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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14

offered to them at noon cooked rice is offered ana
fried grain follows after reasonable interval n s
been allowed these lucky creatures 10 ulees. III
choice yiands that have gone before. on Gertdlh
star DAYS the idols in the grove and IN the nse
where propitiatory offerings are made ne is
ing functionary at all these various GER
necessarily the eldest female member OF t1e AN IN
ily who has to practise celibacy from the ddy BIC
attains the position. - ott,a- -. rts
The ARRANGEMENT IS different in some other paris
of modern Keraa For instance in Sout6
Ceremonies are performed by the virgin oedieate1u
to this pious work At similar famous snake I
walls nj TrayanCore pi0uS folk gather from az Psit
to join in the worship, and bring yotiye frIEf
of gold silver grain cocoanutS, pepper spices
oil ghee sanda lyvood. silk and other Things me
cost of the festivals betrayed from the revenues
derived from the paddy fields and gardens attacIieu
to the shrine 1t is believed that II the cere1IloS
are not performed with purity and devoutnesS tne
serpent gods will be offended and the largest OF lne
cohras will come out of the grove and snow theIli-
selves to the people Of the house 1t is also pc
Iioyed that snake bites in the neighborhoo OF tnls
and other such shrines never prove fatal. HOW
eyer this may be- certain that. estimating lile
average snake population of each OF these shTIne99
at q dozen-whch is a modest computation, lot
know of many groves each of which Is lnflaolteu
bv at least thirty cobras. and that there are pc
tween fifteen thousand and twenty thousand OF
these shrines in Travancore alone-the nunoeI 1l
deaths from snake bite in the country IS rerharh
ably small NO,
It is remarkable that all over Travancore' when
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14
PIGEON FLYING FOR PROFIT.
How Stray Birds Are Caught by Deooys
Sent Out from Roofs.

Some young men who live IN high apartment
houses and tenements uptown have sport
which has a profitable side. as long the Board
81 Health inspector is ont of sight. 1t is flying
pigeons and trapping stray birds which the honers
pick up All that is necessary for the start is a
pair OF cheap birds. ''klinkers.' costing about
sixty cents, a wire cage Of sufficient room, and
roo. from which 10 fly the birds The male bird
Ray DC released at once but the female must be
held until she has laid egg. The flyer has TO
begin operations by driving the male bird away
from the roof with q long pole. the end of
which is streamcr OF muslin. The bird rises up
Dr. slowly widening circles and the strays in sight
likely TO join il. When the ''klinker" has at
tracted a few birds il settles down toward the
pigeon house. where there Is corn and heInpseed
Tor the visitors Incidentally there is wire trap
md The visitors likely TO miss il 1t is
lust here that ;he profit comes in One can sell
The pigeons At the bird store st prices which vary
according 10 the variety Prices run as high as
B. q pair Sometimes the bird bears the owners
mark and he has pay literally for its return or
lose the bird. for such is the unwritten law Of the
byers-
There is Nho makes his living breakina.
10 pigeon locks ana selling the birds He has his
0ecoy birds well trained, and so sEilfu have they
Become IN their Illicit work that he calls them
xpartTnent house In other parts of the CITY he
9ecsfes rival ToOsts He carries the birds TO the
vicinity IN basket and turns them loose They
13ncle WITH the other BIRDS for time. then
Decline for his roost usually taking some of the
other flock with them. This IS known as the
knocking game and IL be worked both WAYS
The only cloud in the pigeon flyers sky is the
J7oarH OF Health. Pigeon roos:s are not allowed
the roofs of tenemelts. As fast the inspectors
find them they order their removal. When this
order comes many take their birds to the nearest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14

