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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-03

James Bryce will write the introduction TO a
book by Irving b. Richman that the Putnams
have in hand, entitled Rhode Island It's Max
ing and Its Meaning; a Survey of the Annals
Of the Commonwealth from Its Settlement 10 the
Death Of Roger Williams 1886 1888"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-03

12th- st: 81. East I4th-st.; ~ West 42d-st. be-
tween 18th and sth aves; 263 West I25th-st.; 1.33S
3d-nve. between 10th and 18th SITS; 1925 3d-ave.
near 61st-st: 1.7OS Ist-ave.. S9hst: I55 East
I25th-st.; 756 TremOnt-ave.; $50 3d-ave.. near
4lst-st-; 554 3d-aVe.; 10 Bleeeker-st.; 325
RIeecker-st. brooklyn. y. N.-3f6 COurt-.f.f
2I5 Smith-st.; 1,OO4 Gntes-aNe. Newark n. y.
-594 BrOad-st. Also all A D. T. Offices.
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Il guess l don't either, said he broker
showing the collar of his fur coat up and
walking toward Broadway. and his luncheon.
Thereupon the messengers departed
on their several missions with great prompt
ness
There was lull in the dog market last
week. due partly to the cold and the more
absorbing markets Of Christmas time.
Most of the dogs sold are mongrels. Some
good ones are offered occasionally, but
generally there is a fraud III the trade.
The dog seller always shows willingness,
amounting almost TO anxiety, to deliver
the dog at the house of the purchaser.
Naturally. the buyer doesn't want TO carry
or lead a dog from the Wall Street district
to his house. So he agrees.
The seller takes the dog TO the house
and thus discovers the habitation of the
buyer. The dog remains day or so,
perhaps not 81 long. Then ii disappears.
The seller has stolen il away and is Of
fering il again in some other quarter of
the town until his face and the dogs have
been forgotten by the buyer and he may
safely venture back into the Wall Street
curb market.
This game has been worked again
ing the theft worth the thief's time. All
dogs put on the market here are, of course,
sons Of champions, If you care 10
believe IT,
Clever dogs are trained by the dog men
to desert their new masters and the con-
fession Of a dog seller few days ago dis
closed the fact that one fox terrier, which
sells for any price from S. 10 SIS, has been
transferred on the curb more than twent v
times Stray dogs. outcast dogs and stolen
dogs all find their way to this exchange.
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the observant waiter assists In an artful
way In making out the order. He Ia all
attention to the selections made by the
patron. but he slyly suggests certain dishes
In his own interests.
For instance, after the oysters and the
soup, your out-of-town man selects heavy
roast. and orders beef or portion Tor each
person, at perhaps % cents portion. Now.
the waiter, better versed In the appetites
OF city men. knows full well that four orders
OF turkey will not be consumed. so he sends
to the kitchen an order for two. or three
at the most.
THE order for four is charged up on
the guests ticket, however, and the waiter
pockets the difference when he settles
with the checker for his days orders and
receipts. This, OF course. is possible only
when the waiter pays the bills.
IF a waiter works this scheme on the
roast, the game and the salad, he cleans
up neat sum on one customer alone. who
IL none the wiser and H. entirely satisfied
II the service Is good and the wines cold.
1T is a mistake to think that elderly
men are the heaviest spenders, particularly
in the business district. Young men are
more extravagant. Considerable enter
tanning is done down here at noon.
Wholesalers take women buyers from
out OF town to lunch, brokers sometimes
entertain the women who handle stocks
through them, and good-looking young
women employed IN OnCes are frequently
the noontime guests not only OF their en-
ployers, but of other men that they meet
in a business way.
These lunches for two play big part
in the business world, and they have made
me realize how important n roe discreet
woman clerk plays in her employers affairs
l have heard many a big deal discussed
across our tables, and the women who
come hero are as keen and alert a. the men
who employ them.
"You can tell what their relations are
the instant they settle down for lunch
man makes the presence of his wife an
excuse for laying aside business questions.
He really entertains her, and they study
the menu carefully with view to enjoying
themselves. If a man and woman are
interested in the same business, the lunch
is a secondary matter. and they plunge
into business before the waiter has finished
writing out their order.
Personally. | regard these lunch con-
ferences a. bad for the digestion and the
general health. Business men and busi-
ness women should have lunch clubs, and
drop business until they return to their
Offices. But YOU can't change the leopayd's
spots, nor the habits of the American in
business"
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TOLD ny THE OLD CIRCUS MAN.
Tho Greatest Of Al Giants and Hts Colossal
D0uble.Itipper.

