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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06

much crime so much punishment
But very few moments of serious
consideration will show us that in doing
this the law undertakes an impossibility,
and an impossibility which tends to bring
the whole system into disfavor, II not con-
tempt. It is absolutely impossible for
any human belng-for any number of hui
man beings-to weigh and determine the
guilt of each criminal by the mere fact
Of his crime; It is still more impossible to
gauge the amount Of criminality in this
one as compared with that one-these are
Things which transcend the powers OF
humanity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
THE TRUE SOLUTION.

1.-THE true solution of the matter l be-
lieve, is this: Let the law determine the
fact OF the crime LIT the jury decide
whether or not the deed was done-what-
ever the motive-and when the verdict OF
guilty is pronounced let the court send
the offender into exile from society until
such time IS he has shown by his con-
duct that he is Tit to return TO 1t.
1.-THE remedies for our present system
seem obvious, and they may be summed
up, think, under these three heads First.
the law must decree. not punishment. but
temporary exile from society until the
culprit has shown that he understands
the wisdom and necessity Of conforming
TO society's rules; second society must
brand no man as criminal, but aim sole
ly to reform the mental conditions under
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06

the menagerie grow from an institution
that was composed mostly Of borrowed
elephants. which the city had TO feed to
keep them part Of the year. measly
looking lion. a bear and three or four
monkeys that were Of the SIS a dozen
variety, to a collection now worth more
than $4,000 The finest lion family In
the country is in the city's collection
and the hippo family has been so pro-
life that eight youngsters have been
sold to zoos in different parts OF this
country and Europe for $4,000 and 5000
apiece. In fact, the menagerie has been
built up in great part by the money
made from the sale of hippos.
ANIMAL DIET.
The fact that there have been few
deaths among the city's jungle folk is
pointed to with pride by Snyder. The
keeper has studied diet at the same time
he has looked after his charges in other
WAYS. He knows a lion cannot digest
fatty meat, nor polar bears get along
well on meat at all Besides. he has
had 10 be economical, because the city
does not appropriate any sum of huge
proportions for the feed of its Zoo. Park
Commissioner Slower recently said he
thought some of the animals In the col
lection ought to be made to work for
their feed.
In this connection he suggested that
llamas and goats might be used on the
Mall to haul children in small carts, as Is
done in Paris. 1t has not been put into
effect yet, because Snyder is not sure OF
the tameness Of his llamas.
1t is one Of the stories of the Zoo that
monkeys, ordinarily supposed to be given
a great many eggs. don't know arr egg
now when they see one. They have for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06

some circus employees on horses came up
and managed TO get the sacred creature
manacled. There was a wide swath
through the corn and irate farm en-
ployes were out for blood. They demand
ed remuneration for the damage done.
"They finally took some complimentary
tickets and called It square" asserted
Bill" "They were some hayseeds, be-
leve me"
The story is being told Of one of the
Central Park cops" who was recently
asked by stranger TO name some of the
most important sights in the metropolis.
He enumerated them thus:
THE Bowery. the Woolworth Building
and BIZ Snyder"
In the pursuit OF HIS medical career in
connection with the Zoo the head keeper
has had his troubles. His duties in that
direction have been most expansive. The
stork sometimes gets the pip or the claws
of the bears must be cut One day last
summer an ingrowing nail had 10 be eX-
tracted from the foot. Of Dick, the 81
berian tiger, the most ferocious animal IN
the menagerie. Then again he must saw
off a bllygoats horns or insert milk
punch IN the mouth Of a sick lion cub
DANIEL HAS NOTHING ON HIM.
When Hendrick Hudson, lion cub, de-
veloped tumor on its neck 1t was Bill
who went into the cage, where the cuD'
then as large as a full grown masuh'
was covering. He put net over its
head. with some assistance bound its legs
and then performed the operation to re-
move the tumor. More than an hour he
was in the cage. The cub rallied. but the
operation, decided on as a last resort.
could not save IT. Daniel had nothing on
SNYDER for boarding lion.
,rbere came a day two years ago when
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06

