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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-11
6O-62 West 23d Street,
PRISONER ADMITS THEFT.
COnfesses an Court to Robbery of
.Jezrels and Bonds.

Bridgeport Conn. Oct. 10.-George W. Corn
we'll charged with the theft from Mrs. Johanna
Lumpkin OF bonds and jewellery. valued at
$4,000. brought his trial. which began here this
morning in the Criminal Superior Court to a
sudden ending by confessing his guilt Corn
wells action followed n detailed statement of
Edward X. Nicholson of the City Court. as TO
his connection with the case while acting as
counsel for Mrs. LumpRin. CornweH viii be
sentenced tomorrow
When the case was called this morning Corn
we'll entered plea Of not guilty. and Mrs. Lump
kin was put on the stand as the first witness.
Her testimony occupied the whole OF the morn
ing session. When the court reconvened In the
afternoon Mr.. Nicholson took the stand, and be-
ginning from the time of his engagement as
counsel for Mrs. Lumpkln at the time OF the
theft year and ten months ago. he told how in
the interests of mis- client ne had traced the
bonds TO a New York bank ana the v2rsous CIR
cunlstances which lad up To Cornwelfs arrest.
The prisoner followed his testimony with close
attention and than confssssd-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-11
Il. J. LANTRY, FIRE HEAD
Takes O'Brien's Place - Coggey
Nero Commissioner of Corrections.

Francis J. Iantry, Commissioner OF Corrections.
was appointed Fire Commissioner yesterday by
Mayor Mcclellan to succeed John H. o BrieE. who
on Monday was appointed Commissioner Of Water
Supply, Gas and Electricity.
John V. Coggey. Tammany leader of the 18th
District was appointed Commissioner OF Correo-
IN yesterday by Mayor Mcclellan Mr.
Coggey was superintendent OF the Bureau Of Sew
in the borough government His successor VIII
be appointed by Borough President Ahearn.
Commissioner Lantry did not want tho Fire Com
missonershIp. He Commissioner Of CorTec-
tons under Van Wyck- and the duties OF his office
easy. because Of his long familiarity with
them lie has been warmly commended by all the
Controllers who have passed on the financial OPP
Grafton Of his former department.
Mr. LAntry called TO the City Hall on Mon
day afternoon and told that he wanted for the
Fire CommissOnership- lie told the Mayor that
he did want the place
I satisfied with NY present place" he said.
long enough 10 know the ropes and every one
appears to be pretty well satisfied with my work
II it's all the same 10 you. would rather stay
where I am
You the best man for the place." said the
Mayor, land I want you help me out"
After Mr.. Lantry had decided to conform TO the
Mayors wishes he said:
Il would like TO suggest the Of John V.
Coggey as my successor. I'll guarantee that he
will do credit TO your administration"
Commissioner Lantry largely owed his appoint
ment by Mayor Mcclellan TO ex-Mayor Van Tyck
When Mcclellan elected Van WICK said that
he would ask only one favor Of him. and THAT was
that he appoint Lantry 10 the place he held under
the Van Wyck administration.
Mr.. Lantrys standing as a public official and
the fact that he not Murphy man has made
him the most independent of all the Tamrnanv dis
triOt leaders AT Buffalo he voted for Representa-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-11
DR. CUYLER DENOUNCEs HEARST.
Aged Minister Calls Candidate American
Publios Great Danger"

Tie Rev. Dr.. Theodore J. Cuyler declared w
T. Hearst TO be "the American pubhos great dan
ger sad declared himself IN favor % the Re-
publican CANDIDATE for Governor at the Christian
Eaaeayo- convention n Brooklyn yesterday. Ths
oonFeHren not 81 session at the u-na. and
As WIS SURROUNDED by The delegates in the lobby.
Is rssnEr,-s were heard and approved b. many.
he SAD.
ne canc tacy Of Hearst Is the most disgracefui
&C o'sgCstiug thing that ] have ever known. ne
vas elected % Congress. ana for four years ne
10 oriy occasionally seen on the noor emo ohIy
eslAslons-ly answered 10 his name. he IS the
..A-1lsgeo power attempting 20 uBarp by his money
- Fsh;tu' functions OF the ballot Worldinsss Is
80 greatly apparent these days The power OF
HoAsy has become very great. Gladstone once told
g = confidence that the great danger which the
sSs-eacan public must fear and guard against -
s.s l!utoorat who would seek 20 suoserVe oy tlo
- money and influence ths hiEhext executive
&c afsI.Ativs poEitions'
SasrTasa JACOB BrsunsT. OF tho Kings County
As9HsaoAn Committee. predicted yesterday that
@s Republicans would carry tho county by 1900
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-11

