The Lambertville record., 1910-07-15

PROFESSOR HARRY THURsToN PECK.
for a cooling drink, but during the day
they have had other things to think
about
Mopping my brow the other day,
staggered into the city hall to see how
the mayor was standing the heat. 1
found him looking cool and comforta-
BILE and not the least perturbed over
the fact that it was hot enough to fry
cakes on the asphalt streets. And he
gave me some good advice that is
worth passing along Here are his
rules for keeping cool: BE temperate,
eat little, drink no alcohol, bathe as
often as possible. cultivate a gentle
spirit and be glad you are not person
ally required to go out in field and
play baseball or to train for a prize
fight And don't get excited. Remem-
ber that the iceman needs the money
to send his family to Europe and this
weather is made especially for him"
All of which shows that the mayor
Of New York has much good sense and
is something of humorist
Colonel Roosevelt is a New Yorker
these days-that is. his home is at
Oyster Bay, near by. but he comes into
the city daily and does an editorial
Stunt for the Outlook Magazine.
He never waits for an elevator, but
bounds up the stairs two steps at
time, throws up the cover of his roll
top desk with bang that can be
heard all over the building and then
gets right down to business. And you
may be sure the Office boys step live
ly when ''T. r." yells copy
The colonel looked not bit worried
when he reached the city after the ac-
ton of the state legislature in reject
ing his advice TO pass the primaries
bill. II will not halt his political ac-
tivity. In fact. he is taking a more
active part in national as well as state
politics. and Oyster Bay from now on
promises 10 be the busiest political
center in the country. Among those
who have visited him recently were
Senator Joseph l.. Bristow and Repre-
bGItdtlftS iCtOl N1ul tOCh anu IL
Madison. all of Kansas and all fight
ers for the Roosevelt policies when the
colonel was in the White House.
Ex-senator William A. Clark and his
family have returned from Europe and
will spend the summer in Montana.
returning 10 New York in the fall to
occupy their new S6OOO.O0O residence
on Fifth avenue. The ex-senator's
two young daughters cannot speak a
word of English. both having lived all
their lives in France. where they were
born In an interview Mr.. Clark said
of the copper situation. ..The consump-
ton Of copper at this time is the great
est in the history of the world, but
the production in spite of this is even
greater. and that. of course is keeping
prices down"
Professor Harry Thurston Peck of
Columbia University has been much in
the limelight in Gotham of late. 1t
will be remembered that series of
letters alleged to have been written by
Professor Peck to stenographer
named Esther Quinn. in which the
writer expressed enthusiastic affection
for Miss Quinn. was published on
June >. together with the announce
ment that the stenographer was suing
the professor for $4,000 for breach
of promise TO marry. A few days
later committee of the college met,
and the president OF Columbia. NichO
las Murray Butler. wrote Professor
Peck thar the committee on education
had directed him to ask Peck to resign