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10 CUSTOMS OF THE MAORIS. A •rl.E*(tlU iduHK.IMI. It Iff * KtH ZMUMI. nnaif at Ikr Maari ttlle— ‘eoer •! Uiß Mao- Marrlal TUlrd r lllkar*—VarrlM' mn 4 Irtvaree ( ulwi >1 tkr Earlal Tiliwlci la l>er Tbrm. laWoa ® f.laa thr '■ ■ Tarrl. trial * ppru raa<- — +*> liaalilai la •ha 111 Inaiag Thai H' llarl HIK la lalrlialac ll Tatlna4 Ilaa4a aa Arllrla f * oiaiaarra—Jal|> Haalai and Ikr I‘ak'ka Ira at ara la Mead a War- Sow I —Tb-ja rasa tha chant that -aad t ha , b j the liaorta cf New Zaaiaad at the aatr..r.* of a (a- M ac 1... ! "May aha r* iadtMtrtOM lr. ctl}*!• at#!* the ro .0-1. Tn aa*r •* for afcall Safe, In atantf arrnafi-a In eaair. inuaMl nan. >!. . -laWd." Thai U tha port of hl. r •: that th* Maori aror an aaa •- t+ to fc* k .ikaal In 'ha oM <lr la tKte maa." ir>r . -fi A Mol I lie lht '• of dvlliui'lefi, * bn - t lmn cburrtHMi. governor. t >cb<> li, tuve <Sor>* ilttl* u> tarifh*r o? in ilf* ri r-. tl*l tto* of </ud • M *initer of wer lor thfstr t( leatt t*r th#■ y u old Wnrn •r* oi*n# tlMrr* * a differ* ore. Jf th Ma ri girl work* in th fl- la now<)>j fin door arm • ana nfuats • d* kralir.f/ it !• to procitr* ?b* arrant of Lu>li*jr or h*r prtiita irtuterf, or ribbons and on o h*,h. M- klr* wfid * Tfcy ara pf*Ujr a*<l bratcbir>g aotna of t *a# rn Mioi; firii *S'h lira! grica uni tw aoty unstpoilH and Jtiit al u rgiy with tbe a, r of fcwc.-raa ro<jurirjr J if* r tha ant hoa'aißk of a at Olid Briton V * tit IS jjr> ,g* * tfjk Maori fJlrl With Fa*a Tattooing. over tkMn Mr Hr. author of "Brighlar fsrtiabi " wrllea: Bright ami iMaarfyl. **-at nnd "iro*- tr. mnuh< pa;taer# at a bush bail are the • liaif aartl-lsed daughter* of the IKXrvlaiua They ran prattle Prettily •a the-t, aoft Maori Bngllah. while their gi , - rro and eaury tip* an. provok li,r tit* lay no means too hard hearts of 1,, ■ • i ualiman Thm would V'." a;*.-* U'r iha r Uurtna of ur Maori bell** and* I Ih# Inflww* of music and lh *.##>•. supple f<*rm and graceful motion* I hair and nw#r wreath*. smile and sparkling nra. 110 *rar of nature •k>i antllf imh ouhr tba pulati of clvIM •MtoO A Maori Bril*. ‘'ly* ralnrni Muaf 111# young Isdlee of Taaoo I* Mstkop*. Princes# of the BfrirntlM *b> u a beauty. our Jta- Imp* arid anrr aba la #"**•' • *" Iwuntifel Her mior la a aofl dusky nob! which yno * an a** Ihr blood atlMra bar tlmfM 'berk*. Hot figure la porfe* ttona asdf, ripe and round and Inu abla eessrv movement shows, am# gtt'k and nwr* aeducilva inrve. Her brown hair reach## far l*low her m*e.d> n-a, and anan it la diskewtl UU cr’fltm© pot 'mam ft i nearer. ■ tl of**#* U ■-?* <*; tr a < .cjr©tu .*ki of tfco •r*- j*7fr*y VLjtf toXhfft tit*- Mw* prim* it woo# camp*. f fttre* rno> ©ck to* ilf©**;©/ fc'j? f.** pxot*'* 'ml of Lc*©' • ** r .rr.- l**f# •i*u ©ur •* f ©v r mam tfc* rlr© ©©raa **•* * •* r> * i * ► 1 f'.ffs ir4 • i> feu* -r,*r* ,* j rrs ♦© iM lat To t,e©r P.©kof * iiff ; to b' v is . , * . m *a If •£, : f‘ *H* t*t * * * ©,l'hcr©?? O fc RiW I J’*’*** j n ff © . „ . *' fc r'4 _ ~.a4 ,’p . , r:4 rf.-k#w fci® OaiO )l/Uf a l , *• ft "■© a* Hi*-ft r '** Vn*. . ff'F ft -*f4 r * •*•<►• - ■ *'•!' ll *trmw Her f •,? 