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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-28

said cordially. THIS is my friend, Edwin
! Barstow-" he said. introducing young
man TO whom p: had handed the bucket of
sekes Hen my S,as pala am9 We he i 20
You sc p wan. to see me. My father is dead sore
or not5,riety. and he thinks I've had too
Gson reaching Mr.. Barstows home Bur-
nett removed the lid from the bucket and
cock out the bag containing the king snakes.
They're not poisonous he said as he
permitted the reptiles to coil around his
arm. While we are talking I'll warm them
W a bit They like the heat from the body.
Now. there wasn't anything strange in
my taking my wife away from the house
last Friday night. 1 didn't take her to her
mothers.
II don't like my mother-in-law. and. be-
sides. she lives down at Bath Beach. 1
didn't want to wait till morning. l thought
then her folks would think she had left Of
her own accord. while If / took her over to
her aunt's at night they would know l was
"of course it wasn't all my fault She
krew was opposed to dancing 1 had told
Ter that years ago.
OF temptation by not letting her go to any
parties where there was liable to be dam
cling. Cornelia was inclined to be weak
when II came to dancing, and she was espe-
cislly fond of waltzing.
My advice to married men is not to per-
nit their wives to dance. 1 think 1t is inn
Inc ISL SO MUCH IN udIClIiS
as In what il leads to. This is the way:
You dance. Well, there's nothing wrong
about that. But you give the girl hug.
and after while you go into corner and
give her another. After that you go further
ard kiss her. Then you so on and on and
on"
WORD OBEY" LEFT OUT.
Here Mr.. Burnett gave shake Of his
head and a shrug of his shoulders.
More than that he continued. "Cornelia
knew all about my opposition to dancing.
She knew 1t even before we were en-
gagged. 1 said lots of times. No dancing
And she said it was all right
Now, when We got married / made an
other mistake. When we came to the
honor and obey part of the marriage ser
vice the honor was left in but the obey
was omitted. Well. maybe you think she
hasn't lived up to the disinclination to obey
She didn't quarrel with me. / can't say
that-but she just had her own way. / adj
wise all men to see that the word obey is
not left out Of the marriage service
They're warm enough now"
The last sentence applied to the king
snakes. and then the short. tfick-bodied
puff adder was taken out of the bag to be
caressed
Il don't go much on the society stunt. I
don't believe in 1T. There are too many
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-28

At the end of the first month the pea.
nutterS' got their first setback. They be-
gan to feel tired and dull and Presidents
Brown. who had become interested. decided
that they needed albumen. He searched his
brain while and then advanced the idea OF
eggs. Good. big. fresh ones, such as Adj
miral George Dewey used to delight in when
he was a student at the university. were
bought. and after a little experimenting it
was found that the president had hit the
nall on the head.
Six eggs were allowed to each man .
week. They were taken three at time and
cooked or devoured raw as the devouree
liked Sunday and Thursday were set apart
as egg days, and they were hailed with Joy
whenever they came around. The eggs APP
parently satisfied all longings for a change
in diet, for the men, instead Of complaining.
declared that they would not return to
frat house fare II they were paid for 50
doing.
In the last twelve weeks the men have
increased In weight an average Of fifteen
pounds. They have smaller waists, broader
shoulders and larger expansion of the chest
The biceps have also developed and they
have hardened all over. They all declare
that they can go on eating peanuts indefin-
itely, and will return to the diet when they
get back to the university in the fall. IL they
do not continue all summer. The faculty Is
beginning to wonder what II will do with Its
cookstoves If the habit becomes more gen.
eral-as It -romises to do In September.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-28

