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New-York tribune., 1903-04-17

Just before 1 o'clock this morning the execu-
tive committee of the elevated employees union
gave out statement that by an overwhelming
vote the men had decided in favor of strike.
The statement said. however, that there would
be no strike until such action was authorized by
their national president.
The statement of the executive committee fol-
lows:
The vote lust closed by our organization has
by an overwhelming number sustained the con-
tention of the organization and indoTsed the
committees action. Under the laws of our aSSo-
ciatic1 the entire contention now comes under
the Jurisdiction of the international president
who in connection with our committee will take
~ +ba rratter President Nahon has sue
ceeded in reopenina; negotiations with the
company this afternoon. These negotatloAS
continued with the hope of making
satisfactory settlement. Pending these negotia-
tions. the present relations VIII coaIihue, t 4"a
as soon the committee is ready to report q
general meeting of the body will ne called.
The impression this morning from the actions
of the men. their talk and the statement of the
executive committee, so much at variance from
the statement of Mr.. Bryan earlier in the even
ing. was that this vote for a strike would he
used q : a sort OF threat to force further conces-
sions from The company. If President Mahcn
we've negotiating with the management. this for
nal vote could only prejudice the Manhattan
people who evidently do not fear strike
greatly.
w D Mahon. president of the International
Association Of Street Railway Employees, was
in Colonial Hall last night while the votes were
being counted. Hermann Robinson. the or
ganizer of the local union. was at the session
of the executive committee when the statement
was given out but he refused to say anything
in. explanation of it. and would not tell the
number Of votes cast. He said:
An overwhelming majority is all that we
need say. You would not blame business man
for not giving out some detail Of his business,
ard you must treat this union in the same
way"
In view Of the statement it was considered
peculiar that Mr.. Bryan earlier in the evening
said nothing regarding the reopening of nego-
tiatioEs.
The Interbcrough Railway Company II was
learned early this morning, has hired the entire
ground floor Of No. 5 Dey-st. for receiving &p-
plicatfons for employment A huge sign was
hung up there last night with the following in
scription:
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
THIRTEEN HORSES BURNED.

R-ellsburg. v X april lG.-Two large staUIeS
belonging 70 Joseph p Vandergrift were DE-
stroyed uy fire here to-day. entailing loss q
$1,000 Thirteen Of his blooded horses were
burned including his prize driving morse f>Dia
Cook valued At 5000
The fire VAS undoubtedly Of incehu'ais VI i7'-
W., - a.. - discovered tg.o men were
saer r---rfvq (~cr, he buildings. They olssp
peared in the woods near by This IS th@ 'ii''
f-e 81 Eaacfoft in FIVE nlcntsls-
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
SAYS NO NINE HOURS.
Nr. BaIdzcin Declares Com poRys s
Position Is Same.

W H Baldwin. jr.. one OF the directors of the
Interborough company when informed Of the
decision of the elevated road employees early
this morning. said he referred all questions 10
Mr. Belmont. There had been no change. he
said. from the company's position as defined in
Us resolution declining TO give the men nine
hours day.
John T. Mcdonald, the contractor. who Is one
of the directors of the Interborough RAPID iran
-. C'oronaDv when first informed Of the vote for
a strike by a Tribune reporter. was asked II
ba vac aware that the men had decided TO
str;l.a he said No" When asked what the
cor1nany intended - do about il. he had All
answer ready He said "Goodby." and left the
telephone.
cororounicate with August Belmont and 4. p.
Rrvan but Mr. Belmont had retired and left
r'o-1 sonld be obtained from Mr.. Bryan.
The New York CentraIs 2o-hour train takes pas
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
CONGRATULATE MR.. HILL.

St paul MINI April Is-The State legislature
today passed resolution 10 send the Ioio"''ie
telegram n James J. Hill at New-London. Conn
The legislature OF the State OF Minnesota eX-
presyss IS arureciatiou Of the honor done ms s
STAT fg ice Tensng Of your new steamship slll
extends tfs bearfs cOnclaf uIation this further
c-f6eoce Of yo1r enterprise in developing the COM
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17

AZ USHER H1GH-BALL
-, scotch flavor. It's Glenlivet'-AdVt'
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
ro,,r rxTRa COMFORTS

SOME EXTRA COMFORTS
included in the equipment Of the Pennsy war MA li
tied are the barber shop and bathroom, ana TIE
sen vices OF a competent ladies Eaid--AdVI
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17

