Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-12-08
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| SPECIAL RREsPoNDENcR.

SPECIAL oRREsPoNDENCE.
The increased vigilance Of the cable
car conductors to prevent passengers
from smoking on the platforms is due
To new order sent ont by the conf
panlcs last week. The change from
the open ears in use all summer found
most of the men passengers reluctant
to abandon the privilege Of smoking
they had enjoyed for several months.
The consequence of this mood was
group of determined smokers on the
rear platform of all the cable line cars.
particularly III the morning hours, and
they showed no disposition to obey the
companys rules in regard to smoking
II was decided TO increase the CON
ductors responsibility in the matter
and all the men were notified that they
would in future be fined two days pay
whenever one of their passengers was
discovered smoking. They have been
ordered to return his fare to every pas
cnger who refuses to cease smoking
when asked to. If he declines to re-
ceive the money or stop smoking. he
is to be put off the car, and the way
he does that part of the transaction is
left in a large degree to the conductors
discretion.
\ Bridgeport man who is uAem-
bcr of a large New York club came to
this city Oh Thursday afternoon last
to stay until the following day. He
went to his cub and asked for a room.
For the first time in his experience he
was unable to get one. 1t was then
o'clock and he decided to dine at his
club and 20 later to the nearest hotel,
where he might dress for an evening
entertainment he expected to attend
that evening. 1t was nearly o'clock
when he reached the hotel and the
clerk smiled at his request for room.
If he would file his application he
might possibly have a room the latter
part of the following week. he was
informed. The Bridgeport man moved
I'm to the next hotel, carrying his dress
suit case. The second clerk told him
that everything had been booked
ahead Il month. At the third hotel he
said that he would be satisfied with
any sort OF room in which he might
get into his evening clothes This
hotel could offer him nothing. He
tried two more large hotels with the
same result 1t was late and he was
getting desperate. He went over on
the Last Side Of town and succeeded
in getting room in al obscure hotel
of which he hal never heard. His eX-
periencc was that of every stranger
who came to Now York last week and
applied for accommodations at any OF
the big hotels.
rhotographing the celebrity is mover
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work were plainly shown when Nine.
Bernharut went to Fifth avenue STU
dio to have her picture taken. For
strange as it may seem in the case of
such celebrity, the French actress
arrived here without a single photo
graph. she posed many times and
about Is pictures We're sent tothe Hotel
Savoy for her inspection. Only two or
them pleased her and she refused with
out qualification to accept any OF the
others. Thinking that their somewhat
unfinished condition might have OBJ
scurcd the best qualities of the photo
praphs the artist had them carefully
worked out in every detail and sent
them once more to the actress for her
inspection. This was too much for her
state of mind. and the offending pho
tographs were subjected to treatment
that left no doubt as to what she
thought of them. Taking large blue
pencil she wrote across the race OF
every one ''horriblc,' and ordered
them sent back to the studio. Since
that time she has refused to have any
more pictures taken and 1t is highly
probable that the only photographs or
Nine. Bernhardt to be seen here Will,
with the exception of the two poses
she selected. come from Paris. rms
instance OF her eXctability is rather
ont of the ordinary today. as the ac.
tr,ss's friends find her very subdued
this year and have seen few instances
of the temper supposed to belong TO
The artistic character.
Mark Twain's good example or
bringing to Justice the cablnan VINO
o,ercharged him would have more far
reaching effects If more citizens iol-
lowed the same independent course,
but they are unluckily prevented from
doing this in most cases DV thclr own
actual ignorance of what the settied
tariff for various distances Is, very
few people know what cab rates Ill
New York are. and tor that reason
they are not able To object lnforhe"iS
when thcy feel they have been com
p,llcd ~ nay too much Many OF the
harsom Cabs.--as required by law-are
s,lppicd with printed tarlt whlcn
can readily be seen. But passengers
are more likely to he influenced by the
appearancps of rig than any strict
ness of honesty on the drivers part.
So they are more willing to be over
charged by a driver of q clean LOOKING
vehicle and n strong horse, than pay
tbc legal rate to less attractive equi-
nag, There is an impression III the
minds OF "A great many persons VINO
ought to know better than certain cap
drivers are free from all legal restric-
tiors as to price and are autnori|eu W
demand what they want. inns ni,s
t,L,n idea is ot course encouraged ps
,hc drivers. who like TO give passengers
This IMPRESSION aid get from tnen'
whatever they are able to exact 'hs
night hawks habitually carry ''ass W
uosseuccrs vino are not eXigent In 'uc
matter of price Tor various reaSo,s'
Inn, II Is not these hackmen VINO ciainl
to stand above the law. The men WIN
IN, best vchiclcs and horses aiWays
c>plnin that these are their own prop
orty and for that reason thel are eN
omit ron the tariff which regulates
the rates paid to other drivers. Inc
logic of this reasoning Is not yer!
close. but ii usually satishes 'he pas
seuSer,