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All Over.

No more will I hear his footsteps on yonder walk just as the clock strikes the hour of g."
 Gracious, Jeanette!
 And the old parlor light will never burn low for him again."
 You don't mean it?"
 T do, and furthermore he will never sit on this sofa three nights a week and call me pet names as he has been doing for two yesrs."
 T am astonished."
 And tonight I am going to burn all the old love letters in my trunk. "B-but why are you going to dis card himT"
 "Discard him? Why, you goose, am going to marry him"
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RetrogressiOn.

"Well, I never!" exclaimed Mrs. Bliggins.
 What's the matter?" asked her hus- band in startled tone, as he turned around from his shaving glass.
 ''rhe idea of grown man like you standing there for five minutes at a time admiring yourself"
 ''I'm not admiring myself. My feel ings are those of astonishment, not ad- miration. I can't realize that I'm the same person who years ago was called precious pet and held on peoples knees and kissed by the neighbors. It's an awful thought" ."-Washington Star.
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And It Did.

They were seated on the park bench In the gloaming, and there wasn't room between them for an argument
 George, dear," murmured the maid, after blissful silence extending over a period of some 37 seconds. ''I'm afraid 1t will be necessary for you to see doc tor about your arm."
 "Why do you think so, darling" queried the young man in the case.
 Because" she coyly replied, "it seems to be out of place."
 "Oh, don't let that worry you," said George. Tt will come around all right"
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Knew His Blackstone.

"I'll commit you, sir" said the judge to the noisy fellow in court. You are nuisance"
 "You dare not, your honor," replied the noisy chap.
 Do you mean to defy me? asked the judge.
 "Not at all, your honor," calmly an- swered the disturber of the peaceful quietude, "but you say l am a nuisance and you must be wise to the fact that 1t is unlawful to commit a nuisance"
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Just Like a Woman.

"I can't understand how you manage to find your way across the ocean," said the fair passenger.
 "We rely on the compass" replied the captain of the ocean greyhound. "The needle, you see, always points north."
 "Yes," she said, "but suppose you should want to go southY
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Just Paste.

"This Is my diamond engagement ring that Mir. Fourhush gave me-" said Miss Mark.
 'Indeedv remarked Miss Knox,. ex- amintng it. Tt must have flattered you when he gave you this.'
 "Flattered meY
 "Yes; you know they say limitation Is the slncerest fattery.' '"-Philadel- phia Ledger.
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Compliment Gone Wrong.

Muggins had just been introduced to a bride of six weeks at social gather ing and after a remark about the weather he said, gallantly:
 And have I really the pleasure of meeting the beautiful Mrs. Smythe, whose praises are being sounded by everybody"
 "Oh, no, MT. Muggins," the lady re- plied "The beautiful Mrs. Smythe to whom you refer is the wife of my hus- bands cousin"
 "Ah, I see," rejoined Muggins. "I thought there must be q mistake some- where"
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Told in Con fidence.

Stranger-How long have you been farming in this section of the coun- try?
 Native-Nigh onter forty years.
 Stranger-You must know the na- ture of the soil pretty well.
 Natve-I reckon do, stranger.
 Stranger-What do you find is the most difficult thing to raise on your farm?
 Nauve-Th' money to run 1t.
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A Comforting Belief.

"Johnny," said his mother, reprov' ingly, do you know where you'll go if you persist in being naughtyY
 Mother" replied Johnny, "when get little bigger I'm going to join the church where Tommy Baggs mother goes. They don't believe in any such place. ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Now They Don't Speak.

Maude-Congratulate me, dear. Jack proposed last night and I accepted him.
 Clara-Yes, he offered to bet me pair of gloves you would.
 Maude-What!
 Clara-But I declined the wager I told him it wasn't sportsmanlike to bet on a sure thing.
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In Honor Bound.

q aint dirty by choice, ma'am," the hobo explained "I'm bound by honor. I wrote testimonial fur a soapmaker once an promised ter use no other'"
 Well, why don't you use that" de- manded Mrs. Goodley.
 Because, ma'am, dat firm failed in 1SS7"-Philadelphi Ledger.
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Broke Him.

"She returned all of my love letters in one package" sighed the tilted suitor.
 Poor chap" sympatAized his friend, that must have nearly broken you up"
 Tt did, indeed. There was % cents postage due on them and had only dime to my name."
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Point of View.

