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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-01
ADVENTURES OFF LABRADOR

Most men hesitate 70 say all-haye been
v-recked- every man woman, and child who has
sailed the Labrador has narrowly escaped. al
last TIE fashion Of that escape Is sometimes
northern seas when the man is but a pygTny
before the forces into the thick Of whose dread
passion his calling by chance takes him. The
schooner Ans Well (Which is a fictitious name
was HELPLESS IN the wind and sea and WhIriing
Enosv Of q great BLIZZARD Al dusk she vas driven
fnEhpre-nO man knew where. Strange CHS
doomed in the snow ahead, breakers-they were
port and starboard; the ship vas driving swiftly
into the surf. When she was fairly upon The
rocks. Skipper John, then a hand aboard at was
he who told me the stOTy1. ran below and tuIn-
bIed into his bunk believing IL to be the better
place TO drown IN. We'll, lads" said he 10 the
men IN the f0recaste. we got 1 go this time
IT'S no use goin' on deck" But the ship drove
and came suddenly into the quiet water Of a
harbOri
The ArIny Lass, bound nogth,s was lost IN the
fog They hove her 10. All hands knew that
she lay somewhere near the coast The skipper
needed a sight Of the rOcks-just a glimpse q
some headland OF isiand-UO pick the course Il
WIS important that ne should have IL There Was
peared to be steady-and the sea was quiet
Prom the TOP OF IL, he thought (the FOG was
dense and seemed TO be lying iOW) he might
see far and near. HIS crew put him on the ice
wiki the quarter boat and then hung OF q bit
He clambered I'D the side Of the berg. Near the
summit he had 20 cut his fOOthold with an
axe. This was unfortunate; for he gave the
great white mass one blow too many. Il split
under his feet he feu headlO1g into the widen
ing Crevice. But he was apparently not a whit
the worse for II when his boats crew picked him
uD.-N. Duncan IN HsrperE
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IL THE STEERAGE.

An incident Of exceptional brutality and one
which showed very conclusively the meekness
with which the emiETInt submits 70 such treat
ment. fearing il viii affect his chances for being
landed occurred after dinner this day.
A group from Potenza in which we had some
friends, mad all been very seasick, but were
recovering and just beginning 70 ea1 and regain
their strength. Their dinner was fresh and hot
IN their pan. they having been among the last
TO be given their portion, and they FASTENED
into the lee Of the last hatch aft on the forward
deck and sat down TO enjoy it. On the hatch
was "A young sailor who had n Bosom, and VAS
sweeping the refuse and filth or the hatch cover.
Already "a pile OF repElslse dinner leaTtnGs was
gathered on he hatch not three feet from the
heads Of the F0teUZl group. He paused IN his
work and noticed that they were just beginning
their dinner. and in brutal sport gave grand
sweep with his broom TO The heaped-up refuse,
which landed II all over the uuwarned circle,
half filed their dinner pans and completely
ruined their meal The sailor stood leaning on
MS bosom laughing at his clever trick Not a
word did the poor devils say. but quietly rose,
poured their spoiled dinner over the ran, cleaned
OF their clothes well as they could, and waited
till supper TO appease their hunger.
IL WAS only the next day that a Greek who
bad been long enough in the States 10 become a
citizen and TO know his Individual rights. gave
a sailor a severe beating for jostling the Greeks
wife he disabled the German IN just three
blows.-(Frank Leslie's Monthly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-01
THE CAPE SABLE HoRsEFLY.

A dreadful pest Of the lower Florida swamps
is the Cape Sable horsefy Specimens measure
an inch and quarter in length Their bite
draws blood ike the thrust OF a knife Imagine
! swarm OF them dartIng around one like so
many hummingbirds, Fortunately, they are
not, at least early in the season, particularly
inclined to attack man The only domestic ami
NAL that can live in this country IS the mule
and even his tough hide requires dyproCf
stable for its protection and suit of armcr
when outdoors One day engaged q mule and
tipCart to save several miles OF weary Juggling
along the strip of prairie before struck of
into the interior TO visit great rookery. When
the guide brought the animal il presented
truly remarkable appearance, clad in a suit OF
burlap that would have afforded complete pro-
lection, save that the legs of the trousers" had
been slit down, Is the animal could hardly have
been induced 10 put them So the flaps hung
dangling about the legs, the ears projected
above. and the calm eyes gazed out through the
loophCles, surveying the swarm OF flies and the
stranger. We left him tied 10 q palm tree for
the day. At dusk when we returned the legs
Of the poor beast were dripping with blood and
he fairly frantic with pain We had
stormy experience in Harvesting him. having 10
be very spry 10 avoid being killed by the flying
hoofs. I felt sorry for the mule that was born
TO live in such a country.-CCountry Life 10
America
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-01
WHERE TO FISH IN MAY.