a snake is approaching the people reverently
saw THE god is coming" and make way for the
divinity. How harmless these serpent dfvinities of
Travancore may further Judge from the
fact that the children of the household play about
fearlessy in the neighborhood of the groves. even
while their serPentine friends are gliding ABOUT IN
have never been known to be harmed When some
of these groves become overrun with serpents the
surplus population is carefully removed and sent to
other shrineS There in all parts of Travancore
pous Brahman gentlemen who are specially applied
TO in order to remove snakes from one grove 20
another
One of the celebrated centres of serpent worship
In Travancore is the little township of Nagercon
which itself means serpent temple The local
copper gilt idol OF the serpent mother is carried in
procession in a once a year. Thousands of
devotees assemble al, the temple weekly and on
special days during the year to worship the
pent goddess and to carry offerings OF milk sugar
months of the year large quantity of black sand
thrown up from behind the idol. and for the
other six months white sand it is superfuous to
remark that this singularly interesting natural
phenomenon is set down by the pious to the special
account of the ophidan lady divinity. The sand is
distributed as prasadham offerings to the devo-
tees. and all castles and strangers may participate
in the benefits that accrue from its possession. It
believed that within circuit of mile from the
temple snake bite will prove fatal
One particular fact in connection with serpent
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execution, couple of detectives were admitted -
the premises and concealed behind the ofhcs
counter.
short time afterward the rObber entered the
office gently. without either tools or explosives
wherewith TO open the massive iron receptacle the
combination of which IL evident he did not
know He had however. resorted TO an ingenious
plan of his
He had pared the nail of his index finger on the
right hand until the blood vessels were exposed
Then. by placing the sensitive wound on the COM
binatiOn lock he could distinguish the movements
of the tumblers they fell For more than an
hour did he work. and at last there came sharp
click. and he swung back the doors of the safe
He in the act of filing his pockets with the
valuable papers it contained when a danper vas
thrown his activity. by the sudden grasp OF
the detectives. under whose escort he taken
to prison Thus was Interrupted what proba-
bly, one Of the most ingenious rObberieS ever -
corded in the annals OF 1e.-tLondon Tit-Bits
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14
WOMAN RIDES ON HORSEBACK AT go

In little village of Gill. Mass suburb OF the
ancient town OF Greenfield, lives Mrs Sally Lamp
Hayden who. at the age of ninety. frequently rloes
horseback. She has lived in Gill for more IMAM
fifty years and has been member of the Methodist
Church nearly all her life. Her husband, VINO was
several years her senior. died number OF years
ago
The pony Mrs Hayden rides is gentle one aho
seems to appreciate the dignity Of his aged burden
Mrs HAYDEN has to be assisted into the saddle, OF
but of the ride is unattended IN any
way. When Greenfield gives a coaching parade MIS-
HAYDEN is ALWAYS in line and after the last parade
the members OF the club gave her a handsome
present She has two spinning wheels at home, and
Is usually busy over them when not taking her eX-
eTcise horseback.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14
SUGAREO TIMBER.

Among new uses to which sugar has recently been
put is in the preservation OF timber Much interest
has been aroused b. the announcement as the re-
suit OF n prolonged series Of experiments. Of a
method Of treating timber as TO secure even from
soft wood largely increased toughness and hard
ness. The treatment to which The timber il sub
jected is roughly speaking that of saturation at
boiling point with 3 solution OF sugar the water
being afterward eVapo-ated at high temperature
The result is to leave the pores and interstices OF
the wood filled in with solid matter and the tim Der
yulcanized preserved and seasoned The nature Of
moderately soft wood it is claimed. is in this way
britteness and also without any tendency TO sniff
crack-(Iondon Globe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14
SNAIl-S AS A OELiCACY.

Il would not counsel any one to eat snail"
says Lieutenant Colonel Newnham Davis. the we'll
known authority the Of dining. IN the June
number Of The Pail Mall Magazine The two
attempts. in the cause Of gastTonomy. that have
made 10 swallow the long brown things that one
pulls out Of the seaming shells have been failures
They tasted TO IKE gravel cooked in mock
turtle soup But If any insists eating
snails as the French 90, he dor could never be
lieVe that English she would be a snail eater
had better not Try the dining places the
Bales but should go the great Partisan oyster
house Prunier's. where ne eat his snails of
Burgundy Champagne Bordeaux from plated
bowls within the cleanest surroundings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14
ToRPEDo sTEERED BY WIRELESS WAVES.
--(The Sphere.

trical waves and inside the torpedo is receiving
instrument which is affected by them
The onerator can steer the torpedo to port or to
starhoard as desired and the inventors claim that
the torpedo will persistently follow the object at
which it has been directed unless DETECTED by the
will Of the operator The whitehead autolno ,
f7sb torr,edoes as used in the British navy Wnei
once discharged from their tubes are beyond con
froI: the Brennan torpedoes. used for coast de-
fence purposes only. controlled by means OF
wires Connecting them with the shore The Orilng-
noints of advantage In both the Whitehead and
the Brennan torpedoes in that It can ne steere3 &c
explosive in its head. and has range OF ABOUT 1Id
two miles 1t runs beneath the surface. and the
onerator on shore or shipboard can detect II
nv means of two small masts fixed in its case
Trh Srnha
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14
A GREEK THEATRE IN AMERICA.

