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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28
DINING IN WALL STREET.
What Lunch Hour Means to New
Works Financial District.

What Lunch Hour Means to New
York's Financial District.
When one descends upon Wall street.
either from the Broadway slope OF
Trinity church or from the Nassau
street hill, at noontime any week day
the air is fraught with many conflict
ing odors of the kitchen. From over
the roars Of the cIamoring curb folk
way down in the valley of Broad street
there arises from score of cookeries
and Handouts q decided smell of the
stewpot blended with the ever glori- !
Gus onion. From the caves of the New 1
York Stock Exchange come the mores
pretentious fragrance of spiced meats
and strong coffee. From the basement
and attic alike, from cloud ticker and
antiquated frame house as well, come
all sorts of fuming evidences that the
men of affairs are eating. To realize
what this luncheon hour means to
Wall street one must stop to think of
the thousands Of persons who are in
that small district of the city at this
particular part Of the day. Hundreds
OF restaurants meet the rush with
their doors fung wide. and their keep
ers have grown rich upon nlckels and
dimes that fall into their tills like a
mighty rataplan during those brief
hours of midday. Men have grown
rich and retired to palatial mansions
in the suburbs selling cup custards and
"sinkers" to millionaires, stenogra-
piers, clerks and bankers alike during
the busy hour or two at noon. Thou
sands of pounds Of meat, countless
oysters and clans, barrels of gravy,
unaccountable gallons of coffee and
tea and tons of bread are consumed
every day in very brief period Of
time, and here, of all other places, the
foreigner has found justification for his
criticism of Americans for fast eating.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28
TO CUBA BY RAIL

commercial prestige because of the re-
cent opening of the extension to
Knights Key.
To construct a railroad across the
rushing waters of the gulf of Mexico
as they pour into the Atlantic consti-
tutes an engineering problem the ex-
act parallel of which has never been
encountered before. 1t is complicated
by the necessity of building portion
Of the line SO that the tropical storms
encountered in that part OF the world
may hot ruin the work of the engi-
neers before it has even been given a
trial in the support of trains. 1t is
about loo miles from Miami to Key
West, and natural foundation for the
railroad is provided over less than
half the distance. But in the construc-
ton OF the Florida keys nature went
halfway. so to speak, in assisting the
engineer. Over forty of these small
Islands or reefs are used IN the crea.
ton of the oyersea railway. The
tracks of the road run sometimes oyet
bridges. sometimes over viaducts. some.
times over concrete arches, sometimes
over dredged embankments and filed
in swamps There is one stretch Oh
the road where the tracks run for fv
miles over concrete arches. and on this
part Of tie road and several others the
traveller can look out on either side
without being able to see any land AS
he cannot see the tracks beneath the
train it seems like veritable jour.
ney over the ocean on some railway
constructed by magic hands. For two
miles after leayipg Long Key the
tracks have been laid on Il concrete
viaduct, where the trains run thirty
feet above the level of the open sea
Two similar stretches are yet to be
built beyond the present temporary
terminus at Knights Key. The jour.
ney from New York or Chicago to
Cuba has already been shortened in
time about one-third by the opening OF
the railway as far as Knights Key
The water journey from there to Ha.
vana is only about six hours. When
trip across the ferry can be made in
about three hours. Nearly $200000GC
has been expended by Mr.. Flagler and
his associates in the realization of thei,
ambition to link the United States and
Cuba in closer bonds of commercial in.
tercourse.
The construction work has proceeded
very rapidly in spite of the many diff.
culties encountered. Building opera
tions were begun only about three
years ago. But it was millions of years
ago that the little coral insects built
the broad fiat surface to meet the
needs of the engineers. some portions
of their work appearing just above the
water in the form of the keys. Thus
with the cooperation of nature in the
long. long ago results have been
achieved which are certain to remain
a subject Of marvel for generations t,
come.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28

large ferryhoats will take the trains
across the intervening stretch of ocean
so that they may be run solid from
Miami to Havana. In this way the
Pullman passenger can remain in his
stateroom if he desires all the way
from Jersey City to the capital Of
Cuba.
The completion of the line will also
render it possible to ship freight from
many parts of the United States to
Cuba without breaking bulk en- route
This is an important gain when one
considers the increase in volume of
trade with the West Indies and South
America likely to come as one result
of the completion of the Panama ca
nal. But it is expected that trade along
continental lines will feel new i'm
pulse even before the opening of the
Panama canal by reason of the extern
sion to Key West of Mf. Flager's rail
way. The commercial Importance of
the port of Key West will be much in
creased. In fact. the port has already
attained considerable increasaE In
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28
S|)OIHED By MUSIC
DiScOrdS of Official Life For.
gotten as the Talented Sec
retary WOOeS Harmony From
Piano and Organ :: !: !:

about to resign in consequence of it
1t was about this time that neighbors
Of the Cortelyous began to remark thar
somebody was keeping the piano and
organ going great ceal in their home.
1t appeared that the secretary to dis
official life was paying more than usu-
al attention to making harmony in his
home. He is very fond of the organ
and also plays the piano well. He used
to play on the keys of "A typewriter.
Other people do that for him now. but
the keys of the organ and piano possess
for him still a great fascination.
Secretary COrtelyou has the reputa-
tion of being the silent and serious
member of the cabinet and one of its
hardest workers. Taft is the ioker-not
the little joker, either-of the Roosevelt
board of advisers, and he is a hard
worker, too, despite the fact that fat
men are supposed TO be lazy. Mr. Cor
telyou is generally at his desk long aft
er the subordinates and clerks Of the
department have left theirs. 1t is hard
work combined with Signal executive
ability that put Mr.. Cortelyou where
he is. His genius for hard work has
been recognized by three presidents.
He was originally discovered by Presi-
dent Cleveland. who took him from the
postoitice department to the White
House The first thing the young but
aspiring stenographer said was:
"You know. Mr. Cleveland. that am
a Republican"
"That doesn't make bit of differ
ence." enthusiastically declared the
chief executive And Mr. Cleveland
stood by him when Democrats schemed
to get his place.
Secretary Cortelyou is so saving of
words that, it is said, Good night" is
a pretty long speech for him to make
During those strenuous days of last
October when Mr.. Cortelyou and j. p.
Morgan were bossing the emperors,
kings and dukes of finance in Wall
street he did not have time to do his
usual amount of thinking. One day he
could not be found anywhere. For four
or five hours nobody could get in touch
with him. The financiers wondered if
he had been kidnapped. The newspaper
men exhausted their abilities as detec-
tives in running him down. At last he
slipped into his hotel quietly, and 1t
turned out that for hours he had been
walking around Central park alone in
the dark. In explanation he simply said
81 can think better when walking out
DOORS"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28
MAKING A COAT.
Thirty nine Distinct Varieties of Work
by as Many Men.

py as Many MEN.
According to the United States bu-
r%u of labor, the old saw 1T takes
nine tailors to make a man" Is filed
with misinformation, for In reality,
the bureau finds, it takes thirty-nine
men of different trades just to make
coat under the present system OF shop
manufacture. for the day when one
tailor measured the customer. cut out
the cloth and, with his apprentices.
shaped 1t into a finished and pressed
garment has practically passed. To
day all one tailor may do through his
entire life is to mark the place where
buttons are to be sewed on Another
man never marks places for but tons.
His speciality is to mark buttonholes.
A third man spends the long day in
sewing on buttops, a fourth in max
ing buttonholes. Men who sew sleeves
do not make Armholes. The armhole
men give place to shoulder shapers.
and these last do not touch collars,
which are distinct speciality. Even
the men who manipulate the tailor's
goose are divided into pressers of /.
seams. edges, Innings, sleeves and coat
pressers The basters stick to one dis.
tinct Speciality of basting, and sep
arate functionary. the basting puller,
undoes their work Even the coat
strap is separate province. SO that
when the coat is finished it represents
thirty disti0t varieties of work
by as many men. And when man
finally puts on the coat he is wearing
the product OF 312 fingers aud seventy-
eight thumbs. not counting the digits
Of those who sheared the sheep, wove
the cloth. dyed it. finished it, shipped
It and cut it nor the ink stained clerical
hands which kept Il book record Of ail
the processes. Probably from sheep
to wearer the coat was handled BY at
least 5000 ingers.-New York Tribune
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28

