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meanino Of Girls, Names.

Frances Is .'unstained and free
Bertha. .'pelIucid, purely bright
Clara clear as the crystal sea;
Lucy. "a star of radiant light"
Catherine Is pure as the mountain air;
Henrietta. soft, sweet star"
Felicia is a HAPPY girl"
Matilda is LADY true:'
Margaret is a shining pearl
Rebeeca, with the faithful few
Susan is lilly white
Jane has the Willows curve and
J grace
cecilia. dear, Is "dim of sight,.
Sophia shows wisdom on her face..'
Constance is fire and resolute"
Grace, delicious, favor meet"
Charlotte, noble, good fepute:''
Harriet a fine. '.odor sweet"
Isabella is lady rare"
Lucinda constant as the day"
Marie means "a lady fair;'
Abigail. Joyful as May
Elizabeth, IAN oath of trust"
Adelia. mice princess, proud
Agatha ''is truly good and just"
Letitia "a Joy avowed;''
Jernina. "a soft sound in the air"
Caroline. "a sweet spirit hale
corneiia Harmonious and fair;'
Selma. "a sweet nightingaie;s
Lydia. "a refreshing we'll"
judith. "a Jewel none excel
Priscilla, ancient OF days"
Easy Victim of swindiers.
The police Of Zurich, Switzerland,
have just received a complaint from
g. lady that she has been robbed by
spirits of s., ,000. She was invited to
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seance, and the spirits OF st. John the
Evangelist and st. James were inyok-
4 ed. Then she was asked by the
spirits to lay $1,000 which she had
with her on the table and told that
when she returned home she would
find $4,000 in chest Of drawers, a
portion of which sum she was enioins
ed to give toward the building Of a
new church. As she could not find
the $4,000, she informed the police.
sfEe8Hz '-s-ss-------s----- fet-= Fsng.
Hairpin Water Mil.
Fasten two hairpins together with.
d little wax or by tying at several
points with thread so that they look.
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Make themselves object of notice
In diningroom through negligence OF
table etiquette.
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Allow their conversation to become
ponderous and pedantic through a
desire to appear learned.
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Take on tie most positive ways
when they are the least informed.
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Be firm. but not offensive, in your
opinions
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Assume d tone OF voice intended te
give them an uppercr1ist rating.
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Assume an Indifference TO the
opinion of others which taey are far
from feeling.
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Know so many things in an imper-
feet way as to impair their general
usefulnesg.
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Take delight in boasting of their
attention to affairs Of the household.
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OBSERVATIONS BY THE OWL.

The sun of prosperity often withers
the soul
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Find it necessary TO tell how exceed.
ingly liberal they are in money af.
fairs. s.
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Opportunity generally knocks DUR
ing Office hours.
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1t is singular that the man who
can always tell how it should be done
never did it, or anything like it.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-28
TTG4RD RECORDS DEEDS.
!. X. TandcrCO0rt GiCcs HIM Prop
crty Belonging to JUm6l Estate.

on last Saturday James w Tygard who says
he is in the real estate business. declared he would
have recorded yesterday deeds To more than two
hundred and ten acres of city property which he
received from John Reuben Vandervoort March
2S He kept his word. for he had recorded Icster-
day the Registers office the deeds in question
Why these interesting papers were placed on file
could not be learned. From the property described
in the documents it appears that they formed the
basis for the legal controversy over the personal
and real estate of Nine. J1mel, in which John
Reuben Vandervoort figured a number Of years
ago. The United States Supreme Court handed
down two decisions that NandeTvooTt had no in
terest in the properties NandeFvoort obtained the
deeds it is said. fTom George Washington Bowen.
The substance Of the deeds-is as follows:
All right. title and interest whereof Stephen el1
property: extends from -hundred-a and ft>-sev
enth-st. to Fort George, and from Hudson River
@ a~res in Saratoga n y also personal estate
SS5oGoo and claim against New,1ork City for land
Speedway and other streets. amounting to $looo0n;
also personal estate, bonds. mortsaGes etc valued
diamonds gold and silverware: John R Wander,
ssS@oo.0oo 5000 90 '-''''' ''' - - ''
Among other deeds recorded yesterday were two
In which the name Of James ". Tygard appeared
as the conveyor of titles. The deeds read:
one-hundred-and-sixtieth north side, at south
fe by souih ogIhe to @ by
1928 to beginning; James W Tygard to Elizabeth
A Tygard; gift
Amsterdam m-aNe.. northwest corner One-hundred-
and-eighty-eighth-st.. runs west to Audubon-aVe.
by north to ne-hundTed-and-eigh -ninth-st- by
east by south beginning: James ". Tygard
TO Joseph Bird; all liens: nominal.
Mr Vandervoort. when he was striving to prove
his claims TO the JumeI estate. gave large tracts
of property. forming part of the estate. to vaTi-
GUS organizations and charitable institutions To
the American Federation of Labor he gave a tract
valued at $4,000; to TIE Central Labor Union
parcel worth $4,000: to The Salvation Army
parcel worth S2Gol00; to the American Volunteers
a $4,000 plot and 10 the Terra Delphi Heme for
I-nfortunates In Trenton, 100000 parcel in the
transfer of titles by Mr. EsndeFvoort to Mr.. Ty-
gard. as recorded yesterday. II is set forth that
these associations and institutions did not live up
10 certain provisions II the deeds of conveyance,
and therefore the titles tho parcels given them
reverted to the giyer. Nr. Nandervoort retrans-
ferred his claims in these parcels to Mr.. Tygard.
The cost of recording the deeds s. "a.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-28
FORD ACCUSES BIG TIM.
Says Senator Directed 4nti-E0st
Side Rand Transit Bill p0fc.

