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The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24

av grass from between tn crossties an
not meditatin' amy felonious inten-
tions whatsoever wuz set upon, run
over, mangled disturbed, torn, made
into hamburger steak wit malice
aforethought evil intentions and great
deliberation, contrary to the peace an
dignity av th' state, county, CITY, town
ship and rural route number forty-six
by an ingin belongin' to the diflndint
which 1 have the honor to riprisint'
Lave off for while till i weep.
says the owner av. th' COW.
on, says tn Judge.
.Y'r honor says tn lawyer, th
bill is highly improper. defective, dis
Jointed an tn hand writin on it looks
like foot. The, age av th COW was
misstated by six hours. she had only
two white feet. there was IA wrinkles
on each horn, she had no kind disposi-
tion whativer, whin y wished to milk
her y had to hobble her an side tie
her an then she positively refused to
part wit her milk.
".Wit' malice aforsthousht. afther
the fashion av cows in Eineral, she
deserted = Held that WIZ teemin, wit,
timothy. alfalfa. clover, locusts and
wild honey and proceeded to the immi-
mint domain av mo client, where only
tn milk weed survives tn oil we use to
lay the dust. Not only did she hear
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24
By Ben Blow

1R. CASEY swung around
abruptly. Are y always livery
wherev" he said. "at tn same
time? Only last night says
70 Mrs. Casey that va gone t Raw
hide [ get ricll-or { go broke playin'
Thin whirligig games where tn nimble
little ball hops into tn wrong pocket
paper fellys thinkin' about riches, I
sh'd think they'd have more sinse'
But VII admit" I says to her. tthat
riches is very invyable condition.
Wit riches" / says. ~ can purchase
snnything y wish. even an impediment
az tn right
There y 60 she says. I'm ashamed
~ y an I'm ashamed ay myself fr
bein' ashamed av y. Tr amy man with
THIN sintimints is an undesirable citi-
ze4 an inimical to Thaydore Roose-
velt- Now will y behave. an him bein
such good family man? =
will not says. Mrs. Casey, fr
y talk like . woman speakin' first and
thin thinkin' It over aftherwards. Th
majesty av tn law I says, which is
tn custodian av tn rights av us all. ur-
covers its bald head to tn man wit
money, listens TO him wit respectful
meditation an saves him from soin' TO
tn Skookum on account av wan 1 un-
dotted. three te uncrossed an two
whereases left out from place where
they ain't needed, but sh'd have been
Tn more ashamed av y than iver.,
she says. but g on
TIL do that I says, with more
expedition av y refrain from putin,
distractions on tn track. livery dav.
1 says 10 her. y can go into the halls
sy justice and find proof av what
say
Call J. Huckleberry Smith SAYS
TIL Judge. witness in this case.'
Your honor says fat old law
yer. J. Huckleberry Smith ain.t here.
Why tn -. why amt he herey
says tn judge
'Y'r honor says tn lawyer, actin
sthriciy in accordance wit tn consthi-
tuition av England. ireland and tn
United States an under th' rules laid
down by Lord Blackmore s72 years
come next fourt av July. advised him
not 10 come
"'Y' didr says tn Judge
I did, says tn lawyer
Why th'-why did w says tn
Judge.
TT honor says tn lawyer, TIL
subpinny that wuz served on me thruIy
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nature intended foI mem and to give
them the illusion that they arc free,
capable of going wherever their fancy
leads them.
An example of this is the imitation of
a ravine in which the tigers and lions
are kept. 1t is a sort of platform.
surrounded by a cliff in semicircular
form. which. initiates to remarkable
degree of perfection the heights and
clefts of real mountains. Caves have
been followed in the rock, where the
beasts sleep and where they find shelter
from inclement weather. The animals
imagine that they are not in prison,
rugged mountains to which they are
accustomed< and in front an unob-
structed view. No iron bars force them
to realization of the fact that they
are prisoners. But they are prevented
from leaving the platform by trench 25
feet wide and Is feet deep, with cement
walls. Visitors are in perfect safety,
while the animals are in no greater
distress than they would be if impris-
cned in their own native mountains.
This is Hagenbeck's ideal.
None Of the animals in the park are
affected by the low temperature and
the heavy snowfalls. The ostriches,
accustomed to roam over the shifting
sands of the African deserts, wander
about in groups of a dozen in that
part of the Stellingen garden which
is reserved for them, thriving in win
ter. and summer alike. Even a zero
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24
Are Men Found More
Loyal Than Women?

