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established in prominent buildings shows
that the scheme pays. SO many inex-
perienoed women come to New York from
suburban places each day to answer ad-
vertisem"nts of thi. sort that the supply
never gives out The typical New York
girl generally Is too clever to be caught in
this way. It takes little experience to
detect the nature Of the trap. But. I'M
fortunately, the young girl setting. out in
search of a livelihood Is more hopeful than
distrustfgl, and in her eagerness to get a
place she will accept all sorts OF plausible
statements
One young woman who ended her adj
ventures with fake schools by obtaining
a good place In n first class business house
relates her experiences with considerable
indignation.
After several days spent in travelling
about the CITY In all sorts Of weather, she
said, II became conN nced that there was no
such thing as legitimate place to be OBJ
tanned by answering acknowledgements. After
coming over from Brooklyn in order to
be at a certain address at the hour stated,
/ would find that the person who had adj
vertised had not yet started In business,
had no Office, and was only contemplating
the idea Of setting up an an agency =, nsons
with various pretensions of teaching one
profession for from s"5 to $3.50, cash down
In advance. They always told stories OF
the tremendous profits to be made in that
particular line OF DuSlncHS, WITHOUT eHpidu!-
Ing why they, In that case, bothered with
the teaching Of green apprentices.
Then there are the people who wish you
to mail their circulars and letters to your
personal friends; others who want you to
pose in show windows as living advertise
ments, and these are the funniest OF all.
"The idea Of earning living by sitting
all day in Broadway window wearing
pink pajamas might seem an easy. Job to
some, but the notion was rather dreadful
to me. Another firm wished me to spend
the day in brass bed in Broadway window
to advertise a mattress.
1T seems that rival firm had wax
lady in their shop window and they wished
to outdo this by live one who would sinu-
late sleep, waking, changing the. position.
&c. Imagine if ones friends. happened
to come along!
Il had about made up my mind that
there was no use in seeking for work OF q
legitimate nature in this way when found
an actual place where they wanted a girl
to start in working right away in an office,
and it almost took my breath away.
1T Is very sad to think Of the girls who
are travelling about the city each day and
having the Encouraging experiences that
had without getting position as did.
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THE MODERN WOMAN.

Women are appearing in q new role this
fall. as campaign song writer's. They can't
vote, but they can give vent to their en-
thusiasm in composing political songs,
and that they are doing with q vengeance.
Asa consequence, the national Republican
headquarters at Madison avenue are being
inundated with mail from song writer's OF
the gentler sex. One man has been dubbed
the campaign song editor. and 1t is his pain
full duty to turn down these illusions as
tenderly as possible. While New York
positions come from the wild and woolly
West
From Virgil to dlshwashing, from higher
mathematics to tending baby, Is the daily
routine OF scores Of ambitious girl students
at Barnard and the Teachers College just
now. No task is too humble for the young
women who are working their way through
college, as the announcement boards in
the college buildings amply testify.
There are applications for socks to darn,
floors to scrub, babies to tend, CLOTHES to
mend, dress skirts to bind, shirt waists
to make, nyalids to read to. diyan pillows to
do.
/ Housekeepers on the Heights have now
come to depend upon student help. not only
imam the ubuHl supply, Out dltO DeCduSe
students are more trustworthy. So any
fine day you may see scores of pretty. shirt
WASTED. pompadour headed students TAX
ing their small charges out to air, wheeling
invalids OF. toting small children to, and
from the kindergarten, while within doors
you would zee energetic girls securing
pans, cleaning silver. wiping dishes, dust
Ing rooms sowing. cooking, and what not,
Not every woman who aims to light her
IL
as a sculptor, who in her home in East Fifty
seventh street. has solved the problem; at
least to her own satisfaction.
On entering one is not made unpleasantly
aware that any particular effort at illumi-
nation has been made, but gentle efful-
gcnoe fills the rooms. Transforming every
thing it touches into artistic beauty and
casting bewitching spell over all the per.
sons in 1t. Walls covered with dull, gold
burlap lend themselves admirably to the
general scheme.
First of all only side lights are used, which
is not uncommon. The lamps. however,
Being herself sculptor the owner Of
this home has designed the bronze brackets,
the motive being the slender, sinuous figure
Of woman, either nude or clad in some
floating bit of drapery. One hand holds
ridescent glass surrounding an mean
descent bulb. The effect Is beautiful.
The news stand baby seems to have arisen
from the exigencies Of life for the self
supporting in big city. Amy day one
may see tucked away on the under shelf Of
a news stand tiny child, fast asleep. 1t
may be at the junction Of busy thorough
fares, where trucks and street cars go
dangling by, but baby takes it's nap and
sleeps as soundly as though under silken
coverlds in the home of Fifth avenue
millionaire.
Doubtless both parents are toilers for
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WOMEN'S TRAPS FOR WOMEN.
FAKE SCHOOLS WHOSE OWNERS
MAKE EASY LIIINGS.