The seasoned angler is mindful Of the fact
that the brook trout is the first game fish of the
opening spring days to inspire an outing. The
black bass legal season in most Of the States
does not open until June lin several not until
the middle OF the month. and in others not until
July. The salmon can be taken legally at Ban
gor, Me. in April, also in the Canadian prov
inceS, but plethoric pOcketbooks and plenty Of
leisure are necessary to indulge in fishing for
them.
OF the other fresh water game fishes, the pike.
pickerel and muskaHOnge can legally be captured
from May I, except IN Pennsylvania and in the
State of Washington, where the season opens
on July l; in Canada they can be taken every
where in June. except in Quebec, where the
legal season does not open until July 1 (al-
though fishing for them is permitted UP to May
10 of each year,.
The States that prohibit trout fishing in May
are; Nebraska, Iowa CAIay 15), Colorado dune
y. Arizona Dune y and Washington dune y;
in Ontario the season opens on May 10, and IN
the other provinces on the same day.
Thus it viii be seen that a vast area OF trout
waters are open to the rod In the month OF
May, and there are but few sections of the
country that do not contain either streams or
lakes inhabited by these fish, available to the
earnest angler at little cost OF pocket or o
tme.-(OUting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-01
GIfr7pGeS Of Actual Life.
Amusing Paragraphs CuIIed from the May Mage

being that the position Of the successful-that
Is, the rleh-is delectable and intoxicating. and
me rank and file are expected TO compOTt them
selves with patriotic and Christian resignation,
ana not interfere with the free workings of the
Illllonair1un, an ingenious American substitute
Tor the millennium
me stock market. athletic sports and cocktails
were the tutelary saints of this section Of So
cleJy. Iney were habituaIIy long or short of
ne market from one or two hundred TO several
thousand shares, according to their means
ALley lciIoWed feVerlshly the prevailing faGs in
sport yachting, tennis polo rowing golf rack
cts hunting horse shows tas now a few years
iSbef. pTluge. ping pong and the deadly auto
hopnei. And after exercise before luncheon
ana dinner and on every other excuse they i'm
blbed cocktail or a whlskey and soda as a
hlllp 10 the nervous system. They were dash
ing manly looking fellows. these cornpanions of
Paul ingenious and daring in their business
enterprises or. if men Of leisure keen ana brill
lant al their games They set great store bv
physical courage and uufinChIug endurance of
perm and pain, and they would have responded
promptly 10 national demand for troops in
case or war but when anything arose on the
political or social horizon which threatened 10
disturb prices on the Stock Exchange they SET
their teeth as one man and hOWIed rnaledict ions
al II and its author. though il bore the sign
manual Of true progress. In short life for them
meant q bun market, galaxy Of competitive
sports and perpetual novelty From The Under
current by Robert Grant, in ScTibner's.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-01
JULES VERNE AT HOME.

Jules Verne rises early. like most sucrs -srul
writers. and has accomplished his DAYS work
before noon The afternoon ne deEoJes 10 q
study Of the newspapers and magazines. 81
read twenty journals day he told me. and he
finds there the material for his romantic voy-
ages. he began life with thoughts Of the law
He studied the manuals OF the jurisconsults 10
please MS parents; but ne wrote plays in verse
10 please himself. II is difficult to imagine the
well ordered fancy and scientific precision Of 4
Jules Verne harnessed 10 so runaway q steed
as the dramatic Muse. He wrote at least q
dozen poetIcal dramas, none Of which ne de-
clared with tinge OF sadness IN his tones
saw the light. Jules Verne even wrote an
historical drama founded on the English Gun
powder Plot AS I have said, his books number
eighty-eight-his publisher would never allow
him 10 deviate from his genre-bUt NJ Verne
has IN reality, written a hundred the other
books being prepared IN advance. For that rea-
son the volumes viii continue TO appear at reg
ular intervals Of two each year. Notwithstanding
that their gifted author has laid aside his pen
perhaps for ever. The next book, to appear IN
July, viii deal with automobilism: il will IL II
pleases you, be the morrow Of the Gordon Ben
tor n Verne in private life, however, has lit
tie sympathy with autOmobilisu. "One goes
az 50 many miles faster than the railway train
but - that real pFogressE" he asked. And all
this sport TO which the young Frenchman is
now addicted, regard II as most deplorable II
Is a sign Of deeadenCe. Much better TO make
brains instead Of strong arms and legA"-CThe
Pan Mall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-01
A LAMENT.

