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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17
FILL IGNORE MCGOWAN.
Republicans Decide to Organise
Board of Aldermen.

RE Republican aldermen have decided to go ahead
~-stb the organization OF the board. naming the
ern1nttees under rules TO be adopted by majority
sote Of the board, and without much reference to
ne wishes of Patrick Francis MCGOWAN, who viii
i the new president of the board.
IN 1874 when John J. Je-eiorlan was elected
-assdeat OF the board the Tarnrnany men captured
-.any snti-Tamuany Democrats and named the
committees. Three years ago the Low men elect
I Al a majority of the board. but the Tammany men
into their camp and captured control of the board
After that they reorganized the committees and
sleeted John 7. Mccall as chairman of the Finance
Committee. which gave him place in the Sinking
Fsnd Commission.
The controversy over the Craftsmanship of the
hoard has not been settled The Brooklyn men
vent It, and are inclined to insist upon the election
OF Colonel A L Kline. This would leave the
cha.rnanship OF the Finance Committee for either
Alderman Goodman or Alderman Meyers. Alder
nan Goodman says he is going to have the vice
chair-nansfip Of the board or nothing
Alderman Meyers, if he Goes not get the vice
chairmanship of the board may be appointed chair
man Of the committee In charge of reapportion-
ment Reproducing the Assembly districts svin
be important task. and good man is needed for
the work.
The Tammany leaders have made overtures to
the Hearst men in the board. but without SUCCESS
The Hearst men are threatened with political ex-
tlncton by their constituents if they go into
combination Win the IaInInany men, and they
are likely 20 assist the Republicans in organizing
he board.
Il is thought that the gain in the population VIII
EiTe the city about three new Senate districts
and. BY the same rule, nine Assembly districts.
The new districts are likely to be carved out of
the fast growing territory in The Bronx. and one
or tive Of these districts may be Republican Two
three of the old districts below i4tfl-st may be
consolidated and in that two three district
leaders may so cut of commission That is the
main reason why Tammany is anxious to get con-
troll OF the Board OF Aldermen. The Tammany
Hen have until June to capture enough votes to
accomplish The reoistrictfng of the city.
The Republicans count. on satisfying The Hearst
men IN giving them fair share of committee ar-
pointrent plums, and in that way frustrating the
designs Of the Sullivan men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17
POPULATION SHIFTING
Causes Which Lead to Frequent
Changes of Home.

THE American people are a restless neonIe >,
! says Edward L. Wells in the Yearbook of the
Department Of Agriculture" I'm the older
countries the farmer is content to till the Same
soil from which his grandfather coaxed a living.
haggling little with landlord or steward. per-
haps. about rent and improvements yet with
little thought OF moving; but in our own coun-
try it is a rare thing to find a community where
there have not been many changes Of ownership
census Of 1890 it appears that one in every five
of the native born inhabitants of the United
States at that time living in a different
State from that in which he was born. The bust
ness of our cities is largely in the hands of far
mers sons while men whose early life has been
spent in the city or town are getting away and
deveting their attention to agriculture North
ern men are developing the resources of the
South, and Southern men are achieving distinc-
ton in the Northern States Western men are
making themselves felt in the business life of
the East. while in the West the question From
w@lat part of the East do you Gomez is taken
matter of course
Mr.. Wells aseribes much of the constant shift
ing OF population to pure restlessness, desire
for new surroundings and new experiences; yet
conditions often exist which make it advisable
or even necessary for an individual or a family
to leave familiar scenes behind and strike out to
make q new hone, A young man is often
prompted by a desire to achieve prominence and
nature which led to the saying. "A prophet is
not without honor save in his own country"
becomes convinced that q way to the front is
more easily won among strangers than among
friends. Another may desire to devote his life
10 certain business trade or profession which
offers no opening in his own community. A
class which includes probably greater num-
Der of homeseekers than the ones just men
toned is made up OF those who, on account OF
falling health, seek location where climatic
conditions unfavorable to the development
of the particular ailment to which they are sub
ject Another large class comprises those who.
in old established communities, have failed to
acquire competence: these, tired of paying
rent for the privilege of filling the soil of others
are drawn westward and northward and south
ward lin recent years sometimes eastward by
the prospect of more readily securing holdings
of their own.
The advertising pages of current periodicals
are filed with matter addressed particularly to
this movable American population: transporta-
ton companies vie with one another in issuing
matter calling the attention of homeseekeTs 10
the advantages of the regions through which I
their lines pass toward which they lead, and
great land agencies and colonization systems
have been built up, having representatives scat
fe,ed throughout the more thiekly settled Dor-
lions of the United States whose business it is
10 turn the attention Of hoEneseekers toward the
districts which are being settled By these organi-
zafionz
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17
MECHANICS, LIENS.

