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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22
AMERICAN COUNTRY HOTELS.

One effect Of the automobile is 70 direc- attention
to a distinctvely American fnsttuCion-the country
hotel Nothing like it is to be found anywhere e-ss.
which is fortunate for persons who go a1yWaefs
else English nOvelists and occasional Arlerlcan
travellers have made Us acquainted WIN The VII
Iage inn of England, and 1t comes near 70 oelnS
ideal However unpretsntioUs may be the exterior
comfort cleanliness and courtesy make me Interior
cheerful. The food may be heavy beng Ensls'
and the ale heady. but the clean beds ard prompt
and willing service make the general impression
agreeable. In France poverty is too often a chAl-
acteristic OF the country auberse-7 battered nv
with floor but the bare ground IN the Ni1 Stem,
which is also the dining room. sitting ana t5e
Of the landlord and his family YET sikn = -
cleanliness Of the place and the srnlllns
the people that the anna bic traveller S no. dsS-u
complain bitterly He may so hC1sf- o~i 20
least he is free fCn1
Even the desperate poverty o. the poorest rItl-I
auberge Is 10 be preferred a thousand l--eS 20 suns
OF the hotels Waldorf and Delncnic0 WAlch ILs-
grace 50 many American villages BEFORE ms W
ical hotel or inside the Ilrty once a:e sll-
sleeved loungeTs. who have made the nlcAe ci-4
Widespread curse. The landlord. also " So
sleeves. does not remove his SHABBY hal on .lS -
trance OF guest. and perhaps does not S~St eU -
game Of checkers to receive him. No lo-v--. s-i.
Witty about him. In the dining room So ..el-.s
village belle preSideS over the sWarIIiS mes -
the pine tables with soiled covers AloSt pe.s -
would prefer starvation % the sredsy 1909 seF'71 "
such circumSJances.-tP Philadelphia Record
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22
THREE AGED PERSONS.
Got Santa Annals Cork Leg-S07o
Lofayette-4 Hundred Years Old.

Three Of the oldest persons in the country to-day
are William Maccabee, man-of-war's man, who has
just turned his Tooth milestone; Mrs. Mary J..
Hutchins five years his junior, who goes about col
lecting rents from her several houses. and Marcus
D. Tenney, fourscore years old. who captured
Santa Annals cork leg at the battle of Cerro Gordo
Mexico in 1s47
You want to know how happened to find the
cork leg of Santa Anna?' remarked Mr.. Tenney.
who is stationed at Dallas Tex well, I will tell
you. After landing at Vera Cruz and reducing the
defences went to the interior in the direction
OF the City of Mexico. the objective point We were
next stopped at Cerro Gordo. mountainous posi-
ton about fifty miles northwest. that had been
heavily fortified by the Mexcans.
On the night of April L. 1877, it decided to
make road around the left of the mountain,
which accomplished the next morning, when
the charge began, some of going around, some
charging up the heights after the intrenched Next
cans.
"On the night of the 18th and thirty-nine others
of my detachment became separated from our
comrades and wandered around lost. Early in the
morning a road through the trees and made
for II. But before reaching the open we saw a
large number Of Mexican soldiers. We had come
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22
GOSSIP BY WIRE.
What Cheap Telephones Do for Farmers
Wives.

In his article Life in the Corn Belt in
the December Worlds Work" Professor T n.
Carver, OF Harvard University gives the following
illustration OF how rural calls are made by tele-
phone;
First Female voice-Is that you, sarah7
Second F. Yves, it's
First F. v.-Have you got your dishes washed
vet?
Second F. v.-No; we're Just through breakfast
First F What did you have for breakfast?
Second F V.-Fried mush and eggs. and pork.
and-say what did you have?
First F. v.-Oh. had graham gensi Were
going to have roasting ears for dinner.
Third F. Y Cbreaking in; evidently some one else
is listening too)-So are we.
Second z. Yours aren't ripe Yet
Third F We've got lots Send Sammy over
after them and I'll give you
Fourth F. Y. tsnother listener)-say Mary, how
is the baby
First F. N.-Not very well. He is teethinG.
Fourth F. V.-Have you tried that medicine
gave you?
First T. V.-Not yet
says she is going to have old Ben's tail locked
Universal gigglement- This is evidently neigh
borhood joke. Ineligible only TO the initiatedD
Third F V-Say. next Sundays quarterly meet
ing Who IS going to have the elder for din
ner? Il DO not think that she meant that there
were cannibals in the neighborhoodD
Fourth F. Vie has promised to come to our
house.
And so the conversation ran for ten fifteen
minutes: and I predict that the opportunity for
just such neighborhood visiting by telephone will
do more 10 break up the retiring habit among
farmers than any other agency now at work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22
SCARCITY OF TURKEYS.
Dae to Vet Weather Last Spring
Work of Buyers.

