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HTERTING no MEET DEATH
\ OLD MAN TAKES HIS LIFE BY 4 SHOT.
HIS FARFwELLs TO THT MrRCENARY AND LOVING
NO Known CAUSE FOR THE ACT.

MS FARFwEILs TO Tide MrRCENARY AND LOVING
NO Known CAUSE FOR THE ACT.
Caleb Pratt. who has been living for num-
Der Of years with his niece Mrs g. Sergeant the VIE
of the manufacturer Of folding chairs at No $40 Broad
way and who celebrated his seventy third birthday few
DAYS ago Yesterday shot himself through the head
The wound caused instant death Mr. Pratt ate
breakfast with the family late IN the morning AFTER
which he excused himself by saying that he was not ieo
Ing well and that he would lie down in his own room III
the rear Of the third floor OF the house until dinner was
ready. Nothing seen Of him until few minutes
after O'Clock the afternoon, when Mrs Sergeant went
to call him His closed but not locked and as
sho pushed fl open she saw her uncle lying
on the floor, prone upon his back motionless
Mrs Sergeant called her husband and together they
tered the room and found Mr. Pratt lying in pool Of
blood with his head resting folded bedspread
directly under the open window. There hole made
by 32-calibrc bullet from Smith a Wcsson revolver, in
the right side the head from which the blood stu
oozing. He wore simply his trousers and shirt and he
had apparently prepared himself beforehand with great
dcbeIton before he took his life Resting between ms
right arm and his body sverplnted revolver
Within q few feet of his body stood marhc-top table
which was be-trcwn with newspapers and scraps OF writ
ing paper. Among the latter found an old mem
oraudun Of the New-York Gaslght Company and on the
back Of it were scrubbed In cadpcncn the following
notes:
G. T. SERGEANT: Please pay TO p. l.. Pray so, and
charge to my account Of $l"G due me PER your books
CALEB PPATT.
The last Sunday In October.
will die as have lived, free from all obligations OF
mcrccnaly character. GoCib 20 the mcr, enary Good
by 10 the loving. CALEB
On the face OF the memorandum were the words:
Please forward the letters dated two months back Since
then have waited for Developments GoOdby.
Neither Mr. Sergeant his wife able 10 give any
explanations Of Mr.. PTatts suicide. He had not been
regularly employed for many years His last occupation
Dali al. tfttit,y lt
tween this city and Buffalo. or late he has on assisting
Mr. Sergeants book keepers In tho business accounts
more TO make him feel independent, ~ Mr..
Sergeant explained, than anything else. lie
nd bccn troubled 10y nothing except
his age and the only reason that MI. Sergeant
could live was that Mr. Pratt simply tired OF life. lie
did moi know 10 what the letters mentioned In the dend
mans farewell note related and rs 10 Mr. Pray he was
one of Mr. Pratts Old friends to whom he owed small
personal debt Sergeant not that his wies
iIncle had pistol in his possession, although when he
had acted a. a conductor he had carried one.
MIR Pratt born In Boston and In his early life he
had hceu employed on number Of railways. He was
idnycr and he left children. With the exception OF
MR. sergeant his relatives live in Boston.
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BELKNAP-on Sunday, October o. at Pennington Conn.,,
Thomas Bs lS IT, formerly o. t6is Sy
residence, lac West 4sthst, Samuel Cohen, in his 77h
Notice Of funeral hereafter
COLBY-At his residence Live Oak Bluff Fernandna,
York. september o. hu"''u T. OO0y' io''''' u
CHAPIN-suddenly on Friday October 49, at Auburn, N.
Friends and relatives o. the family are invited to attend
Church, corner of 1Oth-st.
intcifnSnt al Hartford Conn.
4Sady m tie 5d Sa h u''
Funeral services in the Church OF ne Messiah corner OF
Both inst at 1880 p H.
Please omit flowers
FOOTE-At st. LOus Monday 22d October Elisha foote
Notice OF funeral hereafter
Tietla widow Of the late Ielne W. ifasey the 7lth
Funeral services from residence No II Broadst
Elizabeth Monday, the 18th nsty at O'Clock.
HoDaEs-on sunday october %, Edward Hodges in the
Friends are respectfully invited attend his funeral from St.
Ihomlss Church, Tuesday, October 30, at III o'clock
Of n and a Gan AGED yeST and A6S6
Carriages at East Newiork On arrival Of lOi7 train Monday
morning.
RYDER-on Saturday morning October 81 Mary Mills,
widow Of the late Edgar T. Ryder 49, .,o-,, ., b.r
residence, % 78thst Tuesday, October So att
pm.
sMIrH-At New. Brunswick j. on Saturday, october q.
Warren smith OF the late F. r. Smith, NJ D., in
the 6jth year VI his age. - -,-
The funeral services viii be held the First Presbyterian
Church. Brunswick, y. j. Tuesday, october 80, az
1880 p. IN.
scoFiELD-on saturday october, q, q pneumonia, T.
Caroline Van zandt, widow OF the late william H. seohed,
IN her S0th year. ~
Relatives and friends are Invited attend the funeral
Tuesday the Both at 10 from tue residence ot her
sOninlaw Henry Day, No. 81 West J0tlrsL
Kindly omit flowers.
wATKINs-suddenly. on saturday morning, october 81,
james \. Watkins, in the 18TH year Of his age
Relatives friends invited 10 attend The funeral from
the Church the Divine Paternity 9aye corner Oh fou'
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nrrnaration. and with the following cast:
NOTES FROM NEUPORT.

