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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-08
POEsY MOVES CoBDLESToNES.
MRS BROHX P0URS FORTH HER
HEART ~ PETITION.
President Swanstrem, Enraptured win
Her, Rhyr,cs, CIV es the Matter Atten'
tion and soon Asphalt VIII Replace
the Cobbics In Rodney street.

Her Rhymes, GIVES inc Mattef h'fi'
ton ana soon Asphalt WIN Replace
the Cobbics In Rodney street
There o.e, vas woman In Brooklyn. y. D..
Who kickeu ksou, psvemepts TO swanstrom. =, Z
Twas In verse that sac wrote and because on &c
The payaWf on iNodney street soon viii he better
~ ."... --WRsidpS5urs folk sone
When the Rodney street asphalt ag'ta'
tors hSpa their Iext conference TO dissolve
t,,ar order because Il has served its pur'
pose. EwIII pressin to Mrs. Harowe X
Brown .,wNb dives " No. ~. in the storm
centre of roughness and racket, copy oi
the .Poeins Sf Eimrkk DAN bound IN
imitation Of granite, and rhyming dc
tionary. both lovingly inscribed to our
Local 1onsfellow.' Al least this Is the
plsn nov Tor the Rodney street asphalt
sRitator. are singing moi hing but praises
of Mrr Brown and her verse which won
the President of the Borough to their way
OF thinking
The dwellers in Rodney street have been
long suiferiHg Their road has been rocky
No other cobbies,ones could reecho the
rafting OF the milk wagon az could theirs.
Dwellers o., no other block in the borough
saved a, much monsy by neglecting to
purchase alarm clocks because the rattle
OF traffic early In the morning did the work
lar o"''e' yuan 'o''N' -, - d,,o,lars az
where else in town were the dWellers 80
x,-o,,-o..i,,.o TIM, ,hev used mcRaphones
for polite conservation.
Mrs. Browns poetry has gained from
49,. p..,,.h pras;d,nt ,hs promise that
t-s.sr 80 ~ asnhalt smoother
than an uhrufted sea. will bear the name
~ poln.v q, rae, and Mrs Browns reputa-
tion ia made
Mrs. Brown stood the racI e, as long as
she co4td and joined the agna,ors. .n1i,
she became DESPERATE. and WIN aho te sshh sT
to Borough President Swanstrom, who
had recentty hbpointed her a member OF
the local school board for the Thir1y-irst
district s,-,,.,.,n.
MY , Gest wbsn eo, sS,
Those millions FOR paving
on wuioa yuar hearts set
Yoyu tell Mr.. Redhsd,
There's fTsi ,ao Ro asssa street vrs o"oS
iN' -" 's'NN
borough Official
Who serves without pay.
BESIDES down ma, way
am fSoshe taa "a hsohSe'
RtrSusc 4 Is paved .o.,,.
Now please Mr. President,
Although you may smile.
Don't read this petition.
Then place II on nle
Tor We OF the School Boards
- >, By etptnenee sern
ne .WheAee 'aeies no return
Ahoi IN tepiy, came 'Hin.
DIN MADAM fcnI letter n r nx,me ar,
sesS SAsx nov answered before cause il
came Nh h q score ~ ktters lust like II this
week. NJ huh' w 49,. q. In I'D .,a,onX
sW.sIs tnat I,ouhey ~, ". III ~ ispo ~ ".
sn"r la ia,,sr viii sureIv be- saved Yours very
truly JrsTIy Nice ARTHY,
Secretary.
Rodney etreef refotced
Tbe~news OF the victory went around
the dfstrie, quicker than any piece of news
bridge ~ AfItes People gathered In Groups
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-08
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AEBIyED oUr.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-08
VENICE
Modern Italial
Clty's M0n@
Special q

LONDON. Nd
Journal by Jo1
nile at venio
the modern l
for the monJ
himself. DESC
Of art, Venice
the Italians
some twentyt
who. when .
protest agair
villainously 4
beautiful islal
them that I'd
hoped the da(
Venice would
any artist.
sit looks asl
for the srtkf
Tk~ tourist n
In his guido b
~hiLs he go
shop which u
tears over The
covers the sit(
We will take
Grand Canal \
liant tisa ~ q
tiss dsaills oil
sould have Z
veans after u
m oss had ~
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-08

