New-York tribune., 1902-10-22
THE TiLK or TIRE DAT.

George II HnIyer, of West Superior. Minn., one
Of the best known gold mining experts IN the coun-
try has exploded the theory that taTantuIa oltes
must be either fatal seriously inconvenenL lie
was bitten more than dozen times on recent
tour Of inspection IN Southern Arizona Nearly
every, mine shaft in that part of the country IS
infested with tarantulas. The white miners wear
gloves to protect themselves from the Fenomoua
spiders Mr.. Hillyer knew nothing Of all this, ana
went into tho Big lin Mine unprotected Before
he c,r,e out he had seen thousands OF the tarntu-
las and captured a dozen of the largest he was
bitten repeatedly and yet not even inconvenienced
The secret Of Nir HlIyer's immunity according 10
his own theory is the fact that he had taken more
than thirty grains Of quiulne within the twenty
four hours preceding visit TO the mine The big
tarautula that Mr. HilIyer keeps in a cigar box at
the West Hotel. Minneapolis. IS good deal OF
pct II a special fonducss for secrettng itself
while its owner is tour I'm the deepest recesses
Of his breast pocket whence it is dragged forth
wriggiug and protesting. for the inspection of any
one believing in the deadly poison OF the tarantula
bite.
Double Wo-k-First Decorator-1 advised him 20
have his house decorated during hts wife's alb
second DSeorator-Good, Then ven have to do
Il al over again when she gets back-(ILte.
In China IT is nothing out Of the way for crimI-
nal under sentence of death 20 secure at price,
substitute to die for him AT the hands OF the eNecu-
TONER Money. Of course, comes mainly into play
the price going 10 the substitutes relations y re-
narkable OF such substitution Is reported from
Foo-Chow. The particulars 10 hand show that
when q certain childlcss criminal there was adj
Judged To death his family met To see what should
be done The superstition OF the land counter
10 a man dying without leaving son. at least, TO
worship him after death. The criminal had a
brother who had many sons that he had no Year
OF being left without worshippers. The family de
cded TO put him In substitute for the childless
one so that the latter could live To set a son.
The military mandarin concerned Was bought over
the criminal free and his guiltless brothers s
head was cut on The family the mandarin and
the public were satisfied But the mandarin's su-
periors did not IL IN that light. and informed
the prefect at tho city. He ordered the mandarin
TO be scourged like common coolie.
The shortage IL the coal supply. growled a
man who had Just got in "a few loads lis becoming ili
-budidnapons News.
Standard Oil it Is now said is using It's own
petroleum Tor fuel m its own furnaces The eN-
teneive use OF oil stoves may. at least 20 some
extent relieve New-Yorkors and other people IN
this part Of the United States from bondage to
hard coal
80 the engagements of -
Yes; she advised him to practise econ9my a,i@@
no started in by getting her an imitation diamond
-tDetroit Free Press.
William A. Pinkertou. of Chicago. talking Of the
''yeggmen.' or criminal tramps, who make CHICAGO
a headouartors says that they travel with cards
labor organizations. They have their own slang,
When yeggmau becomes informer he Is cal'eu
a 'enitch" and frequently men of this class nave
been done away with by their associates. a prison
is called a dump Dynamite Gitrcgycerihe -
called SOUP oil grease" Men who operate
with il are called "boXmcu" or ''shotmen' \
newspaper story about a robbery or q member OF
the profession is called a ''bawI out" Many o'her
slang phrases in by these men when are
entirely ne~ and meaningless to the public very
rarely are yeggmen known by their correct names
They use nicknamcs given by others or adopted py
themselves usually suggested by some personal
popularity by their former place Of resueHce-
A blond native OF Wisconsin may be called NlScon-
sin Whitley. II he We're from Canada and OF udl
complexion he would be called Canada b!acAey'
Some Of the prominent yeggmen who are sun op-
Grating are Frisco Slim Michigan RED Inc
Rambler" Topeka Joe, Warren Fatty, Macon
Tip" "Slivers." The Frog Wheeling keo'
GAINESVILLE Tommy" GAINESVILLE shorty. OIean
Flyer" "squench.' Ohio Fatty" shenandoah
Danny Yorker Dick" Chicago irish" sleepy
John" The Turk" 'Dako Frank and many
others. IcGgmen have ingenious way OF Keep
ing track of each Others movements ana "heIe-
abouts. 1t is the custom of every Trotessioldi
tramp and tramp burglar to write carve "nat
he calls his road name the water tanks out
houses or switch shantIes and in the toilet rooms
Of railway stations with the date and the drecuoh
i'm which he is going. this: petersburg Whtey'
41s-ss. W.: Chi. Frank 3-2095 E. This indicates
to the initiated that Petersburg Whitley regis
tered April 10. 1898. and went west. ana that
Chicago Frank registered on March ~ 1870 ana
went east.
The Maid-No ma'am
That's very strange wonder what people