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-**W. H. STEELE,**- Successor To Carver <Sc Harper. 24! & 243 Broad Street. This week we will show our new line of Clark’srich Cut Glass In all the latest designs. Our assortment is varied in nappirs, Trays, Bowls, Jugs, DeCarafes, Rose Globes, Ols&c. We are in the lead in new goodsand in Cut Glass fully abreast with anything to be found in any city. We invite you to call and seeour gpodg and satisfy yourself as to our state ment, WE WILL ALSO Have to Hrnxe this week a full assortment of Maddoek’s & Co’s Royal Vitreous Ware in plain white and decorated Dinner and Tea Sets in thefollowing patterns; Premier Dove; Ven ice Waldorf Golden Brown; Venice Rococo Dove and Venice Barc’ay. These goods are direct importations under the new Tariff Laws. The Decorotions are rich in the different col. ors, at the same time dainty and subdued, and must be seen to be appreciated. WE WILL CONTINUE Ourspecial saleof odd pieces in China and Fan cy goods for this week, Now is your opportunity for bargains in these goods. Fine stock of the famous Gauze Wire Door Charter Oak Stoves, and New Enterprise Stoves for the fall trade. We cordially invite you to our store. W. H. STEEIdE, 241 & 243 BROAD ST., ROME, GA. ELL RICHARDS. WINK LANSDELL. Richards & Lansdell. Dealers In FURNITURE QOFFINS AND t C assets >W. A. RHUDY'S, Old Stand. 337 Broad Street, Rome Ga. r COME TO SEE US. THE HUSTLER OF ROME, SUNDAY SEPTEMBER, 30 1894. SNAKES IN CAPTIVITY. How the Reptile* Are Caught, Tamed and Cared For In Circu.e. and Muwumi. Nearly all the snakes you see in museums and circus exhibitions were sent to this country from Africa or South America. The boa constrictor comes from Africa and some very large specimens from Brazil. It is seldom that we can secure an ana conda. In both Africa and South America the snakes are captured by the na tives, who very often, however, are pfrttjd of them, and do not under take to secure tlu*in unless they are accompanied by an American or Eu ropean who will take fh/i lead in the expedition. In Brazil the large snakes are some times captured with nets, which are thrown over them. The smaller ones are caught with a big stick, shaped at one end like a two pronged pitch fork. The man approaches the snake after the animal has partaken of a good meal and when he feels heavy and sleepy. The fork is placed over the snake’s head, and he is thus pinned to the ground. Then he coils himself around the stick, and in that manner is carried away and put in a strong box, ready to he shipped to some foreign country. Even large snakes are often captured in this way. Boa constrictors are obtained ui the forests near the Amazon and Platte rivers. They are sometimes 20 feet in length and weigh from 50 to 100 pounds. Tree boas are cap tured from 12 to 14 feet long, but the majority of them are 7 or 8 feet long. The Indians of Brazil capture th’s variety of snake while they are en gaged in their vocation of gathering rubber. They put the rubber and a lot of snakes in canoes, take them about 4,000 miles up the Amazon river, where they sell them to the traders, who in turn ship them in steamers which take the raw rubber to the coast. Anacondas also come from Brazil. They are highly prized because they are so handsomely marked, but the specimens we are able to get here are smaller than the boas. Snakes will not eat dead food. We feed them on birds, chickens, pigeons and rabbits and white mice. But the large snakes will not be content with a meal of mice. The bait is en tirely too small for them, and the little creatures could run around their cage without being harmed. Large snakes demand a chicken, a rabbit or a large rat, and they take particular delight in killing the food they are to eat. They do not eat so much in captivity and consequently are not so long lived. Some of them will not live over a year, while a snake who is a good feeder will live 10 or 12 years. This question of food would be a very expensive item in keeping a snake if it were not for the fact that he only eats once a month, and some times not that often. It is rare to find one that will eat oftener than once a week. Snakes are very quiet and docile after they have been fed. The fat in a snake is in layers, and is found in greater quantities than in any other animal I know of. One reason, I suppose, why they can go without eating for such long periods is because they can live off their own fat. Some say that snake oil or fat is a cure for rheumatism. I know many people who have faith in this remedy, but I do not believe in its efficacy myself, and I cannot say that I have ever heard of a cure by its use.