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New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

Dayton to answer a charge OF carelessness IN
handling letters. Mr.. Morgan was present.
Has any complaint ever been made against
you before?' asked the postmaster.
NO nevert' replied the clerk
WHAT broke in Mr.. Morgan. You were
reprimanded for skipping boxes In the distribu-
ting department eight years ago7"
The culprit admitted the charge and was
finally discharged for untruthfulness He would
have got off had he not given this additional
evidence Of unfftness.
For long period it had been customary to
dispatch mail from the main Office to the SUBJ
stations every hour hour and &. half accord
ing to the distance. Mr.. Morgan decided that a
half-hour service should be instituted This
order was regarded almost revolutionary.
"It can't be done!" said one of the officials to
whom the order addressed.
GO ahead and do it!' all the reply that
he got The service instituted all right.
There is a small social club that organ
lied in the regime of Postmaster Dayton in
1898 to which most of the higher officials in the
postal service of the city belongs. 1t meets
once a year at dinner-a real old-fashioned din
ner where frills permitted One of the
leading spirits of this club is the present post
master, and it is at these annual gatherings
with his fellow employees that some Of his
brightest sallies of wit occur. At time the
members were puzzling over a name to call their
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
FACTS ABOUT THE OCEAN

The. oceans occupy three-fourths OF the -a.s-
of the earth A mile down in the ss1 u rsa
has pressure of a ton TO every square i--' as,cl
box s feet deep tlled with sea W'i'e VI re
was then allowed %vaPOrate- thess -a,s-
inches of salt left In the bottom OF the sbtse
ing the average depth of the ocean 20 -, tAbcx
miles, there would be layer OF SAT- +0 - sboul
covering the bottom. IN ease all the Wal' .ss Far
evapOrate In many places. especially ih ~.-,-i -
North the water freezes from the bottom !. them
Waves deceptive things 10 "ON - vissis
one would gather the impression that Ths
wafer travelled This however. IS not - 80 soes
water STAYS in the same place, but the H. 1o feet
on. In great storms waves are sOnleslui sr hour
high. and their crests travel ntty I'M ~ galley 10
The base of a wave Che distance troi. trsa~ firiss
vaIley) is usually considered as beinS - * feet
the height of the wave. Therefore W w~ -. Tho
high would have base eNtenGins 90 -.u.nteeo
force of breaking on the shoi0 -
tones TO the square inch--Tit-b's
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
BEGINS WITH THE BODY.

In teaching children moral responsibility Miss
Brownlee begins with the body object lesson.
because they that and understand the les
son better. Questions asked and the child is
quick answer them properly and 20 asSimilate
the idea conveyed. Can anybody eat your food for
you?" is asked. Sleep for you? Walk for yOu?'
The thought of personal responsibility is thus
instiIled a childs mind. The kindergarten child
becomes much interested in learning about his
little servants'-hs hands and feet-and how ne
can and must make them obey him.
When he fully understands his responsibility to-
ward his body in giving it proper food rest
air and exercise. in order that il may grow large
and fine, he is ready for the next lesson. which
his teacher begins by saying: There's another
little servant i will tell you about that's your
mind" The child is quick to learn that IL must
feed rest and exercise its mind. 1t really under
stands that eat for ii or sleep for IL,
no learn its lesSons-mind feeding-think
or speak for it. A child seiZeS upon the idea of an
unfed mind resulting in little, dwarfed, empty
head. II is eager to make the mind grow big and
beautiful In connection with feeding the mind the
child explains that dinner is sufficient reward
for eating it so knowledge gained is ample COM
pensation for study.
Last OF all, the spiritual self is presented TO the
children. All the teaching is done by questioning
plies to questions about the real child that dwelIs
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
ON BOARD SHIP.
Some of the Occurrences Of the Tn,
from NezC York to Naples. -

