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The Washington times., 1905-12-24
Calls Zoo Boa
Hard TO Board

CHICAGO. Dec. 23.-"It is no ioka
running a boarding house for big
snakes. said n man who has spcus
most of his life ar work in the reptile
houses Of various ZOOS. "You wguldn
think a boa constructor was tlnicSg.
fastidious critter. but he is. and some
Of the biggest cost something like S.oo)
to import; why. they have To bc coddled
like a miIlionaire's baby
After the big snake gets rested from
his long voyage. not having had a meal
all the way. we try to tempt his appe-
tite first with plucked chicken. IL has
TO be right fresh. for If IL is twenty-four
hours old the sarpint won't touch IT,
He examines it carefully with his
tongue and then. il IL is up 10 the mark.
swallows it whole IN a leisgrcly fash
ion r1is jaws are wonderfully elastic.
] We known a 'strictoT - get around an
animal four times his own diametc~-
Tie Trouble Begins.
We'll. II his snakeship wen tackle
the chicken the trouble begins. for he
must eat and heroic measures must l,e
! taken. There is no poison in a stric-
tors fangS but they can tear with tlle.r
teeth and strong jaws There are four
rows OF teeth in the upper and two ia
the lower jaw. Shafp-pDinted ana e4@e4
( Ike a razor Now TO make the pis sz--
] low eat You must enter the cazsc. sse
cautious anG calm. ioI II you show any
excitement h n rip piece out OF you
walk in6o t7- cage so4tly. AMI
/ when yCu get a chance slip hfsfftSst
over the snakes head. WReu you ve
done this successfully push his hea&
l outside the cage. where u Is caught by
an assistant and hauled out, Some
times fifteen men are required 20 draw
out the sarpint and hold him in a
strai ght line. The snake is then taken
into warm room. every man holding
on like grim death. and his jaws are
forced open and half u dozen guinea
pIgs administered by force.
Takes Fifteen Men.
Though il takes fifteen men under
the circumstances to feed the strictor.
sometimes when he is strong ne car
toss them about like straws. but gem
orally he gives up after a while. and
is glad to get back to a tank Of warm
water where he is allowed a couple OF
weeks in which to digest his enforced
meal
Snakes in captivity-that IS. TIE
biggest-you don't have 10 feed forci-
/ bly, more than two or three times be-
| fore they will eat Of their own accord
How they do eat when they feel
| like IT, Most of these big snakes die
of pneumonia or diphtheria, for its
: hard TO keep up i'll captivity the tenn
perature in which they are accustomed
I to live If the air is kept below 20,
why, off they go
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
columbia-The Philadelphia Orchestra.

The Philadelphia Orchestra OF eighty
musicians. under the direction or Fritz
scheeI. will leave the Quaker City by
special train on the morning OF Decem-
Der 2e. and give a performance in WASH
mgton IN the afternoon. al the Column
bia Theater. at 3:f5 p. m Immediately
after the concert the orchestra VIII leave
Tor Baltimore where II IS engaged loi
a concert in the evening at the Ne" Ly-
Iic al Sis D. m. The soloist Tor '@ne ne
Washington and Baltimore concerts VIII
he Giuseppe Campanari. the great ope-
,.,ic baritone The Washington pro-
can, as announced. reads as follows:
Wagner Vorspiel. "Lohengrin;' Giarda-
no monoIoguc from Andre Chenier:
Tschaikowsky symphony No. 1. op. 80;
Mozart. Aria from Marriage OF Fig
aro:" Brahms. Academic Festival oV-
erture
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

the leading musical shows OF the coun-
try They were especially engaged TO
present the new musical numbers and
dances that were especially written for
the Ideals
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
Chase's-Harry Houdini.

Chase's Offering for New Year week
commands instant attention because Of
its sensational headliner. Harry Hou-
DIM. the man who for the past five
years has been the vaudeville sensation
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
Lyceum-"The Ideal Burlesouers."

