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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-21

With the prospect OF a new ocean rate war
before May 1. the apartment house owners are
beginning TO tremble. The chances are that
staterooms will be cheaper than fats. in which
case the drift OF New York's population VIII be
with the tide and the Gulf Stream instead OF
with the subway
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-21

1t is gratifying to know that there is a pros
pect OF the enactment OF the Bronx Parkway
bill. and thus OF securing TO this city and its
northern suburbs the doing OF an important and
timely work II would be still more satisfactory
II at the same time the vicious Bronx Valley
sewer scheme could be killed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-21

Another OF the hOusewaTming receptions OF tss
Colony Club will take place this afternoon AZ IN.
new home. in Madison avenue. and from 10
O'Clock it's doors will be opened. not only to tia
women friends Of the members. but likewise 70
guests OF the masculine persuasion. Mrs. Archi-
bald Alexander will entertain the Thursday Evsn.
ing Club there early next month
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-21
GOVERNOR HARRIS NOT INVITED.

Columbus. Ohio March 2O-Samuel J, Flickinger
secretary 70 Governor Harris said to-day that
them no truth IN the report that the President
had invited Governor Harris to Washington Tor a
conference regarding political Affairs In this statA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-21
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Ambassador and Mrs. James Bryce arrive n
town to-day from Washington 20 STAY with forv-..
Ambassador and Mrs. Choate at their hous. h,
East SD street. Several dinners. Iuncheons a-s
receptions will be given in their honor BY Mr. aD7
Mrs Choate. Mr. and Mrs W. Bayard Cuttin,
Ma tor General and Mrs Frederick D. Grant pS5
Mrs Charles b. Alexander. The day after to-rao-.
row night the ambassador will be entertained bv
the pilgrims Of America at a dinner at the VaIdn~s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-21

The Pennsylvania Capitol "furnisher" who
made from 14O TO 4.3O5 per cent profit on vari-
Gus interior adornments is also convinced that
this is an era OF extraordinary prosperity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-21

Oklahoma under its proposed "omnium gath
eruTn" constitution ought to be able to recruit
its population materially from the ranks Of the
Missionaries and brain stormers'' in American
politics
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-21

Mrs. Douglas Robinson Mrs, Frederick ". Van
derbiIt Mrs Sidney Dillon Ripley and Mrs John
Henry Hammond are among the patronesses OF tina
performance OF '"The Gondoliers'' which VIII be
pivan tonight at Sherry's by the Boys Club OF
which E H. Hartman is president. Another per
Torrance Of this popular Gilbert and Sullivan
operetta will take place tomorrow night also at
sberry's The club has it's headquarters in a big
building IN Avenue A. at 10Th street, built for II By
E H Hartman. Among it's officers and trustees
are w. Bayard Cutting. Bronson Winthrop. Temple
Bowdoin. Percy A. Rockefeller. Philip T. Dodgs
and EIiphalet n. Potter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-21

APRIL % has been set for the date Of the marriage
OF Miss Rachel Kennedy. daughter OF Nj ana Mrs
n Van Rensselaer, Kennedy, to Frank BTinlsy
porter The ceremony Will take place at her
parents. house in East 57th street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-21

Mrs. w Barclay Parsonss house, IN East 18Th
street. was the scene yesterday OF musical given
by Mr.. and Mrs. David Names in behalf OF the
ChqpeI Hin Fresh Air Fund
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-21

E. Victor Loew. Alfred R. Whitney. William C.
Langley. G. y Stearns. j.. and ]. H and Z j.
Hunt will be the ushers and Joseph D. lawrence
IT.. the bes- ma of Robert Cutting Lawrence on
tb occasion OF the latter's marriage to Miss Mar
ruerite 6. Loew on April II. at the house OF mel
parents Mr. and Mrs Edward v Loe"' II "eS'
5Tth street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-21

1t is at Mamaroneck that the wedding Of Miss
MathiIde Eddy. daughter Of Ulysses Doubleday
Eddy 70 Howard Talbot Walden viii take place. On
April q. The ceremony IN St. Thomass Church
viii be followed By a wedding breakfast and re-
+for AZ the country place OF the BRIDES parents
sherman Evarts and Philip G. Bartlett Of this
citv. win be among the ushers and s. NJ Barney
the best man
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-21