They Pretend to Teach various Caliinss,
and Turn Out IncOmp etents Every
Week-The Supply OF Their Victims
Large-Meth0ds Of Legitimate Offices.
A now and easy way Of making living
Is the teaching, 30 called. OF the various
callings by which women nowadays en-
deavor to gain livelihood Thus woman
obliged to give up active work in one Of
these callings advertises for pupils and
obtains from them in advance a certain
sum, for which she undertakes to give them
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New Straw Hat for Next Season.
From the Milroukoe Sentinel.


-There will be- new thing In straw hats
ne,t season." said NJ. +. Frankel. repre-
sentative Of large Eastern hat importing
and exportinG firm. 1T is what we call a
snidervcb straw and ii takes twenty-five Of
thcse hints TO weigh a pound. They are
made in Switzerland and are sailor shaped,
Thoy are made so that they cannot be injured
nv rain. In fact when they get wet the straw
swe,,s md the hat is even better than before.
They will sell for about So,
"Tbese new hats, or any other hat for
TINT matter. will not cut any figure In the
saI, or Pannmns A good Panama is always
y,luohlc and they will always be in demand.
IN account Of the big demand in the last
Two ycnrs tho old supply that had accumn-
i,tcd m tho countries where they are made
is now cyhaustcd and the hats are harder to
rrt Tho pri,cs. however, will not be ad-
Sanrni my rs tho retailers always have got
"A GOOD lr pri," for them.
81 w., ituI,rcsr ~ that seems 70 have gotten
about thni the PIuumas are made under water
is II rrrlv % dClLsior They ar" i1a," drrlu!
Tho "a riv hours Of ~" 'uorni'l; Hnd tho late
hr,..,-' 4 ~, o'.o'r= whrn tho .en' -uuorc y
mo > NE I, nrr - u ""1,'. 90" This Is oI
:. 80 - ttC 70 f'.. go -'--.r f.....' D.,
:, o. When l.n etc. ''.8' e.. t'g o.. - - t
90 \ -,gf =. #. 4fN p b.. 90. 90 o.
49, ia.- AZ, ~ y.1 81 H.. .'' f.t .'- o.
COL. work. ' ''" hHlE.
..,. r..,t!., tt.I.. '., .'N ...
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somely with the implements of whatever
trade may be the basis OF the venture.
Advertisements are 80 worded as to con-
vey the impression that employment il
awaiting applicants The latter sometimes
after travelling considerable distances find
that they are expected first to be paying
pupils.
In great many cases prosperous look
ing people who pose as customers are on
the scene and the young woman applicant,
II she be green, goes away with the idea
that by gaining an entrance to an estab-
ishment OF this kind she will be taking the
first step to fortune. She will sometimes
raise the money required for the necessary
fee by selling or pawning her property
or borrowing from some relative. Once
the money Is in the pocket OF the so-cnlled
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an end.
The pupil may be required to appear
conscentiously at a certain time each day
and may be put through series of exer-
cises that are said to be the first steps Of
the course. Often she is required to pur-
chase elaborate uniforms on which the
teacher gets a commission.
Manicures are instructed that they must
wear a certain make of corset in order to
present sufficiently impressive appear
ance and at once another sale is consum-
mated. Girls lea rning beauty culture mas
sage and kindred arts are told that they
must make their own complexion above
reproach and are at once loaded down
with stock of creams and lotions for
which they must pay.
Sets Of instruments are required for
many Of the trades, and the first fee is not
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mentsrv course OF instruction.

