Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-11

asylum for criminal insane and his
 family has severed all relations with
 her. Evelyn Thaw, the somewhat of
 colored "angel child" is still able to
 live in elegant style in rather expens.
 i've apartments and to allow herself
 q few luxuries, like a maid and big
 snake for a pet. The other day the
 snake which, by the way, is said to
 measure nine feet in length, escaped
 from Evelyn's apartment and crawled
 down the rain spout, causing conster-
 nation among the neighbors and, in
 cidentally, bringing Evelyn before the
 public once more. Some skeptics even
 believe that the whole snake affair
 was arranged with view of freshen
 ing up the waning notoriety of Evelyn.
 This is considered an indication that she has nearly reached the end of her
 string and is seriously thinking of returning to the stage.
 The account of the papers as to how the widow of wealthy ranch owner in Nevada, who came to New York on visit and stopped at one of the most aristocfatic hotels, found her long lost son, reads like a chapter of TO- nance She recognized her son in the waiter who waited on her table in the hotel dining room and had no difficulty in establishing his identity with the boy who had left his parental home in the west to seek his fortune in Wall street. The young man did not become a king, nor even prince of the street and. after he had lived rather gay life for a while, he was compelled to earn his own living, being too proud to acknowledge his failure and to ask his parents for more money.
 He was unable to find more con
 genial work and finally obtained a position as waiter. He redeemed him self by becoming good waiter and was we'll liked by his superiors. He recognized his mother when he waited on her at the table, but gave no sign of recognition. But when his mother claimed him, he admitted his identity. His father having died in the mean time. the young man returned with bis mother to the ranch, to take chargo of it.
 Weary and warm a man walked in. to the Manhattan Avenue Court in Brooklyn the other day, picked out d comfortable seat in an obscure corner and dropped off into refreshing sleep. In all probability he would have been left to the enjoyment of his nap had he not begun to snore. A droYsy court officer, aroused by the man s sir | en.like nasal notes, became irritated | and dragged the man before Magistrate | O'Reilly.
 "what's the charge9' asked the magistrate.
 "Snorin' in court, your honor" ex. plained the officer.
 What do you mean by disturbing l the rest of the court officersi" de | handed the magistrate' "Five days in jail"
 As was to be expected, the use of | special cars for the exclusive use of | women on subway and elevated trains has been discontinued after a trial of | several months. The use of these wo. mems cars was ordered by the traffic | commissioners after small clique of | women had represented to them that | there was universal demand for such | cars. At first many women used the cars for the sake of novelty, but | after the latter had become worn of, these special cars were almost com pietely summed by women, irrespective Of age or social standing.
 The sudden and unexpected manner in which John O'Neil, young mechan- le, lost his life the other day, shows how uncertain is man E tenure of life o'Neil, strong and healthy young man, was on his way home when he was overtaken by fate. During the af- tenoon severe rain storm had flooded the streets and sidewalks and broken some of the heavy feed wires of the electric lighting system. One of the wires was hanging down to the street level and charged the puddles of water on the sidewalk with high tension cleo trieity. When O'Neil, unaware of the danger, stepped into one of the small puddles, he received an electric shock which killed him instanly.
 Under a new regulation of the park Commissioners certain benches in the parks have been reserved for the use oi women and children. This was con sdered necessary, as men, mostly loaf CTS and hoboes, monopolized practical " all park benches from morning till night and even part of the night, until lhey were driven away by the police. one Of those park seat hogs was arrest Cd the other day because he refused to N"eate one of the benches resrvd for "omn, although requested by an of neer' In court the man insolently de- siared that he had as much right to the oeneh as any woman and that he in tended to test the validity of the order "l the park commissioners in the higher