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New-York tribune., 1902-10-26

know how to ask for one. even if she dared
suspect that her next door neighbor might be
possessed of the luxury. The tine of her pet
fork she had bent on the obstinate plug, the
point of her best penkn'fe she had broken of
short and nothing remained except to throw
the bottle out of window to get at its con-
tents. She decided, as a last resort, to try
breaking the neck off the bottle. With a "stove
lid LITTER she administered several cautious
taps in the region of the jugular of the OBJ
stinate reck "NOthin' doin'." Then she tapped
harder STILL ard the backing came. All over
her fingers it came. all over her light wOollen
skirt and over much of the floor and window
sill.
She decided to have the skirt cleaned, and
packing it into a bundle. tripped off to
esta ablishment where she found embarrassment
because she could not understand questions.
Finally she got the drift of the conversation.
The cleaners wanted to know what had caused
the spot Fortunately, a bottle of shoe black
ing was standing near by. and she pointed at
this and "ouid' and "Ouid' until she left in
heightened spirits, feeling that she was not
helpless and that she had made the cleaners
understand. When the skirt duly returned
the following week it was-dyed black.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-26

could make a fair stagger at italian and knew
a few words of Hindo0stanee, but of French
not a syllable.
One morning she found herself in wrestling
match with a bottle of French shoe backing.
The pesky bottle. understanding that it had to
deal with an alien. refused to give up its cork.
She had no corkscrew of her own and did not
New-York tribune., 1902-10-26
BILLBOARD AND BO4RD BILL.

From The Philadelphia Record.
The difference between poster and a land
lady is that one gets stuck a billboard and
the other on board bill
New-York tribune., 1902-10-26
OUTWITTED AN IR4TE P4FENT.

1t was one of those milk trains you read about
now and then loafing through the darkness.
making stops at every barn along the road TO
New-York tribune., 1902-10-26

She spending her first month in the Latin
Quarter of Paris She spoke English fuently,
with a Boston accent; also she spoke German,
New-York tribune., 1902-10-26
HER FRENCH misunderstood.

THE TRAGEDY OF \ BLACKING BOTTLE IN
TIE LATIN QUARTER
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ANEW 100000"

. y ENTIRELY NEW superstition is
brought 20 light through a suit
"a in a New York court by wife
,alnst her mother-in-law and sister
law FOR alternating the affection OF
81 husband. The grace widow Is
enc Benjamin. and the other parties
the suit are Matilda Benjamin and
lssie Wells. The injured Mrs Ben
min believes her husbands mother
IS against her from the start, for
says in her complaint:
ON the day Of the marriage Ma
da Benjamin appeared in mourning.
, no other purpose than to humiliate
ID annoy the plaintiff and make her
arried life unhappy. and that pre-
lus 10 the marriage Matilda Benja-
n deliberately and mahoiously threw
= cream on the carpet and furniture
the room wherein the plaintiff and
husband were 10 live under the
lief that by so doing the plaintiff
puld not be prosperous in her mar
d life or successful in retaining the
ye and respect OF her husband"
The charm was Il long time in get
& in its work. but It was eficaeious
last. After thirteen years of hap
married ure, during all OF which
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THE SUNDAY HERALD.

IT ISN'T y BAD NOTION TO talk
about The Sunday Herald at this
time OF the week, or at any other time,
for the matter of that. The Herald
believes in advertising and practices
what 1t breaches. When a man has
something really worth talking about
the best way in the world is TO use
space in a newspaper such as The Her
aid. Now The Sunday Herald is worth
a few moments of any mans time in
advance of it3 publication. or course,
a great deal more than that is re-
quired to read and enjoy the paper,
as the man said, from kiver to ldver."
The Sunday Herald tomorrow viii
contain its usual galaxy OF star fea-
lures, and more. Frank H. Spearman,
considered by competent critics among
the very first OF the short story writer's
Of the United States, viii contribute
the second Of his series. II is entitled
Second Seventy Seven" railroad
story OF wonderful interest and repIete
with realism.
Next in interest will be a second
generous installment OF Sir A. Conan
Doyle's great story. 1.-THE Hound of the
Baskervilles." Last Sundays INSTALL
ment was read with keen interest by
thousands OF people. Tomorrow's in
stailment will be equally interesting
and, as the plot unfolds, the story will
grow even more entertaining. Every
Sunday additional installments will be
published until the story is finished.
Tomorrow Mr.. Dooley will philoso-
phize, in his own inlmitable way, on
the sin of swearing. He furnishes some
new ideas on this subject. George AIDE
contributes another Of his celebrated
fables. the. work which has won for
him recognition as one of the countrys
first humorists. Other features will be
a description OF a trip through Straw
berry valley. Herbert Brewster's liter
airy letter. stories for fishermen. Walt
McDOugars story FOR children, Marian
Harland's page for housewives. a page
OF the latest fashions. the best sport
ing page In the intermountain country,
comic features and other matter too
numerous for detailed description.
1t isn't worth while to go into the
news department. IF it happens, it's
/ In The Herald"
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LAST BoRNHoLM WATCH.
Curious History of an Ancient In
dustry.
New York Times


