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New-York tribune., 1901-01-10
CERTIFICATES FOR BARRIERS.

A considerable number of BARRIERS have assem-
bled in State convention in this city within
few days The delegates approved proposed
law requiring certif Gates of qualifications from
BARRIERS in cities and towns of more than hVe
thousand population in the Empire State. I'm
der the provisions of the bill these certificates
are to cost s. each. and are to be granted after
thorough examination by local boards of high
class welders of the razor and the shears
These certificates will be practically licenses to
shave and are to be revoked when the holders
are guilty of a felony or of habtual drunken
ness.
A few censorious sceptics may cynically sug-
gest that the title of the proposed bill should be
AN Act to Suppress Italian Cheap Labor in
Tonsorial Parlors," but any such sarcasm would
undoubtedly be Ill advised and unjust 1t is
true that in the Bowery and other districts in
New-York the cheap Figaro who solicits custom
by offering five cent shaves and ten cent hair
cuts has stirred up fiery wrath among the bar
bers who adhere to the old figures. 1t may be
that an element of hostility to the slashing of
rates had something to do with the drafting OF
the projected statute which the convention COM
mended warmly. II should be borne in mind.
however. that after all. visits to BARRIERS shops
are not necessary to existence. But the barber
is worthy of his hire and the experts in the trade
may fairly lay claim 10 adequate compensation.
Those OF the first rank have the right to be
proud OF their skill, and some OF them may call
TO mind with regret the ancient days when the
master barber also the master surgeon of
his village. when he was called upon to bleed
the sick. to apply leeches and the cupping
glasses, as well as 70 cut hair and trim boards.
Figaro in those former generations was prouder
OF his lancet and his bowl than OF his razors
and his shears.
Those naughty days can never come back
but 1t is evident that the BARRIERS Of to-
day inspired by ambitions. They demand
that their profession shall not be degraded by
unworthy practitioners. But what will be the
distressing state Of things in places with
population OF fewer than five thousand? Are
they to be subjected to the bunglng OF novices?
1t will be interesting to note the action of the
Legislature with regard to the bill for BARRIERS
certificates.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10
FLOWER GARDENS FOR sTATEsyEN

Last Tuesday the corridors of the New-Jersey
STATE House were filed with floral pieces, vary
Ing In all degrees of taste and ranging in
cost from $40 to ten times that sum- stran-
ger within the gates might have jumped rashly
TO the conclusion that the florists of New-Jer-
sey were having some kind of a competitive
exhibition; that, however, was not the expIana-
tion The flowers were there as tokens of
esteem from admiring constituents to the dis
tinguished statesmen who We're about to begin
the arduous work of making laws for State
already surfeited with legislation
This annual floral outbreak is a compara-
uveiy new disease In New-Jersey politics. A
dozen years ago one might see here and there
In the Senate and Assembly chambers n mod
est bouquet contributed by the friends of
solons. Gradually IT hns grown until now the
Senator from Podunk is supposed to be en-
titled to sympathy II mammoth horseshoe or
harp something else doesn't cover his desk.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

ample that some Of the new members from
New-York Illinois and Massachusetts may be
Democrats, but under present methods there
is little If any hope of a corresponding Repub-
lican gain in Texas. Arkansas or Louisiana.
The general question of the limit of size of
the House remains unsettled, and is deferred
for future consideration. 1t will, of course,
come up again ten years hence, and again in
another decade, and so on. For several dec
AIDES hence, no doubt, there will be a dispo-
sition TO compromise the matter, as the House
has just done. The number of members will
be increased and so will the ratio. That can
be done without any radical architectural
change in the Capitol. But the time will come
when the existing and steadily increasing
unwieldness of the House will compel halt.
1t will then be pertinent TO consider the advsa-
bility of fixing constitutionally the numerical
size of the House. as is now done in this and
other States. Certainly the House cannot go
on growing indefinitely. 1t has been pointed
out that it is still little more than half the size
of the British House of Commons, while this
Nation is nearly twice as large as the United
Kingdom. True. But the British representa-
tiveS have no desks. but Sit crowded together
in pews in a church. and even then their
hall is not big enough to hold more than half
of them, and. as a matter of fact, it is an I'M
common thing for more than half of them to
want to be in actual attendance. 1t is doubtful
if American Representatives will ever be will
ing TO follow the British example in those re-
spects, but until they do the British example in
number of representatives cannot be regarded
a. Dertinpnt
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

