The Exeter Advocate, 1895-9-13, Page 7THE HOLMES HORROR,
More Evidence as to the Death Of
Howard Pitezel.
NEW EVIDENCE SECURED.
An Dienest Tieing Ifold---A Dottie of cyon-
ide sof Foe .ssittne Ponied Buried in
the Essi.i.---An Alleged Accome
mice—The Death Trap -101 -
ling of Annie winiams.
Indianapolis, Ind., Aug, 30.—More eat,
dence has been secured in the Holmes
tragedy, every item showing that the Pite-
eel boy was murdered in the cottage at
Irvington by IL H. Holmes, and that the
body was Inirned in the stove at night,' and
the °barred bones jammed into the chim-
ney hole. It was learned yesterday that
the trunk which .mysteriously left the
hotel was taken to Irvington by train, and
from the platform removed by Holmes to -
the house. It contained the clothing of the
girls, which he wanted to dispose of before
taking them to Toronto, where they were
murdered. Mrs. Pitozel, mother of the
murdered boy, was telegraphed at Galva,
Ills., and identified the trunk and ,the
boy's coat. Other articles which belonged
to hirn have also been found in the ohbn-
ney hole.
Coroner Carter took charge of the bones,
and hold an inquest, at which the officers
and others testified, The grand jury is in
session, and Judge bloOray ordered it to
proceed at once to taking testimony, and
to -clay the . witnesses will be examined.
The Court said every effort will bo made
to bring Relines here for trial.
The drug with which Howard Pitezel is
thought to have been killed befdre his body
was burned in the big stove in the Irving-
ton cottage was found to -day. A part of
a bottle of oyanide of potassium was
found buried in the barn. It was given to
the OPTOlICY, who said :--"If there is killing
to be done this is the drug with whicii to
do it. Boys digging under the Holmes
!Muse in an nnfinished portion of the cel-
lar found the two feet of Howard Pitezei.
They bad been burned, but not destroyed,
and wore evidently too bulky to put into
the chimney hole. With. the feet was found.
buried a five quarb can. There was some
coal oil in. it.
An Alleged nacomolice.
New York, Aug. 30.—A Herald special
from Little Rook, .Ark, says:—"J. C.
.Allen, alias Caldwell, the horse thief, now
serving a ten years statence in the peni-
tentiary here, has millle a statement to
Warden. Moore regarding his knowledge of
fr. H. Holmes and his operations. In the
course of his statement he said. he met
Holmes in Tennessee in '1802, and met
Pitezel in Chicago later. Allen further
said that Minnie Williams, who was living
with Holmes as Ms wife, was present at a
meeting in St. Joseph, Mo., of Holmes,
Pitezel, and. himself. The Minnie Will-
iams' property in Fort Worth was then and
there deeded to Allen by Minnie Williams.
Theeleal was made with the distinct
understanding it was to be a swindling
operation. Allon thinks that Minnie Will-
iams was persuaded or scared'into making
the transfer of the property by Robnes. In
a few days the peopeety was transferred
by Allen to Pitezel, Holmes making the
transfer without Allen's knowledge or coo-
. 'sent. Then, Allen continued, the party,
with the exception of Miss Williams, went
to Fort Worth, where they were joined by
Patrick Quinlan. The latter and Holmes
talked of a plan to kill Pitezel, who had
$1,000 insurance on his life, because he was
drinking, and apt to talk too much, and
also knew too much. Allen was to assist,
and a trunk was bought in Fort Worth in
which to put the body. Pitezel was then
in Kansas City. At this point .Allen says
Holmes patted Allen on the back and said:
Mascot, it is $10,000 and a trip to Long
Branch, and from there to California, and
more buildings.' Pitezel was to be 'fixed'
in Chicago. Holmes asked Allen,the latter
says, to insure his life, for $10,000, which
Holmes was to collect in his own peculiar
way, but Allen thought of the large trunk
bought for*Pitezel, and would not do it.
He declares he then parted company with
Holmes, and hasn't seen him since. He
absolutely denies having participated in
any naurclers.
"Allen says he saw Minnie Williams at
St. Joseph, Mo., at the meeting referred
to. Be thinks she went to India, as he
saw letters from her, and knows Holmes
sent $1, 600 to her thele.