New York. June "a man of scientific
tastes should not marry unless the woman
OF his choice is thoroughly in sympathy
with his mode Of life.
Such. in a nutshell. is the opinion of Har-
old Burnett of No. AZ Livingston street.
Brooklyn. who banished his wife because
she disobeyed his orders against dancing.
He is said to be worth nearly a million
IN his own right, as he was made the help
Of a wealthy uncle.
xWhatever may have been the diversity of
temperament between young Harold Bur-
EFT and Cornela Hull. who We're married
Vbout two years ago II is certain fhere was
no harmony in the choice of pleasures. The
husband was fond of snakes. bulldogs.
game chickens and horses.
His wife loved dancing. Mrs. Burnett
grew to tolerate her husbands pets.
He never became reconci,ed to her passion
for dancing.
Moreover. he dslilked his mother-in-law.
OF all the quarrels between married pairs
that which disrupted the Burnett household
for the time being, perhaps forever. pre-
sentsy the most unique features.
The youthful husband is eccentric. to say
the least. and his views conjugal pro-
prieties are decidedly original.
In fact, he was noted for peculiar views
even a child.
Patrick Gallagher, proprietor OF a livery
stable in Schermerhorn street. and one Of
Eurnetts warmest admirers thus defends
his young friend:
'Shure, an he's foine young man. Moth
: in iv the Willie boy about him.
Hes got plinty " money, but ye don
j foind MIN 'sociatin with silly, impty-pated
young men " his own class. Usually he's
down here. The shtable is his stOmpin
ground. He's fond iv horses an dogs. an
occasionally yen foind him with schnake
in his pocket. He's liable to dhrop in here
any minute
"Many's the time I've known him to come
to the barn an take out one iv the dogs he
keeps here TO match ag'in some other ter
rier-sometimes as late as / in the mornn.
Hes dimmycratic, that's what he is. an
one mans as good as another to him. "
coorse he'll talk to .ye. He won't lie 10 ye.
He's not that sort"
CARRIED FOUR SNAKES.
Mr.Gallagher's surmise was correct When
young Burnett arrived he was perfectly
willing TO talk. He was carrying tin buck
ct containing two king snakes. a puff adder
and a deadly coral snake.
I'll tell you all you want to KNOW" he
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-28

You may be lacking in the power,t ~n,,
hood. II SO, will restore to yolyS Of vi
have lost-the snap. Kim and ,fof ,ossss
tally. which may be the resrs
drains. excuses or indiscrctfT
PILES. RUPTURE AND ont nnerat;on
cure these diseases WIN businsss No
No knife. No detention
acid injection
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LOVERS FROM CHILDHOOD.

so you can see l was perfectly frank
with Corneia about the dancing and every
thing. / believe in being frank. l told
her just what sort of a man l was. and
she said she liked me.
Perhaps you would like to hear about
our courtship. 1t wasn't exactly romantic.
but it was case of being lovers from
childhood. l met her when l was 10, about
nine years ago. She was a pretty girl.
That was in the sumner Then l met her
again the next summer. She asked me to
come 10 see her at Bath Beach. l had a
time finding the place. 1 got lost in the
corr, fields down there. and didn't get to
wasn't built up much eight years ago.
ter that: She was sympathetic about my
her for that. Finally I decided that
loved her we'll enough to marry her. Even
then l was square with, her. 1t wasn't
one another too long. for that. 1t isn't
necessary for me to give the exact words
but ! said in substance this:
'Cornella, You know my habits. You
know l like snakes and dogs and horses
fou Know can't be home with you every
night. 1 might want to make horse trade
under these conditions?' She said she was
Then ! knew her weakness for dancing
and | said; You know there must be no
dancing She said she knew that, and
would respect my wishes. 80
We'll, we got married. We never quar-
relied. She got used to the snakes. But
she was always running away from home
TO see her folks. just because I did not
want them to come to the house. And
she danced three times. 1t was all because
that word obey was left out of the SER
vice.
LOVE FOR ANIMALS.
I Many persons are inclined to look on
Harold Burnett's conduct as the outcome of
en- extremely erratic disposition.
Those who know him best say he Is SIM
ply young man with an unusual love for
animals and out-of-door sports. In manner
he is CHEEKY and open. with an overplus
of boyish spirits.
Instead of indulging in golf and rogue he
prefers to break vicious bronchos, and the
pleasures of club life that might appeal to a
young man of his wealth are set aside for
hunting.
He has travelled through the West and
Mexico, and is credited with having
killed at least one grizzly. He is not dis.
s!pated. and the saioonkeepers of Brooklyn
would rather see Parkhurst agent enter
their resorts after hours than Harold Bur
nett
This aversion was explained by one of the
ATTACHES tbi Of Galas he livery stable
one night Harold went into a saloon on
Court street. The place was full. an down
at one end O. the bar was an old soak who
looked ready for siege of the d. It's.
ing handful O. snakes out of his pocke is,
threw them on the bar in front OF the fel-
low The man gives just one yell The
door wasn't close enough, an he went
there wasn't soul in the place but the
barkeep an Harold an me. That's the
reason they don't want him around. He
drives away trade"
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DON'T GET IN A SWEAT

