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New-York tribune., 1911-02-26

- WONDER il YOU have ever been 10
WILLIAMSBURG. which is an integral
Il mart of our great city. and the one
..c,ion across the East River most denseiy
,,onu,ated bv foreign born residents of this
80 countrve And have you ever visited
,he Williamsburg Hospital? I started our
.ho other dav 10 make a visit TO this hos
initial for the sole purpose Of seeing WIN
INV own eyes the young woman surseO"
ambulance surgeon, II you please; for when-
80 the ambulance leaves the hospital IN
answer to call. So. too. does this young
woman doctor.
II is not as easy a task as you mls"'
sna,sine to cross the Williamsburg Bridge
and find your way 10 the doors of the nos
initial Ny personal experience has taught
mo this much. any way. After had crossed
.h. rive, esnied policeman. from whom
I asked directions. only 10 be misguided,
Az % ,.h,le Incoming convinced That |
va going IN the wrong direction. looked
.,,e.,;neIv into the fact Of a citizen. whom
Immediately recognized as being an m
,ortoi son Of the ould sod. He was good
60 nc. this Peter Green. FOR he escorted
mo 10 tho very entrance Of the hospital
.pd wished me well as he hade me adieu.
.,n,crecncy angel" so as entered the
j .os,iia ' began fearing 7 would not Know
yo,r to approach this angel of the aiiiict-
,d and sick" in the proper manner. But
prlled my littlo coat together. straightened
m. h.t and tried 10 smile. &C | said:
is Dr Elizabeth Bruyu hare. and. If 30,
my ! see her''
.rhc a,terCant arinned. ard I was await
,,-lc suddenly ] heard a
sresi c,ng .tr',e 6v. times: then he said
-, seated. please"
decliacl ;rc seat. however. heing alto
r,ihe, to- ncrvous to do anything but Civ
u,ysclf exercise up end down the corridor
AS good fo-tLrc would have il. Dr. BrdNn
~a, ;n I could see her fairly flying down
she rie.a toward tho Office from where The
s,nnoas t,at she was wanted had come.
Nvhtn she reached there the attendant again
t7+nrsd and gave a glance in my direction
shc turred 80 ne. giving me quick. keen
NV rl6okinG. 20 sec that was not needing
nn mediate surgical treatment and came
kovald nc. ! thought. with an interested
book: but after I had tod her who l was
ono why ! had come TO see her she fairly
sr1 cd pale. and gaspeG: Gracious! An
Gihe- one"
Wen ! must confess II took me QUIT"
ncre time 70 convince her that ] did not in
heD6 making up any imaginary stories
stcut her or her work. and until that time
khe would rot say anything. and only sat
bist,uius.. with her large round eyes fairly
b,orne ne through and through as | plead
fd Tor her just 10 say something about her
kelf and her work.
You must know every one is interested
hi your work. / said trying to induce her
10 talk
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26
DR.. BRUYN is MODEST.

But | can't see why" she volunteered,
-'ior ] am doing nothing so very unusual
sor out Of the ordlnary-nothing especially
interesting 20 the outsider or the public.
1t is not wonderful for me 10 be doing the
work Of an ambulance surgeon. so ! do not
see why you wish TO know about me-"
We'll. nevertheless" l said. IF you will
,he good enough to tell me little some
aihng OF how you happen to be here and
teive me just trifiing insight into the
many experiences you have had. we will
Net the outsider. the public, judge whether
your work is interesting. or whether or not
you are accomplishing anything worthy Of
praise"
What shall I tell you, and. after l have
.aold you. will you really be interested
wonder? / studied at Cornell University
Sand was graduated from there last June
,I'Iom there ! went Immediately to Boston
Snd studied ard practlsed there until /
s.ame here. / have been here only since
iJanuarJ 10 OF this year, you know. and in
t1i., the 4 have had many. very many
i'slis. SO.ae Of them have been a little
.eNcitirc and thrilling for a few minutes
- &c other evening mad call. and
Vet out To- find my patient suffering from
typhoid fever Lundled him up carefully
ssnd tucGed him away comfortably in the
sm5ul-nce 90 bring him back 10 the hos
]'i1sl. Ttc- ! seated myself by his side,
a:suriES Ei:a n. was 10 get well very
.GH-Lly "a tne hospital. where he could
Asvc better ald more constant care. ] had
slnioa, convinced HIN II was the wisest
snC bes' plG1. and he was beginning to
sil.." md take on more hopeful look.
-vIc't tfere was a sudden jerk. and the
PmpUlGacc started of at a great speed.
Tic "'rrul; rco horse had become unnan-
80 5!e: &; rar ''np.rg away.
-'s vs Nh4skeG past tic house from
= .~'. I b4d Just receiyeI my patient
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26
Dec sion iD Count Won Pfeil
Cc-c Raises This
Question.