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In which my frteid* dt .igiiled t b photographwl llui with a;', this tha Maori Kiri povwe* *o un-‘ rbarm ibai we ( ~o 'he ui> **f t..i'ootr,r tliai atlll or.mefit Ih* chm, of >nr of tr.em though me pra tlce la to longer a common ori- with Hid genarj- II can epotl It It la aatd that one or two Maui belies bait married tiller (n.a la . ufk.. lo kiorw how aid axe will treat them. It 1t la then that Mauri aannen delerlorata listo the moa< hideous of creatures B nether that may he the reeult uf the hard and ungrateful live* they lire In NVw Zealand and might ho modified by dull** atiother eort of existence, la a problem thal 1 have never seen demon at rated. In the old da ye Maori eblefe and free men were permitted to have several wive* anti the possession of a sul'aluc assort ment wn# supposed to Indicate dignity and grentneee. the mother of the first liora ranking a* head wile, tba others remaining IMIle lietter than slave* Aa a rule tlivre no dtsslnciiv* marriage rile. Ulrla aa they grew U|t bestowed favors cai whom they incased and the more aulinr* they had the more valuable were they accounted When a girl had a preference for one suitor the mailer usual ly ended by her grin* hone with him and She two lived a* man and wife, harrlagr aed llliore# t ttituaa. Men wore oosnellmea known to narry off a girl by turce when her relatives oh)ecled to their union, and on the tShtr hand wotneo sometimes committed sui cide to avoid living with men whom they disliked. Occasionally there would be a l THE MORNING NEWS, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11.1900. ft© i<T- or *M BftltliC* of © 'rr.r ■.v <?♦ !*©?©?# cf trV. h Waatc pei:rßrt by th oro'r^r• ► . sfr*?# t© r.y "•©© *H© o to© rftMQi'id t © f fan • r4. tu ©> x to# £*©':tT I* ©om©tifr*’*T* ■ JQwftt © b© bf’fffikilC'idl to © mot Hi ief©rfy, bat •• © • ••♦fTJ • hj©| fJJll* ift Tir*> fto 4o a>fft thftif o©t fi’* !T, tr. NftptCt ©ft .’aft r© t*dX A£&©nrft£ cf •*d-4l©y . D!v*>rt ©a • ttf. in #©ft#f ?r©n Burrf> Th* <lt*©*HiA#-1 nviban 1 bftO MIT to (AT YM •*/• out 4 4004 1 ftfi*r wr.a © u ft ©ft'aJ for ar.y cih>-t ;.mi. (c marry h+r r.c* Jif 4*vvf * oj^r •*# to fttAdvftß'tfft 'if tb woman lo ft ?. w mm a t-.•'trr*. • b©ad© Tto© Oii fax • nr*© to© fcUtor ta&a cf to©M Mnf rtiicr* -fii©t or. * % iioam) wot iwrH tr.fWlllty *w r*r# •o Inf a an* wat wu tr*ni+4 tfrom lb© ftioorl pot©* of rt| an) h*4 cWV-r, Ia tt*o m + r*m '-mm* virtu* ©• for from rvmmon j©vt © y**. jty? f.rU b#for# m©r. r;©#f #JoTe4 rr.urh floor© tiutn Earop©©n fr©rt<irn wr - sou* " toro# i th*r# or# om* ©ry r mane#© to'.i by *h# •* ©m.ttr© of ,Mtt4a. in tt,t ©oft iootn © tnolAfi. ©f |©#©cd©ry 1 w+ wt.l f.r.-i tfi* t©?* of !bi ivjtrr of M oraf 7\itank©. Hot* tm* Inm© of th# aurpaitinc o©aty of mi *• Him 14*© b*r crmfwa a.oc* of io% t for th* low-born T'ut©n<*kw whlcb th*t mid f© low ro j’.i a ©reft brtr.f fclrr.a*-.’? *o t*l *v© m af#r ©toivif th* 1 fOßfinoAtory aui ***%* oi iti* a©©4 Of now fha twtin <rrow© tr l©k of Rxoruo to )da nun vtin ©il cf ar o*f r.©d bft* r> trtrrAa. ar.l than how ah* coyty turn mon©4 fl#>r lorn and Mquftttlablf h>l r*©r wif tb© r, vr,i|f©t not i.r.4 Curr too qu: k iy To thi© d©> *r 4t#ctftdirti ©km# * K *© ifeore of tb© t*ll lb# ti© of Hfn- M ft a t#ao7 ©r i f ,©n* tbft ;ta of too ©oft flow M©r.y Of th© rftinou© oid M©r,r! cujtomm arf dytfif oait* r anftiMl*itn t*4i hot ymctlMd for haif © cwwiurjr 7:i* pr-ra* ay rnlflioo of th© jlouns I© • ftort of Clfertet!©nttr ©o y ir*i-*rmirut.wl with aoricMt irihai form* ©r*d of to* Mon© row t©uco tlMtr tor eg. © rtiStocß formerly aaivr©©i <*r*e oxaaofa •ll ***• ©o o-d ©nd o r'tuj&jx hW rw bib (r,t wf.toft* far© U toitfM wltJj tb© cmrv* •#*,; al© ©MI other d*:fn© c no m*©n drjrre© of art,©?i* ©bllliy It waw rather © trr.oum bjlr©©©. 