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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15
CATFISH GOLF BALLS.

Fishermen in the lower waters of the Blue and
along the Missouri in the vicinity of the Blues
mouth complain of ailment of the catfish which
seems to be general. 1t first suspected that
yellow fever Is mixing things with. the cat water
tribe. but on investigation it is found thar the
trouble is all due TO Overdoses of golf balls On
tracing the matter up the supply of balls is found
to come from the Elm Ridge links. where the
players have phenomenal luck in losing balls IN
the creek.
AT nrst the fishermen were indignant and their
wrath was developed by an enterprislng snftch,
who urged an injunction against the Elm Ridge
club IN general and the bum players in particular
This promised good lawsuit. when unfortunately,
fisherman discovered that a catfish null of golf
DalLs Is worth more than a straight cat. This
changed materially the financial flavor of the case
Inen ~ was discovered that golf ball remade by
ceCsn, .hus lmparting Jonah finish well as
naNOI adds 70 the value OF the ball by improving
lts goins qualities This starts q new ball on the
market and Upsets the suitch In his caIculatidrs-
(kansas City Journal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15
They Operate on Cabin Boats and Do Untold Harm to
Ignorant People Who Trust Them.

Thereupon ensues rush of the listeners to buy.
No change is made only silver dollars are taken.
and good to his word, the agent stops selling on
the last minute. This was done in Memphis, and
the method has proved successful throughout the
negro region, hundreds Of bottles being sold at
stands.
On complaint of the druggists. sharp laws against
the medicine pedlers' have been enacted in Mis-
sssippi. and they are enforced. 1t is evaded by
the medicine men getting a druggist 10 handle tho
stun for two or three days, while the medicine
man, backed by Punch and Judy show play
eTs OF music eXtos the stuff in public places.
There is one ''sheepskn'' doctor on the rivera
DR.. White, son of the Memphis yellow fever mar
tyr OF the late 70s. He IS a graduate OF the Uni
cal College. He performs operations, treats cancers
and lives in a cabin boat 24 feet long and feet
wide Money IS no object with him When he
needs II for provisions clothes. he stops a
few days at a landing, builds up little practice
gets his money and then moves to town When
| met him he was treating several cases in Vicks-
burg.
One curious man. "OId Doctor" Patti is known
from Cairo to New Orleans. He has been on the
river for sixty years. coming down in times
as well as in peace He had a tent on a vacant
ed roots. herbs, CrucibleS and curious shaped Jars
were a part of his outfit. He charged s. for ma
larial treatment" and his tent visited by both
negroes and whites every day. He ventured the
assertion that he would cure patient of any dis
ease for SIN advance One of his circulars is
remarkable. It says:
be seized with an irresistible desire TO make a
fool of yourself and brand a botanic physician as
quack. Before you do this, remember one
two facts of history Mercury introduced as
medicine by Paracelsus of Switzerland about
five hundred years ago. It called 'quack sill
Yer by the Germans, and all who used it were
called s quacks Those who prescribe mercury are
the only quacls at this late day since IT has killed
hundreds Of thousands"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15
WIPED OFF MAP.
Continued from first page.

the unihcat1on OF Italy was welcomed with
manifestations OF approval
In the near half a century which elapsed be-
tween 1S59-'6O and that Congress of Vienna
which signalized the overthrow of the first
Napoleon no sovereign states passed out Of
existence in Europe. But the congress not
only did away with the kingdom OF Westphalia
which the great Corsican had created for his
youngest brother, Jerome. grandfather OF the
present Secretary of the United States Navy,
but it also placed fits stamp of approval on the
extinction OF nearly a hundred petty states %
Germany that had been wiped out of existence
by Napoleon in the wars by means Of which he
had remodelled the map of Europe according to
his own ideas. 1t was generally admitted that
by doing away with them he had rendered a
service to the cause, not only of Germany, but
also Of Europe. and. although the sovereigns
whom he had dispossessed were conceded GER
tain rights and preroSatives by the congress in
the way of compensation. yet neither their
dominions their thrones were restored to
them. For then. as now. petty states are re-
garded as more or less OF a nuisance, and they
owe their existence merely to tolerance de-
pendent their good behavior, fact which
Monaco might do well TO take to heart
EX-ATTACHE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15

