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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-03
4 BATrLE OVER WHISPERS


from inc Albany Argus
81 Louis In the scene OF a lively battle betweea
organized employers and the walters IN hotels ana
restaurants. etc II ~ the same old strife over
whlskers. The employers want the men 10 %
clean shaver and the employees refuse TO allow the
hlrsute adornment which covers their faces 10 %
removed The trouble has even extended 70 tns
'hackmen and coachmen, who have combined with
the walters and have taken a firm stand against
allowing their whiskers to be removed
They have been seeking to obtain the sympatny
OF the labor organizations of ~. Louis, but the
members OF the Barbers' Union are against them
and are ready to cut the Objectionable whiskers OIL
shave them on. chop them or. In short. anything
to remove them.
and two bills have been introduced, one requiring
all walters In hotels, restaurants. etc. TO be clean
shaven and the other making II a mlsdemeanor for
an employer 20 discriminate against an employe
who wears = beard
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Mr. pOlhomuR was very roma ol uurh ri"' i,n,
and he used To go 10 n point rchf h''hI'nh' III,
where the Pennsylvania had nag h'h'iun' III, ~
always left off ~ taken on. whhl,sot w. " n1
thai nm sged inlyh, be- one day Mr.. Polhenun 70,
u train with u new conductor ana hll'l h i, S
Philadelphia he snid 10 him. u want 10 ", "' ",i
NJ such "a station" "Cnnt let You on IN"u nn'
no such orders" the conductor Fhlh an VIZ,
whether you let mo OF or not the ifhln wiz N.."p
there" said POlhomus. The train VIII hot ~ ~
there" SAID the conductor and went ON ~, WI
mington Mr.. pOlhcmus interviewed IN" engineer;
who knew him. and he aaid 10 the engineer.
suppose you re going To have n not box Wh'h Va
gel near my flag station" and he slipped "
bin into the engineers hand. AZ they nchrch the
station the train slowed down. and when ~ came
TO "a stop the engineer got or with his oil can ana
waste Mr.. Polhemus also got of with his gun
bag, and bhdc the conductor an ancctionht" gooh
BY few days later an order was 'asued thnt
Mr.. i'oihemus was to bo lot off or taken on al
that station whenever he desired.
That at onst is the story which is told az IN"
Brooklyn cub. and Mr.. polherlus has told 1t
himself, although he Aaii that he had other IN
huencc with the Pennsylvania officials than that
which was due to mutua respect ana esteem.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-03
tuFRfCAN IDEtS ~ ENGLISH CANS.

From The Chicago i'lhi'
were introduced into England. ana nave been
run ON - few trains Of one ~ Two r"als ever 7h -
used mainly by Americans anl other forclsnri.
Tho Erellsh people prefer ~" slnsr 'o,nnat ln,,u,
ami viii unv much motr to have one c"mphi tmcnt
t,sarv,J for tvo or three parsons than for 7ehts
I'm q pnr'nr crt with AL Ito romipfl' nt u'rinin
nf movement nud privileges or 'nntNF hl1 I',Nl,uE
,nn,,e 'Thr now corridor car retains the exclusive
f,nit,,o of ,ho ronuntt nrnt Pullman dining AM
sln,nlnp r,ta have also berh ticl. mn WIN indlt-
,,ri r,,,,rs 80 fnt ne tho Engllah ttnNrlloia AZ"
concerned The "Whuleanr h'il'uE t, ~ ,,hi,,
,lasa mo t,,iil 80 Tho American model lut nNuh
the ihiid rlies pana'narta .Wuuun '"' wv 'h''
tbr ,n,, Him rnnrhnH diftrf ulHhilt ~ tohHlihr.
lo,, on llirrrni r,llwn,a. lho, 49, onlt ,a'd Ar,
on the nriurl,ai through itnlns between ne 'hl"t
riil,s ~ thn klnpilnm, - bet Nnrn hlilnh mn
ollnagoW ~ Edinburgh 90 on ~" Hmlln'ln 'uu,'h
~, The Continent Ih, ,g" IIe sy l., ,rm ", ns
Hnrnnd rlnHa hRH boon hh"lrh"u w ,','", l,'' ,
The new coaches ooh almost rnnn'P hhn" Ve',,s
Hlsiy feet In length run 90 wv n,n r, 49,"
s cGnTc"cd - =" s nH emf emiS open a"" wH
rnnrwnv down the middr. they are divided INTO
W H. rar An ia" compartments open into
this corridor aud thus communication w n",n W, ~,
rin Wv och hrst class compartment seats four
nnrsnna i"o ON "A aide aud each thlr1-clnss com
m n,h cn ~ one compartment for smoking
rcaervcd for women and children, nNatory Tor
mon nnd one for women. There If ,mnl, com.
parimont I'm the middle of some cars intended ror
storing the hand bngsnEr 81 na' ,n ne u,
,hc "nr hv single doors. ns well ~ through tho
corridor which itself has doors nlons ~ l'nsth
to permit Of snrrhy " src sstra large and AFFORD
"Urn'lcnt facilities for seeing the scenery Cars Of
similar design are rg # 'n newsp1p"rs give f credit
~ ITO "Amcrlran Idea Of their cars. They say
that these of the nm"rcsn car
with many added comforts ana c9nvenlrhceeri ~, W
tho cars Of both classes are Handsomely finished
md ,baIa fpf g1
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winding curves. often just skirting the edge or
steep prcolpice beneath which rolls s"lIty
flowing current, with other direction thdn IL
few mystical Spanish words sung out at the AMI
mails by the Mexican who walks AZ their sae,
casionally he cracks his .ong whip to hasten
the aggard footsteps, sometimes ne runs
quickly around the heads OF the leaders, 70 2IS'
tho piled-up wool sacks. the tropcal-lookne snru-
berry. the swarhy skinned Mexicans. al seem 10
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BUY
.|POnd'S
Extract

