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New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
AT THE LAKEWOOD HOTEL.
Some of Those There-Interest in Pool Sup
plants Bridge.

Lakewood. N J.. Dec 1s-Mr and Mrs D. Jones
Grain Of New-York, who have been at the Lake
wood Hotel since the beginning OF the season. leIe
for Wooton, Philadelphia, yesterday 10 WISH
Mr. and Mrs George w. Childs Drexel. Mr. Grain
was for many years United States Consul at Miian
Italy. His eldest son. T. c. n. Grain, was ap-
pointed a Deputy Attorney General for New-forh
City last week.
Frederick Gerken, of New-York, formerly owner
of The Monk has Joined the colony of horsemen
here. He has brought several fast horses ana Is
staying with his wife at the Lakewood Hotel D.
Hobart Moore of Chicago whose horses won SIX oiue
ribbons at the Madison Square Garden Horse snow
Is here with a string Of twenty-stx horses Z. D.
IIamlin of Buffalo is another noted horseman who
will winter of his fancy bred horses here.
He has engaged apartments at the Lakewood Hotel
and will be down here next week.
w H Coombs, who has fine country place at
Wakefield. r. l.. gave birthday dinner at the
Lakewood Hotel this evening TO few friends
The dinner served in one of the private dining
rooms Those who sat down to the table were
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Leonard and Mr.. ana
Mrs c. s. Towle, of New-York: Arthur P. Clapp.
of Brooklyn: James N. Berry and Mr.. and Mrs
W. H. Coombs.
Den Watanabe and K s. Otani. wealthy young
japanese who studying business methods IN
this country. staying at the Lakewood Hotel
Mr. Otani's father is the president of the Chamber
Even bridge whist has given way to the the GTaze 1Gs
billiard room at the Lakewood Hotel is crowded
enaSs eay TO Gs display their Sk with the
man who up 10 last week. was instructor In bridge
whist at the hotel is now serving as billiard IN
structor and finds 1t a more lucrative occupation
Late arrivals at tire Lakewood Hotel are as fol-
1S"! X Mcguire e1ii .> E. stern Mrs l. stern. y Van
Ripper. Miss Van Riper; Mr. and Mrs NJ j. J. Hess less
M Scheier Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Plaute. Joseph ID.
Mason. Mr.. and Mrs. P. Riley. R. II: Naughan.
M s Well George w. Segman. William Rice
Hochster Carl NJ. FisheI Leopold Stern Mr. and
Mrs B. Engander. Emil Schweinburg. Mrs. Small
Mrs. P. Kahn. Mr. and Mrs; H. A Cassebeer, r Z.
Jefferson Seligman, B. B. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. L
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14

From, the time of Pharaoh and the sacred
ibis Of the Egyptians many countries have
adopted birds as their national embems. ana
we are all familiar with the figures or THESE
birds generally in impossible "spreadeagie
nositions on coins and coats-of-arms. Al
though often provided with an additional head
and made to grasp bundles of swords or ar
rows. the real prototypes of these birds are no
less interesting for not possessing these advan-
tages (?).
Our wbite-headed or bald eagle is becoming
rarer every year for national emblem is
being sacrificed to millinery. Before long that
NAV be its only habitat
When on some wild coast see one of these
birds rise from a cliff and begin to circle up
ward then his mate, larger even than himself
and finally two full sized. brown headed oirds
of the year follow their parents. the sight is
worth waiting many years or going long dls-
tance to see We follow them with our eyes
until they become four tiny notes then just
the trace of one comes to our straining sight,
and-they vanish and lost from view
The nests of these birds are built as far as
nossible away from the haunts of mankind. In
tall trees or on inaccessible cliffs. Few of us
have had the honor of seeing the noble bird at
home.
In New-York City, however we may every
spring see the "courtship gallop" of the bald
eagle watch it's nest building. and observe the
domestic economy of this bird-the male on
guard the female brooding her one or two
white eggs The first year in which the eagles
nested in the New-York Geological Park the
female showed great inexperience in her house
keeping In the large flying cage. where they
spent the winter in company with crows and
magpies they collected quantity of sticks and
grass around small hollow in the ground. and
after lining the cavity with moss the nest was
considered finished.
Both birds took part in its construction, and.
thoroughly enjoyed their work. Eagles often nest
in trees and these birds placed the nesting ma
terial around the roots of several saplings. the
stems of which, protruding through the sticks
and moss looked not unlike the top branches
of tall tree. Naturally the next thing 20 be
thought of eggs but this pair of birds had
original ideas, and intended, for time at least.
merely to play at housekeeping. good sized
stone was brought in the taions of the female
from another part of the cage and placed in
male and female eagles sat on The nest al
ternate days and the bird not so engaged Vas
always perched on a log near by, on guard
The following year two eggs were laid. biuish-
white in color and about three inches In length
The temperament OF these birds undergoes a
complete change at the time OF the nesting SEN
son. At other times thsy> easily eauShs;a
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
BOOM DAYS IN ALABAMA.
A Bottle of Kentucky Whiskey Paved the
Way for a Nights Lodging.

