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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-26
ALWAYS GOES TO CHURCH 1LovE,
Az AGED orAKEREss At ELMER. y. D. voR
SHIPS n SOLITUDE To KEEH POSSESSION
or HER MEETING HOUSE
my rrrrar,rtt To ruF rFrHr>F. i

IINI'I
F,Ir,cr \ ] oct 24-The little orthodox Friends
meeting Aous- at W oodstoWu has only one suTNlN-
ins worshipper Miss Priscilla Lippincott am o.d
woman who .wice a week. carefully aTr'Ne' IN inc
earb OF that sect. goes alone to the ouildIle anu
frequently sits an hour on First Day 'h the 'uS"
i,,,,l nov which she has occupied for ufty years
Sometimes she sits in silence; az others. when the
-rirft moves. she speaks. with the long since
.rl,r.ri,d benches as her only earthly audience.
Tho orthodox GuakerS. once 50 numerous, '""'
,b- meeting house but all save Miss llpIli'o Jt
Ea, st,d Joined other meetings or united Win
fGr HieEsite- II Miss Iipuucott should itu ~
hold services in the little meeting house 10 W'lt
revert the heirs of the original owner 'l ~,
land bur long services continue 10 nr nyt"
th-r,. 10 he disturbed, and. therefore Sl-.
never fails To he the door. with the niN EL%S[
key. AZ the hour for service ON FIRST ana ''''"
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BARN1RD SOCIETIES 4CTIrF
VARIOUS UNDERGRADUATE ASSOCIATION.
FILL THE WEEK WITH FUNCTIONS

VARIOUS UNDERGRADUATE ASSOCIATIONS.
FILL THE WEEK WITH FUNCTIONS
The last week al Barnard has brought the anal
aOins Of activity among the various studen, -
ganlzatoas of the college. AT the FIRST nneatfrv :.
the Undergraduate Association il was decided rbs,
the whole student body would give three ~rsa.r
and play i'm the course of the year. Only s,os
students have fair scholastic average will ~
allowed TO take part in the play Miss Clara n
Lisa berg. secretary of he students aid commit
tee of the Associate Alumner. gave some words ~
advice 20 those Undergraduates who might wish "a
eke ont their college funds by outside work Teach
ing in The department store schools in the nizbt
schools besides typewritinE steuography and tsk.
ing children on walks tor nature study, were lev
Of the means she suggested
The Sophomore Freshman Debating Club. By a
recent revision OF It's constitution extended Ns
M mbership % all four classes of undergraduates
and is now the College Debating Society Miss
club.
La Sociate Francaise held its first meeting for
TINS year May Johnson. e5. was elected presi-
cent Helen Rogers, 3d. vlce-presldent; Marjorie
Bacon. 'o3 secretary. and Evelyn Goldsmith, Go.
The Deutscher Kreis of Barnard has lust elected
the following officers for the year. President Elsa
Herzteld, U, vice-preSIdent, Adele Wallach g:
SecretaT{, Malsie ShainUald o. anI treasurer,
The freshman class was entertained by the Chris
tian Association OF Barnard, by the class Of Ok
which performed charades for IT'S amusement; bv
the class Of o. which gave informal cotilon
in its honor. and by the class of o. which treated
A tennis tournament is now going on among the
members OF the Athletic Association. A silver Gun
PIrSrIly" oS Hiss Jean E.SSleSton. o. will be
awarded % the winner Of three successive tourna-
ments against an corners.
Barnard COLLEGE chapter of the College Settle
meilt Will give reception for the members of the
college on October %. in the BrinCkerh0T Theatre.
novel bit Of entertainment will be musical num-
Settlement.
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RE4TTI,S HANnLc4P.


From The Philadelphia Record
superhcally IL may seem absurd. but it is
nevertheless fact that the pretty typewriter girl
is handicapped In securing a position" said the
principal ~ a commercial school yesterday. For
this state 81 affairs blame rhe comic papers en-
iTey- The average woman is VIGOROUSLY lacking
IN the sense of humor especially. for some reason
or other II she is a married woman and r is quite
Impossible 10 convince her that the stock Joke
ABOUT the pretty typewriter has more foundation
IMAM the one about Inc mofher-in-laW Every mar
10 woman Is suspicious OF her husbands type
NlIItf, ana Tor thar reason the pretty ones are
LeaIE lahoring under a disadvantage in securing
rLlployiinent When a girl takes course in ste
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-26
historic WEEHAWKEN.
f POET FlIZ-GREENE HALLECK
SANG ITS PRAISES SOME OLD
TIME HOMES

