New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
GOSSIP OF TIE BOROUGH
Woman Seeks Matrimonial Aid at
NC. A.-Prospect Park Bomb.

Wom,an Seeks Matrimonial AM al
IN. C. A.-Prospect Park Bomb.
+ CHASE secretary Of the Prospect branch
Of the Young Mems Christian Association. IN stn
street was making out his monthly report me
other day when he interrupted py me uheA
pected appearance hi. private office OF stylish
ly dressed woman
Il am looking for husband was hef e~pi"A
,on when she caught his look of inquiry
.w-w-w-what7" asked Mr. Chase
II am looking husband
..Nhy-er-this is-ah-ratner"- began the sec
rsiary blushing and then he stopped in after con-
'fusicn.
Isn't this the Y NJ. C. AZ" asked the visitor
still good naturedly.
Yes. ma am.
We'll YOU see" went the visitor. Il am on
my vacation and thought that il would oe
good time to look for husband Natnfahy.
came here Now. what can you do Tor me! 1ou
have q lot of young men here, and one OF
them is sure be just the man for me- hse III
The ward and own property. 1 do not mind II the
man is poor, long as he is real nlce anu Is
willing to try TO love me, and me only
Mr. Chase naturally is tiriid where the fair sex
Is concerned and in his embarrassment and per
plexfty he could only say
"A great many Of our most eligible boys are away
on their vacations nov, so you see that IL IS oao
time TO come to get one.
.'Oh we'll. maybe some one OF those souhe
WEN whom, Won have on hand would do returned
the woman. smiling and expectant The secretary
thought al first that he might present dozen
or so Of the youths whose happy faces were even
then framed in the front windows OF tne gym
b,,, he felt that he could conscentiously 90 So
II am very sorry he nurmured, but as mat
,.r os FAC, ue have matrimonial department
connected with the r NJ & A Ihen as e'o
swept over the fair countenance beioFe hiin ie
ibss.anesd 10 add: Maybe ought to have sucn
n department but haven't got one yet.
why the idea replied the visitor mat IS
v.rs strange. You ought TO look after an 'mpor-
i,snt matter ike that. You pretend TO carry on a
.,.sf christian work. What could you do OF a
more thoroughly Christian nature fnan 10 oiiie
sbeo, the right kind OF marriages. certainty
think that the Y. NJ {. A is sadly lacking III il'
,,,enars,ion to do real Christian work. You sur
l,n.ise me ! slpposed. Of course that / could get
Ia husband here. What can do? NY TWO weeks
Ivacarion viii be over, and nave nor so'
husband yet I very much dlsappoihee" III
1.-THE Y. NJ C A
There was a bomb scare al NO lo4 PROSPECT
] Park West the other evening when suspicious
looking object found on the hrst moor ps JOHN
pav II looked like infernsl machine LAY III
t,rr,ed Ricvcle Patrolrnan Cornelius Pratt, and ne
transported object with the utmost care 10 inc
Firrh avenue police station. where 1t was piacea
.n q pail of water in the rear OF the puiiolhs. "A
crowd collected near the apartment house where
,he object had discovered and soon seFeral
ne,.ons aupeared at the station house to tell OF
two mysterious Italians tSey had seen near there
Thew rn.u- rhe owner of the house had property
tented to Italians in Manhattan. they said, ana
they feared the worst. The police are not useo 10
,,rob. Nany OF them sat up all night rather than
60 to bed with the thing around, and as thes
thought likely TO explode at any time. and those
.h.r 5fd retire kept their clothes ready for any
emergency In the morning William Maxey Toiuh-
,.ered 10 open the bomb Acting Captain Giles
,.e Lieutenant Sullivan and Patroiman fennel
stood at a distance when the operation began NO
.xn,osion occurred and the spectators gradually
gathered in closer. Suddenly Maxey said some
thing
NO" replied Maxey. mot yet.
is there any danger that il may go on asked
a timid reporter.
--sure returned Maxey. -'just like this
He turned the bomb toward the room, pushed
something and a fine spray resulted
THAT is not dynamite the reporter declared
NO. that's perfumery.' said Maxey This bomb
IS Just new tangled kind of atomizer
Postmaster Roberts is preparing TO make an
other fight this fan 10 get back the Republican
leadership of the lith Assembly District, for which
he was by State Senator Travis at last fali
priruariee Travis has decided to give up the lead
ershin but he will seek reelection to the Senate
Alfred E. Tass supposed TO be his personal
choice for leadership. 1t is said that Mr. Rob
errs intends to fight only for the leadership but
also 10 prevent Travisis denomination With r. c.
Fuller leader OF the 10th Assembly District. he is
expecfed TO back Assembynan Charles +. Murphy
for the Senatorial nomination. Representative Will
lam NJ Calder leader of the 18th Assembly Dis
frct is Travis's strongest friend The Postmasters
faction in the Iith District has formed anti
Travis club known as the Senate Club from
vhicn- Mr. Roberts's efforts will be directed.