This. OF course does not apply to legiti-
mate offices where typew riting, manicur-
ing and hairdressing are done. Such
offices have always made it practice
to take in apprentices, sometimes on pay
ment OF fee, but more often on the agree
ment that the apprentices shall give their
time and work for certain number oil
weeks, after which they are to receive a
small weekly wage and are TO be advanced
as they progress,
BY this plan neither pupil nor clstome.
is hurt and there is sufficient time given
for the proper learning OF the worH' sep
hv step. Pat the now mc;i.od ism entirely
di fcrcn' r-oPoSi:io1.
Onccs are secured and s;Dc!. cd hand
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more than secured when some u new. ex-
pense dawns upon the young woman whose
main obje in setting out was to make a
living for herself
Girls who have had experiences OF this sort
frequently write letters Of complaint, but
there IL little chance of redress for them
The statement NO canvassing" accom-
panies MANY OF the advertis nments, for
the reason that the old plan Of operation
was to advertise for agents, who would
first be re ,uired to pay deposits on stocks
OF worthless goods,
Women are the dnpes OF these schoincS,
Man who answer advertisements for WORK
aenersllv have sun lent @usi: % / s-.a- 70
know that an olTort nit t'al first ch. ;
upon them for = ~ o' Hpn"' "GI 10
one or MORO or, il'r ',r" W. % +" ~
bn ill"gi' HHt". 1h"c ',o.. 80" -.'rI'r'.
do no. ~, c~tisr f7r ni'l. %. Z! r
The f.. that a.ly q! tA"'' n-.''' ar
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up over contrasting color into very attract
i've evening wraps.
Brocade silks and lowered silks. too
have their chances in the sphere OF the
evening wrap, and one Broadway house
is showing an exceedingly dainty coat Of
white silk sprinklad over with clusters
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How to Dry Wet Shoes.

From The Shoe Retailer. -.
A large manufacturer OF mems hne shoes
hands out some timely information for the
care of wet shoes. He advises: ;Ht,,
Dontdry your wet shoes too qu ckly-don
put them under the stove or on the radiatq p
Although you cannot see 1t, it will sureit
rot the lea Their. Let them dry slowly. ShoiI
also require rest. Have at least two PAL
at the same time. Let the pair you are nj
wearing stay on trees and each pair Of sho&
will last YOU twice as long.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-28
The Turf.

