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New-York tribune., 1899-07-21
MR.. CHAMBERLAIN TAKES A HAND.

MR.. CHAMBERLAIN TAKES A HAND
GENERAL MANAGER OF THE CONSOLIDATED IN
CHARGE AT THE HARLEM RIVER TERMINUS
Boston. July 20 General Manager Chamber.
lain, Of the New-York NewHaven and Hart
ford road, has gone 10 the freight terminal OF the
company at the Harlem River 10 take a hand In
the direction OF affairs at that point. SO far the
strike Of the freight handlers has not seriously
embarrassed the dispatch OF trains or the care
OF those that arrive, and the presence OF Mr.
Chamberlain at the scene of the trouble IL is be-
lieved. will serve To establish peace between the
employees and the company. If il does not the
places Of the strikers will be filled by Italians
as has been done by the Pennsylvania road At
Its Jersey City terminal. The business OF the
New-Haven road is exceptionally heavy Just
nova fact that was not overlooked by the
freight handlers when they decided to quit work
New-York tribune., 1899-07-21
MR.. vREELAND OUT OF TOWN.
OFFICIALS OF THE METROPOLITAN STREET
RAILWAY COMPANY REGARD THE
STRIKE AS OVER.

Apparently the head officials OF the Metropoli-
tan company look on the strike as ended. The
subdued excitement that was observable around
the Offices in the Gable Building on Wednesday
had entirely disappeared yesterday. So far as
could be ascertaned. President vreeland had
not been TO his Office once all the day. and. &c
cording to C. f. Warren. his private secretary.
he was so little concerned about the strike that
he left the city about l o'clock for his farm at
Brevsters. n Y Mr.. Warren said that the re-
ports received from the superntenden,s in the
morning showed that. with the exception OF
New-York tribune., 1899-07-21
POLICEMEN HAVING A GOOD TIME.

The New-York policemen now on duty at the
Timer Park car stables are the envy Of their less
fortunate comrades who are stationed elsewhere
The railroad company furnishes good, substantial
meals for the men and the sleeping accommodations
are clean and comfortable. Early In the morning
the officers Jump trolley car, and. with two OF
the men to run 1t. go down to Coney Island and en-
10y a bath in the ocean. They then return in time
for breakfast This programme is repeated at
night.
each policeman stationed at Ulmer Park. Bath
Beach and Bensonhurst briar pipe and two bags
OF smoking tobacco. Taking it all together. the
men at Timer Park a contented lot, and they
perfectly willing to stay there for a month
more II necessary.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-21

"ZOoIRk." what 10 ~ New trade name for DE-
Dadirrian's ''matzoon." Refreshing ng-Drusgists.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1899-09-30

There is an anecdOte in BlackwoOd's
of Gladstone and Professor Blackie
which confirms the story Of the states
mans eaglelike eyes. At q dinner the
two men were opposite, and when
Gladstone gave in a forcible way his
idea that Homer was no longer reeited
but chanted. the professor cried out.
''Mr. Gladstone, | don't believe a word
Of itp' Then he rose to argue the mat
ter and said one sentence. but got no
further. He had met GladstOne's gaze
and seen his outer eyelids widened 10
their fullneSs in steady glare. and his
tongue stumbled and he sank back into
his chair in confusion. The writer con-
cludes:
Go to the zoo for it. Take your
umbrella. Make your way to the place
where the eagles. vultures. falcons and
such like creatures blink on their
perches. Select a bird. Stare at him
with insult. and you will see the outer
lids expand as Mr.. GladstOne's did
Poke at him with your umbrella The
filmy vertical lids through which he
looks at the sun and opens to paralyZe
his prey will part. and then you will
see what Blackie saw and understand
his feelings"
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1899-09-30
@h |S zAz5IS5,
[Ll'7IF's' 7Ps7lf ne III:

Justin Mccarthy contemplates book
On the state Of Ireland in his youth.
1t is not generally known that Hen
rik Ibsen, the dramatist, was for many
years a druggist.
Mrs. Annie Hector, famous under the
name of Mrs. Alexander, is still living.
She has written thirty-five novels.
Mrs. Frances Hodgsoa Burnett is
writing a novel at her place in Kent,
England, where she constantly enter
tains American guests.
1t is to be hoped, says an English
man, that Mark Twain's latest pro-
nouncement is what Artemus Ward
used to call "a COAX" He is going to
write honest descriptions of all the no
table persons he has ever met, and he
will do this with such thorough candor
and frankness that it will not be possible
to print his descriptions for another
century. No publisher is likely to pay
Mr.. Twain in advance for copy on these
terms, and Mr.. Twain will probably
uuO LID AAAO SOAACh Lat dS dlI
sensible men will fight shy of him.
The literary amateur detectives who
have been unceasing in their efforts to
uncover the identity of Fiona Mac
Leod, the Scottish ''Neo-Celt," may at
last take rest, as the novelist has al
last made a public statement-Of
kind, says the Criterion. She declares
that she is not Mrs. William Sharp, nor
Andrew Lang, nor any of the other
celebrities with whom she, from time
to time, has been identified She is no
body but herself; she writes under the
name Of Fiona Macleod and no other
She, however, declines emphaticaIly,
and with somewhat angry dignity, to
satisfy curiosity as to her personality.
She has imperative private reasons
for wishing to preserve her incognito.
and thinks that publicity, which she
would interfere with her writ
ing. At the end of her letter, which Is
given to the world through her pub
fishers, she appeals to the photographers
for 1.-THE courtesy both of good breed
ing and good sense'-in fine, to be let
alone.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1899-09-30
Where Americans Can Learn.

Americans, even though we are as
hospitable as any nation on EARTH
might we'll take a lesson from the
Russians in regard to the respect they
pay letter Of Introduction. The En-,
glish send word when you can be re,
ceived, and you pay each other frosty
formal calls and then are asked to 5,
o'clock tea or some other wildly excit-
ing function of similar Importance
The French are great sticklers for eti.
quette. but they are more spontaneous,
and you are asked to dine at once
After that it Is your own fault If you
are not asked again. But in Russia il
is different l think the men must
have accompanied my messenger
home, and the women to whom pre-
scented letters early in the afternoon
were actually waiting for me when
returned from presenting the last ones
In Moscow they came and waited fol
hours for my return was mortified
that there were not four Of me to re
spond to all the beauties Of theiI
friendship, for hospitality in Russia In,
cludes even that-WomaL's Home
Companion.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1899-09-30
EFFECTS OF CHLoROFoRM.
Such That Burglars Would Not Use
1t on Sleeping Persons.

That burglars of the more advanced
type can and do use chloroform in the
commission Of their crimes is a belief
widely held and rarely contradicted,
and yet there is, curiously, little foun-
dation for it. Indeed, those who are
most familiar with the administration
and effects Of anaesthetics assert that
there is no foundation at all for it ex-
cept in the Imagination of sensational
writers and in the needs Of people
whose losses cannot safely be explain
ed by statements of fact. The Ques-
ton has been raised recently by sew
eral rObberies in which chlorofOrm Is
said to have been employed, and opin-
ions of the experts are strongly against
the possibility of such USE One Of the
physicians interviewed Is quoted as
saying:
las far as known chloroform and
ether have never taken effect on q
healthy sleeping person without that
person knowing it. Both of these
anaesthetics are at first stimulating
and invigorating In their effect and
will arouse sleeping person. The en-
tire system is excited, and the heart
beats violently and fast. The use Of
either chlorOfOrm or ether or any 9TH
er anaeSthetic by burglars is absurd.
1t frequently takes physicians with
their various appliances from 10 to 10
minutes to put person under the in
huence of either of these anaesthetics,
and often a patient will become so
stimulated and active before the eff
feet is secured that it requires several
strong men to hold him."
The idea that the mere Introduction
of chlorOform into a room would cause
Inconsistencies was derided as alb
suId. Even if doors and windows
were air tight it would take several
gallons Of either anaesthetic to SO fill
a room with the heavy fumes as to af-
feet a sleeper on a bed Of average
height. And the first effect would be.
not deep sleep. but excited wakeful-
ness. The chances are, then, that
when anybody claims to have been
chloroformed by burglars there is
something queer about the case.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1899-09-30

The agitation for spelling reform re
ours with its usual promptitude. 1t is
mild form Of disease among alb
normally ambitious educators. The
peculiarities Of the English language
and its strength as well, cannot, says
the Chicago Chronicle, be separated
from Its photography. Educational
faddists, in their haste to develop a
royal road to learning, insist that much
Of the time necessary to master the
spelling Of the English language is
wasted. They present testimony from
the business man that his typewriter
wastes time in clicking off seven letters
in through" where 1t might be spelled
with four. The utilltarianism of their
contention might recommend 1t to the
bustling age In which we live were 1t
not for the fact that confusion never
tends to progress. As soon as we adopt
Mark Twain's idea that a man should
be allowed to "spell according to the
dictates of his own conscience" we
have sacrificed much that must be re-
tanned in the English language If it is
to continue its acknowledged suprem-
acy as a growing and Overmastering
medium for the communication of
thought. There is hardly a nation of
Importance to-day where the English
language Is not read, spoken and writ
ten. 1t may one day be the language
Of the world. It's strength is largely
due to the fact that 1t is not dialect
language. But with the Introduction
OF the so-called reforms In spelling,
from numberless different sources, we
should have q written language that
would necessarily be local in its inter
probation. Educational centers like
Chicago, Boston and San Francisco
would vie with each other in the in,
novaions introduced, each setting up
its own standard The result would
only be confusion. There is constant
growth In live organisms, but the most
grand and enduring grow slowly. Rad
ical reductions rarely secure lasting re-
suits. The photography Of the English
language has changed perceptibly In
the last score of years. 1t Is changing
gradually now, but no sweeping change
Is possible under existing conditions
1t is impossible to reprint the worlds
scientific and historical literature in the
reformed vernacular. 1t would be ma
terially modified in its force to the de-
voices Of the spelling reform without
such change. There is an apparent
reason for the business man to alb
breviate his words In correspondence
the saving Of time. But for the edu-
Gator Of the child who recognizes the
fact that mental growth Is directly
to mental effort what does
this saving in time indicate? Time for
other studies perhaps. Tine to study
some dead language or take up some
so-called higher branches. That re-
forms in school work are needed is
felt by all who have given the matter
thought. That the pressing demand is
for changes in spelling is extremely
doubtful The educational tree is top
heavy and needs pruning, but 1t is not
the part of wisdom to go hacking away
at the roots.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1899-09-30

Some one has unearthed book print
ed in London in 1705, in which is given
an entertaining account of life In old
Virginia during early colonial days,
when tobacco was the standard curren-
cy, and 10000 pounds Of the weed was
the salary Of clergyman, with fee
of 400 pounds for funeral sermon and
200 pounds for solemnizing a marriage
The writer evidently cherished some
pet prejudices in religious matters, for
he puts 1t on record that In the counties
where the Presbyterians held meetings
the tobacco was so mean that no
preacher would stay there.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1899-09-30

Our railroads are In much better
physical condition than they were ten
years ago, and this fact counts in great
measure for the decreased casualties
TO passengers, but 1t is still fearfully
large. We brag of the superiority of
our railroad service to that of Europe,
but there is one thing In which the
European railroads surpass ours very
far-the better protection of their pas
sengers. They carry a great many
more passengers and kill and injure q
great many less.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1899-09-30
The New Way.

The cannibal chief stood with his
hand shading his eyes. A solitary figure
vas timidly creeping toward him from
the jungle. Suddenly the old chief
started. He took quick step forward.
at is, he cried, cit is my son He is
coming hom5 asdin Then with bis
eyes still fixed on the slouching figure
he shrilly called to his head hunter:
"Mbongwa. the prodigal is returning!
Kill the fatted Kafir l'-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1899-09-30
THE sQUlRE'S DILEMMA.
He Adjourned the Case to Find OaE
Where He Was At.


A justice of the peace in one OF the
west end boroughs issued u warrant
for the arrest of west end woman fer
SANDER Squire S. ]. White happened
to be present at the hearing. The pros
ecutor testified that the defendant hal
called her an 'old viragO" and that she
had added. Il don't know what that
means, but whatever 1t Is that's what
you are" The witness admitted thar
she did not know what the meaning or
the word was, either. but she knew
it had no good meaning or the other
wouldn't have made use OF il
NO matter what it means" said the
squire, who is an intensely patriOti.
American, Its a foreign name. and
she had no business calling you il III
fine her for it."
Squire" whispered Squire White IN
his ear, you have no jurisdiction in
SANDER suits. They must be entered
in court"
"Well, III hold her for court. then"
the squire declared
But there's no law under which yO1
can do that" he was told
We'll, I'll hold her anyhow" he re-
piled, land test the constitutiOnality
of the act
But there is no act" persisted
Squire White.
"Get out Of this officer commanded
the squire, turning on him. do you
think I'm QOinO IN ALLOW Won IN QOma
in here and learn me the lawY'
You uns go, too" he said. turning
to the women. You're both released
on your own rec-Ogg- ni-zance until this
court finds out what the darnatiOn to
do with this caSe"-PittSburg News.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1899-09-30

The Empress of Germany is a woman
first, queen afterward, as the follow
ing little story of German life demon
strateS:
In the month of January last tht
stork, as the Germans say. paid a visi
to the wife of Mr.. Stumkowska. a car
penter in the Wienerstrasse. This birC
was no unfamiliar visitor in the family
OF the carpenter, as in the twelve year.
of his married life his family was in
creased by seven children. all girls.
This one-sided distribution was prob
ably displeasing to Master Longlegs
for he seems to have made an effort
to re-establish the balance at one fel
swOOp. In the first month of the year
the family of Mr.. Stumkowska was in
creased by three boys, which made il
a burning question unto the father
how they were all to be supported.
At this critical moment a mysterious
Providence seemed to have taken the
solution in hand. Packets full of baby
clothes and other useful articles began
to arrive. The sender, Count Keller,
was unknown to the happy recipients
A sister of charity who attended Mrs
StumkOwska suggested an explanation
of the mystery. Count Keller, she de-
clared, was the chamberlain of the En-
press.
One day there was excitement In the
Wienerstrasse. A royal equipage had
stopped at the corner of the street. In
it were two ladies and gentleman,
who got out and be took themselves to
No. 40. Before they entered the house
one of the ladies bought some cakes
and ordered some loaves to be sent to
the fifth floor. Then they mounted to
the fifth floor. "GoOd day, liebe frau, +"
said one of the ladies'; ''we would like
to see the triplets."
The proud mother pointed to the
three babies lying side by side in the
family bed, and who regarded the Wis
itOrs with six big, blue eyes. Your
house is clean and neat" continued
the visitor. do you look after every
thing YOURSELF? Frau Stumkowska
replied that she looked after the house
herself, but that it meant a good deal
of work. ''That l can believe" was
the answer. "I've got children of my
own. though 1 have not got so far as
triplets."
The lady then asked If the husband
had work and how Frau Stumkowska
got on with her three boys The first
question was answered in the affirma-
tive. AS to the second, she said if she
had q perambulator she would regard
the future with more equanimity. The
unfortunate triplets had SO far had no
proper resting place.
The lady who had conducted the
conversation then rose to go and said:
81 hope with all my heart that your
children may be blessed with health
and strength and that they may be-
come honest and upright citizens" She
at the same time handed the astonished
mother a sum of money.
As the lady left the room the other
lady accompanying her asked the hap
by mother, do you know who that
lady isY
"AIein Colt, really believe it is the
The Empress nodded and smiled and,
by the Count and Count
ess Keller, returned to where her car
rage was waiting and drove to the
palace.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1899-09-30
CANNOT BE PULLED APART.

pull is applied gradually and there is
no jerk. There have been many at
tempts to explain why with the fingers
In this position so much force can be
resisted, but none of the explanations
has been satisfactory. Theories of
weight, balance. and strain have all
been advanced In vain, but the fact re-
mains and can be easily demonstrated
Care must be taken that the pull must
be gentle at first and without any jerk
ing. Later enormous power may be
applied without pulling the tips Of the
fingers apart.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1899-09-30

In the United States Senate one man
on each side, a Democrat and a Re
publican, is selected by his party asso-
ciates TO arrange the pairs. Whenever
the roll is to be called on any party
question, the absent Democrats are
paired against the absent Republicans,
and in case more of one party than of
the other happen to be out of the cham
Der, enough Of those who are present
refrain from voting to fill out the neces-
sary pairs. Senator Pasco, Of Florida,
has Of late years represented the Dem,
ocrats in these arrangements. He has
so often had to pair himself to make
things come out right that it used to
be said that he never cast direct vote.
This was an exaggeration. Sometimes
he voted. but more often when his
name was called he rose to say: "Mr.
President, am paired with the Sen
ator from Dash. If he were present he
would vote yea, andI should vote nay"
the last part Of the statement varying,
Of course, according to circumstances.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1899-09-30

In the oldest and greatest of our uni
versities the expenses Of the work done
are not by any means met by the fees
received from students, although these
are large in comparison with the
charges Of other institutions of like ma
ture. 1t is the constant flow of gifts
from men who appreciate the value to
the country Of the work done by great
universities which keeps them strong
and progressive and enables them to
give their students such advantages as
are expected and enjoyed. The youth
you takes course at any good Amer
lean college or university makes a sad
mistake If he imagines that he pays his
way and incurs no obligation to the in
Stitution which has given him it's op-
portunities for elf-culture and useful
ness. He is debtor to generous and
good men and women, living and dead.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1899-09-30
BE A sANpoM.

Fingers Placed In This Position Can.
not Readily Be Pulled Apart.
There is one position in which even
the weakest person may successfully
defy the efforts of a Hercules. If the
tips Of the two index fingers be pressed
tightly together as shown in the cut
no man, no matter how strong, will be
able to pull them apart, provided the
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1899-09-30
Wnmen Sign Painters.

Berlin has added sign painters to the
daily increasing list of women who
work at mems trade. These women
have served a regular apprenticeship,
including gymnastic training, so that
they will not lose their nerve while
working on scaffolds or ladders. They
wear the gray linen frock and cap that
is the house painters badge as well az
his shield from paint.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1899-09-30
CITY Boys idea.

A Gallatin county farmer hired a
boy from the city to assist him through
the summer. The farmer told the kid
to go out to the barn lot and salt the
calf The kid took quart of salt and
industriously rubbed it into the calf's
hide The colts got after the calf for
the salt and had about all the hair
licked off the animal before its condi-
tion was discovered. = Montgomery
Hlls. News
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1899-09-30

A nsn performed a heroic act, saw
ing a child's life at the imminent risk
of losing his own. Then, while the pop
ulace thronged about him, to applaud
and reward him, he turned pale and fed
in AFFECT terror at the sight Of police
mani The memory of some past mis-
demeanor and the fear that 1t had been
discovered and would be visited upon
him, maue a moral coward OF phys
ical hero. Yet the incident none the
less showed that even a guilty life may
be capable Of good and noble deeds.