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The evening world., 1904-01-19
MINISTER SORRY
He RAN A SALOON
Rev. George K. Mcdonald Pub
licIy Expresses Contrition for
His Act and Earnestly Seeks
Reinstatement in the Church.

KALAMAZOO. Mich. Jan. ls.-Be-
cause he has repented and wants to
get back into the ministry, George h.
Mcdonald. ex-pastor of Bethel Baptist
Church, who first achieved notoriety
when he resigned from the pastorate
of church In Brooklyn about year
ago to become a saloon keeper In New
York made public confession of his
misdeeds at Il prayer meeting held IN
Bethel Baptist Church here.
His confession was general. but in 1t
he said that the charges which had
been made against him when he was
pastor here and which he had denied
We're true.
1t is understood that the decision at
present Is not to take Mcdonald back
INTO tie church. despite his prot eAta-
ions of repentance.
George X. Mcdonald resigned the
pastOrate of the East Avenue Baptist
Church. Long Island City. after charges
had been made against him and which
he answered from the pulpit in sensa-
tioI,a: cermon, accusing members of the
congregation of having first taught his
lips the taste of wine
Two weeks after his resignation went
into effect he opened a saloon at One
Hundred and Forty-elghth street and
Bergen avenue, Bronx. lie donned the
white duck of bartender and drew
beer and mixed cocktails like pro-
fessional. He was stricken from the
ron of membership of the East Avenue
Baptist Church after he opened the
saloon
lie ran the saloon some months and
then sold out and went West Eiftppn
years ago Mcdonald was known as
The " Boy Preacher" lie has been n
magazine writer and Is the author OF
y pumber OF books.
The evening world., 1904-01-19
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Angry at the Erie.
go DROWN IN RUSH OF WATERS.

BLoEMFoNTE1N, Orange River Col
ony, Jan. LIT Ia now estimated that
sixty persons were drowned as IA result
of the bursting OF a reservoir here Sun
day, which also destroyed 176 houses
and three hotels. There was a public
funeral and interment to-day of twenty
three OF the bodies already recovered
The ceremonies were attended by ali
the local ofiiclais and 2,ooo OF the inhabi-
tants. The shops are. closed and the
town Is in mourning,
The evening world., 1904-01-19
No senatorial Candidate Chosen.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Jan. l9--Eighty,
Z eight Democratic members of the Mary
land General Assembly met In caucus
tonight for tho purpose OF nominating
a candidate for United States senator
10 succeed Louis Il. McCohas. Ihe
caucus adjourned by vote or 50 70 Is
withoutlnamlng "a candidate,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-18
ROCKS OF THE WEEK PASSED
BEFORE THE REVIEWERS EYE

laid at the feet Of Miriam Lston, who
stands In he storm on the beach watch
ing. and who thus sees the end Of her sac
r!fice of her lovers brave young life.
a crude outline can convey put .llttls
Of the real charm OF the book. which
lies so much in the power possessed by
Mr.. Merriam to depict character and to
bring out the force of things III detail.
The dramatic element is always ap-
parent In Mr.. Merrlam's work, and never
more so than In this last book by a
novelist whose death Is all nestlmable
loss TO twentieth century literature.
DOLLARS AND DEMOCRACY. BY Sir
Philip Btrr-Jones, Bart. With numerous
Illustrations from original drawings by
the author. D. Appleton & Co, New
York. 244 pages. sl.25 net.
Whatever one may say of book OF
this sort, 1t Is impossible to deny that 1t
makes good reading-distinctly good read
ing. Sir Philips views of American So
clal and public bias are anything but pro-
found. He takes care, /nnd with good
reason, to say at the outset that his
book is not a treatise at all. but a series
of notes iotted down in rather l,aphazard
in his way, no matter how trivial. One
laughs at his little affectations here and
there and marvel at the waste of good
white paper on so many things that are
utterly Of no account in his final reckon
ing. But 1t is very cleverly do,,e-every
bt-and before the reader Is through ne
finds himself keeny entertained and IN a
good humor, which Is sufficient. The pre-
face Is rather startling, with Its solemn
declaration that II have written honestly.
without fear or favor, knowing we'll that
the imperfections Of our American cou-
sins, will easily find their counterpart with
us across the sea-" We brace ourselves
and prepare to bear with fortitude and
stern self-reprova the revelation OF some
great American backsliding and sin and
then we turn over and begin to read about
the naggng interviewers, the evils of the
c,pstom-house, the hideousness Of the
New York skyline. the excess of nerve
force expended in the great metropolis
by a money-mad people: the street cars,
.heralded by gangs loud enough5.t to wake
the dead, but not to save the living, and
the nasty habit of expcctorating upon
the sidewalks and a hundred other things
of like character. The relief Is great.
We hide away our consciences about to
be Stricken, and settle back comfortably
TO read and laugh. II. "a
Here is a Britain who actually, after
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-18

