New-York tribune., 1905-08-15
GATHERED ABOUT TOWN.

why is it." said Edward Johnson of Washing
ton. at the Waldorf-Astoria last night. why is it
that railroad companies allow their brakemen TO
reserve the best seats in some OF their cars for
card players. who don't have to bother when they
arrive before train time? OF course. the brake
make few nckes out of this, but 1T hurts
the corporation and irritates other passengers. 1
don't object to card playing but this favortsm in
the matter of reserving seats augers many people.
And by the way think that the gatemen on your
ferryboats here are wonders. They give the
h5 wsT they ~ drive w through 6oF the
Courtesy? l guess they think that's too efiemi-
sa56 sood a fe" lessons IN manners might DO some
Finding lost balls and selling them is naturally
a popular source Of income among the caddies
the Van Cortlandt golf links The boys are
continually prowling about those places on the
course where balls driven into the long grass,
and sometimes they scarcely allow a player to
hunt for his ball. before they saunter up and
watch their chances of finding it first. young
who puts a private mark upon his golf
balls that there may be question of their
ownership when the green Is crowded with play
ers had his property offered to him for
sale the other day The afternoon before he h2d
lost. and given up. after considerable search, a
ball Of the best quality. In the course OF
his playing the next day cadde came up with
this ball and asked him 10 buy it, De
Gliding promptly that there in saying
anything about It. the young bought the
ball back at half price
II
telling another player about it, was that the
caddie knew IT was mine-not when he offered
conI Of aPbe bo me- be- pes @ use ne 1olhed
anythn' it was. But he was game and didn't
He was a suburbanite with a considerably larger
piece Of ground, but no larger stock Of informa-
tion farm matters than the average OF his neigh
bors. The extent OF his grassy fields suggested 10
him that it would be excellent idea to keen
a He took lessons in milking from
real farmer who lived mile out. and then
invested in a good COW. Of which he was exceedingly
proud one day. in the recent hot spell not long
after the purchase OF the COW. the real farmer
happened to pass the suburbanite's place and
stopped TO see how things were getting along. He
the cows new owner carrying pail of water
from the well over where she was grazing and
after she finished it, start back for another.
remarked the farmer. by way, Of greeting
ater w2ing his forehead h1 nam thats ne am I'M
fourteenth bucketful I've given her and believe
she'd drink half dozen more"
The real farmer. nearly dropped in his tracks
Fourteen bucketsfu'" he gasped. Are you crazy?
mighty lucky Send for the veterinary. Quick" "
mah bg he sick enough S 6ne e
son in stock raising upon the city farmer.
While the allied forces were occupying Peking
at the close OF the Boxer troubles in China Martin
Eagan Of The Associated Press heard that Billy
Downs time newspaper man. at that time
clerk under Quartermaster General Humphrey had
an important bit Of which Eagan was desir-
Gus of obtaining and Transforming into scoop"
Eagan haunted the generals Office from early
morning and had slightly worried the old warrior
with his opportunities TO the whereabouts Of the
aforesaid Downs. The generals answers had been
short and Eagan was getting DIT discouraged as
the dav wore on and still sight OF Downs
After tiffn. however. the general melowed bit.
and calling Eagan over his desk, said TN bet
YOU $40 against 10 cents, Marty that that fool OF
a Downs Is of drunk
As Eagan leaving the building with this
rather unsa attsfactory bit Of information who does
he meet hut Downs in glorious state Of lntoxica-
ton but with still enough wit left IN him 70 reply
10 Farars repetition the irate generals remark,
SHAY Martish you shust drift back she genl and
te n, with nv comp-ments, he-z no sphort, or
bs,d bst nore'u ten on a shure thingz."