—Washington News. After the Wedding Wah Over. I could not help overhearing them, because I was walking behind the in teresting young couple as they came down the gangplank. He said: “Odd. isn’t it, my dear, that we should have seen Jack and Fanny off when they sailed before? You can’t forget it. You came in town for the day. Don’t you remember? And aft er the ship sailed we went to Delmo ico's for luncheon.” “Why, so we did, Bob,” said the young wife, and then with appar ent innocence added, “That was be fore we were married.” She seemed to be quite innocent of sarcasm, and so was Bob. Evidently the little “luncheon at Delrnonico’s” was a delightful reminiscence of courtship. Why do not more hus bands still play the role of lover? —New York Press. Lincoln's Irishman. Abraham Lincoln once remarked of the people who wanted emancipa tion, but who did not like to be called Abolitionists, that they reminded him of the Irishman who had signed a pledge and did not like to break it, yet wh« sadly wanted a “drink.” So, going to an apothecary, he asked for a glass of soda water, adding, “An, (toother. dear, if yees could put a lit tle whisky into it unbeknownst to me. I'd be much obliged to yees.”— “Memoirs,” Charles Godfrey Leland. Georgia Counties. Nine counties of Georgia were given the names of distinguished South Carolinians. They are Brooks, after Preston 8. Brooks; Calhoun, after John C. Calhoun; Jasper, after Sergeant William Jasper; Laurens, after Colonel John Laurens; Lown des, after William Lowndes; McDuf fie, after George McDuffie; Mnrion, after General Francis Marion; Pick ens, after General Andrew Pickens; Sumter, after General Thomas Sum- AN EXPOSITION! CHINA, GLASSWARE, LAMPS, TINWARE and HOUSEFURNISHINGS ’ WHERE YOU CAN BUY VERY MUCH UNDER ANY PRICE YOU HAVE HAD HERETOFORE $ 1 Do "’»CostMucHutAre Necces- body and dome to match. sary. A splendid sewing lamp, and 4-Quart Tin Buckets, 10c. would be cheap at $1.75. T ta - , <f| gODecorated Parlor Large D»h Panu, 150. " Lamp. Has polished Large Tin Graters, sc. brass base, body and dome beauti- Patent Sifters, 10c fully decorated. Worth a great „ , j i ai i Tooth Picks, sc, deal more than we ask. ’ r CT | /| QTin Water Sets, nev- Rolling Pins, 10c. ' er offered before for Salt Boxes, 10c. less than $175. , QQq Per set. Beautiful Dec- cru > ruses, oc. "orations, French China, Egg Whips, sc. in Cups and Sancers, Plates or Blown Tumblers, 5c Oyster Bowls. These goods are Glass Syrup Pitc’heri.lOc worth 50 per. cent more money. OQ AQEnglish Decorated Glass Butter Dishes, 10c. * Ware. Full Chamber Glass Pitchers, 10c. Sets. Would be considered a bar- Kitchen Spoons, sc. gain at $4.50. Good Dippers. 10c. Plain White China, Open Stock.. Perforated Chair Seats 10c French Ghana Plates Graduated Measures, sc. French China Cups and oaucers. French China After Dinner Cups 1 U ® l e tcve Mat, 10c. and Saucers. Tea Bells,loc. Onyx and Brass Piano Lamps. Household Ammonia 10c Hall Lamps. Library Lamps. Brass Hoop Buckets, 19c. Banquet Lamps. Half Gallon Glass Pitchers, 21c. ■T Come and you will find choicethings never shown here before. Our Five and Ten Cent Counters are loaded down with Bargains. Till NOVELTY STORE “*± I tiwh BItOSSOM is as sale and ’•‘.signless as a fla> seed poultice. ic j>ets like a poul tice, drawing out Si-; era d pain and curing al’ diseases peculiai £G ladies, ‘‘Orange Blost >n” is a pas tile, easily used at any time; < is applied right to the parts Livery lady can treat herseli with it. Mailed to any address upon re ceipt of sx. Dr. J. A. McGill & Co, C Panorama Place, Chicago, IK. Sold by D, W. Curry Druggist. Everybody who is somebody preaches the doctrin:‘‘Patronize home industry.” Lov ers of a good cigar can afford to practice what they preach for Wait er’s Rome made cigars are the best on the mar ket. rving W. Larimore, physical di rector ol Y. M. C. A-, Des Moire lowa, says he can conscientiouely recommend Chamberlain's Pain Balm to athletics, gymnasts, bicyclists, foot ball players and the profession in general for bruises, sprains and dis locations; a so tor soreness and stiff ness of the muscles, when applied before the par s become swollen it will effect a cure in onehalf the time usually required. For sale by Lowrj Bros Druggie s AT HALF PRICE. We show by far the largest line of Chi 1- dren’s Knee Pants Suits. We have them SHINGLES. I We make them and sell them at bottom prices, HUME & PERKINS -A.- W. ZEaZ-A-ZRT, Leather and Shoe Findings, Hand made Shoes built to order, Repairing a speciality, at Masonic Temple Store. $25 FOR MERCANTILE COURSE IN BOOK-KEEPING Including Books Call at office for particulars J.G. HARM I BON TAKEe M. A. THEDFORD'S LIVER MEDICINE. £Ss &STIVENESS dyspepsia \ ft- Ml Sick or IROIGESTION \NERVOUS- Biliousness\ Smuks* A«» Stomach Appetite None Genuine Without The Likeness . .nd Signature ofM-A.Theoford on FrontOf -EACH WftAPPFff M A Turnrnnr» Mrn /R. Valuable Farms MW sale We have On hand a number of good farm for rent or sale. Tn farms have come in our handsat very r son able figures, a we are in P osl * 10,l in vtf offer them at I . prices and on n? favorable terms. 1 u antsand buyers wo do well to consult u n before trading. We rent or sell. J parties, wishing t on Farms we are %s pared to offer barg Come and see us . g( Hoskinson &_ban Jelly scts. at Mo rP