A hackney trip at best. one TO be avoided
rather than taken. is the voyage from N.v
York to Naples in the summer. and far too Ione
to please man accustomed to being whisked
across to Liverpool in one-half the time 50
saws the Kicker at our table who has found I'm.
exercise for his muscle ever since we started
,lpon what most of us are inclined to dub on,
luckiest dozen of days We have had no in,tt.
ative bliss-damper such as TWO poor unfor,u.
mates received
About an hour before the time set for sailin.
a smiling young man pushed his way back ana
forth among the groups of sailors and stayer,.
at-horne distributing bright red cards 4 bv
inches in size We wondered why the trim ltfs
stewards who were keeping such excellent o-5a-
In compelling every one to keep 10 the right"
at the eOmpaniOnway should have allowed
vender of patent medicines TO obtrude his ware,
when the passengers were intent upon their
fareweIIs; but perhaps this an Official
notice We looked at the card and this is vhar
was printed on it in large letters:
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

in the service knows that. no matter how long
he has been there, Mr. Morgan mas proDdolS
done the same work before him. Ihe result 70
that he is regarded sort of local court ol
last resort and il is said of him that not even
a misplaced decimal point escapes his attention
He is impatient mistakes made by suoordl-
mates, but even in such cases his humor- VIII
break out at times
Some weeks ago he received q letter upon an
important subject from the head OF one Oh the
denartments of the service in which appeared
the phrase with this view in end" or course
it was a mistake. and should have read with
this end in view The letter was at once re-
turned to the writer with the following memor-
andum:
please inform me. Upon what end did YOU
stand when you took this view?"
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
NOVEL CHILD TRAINING
System of Teaching MoraI Respon-
sibHity in Public Schools.
BY NJ. w. Mount.

All schools have given much thought to training
the minds OF children in late years most of them
are giving increasing care 10 the physical de-
veopment OF the child but Lagrange School, IN
Toledo Is held up as having originated and per-
fected an entirely successful and practical sys-
TEN OF character building for the moral training
of the child.
This system was instituted nine years ago by
Miss Jane Brownee principal Of the school. who
worked II out step by step dropping cherished
plan here celebrating another there. the appli-
cation required. until perfect sys-
tenn was evolved 80 wonderful results 20
attract from all parts of the country educators.
political leaders and others Interested In the future
citizenship of the country.
This system of moral training became known as
The BrownIee System OF Child Training. and its
formuator has been called 20 nearly all the North
ern. Western and New England states 10y school
boards. superintendent and principals of public
schools and by religious orders 10 give courses or
instruction In her methods 10 teachers. She has
Just returned from the jamestown exposition. hav-
ing been called there from San Diego, Cal, to de
liver a lecture upon this subject Woman's Club
Day She was OF the only two paid speakers
invited for this occasion.
This plan OF child training could never have be
come systematized as ii now is said Miss Brown
but for the hearty sympathy and cooperation Of
all the teachers OF tho school in giving fair trial
10 ideas suggested
but our conviction remained that new step must
be taken in popular education. that child must
be awakened 20 realization of his higher powers
and taught how TO develop and use them 10 make
his life happy and successful
Nine years of work along this line has left no
room TO doubt the far reaching good that may be
accomplished by a regular system of moral train
ing in public schools.
After a principal had tried this system in a
school made up Of stolid and unruly little boys.
sons of German workmen. a school superintendent
asked her. Where did you get these children ;
They are the breed of children that /
have always found in this school
This plan has been worked out among children n
from tho kindergarten to the eighth grade Little
tots grasp the idea of moral responsibility so un-
derstandingly that when left Toledo Slose baby
kindergartens were considering the subject OF re
gard for the rights of others They explained that
their mothers had a right TO expect them 10 take
care of their good clothes to their obedience. and
so on giving reasons for the mothers rights
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

