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NO VAR FEVER 4MOxG AssrR1ays.
They smoke Their Pipes with Dignity and
Won't Even Pray for Turkey.

All along the lower part of Washington street
are TO be seen dingy. dark little cafes, the doors
OF which are surmountci with cabalistic looking
hicroglyphics. The hicrog!yphics are Arabian
characters. and the members OF the Assyrian
latest ncws OF the war. Tho discussions are
marked with sobriety and dcCorum. The As.
syrian is not a ready talkcr. He dislikcs the
excitement OF prcferring 10 sit and
listen. Hour upon hour he sits silent, with
placid oriental dignity. inhaling the fragrant
smoke of his Turkish cigarette.
The attitude OF these former subjects OF the
Sultan-tho majority are now American citizens
is in marked contrast with the loyal fervor
of tho Greeks that throng the cafes OF Roosevelt
street, for while the latter are all ablaze with
enthusiasm for king and country. the SYM
pathies of the former are with tho enemies OF
Turkey. Not one penny, not even a prayer, will
the Assyrians contribute TO aid the armies OF the
Prince OF the Faithful, and while the Greeks arc
daily locking hnmeward 10 take up arms in de-
fence OF the Cross. not q single volunteer has
left nor is likely to leave these shores TO enroll
himself in tho ranks OF the Crescent.
This apparent lack OF patriotism is easily eN-
planned. The number of MhhOmmedans In this
city is very small. Practically, all the Assyrian
colony is Christian. and its members resent ms
on insult any attempt to identity them with the
Turk. When = reporter. me other day, went
through the colony trying TO elicit the views
concerning the Eastern crisis, the answer he
I've arc followers Of Christ; the Turks of
The Assyrian colony OF this city numbers
about 5000 souls. As a whole the colony is
prosperous. Most OF its menbcrs arc engaged
in commerce., whereby some have amassed con-
siderable fortunes. The Assyrian Is a pNrticu-
larry shrcwd business man.
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house is Mr.. McDonald's headquarters. where
Mr.. II. B. Reed has general charge OF the work.
When all the cNcavatinG has been accom-
plishcd and the core walls and embellishments
have been finished. there will still be a vast job
upon a ground surrounded by property already
very valuable and becoming rapidly more
SO, it is imperative. that no water shall
of the reservoir. When the Central Park rescr.
voir was finished in 1862 IL was supposed
that enough had been done to make it
watcr.tight, for core walls running to the rock
had been built within the walls, constructed OF
puddlcd clay and earth. and the inner slopes Of
in cement mortar. The new reservoir will have
its core walls OF rock and then its whole inner
surface, bottom and slopes. whether On earth or
rock, will be covered with At least four inches OF
cement mortar. Tho contract calls for so. 00O,-
600 square feet OF such surface coverings. This
would be enough TO cover the whole width OF an
ordinary ~iifty-foot street for nineteen miles.
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and in places 40 feet high. The power house
was another. expensive piece OF work. For n
building tho ballroom of the Jockey Club house
was carried off to the top Of q rocky hill near
the old Polo Club house and boilers and engines
set up in 1t on the rock. 1t is to have n second
60O-horsc.powcr engine and air compressor and
will then have cost about 800, 600. 1t is csti-
mated that 2,50O,0O0 pounds Of dynamite will
bc used in tearing away the rocks Of the rcser.
voir and the route for the aqueducts where that
Is to be tunnelled.
The old Belmont stables were turned into
shops and storerooms. and Others were provided
with floors and doors and windows, and con.
verified into dwelling houses. which arc let ut
low rents to the men employed. The greater
part Of the l%aborers on the work are HunRarians.
What Is left OF the Jockey Club house Is now a
hospital. where DIR. George w. Nash has n dispcn-
sary and a complete OUTFIT to caro- for sick or in
jurcd men. Works like this cost much in human
life. Rocks roll on men and crush them. der.
ricks fall on them, premature blasts tear them
limb from limb. and malaria and exposure
break them down. In accidents alone II has
teen estimated that the. new Croton aqueduct
made end to end, would reach the length of the
a%qncduct. 1t was "A life for every seven feet.
