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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30
SECRETARY GAGE AND THE HIS
SION PUPIL WHO BEC4ME
HIS MASCOT.

Washington. June o CspeciaD.-A pretty little
story about Secretary Gage comes from Chlcaeo'
HE old home. When a young man. employed our
snr the week bank clerk he used 10 20 On
Sunday afternoons 10 the Foster Mission ana u ,
10 impress upon class Of poor boys some OF 'he
fundamental principles OF upright living lis IeS
sons were eminently practical, rather than doc
4rnai or dogmstic and they were reinforced py oe-
asonal visits 20 the homes the pupils evidences
Of interest in the welfare OF their families such
ala as could be given 10 the sick ana 10 those Seer
irg employment and the like. On the second day OF
the new year 1889 Mr.. Gage made each or ms boys
a rresent Of a book and bright new silver dollar.
Thirty-one years later the president of the Fourth
National Bank OF Chicago. was seated In his ONCE
one day when a big black bearded foreign looking
man entered and SAID after brief pause; MI.
Gage you do not remember me? Ny name is har-
rovsld. Does that help you any,
The man was Of kindly aspect and neatly CLAD
and did not all suggest the typical anarchist OF
whom the capitalists of that day stood in some
dread; but Mr. Gage did not seem entirely comfort
able as ne shook his head in response.
Perhaps this viii help your memory remarked
the stranger holding forth little volume. Mt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30
DIPLOMACY WITH A CIGAR.
srEAhEh HENDERSON DRAWS A MORAL,
FROM A FRIENDS MISFORTUNE

Nhen Speaker Henderson was az the Waldorf
Astoria before going % Europe" remarked one q,
"a. TRENDS NE other day. 4 learned the force "A
0lpomaey IN a way that / shall never fo,ee+ !,
81 happened because Of some 75-oent cigars which
nao peen presented TO the Speaker. 7 had sba,,en
.Sius Win MIN end he had slapped me over the
Na'A couple Of times most heartily WHOM he
@SAee me 10 have a cigar Well sir. / had never
seen such cigar before. You don't get ,am
where ] was born in Vermont The, ~ =,
arouad en- sun iiDDoh
"sH' TOOK one, peeled off the goldleaf and
pul me goa leaf in my hip pocket so no one could
stea4 II Wen sir. after / had undreseed the,
sai' De blamed IL could tell which was the
hie end and which was the moutbnteoe tn, -,
ENDS eoth came 70 point. Have light, said ,hs
sleaAsf' suddenly, so suddenly that 7 made
VINO guess which end was the Enoutbp.aos "a
biting II on, lit the other end. anu
80" hf' me taste Of that mouthpleee-g can't
=. s H. ~ tasted something like cologne and
Il went into my nose and started me- "a .s -
Another thing that alarmed me s, No.
way mat cigar burned. Sparks OF FIRE sbo, on,
s -" alu tneh as from green wood. and bubbles Of
into ifrIe up on The wrapper and then exploded
. haon smoked very long before ,,,,, 49,. 49,,
and rested nv ts ,e pane lam; thing out Of my mouth
me cigar IN my teeth again the law acbed H'9ek
So besvy ne Isas3n was that the end had IN Wae
pTVing ~ uno ne cigar was so long thar n tent
pgTTabs ny ny; mouth open Ike lever. II kept
draw we'll ,ba aso no sooner begun TO burn and
s,ra,r,s- -, tllSh IL began 10 unraTel FSrs, ~
line Then 'e loose e, and hung Ike washing on
. "a shs Drown excelsior dropped o,t 80 =, @ 70
rnS,ssi1 me hiiings were ali ahre and 70 i my my
Vkois b,. In being burned alive I dssheS 80
into cTsasea wrapper. excelsior billings and ai
Guess lit the wrong end os ~. ,.
st .ss,t me danger had been averted salo
had s,,n s 10y eld, replied the Speaker after he
sxst,os N1lpeu across the room a connie - - nc
ADDED .snsy SHOWS the force OF dipiornacy bs
INC right krs Hnst even cigar mast be approacbeS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30
SHORT STORIES ABOUT HUMAN NATURE.
CHIEF WILRIE FOOLED THE PUB
Lie, But DID NOT INTEND
TO DO so.