Asntzbula Ohio. Nov. p CSpeciaI).-The Thanks
giving cook has ascertained for herself by this
time that turkeys this scarce and prices
high. This scarcity is due 10 the same cause as
Hast year namely the wet weather, which. when
kof long duration. causes thousands of the young
lsowls 20 Gle. The greater portion Of the Thanks
irving turkeys furnished annually from Ohio.
.Fennsyivana. Illinois Indiana, West Virginia
t2hode Island and Maryland. The raising. buying
hand selling killing and shipping OF these birds form
sen extensive industry
Several weeks before Thanksgiving the farmers
spf these States are called upon by buyers. who
lcortract with them for their turkeys at the pre-
-vssling prices. The buyer usually lives at the
tcentre OF the radius OF territory from which he
tsuys A few days before killing time the farmers
with their hocks Of turkeys begin arrive the
buyers headquarters. The turkeys. II brought in
wagons tied together by their feet in punches.
isOften. however. they brought IN droves
she country like many sheep. number of men
iheng along TO keep the turkeys rounded uD and
sn the road. This method Is oftener employed
where the buyers gather UP the hocks which they
nave bought. Beginning at the furthest point. the
nook is augmented the buyer stops at one farm
house after another he home.
When several hundred turkeys are together and
she proper time has arrived for the slaughter Of
she birds the pickers assemble. The pickers are
usually women and sufficiently expert 70 handle
forty to fifty turkeys in day twice many
chickens Thousands OF turkeys annually
shipped to New-York City IN what is known as
York dress" which means simply the removal OF
fhe feathers. The other style is known as the
full dress" Turkey feathers are not worth now
what they once were. but nevertheless are profit
Hkle AZ Is cents pound
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22
A VEGETABLE PoRCuPINE.

The best hated cactus in America IS the cnolA
saws Country Life in America 90 The Nexicans
say that II you go near cholla Joint II vii Jump
at you Certainly e you touch one it viii stick
and when you Try 20 free yourself it viii pierce
your other hand as we'll Each pendent joint sse4-s
10 reach out for the passer5y. and the ground be-
Meath the broad chola tees IS strewn with fallen
fragments, many Of which take root ard grow.
After one has felt the sharp spines through heavy
boots and seen their needle points i- IS a sour-s
Of continual wonder 10 see the wild cattle Of Ar-
IONA quietly browsing on ChOl-1S The pcraS3
cactus fed as applied to Arzo3a. Is nor hgure
Of speech. During the years Of droUth thousands
OF cattle carry themselves over until TIE rex
grass by eating chOllaS With their l7athely
tongues and lips they strip the Spfny Joints rom
the trunk and leave the wide spreading cactus q
bare and woody sksetou- L IS only the ranys
cattle whose mouths have been hardened or the
thornv mesqtite and norwood browse. who viii IN
dertake 10 eat cactus. and c7rCl3men rneroro-e
often burn the thorns from cholas and ncpalS a
order 10 tempt their more faStdlOus animals % eat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22
STORT OF H FOX FARN.
Success Secured by Name Nan IN
This Experiment.

