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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-30

And am wondering whether in tho
case OF this unfortunate New Yorker the
front door was locked. after ally
Wouldn't 1t be tough If it wasn't!
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-30
TEA TABLE TALK

Perhaps the most terrible example OF
painful results likely To accrue from
attending the lodge Is that offered by
the experience of New York man who, not
having mis- keys with him upon reaching
home ana being solicit9us about disturb
ing the peaceful slumh6r Of his spouse by
ringing the door bell, attempted TO climb
covered him. took him for burglar aid
proceeded To shoot him.
According Co the report the unfortunate
husband may lose an arm through the ro-
markably correct aim of his courageous,
II mistaken wife, but considering all the
circumstances IL seems TO me he got oil
fairly we'll
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-30

/ should imagine that it would be
almost as disturbing TO the peace OF mind
of wife TO behold the spectacle OF her
husband climbing into window In the
middle OF the night as to so discover
burglar.
Would 10 not be the last place she would
expect To find husband in!
And would 10 not take some little argu-
ment on mis- Dehalf To convince her that
IL was only because he was fondly solicit
tous for her peaceful sleeping that he took
that method OF getting into his own
housel
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-30

Strikes me. she might suspect that the
reason be did not want To disturb her
might be due somewhat TO desire not
TO be disturbed himself after he came In.
/ have known husbands who i suspect
would rather prefer To DO shot for a burg
lar than To DO held To strict accountability
as husband upon returning home after
attending the lodge.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-30

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Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-27
MAS &

their commission to sit on q bench for the
trial of causes.
The court will fine you $40 for contempt
of court, Mr.. Voorhees," said the jurist.
Mr.. Voorhees, retort was quick and crush
ing.
May it please the court, your honor will
have 20 name a sum far in excess of that If
the court wishes to make q fine at all COM
mensurate with the degree of contempt l
feel"
To be a perfect story it should stop right
there, But in the cause OF truth it must be
recorded that Mr.. Voorhees, later apologized
and the fine was RENTED
There is a story of a quarrel that ran on
for years between two lawyers in a Penn
sylvania rural county. One bore the COM
mon name of Brown. The other signed him
self Wise" The latter was a little given
to basking in the smiles Of women, and
there was a widow named Bramble in the
town, who was not precisely in the class with
Caesars wife, but who was still admitted
to the good circles of the place. She was a
clever woman and beautiful, and she had so
fascinated Lawyer Wise that he paid her fer
vid court-not dropping her even when the
matrons OF the town found they could not
well receive her any more, because of the
persistent talk against her. What aggTa-
waited the case was that Mrs. Bramble was
as regardless of the sentiment OF the town
as she was of the winds direction.
One day Brown, the lawyer with whom the
Say LOLiId ~ a ISi PSbta'J iuuI Siiiihi
wrote and printed in the local paper the fol-
lowing lines:
There was a wise man in our town, and he
was WondrouS wise.
He jumped into a Bramble bush, although
1t cost his eyes.
While people were laughing about it the
judicial convention came along and Wise
was nominated for the circuit bench. He
was elected. And about the first thing he
did after taking his official position was to
marry the pretty Widow Bramble.
The next morning the following ~quatrain
was found pasted on the bulletin board at
the door of the court house, where notices
of sheriff's sales and such things were usu-
ally posted:
And when he found his eyes were out,
He laughed with might and main,
And picked the pretty Bramble up,
And started on again.
And for that Brown was fined for con-
tempt OF court. Mr.. Brown was just suf-
fciently appreciative Of a good joke to pay
tho fine and let the whole matter drop.
Out in Kansas there used to be an editor
Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-27