The Ideal Burlesquers." direct from
the Academy Of Music, Pittsburg. Pa,
viii be the attraction at the Lyceun
TheAter this week The company is
large one and will present such clever
artists as Frye and Allen. the Four
Livingstons. Miss Kathrine Klaro. the
queen of bUrlesduc," and Gruet and
Gruet. musical artists. The chorus car
>iss thirty girls. selected with care from
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
Academy Tonight-Shepard's Moving
Pictures.

new moving picture novelty. lately
produced by Archie J.. Shepard. IS en-
titled 'saluting tho Flags and is an
extremely novel and wonderfully con-
ceived creation. showing ne flags Of all
nations. exquisitely colored. woven to-
sether I'm such manner as 10 form
picture that affords one of the most
popular numbers in the program 10 he
presented At the Academy tonight.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
aBedford,s Hope

'Bedford's Hope" a play Of Western
life. and under the direction OF Stair
& Harlin. will be the Academys New
Year offering. opening with a holiday
matinee.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
Behind the FOOtlights

Richard Strauss has written new
opera 'Sslome.' which was produced
last week at the Opera House in ORES
den. The consensus Of opinion is that
,ho eminent composer has added another
operatic triumph 10 his long career
Charles Hawtrey has a now play in
The Indecislon Of Mr.. Ningsbury,' -
which was presented a few days ago in
London. The play Is an adaptation
from the French comedy. "LIrresolu. -
Of George Berr and was made into Eng
lish by CoSmO Gordon LcnnoX who
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
Academv-@No Mother to Guide Her"

ACADEMY NU 1sAONhNA ~
NO Mother TO Guide Her. with MISS
Lillian Mortimer as ..ihe star. viii be the
Academy ChristmaS Offering. The play
abounds with thrilling situations and
startling cIimaxes. all obtained in nat
uraI way. The play takes its theme
from the difficulties that surround
Young and innocent girl bereft of the
love and guiding hand Of mother me
duplicity of man is miscarried oy
the aid of a girl OF the tenement district.
Tho scenes are laid I'm the country wnere
they breathe the sweet incense OF the
flowers and green fields. As a variation,
one oct is laid in New York and por-
fravs the squalor and misery OF the
tenement district The story is one
that should touch every heart as IL ols-
plavs the struggles of the innocent
against the web Of wickedness and de-
colt Miss Mortimer has surrounded her-
self with a cast of unusual strength
numbered among them is Fred Wyck-
off who plays the part of the ruoe-
He was engaged fer this part on ac-
count OF his work in this line in such
PLAYS as Busy Issy, In Cay new
York" etc. The engagement will begin
with ? Christmas matinee.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
Haje.tic-"Lieut. Dick, U. S. A."

Robert Corness In his new play Lieu
tenant Dick, L. 8. A. at the Majestic
Theater tomorrow evening. does
some lively stunts in the third act. and
is a happy man when the curtain falls
and he can indulge in a tIIb and rub
down after his .exertions. The scene is
picturesque and strenuous TO degree;
II occurs in one of the rooms of Sancho
MigueTs gambling house, in Cheyenne,
n once famous place of resort for the
soldiers and hangers-on about Fort Rus
soil. wyoming. Dick arrives on the
scene in search of his sweetheart
Macffa. who has been abducted Dy
Miguel. and being denied admission 10
the place breaks the window with his
sword and demands to know where the
girl has been concealed. Sancho attacks
him. and they have saber duel that
lasts fully fifteen minutes. Both Mr..
Conness and Mr.. Goodrich. the parucl-
pants, are expert swordsmen. and the
fight Is thrifiingly realistic. III the
course Of the combat table Is upset.
tho lamp put out. and the contestants
fight in the semi-darkness. with no III
tie real danger 20 themselves, as reeu-
lation cavalry sabers are used IN hen
Of the usual stage swords
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
Searched in Vain.

He had climbed the mountain in that
region several weeks. sticking his pick
in the ground wherever he thought there
might be gold but all to no purpose
Not an ounce of metal had he found
one morning he set out resolved that
II he should find nothing before night
he would give up the search and go else
where.
He had no particular point in view
when he left the cabin that morning,
but he brought up after a few hours
walk where Miss Mcnamara : friends
had taken her that day, years before.
He stuck his pick in the ground and IL
struck something hard. Tie stuck il
a. gain and unearthed an old powder can.
He was about to throw the can down
the mountain side when a piece of pa
per in IL caught his eve. lie read the
note hastily scribbled thereon In pencil.
Significant Note.
Miss Mcnamara had not even thought
il would ever be read. But somehor.
the young prospector from Montana
attac ched significance 70 it. He could
not have told why but j: inspired
hore that n he dug in the spot where
the note was found he wOIld discover
gold
That night when he went back to the
cabin he had found no gold. Bright and
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
GIRLS NOTE LEADS
MAN TO GOLD NINE:

OMAHA. Neb.. Dec. 23.-In spirit of
fun Marion Mcnamara, of this city,
scribbled a little note, and buried it in
an old powder can in the mountains of
Utah. several years ago.
A generous block of stock in a rich
gold mine IS what the young woman has
thus far got from the note The gold
mine was discovered as a result of her
burying the note.
Miss Mcnamara is daughter of
James Mcnamara. and is an operator
in the service of the Nebraska Tele-
phone Company Her father is poor.
The daughter had TO leave school when
a girl in short skirts and go 10 work.
She is intelligent and attractive.
Miss Mcnamara was invited to visit
some friends iE Park City, Utah. three
or four years ago. and accepted the in
VitatiOn.
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Tore Leaf From Notebook.

Suting action to word. Miss McNa-
mara tore leaf from her notebook and
hastily Scribbled these words:
whoever works this mine viii please
remember me with a share in II and
name the mine the Marion.
MARION MCNAMARA.
Omaha Neb.
This note she put in an old powder
can which she found at her feet, and.
digging a hole with a crooked stick,
buried it.
The party Of friends went back to
Park City. and in n few days Miss Nc
Namara returned TO her home in Omaha
and resumed ner work In the telephone
Office.
Long before she arrived home she had
forgotten all about burying the note.
Richard PerceH. a young man. who for
years had been seeking his fortune in
the West. went TO prospect for gold Ho
riches and was discouraged
Some miners in Montana had told him
that there was gold around Park City
and suggested that he go there and
prospect for IL
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
Stopped for Rest.

One bright day the young woman's
friends took her up in the mountains
near town for an outing. After long
climb the party stopped for n rest. Miss
Mcnamara was enjoying the scene be
low her. when one of her friends, q
young man, said to her.
Miss Mcnamara. you doubtless are
not aware of the fact. but right now
vou are standing directly over a rich
body OF ore. Don't you wish you might
share the riches of the man who is TO
make the find?
''Oh. do YOU really think there is ore
here2'' asked Miss Mcnamara. 7 am
sure YOU are foOling. but just for fun
am going to write a note and bury il
here. asking the man who makes the
discovery to give me share in the mine
and name it after me. Maybe it will
lead 70 n love affair ~
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

Alfred Sutro, whose THE Walls Of
Jericho" is now being used by James
h. Hackett will sail for America early
I'm January to superintend rehearsals
of THE Fascinating Mr.. VanderveIt," ."
his latest output.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

Miss Flora Snyder. a. member of
Robert Conness' Lieutenant Dick COM
pany, which will open their engage
ment at the Majestic Theater Monday,
December %, is a Washington girl.
and should be remembered for her
work in the dramatic circles here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-22
A MOTHER IN ISRAEL.

A MOTHER IN ISRAEL" in the
II real sense OF the word was lost TO
Utah when Mrs. Sarah Ann WooH
passed away at her home in Hyde Park,
Cache county, on Sunday last. Mrs.
WooH was one of the pioneers OF 1847
and, with the other pioneers, she suf-
fered all the hardships incident to the
building of homes in a new country.
But it was not OF that that we intended
to speak.
Mrs. Woolf was a home builder of
the genuine sort. She left ten living
children. eighty-one grandchildren, 1S9
great grandchildren, and twenty three
great great grandchildren. This is a
total OF 800 living descendants. Fifty
four other descendants of Mrs Woolf
have passed away. Here is a record
that we believe to be unequaled in
Utah, perhaps in the entire country.
In life she was hOnored and beloved by
hundreds of her very own; her memory
should be treasured by her people as
long as they live.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-22
A WISE SELECTION.

n HE HERALD cOngra tulates the
Utah board OF commissioners to
1.-THE Lewis and Clark exposition at
Portland upon the wisdom it manifest
cd in e,ecting Michael F. Cunningham
|to the position Of secretary We have
slznovn AR. Cunningham long and init
.1nately and We know nothing whatever
TO his discredit, Hundreds Of Salt Lake
'hncn know MI Cunningham and every
|one OF them is his friend. 1t is pleas
Pure TO commend him TO the board and
H. commend the board for securing his
'services.
The records OF the commission viii
4be kept in first class shape. More.
every dollar or public money that
passes through the hands Of Mr.. Cum
bingham will be clearly accounted for
|and honestly expended. The men who
know the new secretary best are most
Willing to Vouch for his good character
land his ability. He has long been an
ornament 20 the newspaper profession
Iin Salt Lake. He viii fulfill his new
duties rs ably as any man who could
have been chosen.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-22
SHOULD SERVE SENTENCE.

