Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-11
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Especial CORRESPONDENCE.
The clrvcrnpss and trickincSS of the
Chinese is daily illustrated right here
in Boston. The other night | was
given Il tip by the police that Il rald
was 20 made in Chinatown The raid
waS made and wong sum Chn' was
brought into court. "tlcNrr. cN-
claimed the sergeant, "why, these chi
ncsr gamblers are about the cutcSt
people ll,r police of this city haN" I"
deal with. and this one is the wiSrS'
of them ALL" WOng'S famous gam
bling place Il will not tell YOU where
il is is for fear You should want II
visit iD Is aS imprn,irab'r as the 'ii-
ncsc capital. Cinnamon have been
fined for being pr, sent where @alllhG
implements were found. but such Wri"
tho extraordinary drtcnccS Whl"h
guarded the business that no cGnvic-
ton for actual gaming has been pos
Siblc. But the most startling feature
of the establishment. and which is 50
significant Of the methods used in
maintaining Chinese gaining in open
defiance of the Boston police was the
way between the partitions of the
principal room. which led up from til"
basement. where the gaming hell WAS
located. to Il vacant room on the illSt
floor, whence escape to ahJDinlng
buildings was facilitated by other Sc
ere: passages. The discovery OF the
secret door was due to the Srrgcant's
knowledge of Chinese character. lie
induced Wong Sum Chu TO reveal IL,
for so clcv"rly was it built into the
wall that IL thorough search by the
rid!ng officers failed to reTsrrf' It's
whereabouts. The whole room was
hung with Chinese mosquito netting,
ard the wall which concealed the pas
Sngrway was especially Irnpcd and
fc,lconrH with the silk mcshrs to Il
point on the ceiling about the dealers
chair. the superstition being that that
arbitcr of the games destiny is invio.
late. ana must be protected even from
the dust of the room. But even had
the walls bees bare, 50 cunnngly was
the doorway built, without knob or
kcyholr. that only the most minute
scrutiny could reveal its presence.
Ihprc Is no place Ike II great CT!
for developing ways and means of
making Il living and there is nothing
wasted. 1t is the popular idea that
people in the country are frugal, hut
there is much more suuandercd--in Il
great city. over in South Boston
there is Klondikr discovered and
worked to its utmost capacity by tw"
men, 1t is seldom in this busy money
getting world that a man will not ac-
ccpt something for which he Ii asked
nothing In return. Ii is Il much more
rare occurrence when that something
can he picked up ON open lots. cLy
dumps and the back alleyways lead
ing to hotels. boarding houses and
bakeries and with little or 40 Labor or
expense converted into Il marketable
metal. between the tracks of the Old
Colony railroad and Dorchester ave
nue.. Just beyond their junction. an
immense quantity of old tin cans nave
been stored. There are tomato. peach,
pear and milk cans, cans from far-olf
France that We're once filled with dain
~ trutllrS. cans which hold III
luscious fruits of California. oil cans.
old Kitchen pots and pans. all gathered
Nl' III ll' 'ilN uuHlIS Ut lIblll lht lbltl
garbage boxes. These old cans are
placed in Il furnace. The solder ana
zinc. or 'Spcltcr" sinks to the bottom
of the melting pot while the iron and
tin remain on top. The solder or spell
ter Is hdlel out and cast into bars,
while the can frames are sent to the
factories to be- rctinncd and remade.
Judge Robert Grant. the author of
tb" most talked of book of today. Tn
leavencd Bread" was born in Boston
in 1872 and has always been identified
with his native city. He was graiu-
ated from Harvard in 1873, and holds
the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy
and bachelor of Laws from this I'M
vcrSity. In 1919 he began The practice
of law in Boston. profession which
has claimed the greater part OF an IN.
traordinarily active life. Mr.. Grants
literary career began when he waS IL
student ut Harvard College. His bar
lrSuur of Greek tragedy. The Little
Tin Gods on Wheels. appeared in the
Harvard Iampo0n, attracted much at
trnton and was widely quoted. 1t
paved the way for "rhc Confessions of
n Frivolous Girl" which was an immc-
diatr success. "l'nlravrncd Bread is
Il book tha; forces the reader to take
sides. that challenges discussion. and
If the reader agrees with Judge Grant
he is sure To find the satire very palat-
able. AT present the novel has reached
its twcnty-Sccond thousand.
OberS up in Winter place was for
% years famous resort for hon
vivantS. ana the proprietor, an ASa
tlan naccnmulatcd Il great fortune there.
He had magnificent place out on the
Charles river and brought up family
of twelve children. He sold out his res
iaurant few years ago. plunged in
the stock market. made 500 900 and
then lost SlOO.OOO, and. although he
had plenty left, imagined he was
coming on the town." went crazy,
and has just died in an asylum. 81
goes the world. Obrr had been an I'M
successful watch crystal maker. bar
her. taAidrrmiSt. produce dealer. book
seller and manufactures of picture
frames and ornaments before H.. he
came successful restaurant Keeper
ana he was only Is years old when he
died.
Celebrated Wedding with Pardons.
Belgrade. Aug. 6.-King Alexander
yesterday welded Nine. Draga Maschin.
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