Piration-sweat what the Bible and we common peo
PIE eau It's way nature has of driving the body refuse
the oveheated bowels undgesed femen more Quickly
winter and produces irritating acids and The bowels
overworked try to relieve themselves by commissions
causing terrible gpes and coc discharges acid
N,tU make you sore and leaving the
pores Of the skin 1t is not safe stop perspng altogether but
est OF If the me matter should be by
sweat done away with Keep your bowels strong all with
candy cathartc CASCARETS clean the system
ana don't allow the sweated out through the
pores lake tablet night before going to bed They
work while you sleep aid make you and cool all dav
DeQA2&1 s 81 : .s .:s
Samples ndb e''s
ssshnS Kennedy Chicago New Fork.
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didn't object to the snakes. She got used
to EN-. and took lots OF interest in them.
kitchen. She didn't mind it a bit Most
OF the time I kept the snakes in boxes.
hut occasionally We would let them run
around.
But she knew I was fond of snakes.
She knew that long before We were en-
gagged. l told her if she took me she would
have to take my snakes. toe. I was per-
fectly' frank about that. I didn't think it
was anything to conceal. She SHE'D at
the start, but it wasn't long before she
was converted. It's funny The way you
come to love snakes. AT first you don't
like EN- little bit. Then in n few min
utes you are letting them crawl all over
You. That was the way with Barstow
here. He keeps snakes in his back yard
but his mother doesn't like it.
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NO COFFEE CONSUMED.
When the experiment was started the men
irdulged in one cup of coffee day. but this
was soon discontinued, as 1t was found that
the oils In the coffee and nuts did not agree
and indigestion resulted. All alcoholic slim
uiants were, OF course. barred, and the men
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-28

one day he discovered that the maliSned
peanut was in truth highly nutritious af-
fair easily shucised and as easily diSested
1t occurerd to him that he might at least
make two meals a day on nuts and fill up
on the at"-nouse diet of nam, beans and
prunes for the third.
He therefore went to the village and laid
in supply Of well-roasted nuts HIS first
meal was SO satisfying that his appetite for
the second failed. and inside 4 few days he
WAS living entirely upon nuts. He found
II 1T quart and half served his purpose
for twenty-four hours. and that by. buying
the nuts by the sack he could cut down his
board from so week to an even dollar.
Coulonbe plays first base on the varsity
nine and his fellow-studeuts Were not long
in finding out that ne had improved over
last year and that he seemed stronger and
better in every way. Professor E. A. Win
slow, instructor in civil engineering. also
noted that the young man improved in his
studies.
OTHERS ARE IN LINE.
Coulonbe laid the improvement to pea
nuts. and in a short time three other stu
dents adopted the diet. .Inasmuch as Cou-
lombe was the originator Of the idea, he
declared that it would be only fair for for, ms us
followers to buy. their nuts OF him; and he
agreed to give them all they could eat for
81 week. There was quite margin In the
deal, and now Coulombe practically gets his
living for nothing.
The three who Joined the original pea
nutter'' are Edward Moore of Island Pond.
Joy Clyde Rose of Inlay City, Mich. and
Park Valentine Perkins of Bennington. VT.
All are members of the class of 1905 and all
are Theta Chi men and are taking the civil
eneineerinE course. Moore is one Of the
best basketball players in Northern Yer
mont Rose excels at tennis and Perkins Is
strong enough to sit up six nights out OF
seven and play casino. Perkins is the only
one who is financially independent.
Tests in tine gymnasium proved that the
peanutters could stand more hard work than
their felowstudents and when they went
irto field sports they had no trouble in ex-
ceiling in running ball. tennis and feats OF
endurance.
No r0FFEE CONSUMED
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WHO BANSF1ED WIFE FOR DANCING NOW
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-07
AUSTIN CORBIN HOUSE TO GO.
Six-story Business building 10 he Put ~
on Its site IN Etfth Avenue.

