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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-20

HOW LONG TOM BROKE HIS FAST
Sometimes, when snakes are taken
out of the Jungle, they become homo
sick and commit suicide. 1t is a terri
bly, tedious process, for they always Sc
lect the same method starvation; and
starvation with q snake is a matter of
months. A reptile can live long time
on his own base of supplies.
| 1t was undoubtedly through home
sickness, then, that Long Tom" big
python from India, had not up to yes
terday tasted meat since November.
He lay behind HIS glass window in a
Boston dime museum, and grew thin
and peaked Yat his length Is twenty
eight feet four Inches ana his weight
two hundred and fifty pounds His
eyes are small and yellow and evil look
ing, and his muscles strong enough to
crush man to death. 1t took twenty
one men to hold him yesterday while he
was forced to- break his fast.
Two snake experts from the New
York Zoo were, summoned to Boston to
do the trick, and half the attractions Of
the museum, In undress attire, were on
hand to see this notable banquet.
Trixie Roderlco, the snake charmer, In
a cotton morning wrapper, helped to
wait on the big fellow. One of the
New Workers., Ditmars. put two rabbits,
flayed and dressed, at the end of a long
pole; the other, Snyder, got at the
snakes head Then the big reptile was
pulled slowly eut of his cage until his
whole length was stretched out
straight. The attendants kept tight
hold on him that he should not coil up
and crush any one. Snyder forced open
the wicked looking jaws and Ditmars
started the rabbits on their inward
course. The men holding the snake
could feel them pushing in.
Tom squirmed and struggled, but the
score of attendants held fast and he did
not succeed in making a kink At last
the rabbits were pushed in SO far that
Tom could not force them out, and he
was hurried back into his. cage.
There he coiled UP against the glass
door, closed his eyes and stared on his
ten days of digestion. He Is good for
several more months of fasting. -Bos-
ton Evening Transcript.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-20
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THE TRULLEY OULATION ".

4 Not for long time has New Haven
been so interested In anything as it Is
In the plan to extend the trolley line to
Derby. 1t sees the need and the advan-
tages of the extension, and while it
may not be wholly unself1sh in the mat
ter it cannot fairly be charged with
being any more selfish than those who
are opposing the extension. No serious
and reasonable argument has been
made against the PLAN and none can
be. The extension Is desired by New
Haven. 1t Is desired by those who live
| along the proposed line, and it is de-
sired by all the people Of Derby and
vicinity who are not afraid that it will
injure their business. A very large
majority of those interested in any way
are interested in favor of it. And when
one thinks of what the trolley lines
which run from New Haven to Bran
ford. Bridgeport and other outlying
places have done for all concerned it
lis no wonder that the interest in the
new scheme is warm. Those lines have
been Of immense benefit to both dwellers
in the city and the country. How much
benefit they have brought would be
very sharply realized if there were a
scheme to take them away. Isn't the
argument which resulted in the estab-
lishment of those blessings the very
same that is in favor of the extension
to Derby? OF course it is, and it has
much more force now than it had before
the other lines were built. What good
reason is there why there should be b
trolley line tor Branford and Bridgeport
and none to Derby, If there are enter
prise and money enough to make one?
The steam road is said to be oppos-
ing the extension. 1t knows its bust
ness and has a right to do what 1t can
to protect itself. But 1t may well be
doubted that 1t needs to oppose the
100000 or more people who want the
extension. The steam road can't do
what the trolley road can, and it will
always have the business that belongs
to It,. while the trolley will continue to
set down and take up men, women and
children at their own doorsteps. 1t
has been found in many localities that
the steam and trolley can not only live
together, but by stimulating travel can
both profit Why might it not be so in
this case, and why should public
need remain unsatisfied because of a
doubt? There are trolley
linee all over the State running near
the steam line. Is 1t absolutely neces-
sary that progress and convenience
should be slain on Derby avenue alone? |
isn't it possible that by and |
by, when one company operates both |
the steam and the trolley lines, the !
Derby avenue line will look all right?
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-20
THE MOUSE TOWER OF THE
RHINE.