Harry Leon Wilson. the author Of "The
has had n varied AMI lntnres ting
career. He was born ut Oregon, Illinois.
one hundred miles from Chicago. His
father was a country editor and the boy
almost grew up&rin printing office.
While attending school he became an ex-
pert compositor. He linked the hand-press
while his father ran off the weekly edi-
ton. At seventeen he left school, and
became a stenographer for the Union
Pacific Railway at Omaha. Subsequently
he went TO California6to gather material
for an American history. He also worked
as court reporters In 1887. after he re-
turned to &the service Of the Union F'a-
ciic he began to contribute to Puck.
In 1892 he becam associated with the Ia
mented II c. Bunner on the editorial
staff Of Puck. and on Burners death be-
came editor. conducting that well-known
periodical with success. He resigned III
1902 to devote his time writing books.
THE Spenders' was his first book and
success.
Mr.. Wilson has a summer home IN New
Hampshire and n winter home In the
Ozarks, forty miles from the railroad
He has a striking personality, but re-
firing disposition. He has displayed more
variety in the character o f his books than
any contemporary American author.
Asked the other day why he had written
THE Seeker, y Mr.. Wilson said; The
story told Itself to me and interested me.
1t seemed TO be one phase OF the larger
story that underies the dry facts Of our
social evolution.
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Z . (. L. ID & s r I , ID Us .
calm and deliberate consideration OF the
matter, casts discretion to the winds. ana
not only tolerates icc-Water and cock
tails. but positively commends hot-water
pipes, telephones In houses and bath-tubs.
Truly this Is an amazing thing. "In both
of these cases OF Iceland heat" says Sir,
Philip With engaging nalvotte, u found
that my preconceived notions had been a
fault" lie imagines that n well-dressed
American woman Is the best dressed wof
man In the world, and he is also graft
fed that in New York one sees nothing
Of The misery and restitution daily met
with In the streets of London. He, how w
ever seriously corrects The statement,
which he has heard made. that servants
in America won't accept gratuitles.'
(Sic) This says Sir Philip. Us quite a
mistaken notion,
Occasionally one encounters Il paragraph
so apt and timely as to be striking, Sir
Philip comments upon the habit OF vul-
garizing the landscape with gigantic pla-
card, proclaiming the excellence of some
body's pills or cigars. He notes the
American greed for money that leaves
no time to the enjoyment OF It after it is
gotten He spells New York socyy thus:
Society: he says scores of things tina one
cannot call together In a hasty review.
we wish to emphasize two Of these be-
cause they are important which cannot
be said of the major portion Of the book.
In the minds of all self-respecting
Americans Sir Philip will find fcrvent
echo of his sentiment concerning the
"yellow press of New York and other
cities. Here the calm and deliberate
Britain strikes out with amazing fierce
ness:
THE harpies of the gutter press Of
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n Xxi
volt thought and rational pletyi ne
more more speeu!ativa and controyeEslal Is,
poets Of religion viii be lsft as' 9, er Il
Martineau' works are rich n mateF'a'
for such a book, 8s.ls =.
4 hook which places before one ne, ne ,,a
life and character 81 Empefo ana not sl as
r lepo n'' and rumor have made him, was was
r p'nbIished BY Harper s Brothers on sep p
tember stu under the t1tle !, 1mpsTa,of ou q.
Rex The writep.is the wsl! kn N',, ,e SIS,
thor@of Tho Martyrdon OF an Esnp 't ,s,s
a keystone OF Rnpre, and other p y !
graphical works. The account q AVIS u,!ne
German Emperor is based a.; u Y ai hat
Witch more Will be said later. The yol.r
ume viii iii contain autograph portraits !. OF q
The Emperor and members Of the tmpe ~,
family, 1t Is believed thatlthis htogra d y:
viii enab American readers 70 nnder-
stand William II. better than they have
hIthexto been able to DO. the popular con-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-18
ception Of this monarch ha1lng been large
ily based, 1t now appears, not only upon
misconception Of his acts, but upon Will
full calumny as we'll. f,aB