emotions under control he had inner the
editor into a state of permanent and lifelong
respect.
For eavesdropping in the court consulta-
ton room of the court house at Frankfort,
Ky, Frank NJ. Robbins, a reporter of the
Cincinnati T~imes-Star, was arraigned for
contempt OF court and was fined and SEN
fenced TO thirty days in Jail. 1t was shown
that Robbins in this manner heard the de-
cision of the court in a murder case, and by
means of flag signals to his associates sue
ceeded in conveying the decision to his pa
per an hour in advance of it's announcement
by the court.
a stranger of the ''young-man-from-the-
country" type, seated in the gallery during
the progress of a trial, was so carried away
by the eloquenCe of counsel for the defense
that at its conclusion he shouted ''Bravo!'
He was instantly seized by the Off and
put into the area of the court. Up rose the
public prosecutor and said: This man has
been endeavoring to interfere with the course
Of justice. ! propose that he be sentenced
to not less than six" C~'Himmel!' calculated
the culpriD, mot less than six hours i'm
p~risonment." The judge nodded a smiling
assent and before the bewildered provincial
could say "Kreuz-sapperment- himmel-donner-
wetter" he was behind lock and key.
1t may be that the doctrine Of contempt
has been developed to an equal length In
this country, but W. much doubt that any
American judge would sentence a man to
forty-eight hours in Jail because his own
employe hammered in a nail in his own shop.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-27

their appearance when in captivity and in
case of the possible extinction of species
it Is important that the small eXternals Of
their life should be preserved, else they
would in the course of time change so that
the published records would be all we would
have OF the characteristics of certain ami
mails in a wild state. Thus these parks will
become not only stations for the propagation
OF rapidly disappearing wild animals,
but centers OF attraction to scientists and In
the future to students of the past greatness
OF the animal kingdom. One of the leading
intentions of the geological societies is the
establishment OF improved facilities for paint.
ems Of animal life. 1t is proposed, in a word,
to stimulate the production of paintings and
sculptures OF American wild animals, while
there are yet a few animals left to serve as
models, The New York s~ociety's library
building will contain studios and work rooms
for geological artists and students. Already
there has been provided in the plan OF the
lion house a large studio, connecting with
the series of cages, In which on regular
occasions animals may be placed in a large
central cage OF special construction, aud
used as models by artists, who desire to avail
themselves OF the privilege. 1t Is proposed
that the library building shall contain a
gallery for the display of animal paintings
and sculptures and that a series OF exhibit
lions OF animal paintings and other products
Of art as applied to geological subjects shall
be inaugurated and prizes be awarded for
the best works displayed.
LEGITIMACY OF THE ENTERPRISE.
1t is hoped that in the course OF a few
years these parks will become the best
stocked animal repositories in. the world.
The London geological garden possesses at
present the largest collection Of animals and
birds. The facilities which the society has
at command for collecting is augmented by
the fact that scattered all over the world
are numbers Of Englishmen who take a ma
tiOnal pride In sending sDeCimenS constantly
TO the garden. But the collection can be
duplicated. OF course, and with the park
Idea in mind there is no reason why II should
not be surpassed, The system of labelling
also will be improved. The classes, general
and species will be so indicated that the
student OF books Will be able TO visit the
park. volume in hand. and learn what i'm
perfect pictures cannot teach him. The
legitimacy OF the enterprise is assured in
San Francisco by the cooperation OF Prof.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-27

cages now generally devoted to such birds.
The man who told of the far-famed Darby
Ram, in the wool Of which the eagles built
theic nests, "for he heard the young ones
cry" could say the same OF this cage on the
same evidence. Running through the center
of this wonderful cage will be a small natural
stream, emptying into the prehistoric lake
basin near by.
1t is a pltiful sight to look into the
eagles cage in an old-fRshioned geological
garden and see the detected appearance of
the birds, their spasmodic attempts at flying,
ending all too soon In a wild Gluten at the
wires of the cage. Nothing of this kind will
be permitted in New York or San Francisco.
The eagle eeries will be built on an entirely
new plan. A natural ledge of rock will
compose the high back wall Of the cages.
The wire portion of the cage will rise per-
pendicularly from the top of the ledge, and
after describing a circle through the air,
will descend many feet in front. The rock
will be followed out In places, forming
arches, in the cool shade OF which the birds
can retire to sleep or to be out of the way
Of the gaze of sightseers. Just so with the
bear dens. The old-fashioned enclosure for
bears is truly q den. 1t is a pit and the
animals might live at the bottom of a well,
with all its bad odors and noXious gases, as
far as their health is concerned. A bear is
no more fitted to live in 4 pit than any
other animal which is used TO a wild, free
life. on mountains or In woods. Doubtless
the system OF placing bears In pits origi-
ndleu IOnS ago, wien uletnOuS anu mdleIldls
for constructing cages above ground were too
intricate and costly. The new style of bear
enclosure will consist, as in the case of the
eagles, of a ledge of rock. up which the ami
mails can climb, but topped off with a row
of iron bars, to restrain too much of a de-
sire to roam. The ground floor plan OF the
cage will be extensive. 1t will consist Of
concrete, and will have In addition a gravel
run and a bathing pool for some OF the spe-
cies. Underneath the rocks there will be a
sleeping den, into which the animals can re-
tire.
ALLIGATORS AND SEA LIONS.
This system will extend all through the
establishment The water fowl will have a
natural lake placed at their disposal. The
alligators will also have a small lake of
their own, but it will not be a poor little
pool OF stagnant water, such as is usually
seen in animal gardens. The sea lions will
Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-27
Saturday Last Dav