Starting fox farm was a kind Of wild goose
scheme Elijah Norton. the originator OF the
project. frankly acknowledge he spent a great
zeal OF money on the undertaking. His success.
however not only proves the excellency Of his
judgment. but his experiment is attracting wide
attention
The fox farm experiment began about Eve years
ego. Mr.. Norton owns q tract Of several hundred
ceres about forty miles from Bangor. Ne two Of
which are devoted TO the fox farm and are in
closed with wire fence ten feet high. As the
foxes viii climb 20 that height. he 70 It that
the fence at the top turned in and projected over
she Enclosure about two feet thus presenting an
erfectusl barrier TO their escape
To prevent the foxes burroTing out, Mr. Norton
dug trench and hlled II with stones. so that
ccrneath every inch Of the wire fence about the
Enclosure there is a stone wall. Then he cut the
fox farm up into twelve lots OF different sizes
putting Up a well built house on every lot. with a
yard running al the way around; the houses in
every instance being provided with commodious
chamber. In the summer time the inmates OF the
fox farm prefer their burrows. But at the
rrst suggestion of cool weather they take to their
handmade dwellings showing a marked prefer
lence for the second floor apartments.
| 7 started my farm with six blue foxes" said
DIR Norton. bringing them from Alaska to Seattle
bV boat. and from there by express. Now have
Nfty or more II cost Just sos 20 get my six
foxes 20 the farm. But they have paid for them
selves, express charges and all several times over
( Foxes at the farm become less shy Of strangers
the cool weather sets IN. With their owner
lad every member OF his family they have learned
20 be perfectly at their ease. Appearing from a
inurCow or coming down from their upstairs room,
they scan the newcomer curiously. On closer &C
,quaintance with them il is easy TO discern that
she farm foxes also lack the hard crafty express
bEion usually seen in the regular wild type They
iseern every way more attractive and possessed Of
q plessanter disposition.
A wave Of the hand from either their owner or
his young son VIII guide the crafty creature
.5hrough any opening, the same shepherd
The care az The fox is not difficult. Anthing that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22

upon the national road to the City OF Mexico and
had come in behind the Mexican army Santa
Anna was there in his carriage and there were
several wagon loads Of silver dollars. But a reg-
nent Of lancers and some other troops were guard
ing this end of the army
Nothing daunted, forty began 10 file
out of the chaparral, shooting we went. The
Mexicans thinking the whole American army had
come upon them, fled. taking path into the chap
arral Oh the other side OF the road. Santa Anna
was in the bidSt OF his bodyguard, and We d1d
not see him. But out and captured the car
rage he had lust vacated and IN il | found his
cork les which he had taken of so that he could
ride through the thick chaparral on mule which
had been cut loose from the carriage. II We h9
been five minutes earlier we should have caught
Santa Anna himself.
Il carried that leg on my right shoulder all the
Illinois. and exhibited there and in New-Hork and
other places
Few women may hope to gain the record Mrs.
Mary ] HIutchins, OF Frankfort. Penn, enjoys.
She is ninetv-fve years old. and goes about attend
ing 10 her houses collecting her rents ana looking
after repairs. She has laid aside her glasses, and
When LAFAYETTE passed trIumDhantly through the
streets Of Philadelphia. Mrs. Hutchins VINO was
Mary Nan6erSrift then. came up from BurIlllStoL,
y J.. where She was born, to see the great rench
Great honors were paid William Maccabee few
weeks ago. when he observed his lrth birthday
Road Penn. Standing in the chapel attached TO
the home the old seahShter was the. centre OF an
adu1iring assem- bIange y was born in Baltimore,
said he I'm 1903. I only fourteen years oId
when I Joined the navy apprentice on board
the Constitution. | service on n number o. old
soahchters. including the Delaware, the ono, the
I have always used tobacco. ana was never 4
temperance advocate in the strCtest sense OF the
term In a word. ! was q boy among tho boys:
declared he. laughngly. and that means whole
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22

He then employed detectives to guard his children
He frankly admits that these letters 40 not coine
from reputable laboring men or leaders
Parry asserts that the abuses OF organized ldoor
constitute q more serious menace TO the future Oh
the republic than unrestricted immigration, the
negro problem or the Capitalization OF government
He declares that only 10 per cent of the laboring
men Of the country belong to unions, ana that IN
attempting TO speak for the toiling masses the
unions are guilty of impertinence that IS pre-
posterous He says IT is instance OF the tail
wagginiy the dog
Notwithstanding his fight against the so-called
abuses unions Mr. Parry is not at all terri
bic. He is domestic 70 the last degree ana mas an
interesting family Of nine children When threats
vera made to kidnaD his little ones, he was touched
at a vuInera Bile point in his armor; hence the de-
tectives As n business man he is an indefa Die
worker and through never ceasing attention to the
details Of his business he has built up an immense
enterprise and employs four thousand men. Strikes
are unknown among the Parry employees. He
pays them high wages. and counsels with them
when they to him with their troubles.
When Parry read in the newspapers that Mr.
Gompers intended organize his plant he smiled
grimiy and said nothing When Mother Jones
made the same threat he smiled more grimly. The
men knew that should they organize into a union
Parry would carry out his threat and move the
works, root and branch. to some distant point. As
most of the men their own homes, have bank
accounts and have children in the public schools.
they fight shy Of walking delegates
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22
TABLET FOR TRENTON HIGH school

