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New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
A NEW BoGIE. THE oPsoNIC TEST.

His friends knew that he would rather miss half
an hour OF a play than cut short his after-dinner
cigar. and they astonished when he an
nounced that he had quit smoking
What's the trouble2" he was asked
"Opsonic test he replied gIoomily-
What in the world Is tnat7'
I've been down OF late and feeling pretty
blue As there IS consumption II my family Z
consulted a specialist He said I didn't have the
disease vet. but he would tell what ny chances
were Of getting IL We constantly breathing n
tuberculosis germs he explained. but healthy blood
has the power TO destroy them So he took drop
Of my blood and inoculated IL with certain
ber OF germs In half an hour he examined IT
der the microscope and found that only half an
many germs had been killed should have been
the case. Normal healthy blood is said 70 have
an opsOnfc test OF 1O0. so ny test was only 80 Hs
advised me 10 build up my strength BY sanitary
Hvinz-Iots OF fresh air day and night. plenty OF
sleep wholesome food and moderation IN work
and pleasure
Where does smoking come IN?
He said that tobacco had an extraordinary sf-f
feet in decreasing the power Of the blood 70 de-
stroy germs Some men who smoke q great deal
have an opsonic test Of zero-that Is. their blood
has no effect whatever on germs am fond OF ny
cigar but when a specialist levels opsonic tes<
all cooked and prirned. your head and SAYS To
bacco or your life what you going 70 do but
throw up your hands,
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
HOW NORA ooAxED THE TIPS.

A group OF women standing n the corrf6or
Of A summer hotel. when aged scru6~or1aa
started upstairs with pail OF water lust then
a bright faced. buxom Irish chambernaid cane ID.
This looks purity heavy for the likes % "a
she said cheeriIy to the old woman Better Iss
ne help
She took Up the pail and whisksd OF upstairs
with it
How thoughtful OF Nora 'Tsn'e shs Kind
and similar expressions TO the lips of ths
women. The proprietor OF the hotel and another
man also Witnessed the incident.
Clever girl that Nora said the hotel man
70 his corpanion- She's always doing sonnething
like that when there people looking on She
gets more tips than any two other girls IN ths
house She could afford pay for the prfvf-
Iege OF working here. Every she makes
home in Ireland"
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

bed rock McMuIIen, Weand & McDermott- the
New York contractors. were the general contract
ors for the bridge. II IS the largest stone a'ch
bridge in the world. being 1,l92 feet long and S-
feat vide It is - feet above the river in the mid
de there being an incline to either end The cor
nerstone was laid April 1s 1904, and the last stone
was laid August 19. 1901 II was first opened 70
traffic on December 2. 1901
The river front has been bought by the bridge
o,,,7,ission of which United States Senator Nor
gan @. Rulkeley is the president, and hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars have been expended IN the
construction of boulevard. The Tenderion OF
the city was practically wiped out OF existence
through the purchases, and what was forrnerly an
ez-eeore IS now tract OF beauty
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

ger mole and freight wharf by su1eraoce ot 60
city. For the rsiinqIdshnen< o< rs big celgn8
wharf and the dropping OF its appeal sgaf,se the
iectson OF the United States CIRCUIT Court TIA
railroad asks q ffty-year franchise of ths prssens
passenger mole and strip Of tids land % ia;
southvard which would rnaks thu entire holdt1gw'
11sO feet wide. Il In probaols that sgrsernersl
will be reached which VIII end twenty-five years 81
legal conflict
Important changes have been made n cs co.,
duct Of the immigration service IN Calcor14s b.
cause OF the failure Of officials 70 check the tuz
OF Chinese who are being imported By a1age1s
smuggling ring. The followed for than
a year has been through Mexican territory 40
over the boundary line at various points bstveens
the Pacific Ocean and Texas The governraert hass
divided California into districts and ths octa
IN the southern part Of the state viii Be held r.
sponsible for the enforcement Of the irnnigrleo1l
law in that section II has been found tHa< IT,
commissioner IN this city could not prop@ry car~
for the southern part Of the state Inc1dentzLE>
several minor officials IN San Diego have bsezi
removed
The campaign n California has shown son.
sisrs Of life in the last week but up TO the pres-
eut time neither OF the political parties haS dons
sturnping through various counties and hale
score OF half hearted meetings have been held h
this city Little interest Is shown IN politics By
The people Campaign buttons unknown in5thst
city. and few are seen IN the country towns
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
TOILNG AT MIDNIGHT.

