New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-11
THE TANK or the DAY.

The Mcthodists OF New York City over a
hundred years ago started their first organ
ICED charity The record Of this early vent
urc is preserved in a volume in tho library
Of the Methodist Historical Society. on
November T.. 1905. says The Survey" at a
meeting held I'm the school at Worth and
Hudson streets. the Assistance Society for
Relieving and Advising Sick and Poor Per-
sons I'm the city of Now York was organ
lied Tho city was divided into districts.
At first there were four, then five and six.
till finally tho number became seven. These
were called walks. In le(a tho distribution
Of food. clothing and fuel began. Catharine
Graham. Of 30. 81 Church street, to whom
Il was given, was tho first to bc aided.
During the War of 1872 In" society pur-
chased soup tickets from tho Humane So
cicty AZ 80 hundred and distributed
eighty loads OF wood. In December, 1872.
.. ia9 suffering individuals were helped.
and tho total for tn, first four years was
$500.
Father. ! am no, sure whether ] shall
be - specialist for the cars or the teeth -
Choose the teeth. my hoy; every one has
tnirty-tWo Of them, but only two ears ~
1it-Bits.
Under tho head line "Not Enough for All
tho "Morgcn Post" Berlin, quoting letter
from Vienna says: by direction Of tho
police p notice was posted stating that an
plications for rcicf fund, hequoathod 10
tho poor hy tho late Baron Rothschid'
would bc disresarded. ~ tho fund had been
exhausted. This gave rise IN queer dem
onetratjou ~ the Tor whore the notice
vas postod about two hundred professional
hoggars couCrcCated and held an indiSna-
tion meeting There were blind. lame and
doformed mon and women. some came IN
wheel chairs and man, teamed on crutches
Some were very old and oil were miserable
and Indignant Before tho unique gather
ing could he broken mp tho cir rang with
cries Of Who got the money: We we're
forgotten. ctc.
thine is none quoted the Wiro Guy.
Well III trade you hye minutes of mrn
FOR five dollars cf YOURS suggested the
Smule Mug Philadelphia Record.
Tho 7.on1on newspapers arc boas'ing
that England now has the tslleTt soldier
in tho world IIo + recent recruit. rri-
vato Barter. or tho Crenadier Guards. and
no stand. foot 81, inches IN his stockings
IN grow some vet I'm an interview In The
Daily Mail" he said: My father. who Is
q Devonshlre farmer, Is feot in'hcs.
and my mother is + f"ot ~ inchoe. so
think II must bc hereditary. ! have lived
nearly an my life in the country. ] am
doing two hours a day IN tho gymnasium
and about three hours drill. so that in
month or two ] ought 10 reach feet 90
inches. | have smoked since ! was four
teen hone that shall be with tho regl-
ment in London at the coronation What
a prize he'd be for New Yorks tIafiic
squad-dsmOuntcd'
Whats this? 4 portrait Of Daub:r by
himself? queer Idea for man 10 paint
his own portrait
"a good idea however. It's the beat
way 20 have the artist ana the sitter botn
satisfied. Washington Herald.
Buffalo is q good bit removed from the
village or third class city stage-it has con
slderably more than 10000 peoplc-bu II IL
not too proud to take leaf from the book
Of less pr,tentlous places. The Commis-
sioncr Of Public Works has come forward
with "A suggestion that the Common Coun-
ell set spring cleaning day" after the
fashion of many small cities and Villages.
and that the municipality join with the
citizens IN cleansing Of dirty spots and
an Improvement Of eycsores that viii bc "A
record 1rcaker. THE Express and THE
Ncws." fearing not the gibcs Of Rochester
and SyracIsc. favor the scheme heartily.
the latter SAYING editoially; Cleaning
day would be an inspiration. ON that day
the munic. gal departments could turn oit