The new open air theatre of the University OF
California. in which President Roosevelt spoke on
May L to large audience of scholars. students
and distinguished citizens of California, is the
only structure of the kind in America. 1t is an
that the theatre is almost exactly
similar in its proportions to the famous Theatre
O DionySiUs. a the custom among the OLD
Greeks the building stands in grove of fine trees
Its extreme dimensions exclusive Of the colon
made. 255 feet in breadth by 19i feet IN depth. the
stage being 81 by ia feet in size. The material is
concrete and 6Uet persons can he seated comfort
ably on the benches. The roof will he Of tiles. and
the stage Will be colored. in accordance with the
cl2ssic tradition IarpeT's Weekly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14
Foaelns COOKING OF ONIONS.

The Appellate Court OF Indiana has decided that
cooking onions is bad for the neigh bOrhOOd thus
affirming a decision by the lower court. The fam
fly of James Shs~oyer, of Newcastle. lives ths
store Of Campbell Brothers, who do general
millinery business also. The Shroyer family is fond
of cooked onions and the odor pervaded the store
below and proved very offensive 10 the merchants
and their customers. Campbell Brothers brought
suit for an injunction and an order issued by
the Circuit Court. forbdding the cooking OF the
onions, and from this SnrOyer appealed The qUes-
ton then carried 10 the Appellate court
u 'hiCago Record Herald
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14
A PEERLESS GEM.

There is now in Amsterdam. for the purpose of
being worked in the diamond cutting shops. the
largest diamond in the world. and that is
unique in the annals of the trade. SO much is this
the case that special turning and other tools have
had to be manufactured for dealing with it. The
stone is large hens egg. and weighs go
caratS 1t is thus twice large the koh-i-NOoT.
which weighed 500 carats before being cut The
stone. which extracted from South African
mine ten years ago, is named the Excelsior and
after being acquired by syndicate has been sent
To m am I-Ondon Globe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14
IT DEFIES ELECTRICITY.

a safety dress of thickv woven wire gauge has
been invented for electricians by German scleh-
fist II is intended he while working IN
high tension laboratory. A current of electricity
sufficient 70 kill the pass through the
dress for some seconds without perceptible erect
Standing uninsuated tire ground the Wearer
can draw sparks from the terminals of the trans
former without danger. Not the slghteSt sen
sation of any current is felt through the Dody Inc
invention of this dress now makes It possible TOT
any scientific TO perform successfully me
most dangerous experiments in electrical research
ILLUSTRATED London News
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14
DESERT GEMS.

In 1889 a hunter the northwest of New South
Wales wounded kangaroo. The animal went off
through the mulga and the salt bush at pace too
fast for the hunter TO follow. and soon was out of
sight The hunter a hushman. and did not de-
SPAR. He followed the blood trail. hopeful eft
short search and a speedy bag. At point of the
nun be that the trail faint. and
uecessitated a closer inspection Anyway. the
hunter stopped and picked up piece of stone. This
he examined The red spot was not on it, IL was
ir il. 1t not blood that he saw. 1t was opal
Such was the beginning of the White Cliffs opal
feldS.-lI .OndOn Globe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14
A WONDERFUL DOG.

\ citizen 81 South McAIester is the owner of
remarkably smart dog called Sunbeam. Sunbeam is
water spaniel about two years old. and has al
ways been great pet I'm the household About six
weeks ago a brood of chickens was Matched their
mother dying soon after. Sunbeam once began
To manifest great interest In the little orphans
took them In charge Al first itE owner afraid
he would tnjurc them. but ne would bark and carry
on So that he at last given the whole charge
OF them, and his Joy knew bounds No stranger
dares 70 touch his newly adopted childrep aud all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14
OPENED SAFE BY USING FINGER NAIL.