Dismal Dave-I ain't got no symper- thy fer dem guys wot goes on CT strike.
 Plodding Pete-Wot! youse don't mean ter say dat youse blame fellers fer quit tin work?
 Dismal Dave-Naw; but fellers can't strike Tess dey's at work-an' dey ain't got no bizness ter be workin' in de furst place. See?
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lnfallible Remedy.

"I am troubled with insomnia, doctor" laid the haggardlooking man. "I can't sleep a wink at night.
 "If you will follow my advice," replied the physician, "I'll guarantee cure"
 "What shall I do?" queried he of the haggard look.
 "Get a job as night watchman," an- swered the M. D. 1.-Two dollars, please"
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Before and After Taking.

Askitt-Say, do you believe it is pos. sible for two people to live as cheaply as one?
 Knoitt-After reading all the statistics I could find on the subject before mar ried l was convinced that they could,
 Askitt-Well?
 Knoitt-After I had been marrel three months 1 lost all faith in statistics.
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Changed His Mind.

"Timmins, I'm going to have to re- duce your salary till business gets a little better"
 Well, I see I'll have to smoke cheaper cigars"
 Cheaper than those you use now?' "Yes, blamed sight cheaper"
 "Well-er-say, I guess I'll econ omize some other way."-Cleveland Leader
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"Children, when l was your age l would not have laughed as you do at my old aunty."
 But aunty, maybe you didn't have an old aunty that was as funny as urs."-Omaha Bee.
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Geta Plenty of It.

Do you like your boarding houseT
 "It's good for the purpose. I'm writ ing a book on How to Be Cheerful In Disagreeable Surroundings I'm there for atmosDhere!'- Free Press.
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Woman's Inconsistency.

"Ever notice it?" queried the man who begins in the middle when he asks question.
 Did ever notice what?" said party of the other part.
 '.That the practical experience of an actress is usually far in advance of her advertised youthfulness exclaimed he of the prelude.
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One Mare Reason.

The Maid-Why don't you marry2
 The Bachelor-Cna't afford it.
 The Maid-But your income is. sure ly sufficient to support wife.
 The Bachelor-Oh, yes; but 1t isn't sufficient to support the three or four servants she would require to wait on her.
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Changing Temperature.

Waggsby-Hear about Braggsby's sudden demise?
 Naggsby-No. What caused it7
 Waggsby-He was in his shirt sleeves when the recent hot wave end ed and took down with pneumonia be- fore he could slip his coat on."-Balt- more American.
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Vain Butterfly.

How different is Madge from the little
 hand mirror Into which she's so often found peek
 ing, For Madge always speaks without ever
 refecting- The mirror reflects without speaking. Philadelphia Press.
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"The hotel is so crowded, sir, that the best we can do Is to put you in the same room with the proprietor"
 That will be all right; just put my valuables In the safe. ."-The Tatler
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"Wnen l grow up, mamma, I'm go- ing to go to that land where those lit tie heathens live that the preacher told us about today"
 AS missionary, Freddie? How lovely that"
 No, mamma, I'm going to start a store and get the pennies all the boys and girls keep sending to those heath ens."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26
EDWARD WHELAN.

Edward Whelan. who for years was a well known
h1ure in the Brooklyn building world, died AT his
home No. 1913 Fort Greene Place, that borough on
Wednesday Grief over the death of James Whelan
bfs brothar which occurred two months ago. Is
supposed to have FASTENED his death Both men
were bachelors and were more closely associated
than most brothers throughout life Mr. Whelan
was born in Waterford Ireland. seVehty-seVeh
wears ago and came to America in 1851 He and
his brother starting in as carpenters became sue
cessful builders They retired fifteen years ago.
Mr. Whelan was one Of the jurors at the famous
trial of Henry Ward BeeCher. He was much IN
terested in private study and had written much on
astronomical subjects His Observatory at his home
in Fort Greene Place one OF the pest equipped
nrvste observatorfes in the city. He also did
considerable painting. The funeral vii VII oe he19
at the Roman Catholic Church OF Our Lady OF
Mercy in Debevoise-st. at $3.50 a m to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26
OPPOSE CITY HOSPITAL.
Drs. Darlington and Biggs Urge
Tuberculosis Sa1patorIum1.
EsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