"Referring to the 'castle' Allen says:—
'It was used for a death trap, for I heard
Holmes and Quinlan talk about putting
people out of the way. A stranger to the
city during the World's Fair was decoyed
into that castle' and murdered for his
money. He did not have as much money
as Holmes thought, only $8,500. .A. bright
little boy was enticed into the castle dar-
ing the Fair, and held in a room for five,
days for a reward for his recovery. No re-
ward being offered they were afraid to turn
him out, and the gas was turned into his
room at night, and h.e was suffocated."
"I, was not in Chicago when Annie Will-
iams was killed, but was at the castle two
or three -days afterwards. Holmes and
Quinlan coolly discussed the manner of
her murder to me. Holmes' version was
that she was knocked on the head with a
stool by Minim Williams, and then given
some drug by Flobnes to make her die
easy. The oause of her killing, as explain-
ed by Holmes, was that one of the girls
must be put out of the way, and that he
conld manage Minnie easier than he Could
Annie. Minnie Williams was crazy in love
h., with Holmes, and. she was jealous of her
sister, as Holmes was paying hor some at-
tention too, and he took partienlar pains
to inereaso her jealousy to work her up to
the point of killing Annie. The death trap
in the castle was made by Quinlan, who
Is a fine mason, and a negro, whose name
I have forgotten. Quinlan is equally guilty
wtth Holmes in taking human life;
Holmes doing the planning and Quinlan
the execution, Quinlan'e wife knowing all
of their work of this kind. I will state
hero that Pitezers wife, I am thoroughly
convinced, knew of the murder of her
husband and chilclren. Holmes and oho
Wore very confidential and she know what
was going' on:"
excames .accuses Hatch.
Philadelphia, Aug. 81.—Lawyer Shoe.
maker had another long One:gentle with
Holmes yesterday, during which the price
()nor protested his ioneconce of complicity
in the killing of Howatel Pitezel, whose
bones it is said have been found in a dwell-
ing near Indianapolis, Hohnes states that
lie is almost ilertain that the fragments of
" Imam bones tinectethee by the detective
ate those of the missing late but deolaree
that the boy was murdered by the ruystera
ous Hatch. He further positively assort*
that Hatch ktllod both of the other Pitezel
children,. When Doteatiee Geyer returned
from the West he called Inten Hail/tea. and
Wes furnisbed with a olue wbiele led. elm
to Inditmapolis.
Holmes aepeored to be willing and nazi-
OUS to ad the detective in looting klotvard
Pitezel, and gave Geyer valuable infor-
mation that led to the finding of tbe
bones. Mr. Shoemaker says thee his client
can prof° beyond a doubt that he could
not possibly have killed the young How-
ard. Be admits that he was in Indiana-
polis with the boy, but that Howard was
turned over to the care of Hatch, and that
be (Holmes) eyes not in Indittempolis at
she time the crime is said to have been
committed, elohnes eald that be had met
Hatch in Chicago, and that he was given
to believe that Howard and Miss Williams
had gone to Buffalo. No steps bave boon
taken bythe district attorney in reference
to . the new developments, and perhaps
nothing will be done until Detective Geyer
returns.
DOINGS IN MONTREAL.
Importance of the Pacific Cable Project—
Quebec Legislature.
Montreal, Aug. N.—Interest in the
Pacific cable project has been considerably
augmented by the Announcement since the
return of Mr. Homer, of the Canadian
Pacifica telegraph, that Mr. John W. Mac-
kay, president of the Commercial Cable
Company, who acatompanied Mr. Hosmer
on his trip to the coast, was much impress-
ed with the hien. It seems a most remark-
able fact that the only cable line on the
whole Pacific coast lathe Canadian Pacific
cable connecting -Vancouver Island with
the anainland, ij distance of some twenty-
one miles. The great Orient is therefore
praotioally shut out ot feat communication
with the West, with 'venial its interests
must ever be closely identified. "That is
our new empire," said Mr, Homer, speak-
ing to your correspondent on the subject
again to -day. "The trade with the Orient,
is as yet merely in its infancy, and is des-
tined to assume gigantic proportions. The
construction of a cable to Japan, which
would cost the comparatively small sum
of four millions, would do more than any-
thing else to stimulate this trade."
No action, however, is likely to be taken
in this direction until the Imperial Gov-
ernment expresses its policy, and Mr.
Chamberlain's attitude on the question is
awaited with considerable interest.
The Cattle Embargo.
A meeting of the Montreal cattle ship-
pers was held this afternoon to consider
the question of the embargo on Canadian
cattle. The meeting was largely attended,
and after a long discussion a resolution
was passed to the effect that Sir Charles
Tupper be communicated with to urge
upon the British Government to meet the
wishes of the Canadian Government by
sending experts to this country to deter-
mine whether pleuro-pnemnonia existed.