The clock and watch industry of
Bornholm, once famous all over Eu-
rope for its excellence of workmanship.
and for over a century the mainstay of
the islands village population, has died
out. Herr II. p. Dam, the last OF the
old Bornholmian masters, who elevated
their trade to the dignity of fine art.
as did Beneyenuto Cellini of old, and
whose nimble hands made watches and
clocks for princes of the blood. has just
completed his last work-a watch for
the American merchant in Copenhagen,
Victor Holmes.
The watch, entirely handmade,
shows both seconds and minutes. Its
cost is 300 kroner (about $500. and IL is
said to be in every way a fine speci-
men of the best work of the old mas
| tiers. Now, however the art is dead.
Modern machinery and the cheapening
| process which today enables any one
to possess a timepiece, have forced the
handmade watches to the wall, and
their expert makers have returned to
| their old vocation of fishing.
| Probably few readers have heard Of
BOrnhOlm before. II is a small island
/ far out I'm the Baltic sea, with a super
| fetal area of about 220 square miles and
/
| 10000. The island belongs 10 Denmark,
and fishing was for ages the chief Vo-
cation of the population.
But one dark night in the middle of
/ the eighteenth century an English YES
| sci went ashore and broke to pieces
near the township of Rome. There was
nothing really unusual in that. Born
! holm's coast line is high and rocky and
/ full of dangerous reefs and shoals, and
annually hundreds of ships had found
a tragic ending there.
But this particular vessel happened
20 have on board a cargo of Geneva
! watches. Qn those days Switzerland
was the Mecca of the art of clockmak-
J ing) Some of these clocks and watches
| were rescued and greatly surprised the
ignorant natives. Clocks were rarities
in those days, and the good Bornholm-
ians had probably never heard of
them before.
They therefore feared at first that
the devil had something to do with
this nefarious work. and were for tear
ing the things to pieces. But, the win
ter nights being long and dull on Born
holm. more scientific investigation OF
the internal things was begun, and
soon the inquisitive minds were bent
upon emulation rather than destruction.
And this was the beginning of the
famous Bornholmian clock industry. In
few years the ignorant fishermen
became so expert in making clocks that
the trade from Switzerland fell off per-
ceptibly and soon the colony around
Rome was supplying the aristocraey
| of Scandinavia with timepieces of all
sorts. Napoleon was presented with
one by Bernadotte when that famous
l-GascOn led an army into Scandinavia.
and the kings of Denmark became pa
irons of the art, 30 that many of the
first masters waXed both opulent and
/ fan1Ous
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time the defendants continuously so
lIeited their son and brother 10 leave
sis wife. they were finally successful
The record does not show that they
used the ice cream charm more than
once and on the surface indications it
is apparent that the defendants didn't
have much faith in its merit. for they
tried other devices. such as offers Of
money and the ike.
However, The Herald furnishes the
hoodoo prescription for what any read
er chooses to think il is worth. Any
body can see that Mrs. Benjamin. the
elder, now has a chance 10 say. Il
told you so: / knew 1t would work, q"
but she had 10 be blessed with vigor-
Gus health 20 enable her 20 make that
statement. The ice cream charm will
hardly recommend itself to the aver
age mOther-in-law.
1t Is altogether too chilly a PROPOSE
ton There is an obvious waste of
good material. The human neck is
the place 10 throw lee cream. not on a
bed room floor or furniture. Your aver
age small boy is usually a credulous
individual where charms are con-
cerned. but it isn't likely that he Will
take kindly TO the indiscriminate dis
tribution of his favorite dessert.
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ANGELS.