MiddIetown, N Y, May 25.-Commissioner
Thomas Darlington and DR.. Hermann NJ Bisgs'
representing New-York City's Board OF Health, had
a strenuous time to-day trying to convince the
citizens of the town of Mamakating Sullivan
County that It would be good thing for them
If a sanatorium for the care Of tuberculosis pa
tients was established In their town. The meeting
was held before the town board the consent OF
that body being necessary before the sanatorium
can be built. About three hundred citizens at
tended the meeting. the majority Of whom opposed
the project.
Lr Darlington was the chief speaker in favor or
the proposition. He asserted that the institution
would be a charitable one, that the patients would
NOT be allowed outside Of the proposed park that
all the labor required in the construction OF the
buildings and all supplies used in maintaining 1t
would be procured in the neighborhood. He also
said that he had petition containing the names
Of a ma fority Of the taxpayers IN IaVOr OF IAe
rroiect There were 1874 names on the peIlton
C0,,Tf Treasurer Mercein Skinner, In opposltlonI
saIT that DR. Darlington didn't have majority
IN FaIror and dramatically unroLed petition
+birtv-+hree feet long, containing the names OF
Eve hundred people who opposed the establishing
nf siIcb an institution. W. w. Bliven, or New
Vorlx secretary of the exclusive Manipulating PARK
COMPANY which owns 5000 acres Of land in the
,,,cinitv was one of the most vehement opponents
Decision was reserved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26
MIKES "HOLD-UP" CHARGE
T0mn1ang Mans Friend Then GiOes
Bond IN automobile Case.

On charge of exceeding the speed limit with the
automobile he was driving, w. Benton Crisp, g.
lawyer, Of No. 10 Wall-st., living at No 161 West
99th-st. was arrested last night and taken to the
West 47th-st. station Patrolman England said he
saw the automobile, which contained three men
and woman. going north in Broadway at a rate
Of about eighteen miles hour. Behind the ma
chine was hanson cab which contained Charles
W. Hazen, of No, 161 West 7Sth-st, and a woman.
When England arrested Mr.. Crisp Mr.. Hazen also
went to the station. Mr.. Crisp said he friend
of Magistrate Wahle and member Of the Tam
many Hall law committee, but did not have 500
with him, and that he should be allowed to go on
his own resemblance. This appeal the sergeant
refused. Mr.. Hazen then remarked: This IS q
hold-up game"
England asked that a charge of dlsorderly con-
duct be entertained against Mr. Hazen, but he was
persuaded to withdra Y the charge. Mr.. Hazen then
went on Mr.. Crisp's bond and all left the station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26
NOTORIOUS CROOKS" DEAD
SI'EALERS OF FORTUNES.
End of "Sheemy Nike" and the
Prince of Cross Readers"

Acting Inspector OBrien last night received re-
ports that Michael Kurtz, alias "Sheeny Nike" IN
ms gay a notorious bank burglar and Thomas
brlen' alias big Tom" once known as Prince
VI cross Readers" had died. "Sheeny Mike"
- hF1en said, had figured in about a hundred and
my ourglaries in which S7.ooo,OOO had been
voiei' yet he was poor when he died at Bellevue
hospital on November %, 1904. from consumption.
as gave his business as a pedIer and his address
as No. 43S East sth-st
NurIz was credited with the discovery that soap
Aen internally, produced effects on the eater
"iI4ch would reduce him to a skeleton and induce
Use IN authority to pardon him, that he might
IIo' o'e on the hands Of the State This discovery
iLAde while he serving a sentence Of
"e4'e years in Massachusetts for robbing the silk
1Se OF Scott & Co., IN Boston, for which he was
teSeeo and convicted in 1877, securing his pardon
q 1e" years later The police have records OF al
IIost half hundred arrests for which he served
probably an aggregate of fifteen years,
Dig Iom' OBrien, famous among crooks for
nus invention of the gold brick game, learned
through the French consul died at DEVILS Island
1aa. me coast OF French Guiana, on September q
aSVt. mere he had been sentenced to q life impris
00nHent Tor shooting Kid Waddell a former
pa IN Paris, several years before. OBrien was
+ Saapr 3aFuy, prosperous looking man. His flowing
Souhtrymen- He once got 81, 600 from Michigan
raL Her named Schwats Another big haul was the
the city OF Albany. For this he was arrested and
sentenced to ten years Imprisonment On his way
70 sing Sing he escaped. He then chose France as
his field Of operations. O'Bren and WaddeIl had
ou Nord and words followed by blows
- br1en drew a revolver and shot Wadden several
sentenced to death. His sentence was changed
later TO Imprisonment for life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26
A VALUABLE SLEEPER.
Half Interest an a Dormant Fran
chise Mortgaged for $500, 100000.