--N ts' constitutes only his work in office
IS 50 20 speak Practically every evening he
iAA q his of7Ce IN the Executive Mansion until
--''-es, - ordinary times from % O'Clock 20
-snt When he really Is busy he works with
= -i'sr RS secretary: Q corps Of stenoEraphe-s
: ms legal advisers ~ the executive chamber at
-. op1'- night after night during the legisla-
., szsn. when work IS pil,ng Up on the ezecu-
1efs-r77ent. the lights burning in the
'pr offces IT midnight and later. On occa-
- has worked Until a N. and his wonder
- i.iTa and reclperatIve powers have enabled
-, =" r. ~ his desk at the usual hour the fol
NJ morning
-e1i5 Inc secret Of the Governors tremendous
- 10 turn on work Is his capacity for con
- -i-91- Perhaps the most notable instance of
- faculty was his work on the report Of the
I've comnlttte which Investigated fnsur-
- conditions and the bills which accompanied
report His work IL conducting the fnvesti-
80 liself. involving study Of intricate insurance
:. laaiities u.til long after midnight every night
7bsfe tor TIE following 6sg's session. vas re-
Asffs But tie report had 10 be prepared in
ifF anG TIE bills drafted for presentation 20
:, -esisletlre certain dav- The Governor.
'ep =. Fleming. hts assistant. and d sub-cons-
- the iegisiztiye trvestiEa ting commit
worked in Eae library Of TIE Governor West
49, eFenge house. For days Alr. Hughes scarcely
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
THE GOVERNOR
HARD WORKER
,u-CB OTERTIME, BUT NO
EXTRA PAY.
uos ToTed Fourteen Hours Day
and Has Paid Out More than
His Salary.

..---.--s conceive the ofFc5aI life OF Gov
ss,.-ss7-z one Ct la-ge state, 70 oe all
- - .l-f-.res--a thing e cCm1ingled glory
: -.--rs- s6t-ztiar. with IFS lines cast IN pleas
. . - s-= fertile fields financially. and corps
q t---=-e -.-5e- secretaries. counsellors and
-.z--- -7 a., the governing Such hissful con
- t-z-a IN fact been known TO exist IN the
..-z--s---- n some Governors IN some states
:. 80 don't n present II this state with GOV
s--7- Charles z, Hughes
- -. surface being Governor looks fine; every
- ssx--s attractive and pleasant, he has sald
- e~s-- publicly and privately on many
rel.- n. all the honor. not al lhe gloIH' sI 0i'
= --e lz-.ozr-5Ee cf honest public service. can
r.ac-ss+e for the Immense res3orslo-lll| anu '7
unlimited demands Of The Office
-hs, IS he testimony q q Governor Win d re-
- - o4=-e such as few o. his predecessors ever
= - 7,-s--- .-75 successful administration. and
- - -..=-- ans ever reached for hard individual
1eF-- in the states service
--z-iz-=-=- else you may say about this man
t5--sas however r1u wan 20 rate hirn-saint, re-
.,--s- <z.e- F1-atic-ycu've got 10 admit that he
,s 7-s- -a wants and spares neither himself nor
-, associates N --t-g 70 bring II about declared q
---z- LEGISLATOR early II TIE Governors first year
.-7--= seen q good many Governors. They all d.
,-=az themselves into Two classes on that propo-
s.-;r----7se zro worked and those who didn Z
r---eAes z----- lei anybody elSe do his work he
-,-l-s harder and longer hours al being Governor
than s-- nan 7 ever zaT II the Executive Cham
H. win re -assi=Iz exception OF Frank Black
gr5 rh5-k Hughes I=a-s him even And that
estimate vas made before Governor Hughes so'
p-sr-f f7r0-red IN the details of the legislative
legislative session NJ -s17 and the subsequent ex-
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
EuNDREDs OF LETTERs A DAY.