H. ct.r.-'' i''f. '.. The brentwood Compan,J }
q pNT twelve months ago William
- Waldorf Aator's London paper,
The Pail Mall Gazette in re-
1erriug .ditoriallv u the Kaiser's tenn
)srancc legislation and TO his efforts u
1astrict drinking in tho army. in the
rsvy and among the students. suggested
that lie should turn his mind TO the regu
]a,cn Of suicide. Calling attention to
The fact that Germany leads the civil
1zed wo:ld in self -destruction-Saxony in
particular enjoying pre-cminence in this
respect among the various sovereign
states OF the Teutomc Empire-"The
Pail Mall Gazette" recommended that
William II. in his zeal for paternaI leg
5slation should issue some pronounce
,nent on the problem Of a mans right or
absence OF right. TO take his own life,
and inquired whether since his majesty
objected to his leges making use OF their
pocket pistols TO stupefy their brains,
h would tolerate the elimination Of the
latter by another sort Of pocket pistol
namely, the revolve-.
Emperor William has now given an
answer 10 this quefy from London. for
on Tuesday last he set aside the findings
Of the court martial condesmning Captain
Count Hans Won PfeiI 10 dismissal from
the Prussian army for having attempted
- commit suicide. Without entering
jato tho circumstances which led Count
Won Pfeil to resort 10 elf-destruction-
circumstances which have engaged the
sttention Of the German press for nearly
tTo yearS--the Kaiser. in his reversal Of
she court martial's decision. takes the
ground that Won Pfeil, in attempting TO
1ill himself, was responsible only TO God
and 10 his own conscience and that his
oct was not subject for any military
II, buna; - pass upon.
Although William undoubtedly meant
1n this particular instance that he could
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26
ALWAYS MET WITH RESPECT.

The reply came quickly: NO. indeed! I
have had several calls for just such cases
as you have mentioned. and so far | have
succeeded in managing them without diff
fculty. In the first place, | always have
the protection. should it become necessary.
of the officer who has sent in the call, so
that. should | have any trouble that [
could not personally overcome he, with
the aid Of my ambulance driver; would
help me out.
at has been my experience that wher-
ever one may be. ii sick suffering from
an affliction. regardless Of the locality the
presence Of an ambulance surgeon is al
ways welcome or desired. But. really. ! do
not like 10 tell you Of these things. My
family do not approve or like this thing
of my being in the newspapers. for they
frequently print things that really have not
happened. II isn't altogether pleasant 10
be gossiped about.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26

II am only pursuing the practice OF my
profession. doing my duty as best can.
with no experiences. heroisms or advent
ures out of the daily routine OF an ambu-
lance officer. Simply because I happen TO
be woman Is no good cause for my being
praised or held up to the public for ap-
plause You will not find anything Of in
terest TO write about me. | am sure"
She stopped for moment. and added
with an imploring look: Oh don't want
you to tell exaggerated stories about me.
] am deeply interested and absorbed in my
work If you wish to, tell all about the
work. minimize me, make me merely Incl
dental"
After I had faithfully promised not TO
let my Imagination play too much upon
the subject or rather herself, this interest
ing young woman surgeon seemed reas-
sured, and added:
"All the cases ! have had so far | have
been able to manage myself without any
aid You doubtless already know that |
have TO deal with Italians, Russians, Poles
and Jews mostly. They are not tnfrequent-
ly unfamiliar with our language But It
is the duty of an ambulance surgeon 10
know each and every patients trouble, to
try to relieve the suffering. These people
have been very kind. however. and al
though the newspapers told about my hav-
ing trouble in saloon with man who
had dislocated his arm there isn't a word
of truth in the story. There was no trou-
BILE | simply set the arm. got in the am
bulance. and came back here to the hos
pital That was all there was 10 1t.
Yes I did really go into the saloon. and
although it was not very pleasant ! forgot
all about where ! was when | saw that |
was needed When a patient is not seri-
simply do all that is necessary on the spot.
But if his condition needs more care than
am equipped TO give him while away from
the hospital and doing ambulance service. !
! bring him back with me and attend to /
him here
times again, and before ! had time TO real
ize what had happened DR.. Bruyn had !
jumped TO her feet. with an Excuse me.
pleasew and had disappeared. The next ]
saw OF her she was grabbing a blue fur
lined coat and a small blue cap and as she
called back to me: II have a call now
Please forgive me for running away. !
must hurry.
] caught a last glimpse Of her running
down the corridor and called TO her:
Cant | 20 with you""
II am sorry" she said. "but this ambu-
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LUCK.

