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Show "SATAN" BACK IN GOSHEN. ' Appears at Farmer Humphries' Door, HH Familiar Smile on Face. BJ Simon Humphries of Jcssup'a HH Switch reports that the pet rattle- HH snnko Satan, which joined his family HJJ circle two ears ago. has returned for HH tho summer of 1904, fnjs a dispatch' HH from Goshen, N. Y, BH In May, 1902, Mr. Humphries saw HH tho rattler in his orchard nbout to eat HI n green apple. Knowing by long ex- HH perlcnco the effect of green apples on HJ human beings, he waited to see what HH would happen to the snake. HJ After eating sovernl greun apple BH tho rattler, sure enough, began t. HJ squirm with colic. Its contortion HJ aroused Mr. Humphries' sympathy. SJ HI went to the houso and returned w,' ' HH saiieerful of soothing sjrup and pe- HJ litely tendered it to tho sick serpent, H which partook of it readily enough HH and appeared to ho much relieved. Tho HJ snake alwn8 hung around tho plnco HJ after that, and seemed to think n good HB deal of tho family. H Last fall Satan vanished, and it was HJ feared lately that ho bad been frozen H during tho hard winter. Bright and HJ early tho other morning Mr. Hum- H phrles heard n rattle at tho door. Ho HJ opened It quickly, and thcro upon tho HH porch sat Satan, with the old familiar H smile upon his face. HJ |