New-York tribune., 1902-08-31
GOSSIP OF THE B0RO UGH

J. Clinton Brewer one Of the most popular of the
MANY men who go down the road" behind blooded
horses is known his friends being exceedingly
original and impulsive His many pranks furnish
/ much amusement for his friends and the usual
| question when they meet the boulevard is;
1 well what has Clint been doing today" Some
| time ago Mr.. Brewer insisted upon taking a pony
up into his rooms in fashionable apartnens IN nie
\ some man was foolish enough to wager a small
riding down the ocean Boulevard with young
| woman. whom he had known for some time an aho q
suddenly took Il into his head to get married The
| ceremony was performed in of the road houses
l and the marriage then duly announced, sur
Bsls'cff By s'cfint. S1'H 'H0Ss "''0 '' So ''''
His horses are MT Brewers particular delight
and hobby. Being blessed with enough Of the
worlds goods TO enable him TO devote great deal
Of time driving, Mr.. Brewer has become an e2-
pert horsefesh. If any particular animal nap
| pens to strike his fancy 1T is Immediately pur-
chased and there is haggling over the price,
either On the other hand. If q horse develops any
fault the horsenan is just quick to dispose OF
| It One day Mr Brewer drove fast mile with a
trotter for which he had just paid sioO after
l 1t over the animal showed signs OF pelIs
broken @ wnded Its oSas pce he e0i1 was heard
complaining about a valuable horse that had run
one of his i, friends who knew his idiosyncrasies
| "I should say would" responded Brewer. how
THAT" said he friend he pulled gold watch,
bons do To s asked the horseman laugh
ing Ten dollars replied the other. thinking
ready to carry. it far it would 60 ut The
horse is yours declared Brower dL handing out
crisp ten-dollar note. Give me the watch
In recognition of her efforts in encouraging and
furthering the study of the French language IN
this country Mile yiolette E. Scharf, professor OF
French at Adelphi College, has been nominated
''oficier d'Academie'' by the French Government.
This honor entities its recipient to wear two silver
palms on a bit OF purple ribbon Miss scharf is is
the study of the French language, which holds reg
ular meetings in the Adelphi assembly room 1a ana
AT present she is in Europe but expects to return
within few weeks.
Yesterdays dispatches from California contained
the information that Harrington Putnam, Dr.
Brainerd Kellogg and Henry Journeay, of Brook
lyn had succeeded in climbing to the top Of Mount
Whitney, which is believed to be the highest peak
in the United States exclusive Of Alaska Little
is known OF it, il has been ascended only a
few times The Brooklyn party were accompanied
by Professor Hallock. Of Columbia University, and
tions They believe that the result Of their obser-
fbd @ FEET pc 20 bg fp6" The first es4ae many
years sgO. was 1882 feet and and the most recent @
spent two weeks in climbing the mountain. On Au-
for an entire day. Mr. Putnam is one OF the lead
ing admiralty lawyers in the country He is
Mount shasta -- Dr. Kellogg is professor in the
Polytechnic Institute
curious example of the inference Of mind upon
matter is being told by General James McLeer,
commander of the Second Brigade, n. G. n. Y.
August % is the anniversary of the second battle
OF Bull Run In that engagement General McLeer,
then young soldier Of twenty years, was badly
wounded. His arm completely shattered. his
leg was broken and he received number Of other
wounds It several days before he obtained
the proper surgical attention. Only remarkably
sturdy constitution saved his life, where others
would have died. He has always been cripple.
however, carving one empty sleeve and being
obliged to walk with cane. Naturally General
McLeer thinks and talks over his terrible expert
ence when each anniversary comes around, and
he is able to bring it all back by closing his
eyes. He finds II almost impossible to keep from
doing this, and 1t always brings violent attack
of neuralgia General McLeer has been suffering
from this trouble for several days, but able to
be at his desk the Brooklyn Tax Office yesterday.