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The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19
STRANGE SEA LIFE.
Enormous Worm-Like Creatures That
 Explode After Their Capture.

Enormous Worm-Like Creatures That | Explode After Their Capture 1 What is believed to be hitherto un- 1 known species of the spoonworm has been pumped up from the depths of El- | liott bay by the dredger in operation near the Centennial mill. Specimens
 which have been submitted to Profess
 sor Trevor Kincaid of the university are pronounced by him to be different from any species previously found in Puget Sound, but somewhat similar to an
 Alaskan form of sea life.
 The animal found in the bay is of
 nondescript appearance. It resembles an oblong transparent rubber bag filled with water and varies from three to five inches in length. It is about as thick. generally, as mans thumb. At each end are several circles of sharp bristles, colored like brass and seemingly hard. These are believed to be its defensive weapons. The bristles at one end are stronger and more numerous than at the other Other species have the bris- ties only at one end.
 These peculiar animals were first brought to the surface about two weeks ago by the dredger of the Seattle and Lake Washington Waterway company. They were sucked up by the pumps from a depth of from thirty to thirty five feet and carried through the dis charge pipes to the point where the filling is made. There they were found by members of the dredgers crew, whose curiosity was aroused by the ap- pearance of the worms. A number were collected and given to the officers of the company.
 To a reporter Captain W. E. Roberts of the dredger stated yesterday that the species was found in, schools. He be- lieves that they live on rocks and every time they hae been pumped up so far they have been accompanied by pieces of stone and coal, which had been dumped into the bay from ships dis charging their ballast.
 We find none for several days" he
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19
PIANISTs AND CATS.

| Musicians in common with less artis-
 tic folk, have their hobbies, quite apart
 from the profession they follow La blanche, the famous Italian basso, had
 perfect mania for snuff-boxes, of | which he formed a unique and costly collection, picking up rare varieties In every country he visited Examples of
 artists idiosyncrasies of one kind or | another would go to the making of an interesting budget. At the moment,
 however, we are only directly reminded of one instance. The reminder comes from contemporary in the form of the
 following suggestive announcements:
 Mile. Janotha," the statement runs,
 took her black cat, White Heather, to
 the 'cats'-meat mens supper on Thurs
 day. She played Home, Sweet Home
 in her usual expressive style"
 It may have been out special
 compliment to the presence of the an-
 imal-since all pussfes are peculiarly attached to the domesticv hearth--that
 the distinguished pianist performed the
 wellworn air. But, apart from any such reflection, the mention of Mile.
 Janotha in connection with her feline favorlte recalls the extraordinary fond
 ness for the harmless necessary crea- lures exhibited by another famous lady pianist. It was Sophie Menter (whosk English admirers, by the way, have completely lost sight of her) who af- forded wonder and not little amuse- ment to her fellow artists in this coun- try some years back by her passion for cats. Whenever she went to concert to fulfil an engagement she took her fa- vorite with her, and, before 1t became generally known, this amiable eccen- tricity on her part was the cause of much perplexity and misunderstanding.
 An amusing description in this con- nection of Madame Mentors appearance at concert in the provinces told how, upon entering the artists room, she proceeded with much care and tender ness" to place large basket on one of the chairs. Conjecture touching the contents of this receptacle deepened into mystery when its fair owner was seen from time to time to open it, look inside and close it again; but the sup position commonly created was that the basket contained sundry dainties wherewith the eminent player intended to fortify herself before presenting her. self on the platform. Tt was left" concluded the caconteur Ito Edward Lloyd to unravel the mystery. He was with Madame Menter, keep ing the while an eagle eye on the strange basket by her side, when, of a sudden, there proceeded from that quarter plaintive and prolonged 'meeow.' It was Sophie Mentors cat-a bushy-tailed Angora-and the mystery of the basket was solved" London Telegraph.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19