Tinton-sve., ". corner i5sth-st loox45; Cantor,
Steel Calling Company against sagamore Realty
Company owner and contractor. ,............-.
z36th-st., n. s., 1T0 It. W. OF White PlaiEs-ave.,
4Gx126; J. Marcus Woodworking Company against
eof'ractoEs IA ,,ieI 4, 'csi .;n.;
7sih-st. No III West: Humphrey 5. O'Brien
against o. S. Wightman owner; William H
. .
7sth-gt No I19 West same against saIne.......
West End-ave No All; Ballcu-piclison Company
against Lexington Realty Company. owner and
1eoth-st.. No. 7os East: Hull camp COMPANY
against Congregation Adath Israel, owner; Jacob
SotnTlers, contractor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17
SATISFIED MECHANICS LIENS.

e9th-st No 54 to "a East; aenao Erickson
against Godberg. Kapian q CO.. et al: Sep
5th-ave., e g.. SOB #. n. OF I1sth-st. john j.
Cork ct al. against Louis Lamehick ct al;
44th-st No Asa East: Giuseppe Pells Ell al
against Samuel Sobei ct al; December Il 1905.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17
SAVED SIDEWALK Wits SHOTGUN.
tRv Telegraph to The Tribune

Igy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.j
on,aba. Dec. E-Arrned with shotgun Louis A
f-oIda,nitb to-day drove of gang of Union Pa
SAC Tsailroad laborers who were beginning to re-
move a sidewalk and dig up the street pTepara-
tory to laying spur Oh TRACK up eapi'oi-afe. %
rrsss,o,tb.s home IF you stick a pick in that
ssde1valk Of mine I'll blow your heads off" said
Goldsmith, and the labcrers marched Goldsmith
r,,sIntains that the City Council had no right TO
grant permission to lay the track
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17
HIGGINS NOT LIKELY TO INTERFERE.
Attorney General Believes County Canvass
VIII Not Be Dangerously Delayed.

Attorney General Mayer said yesterday that
.asre was little likelihood of Governor Higgins
asslg called on to appoint New-York County OH
sais because OF the failure OF the county can
lassers TO get through with their work on schedule
me The canvassers should finish by tomorrow
Ess.I. but, on account OF litigation brought Dy the
arr - ttten they have been greatly ae.l1s ea' anu
ssrnact likely to finish up before DECEMBER 70
rs,ls aH conteInpiates an early ctll*4ss OF me
eeo--s.55ls Saic AF. Mayer yesterday. In CERTAIN
at5tieies the Governor must MI vacancies e
$3.50 oinees. ii is doubtful il he Governor Woaid
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool Dec. 1s.-elosing: CorToN-spos suet.
prices points hisser; American mddiing fair. I'D,
$50; good ordinary Geld; ordnasy. 5ssd The sales
81 5000 bales. Of which SEQ
uiston and export. ana included 52o1 American. Re
cespts a. 100 tits all American. Futures opened harey
steady and closed steady Ainersg.n "a eaiing De-
ruary ee4d Fehruary-AIareh 2sd; Marea-4psfl H3sa
Aprii-MAy 6s6d; Asy-June 639d; June-Ju.ys G41d;
JiyAuR1st 6t2d August~Septenb1r. 6S3ds SepteIo0e-
October. 505ds October-Sovenber. sod.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17
THE BRONX BUILDING PLANS.

issth-st n S. 2T2 As It. W. OF walnut-ave.; for
story frame open shed, 1Sx13I; Central
Union Gas Company, owner; e. L Spencer,
architect .-.......... :.......s--.
1S2d-st.. 8. ". corner Arthur-ave-; for six three
story brick tenement houses. 16.sx5S; Katie O.
Kahn owner; Moore & Landsiedel, architects.
Suburban-st. (206th-st-l No. 1876; for y story
frame barn. 15xl5: Christian Bierfack, owner:
Moore Isandsiedel. architects. ..............
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17
SATISFIED JUDGMENTS.

