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New-York tribune., 1902-08-03
AT ROUND ISLAND.

Golf. ping pong and baseball have many devotees
this point. Tournaments in the first two sports
almost OF daily occurrence. and each after
the baseball team plays practice game with
the Islanders. a nine composed OF the hotel en-
ployes On Wednesday afternoon the Frontenac
team trimmed the nine from Thousand Islam
Park by the score of l9 TO Is in exciting con-
test. Next Wednesday the Frontenacs plav n
return game at the Park.
The golf driving contest Monday won b,,
L. S. Kerr of Boston. with drive of 2o3 Yards
Mrs A J. Magnus. of Chicago. was very clos.
second. only few yards separating the winner
and the second.
Miss Ruth Tomiinson and William Pell. Of New
York, won the ping pong tournament In the mixed
doubles yesterday by defeating Miss Clover Boldt
Of New-York. and Lynn Maxon. OF Oneida
Mrs. ]. Hocd Wright. of New-York entertained
about twenty-five Of the guests OF the Frontenac
on "Wednesday at the Thousand Island Yacht Cluh
house.
Miss Helen Genpp. Of ST. Louis. recent arrival
AZ the Frontenac. caught eight pound pickerel
on Tuesday morning while fishing for bass with a
light rod. This catch is one Of the best In this
New-York tribune., 1902-08-03
LONDON NOT Dull on SUNDAY.

Most visitors to London find Sunday dread
fully dull day, and completely loss for
something to do TO pass away the time said
Gently returned European tourist ''and found II
so myself until l concluded 10 go and look
about in search of amusement and entertain
ment. Then discovered much to interest me as
on any day in the week. although of entirely
different kind. If you get seat in a fashion,
able church there is food for thought i'm noting
how well defined is the line between the rich ard
the poor even in -ivine service. After that is the
parade of the churcheoers in Hyde Park. whittier
they rerair with accord before going hon
An hour he spent pleasantly in study
In the handsome dresses of the paraders before
their wearers gradually disappear, to be succeeded
by the masses, who to hear the music and
listen to the of open air eXhorters and
eNangelists who hold forth TO little groups in all
directions for the greater part of the afternoon.
firing of this, trip to Kew and richmond, where
half OF London spends It's Sundays is sure to prove
profitable
If you want how the very poor spend
their weekly holiday. walk through Mile End and
the Whtechapel There you will find the shops
open usual with traffic at full tide. and the
markets In this well in the district about Old
'Pettcoat Lane. are we'll If not better. patron
lied Sundays than week days AS for the
evening II one has the entree to club one Will
card playing billiards any other mild form of
dissipation that he may care to indulge in. No.
London is not dull on Sunday. If you know where
to look for amusement"
New-York tribune., 1902-08-03
NEW YORK'S POPULA TYON.
STATISTICS OF NATIONALITY AND RACE
DIVISION