It was also decided in the event of hispro-
position not being acquiesced in that the
Canadian Government be memorialized to
effect some reciprocal arranooment by
which American cattle Call be shipped by
Canadian ports.
Petition to Wind 17p.
Messrs. Ma cliaster and McLennan this
afternoon made a petition in the Superior
Court on behalf of the Finsbury Distillery
Company,of London, England, asking for
a winding -up order against the Canadian
Shipping and Trading Company, in which
they clam that the firm owes the plain-
tiffs $7,152, and aro secretinoband dispos-
ing of their goods under cost price. The
firm have also taken out an action against
the company for the above amount.
Notes.
It is expected that the Quebec Legisla-
ture will be called. together for the end of
October.
John Crowe, who was to -day sentenced
to three years for robbing $200 from a
companion, has had a rather chequered
career, and is well known in Toronto,
where he formerly resided. Some eight
years ago Crowe was charged in Toronto
with killing his young child, but the trial
did not proceed. Crowe has a wife and
family in Toronto.
An important shipment of cattle, con-
sisting of 275 head of British Columbia
cattle, will be made from bore to morrow.
Mr. H.V. Roy, of Montreal, has just re-
turned from an exploring tour of Alaska
and the Yukon country, in the course of
which he made an exhaustive survey of
the mines. He reports the progress of the
mining operations as very satisfactory,
and regards the prospects for future in-
crease as exceedingly good.
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Bluejackets Reviewed ---Thieves Sentenced
—Drowned in a Well.
F.X. Boulanger, of River du Loup, aged
26, was found drowned in a well yesterday.
He leaves a widow and child.
The Paris (France) Colman has notified
Mayor Parent that a party of Sappers are
coming here to study our fire brigade sys-
tem.
Oliver Robitaille, of St. Arsene, has
been found lying dead in a ditch where he
is supposed to have been thrown out of his
vehicle.
GirOillt, who stole a watch, revolver, bi-
cycle,eta., from the Canadian Pacific rail-
way station at Yamachiche, has been sent
to the penitentiary for seven years,and his
confederate, Perron, for four years.
In the High Court of Foresters to -day
the newly -elected officers were installed
and made inaugural speeches, and after
the usual votes of thanks the court adjourn-
ed The new High Chief Ranger of the
province is Bro.Miller, of Windsor Mills.
The Dominon Cold Storage Company,
limited,of Montreal, offers, in return for
the assistance it asks from the city, to put
up a building of a capacity of 500,000 cubic
yards, and a capacity of containing ten
thousand tons of butter, cheese, etc., at a
cost of $150,000.
Quebec, Atig.30.—Detachments of blue-
jackets were landed from H.M.S. Crescent,
Canada arid Magicienne this morning,
and marched mit to tho plains, where
there was a review and a sham fight. The
fine band of the Crescent accompanied the
troops. The sailors are a fine, able-bodied,
strapping looking lot of fellows, nearly all
young men.
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
Duke of Cambridge's Retiring Allowance --
Mc Grant to Newfoundland.
London, Artg. 80.—In the House of
Commons to day ler. Balfour, First Lord
of the Tteasury, announced that the Doke
of Cambticlge would not receive a special
pension tmeei his eetiretnent from the
eonunand a the army, but only tho usual
retiring allowance to a field marshal of
The Government declined to make any
further inquiry into the condition and pro.
gross of the Scotch crofters who emigrated.
to Saltcoats. Canada, but gave assurance
that the Secretary of State or Scotland
and the COlonizittioa Boara would eon.
Untie to give careful attention to them.
Mr Chainberlain Colonial Secretary,
stated. that he failed to Alici good reasons
Why the late Getcornment granted 480,000
relief to Nowfouncllahd,
e
THE CHOLERA.
Noreer Entertained of Its 'teaching the
Pacific Coast of Anieriee.