When the boom in the iron and coal trade first
struck Birmingham. Ala. the hotel accommOda-
tions extremely poor There only one
house in the town where transient guests were
regularly accommodated. and the sudden influx
OF visitors filed it to overfowing. This was
old ramshackle building. and the proprietor of
the place all at once found himself in control of
virtual monopoly. AS usual under such circlrn-
stances. he became extremely independent. After
every room had been filed. and all the cot beds
for which he could find in the halls and other
odd places were occupied. II mattered little to him
that other visitors were compelled walk the
streets all night in lieu of a place to sleep.
Birmingham the county seat and when the
courts In session for a week each month the
crush particularly great. Two civil engineers
from Louisville reached the place late one night
in the early part OF court week and sought ac-
commodations the hotel. In answer to their In
quires the proprietor told them that he had abso-
utely place for them
Cant you give a 'shakedown' In the office
here?' asked one of the
II amt done got nothin'.' was the reply
But. look here" demonstrated the first speaker
I'VE long distance from home. and unless
you put away somewhere shall be compelled
walk the streets all night
The only response unfeeng yawn and q
reiteration of the assertion from proprietor that
he couldn't help 1t. he done had place to put
them
Well said the visitor, II suppose might sit
down here awhile and get warm"
The proprietor gave a somewhat reluctant con-
sent, and of the men opened his valise and took
a bottle of Kentucky whskey. The proprietor
eyed II with interest. and request for some
glasses hot water and sugar complied with
rather cheerfully. When the glasses were brought
by the proprietor himself there three of them
the waiter. The whiskey sampled and ap-
peared to meet with instant approval the part
OF the proprietor particularly. Several more drinks
were sandwfched between number of time kill
ing yarns and the proprietor became enthusiasts
In praise of the quality OF the red liquor Ii should
be explained that little except white whiskev
In that part of Alabama in those days
After the proprietor had become somewhat mel
low from repeated draughts on the bottle, mixed
With q reasonable amount OF hot and auHar
ths owner OF the bottle put II In ha vase Snappsd
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
SP0NGES PROTECTED.
Device by Which Divers Could Stay Lon,
Time Under Water Suppressed.

The sponge diver of the Levant will now hsvs
lease of life The '-skafander' has been sun
pressed by Samos. Crete Cyprus Tunis and Egvnt
Turkey and Greece have decided to follow suIt
The "skafander' is an apparatus which enable,
diver to remain under water for an hour or So \,
submarine garb. at depth of ten or fifteen
fathoms. 1t has been suppressed because the
diver sweeps the bottom clean of sponges largo
and small. and destroys the seeds and germs
The law has simply put the finishing touches on
THIS class of diver however, as nearly all Of his
kind ultimately perish from palsy OF the lower ex-
tremities. etc. Very few sponges have been pro-
duced of late because Of such devastation bat they
will now have chance to grow
G. Bic Ravudal United States Consul at Beirut
Syria has making investigations Of the sponge
fisheries and has sent some results and photo
graphs which TO base description. In addition
to the 'skafander. the natives resort TO harpoon-
ing. primitive diving and dredging. The diver uses
wooden zinc cone. shaped like water bucket
open at the top and having a glass bottom
Through this water telescope he surveys the bot
tom at depths up to $50 feet, and locates the
sponges desired. The diver then plungeS and is
carried to the bottom by heavy stone slab. or
sinker. which he holds in his hands. attached to
cord. He hastily grasps many sponges as pos
sible, and places them in net around his neck
Signalling by means of his cord. he is quickly
yanked to the surface. 1t is largely question OF
yank-the stone yanks him down and his asso-
cfates yank him up At greater depths along the
pecially in winter. when the storms have away
The seaweed and left freer access to the spongss
Syrian waters grow the finest qualities OF sponges
Arteries hut none like those found of FLORIDA and
Cuba The Syrian product is gathered and con-
yeyed to TripOI and Iatakia, where it is disposed
ca ch a. csPifaI of the world NeYork invests abou
a half million dollars annually In sponges. The
Trieste by London and Pireus- The industry has
been nearly ruined by use of the "skafander." but
is expected 10 revive under the suppression now
being enforced.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
EASY OF ACCESS.
JERSEY CITY CLOSE BY.
What This Neighborhood Offers an
the Wag Of Homes.