The identity of the persons connected with the
Anti-Monopoly Light and Power Company was
made public yesterday when the incorporation
papers were filed. The company was incorporated
Wednesday at Albany: and immediately after
mortgage was executed covering all right and utis
in a half interest IN its franchise for SSo.oo0oo'
The company is capitalized at 10000. and IN iran
chase has lain dormant for eighteen years.
George r. Hayes. the president. and John l.
Walsh the secretary. executed the mortgage 70
William n. Baron. OF Jersey City. trustee. for
an issue OF $S5OO0OOO per cent gold bonds payable
July / 1871 on which no interest IS to be paid for
the first five years
Besides the half interest IN the franchise which
granted by the Board OF Aldermen IN May.
1887 to the American Electric Manufacturing Com
pany the mortgage also covers all right and title
in a half interest in a patent arc light and all
interest in a contract made May q 1896. between
the Anti Monopoly Light and Power Company and
John J. Moore to erect buildings In this Stats but
It is the franchise which makes these OF value
George B. Hayes president OF the new company
owns s9S shares OF the capital stock, the two d.
rectors Albert G. Stephenson, OF No. % West 18th
St, and John L. Walsh OF No. so last Sitn-sLs
each.
The new company is the successor OF the An.ri-
ELECTRIC Manufacturing Company, Whlcn tne
Edison company, has been trying TO absorb Tor tne
last five years because OF this valuable frehoIlsS
which Il held from the Board or Aloernen, A.
proved by Mayor Hewitt. The mortgage JUST Sc
cured is said to be preliminary TO developing me
franchise 1t Is said also that the arc nsn. P1eSc
has been renewed, and that the company VII -
gin operations at once. The articles OF tncorpore-
ton state that the company IS formed TO manu-
1acture. use produce, oOy ana EenO eIsCLIL0a.y -
light heat or power, lighting the streets parks
and public or private buildings IN the cues OK Nsw-
York, Yonkers. Poughkeepsie, Albany. TOY, Utica,
Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo. P1attsburB. Bing-
hamton. Auburn and Elrnira- 1t also PROPOSES %
make and vend gas. steam. hot air and al o<ns
duidS.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26
Many HURT IN COLLISION
One Dead, More May Die, from
TrOUey accident Near Baltimore.

Baltimore, May 26.-WiIliam Stembler is dead
and thirty-five persons are injured, as a result
of the collision of two trolley cars returning
from Westport, a suburban resort near here
early this morning. Others of the victims Of
the accident are expected to die.
The last car but one had started for the city,
stopping at the Western Maryland Railroad
crossing while the conductor made certain that
no trains were approaching. The railroad
crossing is at the bottom of steep grade, and
down this the last for the city ap
preaching when the brakes failed to act. Gath
ertng momentum at every foot this car crashed
into the one standing at the bottom Of the HILL
The two were totally wrecked, and the fatali-
ties would doubtless have been much more
numerous but for the fact that the were
of the open pattern used in summer,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26
THORPS ELIGIBILITY
F. S. Bangs Declares There Is No
Ground for Charges.