In the city OF New-York. says Henry McMillen IN
"Lcslie's Weekly there only 737 477 white per
sons born of native parents. but 24 per cent Of
the population of the city. This statement means
that out of every hundred persons living within
the municipal boundaries Of New-York seventy
eight either foreigners or the children of for
eign born parents, colored people. New-York.
however is the first but the second city of the
country having the largest foreign born population.
Fail River, Mass. is first in that respect. Official
figures show that there are in New-York City more
males under twenty-ore years of Slavonic parent
age than OF any other people, and the number of
Slavonic more than twenty-one years Of age
exceeds that Of any other nationality except Ger
mans and Irish In the XIVth Assembly District
OF New-YOrk County the percentage of Hebrew
families with nine children each is six times as
great the Protestant percentage while the num-
ber of Hebrew families with children at all is
but about one-half the Protestant percentage.
South OF Fourteenth-st. and east of Broadway, in
the Borough of Manhattan. where the foreign born
people most numerous there live 538, 8,49 persons
That is to say that 2S4 per cent of the population
OF the borough live in less than 10 per of its
In this region IS the With Assembly Dis
trict. whose ninety-eight hive average of
735 persons to the In the Borough The
Bronx the average is but ~ and in the boroughs
Of Queens and Richmond but is to the acre
There are more persons of foreign birth in New
York than Chicago, St Louis. Philadelphia and
Boston combined. Manhattan has one As
Se56y & en- on the & upper Vest Side.
low p per cent There only three other cities of
more than $500 Inhabitants in the State of New
York in which the foreign born population in
excess OF that percentage. These are Buffalo.
Rochester and Yonkers. the last almost part of the
metropolis. Note changing character Of the
immigration in recent years Until 1880. of a
grand total of l5.42165 immigrants accounted for
arriving in this country Y $3s2S natives of
Germany. Ireland. Great Britain, Canada New
foundland. Norway. Sweden and Denmark Be
tween 1871 and 1860. out of 7.46 these countries
but l.53s.9z6 immigrants. Ths decline
been offset by the increase in immigration from
Austria. Hungary, Bohemia, Italy, Russia and the
comprised within the former territory of
Poland. The of 1850 shows that there are In
New-Yor1 l.GJ7 000 males of voting About half
of this aggregate natives. OF the other half
l52.000 naturalizei Fewer than half the
Italians Russians and Poles have taken steps for
naturalization. Less than per cent of the native
voters are ilterate, while IA per che pos
sible Of foreign birth are without education
An estimate based on official returns and special
Inquiries divides the population of the metropolis
by religious beliefs follows:
PrOteStantS l,I3o 400
Roman CathoNcS l,Zoo.0ol
II is Sufficient to say now that these figures mark
a distinct and changed tendency and that they
the forerunners of new problems.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-03
I PHIL4DELPHUS PLAYED HIS PART.

The trio who sat in the lee of the deckhouse had
been doing Europe and the Orient. and were home
ward bound big liner.
The woman lived in Baltimore Of the men
called Philadelphia his home while the other man
remembered with satisfaction his bachelor quar-
ters in New-York which he willing however
abandon, provided he could persuade the woman
TO accompany him along the shoals and breakers
of the matrimonial sea The PhladephIan was of
the same mind. They had been discussing the
various points of interest by them during their
stay abroad and unanimously agreed that Egypt
the playground of the East. with its begears
and pyramids. its merchants and ruins its Sphinx
and it's donkeys. was by all odds the most enter
tanning and instructive Then the converse ton
drifted into the history of that ancient country
All fairly we'll informed upon the subject and
for half hour or more the dynasties of Cheops
Thotmes. Rameses. the building of the pyramids
and other kindred subjects were thoroughly and
Iearnedly discussed. until the Philadelphfan said
'Of all the rulers of EgyDt none were greater than
the Ptolemies, and of all the Ptolernies FhiIa-
dephus occupies the first place in history. Among
his other claims to greatness is the fact that the
civ of Brotherly Love is named after him.
Il didn't know that" said the New-Yorker
New-York tribune., 1902-08-03
N THE WESTERN c4TsK!LLs.

Prattsville n Y, Aug. (SpeciaD.-The summer
visitors here hail with joy the promising clear
weather conditions OF the closing month of the
summer. The mornings in the Catskill regions
break clear and COOL with the thermometer reach
ing 50 degrees in the shade in the afternoon and
an ever present cool breeze throughout the day.
The evidences of the heavy rainfall during the
month OF July have disappeared and the sun and
wind have combined make the roads hard and
dustless. Many complaints nave peen made as to
the condition Of some of the mountain roads with
the result that three of the togate keepers have
been threatened with extinction. Orders from the
ding the nolecng II toll until the roads under the
supervision of these deIirquents have been properly
cared for
Many newcomers are within the gates OF Pratts-
piIle and the excursion parties to Stamford. Wind
New-York tribune., 1902-08-03
WILL THERE BE BOERs IN BRITISH ARMT