said, and then they come in a bunch.
 They appear to be able to travel on any
 side and wriggle along like a common
 earthworm. As far as can learn it is
 not exactly known whether they live
 upon the surface of the sea bottom or
 beneath it. We always find them sub
 merged and I believe they will die if
 kept out of their natural element very long. They live on smaller worms and marine vegetation l should judge that they do not have much vitality, al though they cut some queer antics when out of the water"
 Foreman Jones, who oversees the work at the mouth of the discharge pipe, says the worms are called sea cu- cumbers and that they are very com- mon. He declares that he has often found some as long as twenty inches close to the beach when the tide was out, and that their mode of travel is ex- actly like that of a snake. At one end, he says, they have large suckers, by means of which they capture smaller forms of life. It is believed by others that MT. Jones has confounded the spe- cies with some other.
 A specimen of the worm sent to the t-Inteligencer was submitted for examination to Professor Kincaid of the geological chair at the State university. The specimen had been kept over night in an empty cigar box and when exam ined was found to have exploded, only ragment of dried skin remaining. Pro- lessor Kincaid pronounced itYa species of echiuru, one of the spoon worms, or The latter, he said, were allied to the earthworm. There Is large difference between them, howev- CT, as the sea species does not have his body divided into compartments. Pro- lessor Kincaid states that the specimen submitted to him for examination is un- like any species so far recorded from Puget Sound. They resemble an Alas kan form, differing from the latter in the possession of bristles at both ends instead of only at one extremity. tie Post Intelligencer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19
SOM v JUSTICE.

A judge in Charlottesville, Indiana, has disfranchised fifty voters who were found guilty of selling their votes. He based his decision upon the fact that 1t Is fundamental principle of law that an agent who has betrayed his trust can be removed and the power vested in him revoked. The judge claims that the voter is simply the agent of the government for the purpose of carrying into effect it's principles. and that the moment he offers to sell the privilege invested in him he becomes false to his trust and an enemy to his country. In illustration the judge remarked that man convicted of even petit larceny might be disfranchised, and inquired. '"Is vote-selling a crime of less magni- tude?'
 It is evident that a man who is base enough to sell his vote ought not to have a vote to sell, and it is to be hoped that the action of the Charlottesville judge will stand.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19
4 STUDY OF SUICYDE.

Professor Hellar, of Kiel, has been studying suicide, and he reaches some results which will be rather surprising to many. He took for his basis three hundred casee-two hundred and thirty men and seventy women. According 70 his figures, only five per cent. of the total number of suicides was traeeabie to mental derangement, and the per- centage of those affected with heredi- tary taint was even less. He draws three main conclusions from his study, which are as follows: First, among women, at least fifty per cent. of the suicides were directly attributable to ill-health. Second, that half the sui ism. Third, that in twenty -four per cent. of the cases observed the spleen gues that there is no difference between an alcoholic who hangs himself and one who is killed by a paralytic stroke. From a moral standpoint, it is matter of indifference, for ethical purposes, whether alcohol has poisoned the heart more than the brain.
 Professor Hellars opinions differ from the prevalent notions concerning suicide, but they seem to have been formed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19
RAD MEN FOR GOOD ROADS.


 The bad-men-for-go good-roads idea con- tinues to find acceptance. In Missouri stone-breaking and road building by convicts are being considered. Con- corning bill now before the legisla- ture the Lexington Intelligencer says: As the law now stands the county Jail is an attractive place to a large class of petty criminals and a heavy expense to the county from which nothing is re- ceived. This bill would not only make it less attractive, but would resuA in a better system of roads. If law could be passed requiring each county to keep & rock pile and compelling the prison CTS to work on it we would have fewer jailbirds and the county and State more money. We can see no sense in coun- ty paying constable, justice, jury and attorney fees and then boarding some lazy hound while he is serving his sen- tence and costs and doing nothing. Either make them work or give us a whipping post.
 There may be some doubt about the usefulness of a whipping post, but there can't be any about the usefulness of work for prisoners. And there can't be any doubt about the value and the de- sirability of good roads.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19
SET7LED.

