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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-15

dress. Number so Broadway. New YORK city
The object Of this action according
70 the rights N the respsctive parties and
made without %
b a following bed
premises lot lard northeriy q
dred and dftee1rh street. County % New YORK
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width ront and and hair the block
RONALD K BROWN
Plaintiffs Attorney, Once Address and
tr~ss Number 40 Broadway. New YORK CITY.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20

President Jones. Of Hobart College,
thinks that too much money is spent
nowadays in furnishing college under
graduates with enerYating luXurieS
and not enough in paying fair salaries
to college professors. The professors,
he says, are sadly underpaiG, but for
the lads whom they teach and who
never pay the cost of the education
they are getting luxurious ciubhouSes
are built and furnished, and manner
of life made possible which is unsuited
to their years, and not conducive to
profitable training.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20

gathered up their traps preparatory
to departure but Ben knew better. he
knew they should be halfway between
Sandsville and Henderson. which was
the last stop before Edgetown.
Hot box. l reckon" muttered Ben
TO himself. "That'll mean half hour
delay. and mother'll get uneasy"
THE train boy stepped out on the
platform. and. leaning far out, he saw
a knot of men standing by the engine,
their faces lit up by the light from the
cab.
Quickly clamboring down. he ran
up to the group. Facing each other
were the engineer and the president.
This is dastardly plot Of yours.
Mr.. Pearson. the president. was say
ing. But you won't force me to give
in by any such course"
"All right. sirw replied the engineer,
sullenly. Then we'll have to quit the
train right here. Stebbins, dump the
fire.
The president felt himself beaten,
but ut that instant Ben's voice. shrill
with excitement. rang out sharply
Stay jes where yer be. Stebbins. I'm
not going 10 have the presidents
Christmas and my folks Christmas
spoiled by any O. yer fool orders"
When Ben had realized the situation
he had dashed madly into the baggage
car. wrenched open his Christmas box
and taken from it the shot gun in
tended as Il present for his brother. In
trice he had loaded it and then had
climbed up on TO the engine from the
other side.
The sight Of the cleaning barrel
very much disconcerted the strikers
and they heSitated.
Five hundred dollars to the man
who drives the engine-it's only thir
ty miles" cried Mr.. Pearson. No one
moved.
Il think I could run cid 49," said
Ben, timidly.
You, boy" muttered the president
sizing up the sturdy form of sixteen
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20

gers. and then Ben was to run through
Henderson without stopping.
On the station platform a group OF
n hundred men were grimly awaiting
the arrival Of the train. Its approach
had been heralded by its whistle hVe
minutes before.
IF the train slows up. board her, and
pull off the engineer" commanded the
head of the gang. If she doesn't STOP
shoot at the scabs. and smash all the
windows you cam:
Suddenly a hoarse shout went up.
Here she comes! Bless me II she
amt slowin' down" cried one.
Ready, boys, with yer brickbats"
cried the ringleader, revolver in hand
Leaning far out Of the cab window,
his face smutched with coal dust, his
eyes shining like stars. was Ben. The
president, who had forgotten to re-
move his kid gloves, stood just be-
hind. shotgun in hand. The revolver
was raised. a hundred stones were
poised in the air. Then as the pale
set sace of the young engineer showed
I'D for an instant by the Pickering
light Of the station lamps the man
with the revolver lowered his weapon
and sprang forward.
Hold on," he yelled. ITS Ben" But
there was no need for the warning.
The men had recognized the lad at the
same instant and with one accord
their hands dropped. They would have
as soon shot their own sons as to do
harm to Ben.
So the president had his Christmas
with his mother after all. and so did
Ben, and the boy thought it the hap
piest Christmas he had ever known.
During the day Mr.. Pearson drove
over to see him, and when he departed
he LEFT behind him a check for $500
and the promise that when Ben was
old enough he should run 40 every
day.
But | won't premise to act rs fire
man again. the president had addcd
laughingly.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20

The conductor took out his watch
1t was already thirty seconds past
starting time. but on Christmas Eve
one does not like to think of anybody
losing the train, and so perhaps los
ing a Christmas dinner.
At exactly 7.31 the signal was given
and with Il great kissing Of escaping
steam and slow 'choo-choo.' as
though yhe big engine were taking
breath for it's long run, the train rolled
majestically out of the station.
Ben was on his fourth round-"can-
ly and bonbonS" this time-when there
was sudden jolting and jarring as
the train came quickly to standstill.
Some folks, thinking it station,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20