ars. an increase of 3.31S. The total number
Of ministers is S92. The contributions for all
purposes were 81, 1894 1873.
The Tendon Society of Church Beggars,
which has been organized at the instance of
Lady Gwendolin Cecil, daughter of Lord
Salisbury, proposes to reduce the number
Of charity bazaarS and entertainments, and
10 raise the money required for deserving
charities by writing personal letters of ap-
peal. One of Lady Gwendolin's objections to
bazaars is that nearly half their receipts
goes fer expenses.
Nearly every state in the union has its Pc
culiar religious community, set by itself away
from the rest of the world, but 1t was left
to Montana to produce such a community
having MethOdism as its creed. There are
at the present time sixty families living on as
many farms and comprising in all about 200
souls. Each owns its farm, each has it's small
herd of mich COWS, whose milk is sold for
cash to the creamery located there and with
that cash it buys everything needed and not
to be raised on the farm. The first condi-
ton imposed is that the prospective settler
possess the sum Of 81 500 III ready cash which
he can invest in his farm. All who don't
come up to that test are not considered.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-27
Another Wash
Goods Surprise

Just received, about 40 pieces 32-inch
Percale, made by VIM. Simpsons Sons of
Philadelphia, fast colors and absolutely
perfect. Mondays price
Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-27
RELIGIOUS.

Mis- Sarah A. Dixon was ordained in
Lowell, Mass, the other evening, as pastor
of the Congregational church OF Tyngsboro
Mass.
A. special Episcopal council OF the diocese
OF Virginia will meet in Richmond on June
30 to choose a successor to the late Bishop
Newton
The fund of SO, 900 which has been raised
for a memorial to the late Bishop Brooks at
Harvard university will be expended for the
erection of a building for the accommodation
Of all the religious and charitable societies
OF the university. The university will pro-
vide for a site for this memorial.
Edward Downes, who has been United
States consul-general of Amsterdam, Hol-
land. for the last four years, has decided TO
study for the Roman Catholic priesthood at
the American college in Rome. He is a
native OF New Haven, Conn, Of which city
he was city clerk during the mayoralty OF
Joaeph b. Sargent.
Bishop Peter Loutensock, formerly OF Eu,
reka, Utah, who now has charge OF the mis-
slons OF the Mormon church among the Ger
man and Swiss peoples, with headquarters al
Berne, Switzerland, has just applied to the
church authorities for fifty additional mis-,
sionaries TO spread the Mormon faith in Eu'
rope.
Prince Max OF saxony, who became a Ro-
man Catholic priest, has been appointed a
curate in the Whitechapel district in Lon
don. The queen recently received him,
which gives rise to the extraordinary sur
mise OF a German Protestant paper that
the prince-priest has been commissioned by
the church Of Rome to convert her majesty
and Princess Beatrice.
The committee on the STATE OF the church
OF the United Presbyterian church, reported
at its general assembly the membership to be
1923, Sal. a net increase of : ,6SS, with $50 con-
gregations and sol pastoral charges. This
church has SI1 mission stations, PSF of these
being In foreign fields. During the past year
eighteen churches were erected. costing Sl2s :
206. and fourteen parsonages costing Sl4 ITO,
1t has LAS Sunday schools, with 1851 sehol-
Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-27
TOLD OUT OF COURT.
Contempt Cases Illustrating Many
Human Sides.

