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New-York tribune., 1905-01-17
MORTGAGE RECORD TAX.
Ne7o Measure Introduced an ASSem-
big By Nr. Hooker.
[RY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuxE.l

Albany, Jan. 1.-THE hight over mortgage tax
legislation. which has been feature of every ses-
sion for some years, re-opened to-day by the
Introduction OF record tax measure drawn bv
Assembyman Hooker. of GenCssec This bill which
is not the measure advocated by Lawson n Purdv
Of New Y 1rk who is urging another law provides a
lO-ml record on all mort cages. half TO 90
the locality. half 10 the State Under this law il
estimated that $lOl OOU00 will he
year and approximately S5.000O00 In succeeding
years This bin embodies the upstate contention
that the locality should receive a share of the tax
since no small share of upstate LEGAL taxes is
now raised from mortgages. and a record tax since
II exempts after recording. would diminish the local
revenue by this amount.
BoStWiCk measure. advocated by Lawson n
Purdy would impose record tax of haif as large
and give 1t all to the State. In addition 10 this
there Is a proposition for fiat tax TO be levied
annually and divided between the locality ana tho
State. The general impression here however. Is
that owing to the general disagreement over the
mortgage tax question and in view of the more Inn
portant financial legislation already forecasted IN
The Tribune. notably the tax ON stock sales a
mortgage win not lie enacted In any form this
year
New-York tribune., 1905-01-17
THE ALLEGED CORRUPTION FUND.
IBy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE,

lBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlBCSEl
Albany, Jan 16.-The grand jury presentment con-
saining the allegations Of the use Of money TO
eorr7rpt legislators was handed down by Lieutenant
Governor NJ Linn Bruce IN the Senate tonight
and provoked the first division Of the session SEN
afor Raines moved that IL be laid the table
-e,r and Senator Grady endeaVored TO
have Il printed. After hot discussion. in which
parfisauship involved. the Raines motion pre-
Vailed The vote strictly party nnes save
that Senator'S Elsberg, Bracket, Page and SAKE
voted with the Democrats for printing.
Senator Rsines explained that he wanted 90 read
the presentnent and find out II it worthy OF
being dignided by the notice the printing would
oouffr on
New-York tribune., 1905-01-17
FOR HABITUAL DRUNKARDs.
InY TELEGRAPH TO THE TLInrxr.1

1T
Albany. Jan ia 'habltual drunk bill framed
by Magistrate Pool. was tonight introduced by
Assenhlyman McManus. OF New-York The meas
ure concerns the treatment OF persons rendered
mentally physically incompetent by the excessive
of alcoholic liquors, opiates or narcotics 1t
directs that New-York shall provide a hospital and
a competent staff OF physicians TO deal with such
cases II also directs that the Mayor shall APP
point three physicians to serve In the hospital
which is to be supported out OF money collected
for excise taxes Commitment to this hospital ~
to be made on the sworn application OF a father
mother other relative friend or the
person affected. by city magistrate. The new
hospital IL designed to take the place OF the
alcoholic ward at Bellevue HospitsI.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-17
ONLY AN ALARM CLOCK AT DE LAcrs

Detectives from headquarters made a visit yester-
day TO the place Of Peter De Lacy. in Park Row.
which has long been regarded as a poolroom in
tending make raid. but when the detectives got
10 the room they found il absolutely empty. save
Cor an alarm clock. one OF the traditions of
the Police Department that Il has been impossi-
bic 70 make 3 successful raid De I1acys. The
headquarters remained in the place all the af-
fernoon, but found nobody TO arrest
New-York tribune., 1905-01-17
NATIONAL GUARD AT INAUGURATION
Proposition to Appropriate $4,000 for
Expenses Of Brigade.

Albany Jan. l6-Asscmbtyman wainwright OF
westchester. tonight Introduced a Joint resolution
providing for appropriation CT $4,000 To defr.v
the expenses OF sending brigade af the National
Guard TO Washington to act escort az tina IN
augura;ton or President Roosevelt. This resolution
seeks 10 follow the precedent set by the state OF
the State TO the inauguration OF President Nc
Kinley.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-17
NEW EXCISE MEASURE.
[BY TELEGRAPH % TIE TRInuSE.l

IBY TELEofIAPH % IHE TklhUNE.I
Albany Jan. Ex-senator Amber tonight in
froduced a local opticn bill drawn on lines con-
forming to the so-called Ohio plan. providing for
che determination of the question OF liquor selling
sn residence districts. This bill is advocated by
she Anti-saloon League. 1t is present in opera
ton in Columbus and Cincinnati and has there
tended toward diminishing the sale OF liquor.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-17
TO CoNFINE ITSELF TO LEGISLATION
Purpose of Combination of Organizations
Which Fought Grab Bills.

