New-York tribune., 1902-10-02
THE PASSING THRONG.

The laugh has long enjoyed the place OF honor as
a confession Of character. But better index than
the laugh. in the opinion OF Thad-
BOERs deus 8 Graham. OF worcester IS
DON'T the handshake. The handshake
SHAKE In the first place" he said at the
HANDS. Fifth Avenue yesterday is a mod
ern custom-at least as far as I
ever found out In the Biblical days and in the
Homeric days men used to step up and fondy en-
the Continent OF Europe. But now every nation
shakes hands more or less and no TWO alike Here
ninety seconds. In the Orient there is no genaitv
often il is merely symbolic with no SasP9g Of 1he tbe
other fellows hand at all But if YOU want the
1aaL If you literally shake Beers hand YOU viii
offend him 5eyond recovery All you can do. il you
take his hand in yours. gently and teuderly as
though he Ell had run l1 splinter into it and were
just the least BIT 70. the metest fraction Of sec
were swapping his picture with it. And then YOU
crop H. IA i|r vir T,i III eHtasI- put when you
make q good impression upon possible host az
I,s e Fnte o medcin 1 P a ms @ nand & and shake IL
d'guihed aad solemn and YOU might as well make
up your mind that you are no friend Of his. and
Dr. j. L. ". Curry. special envoy to Spain for the
coronation Of King Alfonso is az the Fifth Avenue
Hotel He was yesterday afternoon
ALFONSO recalling his experiences at the
WASN'T coronation. which he said had been
CROWNED. fun OF interest and pleasure 10 him.
1T Is a curious minor point" said
he that this late coronation was in reality not
coronation at all Alfonso was born king and was
theoretically King throughout the regency i don't
quite know what the ceremony should be called
inauguration OF course, is not the word But
there was no actual CrOWning. The crown
hand. on cushion gorgeoUsy bedecked with Jewels.
but n was not set upon the young Kings head. II
was merely a ceremony marking the entrance of
the ruler upon the duties Of his station and i'm some
points was quite different from other cOrOnatOns
The prevalence of the rising prices Of coal and
the approaching impossibiIity OF getting coal at
any price. except in the smallest
PEAT A quantities and uoder s,actaI con-
POOR ditons, are bringing 10 the front in
FUEL some places an old fuaI neat
Commenting on the usefulness of
peat fuel. " 3 Hendricks Of Pftrsburg point-
cd out at the Marlborough yesterday that the heat
ing powers Of peat We're low "Of course" he said
the use OF peat IS old the hills. or any
"a le a NIUE oiCer than the And logically,
u IS ,od IN tae making, as II were-raw coal. Ire
used IN the northern part of Europe also especially
IN Germany scotland. too IL some extent.
IN coal fantnes anything that burns Is good for
ilel, ACCORDING 20 the principle or the tenement
lords stairs But by the caorOmeter the heat giving
power of peat rs nothing boast Of Peat with 2o
per cent or water IN 70 is rated OF 3600 CalOrifc
power; When dried II gives 480o. and when made
which gives on far less heat tnan anthracite. is
rated AT 900. and even good coke ranks over 7O00.
Peat when you can get coal is hardly worth cut
ting When You Ca1't-Weu I have seen IL said
will burn newspapers, II they have to. rather than
shut their doors"