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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-11
TIE PROSPECT PARK LAKE,

NO FOUNDATION FOR THE REPORT THAT THE
WATER WAS TO BE DRAINED OFF
The statement was recently published in Brooklyn
that plans had been formed for draining the lake IN
Prospect Park In order 10 clean II. There Is no
foundation for this statement. No such plans have
been considered. and there is intention on the
part OF the Park authorities to empty the lake
There IS. in fact. necessity for cleaning IT, 1t Is
true that the water In the lake has been somewhat
higher than usual for the last few weeks. but this
has due the exceptionally heavy rains which
have prevailed since the long drouth broken.
The lake is an artificial one and Is regularly sup
piled with water taken from the great well on the
southern side Of Lookout Hill. The water from the
well is pumped into reservoir Lookout Hin,
whence IT flows In brook TO the lake near the
boathouse. But. In addition. large quantity OF
water enters the lake from surface drainage In wet
weather. The lake Itself covers some seventy acres,
and of "A considerable quantity Of water falls
into It whenever 1t rains The drainage for the
water falling on these hundreds Of finds LIS
way into the lake Six inches Of water over this
area however, would probably mean increase of
three four inches over the surface Of the lake.
not t BEEN diminished this fall as much az usual in
rainy season, and In consequence the lake has been
hs good deal Of Wafer has been allowed 10 over
flow into the cesspools provided for that purpose
the water rises 10 certain height i passes of in
way. 1t has been thought desirable feed the
off. carrying away leaves dead branches and other
rubbish that inevitably collect In the water In
other words. process OF flushing has been going
on, on the same principle that a Is flushed.
This is a good thing. and cannot but tend 10 purify
and clear out the lake. For the same reason 1t is
proposed to make connection between the lake
and the new Flatbush sewer that In Of
necessity this may be used for flushing purposes
Some people seem to think that because there is
no outlet the Prospect Park lake the water must
become stagnant and unhealthful. But this does
appear to be the case judging from the effects
those Park employees who are kept the lake
constantly Moreover. in hot summer days II IL
estimated that the evaporation from the surface
amounts to half a million gallons OF water every
twenty -four hours and In point OF fact there Is
outlet when the water rises high enough; AS the
water supplied TO the lake. other than rain water.
is taken directly from well Its quality can be
guaranteed
This we'll by the way. Is said to be the largest In
the world Work has been In progress for some
time on a new cover for IT,: which is now nearly
Completed 1t Is strongly built OF iron and concrete
and around 1t has been placed walk Of artificial
stone
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-11

letter TO the Mayor Of that city, or to the Gov
ernor of the State or member OF his stan, IN
case that official is present Presumably these in
structions were made in order that no unpleasant
come up 1t is not to be understood by this that
Secretary Herbert dspleased with the action
of Commander Davis at Baltimore. but he prefers
that sensitive Mayors Of cities which naval YES
sells visit in ceremonial way should not have
occasion for complaint on that score. 1t is under
Commander Daviss explanation OF the Baltimore
incident, and that he attaches no blame to the
Montgomery's captain
MORE TROUBLE OVER THE DRYDOCK.
The Department Of Yards and Docks at the Navy
Yard is in n state Of mind. Contractor Gillies.
who has been for so long time making an at
tempt to build a drydock at the yard was at
Washington on Friday. before the Secretary Of
the Navy This work which has been the cause
of a large number of complaints and great deal
of trouble. is in fair way to be either taken
I'D by the Government or turned over 10 another
contractor. Commodore Matthews. who Is chief
Of the Bureau is understood to be in favor OF can
ceiling the contract which Mir. Gillies holds. but
Secretary Herbert has hesitated on account of the
bondsmen could not be held. Captain Asserson;
civil engineer Of the NewYork yard. has informed
the Department that in his opinion Mr.. Gillies Will
not be able to finish the dock within a reasonable
time If at ALL and ii is now considered certain that
the contract will be cancelled Naval officers in
taken away some time ago but it thought
better to walt until after election. Civil Engineer
Endicott, of the Bureau, has arrived at the yard.
and is now engaged In inspecting the work of Mr.
Gilles On his report IL is more than likely that
Secretary Herbert will give a decision.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-11
RETURNING TO LAKEWOOD
COTTAGERs ARRIVING AT THEIR WINTER
HOMES.
CLUB MEETINGS THE FEATURE OF THE
EEE-cr-ESTS THE HOTELS