Jersey CITY is the tventy-frst municipality within
seventy-ive miles Of Manhattan Island TO take
advantage of The Tribune's offer to publish free OF
charge a letter from its chief executive setting
forth its claims TO be considered ideal spot for
New-York business man make HIS home In
Mayor Fagan's letter follows:
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The importance Of Jersey City as railroad
everybody who approaches our city on the Terry
boats from New-Yorki but TO secure an adequate
idea of Jersey City's attractiveness as place OF
business and city Of homes more than & ne heebing 4
The vast number of commuters who pass dalIy
York see fie of the real jersey City They get no
opportunity TO become acquainted with the numer-
City good place to live in. The railroads carry
their passengers through me eaSI 5 PaIo
neither adequate insight into the business DIS
trct nor an ample view Of the beautiful residential
The Jersey city of to-day embraces sixteen square
miles. and includes nearly third of Hudson Coun-
y. with the Hudson River its eastern boundary,
he west and Hoboken and West Hoboken on the
north. Its location at the head of the New York
eject Of making it the great Tailroad terminus of
the East. Its future was clearly mapped out
fSFouEh Jersey City h Heights to deep water and
hiIly backbone of Jersey City until the entire
shore front is utilized by trunk lines, whose yards
extend from fIoboken south TO Bayonne -.
city wharf at the head of Morgan-st. is now occu-
The Erie, the Pennsylvania. the Lehigh Valley and
Of shore front development: but there are still
front of New-York Bay. where the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company is now building an immense
freight terminal outlet for its stupendous
traffic The rapidly increasing business of the rail
i'iiIize their Yards in lower Jersey CITY Factories
have been reared alongside these yards, and many
enterprises have been started IN downtown streets
that not very long ago were inhabited by the lead
There are about hundred and sixty thousand
lets IN Jersey City, and of this number the rail-
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14

It shut. and. getting up. said somewhat discon-
solately:
well. 7 suppose We might well 90 out ara
walk the streets as we can't set a place TO sleep
here
The demeanor of the proprietor had greatly
changed from what 1t was before the bottle was
produced. Upon the announcement or deprtLs
being made he Immediately got up and said Win
considerable dignity and warmth: -
Don't yo' do such thing. Sah- 10 come VITA
me- sah reckon Wen find place for yo, sab
He took candle, and the two engineers followed
him upstairs. He stopped at door and began
vigorous pounding. At length there were soI5
signs of life inside and countryman IN his niSnl
clothes opened the door, while another sat up n
the single bed which the contained. and asked
in sleepy way. What's the matter. san a;-,,,+,y,
Come" said the proprietor, in an authOrltatiVs
tone tits cot week. and yO' done slept 90 cents
wo'th; git up and let the genmen from LouSViAs
sleep -,
The former occupants of the bed seemed 10 think
the practice regular, and they were shorty
walking the streets while the gen men from Loa-
isyiIle" took their places In the bed
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14

and with many other communities on ever s,Ge
and 4e9 inbound passenger trains cross the cltyy-
1,o09 trains both ways. About 20 1reisht Trains
pass in and out e-c IN. .
In 1850 Jersey City had population of $3.50 M Mlale
national census of 1900 showed population OF LUe-
433 or an aggregate growth Of 1851 or more tnan
3OOO per cent. Even these remarkable hgures 90
not convey a complete idea Of the surprising :I1
growth of Jersey City. A quarter or a century
ago Jersey City comprised only the lower south south,
east corner of what is now the city. Then bergen
and Hudson City separate municipalities what
is now Jersey City Heights were united with
Jersey City and Lafayette and Greenvile also
Joined the greater CITY. do not believe the era
of expanson is over. I look forward to the DAY
when the entire county Of Hudson from Bulls
Ferry to the Kill Kull, from the Hudson River
to the Passaic, will form the greater Jersey City
of the twentieth century
AS long as the citizens maintain good govern
nent keep the down to q reasonable rate
and authorize the improvements which the grow
ing demands of up-to-Gate city require the city
will grow and attract home seekers, business men
and enterprises take my place In the ranks OF
that large army Of os tber home cty
who firmly believe that It is destined to become
even In a wider sense than 1t is now the main
gateway 10 the western continent
NJ. NJ. FAGAN, Mayor.
Jersey City, Dec. 10, 1902
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14

horses is the finest ever brought into Lakewood;
the courtesies of Georgian Courts casino. and
the horses are taken up almost daily for exercise
in the tanbark
Samuel D. Davis Miss Agnes Helen Davis and
Archibald d. Davis. of the regular cottage colony.
have just returned from Europe and are at the
Iaurel-in- Pines Mr. and Mrs Sherwood b.
Ferris have had recent guests Mr.. and Mrs:
Edwin Ferris. of Montclair. The Rev. DIR. and
Mrs. Charles H. Mcclellan will not open their
Madison-ave. cottage this season, but VIII spenu
the winter at the Laurel House. Mrs. Thomas c
Davis is home in her First-st. cottage. James
Parmalee of Cleveland, has taken the Childs cot
tage at Forest-ave. and Fifth-st., for the season
S. Minot Jones, of Washington, has taken the
Rogers cottage at Forest-ave. and Fourth-st-
New-York registrations this week:
At the Laurel-in-t the -Pines-Miss Anna Anderson
Miss Kernochan George f. Coleman. General
Thomas L. Watson Mr. and Mrs E. J. O'Brfen.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Fred
erick e. Diggs J. j Eaki9s Raymond Howard How I'd
BoweTs Thomas 4 Buckner. Ayette Buckner.
Mr. and Mrs. H B. Slayback. Miss Kathryn Say-
back. Mrs. Stephen B French MIS-, , William g 6
Mrs William H Ray, Mrs j. F. Kernochan. A.
NJ Van Mamen Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert D. Lamb.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. A. Cruikshank. Frank NJ. Knight.
Mrs T. D. Howell Miss NJ F. Reuter-, Frank H
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14

Building had brother downtown who had planned
to sail back to Italy the week before election As
soon he heard OF the proposed departure the
bootback went his brother and asked MIN to
DELAY sailing for two weeks so he could vote for
Pagan His brother said it was impossible because
1t would cost him $40 more.
TAXA ia tena," said the bootblack. and he handed
his brother Z ten-dollar bill.
The Italian stayed and Pagan was elected
Mark Pagan made his canvass from house TO
house. He did little stump speaking
II want to see these people myself, he said, and
he did He went up one street and down the next.
He shook the hand Of every man he met One day
he was greeting the longshoremen on the wharves.
the next he was to be found in the residence part
of the city in the office region.
Mark Pagan is my name" he would say. Il
want your help
At one time In his canvass Mr. Fagan was asked
by certain citizen to sign his application for the
place of letter carrier. Mr.. Fagan signed the APP
plication. The applicant then said: Il am sorry,
MI Fagan but I'm AGAINST you this eeStGn
would have got your vote. replied Mr. fagan'
II would never have done so"
quired as to how he made out with his application @
Hall every day. ready to do any favor in his power
factories and other esabiis employing large
numbers OF men. at the dinner hour; when he
pened upon a factory where women alone were en-
Ployed He did not discover his mistake until ne
Of it. and, after blushtng little. shook hands with
the women VINO assured MIN that tney naQ votes
they would surely them for Mr.. Pagan.
There is employe of the city TO whom the
Mayor causes a lot OF worry He is lamp in
spector. Mayor Pagan, believing that unneces-
sary offices 81, should be abolished. vetoes the pay
sented for his signature but the Street and Water
over the Mayors
The Mayor is tfirty-three years old. or youthful
face and genial temperament. He is self-made in
more ways than one. for he has built UP his body
as well his character and his mind. At time
he was told by his doctor that he could live.
hat he had run himself down from overwork. and
that he would have to spend year in
the mountains The young man went TO work in
a gymnasium and slowly developed the muscular
frame which he now possesses. He still keeps up
his physical exercise
Il take fifteen minutes every day he said re-
Gently. No. | don't use dumbhes any ap-
paratus Just go through lot OF different mo-
tons of my which make the muscles feel
tired II they get tired. I know they getting
the good of IT.
Mayor Fagan says he is not through with his
work for the poor. He says he has only begun.
Among the undertakings which he is now at work
on Is a new city hospital ground for which has
struction OF a new $4,000 high school
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
MAYOR OF JERSEY CITY.
THE NAN NOW IN OFFICE
He Honors the Name Of Fagan---
Rise from Unde,taker's assistant