AS The Tribune told exclusively some time ago.
she .arious examinations which fought the grab
bills last winter are taking steps to form strong
union with a governing body composed of repre-
sentatives from each society, for the same work
this winter A report spread yesterday that
& vigilance committee had been formed, inolud-
ing these organizations in its membership, 10 pro-
tect the ctys interests in all directions; The fed.
vicious legislation No move regarding police con-
Citions has been contemplated.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-17
FOR MUNICIPAL HOME RULE.
Measure for Charter Commission, with Ref
erendum.
Lay TELEGRAPH TO rHs rsrsuNn.1

Albany Jan. 1s-Home rule made meek rs-
appearance In the Assembly tonight IN A measure
introduced by Assemblyman Fuller, OF Kings. The
measure comes from the Constitutional Home Rule
Association and provides that a city may elect
COpnmission Of thirty forty citizens draft a
charter, to be accepted BY the ctuzens through
referendum and to be modified. X at all. after two
years This bill In effect creates an independent
Constitutional commission for cities Among itS
Agar
New-York tribune., 1905-01-17

tempt 10 resist or destroy evidence. the de-
tectives were unable find out what poolrooms
were connected with the bureau" because the
Telephones were not marked with any addresses.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-17

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Brono Quinlne TablstsL All aruxxista
refund the Eonsy II u fails 10 cure e. w. 0rosss
signaturs ls each 4A
New-York tribune., 1905-01-17

GUARaNTEED CURE Foi. PILES.
Itching, Blind Bleeding PruJruding Piles Ycur
druggist win refund money II PAZo OINTMENT fasls
o cure you In to IA days. o0cL
New-York tribune., 1905-01-17

These pianos are in the best condition. Those WI
over and regulated. May be purchased on mod
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-02

We sell big bundle of old papers for
8 cents at the REPORTER Office.
Let US frame your picture. We take
out all OF the wrinkles and use a new
kind of backing that will not stain the
picture aud ask you no more.
BRAGG & VARNEY.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-02
TRADE LOCALS.

The only quick lunch in towD-Ber-
sons.
Any kind of pung built to order at
Chase's Carriage and Sleigh Shops.
Oyster stews [best in town. at Be- :
sons.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-02
Why Z Ol4DGG Ct.

When the old Middesex Banking
Co. pay S per cent on their 7 year de-
benture bonds. and the Am. Real Estate
Co. IN. Y. City, pay 6 per cent on
'Coupon"certifcates more on"accum-
aiative') first Co. loans on zeal estate,
second owns it, Cup Town" in N. Y.
City. The Guanajuato (Cwa' ma wa-to)
Reduction & Mines Co pays per cent
on bonds, and gives you same amt OF
stock free, sleek will be par in a few
years, | believe all above safe, profit
able investments.
Resp'tly,
The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-02
IT IS UNWlSE To
ECONOMIC ON
Your Eyes

by using poor lenses just be-
cause they can be purchased
cheaply. You are laying up
trouble Tor yourself in the
near future n the form OF
muscle and eye strain. Call
and have your eyes examined
tree.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
For Fedora. Supervision.

Senator w. NJ. Crane, who succeed
ed the late Senator Hoar, at the last
session of Congress introduced Il bill
providing for government supervision.
1t was passed by the Senate. but
when it came up for consideration
at the hands of the Representatives,
Delegate Rodey of New Mexico,
Smarting under the sting left by the
failure of his statehood plans charged
that the provision in this bill which
planned to locate leper colony on
some abandoned military reservation
was. in fact, a plan to foist the
"unclean'' upon New Mexico, as there
are several abandoned reservations i'll
that territory.
The bill failed to pass the House.
1t is believed that Senator Crane pro
poses to again introduce this bill ear
lv in the next session. 1t will be in
troduccd in n somewhat different man
ner from the old one. 1t will provide
for a .Lepers Home instead Of
"LeproSarium", as this latter term
conveyed the impression that the DIS
ease was more prevalent in the Unit
ed States than it really is.
To Search For Cure.
Leprosy was regarded by the Israel
ties as incurable In fact the records
of ancient times show the great fear
in which it has always been held.
Medical science has learned little or
nothing regarding leproSy. one Of
the strongest arguments for the care
of the ''unclcan" is. that such an insti-
tuition would make possible careful
study of the disease and. perhaps, in
time result i'll the discovery of a
cure. There is Il government iustitu-
ton for the care of lepcrs in Hawaii,
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09