1 t©" *rif r. 1 th op©fflttor, u©o©liy ©strnded ov©r fpor ’ft Om cnirf, who vn tn • hjrry to , t©in the deJr©hiy flerr© ©tpeef th©rt ©a ip terrify th* m*my ©rd win *h© rKrta of om*r. andrrtook t© have th wr*o.e whem# of dtrorattM lift t*h*d In o ne day. nut hi© eour©f* w© irc:*t than bti* tifttr o>© for b© died un der me knife. Heady Market for flaiwaa Heada. In former time© t.ieft# hiftoly ornament ed bead© were frreatjy prtaed aft ar trophle© Amor* * the Erjcllah ad yen'ur er who ame to Che l©l©n<hi in the ©ftr.y day© © fhftctly tr*de In the had* Ikimn .mea ©a murh m I2* r>©!d for a rpeelmer., ©hk-ft went to tome muaeum or ooMtcltoft *u Europe Of course, theae hwdi were lappowd to le obtained In fair ©nd warfare between tho tritoeft. but l© a question whether the ready market did not reauil In privet* of de* pita!ion. Jwla- Man lnir. In hi* 'Old New Zealand re,©tew a •ohverwaii*>n wht r n be had with * (*- ker,ft me:. " or fi4ur© i*ed white man, w - had a <oli< ctloa of these human relic©. i.ooklf* ht t e e*l* of me ptkehftft f*m*erly mentioned ’Vw,' liiUl I turnihf around )ut the 1* %yt toa stie cilni qul kef than the ordinary. |M* ha Ue,|i M r't’inr erar ** Myi h I should thl©k •*>■ I. *W* aii. t ad ael thl- ion? time,' save ne *Th drvM.' •aye I *Ot o' >hem ed© hae lew© hurt bud/ ©aya he *1 sh n*4l *ulnk wr** rather *•>,' ea> I. *Oh. no. o*ly one on * m ftkya he; *tae skiali*,* ©plti and it won't fe dk noCMn'.’ aay© he, *Oh. mur der' I twee, now.’ aaye I *Eds waa wt-rry tisr -4* S4#yj he, eh**kir.f his own XI * Ah a-ild I They ha Ito trittqo © rjv<) © bit airo.' says he. r.d the villain ran away, taftrx.in' and ali,* eays be. 'What?* waul I. 'Uolted afor*. h* waa fit to kill/ oiys he. Hu4tr off with his own h^ad^* > I That * just It.* says he T'ap.ta.l felon> ‘ eay*i I 'You m*y ©iy that. sir. 4\i h* ‘flood momma.' sil 11. and w.ilk- away |r**tty Muart y ‘L-oose no'lofts al*out brads In this country.' ©aid 1 tu m> - S*lf " It Is a question w bother this race of •ratwsrt and beautiful people Is not dy in* out from IMO to W their numen f-li from liA.WU to ♦*,© Klnoe lhn their numbers have remnlord about stationary, but this r*’Hk(irtl s Inriudes half-tree Is th*- rount. I'tiOftiiMarv eoodl'lons of )i! ke# p th* death rate up loan equality with the birth rate. These Mauri* might be rich If they rho© to Seare or cultivate ttwdr rlcn land- ttit they ©ra © lat). son-lovin*, child-he.irted ftOfpfA e. and are ronton* to die Kauri gum. shear thsep, or char brush for the white© The beauty of th women reajlts In many marrlagee. as wHI •* |e.<a formal aiil anoes with the whites, ©irl it I* to be feared that within few years a full tuood of this s|>ielklid aburlgliMl type will be herd to find. PLAIN WORDS TO WEAK, DISCOURAGED MEN LOSS OF MANLY VIGOR IS THE FIRST SYMPTOM WHICH LEADS TO MISERY AND COMPLETE HELPLESSNESS ~ DELAYS AND EXPERIMENTS ONLY ADD FUEL TO THE FLAMES. restore the f £Stf k 'flG& f fuU vi B° r w IK*# and man- Wv , liness of youth” J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M. D. orriCE Horn* to . |toC.7 to I p m Sundays, 1 a. m lo 1 p. EBEN BROWN’S COMBINATION SNAKL Tom U il.oi ■ Erl Mc ter,**t f).tira,rr V*r..m H) Hark. Bat H l’..t*4 Bo Nate* (or a Blirt Brrrß al aakr. Ky Uwa J V<M. £• B*i uav.r Too, Wll k lor 4- I'.n* fctm ta tnr (rral P:ko harft-a:* rk ra*r," m 4 I loracoe ToJ* a arc um te>> mAM s;m (or • uia of All* ta tbr cut flu **iy ] 4B T* :ra a ir.*r imi • forflrten.* •6*l t.nrr. r,rr.rMlr (0* 4r aft-r tba j rc* bo' ru B-l Evr *);h Tom Wllaoc. jif 1 4-* pr.ttm-u-* •.lnrM (rr>Bg to ABtak up -USM irkßt AcO a .lea 1 *ir. 1 a . u'.tr at t.j •-•vt.rr** part* No* if tferre tu one lotr.f Tom Wll* !