One morn, one beauteous morn, I rose from
sleep,
l knew full well what I would do that day,
Lie IN the grass and give my fancy play
Then write such lines one could not choose but
weep
The air the birds, the clouds that seemed to
creep,
The spanEled grass Gt was the month OF May
Chimed with my mood and bid me not delay:
Nor to myself my VagrCm fancies keep
To what base uses are our lines applied!
The lines l wrote to move the peCpled earth
And bring down Immortality on me,
The lines I wrote with love, and joy and pride
Moved the dun editor to senseless mirth-
Your sonnet fills gap upon page three"
Charles Batteu LOOMS, in The Metropolitan
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EYE STRAIN AND BRAIN FAC,

II you glance through the Biographies OF any
twenty-five great literary workers you win find
a strange and striking difference between the
personal lives OF perhaps half OF the number
and Of the others. Twelve fifteen will be
found to be comparatively healthy. while the
others are constantly afflicted, and endure lives
Of intense suffering. OF this class are George
Eliot, Huxley, De Quincy. the Carlyles. Park
man. Browning, Wagner, Spencer. Whittier.
Margaret Fuller. LeWes, Darwin and NietzSche.
II we examine carefully the biographies and
letters Of the fourteen geniuSes Just mentioned,
II viii be found that they all suffered IN much
the way. They had headache sick head
ache, dyspepsia, nervousness indescribable mis-
cry. irritabiIity, insomnia and detection More
over, all Of them learned every day that the use
Of their eyes in their occupations caused these
symptoms. and that the only cure was nOn-use
OF the eyes in such work
The sO-caIled brain fag' Is q SHY myth
The brain does not tire; intellectual work does
not hurt under normal conditions Il Is eye
strain that causes all the brain fag which the
newspapers have been exploiting OF late. Spen-
Ger learned this lesson. and escaped the tragedy
OF Nietzsche and Carlyle BY debating his writ
ings, getting others to do his research work for
him, and by being willing to go without vast
realms OF accurate knowledge Parknan was
driven to similar expedients- But all the rest
groaned and suffered even while they wrote
little notes and postal cards instead Of letters to
their best friends--tThe BOoldover-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-01
DAGUERREOTYPE STORIES.

Many amusing remarks were made at the
doors OF galleries A small frame containing q
dozen specimens would draw a crowd. One man
would undertake TO describe how they We're
made. You look in the machine, and the
picture comes-f you look long enough" An
other would say: 1T is not SO much the looking
that does 1t the sun burns il in if you keep
still Another made il all very plain by stat
ing The plate is a looking glass, and when you
Sit in front OF II your shadow sticks on the
plate"
How II came about was never known but the
impression became general that the sitter must
not wink No operator Of intelligence ever told
the sitter not TO wink, for the effort TO refrain
would have given the eye an unnatural express
sion. We found it a duty TO tel the sitter TO
wink as usual; that natural winking did not af-
feet the picture. Even then il was not always
understood. one old lady jumped out Of the
chair before a sitting was half over raising
both hands, and eXclalming. stop il, stop IL
Wiuked"
AnCthe- remarkable fact was that sitters sell
dom acknowledge their own likeness All
good but mine was the common decision An
AGED couple after examining their pictures came
TO this conclusion: Maria yours is perfect, but
this does not look hike ne" But the old lady
answered. ''Jeerns, yours is as natural IS life
but nine is a failure After a longer consuita-
ti0n the old gentleman said: We must know
each other better than we know ourselves Al
one time. when Daniel Webster sat for q cague--
reorvpe. the finished picture Vas held before him.
Turning away he said i am not 10 judge or
my own looks; II IS for you TO judge, and you
must decide whether the wOrK is worthy 81 your
reputation. "A BOgardus, II The Century
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-01
NO M1AuCRY IN GARDENING.

