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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-07
A Missing Uncle Reappears
and Furnishes a Surprise

And Mr.. Psrkins caught the Eirl By the
arm - abe was huTrying 20 the door. In an
instant Harry lands had seized him by
the throat, broken his hold and thrown
him 10 the floor.
Don't you dare, you sooundrel-go
ahead, my darling, he cried In tones a. az
ferent as the persons addressed.
An indesoribable scene ensued, the woman
wringine her hands and striking her breaati
now orouchins with fear, now standing
at bay: the man, his face hvid hls eyes
sunken from terror, skulldng round and
round the room, and then. az heavy steps
approached crashing through the thick
plate glass window into the darkness With
out
Mrs, Alden screamed. SHe has murdered
her-he will murder us-----' "H
The curtains parted. A man entered
the room. Not the devotee Of a-madden-
ing weed, running amuck, whom the woman
apprehended, not Uncle James In EXPIRES
sion and hair and beard. though he wore
Uncle James's clothes. but one who stood
master Of himself and master Of the situa-
ton, a. he turned his keen eyes on JudRs
MarcsIlus and bowed deferentialy.
well, Cronkite,- said the Judge, you
found matters about az we expected after
lands had told us Of his fears7T
Rather worse sir. II We hadn't resuF-
rected Uncle James and thrust him In be-
tween tho fortune and the young lady
think she would have been a goner by this
time, sure"
There was the tnkle Of falling glass
as Mrs. Alden slipped through the broke0
window into the outer darkness seeking
the steps Of the one who had ruined her.
hoping that II she must wands- like Cain
she need not wander alone.
shall I 60 aftsr them, siri- asked cron-
kits. "They tried to kill ms, all right
with mariahuana, but it really was SNUFF.
II they didn't have somsthinE 20 do with
this succession Of family misfortunes and
fatalities | miss my guess-but lts only Z
guess Bsst to let them 60, sir
E1ith Alden entsred and cams shyly
TO the Judges side.
yes, Them 60, dear Judge Marcellus.s
abe begged. "Theyare 40 clever. they know
that their plots, whatever they were, have
miscarried. They know why they were 20
frightened. and why they ran, far bettsF
than we can ever know; but they think that
we know II all-all; and they'll never come
back. etthem 60. I'll be safe and happy
while you take care Of melville you take
care Of Harry and me-
Didn't tell you I'd protect you. Edithi'
eKulted Harry lands. Didn't tell you
10 trust In me and in Uncle James7 OF
course We N let them go
Since my client il satisfied. must
needs be-" tho Judge concluded; 'and
50, bless you, my children
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-07
I TITLE INCIDENTS
l. OF LIFE IN THE CITY
The Rival Ball Teams IN a Plat
and the Umpire WhoSe
Decisions Went.

There Il a new athletic idea among the
tenants Of the Swellfront apartment house,
said Squilbob, and II IL becomes popular
the scheme will break down the barriers
between neighbors in hAthouses and lead
to some oldfashioned friendship among
the men folk
'HoW's that2'
The men and youths living there have
organised two rival baseball teams, the
Right Flatters and the Left Flatters. On
q foe Saturday afternoon you can zee them
plugging away in the suburbs, with their
families and friends roofing for them like
mad
That looks fne on the face Of Il. but
won't these matches result in the usual
pickering over decisions, and quarrels
about the umpire1'
You're wrong there, my boy cried
Squilbob triumphantly. i was At q game
yesterday, and there wasn't the slightest
hint Of quarrel over decisions. Further
more, the week after III venture 10 say
I hat no ono dared to show any dissatisfac-
tion."
'Daredf Dared''
why, yes. The janitor acts az umpire,
you know
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-07
Deadly snakes on steamshlp.

The steamship Tresco. which arrived at
Chester on Tuesday with a cargo Of dye
wood from Port de PaiT. Haiti, brought along
a. company for the crew a large assortment
Of oentipeds, snail, hermit crabs and snakes
OF various sizes.
These animals kept the men on the Jump
during the passage, especially Capt, Bart
lett. who had the life nearly scared out
OF him last Sunday night. The skipper
had retired for the night About ? clock
he felt something cfawling across his body
Being aware OF the fact that he had dan
Eerous company on board. he was Gfrald
20 move, and slowly worked his hand doVa
and seized . snake about three feet long.
He held the deadly thing and ran on dsok,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-07
DIrerences in Two SID =. Of Inc Body.