| RHINE.
Between Bingen and Asmannshausen
| on the rock in the middle Of the river
| Is the Mouse tower. What child has
not heard of Hattie, the cruel bishop
| Of Mainz, the forestaller and regrater
and combiner of the tenth century
who, having barns full of golden grain,
the gift OF God for the good man, re-
! fused to sell 1t to the starving folk,
preferring to hold OH for further rise
in prices? A number of desperate men
having unlawfully broken into one of
these barns, this unfeeling church man
set fire to it, and ESQ pleasant was his
humor) compared the cries of the dying
men in the agong of their fate to the
squeaking Of rats. In the tenth century
it was dangerous to make fun of Gods
creatures. The rodents swore vengeance
and the bishops conscience made him
uncomfortable. Dying screams haunt
the memory The vintages of the
Rhine will hardly wash them out. The
bishop, I doubt not, tok to drinking
heavily. But he was not cured. He
first heard rats all about him, and then
he saw them blackening his floors and
nervously twitching their sharp white
teeth. He took to his heels and fled
from their horrid little faces, but they
followed at quick gallop. Was ever
a prelate in so evil plight! He fairly
scampered to the Rhine and leaping in
to boat, sculled himself across to this
old rock in midstream. 1t was his last
chance. The rats came pattering down
the banks, licking their whiskers and
showing millions of teeth They hest
tated, and while they hesitated the
hunted bishop resting for a moment
at the foot OF the tower besiesed angry
heaven with his cowardly prayers But
the hesitation OF the avengers of blood
was for moment only; the rats took
to the river, and the fordly Rhine was
black and brown with their shiny
backs. The bishop now knew his end
had come. He fled to the topmost story
or the tower, up the spiral staircase,
which in a moment echoed the quick
steps of the rats that in an incredibly
short time made an end of Bishop Hat
to. So may all combiners perish, be
they clerics or lay, of the old world or
the new.
OF course etynology has knocked the
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-20

The native Christians of Madras
Presidency have started an agitation to
be allowed to marry their deceased
wifes sisters, and a petition on the
subject bearing 1926 signatures has
been sent to the Bishop of Madras.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-20

Provision for a new hospital for Bos-
ton are made in the will of the late
George L. Thorndike Of East Boston
He directs that after the death of the
last legatee under the will, and when
the estate exceeds 100000, it be used to
build a hospital. He also gives the city
$4,000 in trust, the income of which is
to be used to purchase coal for distri-
button among the widowed women of
East Boston.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-20
Apa. what do statesmen do p.

PA, what 90 statesmen do?''
well, mostly Tommy, they ride on
the railroads from city Il, city, paying
visits which have no political signifi-
canoe. Chicago Record Herald.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-20
lAL q DARLINGTON PUBLISHING co
OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY
IL CENTS A WEEK, so CENTS MONTH,
s. FOR Six MONTHS, sc YEAR. THE
SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-20

This dress is of drab fanny, made
with a corselet skirt Of three fiat stitch
ed plaits. The sleeves of the bolero
are of ecru guipure, and the front is of
fanny, laid on fiat.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-20

In remarkable article on Queen Vic
toria in the London Quarterly Review
the explanation given Of the Queens
prejudice against Mr.. Gladstone is that
1t started in the suspicion that he gave
her too much work to do, until she was,
as she put 1t, dead beat" He tried in
his eagerness to press her to do what
she considered to be his work, and when
she resented 1t and he renewed the at
tempt she formed pertinacious preju-
dice against him which never was re-
moved The author states that it was
always an element in her reticence with
regard to Mr.. Gladstone that he was
too High Church and had the mind of
q Jesuit.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-20

