New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-06
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.
An inexpensive Bit of Politics.
HoU Candidates Are "Buncoed.

Two persons on their way to the Aqueduct
track on Long Island were passengers on q
Firth-ave bound up Atantic-ave. the other
day. Il nearly time for the Long Island train
TO leave the Flatbush-aye. station. and It looked
as IL the admirers Of the ponies were going to get
left One Of the men. e young man, stepped out
onto the front platform. confided to the motorman
his anxiety and ASKED him to please hurry the
along much possible. The motorman's
face took on the appearance Of thunderci s,
seen IN men OF his class. he seemed to take an
shsiis pace. The other man began to get nervous
toe He was retired police captain and some
second af7 e+ he had whispered to The notorHaan
6S s. " S9 as sSRs aa #
crossings were overlooked, and several would be
Their hands sRd EondsTiag + The @OtCTmsn an, had
gone pad The car Teachsq tne sfsa s w Just men
CLIMBED aboard ns the younger asked the elder what
magic argument he had used TO induce the mo-
"Tghr' responded the politician, with fine scorn
world. "I gave him fifteen cents"
According TO tradition 'the candidate" is always
easy mark. and the tentacles OF ell sorts Of
money making schemes extended IN his direc-
tion. -The candidate is supposed TO give up
freely This is according to time honored custom.
and his bank account goes glimmering in all
sorts of directions. Among the things rs is sup
posed do is TO have Autographs of himself put
On bilbosTas ana the prominent places throughOHt
re olstrcl, CSQaItg some concern , 10
Some Of the local candidates have evidently been
sdvertssing contractor has perhaps put up the
agreed number Of autographs, but many Of them
dates are running. and Of no POSSIBLE value Thu
date. whose features may be found staring at one
from almost any part OF the borough 1his year.
iithogrephs Of the Prohtbtion Candidates for PFesi
dent and Vice President They have been posted
good deal Of attention; but It is doubtful if they
have induced anybody to vote the Prohibition
ticket
Ex-Msyor Charles A. schieren has been called the
father OF the English Lutheran Church IN Brook
,vn and the title is by 10 improper there
ts scarcely church Of that denomination in
Brooklyn that has not been made possible by his
ed Not only has he encouraged the starting OF
such societies but has made generous gifts to the
building fund. and lent additional money on mort
cages at nominal rate of interest He is eonsid-
fTsa sss e IN e uted s at she oR as
week he made smother gift to the cause by reducing
fish Lutheran Church of the Messiah by 5000 MI.
Sebteren is also always ready to lend his financial
skin 70 the management OF the various enterprises.
the result OF which is that the young English
Lutheran churches are among the most iourishing
OF all the churches of equal age in that borough.
work4nen engaged IN removing the fence around
the old Bowen estate. at Willow and Clark SITS.
end Columbia Heights recently found several old
coins that had been hidden for seventy-ive years.
One was Spanish copper coin OF the date OF 1915.
~ Ia and 1890 TEese coins were found under the
stone pillar OF the gate leading into Clarkst I'm
der the library windowsin a SPANISH coin OF the
dete 1sl5 was round. The site was formerly occu-
MED bS an old pleasure resort until David Leavett
Built the present house. which he later sold TO
Nr. Bowen
-Four Brooklyn sportsmen, al least, do not
for the deer hunting on Long Island. and go to
Maine when they want to enjoy real sport OF that
kind. They are ! 2iorgenthale-. who IS sxty-nve
years old: John Bollcr. Frank HoIler and Theo-
nore Newton. This week they returned from
shooting expedition in the North Woods. bringing
her Gs-1-
and many cartridges. They soIeElnly declare that
they could have just easily bagged one hundred
deer had II been for the laws of Maine, which
provide that 20 nonresident may shoot more than
rsgo deer. On Thursday night the brave hunters
entertained q hundred so Of their friends at
venison supper. One Of the guests made a record
By eating fifteen large pieces OF pineapple pie.