South Bend News-Times, Volume 30, Number 294, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 14 October 1913 — Page 3
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OUR FELLER CITIZENS By HI SIBLEY
SNAKi: DAY. The jmm-, m'-t unpopular of nil varmint.--, is i;npie;LS.int to contemplate
couple of pet cats, a puppy dojr and wan starting after the small children when a pos. was organized to capture it. The marauder was eventually
from any viewpoint. A snake i s j rounded up. and proved to be a three
a J.-ft'T Impression when he Is moving rapidly away from you than when h is approaching in a leisurely manner, and '.n then its a dad-burned poor imprssin. The nake in the abstract is often ued to personify evil. Hence, no on car' : he asM-iated w ith him. Vr that r'-a.'on it has been particularly di!!icult to compile t h i? snaky 'oliiinii uon who have actually cn- ( iii:n' rf (! snakes shudder at the mef'e mention of them and pref r to forget th ir t xi't-rif nrc-s; those who think they haw s . n snake-s at divers times hut ;ir" not sure of it. are especially reluctant to di.-cu- th m.
How ever, a 1J" lb.
th" Melting Pot's story of raitb-r adorned with
ratfl' s should inspire us all to better things. We oannot P-t it pas unchal- ! Hired. While of course we do not hope to aide t r approach any of the remarkable measurements of that monstrous reptile in the following stories, nevertheless .e have done our dernde.-t.
foot blue-racer. 1 he cats and puppy do were subsequently found safe and in a good state of preservation a few squares away. Hob Campbell discovered a bluo rarer which climbed a tree out on uxbow farm and was in the act of robbing a blue jay's nest. The terrified mother bird was doing her best to drive it awav when Kob shot it.
It fell to the ground and the blue-jay
was so excited mat sne new rigni alter it, apparently oblivious to the presence of her benefactor and intent only upon revenge. Jako Inniter, who is a newspaper loan and therefore clinirs to facts Just like a wet cotton bathing suit clings 10 the billowy outlines of a fat man, contributes the following tidbit. Perhaps it is well to add, parenthically. that Jake is a temperate smoker and u.-es only the mildest brands of tobacco.
The irentlemen who have
noi:gh to favor us with their snaky experiences are all men of exemplary habits, unimpeachable character and one and all are known for their uanwvering adherence to the unlacquerd truth. We know these stories are true because we have them from the respective heroes' own lips or from the lips of a friend of a friend of a friend. And here we are: I'nHe Ikib Hardy, IS years afro. Fet out to kill a snake on Dachelor's Island. He took another man with him. The other in;;i took a club. The other man saw the snake first. The other man drew back the club. The club stopped on the bridge of I'nele Hob's nose. The snake got away, 'nutf sed. I'ncle William Knohlrx-k recalls the time he extracted the fangs of a live rattler with his lingers. "I was 18 yars old at the time," he said, "and we were haying out on the marsh, and lifting up a winnow I disclosed a four foot rattler. Just for the fun of it I cot a crotehed stick and put it back of his neck before he had time to spring, then grabbed him back of the ears with my hand and with a short piece of wood propped his mouth open so it would stay. A rattler you know, has only four fangs, two In the upper and two in the lower jaw. They lay hack Hat in his mouth until he wants to bite his victim, when he thrusts the.n forward. With a splinter I pried the teeth up and then with my fingers yanked them out oT;e at a time, slick as a whistle." The late Cook MeOabo was fishing down on the river one time when a small Hoy, tremlbing with fright, rushed up to him and gasped "Quick, quisk, there's a flyin' snake over there!" Cook went over to where the boy indicated and discovered a black snake in the act of swallowing a sparrow. At that stage of the game the snake had only succeeded in getting the bird's feet and tail in its mouth, and the fluttering 'of Its wings led the boy to think it was a genuine flying snake. Ahin Keeney tells of a big four and a half foot rattler he saw down in St. Augustine. 1'la. A native had killed the serpent, or thought he had, and was carrying kt around on his shoulder for the editication of the northern tourists. After he had exhibited it thus nearly all day he took it around to his bac k yard to skin it, whereupon it began to move slightly. Its captor stopped the skinning operations to see just how much life it did have, and in the course of an hour or so it had fully revived and was able to crawl about. Inside of two weeks, Keeney says, It was as lively a snake as he ever saw. and was put on exhibition there. Mr. Keeney adds in this connection that only the blunt tailed snakes ate poisonous, while the pointed tailed reptiles are harmless in so far as their bite goes. This statement has been corroborated by others who have more than a speakirg acquaintance with snakes. (rant Manning flatly denies that he was the leader of the band that set out to capture the famous Ohapin Park sea-serpent which created a reiun of terror in his neighborhood