San Francisco,', Sept. 1. —The news
brought hy the Monowaii of the breaking
out et' ohoieut In' Honolulu does noe alarm
the local health el. ere, "I do not appre-
hend any danger from the epreading of
the disease to thee port," said Dr. Chal-
mers," far evert' Precaution will be taken to
prevent it from gaining a foothold. 'inte
quarantine eegulations are strict 'enough
if carried °attend all vessels arriving from
Honolulu would, be sabmitted to the clos-
est inspection." This is said to be the first
time cholera bas been known in the Haw-
aiian Islands. A.t the time of the Mono -
wail's sailing it was bellevea the disease
was wider control. There had been eight
deaths from the disease, and there Were
only two cases remaining, ane these were
both in quarantine. Here, with su,oh ad-
mirable facilities for quarantining, even
if cholera should get what might appear to
be' it foothold, it could be easily stamped
out, the health officials say. •
The steamship Coptio has arrived from
'Yokohama and Hong Kong, nringing
news, under date of August 18, that the
Asiatic plague, has broken out in Kobe,
Japan, and the crow of the Itailan cruiser
Umbria have suffered, Some seamen died
of the ocnaplaint.
Washington, Sept. 1--Consul-General
Mills, at Honolulu, in an official despatch
to the State Department, says that cholera
prevails at Honolulu, but is confined to the
natives and the Chinese and that there
have boon about eight deaths. He adds:
"There is no alarm, and every precaution
is being taken,"
St. Petersburg, Aug. 31.—According to
the official announcement, cholexaprevails
at Vladivostook.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 1.—Official returns
show that there have been 2,025 oases of
cholera, and 718 death from that disease
in the Government of Volhynia between
July 11 and August 17.
Landoll Sept.—Two eases of alleged
cholera have occurred at Grimsby.
TO BEAT THE CANADIAN PACIFIC.
Gigantic Scheme to Control Round -the -
World Passenger Business.
New York, Sept. 2.—The biggest kind
of a railroad. combination has just been
perfected to wrest front the Canadian Pa-
cific Steamship company and. its connec-
tions the round -the -world business which
is now controlled by the latter.
The scheme to get control of this traffio
was, it is said, evolved by Collis P. Hunt-
ington, President of the Southern Pacific
railroad. It is nothing less than it com-
bination of all the trunk lines in the Uni-
ted States with the principal transatlantic
passenger steamsbip lines the Peninsular
and Oriental Steam Navigation company
to handle round -the world business in
joint competition against the Canadian
Pacific Railway and Steamship company.
While the travel under /slaHuntington's
plan is divided between the railroads here,
the transatlantic and the B.0.1ine, the en-
tire round -the -world traffic is concentrated
when it comes to crossing the cornpany's
boats. Mr. Huntington is heavily inter,
ested in the latter coeapany.
A few days ago, under the plan which
has been agreed upon by all the railroad.
and steamship lines interested, round -the -
world tickets were placed on sale at all the
principal cities in this country and Europe.
It is now possible for one to purchase a
coupon ticket in Nev York or any other
principal city which will be good over any
of the big transatlantic lines the traveler
may ohoose to go on.
The parties to this scheme expece to take
away from the Canadian Pacific railway
company a good deal of through business.
MANITOBA MATTERS.
Satisfactory crop Reports—Cutting De-
layed by Rain.
Winntaage Aug. 31.—Crop reports issu-
ed to -day by the Northern Pacific and M.
and N.W. railways are most satisfactory.
In a few places cutting has been delayed
on account of rain, but harvesting is pro-
gressing rapidly. The following is the
weather report this morning:—Generally
clear; cool, north-west wind; rain during
24 hours, 80 minutes at Portage la Prairie
and Westbourne, two hours at Gladstone,
Arden and Neepavra, three hours at Min-
nedosa, one hour at Rapid City, two hours
at Nowdale, three hours at Stratholair,
four hours at Shoal Lake, three hours at
Birtle,five hours at Binscartee seven hours
at Russell, nine hours at Langenbura• and
Saltcoats, eight hours at Yorkton,
Mr.John F. Betts, of Prince Albert, has
been elected Speaker of the Territorial Leg-
islative Assembly.
P. Maguire, of Fort Frances, was fined
$350 for violation of the excise law.
The City Council mad Street Railway
Company last night ratified an agreement
relative to paving Main street, with some.
twelve thousand dollars due by the com-
pany to the city.
Prof. Grant, of Queen's College, King -
Eton, was present at the impressive cere-
monies of the graduating class in Mani-
toba College last night. He delivered an
able and interesting address.
NEWFOUNDLAND.
The Commercial Rank and the Reserve
Liability—Shipping Disasters.
St. John's, Nfld., Aug 31.—One of the
leadipg lawyers gives an authoritative
opinion that the shareholders of the 00111-
mercial Bank are not bound to pay the re-
serve liabaity, no provision to such an
effect being contained in the Act winding
up the bank. The Act has already been
found defective, and therefore it is proba-
bly so in this case.