It is learned. from the September In
stalment OF Mrs. Hunphry Wards abb
sorbing novel, The Marriage Of William;
Ashe,E that the story is to be one Of mar
,ried life and not OF courtship, Three
years have elapsed since the last CHAPTER,
IN which Lady Kitty Bristol admitted 70
William 9Ashe that she adored him, How
life to matrimony is graphically evident
in the September number, and the pron,-
lem seems to lie between William Asho's
political career and Ibis young wife. a.
serial that constantly whets the readers
appetite, for more is something to be no.
.ticed In these days, There Is another one
now In course Of publication winch Us
equally successful in this respect--Mrs
Thurstons The Masquerader, IN IlarpeFs
.Bazav. .{Ss II
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New Publications.

MI Henry James's new novel. THE
Golden Bowl" will be published by Charles
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-18

In anticipation Of the centenary OF DR.,
James Martineau's birth next spring, the
American Unitarian Association will pub
fish this fall a volume of selections from
his religious and devotional writings, ~
will bn Of the nature Of q manual OF de-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-18

The literary event Of the summer may
be said to have been the celebration OF
the centennial OF the birthday Of Haw-
.thorne. At Bowdoln College the tribute
to this master OF fiction was given by
Mr. Bliss Perry Editor of the Atlantic
Monthly. Mr.. Perry has shown his grasp
of the subject Of fiction In his admirable
book on the Study of Prose Fiction which
is used as a text in many leading col
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-24
Gen. Carr's Model Farm.
(Dnrham Snn.l

w Fl. Hopkins, the plumber, has a
large force of hands up at Occonee-
chez, General Cars farm, remodel1ng
and putting in an entire new system
of water works over the farm. There
has been much work going on at this
farm this year, and when the General
gets through with his contemplated
changes this will be one of the best
appointed farms in this section of the
country.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-24

Temporary Chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Convention and
Member of the Committee
on Resolutions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-22
NORTH SIDE NOTES.

Charles Loss is building a residence at 1926
Eme1 son avenue N. Mr.. Loss is the we'll known
captain of engine No. of the fire department.
The North Side branch of the Salvation Army
is digging the foundation for new barracks
on Twentieth avenue N, between Washingtos
and Second street. .t-.. W.
A new church is being built BY the German
Bnptists on Twentieth avenue N, between Sew
enth and Eighth streets. The church is brick
veneer, and will be completed before the hou
days. s.~-r i
ladies' cinch club. the Auft Weidersehen
club, has been formed on the North Side. The
first meeting was held at the home of Mrs. p.
Meder. Mrs. Young holding high score. The next
meeting was held at the home Of Mrs, A. Rein
icke, Mrs. Young again winning. Dainty refresh
nents were served in the dining groom, which was
beautifully decorated with roses and carnations
The next meeting will be held at the home Of
Mrs. Young Nov. %. At the end of the series
prizes will be distributed. The members Of thu
club are: Mines. P. Meder f. Young, La Belle
| Marsalois, Bazine, e. Wagner. G. Hass, o.
Krogstad, p schlamp. A. Reinicke, B. Meder
Johnston, J. kellar. ~
The new roller skating hall at the corner o.
Washington and Eighteenth avenues N was opened
last Monday night. About 1000 people wer'
| present at the opening, and the hall has beer
crowded every evening. The hall cost SIS, 500 ant
is managed by Shumpik. North Side society ha
taken up the SPORT and 1t promises to become ex
J tremely popular.
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favor Of it. For years have been very
much interested in the st. Paul public
baths and their progress. Ninety-nine
out Of 100 people will say good word
for those baths: IF this agitation
amounts to anything it will be the very
best thing possible for the city. 4 It
ization Of their sanitary conditions and and
desire for cleanliness. The remedy
would be right in their hands. I will
do all in my power to help this agita-
ton along, and think the North Side
club should work for that end. .
Miss Clara w. Blethen said: ssT am
in favor Of the baths and think it would
be good thing for the North side.''
can bank said: II am greatly in favor
North Side club will soon take hold Of
the matter, probably at it's next meet
| ing. The baths are needed.o
| "''Would Make Better Citizens
A. E. Barker said: IT hope that this
contemplated bath house may become .
reality. By bringing baths within the
reach of the poorer classes, it will
make better citizens and better men OF
them. Once get them interested and
it will be great thing for them
Cleanliness will lead to better things
think that the club will soon take The
matter up and push IT."
| Nick Faber said: haven't given
the matter much thought, but I'm sure
keep boys away from the river. J, A
bath house up near Seventeenth avenue
would be a fine thing
A. F. LEM said: ~ think it is a
good proposition and I am in favor
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From the Pilgrim.

