New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-01
TIE PASSING THRONG.

Addison O. Foster who represents the State OF
Washington in tho United States Senate, Is un-
like some Western Republicans
BUSINESS who think that the Republican
BOOMs party should go to the Pacific
OUT WEST. Coast for a Vice-President He
said yesterday in the course OF
general talk. that in his opinion the next Repuo-
lican National Convention would accord the vice
Presidential nomination to the choice OF New N
York State. He wasn't prepared 10 say VINO tnls
would be. nor where the convention would De ned.
name the man" ne added. Governor Roose-
vet 01d be very acceptable In th Nave eve seem I'M
tmated then Elihu Root would MAKE an he is
want him to remain where he is. still Mr. ROOF
Iook, [eier sne The senator said
that business was booming IN the MesG r6 osS
and in good shape. and that the acqnlsition u
additional territory had given manufacturing ana
other branches OF business an impetus, and com
ing TO the question OF expansion. he said: j pc
neve in retaining our colonial possessions. ~
few days We wifi hear that AguinaldO is captured
that he has fed to Hong Kong. The DemocraIIs
will then have withdraw the so-called lInpeI4ai
ism issue, but 1t is matter OF little moment
whether they do or not do, don innK 1na c 4
will be successful next year.
TT is funny how We cherish our traditions" said
Howard Thompson Of Detroit, yesterday. at the
CLERKS formerly employed in the Treasury
USED Department at Washington When
sPONGEs. say traditions" he continued Il
MAYBE mean the fallacies that We believe
in from childhood with Implicit
confidence. | in shop to-day with some
friends and one OF the party in making change.
caught a bill In his teeth for moment to hoia u
until he could adjust his change. Another OF tns
party said hurrledy. oh. don't do that! You VIII
catch some disease. Now. / remember as q yer,
small child being taught that money was one thoi
after handling money one should always, 20 anu
wash his hands thoroughly. and especially n.y. ~,
with the mouth or lips When went TO Washits-
ton, in the Treasury Department ahq saT Ei, 81
number Of clerks who spent the whole Gay aogu I.
bills I said to myself, Here Is where grim ped.n
reaps fruitful harvest Imagine my rd nf apv
clerk having caught any disease from the money;
but that they were remarEaSsy ne1'"'
This indeed is a remarkable age we live IN
said Hugh Chllvers, formerly with the Westng-
house Electric Company. in Pitts
FAIRIES burg and now Identified with DIG
NEED NEW electrical company In Denver MI.
TRICKS. Chilvers is staying at the Naluo.l-
Astoria II can remember, he
continued ''as a small boy reading In fairy stories
about the good fairy who. with a touch or her
wand flooded the whole cave with burst OF lgnt.
| wonder how those stories anect the youHsStrto
now. II would seem 10 me. with thelr I r
knowledge Of electricity. they would say hutIPis
Pushed the button ! remember what an eI-
feet the first electric car l ever saw had upon me
When I the streetcar running along smootnS'
swiftly and surely, with no visible means 01 pr
pulson, Il gave start. Imagine now 1Herreilii
the child OF to-day Is IN comparison with me GNU
of twenty years ago. What appeared 70 US n i
and what appeared commonplace TO us IN many
instances looks queer TO him