career in the Sth Regiment as a private I'm Com
pany B In 1890. In 1895 he was chosen both Sec
ond and first lieutenant and. in 1896, became
captain His commission as major is dated
September 49, 1890.
Major General Roe was not in the CITY ves-
terday' and no one at his headquarters would
say anything on the subject of the reduction OF
the regiment 10 q battalion.
Brigadier General Smith said that the nub-
nshed statements to the regimestal dinfcu;-
ties were probably true and he would nor deny
that the RESERVATIONS Of the field officers oP tbe
Sth Regiment had been demanded and refused
out ne would not confirm the report that papers
requesting the Governor 10 reduce the regiment
70 battalion had been forwarded TO AIbanl
through General Roe
IT anything in that line has been done rbA
news must come through official sources" he
said, "and cannot be discussed at the present
time"
The Sth Regiment is one of the Oldest rniIitarv
organizations In this state. 1t sprang from an or-
s5nlzotlon which was founded I'm 1856 In Julv
lS4I, IL received its present title From
not always run smoothly In the sth and IN 1Sas
II was reduced 10 battalion of four cor1naniss
II was reorganlZed a regiment three Yea
later, ana II 1t is again reduced 70 a battalion
II VIII probably be placed I'm charge Of a corn
peltt!t oNcer for the purpose of doing for il
what General Smith did for the 18th Regimen
when that body sucCunbed to internal strife and
lost It's regimental standing.
An old member OF the regiment when eaa,
last night, said that he believed that the raDort
OF the reduction Of the regiment was true Tho
regiment Will be raorganized. though" he said
ana mat quickly, because We have q good ela-
ment in the ranks who arc proud Of the ROOF
mental record and would do everything tbn,.
could 10 help the man who was placed in
charge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-11
CONTEST IN THE e7TH.
No Struggles in Most Republican
assembly Conventions.

Most Of the Republican Assembly District con-
ventions last night Were without incident In four
districts there spirited contests tho principal
one being IN the 9th District, where four candI-
dates aspired TO the nomination. Four conventions
adjourned. two until tonight and two until to-
morrow night.
Beverley r. Robinson. of No. 42 West 18th street
a LAWYER and member Of the last Board Of Alder
men, obtained the nomination on the third ballot
in the 9th. winning by Il votes u took two hours
baIIoting 10 decide. Robinson received 6S votes
Charles A Dana ca and Edward X. Baird Fritz
" Hoenighaus withdrew after the first ballot on
motion OF Henry W. Taft. the nomination was
made unanimous. This is the first contest since
Is9S I'm the district. Herbert Parsons, who lives In
II wanted the young men 10 try for the uomina-
NON lie gave out that he had no preference An
the candidates were young lawyers. There was
such Interest in the convention that the rneetne,
room az No l0l West 42d was too small ~
mold H. and Lyric Hall. in Sixth avenue near I'D
was secured
The men nominated. by Assembly Districts.
sOII
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-11

total amount remains to be set. OF the interior
marble work there remains the cutting and setting
and the steps.
On December "a. 1905. the board of trustees voted
to keep the Aston branch open until p m on
week DAYS and to open twelve reading rooms in
six circulation branches Saturday afternoons
and evenings, the change to so into effect on
January !, 1906 There are, in the library. 51.9o6
volumes published in nineteen foreign languages,
an increase OF seven tongues since last year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-11

