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Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-08-03
The Pope and the Peace Conference.

Some Of the inside intrigues that
preceded and attended the conference
at The Hague are coming out, and
none of them is more interesting than
the stories relating to the attitude of
the pope toward the czar and the con-
ference. It is now claimed, with much
credibility, that the original proposal
of this conference came from his holi-
ness himself direct to the czar. Consid-
serable pique has therefore been exhib-
tied by the Ultramontane party at the
nonrecognition at the conference OF
the pope's representative. The radical
church party in Italy are now using
their pens with much industry in this
country to make it appear that Eng
land and Germany wished for the ex-
clusion of the pope in order to bring to
naught the programme of Nicholas H.
But this is obviously very wide Of the
truth. The sufficient reason for the
nonparticipation in the convention OF
the holy see was on the face of it polit-
ical Neither Germany nor England
could be brought to acknowledge that
body representing the political pow
ers of Europe should officially recog-
nize one ecclesiastical power and ignore
all others. Italy herself objected to 1t.
There was no evidence of anything but
the profoundest respect on the part OF
England and Germany for the estima-
BILE pontiff, but it would have been an
anomaly in diplomacy to have invited
him into discussion of governm entail
policies and to have excluded all other
ecclesiastical representatives. The state
ment telegraphed to this country that
the smaller powers of Europe were
looking to the pope for interference in
behalf Of peace is an adroit attempt to
give his holiness greater prestige in
European politics
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-08-03

The Medical Record gives the result
OF long series Of observations Of the
effect OF vocation on the duration Of
life and comes to the interesting con-
clusion that men who uninterruptedly
give themselves to speculation, the
money market, gambling or any other
intense occupation do not live as long
as men who are mechanics or artisans
and who break away statedly from
their pursuits and go upon an occa-
sional spree The argument adduced
from this is that a long life is best as
sured by not driving the faculties too
continuously in one direction. Glad
stone, among others, was remarkable
illustration Of the truth of this. As
rule, man breaks down under one idea
much quicker than does the man with
score Of ideas, all Of which simply
brings us back to the homely old proverb
that variety is the spice Of life.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-08-03
The Search For New Food.

Mankind are continually searching for
new foods. Man is never satisfied with
the simple products of the earth and
the familiar flesh of the markets. AS
he grows more highly organized he ap-
pears to demand a larger variety OF
more highly organized products; hence
he is always securing the sea and the
air for new viands to tickle his unap-
peasable appetite. There is scarcely an
animal left that does not contribute in
some way to his epicurean gullet. 1t
was not long ago that gulls' eggs were
introduced to the London market, and
a company has now been formed to fur
nish it with reindeer flesh, which is said
to be peculiarly gamy and appetizing
One continually hears from travellers
how exhilarating are sharks fins and
birds nests when eaten in China. In
France this search for novelty in viands
has led, as we all know, to the explora-
tion of the night side Of nature and to
the popularization of frogs legs and
snails and to all manner of experiments
with horsefesh. The latest innovation
in Paris comes from our Indian Terri
tory and is called schoked pup" This
demand Of the palate appears to be as
sociated with certain developments Of
the sensibilities. It is not found that
the peasants Of Russia or Of Germany
ever have any dreams Of sharks fins or
longings for unattainable foods. Black
bread and beer answer to all the de-
mands Of their natures, and in Russia
milk and onions sustain themselves
well in the march Of democracy. On
the other hand, the aesthetics Of Paris
who live upon calves brains and orto-
lans and diseased geese livers give
many hours Of their lives to the prep
aration and Transformation Of these
things, and it is thought by some that
they are thus enabled to rise into the
pure atmosphere Of symbolism and
safety. Everything that they masticate
has to be deviled, and one would not
be surprised if their readers suffer the
same fate. Not long ago French spec
ulative philosopher wrote little book.
which he called "Sarcophagy, In
which he undertook to prove that man,
If he kept on developing his gustatory
functions, would sooner or later arrive
at condition of development in which
he would have to eat himself-that il
to say, human flesh would offer him
the most highly organized form of food.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-08-03

