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Show CHARM BROUQHT ONAKE UOWri. Captain of Sailing Vessel Spins a Little Lit-tle Yarn. This talc has to do with tho mishaps mis-haps of tho sailing vesset Indrasahma, Copt. W. E. Crovcn, who says ho Is In nowise related tn Munchausen, says tho Now York Times. Tho Indrasah-ma Indrasah-ma got into port yesterday from Singapore, Singa-pore, tho Philippines, Japan and other oth-er far .eastern points with a cargo of hemp, oriental curios and tea. "Wo left Singapore about two months ago with our cargo and with n supply of snakes, monkoys and other oth-er tropical beasts, which wo Intended to dispose of to menageries In Amor-lea," Amor-lea," said tho, captain. "Among them were flvo big snakes, weighing 250 pounds each, and thirty-nino monkeys. When off Singapore the snnkes woko up 'and got out or their cago. Ono of them sneaked up tho foremast to the crow's nest and ,tnyed there for a week. I put Abdul Vln Jangln not Jnggln, mind ye upon the Job, and told lilm to watch. Ho sat down in front of the mast and did a charm song or chant until tho mesmerized snako came to and sneaked down again. With a flourish of tho tall ho gavo his four companions tho high sign and led them bock to their box again." |