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New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
NO AUDIENCE NEEDED.

No matter how prosaic the woman she likes 10
be wooed amid proper surroundings. She likes ~
have her proposals without audience-especially
If she means to accept them. She doesn't tanay
the stor who shows entire disregard her senti-
ments in this respect. but takes what chances he
may the first opportunity and proposes IN the
street. Now how girl listen comfortably to
an offer of marriage while prosaically walking
down Broadway? Yet many Of them have to make
their decisions on the eventful matter OF future
happiness on that unromantic thoroughfare. Per
haps men fancy that in case of a refusal the open
street permits them a graceful and immediate
of retreat
Man doesn't TO be guided by any logical
in choosing his places for making love.
except that pcnics, moonlight walks and drives
and camping parties invariably stir up men to Of
fer themselves to the nearest woman and, some
how, mpel women to accept these impromptu
offers.
Camping parties are particularly prolific of Of
fers of marriage. One gets the habit of proposing
just would take the measles-if 1t were
the spot. Recently party OF young men
and seven girls went upon a camping expedition of
several weeks. Fortynine engagements have
suited.
Men sometimes in speaking Of their engagements
assert that they lost their heads" This is ty no
the kind of assurance which they gave the
girls prior to the presentation solitaire diamond
rings. Women rarely own up 10 losing their heads"
but they do lose their memories on camping expe-
dtions and when they sweetly consent to wear
Charles ring, and permit him to squeeze their
fingers they entirely forget that in some distant
city another is indting epistles OF devotion to
them and talking of the time when they will be
married. Men, too. sometimes forget another girl
who wears ring presented by themselves and
when such cases of forgetfulness are followed bv
the return OF thoughtless friends TO town, bearing
the of this camping engagement exnlana-
tions most inconvenent, the course of true
love and untrue love proves turbid for a while and
often Lothario get his love letters back and some
times his rings.
IL is worth while TO study the of proposing n
bit. although women VIII object TO this study being
carried through themselves. An unstudied ar
utude when making an offer of marriage is NOT al
ways graceful. a woman has been known TO re-
fuse man because she said 'he looked so
funny his knees"
The threat 10 commit suicide, too, If the fair one
should prove obdurate. is seldom effective as its
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
SYSONBY A MUSEUM WONDER.

Until Colin showed his remarkable ability this
year. perhaps there was no horse which Mr.. Keene
priced so highly as no did Sysonby. which died at
Sheepshead Bay June II. 1906 from septic poison
Ing. In his two years on the turf SysOnby Won
nearly 100000. He raced as a four-year and
was in his prime when death cut short his useful
At the time OF his death Mr Keene was stav-
Ing at the Waldorf-Astoria. He valued the horse
so highly and knew the public was so deeply in
terested that he had the notice of his death pub
nshed on the hotel bulletin board. Sysonby's obitu
ary In the papers compared favorably in length
with those OF some of the country's best known
AS sysonby lay dead in his stall Mr.. Keene stood
Here lies ali that remains of what was the
geneSt IruHst S and best In horse In his way he
Myed. MSs every men q" KING No greater horse ever
No one knows how highly Mr. Keene valued him
1t is said he refused offer of 100000 This may
or may not be true but Sysonby's lite insured
high; Although big horse. he was gentle and
playful, and had stout heart. Sysonby Il
Immediately after Sysonby's death the Coney
Island Jockey Key cub wrote to Mr Keene Offering
ground at the sheepshead Bay course for the
to erect suitable monument over his grave e'' But
Mr. keene declined the offer. although it an
unusual one. He had other plans Sysonby was a
body was as symmetrical as if IT had been carved I
mechanically Thus it decided to mount his
skeleton and place II in the American Museum of
before all that remains Of sysonby and recall h'GS tb
% OF ms game nd FINISHES down the stretch
Mr.. Keene.s king of horses on to victory.
g, Pun ano1ner s oi MI nir. heenes horses which has
Pan. which met with injury this summer Peter
Pan is three-year-od. ami should now be at the
height of his usefulness as a racer. Thorough
breds are regarded poor risks by the insurance
companies. They must have the most careful train
ing, and the slightest injury may result disastrous
~ The watchfu eye Of the trainer is always
his charges, and child received more care
ful attention Peter Pan injured of his legs
this summer while training. He almost i'm
again, but IL he does not. he will be used in the
stud. The retirement this year of Peter Pan
meant considerable to Mr.. keene. As a two-year-
old he so 3i0. and In the short time he raced
this year he Ss5240. bringing his total earnings
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