HOW THE ELECTION RETURNS WERE HEARD
CLUB MEETINGS THE FEATURE OF THE
wEEK-GUEsTs AT THE HOTELS.
Lakewood. N. j., Nov. 10 (SpecaD.-The election
returns enthusias tcally received by Lakewood
people on Tuesday night. The Laurel House Office
where the returns read, crowded with
eager guests who applauded each report, remaining
until all were in TO discuss the avalanche Of Repub-
lcan victory which swept the country.
Club meetings have formed the greater part Of the
social life this week. The Golf Club has decided to
lease the ground first selected. The work Of pre-.
pairing the land for the game will begin at once.
The first meeting Of the Whist Club for this year.
which held few nights ago at Edgemere, the
home OF Francis Z. Freeman. yielded to the golf
enthusiasm and was merged into golf talk with
little whist. The second meeting OF the club was
held at the Laurel House Tuesday night. with
Professor John Mey host. Among the players
and the guests were w. p OConnor and William 7.
Ingis OF NewYork: b. Bingham Tilden. Jasper
Lynch Dr. Paul Klmball Robert 3. Kerr c. c.
Curtlss Edward L. Morse. George w. stockly.
James Converse and Professor John B. Thomas.
The annual meeting of the directors Of the Lake
wood branch Of the Needework Guild OF America
held Monday In Of the Laurel House
parlors The guild distributed more than 800 gar
ments among charitable institutions last year.
The large frame building which was used as q
pubic school prior to the eyecton of the new build
OF years Sherwood b. Ferris. who has completely
renovated the structure. Mr.. Ferris has arranged
designed to benefit public school pupils and all who
may wish to avail themselves Of the opportunity:
give a course of ten lectures five for women and
five for men. on First AID to the Injured" These
will be followed by two classes in millinery and for
which teacher from Pratt Institute has been en-
gagged
their winter homes. on Monday Mr.. and Mrs.
George J: Gould, with their family and Mrs Gould's
thar Mn. ivuHn ftr.1 NJ nau n
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perhaps be legitmately made against II is that II
is not wide enough Two riders going side by side
have scarcely room to meet two others riding IN the
same way especially as the top dressing Is rather
soft near the SIDES Of the path. There Is need OF
further use OF the roller in order to remedy this
softness Two feet more added to the path on each
side would be a decided Improvement and they
could be taken without interfering with the trees
which line the path.
The rounding up Of the path In the middle Is for the
purpose OF making good drainage, but 1t Is possible
that the curvature is little too great Certainly
the middle part Of the pathway Is excellent, but II
is forced out we'll to the side he is liable to ma
the looser surface yielding to the pressure OF MS
wheel. An Improvement could also be made in the
stone bridges by which the curbstones at the cross
In the part Of path nearest the Park are
spanned. These bridges not wide as the pain
way as rule. and hence riders approaching theih
from opposite directions have to watch out Sharply
In order not to meet at of the narrow points
1t would be an easy matter to wen these bridges
Below Parkvle there are few If any bridges. the
cross streets being passed by a simple depression
able sensation to the practised wheelman At some
OF the cross streets coarse ana loose grave mas
mud In rainy weather Under the pressure of rub
Der tires 1t viii be long tine before yu er
with it, however. the packing process would take
place quickly.
for the top dressing for the pathabout S.IOp-over
g 900 has already been secured. large NUMBER OF
the wheelmen in Brooklyn, IL Is evident, have not
yet subscribed anything though doubtless they have
no hesitation In using the new path The most com
mon subscription has been ST. II one-third or the
riders in Brooklyn had subscribed that small sun
the entire amount would have been raised weeks
ago or the thousands who have given nothing,
few hundred ought to come forward at once ana
make up the remainder of the fund NO one VINO ,S,
has used the path doubt the ADVANTAGES II VIII
give to the wheelmen OF Brookyn-advantages
which no other city IT is believed. has PROVIDED
sense of personal ownership In the path Will be an
agreeable thing for all who have heiped to increase
III. fund even II By small amounts only
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-11
THE NEW BICYCLE PATH.
SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS YET NEEDED
wHEELMEN PLEASED WITH THE
WORK THUS FAR