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-08

II you don't want the clothes, we
don't want your money.
You needn't feel shaky about testing
our tailoring.
The risk Is ours and we are not
afraid.
Suits and overooats. SIS. Trou.
sers, s..
Sem: higher. All reasonable.
Spring fabrics ready. Order now.
pay later.
Cus,om tailoring only.
sy mail: ~ iaconvenieht 10 come 10 us AAk for
ssnio I've Ana ssmples BY mall We pay sIpress
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20

an invention at once apt and suggestive
of candy-pulling.
One day she said: "Glrls. want some
fun? Watch him fiopi' She borrowed Old
Fashioned's knife. and borrowing. mur-
INJURED. and murmuring. smiled. and Old
Fashioned Topped, AS always, he was ter
ribly IN earnest about 1t. guarded her to
and from work each day, and escorting
her to luncil-though not at the Rugrande
with the glowering eyes, set Jaw ard
repressed ferocity OF one to whom the
whole world Is a rival. Awhile Bonbon
suffered him, but one day he returned
from lunch alone. very white and shaky,
and the following week his window was
vacant
To the general public, Bonbon disclained
responsibility. with a coquetish shrug;
but Angie and Lottie drew her into the
most confidential nook of the old church
yard. where she sat on the base of
pedestal and displayed her openwork
stockings. and gfggled.
"Aw. he got too fresh; tried to boss me;
said made eyes at felIers that wasn't
worthy of me. Unworthy yourself
says. There's Jack Essler, who's light
weight champion OF the Spartan Club. an
Jimmy Benton, who's the crack wrestler
In his armory. an Johnny Pope. who wins
all the prizes up at Trayers Island. an
not one half of 'em half your size told
him he ought to be ashamed of q candy
pullin' Job. My dear boy 1 says. chase!
Get a reputation at somethin' sporty, en-
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20

but her attendance had become strangely
irregular; she arrived at, midnoon, or hur-
rie6i away long before the rest. and oc-
casionally did not come at all. What her
business was during these absences she
gave no hint. but Lottie and Angie did not
wonder-except, indeed. as to the gentle
mans name. His identity soon became
the absorbing topic of the club. Angie
and Lottie kept rigorous watch on Bon
bon's customers, and their escorts-old IA
vorites of hers-made an exhaustive can
yass Of their friends. but vainly.
''Ycs?" acQuisceo Bonbon. when ques-
toned. is that right? Then l guess 1
do-maybe!' And when urged to bring
him to lunch. she would only wink m. s.
teriously. Jaw. perhaps he couldn't come:
he might be too busy somewhere else"
This affable reticencs stung her ladies'
in-waiting. and the sting, bursting. dis
charged venom: and one noon I1ottie ap-
peared on Broadway, a cautious distance
behind the black picture hat. at which
all the street turned to look as It passed.
Bonbon tfptoed fastidioueiy over the cross
ing on the arm of big policeman. and,
flashing up her thanks at him. disappeared
down q narrow street. Lottie. following,
saw her turn southwark block away,
and gained the corner Just as the green
uHderskirt huttersd through an iron
barred gate In the high brick wall. over
which rose the rear spires of ths old, gray
church. Lottie nodded with q dry little
srniie and entered. Far ahead was Bon
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20

maybe some day I'll wear automobile
goggles for your sake"
With which Bonbon giEgled again and
sauntered back to tho store. where she
manifested her convictions that very aft
ernoOn by accepting the long-proffcrei
advances of young Hallen. an ex-foothall-
er of some renown. He was introduced at
the lunch club, and things were pleasant
enough until he went away with lot of
men To help spank a culprit down In lit
tie allisa shaped island: whereupon
Kneisel drspei his window with American
flags and put up candles in papier-macho
knapsacks and cartridges: his girls began
wearing brass buttons and navy ribbons.
photographs In their pocketbooi,s and took
to reading newspapers. They were pedes-
tailed and laboring under tremendous
strain, and when they hung trembling
oover some ominously heralded extra, in
search of a possible casualty list-though
their regiments never reached Key West
1t was touching sight.
"Oh. it's all right for you," they would
respond TO Ronoon's rallies. but Just
suppose you had some one down at the
front?' To which she would g;gsis, "Aw,
absence makes the heart grow fonder!"
and illustrate her point by smiling on the
next handgome passar-by.
1t was by that saying that Angie and
Lottis explained the remarkable vagaries
into which Bonbon now lapsed. She was
still the life and soul Of the lunch club.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20

