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Paris at the booking Offices OF the tourist
agencies. There Is natty little Frenchman
with pointed beard and flirtatious smirk
gazing at the top Of the secretary's POM
padour, just visible over the rolltop desk;
there is stout German with his frau gowned
In creaky black satin o company OF three,
four, five, six young women. Of uncertain
ages, but certain localities. You would
know that they we're born in the vicinity
Of Bunker Hill before they spoke.
There are contingents from the West
the South and down Maine way, each COM
pairing notes Of the reasons why they have
chosen this most reasonable and obvious
method Of learning little about the land
marks Of the city to which people come
year In and year out and really learn moth
ing about the information which relates
to shops and theatres.
p A middle-aged man.. who has the air
Of financial prosperity voices his need to q
SCORE OF people waiting to take seats In the
downtown coach
|1've been coming TO New York now
ever since can remember and just Tpade
up my mind to take couple Of hours this
trip and learn. something about the old
place. Somebody from my town came
back and held me up one day apd asked
II I'd ever seen Charlotte Temples grave
and II wasn't disappointed at the tree
Ii Hung Chang planted.
-Never'd seen either one Of 'em, and
Just made UP my mind that no young man
Of twenty-one-the fellow that asked the
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two others dashed across to the opposite
bank, when a shot struck number two and
he fell.
The uninjurcd scout flung him across his
back and plunged into the bushes, hoping
to escape, but was pursued and shot four
times With superhunan strength he sta g.
gered along, his bleeding companion all the
while beseeching to be left behind.
But the brave fellow knew that the Japa-
nese camp was very near. and pressed on
At last he was forced to drop his burden,
remembering the vital news he had to I'm
part, and with one last effort reached Kuro-
hi's lines.
More dead than alive he poured out his
story and then lapsed into unconscious
ness, For time his life hung In the bal
apo,. but youth and strength prevailed,
and there he sat before us, q sturdy young
solr,e,. ready 10 return TO his Emperor
service, despite four bullet wounds.
Another curious case was that Of youn &
fellow, badly cut about the head and ears.
see what those ungrateful Coreans did!
They threw stones at this man and nearly
killed him. was the Marchioness Oyama's
remark TO rns as the Surgeon General told
his story.
Thus for two hours we passed from one
ward to the other, impressed more and more
by the hearty condition Of the wounded
Unlike the sick, they have no long period
OF commissioners. Once their wounds heal
they are well men, and II ~ been demon
strated that no other soldiers recover so
quickly from wounds "a the Japanese, their
physical condition being attributed 10 the
nature Of the Japanese ration.
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THE SUN, SUNDAY, September 2s, 1904.

queer sign on the other sideY No? That
is known as the crazy sign; 1t Ii In 'front.' Of
one Of the moat successful firms In the
city, and when 1t was first started the pro-
prietors little girl drew 1t on her slate.
Her father had It copied. enlarged and has
even In city Of queer signs
The New Yorker assumed an attitude OF
interest.
swell, that's one on me. Never noticed
II before, and it's right on Broadway.
AT this point the coach is stopped by q
congestion of traffic, and row OF curious
and amused people line the sidewalks,
That" says the guide, pointing to them
grayely,' Ii known as Rubberneok row.
You Will find just such rows all over New
place, from a funeral TO hole In the ground
The lady from Harrison, Pa. wrthes
resentfully.
Il. don't SEQ why New York people have
TO stand and cape 30 for. I've seen New
York people IN the streets Of Harrison,
HARRISON folks and acted a good deal
. On the coach was a genuine cowboy:
He wore q sombrero with three dents. and
II any one had searched him for concealed
weapons he would probably have disgorged
aI,m looking for Nick Brown he had
explained to the guide as he had orawled
over the spinsters into place. he was
out to the ranch last year and asked me to
look him UP when I came to N'York.'
Have you his addressf"
II lost It," he explains, shamefacedly
but don't you take any trouble TO go out
Of your way. III be sure and find him wher-
ever there's anythin' DOM"
I It was In the centre OF Rubberneck row
that the cowboy spotted Nick. He leaned
over and touched the guide. "There's
Nick, now. Can you wait till get out and
get his number I don't want to lose the
rest Of this ride
The guide waited and the party watched
while the cowboy and Nick met. 1t ended
by the cowboy dragging his friend into the
coach and depositing him alongside OF Miss
Boston.
Say, he's always intended, when he had
tfme to look up that milestone that marks
the beginning Of the old Post road. Nov 3
o good time, amt II, guide?'