es.r5o1rg May 81 eco ul-sailed, steamer Degtsca
land t5er) KaenaDr from Hamburg VIA S0athanR
tom. New York. - ,r..D An
CibraItar May 27-Passed. steamers LlguFa dtag an
ssiTc New-York for Genoa and Naples. C1l& o
Palermo tItaD Currarino. New-Xork via Norfolk iS
Genoa Nav 25-Arrived. steamer Monte Nideo tSpssh
Grau. Vera Cruz. Havana and Ne"-i'lA VIC 49,
G., frs.
Ve1o. New-Nork- -. 90
Malta Nav cs-Passed steamer Knight Cor1Ilandsr !s
T1lrant Ney-YorI via Alg1ers Tor Singapore. AsnA'
Shanghai. M
sIviarS Nav 2S-Sailed Knight Connander t1'
Durant from New York;. singapore. Manila ~,
~ Vincent C. v. May 26.-Passed. steamer lnas4.s'
tI3rl Trotte-. New-York for Mebourns. sydney se
Neib,IIrnc Nav 27-Arrived previously steamer A401
tflrl. Grady New-York VIA Frem2ntle. etc ~
Colombo Nav 2T-Arrved. steamer Lowther Cas,s -
Watson NeW-York. via Alden, fer Singapore N-
-, m, Camp
CasebO NAV 2G-Arrtved steamer DUNBAR to.s K
bell New-Ycrk and Norfolk via st FineeAN
Port Natal AID Shanghai - M,
Montevideo May 2-SalIeG steamer Soldier PTnss v-k
Dunn. from Rosario and Buenos AyreSA SsN ysSS
Neville May g7-Saied steamer Astoria tbf'' w.
worth from Glasgow. New York. -, r,sn-
Ieghorn. May 2S-ArTived. steamer Perugta 16I' s'~
sion. Ssw-YOrk -. m
BARBADOS MAY 25-Sailed. steamer Moorish Prines N
Barrett from santos. etc). Nev--York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-28
FLOUR PLANT WRECKED.
Blaze May Put Independent Con-
Germ Ont of Trust Fight.

A 100000 -four plant. the New-York City
Milling Company. in the of six story brick
buildings, No. 431 to HIS East Forty-eighth-st..
was partly destroyed by fire last night. Four
thousand barrels of flour We're destroyed and
the lives of the fremen endangered by three
explosions Andrew Connolly. of Truck No. "a.
living at No. 46S West Twenty-fourth-st.. was
knocked from fire escape by 4 tremendous
draught of wind, sheet of flame and cloud of
sparks to a shed from which he rolled to the
sidewalk. He refused to be taken 20 hospital
The long row of buildings extends TO the
rivers edge and three freboats helped sub
jugate the blaze.
Thirty forty were at work lower
floors of the mills when the fire started the
sixth top floor with an explosion. Fire i'm
mediately shot out of the windows of that floor
and the men fed TO the street.
The first alarm followed by a second and
third. Two smaller explosions were heard soon
after the first one.
Chief Croker was in a group Of men which
had to retreat from the fire the fourth floor
The engine house, next to the mills, full OF
machinery and oils, caught fire soon after the
first explosion but the fremen saved the build
ing. The hremen also saved two grain elevators
filed with wheat and other grains.
1t was said that the New-York City Milling
Company was fighting the Flour Trust and that
the fire would force IL to capitulate. The milling
company employed about a thousand hands, all
of whom will be thrown out of work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-28
HOME NEWS.
NETWORK CITY.

The first annual dinner of the alumni Of the
Peekskin Military Academy will be held at the
academy June 9. Senator Depew who was
graduated from the academy in 1873, will preside.
President Patton Of Princeton Theological Semi
nary. Cornelius A Pugsley. Calvin McChesrey.
Elisha X. Camp, Sanford r. Knapp and McCready
Sykes will DO guests
An Illustrated booklet issued by the Hotel Kur-
saal. Maloja- Engadine. Switzerland. forms a
souvenir OF this interesting Swiss mountain resort
and Will be mailed by the manager en- application.
A new feature this summer is d number Of fur
nished chalets in connection with the hotel afford
ing privacy for visitors
These officers were elected at the annual meet
ing Of the New-York Law Institute held yester-
day: President, E. Henry Lacombe; vce-presidents.
George L. Ingraham. Addison Brown and John E.
Parsons; treasurer. Charles Edward Souther; Sec
rotary. Jordan ]. Rollins; executive committee.
Robert E. Deyo and Henry G.. Atwater: auditing
committee William P. Dixon. LemueI Skidmore
and William H. Harris; nominating committee
$3.50. Theodore Connolly. William ]. Amend. Daniel
5. Remser, Benjamin f. Enstein and James A
MCftreery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-28
NIAGARA GRAB NOT DEAD.
Thompson Says 1t Viii Come Up
TIL Settled.
IBy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