Cora f. Fiske, Principal of Public School No. 3
fty years ago the Poet Titz-Greene Halleck ~
srco Bozzaris" fame. appreciated Weehawken
such an extent that he made it the theme Of
Of his poems. OF which the following is an OK
q:
Weehavkeu' I'm THY mountain scenery ser
Al a1oIe ~ Nature 10 her uuI
AND frolc hour Of ufauc, IS met:
ana never has summers morning smiled
~ POI l.ttiier scene than he tuA eye
Tan sp, ,it. and glterins roof and haJuenert
Ane white sails .er ~ calm blue waters bent
IN Wild reality. Naeu Iife is OLD.
Ana menS scene ierset. the heart vlI hol8
ia, ,,.. nsmeEg Z, MS nor lives there one
90 harp.u,ss verc passed beneath that sun
tn Laal in f's msn'.2a. s prim, can calmly gaze
Nor feel 'ne uroader u has native land
NO hundred and hfty years ago Weehawken Was
possession ~ M, Indians, and tha following i
extract from deed given 10y the Indians 10 one
the Dutch governors:
on the Soth day of Jan Ammo Domini les an
Lrl rosioIr IN Honorabie Director General
rus StuyNesant and the gentlemen Of the f'o,,v
OF NeW- \ etherlaua al tne council Chamber m
orr Amstet3 sam. Aawap hack Saghkins
nokan, v AWeua trokee for themselves and in rhs
ne OF their tribes. who declared 10 be M. rigb.
nsrs 81 the LANDS lying on the west side Of IN
nth River. beginning 10y the great rock aboVe
ehacken tiil above Siskakes. where il is divided
the channel: the aforesaid Indians do acRuoyyl-
e 10 nave solo, resigned and transported as they
oE these presents all the lands heretofore men.
1ed 20 aforesaid Director General and Counci
their successors. for eighty fathum Of vatnpuu
snty fathom OF cloth. twelve kettles six guns
} blankets. one doubl. kettle. and one half barre
sIpLk poeL- Done al me Fort Amsterdam and
ned with the marks OF the Indians on the SOtl
OF Jan. l65S.
hortly after the close Of the Revolutionary VA
AZ Is now known the Park section Of Wee
vixen was conhscated as the property OF VIII
hAsato. cornelius Haring, the agent for th'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-26

Coleman and Mr.. and Mrs, Clinton Chloe Z. F c.
Foulkes Mr.. and Mrs David NJ. Caska ard Miss
Eames.
The Lexington is favored BY good daily arrivals.
including a few OF it's regular resort guests VINO
return Among those registered are AleNdndel
Mcconnell Or r. Rodmau. r F. Eastman and
4 W. Wilson
The Palmer House has been made attractive oy
new interior decoration and satisfactory Ru'no-LS
have contributed To a successful opening some
of the first arrivals are, Senator IhomaS r
Grady Or and Mrs Frank \ schmidt MS
BOD " IudEe Mr. and Mrs. J. \. Mason MI
and Mrs Fred W. Jaeger and Thomas r common
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common understanding among all who in anv ma,
partlclpate IN ITS work; 70 establish friendly rei
lions among them. and to help them to a LA LEA
nTappIer and better life In cosmopolitan civ
IKE NeW-N DIRK made up. ii is. of paoDIs - ~
races, this is OF especial Importance ms S ~ an
ment has never made any distinction ON 9oooTDt :
race or creed "Ht OF
Checks for the building fund may be sent - -
house itself, or 70 George F. Crane Treasures NE NE
- waist or 20 its president Everett p Wbeasoo
No. u State-St 'ieeer,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-26
SPARKLING SERMON


lausoaIlu- i don't believe you heard a word OF the
sermon to-day You We're looking the whole time
a. M diamonds that woman IN front Of wore
know. 'iS Al S'Vi'eS' you
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or HARD TO REACH.
'EERA VIXEN HAS A BIG AID
VANTAGE THERE.
z ATTRACTIONS OF THIS REGION on
THE PALISADES SET FORTH
BY THE MAYOR.