Margaret +. Sangster)
In the old DAYS God sent his angels oft
TO men in threshing floors. to women
pressed
With daily tasks: they came to tent and
croft.
And whispered words of blessing and
of rest.
Not mine to guess what shape those an
gels wore.
Nor tell what voice they spoke, nor
with what grace
They brought the dear love down that
evermore
Makes lOwliest souls its best adding
place.
But ia these davs know nv angels well;
They brush my garments on the com
mon way.
They take my hand and very softly tell
Some bit OF comfort in the waning day.
And though their angel names do not
ken.
Though in their faces human love I
read
They are God-given to this world Of men,
God-sent 20 bless ii In its hours OF
need.
Child mother. dearest wife. brave hearts
that take
The rough and bitter cross, and hel-
us bear
It's heavy weight when strength is like
To break.
God bless YOU all. our angels unaware!
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a LESSON in TEMPERANCE.

, STRIKING TEMPERANCE sermon
4 is preached by the Chicago IN
.rior in a little story from Switzer-
nd. Three young men attempted TO
AXE the ascent Of Mont Blanc. The
Did was excessive and two OF them
-ank quantities Of brandy in an effort
] keep warm. The third refused 10
such the stimulant. He was the sole
irvivor OF the party. The others froze
death.
II Is only the inexperienced who be-
eve that alcoholic stimulants are a
detection against freezing weather. 1t
IN be remembered that Nansen, on
return from his last dash for the
Die. declared that he would never
pain take a supply Of brandy with
m. even for use as fuel. on an arctic
10. His reason was that several OF
men used II on their exploring ex-
sdltions and very narrowly escaped
eezIng 10 death.
According TO the best authorities, al
hol fiushes the skin by throwing the
God rapidly to the surface of the
sdy. A sensation Of warmth is thus
oduced, but It Is a fictitious warmth
cause the blood under the skin is
avn from the vital parts OF the body
ID renders them more susceptible &c
posure. Alcoholic stimuiants have
cir uses. but as a means Of securing
election from Indictment weather they
e worse than useless.
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SETTLED THE DISPUTE.
Grave-looking Chap Said the Nauti-
cal Orphan Was a War Vessel


one of the lake passenger steamers had
Just passed out OF the river at the Lake
Erie exit, and Was blowing her WAY IA
the direction OF Cleveland. The wind was
blowing at brisk rate-so prlshlS, ~,
deed as To -unhinge sidecombs ana sehd
them living to a watery grave A1noaS
those few that remained on the sAooSeu
part OF the upper deck. conversation Nas
carried on under difficulties. albeit HSIy
interesting verbal passage was waIted 70
yvindward. A group of Teutons-weH LED
and jolly looking-had taken refuge IN IN
der the lee OF the DarlOr. and were as
cussing various masters IN tongue Mlsl-
ing dialect. AS the steamer passed ciosS
10 the Bar Point lgntshlp, an ahlInatso
argument arose as 20 the nature OF the
strange looking craft that stahos ouI
in the lake like an abandoned AauticAl
orphan. . H. dis
tine1ils hed-looking gentlemen. WHO Was
snnarentTy a guest of the others ana a
stranger In these parts s-t,..
"Oh. dot is Won off our beeg fishing
boa dis" replied he of the billy-goat wis
kers looking wise ana Drolouha. -
one of the others looked at MN cOiA-
.sVhadt are YOU talking aboudt? SAID
he dot is a tow parge. und she Is wait
ing for de steamer. which has gone pdoA
10 der city 10 coal oop.
There were various similar CLAIMS az 20
the identity and uses OF the ouo-iooH1tli :
boat ana the argument finally resulted
IN several small wagers being placed.
( .But how win we decision dis bet! SAID
one of the Teutons. ~,
I I'VE VIII leaf idt 10 dis gentleman. SAID
another. indicating a grave-looking chap
who Mad been a quiet listener to the dis
iointed dialogue. -.
He turned toward the disputants Wheh
aDDealed TO and solemnly observed: .,
Gentlemen. | regret 10 say you are al, ~
wrong THAT Is a Canadian war vessel.
"Oh-o-o-o-" said one German.
..so-o-o-o." cOmprehendingly remarked
another. I'VE mide have knowed dot all
der dime"
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Variety the Spice of Life.
Philadelnhla Ledger.l