ture of oil and diamond dust rubbed
into the edge. The saw rotatcS ut a
tremendous speed, being turned by Il
leather belt running from an engine.
An expert cleayer. if paid so much per
diamond cut could make from $50 to
$50, and aS one cleayer furnishes
work for 30 or 60 ShaperS. would
quickly work himself out of n job
Consequently, he prefers TO 90 slowly
and receive a monthly wage of Sl2O.
The shapers or 'bruteurs" outline
the form in which the diamond viii
ultimately appear. In this operation,
the ''bruteur' takes two stones of SIM
liar size and hardness. fits each into
n metal cap, sets one in machine
that resembles carpenters lathe. ana
as it revolves the second stone Is
pressed against it. The dust caused
by the friction is caught in n tiny box.
Before the invention Cf this machine,
the 'bruteur' held the diamonds be-
tween the thumb and foreiinger of
each hand and rested the little fingers
on the sides of the tank, which is
made of brass. In time the constant
pressure on the brass wore the sides
of the box into grooves, while the
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09

PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET 1904
Hitchcock, Moody Wynn Meca' 9h'"

met officer Each one has adopted
his own method of Cabinet consulta-
tion. President Roosevelt might be
said to have Cabinet OF specialists.
He has selected men whom he belleNeu
peculiarly fitted to administer the az
fairs of the different departments. AZ
the bi-weekly Cabinet meetings, whlch
are held when the President is IN ms
executive office in Washington, each
Cabinet officer presents a snort re-
sumo of the condition OF his depart
ment. If there is any matter that mas
arisen under his jurisdiction that Is Oh
widespread, general character II 10
reserved for discussion by himself and
the President, and perhaps one or TWO
other members of the Cabinet who re-
main after the formal meeting. Great
questions of national and international
policy are not matters of general dls-
cussion in Mr.. Roosevelt's Cabinet.
They are taken up and debated by the
President and those Cabinet officers
whom he believes are specially quall-
fed to give expert opinion upon them.
The late President Mckinley had an
entirely different method ana the
meetings of his Cabinet were actual
state councils. Every matter Affecting
the nation at large or bearing upon our
international relations was brought up
at these meetings and each one OF the
Presidents advisors was requested TO
submit his opinion. The Secretary OF
Agriculture was asked for his views
on the advance on Pellin, while the
opinion of the Secretary of state on
the type of battleships to be adopted
bv the Navy was welcomed. Mr.. Nc
Kinley believed in this way that he Sc
cured the best results and it also gave
his cabinet officers an opportunity 10
exhibit whatever of talent or genius
of statesmauship they possessed
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09

effort of rubbing the dia-
monds against each other brought on
a nervous jerking of the forcarms,
and the strained attitude of the head,
always bent forward TO watch the
shaping of the gems, caused great
Swellings at the back of the neck.
Usually the "bruteur' spends three
days on the shaping of a stone and
makes from $2.4O TO $500 n day.
The polisher who makes the facets,
uses machine which carries metal
disc placed horizontally aad revolving
at the rate of $500 revolutions per
minute The disc is of steel with a
preparation of diamond dust and puri-
fed olive oil rubbed into the surface.
BY means of a copper holder and
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
|, PRESIDENTS CABINET.
lur SECRETARIES HAVE At
'TrD GREATER FAME THAN
THEIR CHIEF.
e.. acoointments Are Political.
IT, Cabinet is Usually the Presi-
IS Closest Adviser.
lanes S. Henry.