The conquest of the Transvaal presents TO the
minds of thoughtful persons many interesting poit
ical problems. mused the student of political on
omy chief among them in my opinion. being the
effect Of the addition the British army of a
regiment two recruited from the ranks of those
gallant warriors. the Beers
rs such step contemplated? queried a listener.
Not that / have heard of" the reply, but
II has been the wellnish invariable practice for
more than a century add that heterogeneous
which bears in defence of the British
Empire aids in her conquests the natives of
subjugated countries until almost every language
save those of the European ratOns. is spoken
by the rank file of the British soldiery. East
indians. Malays, Sudanese. wild of Borneo
Fijan Cannfbais, West African negroes. and even
Cinnamon. wear the British uniform, for England
has ever found IL to hCr advantage keep her
conquered subjects quiet by adjoining them with
gilt braid and brass buttons and paying them for
killing their countrymen should the ssity
These regiments are almost invariably oficered by
about an equal number of Ensltshmen and natives.
the highest office to which tire latter rise being
that of lieutenant coonel. What interests me is
whether. IN the event of the orga nzatiOn of Anglo
Boer regiments, this practice will be attempted by
the English, and. if it is will the Beers submit
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New-York tribune., 1902-08-03

ham and Lexington are many, The Rev. Dr.. Sand
ford Of the Five Points Mission. in Newly ork,
preached in the Methodist church here Sunday.
His congregation composed of visitors from
Brooklyn and New-York-
Regret expressed in Prattsville when the
of the serious illness Of A j. Churchill of the
Hotel St George. in New-York. reached here. Mr..
Churchill has done great deal for the success or
Prattsville. and the Houghtaling House, on Main
St under the able supervision of his son. caters to
many visitors to the eastern Catsktlls.
Counsellor Ingersoll. of New-York, nephew of
the founder OF Prattsvilie and his family arrived
this week at the Pratt Homestead.
Rivalry in band music is a part of the summer
novelty in this region During the winter. with the
assistance of the villagers band was organized
here, the fourth in the mountain resorts. Haro
study was necessary and abundance Of patience,
as most Of the members were unacquainted with
musical Instruments. They succeeded in the under.
taking, and after many rehearsals gave their hrst
concert last Saturday evening the schoolhouse
lawn The programme exceedingly well rem
dered. and met with appreciation
The residents of Greene and Delaware counueS
agitatng for State roads. as the bad conditlon
of the roads under private manaeeT1ent 's a
hindrance the progress of the villages IN tnelr
boundaries and a source of worry 10 the summer
visitor while sightseeing.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-03
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New-York tribune., 1902-08-03

II is snaicient to say that these figures mark
distinct and changed tendency, and that they
he forerunners of new problems.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-03

rather ironically. but l scarcely imagine
anything appropriate.
why so?'' queried the others in chorus.
oh that's easy" replied the Yorker.
''Philadelphus has been dead for many many years.
and has Philadelphia.
''Oh cut that out argry snorted the PennsyI-
vauian. as he walked away. while the from
Manhattan seized the opportunity to put the mo-
mentous question TO the fair resident of the Monu-
mental City.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-03

1t home. Why its the commonest thing n ,rs Us
world 'em walking as il they had sun sun ard
1t beats ALL what lot of thieves are around. a.. al
he shook his head in disgust. as he turned u -
out the name OF the next station.
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EQUAL TO TIE OCCASION.
An Invitation In Dusine.. Form That
Net with an Acceptance
In Kind.


A Baltimore woman, the belle of her
set, was much surprised not long ago. saws
the New York Times. to receive an ;uyi-
tation of which the following is the sub
stance:
Mr.: Blank presents his compliments to
Miss Dash, and requests the pleasure of
ner company at the theater Thursday
evening next.
Awaiting and hoping for an early and
favorable reply We are, yours very ti.ly.
mn Blank & Co.
The writer of this remarkable effusion
IS young business man who Is a partner
IN large furniture concern He attends
70 large proportion of the correspon-
cence OF the firm, and, of course, signs the
nrm,s name thereto. So absorbed was he
IN business that he concluded his invita-
co3 with the sterotyped sentence above,
and, to cap the climax, signed the firms
name to it. The fair recipient, however,
appreciated the situation, and the young
man was thunderstruck to receive a let
yer addressed to him personally, but con.
Saing the following reply to his invitation:
Messrs. Blank & Co.: Your favor Of
recent date to hand and contents noted.
IN reply Will say We accept the PROPOSE
tlon therein made and hold the goods or
qered subject to yr. further instructions.
very respectfully, Miss Dash & Co."
explanations and apologies followed,
and the invitation was duly accepted, but
the matter was too good to be kept q
secret, and for some time after life was
made burden to- that young man. Even
the meaningless query: Flows bust
ness" sufficed to drive him frantic.
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Congressman Meekison Of Ohio.