The first name is that of the debtor. the second
that OF the creditor. and date when judgment was
fled:
March Z 1908 .$2,II5
Kneche GodfreyJ Reopen; December H. 1903 S.134 SO
S Pick Deesrbsr S 1905. 71s rs
1905 ....-.t...-...... $40
Sage Georgia. s. Cochran; December 6, 1905. 81 62
Thorns Alberto H Smith: November Is, 1908. 120 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17
BUILDING LOAN CONTRACTS.

Lenox-ave.. W. g., whole front between t42d and
Parnass and George Deilon. =: 5000
David Levy and Robert Friedman loan Louis II.
lam ana joseph levy o3U
17 4t s. 90 r e OF Auduo9z.sve, T5TIoo;
Wsilsoh ReisleF & ''a... ssE
Incohso, Levy anu i1i' @iie1iai i'ah 'ossph or a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17
n. P. TRAIN DYNAMITED.
Erpress Car Bzoson Open By High
uaymen IN Washington.

Tacoma, Dec. 1.-THE Northern Pacific west
bound North Coast Limited train was held up
tonight at Hillside. Ellensburg, Washing
ton. The express car was dvnamited. No de-
tails have been received. but it is said that none
Of the PASSENGERS or trainnen were injured
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17
MAKE ARRESTS TO GET LAsoRERs.

IBy Telegraph The Tribune
,zno,,,-1le Tenn Dec. 1e.-More than one hun
drsd negroes were arrested BY sheriffs and police
!, 1g,e gawery here to-day the charge of
,.aorsnev Railroad labor agents anxious TO get
men accompanied the officers and prosecuted the
cases. The negroes received the option Of working
for the railroads Tor the county
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17
rs pENpENs-

watsr-st 80 see; Daniel Daily against Catherine Q
Ccttsr all forecosuTs Of mortgage; attorney =. Mo
Ciure.
scamneI-st.. n, corner Madison-st. 4ix0sx irree.
Tsder hnrans against Isaac BumberE action
mortgage; attorney, Epstein Brothers
12d-zt Nos. is2 iss Joseph MunteF ct al.
cracaGeE & MuntcF.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17
MANHATTAN BUILDING PLANS.

Avenue 4, ". s.. 51.1 IT. II. of 7Rth-st. for six
story brick tenement house and stores, 25.6x
S6.11 S. Wallenstein, owner; Horenburger &
SGTGuD aFcnllect5 e
15Sth-st. Nos 524 and $50 West; for two elk story
brick fiathouses, 50xs6. IL: O. Horowitz & Son.
owners; s. Sass. architect 4............... 1O
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17
Countru Board.

A ny ONE WISHING A REFINED HOME in the colln-
N try for nervous or backward children or invalid
adults where every comfort and convenience may bs had
address LOCK BOX IT, Freeport Leng Island; refer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17
MUNICIPAL MIDDLE IN YoNKERy.

= any county ONCE here merely because the county
'as'Vassers were delayed in completing their work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17
THE STATE OF TRADE.

Buffalo. pec. 1s-r1oUR steady; Light demand.
vvFEaT-spring dull; No Northern, e2t&c. nominal
winter SCARCE State Sse asked CORN n light ds z
duIi. Nc 3 white Sshc: No mixed. 35A BARLEY
quiet: western, 44d5Ic. RYE easier; No 2 14tze
Chicago Dec 1e.-The leading futures ranged as fol-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17

SOS 90
10000
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-06

the heavy work which formerly was imposed upon tue hodcarrier. One man below carts the material to the lift in a wheelbarrow, while another removes it when 1t has been raised to the floor on which the work is being done. One lift is going up while the other Is con- ing down, and the system Is much faster and much lighter on workmen then the old plan of carrying the bod up and down Il ladder.
 Thus it is that the old relic of early building days, with it's long handle and padded shoulder piece, has become practically extinct around tall struc- lures and has been relegated to smaller buildings in residence districts. The hodcarrier has lost nothing, however, through this revolution In his line of business. Hundreds of them continue to carry the hod and will as long as contractors build fiat buildings and structures of the sort where height does not require speed and distances do not prevent q laborer from bearing his burden with satisfactory results Many laborers who formerly carried the bod now are employed as helpers on big contracts, receiving from 25 to 8 cents an hour.-Chlcago Tribune.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-06
Dynamo Run by a Windmill.