|. .,,r5frr 10 the old saw ut takes
4 ,,fIors to make a man. so In the
.amgnf of the United States 1t
4 rfr4 cabinet officers to make
\ sc,irfsrratlOn. Primarily Ameri-
Dahfnar officers are selected to be-
tbe heads of the nine great ex-
i've deDartments of the Govern
T., As one star differeth from an
| star in glory so one cabinet offi-
5i4frs from another in opportun-
shiIlry and the power to make a
|, rg imnressiOn upon the history of
country. These nine heads OF de-
k,warfs are chosen by the Presi-
4, and although the approval of the
[a,aof the United States is required
(make their appointment legal and
ksrtuti0naI the preference of the
|ecptfve is Invariably respected and
nine Cabinet officers represent his
ks5ral choice, so far as politics
Ives him 4 free agent.
Eo be a member of the Presidents
Inat has filed the ambition of many
l,tsmen. II is a place only one re
[va from that to which all native
r. citizens Of the United States have
h.sht to aspire-the Presidency it.
\ If there have been disappoint-
|n,s and unrealized ambitions on the
1, Of the great men who have been
sient the world has not heard OF
km The disappointments, the dis
tragements, the disillusionment, the
I.rictions that have been experienced
statesmen who had hoped to
t.eye glory and fame as Cabinet offi-
r can be read in the national rec
Is from the foundation of the Gov
tment to the present time. Fail
/ to accomplish great plans and to
aze hopes Of lasting place in his
y has sent many Cabinet officers
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09

metal fork which form part OF tie
apparatus, the diamond is held against
the revolving disc, and as sometimes
Il stone less than an eighth of an inch
in diameter has 100 facets. great nice
ty on the part of the workman is re-
quired, and the position of the dia-
mond is changed more than 100 times
before the requisite lustre and finish
are secured The polisher works al
ways with Il magnifying glass, a"d
makes from So 90 to Si.0O q day.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
To Remove II Tight Ring.

A very simple way of removing Il
varv fight ring from the finger is TO
take piece of small cord or WrappinE ppm,
thread and push one end of it under
tha ring. Then. taking hold. of the
othar end of the string, begin winding
around the finger from close up against
the ring TO the very tip of the hnEGr,
Then, to remove the ring, take l,, holI
of the end of the cord that was slipped
under the ring and unwind the coru.
As the unwinding progresses the Fllis
Will be carried along with 1t ana re-
moved without difficulty.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
Have Several Lives.

AT this height" said the guide, as
they paused on the mountain side to
gaze down the valley. far below. ''peo-
pie with weak lungs often die
Wonderful country, wonderful eli
mate,' murmured the visitor.
'How's thatY' said the guide, sus-
piciously.~
why | suppose of course you have
a way of bringing them to life again
for the next dying"
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
M!LADY'S D AMONDS.
HISTORY or THE NECKLACE.
ITS MANUFACTURE AFFORDS
MUCH EMPLOYMENT,
kaw Diamonds as Dug Are Com
paratively yCheap-CreatC Cost Comes
From the Polishing, Cutting and
Filling.

One morning last spring there ap-
pcarcd in the London papers graphic
descriptions of the arrival at South
ampt0n of the "Cullinan," the 3,O32
carat % Oh diamond found in the
Premier mine, Johannesburg, i'll Jan
uary. Details of the appearance of
the two agents from South Africa, the
black bag carried by the older and
said to contain the biggest diamond in
the world, the crowd at the docks, the
detectives sent from Scotland Yard,
filed a column. As matter of fact.
the Cullinan made the trip from
Johannesburg to London in an ordln-
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09

arv. inconspicuous package through
the registered mail, postage Two sun
/ ings. 1t is not impossible lhat III,
southampton romance was conceN cu
and paid for at advertising rates ny
the owners or underwriters to dlNert
attention. for. the diamond was Naiued
at four million and insured for TWO
and half million dollars.
Two more large diamonds nave since
been found in the same mine, one
weighing 334 carats and the other 4pu
carats. one wonders VINO can aHoru
TO buy these stones. 1t will cost enor-
mously to put them on the market
Most diamonds are sold outright by
the miner to the cutter, and one OF the
biggest South African diamond kings
has said that the margin of profit up
on which the entire diamond industry
is carried .ou ic but little larger than
the percentage of gain in any other
line of business.
The Jewellers of Paris claim that in
proportion as the value of the dla-
monds in n necklace decreases, so does
the cost of setting increase. dia-
mond necklace that sells for $4,000
has cost the jeweler 5000 in mount
ing. while one that sells for 100000
will require an expenditure of only
$500 in the mounting. irom, the
Sl9o. 700 remaining in the latter case,
still further deduction must he made
for the expense of preparing the
stones. The figures obtained on
5000. 900 necklace in a Paris shop indi-
Gated that the diamonds composing II
were valued ut much less than $4,000
when rough. The woman who buys
such an ornament contributes more TO
the actual prosperity Of the working
class than many of the so-caIlcd
social rcformcrs who rave at her eX-
travagancc.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
TEpER AT WALLS OF JERUSALEM.