The coach moved along while various
objects Of interest were pointed out.
sYou will now look down Broadway and
view the cafon Of skyscfapers.
The top Of a coach Is the best place in
theworld to get just the right point Of view.
Que has neither the birds eye view that
! you get from the top Of high buildings
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sAll ready for the downtown ooaoh!'
sounded through the waiting room, and the
groups got their checks ready and started
for the sidewalk.
The chauffeur, a proud and naughty
gentleman, is In place at the wheel. He
has all sorts Of certificates to his expert
ness Any one who was skilled in telling
fortunes by the back Of the neck could
tell that he was above his place and that
the iron had entered his soul for not hav-
. Ing the opportunity Of taking charge Of the
auto OF millionaire.
The guide represents democratic tep-
denotes He II friends Immediately with
every man, woman and child on the coach.
He glves them little bits Of information about
hiasslf az he hslgs them IN mar and ,S out ,.,,
years. Nothin' in It these days-all goes
TO the syndicate Like the business frat
rate, little hard on the throat, but it's In
the open air. and, best OF all, it bPings me
IN direct contact With the people-the
The. chauffeur does not turn his head.
but his shoulders rise haughtily and his
bump OF disdain swells 30 that his hat is
pushed over on one ear.
The people begin the ascent Of the ladder
comes CLOSER 10 see the fall styles in hosiery.
They don't get much information from
the Roston spinsters, who draw their clothes
closely about their loves limbs so that
progress is almost impossible and are
gently lifted into their seats by the stalwart
guide, who covers heroically the msstep
Of the Last one, who lost her hold and would
have exhibited fat heels and four buttons Of
q common sense shoe II Il had not been
blushingly and hopes he didn't look.
Miss Manhattan has beaded slippers with
red heels, She has also new laos trimmed
heiotrope silk petticoat and she 10 altrustic
in temperament. She lifts it daintily
and stops twice In the short ascent to lift
1t little more She believes in having an
ankle TO wtndward. >..s
The typical New Yorker, who. thinks he
knows all about New York, takes the vacant
seat near the standing point of the guide,
and after few more arrivals stow them
selves into place the coach is wheeled
about and circles the Flatiron Building
before 1t starts down Fifth avenue Ques-
tions begin. The fret questioner Ia a
middle aged~lady with soft white curls
and railroad time tables in her hand.
MIR, Guide, can you tell me when the
Occidental and Oriental steamers leave
San Francisco for Hong Kong?-
Sorry can't ma'am.'
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TOXIC, Aug. 2s.-The Red Cross Society
Of Japan is national organization, hence
all its hospitals are in use to-day for con-
NIescent soldiers from Sasebo anc hiro-
shima.
Last week visited the Red Cross hospital
N the Kopmachi district with committee
from Imon Fujin Kwai ladies Aid Society,
Consisting Of the Warehouses oyama
Warehouses Nateshima, Baroness Matsu-
daira, Baroness Senge and Nine: Chthda IL
was one Of the most interesting az instruc-
live experiences Of the summer.
First we were ushered into the individual
rooms Of the officers, with whom the Jap
anese Indies exchanged q few REMARKS
With but few exceptions these men wee
Wounded at Nanshan. They said little OF
The bloody DAY, as II they would put 1t from
them. 4-
We paused at the door OF each ward.
bowed to the inmates, and then listened
eagerly to all the Surgeon General could
tell Arrow Of low iron bedsteads, each with
mattress, sheets and scarlet blankets
extended along each side of the room,
and on these patients sat In japanese fash
'on' on their heels. and bowed low as the
party approached. They wore unhleached
muslin kimonos with red cross on the
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PLUCh AND DEVOTION OF A
WOUNDED JAPANESE SCOUT

left arm and sat with downcast eyes in
q Kramer peculiar to the Japanese when
In the presence OF elders or superiors.
The descriptive list of each patient, with
the outline OF mans figure, showing where
he was wounded, the entrance and exit OF
bullet &c, lay on the bunk, and when II
was a case of special interest, from pro-
fessional standpoint, the Surgeon-General
discussed it with the attending surgeon
and IN several instances the patient was
toll 20 open his kimono and show the
yound. II seemed impossible that those
s,natl scars could have been made IN 70
deerly q way. And the freoAo 'U those
Russian bullets battle description
Pnusing before one splendidly built
sturdy fellow the surgeon showed us four
wounds through back breast, arm ana wr1st'
He had been scout on the,Yalu
In the cold gray dawn OF March morn
ing he was making his way back to hurokis
headquarters from the enemy's lines, with
two comrades who had shared the perilous
mission. They had reached marrow
stream, when, suddenly, shots from behind
allowed they were seen by the enemy.