much worried over the brute's health as IL he
were his child. Johnson is a heavy speculator
and. like all men who follow the turf for a living
he has frequently gone 'broke." half dozen
times Roseben has put him his feet again.
Roseben is of the greatest favorites with
the public of the day. Hundreds of thousands OF
dollars have been wagered on him. and he has
never failed 10 do his best. He ranks with the
greatest rorses OF ell time, and will be remem-
bered long after his death by those who are inter-
ested in the turf
There are few Americans not interested In soIpe
form of sport. be 1t horse racing, yachting, ath-
letics, golf. rowing. swimming, football baseball
prizehghting something else. \ champion there
fore. whether man, horse boat, is held high In
public esteem. Although it is years ago since
John L. Sullivan at the height of his career
pugillst. he is still talked about because he
was a champion There half-dozen baseball
players of the last generation who have places in
the Hall of Fame of the diamond because they
members of championship teams. Sir Thomas
Upton. through his efforts 10 win the America s
cup, Will be remembered as yachtsman long
after his death, when his title and his business
success are forgotten. And IL is in the turf
world Horses which have gained fame and wealth
for their owners make places for themselves in
the history Of sports. "Gameness' is the first
requisite of a sportsman. and game horse is
loved not only by his owner, but by the racing
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
HORSE DEATHBEDS.
Last Scenes an the LiUes Of Some
Great Th0r0ugbbredS.

A few days ago Roseben. the great sprlnter and
popular turf idol. known the Big Train" lay
sick unto death in a stall at Gravesend. He
suffering from blood poisoning, the result of step
ping a Jagged stone while racing at Sheepshead
Bay. The announcement of the probable fatal
Illness OF this famous horse, of Ben Strome-
Rose Leaf. caused much interest in the turf
world If some public character were lowering
between life and death Information regarding
this thoroughbred's condition eagerly sought,
and n sigh Of relief went up when the veterinaries
announced that the champion out of danger
Had Roseben been a human being he could not
have received more expert in his Illness. Two
vets" among the best In the country, attended
him. and then his trainer and his assistants were
constantly on watch while the horses life was in
danger. Unlike most thoroughbreds. Roseben is
big hardy animal. and his strong constitution
pulled him through illness which would prob
ably have proved fatal to the majority Of running
horses.
That many newspapers give as much space 10 the
illness Of great racer they do TO the condition
of a well known in public life seems odd to
those unfamiliar with the turf But Roseben is
no ordinary horse, and undoubtedly two million
three million persons have keen personal interest
in the animal His owner. "Davy" Johnson
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
Many Difficulties Encoun-
tered Both By Man
and Maid.
BY NJ. W. Mount.

