Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17
RouNp AMOUR NEW roRK.
Ripples on the Current of Life In the
Mafropolia.

moderate Assortment OF names, h In jail
in New York charged with using the malls
to defraud males. She was Mrs. Hamilton
when arrested. but the police say her real
name is Mrs. Bins verrault. Chicago
insists the woman IL Bina Finegan. born
In Ironton, Wis., who cut a large swatn
in the lake city some years ago.
The immediate cause Of her arrest was
a little matrimonial game she played on
Philadelphian Of very mature years and
four grocery stores. She ogled him out
of $500 in preparing for the happiest
event Of their lives" but when the Phila-
delphian saw the nltten handed him he
yelled for his money and pet the cops on
the charming widow"
Joseph II. Choate has been employed by
some OF the heirs OF Russell Sage in their
effort TO break the hnanciers will. Mr..
Choete will be associated with Senator
Bracket. Mr.. Choate represented Lad
law. the clerk who sued Mr.. Sage for dam
ages after Norcross threw q bomb in the
millionaire's once. the missile injuring the
clerk. In spite Of denials. It Is said on
good authority that Mr. Sage did make a
gift OF 100000 outright to his wife some
time before his death. When the contest
over the will is made the fact will be one
Of the points urged by the protestants.
Another point in the contest will be the
erasure OF the date 1900 in the will and
the substitution OF 1901. II will be urged,
those close to the objeetine heirs say, that
such hasty action was used In getting Mr..
Sage to sign the will that time was not
taken to re-engross the instrument for fear
the financier should change his mind and
refuse TO attach his signature.
with regard to the contention that Mr..
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conduct his business UP to the time Of his
death, the protesting heirs counsel will
be prepared to show. Il IL said. that his
visits TO his once were merely perfume
tory.
"Interment private" When this phrase
appears In a death notice OF New Yorker
It lie regarded with profound respect. This
people Of Manhattan are generally opposed
to large funerals and ostentation at burial
ceremonies. They want TO be left alone
with their dead, and when the word ''pri-
vate" appears In the neurological adver-
tisenents few persons save the immediate
relatives, and possibly a few business as
sociates OF the deceased, call to pay last
tribute to the dead. Two carriages-one
containing members OF the family, and the
other the pallbearers, follow the hearse of
a child at a private funeral. The cases are
rare where over three carriages are used
for an adult at q private funeral. The Gus
tom Of sending flowers, which is time-hon-
ored in Pittsburg and other western cities.
and. in fact, almost every place else in the
country. II one Gothamites have not taken
kindly to- Sometimes the casket of
prominent man of affairs contains but
single bunch Of flowers, his favorites, and
very often a simple sheaf OF wheat is the
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is where the friends OF the dead 60 TO pay
their last respects. New Workers. are a
sensitive folk and sometimes, unless they
are especially. invited, they will not enter
house whose door bears the somber In
sigma OF death. They will. however. neg
lect their business in order to attend the
funeral services at the church.
big board advertising sign in the Bor-
ough Of the Bronx. which may have dup,i-
Gates In other parts Of the city IL we'll
calculated to attract attention. Erected at
the side of Pelham avenue which is much
frequented by automobilists, II hears on
one end, q large picture of ar auto. con-
tanning a man and two women. held up by
mounted policeman. who has raised a
warning hand. The rest OF the board Ia
covered by the following Inscription In
huge letters: Garry your bondsmen IN
your automobile; bail bonds when arrested:
we sign all kinds OF bonds and burglar in
sursnce policies-surety company New
York" A good many things have been
said about automobiles OF a certain type,
but this seems to be the frst time that any
one catering to theis patronage has dis
tinctly placed them in the criminal classes
Education IL a great thing" said a man
from Omaha to his friend Of New York
Look at the boys on this car Each one
has his face buried in a newspaper. and
not one OF them has raised his head for
the last ten minutes. What a wealth Of
information those little fellows are storing
up for future years What knowledge thoy
are absorbing Of the great movements of
the whole world It's wonderful. tell
you"
The New Yorker made quiet investisa-
ton. Every boy had his nose glued to the
base ball page.
The report Of the State Railroad commits
sion shows an increase Of 32s. s+s passengers
a day carried by local transportation COM
panies during the quarter ending June 30.
The total number OF cash fares in the en-
, tire city for the three months WAS e32.-
ss4.sbo an increase OF 2e,a25l6s over TIE
corresponding quarter OF 1905 and an aver
| age OF ofoo<,ooO pdsocubcrb a uays
In Manhattan the traffic increased from
100 b6s 453 cash fares in three months TO
aos ~. 25s. a gain OF l7,7t3,So3, or 90 per
cent The daily average was AIS. go: the
increase per day 1855.
The subway showed a gain of 10.21a.S13
, | passengers, an increase of $40 per cent
, while the elevated gained IL per cent and
. the surface lines only 80 per cent. The
, Bronx line showed the remarkable gain OF
: IS per cent.
The New York Peddiers' Benevolent asso-
. citation has adopted these rules;
> l. No woman shall be allowed to peddie
, unless she Il a widow.
T. No peddler shall send out his wife with
push cart.
g. T. and g. No peddler shall shout his
wares for fear OF spelling others prices.
I, nor take another's place on the street, nor
: be under 90 and all shall wear a button
picture OF Joseph Leef, their president
The rules are fine. but why the premium
on widows7
e PERSONAL NOTES.