THE greatest Of all giants" said the old
circus man, was great for sliding down
hill He liked to go sliding AZ much as
any youngster ever did: and when the
show was In winter quarters. in a region.
as IL was where there were plenty of OPP
portunities for such sport, this was one Of
his chief delights
He had for sled the first year he was
there a horse sled that the old man had
bought for hm--one Of those stout, low
framed sleds that farmers Use to haul cord
wood on; and when the FIRST snow came on
the giant dragged his sled out like the most
enthusiastic small boy. His sled rope wasn't
OF the clothesline size. II was as big around
a. well rope: but that was none too big,
considering the weight of the sled.
"The great giant would trudge along
With that sled behind him to the top OF the
hill. and then he'd pick 1t up and run with
II like the rest and slam 1t down and slam
himself down omit. and then away he'd go
flying, taking the bumpers In great shape
and flying through the air four times as
high and four times rs far as anybody else
did, and coming down again with a bang
that made the hill shake once more, and
then shoot on down. going faster than any
body else and good deal farther before
ne stopped. And then he'd grab the rope
and begin hauling the old horse sled up the
hill again for another slide, Just like all the
rest.
but the giant soon got into bigger busi-
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Ten dollars. Take him or leave him. '
said this vendor. whose temper had been
soured by the chill wind and the lack OF
customary stimulant.
Leave him!" was the Joint advice OF the
messenger counsellors. -They was little
Mexican dawg down here tn other day Wild
no hair on him an he chased this big Teller
q block up Broad street"
The cross-eyed man made kick at the
messenger. but. Of course, he didn't land.
just al that moment a fair young type
writer stopped to have look at the dog
MY, what an ugly beast" she said.
yep. Miss Sadie. an he couldn't lick
one O. them wool dogs that they hangs
on Christmas trees" added the messenger.
who had escaped the kick. What's Mister
Jimson goin' To give you fur Christ masf'
THE idea" said the typewriter, coloring
up. why should he give me anything for
Christmas? You're a fresh boy"
And she skipped along with the wind
The Boston terrier was sitting stock
still now.
Look at him now'' yelled the boy. He
amt alive. III bet he's a rug
In answer the cross-eyed man gave the
leash jerk and the dog snarled at the
boy. -
Il guess you don't want TO buy dog
said the cross-eyed man Grossly to the broker
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form, the giant marching ahead and all the
other people marching along OH cit her side
Of the road once more to the top.
There they'd load the great sled up
again and once more the great giant would
take his place and say:
Are you readyP Then let her gor
And away 1t would go, like a runaway
section OF avalanche, booming down into
the valley.
AT many places in the Western country
OF the greatest OF all giants; at one place
thcv remember him for one thing. at anot her
place for another; at one place and anot her
-ome, hing remarkable happened to him.
or he had done some wonderful thing
himself that made him regarded not only
with wonder but with special local pride.
Only last month, having sofne business
in that old town where years ago We had
our winter quarters. / went out while was
there to the hill where the giant. with the
rest of the folks. old and young, used to
go to slide. They were sliding there at
the time, and among the sleds | saw there
was Dustin big double ripper. big one.
That considerable Of bs b. sled, hey?'
| says to a venerable and grayhaired but
bright eyed old gently who was standing
near.
"'Ye-es,' he saws. oh, yes, that's a
good, fair-siZed be b-sled. but you ought
to seen one we used 10 have years ago
And then he went on to tell me what
knew 30 well myself, but all the more, for
that reason, loved to hear him tell the
story OF the greatest Of all giants and his
colossal doublt-fpper