The brigantine Energy, from Oporto,
reports passing a burning ship on August
17,in let. 48.86 N., long.80.1.1. West. They
could not approach nearer than six miles.
About midnight they saw an explosion,
folIoveed by darkness, as if she blew up.
The crow of the lerench schooner Ja.
cinthe, nineteen all told, which foundered
on the grand banks on Monday, Were lan-
ded here to -day froze theAmerican schoon
or Entine Wetherell, which rescued Veen.
Several other vessels are also here trove
the banks in a &alleged coadition.
Doerible Discovery.
Kitigston, Out., August, 30.—A hor-
rible discovery was made on the farm of
bhe Rathbun Company at Ishmanee
on Wecloosclay. A gang of men were dig-
ging for terra (oath clay when they disoov-
end, undet only about ono foot of earth, a
skeleton of a man or woman vvith a largo
belle stiolcing in tho mast. The body
was not enclosed in a coffin or any kind a
box. The knife is dagger -shaped, about
14 inches long, and inuth eaten by rase
The diseovery has catead intense eaeite-
mont, and is generally connoeted With the
eiseppeatance of a man a few rave ago,
The skeleton 'and knife wore removed to a
place of safety for the purpose of levesti-
getioo, but mysteriouely disappeared dur-
Ing night.
I-ISROIC ACTIONS RECORDED,
Meeting of the Governors of the ItOi'ai Hu-
mane Assoeiation, •
Hamilton, Aug. 3,—.A. meeting of the
Investigate:al Governors of the 10YellCalla-
diet). Humane Association was held this
morning at the canoe of Sheriff Murton,
in the Court -house here,the following gen-
tlemen being present:—Messrs. IL, P.
Dwignt, °batman, and Andrew 5, Irving,
of Toronto; Richard Fuller and Josenil
Greene, of Hamilton; and Charles Black,
of Niagara Falls, secretary Of the investi-
gating governors, There Were also present
Messrs. Adam Brown, president, and
Sheriff Murtoresearetary, of the R.C.H.A.
The following oases of heroic action were
brought to their notice, and after duo eon -
sideration were awarded medals or parch-
ment certificates, as stated:—
Herbert Love, a young lad of the Own
of lefitehell, for attempting thereseue of
another lad, Louis Harris from drowning
—Parchment certificate,
Herbert John Lush, 'aged 15, and Louis
Dtunbra, aged 12, of London, tor saving
the life of Clarence Paull, aged 12, from
drowning—Association's bronze medal to
each.
Ephraim Godfrey, aged 14, of Peter-
borough, for rescuing from drowning two
boys, Herbert Hatton and Bruce Graham
—.Association's bronze medal.
James A. McKenzie, of Calgary, for
resculeg from drowning in Bow river
Adolph Kettloson --Association's
bronze
inas0.
eda1.
Albert Brown, of Toronto, for rescuing
front drowning a young boy, William
Carle; also on the sante day two men,
Byers andSparks, likewise from drowning
—Association's bronze medal.
Miss Maud A.ndetson, of Guelph, for
rescuing an aged lady from being burned
to death in a bunting building—Associa-
tion's bronze medal.
Capt. LaFranoe, of the steamship City
of Midland, for his prompt action in sav-
ing the life of David Cadarette from
drowning in Georgian bay, near Spanish
river—Parchment certificate. The officers
and craw were highly commended.
George Barr and Frank Baker, two
young men of Aultsville,for prompt action
and gallant conduct in rescuing John
Lagne and son, the boatmen, and Mr.
Stearns and Mr. Paine, their passengers,
from drowning in the River St. Lawrence
—Parchment certificate to each.
Benjamin Dixon, of Port Dover, for sav-
ing from drowning Edward Martin, a
child of four years, and for saving from
asphyxiation in a coal oil tank, at risk of
his own life, one James Beennan--Associa-
teen's bronze medal.
Frank Ward, a young man of Toronto,
for rescuing from drowning at Ward's
island a child, Fred. Smallwood—Associa-
tion's bronze mecial,
Norman Henderson, a lad of Cobourg,
for saving from drowning it small boy
named William Slitmin— Association'e
bronze medal.
F. W. Kirk and George Inksetter, of
Hamilton, for prompt action and gallant
conduct in resouing from drowning in
Lake Rosseau, Muskoka, a Mr. Hedgerow,
of Toronto—Parchment certificate to oath.
