.75 chains to corner No. 6; theuce, sixth course, magnetic var iation 19 degrees 30 minutes S. 53 degrees E. 33.08 chains to corner No. 7; theme, seventh course, N. 1.75 chains Coyote Creek, bIx chains and fifty links excavation, 12.10 chains to corner No. 8 thence, eight course, magnetic variation, 19 degrees and 45 minutes E., N. 53 degrees T. 33. OS chaius to corner No. 9; thence, ninth course. N. 4.03 chains to cor ner No. 10; thence, tenth course, W. 1.92 chains Jacks Creek, 7.72 chains to corner No. 11; thence, eleventh course, S. 7 degrees 30 minutes W. 6.00 chains excavation, 10.00 chains to corner No. 12; thence, twelfth course, S. 73 degrees i5 minutes W. 3.13 chains to corner No. 13; thence, thirteenth course, N. 56 degrees 45 minutes W. 25.00 chains to coiner No. 14; thence, fourteenth course, magnetic variation 19 degrees 30 minutes E., N. 72 degrees 45 min utes W. 8.80 chains to corner No. 15; thence, fifteenth course, S. 86 degrees W. 19.00 chains to coiner No. 16; thence, sixteenth course, R. 03 degrees 30 minutes W. 5. 6.1 chains to corner No. 17; thence, seventeenth course, S. 66 degrees W. 9.00 chains to corner No. 18; theme, eighteenth course, S. 76 degrees W. 1.66 chains to corner o. 19, situate on the east boundry line of said section twenty four (24); thence, nineteenth course, S. 1.40 chains said Coyote Creek, 10.70 chains to corner No. 1, the place of beginning, except 2 acres deeded by William Ruble and wife to Henry C. Mcintosh March 20, 1893. Also the following described tract of land, to-wit: Beginning at cor ner No. 11 in the tract of land last above desttribed, the said corner be ing No. 11 mentioned in that certain patent issued by the United States to William Ruble October 10, 1895, and recorded by the Recorder of the General Land Office in Vol. 265 at pages 457 and 463 inclusive, and also recorded in Josephine County Records, Book of Deeds, Vol. 15, at page 305 thereof on May 15, 1895, said beginning point being also the N. E. corner of what is known as the Jacobs and Kelly Placer Mining Claim, and running 1 hence N. 76 de grees W. along the north boundary line of said Jacobs and Kelly Placer Mining Claim, 59 chains to the N. W. corner of said Jacobs and Kelly Placer Mining Claim; thice S. 10 degrees W. along the west boundary line of said Jacobs and Kelly Placer Mining Claim 5.00 chains, more or less, to corner No. 17 mentioned and described In the patent above men tioned, said point being the S. W. corner of said Jacobs and Kelly Plac er Mining Claim; thence S. 03 de grecs ?' minutes K. 5.05 lialns to corner No. 16 described is the, pat ent above mentioned; thence N. SO degrees K. 19.00 chains to corner No. 15 as described in said patent; 'hence S. 72 decrees 45 lilinste K. S.su chains to corner No. 1 1 as de s'rlbed In said patent; thence S. 50 d'-grees 45 minutes E. 25.00 fhaisi to corner No. 13 a.s mentioned and b. ril ej in said patent; thence N. 7.1 decrees 15 minutes li 15.13 chains o corner No. 12 as describe, In said patent; then' N. 7 degrees 30 niln-ut'-s E. in. no chains to 'he place of hcL-innirii. All of said above described lands and premises laying and being situ- ated in sections 23 and 24 In T. 33 S.. R. 6 W. and sections 19, 20, 29 and 30. In T. 33 S., R. 6 W. of the Wil lamette Meridian in Josephine coun ty, state of Oregon, together with all ditches, flumes, sluices, pipes, dams, water and water rights belonging to or in any wise appertaining to said above described lands and premises. For the sum of seven hundred tn,,and fifty ($750.00) d liars; one-half Iterested rersons. Dated this, the 30 day of June, 1913. ABBIE RUBLE BISHOP. Guardian. William A. Carter, 602 Corbett Building. Portland. Oregon, Attorney for Guardian. Date of First Publication July 4. 1913. Date of last publication, Aug. 1, 1913. SUMMONS. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Josephine County. Grace K. Harvey, by J. ) R. Harvey, her guar- ) dian, Plaintiff. ) vs. ) Olj Channel Mining Com- ) pany, a corporation, ) Grauts Pass Hardware ) Company, a corpora ) tion, Thomas Browning, C. L. W. ) Bar- ) low, Rice & Pbelan, ) B. A. Williams, W. ) Marvin, Black Bear ) Mine, William Rogers, ) Woodford & Cook, L. ) C. Hudson, William ) Moore, W. A. Mas- ) sey, Barlow Bros., ) George Smith, Chas. ) Buck, Geo. Miller. J. ) S. Moore, Chas. Shat- ) tuck, John Green, Geo. ) Harrison, Jas. Barton, ) Jas. Bishop. Walter ) Marvin, Clarence Frost, ) Jas. McCune, Frank ) Fox, Geo. Bour, Ralph ) Tuttle, C. 11. Nex, El- ) mer Hansom, Thomas ) Grants, Nelson Cole, Roy Hudson, and L. ) ) C. Hudson, Defend- ) ants. ) To Old Channel Mining Company, a corporation, and ThomusW. Brown ing, defendants: In the name of the state of Ore gon, you and each of you are hereby summoned and required to appear and answer the application filed against you In the above entitled court and cause on or before ten days from the date of service upon you if served within Josephine coun ty, Oregon; or if served within any other county within said state, then within twenty days from the date of such service upon you; or if served by publication, then on or before the expiration of sixty days from the date of the fli'Bt publication of said sum mons, the first date of publication be ing July 18th, 1913, and the last day for your appearance being September 17th, 1913; and in ease you fail to answer or otherwise plead within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff will ap ply to the. court for the relief prayed for in the application, viz For a decree declaring a lien In favor of the plaintiff upon all the right, title and interest of the said de fendants in and to, as well as upon the following described premises, to wit: Mineral Lots Nos. 37, 38, 39, 40, 42 and 43; also the Galice and Chieftain Ditches and water rights the mill and quartz creek ditches and water rights, the Six Mile ditch and water rlRht, and the Stare Gulch ditch and water right, situated In townsbii) 38 South. Range 8 West of Willamette Meridian, and comprising 757 acres of land; for taxes assessed and levied against said premises for the years 1909 and 1910, viz.: $7S0.73 for 1909, and $812.84 for the year 1910; also penalty and interest as by law provided from and after July 10, 1912; also for taxes paid by the plaintiff since the years afore said, viz: taxes for ln, $731.93 with interest from July 10, 19J, as by law provided, and also taxes for the year 1912 In the sum of $804.31 with interest and penalty as by law provided from May 31, 1913; and that said lien be foreclosed and the premises sold in the manner by law provided, and that from the pro feeds of such sale the plaintiff retain tli taxes, penalties, interests and costs and disbursements and accru ing costs of sale, and for such other and further relief as Is equitable. This summons Is published by or der ef the Hon Stephen Jewell, county judge for Josephine county, Oregon, dated July 18th, 1913, and requiring publication thereof In the Rogue River Courier, a newspaper of general circulation published In Josephine county, Oregon, for six sucsesslvo weeks. H. D. NORTON, Attorney for Plaintiff. Iegal blanks at the Courier. COMPANY IS REORGANIZED. Independent Harvester Aeeepti Resig nat ors and Elects New Manager. :li' ers :l i -1 il.l'c tor on; '.r the lli'li tl.V lit I Mr: T, I !:.ldii.2 I! e' ll: V.i;M!i. I.V the V l.-' e I. ,-MMl tn-V r.-l VI il-r.l lee? el'liM'i.jil ers l.".ve .u Ste Irivi- re. I't -e-i'lel.t of the rep'. I' e V. ' ""linn, in lio S' l!e liil !'. nil lis pI'cMilcli .1"! '. eliel' 1 ' tll.l !l; er Tli to 1 'in,, v i- 11 s lo.ipoo.f i corpor 1 i"Ti I'll I I,m i--uei 11 prm 1 111:1 !' v 7 oomIbUI ,, sl.,.;. I, lit only S-xH'inKi ,.i the in k l-i coiiiii.1,11 or votii.g sto'-k A DARING SCOUT. His Qulok Wit FooUd th. Federal and 8avd His Neck. Wat Bowl?, a scout for the Confeder ate nruiy, was a young Maryland law yer at the time the great conflict b pan. After months of successful work he was captured mid taken to Wash ington and sentenced to be bunged. lie made his esciii and In "On Has- ardous Service" W. (5. Beymer tells of the weeks that he was followed by se cret service men and small details of Federal cavalry and how by his very audacity and quick wit he escavd re capture. He blundered into a camp of them one morning at dawn and saw Instant ly that retreat was linHssible; they were ready to open fire with a dozen revolvers. Without hesitation he strode up to the men and shouted Indignantly: You make mighty free with my rails! With all this wood round you did not need to bum my fences." Ho seemed very angry. 