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BEES TRY CITY LIFE.
A Swarm Found at NorthAvenue and
Charles Street.
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun
The sight of swarm of bees defying
! the persuasive powers of a colored man
and several policemen and bystanders,
who were endeavoring to get them into a
box, attracted great attention at North
avenue and Charles street late yester-
day afternoon. The bees had taken up
their residence in the beautiful ivy on
the North avenue side of the residence of
Mrs. s. s. Lee, at that corner, and seemed
disposed to stay.
Just what put the ida of city life into
the honey-makers' brains is not known.
They were first noticed by Patrolman
Cusick as he was walking by early in the
morning, and he soon notified a servant
at the Lee residence This colored man
got a box rugged up a sort of hive, and
tried to get the swarm inside. They pre-
ferred the Ivy, however, and went on ar
ranging to stay there There were several
hundred of them, and as the patrolman,
the colored man and several others stood
watching, a crowd gathered. A garbage
cart driver came along about noon with q
sure scheme which he promised to demon
strate on his return at about o'clock,
and the interest of those who knew the
bees Jagged until that time.
When the man with the working plan
arrived with two big barrels and a sheet
a good-sized crowd gathered. The fam
ming of the cloth in front of the corner
which seemed the queens headquarters
had but little effect and just as the at
tempt was about to be given up Fireman
Sutton of No. IS engine company, sue
ceeded in driving a couple of the insects
inside the box. 1t was nearly dark by
this time and in a few minutes the
swarm was safely Gagged
Just what will be done with the big
family has not been decided, but they
will probably have a chance to provide
honey in a new hive i'm the yard of the
Lee home.
Just what Mr.. Sutton's method was
could not be learned. 1t seemed, however,
to be simply a slap or two toward the
box, and was apparently so easy that the
| crowd laughed.
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grandfathers ~-@re in the revolutionary
war and on the right side. My father
and his only brother had volunteered for
the Indian war, and from certain scraps
of family history, which had not been
carefully concealed, l knew that some of
my ancestors had not always declined
personal combat. and 1 wondered II was
to prove degenerate. Our company was
one Of the best drilled in the south, but
the raw recruits like myself, had to be
licked into shape, and 1 was long In the
awkward squad where my failure to
learn the details of drill and especially to
catch step caused a good deal of
amusement, and naturally subjected me
to ridicule. / was so sensitive about 1t
that l finally aecided-and what fool l
was-that L must fight somebody, and
when the next remark was made about
me squared myself before the great big
fellow and demanded an apology, ex-
pecting to get a good beating, but to my
great relief he apologized in the most
gentlemanly manner. 1t had the effect
of stopping the ridicule, but l stll did
not know IL / would fight. Some months
afterwards George A. suddenly pro-
voked me into striking him. and almost
before l knew 1t was in a fisticuff, and
to my great establishment / stood up to
1t until the officers separated us. After
wards ! was under fire from gunboats,
pickets, in the trenches at Yorktown at
Seven Pines. and in the beginning of the
battles around Richmond, but always
under such circumstances that | did not
see anything to run from. and nobody
else tried to run, 50 / began to believe
that could stand fire as well as the av-
erage man, and you can rest assured 1t
was a great comfort. Finally came the
supreme test at Malvern Hill, when sick
and with a surgeons certificate In my
pocket, our long line, under the sultry
sun, advanced through an open field
against seventy cannon supported by
thousands of infantry. armed with long
range rifles against our smooth bore
muskets. We passed some of our can
non dlsmounted the wheels torn to pieces
and Uttered with shreds of human flesh,
stepping over the mangled bodies of the
cannoneers. I remember that 1 felt graft
flied to keep my place in the front rank
as we went onward up the long slope
through that hell of fire. Getting close
to the enemy, who were concealed by the
smoke, we moved by the left flank, cross
ing over a fence, and there lay down and
were told not to fire, an order which l
disobeyed. as l could plainly see as the
guns blew away the smoke the blue ar
tlllerists, and l did not want to be MUIR
dered In cold blood. Directly l raised
| up, looked around and found my COM
rades gone, except the noble Potter, who
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SOME RECOLLECTIONS OF
CONFEDERATE CAMP LIFE
BY w. R. HoueHToN.