The Rev. John Mockridge and Willie
Mookridge, for prompt action and gallant
conduct in saving from drowning in Lake
Rosseau a young lad named Grier—Paroh-
ment certificate to each.
There were several other cases submit-
ted. Some of these were not deemed
worthy of recognition and others wereheld
over for futther evidence. So soon as the
engraving on the medals is completed, and
the acts recorded on the parchments, the
presentations will be held in a publics man-
ner in the several localities.
LABOR DEMONSTRATIONS.
The Firemen's Tournament at chatham—
The Day Flsewhere.
London, Sept. 2.—Labor day in Lon-
don was marked by the largest demonstra-
tion of organized labour that the city has
ever seen. The members of all the labor
unions turned out in strong numbers, the
procession taking half an lour to pass a
given point. It included three brass bands
and scores of decorated waggons. The
ratan marched to the Queen's park, where
an athletic programine was carried out, in
the presence of about ten thousand people.
This evening an open air concert and min-
strel show was held in the race track of
the park, and was attended by over 8,000
people. The whole affair was an unquali-
fled success, and a credit to the proraoters.
Winnipeg, Sept. 2.—The Labor day
celebration to -day was a genuine surprise
to everyone. Though it was only the sec-
ond time that such a holiday was observed
the turnout was grand, and far and away
exceeded that of last year. Every mer-
chant in town took an interest in the par-
ade, with the result that the procession
was nearly two miles loag. Some of the
floats were very elaborately gotten up. It
was twelve o'clock before the last of the
procession passed.
Quebec, Sept. 2.—Labor day was cele-
bratcid here by mass this morning at St.
John's church, followed by a monster
procession of the various labor unions
and societies through the principal streets.
Several bands of music, banners, ete.,
were In the procession, and also a number
of allegorical oars. This afternoon there
were athletic sports under the auspices of
the labor societies in Dery park. A la-
crosse match was played, between the Cap-
itals and Shamrocks, in which the latter
were successful.
Chatham, Soptee.—Chatham celebrated
Labor day withfa programme of sports
and amusements, chief among which was
a firemen's tournament and trades'
procession. There wore four fine corps of
firemen from a distance.
Brockville, Sept. 2.—Labor day was
duly observed here, all places of business
being closed. The Weather was delight-
ful, and the numerous excursions to the
various points up and down theriVer were
liberally patronized. It was an ideal day
on the St. Lawrence, and citizens enjoyed
It to the fullest extent.
Montreal, Sept. 2.—Labor day was
well celebrated here, a very large procession
taking place in the morning, and series of
games on the Exhibiticei groonds in the
afternoon. The best of order prevailed.
Tho procession Was gate an imposing
attain and for the first time in years aim -
prized all the labor organizations. Bust -
rams Was generally suspended in the city,
ancl there was no session of the Stock Ex-
change.
Ottawa, Sept, 0.—Labor day was vary
generally observed here, nearly ail of the
places of business being oloeecl, and the
Civil service and banks enjoying the holi-
day. A large nuMber of aitizolis took ad-
vantoge of the double holiday to toren, the
city on Saturday, as the duck season open-
ed to -day. There was Also a large labor
exeursion to the Carp, which took about
five or six hundred from the eity. The
prooession was by no aneans es largo as in
former years. This Is dile to tbe split in
the lebok ranks.
THE BOYS AND GIBIS,.
THIS COLUMN IS PREPARED ES-
PECIALLY FOR THE YOUNG.
The Flying Squirrel Doesciet Fly —Rear
and Baby Story—Triplet Glaesee —
Hatch Puzzle Just That Hied of a
Boy.
HEN EMULATES JONAH,
Antoni Gurcie an Italian quarryman,
who lives on the banks of the Delaware
river, about a mile below Raven Rook, N.
J., has a young Spanish ben wheal) prom-
ises to go down in history as the rival of
Jonah, of biblical fame. Jonah kept alive
inside of a whale where he had plenty of
room ; Gurdi's hen can boast of having
lived several hours inside of a big, black
snake with a live toted as a corapanion.