A DISPATCH from Topeka says that
y strong pressure is being brought
TO bear on Governor Hoch to pardon
Charles Smiley. secretary of the Kan
sas Grain Dealers association. Smiley
was convicted three years ago of vio-
lating the Kansas antitrust law. He
was sentenced to serve ninety days in
jail. but has managed to keep out Of
duress ever since thanks to the same
powerful Influences that are now at
work to secure his pardon.
Not until his case had been carried
t. the supreme court of the United
States and that tribunal had affirmed
the constitutiOnality of the statute I'M
der which he was convicted, did Smiley
ture To a pardoning document. In view
OF Governor Hoch's sturdy attitude
against monopolies it is extremely un-
likely that he will yield to the pres
sure in favor of Smiley. The convicted
man Will, in all probability, be re-
quired to serve out his sentence.
And yet the chances are that he is
only a scapegOat. The real criminals
are undoubtedly men higher up. men
from whom Smiley took his orders. 1t
is true that the defendant was not COM
PEELED 10 obey the orders he received
when he knew that if he did obey them
he would violate the laws of the state,
But he chose to obey and he should
suffer the penalty, though it is a pity
that his superiors are not also made to
suffer imprisonment. That is the great
trouble about our law enforcement. 1t
is nearly always the little fellow who
is caught in the dragnet. The big fish
escape.
The proper way TO bring the trusts
TO an understanding of the fact that
they do not own the country is to i'm
prison the trust magnates as often as
they can be convicted of Offenses
against the laws of the land To fine
them is TO infiict no punishment what
ever. Place the magnate face to face
with a Jail cell, however. as his
only alternative if he breaks the law,
and he will be mighty careful about
breaking it.
First ii must be demonstrated to him
that he viii be imprisoned. The Sni-
ley case is, therefore. a first class OBJ
jeCt lesson. If Smiley can be made to
serve a Jail sentence. why not his su-
periors? And if the Kansas Grain
trust officials can be brought to book
why not the officials OF other moRopo-
lies?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-22
PREPARE TO MOVE.

n ROFESSOR SAMUEL W. WILLIS
II TON Of the University Of Chicago.
is an aIarmist- In a lecture 70 one Of
his classes q few days ago he said:
Men have become too highly special
lied. Thcy are all brains and no body.
They have paid too much attention to
politics and books. and now at this criti-
cal time they have no chance of de-
VeiODing wings or fins. which might save
them trOm their fate
The fishes, amphibia, reptiles and
mammals have In turn been created and
have been the dominant types OF the
earth. said Professor Wiiliston- Each
nas become too highly specialized, and
4consequently has become extinct. while
1.-THE next has risen to the highest point
OF ascendaucy. Man is already too high
Us specialized. and cannot change into
another form. Consequently he will also
become extinct. as have the preceding
types
Professor WiIhston believes that, as
birds we're the last to be created. so
4 hey VIII be the last 10 become extinct.
! Thc time is coming. in his judgment,
szvhen the entire population of the earth
vii be made up or feathered creatures.
.,rhere viii be birds as presidents. kings
ard ernperors. birds as judges, as gov
ernOrs. as senators, as representatives,
as mayors OF cities ana as council
/ nen.
SIangy people VIII be OF the opinion
-fhat So Salt Lake we already have some
scouncnmanie birds" but Professor
'wfHlston Is perfectly serious. He points
oct that some millions OF years ago
'fifore was no living thing on earth ex-
cent asb Late- th~ sab Yielded the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-22
TWO GOOD VEToES.