There are almost as many ways Of proposing
marriage as there are men 70 propose. There
no rules for asking woman to accept one for
better or for worse-the latter is mentioned
IN proposal-for the only rules that are worth
anything those which work both ways and
rules for making proposals do not even work one
way. An individual set Of resolutions has TO be
formulated to fit each feminine case and as few
understand the art Of reading feminine
natures, the resolutions likely result in a
misht 1t depends upon where a girl has been
born as 20 just how frankly she will tell her suitor
heI opinion of his manner Of proposing.
There are certain styles Of offers Of marriage
which all women Ike. They appreciate the suitor
WHO convinces them that they something more
than angelic; that Venus a chrome In cornpari-
with the truly artistic loveliness the adored
onen fact, that all the beauties of mind and per
son and disposition collected In concrete form
in themselves. To some extent women take these
compliments with a pinch Of salt The
grain if you please. for almost every woman firm
ly believes that her lover is incapable of exagger-
alton in his descriptions Of herself, and that he
believes what he utters, whether her mirror and
her family proclaim that the contrary Is the case
not.
This being the case. can 1t be wondered at that
certain well known woman declined her first
~ier because the big Tennesseean hadn't formu-
kted any rules all about proposing, but plunged
INTO crude and, il might be added. rude truths as
ne saw them? To the idol Of his heart he
nounced: You're not much to look at an you're
little of a thing but you're sound an
healthy an III marry you" It astounded him
much 20 witness her Indifference to his conde-
seension II did later when this slip of a girl
Feloped into woman Of extraordinary destinations
ana might have picked q husband from scores of
1lltors pretty much anywhere in the country.
IL Isn't always safe to call woman angel
700 often, unless is that midnight
sphues are likely TO go wrong in their spelling.
Ohe man who had won acceptance from his
eiElhity on the angel" plea foolishly wrote her
IoVe letter In the small hours Of the night, after
ne had been having a good time with the boys"
= happened that she something more than
hlender, and when he called her "angle" it took
q iot OF correspondence and much following in the
ICgtsteps Of Ananias to correct this little lapse.
mere are girls who like proposals and girls who
-Ou L II is most uncomfortable convey a
seLVof the gentle fact that he has found truly
5yMpathetic sister" instead OF the wife he was
looking for
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

the stretch: he faltered and then nearly fell bu,
opponents flashed by and the bookmakers won
all the money on the race The jockey dism0Unted
and then the crowd knew that Hishball had
was taken down and the colt led into the in
tendant supported the broken leg. His racing
days were over Highbau was owned by w. NJ.
was said that If he were shot the policy would be
vitiated. Never mind the insurance" Mr.. Schet-
sist on baVi5 him Sof wen nave MN Sul'er' IN
Later it was learned that the policy would not
be affected IL two veterinarians decided it
impossible to save his life. This they did. after
1t was decided to wait until the crowd had gone
before ending his life And so Highball, his OVID
racing days done stood in the infeld calmly ane
piacldiy and watched the horses fly past him N
the next race Then came the~ crowds Tesular
MAINS mao FuSh I3r the rrt tT hoIe1nS t ~ a1s9 u.s. %
hard. sun baked track and the sudden strain on
trOuS combination for HghbalL
The thoroughbred death roll contains the names
while they were In their prime n tuil oiooded'
high keyed horse is delicate piece OF mechanism.
ness. \ trivial accident a Slight cold, and the
great racers days are numbered.
life of one Of these brutes. Everything known 10
the skill Of the veterinarian tried 70 cure
attacked it IS almost impossible 10 save his life.
and even if he does pull through generally his
surgeon has not got his profession down to the
exact science Of the physician. \ horse can't talk
and describe his pains and ills Thus the vet
works under disadvantage but the horse doc
tor has made wonderful strides in his profession
in the last few years. His services now valued
retain vetarinarIes bv ne wear lust as thev do
tTainsrs Tbere are three or four Teterinaries
whose fees amO~nt to nearly $1,000 year-con-
siderablv larger than those received by the av-
erage physician This NAV a high figure,
but II is not when the value Of the horses they
the racin daVs Of tb6roJgbbred are few and no
liberties can be taken with the animals The turf
is an expensive pleasure to every one connected
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
MUST DRESS DECENTLY.

But the plantation negro not only has houses.
bat gardens thrown in, and needs but little cloth
lng' and he has every Sunday and nearly every
saturday afternoon, whereas the soldier must al
ways he decently attired if he has TO buy
extra clothing out Of his money-as is usual
and he must be on duty every night and day of
the week. and is always subject to duty that may
cost him his life Insurance companies. recogniz-
ing his greater risk. charge him extra premiums.
True the government retires It's soldiers on
three-fourths pay after thirty years but the per-
centaSe who avail themselves of this is small
and the benefit so distant that it does not figure
says this enterprisng officer.
True, too. that the soldier gets free medical at
tention and Il free funeral, with cemetery lot and
grave marker thrown in, but of more
enterprising Industrial corporations are not only
giving their employees free medical attention and
pensions. but free educational advantages for their
children, comfortable living quarters and reduced
hours of labor.
The civilian laborer go strike and de-
mand redress of his grievances, but the soldier
who strikes necessarily receives a long term in
prison for his trouble The private soldiers pres
ent pay of Sl3 n month established nearly
forty years ago. since when the cost living has
nearly doubled. Many skilled mechanics in civil
Ian life now receive much pay a captain in
the United States Army, and day laborers
ceivng four times much the private soldier.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
NOT THE PROPER PLACE.