NEWPORT, R. l., Oct. 28.-The engagement
NJ Miss Wright daughter OF H. Allen Wright, Of New
York TO the Rev Dr. c. g. Gat, Of Pottsvlle, PENN
has been announced here. The members OF the wright
family spending the winter at thef cottage III noue
1sland-ave.
Mrs S. s. whiting, Of NewYork, gave lunch party on
Thursday and on the same evening John Nhlppc' OF
New. York entertained Admiral Porter at dinner.
Mrs c. NJ. Oerichs, Of New-York, will remain al her
cottage all winter. Mr. Oelrchs has gone TO MS 'a'uo
rancho I'm the west Colonel Jerome y. Bonaparte ana
Maynr r K Gibbs will vacae their cottages on TUESDAY
Admiral Porter who is feeble health is the guest or his
sOn-inlaw, Lieutenant Logan -. NJ, ,,i,
MIR and Mrs Isaac Bell, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. DAVID hing'
Mr. and Mrs Henry A. Rice and H. A. g. Taylor nave re
fned to their cottages Oliver H. F. Belmont, OF New
York has taken up his winter residence at us lathcrs
farm in the adjoining town of Portsmouth. ME- .
Whiting and her family at their cottage al WcDscI
and Belevue-ave. James NJ Drake, OF New YORK, mas
YORK has sold mis- steam yacht "N'ImpOrte."
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IN UNFINISHED PRIZE-FTGHE

About two hundred sporting men from South
Brooklyn, williamsburg and York visited q
well-knowu sporting resort in the neighborh00d oI
Long Island City ON saturday night t., witness
real old-fashioncd" pri1e-hght, according TO the
Marquis of QuecnsbeTy rules. The tight was between
mickey" Cummings, alias, " Nick the stun, OF
Williamsburg. and Jack" Mccarthy, better
known among his kind by the sObriquet of Eng
lish Jack" for purse of 500 side and the mid
dir-wcight championship of Brooklyn. After three
rounds. in which Mccarthy had the advantage
thaugh little science shown by either man.
somebody exclaimed: The police are on MS" The
crowd dispersed in all objections. a prominent
brooklyn politician having his new plug hat de
destroyed in the stampede. When quiet was re-
stored it was discovered that the police alarm was
false. and those who had remained returned 10 the
room where the ring was pitched. When time was
called for the fourth round, Mccarthy stepped
into the ring. hut the STUFF could not be found.
Mccarthy claimed the stakes, but the referee re-
fused TO give them up saying me men meh s h,il
friends were indignant, and there would have been
free fight but for the interference of the owner OF
the hall who turned out the gas and ordered all
hands out Of his place Ii was learned yesterday that
the men would meet again next week IN the ylcln-
ity of Coney Island.
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SOME ROYAL TOURISTS.