well. I'm convinced that it's an IN wind
that blows good to nobody"
What has caused you to arrive at your
present opinion?"
You know the Billingers?"
You mean Horace Billinger. who recent
~ got SO badly squeezed in the stock mar
ket?"
Yes. You see. we lived next door 10 tho
Bllingers for a number Of years Since
they have lost their money and been com,
PEELED to give up their automobiles ana
discharge most of their servants and In
other ways get along on as little as pos
sibe. my wife has found that we can llye
on much less than II formerly cost rs. -
Chicago Record Herald.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26
THEN she DIGS THE SPURS m

wives are amazing helps-splehu'o
spurs" said Senator Depew at dinhe,
in Washington. NO young man sho'''
be without at least one -.
"Whenever man fails. his VIE oe''
the public that he was too consc'enu0''
70 succeed. What she tells him IN pm
yate is a different matter"
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26
A SKILFUL WORKER.

| "A ShlLfUL WORKER.
"Asphyxiated," ] heard her say, and. AZ
am neitn,r a physician nor a steady
nerved young woman. I decided to llnse,
around and watch only from distance I,
was at this time that 7 really saw her q,
her work And how she did work. He,
whole heart and thought We're given to ths
| slim little body of the woman window
| was thrown open, peculiar looking pumo
brought in. hot congresses were applied.
then she rolled and rubbed the apparently
! lifeless form. Never detail escaped her
| trained mind and eye. for while she stood
with her finger tips resting on her patients
wrist her other hand was busy motlonns
directions to her assistants, until finally
everything possible had been done and shs
stood eagerly awaiting results Each Of
| her movements, ] fully realized, meant A
| struggle against death. She worked ser.
ously and earnestly for the patient. striving
| in all possible ways to bring back to con.
seriousness the limp figure. After time shs
was called to the children's clinic and I
asked permission TO go with her.
These little ones are what | enjoy. II IL
my purpose TO make speciality OF chill.
dren's cases when l have done with getting
this experience. Oh, | shall be so happy
when ] complete this part Of my education
I love the children, so If you wish you may
come with me. You might find It bit In
teresting, for sometimes I have some Of
the dearest little ones here
/ followed her lead and soon found my
self surrounded by dirty faced. ragged lit
tie youngsters. who between cries looked
appeallngly toward DR.. Bruyn. The first
case was Helen Smith. Helen had jaundice
and her aunt who came with her, seemed
deeply concerned.
whats YOUR lame? Oh well. Helen"
said DR.. Bruyn, putting her arm about the
youngster. come here and let's Just see
how old Mr.. Jaundice caught you I'll BET
We can scare him so that your liver viii
behave. Shall we try?" The child stopped
crying and laughed. They were friends i'm.
mediately. DR.. Bruyn examined the lit!b
girl thoroughly, jesting about old Mr.. Jsun-
dice and Mr.. Liver until Helen forgot 10 b
afraid and was eying Dr. Bruyn In haf
laughing and half adoring manner. No
more sugar. Helen, and you must take this
medicine to help me get you well. will you!
Next.
AT this moment the gong rang out that
familiar five times again and | heard the
ambulance drive into the court, 80 | said
"Goodby' and left Helen smiling. with her
aunt at her side while / watched DR.. Bruyn
grab her coat and medicine bag. rush for
the ambulance wagon and so out into the
world again to minister to and answer the
call of the sick and afflicted Then started
away to get my luncheon. wondering all
the while If this angel TO the sick ever
found time for food or rest or recreation.
BERYL BOUGHTON
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26
Neither Runaways nor OH.
Trials Passed Through Az.
fright Her, But She Like.
Treating Children Best