I sped me home again. and made the trip OF Ave
miles In just liza minutes besides getting lost
Now. others may say what they please. but Tor
for one think IL pays to take wheel along on q
Florida trip. just for the belutlfu rides around
Jacksonville even II there shouldn't be anything
the end OF the shell ROAD. at one point tried my
hand at wheeling through Florida sand was
Obliged to give Il up: but a lady Informed me that
the sand here was not a circumstance to what !!
should find In South Florida On pinch could
make better speed than 10 walk. but IL was pretty
hard work IL followed any length OF tlme.
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THE TRUTH.

Rev. Chas. H. Parkhurst,
D. D., the great reformer,
writes October "a, 1894:
Mrs. Parkhurst and my
self have used Ponds Elk.
tract so long and SO con-
stantly that we can speak
appreciatively Of it and in
terms Of warm commenda-
ton"
Rev. Chas. S. Robinson,
D. D., editor Of Songs for
the Sanctuary" Laudes
Domini," and other well
known hymn books, writes
October %, 1894: Not
once in many years have we
been without Ponds Elk.
tract in our house. My fam
lily prize it as we do the
presence OF an old and true
friend. 1t fulhlls every
promise it makes and is a
holm RI every one of u.s."
Rev. d. Parker Morgan,
D. D., Church of the Heav-
emily Rest, New York, writes
November 10, 1894: Il
have been using a great deal
of Ponds Extract for the
past year in gargling, as |
find it affords great relief in
colds"
During the past month
the Ponds Extract Com
pany have received over
1000 orders from physi-
clans. We have on our
books testimonials and or
ders from most Of the Gov
errors and many of the Sem
ators Of the United States
from the royalty Of Europe.
such as Her Majesty the
Queen Of Roumania, the
Duchess Of Cumberland.
Princess Of WED, and others
too numerous to mention.
When the clergy, the
medical profession, states,
men ar 1 royalty all unite in
praise of an article it seems
unnecessary to say any
thing additional, but we do
find it necessary to warn
the public against imita-
tons. These words of praise
are all in favor of Ponds
Extract-the genuine and
only.
1t is because Of its intrin.
sic merit and high reputa-
ton that Ponds Extract has
been initiated. If it were
not Of such great value and
so world renowned there
would be no limitations.
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TIMES NAVE CHANGED.

From The Chicago Tribune.
Mrs liagglemore-IIut We surely ought 10 givA
our own daughter "a wedding present, Hiram
MI, Hngglrmore Certainly, my dear, certainly.
When We were married your father presented 10
u receipted b!ll OF 81 ~ for gate hinges I shall
make Araminta "a wedding present OF 81 81 for
extra gas
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Az OCCASION rOR TEARS.

From The Minneapolis Tribune
This great American Repuhic r money IN
nensea of running the Government IL spectacle cal
rcuiated To make the Goddess OF Liberty weep
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-15
SANTA FEE EXCURSIONS.