II is not often that one is 80 fortunate as 10
get q story Ike this from the fountain hrid' ne t
ing was told the writer 10y one OF the roy az
. travelling i'm The Austrian ltZgammcrgut III 1870
and actually happened in that year. parry oi
consisting OF eighteen persons alght ~ VIC III S
station They Immediately set out 10 ascent tHc sum, i
wcnd-cin ON the road they were joined ny 'uicc st,
cuts In TyrOcan costume A. they were AZ pou ot
tbc soIne Excursion no ceremony made, ana tncy
became fast friends Arrived ut the summit htsI lI,'
changing pleasant remarks to the scenery e, ou Va
the students proposed exchange OF calus uhloi
aely the caravan eighteen had no cards so %eiI
pclrd to fall back upon the formay OF trOuuvius ~
name one OF the party then said, In an slnPSy T u
franSness: have the honor to present TO you d ~
nerial Highnesscs the Princes Oth0 ana terdn'lu pl
Hapsburg sons OF his Imperial lIlghneSs the
Charles Louis, the Countess de h0yos' uno N''' "
Degenfed, Of Aicheburg, ~ NOstiz etc. "a, ,, ,,ot
This appeared to the students such hchplIh yuAo ~
they thought they would improve matteTsi 80 V t
Them acting the spokesman, said: Allow me to
tr0duce mysef the King of Spain travelling tcoO'o
Tnis gentleman Ivy right Is the CfO"h HIIuSo "a
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TIE GOOD or NOTEL READING.
MR. COILYER's EXPERIENCE-LED TO READ SCOTT
BY A BOOK AGAINST HIM.

In sermon on Ovel-Reading,f at the
Church OF the Messiah last night the Rev. Robert Coll
yer said: II it be sin disgrace to read novels no
matter what may be their quality or purpose,
then l must confess myself to tho disgrace
and the SIM" He took the congregation into his conf
dencc and told how he first mbbed his love for reading
stories from his good mother who, though she read no
other book than the Bible, and had only such
knowledge as sprang from the "goOd heart"
yet had the true story-teller's instinct
and the stories she told seemed to him In aferyears to
be the best he had heard. 81 wonder" he said IL
the mothers OF time who read many stories can tell
stories to their children that they will after
ward TO be the very best" His mothers
stories were always clean and bright and wholesome,
that when he began read stories himself he found
bad things them On leaving home he fell into the
hands Of some extremely pous people who regarded
nOvelrcadng a sin He found in the library ponder
religious book in which the Wavcrey novels were
strongly condemned. The writer had quoted largely
from those novels to sustain his position,
and he had read the book for the sake Of these extracts
II reminded him of bad cake with plenty Of good pln
and he picked out all the plums. He then obtained the
novels and read them by stealth and" he said "D Il
was sin have since round no tlne LOT repentance;
sir Walter scott made scrfs and beggars noble and this
enabled him 10 discover uobI9 mem and women
engaged in humble work Tread the books sti be said
S 9S the days 81 The y Wear E of WaRd 2 th
and some OF Fenimore Coopcrs novels; be
said, "1hey NAV wei stand among lnc Dnoh7
that the inspiration Of Our youth and the sOace OF our
Old age" He had read with great Cagcrnrss the Br0nic
novels but they not good, healthy breezy
rs those OF sir Walter" still he regarded them admlT
bic hooks "'Iane Eyre" ne said, Is o. the books
that touched the ben and sounded the buge for reNo-
luton. Charlotte Bruutc knew not what she was doing
when she put her great heart into that book Il shows
that women f. not undeyclOped man, but diverse y
Charles kingsley novels he sad ms healthy as his
Dryon~hre boys and as bracing as clear winter
dav. They help you to be great and clean
and bright, and to look at life I'm its sunny
aspects know Of no better companions in their time
ana place" The rule for reading that the books read
shold De "swce and clean such books "a you are not
afraid 10 leave around where your wife and children or
sister might see them" lie would draw no
narrower lines than those sl novels could not take the
place Of textbooks Of education. Don. make your
uoycrcadlng ~ said the work Of your life, but make
II one Of the rcaNaons aud pleasant things Of your life
II want 10 have good companions about you don't be
afrnd 10 count good stories among those good com
ppnious They can teach You something, can turn yOur
heart toward better thgs and Introduce you 10 nOOcr
al frrH.r Ia
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DEulYDING THAT ERIE SHALL SETTLE.
EVIDENCE or RATE-CUTnNG LODGED WITH MR.
FIyK--A PRESIDENTS MEETING CALLED

