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New-York tribune., 1896-01-05

From TIE Chicago TrIbnne.
Yesterday was busy day for Superintendent
Lane who with all Of his assistants except Mr.
KIRK spent the day at the West Division H.gh
School conducting examinations for principals ana
teachers.
Superintendent Lane and his helpers regard these
examinations sacredly private, and refused 10
give any Information whatever about them They
would not tell what the questions were nor even
give list OF the applicants Least OF all would they
furnish reporters with those amusing answers
which always creep into some examination paper
on such occasions, and yet, for a wonder, one as
s.stant superintendent. who was caught In an
empty room bursting with laughter and was I'M
portuned for explanation forgot himself ana
told two answers given by young woman apph-
cant. She asked How far can water be lifted
by a pump" and "Why IL not be lifted far
ther?" and she wrote without hesitation and with
a look of triumphant sef-complacency: 1T can be
lifted far the spout" '1t cannot be lifted any
further because the spout is no higher
New-York tribune., 1896-01-05
A SWARM or BEES FOR A MASCOT.
THE STRANGE PETS OF A RELIEF BOAT GRE"
AND HOW THEY CAME TO BE WELCOMED

rr,r STRANGE PETS OF A RELIEF BOAT CREW
AID How, THEY CAME TO BE WELCOMED.
Relief Boat No IS. which spends most OF her
time at the lighthouse station on Staten lsiann
bas a swarm OF bees for a mascot The reilet
boat like all others OF her kind. is likely TO De
ordered out at any time 10 take the place oi /"
llghtship In need OF repairs. She may nave 10 20
10 Sandy Hook. as far away as Bren'oh
Reef near Newport but usually she Is at 81. George
under waiting orders one day, year ago iast
summer Captain Murray. her skipper heard
great buzz.ng in the air. and looking up he saw
A cloud OF bees making directly toward him. felns
unused to such appari,ions he ran INTO t"e cao'.
and awaited developments. The bees aiish'to Oh
the port rail- near the gangway. forming a ouncn
which appeared TO the captains eye 10 pe Dissef
than a peck measure. Before the captain hhe"
,vh,t had become Of them they disappeared from
sgh, and then he found that they had gone
through a hole. and r,ade themselves nj nome II
the side OF the vessel.
,rb p,,in and crew soon became used TO the
conn,nv OF the bees and thought nothing OF having
a dozen OF them buzzing around their heads at
once for bees seldom sting unless molested one
dav the vessel was ordered out to relieve the Hgh'-
ship at Sandy Hook and for nearly Two months
the bees were buffete1 about on the water put le'
seemed 10 thrive the diet or brown sugar P'o-
vided for them by the sailors, ana never oecdi'''
seasick.
An unlucky day arrived. however. when Dee
fancvIng friend Of the captain offered TO purchase
the oueen OF the swarm and tried to drive her from
her stronghold by the use Of tobacco smoke - ne
bees refused TO be driven out. ana Hchser shloN'
WAS created with gunpowder ana other fuel. Inc
result was that all the bees we're suroci'eu' anu
they were taken out afterward from '"e oo''0" "a
the vessel with dipper.
rho caotain and crew rlournel sincerely for the
los ~ ,kelr nets and every sailors heart OF ther"
.nl,lereI secretly at the thought OF gong 10 sea
again after they had allowed such a manifest le-
dance of Providence occur on board tnelr YES
sci Their surprise and pleasure was thertIors
,,nhoundei when. a few days later. another s"at III
was seen In the rigging. apparently LOOKING io' d
"ft,s cool Iuckr shouted the captain; ana TINS
time instead ., running away. he spread cur son,
t,rnvn sugar on white sheet as he had peeh toIu
hv his hec Keeping friend to do IN such emcrseii,,
cies nlaced a soa pbox edge over the sugar am
began beating lin pan TO attract me a''SHt,SS 10, Ut
ms hoes His efforts were not III VAIN Win "
81. nsrstlasIon the entered the box ana M .e
,henseves al home. where they have remained 70
his d,v and may be seen by any one VINO mas ,he
c,siosity 10 visit the picturesque Lighthouse station;
,rhe hox has been nailed to the side or the Vessei
and holes have been bored In IT, SO tha' IL Is ,iow
a.. comfortable and convenient hive as any co'o"s
I ~
New-York tribune., 1896-01-05
THEY FEEL THEIR HAIR STAND on END.