let's came in a spiteful way, his captain
requested that two men might be sent
from my company to him, and John
Hicks and 1 went and received orders
to place ourselves behind this man, and
If he started to run to shoot him. AS the
line moved forward he looked over his
shoulder at us and evidently understood
matters, but he went with the line into
what proved to be a very small fight, as
the enemy fled before we got a chance to
punish them.
When l was shot in the hand at Sec
ond Manassas, Tom Beasley tied 1t up
with my handkerchief and told me to
get into a little gully just in the rear of
the line. From hill at short range a
New York brigade was pouring bullets
like hail on us, and having nothing to do
but look on .Aey seemed to me as thick
as rain drops in a shower. The depres-
sion soon filled up with men, and a staff
officer came along rousing the men and
imploring them to get up and fight. Sew
eral showed him they were wounded. 1
held up my bloody hand, and he came to
the next who was not hurt Said he.
MY Cd, What will the men 10 if the
officers run out of the fight!" and shook
the man by the shoulders The officer
turned up his pitiabe. pale face and said:
IL cant-cant fight" This was the
only battle in which 1 was in the rear
of the fighting line, and all the missiles
seemed to be aimed at me- and the sight
of the wounded men running to the rear
was demoralzng to such an extent that
1 would prefer a front place, where one
could occupy himself In soaring the other
fellow. 1t relieves the situation mighti-
ly when you can give blow for blow, and
know the other fellow is just as badly
scared as Won are.
From scarlet fever ana all the Ills at
tendant on infancy, | was a weakly
youth, and never engaged in wrestling
or other sports which give strength to
the boy. and Jobs comforters often
prophesied that could not live six
months in camp. had never had even a
fisticuff at school, and 1t was a source of
great anxiety to me to know whether
could stand the strain Of a battle. 1t
must be confessed that I had serious
doubts as to whether such wealxling
could face the belching cannon and the
| fearful din Of musketry. Two great
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At East Lake.

The cold weather last week did not keep
people away from East Lake and the
management believes that this week they
will play to the largest houses so far this
season, provided the weather is at all
agreeable.
Comedy will be presented this week, as
it is believed that will take better than
anything else. One of Augustin Daily $
famous pieces, "A Night Off, will be the
production, and judging from the popular
ity with which the show has been re-
ceived all over the country time after
time, 1t will be a great success here.
The play was adapted from the German.
It is four act comedy and is replete
with funny lines and laughable situations.
1t had a run of one year in New York
and was the opening piece of the DAILY
company in London, where it was a great
hit
The INSTRUMENTATION Stock company
will be happily cast this week. The COM
pany was organized to play comedies, and
there are several excellent character &C
tors included in 1t. For this week Mr..
Weston, who is stage manager, has al
lotted each player q part which he thinks
they can handle to best advantage. and he
considers that the cast is stronger than
in any of the three previous weeks.
Mr.. Weston himself will have an excel
lent comedy part, that of Spartan Spots
a theatrical manager. He has played the
part before and is familiar with every de-
tail of it. His Interpretation of 1t Is said
to be very clever, and in connection with
others he goes to make up several excep-
tionally humorous scenes.
Miss Darlington plays Paula. This Is
the part that Ada Rahan created in the
original production Miss Darlington has
made a careful study of it during the past
week, and will no doubt give good in
depreciation.
Miss Carrington's work this season has
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have often been asked how one felt
in a fight, and if one did not have feel
ings of great fear. From my own "xpe-
rience. as well as the observation of
others. [ believe that the man whose
flesh did not rebel when his spirit held
him in the range of deadly missiles,
whilst not fighting himself, was insane.
Thus when sustaining fierce canonade
to which we could not reply, or whist
charging batteries, breast works or INES
of infantry at a double quick, when we
could not return the fire. the flesh indeed
was weak. and one could see from the
pale countenances and compressed lips OF
his comrades that the perfectly natural
feeling, common to all animals, OF the
fear of wounds and pain, and which can
NOT he helped. was the lot of even the
brayest soldier Eut once in the thick OF
tho Aght when we were giving as well
as taking blows, when the herce Wresle
for some gun or coveted point was on,
and the blood was hot with the SHOUTS Oh
comrades ringing in ones ears all rear
departed and a fierce joy possessed the
whole being of the soldier He became
absorbed, delirious and often totally OBJ
livious to sense of danger This the
Latins called 1.-THE joy of battle" and IL
expressed the idea as nearly as possible.
The great majority of men have the
courage to make good soldiers, and IL
was rather the exception that man be-
haved badly under fire. In one company
of the Second Georgia were three broth
ers. whose names I will not call, for they
are now thrifty well to do and respected
citizens o. Alabama. Two of them bad
always been quiet boys, and made excel
lent soldiers, but the elder had been be-
fore the war a notorious fighter. He had
whipped every fighting man in his neigh
borhood, and il he heard of another
twenty miles distant he would hunt him
UP and provoke a fight, so that he was
notorious as a bully in his section. This
was before the day of pistol "toting, "
and there was seldom any malice between
the DULLES, but this brother made a poor
soldier, and shirked every battle until
late IN 1863. On the French Broad in
Tennessee, as the lines were forming to
charge an ugly hill from which the bull
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been better than that last season, when
she made for herself so many good
friends while at Lakeview and later at
East Lake. Her part this week will be
the best she has yet played.
The other members of the company are
well cast. There has been a good adj
vance sale of seats for tomorrow night
and it is expected that many of those
who see the performance will want to wit
ness 1t again this week
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After the Dispossession.