'inassuming and, ] might add. q x,.,-
looking young woman. She was nre,,,,
hah quite made ~ my mind to tha, .,
has high. souare forehead and sof, a.,
eyes-not the sleepy. dreamy kind. bv -
means, but keen. observing intellgen, ar
that gave one immediate confidence 4, -
ability. Her dark brown hair was caugh, =.
becomingly In some plain arranrsr,...
with heavy comb I'm the back.
Her movements were quick and o,,..
with a direct manner. and plainly ,ho,.
that she had found superhuous ge,,n,..
wasted ones; moreover, that such eests,,.
waste ones strength and vitality W..
dress was tailored and quite con,for, All.
so that sne might not be hindored in an.
way in her work. 7 was pleased With h.,
and while I was waiting made sev.r,,
rough sketches. 80 that you will hay.
better idea Of just Why was 50 earnev.,
and deeply interested.
Very 90 q. she was back, but atoee,bs,
too busy taIk to me She gave m. a.,
opportunity, however. Of watching her from
q distance. She ripped off her outer Goa,
and slipped into fresh white surgical on..
and, with an order 10 this attendant ard
that nurse. soon had the patient she haI
just brought in ready TO work with.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26

Love is a lottery and marriage /" Wv
allotment
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26

decided TO wait, after finding out that
the call was only few blocks away, so
seated myself in place where J could see
her when she came back. Then began tc
think DR.. Elizabeth Bruyn was modest
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-03-31
METHoDIsJs $1,000 EACH
Recruits Of the Church Also Repre-
sent Property investment Of $1,000,
Minister Says.

Spokane, Wash.-"Every member
gained by the Methodist Episcopal
church in 1910 represented an expend-
iture of $1,000 and property invest
ment of $1,000" declared Rev. DR.. e.
Blake of Chicago in an address before
a Sunday school convention of the Co
lumbia River conference in Spokane.
The Methodist Episcopal church is
facing a serious situation. Doctor
Blake added. The net gain In mem
bers was only 41,337 In. 1910. an in
crease of about IL per cent This con-
vinces me that the old methods OF
evangelism are not producing results
We have never had more evangelists
than now and they have never accom-
plished so little. The weakness OF
modern evangelism is that It makes
its main appeal to edults. when 1t is
a matter of fact that IS per cent. OF
all conversions are under eighteen
years of age. The church must make
its appeal to youth and the earlier
this is made the better the result will
be for the church"
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-03-31

grandeur of the establishment goes
without saying. Only long purses
could stand the strain. 1t was a ia
vorite headquarters for Westerners
who had Struck it RICH" wealthy
bachelors, and successful actors and
opera singers who loved the limelight
on and off the stage
Sunday evening was usually exceed
ingly quiet at the Astruria. Most of
the tenants were out of town over the
weekend, and as the restaurant ana
roof garden were only SHINY patron
lied, the elevators ran less frequently,
making less chatter and hustle in cor
ridors and stairways. Stiffness reigned
everywhere as if the SOLDERING influ
ence of the Sabbath had invaded even
this exclusive domain of the unholy
rich. The uniformed attendants, hav-
ing nothing to do. yawned lazily in
the deserted halls. Some even in
dulged in surreptitious maps in cor
ners. confident that they would not
be disturbed. Callers were so rare
that when some one did enter from
the street, he was looked upon with
suspicion.
1t was shortly after seven o'clock
the day following Mrs. Jeffries' re-
ception when man came in by the
main entrance from Broadway, and
approaching one of the hall boys. in
quired for Mr.. Robert Underwood.
The boy gave his interlocutor an
impudent stare. There was something
about the callers dress and manner
which told him instinctively that he
was not dealing with a visitor whom
he must treat respectfully. No one
divines a mans or woman's social
status quicker or more unerringly
than a servant. The attendant saw
at once that the man did not belong
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-03-31

Corfu, where magnificent marble
palace belonging to the German en-
peror, is said to have just been pur-
chased by an American millionaire,
can boast of the most peculiar land
laws in the world. The landlords are
nearly all absentees. and their tenants
hold the land on perpetual lease in
return for rent payable in kind and
fixed at certain proportion of the
produce.
Such tenant is considered a CO.
owner of the soil, and he cannot be
expelled but for non-payment of rent.
bad culture, or the transfer of his
lease without the landlords permits
sion.
Attempts have been made to alter
the law, but both landlord and ten
ants are apparently satisfied with a
system that dates back to the time of
Homer.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-03-31
A PREACHING Cross Restored.