nt NIololai. where often l"prr is sep
1rntcd from his family 10y forcin'
means. Fathers and mothers are fax
en- from their children. Il child ir""
its parents, friend from friend,
all this at time when the afflicted
is to all iutcnts and purposes perfect
y well. Government officials state
however. that is not the idea in ln'
establishment of this new institution
under the Crane bill, to take any 'Irpri
from his family by forcible means,
The plan will be merely to isolate al,
Ca SeS.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09

o,iered and disappointed back into
Fyata life.
May Not be Personal Friends.
While the President of the United
YaieS is entitled to choose the nine
luemon who shall sit about his
inciI table as his Cabinet advisors,
z political system in effect in the
",'tu States often robs this selection
us personal character. A newly
tec'ed President may know of nine
gu ~ IN ms CIrcle.of business, social and
"uea. acIGalntances whom he would
hv 10 have around him as counsellors
y" "hOm he believes would make eff
y.thi heads of departments in the
I,N'Sirailon of Government laws
4 business. The eXigencies of poll
4. however, usually compel him to
Ao0se his Cabinet officers from differ
SgVlIohS OF the country and in ac-
ho"'eagement of certain potent influ-
la sometimes commercial. some
mes economic, sometimes religious,
oIlen purely political that helped
aAe MS election sure. The Chief
.S"lI'e before deciding upon the
L~tOs'tlon Of his Cabinet inquiries
kII''y INTO the qualifications, ability
Su"'dC'er of the men whom he will
we TO sit at his council table. but
'l'u happens that the first time he
No., lo'Ae In personal contact with his
'uIt advisor is when he meets him
t.'ehd the invitation to him to en-
me Cabinet.
m me economy of Government and
al r social life at the nations Cap
H., "a" american Cabinet officer oc-
Il "a .s . commanding position. but in
a,Ion pllshment of great deeds Of
k,rira'',.1ihship and as a power in fash
kIrns The policies of the nation the
Abilit,. a.'IllSters S own personality, his
burcos anu genius can alone make
Imnyor There are conspicuous ex-
NJ 'u the history of the United
homfr., "uere Cabinet ministers have
a. '''ed the Executive and carved
tamo %I"Ii's higher on the pillar OF
llar nan the Presidents with whom
hsri,r.,' 'yd, The impress made on
No. AFFAIRS by such men as Daniel
{ no. 'ohn G. Calhoun and James
kraata, as ministers of state. IL
b bn man man that of many Presidents
I nv 4, .l'leu States. 1t Is not neces-
4 miles ,,T TO musty history for ex-
1n In,,-. ". cabinet ministers who have
] ay gouatiohal fame. The late John
.'' secretary Of State under presi.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
LEIERS IN AMERICA.
Three Hundred of Them in Twenty
States and Territories.

'Enclcan, unclean." This is cry
which has struck terror to the hearts
of many people who have journeycd
through the Orient and our Asiatic
and Pacific possessions, but it has
probably never occurred to them. that
in the United States proper there are
nearly 300 lepers. These are scatter
ed over 20 states ana territories. but
the states of Louisiana, California,
Florida, Minnesota and North Dakota
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09
How Diamonds are Cut.

So far. Europe has been the center
Of the diamond cutting industry. In
Amsterdam there are more than lo.uOo
cutters. in Antwerp 5000. in the Jura
Mountain district 600. in Paris 200
nnd in London only $50. They are
divided into three classes, cleavers,
shapers and pOliShcrs. The cIeaNcr
examines the rough diamond. and if
ne finds flaw cuts l. into uS many
perfect gems rs the grain OF the car
bon will permit For this purpose the
rough stone is set in q mold to which
II is securely attached with aluminium,
aud then applied to the cutting tool
a circular saw about > inches In diam
eter, made of soft copper, with mix
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09

ed and disappointed back into