The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-15

the car, suddenly stopped it, with the
result that Peter was thrown into my
arms. Tenderly 1 helped him to the
ground, and, some time after he had
found his legs he turned to me and
said, plaintively
Bill, why can't man. when he's
able to buy up a trolley system, en-
| joy a ride on it, too?'
1t is needless to add that Mr.. Wide
ner hasn't tried q second time to reach
his Office by trolley.
Flowers Are w. l.. EJkin's Hobby.
Mr. Elkins experiences no discom-
fort in a trolley car. but he is miser-
able when his valet forgets to place
flaming red carnation or an orchid
of the same color in his coat lapel
every morning. 1t is said that such
an untoward event has not happened
since a certain day, several years ago,
when a new valet inadvertently forgot
this most important duty, with dis
astrous results to himself.
BY reason of this hobby Mr.. Elkins
is a marked man whenever he walks
Philadelphia streets. and many a
promoter, unable to gain entrance into
the f1nancier's private office, has wait
ed for him at the foot of the elevator,
spotted him by the flower, and i'm
portuned him in public to take UP with
this scheme or that.
Mr.. Elkins' passion for these two
flowers in particular, and all flowers in
general, is SO strong that at his beauti-
full country home in Elkins-a pictur-
esque Philadelphia suburb which bears
his name and has been developed by
him-he has no less than a dozen big
green houses filed with all sorts of
blooming plants. His favorite flower
for his dinner table is the American
beauty rose, and costly vases filled
with selected buds are always to be
found in the great dining-room.
schwab No Mean Musician.
Charles M. Schwab, as a musician, is
not very we'll known to the world at
large, but among his intimate asso-
ciates the president of the United Steel
Corporation is considered a singer and
pianist of no mean ability.
Mr.. Schwab, as boy in Loretto, the
little Pennsylvania mountain town
| from which he went into the world to
! make his fortune, was taught music
by the Sisters of Mercy, who have a
convent at that place. For years he
sang in the church choir and when
| he went down to Braddock to work in
the steel mills, his voice aided him in
! forming new acquaintance readily.
The story is frequently told in Brad
dock that this accomplishment was, in
large measure, responsible for
| Schwab's gaining the good will of An
| drew Carnegie. Be that as it may,
| this is what Braddock folks say:
1t seems that while Schwab was still
| in very minor position in the mill,
| his fellow workers. knowing his abili-
| ties as a singer, asked him to sing at
a certain social gathering of the mill
| employees. Schwab consented, and, at
| the appointed hour. appeared clad in
! Highland costume, and sang a typical
| Scottish song. He was just in the
| midst of it, and the audience was CIV
! ing him close attention, when the door
| leading into the room opened and-lo
and behold--who should the unexpected
| newcomer be but Andrew Carnegie
| himself. 1t is said that Mr.. Carnegie
| enjoyed both the song and the singers
! evident confusion. and It is further
! said that the iron master, who had al
| ready heard something OF Schwab, was
| led TO inquire further about his COM
mercial abilities. with the result that