The New York Central's 2l-hour train takes pas
ss1gars only fcr Chicago. To get best accommo-
dations il is well TO apply in adyance-Advt
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17

TIE New-York guests on the excursion train
advertised 10 leave the Grand Central station
a. o'clock in the morning and to return at
: O'clock IN the evening did not return nome
until 9.22 at night. The special train left New
london al 80 instead of 3:45, and was aban-
doned at New-Haven after a half hours wait.
The excursionists were then packed into an al
re9dv crowded express train. which came into
+be Grand Central Station twenty-five minutes
late Those on board roundly berated the ran
road management for its breach OF Ialth- ne
sreciaI rraf- of rarlor cars bearing the launch
ing tarty arrived IN New-York about an houI
esrijer than those on the abandoned section
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
STRIKE.
10 STRIKE.

The men were then admitted, and. before cast
ing their votes, were expected to cross of one
of the lines The early baIoting seemed to be for
.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17

So TO So TO THE PACIFIC coASt-
Ihe West Shore Railroad annognee59 9etg tI 3ionist
tI-..ins cars frc.r1 Rotterdam Junction. IHe'-ii "
Ticket AccntE--Aoyt
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17

THE TINE TO SEE WASHINGTON
IS in Spring Time; The next Pennsylvaniia RsiiTo,d
Tour leaves April = S4 30 covers all sNpense-
consult Tourist Agent. No eS5 Fifth ave. New
Xork.-AdyL
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-12-17

Ma'am Hickey's account of the Christ
mas tree at Singing River is so much
more interesting than any account l
could give of it, that think it best to let
her tell aboutit in her own way:
you see, Big Dan an Joe Burke got
back all right the middle of the afternoon
the day before Christmas. They looked
like pair O. pack peddlers, an they were
about tagged out, for they had had hard
time Of it pullin' up over the mountain
trails in a snowstorm. Joe said he didn't
think he could have dragged himself an
other mile for love nor money. He had
two big turkeys on his back besides a
great lot of other things.
"Well, the men in the camp had been
busy, too. They had cut a big pine an set
# up in the hall over the post office, an
the way they had decorated the hall with
evergreen was beautiful. You couldn't
see an inch of the ugly bare logs nor of the
bare rafters. They set to an scrubbed the
floor an washed the winders, an strung
up lot o. red, white and blue buntin'
happened to have in the house, an tell
you the little old hall did look scrump-
tious. KEEP the children in the kitchen
with me, where | was maxim pies an
cake an doughnuts most O the time
give 'em dough to muss with, an let 'em
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THE OLD MANS CHRISTMAS.

1t is past, like beautiful dream; but sweet
was the dream to me;
For the children came, as in the days OF old,
and cuddled around my knee;
And l told them the tales l used to tell
ere my locks were thin and gray
To the other children of my love: The
children that went away!
forget the vacant places-the fall of the
wintry snow;
In the light of their rosy faces lived in
the Long Ago;
1 lived in tho long ago; but the Present
was perfect then
For all of the bitter snow that falls on
the lives of men.
I only knew they were near me- in
world made new again,
And the Winter violets Of Life were
trimmed with the Springtime rain;
/ felt their kisses sweet on my withered
cheeks and cold;
And saw, over threads of silver, the
CLEAN Of their curIs of gold.
1t is past. like a beautiful dream; with
all the songs that were sung;
And l feel, in the after Silence, that the
world is for the young;
And thanks be to God that the world Is
so, with all its sunny years
That at least, one time in our lives we
know kisses and love, and-tears!
IF. L. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution.
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Wuzzle puff out nuther big cloud OF
smoke, an when dat die way, de
chile was gone Den he take his pipe
out his mouth an 'splain dat nuthin'
kin be done TO- er var at de leastest,
"De chile's pa he beg, of course, dat
de Wizzle Wuzzle Man dc somethin'
right way, but Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle he
say no indeedy, an de leetle boys pa
know we'll huff dat when Mr.. Wizzie
Wuzzle say no indeedy, dat it is nc
indeedy, sho' huff, and he go home,
But befo' he go, Mr.. Wizz1e Wuzzie ne
say dat eff he was mind to, he could
do sumthin' right way, but he 'splain
dat de chile mus Farm by 'sperience
eff he won't l'arn no way else, an den
him mex Christmas eve.
cit was a mighty long var" said
the old woman, so de leetle boys pa
an ma, an you may b'lieve Lie,
chil'ren, it was still longer TO- dat chile,
who had in all dat time to be nuthin'
but er chile of candy, an cakes, an
all dat sort of things. But at las
Christmas eve come round, an de
chiles ma an pa both visit Mr. Wizzie
Wuzzle Dey find him settin' befo' de
fire an smokin' de same pipe, an after
dey say howdy an he say howdy, he
say dat he is sho' dat de chile done
Earned er lesson dat he amt liable TO
furgit. Wild dat he puff out er bigger
cloud of smoke den ever, an when dat
die way, dere was de leetle boy,
standin' right befo' his ma an pa, an
in his right self
''De chile jump right into his mas
arms, an as she hug and kiss him,
said Aunt Matilda, 'he say dat he
amt never gwine to eat an eat like
he did befo', an dat he was gwine 10
mind his ma an pa all de time. But
I remembers dis, chil'ren, an l hopes
YOU remembers it," remarked the Old
woman, in a rather severe tone, dat
Mr.. While Wuzzle say, as de chile's
pa an ma start off home, an say dey
is much 'bliged, L done bring back dis
chile. but I wants it 'stinctly under
stood dat / amt 'bliged to bring back
all chil'ren dat persists in doin' what
he done. No, indeedy! Washing
ton Star.
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Won Remembered.