7eehawken. y. J. Is the eighteenth municipality
hin seventy-dve miles 81 Manhattan Island 20
ept The Trihunes offer 10 publish without
rye a statement over the signature Of the mu-
ipsitv's chief Officer Of lis claim 70 be an IDEAL
for q Nevg-York business man 20 make his
ne in Navor Franks letter follows:
the EDITOR Of The Tribune.
n: After visiting numerous towns in the vicin-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-26
ITS CLAIMS HERE TO BIZ
- DFMSp COMMUTERS HOME

BIT OF THE HUDSON BOULEVARD. wEEHAwKEN.
Grants Tomb IN the the Hudson
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According to reports recently received rom
Manila that city Will soon have the largest theatre
in the Orient IL Is beins erected on the old circus
grounds north Of Calztda de Hlihd. near the cen
IRE or the city. The architects description Of the
new National Theatre states that the seating ca
racity will d, about TWO thousand. There will be
$40 orchestra seats. llH persons may De accom-
modateo I'm the boxes. 80 in the orchestra circle
gol I'm the family circle and osv m the saler
\ stock company has been organized. ana S-a.av
will be spent I'm decorating and furnishing the ne"
place of amusement.
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Cora E Flsse. Principal of Public school No 3.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20
RULERS WHO RISE EARLY.

WRITTEN FoR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
While the great mass OF his subjects are
stnl comfortably asleep in bed. King Ed
ward. when in health. has risen and IS seat
ed at his desk. deep In the consideration OF
state documents. foI. though his Majesty
Goes not lie down with the lamb, he gets
up with the milkman.
II Is always after midnight before the
King is IN bed. but by : o'clock he is astir.
Very often lie rises a couple " hours earlier
In order to keep abreast with the MORMON
quantity Of wrok which presses on him. At
Windsor he usually attends the early serv-
Ice at St Georges. and has accomplished
the DAYS work OF an ordinary man before
most Of his subjects have finished break
fast
The German Emperor breakfasts punctu-
ally every morning at I o'clock Very often
he has then been up for hours.
Not very long ago the Colonel OF the
First Dragons turned uD twenty-five min
utes late At the 6 n. m parade. To MS hor-
ror he found the Kaiser waiting with the
regiment Without n word. the Emperor
motioned the officer TO his post, and watched
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20

and many Of the organizations hare Adopted
the wheal with or without the dLstaR and
trea6ls as O club badge or q coat OF arms
Tor their club paper.
In the furnishing OF the modern stage the
humbls spinning wheel holds q prominent
part Il would Be difficult to give "Faust''
without one IN the center OF the stage,
where poor Marguerite singS smiles, hopeA
dreams and weeps. and in the barnyayd
dramas II f. even to-day more important
than the melancholy COW or the well where
the old oaken bucket brings up sparkling
Croton from the cellar under the stage.
E~nterpnsing photographers keep ono az a
stock property along with the drop cur
tain representing a classic temple or the
canvas logs on which young ladies SIT and
pose as Maud Muller resting.
One OF the oldest things about the spIn-
ming wheel. anent the fad. II that the aver
age owner never takes the trouble to learn
how to work the machine. She plies II In
both directions. leaves OF the connecting
cord and even goes so far as to decorate
It with ribbons in q way which would pre-
vent 1t ever being Put to practical use
Many a Marguerite has posed with her
head upon her wheel and been dIsgruntled
TO see smiles here and there in her audi
ence. not knowing that her oRenss lay in
the manner in which she employed the an
Client mechanism It Is the same thing
with aesthetic young women who have
themselves photographed as Industrious
spinnerS Their attitude Is so impossible a.
to excite q hearty laugh on the part OF any
one with knowledge upon the subject
Few Of US realize that a good spinner does
better work than any mechanism thus Tar
invented.
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- A-Y9%E@-

New T0Ef. SG1 n-DsU afesrnooa
passes along Sixth avenue and turns west
At Herald Square. He 10 about 90 years OF
axe n gray bearded. and has the kindliest
face imaginable. The limp 10 peculiar IN
that II does not suggest painful effort. but
rather mere stiffness OF Joint Which IS
the case; for this veteran Of the Civil War
walks on two wooden legs. and. moreover.
be made them himself. and more remark
able still. he makes wooden legs for .
living.
Hh name - HarriS ard the story OF his
lost limbs Ii that OF many other less re-
sourcsfuI and indomitRbls soldiers Of the
rebellion who parted with their props In
battle.
But Mr.. Harris has another story Of .
kindred kind TO tel. and this 10 the way he
told It:
ION shsrmAn's march to the sea our reg
mental surgeon was a Doctor Bradley. He
was q mighty nice man, and looked after u
fellows as though we were human beings
and brotherR But he did like to come the
'sawbones'; there's no doubt about that.
He carried along with him a collection OF
thinEs in alcoholic Jars thai gave a man
the jams to look at
We'll. we came TO a prison camp one day
and released q whole raft OF poor fellows
who had been living on black beans for
two months.
Doc Bradley took most interest In =
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20
Relics in the Country
Are a Century Old.