An extraordinary account is given Of how a safe
was opened by a robber. who had at his disposal
no instrument of any kind. but operated merely
with his finger nail. The person who accomplished
the feat revealed his intention Of roboing the iron
safe fr d hotel 70 another young man who hap
pened To be the cousin Of the hotel propri-tor-a
fact he was unacquanted with.
As a matter of course. the proposed scheme 70
rob was revealed to the owner Of the hotel. and
little before midnight, when 1t was 70 De put INTO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14

worship both in of Travancore is that II Is
the fair exclusively that expect favors from
the divinities propitated. More particularly bar
rem women and those in expectation. of becoming
mothers go in for these rites and ceremonies This
is certainly one of the most interesting phases of
serpentology. Every myth and tradition connected
with the serpent gods is associated with the female
sex. Nor is this limited to Asia. for have SINH
lar myths still current il parts OF Africa aud in
Mexico
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14
ENDURANCE TEST AT PIANO.

Professor ]. NJ Waterbury. OF st, Louis aud
Professor Paul Schsiderer. of Milwaukee will
meet here this summer test their endurance at
piano PLAYING and decide the cha nlpionshfp OF the
world Waterbury has record of twenty-five
hours His opponent claims have played con-
tinuousIy for twenty-eight hours There is TO be
a stake of $500 and side bet on the match.-(Chi-
rfcla
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14
NEW SIDERABLE TORPEDO.

The Admiralty is about to carry out series OF
trials with a new form of torpedo invented by
OrIing and Armstrong. whose system of wireless
telephony was demonstrated In London the other
day.
The new weapon is capable Of being steered
either from the shore from ship TO the object
At which 1t is aimed. and this is accomplished
without the employment of connecting wires. On
shore is 2 transmtter capable of sending out cleo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14

dav, ba follows them from place TO place ali over
the ward II one Of them happens to wander OF a
short distance from the rest he IS uneasy until II 3
bsct again At night the little chicks find rOost
ing pIsce in Sunbearn's shaggy coat and u thsy are
rrf 10 he'd by n certain time sunbeam goes after
tive fardv ones The tiny chicks seem 10 realize
tilat Sunbeam Is their protector; ana Mi peep long
ing undSr SBnbeam's care Just as wei IS u their
moi her Nerc alfve.-(kansas CITY JournaI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14
AUTOMATIC SWISS RESTAURANTS.

Automatic bars have become successful In
Switzerland that company has been formed 70
supply the Swiss and their visitors with electric
automatic restaurants. where. II by magic meals
ranging from the modest chop and chips % The
elaborate six course table d'hote VIII b. served b.
electricity TO al corners. The only thing necessary
is 10 take YOUR seat, glance over the bill o. fare
place your money in the right slot and the ma
chinery does the rest Prices will be strictly mod
crate. and dainty dinner with wine included. WI!
only cost about two shilsngA-sLondon ExpresA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14

YEARLY crop of emergency cases and accidents. Dul
from, the ants will scarcely get credit for sucn
worthy or unworthy motives.-tMedical News
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14
,u.Nr cuR,ols oDD AND INTERESTING GATHERED HERE fRO

s.o-e and board them at a cost of about 50 cents
month They take them to their roofs when
thew want TO fly them
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-27
BECKHAM TALKS OF
BRGATHITT COUNTY.
KentucIEy's Governor Angered by
Some of the Statements Made.

Kentucky's Governor Angered by
Some of the Statements Made.
Frankfort, KY, June 26.-Gov. Beck
ham, in response to many requests.
to-day gave out a lengthy statement
in reference to his position in the
Breathitt county matter.
He said that 1t was not within his
constitutional power to declare martial
law and try the accused by courts
martial. He denounced the yellow jour
nails of the North and East, and as
serted that he had done everything
possible to suppress lawlessness in
Breathitt county.
Gov. Beckham severely arraigns those
who. he alleges, have been trying to
make political capital out OF the
Breathitt county murders, saying that
had the Republican party shown the
same eagerness to punish Goebels as
sassins as the Democrats have shown
in their desire to see Marcums assas-
sins punished, then that atrocious
crime of over three years ago would
now be avenged.
Gov. Beckham denies having par
doned twenty-seven criminals from
Breathitt county.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-27
a BOY YELLED "SCAB"
AND SOLDIER SHOT HIM.
More Blood Is Shed in the Strike
at Richmond.