IN the bodv and mind This has TO be explained
to them which the teacher does by peslilIlS. ~ ~i.
Now I will tell you about the reai nstie
that lives in your body The real little cnliu -
fed nv vour thoughts 1t loves to grow big anu
strong and fine Feed It good thoughts That VIII
build II up - .,
The child is then led tell how no one can
feed It's mind or body, and therefore no one at 90,
ara taught II and what thoughts do IN puiiuiiis
character The little. keenly sensitive rece -
beings understand at once the meanings VI -
lessons given them. Gradually they iearn .sS ne
everything In the universe appears p Ia south
its alternative and antithess. as nortn ana soutL
dav and night love and hate They are 'ausiI1
that love is the greatest constructive lo,Os -,
can use in character building, and haie tie ,r
destructive. every Thought tney S
bring them back more Of It's KIND CO., obud
Always urged Miss Browniee. eeaoI a,.ar
what is positive and constructive In NATURE ~.
what is negative and destructive nave A
this an infaIbIe rule in child training -..rzs
AT the Lagrange School children are gwen VIZ 9i9
N apply which clasSed under the rf, n0e'-I
.Iove" They know that what cannot DC % ne.
under that head comes within the realm Oh h'ts'
and will tear down the little reai Chhu 'ii'' .
trying to make noble and fine .,-.s
The teacher always begins with the WI Iii
ness because is love manifested: theh CHt.
dram learn TO apply cleanliness OF oody anu Aliiu
obedience cheerfuIness charity. self-controI' CoA
age and so on, always teaching the Irst thI -, ~
the order given, for child that IS klno- ce'e 60
in body and mind and obedient furnishes M
foundation UPON which to build a noble cilara e.
Miss Brownlee has had most happy results HUN
re,ecting a word for each month, and having u H
large Adjustable letters tackled upon q pdlAl0l -
dark cloth hanging IN the entrance Hail. ino -. -
dren great pleasure In arranging trI1 &c. -
and IN anplving It's motto. OF 1t they Will make d
.s,ord,, for each dav as kindness TO Motner
one day Kindness to Classmates announcer uAy
and thew think out innumerable ways of being hii'u
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
TAFT'S PROPHETIC NAT.
lis Fishing Feat IN Fog-Boy Vino
"adOpted' Him.

Secretary Taft who is about 10 make q tour
around the world. is Tot letting out much lnfor-
raa.ion as Yet concerning the possibilities OF ms
Presidential boo,a. but gCcd story is told by
Ne-- York attorney y.ho recently had occa-
sion to yisi, Mr. Ta3: at his summer home at
Murray Bay. Quebec
ION the porch Of tfe SeC-etaTy'S summer
home" said the lawyer. there Is large piece
Of mating presented TO him by the F1hpinoS
Ga memory Of the DAYS when he was head OF
the Filipino Commission Into this mating l
noticed we're woven the words Al Presidente'
Mr Taft
Were you president" asked MIN
casually
"Just once was the laConic reply.
And how did il sound 10 be called President
7,afte~ /! continued, feeling that L was on the
trail IF some exclusive information
We'll, said the big man. who has been hu-
rnoro,islv nicknamed Little Sunshine. u
6oesn.- sound half so bad as the word Welcome
over the door Of a jail
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
WAITED ALL NIGHT.

What was the surprise Of the Secretary the
following morning to find the same Montico
waiting for him at the gate. Montico looked
unusually sleepy and tired for him. and ex-
plantations We're at once ia order. II seems that
the information that his master would remain
at the house all night never reached the boy
and he had stood on duty sleepy but awake.
al night long. This is the sort Of faithfulness
which appeals strongly to the Secretary Of War
BY and by, time came for the head of the
War Department TO hurry back TO the United
States. Mcurico was forgotten in the rush and
hustle The boy was heartbroken- He applied
20 q woman missionary to tell him how he could
follow his big patron She explained 10 Montico
where the great might be found. II was
many leagues away, and il would take months
TO travel there He very great in
his own country, and the place where he would
be FOUND was huge pile of marble buildings
where innumerable servants would require ex-
plantations before they allowed the great man
TO be bothered. 1t would not be easy even If
the great man did find place for the Filipino
boy. TO see him from day to Gay. as it had been
IN Manila. and in fact, there would hardly be
one chance in a hundred that there could be
founn a nieae into which the visitor could be
slowed.
But Montico was deaf to all this He would
go. any way, and find out for himself And go
he oid, working his way here, working his way
there. doing odd jobs wherever opportunity Of
fered- explaining in the only language which
he could use that he on his way to .'the
United States TO find MIR. Taft" And the thin
yellow boy Of eighteen made his way. No dar-
ing American boy. equipped with the language
which lis q passport almost anywhere. could
have made pluckier journey than did this
frafl stranger lad from the far isles Of the sea-
Finally. TWO years ago. he arrived In Wash
tngton asking for Father Taft Soon after there
stood In front of the Secretary. he sat at his
desk In the War Department. clerk with the
word that Filipino boy calling himself Mon
tco was in the outer room and wanted to see
1e3hsr Tat Send him in." said the Secre-
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
AN OLD TIMER.