Albany, May 1.-THE question of giving to
electrical power companies the right Of eminent
domain VIII come up in the legislature every
yesr until 1t is settled afsrmatively" This
statement vas made to-day by Assemblyman
Thompson introducer OF the bill which was
designed 10 give extra ordinary powers TO the
Niagara Lockport and Ontario Power Company,
and which Governor OdeH vetoed. Mr.. Thomp-
son added that the corporation had already
started work on It's canal, thereby holding the
charter which the legislature gave it ten years
ago.
/ hope TO-" the Assemblyman continued. II shall
introduce a bill giving the company the power
TO condemn land for the transmission OF power
or a measure similar to the Merritt bill, con-
ferring such rights on all power companies"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-28
PETITION OF STEVENSON HEIR.
Daughter of Brewer Alleges Trustee Has Mis-
managed 100000 Estate.

Surrogate Fitzgerald yesterday appointed the
Knickerbocker Trust Company guardian Of the
estate OF Philip Stevenson. twelve years old and
Miss Elizabeth Stevenson. sister Of the boy guar
dian OF his person.
On January 2. last Mrs sewanee Stevenson.
widow of David Stevenson. the brewer. died. The
estate OF the brewer was valued At 5000 900. Mrs
stevenson and James McClenahan and James D.
Smith. who had been clerks in tho brewery were
appointed executors and trustees of the estate
Last February Miss Elizabeth Stevenson filed a
petition with the Surrogate asking 10 be appointed
guardian CT the property and the person of her
brother Philip. About the time Mrs Marion
Buckler. wife of DR.. Thomas II. Bucker OF No
S7 st Paul-st., Baltimore. the eldest daughter Of
MI Stevenson also applied for guardianship let
ters and opposed the appoin Of her sister on
ne ground that her appointment would be in
the Interest Of the trustees. McClena han the ne
utiOn declares, has been guilty of improVI1e3re
ana nstsFnon OF the trust property ana has
been using and stil Is using said estate for lie
furtherance NJ his selfish ends"
Mrs. Bucklcr declares that a year after her
fathers death the executors sold breweries here
snd u Oswego 10 Thomas 3 Robertson for 81 $40 :
U1 he paying no cash whatever therefor hut
giving back a mortgage for the entire amount OF
the purchase"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-28
GOING TO ST. LOUIS IN YACHT.
Ex-Mayor of Dover and Family Travelling
by All Water Route to the Fair

Dover. y. D., Nav = tSpecaD.-EN-NIavo Harry
5. Peters Of Dover. accompanied by his wife and
mother. William II. Mans and Miss Edith Mains.
MIR Peterss uncle and cousin: Miss Hazel Noun-
stenographer, and II. NJ Hires. engineer. have
started in Mr. PcteTss motor yacht. the Best Eve.
for st. Louis IL Mr.. Peters, intention 10
start from Dover. but the boa, has about eight
inches too much beam TO permit Of her passing
through the Morris Canal locks He was thus pre-
vented from making Il trip from inland town
IN New-Jersey to St Louis entirely by water.
The route adopted by Mr.. Peters for his trip
which he has begun is as follows From the Pas
sale River Yacht Club dock down the Passaic 10
Newark Bay, thence rounding Bergen Point into
New York Bay, and thence up the Hudson 20 Al
bany 10 Buffalo by way OF the Erie Canal thence
along the southerly shore Of Lake Erie to San
dusky. Putin Bay ard the Bass Islands. thence
across 10 Detroit. and by way OF the Detroit River
Lake ST. clair and the st. Clair River 10 Lake
Huron, thence along the western shore Of Lake
Huron TO Mackinac. thence 10 Lake Michigan and
down that lake TO Chicago, thence by way Of the
Illinois and Michigan Canal 10 the Illinois River
down that 20 the Mississippi and down the
Mississippi 10 st Louis.
Should the Ohio and Erie Canal prove navigable
Mr. Peters viii turn the prov If hts yacht Cairo
ward his return Journey. and from Cairo sail
OF the Ohio and Erie Canal to Cleveland. The en-
tire cruise will distance Of from 400 TO 5000
miles. Mr. Peters expects to reach St. Louis some
time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-28
WANT A NEW GOLDEN RULE.
Stockholders of Copper Company Subscribe
to Fund for Investigation.