The preaching cross in the village
of Burlington. situated amid romantic
surroundings on the northern side OF
the Mendip hills, has, by the generos-
ity Of Col. Evan H. Llewellyn, been
restored. 1t is recorded that early In
1906 the handsome fifteenth century
base of the cross-all that then re-
manned of twas removed and ut-
liked in building a new house for the
then parish clerk. Happily, the ornar
mental dial stone did not share the
same fate, and this has been incor-
porated into its original position in
the new cross. Three broad and mas
sive steps carry the old socket upon
which rests tall monolith shaft,
which is crowned by one of those
lantern-shaped canopies SO peculiar to
the west country.-From the London
Standard.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-03-31

Howard Jefries, bankers son. under
the evil influence of Robert Underwood
a fellow-student at Yale. leads life of
gambler who died in prison, and is dis
owned by his father. He tries to get work
a business proposition TO Howard which
requires 5000 cash, and Howard is broke.
Robert Underwood, who had been re-
pulsed by Towards wife. Annie. in his
college days. and had once been engaged
to Alicia, Towards stepmother, has
apartments at the Astruria, and is APP
parently in prosperous circumstnnce5.
Howard recalls $50 loan to Underwood.
that remains unpaid, and decides to ask
him for the s.. 900 he needs. Underwood,
taking advantage of his intimacy with
Mrs. Jeffries. ST., becomes a sort OF social
highwnyman. Discovering his true char
acter she denies him the house. Under
woods absence from n function causes
comment among Mrs. Jeffries guests.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-03-31

hash house" to those who toy with
delicacies at the fashionable restau-
rants, choose the humble hog to pro-
vide the piece de resistance most oft
en-
The trenchermen of the United States
consume 4,4S3 900 more hogs than any
other class of animals slaughtered for
the table. Figures for 1909 show that
36,443, 900 hogs were killed for food,
while 31.s30.000 beeves, calves, sheep.
lambs. goats. kids, ETC.. were sent to
market.
This put the porker in a class by
himself as an article of food. 1t is de-
clared by the experts that hog meat"
is more versatile than any other form
Of fresh food. From plain homely
bacon through various DISCUSSES as
veal, turkey, chicken, and on into the
subtle "suey" the meat Of the hog
performs it's vast service for hungry
humans more often than any other.
During 1909 the total number Of
animals slaughtered for food was S.
400, 900. but the census bureau makes
it plain that this big number is not
final. and that If the private establish
ments were accounted for the total
would be much greater. Greatest Of
the killers for food are the packers.
The hog figures of the federal bureau
come from 26.424 plants.
Ham bone is sweet: chicken is nice:
'Possum meat am very, very fine.
But glib me, oh. glib me, really wish you
would
Dat watermelon hanging on de vine.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-03-31

residential district, It took precedence
over all the other apartment hotels of
the metropolis as the biggest and
most spleDdidly appointed hostelry of
its kind in the world. 1t was. indeed,
a small city in itself 1t was not nee
essary for its fortunate tenants to
leave 1t unless they were SO minded.
Everything fer their comfort and
pleasure was to be had without taking
the trouble to go out of doors. On
the ground floor were shops of all
kinds. which catered only to the
Astruria's patrons. There were also
on the premises bank, a brokers'
office, hairdresser, and postal tele-
graph office. A special feature was
the garden court. containing over 30.-
900 square feet of open space, and
tastefully laid out with palms and
flowers. Here fountains splashed and
an orchestra played while the patrons
lounged on comfortable rattan chairs
or gossiped with their friends. Up on
the sixteenth floor was the cool roof
garden. an exquisite bower of palms
and roses artificially painted by
famous French artist. with its rech-
erche restaurant, its picturesque
tziganes. apd its superb view of all
Manhattan island.
The Astruria was the last word in
expensive apartment hotel building
Architects declared that it was as far
as modern layisnness and extrava-
gance could go. It's interior arrange
ments were in keeping with its ex-
ternal splendor. Its apartments were
of noble dimensions, richly decorated.
and equipped with every device, new
and old, that modern science and
builders ingenuity could suggest. That
the rents were on scale with the