there is no superstition in his makeup
However, pressure of official duties
prevented his attending it.
At the first performance In New
York the auditors numbered Professor
Henry van Dyke of Princeton and An
drew Carnegie. They visited Mr.
Sothern between the acts. In their
party was Il Scotchman. During the
first part of the play the Scot looked
on imperturbably and without smile,
but after the scene in which Dun
dreary tells Georgina how Sam ate his
mother-in-law he turned to the others
and exclaimed:
'Noo | know why they are laughing
so. The mon is foolr'
And Mr.. Carnegie and Professor van
Dyke agreed to let it go at that.
Many of the jokes and stories In
lord Dundreary" are so old that for
most of the present generation they
are new. Among them is riddle
which is older than How old is Ann?"
1t runs:
'If fourteen dogs with three legs
each can catch forty-eight rabbits with
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28
RICHEST OF SEASONS BRIDES.
Mrs. Anne N. Weiehtman Walker and
Her Coming Marriage.

s''' % SN'''S we NESfShethdiI WALNUT anu
Her Coming Marriage.
The fact that Mrs. Anne NJ. Weight.
man Walker who is to be married in
Easter week to Frederic Courtland
Penfield, is reputed the richest woman
in America except Mrs. Hetty Green
will make the coming nuptials at St
Patrick's cathedral. New York. of more
than usual interest. 1t is expected that
Archbishop Farley will perform the
ceremony, for the wealthy widow has
made many gifts to the Roman Catho.
lie church and has received several
memorials from the pope in recognition
of her munificence. She inherited
about $60,000,000 under the will of the
multimillionaire chemist the late VIII.
liam Weightman of Philadelphia, and
for several years prior to his death
and after that event was the virtual
manager of his large business. The
quarrels of the relatives over this will
excited much attention at the time,
and they eliminated in notable trial,
In which Mrs. Walkers sister-in-law,
Mrs. Owen Wister, sought to break the
will. The suit ended sensationalIy
Mrs. Wister abandoning the contest
when scrap of yellow paper" was
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28

your flight to see Sothern in the
role of Dundreary again. E. III. Soth-
ern has made his reputation as an
actor in the romantic drama, but he
has mastered the humorous role of
Dundreary, with all its traditional busi-
ness, and the stutteE and drawl char
acteristic of the foppish English lord.
Some who have seen the revival of the
play claim that the elder Dundreary
possessed more finish and that his
work contained personal quality the
son has not been able to acquire, but
this, they say, is not strange, consid-
ering that it took the elder Sothern
years to build up creation.
"Lord Dundreary," which was orig
inally known as "Our American Cous-
in was the play at Ford's theater.
Washington. the night that Lincoln
was assassinated, and e. A. Sothern
and other noted actors of the time
were in the cast. When the Sothern
of today produced the play at the cap
ital some weeks ago President Roose-
welt expected to witness 1t. He spe-
cially desired to do so. both on ac.
count Of his interest In the play and
on account Of his wish to show that
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28


Then he turned on the sentiment. He
could we'll understand how pleased his
colleagues were over their reception,
but for him the visit there had a far
deeper significance He could not re-
frain from mentioning that it was from
this island had come one who had been
a jewel in his home and joy of his
life. He was especially stirred to be in
the very place where she had spent her
girhood
After the congressman had spread
the sentiment on thick he dropped the
subject. but he had the islanders going.
and nothing was too good for him after
that
"Say. old man." said one of the con-
gressional party. that is taking an un-
fair advantage of the rest of us. You
never told us before that your wife
was from this island"
"Well, she isn't" said Mr.. Capron
coolly Il was referring to our servant
girl
Canadians were not let in on the secret
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28
A SPELLING Reform.


One of the witnesses in lawsuit,
who had just been sworn, was asked
to give his name. He replied that II
was Hinckley. Then the attorney for
the prosecution requested him to give
his name In full
Jeffrey Alias Hinckley."
II am not asking you for your alias.v
said the lawyer impatiently. what is
your real nameg'
Jeffrey Alias Hinckley."
NO triaing in this court, sir!v stern
ly spoke the judge. (Which is your
right name-Jeffrey or Hinckley?
Both of 'em, your honor"
Both of them? Which is your sur
nameyr
"Hinckley."
t"And Jeffrey is your given nameY
Yves, your honor
"Then what business have you with
an alias?"
Il wish knew, your honor.r said
the witness ruefully. 1T isn't my fault.n
what do you mean, sir?v demanded
the judge, who was fast losing his
temper
Il mean, your honor, that Alias is
my middle name, for some reason
whicN my parents never explained to
me. | suppose they saw 1t In print
somewhere and rather liked the looks
of it. I'd get rid Of 1t If l could do
SO without the newspapers finding it
out and joshing me about it,
'The court suggests that hereafter
the witness begin his middle name
with an E instead Of an A. Counsel
will proceed with the examination"
said the judge. coughing behind his
andkerchief.-Y Youths Companion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28