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ness than that. Every grown man and
woman in the town, "a we'll az all the chill
dren. came out to see the giant slide; and
it wasn't long before he turned out on the
hill one day with, instead Of his accustomed
horse sled an astonishing outfit that no
had got the shows carpenter to build for
him: colossal double-ripper.
This stupendous bob-sled didn't have
just a single wide thick plank, resting at
either end on a bob, for people to sit on,
but it had there built of stout, heavy planks,
and braced with trlsses underneath. a
platform longer and broader than the great
gangplanks they put up from the wharf
to the deck Of the ocean steamer.
This rested, at either end. on a horse
sled for a bob. and the outfit was equipped
with suitable steering gear. and some sort
OF brake. though, Of course. nothing in the
way OF brake ever could hold tins ma
chine, after it had once got going
well. the whole town took to the ire
mendous double-rpper, with the giant
for engineer. II was all wonderful and
most thrilling and hair-raising experience,
to get on to that gigantic bob sled. hun
dred or two people at a time. and go charg-
ing like wild met or down the hillside,
with the greatest OF all giants at the helm;
to certain death II anything went wrong,
to be stirred to deeper depths than were
ever moved before IL everything went
right
Il suppose the giant could have pulled
the double.ripper up the hill. but, of course,
they didn't let him; all The young men used
to tally on to a towline hooked to this
tit anic bob-sled and drag II up with great
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angry dog seller. turning on the boy. 'Why
don't you go long and let this gentleman
examine the oogp"
I'm lookn' fur an expensive dawg my
self, answered the boy. sI'm out shopping
fur a Teller that wants a thouslin' dollar
dawg, none o then dawgs dat people have
drownGed or buried like dat one"
"Dere's certainly body snatchers at WORK
in de dawg GENTRY chimed in little
fellow.
Mister. here's teller wild a St. Barnard
dawg, that man over dere wild de basket"
was the diverting cry of one OF the errand
runners,
Thin ST. Demands is great dogs" said
the Irish boy who had folded two cookies
into a sandwich They have 'em in the
ould country thrained so they go out in
the snow with a bottle Of whiskey around
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II was noon in the dog mart at New street
and Exchange place. At this hurry centre
In the Wall Street district the dog brokers'
have established a curb market where all
sorts OF dogs are sold to him who'll buy.
Dog men walked around to keep them
selves warm and held their charges half
hidden in the folds of their coats or let them
exercise at the end of strap.
Whenever prospective buyer halted
with an inquiry about a dog, half a dozen
district messenger boys sprang forward
TO surround the barterers This uniformed
group formed a guard outide of which
other curious persons gathered. The mes
senger boys were ever ready TO guy the
dog sellers.
What kind of dog is this?" asked Wall
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thing import ed from Holland. The house
contains many relics-fintlock guns, pow.
der horns and sahre@, old china and paint:
ings, spinning wheel and old-fashioned
highpost beds. one of which would MI
bedroom # modern fiat.
During the Revolutionary War the mouse
was a rendezvous for patriots when hard
pressed bv the British. Once Richard
BraEaw. it's owner, was captured by the
British and sent to the prison ship Jersey.
Later by britir one of the sentinels he
escaped and went back 10 the aid Of the
patriots After the British took possession
of that part Of Long Island the house was
searched almost daily by bands Of soldiers
In search OF rebels or plumber
Dutch Hills Creek came within 900 feet Of
the place, and The frame OF the old house
was built at Elizabethport and shipped -
Sunn'-side on boats. Instead OF naus
STOUT wooden pins we're used
The site Of the house is bounded by Raw.
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THE PAYNTAR HOMESTEAD.

