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New-York tribune., 1912-03-17

snake" and death adder Of Australia. the
horned viper" OF Egypt, the 'jaracara'
OF the valleys OF the OrinOcO and Amazon.
the "surucuru' OF the same region whose
bite kills cow in two hours: the cobra
and kraft OF india. and the notorious fer
de lance" Of Martinique.
Only within very recent years has any
thing come TO be definitely known about the
true sea serpents. There are about forty
species OF these. and their bite Is exceed
ingly deadly. Apparently their venom mucn
resembles that Of the cobra. They are cX-
clusively inhabitants Of tropic seas. and
some OF them are quite brilliantly colorcd.
Noteworthy as Characteristic Of them all
is a stout body. with very slender neck
and rudderlike tail. The largest Of them
attains a length OF about twelve feet.
Smallest Of them all is the malta whal-
lagee pam" OF the Indian ocean, four feet
long, which often finds its way into the
nets Of fishermen, who greatly dread 1t.
One species Of these marine serpents Is
common in the Gulf Of Mexico All OF
them live on fishes, which they kill with
their venom. They never leave the water
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17

variably sent after runaway citizens. Al
though a remarkable athlete. he was not
allowed on the football team. owing TO bis
ungovernable temper. The attitude OF the
citizens toward him at this time can be
described as redhot. but during the course
of my stay there this all vanished and he
became once again the popular, yet unap-
proachable hero-but through no effort Of
his own, be II said. That night most Of
the boys gathered in my small room to
discuss the meeting in all its bearings,
which gave me a fine opportunity to observe
the different types and become acquainted.
The attitude OF most of the citizens ls
most distinctly friendly. and they are very
responsive 10 any interest one may show
them.
After two days I was transferred as tenn
porary substitute TO the Forbes cottage.
This cottage is 'out OF bounds" about half
a mile from the republic, overlooking
lovely valley. The place is lonely, but
had nine small boys-imps OF darkness-for
consolation.
II was more than exciting.
The boys IN this cottage were what might
be called junior cltizens-they were too
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17
Or. LEoNHARO sTEYNEGER. THE
GOVERNMENTS CHIEF SNAKE
EXPERT.

except TO lay their eggs. which are deposit
ed on sandy beaches just above tidemark
Their young are often seen in shadows
about coral grounds Eagles and sharks
prey upon the adult snakes which are
sometimes observed by thousands together.
In calm weather sleeping on the surface OF
the sea
During the great eruption ~ krakatOa
large numbers Of the inhabitants OF the
eastern end Of Sumatra were compelled 10y
showers OF hot ashes 10 abandon the land
and put OF In boats Having done 50. they
found their situation hardly improved for
the sea snakes. which arc extraordinarily
numerous In that region alarmed BY the
increasing heat OF the water surrounded
the boats and swarmed on board OF them.
Notwithstanding all efforts made 10 drive
them of.
Like cobra's poison. the venom Of these
sea serpents-whlch viii attack man with
out the slightest provocation-seems to act
upon the nerve centres. rendering the vic
tim unable 20 breathe, and thus causing
him 10 die OF sunocation. 1t Is quite other
wise With the venom OF the rattlesnake.
which disorganizcs the blood In such a way
that IT actually filters through the walls
OF the blood vessels, producing sort OF
Lemorrhage that Is often fatal.
Professor Baird, when he was Secretary
OF the Smithsonian Institution. being anN-
ious TO prove that rattesnake poison was
harmless when taken internally, swallowed
the venom glands OF full grown reptile Of
that species. No bad results followed,
though Dr. Stejneger advised him not to
try II. DR.. SteJncger Is stlll OF the opinion
that the experiment would have been likely
10 have had fatal consequences II the pro-
fessor had eaten the poison glands Of a
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17

In Little Russia this harmless reptile,
which is not much more than foot in
length, commonly lives in houses, being
encouraged TO do 50 because it is supposed
to bring good fortune. Any injury done to
II would be sure TO be followed by trouble
of some sort. such as sickness or the dry
Ing up Of the family COW. The creature
becomes very tame under such circum-
stances, and makes itself useful by catch
ing mice
There are in the world five great collec-
tons OF snakes, all of them belonging to
governments. Four Of these are located, re-
spectively in London, Paris Berlin and
Vienna The fifth is Uncle Sans property,
and is housed, as aforesaid, in the Ma
tional Museum at Washington.
This assemblage Of serpents IS contained
In many thousands Of bottles and Jars Of
alcohol Of various sizes, arranged on tiers
Of shelves. While particularly rich in
North American species, ii includes speci-
mems from all parts OF the world. In fact,
It rather completely represents the entire
ophidian fauna of the globe-even embrac-
Ing the true sea serpents, which, found in
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17
What Snakes Still Ireland? It's Almost Libel Good Old St Patrick