ap 34e, progress has been made on the library
~ w te last few months. it is very slow work
d. Lhe pest When asked how long ii would
piled: '-->'''s MI IA ie IL
II everything goes along as it should If no
unforeseen irpedments arise the building can
, pe Completed in about three years, though I am
hoping TO have it finished in less time
10 make this work a success and to produce
building useful and artisticaly worthy has
oeen hald undertaking. Aside from the draw
centtve and support from the city officials we
nave come III contact with.
Peres b Polhemus superintendent Of con-
struction on the new library building. says that
the completed structure viii contain between
thirty-four and thirty-fve thousand tons of the
finest marble. Some idea of the vastness of the
work can be gained from the fact that the plans
call for the laying of 100000 cubic feet Of
marble Mr. Pohemus says there are only
o"'oVo cubic feet in the new Stock Exchange
building The average setting on the library
building is between 1900 and $4,000 cubic feet
month About four hundred men, including
those at the quarry, working on the lob
superintendent Pohemuss figures show that
there are now about 10000 cubic feet. or 10000
tons, of marble in place Just at present there
is plenty of marble on hand there being about
one hundred tons. OR between 10000 and $1,000
cubic feet, ready to set, and the work is going
forward at a good pace.
feature of the building especially noticeable
IN these days Of steel construction is the abb
selce Of steel and iron throughout it, Though
steel floor beams are used on each floor there
are only two steel supporting columns in the
entlre building. the beams resting upon solid
stone walls
MIR. Carrere estimates that to complete the In
terror finish which viii be in wood and stone of
simple, dlgnlted design, will take about eighteen
months The marble work in the main lobby
WILL according to Superintendent Polhemus be
one or the last pieces of work on the building
awaiting the completion of the roof
A striking feature of the library will be its
great stackroom, 327 by IS feet. The main stack
loft viii have eighty miles of shelves and will
accommodate 100000 volumes. There will be
seven tiers of shelves. The steel frames for
about thirty-fVe miles of these are now in place
ana TO look down upon the construction from a
height is like looking down upon a forest of
sprouting steel spires. Ten miles of book
The work of getting the stackroon in readiness
the building.
The contract calls for the completion Of the
main building within three years from August
20, 1901 The time limit up August % of
last year. The damage clause for the non-conl-
pletion of the building is 500 day, but it is
said that there is little likelihood of its being
collected.
The problems of interior finish. furnishings
and equipment are all to be taken up after the
construction work is finished
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15
FlREMEN'S DRIVING.
Continued from first page.

cobblestone pavements will disorganize the
economy of the most substantial machine and
the high speed at which the pumps is
also hard on them In addition to all of which
there are the sudden stopping and starting of
the pumps and the constantly varying pressure
of the water. But with all of that, a fire engine
would run on the average for a, year. according
to the foreman of the repair shops, without
overhauling if there We're accidents The
engines of the New York Department go into
the shops every month or two mostly for small
repairs. amounting on the average to 500 each
"a wheel off a rod damned, a firebox to be
Strengthened out These are the things that
make up the routine work of the repair shops
and take the taxpayers money, and they come
from the accidents brought about by the terrific
driving
Last year repairs were made to 100 engines
Al hose carts, 60 trucks and water towers In
some instances the cost of these repairs ran as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15
DOESN'T "PRACTIsE MEDICINE. -

Or" Patti is a weakened. white haired long
whskered man, whose upper lips shows red under
his mustache. The labels on his connections read:
Made my cabin boat
L do not practise medicine he told the writer
Il do not have practise any more. 1 don't have
to. for l know how. The doctors here CHelena)
don't like me. They say spoil their practice
That is why they don't like me. 1 cure the people
they want to practise on"
An old fisherman with whom remained awhile
patronzed MIN. After two days use OF the pills
and liquids the fisherman was sick abed
The river medicine grafters" aiding in the
Introduction OF cocaine among the plantation
nggers II Is said although I saw none Of this in
six months on the Mississippi among the cabin
boRters II is interesting to note that one of the
changeabie negro songs heard while the steamer
roustabouts handle cargoes well in the
negro dives runs something like this
The cocaine habit am mighty bad.
les a nasty ole habit rye always had
F1rst ON Front-st., ana then Main,
Iooa+nE dollar buy cocaine.
Coin 10 Mr. Us about half past nine,
Good mohnin'. Mr. - have another dime.
To git NAH habits on
went uptown. seen the smell OF smoke,
3d. on the doah. mo MORE COCr'
sN ch-h-ht OaS-h-ht oh-h-h! No more Cool
IT,, name Of the local druggist where the negroes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15
CROKER ADMITS THE CHARGE

