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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
W BROWNIES SMITH.
EXPERIENCE AND RECORD OF WE'LL
KNOWN NETWORK RAILROAD MAN

EXPERIENCE AND RECORD OF WELD
KNOWN NETWORK RAILROAD MAN.
w Brownies Smith, general Eastern passen-
ger agent Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, is one
OF the oldest and most widely known men In tha
railroad world. His fret position was secured
in a transportation company, and although ne
hos had vide experience In other lines, and espe-
cially in the newspaper business, yet he hnaiiy
came back TO his first choice In his ONCE az
No $50 Broadway hangs the photograph on
every member OF what ne terms the Broadway
squad" That means the general Eastern pas
senger agents Of the various big roads VINO nave
their Offices along Broadway. To each OF them
he is well known, and there ls no more popular
man In THE squad"
Mr.. Smith was born in New-York city in
March 1872 His father was owner OF me
Courier" which was then a widely read paper.
While boy he helped his father around the
Office Of the newspaper and at the tender age OF
eigntaon years displayed his acunen by AVIS
ing his father 70 take a fairly liberal offer for
the paper. and in explanation OF ms afFlce no
said. The DAY isn't far distant when all the
dalles will be printing Sunday papers ana inc
weekly VIII have to 90 out Of business" HIS
advice was disregarded. however. but time
showed the wisdom II his prediction
MI Smith attended thc Mechanics school IN
Crosby-st. and fniehcd at the College 81 the
CITY = New-York us first business connec-
,ion was With the Osw.go Tronsportat on Com
panv ,,,r-ward NJ VA four years IN the
service II tho United states As quar,erinast"r 81
the Seventeenth District. Network CITY. he
always had 4 fondre.s for newspaper work ana
was connected wi,h Tn N~w-York Courier
and other pu0li, Aucr- a. lat" - 1888 H. De-
cam. connected ni:h the Lehsh Valley Rail
road ia -. sn.n be- was appointed ticket ana
passenger agent. it, vas appointed general
Eastern pa-senrer ag,nt 81 1893, which position
d.. sfLI Lnli.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
1gr SPANISH RoYiL STANDARD.

From Tho Philadelphia Tim"-
Th- spanish royal standard - most '1'' -,
,a-,d Tn r-d and yellow II the spanish nag
a. s.ld - be- derived from this occurrence !"
I37> charles the Bold dipped his fingers IN 'hs
blood a C;eoffrey Count = Bar ma anu 1T
,t.r, down IN. Counts golden shield. ~ OK"
- 49, ,r,.r.c alton - thu latfer's bravery Inc
sh~.d - markel became ne arms ~ "a. 80. -
Iona which became part ~ NFias ''. anu 49,
rms ,.rc taken D. that kingdom
Now 20 ,he royal standard. In thr hr-t qut'
ter or upper left-hand part u IN" nag arr t"r
,r,-s ~ con and Castle. th~ Ion ana ia.
cas+le. IN. second quarter is taken ~. one-na.i
by the arms - Arrason. on half by the arms
u sicily The upper third ~ the MIRA quAI'rr
directly under ~ hrsn shows the Austrian
c'io-s the lower two-thris j. divided between
the nag Of Burgundy and The black non ~
Flanders the upper third ot the f"uIth quart
vrhila the lower tWo-thirds is shared ~ ne T~d
eagle Of Antwerp and the golden lion - braoah'
and On the top Of all this are two snle. IS On"
sboufrr the Portuguese arms. the other the
French ieur -de-LS. Considerable VI nag tha''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26

Gently and arectionately brushes away N" dlrt
and small stones winch partly cover u Ks
thickness is carefully noted - position IN 'i.'
roeL is i.,rneilv discussed and many . sp",
f,,tor INDUCED IN a. g. - size and Gla4l'F
TN. hole Is quickly drilled. H." small BLAST Is
made just looseu.ng The rock. ana an ak.
-,i.l around a. one u The men WITH MS il'H
IN, -, -. broken etor. Their Il l"s 4
HACK elitto-ing mass nine or ten inc he's ar =
rs fare thru or FOUR inches th.cH ana =
- - hfDIt and . -.Hi lul . ID '-rf ?
cloa,ar4. uiN DO worth several dollars ~,
exci-ern-nt j. not aliayed however. and 81. A..
i. until thu block is slI.f "I.n ana pr.
ming 10 split open a block At IN" NM. %no
contrary o. all rules for thor = dang, '"A'
IN. fine pol shed faces VII 30 scrA' h"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26

vas due this year. and D"nning an Enghsh
expert In sucn matter7. estimated tha' "ou'D
appear j; at all near the star fr't i>'"i.s
carly In June. The chance Is no" '''s S'""'
thai Il VII ~ rep-ri,l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26