At a meeting OF the Greenwich Citizens CIuo
in the Metropolitan Temple last night, eX-Sena-
tor John Ford declared that municipal controi
of public utilities was prohibited because the
legislature was controlled by the men VINO
owned valuable monopolies in gas. electricity
and transportation.
The reason the Munjcipa! Lighting oih N"'
defeated he said. "was because these seht'e-
rner practically Own the Legislators. or enough
IF them that their business interests are
not tampered with. OR II they don't DO business
with the legislators, they maintain machlheS or
bosses who do control the Legislators
Mr.. Ford described an ideal railroad UP lhe
East Side from City Hall to Pelham. built by
city money at . per cent interest. operated by
the city for round trip fare of five cents
There was a bill for such a railroad nitro
duced at Albany" he related 1t passea the
Senate. and we We're assured that enough AS
semfaynen favored it for its passage. few
OF Us went up to see IT go through IT was re-
ported out of committee. but when the voting
came. what a change Of heart Was apparent
from over night: Lined up against the bill were
stalwart Democrat and stalwart Republican.
and in the end it was killed. We knew why when
sitting in one of the members s seats that
disinterested citizen and NOBLE patriot, Timothy
D. Sullivan. directing the men how to vote
Nevertheless Mr.. Ford said that the Mayor 5
approval of the ferry plan marked Il great step
in the movement for the municipal control Of
franchises.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-28
CHANGE RELIANCE's MAINSAIL.
Yacht at Anchor-Many Minor Changes Are
Made in Gear and Fittings.

Bristol, r. l. April 27.-The Reliance and the Co
lumbia remained at anchor in the harbor here to-
day. the work Of hitting up the new yachts for the
irving cut spins in Narragansett Bay this week
having been begun. The gear and sails OF the Re
lance will he given general touching up and a
number of minor changes about deck and fittings
will be made.
spars and laid out on the deck, where the sail
makers took it in hand. while a number of ma
chiniss and carpenters were busy up forward ar
ranging Ninehes and other deck fittings The Co
Iumbia housed her topmast early in the day and
was warped into of the slips, where her main
sail was unbent and taken into the loft of the
boatshops for refitting.
Mr. Isein to-day expressed pleasure at the way
the new craft behaved on Saturday and yesterday
on all points of sailing. lie said that the Reliance
would have her headquarters in Bristol for the
next week or ten days. and that he thought it prob
BILE that the yacht would go out to-norrow u the
workmen could finish up their task. Captain Nat
TFcrreShof also expressed great satisfaction the
Iehavior of the Reliance thus far.
In the afternoon the crew of the Reliance spent
most of the time in Overhauling the rigging. Sew
eral new sails brought down from the sail
loft and carried from the Sunbeam. It Is eX-
nee ed that the Reliance Will he turned over by her
builders during the latter part of the week and
that she will then be formally placed in commits
The Columbia tonight had been almost complete
" diemantled. Her running rigging was all in the
shops as well as her boom and gaff. and Il is ex-
peced that will be several days before she is IN
shape for the summers racing.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-28
TO SAIL FOR AMERICA ON JUNE 1
The Two Shamrocks to Race Many Times
Off Sandy Hook