is difficuItsto make a sweeping as
sertfon and to say, that man is
more loyal than a woman. or vice
versa, since every person has a sepa-
rate individuality, and most touching
proofs of loyalty in both sexes are
given almost daily. But there is. lit
tie doubt that, taken as whole. men
are more Loyal than women, Conse-
quently, the isolated sincere and loyal
woman (for such does exist has to
suffer for the general fckleness of her
sex
cause they are more easily incited to
Jealousy. more eager for admiration
and more capricious.
1t is not at all unusual to find a
David and Jonathan friendship
among men, though an extreme rarity
among members of the fair sex.
woman is capable of loyalty to
friend SO long as she imagines that
friend does not eclipse her; but
should her innate jealousy be once
aroused her dearest friend becomes
her bitterest foe.
At the present day we hear a great
deal about women's rights, women's
Suffrage and SO on. but the women who
make SO much disturbance about
these matters do not, as rule, do it
out OF feeling of loyalty. Their idea
IS to have finger in every pie. to
bring their names before the public.
and to be looked upon as martyrs by a
certain class. II they were loyal TO
their homes. their husbands and their
sex. they would be content to do theif
rignt1ul woman's work, and to leave
politics toatheir husband and brothers.
Further. woman is too capricious
TO be truly loyal. She is a creature of
many moods. far too variable to ever
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24

Std avs petition an answer an repli-
cation an rejoinder an other highly
respectable but thoroughly expansive
an luxurious egal processes. It'n be
him an me to it an no hard feelin' nor
lawyers bin afterwards, an that's all
have to say,
: .D'y' mean it,, She says.
5. I do says. Mrs Casey. L says,
TIL time has arrived whin right an
justice become befogged wit multi
plicity av pleadisgs. Becuz thing
has been done or said in wan particular
manner SINCE Hector wuz pup it must
always be said or done that way or it
amt legal. Whin III lawyer FIR the
plaintiff gets through With his tcchni-
caiities an tn lawyer f'r TIL difntint
gets through with mis- an the coort
has fred it's little Is inch bombshell
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24
just How Far Can
Thunder Be Heard?

1 IOW far away can thunder be heard :?
Thousands OF people have asked
the question this summer. but no au-
thoritative answer has been given. as
serts the Post-Dispatch- Arago. the
great French scientist. made some re-
searches in this direction about so
years ago. but it seems that no one
had studied the matter until NJ. Luizet.
meteorological of the Lyons observa-
tory, made notes or storms from the
observatory of Saint .Genis-Laval.
In order to get exact figures such
storms must be observed at their be-
ginnings or their ends, rather than
when they are at their height. for when
the thunder elaps are far apart the oh.
server runs less risk OF making the
mistake of attHbuting to. a given Hash
q peal that does not belong to lit. The
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temperature does not seem to affect
them in the slighte.t degree Their
feathers seem even more luxuriant
and brilliant after severe winter
The same is true of the gazelles,
which arc notoriously the most deli
cate of wild animals, the most diff
cult to maintain in state of cap
tivity.
Most interesting to the visitor is the
fact that the animals seem absolutely
free. AS we have noticed in the case
of the lions and the. tigers, the only
barriers in the gardens are in the form
of bitches. and even these are so stu
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best flashes to figure on are those that
pass vertically between the clouds and
the earth. for their noise ia sharp and
more easily distinguished from the roll,
caused By the flashes which pass be-
tween the clouds.
Arago's conclusion was that thunder
can scarcely ever be heard farther than
between Is and 16 miles, Kang-hf a
learned emperor OF China asserted thae
IL could be heard nearly % miles awav
This emperor had the sense of observa
ton very keenly developed. for at the
time he liked 25 miles as the distance
at which thunder could be heard he
asserted also that artillery co,,15 r.
heard at a much greater distance. even
TO 80 miles This was exact for the
cannon OF his day, but the noise OF our
modern artillery can be heard even
rartner. Arago speaks of hearing can
non nrln5 at a distance of 80 and. even
A-o miles Al the time of Queen VIC
torla's funeral the cannon fred in
Portsmouth harbor were actuallv heard
at places between Ss and "a miles awav-
~. Lulzet has been observing storms
TOT IL years. noting the direction Of the
hasnes- the time between the Nashsa
ana the peals and ascertsinins ace,s-
ratety the exact spots over which the
storms were passing The figures he
mes ootained vary considerable. In three
''o' siSa1o >hS tuundef OF
81 storms raging at "a. 26 aud 90 miles
!, dWenty-nine miles appears to be the
limit. for the circun stances under
Wiiich it was observed were especially
.dvoraoie there having been no noun
tains or hills intervening and the air
being very calm.
Du. thunder has often a very feeble
sound NJ. Luizet has actually seen
,nundefstorms, that were raging oniy
nine miles away. the thunder of which
ne could not hear. This confirms note
.iaae by Musehen5roc1 in Holland that
it could thunder at The Hague ana NOT
De heard in Leyden. nine miles away.
80 thunder can be heard as much as
twenty-nine miles away and il may be
absolutely inaudible when only nine
miles distant. this depending upon CON
diflons Of the air and upon intervening
obstacles.
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back OF this in the distance are huge
cliffs hundreds OF feet IN length. At
the foot lions and tigers roam. On
the heights from time to time one
catches a glimpse OF hurrying herd
of chamois or mountain goats
As we draw nearer we sec here and
there an eagle or vuiturs and were
we not so informed we would never
imagine that these kings OF the air are
fastened to the cliffs by long chains.
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at tn jury full of instructions, each
OF which tells y to act in dimetrical-
ly opposite manner, the blindfolded
Justice has tears streamin' down her
cheeks an tn scales in her hands for
get how to weigh straight.
''Av y don't believe me- 1 says TO
her, read the papers says to her,
'contin'an and double, deck contin'-
ances an four story contin' 'ances in
terrupt tn path av justice until the
end, almost. av time, an they spring
out of money. for tn higher priced the
lawyer. the more IFS and ans he can
shoot at Thin poor. little. terrorized
min in the. jury box.
IT'S awful says Mrs. Casey.
1T is, ! says. but that's what Y
get fr y'r money, don't y wish Y had
some
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24

T-HE Inhabitants of Stellingen. a
peaceful village near Hamburg.
never dreamed until few years
ago that they would be wakened
from their sleep by the ferocious roar
of lions and tigers. But they reckoned
without Carl Hagenbeck, the worlds
greatest importer and traficker if
wild beasts.
Little more than FIVE years ago the
menagerie of the Hagenbeek company
was IN the center OF busting Ham
burg, but the extraordinary success
which attended all its ventures finally
rendered peremptory an enlargement
Of quarters. The result was the es-
tablishment OF the ''Tierpark" at Stel-
lingsn. truly one OF the nine wonders
of the modern world. All the plans
viii soon be carried out and 50 acres
OF Land viii be peopled with natives
of every cline
n any one had asserted only a few
PEARS aEo that polar bears and Bengal
tigers could live freely in the open
AZ. under the same conditions of clina-
ets and surroundings, the scientists of
the world would have laughed at him
bat Carl Hssenbeok is scientist and
IA expert In all that pertains to zool-
ogy. His experiments are being fol-
lowed with as keen an interest by
professors OF zoology as by German
tourists.
Esgenbeck's idea has been TO supply
the various animals with all the condi-
tons ef life and surroundings which
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be depended upon. Her views and
sentiments resemble the weathercock.
which obeys the predorninating wind
of the noment-they alter with tha
ever changing whim and caprice of her
tickle little heart.
But 1T would not be true TO say that
all men are loyal or all women are
iickle, for women can be loyal and MEN
hckle
But in love? All. then it is the
woman scores. What man is there
who upon finding a flaw in his idol
doth not straightway seek consolation
elsewhere?
There are plenty OF charming girls.
Why break his heart over one who
does not come up to his expectations: ::
When woman gives her love-
true 1ove-she is invariably loyal to
the core, sticking to the man through
thick and thin, through good report
and evil, absolutely regardless OF his
failings or the worlds opinion.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24