•')'* itouc’. non of it .n aaotner. a aa |-• N (>*t h*>( TN*r* r,o -Serylr* he a,* . oi mal of peria. ar *r ai. t.nat aout4 t,vi t*B ■ oovirre of juy to fc! oaarr !n M HR ft ft,* r ->* couW co*ct up to tee, h*a;ouM pr;[ oti; M | rarr.o aitr. t.oefca. af t <o other • .o:r.* ■ I which ,r n*M generally ir.'lwleo In th, I report'r.re of • fit, j, A looking mid aH hog. Eut th* toi.f mil ol that ho*. and the thin* tha most delighted th* soul of Toro Wilson, nil bis ability to kilt enan.ee " Tlitr* lan t but or.* thin* for a snake to do when my ho* nym- s K sight,’ Tom useei to siy with a lot k of honest pride on his face. AM tha* I* to commit sui cide For if he linkers on the premises ha srlll only m*et tit;, a painful .Path, and add lo the laurels of that noble ani mal of mil e and his worthy owner " •'One evenlnr alien mere was quite a crowd In the tavern arel Tom Wilson cu boiling forth on the 1.-juty at>4 numer ous attainment* of . s r. ft ■.l an.mwl. Elee lira, amt It. H*. listened In a tut; of sneering war. and Anally broke In on Tom s eulogy •' 'A ho* * a no*. - sail Ehen sort of con temptweusly. 'Even when he has a talk stive owner, who Is sio to gokibrlck peo ple into thinking e Is an animal of talents And 1 don't dent ihat your pet can fimMe about with bio ka and delude strangers Into t . .levin* he ran spell But when It come* to killing snake* I don't think he ta on hand with mar y ialms for bounties ' “Well, Tom Wilson was on* of the most grtcvi4 and ah- kot m**n In she county at near nr hi* (W run down In that man ner For Ton, had edu tatad and trained his hoc. until 11 was almost like u child lo him. “ 'Don't *o around hlasphrolnc the gooj qualities of a dumb animal tnat knows more than any one by the name rf Ehen Brown ran powrlhlv appreciate,* answerwl Tom In his most emphatic manner 'Out in my storeroom are rktna and ra'tlea of hundreds of •makes that Pear testimony to the sin cerity and single-heartedness of my pet * S'"* l Work aa a reptile slayer It's easy for the envious to throw conversational Jibe* at my hard-working Innocent-mind ed pet But I haven’t heard you make •ny remarks about wishing to hack your heretical opinions with coin of tha rea.m " "1 don't want so bet aralnst any al.eged evidence you may bring forth as to your hog's record.' replied Ehen. still sort of sneering like -It would be easier and quicker to get rW of my money by putting It in sn envelope and shoving It under your door Hut If you wiyii to bring your prise an.mu. out In the open. I might make a small wager with you. But I J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M. D. # (Dr. Hathaway &■ Cos.) 25 A Bryan Street, Savannah, Ga. A Hcg'a a Hot S*M Ebrn. I wish that I could Impress upon every man tha aerloua condli:on which Is sure to result from neglect to have proper ly treated the slightest indication of a loss of manly vigor. The evmptoms are plain, but ere so often unheeded. Spots be fore the eyes, dtsalness. falling memory, emissions. weak back, bssfulness, etc. etc., should worn every man of the danger which Is Imminent. DON'T TRIFLE WITH DISEASE. The wrong treatment k> always worse than no treatment at all. and 1 want to warn you against the folly of expecting the sllgh est relief from the "free sample" and "free treat ment" and other fraudulent methods resorted to by unscru pulous so-called "doctors'’ and "medical Institutes” In differ ent ports of the country. I am constantly receiving patients from whom these schrmerr have extorted money and have In jured Instead