Colonel and Mrs. Edwin A Stevens have issued
,,,,,a+,ons for the maria age Of their nece, Miss
NIarv stevens. 70 Ogden Haggerty Hammond N
TRINITY Church Hoboken. on April $. at $50 p m
4 reception at Castle Point viii follow the eers-
mony.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-21

Well" answered Farmer Corntossel ''as near a.
kin make out, it's sOmethin like sayin' appane
dicitis std of stomach ache. It's an exnsnSI,
name fur mighty common eomplaint"-WsshIs1n,gee
ton Star.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-03
Agriculture and Dairy Farming Flour
ished Last Year.

London.-The following dispatch
from The Hague to the London Times
Is OF Interest:
"On the whole the year 1906 may
be described as one of the most pros
porous years in Hollands recent his.
tory. Agriculture and dairy farming,
tn, economic corner stones of the
Netherlands, have been more than
usually profitable; the dry summer,
combining with normally abundant
water supply, produced excellent GER.
cal and grass crops and prices ruled
very high. Industrial activity was at
a high pitch and commerce and ship.
ping left little to complain of, The
low water In the Rhine AMI Its estu-
aries caused some loss and delays to
the transit and river-shipping trades,
but on the whole these trades also
we're very active, rejecting. as they
did, the state of the German indus.
tries which use the Dutch waterways.
Still more conducive to the nation.
al welfare was the remarkable pros
pority of the produce trades OF Hol'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-03

pinhole acts as a diaphragm, which de.
creases several of the defects of a
short-focus lens, and the figure will
remain distinct-not only distinct, but
also changed in appearance. The cen
trail white disk will seem to bulge out
of the black field as If 1t were a con-
Q hemisphere. The perception of
relief in that case Is immediate, and
as strong as it could be obtained with
the stereoscope.
The Illusion Is partly the result of
the abnormal curvature of the focal
surface, the crystalline lens of the eye
acting al a very short-focus lens in
such a Ease. The lines drawn on the
white disk and on the black field help
to deceive the eye. Their crowding
together near the edges of the disk
causes them to resemble great circles
drawn upon a sphere. Moreover, the
eye Is not free from distortion. If a
few parallel lines running close to.
gether are looked at through a pin
hole at a very small distance, they ap-
pear as If they were bent inward on
the margin of the image. On the white
disk the lines have been curved the
way distortion would bend straight
lines If they were brought close to the
eye. On the black field white lines
have been drawn so as to appear nearly
straight in spite of the b~arrel-shaped
distortion, which is the result of the
position of the diaphragm before the
eye when the crystalline lens assumes
its greater c~onvexity. The fact that
the lines on the disk seem to be
strongly distorted, while those on the
field do not, probably causes the eye
to underestimate the distance of the
disk and to overestimate that of the
field.
At any rate the illusion is much less
striking If the lines be omitted.
And, continues Scientific American,
II it be made with a black disk on a
white field, every other feature OF the
experiment remaining unchanged, it
again becomes evident that the effect
of relief is not so easily perceived. Ir.
radiation, which causes a luminous OBJ
ject to appear larger and nearer than
a dark one, has a share in the produc.
ton of the illusion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-03
RAILROADS TO GET REVENGE
On Two-cent Rate States = Won't
Honor Mileage Books.

Chicago, Hl.-After May ! the inter-
cbangeable mileage books Of the West
ern Passenger Association will not be
sold or honored for local transportation
In the States which have passed laws
making two cents a mile the maximum
rate of fare. The tickets will be good
for interstate trips when one or more
OF the States through which the trip la
made has a legal rate higher than two
cents a mile.
The 1000 mile book Is sold for $40, or
a rate Of u cents a mile, but a refund
OF $3.50 viii be made to the purchaser
who complies with all the conditions OF
the ticket. The trans-Missouri inter-
ehangeable mileage book will not be
good for trips wholly in the State of
Nebraska, but may be used between
points in other States and Nebraska.
Practically the same restrictions will
be made as to the use Of the interchange
able mileage books of the Eastern rail-
SO long as there is a single State
which allows a higher rate than two
cents q mile. 1t is likely that the in
Interchangeable mileage tickets of the
Eastern roads will be discontinued
two years, but the Western
roads may retain them longer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-03
CUBAN STANDING ARMY.
Most Attractive to Lovers of Gold
Lace and Regalia.