Valley City, N. Oak, Dec. 1.-two years
ego Mrs. Matilda NJ Boucher of this place
suffered great deal with dizziness in her
head. She was cured of this by a remedy
called Dodd's Kidney Pills, and has not been
troubled since.
Shortly afterwards she had a bad bilious
attack and for this she used Diamond Din
ner Pills and was completely cured in a
short time.
In January, 1908, she had an attack of
Sciatica of which she says:
Il was almost helpless with the Sciatica,
but remembering what Dodd's Kidney
Pills and Diamond Dinner Pills had done for
me before, | commenced a treatment of
these medicines and in three weeks | was
completely restored to health. have
great faith in these medicines for they have
been of so much benefit to me-"
Dodd's Kidney Pills are very popular IN
Barnes County, having made great many
splendid cures of Sciatica, Rheumatism and
Kidney Troubles. Many families use no
other medicine.
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TIE CANDY
CHILD ~ ~
W6af Happened 10 a Little
Boy Who ATE Too Much
By r. w. DUTTON

| Aunt Matilda was busily engaged in
! the kitchen, putting the finishing
touches to the innumerable delicacics
designed to grace the Christmas table.
The children of the household were in
teresting spectators of the old woman's
work. being present by special permits
sion of their mother.
what you chil'ren wants to do to-
morrow-dat is, what you chiPren
doesn't want to do" remarked the old
woman, as she paused in her work,
sis to see dat you doesn't eat too much
tomorrow. Cause eff you does, you
is liable to be like er chile dat l has
in mind, an de Lawd knows dat you
doesn't want to be like dat chile"
The little ones we'll knew that these
words of Aunt Matilda were prelim-
mary to one of those stories with
which she so often delighted them, and
they impatiently awaited it.
Dis chile dat I speaks Of" contin-
ued the old woman, as she resumed her
labors, chad one of de mos rapacious
appetites dat you ever heerd of. Eatin'
all de time, an eatin' all sorts Of
tings. His ma an pa tell him, of
course, dat all wrong, an at dere is er
time fo' eatin' as well as er time fo'
not eatin', but Lawd bless you, chil'ren,
dat boy he pay no mo 'tention to what
his ma an pa say den eff dey didn't
'zist. Why, dey even see de While
Wuzzle Man bout him, but Mr.. Wizzle
Wuzzle ne say dat he amt gwine to do
anything jes' yit, an TO- to let de
chile keep jes right on eff he wants to.
can de chile he keep right on" re-
marked the old woman, as she COM
pleted frosting a giant cake, 'notwith-
standin' to de contrary, an matters go
frum wuss to wuss. Bimeby Christ
mus come round, an dat boy he gin
to eat frum de mint he wake up, candy
an cakes an apples, an de Lawd
knows what Course his ma an pa
'monstrate wild him, an tell him dat
iey has no. jections to his eatin' jes'
what he like, purvided he eat in
MODERATION But, Lawd bless you,
chil'ren, he pay no mo- 'tention to
what dey say den befo', an den de
strangest ting happen dat you ever
heerd of"
Aunt Matilda paused to note the eff
.ect of her words upon the little ones,
and then she continued:
1T wus gittin' toward de dark" she
said, when dis chile's ma an pa miss
him. Dey hunt high an dey hunt
ow, but don't find him, an off sots his
"a TO de house of de Wizzle Wuzzle
Man He find Mr. While Wuzzle
settin' befo his fire smokin' his pipe.
an when de chile's pa 'splain matters
Mr. While Wuzzle puff out er big
cloud of smoke. De smoke it fill de
room, an when it die way over in de
corner was dat chile. Dat is, what was
lie chile, To- he had done turned into
sr mixture of candy an cake, an all
sorts of things.
/ "Of course, chil'ren," solemnly re-
marked the old woman, as she noticed
he surprise of the little ones, s'it was
| lat chile. an den ag'in it wasn't DE
/ eetle boys pa was mos grieyed tc
leath to see what done happen, an
se ask de While Wuzzle Man what
| in be done in G natter. Mr.. Wizzle
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THE DOOR OPENED AND A STRONG
MAN STEPPED IN

