New-York tribune., 1901-02-17
THE PASSING THRONG.

Vincent Hoag. ot Los Angeles. Cal. IN speaking
yesterday at the Hoffman House OF the way IN
which Cinnamon are regarded IN
THE CHINA the West. told the following story:
MAN IN The Chinaman IN the West has
WESTERN always been looked upon more or
ESTIMATION. less as was the Southern negro IN
ante-oellum days Indeed hts life
IL considerably less reverenced by the average
WesteTner than was the negrO's by the South
erner. Beto' de wah the negro had distinct com
merCial value. which usually insured good treat
ment FOR himself by his masters. Men do not gem
orally injure horse other valuable domestic
animal. because by doing they would inture
themselves through their pockets and the negro
was the most valuable domestic animal IN the
world. and IS such usually well treated The
Chinanan has no such value in the West. Nobody
cares there whether he is hurt or not and this
feeling at certain periods gives the pgtails pretty
rough time Of il. Let tell you a story which
Will bring out this point. At time when on a
construction train coming temporary
curve on newly constructed branch OF the North
rtHc. and hastily and poorly had the track been
iad that the weight Of the engine itself broke the
bolts IN nshpiate, causing the rails TO spread and
the engine 20 roll down the bank Three Cinnamon
on railway veloeipede had been approaching the
curve from the other side; warned BY the whistle
or the locomotive. however. they had tisnountsd
which they We're standing waiting for the train
70 pass, when the accident occurred As they were
rolled down the side OF the hill they were literally
ground into the earth, and they and their iron
ogni'iPn , The engineer of the train the time
was was % slightly drums but the shock OF the accident
iq him well, for he thought that IL had Occurred
actly what he had done previously' ans - eh he
thought thai possibly he might have brought IL
mind when he returned to the wreck SWhaf's ne
sum sum total Of The damage? he inquired Of his Are
hands were injured was the reply but tbrsa
wrs Eiiia, "n& were standing alongside the track
was the engineers fervent comment 49,
P L Dana, OF Montreal. Canada. In speaking vss-
'erday at the Holland House OF Professor Cioltwfn
Smith. OF Canada. said. Goodwin
FOX Smith has worldwide reputation
HUNTING as a scientist and writer II he IL
PARSONS anything. he Is iconocast. He
delights IN destroying popular be-
hefs and IN throwing stones at those things that
most people love and venerate One Of his pet
hoohIes IS the life led BY the clergyrnen OF the
Established Church OF England. whom he con-
tLnua-ly gibss at Fox hunting parsons Is one OF
his cavortte expressions. Some years ago. at an
evening reception he holding forth on the sub
ject OF the fox hunting parsons of England. when
the Duchess OF Somerset who was present. took
him 70 task. saying that the fox hunting parson OF
song and story was wholly Of the past. and be-
lOnged. IN fact . the eighteenth century and not
70 70 the nineteenth In the present he lived only in
aad E z0G@ re,T 55f me aesP59 sP6, 2
" II comes. % nv mind said he with that
that IL is --ne 80 long ago thar heard % rox
Hob-oT ub9 rasais- in r5s '!o,rr, d. KerI Hs
was that sort - pars0n who puts 1n white ~h0k-r
trade. The news of his exploits in hunting field
and horse mart travelled apace. until finally they
hlerar,hy-th= Bishop NJ WlI5erf1rre The bishop
isciGsd 70 adninist-r MID re9lse, and se9dins
English Church 7 dout know What society Il
ssy aEythas they please Z any ore ,hsy pleas,
p ~
lowing The hounds in the hunting neld
"' Yes rei1lned Mr. Hobson smartiy 81 IS true
you say. my Lord Bishop. that character
no matter how high. - safe from
THE being assaiIed IN these degenerate
BISHOPS DAYS Why. and "a pains %
REBI'KE say &c. I have even heard % ru-
REFUSED mod thar you. my Lord Bishop.
have attended balls and such
utar auussuleuts az Buckingham Pal1re' The
bishop was a little taken 0T his f--t by tais
t1Iuier but none the less h- returned ga'iautly %
TIE charge "Ah yrs Mr Hobson." said he
These stories be- true 7 have attended balls az
buckingham Palace. bur went there by fhe ROYAL
command which may not 10 disoteyet Bat when
I was there I never permitted myself % De seen
IN rha same room where there was dancing. unless
10 was Impossible f'r M O. prevent IT, Al then.
my Lord Bishop. quickly replied Mr Hooson
"ol- cases are very similar. tar yol. when You
70 20 the balls at Buckingham Palace. are out
utt.- seen i1 the rooms where there ~ d1ncins
ard l. when olut-i ou nav 1.i mare br-s In tne
hunting a~.d. am seldom found in the same h~id
with tne hounds
.Fsra4p- tai- story does uo- entirely prove The
point GllIwiu smith cont-u4-d t5r-tnat me toN
hunting parsuT - NOT ms }iA-bAt ll erl AMY
served one purpose AZ tur time % was told t'e t4e
laugh that followed ended the controversy l-
vas on this same evening -na- Professor Sini-A
ans a rar-ltu barrizr-r % Toronto Eot into very
rI-.fv argument on the Irish question The bar
rist-r Rltiy contr0vert-d one 0r Goitwtn smith >
.tarer.ant- and cited Fr0ude the historian. as hls
sffrnCrtrv on that's only piece ot Frou-
iarity. vas fne crushing r-t0rt he mus Drought