Cleveland-Annual convention Of the
Republican National League. tickets
on sale June j.. One fare for the round
trip.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-Annual meeting
Of the Epworth League, tickets on sale
June - and 70. One fare for round
trip.
Denver. Col.-Annuai meeting of the
National Educational association. tick
cts on sale July TO s. One for plus
$500 for round trip.
Boston. MaSs.-United Socities of
Christian Endeavor. tickets on sale
July TO s. one fare for round trip.
pies Union OF America, tickets on sale
July Il and 16. one fare for round trip.
Denver. Col.-Annual meeting Amer
lean Pharmaceutical association, tick
cts on sale August II and J.. One fare
for round trip.
Boston. MaSS.-Triennial Conclave
Knights Templar. tickets on sale Aug
- II II. one fare for round trip.
Louisville. Ky--National Encamp-
ment e. \. r. tickets on sale Sept s
TO 10. one fare for round trip.
Ottawa. Kans.-Chautauqu Assem-
bly,. tickets on sale June u to 20. One
fare for round trip.
Winfield. kan.-ChautauQua Assem-
bly,, tickets on sale June i to IS One
fare for round trip.
For further information call at city
ticket office. l5S North Main street or
Douglas avenue station.
TAGG & CARNEY.
City Ticket Agents.
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CERTAIN BIRDS NOT INJURIOUS.
Pspxiar Fsiia~ies Regarding Some Of the
Yezthered Tribe Dis,spaa~d-

DR.. g. Hart Merriam. chief Of the
division % Ornitaology % The agri-
cultural department. has been for
se Eeral years engaged in exauinta2
and anA!yzIpy the contents o. the
stornachs o. birds, showing N sev-
ersl notable isst&soe - that popular
ideas regarding the injurious effects Of
certain birds were wholly mistaken
and that they have been the victims Of
al unjust persccu;ion- This has ben
socnd 20 be especially tie czse vita
hawks and owls. fJ- The slaughter Of
which many states gre bOua;isN
Pennsylvania a two years rave or.r
tIso. 600 IL hawk and oxi bounti... Er-
Eainsiions Of the s.o.nachs Of .hes-
birds prove cnnslo-:vely tina. s. Per
cent a heir .nod z>A field mise. sr-a4s-
s0yT~rs- cTfczs.s. etc. which were ia
anitely more iotz-iozs 20 tarrs crops
than they. The crow ai-o u 10. 40
back ss be has been painted b. fte
tz--1erA The charges agxsz.S; tee
crC~ v-ere That be s;e corn Aca d.
sircyed TIE egys of p1zitry and ~5ld
olrs-N- Examinations Of their saoznsea-s
sso1Tec they est noTt>as iEbec.s ard
c;he- animals, and ta4i. although e
pr cEnt o. their food * corn. = "a
S.q3t.y wsste s~.S S.->Ss - - -
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Up in the top story of the Globe
building. where the typsetting and 9TH
er machines do everything but talk.
says the Boston Globe. there is a
pleasant-faced, clear skinned light
complexioned man OF 50. who has been
with The Globe ever since the birthday
Of that great paper. He is the night
foreman of the composing room. and
looks fully Is years younger than he
really is. His name is Mr.. Charles
Rolfe.
Nervous headaches that well-nigh
drove him to distraction first intro
duced him to Paine'S celery compound.
That was FIVE years ago. and until that
time he was one OF the most prOnoun-
ced opponents of prepared remedies to
be found in the city.
Just how Paine's celery compound
was first brought TO his attention he
does not remember. but il has done
him so much good that the compound
has no more enthusiastic champion liv-
ing. He is as happy as any one in the
enjoyment of good health could be, and
for that happiness he gives full credit
to Paine'S celery compound. Read
what he has to say about the medicine /:
Il am always ready to recommend
Paine's celery compound when i hear
of case similar to my own. Some
tive years ago l was STEERING from head
aches which were sometimes so severe
during working hours of the night that
l would clasp my hands over my head
TO hold the top on the pain being ex-
circulating. These attacks would occur
sometimes as often as three times a
week. Sleep was out of the question.
the pillow seeming but a block of wood.
Just at the time / was suffering
most | bought a bottle of Paine's celery
compound, began at once 20 take IL.
and before a week had passed the head
aches began to disappear. j felt al
most a new man before the bottle was
empty. 1 purchased more. and for two
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AVacation to the Rockies.