1t is not unpleasant to see so many
gracious things said by the press Of
Mrs. e. D. e. N. Southworth, the aged
novelist who has just died. 1t is true
enough that she wrote a great deal
more than was possible for anybody
who writes at the top Of his voice.
But she never wrote anything that she
felt sorry for afterward. Much Of it
was thin in the purely intellectual
sense, but all of it was clean roman
ticism of an old and entertaining
school. which never undertook to shock
anybody or kick over the traces of
conventional propriety. We might as
we'll give her credit now for having
written some pleasant tales that were
more vivacious than Mr. e. P. Roe's
without his SNUG canting. Thousands
upon thousands of her books have
been read by the generation which is
passing out, and that generation must
have been diverted and perhaps gently
Influenced, though it may never have
been stimulated and was assuredly
never perverted. The girl that read
everything that Mrs. Southworth
wrote Is, so far as reading goes, as
good as ever she was. Can that be
said. of the girl who has read every
thing that Ouida has written or any
one Of the things that Laura Jean Lib
by fancied she had written?
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-08-03

1t might be good business plan for
conventions, congresses, unions and
such like assemblages Of people to pro-
vide competent business manager
who will keep the expenses within the
resources Of the committee and not
speculate on the generosity and hos
pitality Of those cities that they visit
The musical festival lately held In
Cincinnati was a financial failure be-
cause it's expectations We're too high.
The descent of the Christian En-
deavorers upon Detroit has resulted
In a similar disappointment. The city
expected a great many more of them
than arrived, and the Endeavorers ex-
pected great deal more Of the
city than they received. Such vast
schemes Of hospitality as are involved
In rushing 10000 or 10000 people upon
town are very apt to go wrong, and
societies wishing to make a demon
stration and at the same time enjoy
themselves ought to proceed on busi-
ness lines and not on picnic notions.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-08-03

Chicago's gigantic scheme to turn
the waters Of Lake Michigan into the
Mississippi. it is now announced, will
be completed and the waters let In in
November. So far the canal has cost
$50, 900. 900, and its one purpose is to
afford an outlet for the sewage Of Chi
cago, which will now traverse the state
and empty itself into the Father Of
Muds. The city of st. Louis has all
along strenuously objected to this prof
ect, even threatening to 60 into the
supreme court and get an injunction.
She does not want the drainage Of Chi
cago passing under her front windows.
and she not unreasonably points out
that a hundred other districts inLllinois
will cut feeders into this ditch to carry
off their refuse, and the Mississippi
will thus be loaded with the offscour-
ing Of the whole upper part Of Illinois.
The canal commissioners on the other
hand, point out that these fears are
chimerical. They insist that a flow of
water of such great length will dispose
of much of the refuse by oxidation,
water having we'll known quality Of
purifying itself while in motion. They
estimate that the foreign matter in the
stream will not be over 10 per cent,
and by the time it reaches the Missis-
sippi 1t will be reduced one-half The
sanitary results Of this enormous scheme
will be watched with great interest,
for it is the most heroic attempt on
record to dispose Of the wastage Of a
great city.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-08-03

Mr.. Rockefeller's monolith, cut
from solid piece Of granite, to be set
up in the Lake View cemetery, is
receiving a great deal of hastily
written admiration. One dispatch,
sent out all over the country, says it
is the largest monument of it's kind in
the world. This is palpably untrue.
The Lake View obelisk is 81 feet high
and weighs 80 tons, whereas the
Egyptian obelisk in Central park,
New York, is 6S feet II inches high
and weighs 1856 tons. In cutting me-
MORALS Of this kind the ancients still
beat us. There is cut stone lying
at Baalbec, where the workmen left
it, that would make Mr.. Rockefeller's
obelisk look small. However, there
is something Egyptian in this mod
ern stonecutting Of American mil
lionaires, and one need not be sur
prised to see in time a Vanderbilt or
a Rockefeller try his hand at pyra-
mid.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-08-03

Bullf1ghting has really got foot
hold In France, and the bull baiters
have been imported from Spain. This
is one Of the recent attempts Of the
French people to do a little muscular
staggering. A correspondent of the
London Truth points out that there
has grown up quite fad for English
bulldogs and American revolvers. and
a number Of French statesmen are
taking lessons in the manly art of
slugging.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-08-03