at Richmond.
Richmond. Va, June 26.-Lester
Wilcox, a 16-year-old boy, was shot by
a soldier in Fulton, the lower end of
the city, about 9 o'clock tonight for
crying "scab" at a car. and refusing
to desist when ordered to do so. He is
wounded in the hand and hip. The
hand is badly mangled. The boy was
brought up town on a street car and
taken to the city hospital.
Cars have been run regularly on all
but one or two of the city lines to-
day and tonight, and during part of
the day on the suburban line to Baton
Nights, all under military protection.
Travel on the cars is still light,
though it was perceptibly heavier to-
day than it was yesterday.
The business men are moving toward
bringing about a settlement of the
strike if possible. Trade is suffering
severely by reason of the disturbance.
All those who were wounded yester-
day and the day before are doing well.
One or two of them left the hospital
to-day.
William Tucker. aged %, a passenger
on a Main street car, was shot tonight
at the corner OF Main and Belvidere
streets. He was peppered In the arm
and leg with small shot. and was not
too badly hurt 10 walk 10 his home
after receiving the wound. Who did the
shooting Is not known.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-27
ARE NOW MIDDIES.

Annapolis Nd. June 2e.-The follow
ing candidates for admission 20 the
Naval Academy have passed both mem
tai and physical examinations and are
now midsbipmen' n. y. Gassett. South
Carolina, J. W Cumming, Virginia
" Dial. south Carolina q. " Baker.
Virginia ,. T. Hsndrick south Caro-
lima ~ =. HOLIDAY South Carolina
a. A. burfofq FLORIDA b. n Bernard
Virginia r.. Barnes. Georgia. T. w
heil.nsef, south Carolina.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-27
FOUR WERE SHOT IN
A BROTHERS. QUARREL,

knoxville. Tenn. June 26.-At the
nome of Alexander Bcattie. a negro
tnornaker, tonight four members Of
hr 'amily were shot. three fatally.
when Samuel and Warren. two sons
'fra about 20. engaged in quarrel
'h puilea a pistol and fred az the
''hrr Both were fatally wounded each
'..viFing q bullet IN the abdomen.
The mother ~ the boys ran into me
mouse ana was accidentally shot IN the
i.h eide. She Niil de. A daughter
nearing her mothers aoreams. aiso isii
~ cas- Ma Ehot Ia fbe aFHs.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-27
CHAMBERLAIN TALKS
OF BRITlAN'S NEEDS.
Colonial Secretary Was Clubs
Guest of Honor.

Guest al Honor.
London, June 26.-The Constitutional
Club to-day entertained Colonial Sec
rotary Chamberlain at luncheon, and
pre- i'm with an address enclosed
in 5, --,. III recognition of his serv-
ices TO the nation.
Premier Balfour made the presenta-
ton speech. Referring 20 Mr.. Cham
berlains fiscal proposals, ne said the
present economic position of the coun-
try demanded the most careful con-
sideration. The country was now in
the position of an aeronaut, who kept
his balloon in the air by throwing out
sand bags. That was a very proper
course so long as he possessed suf-
ficiency of sand bags, but when these
were exhausted it was time to recon-
slider the position. The question at issue
was new. Mr.. Chamberlain, more than
any man, dead or living had given life
to the expression of the idea of the en-
nire united.
Mr.. Chamberlain received a remark
able ovation when he rose to reply His
hosts sang For He's a jolly Good
Fellow" and then cheered Mrs. Cham
berlain who was among the spectators.
The Colonial Secretary opened his
remarks with repudiating the sugges-
tons of personal competition between
himself and Mr.. Balfour He desired
on the eve of great controversy to
publicly state that he believed the
leadership of Mr.. Balfour was essential
to the success of the Unionist party.
If the Unionist alliance was dissolved
or weakened, the Home rule snake,
which was only scotched and not kill
ed" would again come to the front.
Turning to the problem occupying
the center of the political field, Mr..
Chamberlain declared that the COM
mercial union of the colonies would be
far more profitable than the political
union.
In the inquiry about to occur, he con-
tinued, all questions should be argued
on their merits. A policy of retaliation
could be better described as a policy
of negotiation. The ministers would
endeavor to break down the existing
wall of hostile tariffs, and if they fail
ed in this, they would endeavor to re-
tain for their own country the vast
possibilities for production and oppor-
tunity for employment, the lack of
which was now driving British sub
jects to foreign lands. Great Britain
wanted something to bargain with.