It Is this which makss the spinning wheel
Q 10Y forever. X not q thing OF beauty. The
humble invention Il . stock ornament for q
parlor or boudoir. an old-fashioned dining
room or even q kitchen It comes into
vogue every ten or fifteen years. and then
Is put away to await a return OF the old
romantic feeling.
In some parts OF the country there are
9Th spinning wheels IN daily employment.
A few must be q century old. 1t may be
noticed that these stanch pieces OF the
carpenters hancicrsft are strong. heavy
and somewhat awkward. They have not
the artistic finish OF the neatly turned and
carved wheels which are found IN so many
aesthetic parlorS Some OF these artistic
wheels are so delicate and dainty that they
would break the moment they were set to
work at making strong. thick thread.
This difference does not discourage the
modern young woman, who IS confronted by
q dire m She must have q spinning
wheel because II IL romantic and historic.
and then the wheel must be an object OF
loveliness to match the furniture IN the
6ouSoir or her own style OF comelinesA Be-
tween these two alternatives the poor wheel
does not have much Of a show. The fun
NEST thing about this revival Is that IL has
been brought about by the class which
never workN and would not know how II It
tried to-
Our OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES were very busy
damssla and danes. The spinning wheel
was no ornament but . very serious mat
ter OF daily nfa They made the machine
spin By the hour. while they rssled OF tbs
thread that they were 70 knit or weave
The w~sll-sducated woman Of those years
was q spinner. weaver. dyer and tailor all
combined IN one 1 wonder how many OF
their fair descendants can emulate them In
these lines
Flourishing Manufacture Of
Antique Wheels Brought About.
Nevertheless. thsy have brought about .
An,-lnhNnn nnnnkarfnra nA nnklnrna HhaAia
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her size must always ne governed. II BY
nothing else. by the depth OF the ccastwI~e
haEboTs which she wishes 20 enter. Prob
ably the Wells and Percy are the last very
large wooden srhOonsrs This special ad-
vantage OF steel are numerouA The cost
is perhaps q third more over wood, but n
stability in economy OF repairs, and tsps-
eislly In cargo capacity, everything 10 IN
favor Of steel The big six-mastsrS for ex-
ample. had to be braced from stem to stern
by an en0rm0rs backbone or ksslson OF
wool. which took up valuable cargo room
Even thea In a stin sea one could stand
at one end OF them and see them give I'M
der the strain o. the wind and water. II IN
probable that owners like Captain Crowley
will use steel more and more hereafter.
One reason. perhaps. for their not having
employed Il before e that steel shipyards
In New England. where the schooner has lta
special habitat. are comparatively a new IN
stitution. but in Maine and Connecticut. and
especially here at Eore River. this din
Guilty has now been overcome by the estab-
lishment. on the most modern principles. OF
exclusively steel yards
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20

Special Corresooadsnes Of The Sunday Republic.
Boston. July IS-When the gigantic sew
sn-masted steel schooner. Thomas W. Law
son-ths first seven-masted vessel any-
where and the largest sailing ship ever
launched In this o~ountrY-slid Of the vays
At the Fore River yard at Quincy Point
With . perfection OF graceful motion that
caused old Boston sea captains to declare
that It was the nsateSt bit OF work Of tt
kind that they hal ever seen. It seemed .
little significant to more than one speota-
tor that the loudest note in the din Of
kblation should have happened TO be the
fF vessels own steam siren whistle. Not
because Il made 10 much noiss-thouEh II
made q great deRl-but because It typIhed
the new idea OF the sailing vessel-in other
words. bringing steam 10 conquer steam.
The popular opinion for a generation has
been that the steamer is slowly, but surely,
making the sailor obsolete; but now comes
the modern sailing vessel. and with the help
Of steam bids fair 20 enter into q competi-
Gcn with her rival with certain definite ad-
VAntaEes In the way OF economy and
money-makdnE that are not at AL to be
GsSuisSd.
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Strong Threads Seem as
Light as CobwebS.