The latest development of science
provides that ships can 80 to sea with
frozen ammunition. \ method of util-
iZing liQuefied air on warShipS mas
been discovered which will render the
explosion of magazine. even when
the ship is in action, almost impOsSi'
bic. The method is TO SO place the
liquid air that it will freeze the am
munition to several hundred degrees
below zero In that condition il could
not explode, even if shell should
never cease.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20

train that a substitute engineer had
been found and the train was to go
through after all.
Aboard the engine. his gloved hands
welding a shovel, was the president
of the road, while Ben. with his face
out Of the cab window, kept his left
hand on the throttle.
In the meantime the brakemen held
a short consultation with the con-
ductor and had concluded that the best
course for them was to quit the train
and leave it to its fate.
4 couple of the male passengers vol
unteered to act as brakeman and con-
ductor, and with this strange crew the
train presently got under way.
1t had been decided that as trouble
probably awaited them at Henderson,
where large rowdy element was 10
Gated. the train would stop half mile
this side Of the town for the passen-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20

Vienna is excited over great jewel
rObberies that have deprived some Of
her finest danes of their gems. Not
long ago the wife OF nOblpman
noticed while at Il ball that her dia-
monds did not sparkle with all the
briIliancy their cost demanded. and.
looking closely al them. she discovered
that they We're not diamonds at all,
but paste gems of III" cheapest kind.
She made great outcry. and Ill the
other women inStinctively looked at
their jewels. The outcyicS became
general. 1t seems that all the women
who live in the same quarter OF the
city discovered that their jewels had
been taken, and had been replaced by
Cheap limitations. The work IS sup,
posed to, have been doe ding j..
summer months.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20

alton may be made considerably In
advance Of the day. Each dish should
be so finished and garnished as to ap-
peal to the eye and accord with the
day. Nothing offers a clearer idea or
q hostess good taste than the manner
in which she sets her table. The
Christmas wreath effect may be made
very beautiful by tying a wreath TO
the back of each chair. laying large
one in the centre of the table and a
larger one half way between 1t and the
table edge, the latter wreath being
made of ground pine roping. All
meats and desserts on the Christmas
dinner table should be ornamented, If
possible, with holly.
Yule Dollies-Cream together one.
half cup Of butter and one cup Of su::
gar. Add gradually two well-beaten
eggs, one tablespoonful of cream or
rich milk, one teaspoonful Of vanilla
and three cups Of -four, with which has
been sifted two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder; then stand for an hour in a.
cold place. Have ready tin cutter in
the shape of a doll about five inches
long. Roll out portion Of the dough
at time, about half-inch thick; cut
into dolls. Brush each over with milk,
and dredge lightly with powdered suI
gar; use small currants for eyes and
bake in moderate oven. When cold
decorate the skirt Of each doll with
rufties of frosting. Wrap separately.
in sheets of waxed paper until ready TO-
serve. -
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20

Coast defense is the most important
topic dealt with in the annual report
of Chief of Engineers Wilson. He
points out that the war with Spain
had the effect of Fastening the work
on the coast defenses 10 such IN extent
that now. ten years after that long
neglected work was tegun in earnest,
lie is able to report that fifty per cent.
of the work is complete. twenty-five
of the principal harDorS of the United
States now have a sufficient number
of heavy guns and mortars in place
to offer an effective defense against
naval attack. Existing projects con-
template the mounting Of great num-
Der of additional guns
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20


