— " a + ee ens | £EXPELLED BY SNAKES,’ BVisconsin Farmer Obliged to Dew molish Dwelling That Harbored Too Many Rattlers. the way Wis., has . erected :k into his i hardly been com- plete: in the g of the year when uttlers was noticed, ind they were dis- h the approach of sum- mer, however, their numbers in- pl Vp!’ Re sy Ci i, =I LY BEDFELLOW. ey the he Oc« hold was great- nally a sl to the house, although no ning recently, as the fa or the night, the mc snake lying on the bed. easion in midday, while the baby to sleep, the € an rm, 4 16 rattles, ¢ strike, lay under arm, but returned in ke den this spr sort of e under the eds of rep- | been killed the door th ey seemed to Mr numerous | —- — j GIRLS FIGHT A DUEL. { They Metin ie Rots ae Fought with | Stilettos Until One Was Mor- | tally Wounded, | { Acc aris corre 1 ent of s Globe-Democrat | one f King 1 friends, Gabrielle the s Nana duel with her rival I If La Marquise. Ke calls } were ve with the same m for Leon I girls wors : and his mustache n one of the bo ed each other ae “THOU LOVEST LEON.” Leon. I love him also. He can belong only to one of us. Hence, we must fight.” After the theater Nana sent a maie friend to La Marquise go arrange the meeting. As La Marquise had her seconds ready, they quickly came to an understanding. Meeting place—a corner in the Bois, where Count Boni and other hot-heads usually exploit their “affairs.” Time—six pext morn- ing. Weapons—stilettos. Dress—naked to the waist, save silk corset cover or No corsets. The duel s provided and lasted 90 see- linen shift. came off onds by the watch. It ended when La Marquise stumbled to the ground, with a je ed wound in her left breast. et the me moment mounted 1 agents appeared on th cene. The manager of the Folies, where the girls éd, had given the informa- herself to be ge, but the are en tion. hustled off into a weapon was forced from her hand only after a strug Even then she begged that the blood of her enemy 1 off on her handkerchief a Marquise v ana allowed t be wipe as a souvenir As the duel w formalities, seconds, physicians, etc., Nana will probably get off with a few months. “Never mind,” she says; “when I come out I will have Leon.” . we — ~~ - due anged with all See = Ss. TRICKED THE JUDGE How Police Court Lawyer Wor) Magistrate’s Sympathy. Made His Honor, Who Is a War Vet. eran, Believe That the Tramp Before Him Was a Grand Army Comrade. Anyone who wants to get inte trouble with City Magistrate Joseph Pool, the New York Sun, can dc it by sulting the Grand Army o the Republic or any of its memben in his presence. The converse of the prop ion is also true; if you want Magistrate Pool on your side, stand up for the grand army every time At least, this is what is said by peo ple who have observed the course o3 events in the police courts. City Magistrate Pool is a grand army man himself. While he was trying to build up a law practice at Cleveland the civil war began. He enlisted in the Sixty-seventh Ohio in-| fantry, served for a time as second lieutenant and was the an assistant qaarte Voight, Jeweler, THE WASHINGTON BEE. | Announcement ; They banish pain and prolong life. a 25 SEVENTH STREET N. W. (Next to Johnson's Grocery) I beg to announce that I have just returned from N:w York, where have made extensive purchases ina Jewelery and Silverware. The same have rived, are unpscked, and ready for your inspection. 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And on m at least} 1 tricked—if| yers tell are true- | »yposed was an act 01] rity toward an old| is be sympathy and comrade in ar: It was a court. Am« rtunate whom elass as “an ordi been arr of the lawyer tk oner and properly ir also tipped off the polic rested him. lay in the police | oners was ae 1e police would | bum.” He had | oxication, seed id of the pris- ‘ted him and | an who ar- ed Then they put a badge made out a a cent and a piece of chewing gum on | the man’s lapel. The cent made a good enough G. A. R. emblem to de- ceive anybody who was nearsighted. | “OLD G. A. R. MAN.” | irn at the bar of jus “Old G. A to the suppr “We repeated said the lawyer a tone full of | A R. man, eh?” trate, leaning over | r. “Well, this is a | the mag toward the p pleasure. A. R. man, eh? what reg were you in?” The pr ipted by the law- yer in a whisper replied: “The th Ohio, yer honor.” | “Indeed!” 1id the magistrate. “Why, I was in an Ohio regiment my- self. Who was your colonel?” } “Col. Brown,” was the prompted re- ply. “Col. Brown? Why, I don’t remem- ber him. What battles were you in?” “Tell him,” whispered the lawyer, “that you were in several—Gettys- burg, sure.” The answer was repeated. “Why, your regiment wasn’t at} Gettysbu * said the magistrate. “Tell him you were transferred to a Massachusetts regiment,” whis- pered the lawyer. “Well, you see it wuz this way, yer honor: I wuz transferred out of me regiment into a Massachusetts regi- ment,” was the reply of the prisoner. The magistrate asked a few more questions of the prisoner. “Well,” he said finally, “this poor man looks as if he needed a bath, Here, officer, take this five-dollar bill and take this man somewhere where he can get a good bath, a good mea} and a clean bed.” The prisoners eyes glistene® “The prisoner, continued the mag- istrate, “is honorably discharged. You are honorably discharged. Go and sin no more.” As soon as the policeman got his prisoner to the street he booted him half a block and then the policeman, the lawyer and the rest of the court crowd had several rounds of drinka at the corner saloon out of the five | dollar bill. And.they say. that the magistrate had as.much fun out of the story as anybody when they told it to him a week.Jater... But it didn’t break his faith. in the grand army man. Sitting Hen Protects Purse. Mré. William Riggs, of Mariofi, Ind, caustd the arrest of F Garigus ling a pocketbook n she alleged was n under a tubat her home. While gus was awaiting trial Mrs. Riggs remember having t sferred the pocketbook from the tub and of plae- ing it under a ting hen in the barn. An officer w atched to the Riggs | f d the pocketbook un- home and f der the faithful hen, who made a game fight to prevent the officer from — it. ~ ce | George Nesline. Solid Silver Teaspoons, from $4.00 half dozen up. 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