One of the brave fellows fell dead In the
s.ream. II u not the business OF scouts
to f,ght, but to report observations, so the
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QUEER THINGS you ~. ~, e. 2.
SEE IN YANKEE LAND.

BANGOR. Me-. Sept. 24.-Erekiel Kinds OF
Newport. Me-. aged IS, has just taken up
cigarette smoking, He says he has had his
fill Of whiskey and rum and hard cider.
smoked pipes and cigars and ohewed all
kinds OF plug, and as he hasn't q great
while longer to i've be thought he would
get his whsck at cigarettes, not caring to
miss any part OF the fun OF this life.
A tramp up in Piscataquis county rang a
doorbell the other day, and when the woman
Of the house, raw boned, determined
looking person, came to the door, he asked,
thinking 1t q good joke; Madame, will
you marry mef'
The woman unrolled her sleeves, reached
for her hat and jacket and said;
well, I've buried four on ye, and reckin
! amt takin' no stuEpl'
The tramp fed. Telling the story At
the village grocery, he added: When you
go up that way, you want to find out whether
you're on Widows avenue or Old Maids
row.
Ezekiel Williamson, a veteran goadsman
Of the town Of Jay, is now in his eighty-third
year, but at the Androscoggin county fair
last week he took the prize over . score Of
youths as the best or teamster on the ground.
Uncle Ned Gregory Of the Strickland road,
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ONE KIND or UNION TYRANNY.
Iron Worker Not Allowed TO DO Work OF q
Lower Grade.


A contractor who Ia engaged In erecting
iron work on the stations in the subway
ran UP against new version Of the union
labor game the other day. He was taking
on new men and needed both finishers
and helpers.
The Housesmitbs and Bridgemen's Union,
the organization which Sam Parks ruled
in the good old days Of graft has two classes
OF members-fnishers and helpers. They
are two distinct trades but arc governed
by one set Of officers. A helper, after serv-
ing an apprenticeship, can become fin
isher, but each class must stick to Its own
kind OF work A finisher gets $3.50 a day,
6 helper S..
The contractor had no difficulty in OBJ
tanning all the fnisheTs be needed, but
there was O lack OF helpers. He was look
ing after his work on the station at Forty
second street and Park avenue when a
man applied for a job as q finisher. He
had no helper and said he couldn't find
one. 1t was necessary that fnisher and q
helper should " ork together on this par
tioular job.
Just then another workman !, me along
and asked that he be put TO work. He was
hnisher, but when the contractor said he
needed q helper the man said he'd go to
work for the smaller ray as any v DIRK vas
welcome. The two men were started putt
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ting UP the iron grille around one Of the

ting up the iron grille around one OF the
stairways.
The contractor moved on up the subway
to see how the work at the other staff ons
was progressing The next morning his
foreman reported that neither of the two
new men on the Forty-second street station
had showed up. Then the man who had
been employed as a flnisher came to the
contractors office with the explanation.
He and his mate had been at work about
an hour, he said, when an eagle eyed agent
Of the union came along. He asked for
the mems cards. Each produced q finisher's
card The flnisher who was working ss q
helper was told to quit, as he had no right to
work In the grade below, even though he
was willing to accept less pay. The fact
that no helpers were to be had made no
difference. He obeyed the order to quit
and the other man had to quit, too, as II
was impossible for him to work alone.
The man who wanted to work as helper
could continue to do 30. the agent told him,
IL ne would take out helpers card. II
he did 90, however, he would have to work
his way back into the nnishers' class and
that might take several years.
Its q new one on me-, said the con-
tractor In relating the incident. sEo one
would suffer by the finisher's working a. q
helper, but he had to bow to the rules and
remain idle, although he was entirely will.
ing to do inferior work for time
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Caribou, who is more than 100 years old.
u digging his potatoes by hand. N."iR~
The newest marvel Of ,Aroostook county
In q mouse that has been taught TO pick the
banjo. H. G. Nelson. the man who owns
the mouse and trained 1t, declares that the
little animal has charmed the house cat with
its banjo playing, and thst the two, enco
mortal enemies, are now ohums. 49,
Elliott Scott of Vinalhayen was thrown
from a cart few months ago, sustaining
a dislocation Of the spinal vertabre, !, He
was sent to hospital In Portland, from
which, to the, great surprise OF the. surgeons,
he was discharged perfectly cured a few
days ago. Now no has an engagement in
O Boston dime museum at "a a day with
nothing to do, Before tbe lucky accident
he had to work hard ten hour a day Tor 81.
nasiness Men's Csrrespendenoe BY Telephone.