,p,rrRS WHY THE ASTRONOMERS AM
PLEASED At SUCH pls'NyERlrs
.,. ~. last few weeks no less than four
hav. been reported, three OF the NUMBER
m ,..o first seen at the LICK Observatory.
nth the two discovered earlier N the
,b.. score for 1895 an III usually good
'1'' aorsiderine the fact that only six months
ave elapsed 50 far
- January Winneckcs comet. veteran 'ha'
III '"' ,,, ~ The astronomers for nearly a
-.nrr and which comes in from the outer re-
N, solar system to circle around the
.o,, ISIS Years was perceived by Mr. Per-
Lick observer. and reported to the IRA
w., u star-eazcrs by telegraph. Then in
,-.h ,ro,h.r one. probably ne" one. was
Il, the same man. TWO or three weeks ag"
mar, I'M, fellows. also new. were picked
-, vount Hamilton. Almost al the same
n ,,ul..s comet was first seen on It's way
80 the sun hv d New South Wales astrono-
And a week ago Mr. Hussey. of the Lick
'..,o,.rv s,a0. syicd Wol's comet inward
und .,;os
nr,rs from ,h, others Nhioh hc.onS to me soar
Ian IN. orbits 80 tA, planets are nearly
,rcular. although i1', al S''" q S''-''' ~
award oiIipuDiil h"l '"'
..,orl, long and narrow. When on' ~
ono ellius. on. comet VIII come back - the VIZ
entity ~ IN. sun that IS II nothing happens 10
IN the mean .Ime II ;he I"th which 1t de-
..ilos ,b.n % makes its frs. visit io tnr CEN
/ re Of me - .., -. r.,,,~p unless
,ra,bine unusual happens which alters The
aTm OF the '''.'' ,..,,'',t,.. in
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;len'' o' '"''' .,....,. ,r...,., ,,ss ~ that
after o''" " 49,. ..,.r,o -, tho
irsh'oi '''' =, mani. ,as.s
ameiary or'l' "'"'n '' 49,. ,....r
comet WIG" ''''-''' .,,.. 500,
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9eher
MOST Oh the ''i"e1S
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26

suite Of rooms Of the new exhibition buildings IN
the Mary icbOne Road
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
cuIs YEARS COMET CROP
,, NUMEROUS AND INTERESTING,
ruorGH NOT BIG ONES.

49, THEM NEW OTHERS wElI~KNoW
,,rrp> WHY THE ASTRONOMERS ARE
..r-DL LIsA wv EEILsS
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-07
&c. C. Buttons.

Lapel buttons of beautiful design
bearing the letters b. c. c. are worn
by our members to advantage. Blue
buttons, for the children, white for
women. and red for men, at 20 cts.
each, cuff buttons 35 cents per pair.
Order today. National Secretary's
office, Edison, Wash.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-07
How to Send Money.

In making remittances, send Post
Office Money orders for amounts of
one dollar aud upwards; stamps will
be accepted for smaller amounts. In
no case send bank drafts or checks.
We will not accept them.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-07

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, April 49,
Prof. George d. Heron, the eminent
sociological author, lectured on "The
Democracy of Power" under the aus
pieces of the B. c. c., at the Auditori-
UNI, in this city on Monday evening,
April %.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-07

The department of Education and
Recreation, Equality colony needs the
addresses of educational periodicals
Tor better, the journals themselves)
and catalogues of kindergarten sup
plies. Address Superintendent, Box
b, Edison, Wash.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-11
NEGLECTED
Should Have Been Utilized in
the War.
ONLY ONE OF THEM USED
Observations From IL Proved to Be OF
Great Use to General Shafter-Sent
Up Toe Near the Enemy's Line
and Shot to Pieces.