There Is one plot Of ground which thus
far the Pennsylvania Railroad has been
unable to acquire. 1t is a triangular strin
bounced by Skillman avenue, jackson
avenue and the North Shore tracks.
y Vile Of recent years the old place 10
known as the Payntar homestead the house
WAS built by one of the Bro ucards in the
early part Of 100. From the Broucar DIS
il passed into the hands of the Ryerson
family and next into the possession Of
the La,rcmores. A century ago it was
bought Nv William Paynta ar and it is row
occupied by George II. Payntar Of Long
Island City, Mr.. Paynta ar was born In this
old homestead and he hopes to spend the
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wide, which extends from the North Shore
railroad tracks 10 Long Island City Gle ar
out to Woodside. about two miles away.
Bourgon Broucard and his wife. Cathai
rine lie Febre, French Huguenots from
Mannheim on me Rhine. landed on Man
haitian Island in 1918 and bought an ate
In Sunnyside and Dutch Kills in old Nassau.
There they established the family whose
members are now variously called Bragau,
Bragaw and Brokaw. as the old family
name has been corrupted by later genera
tions.
The ruins Of the original honest cad are
yet to be seen on what was known as the
old Ridge road in Sunnyside. The present
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Eight dollars fur him." cried the me .

Eight dollars fur him. cried the me I
seneer chorus. SIS he a gold-lined dawg'"
.De ianitor where have me apart ments
has dawg ] kin get for 81. mister; a real
trick dawg." said The smallest oi the uni
formed circle. 'Iie takes Gle milk of the
dumb waiter ev'rv mornin. Me mudder
has him fix de meter 30 dat de gas com'ny
owes Us money ev'ry mont"
The dog man tucked the shivering terrier
back under his coat aid the prospective
buyer moved on toward another sort of
dog that was being shown on the other
curb. The messenger attendants moved
with him.
"What' = he?" asked the broker.
.Full-blooded bull terrier said the
agent.
-Just plain mutt -m-u double I. mutt
said the chief Of chalf of the messengers.
Amt you got a call?" demanded the
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Brokers who have had n good day in the
Street buy dog and forget that il never
was delivered. The price is mere snap
Of the fingers 10 them and they make no
fuss over the fraud. Sometimes the dogs
are bought for the children to play with
sometime for woman friend who com, 8
down in an automobile TO pick out the
beast.
"How many dogs do you sell in year?r
was aske of one dog broker
"Oh, sell dog off an on" he said in
non-committal way.
That's right" said a rival across the
street. He sells that same dog of an
on"
But, anyway, it makes sport for the mes
sengers.
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sTHE OLD JONES MANSION.

son street. the North Shore Railroad tracks.
Middleburg avenue and Skillman avenue.
Its purchase will enable the road to be
81 frightened.
Near the homestead is the old Bragaw
schoolhouse. On this site Richard Bragaw
erected a public school and gave the site
20 the old town of Newt town, and il was prob
ably the first public school In Queens
county. Since that time the structure has
b zen rebuilt several times.
In addition to the Bragaw homestead
the old Jones house, built on the est Nc
by one Of the relatives of the family. Is
included in the purchase and 1t will also
Re ra2ed 10 he ground.
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Street broker who seemed a bit behind on
dog knowledge.
a fox terrier, sir. said the vendor. Hes
a Belmont. he is. H"
Jim Keene guy him to him fur helpin'
him break the corner in wheat cakes"
yelled a boy who had just extracted his
teeth from a cream roll.
I'm sellin' him on commission fur a
lady wot's pressed for money an had to
move into fiat, explained the dog man.
.She can't keep dog in tn fiat"
"Shs'- partickler friend of a partickler
friend O. hisn, said the boy with the frank
furter as he squeezed the roll over it with
both hands.
How old is he?" asked the possible
purchaser.
He's just pup began the seller.
"A pup?' cried the messenger leader.
THAT dawg pup? Say mister, dey have
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their necks and save min that's freezin'
to death in the Alps"
do them dawgs have licenses?" asked
the cruller boy: "or amt it agin the Raines
law?"
with basket and two st. Bernard pups;
price, SOS each. One of the dogs was set
down on the cold pavement and il limped
around slowly. Then boy made dis
covery.
why, he's side-hill dawg!" he exclaimed.
They get so used to climbin' them noun
tains they can't walk on the level. They
got TO walk roun' and roun' mountain
Boston terrier of fighting spirit that
had to be held from attacking the other
dogs was led up by a cross-eyed man
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THE OLD BRAGAw HOMESTEAD.