Washington. June % (speciaD.-"set q counter
teiter TO catch a counterfeiter, is an adaptation
from Vidocq which never fails to bring con-
seious smile TO the face of Chief WiIkie OF the
United States Secret Service. And thereby hangs
a tale.
Several years ago an epidemic of stories OF East
Indian iugglery swept over the American press
Wilkie who was then assistant city editor OF The
Chicago Tribune had theory that the miracles
described were merely imaginary, the result OF
hypnotism SO he wrote interview with hcu-
tious parsonage called Fred Selmore, to whom
he gave a vacant lot habitation in Chicago ana
whom he described as man Of wealth and leisure
and a expert amateur photographer. Sellmore toId
of a trip he had lately made around the "orio'
picking up on his way old friend. an art stu
dent in Paris. and taking him to lndia, where they
went into the mountains and got hold OF one OF
the most eminent local magicians. The latter per-
formed for them a number OF his tricks. the artist
sketching everything he saw, and Seumore lafhhs'
simultaneously, snapshots with his camera
When the films were developed a remarkable
fact appeared The artist had drawn the wizard
throwing partly unwound ball of Irvine INTO the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30
HIS PARTY Skin"
'ohNNiE's BIRTHDAY Feast WAS
GREAT SUCCESS FROM THE GUESTS.
POINT OF VIEW

ten-year-eld boy. whom It will no, harm, 70 81,
soi'Ahe JOY living in Herkimer-st RrooLl,- -
90 iAst birthday had party II was a nar,y
tsat Stands out fresh and sharp I'm the ,,eraor,ss
=, me entire family, Jobnnie's sister had has
DIftnaav parties. where ali the girls ana boys COW
'N3e themselves strictly according 10 the r,,las -,
nse'fem, Johanies party was mad. ,n s,,trel,,
~ pVys hVihg In the immediate neightorbaod
just want the gang play with" sa,s no %
MS MOTHER and the gang IL was that ax.l-a,a s,,
spffohhoed the table in the basement dining r.o,
%" looked with cleaning eyes on the boun,,,,,,
sappv OK goodies. Noticing their restraint, Jobn-
,sss fnother tsetfuliy Withdrew after noting tbs,
mere Was plenty for every one TO eat. shs b.s
scarcely reached the floor above before her ne,,as
se t,ilee by a terrible cOmmoffon below Tr,.rs
80 ~ souho 81 breaking crOckery and r,lasse,arraS
hsrd ,T angie OF spoons and knives striking q
substance There were excited exela go
Tbs sesrrslns q feet outside the basement doom
NIL WI soncenty all became silent as the ersya
- s"hnfIlhely. the mother OF Johnnie rer,rnas 81
s.e inning room where three minutes hefo,a 49,
ss sFe hungry little boys. The tabiecloth ana
.,snSs vsfs on the floor in a heap. Johnnte's besd
go ss puIl s N his arms. and The scaldinx tears
~ icslliif Gown his nose '
hskno the mother. 49, SSu' Ha7ncsF
.IneyEthey swi-swiped nll-an they wuz on--o,
iofen INTO q fresh torrent of tears. A's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30
STATEN ISLANDERS BOUND BY HAB1r
INSTANCES CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DAILY L1Fl
OF THE CITIZENS OF RICHMOND BOROUGH.

INSTANCES CHARACTERISTIC OF THE DAILY LIFE
OF THE CITIZENS OF RICHMOND BOROUGH.
mo citizens OF the greater city OF New-York are
more bound by habit than the Staten Islanders"
said resident Of Richmond Borough yesterday. m
his Broadway Office II have a friend by the
name Of Morrissey who travels every evening ex-
cept Sunday by ferry and railroad 10 Port Rich
mond. For years he has always occupied the end
seat I'm the mems cabin OF the ferryboat and the
end seat OF the smoking OF the train Should
any stranger TO the island venture to sit IN those
end seats. Morrssey never hesitates 10 ask him to
take some other seat, as that one belongs him
The stranger Of course, thiuks that MorrIsscy
owns the line and Immediately vacates as n gen
eFa thing Others do not take those seats. 20 begin
with, because they have come 10 regard them
Morrissey's
But Morrissey is only example. There are
hundreds Of others For instance, there Is well
known Staten Islander, who always takes the Is
o'clock boat lie never takes another I remember
about $50 o'clock He was leisurely opening an
evening paper. All the rest rushing for the
boat. Hurry up said !; or you'll miss the boat
oh no. he answered. my boat does leave
here till o'clock And the fellow waited another
half hour not 10 upset the calculations of
lifetime"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
A REAL ESTATE BROKER SAYS THERE MAY
BE $1,000 YEAR IN 1T

