New-York tribune., 1908-08-02

the left The landscape was OF the neatly con-
tracted sort characteristic of the little wooded val
ley traversed by the Harlem Railroad There were
not enough houses in sight to constitute village
Three-quarters of a mile or so from the station a
barefoot berry picker pointed to cottage on the
hillside. screened by trees. and said:
That's where Mr.. Schrader lives"
1t looked like the place of a prosperous retired
farmer neat and cosey with a tiny roadside pond.
a steep lawn, flower beds and apple trees
spread the slopes. The cottage was Colonial In
age and style, slate color, two storted having
abundant verandas, especially the side over
looking the valley. a pine tree stood by the coun-
tTyfied white wooden fence; pear tree nodded
fruit-aden branches the second story balcony
where canary sang in its cage The honely
effect increased when the visitor stood In the
lowceilinged parlOr. but there notes of arts
tic harmony in the gold brocaded Colonial chairs
and quiet patterned Oriental rugs in old gold and
black, a few oils and water cOors. some angular
copper hued vases. tall old stairway clock and
a brick fireplace with brass andirons There was
also small grand piano with player attachment.
and in the adjoining library miniature pipe organ
next to ornate mahogany bookcase In the
central space of the bookcase hung a glass
tombed cello hanked by two violins.
BUSINESS MAN AND IDEALIST.
tall, heavy shouldered man. slightly STOPPING.
with mild blush eyes, a we'll modelled nose and
sparse gray hair brushed across long, spacious
head descended the stairs and welcomed the visitor
with easy courtesy. He had faint gray mus
tache above a small, sensitive mouth that moved or
hesitated with odd expressiveness- The blush
eyes thoughtful reflective, while the lips told
of artistic impulsveness. In fact. the features
showed two characters, business and tdealfst.
reasoner and poet.
This Is embarrassing and unusual for me-" said
Mr.. Schrader. with little smile, he sank into
chair after first greetings THE Tribune has
tainy cost me more money than any other pub
lication-through the advertisements of the A. l.
c. P. which first called my attention to these
f1rt
about myself. If you wish to describe the rest
home and the clubhouse. that's different matter
That might be a good thing. 1 persuaded
let my name known in connection with the
sociation work only the ground that it might
have the effect of stimulating others-others who
able to do something along that line 1 cannot
understand the desire for publicity concerning ones
private affairs
You have made a number of inventions, Mr.
Schrader'-
Yes: the valve used in bicycle and motor car
tires, the disappearing window and some other
things. have workshop here, and have given
up invention since retiring from active business
about four years ago. When I in business I
always hated Office work. and wanted to spend my
time with the mechanics. watching the machinery
and doing things myself. No. the brass foundry Is
all out of date now; stamp the goods we mako
of brass rods Because 1 inventor I
feel sorry inventors. They have a hard time
making anything Of their productions. They gen
orally overestinate the value of their devices and
anyway. it is axiom that patent is good until
It has been fought out in the The inventor
is liable to be up in the air had the advantage
OF weighing my enthusiasm with business routine
Once a friend introduced in q cafe to a pro-
moter. saying. Here's inventor in your line
You poor fellow said the promoter: you do all
the work and get gil the profit Il would have
been true saying IL I had not been business
man at the same time, financing my own inven-
tons"
What is the subject OF your poetical satire.
Gruene skIaven'?'
That Green Slaves otherwise ig-
norant young Germans who New York
|, and hired in droves clerks starvation