(The following article Is by an expert
in aeronautics, who does not wish to
have his name used. Were 1t given 1t
would be recognized as one Of the most
distinguished authorities in that ranch
of sct1nce-Ed)
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with it no end Of hard work. and with
little or no chance for glory, as a re-
ward.
1t was ~singularly characteristic Of
Colonel Astor that he should have ac-
cepted the place 20 begin with. II was
equally characteristic Of him that, hsv-
ing accepted il. he should have per
formed his difficult duties in a
ner and with a -thoroughness 20 win
the unstinted praise Of his superior Of
ficers.
This young man who had lived With
a luxury of surrounding only kings
may hope 10 rival, put aside every ad-
vantage hat his wealth gave him when
he entered the army, not TO become a
lay figure and lounge about h~e9dquar-
tiers in A spotless, uatty uniform, but
TO be a working head in the great task
OF organization that went on at Chick
amauga.a and perhaps 81 is not too much
10 say that no one individual OF all the
thousands who rushed 10 the defense
OF their country performed a more use
full service or worked with greater
thoroughness and finer intelligence
than did this millionaire soldier.
His day was from 4 o'clock in the
morning until s az night. These long
hours he spent in the saddle ~inyesti-
eating every nook and corner Of the
field. or following General Breckenridge
In his tours Of inspection through the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-11
Had a Sure Thing.

A story concerning General Andrew :.
Burt is told by an old friend of his. One
day when Burt was colonel of the 18th
United States infantry, Captain Charles
A. Booth, hen a lieutenant, met him on
the rife ranga
Lieutenant Booth was shooting, and
he called" each shot as he fired, with
out waiting for the markers to signal
the result.
You're a pretty good guesser," said
the colonel. why don't you admit
you're guessing where those shots
land?"
I'll bet you a box of cigars" said
the junior officer, that l can call %
shots in succession"
Taken" said the older warrior.
Lieutenant Booth fired.
Missed he announced, and a red
flag from the target told that this was
correct.
Another shot.
Miss" he declared. A third shot
Miss again." he said. Fourth : shot
Fourth miss announced Booth. An
other shot. miss again sung out the
lieutenant.
Hold on there" put In Colonel Burt
What are you trying to do? / thought
you were TO fire at the target"
IT am trying to win my box of cl-
CARS" said Lieutenant Booth.
Don't fire any more" said the colonel
They're yours Chicago Journal.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-11

perfect. The he had lone this
his connection with the battery ceased.
That is. after he had paid the bilis-a
matter Of about 500. 0O0.
When Colonel Astor went TO Cuba Il
fell to his lot to receive Lieutenant
IIobson and the seven heroes of the
Merrimac when the exchange Of pris-
oners was effected on July = He con
Quoted the squad Of our captives to the
spot agreed upon for the meeting with
the Spanish officer having Hobson and
his men In charge. and made the trans
fer.
This sums w his war record. Moth
ing very striking. on the whole. per-
h8ps. but g. was work that some one
had 10 DO. and according to the tcsti-
mony OF his officers, Colonel Aston did
10 Wen.
In the light Of recent developments
20 would be interesting 70 know just
hoN much OF an influence his expert
pnCe as a soldier has had on the multi
~milliOnaiUc's ambitions and ideals.
Within the last few weeks "a has been
given wide publicity that he is having
an inventory Of his real estate taken
by his agents. and that if he finds il
has been assessed az too low a figure
he viii ask the city 20 increase his
taxes.
An effort was made TO End II there
was any truth in this report. which is
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-11
THE REAL COLONEL JOHN JACOB ASTOR
Richest Man Of His gears in America Was Not Afraid
to Face Spanish Bullets and Deadly
FeVers

camp. or IN listening 10 tiresomc but
necessary reports that dealt duly and
voluminously with the condition OF the
troops and their needs.
II was no great surprise 10 Colonel
Ast0r's friend nat he got a grip on
things military In a wonderfully BRIEF
space Of time, for his inclinations have
directed his reading along this line Of
recent years. just how well posted he
was IS shown by his gift of q mountain
battery 10 the government. II Is the
first mountain battery the United
states has ever had. N IL was in
every way a timely gift. The army
NEEDED just such a battery 10y reason
Of the character of thc work cut out
for it i'm the Philippines. Colonel As
tors personal interest resulted I'm the
formation Of one of the finest organ-
iz3tions Of its kim In the world. He
saw to the purchase Of six l2-pound
rapid-fire Hotchkiss guns in England,
and 10 the equipment Of he men,
which experts declared 10 be well nign
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-11