IF you want 10 rent an apartment house" said
Liberty-st. real estate broker yesterday give II
high sounding name For instance. a house that
~iH stand almost empty with such a name as The
Henry or The Edward Will rent in no time when
reehr1stened The Belle Hendrika' or The Albert
Edward An extra syllable often means therefore.
an extra profit of a thousand or two
These grandilOquent names have the greatest
charm for the women-a charm which suppose is
somewhat akin 10 that eXerted by gilt strapped
uniforms ana SIX lined skirts For example, a
woman called here the other day. and after look
ing over my list of apartment houses went away
uDsatished month later she back and
looking over the list again. exclaimed
on Here Is the Baden Baden That must be
lovely. en-Baden itself is beautiful. / once
spent the winter there
Wen, she took an apartment in the Baden Baden.
aithongh she had passed IL by without notice the
fhoDth before when its was 'The Jersey
- Well" remarked friend who In the office
j should think myself that the Baden Baden or any
other place would be better than the Jersey flats
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30
FRED" THE WAITER AS A POET.
HE PREFERS TRUTH TO RHYME WHEN III
MAKES THE VERSE HIMSELF

In a little German eating house within the
shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge there works a
laundering, clumsy waiter. who, nevertheless is
a prime favoTite with the customers because Of
MS apparent willingness to be the butt Of all sorts
OF jokes. the point Of which he sometimes turns
upon the jokers in an uneouth way which makes
II seem 10 be done unconseiously. 1t is a standing
puzzle among the customers whether Fred tho
waiter" is fool or wise group of merry
Fellows sat around a little table the other day
drinking beer and Gaping verses.
Are you a poet 'Fred'?' asked one named
Brown.
! don't know" replied the waiter
Try il and find out" said Brown. TITS easy I
can make a verse on anything Listen TO this:
For the good Of my country dear
Ia give up tobacco and even beer.
Now. you try one. and If you can do as
well that
Fred" thought moment and then said:
For hours Mr.. Brown his beer will sin
Then walk away and forget the waiter
But that's not poetry all, Fred: il doesn't
rhyme, said Brown 1850 :
Its better than yours" retorted Fired sto,,alv
Mines true and yours amt"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30

and burned.
ihe larvae or the dog and cat flea will not de-
velop successfully in situations where they are
Likely 10 De disturbed. The of carpets and
straw mattings. In our opinion. favors their de-
Nelophheht since the young larvae can penetrate
we ntsrstices or either sort of floor covering
ana md an abiding place In some crack where
they are not likely TO be disturbed
4hiestation however. is not likely TO occur IL
the toare) hoors can be frequently and thor
oughly swept. When outbreak OF reas comes.
however the easiest remedy to apply is a free
sprIhAlng or pyrethrum powder in the infested
rooms Ihis falling, benzine may be tried.
thoroush spraying of carpets and floors being
undertaken. with the exercise of due precauton
IN seeing that no lights or fires are in the house
at the time of the application or for some hours
atterward- Finally. IL the plague is not thus
aoatsu AL hoor coverings must be removed and
the floors washed with hot soapsuda
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30
HE BR4TELY STOPS A RUNAWAY
A POLICEMAN WHO WAS DRAGGED A HUNDRED
FEET SERIOUSLY HURT

While hurrying for doctor for his sick babies
Policeman Neil Brown. Of the West ThirtIeth-st.
station stopped a runaway horse at the risk Of
his life, in West Observation-Disclosures
Yesterday and was injured severely that he
war taken 20 the ]. Hood Wright Hospital. His
uniform was to shreds. his left foot broken
and he received Commissions all over the body
Brown was on short leave OF absence because
his children were sick. but when he saw the run
away horse coming he did act hesitate a moment
account Of that
The horse belonged to David Strauss; a grocer of
No 2Ils Eishth-aVe. II had been left standing
A. 0ne-hundred va nd sIeventh-st and Lenox-ave
about o'clock. II became frightened and ran away
an the avenue. 1t lodged the tunnel and also
trolley cars. wagons. etc; III II got to one-hun-
drqd and eighteenth-st.. where II turned west.
Brown glancing UP the street. saw many nurses
and mothers out with baby carriRses lie dashed
H. INC street and seized the animafs bride. He
was thrown 10 the ground and banged from side
10 side the horse stepping on him several times
and was dragged more than hundred feet Finally
An ambulance was called from the J. Hood
Wright Hospital, and Dr. Fox ordered that the
Injured policeman be taken there at once. His iu
1urieg while severe, are not dangerous,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION WORK.
GREAT INTEREST FELT AMONG THE POOR IN
THE OPPORTUNITIES IT OFFERS.