There are mothers-in-law and moth
crs-in-law A Chicago mother-in-law
recently appeared before police judge
and paid the fine imposed. upon her
errfng son-in-law, saying that he was
q good man, even If he did have an
occasional fling. Another picture is
presented in an action at law brought
BY Chicago woman to have her SON
in-law's body, after four years burial,
removed from her grave lot, on the
grounds that its presence there is
great distress to her.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-20

The president of the New York Com
mission for the Preservation of the
Scenery of the Palisades denies the re-
port that 1t is at present proposed to
lay out an elaborate park along the
river bank where nature has already
done SO much in the way of pictures
queness and beauty. The appropria-
lions made bv the States of New Jersey
and New York are small and will per-
nit only of the most modest beginning
of the work desired. 1t will cost much
more than the commission has at its
disposal to purchase the cliffs that are
in danger of destruction and disfgure-
ment, and the energy of that body for
long time to come will be directed to-
ward the mere preservation rather than
the establishment of the threatened
tract. But it is much to have ii pre-
served.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-20

There are some questions that cannot
be successfully wrestled with In a
southern Kansas town two farmers
have been having over the damage
done by the hogs of one in the corn
field Of the other A jury of six men
wrestled with the evidence all night
and then reported that an agreement
could not be reached. Thereupon the
lawyers got their heads together and
agreed that a majority vote in the
Jury should settle the case, and the
jurymen were sent out to deliberate
again, Another night was spent In the
jury box and then six hungry, sleepy
and desperate-looking men dragged
themselves into the court room with the
report that still they could not agree.
The vote stood three to three.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-20

The origin of the tiger as an emblem
Dr. Tammany is said by w. c. Mon
tanye, coffee and spices dealer in
New York, to date FROM the time4when
William M. Tweed, then foreman Of the
"Big Six" fire company, took fancy
to picture of royal Bengal tiger in
his fathers store in the fifties. Tweed
adopted the emblem for the Americas
club, and 1T soon was accepted by all
Tammny. Tweed had the tigers head
woven in the center of the parlor car
pet Of the Americas club in its club
house at Greenwich, Connecticut, and 1t
was painted on the old hand engine of
Big Six.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-05
THINK soa
The Aiaister's wife Wa. Right.

When a baby's life can,b be. saved by food
It IS worth while knowing something Of that
food. -. sei.
A minister's wife. name given below,
writes; do not exaggefate In the least
when I say. that have ,neyer yet seen a
picture Of the starving babies Of India that
looked as bad as our baby did. The skin
was drawn as tightly as possible oyer her
little frame, and was almost black. Her
little form was 80 shrunken that 1t was
showed that she was alive.
She was starving to death, for everything
she ate was Immediately thrown off from
her stomach. We tried every kind Of food
by rubbing. olive and cod, liver oil into
the pores OF the skin. &
The doctor was doing all he could, but
finally we sent for an uncle. an old ply
agreed perfectly. but uncle advised us to
use Grape-Nuts Food. =
We Immediately got some and placed
spoonful in some boiling water. This was
allowed to simmer until the food became
perfectly soft A little rich milk was added
q delicious food, and 1t was astonishing
how perfectly 1t agreed with our baby and
how she did lick It down.
She would not drink milk unless It had
Grape-Nuts Food in 1t thereafter.
After a few days She began to show
marks Of improvement: then she improved
very rapidly. When we began feeding her
Grape-Nuts she weighed about 10 pounds,
now she weighs over so.. and is almost as
Our Our friends ali think it miracle that
she recovered. While am writing this
letter, one OF my older girls has Just come
up. begging for some GraPe-Nuts- and
We naturally believe IN Grape.Nuts, for
8. w. Hardin. Spring Hill. Tenn.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-05
LIGHTNING STARTS
q !. 3 !. big ..ElRE..I IN DALLAS.
Carriage and Implement Ware
house Filled With Stock
8; Totally Destroyed.
REruB11c. SPECIAL.

