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ZEBRA AS DOMESTIC ANIMAL

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 It is reported that a systematic att tempt is to be made by the British Government to domesticate the zebra for use in South African possessions. It is proposed to catch large numbers of wild zebras and allow them to breed in captivity, training the young as draught animals. No attempt. appar- ently, will be made to tame and train the captured animals themselves. al- though this has often been accom- plished with selected individuals. The zebra proper is very difficult to tame. but allied varieties. such as the South African quagga, are more easily domesticated. At the Cape, twenty years since, these were often seen work ing with draught horses. Still better success has rewarded recent attempt to cross the zebra with the horse and the ass. The resulting hybrids. which are called ''zebroids" are lively but docile, and are easily trained. They have unusual muscular strength. and their immunity to the bite of the tsetse fly, which is fatal to the horse, makes them especially valuable for African service. It is thought by some that the zebroid will supplant the mule, especi- ally for work in the tropics.-Success.
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 For BENNINGTON, New Hartford and points this side-7:50 a. m., 1204, 400, 5.57 , For WATERBURY, via Cheshire. s .43 am. ,,s nz:lS 2;30, 5:10, 6:55 p. m. Sundays-9 8. . For DERBY. AND ANsoNIA-e:05, THO, o.VU 5:33, 9:45 a. m., 12:05 noon, 1:10, 2:30 $40 5:20, 6:15 TAO, 1000, 11:30 D. m., nundays-S:30 a. m., 12:05, 3:30, 6:35. 3:20 For WATERBURY, 6:05, 7:1o, 500, 9:45a m, l2:05, 2:30, 5:20, TAO, Il: 80 ). m. Sum days-S:30 a. m, 12:05 6:35, SEQ D. m. For WINSTED--7:10 9.45 q. nl., 2:30 5.2O, 7:40 D.. m. Sundays-S:30 a. m, 6:35 D. III. For DANBURY, PITTSFIELD and Inter- mediate p0ints-6:00 q. m. via Bridgeport, 0:33 a. m., 3:57 D. m.
 For LITCHFIELD and points on Litichfieid branch-9:33 a. Ill. and ;57 p. m. via Derby Junction.
 Express Trains. xI.ocal Express aDoes not connect for New Britain. Il Parlor car limited.
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EXPERIENCE WITH A LION.

Lions, it seems. take to man. eating only as a means of self-defence, or when they become too old to be a match for the wild prey, the flavor of which they so much prefer. Old hunt CTS declare that they never knew lion really to 'stalk" a man, that, as rule,
 they rather turn up their noses" at civilized flesh, and are more or less
 easily diverted from the scent. In
 Days and Nights by the Desert
 Parker Gilmore tells of a trick he once
 played on one of these animals.
 T was hunting ostriches," he says.
 At bend in the ravine the bird dis
 appeared, and I was about to follow it, when, by the merest chance, I looked be-
 hind me, and to my surprise and horror
 saw that large lion was not over
 seventy yards behind me, and evidently
 stalking me as carefully as had been
 stalking the bird.
 'If I could have gained a tree I
 should certainly have climbed it In a
 hurry; but no tree was near. To make
 run for it would have brought the
 lion upon me at once. I kept steadily along the edge of the ravine till Icame to a place that promised shelter; it was a drop of four feet to ledge about thirty inches wide and afterward per- pendicular descent of fifty to sixty feet, terminating in a. quantity of broken powders and jagged stones.
 with as little appearance of alarm as could assume sat down on the edge of the precipioe, ever and anon taking a careful glance behind to see where my foe was. About twenty rods
 behind me were a few ragged bushes. Behind these the lion had taken shelter, and was keeping a careful survey upon my every movement. Darkness was rapidly coming on when slipped from my seat and dropped down to the ledge. Instantly I slipped off my coat and hung it on the muzzle of my musket, and showed it up over the upper ledge where had so lately been sitting.
 Scarcely was this done when my coat | was torn away and my gun hurled to the bottom of the gully. But they did not go alone. No; my assailant was | with them, and there he remained all night, grumbling over his disappoint- ! ment at not having me for supper. "A colder night never passed, but | had to make the best of it. In the ! morning I found my assailant had 1 smashed his fore leg in his fall. The musket was not much injured, and | soon ended his suffering
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and menageries. It was a profitable oc- cupation, buffalo being carried for 8 time as a side-line. While one of the Eatons was paying a visit to his home in the east an old friend asked him, as a personal favor, to take charge of his youngest son, a wayward youth, in the hope that In the west. away from me tropolitan temptations, he might make a man of himself. Eaton readily agreed.
 This gave him an idea as to the possi- bilities of the dude traffic. Many east ern families of wealth had sons who were giving them more or less anxiety and worry at home, and a summer in the west appealed to them as a good thing. Thereafter, the Eatons looked out for such visitors.
 The young men looked upon it as a great lark and came west in droves. The Eatons boarded them, furnished them with horses, guns and all necessa- ry accoutrements and organized person. ally conducted excursions in the way of hunting, range riding, round-ups and the like.
 Upon the ranch they erected a great, long building, divided by partitions into small rooms, in each of which were a bunk and whatever furniture was ne- cessary. This became known to the cowboys as the dude pen," and here the visitors slept.
 Sometimes one summer was enough Cor them. but some of them remained, secured capital from home and to-day are among the substantial men of the state. They were constant source of amusement to the cowboys of the range, largely from their fondness for immense hats, big revolvers, rattlesnake belts and leather chaps"
 Hundreds of young men got their only taste of the life of the range on the Ea- ton ranch, but in time the supply of young men ran short and in recent years the place has been devoted to the more or less prosaic life of the region. The place brought thirty thousand dol- Nebraska Letter in the New York Sun.
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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ITEMsOFINTERkST CONCERNING
 HAFEg PEOPLE