The Oak Hill Club house is the headquarters
of Division Engineer Alfred Craven, who looks
after the city's interests, and the old Polo Club
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Then, in addition 10 this, upon the lower part of
feet, there is to be II covering OF bricks, laid
edgcwisc in cement mortar. On the space above
water mark the cement Is to be protected from
wave action by q layer OF rubbed stones laid
without mortar. II will take 1000 cubic yards
The gate house, which will be In the midst Of
the waters and control their every movement,
will DO one of the most interesting parts Of tho
great work. The character of the superstructure
has not been determined, but the building will
be undoubtedly OF ornamental stone and one
high story. 1t is the part below the floor level
that is Important. The reservoir will be in two
distinct, parts. Wator will enter, 1t by the new
and old aqueducts, and will also leave
II by both on its way to lower New
York, Besides these outlets there will
he three of smaller dimensions, provided
for the growing needs OF the territory
directly tributary to the Jerome, Pork site.
H. Sn Vnn ont a. 1he I nSTthw s;h and Sd leading into
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SIGHTS IN WEsrERN KINSAS.
stores Converted Into Hydrnnts
mud nonds l!l That Is Len or a CIIN.

TOPEKA, Kan, April 29.-Tcn years ago, when
the great speculative boom swept over he
West. the western half o. Kansas. then IL he
centre of the Great American Desert. was q i,hl
OF operation where Eastern SPECTATORS p..G.ed
fortunes Only to see them melt away. Towns
and cities grew up rapidly. with no.h.nG Ia .'.y
upon for their support b.t the S:akci iI'!ns
and tho scattered stock ranches a!oH- the Ar
kansas River and its tributaries. Tow lot
spectators plotted miles Of barren lard I'D
sold it for fabulous prices. They were followed
by another class OF boomers who invested g.A>i'
crn money in electric light plants. ana III
others built mills and elevators without gu"siH.
er!ng the possibility OF growing wheat and 'orn
in u section where rain was the exception rather
than the rule. Following the tow. boomers
came thousands Of farmers from The Mississippi
Valley country, who. upon the advice ui l'r
spectators. squandcrcl their nj! in an attempt
10 rails. crops in thrdeScTf.
Now the towns and country seem GrHCr'r!.
Thousands OF farmers have given up the h-Nt
nnl returned to other states. leaving iht1;
claim" b and hSmcS'Sads to ErI ,hG pTn'Ti% [ f@E a ,i.t
are making AN ctiOr; Ia overcome nhiurh. t,"s
and conditions. These SOW every season, ~
they seldom reap. They hope on ana iun"'E
believe that some time western Kansas WI
come out all right. The towns show dHapi4Hn,,
stations, mills. and elevators have been trans
formed into Indications for owls and hnts. ne
oycrSrown towns have, however. tnntr""ic' 20
NiA' "a wv ''f''H
Hundreds Of store buildings have hurn moved
out TO the farms for residences. The farmers
were able to buy them for n song, and II Was m
easy matter TO PM them on wheels and move
them over the level prairie. Throughout Mr-l'
ern Kansas one finds scores OF sqnnTr iEoh,
frame store buildings on The farms which ,halo
been converted into comfortable homc.. lllE,,
ing along the highway YOU viii see rl-NN MNl'R
were painted On the buildings when they served
rs mercantile Adjustments. DRY Good 1i"l
Groceries Is n very common sign on The irnHt
OF a western Kansas amer home. \ i"
miles out from SErltuS N may ln seen "A lIL Nl|.u
room about sixty feet deep which has been con,
vcrtcl inlo n model hons. II contains '"n
rooms, and only lacks paint TO cover M ihr al.
vertiscmcnt on. the square front, which rrtn7;
The Great Western Dry Goods and General
Merchandise Emporium."
Many towns in western Kansas have been n
tirely dcpopHlatra. Springfield. once no
iiourish!nG county seat OF Seward county, T. no
more. There Is not n single building lr:i ~ no
town, but the traveller is reminded tina, there
was a town there once by the water h]ydron'''
which stand mp above the prairie grass Lisa
jack rabbit that has been frightened hI = pas,
ing train. Spcinstic had Il COmpl,i" sySith.nI
water works and some Eastern ]invCsto: II .'.n'
ing the bonus that was voted FOR its constrgvl'oh'
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by engineers nearly twenty years ago. In 1884
the, Aqueduct Commissioners became convinced
1t was beloved that the only piece of ground
that could be used for the purpose would be the
general plan for the new Croton Aqueduct and
the tremendous new Croton dam, which is build
new aqueduct from a capacity OF $50, 600, O o
gallons a day. from tho Central Park Reservoir
to Jerome Park. to a capacity of 31S, 600, 900
gallons n day from Jerome Park to the
Croton Lake. In April Of the following year Mr..
Fteley began surveys of the whole country DO:
tween the Harlem River and the upper part of
Yonkers and the Hudson and the Sound to find
the best and cheapest site for the reservoir.