Havana. The plan of the Cuban
standing army Of $1,000 men, as sug-
gested by the general staff of the Amer
lean army is most attractive to that
element of the Cuban people which is
fond of the gold lace and regalia Of
Spanish-American armies. But among
the conservative elements the plan ex-
cites really less interest than the pre-
ceding one to recruit the rural guard
up to $4,000 men,
The latter plan vas vigorously OPP
posed even by the Liberals, who, it was
supposed, would have jumped at the
opportunity opened by such a lavish
distribution of patronage, and while
the standing army scheme has been
framed to meet their objections, the
apparent impossibility Of this accom-
plishment has caused it to be received
with something like derision.
Gov. Magoon, who has not yet been
advised of any intention of the war de-
partment to adopt the elaborate pro-
gramme of the general staff, does not
believe it possible to recruit in the
island of Cuba 10000 soldiers who shall
come up to the standard of the United
Stntps
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-03
Has Signature of MuriUo.

native town to return to the United
States her brother, a ma Of adyanc.
ed age, brought to her a package.
On examining 1t she found the en-.
craving, Mrs. Robbie was not i'm
pressed with either the value or beau.
+ OF the picture, and told her brother
she did not believe she cared to take
up trunk room with a dirty old rep
resentation of a painting. Her broth
er insisted. however. that she should
keep the engraving, and told her that
years before 1t had been presented to
him by a wealthy man for whom he
had once performed some important
duty, Mrs, Robbie, after hearing this
explanation. packed up the engraving
and brought 1t with her to America,
but never CAV the matter much
thought.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-03
is STATION AGENT THOUGH
ONLY 10 YEARS OLD.
New England Young Woman Looks
After Tickets and Freight, Car,
ries the Mail and Acts as
Baggage Master.

Rutland, Vt. -- Nineteen and a girl,
yet station agent. mail carrier, ex.
press agent, baggage master and
freight agent for the Central Yer
mont railroad-that Is Miss Bessie
Elizabeth Henley of East Granville,
in the Green Mountain range. And
she has held all these jobs since she
was II years old.
Admiring friends claim that Miss
liahley is the only young woman In
New England holding such a position,
Or such a multitude of positions that
are SO distinctiyely in the sphere of
the male, Although just emerged
from childhood when appointed, she
has done the work of her office for
two years without a black mark
against her record. Failure to be on
hand at train time Is unknown not
only to Miss Hanley, but to most
OF the residents of the hamlet.
East Granville Is near the upper
nest portion of the pass in the Green
mountain range through which the
Central Vermont railway makes its
way from one side of the state of
Vermont to the other, A numbering
community, extending for eight miles
back into the mountains to the west,
finds a point Of connection by the
road with the world and its market
places,
The amount Of business transacted
probably makes no appreciate differ.
cnce in the dividends which stock.
holders Of the system receive, but 1t
IS OF considerable moment In the OPP
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-03
Finds Fathers Body.

Waycross, Ga.-According to the
verdict of the coroner's jury, John
Grantham, IS years old, was murdered
by unknown parties at the new Atlantic
Coast Line shops here early today.
The body Of the dead man was found
by his little son at noon today when he
went to the shops to carry his fathers
dinner. The body was about 70 feet
from the building in which Grantham's
pistol was found, with one chamber
empty. The dead man was warchman
At the shops, and 1t vas first thought
TINT he had accidentally killed himself.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-03
CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR
Heavier This Year Than Ever Before
in Our History.

Washington. The consumption of
sugar in the United States in the fiscal
year which ends with the month of
June probably will exceed that of any
other year in the history of the coun-
try, according to a statement issued by
the bureau of statistics of the depart
ment of commerce and labor today.
The total quantity of sugar imported in
the nine months ending with March
last, was 1862, 600, 900 pounds in round
numbers, while the quantity brought
in during the first nine months of the
high record year, 1903, was 3,606, 000,-
900. 1t is estimated that the produc-
ton OF sugar in this country in 1905
was 1904, 900, 900 pounds, which exceeds
by IA, 000, 900 pounds the figures of
the former high record year, 1906.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-03
Fierce Blizzard RACES.