legislation; he has been harried by the
senate over his policy as secretary in
the issue of the Panama canal bonds
and certificates Of Indebtedness TO re-
lieve the money situation; he has
been criticised in the senate for as
suming the airs of a president in the
manner in which his report on the con-
duet of his department during the
panic was drawn up; he has had to
give a great deal of time and thought
to the preparation of that report, and
to cap the climax he had to do it while
suffering from an attack of grip and
while reports were dying ~about that
he had had misunderstanding with
the president over his candidacy for
the Republican nomination and was
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28

Vanderbilt to Count Szechenyi. Ac-
cording to some accounts of the affair.
one Hungarian count wooed the daugh-
ter in Europe last summer while the
other Hungarian nobleman tried to get
into the good graces of the mother.
Mrs. Vanderbilt inherited from her
late husband. Cornelius Vanderbilt I'd,
$2.000,000. the town house on Fifth
avenue, New York, and the use of the
Vanderbilt Newport residence. known
as The Breakers. The Fifth avenue
house cost the late Cornelius Wander
hiif ~4c"9.n9e ard was at the time con-
slgrfs,i he most costly and magnificent
private residence in America. 1t has
been reported that Mrs. Vanderbilt is
making efforts to sell this property.
She was Alice Gwynne Of Philadelphia
Count Hadik is one of Eve brothers
and inherited 100000. but is said to
have lost 1t. He is member Of the
Hungarian parliament
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28

as a commission to
Prince Edward Is
land. The party was
feasted and honored
by the natives. and
t he entertainment
eliminated in a ban
quet at which the
A m orleans were
guests of honor. Mr..
Capron was called
upon to speak. He
made several face
tious remarks and
got the gathering in
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28
SHOE DAY AND ITS PATRON.
An Original Form of Philanthropy

An Original Form of Philanthropy
Started by "Bi9 Tim" Sullivan.
"Shoe day" was celebrated recently
on New York's Bowery with old time
enthusiasm despite the absence In
Washington of its originator and pa
tron, Congressman Timothy d. Sulli-
van, better known as DRY Dollar"
Sullivan or big Tim" He makes
"shoe day" pet feature of his special
brand of philanthropy. AT the Christmas
dinner to Boweryites over which he
presides he gives out tickets calling for
shoes and socks at, the distribution.
and this year on account of the large
number of men out of employment
there were about 5000 in line The
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28

U.S." THE BAILEY STYLE.
recent refusal of Senator JEFF
to wear conventional evening
TO a dinner recalls the fact that
pr Bailey once objected to such
though he some time ago waived
objections. His abstention from
eption at the White House on the
y that he was pripcipled against
|ug evening clothes made him
talked about at this time.
3 was not Mr.. Bailey's initial pro-
cement.. however, on the subject
aaring apparel. 1t is related that
be first went to Gainesville. a
ess young lawyer, his low cut
extremely long frock coat, ex-
Fly broad hat and immaculate
ness of tie appealed to the risi-
zs o>the natives, and on one oc-
q some men attempted to have
p Bailey's face on the subject o.
pthes.
future senator said not a word.
burning on his heel, went home
got a revolver. Returning. ne
q notice that he proposed to wear
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28
L-IncoIn,s Way.

LincoIn's Way.
Lincoln at the commencement Of the
war was much abused by one Of his
generals. He was even openly insult
ed by this man. In his splendid way
he put up with that mistreatment i'm
perturbably But when the thing kept
growing more and more flagrant his
friends told him be was suffering more
than was reasonable or right. But Lin
coin only smiled his odd. sad. humor-
Gus smile.
"Iil hold his horse for him." he said.
"if be win only bring US success"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28
MRS. CORNELIUS VANg-RBll.T.

Widow CT Noted c&.asaiiat and tler
Reported Ensaeem-..s 20 : Co-nf.
The report of an ensageinr leiwecn
Mrs. Cornelius VanGeabii and Count
Alexander Hadik of hungary ms oc
casioned special interest on ai'cornl ~
the recent marriage of Miss GLADYS
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28
LIKE FATHER LIKE SON.