A deal was closed yesterday which will
probably result in the tearing down OF the
old Austin Corbin residence ut the north
east corner of Fifth avenue and Thirty
eighth street and its replacement with a
six-story business building The United
States Realty and Construction Company
leased the property to Siebrecht q 20.
for twonty-onc years at an annual rental
Of SO, 900 The lessers are now at the SOUTH
cast corner of Fifth avenue and Thirty
seventh street, the premises recently bought
by Tiffany 4 Co., az Il site for new store,
Since the demolition of the old A. T..
Stewart house at the northwest corner Of
Fifth avenue and Thirty fourth street.
the Corbin place has been the most valuable
property in the avenue south OF Forty
second street not yet occupied for business
purposes. The plot, OF which the lcssces
will erect a new building, has II J fifth avenue
frontage of A feet S inches and Thirty
eighth street frontage of 1875 feet
On II are two three-story dwellings. The
corner house was erected by the elder
james Gordon Bennett. who occupied IL
until his death. The other was purchased
by the younger James Gordon Bennett
after his fathers death to prevent 1t from
falling into the hands of undesirable neigh
bors.
The two houses. combined in one, were
bought by Austin Corbin in 1880 for $3.50 600.
In 1900 the property was purchased for
s4OO,O00 by Charles r, Barney, who sold il
the next year for $3.50 900 to tho New York
Realty Corporation. afterward Incorporated
with the United States Realty and CONSTITUTE
ton Company. Yesterdays lease was put
through by Poasc & Elliman, .
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-07
ron 4 NEW COtRT HOI SE.
Gov. O,lcli Signs Senator DOWiins's bill
Authorizing Its Construction.

ALBANY, May 6.-Senator Dowlings bill,
providing for III, erection of a court house
on Manhattan Island south OF Franklin
street, was signed by Gov Odell to-day.
Tho building is to be erected in case the
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
unnecessary. The Mayor is to appoint a
Construction Commission of five mcynbers,
at a compensation to be fixed by the APP
pellate Division Of the Supreme Court of
the First District, In case the new court
house IL placed in GIy Hall Park it
shall not occupy larger area than is occu-
pied by the present County Court House.
the brownstone building, the fire engine
house and the building formerly used for
the Registers office. The plans for the new
court house must be approved by ma
jority Of the Justices of the Supreme Court
IN the First District
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-07
HEARING on AUTOMOBILE BILL.
Opposition From All Parts Of the state
Gov. OdeIl Not Expected to Sign It,

-uONs SuCh wv HSNpVctVu w SSBu IT,
ALBANY. May G.-The opponents Of Sena-
tor Bailey's Automobile Speed Regulation
bill do not expect that Gov. Odell will APP
prove the measure. They made this stat @.
ment after the hearing given by the Gov
ernor this afternoon. The opposition to
the measure at the hearing was general
from all parts of the State. The ad-
vocates of the bill were Representative
Townsend Scudder of Long Island, Sena-
tor Bailey, ex-senator W. W. Cox and Presi-
dent Cyrus Clark and j. l.. Brewer of the
West Side Association of New York city.
Delaney Nicoll representing the auto
mobile manufacturers, made the principal
argument against the bill. He said its
enactment would stop the growth Of the
automobile industry in this country, and
probably put an end to their use in this
State He insisted that the present Cox
law, which permitted speed of eigh, miles
an hour in cities and villages and fifteen
miles an hour on country roads. WAS suffi-
GENTLY drastic in its provisions and that it
conserved the rights of all.
"The automobile" said Mr. Nicoll, bears
the same important relation to road travel
| as the locomotive did when it succeeded the
stage coach The manufacture Of auto
mobiles is a growing industry. In this
country alone slOO, 900. 900 is invested and
10000 people are employed in their manu-
facturc The output Of the automobile
factories in this country this year will ag-
| gregato S28 100000. The enactment Of the
Bailey law would be the greatest possible
blow that could be administered to the
manufacture and use of automobiles
"Under the provisions OF this bill and
| the penalties exacted, the most careful
| driver of an automobile would be apt TO
land In Jail before the day was over The
| punishments provided are the most out
| rageous features OF TIE bin The owner
| Of an automobile must register with the
| Secretary OF State. The engine OF the
automobile must he stopped In going along
| country highways when 1t Is requested
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-07
SPECULATION IN CITY LANDS?
GRDEY TEARS UP AN INQUIRY
FROM THE ALDERMEN.
Won't Tell Them Where the Property Is
That the City Has Bought At Tax sales
Seems In suspect That There's Game
AfOOt to Rctie I'm II and Make ilOney.