An elderly letter carrier, long in the service.
was reported one day last spring for being
drunk on duty. The man had reputation for
being strictly trustworthy. This was his first
offence. 1t seems that rainy day he got
wet to the skin making his house-to-house
rounds good-natured householder ignoring
the old mans Temperance scruplcs. insisted
upon his taking just glass OF whisky to
keep the cold out OF course it went to his
head with the result that he was reported for
being intoxicated while on duty. The culprit
was arraigned before Mr. Morgan. who looked
the old chap over, and at once said:
We'll, Bill! I didn't expect to find you up on
such a charge after all these years."
II turned out that the ancient letter carrier
had been in the service back in 1885, when Mr..
which he started out with his daily rounds. He
had remembered both his face and his reputa-
tion for taking drink
Another story is told of man who borrowed
SO from him on the ground Of knowing his
brother. Many years afterward irate citi-
zen called at Mr.. Morgans office to complain
about the way in which his mail was delivered
His manner was not all that could be desired
Without looking up from his desk Mr.. Morgan
allowed the man TO finish his complaint and
then quietly asked, without even raising his
eyes:
How about that $40 you owe me?"
II was the man, all right, though seven
or eight years had elapsed since the incident
In his many years of experience Mr.. Morgan
has been called upon to deal with important
problems arising from the rapid growth of the
service He has seen every improvement intro
duced for a quarter Of a century. and knows from
experience the amount Of work that could be
done under the old and the proper amount to
be expected under the new system. Every go
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
NOTHING HIDDEN 70 HIM.

AS an example OF the way in which the post
office employees generally regard his mental at
tainrnents ard close acquaintance with his du-
ties there is an enecdote told by Eli Perkins,
the humorst Mr.. Perkins he'd made a COM
plaint about the delivery Of his mail. and the
carrier was trying TO explain matters.
But" said Mr.. Perkins. there is One above
us to whom nothing Is hidden
oh. 1 know" interposed the carrier You
mean Eddie Morgdn!'
A clerk had been called before Postmaster
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
1MONTICO" TAFT.

-r,,-ae wears ago on one Of the CLONE uo'Olll5
e,r,es5itions which have marked MS o1lClai "a
reer the Secretary CHANGED to need the services
of q iinriktsha in Manila. Quicker than lhelIo-
,o1i,an cahby ever moved himself came Iioou
s .,os,nssters anxious for the job. IL was ho
fszo-ftisr which picked out the carrier OF the
,,ovtlv warrior. merely the chance OF time ana
n,aca And. as luck would have il, the boy
,scEe6 ont for the special work Of hauling about
this three hundred pounds of official representa-
tiv. was even a little simmer ana nghler tllaii
sinrfkisha boys are wont OF be.
R,r the weight troubled the boy not at all
Far from complaining and charging his ample
freight extra fare for the trip. he went 10 the
other eytrerne and made II clear that he espe-
ciaIly desired the honor when again the ols
man wanted TO be hauled about. Of being per-
,,,it-es5 IN DO the work Neither could speak one
word of the others language. yet between these
svUn Individuals the one a Presidential possibil-
ttv Of the greatest republic in the world and
the other humble Filipino. with no name save
that Of ssMontico," no occupation save that OF
finrfEzisfle boy and no outlook worth mentioning.
grew UP a strange, undefinabie. powerful bond
Of sympathy
One day the boy accompanied the Secretary
IN an official errand. He remained at the gate
os .ha residence where the Secretary made his
call as Is the custom. and faithfully awaited
the return of his patron. Time went by. the
official conversation was prolonged much longer
than had been expected. and finally the host
insisted that the work Of the evening not having
been finished the Secretary should remain over
night and complete the business on the morrow.
This was agreed 10. and a messenger was dis
patched to the gate to inform the waiting jim
rikisha boy that he need not wait longer, as his
1s-7 mic
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
FISHING IN FOG