Tho PENNSYLVANIA and the New-YOrk Central
uot,r,ads have demanded OF Commissioner Fink the
forcement Of the trunk line pooling contract. meeting
% tho committee Of presidents has been called for next
work TO discuss the situation. The two roads
have asseptcd reluctantly to the holding Of the meeting,
bocousr they have urged that 1t unnecessary Should
no choose 10 exercise the power, the Commissioner IL
gtd with the right TO call account any road which
hos violated the pooling agreement and execute the pen
l,cs provided for such violations II is generally be-
evcd y railroad that crisis Is approaching In rail-
road ,ootters which viii be safely passed only by an
omen reduction in freight rates
The numerous meetings heId ihls year
boyo been Of no avail In stopping the
fling Of freight rates which has been going on since
I, Vcbriary The most serious offenders are said 70 be
h Erie road and the Grand Trunk Of Canada. Officials
% ee lines have denied the accusations and when con
S,ed with crcnmstantial evidence have ascrbcd a ir-
uares 10 their Western connections or fast freight
-, ,cratIue over their entire systems The disngcn-
s,css of such defence, is admitted by candid railroad
ocra Certain II Is that the course OF traffic from
Tho Wcst and the Southwest 10 the scaboard has been
-, T., favor of tho Erie and the Grand Trunk
liaIH wear ago the EewYor Central was ahead Of lts
crccnaGc of the WCstbound business Ihat excess ms
been largely reduced his ear anu III aoSlol' nc =,
~ vcnse of both the Pennsylvania ana Tie New YORK
central as been when the Erie lines have been tenn
n"rrily gOrged with traffic, and unable TO supply All inc
c oher trunk lines have accumulated positive evi-
dnrc o the cutting Of rates by the Ere and II mas been
id In tle hands Of Commissioner Fink. Instances
avc been proved which could not be established at the
iast meeting the Joint Executive COMMITTEE Boca5e
70 is INC Fries rivals have been urging on MT RINK MS
snnnsiby 10 enforce the pooling agreement WithOul
another conference OF the trunk Inc pissdehS' T s
tin ns regards the pool percentages II TINS me COn
missioner has made HIS awards on the ruS
III inn They are subject 10 appeal 10 Arbitration ana
b IspI The Erie and the Central have appealed,
IT, IN ,noling contract provides that pending
ih1 hT arbitration settlements OF money balances
S he made ON the basis OF the Commissioners figures
The roads that over these percentages t pay '1o
the roads which have fallen behind should t9e a aDr
r refnnding of money Il TO be made. The Penn
ixa1d and the New York Central now demand hat se
y ue them on the percentages established Dy h5'
LII Shall he paid OF once by the tile III accolu
ance with the agreement refusal b 70 40 ,eT
~ an apen war OF rates Railroad men do not peheFe
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paying less wages to their employees Moreover no MAJ
purchased any OF these daily papers Mt the OLD PM WIND
aid not Get an article worth at least double at he paid
for Il When everything taken int account the daily
snsspre and ana be S. Of SeT ~ tS
days doings Of a things ever invented Leaving out OF
the account the advertisements and special notices many
Of Which important TO some readers than tho
reading natter, and counting nothing but that
which is OF interest 10 the general reader, there
Is often purchased for four five cents an amount q
good reading on variety OF interesting subjects tnag
would make book OF 500 pages set In the ordinary
long primer type and would cost In that form from sey
entyfve cents 10 81 80 per copy The New-York pup.
fishers will also find out, after they have tried II long
enough that the new class Of readers that they have been
catering for have not been secured by the reduction 10
price, as they anticipated. As general rule, the man
who refuses to buy paper for the convenience and -
formation OF himself and family at five cents, will refuso
1t any price, and his patronage will not be secured "
the reduction II the big blanket sheets would put their
news I'm more condensed form, abandon their unwieldy
and useless supplements, and publish less amount OF
unmporant matter that is never read by any one except
the both the publishers and their customers
would be the gamers The most u them have been PRINT
ing toe much and the reading public has had surfe Ok
trash.
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CHEAP NEWSPAPERS.
SEVERAL NrGGrrs OF coMMoN SLY.