Kansas has never really been settled since it was first settled.-Boston Tran script.
 Ella-Isnt that a beautiful sky? Stella-Yes. What a lovely color for a shirt waist.-Harper's Bazar.
 The beauty of checks and women are judged from the same standpoint-face and figure.-Philadelph Record
 He Protests.-"You must learn to be- have yourself at table, But we eain't got-boo- hoo!-any compny!" Pluck.
 Mention some familiar examples of successive layers" Yes, sir. Hens and jelly cakes, sir. ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 DO you think that genius is moved to exert itself by inspiration?"
 Sometimes answered the very se- rious young man. But oftener by the expiration of the period for which rent has been paid."-W Washington Star
 How is it, asked the victim, that you charge me thlrty-fve cents, when the sign says, First class hair cut 15 cents?' ''
 But you haven't first-class hair" re- piled the barber.-Philadelphia North American.
 Ha Didn't Stay.-"Tommy, run up and tell your sister I'm here, will your" "Aw, whats the use? She knows it, cause when she sees you comin hear her say: Dear me, there comes that empty headed dude again. "---Philadel- phia Evening Bulletin. Secretary of State, man says: Will you please send me the Kansas code on marrying?" The Kansas code on marrying is fully expressed in the name of the town from which this man City Journal
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19
MONUMENTS TO. ENGLISH SCIEN-
 TIFIC HEROES. E

Commenting on the scheme of erect
 ing memorial to Dr. William Gilbert,
 who, more than three hundred years
 ago, laid the foundations of the science
 of magnetic electricity, the London
 Lancet says:
 we congratulate the medical men of
 Colchester upon their desire to do hon.
 or to their great townsman, while the
 incident may surely give us all cause for serious thought when we consider how very few memorials, whether stat ues, medallions, or pictures, of our great scientific heroes are to be found in this country. Take the metropolis, for ex- ample. There are statues of generals and admirals, of statesmen and politi- cal economists, of kings and queens, but in the city which has commemora- ted in statuary such examples of royal ty as James IT. and George IV., there is no statue to Hunter. Darwin, Owen and Huxley lie in marble or bronze in the Natural History museum, and though few, comparatively speaking, see them, there, the site is an apt one. Jenner has his statue at kenslngton Gardens; once it stood in Trafalgar Square, but apparently without word of protest it was moved to secluded glade in the west of town. The name of Harvey lives forever in medical memo- ries, but there is no public monument in London to him, and the only exist ing authentic portrait, picture at tributed to Cornelius Jansen, has never been seen, as far as we know, outside the walls of the Royal College of Phy- sicians of London. The Harvey Cram mar school in Folkestone is not foun- dation in memory of the discoverer of the circulation of the blood, but was founded by his brother, Sir Eliab Har- vey, who endowed the local charity for tanning nets and sails with 'cutch'- namely, catechu. The works Of our great medical men are, it is true, com by means of official lectures,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents. and other small advertisements, One Cent Word each in- sertion. Five Cents Word for full week (seyen times).
 Display advertisements, per inch, one in- sertion, $1.20; each subsequent insertion, 4o cents; one week, $3.2O; one month, $1o; one year, $40.
 Obituary Notices. in prose or verse, ID cents per line. Notices of Births, Marri' ages, Deaths, and Funerals, 50 cents each. Local Notices. 15 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own immediate business Gall matter to be unobjectionable) and their contracts do not Include Wants, To Let For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19
NOT JUST THE THING.