Levels were taken and soundings made to the
rock by borings. This work was continued un-
til June. 1886. 1t had been found that there was
but the one site for the reservoir In all that ter
The elevation for the site wa already fixed by
the flowing level of the water In the aqueducts.
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moved to Il IN tho form Of masonry. cement, and
pipes, have been made by Chief Engineer Fteley
ofthc Aquednct Commission, Beginning with
3,i85. 600 yards Of rock excavation, and adding
items which include. among others, 392. 900
cubic yards OF masonry, 90, 900 tons OF bricks,
reducing all these TO cart londs OF about 1900
pounds each, the engineers calculate that TO
move the whole load In ono train OF carts
would take. 1l,000,000 horses and carts. II
twenty feet be allowed for each cart and horse
the procession would. DO Al 1896 miles long, al
most enough to girdle tho earth twice. The
total weight would be nearly $4,000, 900 tons. II
this were loaded. into fiat cars. with twenty
tons In each car, the train would number 742,-
500 cars and would reach 8,214 miles. Divided
into trains OF forty.five cars each II would take
10, 500 locomotives to haul IL.
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4 GIANT OF RESERVOIRS.
IT rs TAKTYG FORM SWIFTLY At
JEROME PIRK.

n1an Power and steam Power wiptne Out ola
Landmarks and HurryinE Forward the Task
or Removing ooo Don Cable Feet or Rock
ana arth-Enormou Proportions or tho
U~ndertak,nE-Its Plans ana Its Progress
Tho CitJ's water supply or the Future.
How many persons are there horenbout who
are aware that there Is now we'll under way
within the limits OF the present city one OF those
stupendous undertakings which have set this
age OF tho world apart from all others In proving
mans mastery OF tho earth and the clements
one which will demand from tho pockets Of
Taxpayers n total OF nearly $4,000, oO0i
This undertaking Is tho building OF q
now distributing reservoir to insure this city
against n water famine In case OF an accident 10
either OF the Croton aqueducts or to any other Of
the grott engineering works which conserve
an | bring to this city its daily supply Of potable
water. The city already has one enormous pool
which answers this purpose and one little pool at
Forty.second street. In Bryant square. which
holds what Is now only a mouthful Of water for
the metropolis.
No other ono thing perhaps will SO impress
ono with the rapid growth Of New York as the
history OF Its water works. Fifty years ago,
when the Forty-second street distributing reser-
voir was built. 1t was looked upon as likely to DO
adequate for many years, and 1t impressed the
Imagination as well as tho eye with its maRni.
tude. 1t certainly is an impressive structure,
and few persons can realize the fact that this
enormous city gulps down its entire contents OF
water in tho tenth part OF every day. Could you
look into II from the top OF it's walls, nearly
forty feet above the street level and 400
feet long on each side, survey its four
acres. and peer into its thirty.six.foot
depth Of water and comprehend that there
were before you $4,000, 900 gallons, 1t might DO
still harder TO believe that this was but a cup
full to tho giant New York. Go from there to
Central Parks twin reservoirs, which cover
more acres than many a farm, and try to imagine
how long the water there would last tho city.
You will tini 1t a long walk about the edges OF
these lakes, and IL tho water is up TO its highest
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than six inches deep, and each layer wet
and rolled with a corrugated roller un.
til it, is. solidly packed down. This
work has been begun ut several places along
tho outlines OF the reservoir, and 1t will
DO carried on 50 that, by the time the inside
and green with grass. The excavating has he
gun at five points. Ono is beside the Van Cort-
landt valley head. where great reef OF rock Is be.
ing reduced. Another Is at the southwest part of
the reservoir, near John Clatilin's house. Athird
is at tho southeast, near the old Jerome avenue
the centre Of the east lobe of tho reservoir, Just
between the old Jockey Club house and Bonnett's
old, Polo Club house. About one,half the men
ployed eventually. AS each working Is OK
banded men and machines will be added. At
present there are 1900 men engaged on the
work.. Two hundred and fifty OF these are
skilled mechanics, including drill runners, hoist
rsEasn,r. loI SIn9bsrs. e niSssissss. snS %asahs.
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NOW HE cor 4 STORT.
a Chicago Newspaper Mans Pursuit or One
That Has Not Eccn Printed In Detail.
From the Chicago Tinlt..HrraId.

From the Chicago Timts-HsraId.
The other evening the head of the news staff
Of a local daily was standing in front OF the
Palmer House. An elegantly dressed young
woman suddenly stopped before him.. and with
evident embarrassment inquired the way to the
Casino. The direction was given and the news
paper man added that the place was closed.