Our counsel is to avoid all mimicry In garden
ing as we would avoid 1t in speech or in gait.
Sometimes we do not mind beng repetiuous.
In gardening we say-aS II we had never SAID
II before-'almost the only thing which costs
unduly-in money in notifications for one
to try to give himself somebody else's gardenP'
Often we say this twice to the same person.
One OF the reasons we give against II is that u
leads to toy gardening. and toy gardening is Of
all sorts the most pitiful and ridiculous. No
true art we say. "can tolerate any make-be-
lieve which is not in some way finer than the re-
atty II Stimulates. In other words. imitation
should always be IN the nature of an aIoiabd
condescension. Whatever falseness, pretension,
or even mere fraiIty or smallness, suggests To
the eye the Intellectually Of toy is out of place
In any sort of gardening" We do not actually
speak all this but we imply it, and We often
ind that the mere utterance OF the words, toy
gardening" has magical effect to suggest all
the rest and to oVerwhelm with con-riuon tina
bad taste and friVolity of many q misguided at
tempt at adornment. At that word OF eXorclSm
joints Of cerulean sewer pipe crested with
scarlet geraniums. rows Of white eobbles along
the walk or drive like cannibal's skulls around
his hut, purple paint kegs of petunias on the
scanty doorsteps, crimson wash kettles Of YER
benas, anthin rockeries. and well sweeps and
curbs where wells are. go modesfly and for
ever into obIivion--CG. w Cable, in Scribners-
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were kept hot over boiling water The soup
was a bisque Of crabs, followed by a salmon
trout, with a sauce admirably prOpOrtiOned, and
then came an omelet of fish roe so round, so
odorOus, so redOlent of parsley and chives, that
for moment all conversation stopped. A salad,
on the leaves of which light, dewlike drops quiv-
cred preceded the dessert of three luscious pears
a cheese resembling Camembert and q pot Of con-
serves The cure did not say grace until he and
his guest had slipped from fragile, but not costly,
cups the limpid and hot Mocha. mo liqueursr'
the cure said For my friends, yesi But no
strong drinks for me; they are the resources OF
agep'
1t is recorded that the lady was affected al
most to tears by this combination of simplicity
and elegance. It was revelation, and 10 this
appreclative nnarquiSe, the introduction Of the
famous omelette thOn-the secret of which
was almost lost in the ReVOIution-into Partisan
society is due-(Adaurice F. Egan, in The Smart
Set
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-01
THE DANGERS IN DUST.

neither the hacIl that cause tuberculosis in
the human being are the same aS those which
cause II III other warm FLOODED animals and
even hSh. or whether they merely change their
appearance with their environment Is a ques-
non Tor the meteorological expert. That We
may become infected from other animals has
not the vital interest that the undoubted fact
has that We can, and do. become infected by the
germs that other men carry about and that the
home. The place where We take refuge from the
Ills Of life. IS precisely whore this dread disease
attacks US Inside the four walls II our houses
- where these deadly germs are implanted. are
nurtured and bring forth their harvest Il Is at
nome We must begin 10 defend ourselves. II Is
the part Of wisdom 10 do away with dust catch
ing CTaperieS and carpets Have the rugs
shaken and beaten out If doors. II you must
have carpets. sweep them with wet tea leaves
Sprlnkled on them Vine the furniture with a
moist cloth. not fiirt the dust about with a
bunch Of feathers on a stick Dust Is danger
GUS Remember that. Better 10 have some
critic write "SloVen' IN the dust upon the man
telpleCe than cloud the air with il and poison
your whole family Every bodys Magazine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-01
- CUREs pINNER

How few there are like the charming lady in
one Of BrflIat- Savarin's anecdotes! How few
there are who know what a good dinner is!
But she did although she had been brought up
in an artificial school She had called a
simple cure to offer aims for his poor, and she
did not know that cures dine in the middle Of
the day Dinner had just been announced, and
the cure asked her 10 dine with him. She con-
scented; il a new era IN her life. After that
culinary complications became vulgar in her
eyes pate de foie gras and cream laden sauces
disguised her, and even Nesselrode pudding.
unless made by artist, mace her unhappy. AS
for Liquors., she learned to regard liking for
them as q symptom Of advancing age. 1t was a
fast day, and this made perfection all the more
did3cult to attain on the part OF the CURES old
servant, Juliette- The tableeIoth glistened the
porcelain was sxquisitely white, q decanter of
good wine gave color TO the board the plates
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-01
A CIVIL WAR TOAST.