Caliph II, the baby hippo, now weighing
more than two tons, had tootache With
the assistance Of a keeper "Bill'' went
after the offending bcuspid and soon had
1t out. 1t was given to one of the park
officials as "A souvenir. and has since been
converted into some sort Of curio.
The narrowcst escape Bill ever had
since being employed in the Zoo was
when he was charged by Tip, the bad ele-
plant. Keepers avoid passing In front
Of an elephant when there is wall be-
tween them and the big creature. The
latter have habit of lurching forward
and pressing to death victim. One af-
ternoon. while looking after Tip. who had
one OF his bad spells, the keeper was hit
by the elephants trunk and thrown d.
rectly I'm front OF him. Before Bill could
save himself he was hit glacin8 blow
by the head of the elephant which shat
tered his collar bone. As Tips tusks
lunged forward to pin him fast he man
aged to squeeze in between them. An
other keeper with a pitchfork just ar
rived in time and Snyder dragged him.
self away, as the elephants attention
was attracted by the weapon being prod
ded into its thick hide.
"TIP THE TERRIBLE"
Later the same elephant almost killed
phil" Holmes, one OF the headkeepeTs
assistants. Holmes, the oldest park en-
ploye, still bears a deep scar in his breast
where a tusk glanced across It,
Tip had formerly been with circus
and killed four men in his career. lie
became so vicious that his death was
finally decided on. How to Kill him was
another proposition, for despite num-
Der of scientists who gathered at the
menagerie to oversee the killing and TO
suggest the way to administer cyanide
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06

OF potassiunl, Tip refused 10 take II, no
matter how tempting was the way IN
which II was given him. An elephant
according 10 Snyder. Is the smartest OF
all jungle folk. Tip was living up to the
reputation.
Three hours OF trying had failed to de-
wise a means OF feeding the dope 10
the pachyderm. II had been placed IN
apples and in other kinds OF fruit but
Tip had refused TO swallow It after PICK
ing II up in his trunk.
Finally II was decided TO let Snyder
attend 10 the case. Bill has never dis
closed his secret. IL 10 believed he put II
in water. At any rate Tip fell for II,
and fell for all time. Nine minutes later
he drew his last breath.
Two years ago when circus company
wanted 10 have put out of the way pad
elephant named Queen that had killed
number OF men. 1t was Snyder who was
called In to administer the cyanide.
BILL" sNYDER's FAVoRlTE.
There are good elephants, however.
The rule Is not the same as that relating
TO Indians-which is that the only good
ones are dead. For instance. there Is
Hattie, the especial favorite OF Snyder IN
the menagerie. For years In summer
months she has been doing tricks for the
keeper. She does a tea trot, the tango
blows on a harmonica, plays dead ele-
phant and does twenty or thirty stunts.
Jewel, however, the other elephant In the
menagerie. cannot be trusted and Is
never put through such PAGES.
II is a sight worth while when Snyder
gives Hnttie her daily sweeping. With
a broom OF the household type he goes
over her thoroughly. first making her lie
down on one side and then on the other
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
YOUR MONEYS WORTH.

At the suffrage portrait show at the
Glaenzer Galleries In New York, an artist
toll story about the nude In art
can old farmer and his wife," said ne.
"once visited an exhibition where the nude
predominated They seemed good deal
impressed. they seemed almost stupefed.
by all the white and cleaning pictures
AS they left, | heard the old man say
with sigh:
"'Well, Hannah. never expected to see
as much as this for a quarterr"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
PRISON REFORM BOARD HAS BATTLING PUZZLES TO SOLVE

which criminal act has been committed /;
and. third, the prison must be an institu-
ton where every inmate must have the
largest practicable amount OF individual
freedom, because, as Gladstone once
wrote in advocating Irish Home Rule, 1T
is liberty alone that fits men for liberty ="
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
"TIP THE TERRIBLE"

they have some very interesting and
promising prison experiments.
but before ] go / feel sure that the
members OF the commission will want to
discuss and select certain broad, general
lines Of prison reform along which we
may be thinking and working out sug-
gestions during the summer. That Is a
preliminary step which can and should
be taken now. Later on. OF course we
shall approach It in more detail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
SING SING PRISON.

For example, there is the question Oh
different housing. II goes without say
ing. I am sure, that Sing Sing Prison as
Il is row must go-that the archaic and
terribly unsanitary conditions there can
not be allowed TO exist. That, we may as
sumo, is taken for granted.
And another thing we have got to ma
out is what percentage of the inmates OF
our prisons have been confined In reform
atories and other public institutions Tor
the young-it is the only way we can
hope TO learn to what extent the knowl-
edge acquired in those places Is respon-
sible for the development OF hardened
criminals. 1t is regrettable fact, and
one which ought TO be remedied. that
there are no records now Kept from
which we can gather this information.
although / feel sure the commission
will give all due weight TO the knowl-
edge ana advice ofssxpert penologists, yet
I believe the most valuable source from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
A MOVING TALE.

ihe delicious corn was too much for
W elephant to withstand, and as be
''opped 10 stow some Of It away. along
'ne Snyder. With a trumpeting, the
ssashyderm started off again, but not be-
lo't the keeper had got strange hold
US tail. Away went the elephant and
Snyder after It,
Why didn't you let eo?" the keeper
vas asked.
was afraid II did he might turn
~osnd and get ne"
~''er rrnning two miles as trailer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
RS u YEARS AT THE ZOO ARE NOTCED ON HIS BODY WITH SCARS