Sioux City, Iowa.-Nearly the entire
State Of South Dakota has been swept
by a blizzard today - severe in fall Of
and high winds IS any storm Of
the past winter. A telegram from
Gregory, s. d., On the Rosebud reserva
tion, states that there is great hardship
among the settlers because Of short.
q Of fuel. Scores are believed TO be
entirely out 81 fuel with scant supply
Of food. The snow is from three to
twelve inches deep, and the mercury y
considerably below freezing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-03
MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS.
Rest and Peace to the JaJsd pwslIe-
in the City.

What r"ecoliections these thoughts Of
mornings In the mountains brings us
The soft breeze, laden with the odorg
OF pine and bal3am, steals through u
open window The lazy r~estfuIness OF
doing nothing, II nothing II plsases US
TO Do. on the anxiety for action when
action has been decided upon; the
healthy. vigorous appetite waiting to
be satisfied. Where do zee End such
mornings except In the mountains?
And the ev~eninE$--the silent. restful
evenings: the body tired, but the mind
invigorated by the long tramp over
mountains on strenuous work of trout.
ang and photcgraphing. Aud last. but
by no mean least, those campfires.
with our party gathered around within
. circle Of light, talking over the ex.
periences OF the day. singing songs and
telling stories. Who that has sat and
listened to good stories while watch.
ing the climbing flames and smoke OF
: campfire viii ever forget II?
Thoughts that are impossible come
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-03
Secrets of Roman Builders.

Have we solved Rome's secret? II
has been for years a hidden secret
from builders how the Roman masons
hundreds and thousands of years ago
managed to make mortar which nrac.
tically defed the ravages of time. Tn
the ruins of our old castles, churches
etc, n frequently will see an over.
hanging arch, the other side of which
has been battered down perhaps nv
cannon balls years ago. This frag.
ment seems to defy the laws of gravi.
tation owing to the excellent binding
of the mortar. It now is stated that
the Hungarian chemist Brunn has
discovered the secret of this and has
compounded a liquid chemical which
renders certain kinds of matter nroof
against the effects of wind and wealth.
er. Prof. Brunn says that it doubles
the density of nearly every kind of
stone and renders it waterproof. If
imparts to all metals qualities which
defy rust and oxygen.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-03
Labor Conditions Satisfactory.

St. Louis. Employees and labor lead
ers of St. Louis and the Southwest re-
port labor conditions better this year
than for many years past. Practically
all wage scales in St. Louis and the
surrounding territory for 200 miles
have been signed. In St. Louis alone
this includes 10000 union men The
unions allied with the building trades
council here are all signed for the year
with the exception of a very few men
employed in small shops. There are
about 10000 lei in these unions.
Other branches of trade show a SINH
larly good condition.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-03
Australian DuckbiH.

globe. Thus the Australians them
selves recognize that their country Is
a kind of museum of natural history,
and some of them, at least, desire that
it shall remain so. The destruction
of the rare forms of animal life is due
not only to hunters, but also to the I'M
favorable conditions created by the
growth Of agricultural interests. It
will probably be necessary, remarks
Youths Companion, to form reserva-
tons, within which the animals may
be preserved amid a suitable environ
ment,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-03

EsAS lNID
AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.
Experiment to Show That Relief Ef-
feet May Be Obtained With ons
Eye.

In a stereoscopic view two photo
graphs, taken from two points no.
very far distant from n another,
give the effect of relief when viewed
through the instrument. 1t is com.
monty believed that this fact proves
the necessity of b%inocular vision to OBJ
tain a relief effect. The following ex-
pertinent shows that the same percep-
ton a be had with the use of one
eye only and with a fiat drawing, II
the eye is deceived by some artlfice
which it is not educated to recognize
as such.
Take a piece of pasteboard, and
with a pin make a hole in 1t. Bring
the pinhole quite close to the eye, and
through it look at the accompanying
figure. The figure should be in full
light, and at a distance from the PIN
hole not over one inch. Under or
binary circumstances, every line
would be blurred with the figure SO
uncomfortably ear the eye; but the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-03
Duplicate Engraving of Famous Pic
ture Owned by Denver Woman.