bon. moving IN and out amid ths tal
trees and dngy srsyestones, the one lfv-
ing figure OF that scene. so strangely quiet.
through the distant iron boundaries Of
which filtered the muffisd clsmor and hall
distinguished movement Of the street A
in sympathy. her step had slackensd: she
paced very slowly. head bent. the leaves
rustling beneath her at deliberats inter
walls. Suddenly she shot a glance about
her and hurried through the sioe door Of
the church.
"well!" gapDed Lettisi "sin'. sns ths
bold oner'
After pause. she tiptoed up the steps
and slipped within the oaken doors. Away
before her stretched the dim. silent aisaes,
the rows OF towering columns, ths waste
OF black. bare pews, while far overhead.
above the distant altar. cleaned rich
maze Of purple. yellow and crimson. A
few figures moved noiseiessly about: here
and there was some silent. seated form.
and in the last row. but a dozen steps
away, a patch Of purple light staining her
big. black hat, knelt Princess Bonhon At
prayer,
Through the shadowy aisIes echoed shs
dull rumble of the outside world; on
broadway q car was Changing insistently
In Its endeavors to pass truck; the noon
tide waned: still knelt Princes Bonbon.
absorbed in prayer. At length she rose.
with subdued. downcast faca. and, drop
ping coin into the poor-box, ttptoed si-
lently out. Lottie. speechleas, on the steps.
watched the toss OF her head, the haunt
OF her skirt. as she strutted up Broad
way. with . gay fiutter Of the hand at
some passing acquaintance.
For three consecutive noonttdes did Lot
tie witness this thing: on the fourth she
returned to the lunch club and threw
them into acute indigestion. They put
their heads together and whispered, sulil-
Ing; the girls. maliciousiy, as II plotting
the overthrow OF a false idol; the men,
merely as II they had unearthed de-
licious Joke.
Next day Bonbon was again Of the
party. She was IN her gayest. most In
fectious mood. and her famous imitation
OF an absent-minded minister saying grace
sent the very walters behind their nap
kina Presently she excused herself. and.
forestailing comment with an insinuativs
wink. strutted out Ten minutes later the
quartet followed. They gained Broadway,
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20

among the venerable elms and molderec
monuments listening with impartial unc-
ton to avowals OF love and the twitter Of
sparrows. Characteristicslly, she found
unique East In sitting on the tombstone Of
a Revolutionary belle while some one told
her how nice her eyes were. Then here
were such chances for her chief delight
variety
Sacred to the memory" she would
murmur, averting her head. well,
amt 1 listenin'. dearie? 'M-D-C-C-L-X-X.
W Let's see, that's" And she would cal
culate. beginning on her fingers and end
ing on his. Beloved wife Of Let go,
will you?-LAvely hopes of !mmortali-
ty-.' Well, tell US what ,Resrsam'
means an you can-just one!'
But the stones he'd witnessed many
different scene; for Princesses weary of
admiration. and when Bonbon would de-
capitate q favorite she would lure him to
sequestered nook among those emblems Of
mortality and there pick quarrel. or
brazenly dismiss him. or impose some in
toierable condition. according to her royal
fancy. These passages she whispered 10
Anglo and Lottie, In detached paragraphs.
as they passed to and fro behind the coun
ter. dipping from pan to pan; whereat
they simpered in admiring delight. They
idolixed her, and initiated. but very gross
lyi which devotion she repaid with Sra-
cious camaraderie and neat littls object
lesson with the candy-pulling man,
He had arrived when Bonbon was at her
zenith: a smart, handsome youth Of stern
profile. with q soul, and certainly q pair
of shoulders, above candy pulling; apd he
presided In the Broadway window, where,
clad in duck apron and pancake cap, he
wove fat, yellow skeins Of candy to and
fro on hammock hook, to the watery-
mouthed delight of messenger boys. This
trivial task he performed with the in
tense earnestness aud absorption of
nature which, he took pains to show, had
nothing in common with Bonbon. As she
held her daily court, exchanging con-
fidences with many q man who brought
home more candy than his wife could eat.
she often found the newcomers eye fixsd
disparagingly upon her; and whenever he
CHANGED to meet the lunch club on Broad
way he singled out Benbon and intimated
with an icy nod his severcst disapproval
whereat she would smile gayly and pipe
up. while we'll within hearing. who's on
for graveyard spiel?' adding aside to
the girls. law, it's only Old Fashioned!'
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
AS you hurried from your Office, some
Saturday afternoon, on an over-Sunday
invitation, perhaps you paused before
Smiths downtown show window. glitter
ing with copper trays of chocolates
against a pink gauze background. ana
scra wled across with a white enamel fac
simile of the signature so dear to the
Echoolgirl heart-and purse. Perhaps, as
you entered that mosaic-foored, mirror
walled elysium. breathing watts of cloy-
ing sweetness, and passed down its line of
white-aproned sirens. you were irresistibiy
arrested by a pair OF black eyes behind
the right-hand counter. And. perhaps. as
you approached, haggling between one
pound and two, you were suddenly shared
In the net Of her smile. and stammered
forth somewhat. neither knowing nor car
ing whether she read 1t as two pounds or
twenty. Then, sir, you were in the pres
ence OF none other than Princess Bonbon.
The Princess was not surprised at your
confusion; she was quite used to II. In
deed, you are 10 be congratulated IL she
smiled. which we rather doubt. Scarcely
a week after her accession SO large
court had formed that she was forced to
dissolve 1t, retaining but a few favorItes
for attache duty. A happy man he. and
the envied of all men, who might escort
Bonbon uptown at evening or enter the
Cafe Rugrande with her on his arm at
noon. Tete-a-tete with her across a
snowy table, one feasted himself on her
dark. luscious face, flashing with smiles,
beneath her black picture hat, quite for
getting her paste rings. premature tooth
pick and ungrammatical railleries.
The Princess's ladies-in-waiting, Lottie
and Angie, also had an ardent though
smaller following, so there soon developed
a Rugrande lunch club of six. They were
devoted to Bonbon and greatly admired
her freehand method. You should have
seen her when, lunch over. the club loi-
tered down sunny Broadway. Bonbon step
ping fastidiously along, with dainty
swirl of skirt ami an occasional upflashiRg
smile, which. while II answered her escort.
arrested each passing face by subtle in
clusion; and sometimes. having strolled as
far as the old gray church. she would
fiaunt her green silk. underskirt up the
stone steps, piping seductively: Jaw,
come ahead for a spiel round the grave
yard"
1t was said that It was Bonbon who
brought the old church Into such MONDAY
vogue among lovers; certainly she might
have been seen there often. wandering
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20