The who asks girl To marry him Just
anywhere he happens to be is another sort Of man
that most girls like TO see chaperoned when accom-
Danying them 1t isn't agreeable TO say "Oh,
please hushr' right in the middle of a tender
surance Of eternal devotion. just for fear that in
terested persons sitting on either hand might
peat unctuously her momentous answer to his ques-
ton. Yet numbers Of persistentIy make their
offers OF marriage in theatres and opera houses.
Perhaps the romance upon the stage prompts them
to speak; perhaps phrase uttered by the stage
hero fits so well into their sentiments that they
Immediately repeat it-with necessary additions.
Perhaps the soft strains of love song stir them
into the mood for proposing, and they just offer
themselves 10 the most handy woman without con-
sdering that she might not prove so handy in the
years to Whatever their inscrutable reasons
may be- thousands of Romeos have courted their
Juliets in the before the lime lights and been
as unconscious OF how their expressions might be
interpreted that the girl is ardently wishing
herself anywhere bat Just in that place. No wom
anly woman likes TO the most sacred moments
of her life pinned up 1t were upon the drop
curtain for a whole audience to look at.
of these theatre getting along
successfully with his suit during the loud crash
ing of the band. This inconsderate body of sound
suddenly ceased, and startlingly clear upon the
air rang words of passionate devotion. The tab
leau was overwhelming 10 this pair Of lovers
was unrehearsed scene, down in the audi
ence of opera house. another occasion. In
this case. also. the sUitOr had his cause in
spite untoward surroundings Just at the crucial
moment all the lights went out. This Romeo
promptly took advantage Of the circumstances,
without rejecting that the lights might Instant
" nare I'D again. In the darkness the audience
heard a familiar sound. Up flashed the lights. and
everybody saw what had occasoned II.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
BEST LAID PLANS MIsCARRY.

There lovers who plan. however the most
careful details about the scene which they mean
to make their proposals. young man in the city.
for example. dreamed of the time when the by
ways through the woods upon the Palisades would
be green and fragrant with the blossoms of spring
making fitting setting for the love story which
he would pour into the shell pink OF a GER
tain fair named Rosie. He waited with the
utmost patience until Nature had spread a Serdant
carpet for his knees the while Rosie wondered
whether he wasn't waiting for his salary TO be
raised before undertaking to buy her spring mil
linery On a radiant Sunday they set forth upon
their bicycles down the green aisles through the
woods. Rosie did not observe that her lover wore
his best clothes. nevertheless she suspected what
might be coming. The right spot had been reached,
under interaclng branches above a carpet of vio-
let's. and the young suggested that they dis
mount. But the best laid plans sometimes go awry
He had not counted upon the little green snake
which now made its appearance in his Eden and
frightened Rosie into screams
Don't be afraidr' he reassured her. TN kill
It," He picked up a stick and, seeing its fate
trousers. No Indian ever executed wilder dance
than did this Romeo. Up and down ne jumped
cutching at his trousers In the most violent man
ner In all his excitement. however. he was aware
of little sounds coming from Rosie's direction and
he had time TO think of the sweetness of wonan's
sympathy IN the hour of tribuaton. Presently
dead little snake lay at his feet and he turned
to the girl whom he had saved from the sting of
a viper at such risk himself. She was sitting
on the grass. rocking herself to and fro in an
abandonment of emotion. Tears trickled down her
cheeks. He rushed to embrace her, when she
looked up from her clasped hands. choked upon a
paroXysm of laughter and gasped out, "Oh, II
you could just have how funny you looked,'
and then she went Off into helpless peas OF laugh
ter.
Her companion stiffened. He did not see any
cause for such mirth. He brought the wheels as
sisted Rosie to mount and TO this day she won
ders what has become of her hero of the little
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