ifnminint, respectable and wealthy
client wuz detective; tn -Huckleberry
wuz spelled wit wan r; TIL an the /
in Smith wuz neither dotted nor crossed.
Shd he respond TO amy such improper
process he would lose th' rights pro-
vided, guaraE leed. donated an other
wise assured to him by George Wash
ington wit a goose quill pen in swim
teen sivinty-six. Sh'd he' says TIL
lawyer standin' up an cryin' from til
imotion of him, 'shd he appear an
waive thin rights an disregard thin
highly inixplicable irregularities an
eccentricities sections wan to forty-six
an thirty-four to nfty-three av tn
constitution wud be trampled under
foot. Sh'd he appear an testify I'm tn
present case it would be vi'latin' tn
ethics av tn legal, medical an clerical
professions, an 1t would fracture tn
constitution av tn state av California
an tn bears on tn great seal would de-
part an hunt up redwood an climb
to the very top av il. miserable wit
shame
Case dismissed says tn judge.
Mr.. Clerk. tell tn sheriff to spell.
punctuate an blue pencil all TIL sub
pinnys wit more caro- from now on. or
hivin help his skin. Call tn next case
"'Y'r honor, says another fat old
lawyer. I riprisint tn difindint.'
Y do?' says tn Judge.
/" do says tn lawyer, am VII know
it full well before get through
wit "
Proceed, says tn Judge, an do y.r
worst
~'Y'r honor says tn lawyer, this
case is the result av a collision between
a cow an locomotive
lit is? says til judge. was I'll.
locomotive hurt amy
1t wuz not. says TN lawyer, but tn.
COW died as tn result av it an. brought
about this suit
"'F'r hivins sake. go on. says tn
Judge
will says th lawyer .av yli be
quiet Tn papers in this suit he says,
drawn up by my highly intellecchool
an learned inimy. TIL lawyer ON tn.
other side, state wit comnendable cir
cumlocution that poor old plum col
ored COW, s years months IL days
and lS minutes old at half past 2 p. m.
whin tn locomotive come along. wit
three white feet and a large bald spot
on her face evidencin' kind an amia-
bic disposition which, gave copiously
av milk an Is wrinkles on wan horn
an fourteen on the other, while peace
ably insaEed in remorin' tn bocnch
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diously concealed that the visitor would
not be aware of their existence If they
were not pointed out to him by the
guide.
Of the various experiments carried
on in this remarkable park none is
more interesting than the attempt to
develop the zebra so that he may serve
in tropical countries as his first cousin.
the horse, serves in our zone. 1t is here
too. that the polar bears are being
trained to haul. the sleds in which
Ainundsen win make his next dash for
the north pole.
We enter the park through mag
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24
O2EeIGHES M TIE
-OPEE IN WINTER

Hidden away among the cliffs. which
are In places more than 100 feet high,
are the lairs OF polar bears. happy
throughout the year on small seas OF
ice. All through the park are scattered
extensive avfaries, In which are kept
all sorts OF exotic birds. each species
supplied with q diminutivs rsprcduc-
tion OF its native haunt
The success which has erowusdD
Hagenbeok's sntsrpriss IL nasvs1eusl
Very few animals have died ana many
Of them multiply rapfdfy. Disease N
sxaesdingly rsrA ana With the sxDsss
care Of Hagsnbscik.s assistants q sp1-
dsmio - impossibls. The most mAs-
vslous feature Of the whole nsan n
the freedom allowed tAs hsastn, and
10 In 20 this ana the fAcs tAae tAsv
are always IA the open aiR wfnass aad
summer alike, that Hagsnhsok Ae-
tributes all his sudcsss. He AAs ess-
tainly rsvolutionissd - ssesaeo a.
keeping Wild beasts. acd those vAs
laughed st the scheme whao - vas
first exposed are ssteundsa - sAs 1872
veious results attained ana ere pew
showsring with congrAkniak5ens ths
brave promoter.
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nificent gateway ornamented with ele-
plants heads carved in sandstone and
a magnificent vision bursts into view.
The Paradise" conjured up by Hag-
enbeck is before us. A lake surrounds
the whole. On this are swimming
aquatic birds of every species, Of
every climate Beyond is a great plain
peopled by deer, dromedaries, zebras,
yaks, gazelles, buffalo and every other
animal that lives on level land. In
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24

II do. she says. but av I had it ia
hide it under the carpet an never let
amy part av it be subjected to the tor
lures that y have Just described: but
what about tn COVE
What cow says to her.
I" "rh' cow that wuz kilt. she says.
There wuz no COW kilt. Mrs. Casey.
says TO her.
Thin what were y taIkin' about
anyway she says 10 me-
Mrs. Casey I says TO her, I wuz
merely attemptin' to iliusthrate to v.
in words av wan syllable what where
fore an whereas means"
And then. as the car we were riding
on crossed Fillmore street. he said:
'.weiSy'n be gettin' of here at Pierce.
won't y: Thry an keep cut av Jail tnrl
see v again.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24

ar. CASEY swung around
abruptly. Are y always livery
where?" he said. "at tn same
time? Only last night 1 says
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-16

Neatly made Mahogany-finish
Princess Dressers. with long bev-
eled French plate mirrors, full
serpentine swell front. two large
drawers, brass trimmings.
French legs and nicely polished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-16

Handsome Empress Dresser
like the picture here shown.
Constructed of finely grained
quartered oak, has large beveled
mirror, four small drawers, one
small cupboard, serpentine front.
large drawer, French legs, claw
feet and finest polish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-16

Strongly Made White
Enamel Iron Beds: have
heavy posts; closely set
filters; strong chills;
trimmed in brass knobs
and baked white enamel.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-23
CLOSING PRICES.