THE OPPORTUNITIES IT OFFERS.
In the last year the Peoples University Exten-
sion Society has found that the interest among the
poor i'm it's educational classes has greatly in
creased says its third annual report. one of the
mo ST important branches Of the society's work is
the teaching of mothers how for their
children 10 prevent disease 1t has staff
of physicians who give lectures this subject
with practical instruction in various churches mis-
sions and nurseries. Recently the cooperation of
the teachers In two public schools has been OBJ
tanned and arrangements have been made foy
meetings of the mothers OF their pupils to be
dressed by the physicians of the University En-
tension Society.
Much encouragement is found In the enthusiasm
which the children show in the manual training
Ella sses The classes in basket weaving chair can
ing and Venetian ironWork the most popular
In the classes in cooking. sewing and dressmak-
Ing not only the children but their mothers as
well take deep interest. Appica lions for permits
sion o Join the classes have come in so rapidly
that society has found itself without the funds
10 supply sufficient teachers
The report says that IL Is not necessary TO go
out and look for pupils for their different classes
but that the society finds in all parts of the city an
earnest desire for practical instruction It's field
of work is limited only by the amount of money In
its treasury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30
SELLING HOLES AT RETAIL
SPECIMEN OF SUBWAY WIT DRAWN OFT
By STRANGERS QUESTION.

So great is the interest which the construction
or the rapid transit subway has aroused that
almost any hour In the day big groups OF people
may be staring at the worImen as the, rro
ceed with the excavation The section bosses have
Invented name for these people and jokingiy call
them members OF the Noble Order of Subway
RuDberneeks.' Some of them fond of asking
quesons as well as staring, and this sometimes de-
velops into a nuisance and pr0vokes sharp -spIies
Occasionally section boss timekeeper .jolIies''
the questioners The other day a Tribune reporter
overheard the following:
my mani 80 ''esiNs 'i'ei g
Jocose Timekeeper-A big hole
p s-Certainly, sir. / can see that without ,,our
AID What want know is what Is II fors ''Ni
}. I've intend TO cut II up into little holes end
retan them Tor gamblers 10 hide in when Jusfics
Jerome gets his new committee of vice hunters
Dignihed stranger turns away in disgust an such
fippancy. ~ SUN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30
cHANDLER,s MEssAGE ro r11rnA,

Ex-senator William E. Chandler k,d s.,.,o-
beH'hmih Tiiiman. of South caroI1 are warm
personal friends, although opposite sides Of the
pehneAl fence At the height OF the quarrel he
tween senators Tiiiman and McI.aurin, when both
af is,sa, toHowed soon afterwarti by withdrawal
Oh senator Moi1aurins resignation, ex-senator
s..h sen Iiiiman the following terse disps tch
cat" 'a rat Sad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30

Gage took IL and glanced il over curiously. On the
hyleaf was written in the hand OF his more youth
full days:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30
SvooaMoy 8 aNa 9 SITS.
MOSQUITOES AND FLEAS.
APPROVED METHODS OF FIGHTING THEM
KEROSENE FOR ONE, PYRETHRUM
FOR THE OTHER
MOSQUITOES:

L. o. Howard, in a Department Of Agriculture
circular.
The Lamar register., 1901-12-18

Washington, Dec. 14.-The report of
the Schley court of inquiry was pro-
mulgated by Secretary Long last night.
There are two reports. Admiral
Benham and Admiral Ramsay concur
in the first, which is signed by Admiral
Dewey also as a matter of form. Ad-
miral Dewey makes n separate report,
although he agrees with the findings
Of facts subscribed to by the others.
The majority report condemns Admi-
raj Schley on eleven points, while Ad-
miral Dewey sustains him in most par
ticulars. The majority opinion finds
in brief that Admiral Sclley should
have proceeded with the utmost dis
patch to CienfuegOs and maintained a
close blockade; that he should have
endeavored to obtain information of the
spanish there; that he should have pro-
ceeded to Santiago with dispatch; that
he should not have made the retro
grade movement; that he should have
obeyed the departments orders; that
he should have endeavored to capture
the Spanish vessels in Santiago; that he
did not do his utmost to destroy the
Colon; that he caused the squadron TO
lose distance in the loop of the Brook
lyn; that he thereby caused the Texas
TO back; that he did injustice to Hodg-
son; that his conduct in the campaign
was characterized by yacillation, dila-
toriness, and lack of enterprise; that
his official reports on the coal supply
We're misleading and inaccurate; that
his conduct during the battle was self
possessed and that he encouraged in
his own person his subordinate officers
and men.
Admiral Dewey in his report says
that the passage to Cienfuegos was
made with all dispatch; that in view of
his coal supply the blockade of Glen
fuegos was effective; that he allowed
the Adula to enter Cienfuegos to get
information; that his passage to San
tiago was with us much dispatch as
possible, keeping the squadron togeth-
The Lamar register., 1901-12-18
SOCIALIST AND RACE PROBLEM
ACETATE LABOR FEDERATION