Pennsylvania Punch Bowl.
''woman. lovely woman" sung the
poet Eden was empty before, you came"
"True, true" sighed the shade of Adam;
'but it was even more empty little
while after"
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Solemn. &C.
From Life.

From Lie.
1t is a solemn thing to belong to peo-
pie favored of God.-Grover Cleveland.
Solemn and, with battleships becoming
obsolete about as soon as they are built,
not inexpensive
New-York tribune., 1903-07-29
PAYNE THERE THIS WEEK
at Oyster Bay-His Visit
of Much Importance.
rBr rELreEArH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]


Oyster Bay Long Island. July 2S-Postmaster
General Payne on board the United States rev.
enue cutter Onondaga viii arrive here this week
for conference with the President as to de-
partment matters generally, but in particular the
postofice fraud Investigations. II is understood
that matters of vital moment will be discussed,
and further far-reaching developments may be
looked for after Mr. Payne's departure to resume
his official duties IN Washington on August 3.
The President it is understood. is still deter
mined to push the investigation to the bitter end
no matter who may be affected by the disclo-
sures. what his influence or position. Coming
so soon after the visit here on Saturday OF
Joseph L. Bristow. Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General. Mr.. Payne's forthcoming visit is con-
sidered here to be due to the Presidents anx-
iety to close the investigation at early
date as is compatible with his expressed policy
of searching thoroughness.
With the Manchurian matter In substance
satisfactorily arranged, it is considered probable
that the President will be most Immediately
engaged in the prosecution of these postofice
cases. Other visits from those engaged in
prosecuting the cases will be made to Oyster
Bay
The visit of the Postmaster General to Saga
more Hill is likely to revive the rumor that he
Will resign at the reassembling Of Congress,
rumor which already has been authoritatively
denied here
To-day has been an even quieter day for the
President than yesterday was General Young.
who was expected TO be the guest of ex-District
Attorney Robert Townsend here to-day and 70
call at Sycamore Hill, sent word that 1t would
be necessary for him to defer his trip The
President accordingly took advantage OF the
complete absence of visitors TO alternate the
transaction of executive business with rest and
reCrea atiOn.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-29