Before a. professional tramp enters a
strange town, he is always careful to
be well supplied with data concerning
it. They, who thus illicitly travel the
to west, and from north to south, are
travelling geographical and social ency-
clopedias. A fraternal instinct for the
mutual protection Of members of their
order, renders tramps always eager to
impart to others any desired informa-
ton of this kind. Thus it is, that, if a
town be "hostile," he. does not: wait
mediately when it commences to slow
down, for he is well aware that a blue
coated guardian Of the peace has been
stationed at the depot, for the express
purpose of catching him unawares. He
heads at once for the, back streets, to
beg water and soap, and, any garments
he may require, to make him appear
member Of the community. He is care
full to familiarize himself with the
streets leading to the railroad, and to
and from the main thorofare, memoriz-
ing also the name of street or two in
the workingman s quarter of the town.
himself to it's heart, to begin serious
thoroly safe, in this guise, from detec.
ton by the police, unless he be care.
less or taken off his guard. If a city
be exceptionally "hostile' he will
leave his train some miles below it;
and, if he has nickel, will ride in on
the street car; if not, he will approach
it on foot.
Once in the business section. the
Hphoney'' union cards, referred to in
the previous articles, come again into
play. He makes a round Of the various
shops, employing the trades of which
he Processes to be member, and with
its aid, and the use Of skillful hard
luck story, many are the nickels, dimes
quarters and half-dollars which make
| their way into his pockets. Union men
as rule, are ardent, sympathetic dis
ciples of the doctrine of The brother
hood Of man, and fully practice thei1
own preachings in this regard. The
lwily tramp recognizes this, and plays
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upon their sympathies by the aid Of
the "union card'' he has obtained in
some tenderloin quarter, where thieves,
rogues and grafters of all descriptions
manufacture or steal them as the case
may be. The union man never suspects
he is being "gulled''; and, indeed, sell
dom discovers it; but continues his
work with the feeling inspired by
supposedly charitable act :worthily per-
formed, while Mr. Hobo has much ado.
to hide his contemptqous grins at the
CARDS his card as a Christian does his
Bible; to him it means transportation,
food, lodging and drunk. r..
AS the midnight hour approaches,
our hobo commences to bethink him
templates longer stay. # it be sum
mer, knowledge box" (schoolhouse)
church, porch, outhouses, box cars, or
even a sheltering tree by the roadside
| in the suburbs suffices. But Whe9
winter clutches the landtin its icy en-
brace, these resorts are are. not quite com
Portable enough. Our friend ISM fas-
tidious, however, so he takes moiety
of his beer money, and secures guar
tiers, for the night, in a ten-cent lodg-
ing house. Imagine the scene: "A low
rooted, whitewashed room about SIX
teen by twelve feet in dimensions, con
tanning eight cots with occupants! Inc
doors and windows closed tightly to
keep out the cold, and ! incidentally = 70,
light to undress by is what comes from
a glittering candle about an inch long,
which must be blown out immediately
upon undressing, by order OF. the pro-
prietor. The beds ~ have for acces;,
Series rough canvas over an armful OF
straw for mattresses, and sacking fo1
covers. I'D .9a 81, s. z
But even the discomfort of these
rough surfaces might be endured, were
it not that these downy luxurles are IN.
tested with myriads Of Yerm1nl. fol
that reason a hobo not yet on friendly enc
terms with these obnoxious animals \ y
seldom does more than loosen his cloth
ing and take off his shoes. Imagine
the healthful, delightful condition.
which the purchaser of q ten-cent bee
gets for his money. On one side, Z
husky. fat CRATER with heavy -laborec
snore. On the other a ferret-nosec
thief clutching nervously at the bee
clothes as the vermin pay. him, extrs
attention. Five other beds, witt
scratching occupants. The air is rank
would RvaIdde YOU se haneS The hobo can I slee1
out doors in winter. The vermin, hi
and his kind almost the sole patrons
of these places, breed and bring them
selves. The lodging house keeper can
not give you an iron bedstead VIII
brass mountings, a felt mattress, ant
springs and clean linen for ten cent
per night. s..
! The professional hobo generaH.
travels and operates alone; but, IS upol
arriving at some large t9HEpt OF city, h
happens to meet other cangenial mem
bers- of his prof pooling or in
\ terests is sometimes undertaken, q hob
i camp set I'D. and the town is system
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NEW WHISKY AND OLD CHICKEN.

