New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

The prevaIeuce oe candy stores IN the business
section OF the city Is calculated 20 give rude
shock 20 those who have been IN the habit os re.
sardlng the sweet tooth as a purely ssn,inins
weakness. for IL Is only necessary 70 visit few
OF these shops 10 be convinced that they are not
there for the patronage Of women Women are
but TO ten or hfteen az the soda fountains
the windows for special bargains al 10 10 or -
cents ar; are ,ne lords & OF eTEao & nof ySSng % n.
n their Offices. and is left uncovered en-
editor and the man OF affairs sweetcn their hours
or labor with chocolates. and even gum chewing
II altogether unknown among them.
Andrew O'Brien has the proud distinction os
being the first official dog funeral director In the
world. Mr. O'Brien operates In Wooster. Ohio.
which mus, be a peculiarly progressive city seeing
that IL not only possesses Mr. OBrten but has
equipped regularly laid out and plotted dog
cemetery as the field OF his activities Whose duty
Is 4, to look after our dead dossF" was question
that had stirred long ard heated controversy
among the ciy's onicols I'LL Mayor Van Nest took
sPpoirted MT. O'Bren 20 tt. and told him . 80
Mr. o.Brieu dia He dld more He go eIt .
Of nnisfake Iy this appears that Iot and srlve
for a snail dog costs 30 cents. for dog thar nas
been dead so long that Time ard ernosl""ing I'D
ere @ 20 s,Irv hs fnsTs VII not S
gs,t'sd ard q thas & eayeS and ,,f frieTaS t y9 sys
be vigorously enforced
A Chicago publishing house was surprised TO re-
ceive a biscuit through The mails the other DAY
Baked IN the biscuit silver quarter. Ac-
companying the biscuit note telling where
the coin was secretec and ordering one copy OK
Studies In French" 81 80 far from money
order ONCE that this Is the orly way can thirh
OF to get the price OF the book to ycu. she w-ota
But she only Of many persons who resort
to unconventional methods IN sending uonev
through the malls. Big mail order houses in
receipt OF the queere:t parcels which, when opened
reveal IN the most unexpected quarters reaitances
OF dollars. halves and dim s Persons who show
M sne moso SUI 9 'SsHs Si & ~, sns st u, M tbsir
packeses So care,essly that they break Ope1 wlsh
dev;eng intricate courses Of viIIany with clever
that often defss detect on TOR give
themselves away by some trfinS act OF carcass
ness.
The girL trained as she is golf. tennis
and basketball vaunt her muscle. but II is
doubtful " she. when she gets 10 be iot yerrs
old. will exhibit the prowess Of Mrs. Mary Dean. OF
Brockport. " T.. as q burglar dshter When three
men entered Mrs. Deans house in attemDt TO
Tob her of the stocking which she is said TO keep
under her pillow. the old woman threw lighted
lamp at their heads. then rush past the house
or neishbor FOR help. MIS-. Dem attributes her
health and activity 10 the act that she has spent
so much of her time our OF doors and TO her pige
rVr this active and independent rtenarian
smoked since she was seven years ed
The Countess OF Minto. who did much TO ex-
tend the work OF the Victorian Order Of Nurses in
Canada. has now undertaken similar work In
India. where her husband succeeded Lord Curzcn
as Governor General In response to an appea!
from her sixty thousand rupees has been raj ed
Northern Iadia' This movement is Intended not
only for the benefit of the native population. ou,
the latter suffer great harshps for lack of skilled
aursins