New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-19
THE PASSING THRONG.

George Egbert. who is mining In Mexico. WIZ
seen at the Waldorf-Astoria yesterday said: Il no
tice that my old friend J. G. F.
WHAT THE Blake. who has been in command
ENGLISH OF the Irish-German regiment in
THINK OF the Boer army. has been wounded
BLAME / was classmate OF Blake at
military school previous TO mis- 60
ing TO West Point, where he graduated in the
CLASS OF 1873 He was appointed from Arkansas
1 h2ks had good record In the Army but after
order order to go into the furniture business with his
tather-n-aw in Detroit In 1895. he went to Jo-
Buuwayo ana from TAt there g" went to Rho
assia While he was In the latter country a young
battalion OF Her Majesty's troops but after enlist
fellow refused to accent and also declined to do
military duty in Rhodesia. He was put under ar
Of the un sns STATES P2Rt w gsd@Sts
TO defend him This he did and in the trial that
made plaything OF the English judge advocate
and while his client convicted OF disobedience
yictory This and some other experiences disguised
eod shd as Of R mater Of PqSs he the
very aDie articles concerning them. which appeared
formed dislike X fo9 fba TEA Papers q London T H
mace II easy and natural for him 70 enter the Boer
heard that Blake received credit FOR most OF the
army"
5. G. Lathrop Of Philadelphia, when seen at the
HoteI imperial yesterday said: The growth Of
suburban life in the United States
4Hh and especially OF the country club
GROWTH OF is Of comparatively recent origin
oOBCKBAN In no other place. with the possible
LIFE. exception OF Boston. is It Of greater
age and extent than in Philadel-
phis BY suburban life whore people live
In the country near the city the year around. the
men going into town for business in the morning
a anu, returning 10 the country at night. In the
Garner years OF the century people maintained
country places as they do now. but they were
and more 50 tha iT' journeys se Of ten
lines ZINES that length to-day. and when the method Of
lraYe! was astride horse by public road coach
private conveyance, our forebears conented 10
summer homes Towesdale. which although it
now partially lies within our ctys limits is actual
tavorite place with them Journeys to the sea
were scarce, but Towesdale lying as it does on the
advantages OF boating and bathing and good fish
ing was afforded by It as well. Twenty miles
to the advent OF railroads. and the early Pha-
deIphian who had summer home Towesdale
to reach mis- destination Comfortably and with his
h tde and Penates upon the same day In present
hour on The slow trains, while by the expresses
Up to within a short time ago the whole Of the
suburban traffic lay within the control OF the rail
To-day the method OF ingress to and egress from
suburbsn-arban Tac still remains very Gyr lage it
has been greatly cut into by the trolley systems
When you can ride from Germantown to any point
In Philadelphia at cost of cents Of money is
an object 20 YOU you are extremely unlikely to
pay the increased price charged by the steam rail-
roads. On this account the roads have lost and
the growth IN the OF BICYCLES has also been
factor in the reduction OF their suburban earnings
which nevertheless are still very important por-
ton or their annual receipts"
A. G. Flint, who IS a friend and fellow citizen OF
s. G. Lathrop said: IN speaking Of the growth
OF our suburbs Lathrop neglected
PHILA- to speak OF the firm hold that
DELPHIA'S cricket has on the population OF the
LOVE FOR Quaker City In no other part
CRICKET of the country is It so extensively
played. any other city
combination OF cities turn out a cricket team that
Will rank IN the class the are able
produce in Philadelphia The interest in cricket
matches. particularly interna onal ones is intense
there and is not confined to the club members by
any The entire population follows the
game closely and up In its fine points. You
see small boys playing away at it ue vacant lots
there the same as you see them playing at base
ball in other places. An International cricket
match is a very pretty sight. crowd OF people
TO my mind IS always interesting, and inter-
national cricket match is always sure TO pull to-
gether enormous crowd with The OF
bleachers and the crowds walking up and down,
when coupled with the attractive physical aspects
Of the beautiful country clubs where the matches
are played. make IL always a beautiful and
tistic spectacle Philadelphia abounds in country
and cricket clubs. and teams from the different
Mannheim the cricket club at Germantown. the
Merton Cricket Club Haverford: the Belmont