REpuBILc. SPECIAL.
Dallas. Tex. May fat $50 tonight. dur
ing a terrific thunderstorm. with intense
electrical features, lightning struck the new
six-story block owned by the southern
Rock Island Plow Company.
The building was rated hre-proof ware
house, but in less than an hour It was a
! total loss. It wan filed with wagons. bug
gies and agricultural machinery. The value
Of the stock is estimated at from 1000
to 100000 and the building at approximately
500 oOes It was erected less than year ago
and covered most Of the square bounded by
Elm. Houston and Broadway streets and
Pacific avenue. The insurance is unofficial
ly estimated, at a quarter Of a million dol
lars.
The E. o. stanard Mills were slightly
damaged and at one time were almost given
up.
b. H. Lindsay's marble works also burned;
loss $4,000.
The Missouri. Kansas and Texas and the
Texas and Pacific Railroad companies lost
several thousand dollars worth of loaded
cars that stood on side tracks.
Magee was seriously injured by being
= A driver for Wells Fargo Express Com
pany named Cox, while trying to save. bis
team and wagon. was run into by q bunch
OF cars being pulled from the FIRE and was
so badly injured that amputation of q leg
iS considered necessary.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-05
TRUST COMPANY ORGANIZED.
st. Louisans Interested in East st,
Louis Institution.

Several St. Louisans are among tho stock-
holders Of the Illinois State Trust Company
Of East st. Louis. which has been iucor-
porated for $250.00 with permission to In
crease this to $4,000. The books were
opened yesterday and the entire STOCK Of
the company was subscribed within three
hours
The new concern will be a branch Of the
St. Louis Trust Company. The ONCE Of the
company will be located in the First Ma
tional Bank building. A strictly trust com.
pany business will be done. and Il II expect-
ed that the doors will be opened within Q
month.
The. trust company was organized by
Thomas L. Fekete, aeorse =; McNuIty and
ers are: Thomas L. Fekete, George r.
McNulty, Thomas H. West. Ex-Governor u.
o. Stanard, Adolphu6 Busch, q. C. Simmons.
William q Guy, Henry c. Haarstick. WIZ
liam L. Huse. John A. Scudder. Robert
Nick. Jones. John d. F1lley. A. c. Stewart.
Thomas w. Crouch. W. K. Bixby Paul w.
Abt. II. Elliott. II. Elliott. Jr., W. n. FL
lott. Charles T. Jones and J. c. Van Ripers
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through. Thus freed from the impact Of
the mob, Mr.. Wynan was able to jump to
the ground and catch the boy, who was
dropped down into his fathers arms by the
young man who had successfully combat
ted the crowd. Mr.. Wyman has not been
able to learn the name of his timely assist
ant, and he is desirous Of finding him.
MIR. HEILBRONER LOSES
VALUABLE RECORDS.
/ Messrs. Muckenfuss and Heilbroner were
in the office at the time of the outbreak of
the fire. They grabbed up the money in the
drawer and hurriedly placed 1t in the cafe
and were about to leave the Office when
they remembered the books. These they be-
gan to store away in the safe also when
they were compelled to desist by flames
which whirled into the Office soon after
starting. Mr.. Muckenfuss slammed the door
OF the safe at the last moment and escaped.
but Mr.. Heilbroner had still some books
which he could not part with. He grabbed
up as many OF these as possible and dashed
from the grand stand, leaving, however, $40
behind him and some records which he has
been compiling for years. and which cannot
be replaced.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-05

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Write to-day. >,
) All correspondence is strictly confidential
mailed In plain. sealed envelope. The re-
eeipt' IS free for the asking and he wants
every man TO have Il,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-05
SENTENCED TO Be HANGED.
Charles May Declares His Life
Was Sworn Away.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
st. Joseph. No.. May 4.-Charles May. the
convicted murderer Of John Robert Martin,
WAS sentenced by Judge Casteel Of the
Criminal Court this. forenoon to be hanged
June Is.
TIE remarkable nerve which May has. dis
played since his arrest did not desert him
fol-. a moment when sentence was pronounced
and. when asked II he had anything to say.
stated n hrm,.. unfaltering voice. that
some OF the witne:eee for the State had by
perjury sworn his life away. He commended
the Court and the Prosecuting Attorney for
their fairness during the trial
. The. murder of Martin took place at a
country dance, near DeKalb Dec amber q
laet. A motion for new trial was ever
rIiIpd
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-05
A CHANGE IN HUSBANDS.
Kansas City Girl Spoiled an Elope
ment for Regular Wedding.

