A WILY ORIENTAL
Guile of a Tricky Native Snake
Charmer In India.
GATHERED IN THE SERPENTS.
It Was No Trouble to Him to Luro tho
Reptiles Into Hi Basket, and the
Supply Was In No Danger of Giving
Out and Losing Him a Job.
Among tbe numerous objectionable
and dangerous creatures peculiar to
tbe orient none Is more repulsive tban
tbe snake. One shudders involuntarily
as one thinks of its wiggling body and
vicious characteristics. During my
residence in India I never felt safe
from its presence. I bad my closets,
bed and even my bathtub searched ev
ery, day lest one should be found coiled
up In some corner, writes Eliza K
Van Dcrgen in the Christian Intelli
gencer.
I was always on the watch for the
creatures and ever In mortal terror of
trending on one. It never occurred to
mo to sleep without a light, and a
Btlck was always near at hand lest I
might find one unawares and be un
prepared to meet it. I. even looked
upon my thin mosquito curtain its a
plight protection, for it would at least
break its fall should a snake tumble
down suddenly from the celling.
The creatures have a decided pref
erence for cool, damp places and often
choose the bathroom and sometimes
the tub for their habitation, much to
the discomfort of its rightful babltue.
It is not unalloyed bliss to live in a
place infested with serpents. With
such formidable enemies, one never
forgets to be cautions, nor to guard
against their presence and sudden at
tack. It makes one alert to be in the
midst of danger and adds spice to life.
Well, as I started out to say, my
garden was Infested with snakes, and
, I was persuaded to have a native
charmer summoned to lure them
away. Ills hideous occupation, weird
Incantations aud strango pets sur
round the snake charmer with a pe
culiar fascination. Ills magnetism
and skill are considered phenomenal
in tho cast
This specimen was tall and lank and
had deep, cavernous eyes and an ab
stracted air. Some of tho creatures
were colled around his wrist, which
made him still more rcpellnut. lie
handled them as if they were per
fectly harmless. About the neck bo
wore a chain with n flute attached.
Two other Jugglers accompanied him,
similarly attired, but minus tho
snakes. Ouo carried a closed basket
ou his arm. -
lie stopped at a respectful distance
to mako bis "salaam," which is the
customary salute of the country. Then
ho approached the aloe hedge which
Inclosed my grounds, squatted himself
tailor fashion on the grass and began
to produce weird, plaintive sounds ou
tho flute, to which music tho reptiles
entwined themselves around him and
seemed to sway their bodies to and
fro.
After some time a Bnake appeared,
gliding slowly and stealthily out from
tho heclgo toward tho spot whore it
heard tho enchanting music. The
charmer allowed it to come quite
close and to wind Itself around his
arm. Another followed and yet an
other, whllo tho other two men stood
by holding a basket ready to receive
them as soon as they unwound them
selves. At least a half dozen ap
peared and were disposed of in this
manner. After being captured they
appeared as if In n stupor.
Horrified with his performance, I
bogged him to stop and bado him
leave tho place. lie assented and,
picking up tho basket, departed with
tho snakes without ever ceasing to
play his uncanny tune. Ills compan
ions gathered up tho rest of his be
longings and followed him. I paid a
certain sum for each snako thus dis
patched. He came repeatedly thereafter and
went through tho same performance,
conjuring up more reptiles and dispos
ing of them in the same way until I
began to suspect some trickery. IIo
refused to allow the snakes to bo kill
ed, insisting that they were sacred and
must not bo put to death. It looked
as if ho rcplnced tho snakes In th
hedge after removing them, and thus
ho multiplied their number and in
creased his gains.
5 1 was finally forced to have him re
moved by the pollco and threatened
with punishment in order to keep him
away. Nothing would pcrsuado me to
permit one of the fellows to enter my
premises again.
MEASURES ALTITUDES.
The Use of the Barograph on Aero
planes and Balloons.
What the compass is to the mariner
the barograph is to the aviator. The
barograph Is an Instrument for meas
uring altitudes. The pressure of the
air as it Increases or decreases causes
a delicate needle to trace a wavy line
upon a cylinder which revolves by
clockwork. This line indicates not
only the exact height that is reached
by the aviator, but also the speed at
which he Is traveling.
The barograph is kept in a weather
proof box with a glass front, which is
attached to a bar of the aeroplane or
to a rope on the balloon. It is official
ly sealed before the aviator embarks,
so there is no possibility of tampering
with it, and the seal is taken off in
the presence of witnesses at the end
of the flight In this way It is possi
ble to establish absolutely and graph
Icallv the altitude which an aviator
attains in his aeroplane or balloon,
It is necessary for the aviator to
watch the barograph constantly, as it
Indicates a change in the elevation al
most to the foot. The sky pilot has to
keep his eye on the Indicator much as
the man at the wheel of the seagoing
ship watches his compass. Should the
aeroplane or the balloon rise or fall
ten or twenty feet the aviator would
not be conscious of it unless he looked
at the wavering needle tracing its
permanent record on a chart before
him. This tells him Immediately of
any changes in the nature of the air
currents and gives him timely warning
of aerial Hangers.