Hon. David Meekison is well known
not only in his own State, but through.
out America. He was elected to the
Fifty-ffth Congress by very large ma
jority, and is the acknowledged leader
of his party in his section of the State.
Only one flaw marred the otherwise
complete success of this rising states.
man. Catarrh with its insidious ap.
proach and tenacious grasp, was his
only unconquered foe. For thirty years
he waged unsuccessful warfare against
this personal enemy. At last Peruna
came to the rescue. He writes: !:
"I have used several bottles of Pee
runa andI feel greafiy benefited there.
by from my catarrh of the head. Z
feel encoUraged to believe that if / use
1t a short time longer WILDE fully able
TO eradicate fhe disease of thirty years
standing. david Meekison, Member
of Congress.
. If you do not derive prompt and salts.
factory results from the use of Peruna.
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving q
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
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you think don't know how to take
care of little twin sons2''
She carried them both at once in
the old way. A little head lay warm
against each arm. There was not a
moment to lose if her plan was to
succeed. and she went away swiftly
with her precious load out to the
kitchen, straight to the little old era
die. There was time to deposit the
babies, one at each end, on the soft,
time-yellowed little pillows, and to
draw the log-cabin quilt snugly up
under each tiny pink chin. There
was minute or two even to jog the
cradle a few times, and then mother
heard the creak of Phineas' wagon
wheels. She stole softly away and
left Johns babies to do their work
alone. But prayer was on her lips.
"a little child shall lead them
it's in Thy Book, Lord. Let Johns
little children lead father back to
john" she prayed silently.
Phineas Quimby was late. The
neighbor had kept him longer than
he expected, and it fretted him.
enough, but on Thanksgiving Day,
when your sons folks were coming
home, it was vexing to be kept al
most till dinner-time.
sect up, Dan; get into a trot, will
We? Do you want the turkey to be
all eat up before we get there? Jer-
rvs folks won't know what to make
of these doinSs; get up, there, pony!"
He ratified home, into the lane, past
the house to the barn. his mind in
tent on grievances, else he might
have seen the peering little faces at,
the parlor window-mother had for.
gotten those.
Old Dan put up and given his
Thanks giving dinner of oats and
clover-sweet hay, Phineas Quimby
strobe into the house. A frown was
on his face. Being Phineas Quimby
this interference with his plans an.
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noyed him greatly. Jerry's folks
| were not plain farmer folks. They
would hardly understand this-what!
What was the old cradle on the kitch-
en- floor for? And little Jerry and lit
tie John in it!
Phineas Quimby stood still over the
old cradle and gazed down into it in
helpless bewilderment. Had he lost
his wits, or had the years rolled
from his bent old shoulders and left
him standing there, strong and
straight, looking down at the crum-
pied faces of his little twin sons?
Was he young again? Were the old
age and the loneliness and the heart
break in his stubborn old soul only
bad dream? And he was young
and had little John again-had both
his boys!
The babies stirred from their pla-
cid browse, and one of them flung
out lusty little fist and opened
pair of wide blue eyes. Little John,
that one was! With an inarticulate
cry of tenderness and love, father
stopped and gathered the warm.
sweet morsel into his old arms, and
laid his grizzled head against it, in
the old, old way. Mother found him
so.
Father. father!" she cried, from
the doorway. All her soul was in her
eager, old voice.
Hush, don't speak, mother; don't
wake me up! I've got little John in
my arms"
In the quiet kitchen there was only
the sound of baby-crooning then.
Mother had lifted little Jerry, and
was grading him in her own arms.
The noon sunshine lighted all their
faces, young and old. 1t was father
who spoke first, after awhile:
Don't tell me, mother, I know all
about it," he said, quietly. 81 know
we amt grown young again and
found our baby boys. 1t was only a
minute 1 half believed that come
