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| to transform himself into the whskered
| owl, who is known today in the most brill
| liant circles of New York society as Tall
boys. the profound student OF sociology,
| | buildcd better than | knew. The first
time l saw him was when he came to me
as one crying in the wilderness, because,
as he walled it, he was utterly unable to
secure an opportunity to- make himself
heard on the subject of municipal re-
| form He seemed so heart broken and
so sincere in his desire to make himself
heard"-or, in other words, to hear him
self talk-that | took pity him and
whispered in his ready ear one of the
secrets of metropolitan success.
babe him purchase a fur overcoat and
cultivate a luxuriant crop of whiskers,
assuring him that thus armed and accou-
! tired, he would be certain to command uni
versaI reverence and consideration.
I'm New York" l told him with much
seriousness, 1.-The direct road to fame is
by the way OF an imposing set Oh Wills
kers. The fur overcoat will convert you
into distinguished citizen. and entitle
you to seat on the platform at meet
ings of every sort and description. The
newspaper artists are certain to enbody
you in their hastily made sketches, be-
cause 1t is much easier to catch the like
ness of bearded face, than of one that Is
clean shaver. Moreover. whiskers al
ways stand for great learning and intelli-
gence in the public minds"
Tallboys took my advice, and within
year / heard him speak at a meeting of
the "Women's Guild for the Illumination
Of the Lower Classes" and 1 noticed that
the chairman on catching sight of the
overcoat and whiskers introduced him
with much gravity as "a gentleman who
had made a thorough study OF the con-
ditions of life in the congested districts"
a branch of learning which is held in the
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queer foreigners and literary harlequins
that swarmed in and out of her fathers
house without losing either her mind or
her character, is one of the marvels of
the age, but 1 doubt if even now. secure
in the shelter of her own home and under
the protection of devoted husband. she
knows enough of what she has escaped to
be truly thankful to the gods for her good
fortune.
The role of discoverer of adolescent or
neglected genius and exploiter of the
same is a very difficult one for young
woman to assume on the strength of the
hodge podge Of indigestible learning which
she has substituted for the remarkable
gifts of intuition which arc the heritage
of her sex. 1t is a dangerous role, too,
when we consider how sharp set unappre
ciated genius may become during a hard
winter. Most of Miss Smithers' discov-
that social world into which she intro
duced them, but few still linger, despite
the efforts of honest men to dislodge
them. 1t is a long while since any one
has seen the Brahman priest VINO used to
cut such an extraordinary figure in the
few drawing rooms to which he was ad-
mitted. He was one of Miss Smithers'
discoveries, and ! am bound to say that
with his white linen robes and turbaned
yellow face, he was thing to be remem-
bered. He talked quite glibly, too, about
the Buddhist creed, and convinced a great
many of the most interesting people of
New York that it was quite the thing
in the way of religion, and far superior
to anything that was to be obtained at
conventional places of worship. | used
TO like to see him trotting about, and
was sorry when he proved to be rather
a clever mulatto, who had been educated
in Germany. probably with a view to So
cial possibilities in New York. Curiously
enough, all his education and philosophy
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TIME dynamite cruiser Vesuyius will
soon have a new mission TO per
form if the Merchants Association
of New York succeeds in con-
vincing Secretary of the Navy john d.
Long that its services are necessary in
destroying some of the numerous ocean
derelicts which constantly menace com
merce on the Atlantic.
1t is said that no less than twenty Of
these abandoned vessels lie directly in
the paths of transatlantic liners. This
has for some years been matter of grave
concern to those interested in shipping.
not only in this city, but in coast towns
along the Atlantic seaboard.
The appeal to the Secretary of the
Navy will be in the form of memorial
and will be signed by all the prominent
importers and exporters in the United
States. 1t will request that the Vesuvius
be despatched on voyage of destruction.
The cruiser has not been conspicuous
since the Spanish war. but her
power in throwing tons of dynamite at
the Notifications of Santiago and at the
supposedly impregnable walls of MORO
Castle are well remembered
Recent storms have increased the num-
Der of these floating hulks. according to
report issued from the United States
photographic Office at Washington. The
work Of this department is to locate
these derelicts, chart their routes, and
supply such information as will lead to
their removal. Navigators leaving this
port are kept well informed of the loca-
ton and augmentation of this grave
yard fleet" as it is commonly called by
those who are engaged in maritime work.