London, April 21.-Sir Thomas Upton expects
TO have Shamrock III retitted next week, and
resumption OF the prize races between the Cup
challenger and Shamrock I will probably occur
the Clyde on May q. Two or three races
will he sailed there
Both the Shamrecks should sail for America
about June l. There will be eleven or twelve
rrze races between the Shamrocks off Sandy
Hook prior 10 the Cup races
Sir Thomas takes keen interest in the per
formanoes of the Reliance. He said:
From the accounts cahled here her sails are
not yet properly fitted and as the sails con-
stitute the yachts horsepower it would be cd
yiously premature to eriticse her trial spins.
hone thev will get as much out OF her as pos
s;hIe and that the best defender will he selected
without any such accidents as happened TO ne
7 feel quite confident that Shamrock III viii De
a bic to hold her against the hest boat tns't
can be built If America should once more be
forced to rely on the Columbia Shat merely
feel dOublv confident
New-York tribune., 1903-04-28
HOLDS POLICE At B4T.
Insane Dealer IN antiques ChaseS
Brother scitk PitchfOrk.

Joseph Fay. wealthy dealer In antiques at No.
FoUrth-ave-. living at No 3sS Fourth-ave.. last
,7isht demanded $ 600 from his brother. James at
the store and. when refused. pursued his brother
i7 the street with pitcEfcrk. He held two police
men at Ray, but was subdued and sent TO the Belle
17Ie Hospital Insane Pavilion
Fav fell downstairs about three months ago. in
Turing his head. and has since at times acted
strangely He has not. therefore, been able TO at
tend TO business. which his partner, his brother
lanes has been carrying Both live at the same
address
Joseph Fay went 10 the store last night for the
first time since the accident His brother just
locking the door
James. want IS ea0,r demanded Joseph Mr..
Fay VAS astonished for a minute. but then it
flashed on him that this brother in Of his
sick MOODS. and he questioned him 40 what he
wanted TO do with the money. Joseph was irrit-
anle. and he became angry at not getting the
money. He picked up ancient pitchfork, relic,
and began chase James through the store Up
-nd down the lanes OF antiquities they top
y7lug statuary. bric-a-brac. helmets, armoT.
1lalberds gods and goddesses until James man
aged TO get far enough ahead of Joseph on one of
lanes dash for the door and make his escs pc
into FourtE-aVe.
Joseph kept on with the pitchfork. but stopped
when Policeman Bolas Of the East Twentr-sec-
r1dst station and Detective Sheibles, of the West
rThiTsieth-st station. confronted him. He reached
his trident a BollaS. and II the man had not
lodged he would have had three serious wounds in
bis body Bollas jumped about and did everything
1e could to attract Fays attention to him while
sSheibles got behind the Sheibles succeeded.
hoth Sprang him. put handcuffs on him. and
marched him to the station IN West 1mrueth-st
New-York tribune., 1903-04-28
SAYS HE BOUGHT CERTIFICATE.
Hosting Engineer Testifes Against Boiler
SQUAD Patrolman and Yonkers Man.

Patrolnau George Baker. who was In the Boiler
SQUAD at Police Headquarters previous to his re-
cent arrest and suspension, was examined yester-
dav before Magistrate Mayo, at the Tombs Court
John Miller who was arrested for completely in the
Roller SQUAD frauds witness against Baker.
He testified that he had been employed running a
bosting engine in subway work at Union Square,
and he Identified an engineers certificate In the
name of John Miller which shown 10 him
by Assistant District Attorney Kresel- The certif-
cate, he said, given to him on January "a last
by Herbert Hoelter. of Yonkers.
Prior TO receiving this certihcate." Assistant
District Attorney Kresel asked you had not gone
TO Police HeadquartersF
No" replied Miller.
o-Had you taken the examination for engineer
required by the department? Al had not,
Odd YOU give any mcney to HoelteF when you
received This certificate? Al gave him $40 the
Q-What DO you mean by the first time? A..The
day before given the certificate gave Hoei-
ter $40 10 apply my account.
Q-When did you make another payment? A
The following morning before receiving the eertih-
cate 7 gave Hoelter $50
Q.-Had you ever held engineers certificate
o-Did You have a certificate dated June IS 1855?
Al did
ask Hoelter the meaning of It, and Hoelter took
him to Bakers home in The Bronx. Baker said
they seemed he in a hole and he suggested that
Miller say in court that he had received old Ger
tihcate. which had been renewed. from man he
did not know. Baker told Hoelter skip and
Boelter getting ready To go when he
arrested. Hoelter may be called the witness
stand to-day.
General Greene yesterday made another shake
up In the Boiler Squad. transferring four patrol
and filling their places from the precincts.
Sergeant Brown IS left Ia command Of the squad
New-York tribune., 1903-04-28
MAY DECLARE THEM PROFESSIONAL.
College Runners Competed with Men Under
Ban of Amateur Athletic Union.