ne sversze citizen considers himself overwo-ked
= bs has n 7ut in ten hours a day at his ocCUPa-
tfc- Fo- weeks AZ Z stretch Governor Hughes has
worked twelve and fourteen hours day for the
E1z-s. 7 the average citizen works overtime he
Es-s extra uav Governor Hughes has worked
to- rae STATE during his term q office with an ex-
4en5-urs q thousands OF dollars over his salary.
made necessary by the expenses Of maintaining an
establishment q adequate dignity and al q sacrI-
fcs r earnings II his profession amounting 70 five
tines rs SALARY
4 -Eo months q Official life Governor Hughes
Convinced everybody who came in contact with him
ma he VS. cne Of the Governors who really
zg-ked. Te-y soon after he took Office he moved
rs -=sk i--o The outer room. which most previous
Governors had avoided save on state occasions, and
the-s he transacted the states business in fun view
q ne public He found If altogether easier. since
!; took ess time 20 attend TO his affairs there than
Z re snail rear Office although that too. had its
Ire rzE ~ the Governor of the State Of New
To-k U-5ar ordinary circumstances never was an
easy proposition 80 handle With Governor Hughes.
nan whose previous record. brisk campaign
an sR-eer--Z inaugural message had appealed
vde5y 70 tEe imagination of the people. newly in
oGc= = mounted ~ hundred II letters z day The
Governor and Robert Il. Fuller his secretary. were
sTarpe5 under the deluge. Yet the mail was
-ae-s II had 70 be answered. and the Governor was
E csI----v q worker thai ne could not feel easy
e he and his secretary set 70 work 70 anaiyze the
sa- and found that large part of it could be
crldsd roughly into several classes Thereupon
&eg deTlssd forms of replies applicable 70 the
erSls classes of correspondence. indicated them
y nlaber. and thereafter disposed Of considerable
Correspondence IN record time by labelling each
NssTe Vit1 rf= number of the appropriate stock
'Fi-g a1C sending Il 70 the stenographers.
-T3Terec- Hughes is not an especially early riser.
Hs nss 2 leSu-ely breakfast about a m. and
@neh ;he weather Is - walks from the Executive
Nsnsiou 70 t1e Capitol. getting 10 his desk BE-
U"eeA and $50 q He attends 10 his mail first.
e11 '--z rg-s n0T from forty 70 four hundred let
-F1s Gay. Averaging between one hundred and
--- s11 t10 hundred Visitors cali. there are
17eSstlonE- lawyers. concerned n the business =
-s slate and state ofTlcials-aIl the one hundred
SI- one varieties of persons who must do business
--- ''e ETec---ve He sees those whose business
l7ey y Importance and if Il happens 70 he his
---'l=on tine ne sees them and discusses affairs
-l- he ears ais simple MONDAY meal All the
-e-looh r. sticks 20 his task. seldom leaving the
LsIitcI urf1
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
IN THE BERKSHIRES.
Villas and Hotels Full of Guests and
iSftOrs.