scrape the cake dishes, an tried to keep
'em interested all the time, so they
wouldn't ask about their pa.
when Big Dan an Joe got back, the
other men had great time riggin' up the
tree. We was afeerd they wouldn't be
able to buy Christmas tree candles in
Crystal City; but, my land! they got
about ten dozen of 'em, an no end o.
tinsel an shiny balls an things to hang on
the tree, an lot O. little flags to stick in
among the evergreen decorations. We
had no end O. common taller candles on
hand, an the men were perfectly reckless
with 'em. l reckon they put as many
as 200 of 'em up around the room.
An what did they do but go an rig
Big Dan up as Sanity Claus! They
wrapped him up in big bearskin one O.
the boys had, an put about quart o.
flour on his long, husky whiskers to
whiten 'em, an they put big fur cap on
his head, and he did look for all the world
like Sanity his own self Yes; an he had
a string O. sleigh bells they got at the
stage Office stable; an them boys
ACCESSIBILITY cut hole in the roof so Sanity
Claus could come down through it! La,
If YOU want things carried through re-
gardless, you let a lot of Rocky Mountain
boys take it in hand They won't stop at
nothin' l reckon they'd h'isted off the
hull roof if 1t had been necessary to make
the appearance of Sanity true to life. Such
fun as the boys had over it all! An of
all the capers they cut up! Seemed like
they we're all boys once more! Me an
Ann Dickey an Mary Ann Morris were
the only women in the camp, an we had
our hands full gettin' up the Christmas
supper we intended havin' after the tree.
Mind you, there wasn't a child in camp
but just them two pore little orphans, an
all that fuss was on their account. fyou
think rough miner boys can't have the
kindest O. hearts, you Just remember
that Every man seemed to be tryin' to
Guido the others in doin' somethin' for
them little folks.
We'll, jest wisht you could have seen
them children when the time come for
'em to go up to the hall an see their
tree! Little Freddy he give yell o joy
that most split our ears, an he jest stood
an clapped. his hands, while his sister
KEEP sayin':e How lovely it is! Oh, is
mt it beautiful Then Freddy he
schfesches out: oh. there's my choo-
choo enginei Goody!' An how little
Elsie's eyes did shine when she saw no
less than three dolls on the tree for her
self There was enough stuff on that
tree for hull Sunday school, for the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-12-17
KEEPING CHRISTMAS
By Henry Van Dyke.

1t is a good thing to observe
Christmas Day. The mere mark
ing of times and seasons when
men agree to stop work and
make merry together is a wise
and wholesome custom. 1t helps
one to feel the supremacy of the
, common life over the individual
life. 1t reminds a man to set
his own little watch, now and
J then, by the great clock of hui
manity.
But there is a better thing
J than the observance of Christ
mas Day, and that is, Keeping
Christmas.
Are you willing to forget what
you have done for other people
and to remember what other
people have done for you; to
ignore what the world owes you
and to think what you owe the
world; to put your rights in the
background and your duties in
the middle distance and your
chances to do a little more than
your duty in the foreground; to
see that your fellow men are
just as real as you are, and try
to look behind their faces TO
their hearts, hungry for joy; to
own that probably the only good
reason for your existence is not
what you are going to get out
OF life, but what you are going
to give to life; to close your
book of complaints against the
management of the universe
and look around you for place
where you can sow a few seeds
of happiness-are you willing to
do these things even for day?
Then you can Keep Christmas.
Are you willing to stoop down
and consider the needs. and the
desires of little children; to re-
member the weakness and lone
) illness of people who are grow
: ing old; to stop asking how
much your friends love you and
5 ask yourself whether you love
: them enough; to bear in mind
: the things that other people
5 have to bear on their hearts; to
try to understand what those
who live in the same house with
you really want, without wat
ing for them to tell you; to trim
your lamp so that it will give
more light and less smoke, and
to carry it in front so that your
shadow will fall behind you; to
5 make grave for your ugly
thoughts and a garden for your
; kindly fe' lings, with the gate
; open-s~e yo1 willing to do
these things even for a day?
\ Then you can Keep Christmas.
Are you willing to believe that
love is the strongest thing in
the world-stronger than hate,
3 stronger than evil, stronger than
death-and mat the blessed life
s which began il Bethlehem nine
teen hundred years ago is the
image and brightness of t.
: Eternal Love?
3 Then you can Keep Christmas.
And if you keep it for a day.
s why not always?
3 But you can never keep it
alone Youths Companion
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-12-17