And other People Known in This city
 -IntsrsssIns social Events Here and
 Elsewhere.
 Mrs. D. N. Clark. of Woodbridge, has
 gone to Porto Rico.
 Mrs. H. H. Benedict and daughter,
 Miss Helen, are preparing for a south
 ern trip which will include a long stay
 at Palm Beach, Fla.
 Mrs. Thomas D. Seymour, of Hill
 Eouse avenue, entertained the members
 of the Colonial Danes yesterday after
 noon. There were about fifty present
 Mrs. Seymour's paper. entitled Colo
 nial History" was exceedingly inter
 esting and highly enjoyed.
 J. H. St. John will entertain a num-
 Der of friends at his home, 224 Oak
 place. Monday evening, at valentine
 party. He will be assisted by a corps
 of young ladies and the invitations will
 be issued according to leap-year regu- lations.
 Mrs Homer Cooper, of North Haven,
 las returned home after a visit in Westville.
 Mrs. Timothy Dwight and Miss Dwight have issued cards for tea to be given in honor of Rev. and Mrs. An
 son Phelps Stokes. jr., on Monday af- | ternoon.
 At the supper given Thursday even ing by, the ladies of the Congregational church, Westville, the attendance was larger than ever. rf1t.o r-o<ox,d Io,,,e+ ..ry,s scf fr,. fFfa yN0- mans exchange will be given at the New Haven house by Mrs. William H. Moseley this afternoon. It is hoped that the friends of the exchange will make to-days whist even more success full than the one of last Saturday after noon.
 The Kings Daughters of Westville will give a valentine party in the Con gregational church this afternoon. Each member invites one friend. Mrs. Downs, of Derby, gave large tea yesterday at her beautiful home, to which several from New Haven were bidden.
 A delightful surprise party was given to Miss Margaret Clark on Thursday evening at her home, IA Goodyear | street. Games of pit and whist were played.
 MT. and Mrs. W. T. Hill, of George street, sail for Havana to-day for health and recreation. On Tuesday evening, March 1, play will be given at Harmonic hall by a group of young people of the Olive
 street synagogue. Miss Alice Hardy's large Washington birthday dance is to be given at Har- monie hall Monday evening, February 22.
 Miss Harriet Austin. daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. I. Austin, of 250 Orchard street, has arrived home from Topeka, l Kansas. Eugene Heff1ey, a noted pianist of i New York city, will give a piano recital at Harmonic hall on Tuesday afternoon, March S. Miss Minnie B. Tillou, of Col | lege street, one of the well-known local
 pianists, is in charge of the arrange | ments.
 A whist was given last evening at the
 home of Mrs. James Reilly, Bishop
 street, for the benefit of the new church l funds in St. Joseph's parish. This is the first of series of whists to be giv- en for this purpose.
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CHARLES J. BALDWIN.

Charles L. Baldwin. one of the oldest residents of the city. died on Thursday evening at his home, 3s Daggett street He had been i'll about two months, and his death was caused by old age.
 AIr. Baldwin was in his eighty-third year. He was well known as a house mover and joiner. and had practically all the large contracts for house-mov- ing in this city in the last fifty years. He was 9 popular citizen and well liked by all who knew him. His industry was remarkable, and up to the time Of his last illness he was actively engaged in his work.
 Mir. Baldwin is survived by a son, a daughter and one granddaughter. Fred erick E. Baldwin. Mrs. Isaac Parmelee and Mrs. Dwight Purdue. all of this city. Mrs. Parmelee is at present stop ping at Woodmont, where the summer home of the family is. Frederick E. Baldwin is engaged in his fathers business of house-moving and carpen- tering.
 The funeral will be held at the home of the deceased tomorrow afternoon at e.30 o'clock
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SALE OF THE DUDE RANCH"
Once a Sort of Reformatory for Tougl