This monster carried off a
"Down at home when I was a young kid," he relates. I was going past a
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been kind clump oi euieroerry nusnes no, ii
was sumac let
me see now, was it
sumac? (illustrates Jake's attention to even smallest details) well, anyway, I was passing a c'ump of one or the othe r when a six t ot blue racer sprang at me with an ugly hiss and gave chase. Of course 1 was well under way by that time, and I could step along right brisk in those days too besides this time I had an incentive. I whizzed down that path with the snake only ten feet behind me but I didn't seem to gain on it, so I took to the woods thinking it might hamper my pursuer but it was no use. that snake was actually gaining on me. It was a 40 acre section and adjoined a newly plowed field bursting from the woods, I cleared the fence at a bound. the snake shot under, and over the soft ground we raced towards the barn. The snake was surely gaining on me I could feel his hot breath on my bare legs. Would I make it would my. strength hold out? The end. whatever it should be, must come soon. .
MOTHER! THE CHILD IS COSTIVE. BILIOUS
If Tongue is Coated, Breath Bad, Stomach Sour, Don't Hesitate!
Give "California Syrup of Figs" at once a teaspoonful today often saves a sick child tomorrow. If your little one is out-of-sorts, half sick. Isn't resting, eating and acting naturally look. Mother! See if tongue is coated. This Is a sure sign that Its little stomach, liver and bowels are clogged with waste. When cross, irritable, feverish, stomach sour, breath bad, or has stomach-ache, diarrhoea, sore throat, full of cold, give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs," and in a few hours all the constipated noison. undigested food and
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riui nil ruii iiiuicd nut. ui no 1UUU bowels without griping, and you have a well, playful child again. Mothers can rest easy after giving this harmless "fruit laxative", because it never falls to cleanse the little one's liver and bowels and sweetens the stomach and they dearly love its pleasant taste. Full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups printed n each bottle. Peware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle of "California Syrup of Figs:" then tee that it is made by the "California Fig Syrup Company." Don't be fooled! Advt.
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Abraham M. Ilaker Dies I.caiing Strange Kcqucst In HeganI to His Funeral.
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After the death of Abram M. Baker, Monday morning at the home of his sister, Mrs. Harriet C. Matthews, 310 So. Carroll st.. his relatives found among his papers a scaled note bearing the strange request that at his funeral, there should be neither music nor preaching. lie further requested that everything about his burial should be plain and simple. This strange request was attached to a will, and was dated Auk. 14, 1 'J . 4 , which was about the time when Mr. Kaker started to decline in health. During his life he had often expressed his wish to be buried without elaborate ceremony, but never had he talked of such extremes as were mentioned in the not1. Mr. Baker was (.2 years old. He was born in Buchanan, Mich., in 1S.1, where he lived until he came to &outh Bend nine years ago. He was neer married, but has made his home with his sister, working when his health would permit, at the painter trade. Besides Mrs. Matthews, he leaves another sister, Mrs. Alice Keiser, also of South Bend. Had Iat Iaw Suit. Baker was the plaintiff in the damage .suit against Walter Schultz whb'h was tried recently in the superior court, resulting in a verdict for
Sehultz. A motion for judgment on the verdict has been hied by Schultz's attorneys, but Judge "Woodward had deferred actien until a complication which arose when the jury was inadvertantly handed the written court instructions was settled. I taker sued Sehultz. a saloonkeeper. wh?n he was injured in the summer of 1011. by a Orand Trunk train after having bought liquor in Sohult.'s place on Sur.day. according T.o the complaint. In view of the dath of the plaintiff it seemed probable that the verdict for Sehultz would not be contested. Attorneys for Sehultz were busy obtaining affidavits of the jurors dee.aring that the.v had not consulted the instructions after reaching the jury room. The statute under whieh Baker sued also gives the right to relatives to sue.