whats in a name? A by any other name
would smell as sweet -(Shakespeare.
"A man is not given a name. He makes it"
-(Mark NJ. Pagan.
Shakespeare and Mark NJ. Pagan, the Mayor Of
Jersey CITY agree that there is nothing in name.
Despite the black eye which Dickens gave the name
of Fagn, the Mayor of Jersey City says that
he would just have his name any other,
and at the present time, in the opinion OF many
people of that city, the of Pagan is one of
honor.
The rise OF Mr. Fagan from undertaker's
sistant TO be the chief executive Of Jersey City.
population of 9OS 600. IS picturesque it
is renarka BILE. The possesses certain striking
characteristics which have him the
jority of the people of his community and excited
the admiration of all classes.
What has again brought Mark NJ. Pagan into
public prominence is the way he is keeping his
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
POPHAM AND PLYMOUTH.
Settlement at Former Didn't Stick and at
the Latter It Did.

did you ever hear Of Popham?" asked the COZ
Iege professor of his friend the advertising man
The advertising shook his head
Did you ever hear of Plymouth, them? dueneu
the professor again.
The advertising looked as II he had peeA
insuIted: but he only said:
why. of course I went to school long enous1
TO know where the first settlers OF New-Ensiah1
struck land"
That's all right; that's all right. said the pro
fessor if to soothe the feelings of the advertsns
man. But Popham is older landmark In NsN. @
England than Plymouth. In fact, IT was t1e Hi
English settlement north of the James River
But where is Popham?" broke in the advertisins
man. II never heard of it before. and dare soy
only few of you college bookworus know any
thing about it."
''Popham." said the professor. is at The nlOu'T
of the kennebec River. on the coast of Name .,
spent my last summer vacation up there. anu !"
a picturesque place In the winter time the pOs ~.
Iation dwindIes down to about twenty persons, - -
it is quite a place when its three hotels anu
half hundred cottages NIL with guests
Now. the reason that you hear Of Plyrlous
and you don't hear of ropham is that the pSsu posu
who landed at Plymouth stuck ana tne lTse; laTrssnce;
the second. dscouragement Everything sU mas
POpham: except the summer boarding business
plymouth. as you know. founded in 1.s-s gr
in August 1907. that two boats me sssc- es,
God and the Mary and John. connandeIs, "a, I51rrr-
nhrey Gilbert reached the mouth OF the kenneo.b ~
and landed their colonistS thirteen miles tIO-i Orfsr
present shipbuding town of Bath Inc ne, The
which followed was so cold il almost fro1e ,sr- a.
newcomers fast in the snowdrifts- IN 1,s 1LS so
Cuage of one of these settlers, the troSt
Vehement that no boat could stir any ousslS Srt
The ColOnSts finally summer come aSat-' urtu-
none of them dared tC stay through anothe.or
ter So after a settlement Of fourteen H4O
they all back to England. T. an
Slfhen the old fort called Fort PoPham ls,,sTt Is s
other Illustration of the spirit of dlscouId - The
which seems to brood POpnanl- IN los ossorti-
government began the erection OF . SraIte sor q
fication, but after the work had gone on on cor
time it abandoned. and now its gtII.Ssc.I So
sfsts of ONLY one man The Maine tiistotitSe. -. Ths
ciety was quckened by the talk of 1oTe ~ 'esls-
name of Fort Popham. and arranged sieas.,o
bration in 1867 It was planned to place New
stone telling of the settlement OF the BLs'i a. tie
England colony in few chiselled W9Ius, sIIshr4-
arch of the tort's principal gateway Inc Tire
ton was held: but * only cerenlOtlai,,r lies
stone was never put i'll the arch and tt vt,rned
out back of the fort. with the inscription '
toward the wall - a,at -
III rn said the Advertising rsss, I'VE sSs1
lninEa that Way 10, nay hgsi2ssAa
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
OUR NATIONAL EMBLEM, THE EAGLE.
HABITS OF THIS BIRD AS SEEN WHEN WILD AND WI
CAPTIVITY


net. and not difficult to overpower. seiz;ng
every opportunity of making their escape But
when they begin to plan for their nest can
not approach within twenty feet without being
attacked by both eagles. When they
rush forward. each side and strike with
beak and uplifted feet, 1t is no easy matter to
escape unharmed. as 1 found when trying to
photogra ph them. their talons reaching, the skin
every time. clothing and shoes affording little
or no protection.
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