of benefiting their case SKILL AND SCIENCE YOUR ONLY HOPE. Tou cannot afford to experiment on the human system. I have devoted twenty years to the close study of these diseases and have cured mnety-Mne out of every hundred cases I have cured such stubborn cases which had baffled the lklll of oth ers and liad been declared Incurable that I am acknowl edged the most skilled specialist in the Untied States. In fact, so successful have been ray otlglnal methods of treat ment thal 7 acknowledge w> superior anywhere. I do not say thin boastfully, but It is only natural that my treatment should succeed because I have studied claaely every phase of the evil and understand It I horoughly. I GIVE EACH CASE CAREFUL STUDY. It la foolish to expect the same treatment to cure every ease I carefully diagnose and study each case and prepare treatment to meet every requirement, lly methods era strictly up-to-date and I am a ways the first In the Booth to introduce the latest dlscoerics of science for the relief of the aflitcied OTHER DISEASES. I curs all Chronic Dlaeasee of Men and B timer My method of treating all Nervous Diseases, Stricture. Blood raison. Varicocele. Bladder and t’rtnary Complaints, rentals Weak ness. etc., etc., are so uniformly successful that I have cured more cases than any ten other physicians in the ttoutb. CONSULT ME WITHOUT COST. I lnvbe you to consult me fully about your caae and will take pleasure in giving you my expert opinion and advice. My complete symptom blanks enable ma lo thoroughly under stand yottr case ond cure you at your own house as 1 have dona for hundreds of other*. Bend fnr my newest 64-page hook, containing valuable Information for both men and woman I will mall 11 free in- plain envelepe to any address All oorra spood.nee strictly confidential Ana l ,orpoa* roc aoul care ta mates hftir. 6,1 M- •nrltt.ag largrr than a gar tar or It.'.k irate aad ha coaM proftanijr Oral ana o( iho ' "Tom aa, ->a4 Aaar •.rough " Ml.a or garter r.okaa' B* rmclolmog angnlv 'lt •a: ki.ltng rattior* and ack* m.ia that tny tai h* w* hooar* •>* ra*r>r<Aa for r m*..( ant good monrr (or his oarer I'll nark kia> again,, ant Mil, in Fik# crowr. 0r.4 taka uo •) bat gt * enoooe ta make If, robtaag roar family lo tfo it. but it fc, tha aai> **7 to k*g the mono m 'be county, and f>r* rent you from ouytng go.-i brick, aim M 'Bo tl a*i ag,e*l to match tha ho# oga r.it ,ny ar, ike F.oea m.g-1 produce, th- flghi lo :ak, p,- M 18, big Be d■< ib* id* of Tom Wtteoa • inyrrn. I *• emu temU) aomad oerrr a oat I wand ered L'ter. a foo ;,br*n, Tom I* a *oa—l eg aralh I toll Eter in.l li • a a or' - y and (kou, umb- 'o try and bump -.im. and d*p < hi, pock'-i --bo- Eut I can t *•* hut that your f'-‘ e< t game t* g lag to re,ult In tho tri for of painful e*p*rsec to Ebon Bte*r. <rd good im •( to Tom k ilior. For 0* - •pile your leering *ord* tho othor Ovteb* ir.g, tr-are U no maoegr ef doubt that hog li a aonder ti kl.i.ng nuke, Tv* *rn Ann aado through o ton'll of rattler* If! regular rag-lime ,’*, Aad If, Jttf foe (or him to aid to tno tin of t-.a- k.oak, (auilltl,* * ' But hoeo Eroon. iaiond of ro*mir worried, lank me Into the horse and show pi me an item In a paper about a man that lost a finger and by quick work tne doctors had grafted oo the Anger of a hwlthy Individual, who bad Baore us* for money than Angers. There.' a*i tinea, with the air of a man who has made a great discovery, 'there to the essential Idea In my p.an that will bod to tac .lownfa.l of Tom Wtatn'i hog. and teach his owner not to give de cisions against the good mat. who trained the original like county racing wake. “Even then 1 couldn't see what tines was driving st. " 'How grafting Angers on a prise hag will help >ou is a problem tar beyond Dea con Todgers,' I replod puttied .the. 