Charles E. Hushes's Democratic ,r,sr,.
not n'i'i'd By the signs OF the times. n. sa,a,
All the claims that Hearst Will o.-.
ur ounSy are es.sles1 though the county i, nat
MI Hughes plurality. Thohsanas - ~ VII elVe
are out IN support OF Mr. Hughes. and are nsbins
uo.rouSons 70 me Kings County Republican Corn
Mr.. Hughes viii carry Kings County bY n 0o mat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-11
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY REPORT

Dr. ] S. Billings. director Of the New York Pub
ue library his report for the year ended
June 30. 1896. 10 the president John Bigelow. at
3 ,ns.tine OF the trustees yesterday afternoon.
There were received 6s.s7 volumes and ILL
Dsrnphists making the total number available for
r.ader. sla volumes and s6o.4a pamphlets. or q
total OF ssgs pieces Periodicals received for the
last year amount 20 GEES
Tie report says ia regard TO work on the main
library building:
oe tf. exfersor marble work 9-psr cant OF tbs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-11

Assembly DistIi tets
ls-AleIander Plough
2O-Charles W Ferry.
2l-RObert s. ConkUn.
22--Aaurice y. Smith
2oDJsmes A Francis.
G4-Augustus @. Eslrns.
2-Adjourned 70 cctober II
2e-Solomon Stratus.
N-Bsvsrly r Robdnson.
3s-Alfrcd Oisnick.
29-sFred'k d. Witt waIlx
Solitary i. EDDY.
3i-Phtlip Reece.
S@Louis P. Grimler.
83--AdJourned until tonight
S-Joseph z AtTamson
95-John EVEN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-11

Assembly Districts
I-Nichnal ThOs- CossScA
2-Jacob Frank -
8-Ad1ouraed u CctoosT y
4-Adjourned until Tonight
B-Albert Katz.
@MoTris KosElr.
T-Walter Z. Nclninah-
eL4ouis Freidsl.
e-william C. McKea
10-Emil Kiss
1i-John Mancevil.e-
f2-Henry Bosrsrt,
1S-Robert r. Hesling.
I4-sThomGE A FnrnaIn-
l5-"Merwin - Stanley.
16-ChaFlss q. Boulner.
17-sWillizm Young.
Is-sRoser :. Brennan
sQsuontnAtad-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-11

PeeNsfilL y v, OCT lO.-The Republican Assam
by Convention here last nighc renomnaesd James
h, Apgar. This is the ninth time that Mr. Apgar
has been named for the Assembly. The DemsCsA0
have not Yet made a nomination
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-10-12
The Indispensable "wem..

Across the club luncheon table a man
looked up from his grilled sole and
proclaimed that no man in England
carry on a conversation without
saying well" The usual bet was
made. For a week the two friends
glared at each other, knowing that
we'll is the beginning of most casu-
al sentences. You may not have no
ticed that. Dumbly they parted day
by day, with a handshake and the
word "welf' frozen on their lips. Aft
er a week n of the two had to con-
fess that the language had got the bet
ter of him. WELL" he said, I'D rath-
er drop a sovereign over that dinner
than choke that well l can't talk
without it."-London Chronicle.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-10-12
The Deputy
Game Warden
BY CLARA TAYLOR
Copyright. 1905. By E. C. Parcels

Harry Taylor, Yale graduate and all
round good fellow and a general IA.
vorite, although ii was known that he
had no fortune, had gone into the Maine
woods with a party of campers who,
like himself, could not well afford the
season at Newport. AS ii was the
close season for all kinds Of big game,
they made little pretense Of hunting.
They had been In the woods for q week
or ten days when Nick Barton, the
game warden for that district, hap
pened that way and was put up for the
night. Before leaving in the morning
he said to young Taylor:
Look here, now. | have got to go
out Of the woods for a week, but il
won't do to leave this district without
a warden. There are plenty Of camp
ers coming in, and some Of them will
run any risk TO secure the antIers of a
moose. I've got to leave a deputy be-
hind me to travel about and watch, and
I'm wondering why you wouldn't I'll
the bill"
Il nave never acted as a policeman
yet" replied Harry, with a smile.
But this Is a far different thing. I
shall give notice to all the ampers 1
come across that a deputy has been
left in the woods and that any inter
ference with the game laws will be
duly and vigorously punished"
but SUPPOSE I find the law being yio-
lated and make an arrest"
"All you have to do is to take your
prisoner before the nearest justice of
the peace and state your ase 1t isn't
twenty-five miles to the nearest
magistrate. 1t will beat fishing and
dawdling around all hollow"
Further objections were made and
.combated, and the upshot of the mat
ter was that Harry Taylor was duly
and legally appointed deputy game
warden in and for a certain district
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-10-12
THE N D CURTAIN.
Originally Ii Was For Use and Not
For Ornament.