Contempt Cases Illustrating Many
Human Sides.
There is an old story Of Tom Marshall,
and a fine for contempt. relates the Albany
Law Journal. 1t seems the famous lawyer
was arguing a case when he was Interrupted
by the court with the statement that he had
unfairly presented the evidence. Marshall
was one of the fairest of men, and one of the
most just.
1t is an outraged he cried. The court
has no right to tell me l have perverted
evidence"
Record a fine of $40 against Mr.. Marshall
for contemI' OF court, Mr.. Clerk, said the
Judge.
Mr.. Marshall promptly borrowed a $40 bill
from one OF his brethren of the bar, paid the
fine, and then proceeded with his argument
as calmly as II he had never been in the
least rufiied.
And there is a story about Daniel w. yoor-
hees, formerly United States senator from
Indiana. He was a famous advocate in his
Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-27

day, and one Of the most striking personall-
ties 10 DO met with In all the west. II is no,
saying an i'll thing of the senator, who died
recently. to say that he was slightly given
to bombast.
One day he was arguing a case before an
Indiana court and was displeased with a
ruling. He expressed himself as astonished
that a man with SO limited a knowledge OF
the law should have ever succeeded so far
In beguillng his fellow citizens as to secure
Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-27

country. and the accommodations placed
therein will be OF such an extensive char
acter as to make the animals forget all
about the existence OF Seal rock or OF the
pelagic sealing grounds of the North Pacific.
1t is sufficient to say of the larger animal
houses. such as those OF the lion. monkey
and even OF the small mammals, that they
will be built upon an extensive plan. The
interior cages will be spacious. and the out
side runways as large In proportion. The
Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-27

David Starr Jordan, in New York by such
scientists as Prof. J. A. Allen, Prof. Henry
f. Osborn, Prof. William Stratford, Prof. w.
Gilman Thompson. Dr.4 Tarleton H. Bean,
William 7. Hornaday and ether men of like
reputation, who go to make up the scien-
tifc council. 1t is the most important move
ment in the line of natural science that has
been instituted in years. 1t may prove in
Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-27

as planned. will be big enough to contain
a good-sized tennis court.
Now, the great moral Of all this is thai
the individuality of the wild animals will
be interfered with as little as possible and
biologists and students Of natural history can
view them and study their habits with toll
cradle accuracy. Wild animals quickly
change their manners and in some cGBCS
Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-27

BILE In view OF the gigantic soaring cage, the
plans for which are already laid down.
BIGGEST BIRD CAGE EVER BUILT.
Think OF a bird cage which will be almost
as high as a modern ONCE building and as
long and as wide as a city block. The
ground area OF this cage is laid down as
being approximately 150xl00 feet. High up
within this mammoth Enclosure the heron
and stork and birds OF a like nature can
circle and circle, under the blue vault, with
never a notion that they are still held cap
tive And what Q change from the interior
Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-27

the end to be the one means Of saving to
p~osterity animals which are too fast passing
away, but with a story back of their lives
and habits which is as fascinating as any
thing in the whole range OF science.
WATERS.
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Of a weekly paper whose name need not be
mentioned. He had a quarrel with Judge
William Campbell OF the district court of
that state and invariably referred to the
court as ''bilcamil." He was SO persistent
with the warfare that friends OF the court
often urged the employment OF a contempt
proceeding. But Judge Campbell let the
whole matter go until one Saturday night,
when he met the editor In the pOstofhce un-
expeetedly and before he had time to put his
Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-27
OaC Per Yard
The Wash Goods
at Sc, &c and
12aC-

still excite and enthuse-Some of the
best styles will go early. You will
thank us for advising you not to miss
them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-31
SUCCESS FROM TnE GRoUyD u
A scheme with Real Estate Put
ThrnMsl IN The Enr Wet.

