New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-19
THE PASSING THRoNG.

A. v. Sterling of Pittsburs said yesterday. =,
the Hotel Manhattan: The day OF natural %.
with US II practically over a.
PITTSBURG'S our city Is dirter than ever
NATURAL went to Pittsburg 70 live 4,
GAS SUPPLY. 1886. and stayed at first with :
friend OF mine ROup one OF N.
suburbs AT that time natural gas everywhsr.
in use, and there open fires in every room, NJ,
friend warned me 20 be careful In using IT, ana
always to lay a lighted match on the bricks before
turning on the natural I used to ord,-
nary gas fires. and so when I had reason to usA
my fire. and the gas blew the first match out vitb-
out igniting. lelsurely scratched another and
touched her on The next instant found ne
stunned condition amid the wreck Of the wash
escaped with few bruises but wee a,,1 rssiy
treated natural gas with profound respect
like % know what takes the place Of the gas m t5s
Ssy II ., ne eartn when we extract it. The
IL IS pent up in some place at enormous pressure
gether. Now what takes it's place is What Ts0,
to know and why there isn't danger that this sup
port having been Withdrawn. cave ins NAV o.
cur? Billions and trons OF cubic feet Of natural
first discovery and for one Womb ~ since its
what mother Nature has put in its place"
Presence OF mind when confronted BY danzsrs
said ~ r. Berry Of New-Orleans, yesterday. az
the Gilsey House. has saved
LIVES LOST many lives. while the account la.
THROUGH been more than balanced BY n.
FEAR loss Of life through loss OF nerva
in critical emergencies. Any mem
Der OF IRE department or other person familiar
with such things give you numerous instance.
OF lives lost solely on this account and this ruls
holds true in other cases as well I remember
once walking with a girl and thoughtlessy speak
ing or harmless green snake / saw in the grsss
before could prevent herr Ssee S6 lear and
t tos s me that b freRd fs Of mine who vas in ira
she Insisted on going into closet. from which.
main strength. on the other hand. once * knew W
a woman who, driven with her sister and two
burning home hrst threw her children then - COM tS-
then calmly and uninjured made the das ae' anu
self only to 60 into mysteries when i was ali over
that just after the earthquake there some years
ago ne met III tne sister OF friend walking down
and. although the streets We're crowded at the
the ordinary Presence Of mind can To SreS 81
1 pc e1If h but IT is largely inherited
has an unalterable and unconquerabe fear Of
thunderstorm. which. try as he wiI he has never
been able to overcome"
IF you have been in a European ballroom
or have had the Continental method OF dancing
called to your attention" said A.
WINTER r. Saunders. Of Augusta. Me- you
SPORTS IN know that European never re-
MAINE verses backs. but constantly
spins round and round and always
i'm the same direction. The for this Is that
the bathrooms abroad always so crowded as 70
render any other way of dancing disastrous in its
consequences and practical impossibility What
brings this method of dancing to my mind a re-
cent visit i made 10 Van Cortlandt Park when
skating was on; so crowded was it there that II
wouldn't have been a bad scheme for New-Yorkers
70 haye taken leaf out Of Europe's dancing book
ana all 10 have skated in the same direction.
But IT Is really little you know here OF the
Joys OF winter and what fun there is in an out
OF door life when the cold weather is on. Bob
shedding has wide vogue in Augusta. and in West
ern-aye.. from above the Arson Morrill, place, you
can slide to the Sturgs place. distance OF mile.
winthrop Hill We seldom for bob sled ing
II IS too steep, but on the east side of the river
starting at Joseph H. Manley's place you can get
In another slide of nearly a mile. II the hill has
been properly watered the speed a times simply
terrific Skating seldom get on the Kennebec
as II often does not freeze with a smooth surface,
and when 1t does it IS usually quickly covered with
snow; but the mill brook. embraced and guarded
presents a mirrorltke surface. and the stretch OF
two miles above Wymans Dam willing hands keep
clear of
Then there is also sleighing. I am speaking now
only OF adults sports. but for the Won
can multiply these by at least eght-hOckey. snow
forts, candy making. ice cream, snow baiusz
and hundred others go to make play ~
boys and girls when country lies buried in rha
snow. All seasons have their special features bu7
winter In the country Is the one with the mOst
pleasing features. to my mind