Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-20

Metropolis from nay 20 Day
The pving habit is a most o~ommendabl,
trait so long as It Is held down to the pos.
ition OF servant. Once Il becomes master
Of the individual, expectant heirs set up
and note their increasing assets. The
miserly saver stintlng himself for the graft
fication Of his kin is the sum and sub
stance Of the career OF Charles Ferdinand
Hoffman, a clerk In a wall street brokers
office. who died about a year ago, His
heirs are now dividing a fortune OF 5000, =
600.
Hoffman had the reputation among his
business associates and his acquaintance
in the ol~d-fashioned Brooklyn boarding
house where he lived OF never spending a
dollar recklessly or in pursuit OF pleasure.
For twenty years he used the South ferry
to and from his office, thus getting to
Manhattan for the small sun of / cent a
day. His death was indirectly due, 1t was
said by a close business friend, to the in
creased price Of crossing the East river for
he decided to walk over the Brooklyn
bridge in preference to paying the add
tional cent charged during the rush hour.
He caught cold when facing the winds one
encounters on that structure in early spring
and after a short illness died.
The career of this man, who made $780,
900 30 quietly, cannot be compared with
that of any other Wall street man, for
he was original. His one motto was Econ
omy." He was an efficient clerk. and even
though % years old when he died. he con-
tinued to hold the position Of head OF the
foreign department of Brown Bros. His
knowledge of securities and OF stocks was
astounding, and 1t is still said in the Of
fices he was associated with for fifty-five
years that he never made a mistake. He
carefully invested his money in railroad
stocks and in United States Steel. for he
readily saw that the age OF steel had ar
rived, and he who got In on the ground
floor would become 9 millionaire. His
wealth then increased with great rapldity,
but he remained content with his office
boy mode OF life, remaining indoors even
on a Sunday to save money, and having for
his literature the financial reports he would
bring from his office.
The spirit OF the wild west and OF the
stunts pulled off by Mayor JIM
during the raid Of the home folks" nearly
four years ago, occasionally breaks out in
New York youngsters. One Clarence
Young, whose surname fits his age, es-
Sayed the lariat act on an automobile, caus-
ing a reduction Of his conceit and an abb
swelling Of the head, plus bandage.
Among his chums he is known as Clarence
the Cowboy, In striving to live up to the
nickname, Clarence sailed forth, one day
week to rope 'em In. His trusty riats
was fastened to his belt; he swung the coils
nzily. Along sped the auto OF Henry
Of the Cumberland Glass com
oany. "Whoopee-eei" yelled Clarence and
tut shot the rope like a snake uncoiling.
A fine throw, indeed. The loop dropped
ind frightened about one Of the front lamps.
the auto had about 1,0OO-bull power.
Clarence was yanked off his feet and
thirty yards before Townsend rea-
ICED what the trouble was and stopped
he car. Clarence was bedraggled when
hey picked him up. but a doctor, who
founded him carefully, decided there was
iothing seriously wrong. Only a battered
lead and a pair Of black eyes.
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A New York man who keeps late hours
ad a queer adventure a few nights ago, in
elling which he says: '"The Joke might
ave been a tragedy" He lives in q house
Which is one OF a humble exactly alike in
pperance. and when he unlocked the front
DOR at 1 a. m. he had no idea that he was
the home OF his next door neigh
or. The hall was dark--an unusual oc.
u~rrence, as he remembered later-and my
at fell to the floor he said, because
here was no hook where I thought there
7as one. 1 left It there and started up
tairs. On the first landing 1 heard a baby
ry, and, as there never was a baby In our
amily, 1 came to and started back. 1 was
4 such a hurry to get out that I left my
on the floor where II had fallen and
here next day It was evidence against me.
many more houses 1 can get into
nth hat key 1 don't know. but / do know
hat the lock on my door was changed
efore noon the next day."
The f~our-wheel wagon has been the pre-
ailing type Of vehicle for so long that the
ecent introduction Of q wagon with six
heels is proving a matter Of considerable
lterest to those who see 1t. The six
wagon, which has been adopted
4 New York is an automobile truck for
coal. 1t Is replacing the big
iron truck hitherto used for
srge orders. The automobile truck viii
oliver four times the quantity Of coal in
"a aHu hSishN IVY udcts nor not WeaunSr
elays IT.
New York householders, according TO the
of street cleaning, throw away
ach year $4,000 tons OF perfectly good
uel, which, II properly utilized, would
lean a considerable reduction in the item
the higher cost Of living. The experts
ave prepared a statement for housewives
eseribing how II Is possible by sitting the
efuse Of kitchen ranges and ordinary
Gators to recover the unconsumed coal
has 90 per cent of the heating value
{ fresh coal.
RumOP MOngeFinE in washington.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Some Washington are evidently
etermined that the president shall
ct a new abine They are retiring the
resent member one by one. and for