New-York tribune., 1904-08-07
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.
Urchias Battle ia Trench for Ne1o
Street, Wise Dachshund.

Balf 2 dozen boys OF the tenemeEts, about zen
OF Twelve years Old had glorious hnle ~ ti.7
vacant lands lying between the Eastern ran
way and Sterling place, Deag Va Nastlae lo'--e - %
Tuesday following the heavy storm OF tI-7 uaS Oe
fore St Johns Place IS Just being cut through
this tract and laborers had dug lors treic" to4
the curbing of one side Of the sues. 40 ''.O
trench was closed AZ both ends and 'H7 sou =
largely OF clay. the water IRON! '.lo so.4 ~
slope which filed the trench during t-'e slo'"i
on MondAv was still there on TUESDAY AIoiI4i's'
II was drizzIng. So the NorkGnen were huI '1oNNu
when the urchins. il their TaIno4es came aUI0S9
the miniature canal, which vas about FOUR tcet
deer TIE water was tuTgid and yellow from InS
ele-, and the surrounding ground was almost
ouagmire But these boys, who perhaps hao never
seen a bath tue, and had rarely, II eNet' Llau tiie
opportunity 10 60 swimming set % = now o. @ Jos
when they discovered the little canal. II was moi
rnany minutes before half dozen piles OF rather
ragged clothing were placed on nearby planks
IN the rain. ana the six boys were KICKING eIt, up
they had neglsoted 20 bring their bathing SUITS
along. but that did not seem 70 worry taSn . SS. &
although they in plain view from me rear
windows Of nearby houses. For more than an
acuT hsy Pao2eG up s J abor SoM one hundTed Yards
long, splashing tee yellow hha ngn 51hs 5HT9 He one
= the chaps who seeed to ee aoe 10 npcS sS'I 10
fsSssiG s seeht of his u coSanons offers tried div
ire from TIE banks, and the only wonder was they
da aot ana 5 oie 9 who he'AS xached the antics from
afor enjoyed them almost as much as 'he boys
F;s,s particularly attenuated dachhund, be-
longing "a William Probst the steward Of the
Kings County Democratic Club. is a great taNoEi'e
If Senator McCaTren. The Senator says he IS aole
% forget ,he political cares that beset him ana
the ceaseless ccuspiracies Of Charlie Murphy TO
Get his soan while watching the clever antics OF
the deg As a matter of fact, Hans is equally pop
ular with Herman a. Metz the president ana the
members of the club. If the insurance companies
only knew his ability 10 discover and put out fires
lo adj <a
she clubhouse 40 fire escapes the keen nose OF
Hans. and he is not satisfied until he has it out.
Put a burning cigar. for instance. on the Moor IN
front of him and once he goes 10 work 10 put Il
one paw to the other, pulling it apart ana finally
stamping the remnants until every trace or nre
clothes and newspapers II the fire proves large
for him 20 handle he barks until some one comes 10
his assistance. When the club members t,re smok-
their cigars to Hans and he promptly knocks of
the ashes. But they have 10 take care, for II he
gets the cigar out Of their hands he promptly
Tie house and is considered charter member as
he was there With his master Herr PT36sf' f3 when
Magistrate = CASTOR Rigglnbotham came back
from lhe st. Louis convention wearing one OF the
Parker buttons that had been given away out there
He was exceedingly proud OF il and was particu-
st one Of Them. who is somewhat Of a wag
shocked the magistrate exeeedingiy by saving:
, Blggles where DIG you get that picture OF Doug
II one can Judge from the campaign banners al
ready pnfurled to the breeze in Brooklyn, the ar
tists who get up thai class Of work are prepared
20 DO their worst" 1t would certainly grieve the
families OF the candidates for Pres dent and Vice
President both sides if they should the carl
catures that are being produced in Brooklyn. IT
would seem as il some Il the banner artists had
copied after cartoons the portraits OF Roosevelt
while the pictures labelled Fairbanks are little
better. The represen tations OF Davis the Demo-
cratic nominee for Vice President, show him as a
man all me way from htty years old 10 more than
hundred. II will take lots OF oratory the part
OF the campaign speakers 10 cOunteract the i'm
preston that one gets from the banner in front Of
the Jenerson Building headquarters that Davis is
a decrepit and forceless old man. with one foot
IN the grave. To upon IL is positively depress-
lng II must be gross libel on the candidate and
ought 70 be suppressed by Senator McCarren.