In spite OF the vexatious and inquisitoriaI
proceedings of British assessors who insist that
Mr.. Croker shall pay a burdensome income
tax the Tammany leader is buying more race
horses 1t Is well known among betting ring
experts that the Boss has lost much more money
on the turf than he has ever made out Of il
But his sources Of revenue In New-York are
not yet sealed up.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

few days ago The Tribune referred TO the
exceptional civic spirit and local enterprise Of
the people OF Seattle. and expressed regret that
they had lost their excellent public library by
fire Andrew Carnegie has now come gener-
ousy TO their help, and has offered to give them
a finer library than they had before provided
they will pledge themselves to maintain II pron-
erly at their own expense. There can be no
doubt of the issue. Like job Seattle will be
the gamer by misfortune
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

A number of adventurous spectators have
decided to open what they say will be IAN
American Monte Carlo on the Eastern Shore
of Maryland. If they get Tim" Sullivan to
manage it they may achieve financial success
although they don't deserve It, Even the no.
torious Pat" Sheedy is no such pillar of the
temples Of chance as Tim"
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

The enormous transactions in Wall Street are
putting money in the purse of Uncle Sam When
stocks are bought and sold to the amazing total
Of more than two millions OF shares in a single
day it is estimated that the Federal Treasury
Is the gamer by some $4,000 or more in its
revenue from transfers. And the National Gov
ernment profits largely from the buying and
selling of high priced real estate. Verify. these
are golden days for the Treasury Department at
Washington.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10
certificates.

Unless Commissioner Nagle sweeps the dust
filled streets more thoroughly uncharitable suf-
ferers may not be sorry If he gets the grip
himself.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

A prominent citizen in a Western State has
been arrested because he violated law which
forbids the bringing of a "docked" horse over
the border This practice of docking horses ia
so Objectionable that New-York ought to have
q similar statute Some weeks ago it was said
in London that the Queen and the Prince Of
Wales were opposed to this cruel mutilation. and
that therefore it was likely to become unfashion-
able in England. However 1t may be abroad
wealthy owners here have not yet seen the light
in this matter, and cocktails are lamentably
conspicuous.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

Mrs William A Perry, the mother OF Mrs. Lor-
Hard Ronalds received yesterday at her home No
East Fifty-sixth-st. She will receive Wednesdays
in January.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

Mrs. James L. Barclay will give a seven handed
euchre party this afternoon at her home No IA
East FOrty-eighth-st, and Mrs. William r Sands
will give a luncheon in honor of her niece Miss
Lillian c. Tyler at the annex Of the Metropolitan
Club.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

Among the fashionable women receiving yester-
day were Mrs John Trevor Gibson, OF No $50
Park-ave.. and Mrs Theodore V. a. Trotter. Of No
136 East Thirty-seventh-st.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

Tho engagement has been announced OF Miss
Daisy Scott the granddaughter Of Walter S
Gurnee, and Colonel George Dyer. the second son
OF Ex-Governor Dyer of Rhode Island
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Hartman, jr.. have taken
the house Of Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Dyer jr for the
winter, while the owners are abroad
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

The second and last Assembly Of the season.
which takes place at the WaldOrf-Astoria on Thurs
day night. January "a. will be the last great ball
OF the season. Mrs. William Bayard Cutting. Mrs.
Edmund L BayIes Mrs Duncan Cryder and Mrs.
William Douglas Sloane will receive
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Hartman. jr-, among
those who gave large dinners last evening.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

The first meeting Of the Kniekerbocker SEWING
Glass was held yesterday afternoon at the home
OF Mrs. Robert NJ Thompson. No. S East Fifty
third-st. The meetings will take place weekly
throughout the winter.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

Receptions were given yesterday by Mrs. Ed
ward Hastings Ripley and Miss Ripley. OF No. "a
Park-ave.; Mrs Edward Nj. Knox OF No. 26 East
Eish third-st; Mrs. Clarence Ps of No. East
Thirty-stXth-st-. and Mrs. Russell Belamy of No
$40 Park-ave.. and a dinner party given by
Mrs. ). H valentine at her house. No. "a East
Fifty-seyenth-st
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