The Two Sotherns, {. A. and e. H.,
as Lord Dundreary.
A leading feature of the dramatic
season in New York is the revival of
Lord Dundreary," at the Lyric thea
ter. by e. Fl. Sothern, who takes the
role made famous by his father. the
late f. A. Sothern. To the older class
of theater goers it seems case of
Backward, turn backward, o Time, in
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28

that his big. loose fitting gray coat is
|ampIe enough to wrap at least half of
his baby buntings in
Senator Davis, though a Democrat,
has Expressed considerable admiration
Of President Roosevelt. Both of them
believe in mrge families, and Senator
JEFF has proved that his belief is no.
confined to theory So when he met
the president he was nattered when
| the latter asked about the health and
general well being of the family.
This moved the senator to urge that
| the president was wronsiag his coun-
| try n refusing to run again. He even
went so far as to say that he believed
q lQt|of southern Democrats would vote
for Mr. Roosevelt.
senator" said the president conf
dentially, I'D do it if | thought i
could carry North Carolina"
%Why," asked the Arkansas states
|uan, bewildered-"why North Caro-
IA THE president seemed puzzled for
nKonent, then pulled the senator to
the south window of the executive Of
| nee.
|'sWhy," he said, with a laugh, 81
thought you were Senator Overmanw
While Representative James a. Ha-
mill of New Jersey was absent for
few minutes from his seat a telegram
|orrived for him. The page searched
the eloakrooms and the lobby. but fail
|e& to find him. Upon his return sew
era1 members told of the message, and
Hamill started out to look for it. The
|page had given it back to the messen-
ser boy, and the latter had not re-
turned to the telegraph Office Hamill
got worked up to a terrible state of
|excitement He was explaining the
|1mportance of that message to fellow
member when page rushed in and
handed him an envelope. He opened
| # hurriedly and read:
For heavens sake, wire me $40.
I'm al in"
Senator Joseph w. Bailey of Texas
|1s keeping up his reputation as a wit
Several senators were discussing the
subject of the Panama canal in the
senate cloakroom. and the question
|came up as to who understood the 18TH
milan problem best. Colonel Goethals
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28
s.sZ.z sis<-,...-s - zzaESi .-sz 'essEf2
1MV HE opening of Henry NJ. Flag

"N HE opening OF Henry M. Flag
lers Key West extension of
III the Florida East Coast rail
way as far as Knights Key
signalizes the success of a remarkable
engineering project. 1t is also great
personal triumph for Mr.. Flagler, who
stuck to his pet enterprise in the face
of all kinds of discoura cement. 1t was
often predicted that he would never
live to see the railway from New York
10 Key West completed, but trains are
now running to Knights Key. from
which point passengers are conveyed
by steamer to Key West and Havana.
1t is now recognized that there is nc
insuperable' engineering or fnancia:
obstacle in the way Of the speedy com
pletion of the extension to the termi-
nus at Key West At that point. which
is only ninety miles from Havana,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28

One of the hardest workers in con-
gress is Representative Adm G. Capron
of Rhode Island. He is also a good
story teller. and his brand of anecdotes
is so we'll liked that when he begins to
relate one in the cloakroom the news
travels, and the members on the floor
of the chamber rush to hear it. 1t was
this which caused Speaker Cannon to
say to him recently: For goodness
sake cut out those yarns of yours while
this codification bill is up. If you per
sist in telling stories | can't keep
quorum here"
Some time ago Mr.. Capron made one
of party of congressman who travelled
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28

beginning Of populations in the
financial world last autumn up to the
present time there has not been day
on which he could bid dull care flee
away and feel himself at liberty to do
little loafing. He has had the finan-
cial stringency on his mind; he has
had to give advice on currency reform
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-28

came IN for much
favorable co m
menf but sew
eraI 8 e n a tors
thought former
Chief Engineer
Stevens probably
understood t b e
situation better
than any other
man who has yet
I<u tue pEOD
Why, when it
|I'a to know
Ing that canal
prooIem." said
Tor Bailey.
NE late Sena-
tor Morgan had
hem all beaten.
made such a
of 1t that
4ew the per-
character
of every
IA IIIllitO on tho