$50 you dined at Rigby's?" -. 49,.
Eyes. The chicken they served must have
been 10 years DID,
'And the whisky?''
''Well, that was about as old as the chicken
should have BEEN" .- .. +, ~e-. s=a ....g-
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AND SHE DID,

!. AND SHE DID,
* ~ re Houston Post. s
+, 81 have a premonition, ',.* hoarsely Whispered
she, pulling OUT her first gray hair. S54%4
'fPremonition OF what?'' growled her husband
"Premonition that + shall dye tonight"
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atically worked. The spot for camp
usually chosen is in the outskirts, on
some wooded tract, not too far from the
railroad. Here the profits are divided
and the different territory allotted. At
nightfaH all congregate to this point
with the spoils and supplies; and over
tho "hobo stew the incidents Of the
day are discussed. Hobo stew'' is a
triumph of the culinary art, that these
gentry have q particular weakness for.
/ A large iron pot is purchased, begged or
stolen, and half filled with water. Into
this are. thrown pieces Of beef, pork,
| chicken (from some robbed hen roost)
bread, potatoes, carrots, onions, and in
| fact everything edible that has been or
can be secured. When the savory mess
is sufficiently boiled, it is eaten, with
much gusto by the tramp. These camps
are never kept in existence long, how
ever, because the hobo realizes that
the danger Of detection, and round.
up, is an ever present one, when a large
number remain long together in any
one camp. - >@e>a. ~: ."~'" =
Professional tramps, like the birds
have regular migratory seasons. From
April to September, this tide Of immi.
grafton is toward the northern and
eastern states and the region Of the
middle west. From November or
through the winter, his peregrinations
take him SOUTH. southwest and to the
southern Pacific coast. New York is 6
safe harbor at any time. It, with Chica
: 90, in summer, forms the Mecca of thu
. prof essional tramp. In winter his Elysia1
| fields are New Orleans, Frisco and the
southern. points ii Florida, Alabama
| Georgia. and Texas. .., ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-22
SHALL 1 |. FIRE LIMIT
BE MADE LARGER?
QUESTION INTERESTS RESIDENTS
OF THE THIRD WARD.
Some Favor Extending the Limit, While
Others Approve the Pending Ordi-
nance to Restrict the Protected Ter
ritoryNorth Side Has Had Few
Costly Commercial Fires.

North side citizens are divided in
their opinion about the proposed ordi.
nance to cut down the fire limits in the
Third ward. On general principles it
is Thought that they should be strict
~ maintained, as the FIRE protection can
not be too good. On the other hand,
many believe that on the outskirts the
fire limits are too rigidly maintained
and work a hardship with the poorer
people. .#a=
g. s. Wingate said: IT haven It
given the matter much thought, but it
seems to me that the fire limits ought to
be extended if anything. Fire protec.
tlon is not very good, and I think !
would pc opposed to cutting down the
M. M. Preston said, ct do not think
that the fire limits should be cut down
GOOD substantial buildings should be
built and not cheap, flimsey affairs that
are. regular firetraps. Extend the
limits If anything - ~ 49,. r..
William Sorenson believed that frame
buildings should not be allowed on the
main streets. Nevertheless he thought
that on the, outskirts Of the ward, PEG
houses. cit is true that fire protection
could be improved here, !" he said, 'but
in eleven years Twentieth avenue n
has had only one fire and that did about
| $15 damage. These fire limits in some
cases prevent a broadening out of thu
ward.
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"PHONEY" UNION
CARDS ARE USED
HOW THE GENUINE HOBO
''WORKS' A NEW TOWN.

The Professional Makes Use Of the
Idea of Human Brotherho
Ten-Cent Lodging House and the
Awful Terror of It's Verminif
, Beds-The Tramp's Migratory Sea-
son and Where He Is Found in Win
ter,