A singular form OF amusement INDUCED In by the
cashgirls OF one OF the large department stores
was accidentally discovered the other day by a
Tribune reporter AS the sport interferes some
what with the ordinary transaction OF business 1t
is to be feared that its vogue Is doomed. The re-
por,er was looking At the books. which are Kept
on the second floor Of the building Just as he was
making up his mind to take particular volume
his attention was attracted to one OF the floor
walkers. who came up hurriedy and asked Of a
saleswoman standing near:
What is the matter with those tubes now :
They're stopped up about half the time, and !
can't find out what the trouble is.
"wel" came the laconic reply, delivered in true
East Side accents, "the little girls downstairs IS
always lettn' their hair bow up the tubes.
What! exclaimed the man. The reporters book
ceased TO interest him. and he listened for the ex-
planation with unconcealed attention. visions or
streaming locks and the scalps OF Bluebeard .
wives arising before his imagination the whlIe.
why, they just pat the ends or their braids IN
the tubes and the air draws Them straight up
and suppose they Ike the way 1t feels, SAID the
girl with grn.
himself: that's the greatest thing yet" and medi-
tating upon the inventive genius Of cash-girls he
proceeded downstairs TO arrange for freer work
Ing Of the pneumatic tubes. And the reporter was
20 entertained by this attempt on the part or the
youngsters feel their hair stand on end that
he very nearly of the store without
buying the book he had selected.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-05

sence that battles him and viii charge 'ne s danger
mans boat and hur himself in IT, 30 II - Lii con
o,s for the skiff to be unguarded ne VIII eU
time this programme sometimes three nours Cia,
inc randly and In the most unexpected man M
when landed his agony Is over for he IS prac'cay,
dead fish His beautiful scales are OF tne eAas'
appea rance of FURNISHED silver ana ms ieL roos;
Lndo0 head marks the tarpon as at once tne nv
beauti3,,l and courageous denzen OF the wafer a. no
matter whether you hook young or an od oIle !. M -,
ali the same you catch a tartar every ti'he Sou
catch tarpon. ,, ,. ~ tbta Nah
Aransas Pass is the veritable home OF ms "Sn n
the wear round and in the seehng waters ot la, e he
let caused by the ebb and flow OF the ,pleS, pra ne
makes his playground The unvaryihe teilpe, i ia
tire Of the Gulf Stream keeps him at his 1es. anu
Tho numbers are seemingly unlimited Iney aie
often caught in the bays and at the wharves:
Gentleman recently landed one eignt 1eet yn,u. ,rs
inches long Weighing 209ia pounds. Messrs Walis
and Bull president and secretary or the, T. i. Easc
nlough works and Mr. Lewis, OF the Mitcnen % S
lewis Company, recently caught twelve tarPoh ~
one day ranging in length from three leet yen Sla
inches TO five feet eight inches and aggregatns 90
mounds Tarpon fishing here exceeds the dream vi
any one who has not tried IT, Ducks ana seeSs srs
are there in untold millions: The waters ar
black with them. and when they rise me- the ho'ST rbs
like A cyclone and can be heard for miles ne
sportsman his boat In blind mage i n IN gats tas
shoals of live oak boughs and SHOOTS tlli ne ss.s
sick and tired of the slaughter, knew one a sua
to bring down 161. over nfty thousahu uuchS "eio
shipped from there last winter.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-05

bow their heads bump them) The window is
not made OF stained glass or even or French
plate but it is glass-it Is transparent, and IL Is
clean.
For some time this city hermit continued IN
the even tenor of his way. but at the approach
OF the holidays the Christmas spirit OF merry
making and good cheer reached even him. Two
nights before the good day itself, man came
down to the docks to dump a load OF greens ana
decora tions that had been used at wedding
The wire man" sp!ed him and gathered IN an
that he could possibly use. From midnlght
until in the morning he was busy In decorating
his home and when the morning of the 24th
dawned and the "sitters' awoke to listen Tor
the morning whistle. and the squatters reused
themselves. shook Oft the SPELL of sleep and pre-
pared to disappear to their daily haunts they
rubbed their eyes a second time. to make sure
that the gala costume Of the wire man's' hut
was not an evil effect OF fusel oil and other
things taken as usual. on the night before. But
# was no dream The Christmas cheer that
those fortunate enough to live in houses had
enjoyed for many years had reached the DOCKS
at last The position OF the wire man. as the
arstocrat was secure.
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS.
The greens were hung with true Christmas
taste The sides and rear Of the cottage were
fcstooned with laurel and in front a pole was
festooned after the manner Of ships bowspr1t,
from which the laurel was draped in lavish pro-
fusion. At the very front, was a pair OF small
New-York tribune., 1896-01-05