Speaking OF schools in relation to politics"
said the cX-Eoomcr from Oregon, always re-.
minds me OF n Campaign in which | WAS interest
ed six years ago. The Douglas county rcprcscn.
tative in the Oregon State Legislature, realizing
that his popularity was not exceedingly great.
had been talking OF building a new state Normal
School. presumably ut lIoscburg, the county
seat and his own home. This caused great con-
sternation among the $50 inhabitants OF the
little city Of Drain. who had been proflting by
the courtesy title of Drain Academy and
Oregon State Normal School, under which tho
school there had been run since 1883. The
Postmaster. who kept n drug store and sold
schoo! supplies. took counsel with his sist rim
law. who dealt in millinery and ran "A boarding
house for students. and she sought tho Mayor,
at whose general merchandise emporium She
was the principal customer.
The Mayor was a man who thought slowly,
but 10 "A purpose; and. having set himself tho
TASK or devisinK some way OF ~circumycnting the
member from Hoscburg. he passed the next
three days in profound cogitation. lie conceived
n scheme whose various Celebrations and rami-
tications were too diversified for nm to handle
alone. and he came to me 10: help. had Just
gained considerable influence in the county
through backing protested railroad 10
tate dealer and sawmiIl owner. With my
business. methods and tho Mayors know
US " ~ ''llllDlllilR y OH
plans were soon put into operation. First, we
suggested the candidacy of an ambitious young
Drainitc. IL dealer in leather goods and hard
ware, for member OF the Legislature. taking
all the wind out OF his opponents sails
by heartily indorsing tho talk in favor of
a new normal school. Meantime wo
had a large grain field of the Mayors.
which had begun to lose it's fertility on
account, of ovcrcultivution, surveyed into city
lots, and aS soon as our candidate had received
the regular party nomination We put tho town
site OF East Drain, with its streets named after
conspicuous men Of the State, on the market.
and gave one OF its centrally located blocks for
the new Normal School.
We'll, everything came to pass exactly as We
had planned. Our candidate was elected, and
the building Of the new Normal School OH tho
site wc gave was authorized. We sold "A sutfi-
cient number of East Drain lots TO more than
pay for the land and all expenses. The con.
tractors on the new school wero men who had
aided tho legislation authorizing ii, and they
got their supplies from the Mayor. their hard.
ware from the member, and their lumber
from me. My mill also supplied lumber
for other buildings in East Drain, including u
new boarding house Tor The inillincr, who has
prospcred ever since. Tho Pustmaster's in.
creased business soon warranted his moving
into one OF the I'VE brick buildings in tho city OF
Drain. and I e former dealer In leather goods
and hardware is still member OF the O!c,or
| logiBlatuTc.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-31
RAILROADS. IN THE GREITER CITY
Their Mileage aud That OF Other American
Cities.

their NlIcnKe nnd Ihut OF other american
Cities.
In respect of elevated railroad service New
York and Brooklyn will stand far in advance
not only of other American cities but OF all
American cities combined, for they will have
together 100 miles Of elevated lines, whereas
the next largest elevated railroad mileage, in
Chicago, is only s~iNty-six. The street car mile
age OF the present city of New York is 1863, of
which one company. the Metropolitan Traction,
has lS5. thirty.live OF which are operated by
cable or electric power. The Third Avenue
Railroad Company has f~.ty.iive miles of surface
lines, and the Union Railroad of the annexed
district, sometimes called the Hucklebcrry, has
twcnty.cight. The railway system OF Kings
county has $50 miles. exclusive OF the
elevated railroads and the steam ear lines
running into and out of Brooklyn. There
are thirty miles of double track and eight
miles OF single track steam lines and thirty.flyc
Lliles OF trolley ear lines on Staten Island. and
II to these totals he added tho steam railway
system in New York, the Central. Harlem. and
New York and Northern, within the city Loun-
darics. a total Of l.OO0 miles of railroad mileage
within the Greater New York is obtained, a
mileage larger than some European countries
have and a mileage remarkable in other re-
spects, the number Of passengers carried being
greater per milo than in any other coun.
this country. Philadelphia has 400 miles
Of street railroad. Chicago mas nearly
known as The Chicago Elevated. boston has
300. st, louis 2@5. baltimore 225, Washington
l4O. san Francisco 23l, Pittsburg 242, CinCin.
natl 26I. Cleveland l92. Detroit 1866, Louisville
$50, and Buffalo $50. While the development
of the railroad lines OF the country has been re-
tnrdcd during the last few years IN consequence
OF the hard times. the mileage Of the surface
lines within the large CITIES and connecting
ncighhOring towns has been increased cnor-
mously by the Introduction OF the trolley.
Al the beginning of the civil war. the mileage
centre of the country WAS at Man3field, D,
which has since enjoyed the distinction OF hay
ing Secretary John sherman for It's most con-
%slicuons resident. In 1880 the railroad centre
LogHnspOrt, Ind, and II is now about seventy
Ave miles sOuthwest of Chicago