CLOSED I" echoed the woman in surprise.
Yes; ii hasn't been open for several months"
"Oh. we'll" she continued. Il guess it is all
right. any way: | am a stranger in the city; n
gentleman and his wife from New York asked
going to the Casino. Ny friends evidently are
meet them where they thought would be most
convenient for me-
remembered afterw ,rd. and passed on. A minute
nant Of his cigar. a biz OF ashes. caught by the
his hand accidentally touched his cravat. The
~scarfpin which had nestled there a moment be-
1t wasn't worth n dollar, anyway. he said
TO himself consolingly. and she's welcome to
a great story In that woman IL | could only find
her again and make her talk"
Hi, intended visit TO the theatre was given up
town streets in search for that story. An hour
later he, came face to face with the woman no
first, but she made no attempt to avoid him.
81 want goH4'' .!sy said h%lHntly,
she lhuEhcu. we'll. she said, Il suppose all
OF us sometimes want what we can't get"
And some OF us" he added. lit seems, help
ourselves to whatever we want
oh. did YOU miss 1t, reallyi' she asked. smil.
know; really l couldn't; But il wasn't worth
hand Ovcrcoat pocket"
And he did. Come" he said. there's Il res.
tanrant across the street. l owe you n dinner.
When the last particle of the 6roilcd lobster
had been washed down and she had tod n fairy
story which he mentally concluded would make
at least a column they arose 10 20.
do you know she said. ''you were pretty
lucky tonight I Wen, you were. When l was
talking 10 you on the street ! tried for your
watch. Your coat was buttoncd. and it covered
the pocket so tightly that ] couldn't get the
watch without your noticing il. SEQ" she con
away, II couldn't get. my hand under there
without your showing It. Notice how nght the
~you-always Keep your. coat buttonod in a
crowd. Then you're safe"
The newspa per man offered to escort his com-
panion 10 her hotel. She declined. He insisted.
She hailed q passing, hanson, jumped in. and
was wbirlod away. lie lighted another cigar
and strolled toward the theatre. He wondered
II he would be in time to see the second act.
What he said when he reached for his watch
couldn't be printed.
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done. The contract calls for q certain. amount a
cubic yard for moving Garth and rock and for
putting in place stone, brick. or rubble masonry,
iron work, and SO on to tho end of the list. Tho
two great itoms are for cxcavating earth and
rock, and the prices bid for these arc interesting
ms showing how modern methods are bringing
dertakes TO dig out tho earth for 3 cents q
cubic yard and to blast out and remove tho rock
for as cents n yard, and these prices include also
carrying away both Garth and rock and finally
disposinR OF them. To get rid OF such enormous
most serious problems which the contractor
had to deal with.
II all the earth and rock. to be removed were
piled up upon n regular city block, 300 feet wide
and 900 feet long, II would make n solid square
pile 1850 feet high-highcr than the Eiifel
toYer and nearly twice the height OF this coun-
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The rock alone to be taken out is just about
equal in quantity to that which was In the great
pyramid Of Egypt when the pyramid, was com.
feet along each OF its sides. The total weight OF
tho pyramid Ia estimated Mt 6.3l6, 900 tons. or
less than half the weight that will have to be
moved in completing the new reservoir. Twenty
three million six hundred thousand bricks will BIO
used in the work. The American Surety building,
which towers In lower Broadway. is perhaps the
most conspicuous object In this city. II all the
stone and brick masonry to be put In place in
completing the new reservoir and Its connections
solidly in the form OF that building. with the
same ground area. II would make a tower five
times as tall, or about 1850 feet high. The
bricks alone would be enough to load half a
dozen or more of the biggest steamers afloat.
The need OF the new reservoir was recognized
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Drills and derricks seem to DO everywhere,
steam shovels and dredges abound, and seven
teen donkey engines and five full.sized engines
haul out the rock and earth In ITO side-dump
cars or upon thirty-hve big fiat cars.
All tho drills and dcrricks are operated by
compressed air, provided by the general power
house and carried to each part Of the work by
miles OF pipes, which vary from eight inches, In
diameter 10 one and one-half inches. other
tracks for the trains sprawl over everything.