ground was made carly last spring, when he cam.
down to the piers with piece of canvas and a
pole like a Comanche Indian of the wild West.
He would build fire on the stones at the side OF
the road (what pretends 10 be Thirtecnth-ave)
and cook his meals, sleep under his Indian tepce.
and then disappear for days at time. His
habits were uncertain He had not yet achieved
high station.
But when the warm days Of summer came. he
came with them. and, as 1t afterward turned out.
for good. one warm night he pitched his tent
on the banks Of the ripping Hudson. and the
next morning Instead Of trying his luck for fish.
ne began to attack huge pile OF hay wire which
lay only a few steps from the door OF his wig
wan This wire was rusted by the many rains
and tangled and twisted and knotted But this
Chines. puzzle never dSuntcd "the King" He
rolled the mass into "A ball and then carefully
drew the wire from the interior.
When he had finished he had comfortable n
summer home as he could wish The hole. inside
the mass was large enough for him To make bed
there. big piece Of tin placed over the top Kept
the rain out In stormy weather, and on hot sultry
summer nights the wind blew through the open
work with a gentle and soothing lullaby.
WINTER RESIDENCE.
From this feat came the name. "the wire
man" But his ingenuity had not come to an
end yet. When the fall set n and the trees in
IIoboken began to assume crimson color this
man OF many resources began to look about him
for some material for a winter home. one night
big pile Of carboy cases. made OF corrugated
iron, was dumped on the premises This was
the very opportunity that he had long been
looking for and the next morning he set 10
work. With his wire home for a framework he
built about II good, strong house OF iron about
ten feet long, five feet high and six feet wide.
When the outer structure was finished the wire
was pulled out after much labor, and the house
ready for furnishing.
Strange II may seem, he did not visit any
OF the big furniture stores of the city TO buy his
goods. by careful watching he managed to Sc
cure all that his little cottage would hold from
the block OF ground about his home. He has n
cot and blankets. table. a stove. and all Of
the cooking utensils necessary. II he had man
aged to find anything more 1t would have done
him no practical good. for the hut Is as full now
as is conducive to comfort. The entrance door
Is q little low and all who enter the place must
New-York tribune., 1896-01-05
WOES or THE GRIPMAN.
THE SMALL BOY Is HARD TO ELUD

THE SMALL BOY Is HARD TO ELUDE.
The grIpman released the cab.e with quick turn
and jammed down the brake. while the people on
the sidewalk stopped stlll and waited what seemed
long time Two small boys with roller skates
were the cause OF the sensation They had been
rumbling along the Lex!ngton-ave sidewalk for
some distance now just escaping collision with a
pedestrian. losing their balance and falling In
a heap. But that sport soon became too tame, and
they took to he street. and as the car came bowl
ing along with clear way before 1t. they dartcd
onto the track scarcely ten feet ahead OF the car.
Would they get across before the fender struck
them? Everybodys heart stopped beating. 1t
seemed impossible. slip with one Of the treacher-
Gus skates would be fatal The ten feet essened to
five. and the youngsters actually stood still Then
they jumped side. and the car almost grazed them
AZ they skaed on proud OF their adventure.
The grlpman was too much relieved 10 say any
thing. He didn't even But he caught
the cabs again he turned and looked back at th>
bystanders. and shook his head with a weary smile.
That time angry crowd followed him. denounc-
Ing him for q butcher
New-York tribune., 1896-01-05

timber. or stone. or anything else that happens
10 be convenient on the wharves. and they never
have any visible means II support. Squatting ~
their business. They never beg from their fei-
lows II would d no good They seldom ask
anything Of the passers-by. They never work.
And yet they 1--we. and. Judging from the looks
of many Of them. one - forced 10 believe that
the distillery contributes largely to their resu-
lar diet
THE UPPER CIRCLE.
Next comes the real arstocracy Some pro-
ple might say. the upper ten but there is
seldom az large number az that TWO or
three at the most arr about all that the rank
and file Will allow TO be cassed thus In the
particular district with which this article deals
two only are allowed II do business In this
separate sphere. and even these are II different
rank They not on speaking terms.
Tho real king q the aristocrats Is known as
1.-THE wire man He evidently possesses a Won
derful ingenuity. His first appearance on the
New-York tribune., 1896-01-05
SMUGGLING ~ BALLOON SLEEVES.
Fron, The Portland OregonIan.