Don't smoker" exclaimed the friend.
mo" was the reply. Il always quit
Just before Christmas. / do it to oblige
my wife
'sBut why do you select this particu-
lar season."
cit obliges her to select something
besides cigars for my Christmas pres
ent. "-Washington Star.
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Chorus

Biff! Bang! a mile minute
No other method of travel is in it
want to go ripping, skipping and clipping
Away on the Limited Train"
These lines are not original with me. They
are taken from a tuneful little ditty sung
in George AIDES comedy Peggy from Paris. !"
The jingle danced through my brain the
other day as we lay on the siding at Prairie
junction, or some such place, to let the
Santa Fe's west bound California Limited
go by. 1t was a gorgeous train OF palace
cars, and behind the plate glass observation
windows beauty and fashion and youth and
old age were lolling among the luxuriant
cushions, some visiting, some reading, some
pleasantly doing, some making wreaths OF
cigar smoke, some gazing dreamlly through
the windows at the passing cities, and
fields, and forests and rivers.
| stood on the rear platform OF the last
car of our train and watched the California
Limited as she faded away toward the gold
en- west. And 1 thought of the difference
between travel now and travel in the days
of 40, when it took the gold seeker half
long, weary year, filled with all kinds of
covered in three days. l thought of the
slowly moving wagons, the dust, the stones,
the iolting, the thirst, the hunger, the
homesiclzness, the snail-like crossing of
plains, the laborious climbing OF mountains,
the weary dragging weeks, the never ending
trail
In these palaces that had just glided by
were people going to the same place to
spend the winter months where the climate
is perpetual summer. And they were we're not nc,
When night came they were to lie in beds
whose soft embrace makes sleep luxury
and in the day time the velvet cushions OF
their seats were to be made deeper still by
pillows-and thy were to spend a, delightful
part of their time in the gildcd and gEitterlng
dining car, where every dainty that ever
tickled the palate is enticingly served-ln
short, they were to have on the trip, all the
comforts of home-and of the best kind OF
home.
1 stood there and watched them pass out ! t
of sight while my soul was consumed with
envy. But I derived some consolation out
of resolving that sometime /, too, would GU
see California, and | promised, myself that
if I ever did go there it would be over the
Santa Pc. JOHNNY DRUMMER"
They who court fame never win it.
Rams Horn.
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StiIl Something to Do.

"Has your wife finished her Christ
mas shopping?"
eyes. She expects now to be able
to put in all the rest of her time look
ing at things she might have bought
for less money if she had only known
it."-Chicago Record-Herald.
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J~aluas. Probably.

"YesE he proposed" Miss Passay con-
tinued, blushing, and when papa came into
the room he found me in Mr.. Higgins
sr1as"
''Ah, now / see," exclaimed Miss Speitz.
Il wondered what your father meant to-day
when l heard him telling my father that
Mr.. Higgins had an old head on young
shoulders. STRAY Stories.
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Our Coast Defenseg.

The sea coast defenses of the United
States are now more than half COM
pleted twenty-five harbors now have
a sufficient number of heavy guns and
mortars. The total cost of the engineer-
ing work is estimated at s50.000.000
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Women are very different from men,"
"Of course, they are, but what differ
ence do you wish to specify?".
Men become members of ancient or
ders of this and that and the other, but
women must join the very newest or
ganizations''-De Free Press.
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Red Letter Day for Dolly.

Little Elsie-Papa.
Mr.. Williams-Well, Elsie?
Little Elsie-I hope Santa Claus will
bring something nice for dolly. You
know he gave her to me last Christmas.
so this Christmas will be birthday and
Cbv'S' -aas both for her.-Boston Globe.