rather astonished to find himself a
hero and a prospective candidate for
every Office I'm the gift Of his admiring
fellow citizens, from mayor Of New
York city to governor Of the state. 1t
is safe to predict. in spite Of the rather
trying position in which he finds him
self. that he will keep his head, n
that when he again appears in the pub
lie eye II will be i'm the same unobtru-
sive way in which he did his soldering.
lie Is the fourth John Jacob Aston in
America, and for his characteristics he
seems to go back to the first of that
name. who landed with a few dollars
in his pocket. an abundance Of energy
and shrewdncss. and laid the founda-
ton for the present great fortune of his
descendants. lie was the first man i'm
America to develop into a multi-mil-
lionaire. The second John Jacob As
tor. called The D%auphin' in his youth.
is only remembered because he was his
ather'S son. no very clear title to
fame, The third of the name. the
nephew Of the former. was a good sort
Of a man of ordinary abilities and
kindly temper.
Colonel Aston is "a years old. He is
a graduate Of Harvard college. Much
Of his early life was spent abroad. but
he is none he less a good American for
that. As "A young man he made long
trips OF DOT through Turkey aud
Greece. lie has always had two hob
bies, literature and mechanics. His
fondness for the former was expressed
by a book which he wrote some years
ago. 1t was by no means lacking in
Cleverness. II was well written and the
plot was we'll conceived and carried out.
II would nave been a creditahle bit Of
work for a professional writer. His
mechanical skill has found scope I'm va
rious inventions, one OF these is a BIZ
cycle brake. while a road making and
cleaning device for which he is respOns-
iblc was exhibited at the worlds fair
at Chicago. Tie also astunished the ma
lives living i'm the vicinity OF Fern
Clif,' at RhinebCCk-on-the-Hudson. a
few summers ago. when he branched
n as a rain maker on a rather ambi-
ti6us scale, but he was not as success,
full In this venture as he had been with
his bicycle brake and his roa making
machine.
Personally. Colonel Astor is an TX.
ceedingly kind nan. Those with whom
he is brought closely in contact
whether In the way OF business or in
society. an rave the very highest re,
gard for him.
VAUGHAN HESTER.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-11

II was something for the richest man
OF his years. in America and perhaps
in the world. TO accept even a colonel's
commission in the United states army.
one might fancy the master Of almost
800. ooO. 900 would nave been shy Of bull
lets: tina he would hav had too much
to live for TO venture where the chanc-
IS Of sudden death were largely in the
ascendant. IL was a striking object
lesson i'm patriotism, therefore. when
John Jacob Aston accepted the appoint
ment of inspector general Of volunteers
on General Breckinridge's stan.
C~ommendable as his first impulse
was. the seeking Of he appointment,
the manner in which he performed his
duties on the stan OF ~ the strict
est disciplinarians in the army, was
even more pr~aiseworthy. II was not
q spectacular post, but one carrying
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-11

pense OF this fusilade was probably In
excess of 5000.
A ~one-pounder costs S1.12 per charge,
and a gun of this sort may be dis
charged 700 times al hour. Working
such a weapon up to the limit Of its
speed for one hour would mean an ex-
pense of ss17.
The Iowa, according to the statement
of her captain, used 81 12-inch shells.
As s-lnch shells, 270 4-inch shells, LOSS
6-pound cartridges and 100 1-pound. In
other words, the Iowa used up, in
round figures. about $4,000 worth of
ammunition, while the weight OF the
metal she threw was not far from $4,000
pounds.
The Brooklyn. which was right in 1t
from the very start, and maintained as
well as sustained a heavy fire, used 100
S-inch shells, valued at Sc, 500: 473 5-inch
shells, worth some s15,609; 1,20o 6-pound
cartridges. Sc, $40. and 200 1-pound, SIP,
which places her expense for the light
at about the same figure as that of the
Iowa, while the weight of her expended
metal vas in excess of $4,000 pounds.
The expenditure Of ammunition by the
other ships engaged in the battle was
probably quite as heavy.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-11