REPUBLLC SPECIAL.
Kansas City. Mo-. May ALFRED Shroe-
der. merchant Of Kingnsher. Ok. was
married here late this afternoon to Miss
Edith Pierce Allen, daughter of II. 9. Allen.
wealthy resident. The marriage is the
end Of three days Of most exciting time. In
which an elopement was frustrated.
On Thursday Miss Allen had planned to
elope with Henry Hankinson Of this city.
but the parents. being made aware OF the
situation, prevented the runaway.
Mr.. Shredder arrived here to-day and.
after short interview, induced Miss Allen
to marry him. The face Of the bride was
wreathed In smiles during the ceremony,
but the groom looked most concerned.
The girl is very pretty, immensely popular
in society and. curiously enough. the two
men who raced for her bear most wonder
ful resemblance to each other.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-05
st. Lo.i.... I. x,,i.s oe-,a.y.

st. Lo.isans in Nini.e ce.Da.y.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Little Rock. Ark. May 4.-Articles Of m
corporation o. the Ozark upIn zinc, tead
day filed with the Secretary Of State. The
capital stock Is 100000, all Of which has
been subscribed The officers are: Colin n.
dent; W. +. Pace, secretary: Frank Pace.
treasurer; n. F. Hubert, assistant secre-
tary and assistant treasurer.
The stockholders are: Frank Pace, b. b.
Hubert, C. NJ. Selph. w F. Pace. D. r.
Hubert and Charles II. Napton.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-05
PHILLIPS SELLS E
:, &. and CORN CROPS.
Early Price Was Forty-six Cents,
and Then There Was q
Partial Rally.

Chicago. ILL.,, May 4-Heavy selling by
Phillips caused an early break In May
corn to-day. There was a sharp drop to y
cents, and then q rally to 4essc.
July corn opened &c to &c lower at 4Skc
to 4s1sc on lower cables. and in sympathy
with wheat. May corn was governed by ex-
pediency alone. ProHt-taking by longs
caused weak opening, 21tc to 2kc under
yesterday at 53kc to 6sl1c. A sale was
made at 5l1tc, and following this another
at 63itc. Receipts were N2 cars. with only
twenty Of contract grade.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-05
FOUNDED LIBRARY I'M A WEEK.
Illinois Town Carries Enterprise
Through in a Rush.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL. -..s,
Greenup. ILL.,, May 4-The citizens of this
little city Of 1,10 population have made a
novel record in establishing free public
library.
In one weeks time they have raised a
thousand volumes by popular voluntary
contribution
The effort began last Saturday night with
a public book shower" when 2s2 volumes
were received. Since then contributions
have been coming in with unremitting reg
u1arity. and tonight the Library Board an
Eounces that they have reached the thou
aand-mark. The library is expected to be
formally opened next Saturday. Fifteen
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-05
I DOESN'T LIKE HAWAII.
Negro Advises Members. of His
Race to Keep Away.

E1EPUBIiC SPECIAL
Knoxville. Tenn. May 4.-H. L. Mckinney.
= negro who left Tennessee several weeks
asp for Hawaii, writes from Honolulu. ad-
Yi1ing members of his race to remain in the
-0nuth. He gives as his reasons that Inn
ported negroes must compete with Japanese
and Chinese laborers: that there 10 no
'cost Of living is high and the feeling Of en-
nifty displayed against the criminal class OF
3lis race In the United States exists there.