And both hen and toad have an advantage
over Jonah in that they are alive. In sub-
stantiation of the story Gurdi tells of the
wonderful time his Spanish hen has had,
he exhibits as pretty black chicken with
snowy white comb, and a toad of a pecu-
liar color, and which, apparently, is
paralyzed. The chicken, too, is not as
sound as she was before the adventure
with the black snake, but she manages to
get about, The toad and the chicken are
kept in the same big dry goods box by
Gurdi, and they are inseparable compan-
ions. The toad has been unable to move
since its rescue, and it is actually fed by
the young hen, who wiles away the time
by catching files and bugs, which she
places before his toadship with the solici-
tude of an old. hen calling her young to
feed.
According to Gurdi's story, anumber of
his employes at the quarry tired a number
of big firecrackers on tho, Fourth of ,Tuly,
and Gurdi's fowls were so frightened by
the noise that they went scurrying over
the fields, quarries and the stone which
eeparates Gurdi's little farm plot from the
thick underbush -where snakes and skunks
are plentiful. Gurdi's son Mike was the
only xr.ehaber of the family homewhen the
quarrymen were having their fun, and he
knew he must get the black Spanish brood
of chiokens, which are exceptionally fine
and valuable, back in the yard before his
father's return. As he was elimbing the
stone wall he saw a huge black snake
hanging across the top, and sticking from
its mouth were the tail and legs of one of
Gurdi's fowls. This the lad reported to his
father on his return, and Gurdi immedi-
ately started on a search for the snake in
order that it might be killed before it cul-
tivated an altogether too expensive appetite
for chicken meat. But a three hours' hunt
failed to find his siaakeship. About 4
o'clock in the afternoon the Italian and
his boy, Mike, were walking along the
Delaware river and Raritan canal feeder
bank, vehich is just opposite the stone wall,
aryl there in the sun the lad saw a big,
black snake. Gurdi with it blow cut the
reptile in half. Tint job was a complete
one, and both parts of the big snake went
rolling over and over down the embank-
ment until they lodged bewteen theaocks.
Young Mike rushed down to see the rep-
tile die, and to his uttee astonishment,
saw the missing black Spanish hen pro-
truding from the upper part of the snake's
body. He called his father and Garde go-
ing to where the snake was lodged, chew
the chicken out by the tail. As he did so
he saw the fowl was not yet dead, and he
told the lad to take it to the water and dip
it in. This Mike did, and then the father
ordered that the green substance which
covered the beautiful white comb of the
hen be washed off and the claicken laid on
the sand in the sun.
As Mike and his father were placing the
fowl in the sand Gurdi noticed that In one
of its claws was firmly held a toad. The
toad was of the common order and was to
all appeorances perfect in color and spots.
Gurdi says he had some trouble to open
the foot without breaking the chicken's
bones when he went to release the toad,
and just as he had effected the toad's re-
lease the chicken seemed tolave complete-
ly revived. But neither the toad nor
chicken moved, and after watching the
tveo lying in the sun for about half-hour,
he says, he decided to take both to the
yard and put them in it box. This he did
and later Mike carried the big snake to
the stone wall, where the men measured
him. The reptile measured eight feet two
and one-half inches in length, and nearly
sixteen inches around the center of the
body. Gurdi paid little attention to the
chicken or toad for a day or two, but Mike
gave them every attention, and soon the
chicken, which is named Hick, began by a
wriggling motion, to move about the box
in which she had been placed. The toad
which Mike calls Seuatty, has not moved
fain]. the spot in which it was placed in
the box on the fourth of July, and an ex-
amfnation of its legs has developed the fact
that it has lost all power oyez them. Vet-
erinary Surgeon Cyrun B. Warren, who
has taken considerable interest in the toad
and the fowl, since their rescue, declares
that the toad has been paralyzed by the
acids in the Snake's stomach. He is also
ot the belief that the toad had lived many
days in the snake's stomach before the hen
had boon swallowed.
e
Tike Flying Squirrel Doesn't rly.
Ot course the flying squirrel has no
wings, and he does not teeny rise and fly;
butgootl Mother Nature has kindly given
him a wide fringe of skin running nearly
all the Way around his body, Which forms
a very perfect parachute. When he leaps
from bis tree -top in the air, and spreads
himself, his paracbuto and his broad, flat
tail eneble him to float down easily and
gracdully, in a slanting direction., Until
he alights low down on the trunk of a tree
perhaps fifty feet or oven one hundred feet
distant, Then he (slim bs nimbly up to jai
top, chooses his direction, and launches
forth again, quite possibly to the samo tree
from which ho started. Ris flight is sim-
ply a sailing downward at an angle of
about forty-fiVo degrees, with a graceful
sweep upward at tho last, td enable him to
alight cagily.