decidedly interesting. as It Is the first
instance where a property owner mas
objected to the smsllness of his assess
ment. Objection is generally leveled
i'm quite a contrary direction. and at
the present time Colonel Astor's fellow
~millionaires in the neighborhood OF
New York are wag1ng an active war
against the tax assessors. At the Of
fees OF the Astor estate they neither
deny nor affirm the report. but their
manner Of treating the question leaves
one free to suppose that there is some-
thing back Of the rumor.
As is the case with many very rich
men. Colonel Aston does not know, eX-
cept approximately, how much ne
really is worth. He owns about $500
separate pieces Of real estate In New
York city alone. The assessment in
1897 against him was: For personal
property. 5000, 900; for real estate, 1900
600. on a valuation Of SIS, 000. 900 this
would seem 10 show at once that a
large slice Of his fortune was untaxed,
but il must be borne in mind that he
has millions invested in LAM that is
leased, and on which the tenants them
selves pay the axes.
Colonel Astor has come back from
Cuba to n himself related to the
public in a peculiar way. Just now his
praise Is heard on every hand, while
the papers seem determined that he
shall do something striking, not to "a
sensational. lie has been on the verge
of politics. and he has been about to
Great "a great university by a gift of
s.. 900. 900.
The object OF all this lively discus
sion. who did his duty i'm a plain,
straightforward way at the front. and
without display or fuss, Is probably
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-11
Deafness Cannot BE Cured

By local applications. as they cannot reach the
diseased portion Of the ear. There is only one
way 20 cure deafness, and that Ia by e~onstitu-
tional remedies. Deafness Ia caused by an in.
famed condition Of the mucous lining of the
Eustaehian tube. When this tube gets ATTAINED
you have a rambling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when 10 Is entirely closed deafness 10 the
result, and unless the INF can he taken
out aud this tube restored 10 its normal condi-
ton. hearing will be destroyed forever nine
eases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which 10
nothing but an nfamed condition of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
81 Deafness lcaused by cstarrh) that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu.
lars, free. r. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
sold by Dru Sgists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-11
knew the Password.

The Bozeman. Mont. Chronicle reports
the following from Camp Smith in that
state.
OfhCer-Ncw. remember. Ole. the pass
word Is Fish"
Jay weel." replied ole. "Ay hane one
fishermen myself in Minesotey. an I tank
] skall remembar." And Ole made his
way 10 the sentinel. Who said:
who comes herc2'
''Von sucker'" said ole. IN a loud tone
Of voice that showed hat he knew his
lesson vel.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-09-17
A Comedy of Errors.

A young lady presented her fiance
with beautifully worked pair OF slip
pers. He acknowledged the pres
ent by sending her his picture incased
in handsome frame, writing n note
to send with it. At the same time he
replied angrily to an OFT repeated dun
for an unpaid for suit of clothes. lie
engaged a boy to deliver the package
and notes. The young lady received
note in her adored ones handwrit-
ing and flew to her room 10 ,levour its
contents. She opened the missive
with eager fingers and read:
81 am getting tired of your ever
lasting attentions. The suit is about
worn out already. 1t never amounted
to much anyway. Please 60 to thun-
der!'
And the tailor was struck utterly
dumb when he opened parcel and
discovered portrait of his delinquent
ustomer, with a note that said:
"When you gaze upon my features,
think how much ! owe you!"
When the unfortunate young man
called that evening to receive the
happy acknowledgment of his sweet
heart, he was very quickly shown off
the doorstep by the young lady's
father. Trenton IN. j. American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-09-17
on the Bdttiptieni

ganization known as the Woman's Relief
Corps, whose aid to the soldier OF to-day
fighting against the world fora living. is no
less notable than the herOism of the early
eos.
One OF the most earnest members Of the
corps at Byron, Ill.,, is Mrs. James House.
weart, but illness once put stop to her
active work. A year or so ago, when she
was nearing fifty years Of age, the time
when women must be most careful Of their
strength, Mrs. Houseweart was taken
seriously i'll. The family physician told
her that she had reached II critical period
OF her life, and must be very careful.
His prescriptions and treatment did not
benefit her, and other treatment proved I'M
availing.
At last DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People were brought to her notice, with
indisputable evidence that they were help
full in cases such rs hers, and with renewed
hope she tried the remedy. Last March
she took the first box Of the pills, which
gave much relief. She was determined to
be cured, and kept on with the medicine,
until now eight boxes have been consumed,
and she feels like a new woman.
Mrs. Houseweart said 81 have taken
only eight boxes, but have been improv-
ing since took the first dose. l do not
believe I could have lived without the
pills. They certainly have done me more
good than any physician or any medicine
have ever tried"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold in boxes
(never In loose bulk) at so cents box
or six boxes for $3.50, aud may be had of
all druggists. or direct by mail from DR..
Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.