The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-04

ned the farms and obtained the seeds,
but left it optional with each small
FARMER as to the kinds and proper
uons or seeds he should plant. Mrs.
PARSONS has the cooperation Of Miss
Helen c. Bennett, formerly nature
study Instructor in one of the Phila-
delphia normal schools; John Kings
icy, OF the school of philanthropy; r.
=. Wildly and Chief Gardener Austen.
only those who work the farms are
ailoWed within the fence. Banded to
protect their crops from invaders is
an auxiliary organization, headed, for
the boys by John Bennett, president:
Patrick Sullivan, vice president, and
Henry Sullivan, secretary. The girls
are oft1cered by Mary McCabe and
Mary Fitzgerald.
There is no work on Sunday, but the
boys, many of them, watch their fields.
Central to Use Electricity.
Counsel representing the city, it was
learned, are engaged in making a study
OF the latest proposal made by the
New York Central railroad officials
looking toward the abolition of steam
as the motive power on all surface
railroads on Manhattan island, with a
view to Sscertaining what is necessary
TO accomplish this object
The proposal which is under consid-
eraiion was made some time ago, and
includes not only the abatement of the
smoke nuisance in the Park avenue
tunnel, but also the abandonment of
steam in the yards at Mott Haven and
along the spur which runs along the
North River from Spuyten Duyvil to
Th1rtieth street Revival of talk con-
corning the projected change has sim
liarly revived discussion of the plan for
a new union station in the Bronx,
where steam transit will end and cleo
trical transit southwark begin.
Not only are steam and smoke to be
abolished under the present proposal,
but other changes are projected in
the line of safety and convenience for
the public. The Park avenue tunnel
is to be Widened and a new electric
lighting plant installed. All of the
suburbs are to be given better train
service and the running time between
stations in the Bronx and Firty-second
street Will be considerably reduced
In return for thes,. concessions and
improvements the railroad company
has asked from the city some valuable
privileges which, it is thought, with
some notifications, the mayor and the
board of aldermen will accept Park
avenue is to be Widened and additional
lard surrendered to the company above
the Harlem river to facilitate the sub
for another
1t is understood that the changes
proposed are to be begun in the fall,
as soon as Mr.. Newman returns, and
that electricity will be substituted for
steam within a year, unless the city de-
lays the work.
Earl May Head Gambling.
According to report among sport
ing men, Lord Ross1yn, the English
Dobieman who tried to break the bank
of Monte Carlo by playing system"
is to head a syndicate which is to es-
tablish a gambling house at Saratoga.
bud" Renaud, the New Orleans sport
ing man, is said to be the prime mover
in the enterprise.
Dick" Garfield, who runs the Sara
toga club, now enjoys a monopoly of
the gambling at the American Spa.
The possibility of a big season at Sar-
atcga this year has attracted the at
teption of the hackers of Lord Rosslyn,
who is said to be ambitious to estab-
lish club house larger than the Sar-
atoga club.