At Aikoo, in Denmark, a dynamo has been connected to wind motor and 450 incandescent lamps run very effectively. Difficulties as to the stead mess of such power have been over come by an ingenious American farm CT In Kansas, who has installed a water motor or turbine. run from the tank of his large windmill and con- nected to a dynamo, thus obtaining lights for his residence and buildings Wind motors and dynamos were car ried on a recent Polar expedition for the same purpose.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-06
,PLANTS THAT DEFEND AND ATTACK. {

oO@~~~cooN


 Any one who has seen thorn on a stalk knows that plants are armed against their enemies. which they have in common with all other living things. But plants are not content with de- lending themselves with spikes and thorns; they have other weapons of defense. Moreover. says John J. Ward in Harpers Magazine, many plants have weapons of attack.
 Some plants. like the poison oak or ivy, have poisonous acids. which are a warning to animals to keep their dis tance. Others. like some species of cactus, have disagreeabe smells. that punish the intruder for bruising them.
 Not only do growing things shield their lives with suits of mail, but they form alliances and protect each other. The gorse. or furZe. which is well armed, selects the most exposed situa- ton 1t can find, open heaths and stony wastes, where it fearlessly holds up its yellow blossoms for the bees to fer tilize. Straightway less protected plants seek it's shelter. and so mutu- ally protective plant army arises.
 Self-defense is abundantly exhibited in vegetable life. Sometimes. although less often. plants actually attack ami mals. A very pretty, simple example of attack Is found in the English sun dew. This insectiyorouS plant grows fin bogs and on wet ground. The leaves are covered with glandular hairs, which secret a sticky fluid to entrap various small. flying insects. which, on alighting. get entangled in the gummy slime. The hairs then bend over and pour out still further quantities of this digestive liquid. which dissolves out all the nitrogenous matter from the in sect to serve as food for the plant. Nitrogenous matter is hard to get in boggy places, and so the plant Is equip ped with this mechanical means of obtaining it.
 The pitcher-plant attracts animal life by a sweet liquid. The insect crawls down the pitcher. but cannot return, for the passage is barred by recurved hooks. As wonderful as any Is the American Venus fly-trap." The leaves are hinged at the center and close rap- idly enough to entrap an insect. They remain closed while the insect strug-
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-06

gies. but when it becomes exhausted they open to catch other unwary prey.
 Occasionally plants make allies of their enemies. A tropical acacia. known as the "bull's-horn thorn ac- commodities and provides for an army of ants, to check the depredations of ferociOus, leaf-cutting ants. The branches bear hollow thorns, where the ant garrison lives and rears its young. The plant supplies not only lodgings, but board as well. in the form of a special honey. which makes the garrison a good breakfast, and. more wonderful still. solid food in the form of little, yellow, fruitlike bodies. which are developed on the leaflets and do for dinner. When an enemy approaches the hired mercenaries drive it away. Thus the plant hires and supports an army
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-06
Could Do Her Part.

Bridget" said the mistress, repror- ingly, this is absolutely the worst pie ever tried to eat You told me you could bake as good pies as any cook in the city"
 The new kitchen girl placed her arms akimbo and faced her mistress defantly.
 50 l can. D1im," she said. 50 l can. But all the leddles I iver wur- ruked fur mixed the pies thimslyes befure I baked lem, mim.'
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-06
"TRY GIlT flRST T."
She Detested the Water. but She Took
 the Situation.

SnG DSIGSteu tue " buh ChC 1ooA
 the Situation.
 John Balch was ships carpenter on board an ocean liner. One stormy night, while about his duty. he was washed overheard. He left three boys and a wife-a slender woman, with a face to remember for its sweetness and strength. She found herself, on her husbands death, face to face with poverty. What could she do?
 The manager of the steamship com pany had a warm heart, and at his suggestion a place as stewardess on one of it's great ships was offered to Mrs. Balch. She would have fair wages, and the chance of still more in the shape of tips" from passengers grateful for a comfortable voyage. Her decision was instant. She would take the place. Now in all her life Jane Balch had feared the water with a terror that she had been powerless to conquer. She had loved her hus. band dearly. but even he could never induce her to step into rowboat or steamboat.
 None of her friends happened to rec ollect this when she announced her appointment as stewardess. She kept her own counsel. and walked on boaru ship for the first time with a brave face, although with a sinking heart.
 Then began her trial. For one year she was seasick. For one year she lived in a state of nervous terror Twenty-four times she crossed the cruel and treacherous sea with no re- lief from the torture of body and mind. Friends advised a hundred remedies, and even the abandonment of her prof. ect. Her invariable answer was, I'm going to try grit frst" She could not work. Often for days together she could not lift her head from her pill low. But the company's patience held out, and so did her courage At last the day came when she knew that she had conquered both her qualms and her fears.
 To-day she Is one of the most popu- lar of the kindly band who help to lessen the pains of unhappy travellers. Her boys are happy, prosperous and well taught, and she-well, she makes light of her yictoy.-Youth's Con- panion.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-06
HOSTESS wHJ FAXES GUESTS.
New Yorker Hits Upon New Way of
 Meeting Lxpenses.


