New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-17
THE PASSING THRONG.

Since the days OF Baron Munehausen. and even
before that. the clever liar has not been without
hener-and an audience. This was
LIARS what William Pellet. Of Rochester,
AND vas rnEslEs over the other after
POTATO noon et the Hoffman House. SIR
BUGS. Pellet Is a commission man, and
travels through the Eastern and
Middle States buying farm produce. He saids
THE rustic liar. he holds forth in the village
congress at the local store OF tavern, once in a
while reels off gem of mendaeity that does credit
to the profession Here is a talk overheard one
bleak wintry day Up in Madison County. New
York, between hi Reet the local merchant, and
one of his bucolic friends, Hank Norwood. when
the Latter. Latter qFifted In fer the daily session.
.. .Mornin' Hi fine CROWN weather. this
good Cent Eaters Bass is awful bad. Had eng
g Yes. lots uf it, Do We know, tried everything
to stop 'em. but, 1 VOW they got the better OF
Didn't get int the house get. did they.
I'll never seen 'sm so bold. HI Why, yesterday
I..e consarned bugs walked right up an tried to
tR sat sS, dQ %e tSe f Bad tn9 to be sure
but they got h on me. toe. here at the stOre'
Yes street they got in the cellar an ct UP az
eg %@ cod IN the on O The a desk S oo new the ledger
to see who was orderin Eaters for next year.
To how many that consume the un1ovely potato
every day does II occur that IL had its birth in
Bogota the storm centre OF many
WHERE THE a South American revolution? Yet
POTATO that is what Captain Thomas
GREW. Gambler. a cosmOpolite. asserted
at the Westminster yesterday. He
has Just returned from that trOubloUs place, and
had word 70 say about fl. "BogOta" he declared,
though 1t has population OF fifty Thousand. Is
grass grown place. where traffic Is carried on Oy
mules. Quesada founded 1t In 1888. 1t Is on fer
tile plain, dotted with woods. Here As where the
potato had it's origin.
''Bogota's principal street the Gale Real runs
the entire length Of the city. and terminates In
where stands statue Of Bolivar.
Bogota IS the Of Bolivar's principal efforts.
and the CITY has museum wherein among other
OF the Incas The town is the centre about which
the present conflict RACES"
The greatest need Of the Northwest at present,
according TO Thomas H Carter is the double
tracking Of the big railroad sys-
DOUBLE TENS and increase Of motive
TRACKING power. Cattle and sheep, even.
OF WESTERN could not be shipped this year IN
RAILROADS. normal quantities because Of the
congestion OF traffic and lack Of
cars Speaking at the WaIdorf-Astorta yesterday
ex-senator Carter said:
Conditions unusually fouriShing IN
State this year that the railroads unequal TO
the demands. What the Northwest needs most Is
the undertaking of the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern systems. This year IL was tmpOs-
sible to send East ordinary shipments OF cattle
and sheep. owing TO lack OF equipment The
ranches highly prosperous. copper and gold
yields have been immense, ard Montana is on the
ton wave.
Republican States. The party has routed the Pop
ulists. under the leadership Of HeinZe and the
Democrats. under Clark and again the State is
with the party OF progress"