'Who are you?" a corporal stain mered The owner of the rails, of course!" And then, apparently somewhat mol lllleil. ho went on: "Well, well! War Is war. but don't do any more damage than you can help, boys." He sit down with them to their breakfast and chatted with them pleasantly. One f them asked If he had seen Wat Bowie and described him accurately. At the description they all stared at hlra and moved uneasily. In doubt as to what was to be done. He tallied with the description In every respect But his Insolence In walking up to them and upbraiding them for burning "his" rails made them doubt their own eyes "Why. yes." he drawled. "Wat B wle was In these parts last week. I know lilm well. They say he has (tone to the north rnrt of the connty. where he halls from. I don't know, though as to that." Then rising nnd stretching hlmsc'f he looked down Into their doubt filled eyes and laughed at them laughed In their very faces -nnd said: "I'm glad you all met me on m' own land. You might have made trouble for me elsewhere, for they all say I look like him a lot Goodby, boys! Good luck!" AUSTIN'S EGOTISM. It Cropped Out Strong In' Comparing Himself With Tennyson. Austin might almost be snld to rival James McNeil Whistler as having glv-' en rise to humorous anecdotes with this difference, that while the anec dotes of Whistler exploited his wit or his superb arrogance ("Why lug In Velasquez?"! those of Austin were bas ed on little more than the fatuous self esteem which enabled htm (if ability Is the word) In 1870, in bis volume of so called criticism, "The Poetry of the Period." to attack Tennyson. Brown lug. Matthew Arnold and Swinburne as if the author of the book were the superior of the whole pack of them. It was Apparently not this book, but n Inter criticism written In 1SX". which led Austin to boast of his friendship with Swinburne and to declare that though he had been forced to criticise Swinburne, the latter hud not permit ted It to disturb their relations. It proved that Austin's criticism had at trnct ed so little attention that Swln burne had not even heard of It and when, following Austin's bonst, he took pains to rend it he became very angry nnd would have nothing to do with Austin It was the same fatuity which led Austin In his autobiography to adver tise his own ultra respectability as compnrod with the possible "low tone" of others. Tennyson might be acquit ted perhaps of once using nn Improper word In conversation, but Tennyson certainly smoked, Austin never. Springfield Republican. Man and Woman. Ktclln-.Vo inn ci Is Indispensable. Bella-But some 1111111 Is. New York Sun. COMMODORE PERRY. Hero of Lake Erie Battle, 100th Annivereary of Which Occurs. Ik iV- A; MjMM ? : ?-4F''!k. -.. 4:'.'!--.i 4- 1aW 1A 4 :"' v 1 v i' ' 1 m f I SNAKES AS THEY FEED." Whsn Thy Start Swallowing Thf Navar Know Whan to Stop. The swallowing process Is a serious matter for any serpent, which most draw itself iilufu!!y over ir prey by hitching its Jaws, armed with back ward curving teeth, forward, on one side and then the other, aud by simi lar movements of the neck, ribo and kin. until the whole mass has finally rencbed the prolonged -stomach. The snake's Jaws are attached to tbe skull, and the hones of the head and Deck are connected by elastic ligaments which may be so stretched that an ob ject considerably larger than the bead Itself may be swallowed If rightly seta cd; hence prey Is usually turned alwu after killing It until its nose Is fore most, w hen tbe undertaking begins. A copious flow of saliva assists degultl tion. Once started, a snake never knows when to stop; has little ability to do so. Indeed, aud the prey rarely kicks