The order recently sent out that
banks shall not affix stamps to checks
when the makers have failed to do 80 ia
one of those incomprehensible ans
purely fussy decisions that the bankers
OF tne United States are utterly unable
TO understand. The government might
as well say that your brother or your
business man shall not pay your taxes
lor you II You happen to be short or
too busy. The object Of the stamp is
revenue. not annoyance. and it cannot
make particle of difference to the GOV
ernment who affixes the stamp if it is
bought and paid for.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-08-03
Concentration of Capital.

w Wnetner the reported agreement OF
two of the wealthiest and most impor-
tant railroads in the country is yirtu-
ally a consolidation OF interests or only J
an understanding to lessen the rivalry,
the movement shows the prevailing
tendency In Industrial and financial
operations toward the concentration of
capital and power in few hands.
That ultimately these two roads will
be governed by the same policy and
directed by the same brains there is
no good reason to doubt, and such con-
troll will mean the swallowing up or
at least the additional control Of many
lesser roads that are now mere feeders.
The attempt is made to show that
there is not the slightest danger Of
this combination raising the rates and
therefore that the public can suffer no
inconvenience or loss. But this argu-
ment is quite wide Of the mark and
affects only the immediate convenience
Of the public. What Is sure to present
itself to the mind of the thinking man
is not the temporary effect upon rates,
but the problem back Of 1t all that Is
involved in such enormous concentra-
ton Of power. One has only to extend
the present tendency Of capital to a
certain point in the future to imagine
Vanderbilt or Rockefeller the vir-
tual director Of all the railroads or of
all the industries in the United States,
and the real question is, Can such an
aggregate Of power In the hands of
one man be accomplished without
perils to the community? But while
this process Of concentration is going
on there Is a parallel movement in la.
Dor itself to become defensively mass
ed. There is now an effort making tc
federate all the railroad employees OF
the United States with kindred and as
sociative forms Of labor. The employ
ees of the Delaware, Lackawanna anC
Western railroad have already beguI
this movement They are forming 6
federation Of all branches Of the EN-
ployees Of the road. On the success Of
this movement will depend the forma
ton Of other federations on othel
roads and finally the Capitalization O.
all unions In one federation represent
ing 10000 men. 1t is not possible t.
watch these concurrent movement
without speculating upon the gravit.
Of the ultimate outcome.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-08-03

An enterprising Sunday journal be-
thought 1t of interviewing Mr.. Edison
on God. Mr.. Edison leaned on bench,
took chew Of tobacco and said: II
don't know anything about God, but
chemistry shows that there Is some kind
OF master hand back Of things I new
er reason about it, because that would
plump the whole matter into logic, and
1t had better stay where it is in nature.
The same paper is now going to inter-
view Nat Goodwin on the pope's last
encyclical. Mr.. Fitzsimmons on the
council Of Trent and Brander Matthews
on the Chinese system Of finance.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-08-03

An effort is making to dispense with
the birds because they carry and dis
seminate disease. Our sanitary activ-
tiles will presently leave us nothing
but our good health. A scientist has
now discovered that false teeth are
unhealthy. He says that they enable
old people to eat meat, and nature
does not intend that old people shall.
Therefore nature causes their teeth to
fall out.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-08-03
France Is Saved.

It Is the opinion of wise men. not
only in France, but throughout Eu-
rope, that France is now safe until
after the great exposition. President
Loubet himself has intimated very
plainly and sagaciously that there will
be no revolution in that country until
the exposition novelty begins to wear
off. Nor is it altogether improbable
that the wise men of France have had
this in view In planning the exposition.
Nothing assures the peace of a regime
In that country like a popular enter
tainment. So long as the people are
amused they will not erect barricades
and plentiful supply of side shows is
safeguard for the government. Tt
berius and Nero knew this trick very
we'll, and whenever the government
tottered they got up new spectacle.
One should not be surprised. therefore,
at the extraordinary efforts which the
French government is making to insure
the sensational character of the exposi
tion. 1t is intended that it shall eclipse
all previous exhibitions in the reckless
ness and splendor Of its details Not
only is the moon to be brought within
speaking distance by a magnificent
combination Of telescopes and audi
phones, but the bowels CT our own
planet are to be opened up for inspec-
tion. The prodigality Of Zencbia and
the engineering skill Of Hannibal have
been combined to present the sea ser
pent, the whale that swallowed Jonah,
the original garde Of Eden, the sports
Of the Roman arena and the living Curl
osities from every savage section Of the
planet There can be no sort Of doubt
that the Paris exposition will be the
greatest spectacular show that this
planet has ever witnessed. and to it
will flock all the nations Of the earth.
1t is therefore perfectly safe to predict
that the republic is safe until it is over.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-08-03