The most prolific spot for abandoned
vessels is in the immediate vicinity of
Sable Island. 100 miles southeast of Nova
Scotia, where the remains of more than
100 vessels are known to strew the ocean
bed. Another spot which all navigators
dread is off the coast of Massachusetts.
known as the Cape Of Good Hope region.
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the atmosphere redolent of gin.

tue atmosphere Teuoleut pI GIN
Sometimes I used to wish that Miss
Smithers liked me and would ask me
is far more interesting to have a pretty
girl like Polly Prentice look trustingly
up into your face and wonder how it
feels to be so awfully clever. than to
hear an inferior actor describe the vast
conspiracy made up of jealous players,
which has prevented him from securing
a New York engagement, Or to listen TO
the walls of neglected poetic genius.
All this. however. has but little to do
with the occasion to which l have al
ready referred, and which proved one of
such social Importance to the town. 1t
was a dinner party given by Mrs. Joe
Drindley, and Miss Smithers sat at Joe's
right hand. while l sat next TO Polly
Prentice, and on the left OF Mrs. Joe,
who seemed nervously anxious. And OF
all Affections that woman can have.
that of the wandering eye is the hardest
that her friends can be called upon to
bear. Tallboys sat directly opposite to
me and even before Mrs. Joe had begun
to unbosom herself to me, instinct whis-
pered that he was the cause of her an
noyance. The truth is that, sweet and
charming as she is. Mrs. Joe does not
possess the wisdom of the serpent in So
cial matters, and 1 have known her to
invite one travelling Englishman to meet
another, without giving due warning to
either, in the firm belief that they would
assimilate like the ingredients in a Sue
cessful salad. Moreover, she is an In
veterate matchmaker-that is to say. she
is always asking persons who do not wish
to wed, to meet those of the opposite sex
who have tried to and failed.
Now Tallboys always irritates me. 1t
was l who created him through a timely
word of advice, and yet he almost ignores
the existence of his originator. The
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the most brilliant woman in New York
society. And would you believe ito
here she lowered her voice in a deep
and solemn pitch-"they never met one
another until tonight"
The next thing 1 knew, TalIboys was
in full blast. II tell you" he said i'm
pressively. 1.-The working classes must
have recreation. have no sympathy with
any movement that tends to deprive them
Of innocent amusement"
This novel theory and the solemn man
ner in which it was uttered made a pro-
found impression upon US all. All con-
versation ceased and 1 actually almost
stopped eating, so great was the interest
excited by this bold announcement of Mr..
Tallboys' liberal views.
Give them their Fairgrounds and parks,
where they can pass their summer even
ings, and in the winter, let concerts be
arranged for them so as to keep them as
should be courses of lectures, also. but
what the laboring man really requires
more than anything else. is the saloon
where he can buy soda water, cocoa, al
most everything in fact, except intoxi-
eating beverages Nv studies of life on
the East Side convinced me long ago that
place of this sort would be literally pa
tronized, and, under judicious manage
ment, would undoubtedly make a great
deal of money"
Would you deprive the workingman of
all malt and alcoholic beverages. or do
you favor allowing him little beer. or
a glass of light wine with his meals?"
The voice came from the other end Of
the table and we all started with surprise
to see Miss Smithers leaning forward with
an air of eager interest as she put her
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know Of what transpired on that field
of the cloth of culture has been learned
from hearsay and may perhaps be tine
tured with the green OF envy.
will say. however. that the ''old mans
whisky was as good and as honest as his
cwn heart. fact to which many a gifted
artist CT writer will sun bear cheerful
testimony. At one time the Smithers'
mansion was spoken of as zone of the lit
erary landmarks OF New York. and it
well deserved to be, for was it not in that
very dining-room that Walker White
wings, the author of Warnings of
Contrite Spirit" found and devoured a
whole cold roast duck one bleak Sunday
afternoon. while the rest OF the company
were in the drawiug-ro room listening to the
reading Of French drama in blank verse?
1t was here also that old Tom Carleton,
lured by his brothers widow. by birth
Nile. Dupois. of one of the most serious
families in Geneva, spent one evening in
the company of genius. only to learn at
its close that his new $50 overcoat had
been stolen from the dressing room.