, gotten there is any such kind of food. 1t
is all because of the high cost Of living.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06

After this he gives her a bath with big
hose.
II is no unusual sight TO see the keeper
walk into the lion house and call Dewey,
one of the lions, over TO the front OF the
cage and then push his hands through
the bars and stroke its name. There Is
still another queer pet Nose, the alliga-
tor. As can be seen from the accompany
Ing illustration. Nose is taking in the
situation very well, and as near as can
be judged, is having a laugh. Bill picks
up Nose with as much unconcern as II
he were rabbit
Then there is Jim. the dog that sleeps
in the stall with Smiles, the rhino, to
keep the rats from gnawing at the feet
OF the oldest inmate of the Zoo. Jim
vies with Rags, another dog, in keeping
rats and stray cats and dogs away from
the menagerie premises They are both
bosom companions of the keeper,
A LEOPARD ESCAPES.
As can be seen. there is a most serious
side to the animal business, even in
Zoo. On n hot summer day two years
ago a leopard got out of its cage, which
liz in the lion house. Repairs were be-
ing made at the time. Snyder was the
first TO be notified. In the mean time
the doors had all been closed. While
the entrances and exits were watched by
others he went after the leopard with
net. IL was crouching in corner. As
"B!ll" sought TO coax 1t out the leopard
sprang for him. The keeper jumped
aside. Before he could repeat the at
tack a net had been thrown over him,
and in a few minutes he was in his cage
again. other city jobs do not present
such situations.
In his twenty-six years "Bill' has seen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06

which TO gather an insight and intimate
acquaintance with actual prison conditions
is from the prisoners themselves. AT any
rate, for my part, l would give Infinitely
more weight to the story told by an In
telligent man who had been confined In
prison and who had lived the life there
than would to the conclusions OF spe-
cIallst who had studied his subject from
the other side OF the bars. You cannot
get any real knowledge of prison condi-
tions from the outside any more than
the people who inspect the wild animals
in Barnum & Bsileys menagerie can
learn anything OF the habits and char
acter Of those beasts by looking through
the bars OF their cages.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06

+ all Father Knickerbocker's en-
ployes-and there is an army Of
" such-none is perhaps more widely
known than William Snyder, head keeper
Of the Central Park menagerie. BIZ
Snyder, as he is popularity known, is now
celebrating his twenty-siXth year IN the
service OF the city, as well as his more
than quarter Of a century in charge OF
its family Of animals and birds.
There are a good many city jobs with
far less risk, and luck seems to have
been the only thing that made 1t posi-
bic for the keeper to continue his service
50 long A shattered collarbone repre-
scented his principal injury after an en-
counter with Tip, an elephant put 10
death In the menagerie premises some
years ago. Last year he was almost
gored to death by a gnu, his left thigh
being laid open by the sharp horns OF
the infuriated animal. There are scars
and scratches in profusion all over Snyder
as a result of nips and Cravings OF
some Of his more feroeious animal
charges.
Not in more than twenty years has
there been any demand for veterinarian
In the citys ZOO, for Bill" has been ''oid
Doc" Snyder in every case where medl'
cal or surgical attention was needed
What made you decide to cast your
lot with wild animals?" he was asked.
Got the circus fever" was the keep
trs quick reply
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
THE CIRCUS LURE.

The notes Of the steam calliope haa
aroused in him the desire to throw in his
fortunes with the alluring circus. SO he
shook the dust Of Pine Plains. n. Y, from
MS so.es and went on the road. His de-
e.sion helped TO place Pine Plains on the
map. for BIZ is one Of its renowned
citizens.
Elephants hav6 always been his es-
Especial favorites. They seemed to be
the smaTtest and most responsive. In
The early days Of his enthusiasm Tor
mchyderms It seemed 70 be grand
achievement TO walk along the streets
With train Of elephants following in his
wake and gaping crowds on all sides. His
'earlessnesS-and that is the one big quail
meati0n demanded of an elephant man
got him a job with the elephants in one
o. the biggest shows. one still in exist
ence
II was ore particular feat accomplished
oy the tenderfoot keeper that placed MIN
nm high in the estimation OF fellow circus
men. This accomplishment was not with
Owl its hunior. AS "Bill" now tells 1t. the
event took place I'm small town in Kan
sss The sacred elephant, a pinkish look
ing creature, made so by the plentiful use
u sandpaper and some pink powder, got
loose and started on a wild rampage
ufough some fine cornhelds. BIZ was
0'e OF the first 10 take up the chase.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
ATTITUDE TOWARD CRIME.