The indications are that the curious plot against Judge Cable isn't going to amount to anything, and that the num- Der of those who will be willing to be known as having anything to do with it will be small. It isn't considered quite respectable to plot to slug man and take his pocketbook away from him, and perhaps it isn't much more respect able to engage In a plot to "slug" a man and take away from him an honor which he has won in fair fight.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19

moved in more than mile, with plenty of water under her keel
 There will soon be some new United States maps and charts of the Philip pine waters that will be of value to the shipping world.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19

The Massachusetts Frog Company has Just been incorporated in Maine, with capital of $5,ooO, its object being de- clared in the application to be "to buy, sell, breed and import frogs and like animals"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19

A Philadelphia society known as the Morris Refuge Association for Home less and Suffering Animals spent $3,S5S in providing food and homes for such last year. During the year 1t cared for 24,81O cats, 4.74o dogs and forty-five oth- CT animals.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19

v Operating slot-machine is not gam
 bling when the player is guaranteed
 merchandise to the value of the amount
 of money he drops into the machine,
 Greene of Oakland, California. . It
 was shown in the case before the court
 that the player was entitled to eight cigars of the mercantile value of twelve and one-haf cents each for each dollar that he placed in the machine. Gam
 ing presupposes, the Judge said, that
 each player stands a chance to win, and that each is subjected to a chance to lose. It seemed a bit odd to his Honor that an intelligent man should carry on business in the way represent ed, but it was not for the Court to say that man could not be an idiot in business if he so desired. There was an honest suspicion, however in the mind of the Court that the defendant would not subject himself to the proba- bility of the loss of d quantity of cigars unless there was in it an element of profit to him. But suspicious could not be considered, and, on the testimony, the defendant had not been gambling. The decision was a severe blow to the good people who had been trying to rid the city of the slot machines.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19

A Montana court has returned a ver- dict to the effect that it is no libel to hang man in effigy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19

Miss Helen Johnson has organized society of young women in Binghamton, IN. Y., the members of which agree not to speak during Lent or go shopping or mix with the world. They have ar- ranged upon set of signals by which and the code is nearly as extensive as that of any of the secret societies. For communication with those outside the charmed circle the members during the forty days of their penance will carry pads and pencils.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19

At the meeting of the Maine Histori- cal Society the other day, when a mo- ition was introduced to observe the an- niversary of the birth of King Alfred, a member ridiculed the proposition and moved to celebrate the fame of Noah instead of that of the old English sov- ereign. He said: Noah was the first shipbuilder in the world and he asked for no subsidies. He was the first mas ter mariner and steered clear of all rocks and shoals without chart, com pass or lighthouse. In his old age he fell into bad habits, but he has been dead a long time and much may be for- given him" This motion lacked but two votes of a majority.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19

Swede Colored Cloth Dress.
 This dress. suitable for a girl Is of Swede colored cloth; the collar is bor- dered with applications of cretonne, embroidered with insertion. and the skirt is trimmed in the same style. The corsage is blouse in pleats and the waistcoat of guipure.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19

The Italian census shows encoura ging increases in population and birth rate. Where the estimated population was 31,- 100000, 35,o0O,0O0 turns out to be the &C., tual figure and this in spite of loss by emigration during the past twenty years of 5,000,000 The ratio of increase is high, approaching four-fifths of one per cent. year. The increase since the last census, that of 1884, is nearly 7,O00,- 900, or 25 per cent. This increase is said to be due to improvement in public san- itation and the consequent lessening of Infant mortality.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19
HE CARRINGTON PUBLISHING co
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY l6 GENTS A WEEK, 60 CENTS MONTH, &s FOR SIX MONTHS, $6 A YEAR THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19

The Boers will not get much encour- agement out of MT. Balfour's declara- tion. He said: "The Boer leaders know that as soon as it becomes possible free institutions will be adopted. Her mai esty's government holds that it would be perfect insanity to grant all the in stitutions of self-government while the effects of war are still visible We have put our hand to the blow, and shall not withdraw it. The war will be continued until it comes to the only conclusion consistent with our honor.'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19
Cash Purchase of Dress Goods.