Reckless driving say the railway officials ina
fire engine comes dashing along at fun speed
and shoots out on the track before the motor
man. conductor or passengers have any s5sa
that an engine Is within mile. Then the car
hits the engine and some one gets hurt
Chief Croker says the same thing.
Yes" he admitted the other day. IN talking
on this subject. mine times out OF ten IL Is ths
drivers fault. These fellows are reckless
THEY'VE got the law with them. and they kno-
It, and they get reckless and careless and taxa
a chance. The next thing there IS an engine n
the repair shops with $500 worth Of work 10 ns
done on her Surest thing you know
"I put II I'D to the driver every tine. Toa
see a lot In the papers about the driver xaers-
fcng himself to some ones life VANS
to tell you that never saw an aushsntio case
of that yet It's bluff. It doesn't go. Ihas
makes nice talk but there's nothing 70 It It's
careIessneSs or reoklessness every time.
What do you put IT down to. chieff
The chief made himself comfortable IN his
chair. It's like this" he said we haven't sos
enough experienced drivers in the department.
That's the fault of the Civil Service But shsss
you are. We get a man in the department. ana
that he was dryer before he got MS
present Job SO we put him on the box Iners
isn't any chance to train him. We haven't any
school for drivers, and he may have besn drfvs
ing a coal wagon one Of those slow now
ing trucks, and that's mighty difYeranr thing
from driving fire engine, let tell you Well
he gets on the box with the right Of way owes
everything in the city, and why Wouldn't ne
get in trouble? He's bound TO do It. He gsts
reckless and careless. and he's bound 70 do It
Then you hear about another driver sacrificing
his life for child"
We'll, chief. how about putting a stop 20 ths
fast driving?'
We have got to get to the fires. You've got
to get to fire to put 1t out. II it gets starr
on you, it's all up Half the fight is TO get Ia
the fire before It gets start Careless driving
and reckless driving make accidents. but vsNvs
got to get there to put the fires out"
You don't see any remedy2"
The chief shook his head "Gtvs us Socs
drivers n said
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15

there amt anything has amt that list
look at TT Blood and nerves and skin and innardsi
It catches 'em every time"
So It seemed. The label said 81 the prtoe
of bottle, but Poole ito introduce the bitters,
sold It for 80 cents Next to the composition of
the label this the best bait" Pole knew. 1t
sold like stock, sure to double in value"
Poole left Lake Providence. La, March 8,
1904 He borrowed nickel for tobacco for he was
penuiless. Gle paid It back scrupulously. saying
I'm honest I never rob man. He stopped
at a lumber camp Point Lookout, eight miles
below town. It about p. m. and at o'clock
he had sold ten bottles for s.. On the following
day. at Goodrich he took IN 81. six dozen eggs
forty pounds of -four and package of tobacco
Two days later he took in So 50, dozen eggs. but
ter and milk. In eight days he had $50 and pro-
,rSi tn last
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15
FORMULA OF MAKING DISCLOSED.

The medicine he sold was a secret connection,
which he offered TO sell any for IS. but he
was so proud Of it that he needs tell It to an
appreciative listener.
That Applegate amt grafter"' he said, why,
It costs him 20 cents for every bottle he makes.
besides his label and the bottle and the cork and
all them things My label costs g 50 for 500 pick
half my bottles up ON sandbars. where they don't
cost nothing When have to buy, they cost "a
cents dozen at junk Dealers Patent medicine
bottles comes high, because they gets sent back
30 the dope mixers to be filled again. I take q
five gallon lard can full OF river water. and let It
settle. Then put IN two bitter apples. at 20 cents
dozen, and 10 cents worth of sugar turned black
in a pan and let It stand overnight to season. 1t
costs 20 cents to make thirtytwo bottles full-$1s
worth That's what call a good graft
His only sign OF conscience in the matter was one
day when he had sold bottle to old negro suf-
fering from rheumatism The darky had only Is
cents but Poole took it for small bottle.
IT don't like do thati"' he said. ia rather
take So off rich planter by cleaning cistern They
can't afford it. the nigsers can't But what's a
man going TO do? I'd rather make dollar talking
fifteen minutes than work all day for it, wouldn't
van
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15
HERE LIES THE REMEDY.