be lessened if we keep his working clothes in
the background. Prejudice might be disarmed If
he the dress instead of the service uniform.
And it is possible that sometimes carry too
far the prohibition of civilian Clothes"
Discipline, especially enforced by SubaiternS,
IS another source of grievance THE attitude of
the Southerner toward the negro the only
perfect comparison with officers attitude
time under the flag. The inspector general has
also found some grievances laid to the door of
"tyrannical sergeants' During the long practice
march of the LIST Battalion. 18th Cavalry. from
tembeT 6, many men deserted in resentment OF the
punishment dealt out to them by the troop COM
mander.
Il was fined $50 because rode on a train when
I supposed to be walking behind the troops.
There five of us and of will
receive a cent OF pay for four months. That is
month, and then some officers fine the until
they haven't got cent coming complained
veteran of this six weeks march.
Too much early rising is another complaint fire.
quently heard. Why should all be turned out
. 80 n. No? What's the sense, anyhow asked
one man in the official olive drab.
Even some officers in the recent six weeks "prac-
iected strenuously the carly hour at which they
yanked out of Sunderland. In all my ex-
perience | never heard OF commanding officer
ing. as We have done ON this march, said cap
tain.
Another complaint has been made over the ruIc
requiring tired report at the final roIlcall
10 O'Clock each night instead Of allowing them
to go 10 their blankets In peace "a they
wish after the duties of hard day done
There are complaints. also, Of too much menal
work-of too often having to give up the musket
for the rake, the spade or the lCkaXe.
All these VIII be heard when Congress sits again.
for there is to be a ITO do then under the big
making the soldiers life more attractive
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
SOMETIMES IN DEBT.

The soldier sometimes gets pay at all because
indebted to the United States for extra clothing
The payroll at Fort Myer, opposite Washington
disclOses that in recent month 1S3 men out of
single regiment were in this very predicament.
The regular clothing appropriation does not ap-
pear to meet the tastes of the soldier who wishes
to be fashionably dressed.
This clothing grievance concerns quantity not so
much quality. in the light that the man behind
the gun sees ii. One ex-sodier describes soldiers
uniforms often Hitting that the new re-
cruit feels ridiculous when he appears in public
Small wonder" says he. that the man in uni
form should be unwecome in many places. About
one in ten looks like he might have once been a
gentleman Compared with the recruit in his new
uniform, the ordinary coachman is an aristocrat"
The inspector general takes much the same view
IN his report Of this month. and urges that the
soldier be allowed a uniform with a style that is
pleasing. Discrimination against the soldiers uni
form at theatres and public places" says he may
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
Walking around to the opposite side of the shaft

Dominos life was short and his racing days
few, but he game ard successful horse,
and his owner did all he could to keep his races
fresh in the memory of the turf world
Another that viii linger long is that Of
Commando He also had remarkable though
short career. and in his two years on the turf
earned SIS. $50 for Mr.. Eeene. He was retired while
I'm his threeyearod career, and placed in the stud
at C2stletou. where his usefulness had only lust
begun when death cut him off in his prime. IN
March, 800. while exercising he picked" up a
stCna TN his hoOf and lOCkjaw resulted. although
everything possible was done to his life His
death meant much 10 Mr.. Keene, both financially
and sentmentally Commando was valued by his
owner at more than 100000. Even when his only
value was for breeding purposes. Hr. keene had
his life insured with Ioyds. OF London. for S0OOO
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
LASTING MEMORIES.

James r. Keene. whose stable has earned more
than $4,000 far this year and bids fair break
the worlds record in the matter of earnings, has
owned horses which remembered and talked of
to this day, although they have been dead many
years. One Of the greatest horses ever owned by
Mr.. Keene Domino He was foaled in Ken
lucky and lived 10 make a wonderful record on the
turf When his usefulness a
Mr.. Keene sent him 10 Castleton and placed him in
the stud. IN the first year of his promise as a
stallion. Domino stricken with meningitis and
died within twenty-four hours It was a great
blow to Mr.. Keene. He gave great promise and
Commando. one of his get upheld the honor of
his father later. Mr. Keene loved Domino. Wis
ttors to castleton have pointed TO them gran
lite shaft erected by Mr.. Keene TO the memory of
the great Domino on side of the shaft the
visitor reads: