New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-26
THE PASSING THRONG.


returned from Europe, said when seen at the wal
dorf-Astoria yesterday: "As Won
, THE BOER may imagine, the usual glad YuI..
CHARACTER. tide season this year in England
Is likely to prove exactly the re-
verse While Britons awakening to the gravity
Of the situation that confronts them and are az
length making adequate preparations to meet thu
emergency. they will not and cannot acknowledye
10 themselves the possibility Of ut mate de-
po..b M of the Ultimate defeat OF the sr.h n.
being openly discussed and what II will mean and
and gossip mongers but by the thinking and v sen
servstiye men Of the various European countries
1 When 1fs' Tenforced grsh army again Sc a's
called upon TO face greatly .trens,hIened snd
it is also argued that 20 far they have not occupI
their strongest natural defences, that Is, the few
passes that lead into their country. and that eyen
II forced TO fall back IT is improbable that tb.T
will be able 20 put UP spirited ana successful
ondo Who had spent R6ss r. the Tram
cerned the Beers are absolutely tricky ruthlss,
and cruel For example said ne 't e. What thy
American Scandinavian. etc, VINO nave Joined the,
forces. These men have been placed In the fronta
BoaTs greatly S" suffer And certainly the dspsss
seem TO show this Ny friend aisG told me that the
count OF any killed, wounded or missing save and
unless trey we're actually Beers.
"Outworth's last remark about the Beers making
no casualty returns except whore Beers actually
were harmed" said BENJAMIN
THEY Loney OF Chicago, friend Of Mr.
WERE EX- Outworth. reminds me Of stony
PENDIBLE." I heard Of the Spaniards last year
when I was in Manila. To insure
proper underst ndiag Of my story. should explain
that in the Army certain supplies which are con-
sumed in the using such writing paper ink
ammunition, etc, are known as expendible' and Do
avartetmaster account In Manila besides the reg
ular Spanish garrison there was large auxiliary
force made up OF natives OF the city or these Span
ish casualty returns gave no account, and Il was
consequently impossible for us to obtain exact data
TO how much the Spanish h 5a dur suffered in the
of 1855 A gray headed Indian nghtng Colonel Of
S panas Kept no esd o Their G
force growled in comment, ,Of course they don't;
their auxiliarSes are expendible'
There is in almost every mind" said Georys
Chatworth, Of st. Louis. yesterday at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel "a latent touch Of
HAD belief In manifestations Of the
SECOND supernatural. Yes call II super.
SIGHT" sttion, IL 1t pleases you. but there
1t is and in consequence ghost or
other stories savoring OF the miraculous greed
lily read and clever magicans are ever sure Of
calling together paying audiences.
Il have a friend whom. without permission, ! DO
not feel at liberty to call by name, who possesses
faculty that scientific men cannot account for. II
may be second sight or II may be something else.
As yet science has not accurately defined Il, nor
placed metes and bounds in Limitation Of this un-
known power One of the most noted aliensts Of
the country put. my friend through course OF
sprouts once, and afterward acknowledged that he
possessed power that he (the alenist) did not
derstand. I remember another man and myself
taking supper with him one night, and the CONVEX
sation, as was natural turned on second sight %.
when the other man said, I happen TO know that
! have in my pocket solitary hyedolar bill
the exponent OF second sight l took down the
numbers, and with hardly any hesitation he gave
dn 9 he s' said There's sometEing there but
can't seem to make anything OF IT, so III chance
after e long ;' delay said, That's all Number. on
bills, you know, are In the upper right hand cor.
he would not give more than four. So the bill
was produced. The number in the corner consisted
large red letters was printed 500. You've prosa.
bly, seen that secondary figuring. I do not know
how ii done. but can vouch for the absolute
truth Of this story
"A queer thing happened when was In Washing
ton one day last fall" said James II. Wallng,
war veteran, at the Fifth Avenue
HELD Hotel yesterday. II saw Myron
REUNION scullin OF Burlington. VI. vet
WITH eran Of Company D. 18th Vermont
HIS FOOT volunteers who lost a foot at tho
battle OF Gettysburg. hold re-
union with his foot. after separation OF tnr"
six years Scullin was wounded In so peculiar
manner at the ankle Joint that after the surgeon
amnntsted the foot he kept II and sent II 10 me
Medical Museum in Washington. An OLD comlaoe
Of ssun told him Ss3y onnted and scuS M
curious just what the reoel shen ms snomss
bis ankle After cons giving ali
tails about the wounded member, Sis n,a Se A.
and regiment mt SSse.1 ne had i Been his
missing foot in thirty-six years
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for good. and am in playing sense. saia jon"
Montgomery Ward at the Holman
WARN ON House last night. but shan e.
OZONE AND ways take the liveliest interest "
EXERCISE. the dongs of the players AMI zoe
club owners While l have taken
no the law as a means Of livelihood, my expes'sa'
for twenty years in baseball taught me great 0's'
that will be Of material beneht to me In tue "
mander Of my life. / refer to heslthful ouso'V.
exercise and plenty OF fresh air. man wac y
sound physically misses the opportunity OF n" NV
when he neglects TO take plenty OF OUTDOOR eN
else And IL Is the best plan 10 begin Whea ~
is young for that starts him on the right '0a.'
and his health will be benefited through h'' ~
and his days will be heightened accordinsy, ~
course some athletes go TO extremes and e"ais..
heart and lung trouble are the results Every w.
of ordinary intelligence knows his linlt ,s y, Ace.
durance, and II he goes beyond tna ISrs shows
had played baseball for twenty years wn ss.
suddenly dawned upon me that HlsHt ar, into
success in another branch Of life; and wSes .s
law ONCE. | poured over Blackstone Son'S Wight
FOR six months went into that office win o snsn
eyes. healthy skin and muscles as aar tban base
for nothing will build up man better s,is ras the
ball Then my friends began 10 ask what We .th-
matter with me: did not fatien ug as s So' Ny
letes do when they suddenly abandon sgV'i in hue
eyes lost their lustre my face got ashen III snS
and felt all out OF sorts Then sat ns sS simply
Jumped into another world. / met Al spa.uIi"Sw .s
the street that afternoon and told him hoT Are
feeling. He diagnosed my case as nae ,S oorh had
was glad to hear that the old time p EsaI ahan.
passed through the same experience Ist 50
doned outdoor exercise OF every descliPuys ,er
suddenly that my muscular and nervous hat
ready to collapse. spalding sngges eysry day
go and get bicycle and ride II little e'sty s NV
followed his advice and within snort s again
co.or had returned and felt my o!u se, ne Wheel
Now have taken up golf In addition ana m' ard
and golf sticks give me plenty or eheIc'ie, same
fnal hal h. when nlANed nv lAst