The remedy however, lies In the deps<tnsns
itself If it chooses to exert its powers The Laws
lays down the speed for vehicles IN tbs public
streets at eight miles hour. and hfteen miles
in the sparsely settled districts. Il then pro-
ceeds to say: Nothing in this section shall be
construed to affect the apparatus Of the Fire
Department.. the police patrol United States
mail wagons and the repair wagons Of the strcea
railway companies" The fire apparatus Is thra
exempted from all speed control, and the courts
have decided that injured citizens have
dress against the city. the accidents happen
in the exercise OF a public function Numerous
cases brought against the city by citizens
who have suffered injury to themselves or thets
property through the reckless work Of the Fire
Department. but the suits either thrown out
Of court decided against the plaintiffs. II thes
come to trial In the lack of a specific law con-
trolling the speed of fire apparatus IL remains
then for the department TO protect the citizens
whom it is paid to protect.
Fire Commissioner Nicholas J. Hayes probs-
bly, knows as little about his department as any
Tammany head Of a department, but he has
subordinates from whom information
be obtained. This is the way IL is done
The scene is Commissioner Hayes's room at
Fire Headquarters. The Commissioner is seated
at his desk; opposite him sits Secretary Alfred
NJ. Downes, formerly secretary 10 Mayor Van
Wyck, and at side is reporter.
The Observation-Disclosures is there couPs
in the Fire Department for trying delinquent
fremen?
The Commissioner-A-hem. why. a-e-hsr1
a-hern. looks helplessly at the secretary
Mr.. Downes-Yes yes. certainly. The Corn
missioner tries 1remen.
The Reporter-Do you ever try any. Commits
sfoner2
Commissioner Hayes twfddles his thumbs ana
considers his desk
Mr.. Downes-The Commissioner is 50 bury
that he generally calls OF his deputies
TO hold court He has the right to do that. you
know
The Reporter-Are many hremen brought M
for tria17
Commissioner Hayes-I should say that-ah--4
turns TO Downes).
The secretary slides from his chair and dfs-
appears noiselessly. He reappears. A door
opens at the side and Deputy Commissioners
Churchill is standing in the centre OF the room
Commissioner Hayes-Just how did you pus
that question?
The Reporter-Are many hrernen brought us
for trial in the OF the year?
Deputy Commissioner Churchill-About thirty.
The Reporter Ito Commissioner Hays-o-Da
you ever punish any?
Deputy Commissioner Churchill-AboUt tws
weeks ago one was fined five days pay.
The Reporter-Do you recall any othsr pz1r<
lishments2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15
By Raymond s. Spears.

Among the individuals who work the hlssls-
sinri River for a living numerous dealers In
.ynad,cine" In some instances the stun SOLO is
sirnIv hiskey of the poorest quality. coored WIN
Soma sort of dive which changes the taste some
+tae genuine receipt IS followed. Often COL
ored water with a tas' to hit Is SOLD
TWO brothers. whose postofhce ADDRESS Is 81
y,s Tive and make medicine in a houseooat OF
ofortah1e nroportions. Not only do they have
bopseboat agents who sell their Indian cures
o,,o,,e the ignorant but they have a trace Win
cornmissaries or stores. AND oFussisCS '"NlIis
5+ro ~ extensive treetrunk ard fenceboard
advertising, find 1t profitable TO sen tle river
,,ade cures The brothers have a list OF regular
a,,+o,,ers reaching from St. Louis at least eight
hundred miles down the river. Local auulor1ues
A. o+ obtact n their doing business. as 1t Is done
t,,c,, tho s+ores Their agents, however take
chances" by rubbing the banks or seiiihs Oy
canvass from house to house, whlch oepIiNeS 7''ie
leepers in the vicinity Of their pronts'
The writer once met ex-sherlh Oh HHlSSouiA
S,1st below Helena, Ark. He was uAVelilne haoiie
IN = small two-room cabin boat lie was Selllis
Io+io bsI4a Indian medicines and seeking oppor-
+,,nitias He had recently traded a goio "eo-
s,-, ring for a repeating rife, and the rIne Ior
q skif The ex-sherif was proud OF ms 6la1'a
an6 talked freely He proved by a WHoiesSlei
catalogue that his electric peIts cost - -'
and he sold them at 81 each -,
lone time I got ambitious ne SAID lliso
49,, e-4r With tust belts and walked back country
-s ni1es You never work from your boat. but
+o,,ard it In that way they don't have g chance
~ ,1ist thew hadn't bought and hold you up for
-. g., oe,, hack when you're going home When
haean 10 sell I knew it was my lucky Gag, L
took IN 500 and had to hire two nlggers 10 c@a1E
-, - .,,5 chickens I took in trade
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15
rchill-I don't recall any.
GOOD RULE NOT ENFORCED.