Scranton, Pa, Dec. 14.-In the FEEDER
alton of Labor convention, Thursday,
the Negro problem in the South, as far
as it related to uniOnism, was uneX-
pectedly injected into the proceedings,
and the long-standing conflict between
the socialists and the trade unionists
promised to monopolize the attention
of the delegates had the socialists re-
Piled to the trade unionists. The ques-
tions of organizing common laborers
into n national union, and of throwing
out Of unions all organizations allied
with city, state. national or internation-
al unions IL they refuse to affiliate with
the Federation of Labor, were also
vigorously debated.
The socialist incident came up at
the morning session, during the discus
sion of committee report endorsing
most of the recommendations contained
in President Gompers' report. d. A.
Hayes of Philadelphia, national presi-
dent of the Glass Bottle Blowers, and
Max Hayes of Cleveland Central La
bor Union, the well-known socialist,
made speeches strongly urging the en-
forcement of laws prohibiting child Ia
Dor. The latter during his remarks
read n long list of decisions rendered
by federal and state courts against
organized labor.
A motion to have the list printed in
the minutes brought President Com
pers, who was not in the chair at the
time, to his feet, and the delegates were
treated to a three-minute passionate
speech. He said it was unfair to in
corporate the list in the minutes in
that way, and suggested that a list of
the trade union victories should be
printed along with it. He concluded
The Lamar register., 1901-12-18
GREAT DECEMBER STORM
CAUSES IMMENSE DAMAGE

Philadelphia, Dec. ia storm
which. for severity and destructive
ness, has not been equaled in this sec
ton for twenty-five years, visited east
ern and central Pennsylvania last
night, causing almost unprecedented
damage and resulting in the loss of at
least four human lives.
The havoc in the coal regions is enor-
nous, and the loss to railroad and min
ing companies will amount to millions
of dollars.
The Schuylkill. Lehigh, Susquehanna
and Junnita rivers have risen as highas
fifteen feet above their levels. and all
of their tributaries have overtiowed,
inundating the surrounding country in
more than n dozen counties.
Innumerable washOuts have occurred
on the Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 4
Reading, Northern Central. Lehigh
Valley, New Jersey Central and Lacka-
wanna railroads. Bridges were carried
away and traffic is ut Il standstill. The
delegates to the convention of the
American Federation of Labor are
storm bound at Scranton with no idea
of when they will be able to leave.
New York. Dec. 15.-Warm weather
and rain, followed by high winds, have
resulted in general damage all over
New York state. Saturday the snow in
the northern section thawed rapidly,
causing the rivers and creeks to rise,
The Lamar register., 1901-12-18
WILL ADVISE SCHLEY
TO KEEP UP THE FIGHT

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 15.-Isador
Rayner showed keen disappointment
when the findings of the court of in
Quiry We're communicated to him here.
He announced that he would go to
Washington as soon as his engage
ments will permit, and he will counsel
Admiral Schley to fight the case to a
finish by every appeal that is possible,
In an interview he said:
II would prefer now not to say any,
thing in connection with the opinion. 1
think the country will almost unani-
mously accept Admiral Dewey's judg-
ment. The testimony was so over
whelming upon almost every one of
the specifications in favor of Admiral
Schley that 1 must confess am utter
ly at loss to understand upon what
facts or upon the evidence of what wit
nesses the other two members of the
court reached their conclusion.
II am absolutely satisfied that the
opinion of the two judges is at total
variance with the opinion of the coun-
try, and that this will not by any
means terminate the controversy. I
shall advise the admiral to fight it to a
finish, to open it by every appeal that
is possible. congressional or otherwise
and believe that the sentiment of the
whole country will uphold hm in his
resolve not to let the Judgment stand"