"The ordinary man thinks and talks OF
a criminal as a creature OF different
breed from himself. and one that must be
mastered and punished as a matter OF
course. Law itself is but the formulated
expression of the conscience and con-
venience OF society and to reform the
Law we must first arouse public opinion
to the need.
I'm examining the law. we find 1t not
only proceeds upon the theory OF revenge
of punishment for criine-but that IL
also attempts TO make nicely graduated
system by which the exact amount OF
guilt In the offender must be weighed and
determined, and the exact and proper
amount Of revenge Administrations 20
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Local Happenings


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stopped over in Devils Lake visit
ing with the 5NcD onnell's at the Sew
i1las al da 5y5s5 w ednes day. Miss ilIealess
left for Minot, n /. ID, where she will
teach during the winter.
5zA Ross Moore has taken the position
vacated by the esignation Miss
Mae Met uarrie in & the confe ctionery
department of r odenbach & iMundt's
store Miss McQuarrie has accepted
a position With the Devils Lake Ice
Cream comp 555
& #S The coming Of Paul Gilmore in that
excellent piece, The Havoc, u has
aroused consid cradle interest among
theatre goers in the Lake Region and
IA production in compile teness and fin-
ish out o6 me ord nary is looked FOL. a
I'd. Regan of Webster went to To
kid Tuesday To- visit relatives and
win continue to Minneapolis tonor-
row, where he win spend the remain
der Of bhs week. He expects TO- be
back by Monday to take position il
the s.% ann shop sSssSs
IFs$Ss M isses L iIian Omlie and Alma Hon
nett, two OF tine G ration teachers, Wis
!, tied friends in the city on the way
from Grafton to Cando: They had made
| the trip across BY auto and foR;ing 40
bad roads were forced to return By
train. HI .ss'
4. d. j Clifford, Alfred Plante, Peter
1 Thibert and Alfred Lewis Of ST. John
were over Wednesday and while here
! Mr. Clifford bought four Of the regis.
tered Hereford yearling heifers from
IsJ. &. Tweten, paying one hundred
dollars apiece. st Ohm eWs. s5s5s:
l .Si;s Mrs. Foster arrived from Minneap-
Tolls. Aim where she has been visit,
ling with Mrs. McInnes for several
days. She took up her; work at the
Grand on Thursday night thus re
fleiveing Miss Ida McD onnelI who Y mas i
Abeen taking llef place at the piano
during her absence.
Fire Sale had Just received my
NEW fall line of mill inery when my
house was visit ed BY fire the goods
being Slightly damage in carrying 1
them from the house will close the
II ent ire line out at lla price: Mrs Mrs
lehman one bloc we st5,of e r an,
Opera House ss7s "a
III. u Kenner. VINO reeensly resigned
i as secretary of & Devils Lake l'o ,7 i
llmercial club &. left turday yening
flor ST. a,il and ,,lllieago where hs
sEMiis ansact lblFs mess i en 1lls
expects to abe oeiated with q New
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si2ation.
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al 3 pound boy.
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from week visit at IIIIaYre M ont
4 .. Hall form er1y Of this city, has
etuirne ed ID d make his home here and:
viii again engage III his trade.
Miss Csurran OF M head has ac..53
u cepted a position as teacher in the
{ Fifth grade of the Wash ington school.
ohm LeDuc was il, the city on
Thursday from Doyon looking after
business matters.
III. and mrs aaghy tarneds from RON
lsdinneapp ssssssltsuEsii sers and /
tended h nfsasvre 4 4
Miss Grace Keough Twas in town on
Il Tuesdays to spend q few days shop ping
and visiting
Ss rs. w Redmond has taken N ISIS
Maude Haslam's place the {. r.
& Has1am store.
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bakery, left Monday for Ray, y u,
1; where hesshas ACCENT "a q :positton q:
Miss .Ilean forgeson from Leeds,
al. No., is wishing the Huntf,;;
8sS
Rey. llef IL tod il for Leeds
tis ais al the meeting OF
the Benson count Sunday school
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IL M. Lewis has been app inted
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M all the VACANCY of 1 IF. D. Kenne re-
signed.
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inent business man off that city,
transacted matters of usiness here
yesterday ssrand Forks lines ss55
seerge u. DuisS is spending few
days In the western part Of the state
on hnntin rand aSs Forks III
sss in es ne he re.
rank Of IA ttet came down
this week to see his little daughter
hich was born sund at the Mercy
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as pent ers To build him Al barn AZ
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