Trenton, Nov. y CSpecian.-William z. Pedrick,
local artist. has just completed three panels of
bronze that are to form a tablet TO be placed in
the corridor Of The High School building here
opposite the entrance TO the auditorium They were
presented by the class Of 'C3
The tablet consists OF three obIong panels One
bears the seal of the United States. the second
the seal Of New-Jersey. and the third the seal Of
the city Of Trenton. When arranged on the wall
the panels bearing the seals Of the State and the
city viii stand side oy SIDE. and the one bearing
the seal Of the United States will stand above
them.
Around each panel a heavy border of laurel in
closes an arrangement Of stars and Roman torches
A laurel wreath in the centre of each panel sur
rounds The seals which emblaZoned in their
proper heraldc colors. The entire work is modelled
in bold relief.
This Is the first time that the seal Of the city
OF Trenton has been emblazOned. and the work on
this particular panel was done under the direction
Of Francis Is. Lee, the historian The bler will
nine feet long and five feet high when set in the
wall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22
d. ". PARRY GUARDED.
Life of President Of Manufacturers
Association Regarded an Danger.

Indianapol Nov. II CspeciaD.-Surrourded by
men with Winchester rifles. usually accompanied
by bodyguard, with revolver in his coat pocket.
and with his country home guarded by detectives
prevent his children from being kidnapped u. NJ.
Parry. president Of the National Association Of
Manufacturers. and of the Citizens Industrial As
ISOLATION of America, president Of the largest car
riage works in the world. leads life little be
envied.
From his point of view Parry's life is in more
danger than that of Car Nicholas or Peter Kara
georgevitch. Local labor leaders scott at his pre-
cautions and call them sensational and silly. Parry
asserts that they necessary and that in his fight
against the unions he is actuated by a high sense
of duty: that he feels mpelled 10 warn America MS
against grave danger.
II is much easier to Fain audience with
President Roosevelt than with D. II Parry Bar
ring Parry's general offices a wrought iron fence
the entrance through which IS heavy gate that
fastens with a spring lock. Back Of the gate is a
big bury 'bouncer." flight of steps leads to
Parry's private Office. and the head OF the steps
sits negro with a Winchester rife across his
knees. One cannot interview Parry without FIRST
stating his business TO persons and being ques-
toned. scanned and quizzed.
And when one is face to face with y. NJ Psrryi
He is short and Of slight build. His skin resembles
white parchment. tis face is sbhinxlike He is al
ways faultlessly dressed. lie never utters an IN
necessary word. except when he launches forth Ia
TRADE against labor unions.
Since Parry began his attacks on the unions he
has received hundreds OF threatening letters Most
OF them. Judging from the ehlrOgrdphy. were writ
by ignorant of foreign birth. He seeg .-Cue
of them. His secretary forwards them 10 D.e zee
rotary OF the Manufacturers Association. in New
threatened the kidnapping OF his small children. II
he did not desist from his attacks on the unions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22

in among the crowd. threw the students right a,s
left and finally succeeded il separating the go
teStantS They all presented a more or Iags 49,
sight they stood watching each other as tno-I7b
not satisfied with the drawn battle. Some 81 -
was hurried twisting OF skirts pulling down ).
waists. brushing back o. hair and seekfnv
combs. eyeglasses. breastpins and other psrsa,s,
MALTA that had been lost in the tumble down ~.
stairs one young is said 20 have looked amor
the debris for A lock OF hair which he lost on ~
steps and 20 have found 70 ir the rffa OF a vofI-
rona MS dress White IL had lodged when il csr1s
out through dest . ate clutch az his head as shs
rolled down the steps. Another student had nearIv
a ward Of lace wrapped around his arm having r0~-
II from a dress in the fall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22
TROUBLE INDEED
4 Volunteer Correspondent Pants
to Tell 1t.