Once Sort of Refornatory for Tough
 Young Eastern Men.
 Many a son of well-to-do family in the east will read with interest the an- nouncement that the Eaton ranch at Medora. N. D., once we'll known as the "dude ranch has been sold. The pur- chaser of this property is New Yorker. The ranch is situated at the crossing of the Little Missouri river, along what is known as the Custertrail. The first ownerc, the Eatons, came from Pitts burg.
 For a number of years they engaged in the buying of wild animals such as bear, cid and deer, for eastern parks
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Starin's New Haven Line
Daily Except Satllrdav

Daily Except Saturday.
 Steamer John H. Stsrin Capt. McAllis. ter) leaves New Haven from Starln's Pier, days, Tuesdays aud Thursdays. Steamer Glen Island. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Steamers leave Pier 13. North River, N. r.. at p. m. daily except Sat urday). Fare 75 cents. Excursion tickets S1.25 Staterooms, S1.00. Tickets and state rooms for sale at J. E. Judson's S67 Chapel st., Peck & Bishops, 703 Chapel st. Free stage leaves depot on arrival of Hartford train, and corner of Church and Chapel sts every half hour, commencing S:30 D. ID. Through freight rates given and bills of lad ing issued to points west, south and south west. Order your freight via Starln Line.
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NEW HAVEN STEAMBOAT LINE New York, the South and West.
Steamer RICHARD PECK in commissio

Steamer RICHARD PECK in commission
 FROM NEW HAvEN-Steamer leaves 2:15 q. m. daily except Mondays, due New York 7:15 a. nl. Passengers are privileged to board steamer at any time after i0.00 D. m.
 FROM NEW YORK-Steamer leaves 400 p. m. daily except Sunday, due New Haven 9:00 D. m.
 Dock. New Haven. and Pier 40. N. R.. foot of Clarkson street, New York.
 For tickets and staterooms apply at the office on Belle Dock, also at Bishop X Co.,, 703-5 Chapel street. or at Purser's office on steamer, w. F. Morgan, agent. Belle Dock. New Haven.
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And other People Known in Th,. city
 -Intsrsssing soeial Events Here and
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OBITUARY NOTES.
Dsara of Frederick A. Higgins fin

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 ArIzona.
 The many friends of Frederick A. Higgins. of 3os Wallace street, will be grieved to learn of his death. which oc- cured in St. Joseph's hospital. Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday morning, February 5. Last August he underwent an oper- alton, from which he never fully reeov- cred
 The deceased was a bright and intel ligent young man. twenty years old. and was well liked by all who knew Tim. He is survived by his mother and three sisters. Mrs. Russell scoville, Mrs. Benjamin Clark and Katherine Higgins.
 The funeral will be held from St. Pat ricl's church tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock and from the house at s:SO. FRANK REDFIELD. OF CLINTON. Frank Redfeld. of Clinton, who had been i'll for a long time, passed away Wednesday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Hull, of Durham. The
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-13

Citiman-How old is Uncle Si Peters?
 Josh Medders-Waa he's old enough to know better. He wuz took in by a bunko man last week.
 Citiman-Ah! then he has reached what you may properly cali a green old age' e''-Philadelphia Press.
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remains will be taken to Clinton to-day. and the funeral win be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-12
Polk County Sheriff Has War
rant For Arrest of Inter
urban Promoter
KlRkwooD HOTEL COMPLAINANT
Claimed by Hote, People That Mr.. Fer
rim Gave a Check on Bank In
Which He Had No Deposit, and
Clerk Declares He Said He Had
Deposit-Warrant For Arrest Re-
suits.

A telegram to the imes-Republican
from Des Moines this afternoon an
nounces that a warrant has been issued
in that city, and is in the hands of the
Polk county sheriff, for the arrest of f.
A. Ferrin. who has been acting as the
promoter of the line Of interurban rail-
way running between this city ana
Grundy Center The Kirkwood Hotel
Company is the complaining witness in
the action, and alleges that Mr.. Ferrin
recently rendered a check on the hotel.
to satisfy a bill for a small amount,
ana that he never carried a deposit m
the bank upon which the check was
drawn. The clerk of the hotel declares
that Mr.. Ferrin told him he had a de-
post in the bank.
The facts OF the case are as alleged
by the hotel people, Mr.. Ferrin may
have made for himself trouble that
may not be easy to overcome. Mr..
Ferrin is not in the city today, having
left Tuesday morning. Inquiry among
members Of the fnterurban company
Is to the effect that he was at Grundy
Center last night. Where he is today,
however, is not known. The informa-
ton filed in Des Moines charges obtains
Ing money under false pretenses.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-12
HOBSON WAS HERE
Hero of Santiago Harbor Incident of
Spanish American War Stops in the
City for Short Time-Looks on
Russia With Suspicion.

