The sun., 1897-03-22
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approached him and said:
my dear sir. have little example Of high
art that want to show you. This portrait
done in crayon wss made from photograph,
and receive only S5 for the work. As you
soc, Il 10 very we'll done. No home Is complete
without q crayon portrait ~ y s. tno 10 mos. ros.
fhns Ho ,h I Sps lSs %s ons Of photo
sraSSs. sr viii vii make @ se You % hsndsono cTayon
and frame 1t in gilt and red plush for only 70.
Ny work has been highly praised oy oomoe-
Hold on there" interrupted Mr.. Wores.
portrait aa tFS SainsRE ITRy bSsiness ss myssf Si
thSs SOW I1d ws sgG Mpeh eomins
way nowr" And out he walked.
Old Trinity's clock. which is usually trust
worthy timepiece, went wrong on Friday, ana
for two days It's antics made the Wall street
mon rub their ewes and try TO recall where
they had been the night before. Tho hands
seemed to have tired of their humdrnm
they jumped from IL O'Clock 10 ll'15 in less
than a second and then they swung 70 IL 40.
where they paused for q moment. Iheh tney
advanced until thoy pointed TO IL O'Clock. inc
subsequent proceedings tracted general at
ed to 80 and ,hs clock struck 3 there was
appropriate language used. Trtnitys CLOCK
one of the most con pienous tnLns n ssl' .slo
dom Questioned.
Justice Henry Hawkins, who delivered the
decision Of the full court Of the Queens Bench
TO the effect thst the betting ring at race tracks
Is "a place" within the meaning Of the Anti
Gambling act OF 1858. and thus kave q seri-
Gus blow to turf citing, probably regretted
the necessity Of It rs much as any man In
England. He is frequently described as tho
''sporting Justice" and he has no parallel on
tho bench In this c)untry. New York law
yer who met Justice Hawkins last summer
said yesterday: His decision on the betting
ring must have been an unpleasant one TO
give, for he has been an ardent follower Of tho
races for years. II you ask the average Lon
doner TO name the most conspicuous Judge
in England. he will promptly name Sir Henry
Hawkins. Aside from his interest in sports
he is n remarkable man. When he accepied
q Justiceship about twenty years n o he made
great pecunary sacrifice. for his practice ns
a lawyer WAS big and profitable. He had n
great reputation as crossexaminer. and as
Judge he occasionally amuses himself bv
tpking q cross-examInation out OF the hands
OF stupid lawyer and showing him how easy
1t is to bring witness to the mark. He
criticises freely the lawyers who appear before
him. and he seems 10 be Always suspicious that
the are u ulting him In an underhand man
ner. Desr tc In severity the lawyers who prac-
tlce before him assert that he is almost In
fallibe in his decisions. Justice Hawkins's
hobby Is the race track. and he may he found
Invariably at the Derby. always well groomed
The fact that two OF the most conspicuous
SewYork clubs are willing to receive new mem
bers at present without tho payment of ini-
tiation fees reveals u situation which three
years ago would have bee. thought impossible.
That either the Calumet or Manhattan would
find It SO difficult to fill It's rolls that men,
bers would have tn be attracted by the waving
OF the initiation fees would never have been
thought probable. and the example OF these two
clubs Is likely to be followed in the near fu-
ture. member Of one of these clubs said this
week: There are other clubs in New York
st this moment which are very much in need
OF the help that would come from an incr. ased
membership. When this cannot be acquired
that are admitted. IL must be done By tie alb
sorption Of another CLUB This is the means
comes TO question OF increasing their lists of
members. II can he done In SO few cases. now.
ever. thst the next step waving the member
Now that two clubs have done his. IL would be
q good idea for all OF them to follow suit, and
announce that. in view of the present situation
OF affairs among the clubs. the Initiation
charges would be- suspended everywhere for q
certain period. There are undoubtedly some
clubs In New York that do not feel the need
OF such means Of STRENGTHENING themselves.
But. on the other hand; there arc number
plan suggested would help all the clubs. 1t
would relieve those that have already
na'n,sd bs the rule dns
certainly help a number Of tho clubs. and
II would not damage those that went into
1t would probably restore prosperity to sll tho
clubs that need 1t. and start them again on
Ii Ii. enSs That TO ,sss ssS
should t- prosperous. and anything that
helped their general condition would help every
one individually"
What would be the most remarkable sight of
the kind. perhaps, in the world, had 1t not bo-
como so commonplace, Is presented at the
bridge during the rush hours. 1t is the dis
appearance Of thousands upon thousands Of
human beings, and is going on constantly. On the
stairways and approaches is to be seen black
stream of people flowing steadily and rapidly and
INCREASINGLY onward at the rate OF several
hundred minute. When they reach tho top
platform they seem to vanish and fade away.
as a stream is sometimes sucked M by sand. 1t
is something like a contnrcr's trick this spec
tacle Of great masses OF rcople pressing up to
remain constantly empty. The experience thus
far with the new system Of trains on the bridge
dicie that the travel would more than keep
pace with the increase In traffic accommoda-
nSer OF heR ee9 o be ann IN ns @
crowded as ever. The great beauty OF the i'm
prov,ement, is that II has donC, away with the
crush on tho platform and the attendant un-
civilized scenes. A curious effect OF tho In
crensed traffic which may he noticed by pedcs-
trians on the footpath is the increased vihra-
ton. The waves seem shorter and more fro
quent. and Mt certain points on the promenade
one experiences the same rocking sensation that
is felt during an earthquake.
1t is a difhcult task for man before un-
known to Gen. Palma to get an audience with
him at the headquarters OF the Cuban Junta,
and the secrecy with which all business In that
Office 10 transacted Is frequently justified by
tho discovery Of Spanish spies among the per-
who visit IL on one pretext or another.
These spies present themselves as volunteers
for Glihustering EXPEDITIONS, and not intre-
0uently they bring letters vouching for their
loyalty to Cuba. After thsy have been once de-
to cted and their faces become known their use.
fulness 10 at an end. One such inauisitive agent
of Spain came to grief a few days ago through
the agency of o snapshot camera. He was q
busIness-'ike yourg man, and he introduced
himself as an agent for various manu- ufacturers
OF arms. Ho offered To f:rnish guns and am
munition at much lower prices than the Iunta
had been paying. His conversation excited sus.
picion. and ho was Invited to call again a week