Twenty indignant men and women met at the
Office Of Thomas Gilloran. at No 81 Chambers-st..
yesterday. and subscribed 10 q fund for the invest
cation OF the Golden Rule Copper Company in
which they sank their savings. They say that more
than $50 people We're investors to the amount u
Sl25o $50 oo2 for which they have nothing more
tangible show than well drawn certificates Of
stock
Various meetings have been held before without
result. but the stockholders are determined to
investigate the doings Of William II. Lake and
John b. Hibhard. the first the president and pro-
moter Of the scheme. and the latter the secretary
and treasurer Of the company
The company organized IN Jyly 1850 with
William II. Lake president. John r Hbbard.
secretary and treasurer and Colonel William Her
ring Of Tucson. Ariz: 9. r. Culver OF Yonkers: j.
!. Burns. u. d. Barry and X. s. Searles other
officers. Lake said that he had leased the Cuprite
mine, in Pinal County. Ariz.. giving 500 for an
option on the property with the promise 10 pay
$1,000 for fun holding. He took 999. 1913 shares
OF the million Of capital stock the others going
other directors. Then he and Hibbard and
Searles sold stock at prices ranging from eight
cents 10 par. 81
Early in February. 1902 some OF the stockholders.
becoming dissatisfied. called a meeting 10 raise
fund Of $lo for the investigation Of the property
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-28
HOSPITAL TO GET GORE OF LAND.
Property on Which Jacob S. Rogers Threat
ened to Build Spite Fence.

Paterson. y. J. May 27-By agreement between
the Rogers Land Company and the Metro pQl!tan
Museum OF Art a strip OF land next to the Pater-
General Hospital IS TO be given to the hospital.
The strip has a few feet frontage in Markets. and
runs back along Madson-aye. aboU- one hundred
feet 10 nothing
the time the hospital was built this strip pre-
vented the hospital from enjoying the corner front
age. With a view OF Strengthening the lines. mem
bers Of the executive committee went 20 the late
Jacob 5 Rogers and asked him to give the strip to
the association or set price II for purchase.
Mir Rogers CURLY informed them that he would
neither sell nor give the strip, and further that he
objected hospital being built In that section,
$ would be- detrimental 10 his property. He was
told that plans had been prepared Tor the building
and that the arrangements could not be changed.
Mr. Rogers said that II they persisted in building
tn. slaughter house" as ne called it. he would
put upon MS gore OF land n stone wall so hish
that II would shut out the view The hospital was
built. bur Mr.. Rogers never built the fence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-28
DUsS AND HIS COLLAR BUTTON.
1t Made Him Thirty-fve Minutes Late in
Reaching Venice"

Art waited on the inanimate last night which
with the Traditional perversity. upset for time the
usual good temper of John Sebastian Duss. The
Duss concert at the Garden is supposed to begin at
s o'clock. but last night when that hour arrived
Duss was not in sight. The quarter hour came and
passed. and stin Duss did appear The next
in command at the Garden grew alarmed and tel
ephoned TO Dusss hotel TO see what had become Of
him. Duss replied IN aniable tone that he had
lost his collar button. and could ind no other in
the room.
why in the name Of music don't you call a boy
and send for one?' asked the assistant
That's q good scheme; I hadn't thought 81 -"
said Duss.
At SS5 he arrived at the Garden. and the concert
began.
Did you send out for collar buttons?" asked the
assistant.
7 did" said Duss angrily. and found mine be-
fore the boy got back"
HopkinEon Smith was At Venice last night. lie
said he approved