The enthusiastic Frenchmen who
rushed with their hats in their hands
to salute the German emperor when
ne visited their French schoolship
evidently thought that he had come
on mission Of peace and intended
TO make them an Offering of Alsace
Lorraine. When he omitted that little
amenity they went back and pouted.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-08-03

Senator Chauncey Depew, once more
upon his native heath, rosy, vivacious,
voluble and clear headed proceeds to
deliver with inimitable grace his little
lecture, in the shape of an interview,
on his summer tour. Some of his OBJ
servations are worth listening to again,
because they are as sagacious as usu-
al, and time cannot rob them Of their
perennial charm. His facile sketch Of
the difference that he once more OBJ
England is informing and filling.
France clings to the usages, the glitter
and the frivolity Of the empire in spite
of her republican pretensions. Her
people shout and sing republicanism,
but do not take kindly to its simplicity.
They are democrats in the street, but
imperialists at the theater, the horse
race and the military review. Over in
England the turmoil and uncertainty
of the continent do not disturb a
hair. Our Chauncey finds once more
thdt hAdhSCo, oONiSlys POiASiSSs iAAoliIo-
tions, move straight along, unperturb-
ed, as they have always moved. Year
after year he makes his annual visit,
and the same hands are stretched out
to receive him, the same barber or the
same BARRIERS son shaves him, he Is
put up in the same room, waited upon
by the same maid or the same maids
daughter, he Is handed the same can
die or the same candies stump, he eats
the same kind of chop, and the same
mullins and toast turn up regularly,
| and he finds the same men discussing
the same things in the same old way,
and thus the tight little isle jogs
steadily on, utterly unaware that
dynasties are trembling on the brink
| and the mad world is considering
whether it shall erect barricades and
go backward or jump suicidaly into
dangers that 1T knows not of.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-08-03

II looks very much as though Pres
ioent Kruger intended to beat time.
Inc roll Of the British drum has set
n'm thinking and he Is too sagacious
an old party to try at this late day to
break the British square.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-08-03

The Texan "mob law" so called, has
been pronounced unconstitutional be-
cause nobody can understand 1t. The
court of criminal appeals declares that
1t is imperative and void because 1t Is
incapable Of construction. But the
truth is the makers Of the law were
themselves incapable Of construction.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-08-03

Six thousand eight hundred and fifty
nine persons were killed by the rail-
roads Of the United States in 1898 and
AZ. sS2 were injured. OF these 80, 900
were railroad employees. The total
number Of passengers carried was 5O,-
100, 6S1. an increase Of II, eel, 4sS over
the previous year.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-08-03

Might it not be great improvement
on the present method of selecting and
using presidential cabinet to, dispense
With that piece of furniture and let
the president Of the United States use
tne governors of the various states as
MS consulting and advising aids.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-08-03
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-05
PAsTTME ATHLETIC GLIB CANES.

time Athletic Club held yesterday the club
grounds before a large gathering Among other
contests decided the 125-pound wrestling cha m
pionship OF the club In the first bout f. Nefet de-
feated W. Miller work done. and A. Meanwen
defeated ]. Leddy on work done. The athletic con-
tests were we'll fought out The summaries:
one hundred and seyenty-yard novice-won by 3.
Jacobs: simpson. second J. Spencer. third. Time
0.22h.
Seventy Ave yard dash lhandicap-Final heat won by
A II Kent Cscrstchp; c. Ordweln % feep second; D. j.
DUFFY q feeO. third Time-00s.
EEht-lap handcap-won by r. w. Harrison go yards);
J. q Lynch (35 yards second ID. j. Bremen tscratchl,
third Time-3.0.
-a-haf handicap-Won by ]. II kelly 40
varis) p " 90 yards, second; D. J. Bremen
rs yardsl third. Ttme-a:2 2S.
Three htnd red-yard handcap-Finai heat BY A. II.
Ken. IS yardsl; 81 j. McGarry Qe yardE second D. J.
puffy (2 YARDS, third. Time-03sb
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-05
BICYCLE POLICE HAVE A BUSY DAY.
UP TO A LATE HOUR AT NIGHT s1xTY-FTvE AR
RESTS HAD BEEN MADE.

UP TO A LATE HOUR AT NIGHT sIXTY-FIvE AR
RESTS HAD BEEN MADE
On. ~ the busiest days that the bicycle police
have had since the squad was organized was ex-
perienced Yesterday At 10 o'clock last night they
had made sixty-hve arrests and they were sun
active The charges were principally for failure to
provide lamps and bells while an occasional scorch-
gave 10 the chase
In every instance the men left their wheels as
guarantees of their appearance in court The
women generally seemed TO have compiled with the
law. or II may have been courtesy on the part of
the policemen for up to a late hour not one had
been apprehended-
The prisoners were Of all degrees and many ma
ttonalIties including even a Chinaman. AZ rule
the men arrested we're philosophical. but there
were exceptions. among them DR.. Samuel Book
man, twenty nine years old. OF No. East sixty
second-st.
DR.. Bookman was on his way home. and had
reached F1fty-ninth-st. without interference. NO
ticIng Bicycle Policeman Van Keuren block
ahead and remembering that he had no lamp tho
doctor dismounted and walked by the policeman:
When ne thought himself safe he remounted and
rode lesurely away, confident that ne could ger 10
his home a block away, without interference Van
Keuren saw him. and MADE sIter the ooetoI' re
caught him Just he was taking his wheel into
the areaway at his home van heuren mao some
words with the doctor and placed him under ar
rest =. -. ..,
house saving he could explain It all 10 the
geant To the latter he declared that ne was
friend OF Commissioner Hess The sergeant
listened IN silence and then quietly gave the order;
search the prisoner Dr. Bookman was furious
AZ this and fought the doorman and Van keuren.
He had 10 be forcibly dragged TO cell
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-05
COLUMBIA's oARsMEN REST.
NO WORK AT PoUGHKEEPsIE-CREw's DAILY
scHEpULE-ARGUMENT OVER COURSE


NO WORK AT PoUGHKEEPsIE-CREws DAILY
scHEpULE-ARGUMENT OVER COURSE
Poughkeepse. n. Y. June 4-The Columbia var
sity and freshman crews had day OF rest In their
quarters to-day. In the morning the oarsmen at
tended service at Christ Episcopal Church.
The daily routine OF the Columbia crews. as laid
out by DR.. Peet is follows; $50 a. m. all hands
rise; $780, breakfast; 1890 short practice row; /.
luncheon: 3. short walk; s. practice row somewhat
longer than in the morning.: 73O. dinner: $50 retire
Since the visit OF the boat race officials 10 Pough-
keepse yesterday there has been considerable dis
cussion about the course over which the varsity
race shall be rowed. When the river surveyed
last winter two laid out at
average distance OF 800 feet from the shore. known
as the inner course. and another further out,
actly In the middle Of the river. TO be known
the outer All previous races have been
rowed over the inner course. and no fault has been
found with ii. Now, however. the representatives
OF the colleges want 10 use the outer course, on
the ground that In case OF postponement because
sooner than 1t does further out in the stream and
the inside crew would have so much advantage
over Its competitors On the other hand, the OFF,
GERS or the rowing association, under whose au-
spices the races Will be rowed say that the al
legged advantage Is more apparent than real. They
attested by its successful series OF salts
factory races When II was laid out every known
test was used to establish its fairness. II Will be
difhcult to police the II II Is moved to
but 1t looks as II the college men would carry their
point,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-05

Many spectators were present at the Vailsburg
board track. Newark yesterday afternoon when
A W. Ross. the winner OF the Irvington- Anburn
race and John King the second man. met in
nve-mle pursuit race. The men rode evenly from
start TO finish. and the race by about
wheels length by Ross. J. W. Neville defeated
James Murphy In mile match William Sims
or Washington, rode a quarter-rnile exhibition In
70 80 seconds. and R. +. Ireland paced by n
quad and tripet. covered a mile In 1:55 fiat:
Next Sunday the track will be formally opened
under the management Of the New-Jersey Racing
Association, when wel-known professionals will
run Entries close tomorrow with F. W. Vogt,
Postoffce Box S. Newark. ". J.