It may seem rather trite TO so back to Civil
War times for story but all the tales OF that
memorable time have not been told, and as this
one was personal experience of a relative of
mine 1 can Vouch for il. 1 have never seen II in
print nor heard any one else tell il.
My uncle. Major Thomas Ridsly was a sur
geOn attached to General Grants staff. It was
after the surrender of ViCkSburg. The Union
forces had entered the city and much merry
making and entertaining were going on One
night dinner was in progress at which many
Northern officers and large number of South
eru ladies were present. Many toasts had been
proposed and drunk, all OF them practically in
honor Of the successes OF the Union army and
the men responsible for them.
Finally one Of the Southern ladies. a great
beauty and noted for her intense partisan feel
ing for the South. arose and said, Gentlemen,
may I propose toast2'
With natural gaIautry and little trepidaton
the ranking officer said, Certainly
We'll. then, gentlemen, give you, The South
ern CoGfederacy'"
II was an embarrassing situation. But with
hardly a moments hesitation one Of the North
officers relieved the tension
Down with IL. gentlemen he cried; and the
glasses were drained without embarrassment
and without disloyalty.-( Lippincotts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-01
A Thrilling AIRsH1P EXPERIENCE

Once when I was flying over Paris. a rope
running from the long frame OF the engine
roUTn," suspended, got caught In the pulley,
fortunately In the long frame, not in the en-
CINE rOOm" I walked along the frame. which
Is about three inches wide. sideways. leaned
down. fixed the pulley and got back to my seat
In four or i've minutes How high was I then9
Oh. about q thousand feet, but held on to the
braces II anything happens TO my engine,
am balloonist, and therefore in a similar pre-
dicament to a sea captain whose ship has lost
its prOpellers or broken its engines. He must
hoist the sails or be at the mercy OF the ele-
ments The valves at the end OF the balloon
regulate the effect of the temperature upon the
gas II have difficulty in rising quickly,
throw over some ballast. or let out water from
the -engiRe room-"-6SantOs-D umOut. in The
Worlds Work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-01
CHICAGO TAKES CARE OF ITS CHILDREN.

G61CAGO TAKES CAKE OF ITS CHILDREN.
Dehebach was one Of the ferociousIy incom-
petent parentA His son Fritz aged twelve,
was the cause Of the trouble. The Department
Of Compulsory Education sent Deffebach word
that the boy must go to school To the truant
officer who carried the warning Denebach made
answer ehusiVely. Ply CAD, I docs vat
pleases NIT mine shildren" he shouted '@Py
Cad. I mind mine own shildren IN mine own
way. w am de ladder Of dose shildren2 You
ten me and you get out"'
The officer got out-On short order. The stairs
were steep, but she made rapid descent Half
block away she could stin hear Deffebach rag
ing
When the case was called IN court no Deffe-
bach appeared. An officer went after him He
frUthed nightly and swore roundly when he
and his wife came IN. While Deffebach fUmed
Mrs. Defebach sat down and waited AT the
last he shifted al the blame on her.
my wife, she is all de too blame Py Cad
she keep FritZie by home TO wash dishes" Here
Dedebach assumed an air Of injured innocence
I don'd want mine poys dat dey should be
washers Of dishes Ply Cad, I dOn'd-"
Mrs Deffebach IS ponderous. She rose to her
feet with determined air. A collision seemed
Inevitable Superintendent Bodine came be-
tween them Then he asked the usual question
the question that few incompetent parents
care TO answer.
who Is the head OF your 6aunily?"
Both Deffebach and his wife looked expectant
THE one VINO is the head of the family-that is
the one TO blame" said the superintendent
Dehebaeh drew his hand across his forehead
and stared Wildly at the superintendent Finally
he made answer.
I'm Gheruany, F-he sputtered a little over
The pronoun-'I, mineseIG vas de head OF mine
family. Here n dis damned America mine wife
she Ia
when she heard this, Mrs De6ehach sank back
IA hsr seat and the trial proceeded The couple
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were fined $50 and costs for having in their pos
session Fr1tZie aged twelve, who did not go to
scnooL After little pleading the fine was re-
IlILleo-a5 the superintendent had meant all the
time it should be. That was two months ago
FrltZle has not been out of school since.-CThe
Reader.