'Even If Toro will consent to let you la'.artere with the unalienable right of every hog to go through Ufa ungraded a few Pn g' rs mote or leas won't retard the snake killing energies of that hog. Aral do you propose to eacrlAee your own toll worn digits in ihe Interests of science and Pike county snakes'*"' "Ehen was vexed at ny keen sarcaem. " 'The hog len t my prise card. Deacon.' he answered impatletM like. 'Snake* are what I'm putting my money on I don't deny that Tom s pet Is a record maker as a slaughterer of ordinary crakes. But •v hen he run* up against your Cncle Eben s grafted, double-anake combination, he'll think he's lighting the creation of some weird dream And. even If be to a hog of talents. I Am t believe hla nerve will be strong enough for him lo do ef ficient battle. Pet host* will And them selves outclassed when they bumo up against Science and Eben Brown s Intel ligence A grieving spirit for Tom Wil son. and a decent burial Cor the prise hog are going to be live results of tbs coming conteat.' "At that I couldn't understand how Ehen would make good with his grafting schema. •' ‘Endless chains ara all right In their way.' 1 warned him, 'but 1 don't aee how you are going to apply the principle to Pike county rattle and black-snakes And even If you do succeed*ln grafting to gether a few snake*. It's my belief It will interfere with their lighting qualities. " 'I don't propose lo make a living rope of Pike county rattlesnakes and have tt hang the bog. deacon.' Eben said, in a HOGAN’S. Our trade for the past week has been phenomenal, showing that low prices and good value will a’ways do the work. To show our appreciation for snch liberal patronage we will fairly slaughter the goods Monday. Read the following quotations and know that we mean business: It yard* FTuU of Loom. *-A for o cn y Id yard, io ciutomrr. It yard. Good I-* B.e*:h for Wo. Full ,is* Ate Bhret for hie 1* yard, Goo-1 W Ca.ico for kte. It ynrda Baat W tn Intend Br. Te and be Quality Outing to go al Bs. Enure Una of 'JVpc Ouitag for SOc Good full ■rmh hnrc.ing Wane.iad, Itc; ckaap at 3c | All of our lte Eight Outlnga (or ate. OLACK GOOD*. Hanrteitae. tf-lwh wide Vr anor'h He Henrietta, bi-inch wide. Sr. worth he Henrwitaa. te-tneft wide. Sc. worth Block Btorra Serge, te-inch. aplrndld 1 value an y ike. Che\lo: Sarge. siresty sponged, now Me ffuntrn goods. Ah-wooi Ladle*■ Cloth. M-Inch. 4Sr,worth a cent* All colors Henrietta, JA-!nch. Sc; worth 1 K cent*. Six leadlr.r thadaa Henriettas. 4S-lach, c. worth kv Fancy Flail* for chlllria'i drraaes ar.l ' sb’rt waist* from 10c to ttc IILKI. Black Taffeta 4- worth He. Fancy MU*. In aalat deaigr* IV yard. Full Una of Tuffeeaa In al. the leading •hades TV. Prerty Una of Waist patterns, 4 yard* Ui each, for C.7S. In orse* to Wiioad our tm*ner.* and h*n4aome stock of Ladies' Wraps. Fur*, ate.. , bava deeded to let them go regardless of praflt Come early and get tha p!