From ne New Orleans Tinet- Demooraf
Speaking Of oddities. said another man.
there IL more truth than poetry In the rather
rough saying sometimes INDUCED In handy
ing spirit, that your feet are not mates
The fact Ia We are not a. perfectly made a.
the sculptor, the painter and the poet would
have US believe.
-FoT Instance. the two sides Of person .
face are never al Ike. The eyes are out OF
line In two cases out Of Ave, and one ere 10
stronger than the other IN seven persons
gpt. Of ten. The right eye is also, As a rule,
higher than the left. Only one person In
hfteen has perfect eyes. the largest peT-
eeptAge OF defects prevailing among fair
haired people. The smallest interval Of
sound can Sc distinguished better with one
ear than with both.
aThe nails Of two fingers never grow with
the same rHpidty, that OF the middle nnFer
EroWinR the fastest. while that Of the thumb
grows slowest In hfty-fouT cases out OF
100 the left leg IL shorter than the right. So,
you zee, We are not the perfect creatures We
are sometimes represented 20 be, nor u u
quite 90 horrible A. one might imagine 20 -
lSst are not mStst,. as q matter q feet, that
H. they are net both exactly alike and Of the
eAua olNo, go ~
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ble-although perhaps somewhat unex-
peCted. IL Is a er-er-a sort Of a toke-a
Joke on Bouscarel A wager, yes, that's
it-a wager we made at the mess-and
would have won IT, too, II that brute Of a
gardener hadn't appeared. IL am very
sorry,' and the Captain certainly looked
a. II he meant what he said, i am very
sorry for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
hope haven't disturbed you too much.
Il II is quite the same TO YOU l will get
ssIr,' said the Baron severely, your ex-
PLANTATION is not Satisfactory, nor does It
deceive me. You are not here to win q
wager, nor have you come as q thief to
steal. am not so blind, cir. You are in
love and you have come to serenade the
lady Of your choicel'
Capt. Ramicourt gasped audibly The
situation was developing Unexpectedly.
You are In love-, repeated the Baron,
brandishing his telescope which he had
FASTENED TO grasp from Bouscarel's pro-
flaming touch, and although such q pro-
ceeding is to be condemned as reprehensi-
BILE, yet must forgive you for the sake Of
old times when every lover greeted his
lady sol There are no such days now,
alasl But you must understand that you
owe me reparation.'
Anything you please, Baron said the
now wholly bewildered Ramicout.
oh, II Is not what / please; you must
make your peace with the lady In the case.
Such a deed as yours 10 not proper now
adays and there must be no talk What IL
your namel'
aGaspard de Ramicourtl'
Very well, NJ. de Ramioourt, you will
be pleased 20 be 90 good a. TO AK me In
due form for the hand Of my niece Nile.
Eudoxie de Carqueyrane In marriage
Merciful heavensl' groaned the Captain,
with despaiTtng memory Of Bouscarel's
description Of the angel niece, 'but Baron
this is great honor, doubtless: but still--'
Sir interrupted the eI-sub-prefect
sterliy, this is not the reply which / eX-
p-cted OF you. II this Ia all"
But Ramicourt hastily decided that Il
wasn't and accepted the Barons offer with
a gratitude that was truly affecting. This
point settled, NJ. de Carquey rane dropped his
telescope, considering that II he had not
discovered a planet be had at least found
something which had seemed equally Inn
possible, husband for his angel niece,
and carefully escorted his prisoner to the
house.
The pretty Baroness herself brought the
bandages for the Captains lAcerated neither
limbs while Nile. Eudoxie, who understood
nothing Of what had happened except that
she was to be married at last, anIiously
demanded news Of the sufferer through the
half-open door.
Toward O'Clock In the morning RAnni-
court a sAddeT and much wiser man, made
his way painfully back TO the ofioers'
quarters, pursued by B0uscarels sarcastic
remarks As for the Baron, he returned
to his observatory with a peculiarly salts
fed smile.
Mile. EudoKie fell happily asleep and
dreamed OF gallant suitor that came TO
WOO, wearing telescope instead Of sword
and riding on high stone wall
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-07
WATCH on THE TELEPHONES.
Tours Of the Inspector and Defects ne
Looks Out For.