Perhaps l would have been asked. too,
despite my bad move on the Rants
Critique gambit. had been an interest
ing" person, for that was the genre she
affected from the moment when she left
college to that in which she allowed her
star Of brilliancy to be eclipsed by the
duh pale moon of matrimony, l can re-
member the day when there were no
Interesting men and women in society,
and those were indeed the good old
times" Now we have thousands of them,
all talking at once and about themselves,
and the town is so flooded with CLEVER
ness that the next high tide in it is liza
BILE to carry off great deal more than
the brother-in-law's $50 overcoat
II was on this sea of cleverness that
Carolyn Smithers first foated into fame,
swimming easily and with complete self
confidence. supported by the bladders of
the higher intellectual development. How
that woman contrived TO spend five years
of her life among that crew OF fakirs.
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opening OF Sixteenth Street, extended.
when it was removed by property owner
10 the southwest corner of Fourteenth
land Streets. where It was used as a
carriage step. 1t has been taken away
from this place, and its present location
is unknown.
The other diagonal line. extending
through the old District of Columbia, in
tersects with the so-called meridian line
near the Washington Monument, extends
west across the Potomac. passes near Did
Fort Corcoran, and on 10 the intersection
of the diagonals at the west corner of
the District of Columbia near the viii
lage of Falls Church in Virginia. East
ward il extends through the Rotunda of
the Capitol, and on to the intersection Of
diagonals at the east point of the Dis
trict, about three miles east OF Benning
Bridge.
At the crossing of these lines, near the
Washington Monument, is the precise
centre of the original District of Col
umba. At this point was placed, in 1892.
a stone. known as the Jefferson Stone,
Centre Stone. When the ground adjacent
to the Monument was filed in by General
Babcock. the stone was buried to a depth
of several feet, and, of course, the CEN
trail mark of the District obliterated. Mr..
J. A. Wineberger, however, member Of
the Association of Oldest Inhabitants OF
the District. urged on the authorities the
Importance of not destroying the old
lie ndmark, and, in consequence. rod has
been inserted to mark the spot.
The stone originally stood on the banks
of old Tiber Creek, and had blue rock
foundation which was six feet high on the
creek side. 1t was covered by a huge
sandstone cap. about five feet square. and
eight inches thick. The capstone and
part OF the foundation were removed in
1872, by General Babcock. who did not
know the significance of the landmark.
The rod now denoting the former situa-
ton OF the stone is on the east side OF
the road between the FISH ponds and the
intersection OF Virginia Avenue.
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NEW MISSION FOR THE VESUVIUS.

While the name implies confidence, some
of the most frightful ocean disasters OF
recent years have occurred at this point
At the photographic Office accurate
records of wrecks are kept and every
ships master entering the port of New
York is expected to forward to Washing
ton information of any derelict that he
may have seen on his voyage
These records furnish interesting sta
tistics. and show that the year 1899 was
the most disastrous to shipping in its his
tory. There were 400 vessels wrecked.
entailing loss of 300 lives, and property
valued at $4,000, 600
1t has been customary with the officers
and crew of an ocean going vessel i'm
mediately upon sighting derelict to at
tempt to burn the abandoned vessel in
order to sink her. but in most cases this
mas been found impossible, as the boat
VIII only burn to the waters edge and
becomes more dangerous in this con-
dition than it was before, as the masts
spars and all the upper works are de-
stroyed and the submerged hulk lies so low
in the water as to be difficult of discovery.
Half way over the Atlantic and directly
is the hulk of the new steel bark Nom
pareil. which was set on fire by the crew
OF The ship knight Templar. The Nom
pareil was last seen in latitude 80 degrees
90 minutes north. longitude ~ degrees.
IN latitude - degrees north, longitude 81
degrees west. is a 300-ton vessel with
masts scne. while in latitude Is degrees
north, longitude 60 degrees 20 minutes
west, there is floating a large schooner
which is directly in the path of coasting
vessels. These are only a few of the
many abandoned vessels recently reported
TO the photographic Department by skip
rers arriving at the port of New York
The Merchants Association, in present
ing all these facts to the Secretary of
the Navy. will urge his cooperation to
the end that those drifting and worth
less hulks may be removed. thus assuring
the safety of thousands of lives and mil
lions of dollars worth OF property In ships
and cargoes.
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truth is. that when in my needless, impul-
siye way l showed the smooth shaver,
vapid-looking man of ten years ago how


and still will be sufficiently adhesive to
prevent the possibility of the stamps be-
coming detached from the letters to which
they are affixed.