 People with social procayit.es and plan for paying tAe,r rent. Iney tax their visitors. At least some or them do. One woman who has a coy nat in Twenty sreeJ, New lorK, has gone into the entertaining busi. uess on large scale.
 T have always been fond of attend ing club meetings sLe sad, but the expense has prevented ne from tol. lowing my inclination 10 its full bent. This winter l coneluued that instead or going to the meetings l would have the meetings come to me and make them a source of income rather than of expenditure.
 II know scores of people who are glad to mingle with a small crowd of congenial souls once week and air tLeir opinions and ride theIr h,bb.es, but who have neither the tune nor the Inclination to join pretentlous club where formality counts for more than Iure social enjoyment It was Just such people that l wanted to invite to my flat Accordingly, took the Initiative and sent out cards req lest ing certain people to call on certain evenings for the purpose of er rlh4ng- ing ideas and strengthening social ties. With two exceptions eve.y persJn ln- yited responded, and they in turn brought friends, until now I have as I1,,,o la I na1 n well care for.
 T entertain five evenings in the week. My rooms are large enough to accommodate twenty-five persons com fortably. l have divided my guests into companies, bearing ever in mind the problem of bringing tastes and dis positions most nearly alike in the same division. On Monday evening l entertain what I call the congress of cranks; Tuesday and Wedneslay there are more cranks. Thursday the card players meet, and on Friday the scien. tific folk hold services.
 At all these meetings We have music, which l generally furnish my self. Dancing Is allowed late Tn the ey ening, and occasionally refresh ments are served These concessions to the appetite are gene ally very light, however, and am practically at 10 expense leyond the wear and tear on the furniture.
 "The dues are g cents a week" she continued, according to the New Yo.k Times, and as am general manager. president and secretary of each club all money is paid directly to me and is mine to do with as choose. don't mind admitting that most of 1t goes to the landlord. It is wonder to me that more people with a large circle or acquaintances do not earn money in the same way. For person who is a good entertainer by nature and education I know of no pleasanter way to add to ones income than to turn the fat into clubroom."
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-06

With the 16o0aton batteshp of the King Edward VII will be found while the Vctorys heaviest shot sixtyeght pounds the twelyench of the King Edward VII. will fire projectile weighing s50 pounds
 Taking into consideration another and decidedly i'm porant element of comparison the relative cost of ancient and modern vessels t will be found that 0ogun warship of Nelsons time cost excluding armament), but G1ooo pounds. while the King Edward VII. without and ammunition the great of 36S52 pounds lover S6000O00) twenty times much Neson's Victory Thus if have gained greater speed projeetie and resisting strength certainly have paid largely increased price for t-Brooklyn Times
Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-06
HoD CARRIERS JOIN THE oooo.
Wheel Bricks to Elevators Instead of
 Climbing Ladders with Load.


 If the hodcarrier who remarked that he had nothing to do but carry bricks up fourteen-story building and watch man up there do the work was satis- fled with conditions that existed in his line when that joke was sprung several years ago. the hodcarrier of to- day must be convinced that life with him is one long drawn out dream of uninterrupted bliss. For at the present time the hodcarrier doesn't even have to carry up the brick. So. in the spirit of the jokers argument, he has nothing at all to do.
 There are in Chicago at the present time about 1000 men who make a busi- ness of carrying the bod. That is, they are styled hodcarriers, and in a gen cral way the classification is correct. but in great number of instances the bod is whcelbarrow. Modern inyen- ton has done away to n large extent with the old time, trough-shaped bur den loaded with bricks, which in days gone by. and even now on smaller buildings was cdIteu up anu uOWH ldu- ders. Instead of this slow process of lifting building material above the street level steam filters are used. These have been common in work on tall structures for long time, and are now being used on smaller buildings.
 The contrivance consists of two lifts, operated on the same principle as an elevator, and this invention performs