hurried down. to. the slts stzsse tn1v09A
the gate and across the deseread chuseo-
yard. AZ thu oaksn doors Lottis hsad
fnger on her lips. then thsy nled silently
within. Tho vast, gicornly Vista was oes.
oiate.. save for . solitary hxurs which
knelt far up the center asia Lcfns
pointed. smiling. 'RememhG' she wnss-
pered Al they settled thsmssivss N the
last pex. '.tust a. she passsA Al says
Aueni"
They hsnt low and waited Yf hsus,
Il seemed, Ronben kneit Be fore them, mo-
tionless. hsr black psumes dropped. h&
face sunk In her hands. AL about hx
stretched Q wilderness q pswA stu Hars
and silent. save that oncs the wnson0s
heard Q door shut. and were half soe-
scious Of some one wancsrfng amsu8 u
columns Of the western aisae.
Suddenly Bonbon's hA1dA nMnB
stretched straight before h4. dngEs
olasped and her face lifted hnpuidvs6. in
white supplication. just a. the iok9R
emerged far ahead, In ths centR atAe.
amid n patch Of daffodn nght-a uu
ssraieht, khaki-clad hguro. which seonsd
10 stand at attention. Q white-bound ara
lying across his cheat. his face stern saa
pale
A sharp cry cut ths s;isneA and BUoea
started up. elutchins at the pev beeks
IQeEl- ~ tQo uEuIo kuONv8 sSWeAe As@s
stepped daintiiy forth. With . gay nse,s
laugh and Q Light toss Of her hea4 she
extended her hand modishly. n fen ua-
noticed; his eyes met hers In . nssnf,
steadfast search. beneath which hsf woees
waned away In piaintfvs failure hsf hoa
dropped. and her whole helpless sen
seemed to yield up the ouese OF hs a.
He took her hand ana raised Il. and nsnx
his head: then they walked slowly down
the aisle. She clung to his arm. pauSoi
Princess. her downcast face tremuiooA
all but tearful.t like that Of child WHO
led from mischief; yet strangely tender, q
that tenderness which In akin to pam -
loved.
Tho eastern door closed Awhile an wes
still. In the last Pew head lifted. shse
another, then another. A figure smsfysd
IN the aisle. then another and panotnss
One by one they tptoed out through ths
western door.
II was like a ccngrsgaston dfxpsrstng
after that sifont moment with which sns
church service ends.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-10

houses Of the great cities, they take
on the environment o. their residence
as well as the academic atmosphere.
But both in Russia and America col
lege me, train each other.
The professor of a Russian Univer-
sity is a gentleman of power and cul-
tivation. His career is one to which
the worthiest citizen may well look
forward. Although the highest classes
prefer the militay service, yet to all
except the mobiles service in univcrs-
ity is most inviting. Under the gem
eral control of the minister of public
instruction. each university is for its
more immediate government independ-
ent. Eacn professor. too, i'm his depart
ment usually finds himself his own
master In only one respect does the
professional career seem unworthy.
The salary is even more made luate
than obtained i'm most American in
stitutions. The salary OF the full pro-
fessor is 5000 rubles. or aboIt$1, 500,
and o. an ASSISTANT professor 1000
rubles.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-10
RUssIA's GREAT UNIVERSITIES
One Student to About Eight Thousand
Of the People.