rest of his life there. For this reason no
is not anxious to :. II.
Near il stood formerly a riill to which
farmers from Harlem and other dist ant
points brought grain to he ground All
that is lett of the mill is one of the mill
stores, which is owned by Mr.. Payntar
and is prise cd by him as relic. The British
troops used to be stationed at this mill
during the Rovoluti ouary War, and a local
historian states. with rious indignation,
that they consumed hogshead of rum
every three days much 10 the demon aliza.
10" - he cOmmuf itv.
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homestead was built by Richard Bragaw.
When it was sold to the railroad company
it's owners were Harry Bragau, barytone
singer, and Miss Fila X, Bragaw, who has
taught school In Long Island City for gene
rations.
While generally in a good state Of preser-
walton many rooms Of the old house were
given over 10 the winds and The memories Of
the past From the great open hall on he
first floor a balustrade of solid mahogany
leads up to the different flights Of stairs TO
the attic. The mantelpieces are Of heavy
carved wood and decorated with quaint
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the greater part Of Sunnyside and Dutoi

the Rreatcr part OF Suhhys1ue anu DUO
Kills.
For mont hs agents Of the railroad COM
pany have quietly been buying up large
tracts of land between the North Shore
railroad tracks in Long Island City and
Woodsiie. The company has two
fold object In view. One is 70 acquire
land needed near the outlet of the new
Biackwell's Island Bridge, and the other
il TO obtain land needed near the outlet
of the tunnel under the East River. BY
the Iccent purchase OF the old Bragaw
estate, it IL said, the last link has been
added 10 n strip Of land several blocks
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A Liberal Education and Benediction

are the Churchs best gift to It's sons. Every
father who teaches his children to read tn /
Sun gives them an education and blessing
Ads.
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OLD HOMESfEADS DOOMED.
MUST MAKE WAY FOR THE TUN-
MEL IN LONG ISLAND CITY.


The improvements planned by the Penn
sylvania Railroad In Long Island City will
cause the demolition Of some ancient Long
Island houses. One OF these is the Bragaw
house, which for quite two centuries has
stood on the crest Of Sainnysde Hill. The
estate connected with II once comprised
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-28
Naval Orders.

Lieutenant W. ]. Manion has been or
dered to the Columbia
Pharmacist r. Waggener, to the naval
station. Key West. Fla, relieving Pharma-
cist $. w. Douglass, who is ordered to the
naval proving grounds, Indian Head, Md
Gunner j. Hayes, retired, died at the
naval hospital, New York, on the 18th in
slant.
Naval Cadet w. v. Temp, to the Naval
Academy for examination
Naval Cadets l.. B. Porterfield, E, B.
Farker, w. j. Moses. F. d. Hall, F. B.
Freyer, A. station, J. A. Campbell, jr; w.
Brown, jr.; w L. Pryor, to the European
station, via the Buffalo
Naval Cadets ]. p. Lannon A. A. Peter
son, ID. c. Bingham, N. E. Nichols, o. F.
cooper. ID: A. Weaver. L. Brooks, jr; M. s.
Corning. w. T. Conn, jr.; W. w. Smith. c.
NJ SINNERS, G. ]. Rowcliff c. w. Early.
o C. bowling. w. G. Diman. G. Darst, ].
w. Woodruff, r. Wallace. jr.; j. o. Fisher
and r. M. Griswold, to the Asiatic station,
via the Buffalo
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Paid for Rented Buildings.

A statement has been made to the Senate
by the acting secretary Of the treasury
showing the amount OF rent expended an
nually by that department. The annual
rent Of buildings IL $12,394. the total floor
space secured for the work OF the depart
ment in this city being 47.102 square feet.
The various rented quarters are as follows:
Adams building. 1883 r street. fourth and
fifth floors. bureau Of statistics. $3.44O: 142S
e street. treasury stables. $3.50; 1709 New
York avenue. first. second, third and fourth
floors. photograph gallery and files, 5000:
1923 @ street, lighthouse board, Sool; 18th
and b streets. files eand storage, ffrst and
second floors. 81 800; go and 822 e street,
storage Of documents and records, third
floor 5000. ..as -