Never had the wheelmer OF Brooklyn greater
reason be thankful for the bicycle path than
on Election Day IL had ralned hard the day be-
fore and the Ocean Parkway was rough and muddy:
so much so as to be unusable for bicycles In many
places But the path was as dry as II there
had been no rain for mon,., and II was used by
many hundreds OF riders throughout the day. II
colder than usual Election Dav. hut the riders
did not mind that. though the wind was serious
drawback to their complete enjoyment. 1t was easy
enough go in the direction OF coney Island. but
coming back different story
The path had been finished to a point little below
Howes and the crushed stone which Is being used
az the top dressing has been partly put on rs far
down as the Kings Highway. Here by the way.
is picturesque and historic name that ought to be
preserved both In the Greater Brooklyn and the
Greater New-York The path seems TO give entire
satisfaction 10 the great majority OF riders though
there are some kiclers and fanl'"~ ~~ who would
not be pleased with anything. One point which can
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-11

baker has announced his purpose to sell pound loaves
for three cents
The primaries for the nomination OF Aldermen and
Councilmen will be held the coming week, the
Democratic Wednesday night and the Re
publican on Thursday
The chrysanthemum show has had bad weather.
and the attendance has been small, but the show
itself superb.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
Bold RObberies in Palmyra.

The boldest robberies are being COM
mitted in Palmyra that have been
known for many years. Thursday night
some thieves visited George Hodson's
field and carried away twenty-five CAL
bages. and Saturday night they again
visited him. They broke a window in
the hen house and reached in and I'M
hasped the carriage house door and took
a laprobe and horse blanket They
then hunted up some meal bags and put
up four barrels of beans which Mr.
Hodson had just threshed out They
next visited Mrs. Mary p. Badgers
barn where they took nine hens which
they killed and then carried them away.
Mrs. Badger has six hens left which she
says, if the thieves come in the day
time, she will give them. Mrs. Badger
is an old lady and lives alone, so it seems
very mean for them to take things in
the way they did. We hope the parties
will get caught at their thievery and
dealt with to the full extent of the law
They were tracked nearly to Newport
by the blood from the hens they had
killed. -PhSdeH Adceuiser.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
An Equity Case.

An equity case was entered Tuesday,
with Clerk of Courts Brainerd, in the
Supreme judicial Court for Somerset
county, viz: The Moosehead Pulp and
Paper Company in equity against Al
bert Allen of Wellington, and George
w. Morgan of Guilford, and the kineo
National Bank of Drew, all in Piscata-
quis County. The case involves the titles
to certain logs purchased by the Moose
head Pulp and Paper Company of Mark
McPheters and Albert Allen, and also
mortgagcd to said Allen and Morgan
jointly by said McPheters for ST., 900
which the mortgages claim to have fore
closed for breach of conditions and
to replevy about 100000 TT. of
their logs to the great damage of the
plaintiff corporation, who need them for
the manufacture of pulp at their mills in
Embden. The case will probably come
up in the December term of Court here
There may be hearing on the case earli-
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25

repaired to the veranda. OF Hotel Coburn,
and were Ia the midst Of concert when
the false alarm Of fire was rung out al
3.30. That ii was a general alarm our
visitors expressed no dnnbts They all
heard it. aud it WAS rush on Water s..
which, its entire length. had prcyiou-l,
been ropcd off 10 keep the crowd back
II WAS an Incredibly short time after he
alarm was sounded before down tAe
street to the railroad crossing sped the
engine, drawn by those magnificent gray
horses of Geo +. Goodwin on the run.
the men of the fire department, with
their hose carriages, hook and ladder
truck close behind. The department
then gave an exhibition OF running out
hose, running up ladders, etc, that wa
"A source Of much satisfaction TO our prop
erty holders in town as well as to the
visitors. After playing streams Of water
for a time in railroad square the appara-
tus was again returned to the house
Later the men returned for the sprint
race between the hose companies Of No
3. and that OF the Steamer Co. The
trial was from hydrant to carriage, 100
feet; carriage to hydrant. couple on
hose, lay 200 feet and the first getting
water the winner.
On the first run both companies got
water before the nozzles were attached
aud second run was necessary. result
in the victory for Union Hose, their
time being 80 seconds, and the Steamers
4G; the latter boys made good run but
several seconds were lost waiting for
water after being ready for it.
These contests used up the time until
dark yet the crowd remained, awaiting
the tug of war contest between the full
companies of Is men from the Hook and
Ladder and Steamer Co. One minute
was allowed, and the Hook and Ladder
won by four feet.
Thus closed one of the most successful
celebrations Skowhegan ever held, and
the entire mass of people began heading
homeward, satisfied that the committee
of the whole had given them, not only a
most enjoyable day, but much more in
the way of entertainment than was
promised.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
Highest Of all in Icavcnng Powcr-Iatcst L GovRepor
Re! BB S%as7
ABSOLUTELY PURE
\ Good Cat Story