These instruments are so delicate
and so accurate, it is said, that a man
might hang one of them about his
neck in Its glass case or carry it in his
hand and climb a flight of stairs, the
height of his ascent being graphically
Indicated by the Inked needle on the
machine. New York Press.
A CAREFUL MAN. "ri
His Indecision In the Matter of Em
ploying a Doctor.
The parsimony of the old New Eng
lander of the type now almost vanished
was nobly exemplified in Mr. Benny
Huntingdon, who lived with his maid
en sister In a little town In western
Massachusetts. Neiher had ever spent
penny unnecessarily and when ia
his old age Mr. Benny became crippled
with "the rheumatlz" and had, as well,
strango flutterings of the heart, which
were unrelieved by the best recom
mended "yarb teas," they were greatly
shocked at the suggestions and warn
ings of their friends and neighbors
that they ought to send for a doctor.
Mr. Benny refused, declared his scorn
of the entire medical profession and
continued to save his pennies.
But tho pain grew worse. Mr. Ben
ny was confined to his bed In great
agony and overheard some of the
neighbors telling his sister that he was
going to die. Then he sent for an old
schoolmate, a man as "careful" as
himself.
"Joslah," ho asked, in a low, confi
dential tone, "have you ever had a
doctor?"
Joslah shook his head. "Dunno as
I have," he answered.
Mr. Benny reached out and laid a
trembling hand upon his old friend's
arm. "Joslah," ho asked again, "did
you ever hear how much one o them
doctors charges for a visit?"
Joslah looked at his suffering friend
with pitying sympathy. "Well," he
said, breaking it as gently as he could
"well, I have heard, Benny, that they
chargo as much as $2 a visit!"
"Two dollars!" Mr. Benny repeated.
"Two dollars!" Then he sank back on
his pillow and sighed in a voice of
strangely mingled relief, regret and
resignation, "Well, I dunno but I'd
rather spend $5 than die!" Youth's
Companion.
Amply Qualified.
Troud rareut If you would win my
daughter, young mau, you must prove
to my satisfaction that you have forti
tude, patience under discouraging cir
cumstances, strength of character,
courage, an indomitable will to suc
ceed and. above all, an ability to bear
with nilsfortuue. Have you those qual
ifications? Suitor I've known your
daughter for some time, sir, aud am
asking you for her hand. Do you wish
other assurances?
Good Cause For It
"A friend of mluo who visits that
newly married couple saw the husband
tho other day throwing stoucs at his
wlfv."
. "flood hwivt'us! Was she hurt?"
"Not a bit of It. Sho was Just tickled
t death. Tliey were diamonds,"
Itnltlmor American.
Nvr Wt familiarity exclude respect.
Yiuilttirfch.
The Licorice Plant
The licorice plant resembles n rose
with a single green stem, reaches a
height of about three feet and bears a
small purple star shaped flower. The
first year's root growth resembles a
loosely twisted string of tow and may
run to twentyjTeet in length. The sec
ond year It assumes a woody sub
stance when dry, and the third year It
acquires its commercial value. The
time for digging the root is the win
ter, when it is dried and crushed un
der heavy stones drawn round on It
by mules, much as olives are crushed
to extract their oil.
Queer Kaffir Custom.
Kaffir women will not pronounce
their husband's names or even use
words which contain tho emphatic syl
lable of those names. One old woman,
being taught to say the Lord's prayer,
changed the word from ."come" In
"Thy kingdom come" to something
that made nonsense, and it proved
that the proper "come" word was the
main syllable of her husband's name.
Proving His Contention.
"Jones is an optimist, even in the
most discouraging circumstances, isn't
be?'
"Why,' uo. Ilia mother-in-law Is
slightly Indisposed, and he thinks
there's no hope for her recovery."
"Well, what did I tell your'-Cleve-land
Leader.
Chess In Ancient Ceylon.
In auclf nt Ceylon the gnme of chess
was placed with local variations pe
culiar enough to note. The king may
not cast! e, but he is permitted to jump
like a knight till checked. The pawns
are exchangeable on the last row for
the plec es on whose row they stand.
Thounb. the world may owe every
man a living, only the persistent col
lector s jets It
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In tbe oounty court of tbe state of
Oregon for Umatilla oounty.
In tbe matter of the estate of Louis
A. Gitbens, deoeased.
Notice is hereby given to all whom
it may concern: That J. D. Plamon
don has been appointed administrator
of the estate of Louis A. Gitbens, de
oeased. All ' persona having claims,
against the estate are tequired to pre
sent them, with proper vouohers as
required ty law, to mo at my offloe in
Athena, Oregon, within six months
from date hereof.
Ctated this, the 8rd day of Novem
ber, 1910.
J. D. Plamondon,
Homer I. Watts, Adminislriator.
Attorney.
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A Good Position
Can be bad by ambitious young men
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tbe Wireless companies are establish
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there is a great shortage of telegraph
ers. Positions pay beginners from $70
to $90 per month, with good ohanoe
of advancement. Ibe National Tele
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erates six official institutes in America
nndei supervision of It. B. and Wire
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Five cent tablets will sell
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