tie management OF the steerage business than
they were when American officials held them
responsible for every name on the list. and were
present to make a personal inspection of the
immigrants on the ships Mr. Braun himself
reports finding thousand destitute immigrants
out Of 2.5O0 who had engaged passage from a
German port; and he does not conceal his sus-
pieion that many were laborers who were
shipped under contract in violation of law
Facts which he learned by keen observation an
ordinary consul would have been competent to
OBTAIN in the same way. Congress. meanwhile
has abolished this safeguard of consular super-
vision over immigration at the ports of depart
ure, and left the steamship companies free to
I'LL their ships and 10 make the steerage traffic
as remunerative as possible
The work of the consuls was more scientific
than the labors of the "pedler agents" roaming
from village to village in Poland or Croatia and
picking up petty commissions by recruiting
future American citizens among the misgov-
erneo and impoverished classes, and by coach
ing them for their final inspection in American
waters II was not expensive. since the steam
ship companies paid the fees, and If was ef
lectlFe because the consuls were on the ground
and could not easily be imposed upon. Consular
supervision was a check upon indiscriminate
importation Of European ignorance degrade
uon and pauperism; and It was a serious mis-
take to dispense with it by rnisca1 1cula+ed IAgis
latlon. Not only should this safeguard be re-
stored and the powers Of the consuls enlarged.
but additional restrictions upon Immigration
should be imposed by more stringent laws
Inc cheeriest optimist is disconnected when he
passes through the steerage quarters of a west
ward bound transatlantic steamship and re-
meets upon the future Of the Great Republic
uiider universal suffrage The risks undertaken
IN the career of colonial expansion in the PbiIip-
pines are trivial in comparison with the dan
gers Of unrestricted importation of the lowest
dregs of European population JNF
New-York tribune., 1903-07-29
FOR SHOKAN FRESH AIR
Ninety-four Children Start for Coun-
try Pleasure There.

AS party Of uinety-four Tribune Fresh Air Fund
children were boarding the train for shokan yes
terday morning woman standing by asked the at
tendant where they going.
I'm going there myself she said.
learning that the destination Shokan- Il
spend my summer in the CatskiIs. Won't you let
me help you take Of the children the way
up?' So. instead Of occupying her chair in a Pull
man. she rode with the little East Siders, and,
apparently took keen delight in administering TO
their many demands
few moments later man and woman going on
the same train asked permission to ride in the
coach with the children. These are only two in
stances which show the general interest taken by
the travelling public in these parties Of little city
visitors bound for the country.
Besides this party which went to Shokan to be
entertained at the home prepared by Mrs. H. 5.
Ladew a small party of twenty went to the nome nome
two parties are several cases unusually deserving
In one the father a waiter is Ill in the hospital.
The mother is a feeble woman, unfit for work As
Ing - her family after FASHION The missonaries
in charge believe that the mother will be able to
tide the present difficulty. if the children can
They are. accordngiy' looking for some one in the
country to for the little ones for the rest OF
4 meal for five children and two adults for 20
cents was the menu found in one Of these homes II
stock, with potatoes, the entlre meal DareIy SUM
cient for two persons. None Of the fve CHILDREN I
for those who presented themselves for for country n
week thai the father is able to earn
The crowded condition of some OF the tenement
homes is hard to believe. One Of the families rep
resented yesterday, consisting Of seven persons
sleep in one narrow bed and cot. Another family
of eight are living in two small rooms, and both
rooms incredibly dirty.
there hs are six f small faHaTS % fS e
and has been arrested a number OF times for bru-
tally beating the mother. Another inhuman father
is earning S14 a week, but spends most of it on him
self. The children are in semi-starved condition
One well filed home is that in which fifteen chill
dren and several adults live in six rooms This
household consists of three sets Of children living
with d common grandmother. Most of the parents
are dead. The Oldest child is thirteen
Orphans common among the tenement chill
dren One missionary said that OF the one hun
dred children whom she has out TO the country
this season one-half have lost both parents.
OF the rest in the majority OF both parents
are out OF work and give the children no at
tention. To such children the work Of the Fresh
Air Fund means much.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-29
DANIEL HoAeLAND CARPENTER.