An interesting development is due should the
Amateur Athletic Union carry into effect its reg
1lar policy in the case of the Pennsylvania relay
meet at Philadelphia last Saturday. In the one
mile relay Hyatt of Yale. and in the four mile
relay O'ConneII, of Columbia, competed, who had
been declared professionals by the Amateur Ath-
letic Union. According TO the unions interpreta-
tfou all those who ran against them must also be
1pros." and this would big disqualification
of prominent college athletes.
Hyatt was captain Of the Yale basketball team
disqualified for playing the unregistered nFe OF the
West Fifty-saventh-st. Young MEMS Christian As
sociaton of this city. 0'Cornell, of Columbia, vas
a rompetitor who, the local colleges basket
bah team last season. was DISQUALIFIED for similar
tacnnirpI reasons In the four nile contest were
NiehiEan Wisconsin. Chicago. PennsyiVana. Yale
Harvard aud Columbia Accordingly these men
s%ould if Is asserted he disqualified by the Anna
taur Athletic Union. Among the runners involved
are q e Moulton. of Yale. the Anna teur Athletic
Mon and Canadian quarter mile champion, ana
y ] C,Iapp Of Yale. the Intercollegiate champion
in the hurdles -, .,,...a -. A.,
teur Athletic Union is face to face Win dilemma
which means either q his row or the failure
~ the Amatet.t Athletic Union 10 retain its hold
on college athletics
New-York tribune., 1903-04-28
MODIFIES FOUR YEAR RULE.
Columbia to Allow Men to Compete Over
That Time in Different Sports.

New rules fer the technical eligibility require
ments demanded of those students who Compets
in intercollegiate athletics at Columbia were made
public yesterday bv President Nicholas Murray
Butler The rules are the outcome Of a session
of the joint undergraduate and graduate COM
mittee appointed by President Butler Almost
every rule from last year has been charged 70
SEINE extent. bur the most important HodlncatiaI1
Is that which relates TO d mans participation n
athletics for more than period OF four years
Hereafter that applies only Co one branch Of sport
that is 10 sa- d man. for example, can ron Co
four years and the following year De eiigleie 10
play football Further. by the same reasoning. 4
man NAV represent Columbia the year a5teT n
has competed for another college IN another
branch
Another innovation * that the COMMITTEES re-
serves the discretionary power Of declaring anF
athlete ineligible. no matter if he has lived UP %
all the technical requirements. This. II is believed
will effectualIy stamp possible profession
aIisnn The other rules provide that a man who
has PLAYED summer Zines. 0r mas receiver
pay or money prizes. or who does not pay tor nlS
board or training table what his board eissV mere
would have cost him. or man who owes foT ms
share of training expenses OF a previous team -
not eligible to represent Columbia.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-28
FERRY BILL ACCEPTED.
AIIoscs City Oscnership of Brooklyn
and Staten Island Lines.

Mayor Low yesterday pledged himself to prac-
tica of municipal ownership of ferries between
Manhattan and Brooklyn and Staten Island, after
n hearing the Bailey b. providing for city
ownership of a ferry service between the Battery
and Thirty-ninth-st BROOKLYN. and the Battery
and Staten Island saying: 1T will give great
pleasure accept this hill for the city. but what
the city will do with it when It reaches the Board
of Estimate and Apportionment cannot say
Dock Commissioner Hawkes. said the bin
permssive manda tory. and was principally in
interest of Staten IslaIds enabling the city TO
take certain property for terminals without con-
ditions.
Borough President Cromwell of Richmond said
per cent Of the people of Staten Island favored
the bill and J. q. Hart of the West End Board
Trade of Brooklyn. declared every one there
favored il He said the Thirty hist ferry
badly off the Staten Island. being inadequate
and inefficient. with prospect Of. relief
New-York tribune., 1903-04-28
TO CALL PAGE AND MASON
Expected to Testify at Amory-pree-
land Hearing TO-mOrTO1c.