Mrs Ramsay Turnbull of No 81 Park-ave.. gave
her were Miss Benedict and Miss Alison TUrnbuh
Mrs. TurnbGlPs gown was OF gray silk trimmed
with lace and turquoise velvet. Miss Benedict
IN White lace, and Miss Turnbuu in white oI>s
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

Mrs Nicholas Fish will give the second OF
series of luncheous for her daughter. Mrs. Burn
side Potter. on January %. her house. No. So
Irving Place.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

Cne Of the lesser affairs Of yesterday was the
plano recital given by Harold Bauer at Sherry's
for the benefit OF the New-York kindergarten As
ISOLATION There were number Of patrouesses
who were present. among them being Miss Cal
lender, Miss De Forest, Mrs. B. Aymar Sands Mrs
William A Street Mrs. Louis c. Tiffany Mrs
Charles Godfrey, Mrs. John E. Alexandra. Mrs
Herbert Parsons. Mrs. Ernesto G. Fabori. Mrs "
NJ V. Hoffman. Mrs. John G. Neeser, Mrs. ]. Pier
pont Morgan. Mrs: Prescott Hall Butler Mrs.
James A Burden, jr.. Mrs. Stanford White Mrs
Anson Phelps Stokes. Mrs Victor Sorchan Mrs
Jchn Sloane, Mrs. Luther KountZe. Mrs. Samuel
H. Valentine and Mrs Graham Lusk
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

a small dinner dance was given last night BY
Amedee De Pau Moran. for his debutante daugh-
ter. Miss Rosale E. Moran There was a cotiIlon.
the favors for which consisted of hunting crops.
fans and silk caddy bags. feather wands and mini
ature ean1os. memorandum books and blotters rib
bons, bells and fowers
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

Mrs. Pembroke Jones is giving series Of dinner
parties on Tuesdays in January at her house
No. 3 Wese Fifty-frst-st
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

Mrs. W. Seward Webb gave dinner party last
night for her daughter. Miss Frederick Webb. and
afterward took her guests to the Moran dance.
Is did also Mrs. z. H. Hartman, of No. East
Ffty-tth-St., another of last nights dinner host
esses. Mrs. Hartman wall give dinner parties on
January 10 and IS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-11

Three visitors travelling in the Isle
of Man thought they would visit Snae-
fell, the king Of Manx mountains.
When walking up toward the noun
tan, they espied an old shepherd COM
ing toward them. They thought they
would take a rise out of him, so one
accosted him, saying:
"They tell me, old man, you can see
England, Scotland, Ireland and even
as far as America from the top Of this
mountain"
"Oh, yes" said the old man. "If
you will come with me, I will show
you much further than America"
So, chuckling to themselves they de-
cided to follow him. After trudging
for about half an hour up the noun
tain side in a boiling sun they began
to feel rather tagged and kept asking
the shepherd how much further they
had to go.
He kept urging them on a little fur
Their until at last the three visitors
lay down on the grass and said they
would go no further for any sight.
"Now," said the old man, IF you
will sit here long enough you will see
the NOON"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-11

An old legend gives the following as
the origin of the snowdrop: After Adj
am and Eve had been driven from the
garden of Eden Eve was disconsolate.
One day aSshe sat silently grieying an
angel appeared and sought means to
comfort her. She longed for the flow
ers, but the fast descending snow was
wrapping the barren earth in robe of
white.
AS the angel stood and spoke words
of hope to the weeping, repentant wom-
an he caught snowflake, breathed
gently upon it and said:
Take form, pure snowflake, bud and
blossom and be comfort to humanity,
now and forever"
In twinkling the snowflake changed
into a beautiful flower, as white and
pure as the snow itself, and when Eve
beheld the newborn blossom gladness
and hope came to her heart, and she
smiled through her tears.
Having fulfilled his mission of love,
the angel departed, but where he had
stood there Immediately sprung up q
circle of perfect snowdrops.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-11
Transmission of Sound.

A striking example of the magical
effects capable Of being produced by
any one conyersant with the laws Of
sound was shown by the late Professor
Tyndall in one Of his lectures. He
placed on the floor of the room an ordi-
nary guitar. No one was near, and yet
some unseen hand dsew sweet music
from it SO that all could hear. The
guitar was replaced by a harp, with
the same result. A wooden tray was
then substituted, and even from that
issued mysterious harmonies.
+ The marvellous effect was simply due
to the sound conducting quality of wood.
In a room beneath and separated by
two floors was piano, and connecting
the rooms was tin tube containing
deal rod, the end of which emerged
from the floor. The rod was clasped
by rubber bands SO as to close the tube,
and the lower end of the rod then
rested on the sound board of the piano.
AS the guitar rested upon the upper
end Of the rod the sounds were repro
duced from the piano, and when the
sound board of the harp was placed on
the rod it seemed as though the actual
notes of the harp were heard, the notes
of the piano being so like those of the
harp.
AS the professor said, "An unedu-
Gated person might we'll believe that
witchcraft was used in the production
of this music. "-Chambers' Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-11

The slowness Of the process Of tan
ming Is largely due to the difficulty with
which the tannin penetrates into the
hide. AS the penetration progresses
the outer part Of the hide becomes con-
verified into leather and is thereby made
impervious; consequently the rate Of
penetration decreases. Months Of soak
ing in the tan pit are therefore neces-
sary for thick hides. Many attempts
have been made to hasten this ABSORB
ton of tannin by hide. The methods
used include circulating the tan liquor
so that fresh portions are continually
presented to the hide, forcing the liquid
through the hide by pressure and using
strong aqueous extracts of tanning ma
terials.
1t has been sought to attain the same
object by passing a current Of electric
ity through the vat in which the hides
are suspended. One such process has
been found to shorten the time of tan
ming to a quarter of that necessary
when no current is used, and the leath-
er is said to be Observation-Disclosures
trical Review.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-11
Getting Personal,

The favorite Scottish method of deal
ing with sleepers in church was pub
licly to denounce the delinquents. The
Christian Leader tells this story:
When the Rev. Walter Dunlap, min
lister Of a United Presbyterian church
in Dumfries, saw a member of his flock
nodding while he was preaching, he
stopped suddenly and said:
81 doot some O. We hae taen over
mony whey porridge the day. Sit up,
or I'll name ye ootp'
Another Caledonian preacher, on like
provocation, cried out, Hold up yer
heads, my friends, and mind that nei-
Their saints nor sinners are sleeping in
the next world"
Then, finding that this general ex-
hortation was insufficient to deter q
certain well known member of the
church from getting his nights rest
forward, the reverend gentleman turn
ed toward the offender and said:
James Stewart, this is the second
time have stopped to waken We. II
need to stop third time, I'll expose ye
by name to the whole congregation"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-11
An EOlian Harm.

To make an aolian harp construct
box Of very thin pine, cedar or other
wood, five or six inches deep, seven or
eight inches wide, with length equal
to that of the window in which it is to
be placed. Across the top, near each
end, glue strip of wood half an inch
high and a quarter of an inch thick
for bridges. Into the ends of the box
insert wooden pins, like those of a vio-
lin, to wind the strings around, two
pins in each end. Make sound hole
in the middle of the top and string the
box with small catgut or first fiddle
strings. Fastening one end of each
string to q metallic pin in one end Of
the box and carrying 1t over the
bridges, wind it around the turning pin
in the opposite end Of the box. Tune
the strings in unison and place the box
in the window. 1t is better to have
four strings, but harp with single
string produces an exceedingly sweet
melody.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-11
A Chinese strRtaReua.

Raiah Suran, who was one Of the
earliest rulers Of India, overran the
entire east with the exception Of Chi
ma, killed innumerable sultans with his
own hand and married all their daugh-
tiers. 1t is said that when the Chinese
heard Of his triumphant progress and
learned that he had reached their
frontier they became much alarmed.
The emperor called council Of his
generals and mandarins, and upon the
advice of a crafty old mandarin the
following strategem was carried out:
A large ship was loaded with rusty
nails, trees were planted on the deck,
the vessel was manned by numerous
crew of old men and dispatched to the
rajahs capital When it arrived-the
most wonderful part of the story is
that it did arrive-the rajah sent an
officer to ask how long it had taken the
vessel to make the trip from China.
The Cinnamon answered that they had
all been young men when they set sail
and that on the voyage they had plant
ed the seeds from which the great trees
had grown. In confederation Of their
story they pointed to the rusty nails
which, they said, had been stout iron
bars as thick as a mans arm when
they started. "You can see," they con-
cluded, that China must be a very
long distance away"
The rajah was SO much impressed
by these plausible arguments that he
concluded he would not live long
enough to reach China and abandoned
his projected invasion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-11