4 Clergyman had cat 81 ia 8a- q
greaf fafpritc IN tie faHu.I All ehdo"-
cd VII SONG qualities E6t H-ua.iv
credited - hrr hun hfe -p'c.e-. IH-- at
one TIM bad 10y Iaf'I, -ffaz f4mily Of
liti.e eitieu-. IheF WeIe AL fright and
active. but one - them Ma observed 70
h1e a gl,atrg -euif4labc" 70 II mother
than tie re.t. aid 49, Indeed the petit
81 kitten Of the who's. and he mother
show I'D a peculiar attachment 10 it. \
ucighb0r begged one Of rhcrn. AID heing
allowed her choice selected lie fayorite
and carried il home All tn occurred
10 the absence Of the feline mother who.
On her return, evidently observed the
absence Of her pet. She Immediately
commenced searching thu house and OUT
buildings. insisted on having the doors
opened for her admission 70 ali the
rooms III the house, and vs. hen satisfied
that il Was not on the premises. she in
stituted similar search throughout the
neighborhood. Occasionally -he would
return to her remaining llttle oues for
the purpose If meeting the demands On
her for n0uri-hmeut. and then -he would
again renew the search for her lost
favorite. Having explored the premises
Of all the neighbor-. she at length enter
ed Tie last house ID IN" Village where
she finally found the ohiect Of her
long and perseyering pursuit She cares
sed it with every manifestation Of
maternal fondness and delight. fed il.
and then. much 10 the surprise Of the
lady of the house. went leaving the kitten
behind She was not. however. long
absent In a few hours ,he returned.
bringing one Of the other kittens in her
mouth. which she placed on the floor
beside the newly-found. All" thought
the lady, $50 am 10 have the mother
and all her progeny quartered upon me"
This, however. was not the intention Of
the cat; for after caressiug the kitten
she had brought for few moments she
tool the other ia her mouth. and carried
it to its former home, and never after
visited the one she had given in ex-
change for it.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
A CUNNING REPTILE.
The Various Clever Devices He Used to De-
ceive His Discoverer.

A correspondent of The Popular Sci
ence News tells the following strange
story:
While searching for snails | turned
over an old log and disturbed snake,
called by our negroes spreading ar
row. The tactics pursued by this
snake were curious.
First he erected his head and neck
and flattened them ont till they seemed
no thicker than cardboard, thus increas-
ing his apparent size, as he took care
not to be seen edgewise. The shape of
his head changed 1t took a pronounced
triangular form-similar to tho heads
of our most yenomous snakes. Then his
tail, with the aid of a dry leaf, YVES
proclaiming that it was the tail of a
rattlesnake.
All this, coupled with an oninous
hiss, was calculated to strike terror to
tho heart of his disturber, as for mo-
ment it did. l regained my courage,
however, and began to poke the serpent
gently with stick, when, finding
"bluster" of no avail, ho sought safety
in flight.
Repeated headings off" showed him
how futile wero his efforts III that line,
and he altered his tactics again. He
turned on his back and remained mo-
tioness. l threw him six feet from the
ground, and SO quickly did he turn over
that he seemed to strike on his back
Once on his back, nothing could in
duco him to move, Tapping, prodding,
twisting his tail-all Were i'll vain.
Then | suspended him from the limb Of
tree, rctreated little and watched.
At tho end of two minutes the reptile
moved. Slowly he turned ON his spinal
column as on an axis, surveyed the
premises, and seeing nothing dangerous
dropped to the ground and was making
off
At my approach he died again. After
sundry proddings, which failed to move
him, rewarded him for his cleverness
by giving him the liberty that he Ger
tainly had earned
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25