Leuox Mass. Oct 3.-Parasols have given way
to n.uffs and chiffon gowns to fur coats The cool
weather has opened the chestnut burrs and chest
nutting parties are one Of the diversions Of the
dav Also there has arrived the coon hunting sea
son and already the coon hunters have made
bookings to take parties into the woods for the
nocturnal sport with torch and dog Ram mas
swept away the dust Of the highways and now the
roads are in excellent condition for automobile
touring and the rush into the Berkshres IS still
under way. The Hotel AsplnWaH IS "e4coiiiIiA "a
army of travellers.
Among the arrivals Of the week here have BEEN
Mr. and Mrs Jefferson Seligman. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry G Phipps Of Pittsburg; H Hayden SANDS
Of Nayyport: E w Hopkins and Miss Hopkins Of
San Francisco: Mr.. and Mrs. l. A. W PercivEL
Mr. and Mrs Henry H F. Noyes. the Misses Nay
.r5 r,orothv Moves Mrs Robert Orchard. 3ITs.
Czaorga ] Jackson OF New York; NJ. and Mrs. J.
Tracy Eustfs Miss Mary Eustis. Mrs. F Fl Potter,
Mrs ". r. Stevenson, J. Arthur Beebe Miss
F2eebe Of Boston; Mr and Mrs. Joseph Wainwright.
OF Philadelphia. and NJ ana MIS-. to"aFds opeh-
Ger Of New York
The new Greenock Inn in Lee which IS be
oren all the year. is receiving many fall patrons.
The first Lenox cog show aroused great interest.
Mrs William Pollock of Pittsfeld. Won a blue
ribbon with her Pcneranian, Sad Boy The Misses
ye-a and Gladys Bloodgooa exhibited their cocker
spanieI Norman. which has won many times IN
Madison Square Garaen shows: the champion Hi
ma and her sons The Judge and Rouc. These
does received special awards well first prizes
In their class Miss Cor-elia Barnes received n
silver cup for the best Scotch terrier aad Miss
Nora Iasigi fer the best French bulldog. n the
omen class for all first prize dogs Mrs Robb de y.
'rytus showed her Scotch terrier. Miss Ale d
5cbenck her fox terrier Mrs. David T Dana her
collie and Mrs. Edwards Spencer her toy spaniel
The award went TO Mrs. William =. Sloane &
Coco a French poodle In every class in which she
exhibited MIS-. Sloane won first award Her st.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

Bernard, The Judge. and her toy spaniel and Afre-
dale terrier were also prize dogs
In Pittsheld the MapIewood is welcoming an in
creasing number of visitors. Among the arrivals
FOR October are Mrs. A. W. Adams, Miss s. w
Adams. Royal P. Root, Miss Esther Root. MI ana
Mrs. Archibald E Reed. Mrs. William H. Harrison
John P. 5. Harrison Mrs. H. B. Hall. H B. Hail.
Jr.. of New York; Mrs. ]. ". Cromwell, Miss Cron-
WELL of Summit y. ]: General Thomas NJ Vim
cent L S. A; Dr. T. N Vincent. OF Washington;
Mrs. B. j. Douglass, Of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs
Alfred T. White and the Misses White, OF Brooklyn
Senator and Mrs. James T. Taliaferro Of Jackson
vile. and Mr.. and Mrs. A. s Hubbard. OF Florlda
are spending several weeks at the hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. George ". Wurts, OF Rome, and
Henry Sands Of Paris. who are guests of Miss
Clementna Furniss at Edgecomb villa, have been
generously entertained by the cottagers. Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard c. Dixey gave dinner for them al
Tanglewood and Mr and Mrs. William Pollock also
gave a large dinner at HoImesdale- Miss Adele
Colgate who has been the guest of Mrs David l.
Dana and later of Mrs. Pollock, has departed FOR
New York.
October has sent back 10 New York a Few OF
the villa owners Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Godw1n
have closed their country place Major and Mrs
Frank c. Grugan have gone to town earlier thah
was expected TO prepare for the marriage or thelr
daughter, Miss Emily Grugan. to Senator George
Agnew Mr and Mrs. Sias B. BrowneH and Pro
fessor and Mrs. Henry Farnum have closed thelr
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

