New-York tribune., 1905-01-26
GATHERED ABOUT TOWN.

A little chap four years old, the son of American
parents. a visit here recently. II was The
first time he had been away from his home on
Mexican plateau, where the climate Is temperate
the year round. and the cold OF a New-YorE winter
is unknown. The word cold therefore is not in
cluded either in his limited English vocabulary
his more extensive Mexican. One cold morning
he arrived at the breakfast table with a puzzled
expression his face He alternated in looking at
at the table asked him Hands and feet sick.''
meant that they were cold.
There's a typewriter girl working in one Of the
downtown Offices who has fallen in love with
horse The animal is a policeman's mount, and
with his rider he stands nightly in front OF The
Tribune Office. helping to regulate traffic Every
night the woman, petite and plump. stops on her
way TO the subway station 10 pet the horse. Cen
orally she has Dit OF apple Il lump of sugar for
him She stands there. rain shiae,
sleet ard Pats thu animals nose. and Gays things
piled to himself. For a few moments the direct
ing of trucks into the path they shan follow IS
indications that this horse will prove a match
maker.
The I4oafer was in Brentano's the other day.
woman, gaudily dressed and carrying a swaddIed
pug under arm. said to clerk: II want-let
see-that hook they tell me so many'vs been
reading-'In the Priests Auto isn't it?' The
clerk explained that 'Iu the Bishops Carriage
probably wanted, and the woman accepted the
amendment THAT'S the KIND or thlnS We hear all
the time he said when she was gone "A woman
asked me the other day if still had any demand
for Boats That Go by in the Dark Another
wanted In the Seat of the Almighty I found she
meant Gilbert Parker's Seats OF the Mighty The
toughest Parker problem I've struck. though
sprung by a man whose wife had sent him, he
what would YOU make OF that? The man knew
Just what ne wanted, kept reReaating, II with an
several c9talogyes he weakened a lttte and said
thing light dawned. You mean P2rker's The
wife talks fast I'm never just sure of what She
says"
William W Fryer, OF Selkirk. Manitoba is a
guest at the Hotel Imperial. Mr.. Fryer is a mer-
chant and is in touch with the growing agricultural
and home building interests Of the so-caHed gran
airy OF the world" He says there is no poverty
there and that the tide OF immigration is set in
that direction. "SeIkirk,' said Mr.. Fryer. lis
practically q suburb of Winnipeg only twenty miles
north. with the city rapidly expanding that way.
Winnipeg as first saw it twenty-three years ago
a town of not more than ten thousand popuIa-
ton. with paved streets and only here and
there stretch OF wooden sidewalk. II was then
reached by single line OF railroad while il is
with five railroads 1t is great jobbing centre and
assumes netropont9n airs IN the erection OF modern
skyscrapers, some having been built already 20 an
altitude of sixteen stories The great grain grow
Ing industry in Manitoba is expanding in acreage.
The yield OF last year only fair crop but in
the aggregate the production was increased. The
hay also make stock raising important and profit
able. The winters are too long and rigorous for
sheep raising. Our winter nights give a tenn
perature about zero, while the mercury up IN
daytime 10 about IL degrees above. with a dip two
three times in the course of the winter 80
20 degrees below. The air, however, is dry and
clear, and the low temperature is less than
the cold weather IN Newly York, accompanied as it
is by moisture and strong Winds.
He proclaimed himself the workinsman's friend"
or rather the benefactOr Of a poor mans family,
and he proved his claim. lie was In conversation
with acquaint tance an elevated train, and dis
closed the that he had just ended his service
a juror In the trial Of a damage suit brought
against a wealthy corporation on behalf OF the
bereft family OF ~ who had los. his lie by
falling down IN unprotected lsbs shaft "Eleven
members of the jury" said the ''philanthroPist'
insisted stOutIY ON returning a verdict in favor
OF the plaintiff for S00o0 1 stood for verdict OF
sS.Oee"
You pretend to have been friend of the widow
and children who had bsen robbed of husband
aud fath,r.' said the attentive auditor. "aEd vet
You favored verdict OF only S0On. while the
otner members of the Jury Contended for S2DoOe.
tail to see how you proved your friendship"
that the family needed the money and needed
Ii now. and L reasoned that Il made an award
or 10000 the defendant corporation would appeal.
heht the case and indefinitely delay the settlement:
or reason there would be no further litigation ana
tine judgment would De paid The other Jurors
atNrpfCu lugir The VerClCt 3NpNt
agreed aud when announced i'm court there
vas nc notice II appeal am assured the needy
ones viii get the money. and I accordingly
fstsSt"d with my course ip the matter"