Lawrence Mccormack. George c.
Boldts PHILADELPHIA lieutenant. is telling
his friends and ac0uaintanceS OF an exh1-
bition of bad temper by one OF the best
known members of the local club set.
The latter's wife and family have been
abroad for five months past. their house
is closed. and the staY-at-hOme has gone
back TO the habits OF his bachelor-days.
Every morning about O'Clock he ar
rives for breakfast Dav after day for
weeks on end. the menu-card seemed 10
furnish him with no inspiration other
than ham-and-eggs. He always occupied
the same seat and. therefore. was always
served by the same waiter. The waiter
had become accustomed TO the order, and
began 10 feel that there was no necessity
Of formally asking the customers wishes
One recent morning the waiter placed
the caraffe and glasses. handed over a
newspaper. and confidently observed:
"Ham-and-eggs. sir. l supposey
MOI" came the surprising answer.
do you suppose a man cant find any
thing to eat except ham-and-eggs every
dav of his life? Hand me the card, and
III order what / pleased
Then for four or five minutes ne
scanned the bill of fare intentiy his face
shrouded IN frowning gloom. When he
looked up. 1t was 10 glare at the waiter
and order:
Bring me ham omeletter
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cANApA,s wrNTER poRr.
Harbor of st. John Never Frozen
Over Within Mans Memory.
lst. Louis Globe- Democratl

(St. Louis Globe-DemOcratO
The most important feature OF the re-
cent CONNIE rcisl history of St. John Is us
claim. TO the title of being the ''wlater
port Of Canada" les ambition TO secure
this name is not Of recent origin. It has
| been hoping and planning for il for half
century. Some forty years ago, or
nearly ten years before the British prov
| inees were united TO form the present
dominion, and before either OF the great
/ railroads, the IntercolOnial or the Can
adian Pacific. had been constructed to
| bring the widely separated provinces into
| communication with each other. this pre-
diction was made concerning the future
OF the city: Looking at its position with
regard to lower Canada. st. John must
yet become the winter port OF the coun-
| try. II it's people will work for II, in a
Few years IL will be known as the Liver
| pool OF America.
The first prediction OF this prophet was
long time in coming true. but st. John
| did finally become a winter port There
is no way of telling whether II will ever
be ''the Liverpool OF America" or. II It
| really Is going 70 put the other Atlantic
ports out OF business. just how many
more years they will be permitted to
| flourish. II Is probably a question that
the present generation will not have to
bother itself about.
For a great many years ST. Johns claim
| 10 Importance was not taken very serious
| ~ by anyone but her own citizens, hut
AAlGA were Stll1lil that rs ipNaliNM Was
! such as TO eventually make it a great
ocean port. The confederation of the
| provinces took place. Then the Inter-
colonial railroad was built After that
| came the construction Of the great trans
continental enterprise, the Canadian Pa
| cific railway, and il selected ST. John as
| its Atlantic terminus. Then the prophets
] said. Il told you So" and began 10 hustle.
! The problem how 20 get Canadian trade
| through Canadian channels had at last
| been solved. There was no longer any
necessity for sending the business in a
| roundabout way when the ice had the
! ST. Lawrence river blocked 50 the ships
could not get up to Quebec and Montreal
| for their cargoes.
The harbor OF st. John has never been
| frozen within the recollection OF the old
| est inhabitant, say the people OF that
/ city which Is not true OF any other har-
! Dor north of Hatteras. When the season
| of navigation closes on the ST. Lawrence
| the freight is hauled on TO ST. John be-
| fore IL Is taken off the cars.
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GETTING The NEWS RIGHT,

THE HERALD is just a little bit
proud Of its forecast OF the pro-
ceedings Of the Republican state con-
vention at ogden. A stan correspond
ent was sent TO Ogden the day be-
fore the convention. and. as a result OF
his inquiries. The Herald reported the
convention doings twenty-four hours in
advance Of its local morning contem-
porary. So sometimes It's in The Her
aid before il happens.
The Herald on Thursday morning
announced that McCarty would be
nominated for supreme justice and
Howell for congress. They were nom
mated. The Herald said Senator
Kearns proposition TO give the presi-
dent a specific endorsement of Cuban
reciprocity would be beaten in the COM
mittee on resolutions, and that the SEN
ator would not dare to make a fight on
the floor of the convention. That was
exactly the way it come out.
Readers Of The Herald learned Thurs
day morning that Judge John f. Booth
of Provo would be selected for per-
manent chairman Of the convention.
No other paper so much as mentioned
Mr.. Booths name in connection with
the permanent craftsmanship prior to
his election. Much interest was cen
tered in the order of business. Through
The Herald the people were informed.
hours before the convention was even
called 10 order that the nominee for
justice Of the supreme court would be
selected first. He was selected first.
In not a single instance was The Her
aids forecast inaccurate.
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AN ANTITRUST ARGUMENT.