+ q BANGS chairman OF the general athisttd
committee OF Columbia University. yesterday de-
MED absolutely the charges made 10 the current
issue Of "McClure's Magazine that T. ]. Thorp
was ineligible to play on the Columbia football
team
The reason given for the alleged tnslgfhility was
the statement that Thorp played under an assumed
name for Manhattan College IN the year 1901 and
that he had already completed his four years
football having played one year az Manhattan and
three at Columbia Playing under an assumed
name according to the rules OF the IntercoIsgiate
Athletic Association makes him professional
Mr. Bangs said that the statement that TborD
played under an assumed name Is untrue Mr.
Thorp himself denies that he did 50. and there
is absolutely foundation for the report Even
II he had played under an assumed mans this would
not debar him The rules OF the intercouestahe
association do not govern football Zach college
establishes its own rues OF eligibility. Mr.. Bangs
says that It Is the policy OF the Columbia council
to consider only those professionals who have
actually played for money, and not TO apply the
term indiscrfminately TO whoever may IAN under
some technicalttY IN the rules.
Regarding the second charge, Mr.. Bangs does not
deny that Thorp played with Manhattan College
To show however. that playing thsre would not
debar him from a Columbia team. Mr. Bangs points
to the Columbia rules. They read:
NO student shall represent Columbia IN inter
COLLEGIATE athletics for a period longer than four
years in any one branch OF sport. or more thAA
four years diminished BY the number OF YEARS dur
ing which he has represented anotHsE SoAoso u
university in such branch OF sport
In applying this rule 70 student coming from
another institution to Columbia only those years
are to be counted which are regarded as the equiv
aIent OF college years at Columbia The term
college in this rule Is defined as an institution
authorized TO confer bachelors degree. which de-
gree admits at least 10 the sopno1oEo cSS U 0ne
larger universities. .-.. r-,, A.
college vesr is not regarded the equivalent or
mat at Columbia Furthermore. the oacneiors re-
gree OF Manhattan is not accepted TOR adI1Lssloh
10 the sophomore class at Columbia 1s - a
ceDted FOR admission to no class A stuqehe a. a.
sling admissiou from Manhattan must snow Ms
credentias in each subject. the same as though ne
were coming from q preparatory SchOol. CHV1'
these rules therefore Thorp Is eligible
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26
DIVORCE FOR MRS. ARMIT.
Daughter of Al adams Secures One
in Ne1Cport.
lay rELEGRApH no THE rRIsUyE.

Newport r. l. May 25.-Afrs. Evelyn B. Armit
daughter OF Al Adams. of New-York. known as
the policy king" to-day secured divorce from
Robert Lees ArInit, the ground of continued
drunkenness. but she will be obliged to wait six
months before 1t becomes operative under the
Rhode Island law The heard on deposit
tons Mrs. Armit had only three witnesses, while
Mr.. ArInit represented by counsel. but offered
no objection to the granting OF the petition
Mrs. Armit married in New-York June IL
1902, and went to Mexico with her husband who
was mining engineer. She left him in September
Of the same year and came to Newport to reside
In November The testimony brought out the fact
that Mr. Arrnit once arrested for obtaining
money under false pretences. Mrs Arnits wit
nesses were her brother, Lawrence P. Adams; WILL
lam II. Bufum, q mining engineer. Of Mexico, and
Lewis Brown, of Newport.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26
CHURCH UNION ABANDONED.
Madison Avenue and Fifth Avenue Baptists
to Build New Structures

With the acceptance by the Rev. DR.. Upper. of
Philadelphia. OF the call from the Madison Avenue
Baptist Church, the proposed union Of the Fifth
Avenue. Epiphany and Madison Avenue churches
has been permanently abandoned. and each con-
gregation viii remain where it is Dr. Upper is 10
take hold of the Madison Avenue church about the
middle of June. and is TO make arrangements at
once for the carrying of the late Dr. Iorimer s
idea-tlTe erection of institutional church
1t is not unlikely that the present edifce may
be torn down and a more commodioUs one, modelled
after the Broadway Tabernacle, built. Some favor
retaining the present structure for worship and
erecting a separate building for institutional work
one other OF the plans will be adopted. A big
cash fund IS to be subscribed.
The Fifth Avenue congregation proposes to re
build present site, 46th-st.. 5th-aVe. II
is said 10 be only matter Of time when the Epph-
any congregation however. will abandon its pres
emf site and 60 to the upper East Side
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26
"GRAFTO' ON CAR LINE.
Officials of Yonkers Company Ac-
cuSed bu DISCHARGED Men.

The graft charges sworn TO by several men dis
charged from the Yonkers trolley car service have
taken a. serious turn. It was learned yesterday
that two officials of the company were TO be
taken into court to-day criminal charges. The
two men named in the affdavits are Frank Mears.
an inspector, and William Lewis, the superintend-
ent President E. A. Maher was in Yonkers yes
terday investigating the charges. Mr. Maher said
thore had been an inexplcable decrease in the re-
cepts Of the Yonkers Railroad Company, which is
part Of the Union company in the last six months.
AS there had been increase in the receipts OF
the other trolley companies in the county Tor the
corresponding period he had found himself unable
to understand the condition of the Yonkers com
pany.
Mr-Maher sent an increased force OF inspectors
to the Yonkers trolley line. They discovered mat
some conductors were not registering IaTeS. ana
that others were negligent in collecting them 1hese
men were discharged which explained, ne saIa, Inc
reason for the disrnissa1s in the last Few weeks.