From the BkaroaI Reriett.
An excellent scheme for business men who have
considerable correspondence but who hardly re
oulrr the constant services Of stopogJsphcr. has
been evolved by . Cleveland mag. ,. -.
BY means o. Telephone exchange and pfivate
system, his patrons telephone their correspondence
70 Q number Of osmpetcnt and rapid stenographets.
who receive the material and reproduce IL on she
typewriter. In this way SIX stepegrsphers pie
said 70 be able 10 handle the morning corresppnd-
ence OF forty business men in all parts of Nc ely
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nor the worms view that )u get on the
ground People and places have a dis
tinct proportion. The perspective Of the
skyscrapers is particularly interesting. Way
down it seems to close up, the lines OF vision
converge, and from the point where the
guide stops it looks like long narrow V.
The German becomes greatly agitated.
IN bet you So" he said to Frau, that
the coach can't got through
DO you get anything for yelling out the
man as they pass famous hotel and
restaurant
Not a cent, answers the guide, mourn
fully. Il think they add to my check
whenever / go there"
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is
Trinity Church. the only thing that ever
got ahead of Wall Street and stayed there
At the Stock Exchange anotbsr row OF
rubbernecks forms as the coach Ia light
sned for the moment of it's freight. This is
a dss %ors Witch e draws ses
The guide holds the BosVl skirts care
fully. turning away his own eyes. Tho
New Yorker stays on the coach and chats
with the chauffeur, who unbends slightly.
Cant gee why II is, argues the New
Yorker. shat everybody stops and laughs
At these coaches Why, there amt any
thing amusing about lot of people dnv-
ing slowly about a city and seeing Its his
isf'
The chauffeur has but one explanation.
New York folks are the easiest ones in
the world TO be amused. They'll stare
and laugh at anything; Why, I suppose
II the amount OF time that New York men
holes since the commencement could be
REQ! toned up II would represent years Of
working days
The Stock Exchange was quiet. Ths
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1 1Ssn .o .JhsusRt you knew new your toy, town
1Thds b. the Ghetto. where there is a roo
ord Of 2 birth an hour and lower rate OF
crime than IN any similarly thieky p9pp-
Amt a birth every hour crinninal9'
aaked the Boston spinster disappr ringly
I 1t would be IN Boston, 'tIi rs :
That's Steve Brodies,' says one Of the
Il s hseas tss spp bav II he u sh
ever the Brooklyn Bridge ''t.7 ''fT
From: not over eorreots the guide.
Sfeu will note - we turn into ;Br24aM3y
again. the Park gov building. this. highest
Y N ssk s9 y sstsRss s. y 'ss
,Stii other sights Of interest 1t is
4oticesble that. the New York men know
less. and as time goes, on, ask more
once or twice they correct me saise, Who
receives their words courteously' end
promises to incorporate them in his nek
lectyIs /, a., I,
| new myseh from some one in tie party
or something . suggested 10 me- New
York " a wonderful city; there " hardly
an inch Of ground from the site of the first
settlement OF white men on the Island OK
Manhattan to the site Of the worlds fair
In 1888 that has not It's especial iuferest
Never heard Of, either? You don't say !?
Thought you knew your little old New
| York .. -, =.
Perhaps you don't know how: A. z.
Stewart got his start In lhe?n ~ 'f''q S.W
The coach IL passing the former site, CT
| the old Stewart store- ,ssn.. q ;, fst-sA.
well, legend has. il. that when. a. 7.
| Stewart stopped the runaway horses OF a
certain wealthy lady IN New York and she
offered him any reward he xantadsi he
| asked heT to allow her carriage 70 stand
oytside his store for, two, hours q day
She did it. and before long there were other
carriages, then others, until treffic vas
blocked for a mile. Their bisT fott,tnes be-
|, gan: - .,1t1 g ~ 't.'E.
I'VE are now; Indies and gentlemen,
passing, the last plate glass, mindow that
! you viii see before we reach the terminal
of our trip I would suggest that the
ladies Az their hats for the last time. Also.
would suggest that in alightiug SOU take
care not to break yMlr necks and thus spail
what hope has been pleasant and profit
> able trip Thank you!"