widow whose father is prosperous farmer living
near Port Angeles. arrested the other afternoon
by the customs officials and charged with SNUG
CLING opium into this country. Opium valued at
500 was found concealed about her wearing ap-
pare She was accompanied by her twelve-year-old
daughter. whose person four pounds OF opium
were discovered While coming across from Vic
tora the inspector imagined her figure unusually
plump, and upon inspection five tins OF the drug
were found ingeniOusy secreted In her balloon
sleeves. At the Custom House che tainted and went
Into Mysteries and requested that her daughter be
sent outside into the open air. Hardly had her child
reached the Sidewalk when she began running and
crying throwing dozens OF cans OF opium into open
lots Mrs Morrison IN consideration OF similar
charges not being presented agains. her daughter,
pleaded guilty. and, in the absence OF bondsmen
woman has been regularly engaged for several
mon this In snnuggiing ap.um for q Chinese firm.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-05
T4RPONS AT ARANSAS PASS.
iianaDolis Journal,

No sportsman ought TO die until he has caught n
tarpon You know when you have got him and
Won know II when you have him landed. lie IL the
tiger OF the water. He seems TO have seven lives
and he pays them out with the utmost economy.
He seiZes the bait cat Its prey. but II s not I'LL.
he finds himself hooked that the fight for his life
begins and he seems to bring to II reasonable In
teillgcncc After few bold plunges he will sud-
denly take slack and thrust large part OF his body
erect out of the water and strike his head faster
than you count with the greatest violence. In
fact, II looks as If he would shake his head on II
need be to free himself. which he Will Invariably do
unlega held taut. He seems to divine the intelll
New-York tribune., 1896-01-05


many years must eapse before the museum IL
in any way full worth visit.
Nine. Galliera was for many years the host
ess Of the Comte and Comtesse de Paris, In so far
that she lent them free OF cost. the ground and
FIRST floors Of her vast residence in the Faubourg
st. Germain. When however. she found that the
Comte was using her mansion headquarters for
political intrigues against the Government, and
that on the occasion OF ihe party given to cele-
brate the betrothal Of his daughter to the Crown
Prince, now King of Portugal a regular Royalist
manifestation had taken place in the magnificent
salons OF the Hotel Gaera she broke off her
relations with him and begged him to remove his
family and effects elsewhere. Moreover. she
fortune to the younger children Of the Comte de
Paris. as she originally intended TO do she be-
queathed a portion Of 1t TO her husbands native
city Of Genoa: her superb collection OF jewels. as
well as a large amount Of money. to the widowed
Empress Frederick OF Germany, whom she knew
only by reputation. but whose character she i'm
mensely admired; while nearly $5,0o0.000. az well
az all her paintings and art treasures, were left
to the city OF Paris: the Galliera mansion itself
being assigned to the Emperor OF Austria who
accented the gift and established his Embassy
there.
While the decision Of the municipality to devote
open to criticism as being contrary to the inten-
tions OF the ducal testator. 1t must be admitted
that from public point Of view there is much to
be commended in the idea. The French are the
most artistic people In the world: yet while there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-27
THE EDITORS SCOOP.
How He Beat a Rival In the Race For
News.

How He Beat Rival In the Race For
News.
Because a rival paper "scooped'' him on
an important item week ago Jack Mer-
chant, the editor of a Midyale (Neb.)
weekly, wrote a thrilling account of his
suicide for publication in last Mondays
issue of his own paper and swallowed poi
son half an hour after his contemporary
had gone to press.
He was evidently in earnest in his effort
at self destruction, for he locked himself
in his sanotum to give the fatal drug time
to take effect and refused admission to his
foreman, who went to Merchants assist
ance as soon as he discovered the nature of
the journalistic coupe attempted by his
superior
The foreman burst the door and sum-
moned physician. With the latter's help
the editor was saved to read his own obit-
uary. The opposition came out later with
an extra giving account of the affair,
including its happy termination, but Mer-
chant is much censoled by the thought
that the original and only really authentic
announcement was on the street in his
own paper several hours before the rival
paper was able to reach it's subscribers
New York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-27
ANOTHER BAD TRAIN BOY.
This One Was ON = Rock Island Train and
VIetimizsd = TOpeka-WOman.
To the editor of the State Journal:

This One Was ON = Rock Island Train and
VIotimizsd = Topeka.WOman.
To the editor of the State Journal
Tom Daily is not the only news age Mt
that deals in found 'spectacles. A few
weeks ago the writer was On her way to
Mcfarland. A news agent came around
with books. ! said l did not want 10 get
my glasses out for the purpose of read
ing. The agent said: "Oh, that reminds
me; l found a pair in the sleeping car
ana perhaps you would buy them" He
took his books away and returned. with
pair of gold glasses bent to go back OF
the ear. tried them and found l could
see with them. Then l asked what he
wanted for them. He said: 81. go" l
said they would only be worth 81 to me
as I had good ones WELL" the news
agent replied. "As they have no case
they will only get broken and are no use
to me, and you can have them for S !"
After l reached my journeys end
found l had been victim ,zed, as l was in
formed it was a newsboys' trick and
they purchased them in Kansas City for
that purpose. l have since met people
who had found one or perhaps two pairs
aud offered to sell at So or perhaps 81
per pair A tramp called on me last
week; he had two pairs.
My object in writing this is to warn
people and not let others get cheated as
l was III. w. A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-27
DRURY COLLEGE WINNER
I'm the Debate the Monroe Doc.
trIne at Mashbnrn College.

I'm the Debate ora the Monroe Doe.
trIne at Washburn College.
Representatives from Drury college,
Spring field, Mo-, came up to Topeka
yesterday, and meeting Washburn in the
debate last night in the college chapel,
took away the honors of the first inter-
collegiate debate.
The crowd from Drury which accom-
panied the winning debaters was rather
a small one, but enthusiastic and de-
monstrative. The Druryites roamed
around town yesterday afternoon and in
the evening went out to Wash burn, and
occupying a section of the chapel yelled
themselves hoarse for their favorites.
Attorney General Dawes was chair
man and made a short speech before in
Producing the first mum Der of the pro-
gramme. He said: Ladies and gentle
men, We have come here for business;
let US proceed with business" After a
piano solo by Miss Mary Harrison,
Chairman Dawes read the question,
docs the Monro Doctrine apply to the
Venezuelan Controversy" aud intro
the debate. Mr.. Lovewell, of Wash
burn, opened Tor the negative. The
second affirmative speaker from Drury
was L. l. Lichliter, while Mr.. LoveweiI
was assisted by J. s. Dague.
The debate was interesting and all the
phases of the question were we'll present
ed. While the judges, George R
Thompson and the Rev. j. l.. Sewell of
Kansas City. and Gen. J. G. Caldwell of
Topeka, were arriving at their decision,
the audience listened to the Washburn
glee club. Miss Florence Townsley also
appeared in a vocal solo.
The decision of the judges resulted in
II points for Drury and Is for Washburn.
AS Drury received the least number of
points it was declared the winner. The
Washburn debaters did well, but were
hampered by having an unpopular and
difficult side of the question to handle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-27
POOR WAY TO REFORM.
Two of the Officials at the Reform
School
GIT INTO A FIGHT WITH FISTS.

The Matter Taken Into the Courts,
hut Is flushed Up for Political Rea-
sons.
There Ia trouble at the state reform
school, and it is said to arise from a lack
of harmony in the management of the in
stitution. -
The trouble got into the court this
week, but owing to the Intervention of the
county attorney the matter was hushed
up Joseph Jones. the assistant super
intendent of the institution, was
arrested and brought before Justice Guy
on the charge of assault and battery pre-
ferred by the gardener at the institution,
Robert Able. This was last Tuesday but
the case was afterward dismissed and
nothing was said about it.
or course it goes without saying that
all the appoinfees at the reform school
were named for political reasons and not
because of any special ability to look
after obstrsperous youths. When W. Il.
Howell was named for superintendent an :
other candidate was Joseph Jones', who
was a particular friend of Senator Will
cocksonswas given the second place. SEN
ator WilcOckson is notonly q member of
the board, but he is also a man of in
huence with the state administrator,
and SO it is not surprising that Jones was
disappointed.
AS might be expected, Jones has not
worked in harmony with the rest of the
officers because his ability has not been
properly recognized, and it is said that
he is in the habit of throwing stumbling
blocks in the way of the management of
;he institution TO bring it into discredit
with the board of charities, and he fig
ured that this would lead to Supsrin-
tendent Howell being deposed. If
Howell was dismissed he would be sle-
waited to the position of superintendent.