left that house for a moment Since then he has
said that the task seemed absolutely impossible Of
achievement, but by devoting every moment TO it
the whole thing finished.
Another striking instance Of his working powers
Is much fresher and net known to the public gen
orally He was 10 be informed OF his nomination
IN Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon. He finished
preparing his formal speech of acceptance, deIiv-
cred at the Clermont Rink meeting, 4 a m
Friday morning; worked hard Friday. was up
late on Friday night came TO this city on Satur-
day. Informed formally IN the afternoon
made three important speeches at very large
political meetings in critical county. afterward
attended dinner OF political leaders and went TO
bed after a. Sunday comparatively fresh
His speech Of acceptance occupied about five col
Urnns Of The Tribune and took more than hour
in deIivery-in Itself task which would prove try
ing to most speakers.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

Colonel David E Austen OF the 18th Regiment
has rot vet been sworn in as chief of coast ar
tfr1e-v and II Is said that he desires To know
something about the duties before he accepts the
So The colonel does not want office where
:. ., o11v he 3 fgurehead and appear in the
,,ri+o-7- Of g brigadier general occasionally at
coma social affair. The present state military code
5oas not say word about the duties Of Chief
n rrasr artillery. In the opinion Of well known
military lawyer. however. the Governor can oe-
- NAT the duties shall be similar TO those per
,5 r,,- the chief Of coast artillery Of the army
and that he can order the chief TO take direct com
-7sr5 of the three provisional regiments and have
7--ert charge Of their instruction.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
ONE INDUSTRY OF THE PEsKY ANT.

Out in Buruah and the Far East where sandal
wood worth its weight in silver. the pestiferouS
ant IS valuable assistant TO the loggerS OF t1Ac
precious timber The hard and fragrant heart
wood alone value but as the tree grows this
valuable heart Is Overlaid BY soft and worthless
layer forming tTo-tIlirds OF the trunk When q
tree is feIed and cut into lengths the loggers let
the timber lie At once the ants begin work upon
the soft wood, which IS sappy and sweet enough
10 attract them IN 4 few weeks-less than q
uOnrh in the Of the largest butts the ants
deliver the heartwOod free OF ali the worthless SAP
Washington Post.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
NATIONAL GUARD NEWS.

Colonel Y B. Thurston. inspector Of small arms
7-sctice on the staff Of Major General Roe. has ar
ranged with the New Jersey State authorities for
the use Of the range a. Sea Girt Cor supplementary
rife practice for narksnen sharpshooters and ex-
-.-+s On october : 10 u and IL for distinguished
,.-l,-r,er on October q. q IS and 81. Enlisted
ne, men must be accompanied by a commissioned
officer OF their organization
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

C,s,+afn Cornelius Vanderbilt. Of the 12th Regi-
r77ent has been detailed as an aid on the stan OF
49, General Charles F. Roe commanding the
.-..to,s1 C,r,a-d The new post carries with ii no
Increase in rank but Captain Vanderbilt, who Is
busy man. will not have as much duty to perform
=. Ia has had as captain Of a company.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

raptain Chauncey Matlook. Of the Sd Battery.
t-te15 ARTILLERY OF Brooklyn. has prepared a
,,etbod Of drill instruction for his command
v-bicb is modelled the course Of study at a
.,f-ersitv There will be six sections or classes.
- members Of the battery will be required to
,.o-a all in the course of the season which be
,ire Tomorrow night There viii be mounted
sec,to- for instruction in the movements Of car
-toees a section for inztructing the men in the
working Of the a-inoh field Tfhe class FOR pistol
- ~, the range and a section which win
;. Instructed n guard duty. etc The veteri-
,,s-tan Of the battery viii give course Of lect-
1res with practical illustrations, and there VIII
lie q class IoT recruits
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

f4a shooting trophy has been presented to
-. -+h Pegfrrenr ny r. G. Rathbone, who served
&C sergeant major in the regiment from 1851 TO
7se- The trophy viii he known as the Rathbone
.-,,bx The riding class Of Company F will
begin It's weekly practice on October Il
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

car,ain Charles J Irnperatori OF Company OF
.,a a-b Regiment has resigned account Of bust
ness He first joined the guard as private in the
I,osnital corps OF the 7th Regiment. and became
. member Of the 9Th Regiment as first lieutenant
m December q. 1902
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