4 \ high and her water box full
to overfowing, backed sui
lenly down on the baggage
car Of the 7.30 local from Worcester.
and with savage 'ker-chunk' that
sent shiver through the entire train.
allowed herself to be coupled by the
quick fingered brakeman.
1t wan-ed but five minutes 10 the
half hour. but already a steady stream
of passengers heavily laden with all
kinds of mysterious looking parcels
was pouring down the platform and
into the cars For this was the even
ing of December "a. and the spirit of
Christmas was over the land.
But happies. Of all this happy crowd
was Ben, the train boy. In 4 little
over an hour and half he should be
home with his dear mother and young
brother Dick and his sister Sal. AS he
sat on trunk in the baggage car with
his pile OF papers by his side. waiting
for the train to start. he could think
Of nothing but that happy reunion.
Ben had been saving up for this
Christmas with more than the usual
stinting and selc-denial. and the result
OF it all now STOOD before him neatly
packed in wooden box.
Two men there were aboard the 80
local. whose faces reflected nothing
Of the Christmas cheer. Presently the
fireman put down his oil can and
looked up at the engineer.
What time is the strike ordered
for:' he asked
Half past eight TO the second"
growled the engineer.
why. that'l leave IS ten miles from
no where" cried the fireman. whose
name was Stebbins. Nice Christmas
we'll have Lucky if we find i roof
to cover u.s. Why do we have to strike
on Christmas Eve. of all times" he
added. wrathfully.
Cause the president takes this train
out 10 Edgetown tonight SOS he Kin
hev Christmas with his old mother.
We got the tip no more than an hour
ago. The men thinks thet ruther than
get stuck between here and thar he'll
cave in and grant us wot We ask
At that moment a we'll dressed man
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20

1t is q great pity that every attempt
to propagate the blue joint grass Of
the Western prairieS is a total failure.
Could it be placed on the list Of tame
grasses it would be most valuable
addition. II will soon disappear entire
ly from the prairie section of the West,
being unable TO hold its own with the
blue grass in the pastures and mead
OWS,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20

The most touching contribution to
the aid of Galveston sufferers is SS4,
donated by the inmates of the Dun
ming poor-house and insane hospital,
Illinois. This sum represents the sac
rifices of 250O unfortunates. who gave
I'D smoking and other small luXuries
to swell the fund.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20
"What do you know

year-old Ben. What do you know
about an engine:
"If you please, sir, my father, John
Dixon. was an engineer on this road
aforc he died. an often's the time l
rode in the cab with him. He showed
me how to work the lever and the
whistle valve and all the rest of it.
If you could only get some one to fire
now
III fire." r>plied the president quiet
". Then turning to the trainmen he
said: This boy and | will run the
train. Go back and tell the passengers
that we ere going right through. Then
you can stop here or go on with US,
Just as you choose"
Then the news was passed along the
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20

The cost to consumers OF the anthra.
cite coal strike calls attention to the
benefits resulting in England from the
Cooperative Wholesale Society. This
society is federation of 1916 retail
cooperative societies. representing
1.053,564 individual members. BY the
operation of this society consumers
are enabled TO supply their wants at
a purely economic cost-that is. not
subject 10 the penalties of Jobs. COM
bines-the common tricks of trade that
affect prices under general conditions.
During the first thirty years of the
Society'S existence 4 profit was real
lied of Sc. 731 .12j. that went back into
the pockets of the cOnSumerS.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20
Charles pickens,s Good Work.

But for the great novelist, Charles
Dickens, there is little doubt but that
the keeping of Christmas, except as
purely religious feast, would have
died out many years ago. His efforts
led to a revival of Christmas as fes.
tiyal of general rejoicing and jOllity.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20

This all happened thirty odd years
ago. and the erscwhlle train boy is now
general manager of the road, and 9
very dignified gentleman, indeed; but
down Edgetown way no one ever calls
him anything but plain Ben.-Douglas
Zabriskie Uoty, in the New York Herr
aid.
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Too Gonl 70 Live.

IF the small boy were always as
GOOD rs hn IS on Christmas Eve he
would certainly die young.-Puck.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20

The season when "Yule fires glow
and parlors are green with the mistle-
toe bough" seems to have come SO
soon again, and the feasting is also at
hand. Much Of the Christmas prepar-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20

Id 40, with the coal bin piled
high and her water box full
to overtowing, backed sui
lenly down on the baggage
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20

Hale the Yulc log in;
Heap the fagots high;
With 4 merry din
Rouse old Revelry!
Cry Noel NOEL"
Fill the rafters ring,
And the gleeful bell
Peals its answering,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-31
Direct Route
to Chicago
CHICAGO-UM0N
g NORTH WESTERNLiNE