I cobra instead-the genom Of ths Latter BE-
ing so different In Its mode OF aosior.
When, as sometimes happens. II 10 found
desirable TO preserve an ophidjan srscirdsE
in the shape OF a skeleton. the Job is et'
tended with no little difficulty. The hesn
has first to be removed with scissors ana
forceps, after which the bones arc carefully
! scraped, great pains being taken TO avo19
injury to the cartilaginous extremities OK
the ribs. These rib ends serve the LIVING
snake in lieu OF feet, although beneath
the skin. and by means Of them It crawla
The pythons and boas, curiousiy enough,
possess rudimentary hind legs.
Professor Huxley once said that the most
beautiful piece OF mechanism he knew wNs
the backbone of snake. Each two verte-
bre are Joined together by bail-ano-
socket Joint and have eight other joints ~
addition-tnus admitting Of every variety CT
curvature and the utmost pIiancy OF move
ment
The tooth which conveys the venom Up
poisonous species) is a sort OF hypodermo
syringe, perfect in its way, with siit
down the side to carry the poison, ana
solid point. Snake charmers In India usuai-
lv render harmless the cobras with which
they do such surprising tricks by making
cut thr ,ugh the upper lip of the reptile.
thus exposing the venom bag. thereupon
removing the latter and applying nor
iron. By this means the most dangerous
SERPENT is rendered innocent as the
snake which st. Patrick so carelessly faiieo
to drive out OF Ireland.
RENE BACHE.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17

should happen to be travelling through
tropical jungles In the New World. how
ever. there are no pythons, fortunately.
Those greatest of all snakes-the regal
python attains a length Of thirty-fve feet
belong exclusively TO Southern Asia and
are most common I'm the Malay archipel-
ego. They are most commonly captured by
setting traps. resembling huge eel pots, in
rice fields, which, because OF their semi
aquatic habits, they are apt to frequent.
South Carolina produces more snakes
than any other part of our country, a re-
markable number of species being assem-
bled there, including rattlesnakes and cop
perheads Of unusual size. Many Of these
find their way TO the market for supplying
zoos" and natural history collections, the
rattlers being captured ordinarily by means
of a moose on the end OF a stick.
Luckily, a great majority of the snakes
Of the world are harmless, and even bene-
fetal, being eaters Of rats and other YER
min but an evil reputation is given to the
whole serpent tribe by such deadly species
as the rattlesnake and copperhead, the
moccasln 0ikewise Americana, the tiger
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17

fast friends; they were attractive, bright
little chaps, mischievous, but affectonate
. and responsive II is decidedly bewilder-
ing when they all dash after you at once,
/ begging mother" for all sorts Of favoTs
/ and attentions.
/ To my horror ] returned one morning
from an errand to find three boys had been
| Jailed for disorderly conduct in school and
/ for other charges. Court being held that
might, two were released on suspended sem
/ tences, but one Cmy house boy received
| sentence of ten days He is little rufiian,
with wicked black eyes and a most angelic
smile. It is a very pititul sight to see the
| little chaps brought into court. In spite
/ of much bravado they are thoroughly
| frightened and the prison dlscipllne Is very
. rigid.
! The court is always an impressive scene,
| as the procedure is identically that OF the
courts of the United States, and is con-
Quoted by these young people with great
dignity and earnestness. certain number
of boys are members of the bar and ac-
credited lawyers TO take charge of the de-
| PENDANTS case. The district attorney
handles the case for the republic The
young Judge who presided during the time
of my stay in the republic was exceedingly
able and delivered some very fine charges
worthy of a mature and experienced mind.
Many of the cases before him were compl-
Gated and difficult to decide, but he showed
great perception, fairness and judgment In
awarding decisions and justice.
The prisoners work hard without pay and
school is compulsory for half the day.
They walk in lockstep to school and to
their meals and are not allowed to speak
or look to the right or left. Any deviation
means mark or many marks-which
means padding. The Jail is exceedingly
well run, and the discipline wholesome for
unruly spirits In the absence of the sis
ters In the Woods" who hold religious SER
vices In the Jail. | was allowed on Sundays
to take the prisoners out under tree in
charge of "trusty." read aloud to them
and hold a short service When citizen
Is released from a term in jail he returns
to the community on an equal footing and
no stigma is attached to him on account of
past offences or punishment.
Ny next cottage was the Carter. This
cottage is called the White House." as the
government officials live in It, and has the
reputation for being the roughest and most
dlsorderly in camp, with standard OF
.roughhousing" unequalled by the others,
and calculated to dismay the heart of the
bravest house mother. | moved in, with an
assistant house mother, to take charge of
the kitchen. Our first step was to make
rules that all the boys signed, The Carter
gang, as II is called, is probably the bright
est and most enterprlsing set of boys in the
republic, ranging from seventeen TO twenty
years old. At first hesitated to discipline
such big fellows. but as they frequently be-
haved as children there was no alternative
but 70 irsat them aachllaysp. The csrtsA
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17
HIS RULING PASSION.

One cold winter day some railway Of
fcials. while making an inspection OF
large yard, stepped for a moment inside
switchman's shanty to get warm. Among
them was a general superintendent, who
was known to have mania for scientific
management" and the reduction OK ex-
penses. As they were leaving the switch"
man asked the travelling yardmaster'
whom he knew:
Now can ye be tellin' me who thot mon
is?"
That's the general superintendent" the
yardmaster replied.
What do you think O. thot? He's foine
lookin' mon, and ye never would believe
the tales ye are after hearin' about I'm"
What have you heard about him,
Mixer" was the curious question.
why, they do say that he was at the
funeral of Mr.. Mtchelrs wolfe. and when
the six pallbearers come out he raised his
hand and said: Hold on a minute, boys.
| think yez can get along without two OF
thim.' '"--Tit-Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-20
THREE ASK FOR DIVORCE
They Are Wives and They Have Many
Complaints.

Three new suits for divorce have
been fled in the Office Of District Clerk
c. w Bower, all three brought by wo-
men against their husbands
Jessie E Collins says Byron 3. Col
Inns has been nagging and abusing her
for many years, and by his crossness
and abusiveness has made life misery
to her. She wants a divorce, the Gus
today OF one. minor child. Robert, Il
years old, and property on Green street
They were married November %, 1883
Nellie Helen Cloud, whose husband.
William A Cloud, was arrested last
year and brought here from Colorado
charged with deserving his wife and
children. is asking for q divorce and
the custody Of three children She al
1eges that Cloud. although an able
bodied man. has refused and failed to
provide for her, and that he has mort
gagged their personal property that he
might secure money for liquor The
children are Bernice Lorene. years
old; Delmas Archie, s years old, and
Gertrude Wilma, 2 years old They
we're married March ), 1904
Martha H. CogdfII says her husband,
Elmer Cogdiu has called her vile
names and spends the greater part OF
his money for liquor. She wants the
custody Of her +mouths-oId baby,
Peril.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-20
DENTISTS IN SESSION
First District Organization Met Here
Today.

The First District Dental society is be-
ing organized in the rooms OF the Corn
mercfaI club today twenty-five or thirty
members OF the dental profession are in
the city from other points, and a large
number OF local tooth doctors are in at
tendance at the meeting which is the first
annual affair OF the kind Officers viii be
elected late today.
The following clinics were given this
afternoon: Some Practical Suggestions -
by DR.. J. W. O'Bryan of Lawrence;
Quick Repairs by Dr. ]. H S0lecki OF
Topeka; -'Orthodontia Cases by Dr.
c. Waruock Of Baldwin; Making Gold
Inlay From AmaIgUm Model Dr. W a
Coston Of Topeka; "A Short Bite Den-
tEe," Dr. C B. Reed, Topeka Dr. E
Bumgardnsr OF Lawrence read a paper
and DR.. C. N Mertz Of Topeka read
paper on Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen
The object Of the new organization is:
Its object shall be to promote the pub
lie welfare by the advancement of the
dental profession IN education science,
mutual fellowship and good feeling, by
union Of effort with other local orgautzet-
tons as component parts OF the Kansas
State Dental association. by cooperation
with the medical profession IN all matters
Of interest TO both and advantage to the
people Of the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-20
HE HAS A FAMILY.
So Judge Pollock Let Seth Bernard
OFF Easy