Maplewood, N J., July Is (SpeciaD.-Daniel Hoag-
land Carpenter, seventy-ive years old. one OF the
oldest citizens of this place. died at his home, in
Mountain-ave yesterday. Mr. Carpenter was q
well known geneaIogist, and had written several
books dealing with the history OF the early settlers
OF the Colonies. He was the author of The car
penter Family in America AMI of THE Hoagland
Family IN America"
For many years Daniel Carpenter was engaged In
the lumber business, with steam mill In Bethune-
St New-York and he furnished material for the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. the Brick Church and other
buildings in New York In 1867 he moved TO Maple
wood where he had lived ever since. For many
wears he was a trustee Of the Morrow Memorial
Church and a trustee of the public schools On
June % MIR and Mrs. Carpenter celebrated their
hftieth wedding anniversary. MI. carpenter leaves
a widow and five children - ~-.
The children are Marvin Hatfield CarpenteR5' e
Riker and Alice Bradford Carpenter, all OF Maple
wood and Mrs T. Elton Miller, of Trinidad. B W.
! Miss Alice Carpenter is now in Europe.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-29
HE PAID TO WATCH THE BUNDLE.
Strangers Said 1t Contained $5,OoO-They
Didn't Return with His 500.

AIonzo Gorlona. Mount Vernon Italian. gester-
aav asked the police to look Tor Two coiI1eiile
M ,rbA strangers approached the Italian on
,be street and asked him if,he would Ike to earn
n. m - r,orev When AIonzo said yes the men
y,bo were well dressed and prosperous looking, lea
him around a circuitous route a1u D1ouss u a.
yard. al, d, ,a IN. NJ tho
. u am going TO Europe next week an ana
.+i,er than pat the money IN thf DaHh j" SUNS
~ hide IL in this stone vail s .,,o+ .t ,,,c,a,,
" the italian said that he tearea thaJ tie ,5 -
fc6 II for tn strangers This SCENES &C., % p -
'it, 5Est ~ would not take II OUT ana sIshua - II II
~, Strangers put the bundle m the Wil, | at19 , e @
IN uay For twenty hours the ItAiiail -, ssl - ~
MsH' IN waiting far them 10 return; NHs.s NHsIi S :
rnned ~ the bundle he found ma - rfeit
Lills on the exterior
New-York tribune., 1903-07-29
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TRANsPACIFTC NATLs-

New-Zealand. Australia texcept WesD NeN-Caedonla-
and Hawaii Francisco. close here
daily a ESQ up August r. inclusive. for dis
patch pers 8. Ventura Cunard steamer carry
ing British mall for Nes-Zsaland arrive
~ time connect with this dispatch. mails
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days 4-3O a m. a. m and $50 m--1iu Be
made up and forwarded until the arrival Cunard
p. up august -, inclusive. for dispatch per
Tosa Maru
Hawaii China Japan and FhrppIns Islands.
Francisco. close here daily al $50 TO august
IS Inclusive. dispatch siberia.
Marquesas Islands Francisco. cLoS-
here daily az $50 D 70 August 10. inclusive.
for dispatch per =. AaTlposa
Hawaii via san Francisco. close here daily az $50
un 70 August tlO. inclusive. for dispatch Per Ala
cbina ana japan. Via Vancouver and Victoria. p c.
close here daily $50 up % AuEUst III. In
for dlspatch . Empress % Japan.
Ss@s-r5arsfse FOR TT Postal Agency Shanghai
not be forwarded via Canadal
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Va vancouver and Victoria p C.. close here daily a.
$50 o "a Up August rs. Inclusive. for dispsteh
NrSTE-ITnless otherwise addressed West Australia 4.
forwarded via Europe; and Neu-Lealand and Philip
rires via quickest routes Phirr-
rines specially addressed via Canada
rome must fully prepaid q the foreign rates.
Hawaii 8 forwarded via san Francisco exclusively
Trauspacdc mails forwarded port sailing daily
and the schedule % closing Is arranged che pre-
sumption OF their uninterrupted overland transit
4FegistereG mail closes AT 2. N. previous day.
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