in so sudden and found them in the
cid cradle with the old quilt over
'em. I've got my wits back now, and
I know all about it. This is Johns
baby I've got here, and Johns baby
over there in your arms. They're
Johns twin babies-did you think 1
never hunted up Johns letters to you
and read 'em through and through?
Do you think don't know the names
of all of Johns little shavers by
heart, mother? Here, you may have
'em both. I've got to go-I want
john"
Here / am, father. I'm hereI"
And it was John standing there in
the door, and father striding toward
him with his hands QUIT And it was
mother with her arms full of Johns
babies who lowered over them both
with unspeakable thanksgiving il
her heart.-Country Gentleman
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An edict was issued by the princi-
pal of the Omaha high school forbid
ding the use of mirrors of any kind
In school hours. All the students
lockers were opened and mirrors
confiscated. The principal holds that
too much time is given to the MAX
Ing of toilets by girls in school hours.
He has forbidden the boys to wear
sweaters to school and last year he
barred shirtwaists and forbade the
girls wearing short sleeves or rolling
up their sleeves.
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pity Jerry's folks had had to come
up in The stage! Hark!-yes, it was
turning into the lane. 1t was almost
here. She must go to the door and
meet Them. A strange, girlish shy
ness swept over the little old figure,
and two spots of pink color bios
somed in her wrinkled cheeks.
The rumble ceased. A confusion of
voices greeted mothers ear-sweet,
shrill little voices, with the bubble of
laughter running through them. And
then, above them all, a mans deep
voice called: Mother! Mother,
where are your" What did it all
mean-for it was Johns voice call
ing! It was Johns wife getting out
of the stage. and Johns little chill
dren chattering and bubblingi Johns
folks!
Mother found herself at the door
in the midst of them all, and her
wonder and faint dismay were
drowned in the sweetness and joy of.
their coming and the warm rain of
their kisses on her face.
There were so many little voices in
hCA Cdh, 81 AldhJ uttlC dIhlS al
her necki And John was there-a
big, bearded John, with little Johns
love in his voice! There was no room
for dismay at all-only joy. It was
later when the mystery had cleared
itself away and it was almost time
for Phineas to come that the dismay
came back. Dear land, what would
Phineas say?
Mother stole away by herself and
looked things in the face. She had
not told John that it was AHA mis-
take, and that his letter had gone to
Jerry and Jerry's invitation come to
him. It was all clear enough now to
mother, but she had not told John
How could she? In a moment the
joy was overwhelmed in the utter
dismay. For Phineas would be. home
soon, very soon.
Something must be done. The lit
tie children-if the father should see
Johns children, would they not plead
for him? No, wait-the babies
Johns tiny twin sons! Mother
laughed aloud with delight of the in
spiration. She hurried up to the
lumber-room over the woodshed and
pulled down the long old cradle that
Phtneas had pieced out long ago, to
keep baby toes from meeting when
Jerry lay at one end and little John
at the ether. 1t was heavy, but what
did mother care? The strength of
ten slender old women animated her
as she tugged and pulled it down.
Now, the pillows and the little old
log-cabin quilt! As if she did not
know where those were! She ar
ranged them with eager fingers and
pulled the cradle into the kitchen,
for father would come in at the kitch-
en- door. Then mother went back to
Johns folks
Il want the babies. John-give me
them both Tor little while,- she
said mo. don't you come, dear-do
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New York city pays annually S337,.
s07 for the rental of offices used by
departments and bureaus. The big
gest part of this sum goes to the
Stewart building, $142,3sO. In this
former dry goods store are housed
numerous executive heads. The de
partment of finance alone pays over
$4,000 for quarters on six floors
The Park row building gets $79,732
The splendid apartments of the Dor.
ough president cost no less thar
$S1,6s2, while those of the commits,
sioner of water supply, gas and cleo.
tricity cost $23,645.