35cT ENGLISH CoBURG, 36 TO 3s
 inches wide, for 2 lets Ia Yard. PURE WOOL'40 INCH PLAID HOME
 spuns 2lcts Yard sSCT FANCY WEAVE FLA MN E T.,
 lovely shades 2S Sinches wide 25c Yd. 65cT ALL-WOoL COVERT CLOTH,
 38 to 54 inches wide, stunning colorings, -47c Yard.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19

SILK LINED CASTOR GLOVES, grey and tan, sizes 3-4 to 2 1-4. Best Gloves of the kind made.
 $I.23 Pair. instead of $l.75 HEAVY DOG SKIN GLOVES, DENT cut and style in tan and OK blood, the best Glove Adler makes, sizes 5 3-4 to S-4.
 SIPS a Par, instead of $l. 75
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-19
The Walking-G GIove-Sdle

PREREQUISITES FINE PIQUE DOG Skin Gloves, two fasteners, tan and red, sizes 1-2 to 1-2
 SI.I0 Pair. instead of $l. IS LIGHT WEIGHT PrQUE DOG SKIN Gloves, made by Trefousse, tan. grey, brown and mode all sizes
 xl.23 Par, instead ot $l. 59F FINE SUEDE P1QrE WALKING Gloves in grey, two fasteners, siSes 5 3-4 to 6 S-4.
 SIPS a Pair, Instead of $l.50
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-05-30
BUFFALOES DO NOT FIGHT.
An Old knnsan Says That Hunters
Were Never in Danger from At
tacks of Wounded Animals

''Here is something that makes me
mighty tired" said an old Kansan, as
he exhibited a magazine article about
buffalo killing in the early days, re-
ports the Kansas City Journal. 'This
writer talks about the danger the
hunter was always in from wounded
bulls that would turn on him and
and fight in my life. 1 have heard
yarns about such cases, but I never
believed them. I have talked with
hundreds of buffalo hunters and /
never knew one who had been put in
danger by wounded buffalo bull.
And this fellow tells about the num-
ber of hunters who lost their lives
from rattlesnake bite. Did you ever
know positively of man in Kansas
who died from the bite of a rattle
snake? I never did. | have known
of dozens who were bit, but never one
who died from the bite. believe that
nine out of ten men will recover from
rattlesnake bite without the use of
any remedy whatever. I had dog
which was bitten scores of times. He
never had any treatment except that
which he gave himself by rubbing the
bitten place in mud and water. When
that dog was bit he would make a
race for the nearest creek, and after
padding around there an hour or so
would come home badly swollen up
but out of danger"
Which reminds us of remark
made by Prof. Dyche, the mighty
hunter of the state university. Dyche
has killed bears all over the American
continent, and one day when some one
passed a remark about the danger of
the sport he said: Il never had a
wounded bear turn on me to show
fight and 7 have wounded dozens of
them. Once in the northwest I
wounded a grizzly and he stood look
ing at me irresolutely for a few sec
onds, growing and showing his teeth,
but he did not charge, though he had
the best chance in the world. I took
my time and knocked him over with
another shot, and that's the nearest
any of my bears ever came to show
ing fight. A bear is something like a
big Newfoundland puppy and about
as SincOnSeuuential"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-05-30
DIG UP OLD MASONRY.
Excavations Made for New Custom
house Lays Bare the Remains of
Old Fort Amsterdam.

The excavations made for the new
custom house at Bowling Green have
laid bare traces of masonry which com
petent historians believe was part
Of the old Fort Amsterdam, erected
soon after the Dutch bought the is
land of Manhattan from the Indians
in 1926. The laborers found masonry
Is feet below the lowest fcghGa tions
of the buildings, which had occupied
the south side of Bowling Green for
the last century. A strong wall was
discovered Tt was built of rock and
bricks and the joints were of mortar
made by compromising burned clam
shells with sand. Bits of shell were
found all through the mortar. The old
fort stood, or at least parts of it stood,
until 1890, when the last traces above
ground were cleared away.