FASTER than any other ,o,,,
THE OVERLAND LIgiTro:
EQUIPPED with Palace Sleeping Car,
bwief Smoking and Library Ca,
spim career and Dining Cars, rsai s
"a Ia carte" LEAVES SALT LAKE. ~
las EVERY MORNING. The C6icoSso
Special leaves Sah Lake every epS5'
mg al $40; First class equipment
M1seludiag Free Reclining CfaiT Carr ers'
The atlantic Express leaves al : M
a. m, For tickets and reseyaiio cVV
appy TO ticket agents, or addyr,,
ia; Walker, GenT agent Chicago s
North Western Ry., 200 S. MaiHS,
Salt Lake City.
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seized the manager of his hotel sent FOR
a nurse, but Gordon refused to engage
her, saying that her fee-sl0 week.
was too high and he declined to let a
physician examine him until the medi-
cal man had naMed the amount OF his
professional charge. Curously enough,
the following day case OF Gordon's
was tried In the London bankruptcy
court In which the money-lender APP
peared az Robert Dean"
lie came TO England without a penny
and started IN business as a money
lenders clerk at II. He soon branched
out for himself, however, and u is
thought that his fortune at his death
amounted TO Si,O0OO00. When he died
be had $4,000 In his pockets and over
$4,000 in his olilce, banks usually re-
fgG.ng % have dealings with him. He
once had an account with the Bank OF
EuEand, but they requested him &C.
Withdraw n. Le uas a brother also
moneylender, a. England and brother
and sister IN Poland who will make a
claim against bis estate, but as yet his
win has not been found He always
said that be would leave a liberal al
iowance to the little boy whom he loved
with such curious fondness, and 10 was
a whimsical fancy Of his THAI he would
leave the rest Of his fortune to charity
and to endowing a home for az he
termed them, "old maids who had been
laid on the shelf
As a beginning In the direction OF
putting his affairs In order, Gordon set
about becoming naturalized. So uni
versal was the feeling against him that
IL was weeks before he could find five
British subjects to attest his respecta-
bility. and even after he found them
and presented his papers the home Sec
rotary refused 10 admit him 20 citizen
ship, which refusal, IL Is said, stung him
more than any rebuff ever had before.
He was buried with scant ceremony, his
body being removed from HIS hotel In a
rough, unpublished wooden coffin. carried
by four addressed men.
The government II preparing TO make
a claim for death duties from his es-
tate: but H. as Is suspected he made no
will. this will be difficult. as II will be
hard to discover where G0rdon's money
was invested. He had $4,000 worth OF
Birmingham corporation stock, but how
much can be realized from his countless
debtors without employing his own
methods is extremely questionable.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-31