Mr.. l.. b. inning author If I'm The
Shadow Of tie Pag0lla, describes the
Burmese a much given to kite flying,
an amusement that they c9ntriyc 10 en-
JOY with a minimum 81 bodily c1erti9u.
Their method Of operations is very sim
pie Says Mr.. Cunning
You par down two II inch slips Of
bamboo, tie them at their ceuters cross
wise, run thread around the four tips
and paste upon this frame one thickness
Of papet Tie nail or a small screw
nut to oae corner, and your kite is made,
The altitude that well made kite Of
this kind will reach il wonderful, and
the lightest breath Of wind Will take it
up. 4 hundred and fifty or 200 yards
Of strong sewing thread, wound on a
skeleton reel Of 4 inches in diameter and
S inches in length, completes the equip
ment.
Then, having started the kite by a
process of gentle playing you squat
down in the middle of the street, 30 As
to keep your thread clear Of the houses
and let the kite help itself
If you have fastened the thread with
cunning, the kite rises almost perpen-
dicularly, bringing you JOY in the envy
and admiration Of those who cannot
make a sleeper angle than 40 degrees
The kite having taken out all the thread
you sit and contemplate it poised still
and clear in the upper air for few
hours.
In Rangoon, on still morning or
evening, hundreds Of kites float over
the Burmese quarter Of the town, some
nearly out Of sight, Others lowering just
above the roofs. When driving, your
syce has frequently to halloo out Of the
way a middle aged man who is backing
slowly down i'll midstreet coaxing his
kite up. He goes about the business
with ponderous solemnity that raises
it to the dignity of a science.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
FRANCE AND GERMANY.
There Are Surface Indications That These
Countries May bury the Ratchet.

Countries May bury the Hatchet.
The latest fad among certain classes
of volatile Frrcnchmen is the most
amazing that can be conceived. They
have been publicly expressing friendly
sentiments toward the people on the
other side of the Rhine Stories have
reached Paris Of German and French
officers and men drinking together in a
friendly way, each carefully on his own
side of the frontier but shaking hands
and passing compliments across the IA
tai line. Two or three such incidents
have been reported before since Sedan,
but always aroused intense Indignation
and demands for a court martial among
the French people. Now they are receiv-
ed with open approval in many circles,
and even some astonishing talk about
burying the hatchet has been INDUCED
in, yet the rash peacemakers have kept
q whole skin.
Emperor Williams sincere express
sions of sympathy at the death of Pres.
ident Carnot and his action in releasing
the French spies are the direct cause Of
this almost incredible change of senti-
ment. 1t is now announced, with what
truth it is yet impossible to say, that
this years celebration of the anniyersa
ry of Sedan will be the last. This report
has greatly surprised and pleased the
French people, and there are many
signs that they sincerely appreciate the
magnanimity of the German emperor -
Paris Letter
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25

A skipper had taken on a green farm
er lad just before sailing. The rural
youth had seen no shipping, nor yet had
his eyes beheld ships, save only the one
upon which ne found himself embarked
He was, however, familiar with the VII
lagc life near his own home, and of Al
the shops that which most delighted
him was the one in the window Of
which We're shown jars of colored liquid,
and the interior of which contained e
mansoleumlike soda fountain. The first
night out the lad being off duty, was
gazing over the bow out into the dark
ness when no saw near at hand t,~p
cleaning, luminous globes of color, una
green, the other rod. Rushing back n
the skipper, he called out excit,dly:
Say, cap,n, Yer better turn the ship
around. We're gcttin dt. ed near a
drug store New \ ork Recorder.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25

A New York L. S. judge has decided
that Levi 2. Morton's coachman must
be deported tc England. His decision
is reported to be upon the theory that he
had no right to overthrow the ruling of
the secretary of the treasury which
takes away all the force of it. 1t would
indeed be strange if such petty tactics
on the part of the administration at
Washington should hurt Mr.. Mortons
chances of election as governor of New
DIRK. 1t is reported later that Secre-
tary Carlisle has directed that there be
a stay in the proceedings.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25

In the year 1883, wien the first con
tract was signed for the increase Of the
United States navy, there was not a sin
gle mill in The country that had ever
made plates required in the specitica-
tions. There was 10 foundry suitable TO
turn ont the work, no FORCES for the
same and no plant that could make the
armor plates. Since that time there
have been brought forward shops ANA
yards that can produce in any quantity
and OF the highest quality any work in
steel, brass or iron that the new navy
demands. Hardware.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25

The boys will have to look out for
their laurels. Even in debate the Bos-
ton University girls bore off the honors
in recent contest upon a current ques-
ton, far excelling the masculine speak
ers in logic, brilliancy and wit. The
boys have too much "fooling around to
do with games, bouts, hazings, etc, some
making them the chief objects of their
college course, while the girls attend
more closely to the essentials and there
fore excel.