Russia has five great universities
besides three provincial ones-St Pet =
ersburg, Moscow, Kief, Warsaw and
Khakof says writer in Harper's Mag
azine The number of students in the
five is some $4,000. Russia represents
125,OOO000 of people. There is there
fore, one student of all sorts liberal
and professional, to about 5000 of the
people. 1t is. therefore not too much
to say that each of these students is a
mighty force for the betterment of
Russia. The students usually belong
to the upper middle class or the lower
nobility. a military rather than a
scholastic career seems to be more at
tractive to the fellows of the highest
classes. Not few of the men, be it
said. are poor in purse, and for their
use, in Russian as in American univer-
sites, scholarships ana other financial
aids are provided.
The Russian student is not so hard
a worker as is the American brother
His appetite seems stronger. Drawn
largely from the middle classes, the
men do not give so favorable an i'm
preston to the eye as do the better
men of the better Am
lean colleges. Scattering in their
residences in the great apartment
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-10
CASTLE CREEK
HOT SPRINGS
HOTEL.

situated in the Bradshaw mountains
1871 feet above sea level is now open
for the winter. Finest resort in Ari-
zona.
Even temperature. No winds, no
dust. Hotel accommodations frst-class
in every respect. Modern plumbing.
Hot water heating plant. Electric
lights, electric bells. Billiard and pool
room. bowling alley. Natural medicinal
hot springs flowing 100000 gallons ev-
cry twenty-four hours. Open pools of
different tempera ture Shower baths,
needle spray cabinet bath and plunge
tank under cover.
-Four hours ride from Hot Springs
Junction on the Santa Fe, Prescott *
Phoenix Railway in a comfortable four
horse coach every day except Sunday.
Fine road, grand scenery.
w. M. SELL, Manager.
Hot Springs, Ariz.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-10
A Plain statement of Inside Facts.

/ - 'N'AA vi I-dStS.
The average advocate of the bond
proposition, when confronted By the
actual facts which prove that compel
ing municipal waterworks could not be
operated except at stupendous annual
l-ss and corresponding stupendous
increase in taxation. says: 81 believe i;
or would be compelled to believe it,
if it wasn't FOR the fact that the Phoe-
nix Water company each time has OPP
posed the municipal ownership prop
! oTition. 1t Scen1 + me- he adds. that
company owning a plant mortgaged
beyond its value would not care much
whether school kept or not"
But investigation discloses a peculiar
situation which makes it clear why the
company heretofore has resisted the
municipal ownership idea. Practically.
the company" and the bondhcl4ers
ere one. Originally, when the water
company took the plant. it was mort
gagged fer 100000. The interest on this
r,-rtgage has been paid by the water
p!I2t, when the revenues were suf-
.icient but never a dollar in interest
has been paid upon the other bonded
debt. which aggregates some 100000
Such of these bonds as have been sold
were sold at any figure they would
hring-some of them at 80 cents on the
dollar-and the purchasers at the time
were informed that no interest could be
paid for years. In fact, The interest
coupons for years in advance were
clipped off hcforc delivery to purchas-
ers, and the owners of the bonds took
them purely as a speculation. They
were assured however, that eventually
their speculation would turn out to be
a fair sort OF investment, but when,
a year or two ago, the company was
still unable to pay any interest, an ar
| ranSemcnt was made with the owners
Of the bonds whereby they accepted
additional bonds in lieu of interest.
These bonds were Sod by Mr.. Sherman
to his friends, and Notwithstanding the
purely speculative character Of their
investment, Mr. Sherman has felt
bound to protect them rs Gar as he
could
Finally, it became apparent TO the
bondholders, of whom Mr. Sherman is
enc, that their investment would be
total loss unless they put in Il modern
plant. The campaign led by The Re-
publican for better service and for fire
protection convinced them that the
People of Phoenix proposed to have a
modern water plant, regardless az cost.
and regardless of the annual burden.
unless the water company itself ASSUME
ed the risk
The Republican assumes it's full
share of responsibility for the decision
of the water company-otherwis the
bondholders-to put in a completely
adequate system. Last spring, as here
tofore, explained we were doubtful of
the merits of the bond proposition
then before the people and so we 70
Trained from offering any advice on
the subject of the election After the
bond proposition failed to carry, The
Republican again urged the water
company to reconstruct its plant ana
give the city the service that every