GOVERNOR CUTLER'S action in
" veto1ng senate bill No. 90, known
as the "OsteOpath BILL" IS entitled TO
the approval of a majority of the peo-
] 'e. II would be extremely unwise to
give To men who nave not complied
with the requirements of the present
statutes. the right TO treat infectious
and contagious diseases and to per
form minor surgical operations. 1t is
ip the nature Of special legislation in
favor Of a given class of practitioners.
There is nothing in our existing laws
y hicn prevents Osteopaths from treat
ing diseases of all sorts or from per-
forming surgical operations. Before
they can do this, however, they must
pass an examination before the state
board of medical examiners. All ply
sicians AMI surgeons are required to
Tsss this examination and we have
Heard no complaints about it from
them. II the examination can properly
be omitted in the case OF osteoDaths it
should also be omitted for any who
desire to practice medicine and sur
gerry
Yet we have no hesitation in saying
that a proposition 10 abolish examina-
lions of this character would arouse q
storm Of indignant protest from the
public. Osteopathy may be a very good
thing. Doubtless those who believe in
it could cite instance after instance of
remarkable cures it has accomplished.
Nevertheless, it would be extremely I'M
fair to permit an osteopath, however
well trained he might be, to practice
medicine and surgery without the ex-
animation and to require such exami-
nations from practitioners of the reg
ular schools. Nobody Will seriously
|deny that an ignorant osteopath can do
as much damage as an ignorant physf-
clan or surgeon.
And while we are on the subject of
vetoes it seems proper to commend the
governor for striking from the appro-
priation bill most of the items for
roads and bridges. The only difficult
thing 10 understand about this roads
ard bridges matter is the action of the
Legislature in continuing the graft, for
there is no other proper term to apply
10 it. Not one dollar of the money in
{ ten has ever been expended in
profitable work on roads and bridges.
The counties must be made to take
care Of their own highways.
1t is o pity that the governor, while
he was trimming down the appropria-
ton bill, could not find other items
Il cut out
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-22

supremacy to giant toads and frogs
and other amphibians. Reptiles were
next. and they in turn gave way to
apes. Professor Williston's reasoning
is so clear that all of you must see
there is no way of avoiding the ipevit-
able. 1t is up to US to depart.
However. we wouldn't advise you to
begin packing your household goods
just yet. In the first place there is no
other world to which you may go, I'M
even such a pessimist as Professor
Williston does not pretend that the
great change viii take place in less
than ten million years, perhaps twenty
million. BY that time most of US viii
be perfectly willing TO go.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-22
Society.

Mrs r. d. Hobbs and Miss Hobbs
have issued invitations for a reception
TO be given next Wednesday afternoon
IN compliment to Mrs. Charles H.
Brink and Mrs. a. d. Melvin. both of
whom expect to leave Salt Lake short
~ TO make their homes elsewhere.
=
Mr. and Mrs. Insley and Miss Guard
of Washington, d. g. spent Monday in
the city on their way through from the
coast, and were entertained during
their stay by Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian G.
Ellis. Jr.
Mrs James Grin Reber entertained a
few friends quite informally Monday
evening at her apartments III the Eme-
ry-Holmes.
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Dunbar had few
friends in to a supper Sunday evening
at her home, % f street.
]. O. Reber returned last evening
from trip of some weeks to St Louis
and Boston.
Charles H. Brink viii be home from
Denver Friday and viii remain here till
about the first of the month. when he
Will take his family with him.
Thomas Blyth, jr., Of Evanston.
Wyo.. will be in the city today to be
the guest for short time of the J. T.
Keiths.
Captain and Mrs. Edward Molyneaux
Blake left Fort Douglas yesterday
morning for Vancouver barracks.
Washington.
Mrs. Joseph H. Young, accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. Henry w Law
renee, viii leave today for Denver,
where she viii join Mr.. Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. RowIands Of Fort
Douglas Will entertain informally at
bridge this evening. the guests being
only few friends at the garrison.
Mrs. w II. Child has discontinued
her Tuesdays at home for the present.
The juniors of the university will
banquet the seniors of that institution
at tho Emery-HOlmes dining parlors on
the night of April Z. The affair will be
the first of its kind ever given by a
Junior class Of the university. The ju-
Nor class this year has about forty-fiVe
members, while the seniors have about
twenty. Besides the members OF the
two classes there will be present a few
members Of the faculty.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Whitney enter
tanned about thirty Of their friends at
500 Monday evening at their home on
Brigham street. Prizes were won by
Mr. and Mrs. j. Megeath and Mrs.
Charles H Brink
p The committee of women that ar
ranged the reception to Senator Kearns.
together with about eighteen young wo-
men who assisted with the refresh
ments, viii take lunch at the Emery
Holmes cafe Saturday.
Mrs. John G. Cutler jr.. viii give a
kensingtOn next W ednesday afternoon
in honor of her sister.
Mr. and Mrs. :. d. Evans viii enter
tain at cards Friday evening
Mrs. E V Silver entertained q party
of friends yesterday at her home.
Mrs l. W. Snow has SO far recovered
that she has been removed to her
home at 90 First street.
AIRS. A TimmOny is at home at 80
Margaret street, after years resi-
dence in Caliente, New.