AS a rule, said prison warden,
man is in a respondent mood during
his first weeks imprisonment. There
are exceptions, however, as this Incl
dent will show.
One Saturday about dinner time l
was suddenly accosted by one Of the
new arrivals who had served the first
week Of his sentence.
II say" he remarked, "has a lady
been asking for me at the gate?
l told him that if he had been want
ed the governor would haze sent for
him.
"Oh, very well. Keep COOL" he said.
"This is the first time for ten years
I've put in a full weeks work, and the
old woman is sure to be at the gate for
my wages"
And with grin the cheerful one
passed on.-London Answers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-11
A Career Ending Joke.

This Is true story about one Of the
mayors Of Kansas City. He was mayor
when the incident occurred, not so very
many years ago. Two newspaper men,
both very good friends of the mayor,
were about to leave town, and they
asked Mr.. Mayor to help them cele-
brate their departure.
1t was hot day In summer, and aft
er an hour or two Of convivial indul-
gence the mayor of Kansas City was
very much under the influence of liq-
uor. The newspaper men were feeling
jovial, but they were still able to walk
around. 1t finally became necessary to
do something for the mayor. Seeing
fruit wagon pass, one of the newspaper
men ran out and hailed the driver.
When he drew up to the curb, he was
asked whether or not he wanted to
make 81. He replied that he most GER
tainly did.
1t was then explained to him that a
drunken man would be stretched out in
his wagon, face toward the sky, and
that he must drive through all the bust
ness streets of the town and then take
the man home.
Not knowing who his passenger was
to be, the driver consented, and the
joke was carried out to the letter.
Through the streets of Kansas City the
mayor of the town, stretched out on an
open wagon asleep, was driven, and
there was placard that announced the
cause of the strange plight fastened
on the back of the wagon. The mayor
was not e-elected.-Chicago Chronicle.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-11
Dickens and His Titles.

Charles Dickens had great difficulty
in choosing titles for his various pub.
LEGATIONS, says The Golden Penny. The
following is a list of no fewer than IA
suggestions given by the author to his
adviser Foster, for the title of one
book, out of which, need hardly be add.
ed, No. was chosen:
/. According to Croker.
2. Prove 1t.
8. Stubborn Things.
4. Mr.. Grandgrind's Facts.
5. The Grindstone.
6. Hard Times.
Z. Two and Two Are -Four.
8. Something Tangible.
8. Our Hard Headed Friend.
10. Rust and Dust.
II. Simple Arithmetic.
II. A Matter of Calculation.
IS. A Mere Matter Of Figures.
IA. The Grandgrind Philosophy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-11
The Best Endorsement.

Baxter's Mandrake Bitters is sold and
guaranteed to cure the diseases for which
it is designed, by every druggist in the
United States, or money refunded.
What better ENDORSE ent can be given
a medicine. 1t cures constipation, sick
headache, biliousness, dizziness, jaundice,
expels all poison from the blood, and
makes you we'll and strong. In liquid or
tablets, 25 cents. y Try it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-11

De Wolfe Hopper was once witness
In suit for SANDER, and the opposing
counsel In the courtroom said:
"You are an actor, believer
eyes," replied Hopper.
"Is not that low calling"
II don't know, but it's so much better
than my fathers that am rather
proud of it."
"What was your fathers calling, may
/ askw
"He was lawyer" said Hopper.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-11
The Gentleman,s Psalm.

A reader of the Scriptures empha-
sizes the Fifteenth Psalm as the gentle
mans psalm because it describes as
among the many who are entitled to
be considered as gentlemen zone who
leadeth an incorrupt life, speaketh
truth from his heart, doeth no evil to
his neighbor, is lowly in his own eyes,
keepeth his word even If it be to his
own hindrance,"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-11
CeIlulOfd.

The base Of celluloid is common pa
per. By action of sulphuric and nitric
acids it is changed to gun cotton, then
dried, ground and mixed with from 20
to 40 per cent of camphor, after which
it is ground fine, colored with powder
colors, cast in sheets, pressed very
hard and at last baked between sets Of
superheated rollers.