regarding others from a religious
standpoint. and they cannot set aside
permanently tne fact that COD has CON-
manded them to subjugate or extermin-
ate all WhO refuse 10 believe In M0ham-
med. This divine command shapes
their conduct toward aliens, even when
they themselves would like TO forget H..
Ii classes all of alien faith as bias
phemers, and this fact once being fixed,
inquiry as TO minor details is needless
.n their eyes. A blasphemer (klatir or
giaourd) Is a blasphemer. Wherefore
ask whether he be an American or
Spanard? II leads also to endless con-
fusion in the use OF words OF ethical
importance Not only does peace
mean something different to the Mus
sulman from what IL means TO the other
party to a reconciliation, as VIII be seen
below, but such words as honesty"
"kndness,' pity" and "piety'' do not,
IN the mind OF the Mohammedan, have
the sense which the Christian gives
them.
sultan Harold at Rashld OF sulu
seems TO have liberal views Apparent
iy he likes the Americans with whom
be has had dealings, Perhaps he Is as
honest and magnonlmOus as his great
namcsake Of Bagdad. Yet we cannot
forget that for purely selfish reasons
Haroun Of Bagdad killed his best friend,
the Verb Janer. And the crime neither
disturbed his own conscience nor
stained his repute with the people for
justice and piety. The Moro Sultan
has the same standards OF right and
wrong, If not the same vast power. as
the Caliph Of the eighth century For
moral conduct has small room for
change among Mohammedans, because
the Thus saith the Lord" Of their law
book applies to acts SO much more fire.
quently than to principles. a better I'M
derstanding OF doctrine is contrary 10
the whole spirit OF the system And so.
whatever their personal geniality or
amiabillty Of disposition In dealings
with aliens. the Divine command comes
into the minds Of Mohammedans, at
every moment Of frution. like the al
chemists suggestion Of the fox's tail,
10 spoil the charm which promised 10
bring forth a shining virtue.
The full importance OF this curious
trait, can only be guaged By gaining
the Mohammedan point Of view. as
found in any compend Of the Holy law
now In use IN Mohammedan countries.
Only 10y actual study Of the books can
one get an idea Of the deadly earnest
ness Of such expositions of the Divine
VIII. Yet these books today form the
foundation Of theological and legal edu-
cation as well as ~ aspiration in the
hearts OF the common people In all Of
those countries.-March Forum.
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never putting himself on the defensive.
lie was proud Of his reputation for
stefnness and cruelty. He believed. or
progressed 70 believe. that only a man
who had dishonest intentions II he
could put them into practice would ever
consent 20 the terms that he Imposed.
lie said that people came 70 him only
when they were ION their last legs, -
through their own dishonesty. He de-
Tended his action In assuming false
names By saying that he found It easier
to Keep track Of his debtors In that way.
TO keep them from "skedaddling" he
told the parliamentary committee.
Some Of his clients lied 10 him. 9TH
ers tried TO outwit him In other ways.
but usually failed He felt that he sim.
ply was fighting them with their own
weapons and Il II only fair TO say that
he showed no favor. but treated every
man alike. He had another JUNCTION Tor
his conscience-the thought that he was
having revenge against humanity for
the wrong. as he said. that il had done
10 him. About twelve years ago. still
as a money-lender, he went too far and
was sentenced 10 prison with hard labor
for eighteen months. His health gave
out under the toll and he was released
By the home secretary when only about
half his term had expired. The doctors
told him that he couldn't live more than
a few months. but he went 20 the south
OF France, recuperated and came back
again hugging 10 his breast the thought
that he had a debt OF vengeance to pay
60 mankind, and set about paying II
while he could for he aid not hope TO
live many years. He was a glutton
for work and had only a few trusted as
He was 80 eager for the bus-
ness day 60 begin that he couldn't wait
In the morning for the regular delivery.
but walked around TO the postoffice 10
get his letters The same energy made
him work, even after his final attack
Of laryngitis, up 10 within two hours
OF his death, settling his affairs with the
help Of his confidential clerk. He died
with his clothes on. When first he was
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-31

to a telegraph manager In New York.
A tall young countryman, looking as
green as a suit OF "butternut' clothes
and a elouch hat could make him, APP
piled for work In the Broad street, New
York. Office Of Maury Smith. In 1871.
Mr. Smith was manager OF the consol-
dated telegraph lines then in opposi-
tlon TO the Western Union. Like all
other managers, he could make room
for an expert operator. and told the
young rustic that an engagement de.
pended altogether upon his skill
TRY me: can keep up with the best
Of em, said the stranger.
Mr.. Smith noticed that the applicant
appeared 10 be quite deaf. but, out OF
curiosity. and possibly with the idea OF
having some fun with him. he gave him
a table and told him TO receive mes
sage then due from Washington.
You VIII have 10 work pretty fast.
he warned him 'for our Washington
man Is In the habit Of rushing things"
As matter OF fact there vas no
message expected from Washington,
nor did the wire lead there. Nj. SMITH
connected the receiver With sender
In another part OF the same operating
room, and put his fastest operator,
Dick Hutchinson. At work sending a
two-thousand-wor message. Edison.
for Il was he grasped pen, and, as
soon as the instrument began 70 click,
dashed on the copy In a large. round,
leglble hand While deaf 70 all other
sounds, he could catch the faintest
metallic click.
on came the message. faster and FAST
en- twenty. thirty, forty words minute
A crowd Of operators gathered around,
curlously and then amazenent depleted
on their faces PAGE after page was
reeled on, with never n break, and with
the last click OF the instrument the
forty-mlnutc message had been received
perfectly, and lay IN q heap Of manu-
script on the table The young mans
triumph was complete. Hutchinson
rushed up and shook hands with him,
and Mr.. Smith gave him a Job on the
sunf