The New York man pressed bill into the
/ guides hands. ~ 49, : ff5 z
1T was worth it, old man. I'm proud OF
my little city
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why. they told me in the Office that the
guides would answer any questions that
were asked them'
within limits, ms'sm. within limits
you will please when ! say right turn
to the right; and when say left turn to the
"On the right-right, / said-,s the house
where the detectives watched the bricks
couple Of days for Reggie m Sanae asss
The detectives knew he wasn't there, but
1t was easy work and we'll paid for.
Those who take the uptown trip viii
see the famous house OF Mrs. Ogden doelet'
who lost the Jewels.
In again. .
DO people have to wear hanneis in
Italy?' ,,.,,.
and in Egypt mex, next year s.,d ma am anu 'hen
This ia the church where John Rogers,
the father of Presbyterlanism, preached
and below it one where the largest eceiesi.
astical painting In the world Is hung. Hight
opposite is the only building besides the
Consulate which is permitted to fly the
French tricolor.
sThis, ladies and gentlemen Is the famous
Tifnny's-the brides JOY and the BRIDE
grosn's sorrow.
look conscious, and the bridegroom blurts
ont with that necessity OF confession that
overwhelms the sinner, Il bought one
there yesterday; it's q sorrow, all right"
| The bride pokes him playfully and tells
her neighbors that he's just Joking, that's
ALL
The coach rounds dead mons curve,
which the guide with thrill in his voice
which makes even the Deadwood product
sbiyer, announces that there was a time
when the deaths there averaged Oh, a day.
Worse than Deadwood.' says Miss
Smith.
the old fashioned swinging sign, the exact
smile Of those in the old country. and may
| be surprised to learn that, tiny as it Is, the
| place rents for IS 900 q year"
well, I suppose I've been by that
thousand times" announces the New
Yorker. sand I never noticed 1t before
sYou, OF course, know the history Of the
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questions was my son. by the way--was
going to get the best Of me, and this time
I'd see the tree that Charlotte planted and
the grave of Ii or I'd know tho reason why.
Couldn't find a cabman In town that
had ever heard of either one Of EN-. Too
busy countin' up his gold, spose, and then
see these people seeing thanGs here and
here I am"
The guide, who looked hks Nat Good
win, but said he wasn't. explained that he'd
turn the gentlemans head before they
finished tn drive.
He who took this particular party down
town was one OF q capable corps. This
corps Is made up OF actors out OF an engage
ment, ministers who need vacation from,
the pulpit. and young college men eking
out their terms. The guides are required
to fit themselves cat with a course OF Man
haitian history and to be able to repeat the
same ertertainingly. All jokes are care
fully edited in the Office and none is allowed
to creep in which might hurt the feelings
of the occupants Of the coach.
Couldn't you tell us about any OF these
exprrgated jokes?' the manager was asked
well, here's an example: One OF the
guides pointed out St. Johns Cathedral,
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than the broksrsl'
This ultimatum not being disputed, the
party started again for the coach.
o.sS qsa o ns ssss st.ss
10 New York. Near It Is the bonded ware
house whose four and half stories repre-
sentsd, when It was built. New York's only
skyscraper. Never saw 1t beforef' This
to the New York man.
Business In these small oyster houses
rises and falls With the tide.
overwhelmingly. AIsh dot SOY Well wot Of
to &c s.SEE tx turn: n ssd s Ss's
The oldest cemetery in town, the theatre
where Charlotte cishman, John McCu!lough
and other STARS Of the pact opce played,
interest are pointed out and then the coach
makes another dextrous turn into the
Chinese quarter.
The friend Of the cowboy and the other
New Yorker shake hands With their eyes
across the expanse Of seats.
Learning few about our little town,
the expression ssems to say.
4Whsre did Catherine slip?" asked the
New Yorker, facetionsly.
the toughest part OF New York. u Theo-
dore Roosevelt never did anything else
he did get these teneInents removed and
had the space turned into what b known
az Paradise Park. Don't mind II people
throw stones ct you and call you names.
| The stones never hit and the names don't
signify. Those are the free baths; they
| are used sometimes.
The contingent from down Maine shiver
| q little and suggest prohibition rs remedy
for toughness.
sThis Is the crookedest street in New
York, geographically considered. Please
note that put myself on record as using
the words geographically considered
This is the shortest street.
sNever heard of it? Ito the New York