The Reporter to Commissioners Haysx-I.
there any rule in the department. Cor-unis-
sioner. against reckless driving7
The Commissioner-Ah-h-hI
Deputy Commissioner Churchilk-yvhy, rsss
the Commissioner made special rule hirns.ls
when he first took office.
great scurry1ng to find book OF rules xra
copies Of special orders which are found fuss
as the reporter is leaving the building.
The Reporter-Have there ever bean any com.
vtctions under the rule?
Deputy Commissioner Churchfrl-kh-h-hf
Commissioner Hayes-There is a dispositions
IN the department to be Ienient with tia ars-
men. you understand
The Inc Reporter-so you have never tried to en-
Commissioner Hayes-Ah-h-hi
Inc rules OF the department. say:
oecuon 90 1t shall be the nremsxr's
ing rules:
section 64-Not permit apparatus to be driven
IecklesSiy or at an unnecessary rate OF speed.
and hold pilots OF freboats and the drivers OF
apparat& accountable for damages caused by
their calSIessness or reckIessness"
,G S9peclaI order No. III, issued ON November 4.
1904. says: g . Notice is hereby given
mat reports of accidents and collisions. wherein
y u, IS claimed that same are caused by running
INTO cars and elevated posts In order 10 avoid
Injury to men. women and children. and like
reasons. will not be entertained without thor
ough investigation: in every such charges
will be preferred for reckless and careless driv-
ing unless II can be proved beyond the posi-
bility OF doubt that there was absolutely no
way in which 20 avoid such accident or COL
lision. II necessary TO obvtate a collision ths
apparatus should be brought to a full stop; thu
horses and apparatus should be under completes
control in crossing all avenues and streets
where cars are operated and at all dangerous
crossings As set forth IN previous or
ders. IL is better to have the apparatus de-
layed slightly in reaching the scene OF a fra
than not TO arrive at ALL
II the Commissioner OF the Fire Department.
saw TO II that the rules OF the department wsxa
obeyed the hundreds OF accidents that oocxr
every year in which fire apparatus Is concs=nsf
would not occur and there would be a conse-
quent saving OF the taxpayers money, OF pub
lie and private property and OF tia ltvas ara
limbs OF nreTnen and citizens II remains gpds
the Ers Commissioner 70 DO hss n1sy,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15

ave car threw Ave ton FIRE truck rnope n.an
thirty feet and put part Of It over tns rsain&
around church plot.
Fire Truck No. was struck BY a $500 $500
ave car AT 55th-st three years ago ami s3sross
demolished The fire truck was CROSSING t.s
tracks at full speed, and the car hit IL s1u1lsv
in the middle One man was hurt ana tne DrS
truck was klndllng wood half block 10 tns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15

get their cocaine IS inserted This IA +bs cs,-o
version Of the song ~ 4i'
The dope mixers" or medicine men" are the
least proV1dent OF the river population. They are
the most persuasive takers, are the best dressed
and have the brightest intellects They ara never
theless, the meanest swindlers one meets between
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15
LAWS AGAINST MEDICINE PEDLERs.

One medicine maker whose pictures Of women ap-
pear IN most country and city papers, has man
selling medicine in the delta country. The man
wears a black broadcoth coat, with $50 gold pieces
for buttons and a pint of diamonds He is attend
ed by retinue Of negroes in uniform A minstrel
who plays half dozen musical Instruments. draws
the crowd and then the with coin buttons
talks When the crowd is assembled. the ''spielorS'
announces that he VIII sell medicine for only ten
or fifteen minutes. Never mora than fifteen. He
describes the medicine in forid language and then
lays down his watch, while the negroes gather
closer around Finally he SAYS:
'fsosE buyi'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15
THE CHIEFS EXAMPLE.

When a stree4car hits a fire engine It's up 70
the renair sbop. and right good job too