Reported over private wires of Prince & Whitely. members of the New York and Boston Stock Exchanges, New York office 52 Broadway. and l5 Center street. New Haven. Conn.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-23
FEWER IDLE CARS.
Railroads Put Nearly 32,000 In Com
 mission Since May o7.

New York June 22,--There was further improvement in the countrys railroad traffic in the two weeks be- tween May 27 and June 10, The fortnightly bulletin of the American Railway association, Issued to-day, gives the number of Idle cars on the rails of American and Canadian roads on June 10 as S49,s94, a decrease of 31,9l0 from May 27.
 This Is the third consecutive bulle- tin showing @ falling off in the car surplus, but Is the first that has re- ported an appreclablc reduction in the idle box car equipment, renecting for the first time an improvement of high class freight traffic. As was the case two weeks ago, however, the bulletin calls attention to the fact that cars in bad condition have Increased, this fact accounting for about 20 per cent. of the decrease in idle equipment. But the previous bulletin attributed 40 to 50 per cent. of the decrease of 22,630 Acars then reported to increase in number of cars In hospital, so that the fortnight ended June 10 shows not only Q greater decrease in the number of idle cars than the previous period but also smaller proportion and smaller gross number of cars re- turned to service by reason of injur- les to active cars.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-23
TO ENFORCE STOCK TAX LAW
New York Comptroller Finds Proof ol
 Wholesale Disregard

Albany, June 22.--The state comp troller, Martin Fl. Glynn, announced to-day that he has begun an investi- gation to compel corporations to obey the law taxing the transfer of shares of capital stock.
 The Investigation says a state ment given out by MT. Glynn, has been under way but few days, yet the results demonstrate that there has been wholesale disregard of this law on the part of corporations, with the attending loss of large revenue to the state"
 There are about 75,000 stock com panics in this state which come under the provisions of the stock transfer tax act. The comptroller says that he proposes to enforce the collection of taxes due on every stock transfer made since June 1, 1905, when the act went into effect. on recommen- dation of the comptroller the last leg islature made provision whereby an additional force of inspectors can be employed to carry on the investiga- tion.
 The books of a large number of stock companies were examined dur ing the past week" says the comp troller's statement, and in numerous
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-23
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Reported over private wires of Prince & Whitely members or the New York and Boston Stock Exchanges, New York office, 52 Broadway, and IS Center street, New Haven.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-23
'Ex-dividend.
STOCK MARKET REVIEW.
Weakness of Stocks Gives Impression
 of Less Passlvity.

New York. June 22.-The weakness of stocks to-day gave an impression of less passiveness than the occasional droop with intervals of recovery last week. There was small expansion In the volume of the dealings to account for this appearance. The active de- sire shown to get out of holdings of one or two stocks was largely account able for the changed tone of the deal ings Rock Island securities were the conspicuous example in continuance of g sudden decline which commenced in the closing dealings on Saturday and which had considerable influ- ence in unsettling the tone. The ru- mors which circulated to-day In con nection with the break In Rock Island seemed to be more In the nature of surmise prompted by the movement of the stocks than any informed opin- Ions. The weakness of the Rock Is- land securities, however, was of m doubted sympathetic effect on the whole stock market There was noth- ing In the general news to prompt selling of stocks, Reports of the placing of part of the new bond issue of the National railways of Mexico with Paris bankers were believed to explain the decline in our foreign ex- change market Traffic officials of the great railroad systems spoke In a tone of some encouragement of the busl- ness outlook. although having small actual increase in tonnage movement to report.
 There was some discussion of q possible concerted wage reduction by Southern railroads, and this had a bad effect on the tone of the market. The closing tone was weak.
 A further break in the Rock Island collateral bonds and another fraction al shading in the new Union Pacific 4s were features of the bond mar ket, which was heavy. Total sales par value, $2,536,000.
 U. s. bonds were unchanged on call.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-23
BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

Reported over private wires of Horn
 blower & Weeks, members of tho New York and Boston Stock FIX changes, Frank D. Wetmore. mana