Slab City. VI, Nov 14-Your corespondent-self-
apointed-takes his Pen IN hand to notify the
world at Large Of ocurrance Of Great I'm
portunce that happened to the Corners a short
spell ago. It should be a CRATE Warning to Others
not do the Same but the young ladies and some
Of the Men think il is alright and Worth the While
But the Correspondent sees Great Danger to the
People and has left his fall blowing to his Hired
Man that he might take his Pen in hand as afore-
said.
the ocurrance Is the Measels which IS ravagin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22

a cat or dog will eat is palatsbls TO the fox So
the oiet IS simple enough.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-02

Gar Will Change the Law.

It is reported that tho Car intends,
should his next child be Il daughter, to
publish new law of succession, under
which, on failure Of sons, the eldest
daughter of the reigning sovereign
would, as in England succeed to the
throne. The decree will, it is said,
greatly irritate the princes Of the i'm
perial house, who will thus be pushed
back or superseded, but there can be
no doubt that 1t is within the preroga-
tive Of the Cars, who have repeatedly
decreed rules Of succession.
The new scheme Is, moreover in full
accordance with the history Of Russia,
where women have so often reigned,
and there Is no reason to believe that
it would be unpopular. The arrange
ment seems to Englishmen the one
most in accordance with the principle
of hereditary monarchy, the Salic law
involving the risk that dynasty may
perish. Male heirs have never been
wanting in France, but they failed in
Austria when Maria Theresa mounted
the throne, and they have failed en-
tirely in our own time in Holland. 1t
Is quite possible that the consent of
the next heir has been obtained, as he
is in i'll health and his chance of sur
viving his brother Is but doubtful
one.-London Spectator.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-02

house md the Green Tree tavern had
been chosen as suitable means of illus
trating the pioneer city.
Chicago during the rebellion was the
patriotic theme Of another float, and the
vehicle had as it's escort the surviving
members of the old Board of Trade Bat
terry and other war veterans. Recollec-
lions of the great fire, too were invoked.
Chicago Rebuilt" was the picture clos
ing the story of yesterday.
Chicago of To-day" unfolded itself
with representation of the Worlds
Fair, and this was followed by the evo-
luton of industry series of floats, in
which the city's commercial progress was
portrayed
TO give the parade beautiful setting
it took place at night Each float was
equipped with storage battery and was
self illuminating. In addition to the cleo
trio splendor, calcium lights were uaed
prcdigally. The streets and avenues
through which the pageant passed were
a blaze of electric beauty. Flags and
banners gave an opuence of color rare
ly seen even in the city of famous street
decorations.
The automobile display was feature.
In the night parade 1000 vehicles were
in line. Two days were devoted to races
between electric and gasoline vehicles.
Athletics were also introduced. Water
sports, such rs swimming and polo, were
witnessed on an elaborate scale. A ban
quot to Il thousand Mayors of American
cities interested some of the visitors.
One hundred thousand dollars was ex-
pended and 100000 visitors were in the
city.
The stock yards section of the city,
sometimes designated Packingtown, had
a day all it's own, and 10000 employees
took part in it. Cowboys from the West
participated. There was lassoing rop-
ing. throwing and binding of steers and
other sports which have made the pic
turesque plainsmen unique among the
craftsmen of the world. AS far as pos
sible the unsightly features of the abat-
toir were eliminated, there being no de-
sire to shocl the senses of the specta-
tors. There was n lavish display of
flags and bunting, and music until the
eye and ear were surfeited, but there
also were exhibits giving an educational
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-02

1t was In the Industrial parade that
the commercial and business progress of
Chicago was most strikingly told. In a
general way the procession of floats was
after the fashion of the Mardi Gras fes-
tiyals at New Orleans. 1t differed from
that in that these were not allegoroies,
but faithful representations of actual
things past and present. First of all
were the Indians. With them were tho
pioneer soldcry and the early settlers.
Log cabins like those of 1903 and later
occupied places OH the floats. These
made way for n representation of the
bloody massacre of 1912, and this, in
turn, was succeeded in line by a minia-
turc reproduction of some of Chicago's
early business houses.
The famous political wigwam of 1874.
the first po,tofIice, the original court