Can be made cheaply this summer by
taking advantage of the low rate of
one fare plus $500 for the round trip.
offered by the Great Rock Island
Route for the National Educational
meeting at Denver. Tickets will be on
sale al all stations OF the Great Rock
Island Route, July 4, 5, 6 and Z, and
will be good returning until September
LIST. The very best of the Rock Island
Route train equipment, comprising
ious Pullmans and the finest dining
car service in the world, will be placed
in service for this occasion. In select
ing your route you should remember
that after close of the Denver meeting
no Colorado trip is complete without a
visit to Colorado Springs, Pixies Peak
and the Manitou region, and that as
the Great Rock Island Route runs
solid trains of perfect equipment di-
rectly east from Colorado Springs,
your return trip can be most expe-
ditiously and comfortably made from
that point, without the necessity of
returning to Denver, by having your
tickets read over the c., r. l. & p.
R'y.
For full information concerning de-
tails OF rates and tickets see local
agent.
A beautiful souvenir called the
Tourist Teacher" describing the eX-
cursion and giving valuable Informal
ton about mountain side trips, will be
sent on applica ton by letter of postal.
Adde'S JNO. SEBASTIAN. c. z. A
Chica go, Ill
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The ordinary colored waiter Is more
polite than the white New York waiter.
but he is up to date in all the tricks Of
the profession 1t has been said that
all things come to him who waits, but
unless you tip the colored waiter lib
orally he is sure to be slow in coming
with the things
II You gather in your change and de-
part without remembering him, you do
not want to visit that place any moro.
II you should return you will discover
that they are out of almost everything
you order. and that everything is cold
except the ice cream. II there are any
viands Of an inferior quality about the
establishment, you viii be sure 10 get
them. The colored waiter always car
ries about his person dirty towel with
which be wipes everything he sets be-
fore you. He may not talk. but he il
not dumb waiter by any manner of
means, and he expects that tip every
time.
have never witnessed but one In
stance of any abnormal admiration for
the colored race on the part of the
white population IL occurred on an
open car on Third avenue last summer
The car was crowded, but q colored
woman whose size suggested load o!
hay insisted on showing herself into the
car, instead of waiting for the next one
An elegantly-dressed white lady. with
two little girls by her side, insisted
that her two children give up their
seats 70 the coiored lady who
promptly took the seat vithou. a word
Of thanks The two tired children
stood up for three miles, while their
mother indul1ed in small talk with her
dusLy acquaintance. / noticed tha.
the features of the rest Of the passen-
gers were wreathed with scorn, and
some even INDUCED in audible comment
that was far from fAttering 20 the ma
ternal instinct Of the accommodating
party. ALEx. E SWEET.
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ms principal duty seems to be impart-
ING dry shampoo to the windnrr. e~A
brass door knobs, and industriously
grooming the large tin cuspidors in the
waiting room. He also sweeps the
stairs that lead from the station. When
it is rainy the porters fresco the gar.
ments OF the patrons of the company
with liquid mud. In dry weather they
have to be satisfied with binding the
passengers with dust l do not be-
Geve that white men could perform
their duties more effectively.
The colored porter has still another
duty, which 1 had almost overlooked.
1t frequently becomes necessary to the
happiness of the employees TO toboggan
some unruly passenger down the stairs
hto the street. At given signal.
something like the cry of Hey, Rube!-
OF the circus men, the Ave guards of the
train, reinforced by the ticket chopper
and the ticket seller, fall tooth and
toenail" on the victim Then it is that
the colored porter produces club from
some secret recess, and manages to get
IN whack: so. you see, his life is not
altogether dreary and monotonous,
after all.
+. There are some occupations for which
the negro has a natural born talent.
As BARRIERS, walters, coachmen and
janitors they are quite up to the mark
OF the proud Caucasian. In fact, am
not sure but that they are superior to
the whites IN the avocatious l have
mentioned. In previous letter have
described the almost incredible AFRO
gance and ignorance OF the average
white janitor in New York. l elab-
GRATED the theory that he was sur
viving relic of the prehistoric cave
man, with just sufficient intelligence to
build fire, and a readily understood
penchant for living in a cellar.
AS barber the colored gentleman
is to be commended, and he is to be
found in many of the most fashionable
tonsorial parlors. Although the negro
delights to impart valuable social, sta
tistical and meteorological information,
he manages to restrain his ear-breath-
ing conversation better than his white
confrere. However, like the white ton
serial artist, if customer has one hair
left on his head. he, the artist, has the
courage to suggest a miraculous hair
restorer of his invention. Like the
minstrel man, the colored barber is HIs&
ES black as he is painted.
But it is as an aristocratic coaobraa,
or footman, that the colored man aD-
pears to the greatest advantage. The
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-15