Captain Richmond p. Hobson. hero
of the Santiago harbor who attempt
ed the bottling of the Spanish fleet
during the Spanish American war,
stopped in the city this morning for a
short time Captain Hobson was In
Eldora Thursday night, where he de-
livered an address before the Hardin
county teachers institute, and passed
thru here on his way to Des Moines
where he spent the day with friends at
the Wayeland Golf Club. He goes to
Atlantic Saturday for a chautauqua adj
dress.
In discussing the war situation in the
far east Mr.. Hobson said he viewed
with distrust the apparent weak re-
sistance Russia was making. and stated
that so far as he had been able to
learn Russia had not got her great
bulk moving and had had less than
10000 men actively engaged in any one
encounter yet. He thought Russias
aim was still to dismember China, and
gave as his belief that by allowing the
Japs to overrun the east they would
step into China to intervene under the
pretext of China's rights being en-
croached upon by the yellow peril
Captain Hobson went to Des Meines on
the fast mail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-12
BASE BILL AT STATE CENTER.
Local and Visiting Mines Pull Off a
Feast for the Fans.

The base ball tournament held at
State Center Thurs day, in which the
clubs of State Center, Melbourne, Glenn
ons and st. Anthony participated, prov
ed feast for the fans of the little
town, and the many others, who ac-
companied their respective teams. st.
Anthony pulled out as winners of the
day, and in doing it defeated State
Center for the first time this year. State
Center WAS pitted against Clemons
the first battle of the day, played in
the morning. The former club won
IL to /. The batteries were: State
Center, Gilbert and Whitehill; Glenn
ons, Kirk and Salisbury. In the after
noon St Anthony took on Melbourne
and worsted them to 4. Miller ana
Wingate formed the battery for st.
Anthony and Abbott and k.irk for Mel
bourne.
The winners of the two games, STATE
Center and St Anthony then went
against each other the latter winning
in an s to victory. Salisbury started
in to pitch for State Center, but was
hit for six runs IN the first two rounds.
He gave way to Gilbert, but the dam
age was done. Clemens and Church
were the battery for st. Anthony.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-12
MRS. BILLINGS DEAD
Former Well Known MarshaIItowr
Woman Passes Away Following an
Operation For cancerous Tumor -
Worst Was Feared Before Operation.

Mrs. Rachel Jane Billings, wife Of DR..
c. A. Billings, for many years resi-
dent OF this city, but now Of Spring.
field, No. died at 3 o'clock this after
noon at ST. Thomas hospital. following
an operation for an abdominal cancer
Gus tumor. performed Wednesday
morning. The worst has been feared
since before the operation, which was
tried as last resort. The patients
condition. however, following the oper-
alton, was as satisfactory as could be
expected, but her condition was critical
at all times.
Mrs. Billings was not aware positive
ly. until a few weeks ago, when she
underwent an examination in st. Louis,
of the exact nature of her trouble,
with which she had ben bothered for
six months. She came to Marsha)ltown
ten days ago, with the intention of hav-
ing an operation Her husband ana
son Fred We're with her at the time
of her death, as was also her brother,
DR.. J. l.. WINERY.
Mrs Billings was born in Clinton
county, Ohio, and was Sc years OF age
She had lived in Marshalltown since
the fall of 1865, until year ago las,
May when the family moved to Spring
field. near which city DR.. Billings has
mining interests. The husband and
one son are the only members of the
deceased's immediate family. She Is
survived by three brothers, Dr. Whin-
cry, of this city; Mr. +. q. Winery, OF
Union; and Calvin Winery, OF Ozark,
Mo.
The funeral arrangements have not
yet been made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-12
SHOT THRU THE FOOT.
Harvey jackson Sustains Injury While
Visiting at Roland.

harvey VdSHSO0 0uSSotuS HVJNty SsutiV
Visiting at Roland.
Harvey Jackson, aged ~, son of j..
r. X jackson, supervisor of bridges Of
Marshall county, was brought to mis-
home In this city Thursday evening
by Mr.. II. Il. Bell, of Roland, at whose
home Master Jackson has been visiting
for few days. While shooting black
birds on Mr.. Bells place, the lad acct
dentally discharged the gun. a 22-cali-
bre rifle, shooting himself thru the
right foot, the bail passing between
the bones, back of the toes. Young
Jackson had thought the barrel empty.
having forgotten that the last bird he
had warted to shoot had got out Of
range before he could take aim. The
hammer was not placed at safety. and
the gun was discharged when he wasn't
intending to shoot. The lad is not dam
gerously hurt, altho 1t will be several
days before he has use of his foot
physician dressed the wound shortly at
ter the accident occurred, and took ev
cry precnution to prevent infection.