Several years ago an entire issue OF g.
cent stamps had to be retired on account
Of inferior cumming. the cost of this to
the Government reaching perhaps $50, 900,
and giving the letter sending public
great deal of trouble. This is the only
serious and costly error that has ever
been made in the stamp line. When the
stamps come from the cumming ma
chimes they are sent to the perforating
division. thoroughly pressed down, and
then they go to the perforating machines,
of which there are twenty-five. each with
a capacity of perforating 5000 sheets per
day.
Two operatives are required to operate
each machine, and the work is such as
to require the greatest skill and accuracy
! The sheets are run through one at a
I time, the machine perforating and cut
/ ting the sheet in half. These sheets then
J go to another machine, where they are
/ perforated crossways and again cut in
| half, making sheets of 100 stamps each
After this the sheets are placed in press
! ing presses, and subjected to a pressure
OF eight and one-haif tons for twelve
| hours. This completes the stamps. and
they are then ready to be turned over to
the postofIice agents, who have offices at
the bureau. 49,
To prevent stealing. wasting, etc. there
is Il system which makes anything of the
kind almost impossible. The paper for
the stamps Is bought from the manufac-
turers by the Treasury Department, and
upon its receipt is counted by that de-
partment When it is issued to the Blu
reau the officials there again count and
receipt for ii. The printer when he re-
ceives it counts and receipts for it, and
thus from one department and division 10
the other it is counted and receipted for.
the system making it easy to trace a
shortage.
certain percentage of paper Is al
lowed the printers and their assistants
for spoilage. but all sheets over this
amount must be paid for by the opera
tives spelling the same. AS carelessness
in the Bureau costs money, the percen-
tage of spoilage is light. One spoiled
stamp necessitates the destroying of the
full sheet of one hundred. Each sheet is
carefully scrutinized by experts, and all
defective ones, whether from printing,
cumming. or perforating. are put aside,
marginal marks Indicating to whom the
loss is to be charged. These spoiled
destroyed by being burned in fun mace.
All perfect sheets go to the counters and
are put up in packages OF 500 quarter
The Washington times., 1902-03-23
had never completely destroyed the
cravings which are native to his race, and
his earnest talks on Buddha always made

process OF manufacturing stamps is most
interesting. The first step is to make
the die. The device, which has generally
been the head of some distinguished pub
lie man, is settled upon by the Govern
ment, and the drawings made. An en-
craving in deep intaglio is made upon
steel. which has been softened by pc
culiar process of Decentralization, and the
intaglio, technically known as the ''fe-
male die" is ready for use.
Next comes the upper, or male die"
a cube of soft steel is pressed by
hydraulic ram upon the intaglio engrav-
ing. and after it has been pressed into all
the depression is slightly touched up
with the graver. A cameo counterpart
of the intaglio is thus formed, and from
these the sheet is made up by pressing
the hardened steel upon the softer metal
The discovery of the process for soft
ening and working the steel greatly sim
plified the task of printing stamps. as
| formerly but one pair of dies we're used
owing to the heavy cost of engraving,
and the practicable Impossibility of max
ing by hand a number of exactly similar
devices. The process OF printing postage
stamps was. therefore. a very slow and
expensive one, some of the engraycrs in
the bureau receiving as high as Sc, O00 per
year.
After the dies are made they are arrang-
ed for the presses, each press chase car
rying 400 dies, or in other words, printing
sheets of 400 stamps each. The female die
al ic ip1ya b.
this. the male die coming down upon this
and pressing the paper upon the linked
surface. The printing is true steel en-
craving, the process being exactly OPP
posite from that employed in printing
from type. the lower surfaces receiving
the deep color and the upper one being
light. There are in use at the bureau
thirteen of these stamp presses. and an
average Of 900 stamps are turned
off daily, though in case of an emergency
10. 600 could be printed.
After the printed sheets of stamps come
from the presses they are delivered to the
drying room, where they are thoroughly
dried and then turned over to the gum
ming machines. Of which there are
number. These machines. or dry boxes"
are sixty feet long and are kept at
temperature of about 123 degrees. The
sheets are fed into an opening over which
rolls a glass roller distributing a gum
composition made principally OF glucose
and dexterine. this giving the gum the
sweet potato taste all have experienced
In licking postage stamp Great care is
faI In, Ul, &c
which will not become soft and sticky
through exposure to q moist atmosphere,