years kept ii in the house for use when
ever | felt a return ~ the old pains. IL
never failed in giving me relief, The
other members OF my family also began
10 take Tiny wife for a feeling OF gem
eral weakness. she being at that time
much run down and never feeling well
enough 10 perform the work OF the
home. Within a week she was. as she
expressed II, as well as ever In her life
and similar reports came from all eur
friends 10 whom We had recommended
il.
II feel confident that in nervous
headaches and run down systems the
compound will be beneficial every time.
If not perfect cure
In some Instances We have not only
recommended II. but furnished IL TO
very aged friends. and the effect OF ono
bottle has seemed marvellous. one par
ticular old friend of mine telling me
that before one bottle had been used he
felt at least ten years younger. and
certainly had not felt as good for ten
years
During the last five years I have
used a great many botteis of the COM
pound-that Is. in my home. I am
positive that 1t is a sure cure for nerv-
Gus headache and a broken-down feel
ing. especially IN the case OF elderly
persons.
There is one case In particular can
TO mind. in which Pafne's celery COM
pound asserted It's good qualities. We
had a young married lady friend. who
was nursing her 4-mOnths-old child,
and found that she could not perform
her household duties on account OF the
weak condition she seemed always TO
be in. On the recommendation OF my
wife and myself she took one bottle Of
the compound and before two weeks
had passed was able to do her own
washing even. In addition 10 house
work. About three bottles were used.
/ have yet 90 hear from any friend to
whom l recommended 10 other than the
most favorable results
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IL Is AM
-. 20 A N
mI505 a m
CONNECTIONS.

SoN
No. 1.-ConnectS at Burton, Kan, with
a. L. & S. f. for points in Kan
sas. Has reclining chair cars
(seats free, and Pullman drawing
room sleeper to Burton, Kan.
No. z-Connects at Monet for points in
Arkansas, also for points in In
dian Territory via Neosho. Con-
meets at Monett with the Texas
Limited (vestibule) which has re-
Ginning chair cars Seats free,
and Pullman Buffet drawing
room sleepers through to Calves
ton, via Paris and Dallas without
change. Connects at Grand Union,
St. Louis. with all lines for the
East. North and Southeast. Has
reclining chair cars (seats free
and Pullman drawing room sleep
er to st. Louis.
NO. 3.OConnectS at Burton, Kan, with
a. 7. & S. F. for points in Color
ado, Wyoming, Utah. Nevada,
Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Wash
/ ington, New and Old Mexico. Ari-
iona and California. Has re-
Ginning chair cars (SeatS free) to
Burton. Kan, Pullman drawing
room sleeper to Burton. Kan.
Through Pullman sleepers. Burr
ton, Kan, to Pueblo, Denver. Ell
Paso, Los Angeles, San Diego and
San Francisco.
No. 4-Connects at Monet for points in
Arkansas and Texas. Has re-
Ginning chair cars (seats free and
Pullman Buffet drawing room
sleeper, Monet TO Dallas. Tex,
via Paris. Connects at St. Louis
Grand Union Station with all lines
for the East. North and South
east Has reclining chair cars
(seats free) and Pullman drawing
room sleepers to St. Louis.
Through tickets on sale to all
points.
For further information call upon
or address, TAGG & CARNEY,
CITY Ticket Agents.
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negroes The Manhattan Elevated
Railroad company employs none but
colored men FL the stations The posi-
ton Is not very exalted one, although
they are enployed in a higher position
about forty feet higher. on an aver
age-than most Of the people on the
street. The elevated railroad porter
seller. He has IN opportunity 20 shove
mutilated dimes and lead niehels Of On
passengers who are in hurry 70 catch
the trains He hes Dot even the 49,
faction % sla-1rninr tie gates n the
faces OF passengers who want - ct CT.
nor can he tell the rsasssr geE who wants
to get OF 70 step lveiy.S
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THEY NEED SAMBO
He IstNumerous and Fills Many
Public Places
A . 'Footuan He Stands Near the Heed
OF the List, But as Dining-Room
Superintendont He il With
out Q Rival

Especial New York Letterl
While there are not as many negroes
In New York as there are IN Washing
ton city, they are, neverthe2ess, very
numerous, for you see them every
where. They, however. reside princi-,
pallv in two localities On the west
side, Thompson street is the great,
negro center, while on thei east side
there is another large colored' colony up
in Harlem in the vicinity of One Fun
dred and Fourth street. .Ittstvery diff
cult for negro family to rent fiat
outside of these two neigAborhoods,
although they cannot be as objection
able as the lower order of several other
aationalities might refer to-,
In the two localities have mentioned
the houses for many blocks are tenanted
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ian ana winter. They also eat ants.
beetles, caterpiliars, bugs. flies. etc,
which do much damage. In the cs~e Of
the king bird. killed by the farmer un,
der the impression that II eats bees. 80
was found that he ate only drones and
robber-fiies, which themselves feed on,
bees, and which destroy more bees in.
che day than the king-bird does in a.
year. The king-bird, therefore. Is tc
be encouraged rather than slaughtered.
The cuclsoos also are found to DO very
useful birds in this country, doing much
good Ia the destruction Of insects