Comptroller Grout publicly tore in two
yesterday n copy of a resolution of the
Aldermen transmitted TO him and said he
would not give the Aldermen the informa-
ton 1t called for.
The resolution was offered by Alderman
Downing of Brooklyn at Tuesdays meet
ing of the board. 1t called on the Comp
troller to furnish the board with a list of
all parcels of land acquired by the city
under sale, for non-paymsnt of taxes.
Mr. Downing said he wanted to know how
many squatters are living rent free on
these lands.
Il will not give TO the Aldermen" Mr..
Grout said yesterday, amy information that
they may take advantage of for speculative
purposes Whatever information the Char
ter requires ms to give to the Aldermen
on land purchases by tho city l will send
to the board, but neither Alderman Down
ing nor any other Alderman will get any
pointers from my department for specu-
lative land buying"
1t was while speaking thus that Mr..
Circuit took up the official copy OF the resolu-
ton and tore it in two. Although Mr.. Grout
would say nothing more, he has the idea that
behind the resolution is an intent on the
part OF some people TO take advantage of
the law which provides that owners whose
property has been sold for tax arrearaCe
can reclaim their property by paying the
arrears, the sale price and interest Some
of the land now owned by the city by reason
Of sales for non-payment of taxes is now
very valuable. and it s understood that
an effort is to be made to redeem some of
it under section 1924 of the Charter, When
the city has bought property at a tax sale,
anybody, whether previously the owner or
not, may redeem it.
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by a person driving a horse. or other do
mestiG animal II the owner happens Ia
leave his Secretary Of States certificate
| at home he Ia liable to arrest. For q FIRST
violation Of the law his right 70 operate
weeks; for a second offence, for a. period
Of one month, and for third violation
his right TO operate may be revoked.
A person convicted four times Of violating
the speed ordinance may he barred from
penalties amount to nothing more than a
there may DO a fns Of $50 for the first offence,
a fine OF from $50 to s10O or imprisonment
not exceeding 30 days, or both, for a second
ofTenc,, while for third Offences the Magis..
trate Is compelled to send the violator Of
tho law to prison for q term not exceeding
thirty days, and he may also fine him from
800 to $3.50.
"You can readily sec that this is one Of the
suggested, and Ia practically prohibfory
10 III, use Of automobiles. The Ms gis; rate q
should hav. discretion In visiting punish
ment."
Senator Hill Of Buffalo said that the pro-
vision permitting a sse OF fifteen miles
than 100 feet apart was dangerous one.
II would permlt fifteen mile speed on
Delaware avenue and other thoroushfarcs
II Buffalo.
VOL AIN NtTuDsT IlSSIeH IIU| lne Sld'u 'tS
of the State should not bn burdened with
such insane l. gislation as the Bailey bill
and that the enaotmant of such legisla-
ton put a premium o. the non-snforce-
nent OF law He said there was less com
plant against automobiles than any other
class cf vehicles. He said that the Auto
mobile Cub of America, which is a New
York city organization, had reversed it's
position on tho measure and was opposed
H.
Others who opposed the hill we're HUI
burt Smith Of Syracuse, who appeared
with delegation representing the State
Automobile Association; DR.. Leo H. Smith
and John Suterfiold of Buffalo; Charles
F. Terry, representing the National Auto
mobile Dealers Association and the Electric
Vehicle Company Of New York city. and
Isaac B. Potter Ct the American Motor
Vehicle League.
Townsend Scudder made al elaborate
argument in favor Of the bill. He said that
under the Cox law automobiles could run
through main street Of a village at speed
of twenty miles. The Bailey bill, he said,
was not an attempt to interfere with the
legitimate and careful use of automobiles.
The provision that the license to operate
all automobile may be taken away after
a third Offence is aimed at the chaufreurs,
who will be more careful if there j. fear Of
their losing their means of livelihood.