loose. It has happened frequently la coologtcal collections that a large snake has swallowed a smaller one mechan ically, as It were, when each has seized the same food animal. Both swallowed at it until the larger reached the nose of the smaller diner aud then kept right on as long ni there was anything In its mouth, unless the victim ot this discourtesy mauitgcd quickly to let go of the fare and escape. Bartlett tells us. In his book on the care of animals In the London too, of one case where a boa constrictor de voured a enge mate nine feet long who did not feel disposed to let go of his half of a plgeou. Next morning this boa could not curl up, but had to lie straight out for several days, and a month was spent In the digestion of this Inhospitable meal. Snakes will keep pushing their Jaws over a string' of frogs or mice tied together nntli they have got outside the whole chain. These animals have little, If any, sens of taste nnd when they get their teeth Into anything soft try to eat It BULLET PHOTOGRAPHY. Curious Effect of Shooting Through a Thin Stick of Wood. Moving pictures have been made at the rate of 100,000 a second In contrast with the rate of fifteen or twenty a second, which Is enough when repro duced on a screen to give the eye the Impression of a continuous picture. The only thing that moves fast enough to make such tremendous speed worth using Is a bullet, and some extraordi nary pictures of bullets have been ta ken nt this rate, seventy-two pictures being taken of a revolver bullet as It moved ten inches from the muzzle. Pictures of n bullet passing through a stick of wood showed a queer condi tion Tbe bullet passed completely through the thin stick and was well on Its way beyond beforo the wood gave any sign o" distress. Then some tiny splinters started out, following the bul let; tbe stick began to split, and after the bullet had proceeded some distance the stick suddenly fell to pieces. No camera shutters are fast enough to take pictures nt anything like this speed, so no shutter was used. Instead, a series of electric sparks wiih flushed, the sparks following one another at the rate of 100,000 a second, each spark making a picture. The film was mounted on a wheel about three feet In circumference, nnd the wheel was revolved at the rate ef 0,000 revolutions a minute. When all was ready the bullet wus shot, the spark flushed nnd the wheel revolved, the uc.tnul exposure being limited to a frac tion of u second so as not to pile up pictures one over the other. Saturday lOvenlng Post .,1 Not In Hit Lino. A motor stopped In front of the pho tographer's, mid 11 woman lacking none of the artificial accessories deemed nec essary to "looks" entered the studio. A couple of days Inter the photogra pher submitted proofs for her approval. "Not one of those pictures looks any thing like ine," the woman Insisted. The photographer tried In every way to pacify her, but. finding this nn Im possibility, lost control of his temper. "Madiim." he exclaimed, "did you read my sign?" "yes." "Well. It does not say 'cleaning, dyeing and remodeling.' It says 'portraits.' "New York Times. The Sequel to the Joke. Many years ago a visitor to Edin burgh was U'lng shown over the high court of Justiciary. He made some re mark concerning the dock tind Its du ties, aud In reply the 0IIUI11I Jokingly said the visitor might one day be sen- j fenced to In; hanged in that very room. The sightseer was the notorious Dr. 1 I'rltch.ird Two years Inter in the dck I he had so tlusely Inspected he was j dootm-d to death for poisoning bis wife ' and mother In law. I Free Circus. "They are tin most popular couple In our flat We'd all Lute to see the 111 move out." "Why are tliey so popular?' "They always have the windows open when they cjuii rrel." Louisville Courier Journal Surpnting Information. "So your little bey Is In the hos pital?" "Vc : the dm tor uld he would have to lonu hl-t asteroid- t il. el) out" "My - ii-s'" - Baltimore American. Ten Big Rivers. There nre ten rivers each more than .1 t!, ill ,;.i,'l in. it's ;..ig In the United St .l. -1.