Wife—" What do yeti think of Bridgebei
mold ?"
elnebentl---PI think if she tried to boil
Wetee she d burn la "
WHEN HE FINDS OVT.
There Will be Trouble About rh1t4
rooket.flook When se Discover. It la
*
They net en State Rtreet ill the mid -
die of the afternoon and proceeded to
enter into an interesting oonversation,
in spite of the fact that they were
eonveniencing a throng of pedestrians.
"You haven't seen anyone trying to
sell a sapphire and diamond marquise
ring, have you?" asked the brunette,
"No, I haven't. Do look at that wo-
laan's gait ; I suppose she thinks nobody
knows her shoes hurt because she is
smiling. But why did you ask me
about the ring ?"
"Because mine is lost and—"
"Is that why you kept your &veil
on at the supper we had after the thee, -
ter the other night?"
"Of eourse it was."
Pa" Well, I thought either that some one
had left you, a legaoy to be expended
entirely upon gloves or that y-ou had
been trying some new kind of receipt
for whitening hands and removed. the
skin along with the tan."
"It wasn't that at all. Oh, Flo, I
know a splendid receipt for whiten-
- 7/
"So do I, goosie. Tell .,ine how you
happened to lose your
"The usual way. You see, it ruins
my gloves, so I always put inmy pock-
et -hook when I am gibing out and one
day last week it had for company
seventy 11E1,rd-coaxed dollars and—that
was the last of it?"
"But where dict you l'ose it ?"
'Us if I knew. I never discovered it
until I got home after a long shopping
trip. You see, I met my husband on
the street and we came home together.
Just as we reaehed the front door I
discoverecl my loss, and I tell you I felt
ready to sink, for the ring was my en-
gagement one, and 310 of the 370 were
in the pocket -book wherever I left it."
"I'That did you do ?"
"Why, I didn't dare to say a word,
because ever since we were married
I've been. scolding my husband for his
careless ways and bragging that I
never lose a thing."
"Why goodness, how awful."
"I think so, Well instead of weep-
ing on his coat collar, I tried to look
=concerned and. said.; Now you go
THE BAFFLED BIOYOLE FIEND.
vfc,„
4ii,-;-1114et; e'eeP.-tekt4)"‘aefl &*?'
"Watch me frighten that pg."
But it was an iron deg, and ---
into the library and rest a bit while I
take my packages and. pocket -book up-
stairs, then I must run over to the
butcher's for a minute."
"What for'?"
"An excuse, dear. I wanted to send.
in an advertisement at once; I didn't
dare to call the police, and I knew he
would never recognize me as Z 24,00.3
or some such number. When I got
back I asked. if he had rested well,
and he said: `No, just after you left
ray brother Dan called me up by tele-
phone and asked if you had lost your '
ring and pocket -book."
"How on earth did Dan know?"
"I said. 'Wh-at?" and he repeated
it, adding proudly: I said that my
wife was too careful to do such a thing;
that she had just gease up to put her
pocket -book away.'
"What au you sac?"
"When I caught my breath I asked
why Dan had. inquired ancl he said. that
a seedy -looking man was trying to sell
him first a ring and then a pocket -book
which looked just like mine and th at
he had. detained him until he asked.,"
"And. if you had only told your hus-
band you would have gotten them."
"I know it. And one can't wear
gloves at breakfast, you know; I am
wondering what he will say when he
finds out ?"
His Eyes Opened.
, Saidso—"Ilicks is getting suspicious
of his wife."
Herclso--' 'OR what accolint ?"
Saidso—"Every time he is sick she
insists on his having a doctor."
He Pardoned the Deception.
"Then you deceived me ?"
"Yes, Alfred,"
"And you married mi knowing that
you were rich?"
"Yes. Alfred,"
She now concealed noglaing, nothing
of the terrible fiction AWereby she had
Ied him to believe her poor."
"Can you forgive me,'
With pleading, contrite eyes she
watched in. his face the evid.ences of the
struggle that waged in his bosom.
"Yes," he answered at last. "We
will live it down."
And they did
Ile even quit his job, and devoted
himself exclusively to living it down.
Did Tott Know This?
At Jewish marriages the woman is
always placed to the right of her mate.
With every other nation of the woria
her place hi the ceremony is to the kit.
The Explanation of It.
johnny—Is it tale, pa, that people
live longer in the country than in the
city ?
Pa ---TAM seems lotiger there, my son.