Denver,-Mrs. Samuel Guy, Of 1913
South Ninth street, has in her posses.
sion a steel engraving more than two
hundred years old, from which she TX.
poets to realize a neat fortune. This
ancient work Of art Is entitled THE
Virtue OF Holy Charity" and is a dup.
licate engraving OF Murillo's famous
painting,
The engraving was made In the
year 100, and was presented to Pope
Clement XII, by the artist himself. 1t
is the only engraving ever made Of
the painting. and two centuries ago
was considered a thing almost sacred,
In an inscription below the picture
the great Italian artist dedicates the
engraving to Pope Clement and asks
the pontif's blessing.
There Is q pretty little story in the
way In which 1t came to Mrs, Guy,
Fifteen years ago her mother, Mrs,
Robbie, was visiting her old home
In Scotland. Just before she left her
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-03
MANY JOBS FOR A GIRL

Grafton of traffic through the great
ravine and to the safety and con-
yenIence of thousands of passengers
on the through trains between Boston
and Montreal, as well as to the hun
dre"s of cars of freight which daily
pass the point. For on the care and
watchfulness of the girl in charge Of
the compauy's depot, under the sheer
ciltt of the mountainside, depend their
safety.
No difficulty is experienced by Miss
Hanley in handling everything that
cones East Granville way. She finds
the railroad men all anxious to assist
her, Although not many trunks are
taken on at the little depot of which
she has charge, when one does show
up 1t has as much In 1t as the rail-
road will carry without excess rates;
and the station agents heart sank
when she saw the first old-fashloned
Saratogas intended for transporta.
ton.
There are no baggage trucks for
the use of the agent, and she did
hot feel equal to the task of carrying
the heavy boxes from the station plat.
form three car lengths up the track
TO the express car. Willing brake
Een va her dilemma and came to
her aid, and four powerful arms made
short work of It. So also with much
Of the express matter billed to the
town. One man would have difficulty
in handling 1t, but Miss Hanley's vol
unteers solve the problem in no time.
pili,g the articles on the freight shed
platform, where they are left to be
called for by the consignees.
Not many difficulties have been en-.
countered by the young woman in
the discharge of her duties. East
Granville is not regarded as a partic,
ularly healthy location for tramps
under any circumstance. and In the
winter time 1t is too cold for them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-03
HEAVY I'M mi GRAFTON.
Southwestern Roads Arranging to
Take Care of 1t.

Southwestern Roads Arranging to
Take Care of 1t.
Chicago.-The railroads of the South
west are getting ready for the greatest
immigration effort In their history, &C.
cording TO the Record-Herald
Plans are being perfected which will
result in the establishment Of a new and
effective steamship service between
European and gulf ports. This service
will be in addition to that already
maintained by the North German Lloyd
Steamship Company, Among the rail-
roads interested in the immigration
movement are the Rock Island and
Frisco systems, Missouri Pacific, Har-
riman lines, Gulf Coast road and all
Texas lines having terminals at gulf
ports. Officials of the different roads
interested are now in Europe arrang-
ing for comprehensive agencies to carry
on the work.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-03
Real Thriller.

Gunner %(entering circus)-What in
the deuce Is all that din? Are we in
the animal tent?
Guyer--No, We are about to see the
great thriller for 1907.
Gu%nner--lndeed! Is 1t the leaping
automobile or the falling airship?
Guyer--Neither! They are tame In
comparison. Over in that big white
pit which is constructed to represent
a court room you will o see II
wild and untamed insanity experts
wrangling with each other over brain
storm"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-03
Nitrogen for Tires.

One OF the reasons why pneumatic
tires gradually become exhausted
even when unpunctured, is that the
compressed air within slowly escapes
through the rubber, and this process
is fastened by the oxidation Of tbe
rubber, which causes it to crack. AZ
at least a partial remedy for this. n
has been proposed to initiate tires NOT
with ordinary air, but with nitrogen.
an inert a which does not affect
the rubber. Tests of nitrogen-infated
tires for automobiles have been made
in France, and the results are said to
be encouraging.