Because he has wife and two chill
dren, Seth A Bernard. charged with
absrracting government money, re-
ceived an extremely light sentence this
morning in the federal court His case
was the first to be discussed this
morning and, owing to the Ienieacy OF
Judge J. c. Pollock. was not severe
There are four counts against Ber-
nard. who was employed in the post
office department and was convicted
Of embezZling money from the mails
He was a trusted employee, rapidly
advanced. and held a position Of not
q little responsibility While working
for the government he married and is
now the father of two small children;
il is on their account that the sentence
Imposed by the court was excessively
small
Bernard was fined $500 and costs
for each count and viii be held in the
Shawnee county Jail until the fine is
paid The Judge int1nated the prIS-
oner might be paroIed before the COM
pIeCiOu of the sentence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-20

session Of the rally, she will be heard
this evening in Oakland. and on the
East Side Thursday afternoon Tdis
afternoon she spoke on the North Sida
Friday morning at 9 O'Clock, devo-
tionals viii be in charge Of Mrs c. b
Zook- A business session will be held
at $50 Election Of officers will be held
at 1880 o'clock At IL O'Clock. Mrs
Flora W Bechte1 viii speak on Our
Publications.
Friday afternoon praise service will
be conducted by Mrs Roy p Guild
Mrs Cotton Mather will speak at 1870
Mrs s Stanton win talk Mrs Flora
w BechteI will give a report on the
board of managers meeting at Des
Moines. Ia.
Officers Of the Missionary society are:
President, Mrs s s Beggs: vice presf-
dent, Mrs C E HoIcombe. BurIfngzme.
corresponding secretary, Mrs H B
Lautz1 recording secretary Mrs T W
MIngS. Burhugame- treasurer Mrs H
A Heath; secretary young peopIe,s
work Mrs. John Hersh. secretary sun
plies, Mrs John Marshall: mite boxes
Mrs Charles Lommassou; systematic
benehcence, LIS Florence Shirley
Granville; literature Mrs P. r. Wolfe:
temperance. Mrs L. H Evans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-20
SANTA FEE NOTES.

items for this column may be 'phonsd
to 1915 or the State Journal Office-l
General Manager c. W. Kouns. General
Freight Agent J. r Koontz and General
Treasurer E L Copeland are expected &C
return this evening from Hutchinson.
where they have been attending the kan
sas Agricultural and Industrial congress
for few days
Engineer Ed Policy mas returned -
work on trains Nos les and 1o6 between
here and St Joseph, after being in Mobile,
Ala. the past two weeks on business
Mrs Sharp. wife OF Engineer Charles
Sharp of Fort Madison. Ia, is in Topeka
for few days on business
Miss Edeu N Sibley OF the ear account
ants Office will spend the weekend vita
relatives and friends in Wichita
Harry F Brengle. travelling auditor fcT
the Santa Fe with headquarters at Hutch
fnson. Is in Topeka for & few days, receIv-
ing treatment for his eyes
2. H Fenity of the passenger depart
weekend with relatives and friends in
Kansas City.
flee and MS Jones viii spend few days
this week with friends in Valley Falls.
J. K Oliver OF the passenger department
has returned from a vacation trip spent
in Nebraska
Mr. and Mrs William NayIor of the
auditor OF disbursements Office viii spend
the last OF this week with friends in Lyn-
don. kan
=
tricaI department.. has gone TO ChiIhcothe-
No. Oh company business for a few days
Miss Stacey Burgess. for number OF
years steuogTapner to c X Oliver, chief
clerk 10 the car accountant, has resiZrd
her position and expects TO leave shortly
with her mother for Fl PaSo- Tex. to re-
main
The engineers wives viii hold their reg
ular business meeting next Friday after
noon at the X and L of 3 hall
H D. Garvtn Of the general air brake
instructors office is in Chicago for a few
days on company business
Harry Webb. engineer from Argentine.
who underwent an operation several
weeks ago at the company hospital here,
Is improving rapidly
AdoIphus Busch. q brewer from AIilwau-
kee and family passed through here this
morning IN his special train over tEe
Santa Fe en- route 10 California
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-20
TO SELL SCHOOL BONDS
Be Onered to Local Buyers December
in Sum OF $4,000.

On December 1 1000 worth of re-
funding bonds will be placed on the
market by the clerk Of the board or
education, NJ. C. Holman They will
be in $500 denominations, and will be
sold only to Topekans- In fact the
bonds are now being printed The is
sue viii be dated January l, 1913
The issue is being brought out for
the purpose Of refUnding bonds that
have already fallen due. and which
viii fall due in July, 1918 The bonds
are noutaxable, bearing interest at the
rate Of Al per cent This means that
they are equal TO over 8 per cent bonds
that are taxable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-20