In residence districts Of the city the
telephone inspector gets around about
once In two months and In the business
districts once q month though In either
region he may ocme oftener, once q day
II his services are required.
There are hundreds OF inspectors oon-
stGntly making their rounds In New York
inspecting telephones. In the residence
districts q single hsrector covers a number
Of blocks, In the business sections he takes
only single block, or the telephones con-
tanned within a smaller area still.
Telephones in the dwelling districts Of
the city require less frequent inspection.
for the reason that they don't get suoh hard
usa &c as do many telephones IN the business
districts.
On his tour Of inspection, in an apartment
house, for instance, the inspector looks
the instrument over inside and out and
tesla the wire connection with the exchange
in the house, and tests the connection with
central, where he always gets the wire
chief 10 see that the connection Is all right
and 10 see II the chief has any orders Tor
him for work required on emergency calls
at points OF hls regular route. Every In
sPeotor keeps ell day in touch with his wire
Everybody everywhere uses the tele-
phone nowadays and so telephones are
now to be found In all sorts OF places, and
In very many places there are now used
portable receivers which stand on tables,
desks, or brackets, maybe, on the head
OF a barrel In a Az h market, or on q
boz somewhere In some store-they are
every where and what with the vastly
greater number Of telephones used in
crowded business districts and the number
Of portable receivers liable 10 be knocked
on their stands or otherwise injured the
inspectors In such districts make their
rounds oftener than In the residence parts
Of the town.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-07
UNIQUE AMONG FLAGSTAFFs.
RiSinH LIKE the Mast Of = ship Above the
Roof Of q city Building.

Rising above the roof Of a storage ware
house on the upper East Side is tall flag
star that IA sure 10 hX the attention Of any
body seeing II for the frst time, Flagstaff
that Ia Get up and rugged like the mast Of a
ship.
IL IL In two parts, a lower mast and a
topmast, with the regulation orosstrees at
the point Of Junction, while running up on
either side 20 the crosstrees, from the sides
OF the building at the roof, are shrouds,
ratlined like those set 10 stay the mast Of
a ship; and projecting from the rear OF
the stan Ia a gaH, like the upper spar Of a
fore-And-aft sail, 10 add 10 the haRstAh's
marine appearance. Il Is a vessels mast
rising above a cit roof.
This unique flagstaff was set UP by one
Of the owners ~ the storage o. ncern who
had been a sailor and had served in the Ger
man navy and Who loved the sea, and whose
fancy IL pleased % set up this Flagstaff In
the manner described. He is now gone,
but his surviving partners, Of his own fam
ily. have maintained the stan a. he left IL,
and 20 II stands to-day, all trim and ship
shape and doubtless the most novel Of al
the oity's hARpoles.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-07
Cave Of mig snnkAa.

nanbHrV oorrosroHdSnee Hartford CoSrahL
A cave. which IL believed 10 extend hundreds
Of feet under the hill on which the Broad
view farmhouse stands and which IA believed
10 he inhabited by many large snake. has
been discovered to-day by workmen who
were blasting stone for a mAoadam roadway.
supt. George P. Foots OF Rroadvlsw Farm.
which IL the town farm, attempted an eT-
ploration OF the cavern. and with a rope
around his body was let down a distance
Of 20 feet. The darkness and prospect OF
reptiles deferred him from proceed ing further.
While the preparations for the blasting
were going on, two immense blaeksnskes.
which were supposed TO have travled out
OF the hole, we're killed by workmen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-07
ONE CHANGE IN CITY LIFE.
No Longer DO Business Men 1--we over Their
store. says q Heal Estate Aren't.