A MOTHER WELCOME LETTER
has reached The Herald from its
valued correspondent. Henry Clews Of
New York. Mr.. Clews is as entertain
ing this week as ever one or the
topics he discusses is railroad earn
lEgs. and he finds In them much food
FOR thought. as well as dividends. We
quote:
1.-THE community OF interest idea is
already spreading. II must
not be forgotten that this policy has
wrought a revolution In railroad af-
fairs more far-reaching. indeed. than
prosperity itself. II Is this policy
which railroad magnates are seeking
70 crystailize from a mere idea into
some fixed form OF legal ownership"
Then Mr.. Clews innocently gives the
reason why the magnates are taking
his step. He says:
Were II not for the higher rates
which community OF interest has es-
abolished. railroad earnings today
would be showing numerous decreases
instead OF increases, for the volume of
.rahle al large has not grown in the
same ratio as earnings. but in many
4 Instances Is showing a positive de-
crease. The last annual report of the
Interstate commerce commission,
though only covering the fiscal year
ending June so. 1901. was exceedingly
suggestive as showing the trend OF
'ailroad affairs.
The gross earnings Of American
Oads in that period were S1.5Ss. 526. OS7.
an increase OF Sf0f. 4s1. 22S over the pre-
'ious year: while the tonnage was
stated at 1859. 226. $40 tons, a decrease
y 1245a,79s tons during the same
perlod; a very clear demonstration OF
he potency OF the community OF in
crest 1t has unquestionably saved
Millions OF railroad capital from bank
uptcy and reorganization"
II Mr.. Clews' own signature did not
ppear at the bottom OF his letter it
would be hard for The Herald to be-
leve ne actually wrote II. He GER
ainiy did not submit 1t to ]. Plerpont
Iorgan. whose agent he is. before
ending il out. only a short time ago
President James ]. Hill of the North
m Securities company went around
he country telling seaside people that
ne railroad community OF interest
sas an excellent thing for the shipper
Yet. according to Banker Henry
lesVa and the interstate commerce
orlmission. railroad combinations
ajse freight rates instead OF lowering
hem. How else could they earn in
reased dividends on a smaller volume
business. Mr.. Clews undoubtedly
Ia not intend TO do so but, friend
nd tool of the trusts as he is. he has
FINISHED one OF the finest antitrust
rguments The Herald has came across
] a long, hong time.
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LOndon Telegraphl
Some London Women's Wages.

Miss Jessy N s Gray. factory inspector
for IslingtOn In her annual report re-
fers to her visits to the aOOues OF house
workers and saws: With few exceptions
the women who have SPOKEN 10 me on
the subject complain Of the prices paid
for their work. AS an example OF cheap
work | found an artificial florist max
ing vi0lets for sd a gross. each flower
having 20 pass through her hands Tour
times. This woman said she made on
an average 90 a day. An ordinary price
for making mems long silk ties is al or
sd a dozen: making paper bags. I'd or ID
per I.oo0; making tucked blouses, I'D
each: ladies' long Jackets. sd each. The
women take out and carry back the
work 10 the shOD or warehouse. and pro-
vide their own machines and cotton"
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A COMMENTED WOMAN.
All She Asks Of the Great World Is
to Keep Out of Her Sunshine.


A Mrs. Sheeler. who lives two miles
from Lake Forest, a Chicago suburb has
little farm of tVenty-seven acres which
is much wanted by the Onwentsia club
whose quarters are nearby, and for which
she has been offered $4,000. a sum very
much more than the farm is worth.
Mrs. Sheeler has lived on this farm
forty years. and here she intends TO end
her days. She refuses to sell her home
stead. She says she wouldn't know what
In the world to do with so much money
and she doesn't want il, anyway. She
lives in primitive fashion. going without
Shoes in summer and wearing wooden
ones in winter. Her solace after the
days work is over is pipe, the smoking
of which forms her only dissipation.
She is as happy as was Diogenes in his
tub. All she asks OF the great world is
TO keep out of her sunshine and allow her
10 enjoy her simple life with its few
needs and no aspirations In peace and
quietness. Our world of today has few
philosophers like this contented woman,
who won't have riches even when they are
thrust upon her.