One of the signs the Bell Telephone
company will place one its poles on all
Kansas highways for the benefit OF
travellers The poles OF the company
will be transformed into guide posts
for the benefit of travellers as rapidly
as possible
This is the announcement of the COM
pany. and work already has begun on
the transformation The work will con-
sist for the most part in shaving the
poles so that a stencil carrying arrows
pointing in either direction and bear
ing the names Of the principal towns
toward which they are pointing
In the above illustration the stencil
depicted viii be used on the Kansas
City-Atchison road, one arrow point
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-20


Mrs. NJ. V. Magee Of Green street was
the guest Tuesday afternoon Of Mrs Nc
Bryan Of Oakland avenue
fhe Helping Hand society of the Oak
land Christian church met Tuesday after
noon with Mrs D. A Starr at her home
were present. Mrs. Hall, Mrs Sam Jones.
Mrs O. NJ Keats Mrs Geo Anderson.
Mrs J T Reaugh- MIS- E. s Wallace and
Mrs starr The afternoon was spent In
sewing for the society. The next r1eettr. :
viii be with Mrs Starr
Elias " Eaite Of keIIam avenue left Mon
trip
Mrs L A Dawdy Of Perry. Kan, is
spending a few days With her mother.
and other relatives
The Ladies Aid society Of the Oakland
Presbyterian church are holding their an
n-al bazaar this afternoon and evening n
Hardtea's hall Miss Edith Jessop and
Mss Florence Lepper had charge of the
Y P B. c booth this afternoon
Dr. William Whitney. 1s4 Winfield ave-
nue.. suffered stroke OF PARALYSIS last
Monday night and - confined to his bed
Mrs Whitney, who has been in poor
health especially since Mr.. Whitney's
trouble was found unconscious Tuesday
noon and IS still in an unconscious state
Mr. " Whitney is an active member OF the
Oakland Veteran club and the club mem
osrs and their wives and Mr. and Mrs
Whitneys neighoors have been exceed
Iugiy kind to the old people trained
nurse from one Of the Topeka hospita s
has been secured 70 care for them
Mr.. W First Of Topeka has opened the
restaurant at Is Oakland avenue
TIE :. o. D H Embroidery club VII.
meet this evening with Miss Gertrude
Stroup, SO Green street
Mrs F X Philips is seriously i'll at her
home On wabash avenue
The Mission Study club OF the Oakland
NJ E church met last evening at the
home OF Rev and MS A. c. Koser OF
Chester avenue I hose present were: Mrs.
Warner, Mr.. and Mrs s E Carter. Mr..
and Mrs koser. Miss Effe GaIIawGy.
Miss Beatrice Peak. Miss EtheIyn Koser,
Miss Aileen Peak Miss Bessie GaIIoway.
Miss Mildred Kose-, Mr. Lloyd Buck. Nj
Cello White. Mr. Russell Buck The class
meetings are held each Tuesday night a.
the home OF Mr. and Mrs koser-
Mrs John Dunn is III at her home on
Michigan avenue
Mrs Elias White and her mother. Mr.
Meta Robbins. were guests yesterday OF
Mrs Ed Bigham OF North Topeka
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ing in the direction of Kansas City and
the other in the direction OF Atchison-
The lettering will be in the official blue
company.
According to the announcement, the
work viii be done petty generally over
the compauy's lines. and will make an
important Improvement. It will be of
material assistance to autoists and
others who are travelling through the
country, and who are liable to mistake
one road for another With every pole
thus marked it will be practically m
possible to miss any road or, missing
1t. the traveller will know at once that
he has missed the road and will not
need to go far until he puts himself
right again
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-20
ARE GIVEN LONG TERMS
Two SuRragettes Are Sentenced to
Prison for Smashing Windows.

London. Nov 2O--Two sufragettes
were sentenced in the court of sessions
here today to long terms Of fmprison-
ment for window smashing. Isabella
Irving was sent up for six months and
Ethel SIade for four months on the
charge Of damaging shop windows in
Bond and Oxford streets on Novem Der
s. when they participated in raid with
other women IS a protest against the
rejection by the house OF an amend
ment providing for woman suffrage in
the home rule bill OF Ireland
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-20
MISSIONARY SOCIETY ACTIVE.
That One for Methodist Church Has
Organizer Here for Speeches

Mrs. Cotton Mather. national organ
fzer for the Methodist Womeu's Home
Missionary society. viz be speaker AT
the annual rally Of the Topeka District
Wornaufs Home Missionary society,
which viii be held in the Lowman
Memorial N Z church. tomorrow night
and Friday
Mrs. Mather was for several years q
member Of the State Board OF Educa-
ton of Ohio. and she Is now the "a
tionaI secretary Of home readings AMI
also Of mission study Aside Of speak
ing Thursday evening at the regular