No Longer DO Business Men 1--we over Their
Stores. Says . Heal Estate Agent.
what has become OF the merchant who
used 10 live over his storei' asked business
man Of the head Of a renting agency which
has been established in this city for q half
century.
HE has either retired or Ia dead was
the reply. i recall the time when bust
meas man in renting q store asked what the
Arrangements we're for housekeeping over
the store. Twas young man then, but my
father always told me TO give an applicant
OF that sort the preference. He said he
never knew a merchant who lived over his
store who was not successful, and conse-
quently good tenant.
The custom Of merchants living over
their stores has not been observed In this
city for fifty years. ] don't think 1t was
ever followed 10 any great extent after
business got above Chamber street
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-07
Reptile Frirhten, Invalid.

iSedford oorrespondsr co Phdoddphia 7oieordrh.
Mrs. Sorin Thompson. who IL bsdridden
at her home here, had an exciting experience
with a large blaCksnAko in her room last
night. While she was lying In bed and practl-
cally unable 70 move the reptile crRwled Into
the room and orept upon the bed
The invalid quickly covered herself With
Quilt 70 prevent being bitten. Then she
screamed Justify, her erica for help attracting
NiEht Waterman Isaac Bowden, who ran 10
her assistance. When he arrived. however,
the snake had made lie escape. ms. Thomp-
son was not injured, but Ia suffering from
friFht
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II.
One iess snamorOd than Harry lands
might have used stronger terms in describ-
ing his sveetheart's stepmother. Ger
tainly, unless her high color, the black Of
her hair and brows, the fash OF her eyes
belied her, Mrs. Margaret Alden stood in
no immediate prospect OF inheritinR the
earth on account OF her meekness.
She was looking for the good things
Of life, Notwithstanding; and among these
she numbered money and love. Left
dowerless widow after q brief marriage
with an old man, she had secretly lamented
her lot, secretly envied her stepdaughter's
expectations,
Was there not another reason, too, for
her hatred Of Edith To be sure, Peter
Perkins ardently protested his devotion;
he confded his plans and hopes as 10 one
already indissolubly bound to him; but
yet, but yet, Edith was younger, lovener,
possessed Of a great fortune; and 80 she
mistrusted the agent almost as intensely
as she was infatuated with him.
Il don't understand your attitude toward
Edith she complained one day when
they we're consulting together. IF you
didn't have some selfish motive for keep
ing neT unnhFTl0u you NOulOnt nave
forced me 10 separate her from young
lands"
L did have a selfish motive Perkins
admitted but II was Just as much for your
benefit as for my own. Why are you 30
suspicious, Margaret
Harry lands is the ward OF Judge
Josiah Marcelus. Now, suppose Edith
should tell him, a. she naturally would tell
her accepted lover, that you have induced
her to makea will In your favor-7
'wouldn't lands tell his guardian; and
wouldn't the Judge, shrewd old beast that
he is, with we'll founded doubt Of me.
growing out Of past transactions, stored
up in his memory, begin TO weave chain
Of evidence, joining together, link by link,
Allan's accident, AleXander's will and
death, Allan's death
Hush, warned the woman with whiten-
ed lips; somehow IL Il harder to recall
such things than TO do them
1T won't be necessary ever TO recall
them il you will only be trustful and pa
TENT
And yet you keep sparing her.
What else Is there for me to dor cried
Perkins, pacing up and down the room.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-07
ReptIIes IN Pos.essIon Of Omee.

Butler eorrespondeAes Pihsbur9 Post.
Employees Of the National Transit Com.
pany on entering the pipe line once this
morning found snakes on the hoor snakes
on the chairs and In the waste basket, hang
ING from the chandeliers and in every nook
and corner OF the room.
Some Of the men Ned IN dlsmay; others
were brave enough 20 enter and beEin the
task Of clearing out the snakes. After much
sklrmishing they succeeded in capturing nine
long blAcksnakes and returning them TO q
box from which they had escaped.
The snakes we're captured by Gauger
Thomas Brown on the Kramer farm. near
Carbon Center. with the aid OF two little
country boys They range from S feet 70
feet inches In length. Four others were
killed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-07
BIacksnake Under Her Ned.