Originally Ii Was For Use and Not
For Ornament.
The real purpose of the window cur
tain is to regulate the amount of light
admitted to the room and q curtain so
arranged that it cannot be drawn back
ward and forward at will is but a
meaningless accessory. 1t was not
until the beginning of the century that
curtains were used without regard to
their practical purpose.
The window hangings of the middle
ages and Of the renaissance simply
were straight pieces Of cloth or tapes
try hung across the window without
any attempt at drapery and regarded
not as part of the decorating of the
room. but as a necessary protection
against drafts.
1t probably is for this reason that In
old prints and pictures representing the
room of wealthy people curtains are
so seldom seen. The better the house
the less need there was for curtains.
In the engravings Of Abraham Bosse,
which so faithfully represent the In
tSAiOA uVNOl otiOh Va SNChs Ca "a
French house during the reign of Louis
Kill, it will be noticed that in the
richest apartments there are no win
dow curtains. In all the finest rooms
Of the seventeenth and eighteenth cen
turtles the inside shutters and embra-
sures Of the windows were decorated
with a care which proves that they
were not meant to be concealed by cur
tains. In fact, it would be more diff
cult to cite a room of any Importance
in which the windows were not SO treat
ed than to enumerate examples of what
really was a universal custom until
the beginning Of the nineteenth GEN.
fury.
1t Is known, of course, that curtains
were used In former times-prints, pic
lures and inventories alike prove the
fact-but the care expended in the
decorative treatment of windows
makes it plain that the curtain. like the
portiere, was regarded as a necessary
evil rather than as part of the general
scheme of decoration. The meagerness
and simplicity of the curtain in old
pictures prove that they were used
merely as window shades or sun blinds.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-10-12
London weather.

w may as well own up to the truth
that the conventional abuse of our eli
mate and our weather has been greatly
overdone. When we are inclined to
envy countries whose meteorological
conditions have less Of the element of
glorious uncertainty than our own,
we are much too ready to overlook the
advantage we possess in our
almost absolute freedom from violent
extremes.-London World.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-10-12
vENEERED WOOD.
Its Advantage over Solid LumbeR
For furniture.

II the art of veneering were not the
extensive art it is today, 1t would De
impossible for any but the compare
lively few who have a good supply OF
the almighty dollar to possess any fine
articles of furniture at all. Veneering
Is not a new art, but the earliest
American cabinetmakers, although
using it to some extent, preferred as
q rule the solid wood furniture.
Today hardwood trees, such as the
oak, walnut and ash, have been made
more valuable by the invention of We
neering machinery which will enable
the logs to be sliced up into layers of
uniform thickness of less than one-
twentieth Of an inch. In the old days
this process was all by hand and was
a slow and arduous undertaking.
The advantages Of veneered wood
are that it will not crack, swell nor
warp in the changes from hot to cold
weather, and in the case of doors, for
instance, it makes them lighter and
more easily handled.
For our finest pieces of furniture
the best of oak, walnut or ash Is
used, and 1t may be see how much
one Of these trees is worth. Cut into
thin slices, it will give hundreds of
feet of veneer. A large walnut tree,
for instance, will be made into a large
amount of veneer and Is sought by ex-
pert woodsmen. Found in the heart
of the woods or on some lonely farm,
1t is bought by the agent working
for the interests of a ~veneering COM
pany, and ten times as much is paid
for ii to it's owner as would be for
ordinary lumber.
The process includes the cutting and
trimming of the tree, saving into logs
Of convenient lengths and then the
cooking of these logs. They are boiled
until soft and pliable In a vat of hot
water or steam. They are then sent
to the veneering machines, where they
are sliced or sawed into pieces from
one-tenth to one-thirtieth of an inch
In thickness, of absolutely the same
thickness all over. Their soft, pliable
condition prevents them from crack
ing or breaking.
The cabinet workers then apply
these slices to the articles of furni-
ture, gluing them on with the grain
running in opposite directions and with
no Jennings visible. Instead Of max
ing a weaker article the surface is
really toughened and hardened by this
crossgrain work, and it may also be
polished to a higher luster than the
solid wood.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-10-12
POINTED PARAGRAPHS,

If you believe In fortune telling any
body can fool you.
After some people have done their
duty they act as If they expect people
to cheer.
II You are disagreeable, people
will hate you. There are no exceptions
to this rule.
When a man is compelled to make
an effort to be good natured, he should
e a doctor at once.
Every man is occasionally against
this proposition: He can't afford to,
and he can't afford not to.
If the attention of those you are talk
ing to wanders frequently, that is a
sign that you are not talking we'll and
are talking too much.
Some people think they are all right
IL they don't steal. But there are many
other things you must do, If you want
to stand we'll with your neighbors.-
AIchison Globe.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-10-12
THE INDISPENSABLE MAN.
An EveAt That Moved Him to Take .
Trip to Europe.

Eli ~ EuToPcs
He was one of those men who believe
that If they let up for a moment the
whole world will go to smash. Espe-
cially was this so about his own bust
ness. When his wife wanted him to
go to Europe for a rest he said:
Impossible to get away from the
Office. Why. If l were to stay away
six weeks there's no telling what
would happen. No, / must be there all
the time"
So they didn't go to Europe. In
stead he got sick, good and sick, too,
the kind of sick that kept him on his
back for nearly a month and didn't let
him get back to his desk for still an
other week.
The day came for his return to har-
ness, and he plunged for the office.
All he way downtown his mind dane
ed with the visions of the wreck of
business that would greet him. He
expected to find the staff demoralized.
the business gone to pieces, the cob
webs thick on the order books and an
air of gloom hanging over all which
could be dispelled only by his trium-
phal entrance. He fancied himself
picking the business out of the mlre
and putting it on its feet again.
But did he? Not quite.
He entered the Office. The boy was
there and looked up at him as though
wondering IL the boss were not q lit
tie bit late. The cat rubbed against
him as she always did. His desk was
opened as usual, and on it was no pile
or mail, the accumulation Of all these
weeks. The clerks were at their places
as usual. In fact, nothing was appar-
ent OF the awful disaster that he had
expected; hardly any one seemed to
know that he had been away.
He stopped for a moment. b~reathless.
and then managed to call one of his
to him and ask about something.
The man began to tell him what had
been going on. They had been trans
acting business just as though he
had been there-answering mail, fill
Ing orders, taking reports from travel
Ing men and sending them out again
in short, the little particular world Of
his business had gone on just as
he had been there all the time.
He heaved a sigh-a sigh of humil-
ity. In fifteen minutes he had tele-
phoned his wife to make plans for a
European trip, and that he would ac-
company her. Thus do matters make
us see how small we are.-New York
World.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-10-12
Enthusiasm.

AS you slide along past youth into
middle age get a good grip on your
enthusiasms. Life looks black after
they are gone. 1t is a good thing. too,
to renew your own life In an intimate
Interest in the life Of some young
friend. Few things are more helpful
or more beautiful than friendship be-
tween the young and the old. They
have everything to give to each other.
What is most pitiful In b~oth-youth's
uncertainty and need Of encouraging
sympathy, ages unfulhllments and
need of ~softenlng tenderness-is sooth-
ed and neutralized by a sharing of in
terests and affections.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-10-12
A Hard shot.

A prominent lawyer In Ohio, who
was very eccentric, always rubbed his
hands and went through several other
movements before speaking. One day
while in court a younger lawyer, after
seeing him do this several times, got
up and did it, too. in a very slow and
deliberate manner, and, after saying
what he was going to, sat down,
whereupon the older man got up and
said, THAT young man acts like a good
lawyer, but he talks like a fool"