-k tor. t forget that our Carpet, Mat:'.Ega aad Bug £>aponmaat la la full blast at price, that will causa you to bur. DANIEL HOGAN. The corner Broughton and Barnard Sts. *k. carnet fashion. Ilk* a man explain ing things to a child ‘lt a by working on the snake, moral Qualities, and worrying him by the novelty of the game, that 1 ex pect lo win cote, and honor, and revenge If you were wandering through the wood, ar>4 met a hlackar.ake you would probably kill It. If you tan up against a rattler the sight wouldn't cause you keen Joy, but •till you wouldn’t be especially alarmed But If you met a blackanake with rallies, you w*u.d probably hum a tree And that la what will ta the effect on tha mind • f Tom Wilson's bog, when he prepares to do battle with ray champion ' ‘ Bo Eben caught a b.g blackanake. and a rattler of corresponding etxe Then be cut their talla off and grafted the rat tling end of the rattlesnake on the black anake. The blackanake rttdn i take kind ly to the operation, but hi* wishes weren't consulted. EWn kept the combiiwlpm anake In a long narrow box where he couldn't do much twisting. In a week th* grafting had taken effect, and Eben was the proud possessor of an animal that waa unique In the annals of Pike count—a Mg. bad-tempered blackanake, h— - Sfc — i —md A Honorable Burial Was the Only Thing Needed by the Prise Hog. but equipped with an exceptionally flue set of rattles. "Eben wag the proudest roan In the county ” ’Cornice generations will bow their heads In reverence at the name of Eben Brown, the able and modest old man. who Brat recognised the possibilities af animal grafting.' Its said proudly. 'This attempt at mine is the opening wedge tor a long Une of discoveries It won't be many years before * will see dogs wish cats* heads and tails, giraffes with eagles' wings and ail sorts of things that seemed Impossible until your Uncle Eben entered the scientific arena. Uvoluton has done big things for the progress of fbts world, but even Evolution will have to take a back seat and hluahii.gly re tire when your Uncle Khen’s brain be gins to get in its fine wrok "Wall" putting Evolution on a back seat seemed considerable of an achieve ment for a tittle, bald-headed, old man. but it can’t tie dented that his snake, was the real article. It took the snake a few days to eort of get used to him self Meet of him was a black-nake, but lbs rattle* were there and In good work ing order When the snake got excited and made a sudden move the rattles would give out a yrhtr. Then the snake, being at heart a blarksnak# and the natural enemy of the rattler, would whirl around anil look for a fight. But the only rattles In sight were bis own So the snake would calm dawn But the effect of being an of ten stirred up was to make It about as bad-tempered a reptile as could be found In the slate. He was a powerful big crea ture. always ready to fight anything thal walked or flew And any one that ran across him was apt to think he had been Indulging too freely In stimulants and give the ugly tempered combination snake good wide berth Eben was the only one who could do anythnig with the anage. an I Eben kept him in the box moat of the tune, for If anything went wrong the snake would fly st him *’ “Viewed ss a fighter." Eftvn said sort of sorrowfully, ’that combination reptile of mine certstnly las wonder But ke isn't an animal that will ever take kindly ti fond caresses, or make many heart to-hrsrt friendships.’ "When the day for tbs fight cam* Eben SPECIAL SAME It GOOD TtBU DtNIfK. Good half-bits .het Oamoak Sc; worth D rents Good half-bleach'd Damaak IV worth IS cents. TT-lnch good German Eamatk TV; worth 1100 CO-lnch gol tleaehd Lined Me; worth tD cent, flO-tcch Union Damask J7t*e. worth tfc. TS-lnch extra heaty Bieachad TV. worth K-OC. i T3-tnch rxua haary B.aacbed t: 00, worth its EITkIOSMI AUV VALLE IM TABLE VAPKIXS. Fancy Damask ar.d Huck Heroatitchad Towel* at txceedingly low prices. Full line Hemstitched Tabla Seta. A good Lined Towel eke size, 10c. um rrakisHiitoo. Single and double-breasted Blue Flar.o*: Bhirt* F. SO. worth tl SO. This 1* a leader Men'* Red Flannel L'nderwaar at L ju • •ult; cheap at Moo. A 60-cert Cotton Flannel Drawer* thi, weak kt JTV k Just received full lice Neckwear. toted his *nake to tha fIM of battle lr . bt box. Tom V.'tUoo and hi* prtae bo* were on bacd and ready for bualnoar Tom was irloailnir over tha money ha •> per ted to win from Kben, but even mor. at the manner In which he felt certain bU hoc would vindicate hit renutatton at a make-killer For It never occurred to Tom that hla pet could be beaten. I ” 'Whenever you are willing to deliver | that poor make over to death.' aatd Tom in hla aneermg way. ';uat above back the hd of your box. My hoc ha* a number of Important business engagement# and h* woo*l hke to dispose of your deluded vic tim a* quickly aa possible.' ' Kben didn't make any reply, but push ed back the cover of tha box. Out ahat hta combination anake. The anak* wa alsvaya abort tempered, and Juat then he >u pretty well atirred up at having been I carried around In a hot atuffy box. He didn't waste any time In formalities but started for the hour Tha hox as soon as ha had seen the soaks, had begun u stroll towanfc Me in the nonchalant rnan-e ner of a hog who could kill a doaeo snake*. Just aa his early rooming exer cise But when he got closer to the snake the hog stopped in a puzxled way The rattles snere whirring, thal would seem to tndlcat# a rattlesnake. But ta* head and body bore all the signs of a la matink* You could see the prize hog's mind was disturbed. Besides this, he was accustomed to seeing snakes of every kind hunt cover when they rsw him. but this new variety of reptile seem ed to be ready and anxious for a ftgh* Tba hog prepared to step on tb# tank* near ibr head, after bl* regular manner of killing rattlesnakes. Then he in'* another glance at the head and body end tried to change his plan of attack Th* result wa# that he wasn’t more then hs’f prepared when the snake reached hi® and war a pretty well alarmed ho* At the last second the ho* shot out bl* fore feet. His move would have been all rigbi if be had besn up against a slow mov.ng rattler But It didn’t count again* combination anake that was quicker snd aironger even than the ordinary Mack anake The snake made a spring, edited the prlae hog by the throat, nnd began choking him to death tn the calm, busi ness manner of an extra big comMuteri* snake And when the snake Anally let up on bis grip an honorable burial wa* the opty thing needed by the prise hoc ’lt wa# the first time Tom Wilson had ever been hit very hard at tha betting fame, and he wa* a disgruntled individual When ha banded the money wagered over to Eben Brown But besides feeling the lo*# of the money he wa* honestly griev ed at tba thought of his pel s defast and death. ** ’Rattler* were easy for my poor de ceased pet,’ said Tom sorrowfully 'Black snakes had no terror* for him. But when be ran against that combination article h# waa evidently out of his cl*as De tent was his portion, hut not dlegvacw For he died on the field of battle.' "Bui Eben Brown fairly bubbled artr with Jubilant Joy. " ’Prise hogs are all right in their day and generation' exclaimed Eben trium phantly. ’but when they match themxlvaa against science and your Uncle Eben’* snawstve mind, wnat chance have thaj' Evolution had to lake a back scat A Bi ll Evolution, why not prla* bogs.’“