Farmland correspondence Indiana polls Ntvs.
Miss Sadie Delk. while attending to house
hold Affairs In the early morning, was almost
thrown into commissions by the discovery Of
q large blaoksnake under her bed.
She ran screaming from the house and
other members Of the family upon discover
ing the cause OF the distur bance killed the
Intruder, which exceeded three feet IN length
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-07

From ne st. LoVfs Post Despd
A peculiar animal which appears 20 be.
long TO some species Of the reptile family
was found by gardeners In the long grass
in Lafayette Park early Tuesday morning.
II was killed by one Of the men and the
body taken 70 the once Of Park supern-
tendent Hunt. who s puzzled as TO what
classification II comes under.
The animal resembles q young snake. IL
n about three feet long and three quarters
Of an inch in diameter But II has no YER
zebra or backbone. In this respect IL re-
sembles . worm, but its size. Hunt says,
would exclude the theory that It belonged
TO this latter species.
Another thing that puzzles him IA that II
IL semi-transpdrent. Its color II somewhat
like that Of white Gristle. and when held up
the light penetrHtes a. though II were q jelly
ash
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-07
EARLY SPRING SNAKE STORIES.
Veteran Rather KInsd.

Tropico correspondence Los Angeles Times.
What was perhaps the oldest RATHER In
the verdugo range was slain to-day by J. D.
Imler Of this town.
Mr.. lmler was walking over the hills when
he noticed the snake within a few feet OF him.
coilinR and rafting At the same time With
q shot gun he cut its head from its body Then
he cut on the rattles. There we're thirteen
Of them and a button. The snake measured
over four feet
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-07
MheppInr Big nlaok,n,ks.

SsW F0Epf correspondence PhiladelpAio Record
The largest blaoksnake ever seen IN this
part Of the country was killed this morning
At Golfers Mills by Lewis Southland.
The carcass measures eight feet lonE and
four inches thick
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-07
~ WEDDING ASHE san IT.

Etau Feoeu heCollecu0Na Revived IN inc
Brain 81 the widows Eldest BOY.
II was the youngish widows Wedding
day, and the signs and omens were fruotify-
ing In the brain Of her Oldest a bright chap
OF eight He had wondered much at the
sewing that had been IN progress for weeks
past
The whispering and ohsttSring Of the
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where no killed H. Not only this, but later
he annihllated another one ak feet In length.
and scores Of tmaller ones.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-07
MARIAHUANA

with you. Your mother IL 40 goodnatured
and amable that she has become an instru-
ment In bis hands But never fear, dar-
ling; Ill protect you. I'll watch over YOU
Trust me; yes, and trust Uncle james.
And then az he went on, AvowinR the
strength ard might Of his love. he read in
the girls kindling face tho reason why
she had asked the question.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07
STONES CLEARED AWAY.
Obstacles to Passage of Edison Fran
cllise Are Removed.

The Edison Electric Illuminating
company has made important conees-
siOnS to the business mems commit
tee with regard to their rates. The
maximum of II cents has been elini-
mated and a sliding scale from 10 cents
to cents substituted. This has to do
with the incandescent and decorative
lighting used by the merchants on
Kansas avenue and also for small
power users on motors. The 10 cent
rate is for the first use and the 6 cent
rate for excess use. This makes an
average rate of s cents-a reduction
from 2 cents. In the residence light
ing the rate specified is IL cents. This
is reduction from the rate of 20 cents
in the old franchise now in use and a
3 cent reduction proposed in the new
franchise which is now pending. The
Wright demand system of rating is the
one adopted and is considered the
most euuable in use in the United
States. The matter of power rates re-
mains with the company though the
old maximum of cents is specified as
the maximum.
No discrimination between users in
the same class and situated the same
is allowed under the agreement and
report which will be submitted 1t is
very strict and binding and provides
for a forfeiture of the franchise if dis
elimination is discovered. Both sides
have been working on the report for
some time. Messrs. BergundthaI,
Matthews and Robinson for the bust
ness men. and Superintendent Maun-
sell of the Edison company advising.
The company has been very fair and
thrown open it's books for inspection
and verification. There is but small
question that the business men are
gratffied with the result and that the
council will agree to pass the proposed
franchise as now agreed upon in the
report with the Objectionable features
eliminated. It practically marks the
end to the contest which has been go-
ing on between the council and the
company for the past two years. The
report covers four pages and will be
presented this evening for confirma-
ton before a meeting of the business
men of the city at the National hotel.
| A further proviso makes it impera-
| tive to recommend to the business
men and council that all cables and
conduits must be laid under ground