DIDN'T NEED DIVORCE FOR HUSBAND DIED! OlMacle t o Woman", llrinarrj ing i- i
IU'inoetI by Death.
Ten days after the death of her husband hail dissolved her marri tge bonds. Mrs. Micheiine Mleczek bled a suit for divorce from John Mleczek. Monday she learned of her husband's death anil she had the suit dismissed, and was shortly afterwards married to Michael Kubiak, who was himsvdf divorced about two years ago. Mrs. Mleczek's suit wv.s hld in the circuit court on Oct. 1''. Her hus-
Ayer's PiSls Ctrntly Laxative, Suir-coatcd. Dose, one pill, only one Sold for GO years. sk nu' Doctor. :-.u. v
Private funeral services will be held, iam. according to the complaint, had
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EAT WILD BERRIES; DIE Two lioys Think The.v Are firaios and Ile-ult is Fatal.
CLINTON". Ind., Oct. 14. Oeorge Smith. 14, and William Webster, five, are dead at their homes near Syndicate mine, supposedly as a result of poison caused by eating wild berries which resembled wild grapes. The boys had been gathering grapes and the berries became mixed with them.
WILMINGTON. Del.. Oct. 14. William Biley, IS years old, died at his home here as a result of injuries received in a football game.
left her nine vears ago. She had
heard he was living in Chicago and as a result an order fur the publication of a non-resident notice to summon Mleczek to defend was obtained. Just before this was published, however. Mrs. Mleczek obtained the news from Chicago that her husband had died there on ct. 1. The suit was Immediately dismissed by her attorney. Joseph Wypszynski. and her marriage followed.
si:i ni:ri;i:i:s back. KAGLi: PASS, Tex.. Oct .14. Holding that they were likely to become public charges and therefore undesirable. United States immigration officials today forced refugees who crossed to Bagle Bass when the Mexican government troops occupied Biedras Negras last week to return to Mexico.
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MARSHALL MAY GET HIMSELF MOTORCYCLE WASHINGTON". Oct. 14. Vlsitor.1 to the capital soon may be treated tJ the si-ht ef Vice Pres. Marshall ?eocting up Pennsylvania av. to th capital astraddle of a motorcycle. Th vlro president hMs laughingly toM friend that he might purcba". such a ma-' chine since congress saw fit to refuse to authorize the purchase of an automobile 'for his use. An appropriation for the purcha-o of cars for th? vlco president and the speaker of th house was stricken out of the del'."--iencv bill.
HIGH SCHOOLTEACHER IN BED WITH A COLD C. L. Weaver, teacher of matherr.at-, ics at the high school. Is confined to his bed by doctor's orders. Waer had an attack of malaria, this summer and during the recent trial of the heating apparatus at th new building he contracted: a severe cold. His condition is not pertou. Mr. Weaver's work is being taken eare of by Principal Sims and H. Kizer.
"Just as the snake stretched its neck to sink its deadly fangs into my
ll' ri i ii-uiiiru lux- "ciiw, uui um through the door and slammed it be-1 ? hind me. The snake was just putting !
us neaa inrouu'ii wit uour ai iiiii. in
stant and !t was choktnl to death."
Wore the Into Mr. Thornton, our
host local authority on snakees. nllve
todav. he could probably tell us
something really worth while.
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ANNAPOLIS. M.I.. Oct. 14. The Middies ;nok things rather easy Tuesday, the coaches deciding that their victory on Saturday was worthy of at bast two da.vs of comparative rest.
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