The peaceful little women OF India and
China spin threads which are strong and
yet almast as light as cobwebS These thsy
weave into hlmy clothes. which are more
like gosSamer than any ordinary tissue
! have seen rooss made IN this way from
those countries which could Be drawn
through 4 finger ring. and others 50 hin
that they were practically transparent In
fact the 5uperfne yelling used by our MIL
liners Is but q poor copy OF these EaStsn
textures,
Now that knitting is q lost art ana
~erochetinG is no longer faShionable, II might
be a good thing 10 start a spinning tad In
order TO keep company with the Sotnnin1
wheel habit
1t Is excellent exercise and Develops ne
muscles OF the arm, back and chest, the
very muscles which are apt TO be neglected
In the Redentar1 life Of modern fashion. II
You want to see = superb figure you VIII
find IL out West. IN Kentucky and Tennes-
see, where there are young women who use
the spinning wheel everv day. They are a.
straight as arrows and have forms that VIA
win thk APPRECIATION OF sculptor or painter
TheSs are the daughters OF the brave
women who spun. wove and dyed the butt
tsrnut cloth for the Confederatas n the
Civil War. There 10 no longer any need for
the cloth, but the old habit 10 stiI1 kspA -
partly a. q mAttsr OF family pride nd
partly. IL may be. a. q lesson In the neg
lectGd art Of knowing how to do things
yourself
ably due to the liberal use TO which u eAa
. necessary feature Of "Alics Of OLE VIM
cennes.- Of Priscilla" and Of . dozen ethsp
plays which are set In the Eighteenth al
Seventeenth csnturieA
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the drill IN silence; but on that evening
the Colonel received from his Imperial mas
ter a neat little alarm clock
Soon after S a m the Emperor is at the
Foreign Ofice. In consultation with Count
Won Bulow. HIS ally. the King OF Italy.
Is likewise an early riser. and requires his
officers and servant 20 be the same.
Soon after his accession he made a round
OF morning visits 20 the Government Of
fees. At each he arrived punctually at the
stated time OF opening. and smoked cigar
cites while waiting events. When the early
bird OF the clerks RrTfved-an hour late-
he found not the worm, but the King,
awaiting him. Very plainly were the heads
OF departments Informed that the King re-
CURED strict punctuality and attendance to
business One result OF this action OF Victor
Emmanuel's is that the Italian Civil Serv-
ice estimates have been considerably re-
cuced BY Diminishing clerks whom regular
hours rendered superiuoUL
The Gar OF Russia Is another OF ths
I-o'clcck breakfast brigade willis the En-
peror Francis Joseph is sstir even earlier
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20
LOST HIS FEET AND FOUND THEM

nan- THINK hts name vas Ksnnscr
vhSes right foot was hanging to his lee
By the skn only. He had out on the len
foot himself. and buried Il In the sand.
Doc Bradley amputatsd the other one. and
put both the feet In q jar Of alcohol, you
know. and shipped them, a. curiositisS -
his home IN WilkesbRrra, Pa-tha n, to
the Wyoming Historical Society there.
KenneAS has put In an ambulance. and Ne
moved on
Now for the curious end Of the thing.
! called on Doc Bradley a few years ago.
when he was the business manage OF Q
Philadelphia newspaper. and while we were
talking over that march to the sea I asked
him about K~ennedy's feet He laughed and
said: oh. I've got them all right; they're
still In that jar at WiIkesbarre.'
There was a reporter IN the room and he
worked the story out OF Doc and printed
II. Well. what do you think7 Some South
ern paper copied the yarn, and in about Q
month along came q letter from Selma
Ala demanding those feetI II was Ken
nedy. Claiming his own a Doc wroes
me.
He sent q photograph Of himself and
his stumps. and said It made him feel I'M
comfortable to think that an important por-
ton OF himself vas lying in a jar in q
society. He wanted the feet back.
he said. as II seemed an invidious distinc-
ton TO feed them on alcohol, when thew
couldn't appreciate IL. and the rest Of his
carcass was aching for a drink. II was
funny letter. and I'm sorry I didn't AK
Doc to let me keep It.
AT any rate Kennedy got his feat hacr
buried them. and I understand there was
high old time At the o~bseQuie4"
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81 VIRGINIA HARMED

Nlh9IND HARMED
WRITTEN FOB TIE SUNDAY REPUBLl0
Romanes appeals to svsry woman and
gives birth 70 all sorts OF d customs and
hobbies Ono day II takes ths form OF here
worship and the alteration Of successful SOL
tiers and naval officers. At another time
It nnts expression In the rage for dramas
OF the cloak and sword variety. and Incl
dentaly for the dramatic stars who TN
psrsonats the heroic parts It 10 the basis
OF the Napoleonic craze and % only good
ness knows how many other fsncies and
lads that have beEuiled society for 9 brief
season
When women get tired Of thess they in
vartebly 20 back 20 the good old days OF
their own race and revive the memories or
the pioneers and the customs OF knicker-
booker. Puritan or Cavalier days Here they
are more at home than anywhere else.
Probably they feel that they have personal
rights. inherited privileges az IL were, In
these matters
Along soma ancestral line nearly every
American woman can. find some charming
great-grandmothsr. who wore paint and
patches. who powdered her hair. used the
spinning wheel, rode on a pillion and
knitted with hugs needles that were war
ranted to % as much execution with the
hearts Of admlring SWANS as with the
worsted they fashioned into hosiery. gloves
and h~eadwear.