II was learned yesterday that Page and Mason
would so the stand tomorrow. when the
Anory- -vreeland hearing is reopened and give
their testimony.
Mr. Mason seemed pleased with the world
yesterday. When a Tribune reporter asked MIN
for some additions to his statement he smiling
" said that he had told all he could tell In ms
statement" I'm not talking any further "e
said The xupposition yesterday was that DIS
trict Attorney jerome tomorrow will lnfroau'e
IS evidence the alleged stenographic report of
the interview in which Mason made his offer TO
Aynorv ard viii also examine Mason and Page
As To this Nr. Jerome was silent yesterday 10
al interrogations regarding the Metropolitan ne
answered.
Il am unwilling 90 make any statement about
the Metropolitan
Delaney Nicoll and Paul n CraVath. OF
counsel for tho Metropolitan Street Railway
Company. accompanied by their accountant
stephen Little called at the Criminal Courts
Building in the afternoon and conferred with
Mr. Jerome and Mr.. 5arvan. No one would talk
about this conference.
Delaney Nicol said that there were no new
DEVELOPMENTS in the case The report that two
cases Of papers were removed from President
Treeland's Office on Sunday he explained by
saving that the cases contained the reports of
the cornpany's accountants ready for mailing
10 stockholders In speaking OF tle HeetilisN'
he said that strong efforts had been made to
get James r. keene and T. J. Taylor on the
stand But I didn't expect 10 succeed he
said Il should hardly reopen my case now if
could get them
Eugene A Phhn. with Mr.. Osborne and his
client Amory, were closeted yesterday. Prepar-
ing their case for the reopening tomorrow. Mr.
Philbin said about the Vreeland statement:
The reply OF the Metropolitan company. pub
iished this morning is not Satisfac tory in dis
posing of questions raised. This is made CLEAR
by the statements of Messrs- AInory and Os
horne, which appeared in the papers this morn
ing / shall consult the accountant who has
been advising me. and on receiving his report
viii confer with my clients in relation TO the
matter.
He would not talk about the -(ason state
rnent saying that people could form their own
oQipons an il.
MT. osborne would not say much about the
recent Developments
People seem forget that I'm only repre-
senting Amory ia this libel suit. he remarked
I've got nothing against the Metropolitan. but
tn NV examination I've brought out lots Of
points which ought 10 commend themselves to
the District Attorney.
ReSa riding the Mason statement and Pages
connection with the case. he thought 1T was
obvious that he couldn': talk In general.
however he thought that they had the Metro
politan people Oh the run
New-York tribune., 1903-04-28
THE RECORDS.
NATIONAL IEAGTE.
AMERICAN IEAG'

The Giants now lead in the National League
championship. and the fans" that gathered to 50"
yesterdays game had much TO show the
enthusiasm that took place. The home team won
from Boston in another exciting contest. which
ended in their favor by score of 10 to /
'Nugsey" McC1raw. the Giants little manager
met with an accident in the morning while at
practice that will keep him cut of the gamo for
some time come. McCraw. who was covering
second base, turned suddenly just in time to re-
ceive a curve from Dummy TAYLOR square in
the face. hit him terrible blow on the nose,
and knocked him to the ground, where he lay bleed
ing profusely and groanng with pain. His nose
was badly broken. He taken to the J. ttooH
Wright Hospital, where the flow Of hlood was
checked and silver tubes inserted in his nos
trils McGraw was driven the grounds and saw
the game from the clubhouse. The accident Is On
pec;ed cripple the team sadly.
Mathewsen was put in the box for the home
team. while Malarkey acted in the same capacity
made four In this inning Browne was the
second on lad throw by Malarky and third when
Tenney threw low to Bonner Van Haltren TTI,l'
Cam ann hammered the ban al Malarxy. and made
first. Mertes went ont AUBREY 90 IehneE Dunn
Gilbert drew another. scoring Van Haltren. War
Lauder. Mathewson went out OF an intieid hit
Ii the second inning neither side scored. IN me
the Beaneaters made four runs and tied the score
Tenney flied to Lauder. AuhreE g"t ms haSe ."
a pass filling the bases. Bonner then made a
home run, scoring four points for his team Gre
In the fifth inning NewY9rk took the lead again :,
BY making two runs: Me,5ann cIeW cean hseb s5 Si o
centre scoring McGann Rabb got his finger
Dunn who with Lauder went ont by hitting nfield
Gilbert hit to left scoring Mettes oberf ,e, St9is @
Malarkey Tenney. In the seventh inning the
sPtT 6r3d5 made made TWO tWe %he F tRe @ added
other TO its lead. The score.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-28
JOCKEY eLus STEWARDS MEET

\ meeting Of the stewards OF r1e Jockey Club
was held yesterday afternoon at the Netro2olitsn
Jockey Club race course Jamaica LeUg Island
There were present August Belmont. +. r Hitch
cock Andrew Miller and Fl. X. Knapp Il G..
CricknOre was relieved of the obligation 10 serve
as clerk of the scales At the Brooklyn Jockey Club
meetings and AIgernon DaingerheId wss appointed
take his place. The application Of NJ p Henry
for the. reinstatement Of the horse Jack McCInnis
was denied August Belmont. r. r. Hitchcock and
II. X Knapp were appointed stewards Tor the
Westchester Racing Association spring meeting
The application Of the jockey Michael Miles. for
airing in the case ef bis ilspenSion vas deuted.