Money, time. and skill were needed and used
before. the work could he got Into tho present
condition. Mr.. Mcdonald had 70 file n bond for
$4O0.O0O for the proper performance OF his
work, and no has Ind to spend 100000 for his
working plant. His railroad alone will. cost
Sl50.O0o. Where IL crosses the botanical gar
dens ground in Bronx Park and the Bronx
river. IL Is carried on n trestlc 1000 feet long
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the Croton watershed and when the demands
for, daily consumption run above 2s0,0O o 900
gallons 1t will be obliged to explore new fields
for a supply. Inquiry has already been made
into the probable sources which must be tapped,
and there Is n diversity of opinion whether
1t would best be the nearer watersheds
and rivers OF Connecticut. the regions ABOVE
engineers believe that New Jersey offers The
greater supply, and that II will be the most eco
nomical To draw from. 1t has been stimatc
by engineers of reputation that n supply can
he got from that source which would dwarf
MI the other fields mentioned. and would last
the Greater New York and its growing New
Jersey dependencies for generations.
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When Judge Pcndlcton grows reminiscent lie
Is always interesting. Cour; was short this
morning. and when Mr.. Henry Tompkins walked
in he said: Mr.. TOnpkins, your cousin, Louis
brave man. lie was the most overbearing man
| ever saw. lc was in a Toker game IN camp
rest. and he called Forrest u liar, Forrest pulled
his pistol. a dOublc-b'rrelled weapon, and. plac-
ing IL 10 Garth's breast. he pulled Tho trigger.
a chew OF tobacco. and. without moving a
muscle, said: Lieutenant. you had better try
the other barrel" Forrest nut his weapon up,
and said: Garth, you are a brave man, and |
Will not shoot a brave man. They were in
Separable friends forever afterWagd
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ger, State Game and Fish Commissioners has
received an interesting report frem his deputy
stationed in Jackson Hole. south OF the Yellow
stone National Park. The warden reports that
25. 900 head OF elk tried TO winter in the district,
but that there was not food enough for them, and
that 5000 head OF calf clks and .. 800 full,grOwn
animals have died OF starvation during the win
ter. The ranchmen of the region have been
Obliged to. guard their hay stacks in order 10
keep the elk from getting the hay put up for
cattle. Fences OF ordinary construction were
inadequate 10 keep the elk out of meadows or
Enclosures where hay WAS put up
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She Knew.


"NOw, children" said the school teacher,
you have just read the story about The me
bird that fell in n spring and WAS drowned. Who
can tell me what a spring is +
Several bright little hoys and. girls held Hn
their hands, ami one was asked for her Hnswr'.
1T comes lciore the Fourth Of July. -hrs1i.;
no. ! do mol mean the season, u%Nu!ainr !
the teacher. IL mean tho spring that the IAte
bird was drowned in"
A little girl waved her hand frantically.
well, you may answer" said the teacher.
"A spring is water coming up out OF ~
ground with a health resort built up around n
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-11-07
RlCes Y PoBREs

brazos alrededor del cuelo rodeanloa oo cnnra
tratando de bessrls en- los labos.
Teresa hacienda gran esfuezo, le sepa,o laus6
grlto de colera Cue no pndo reprimir.
-No-6ljo no. ESQ sera. les impossible!
Ell senior Outlet retroced6.
--iQue es 10 que sela, hermcsa mia? lregunt5
rrtsdo.
Teresa contestt:
Vamos-repueo el seior Outlet, seals chquiila.
No puedo!
- Refexionad!
lQu6 quertis que dga ESQ mas faerte que 50!
mo puedo
No sc conduce uno vos 10 hactis
No trato de discu parme .iOa pio peri6n. iIIa
bGis sido bueno para mi!
y quero seguir siendoo pcro fraacamene, haceis d
fell que complacente.
FL eor Outlet irlitaba cada mas Uu SOLO paeo
legaba la c6era.
Es pspe tonic el que me haeGs desempshar. Ea-
rGis malaria mas avapzada que hoy?
Teresa repiti6, dirigtndole mirada eyaha:
-;Manana?
ST rnalana euando desperteis guardls, pan,
cuando tenga empeEar de vuestra eycursone
pesa haberos enemistso nco amigo qrc
reis tai vez....Y Yo para yos la salvacion.
Lo s6.
-;Pero Ia questis?
No me agobieis, 10 supico.. ;'asaate triste
estoy yal
Y cratura por quen querias sacfcaros? sQue sera
de ella:
Una punzsnte sngustia oprimi6 e pecho de Tees2
Estuvo puno de ceder
Pero rehzo contest6
-Os iuro que estoy reconocida; pero...
Yo rio de las palabas Lo que quiero actos.
sQuerais ST no?
No puedo. iDeiadme salir!
Como querais. Pero juro pcr mi nombre qne 81 pa