Members Of Company Of the 22d Regiment
.-a e1ated over winning three trophies for rife
sb.o,fng this season The company won the prize
= s1O0 offered by division headquarters for
.be hest figure Of Hlerit among organizations at
.aote5 20 national guard headquarters. the Cen
,I yy-fnrate trophy for the best attendance in
the regiment at rife practice. and the Steppani
+ron7v for the hest figure Of merit in shooting at
sea Cirt Captain william z Harding Of Com
pa7v has resigned on account Of business
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

OF unusual importance 10 San Francisco and 10
the entire state Of California is the visit TO THIS
ctv of President Albert J. Earring OF the chicago
zr5Ivya77Lae e. St Paul Railroad and several other
Ii,b o47cia1s Of that company. The party arrived
bara early Thursday morning, and after a visit 70
rious points about the city departed for the
Fsst On a special train In the party. besides
President Earring William Rockefeller ana ms
+vro sons William G and Percy Rockefeller; W P
1,rtss Henry Cooper and Major T s Pond, di-
rectors Of the road The St Paurs Hne TO the
northern Pacific Coast is now nearly finished and
trains will be running through early next year.
Whether the road will then build a coast line 10
sa Francisco from Seattle or construct more d.
- +.,scon+fnAu+sI line from some middle west
arn roint on its system will be decided following
the visit Of the officials here
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

After years Of conflict and litigation. the city
Of Oakland and the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany are trying to reach understanding relative
tn the Joint occupancy Of the western waterfront
A fe5ars1 court decision a year ago gave the city
control Of the waterfront It also showed that
the Southern Pacific occupied the present passen-
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

y7a1in3ertaI Adjutant Carlston Greene, OF the
list Regiment. has been elected secretary OF the
- - officers vice Lieutenant James Eben.
-.bo resigned on account of being detailed 10
command Company T.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

Contracts will be let in a short time for ne"
CITY and county hospital. which was under con-
sfderation before the fire The preliminary plans
call for a building to cost 100000. The hospllal
,,-fu cornprise a group Of hreproOf buildings and
III he erac-e1 on the site of the old structure IN
22d street At the time bubonic plague existed mere
the old hospital became infected and was aoah-
doned
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

The Torrens land title act which was passed ny
the LEGISLATURE two years ago has just become
effective The first titles were registered undeT
this law this week Owing TO the strict wording
f the law IL is not likely that the new system will
come into general for some time IN fact II
will be necessary to amend the law before II can
be Of much use. Because Of the destruction OF
real estate records Of the city IN the Dig nre II
-as necessary to provide some means OF restoring
+f,1es This was done by means of a special act
or the Legislature called the McEnerney act But
the requirements for proof Of title under TINS IA"
are much less strict than those Of the 1orrens
act. and in consequence McEnerney tlties cannot
he registered under the TOrrens law Until d
nt.,gs fs made in the latter law. there Is no
method by which land holders can furnish tne e'l
1ancA demanded for the regtstration OF titles
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

The Supervisors have taken steps to add large
tract of the Sutro estate to the park area Of the
city. This tract is known as Blue Mountain, and
consists Of 250 acres lying the high range OF
hills running through the centre Of the city dlvlo-
ing the western addition from the Mission dis
trict' which centres about the old Mission DO
Iores Twenty-Five years ago Adolph Sutro planted
a great tract including Blue Mountain. with Aus
traIian blue gum eucalyptus trees These trees
have hourished, and the hillsides are now covered
with dense forest In addition giving the city
additional park space, the purchase OF TINS tract
will furnish splendid reservoir site for the pro
posed municipal water system as part OF II IS the
highest land in the city.