Secretary Taft and Justice Harlan OF the
es,,n-sr,e Court, while recently playing golf on
the Murray Bay links. near Mr.. Tafts summer
home. were approached by a photographer VINO
requested them TO sit for a picture 'ose'ilei'
gustice Harlan, removing his cap. disclosed
shoughtful but decidedly shiny dome
you want to look out Judge, said MI 1al'
you'll fog the plate,
.sneakine Of fogs." said the Justice, reminds
me of the game OF golf once played al OheNN
Chase links It was thick muSsy, fnurhS
morning With a heavy fog rolling IN iInPeIe-
trabIe banks across the lawn. drove OIL
straight into one Of these opaque CLOUDS nav :
ing general sense Of the direction the pan iIau
raken-bv the way. il was headed toward tn1
desired green-I walked on and o. proDaoiS
one hundred and fifty yards or more Al idS'
came up to my little negro caody.
Where's my bail?' i asked -, lana
Fob de Lawd. Massa Harlan, nh oONe 7
in de hole he exclaimed. - .,,Io
"And." concluded the Justice, with '"ll,Aie
ir, his eve, you may imagine my surPIlse ""ei
found that such was actually the faet- ,.s.
There was al orninous silence broken at g g
,,v Secretary Taft clearing his throat anu -
,s,p.nu. s'Your remarkable performance III '
toy un5re reminds me os something Ild' o %
Curved 20 me one misty mornlns-hoI on Inc INC g. s.
links but with a hook ano lIle- AAie - -
beer told and retold in many parts OF tills Piu .
..,,ous ond veracious country, nut "d0 'ii0
a-srs-1oy fisherman 10 whom the following Incl
dent happened: .,. ,iace ;s
las vou know, Iny favorite fishing place -
o,,oa 1--WE and a half miles from here on tne
-ver and my favorite hour for this sport Is oe-
+oro sunrise L therefore, one nghf' mao an @A
--ansenlents made a horse ana puggy , Ieeuy' 90 ,
Ieft a call 70 be awakened at 80 o CLOCK tLie i
next morning. On getting up L louiiu NJ - ,t
.~s,5a anveIoped in a thick gray fog out
,gTwas familiar with every foot OF uie Mds,
a-,,-a ahead ,sndaunted. At O'Clock l con-
Guided had reached my destlnatIoh' III ,-o, La1a
o-,,;-ed s5srnly an old tree in the nelsIpoi
,,ooS / drove up a little closer to the pallh' ~
baited my hook and cast nlnoly lloi" my
60. ont into the fog over the river ,..
.eT ~ was with me from the start Eahheu ~
IN p big fve-pound bass INSIDE OF TWO I.s-o
= a,osrer minute / had-belieVe me, Juuse
1.n5e6 a fine trout. Next came d pOu HN- -
raIroon After that, the fishing. as 'hey say IA
,,c11ie,ic circles was fast and furious IN @ lese
nan TWO hours had completely filled my pussS
With The most remarkable eaten OF my me-
The iustice sat back in silent thougnI "a.
PM that is not ALL" concluded Mr.. Tan: "A.
.,,,,rtss the fog lifted and cleared found ina. !
us over half mile from the river aliu Hfhu
1,oor 0st,inv in the fog ali the time
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
FAITHFUL BODYGUARD.

tar,. and in walked the 'rickshaw boy of the
If1iirnrlineS
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

little organization. Mr.. Morgan was appealed
Name? Why. that's easy! We get good
beefsteak at our dinners, don't we? Call 1t the
BeefSteak Club"
The Beefsteak Club it was and still is called
New-York tribune., 1907-05-26
THE dope SHOP"

New York is the home of the dope shop In
that city 1t was born and in that city 1t has
been brought its highest state Of develop
ment. Every other large city in which there
is interest in racing has its dope shops. but IN
none Is the game worked effectively as in
New York. The neCeSsaries Of Il dope shop are
d manager who can take the last dollar OF
widow without compunction. cheap Office, Il
desk. sucker list u supply of extravagantly
WOrded circulars and q block OF telegraph
blanks The fee charged ranges from ST to SO
for each tip sent. and from So TO $50 for the
weekly tip service To each subscriber who
has paid the fee in advance there is sent by
telegraph the name OF horse that the conf
denCe man tells You cannot lose that day. Be
sides paying for the so-caled informal ation you
are required to pay the cost OF the message.
This information usually is guess by the
office boy or by the manager neither of whom
has any closer connection with racing stables
than the suckers to whom the information is
sent. There are few square" confidence men
In this game who send to all their subscribers
the name OF the same horse on a given day.
The majority OF them send to subscribers in
one city the name OF one horse. TO subscribers in
another city the name Of another horse in the
same race and TO subscribers in still other
cities the names of stln other horses in the
same race. One OF these is reasonably certain
10 win. In this way the subscribers IN the city
TO which the name OF the winning horse Is sent
are 1nVeigled into buying more dope of the
same kind and into playing the information
until they have lost hopelessly. So widespread
has become this evil that newspapers and rae
ing publications which publish the advertise
ments Of dope shops have been forced TO refuse
the advertisements of those who have been
caught playing this trick.-Josiah FTynt in The
Cosmopolitan.