New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10
THE PASSING THRONG.

"I heard the following conundrum." said r. A.
Fallows yesterday which struck me as distinctly
clever: What character is there
UNIQUE in the Bible who possesses no
MANNER name who suffered death in differ
OF DEATH ent form from any inflicted before
or since that time, portion OF
whose shroud Is In every household. and the cause
OF whose death has been made famous By modern
authorg Give 1t up. Ell? Well the answer Na o,s s,
met death through being turned into a pillar OF
SALT salt Is in every household ana Euwa,u 20
Matters very warm in England just now
said ]. L. A. Chadwick Of st. Louis, who has just
returned from abroad, land IL the
ENGLISH Boer war had opponents in that
FEELING country before It began they are
TOWARD mighty few and far between now,
BOER WAR. and exceedingly chary OF express
ing any such opinions. Just De-
fore left the constituency OF Sir Wilfrid Lawson
NJ p, passed resolution asking him to resign
because of his attitude toward the Transvaal war,
about It there one OK the daily papers, at the
commencement Of the trouble introduced an inno-
running to Edinburgh an unheard OF thing in
Great Britain. but the people, hungry for news.
has put on another train With Leeds in Yorkshire,
its destination The English press Is taxing on
an omnous tone. in so far as France and RUSSIA
are concerned, and every, move on the part on
these countries Is watched with extreme CONCERN
by the English people"
ct do not know that the have changed
said Robert Armstrong. Of Augusta, Me- al the
Murray Hill Hotel yesterday, but
THINKS THE to my mind winters are OF shorter
WINTERS duration, the cold isnot so seyeie and
ARE there is less snow than when was
MILDER. a boy. I can we'll remember q time
when we all wondered whet her we
would have sleighing on Thanksgiving. Now such
a thing is not even dreamed Of. and snow furry
prior to that date is looked on as more or les OF
curiosity Winter in Maine is to my mind the most
attractive season-n fact the only portions of the
year in my home that do not suit my fancy are me
WINTER aS S1d spPbS Whea eyeg IS u the
streets dirty mixture OF mud and melting snow,
or ore driving an athletic fess only
undertaken under stress OF necessity me otner
time IL when summer has waned and the chilled air
foretells the coming winter, the roads rutted 10y
wheels are frozen hard as brick and driving is
series of bumpity bumps calculated TO dlslocs tie
both spinal column and temper. But walking is
then pleasant thing for the crisp tnSe OF 81 the an
comes freely through ones veins Bat II rs In
and 10 my mind the latter season holds the palm,
for then there is so much to do and one re- IS SO
seen the Beautiful Kennebec frozen sheet Of clear
ice on which 1t was possible 10 ska d e gnteen
town almost to Bath where the salt watef comes
IN in such quantity as to render SOHO RE zng Of
Is a rare thing to have such sweep az that for
snow follows generally shortly after the frf esinS o.
is, where a stf breeze is blowing and the surface
OF the water is rufied when the freeze comes on
Then there is coasting either on bob or single
sleds Take bob sled on steep hill upon which
water has been thrown and allowed to fire. eze until
the hill is but sheet OF ice and with, say, a bob
that will hold from twelve to eighteen people, you
will get ND speed that will make the peed of the
Empire State Express that OF G. tile train.
Then there os f 6e n e sP0 7.
OF course, perfectly level and stretches miles long
slelghing shedding. snowshoeing. skating or what
ever may have been the form OF outdoor exercise to
within doors where the cheer Is intensified
and the wood In the wide, open fire places roars
and crackes welcome and gives cheer and
me a storm outside roaring and raging about your
doors and making your every window and st utter
rattle and let me but sit within a cosey room In
front of a bright wood fire. and my cup Of happi-
ness Is complete. The storm without adds the
comfort within and kettle on the hob WITH some
thing in bottles a table at the elbow OF your
easy chair does not detract from your pleasure,
even II Maine Is a prohibition State"