From me chicago Journal re.
The DrODrietOIs of the large New 1Ork Clty
daily who have recently reduced the price OF
their sheets from cents to cents nave discovered thl
thcv have made big mistake. Ii was great mistake,
for "A yoricty Of reasons, either one or which II IL hI9
he,n alowcd To have proper weight with themt WOuiu
have induced the prOpretOrs TO stick to the Od price
Hmong these reasons may be named first that there -
neither sense Justice in selling article
Tor lea. than Il costs To mike IT, jess than Is fealy
worth 10 the purchasers good daily paper such rs those
ar, ia New-Yorl that have lately reduced III price,
costa Al least the full amount Of the former price per copy
no nroduco them and II they afforded TO customers
Tor less than iii st somebody IL to be the loser Inc
propretors and owners OF these large papers were oI
making money fast enough at the Old price To aod ne
reduction. and It absurd to suppos" that th'y
nocket the loss now They will ondeaVor To MAKE tleI
revenues good either by making advertisers pay higher
for their space OF furnishing paper the making OF Whc
really coss but cents They Will not 10 on ht her owl
rNpense TO make cent paper, and furnish II TO Tue
reading pubc AT cents II they shall persist III theF
reducton they Will either afford inferior article OF
mako fine advertisers and the news agents
helm them out of the foolish dilemma into when
business Tiynlry and competition have tnYegled thon
one of the NewYOrk papers that was at first eros io the
nnoyaton has already felt the strain upon Ito nnahoe
aud has hung out the signal OF distress by enslnang the
ze of its sheet the others will be obliged 10 IN
ae s example print less matter, collect less news
take fewer dispatches and ourta expenses seHerp "
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THE NEW BILuuoFE AND ONO c1BLE

The third cable Of the Baltimore and Ohio Telc-
graph Company across the NarOws from Fort
Hamilton to Fort WadswOrth was successfully Land
vrstnrday The first cable was laid in August
iSS2, and the second in April last. The new cable
is G,5OO feet long, - inches in diameter, and OF
No. 3 amOr. II weighs twelve tons. IL completes
from New York to Baltimore. Among those present
Yesterday were Robert Stewart general superln-
tendcnt of the company c. W. Price New-lork
MANAGER, j. G.. Hankinson superintendent of con-
strnction undcr whose direction the cable was laid
A. j. Dav, the manufacturer, and his wife; Judge
Church, of Fort Hamilton; j. ii. Bunneu, and l.
On November the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph
Compnpy will make direct connection from st;
Pacific Telegraph Company. The latter company
was Organized by Western business men after the
absorption of the Mutual Union by the Western
o,nst IN fine Pacific Coast. The Baltimore and Ohio
has a close business alliance with the Mutual
plrifC.
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THE WEATHER REPORT.
GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS,
Synopsis for The past tlventv-to,r hours


WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-There has been no
further information received from the West indies In
regard to the hurricane. The temperature has risen de-
cpedly in all districts except in the Missouri Valley,
where has remained nearly stationary. Southeasterly
winds prevail In NewEngland, and the South Atlantic
States, southery winds in Tennessee the Ohio Valley
and in the Lake region. Local rains have fallen In the
Middle Atlantic and West Gulf States Tennessee, the
Ohio and Upper Mississippi and Lake region.
Indications for to-day
For New England. fair weather. followed by local rains
winds shifting southeastery rising followed by falling
barometer, stationary rising temperature.
For the Middle Atlantic states. partly cloudy weather
and local southerly winds, falling barometer sta
uOnary or rising temperature.
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A meeting was held at the Brooklyn Music
Hall yesterday for the discussion Of the relations between
Prohibition and the MayOralty Of that city Many women
wcro In the audience. General T. w. Conway was chair
man. A. l.. Martin champloned the interests Of g. C. L.
the Prohibition candidate, and was replied to by r. G.
Cronn who after repeated calls mounted the platform
and made a ringing speech for Seth Low in which he
planned the Mayors standing In relation 10 the licensing
LIQUOR dealers and the nOncnfnrccncnt OF the sunday
law Mr. CrOnn was frequently interrupted by applause
The meeting also addressed by several members OF
the Yonen's Christian Temperance Union. who OH
their way New England to the National Temperance
Couyoufl ion at Detroit. Michigan.
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CHARGE S AGAINST GEN. WILLLlM MYERS

CHICAGO, Oct 2S.-Last Tuesday d. B. Yer
ilye was arrested here charge Of embczzlng $1,000
OF the funds Of the Weems Stone Company and at the
same time General William Myers brought ali action for
sander against him for alleged statements 10 the effect
that General Myers had been guilty OF
ndiscretons with his VeI1nlye's) wife. Subsequently
yermilye made an explicit denial OF the truth Of these
allegations and It generally understood that the SUITS
wonld he withdrawn and the matter END. A
dispatch from st. Paul however, says that Yer
miiye on saturday filed bill for divorce, m
which ne alleges OngcOutinucd and persistent criminal
Intimacy bel ween Mrs Vermye and General Myers, IN
ST. Paul Chicago New York Oh the Continent OF Europe
and al. Tlapa
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GperlaI Notices.
Artistic Memorials.

The NEw-ENGLAND GRANITE WORKS, Hartford, Conn.
Quarries and Workshops. Westerly, II. l..
Fine and building work IN Granite drawings
and estimate. furnished without charge CofreP So
licltad y. Y. OlCe 1921 Bway. c. W. CANFlELD, Agt
Best Qualify London Dressed Alaska Sealshln Sacque.,
perfect nrtng 30 inches long 500 80 long, elO Az Ous
500; 40 long, S225 81 long, 500 .
These elegant garments are the very best tnaI can W
dncd and e prices are the lowest don't manufacture OF
sell Copper Island or ChiuGa Seals
Every article warranted.
&C SHAINE, los Pnnce-st., west OF Bfoal|ay.
Beaver and All Kinds Fur shoulder Capes, Conrs end
lowest prices for reliable goods. q C.ShA l Ma
Manufacturer los Prnce-st. near Broadway.
Rupture Radically Cured. by DR.. Marshs treltmint;
Thousands have been cured ana renewed ~ years p'@A
experience. Only Office, NeSey-s 81, AstOr House.
The High stand In The Market, bold alone by the WILCOX
q Gibbs AUTOMATIC Sewing Machine, has DcHn s"CufN
by surprising merits and by the thorough ana piace
test nIlOMr every puIC haser
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TINT the Erie viii take such position but II Is certain
that the friction between the trunk lines Is constantly III
creasing -, x,,-u
The position OF affairs Is complicated by the Delaware
IAckawanna and Western road which Is outside tne POOL
proposition 10 make an open reduction OF rae W 20 me
the Iackawanna was defeated at the last meeting Oh
presidents and even If the Erie should agree to pay Gu
large sum from its treasury to the roads when cln
the Ieckowonna would sti be element Of dlstfDnce
in rates The opening of the West Shore road 70 gGrnHae
the situation unless the new line agrees TO Join the tA
line nOnl.