New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

Barney Bernard, senior member Of the
firm Of Potash & Perlmutter dealers in
reats at the George NJ. Conan Theatre, is
40 relative Of Sam Bernard. nor has he
my branch stores-that is, we were in
formed he is no relative of Sam Bernard,
50 don't take our word for ii. 1t may or
may not be a fact. other things in this
bunch Of type and ink and paper may or
may not be facts.
Settling all disputes here and now and
silencing those other towns that have been
prospering right along on their claim TO
the honor. Rochester, n. Y, was the city
in which Barney Bernard was born. we
don't care how many cities are now going
TO close up shop Rochester was the
place: Rochester, New York, reached via
the New York Central Railroad, the con-
ductors of which used TO shout out on
leaving Syracuse, Rochester next, birth
Mace Of Barney Bernard. Sightseeing
buses at the station run right out to his
old home. Take the red bases. Don't
take the green buses; they run out TO
Leo Donnellys home. Who wants to 90
TO Leo Donnelly's home? He's never
there"
A thing like that used to break up the
rnonotony Of the Journey between Buffalo
and New York, and there were very few
persons who didn't get off at Rochester
and take the red buses The Barney
Bernard home lies about two miles from
the railroad station. 1t is combina-
ton Of brick and brownstone, and is OF
peculiar construction. 1t has about nine
rooms for regular occupancy and two spe-
cial rooms, one in an 81" on one side or
the house and another in an IL on the
other side OF the house This was not
done to balance the house. The room In
The first 81" was used by Mr.. Bernard to
rehearse comedy parts, and the room in
fbe second L" TO rehearse straight parts.
lie had TO put the rooms on opposite sides
~ the house, so that he wouldn't get his
work mixed up. Such attention to great
matters is worthy Of consideration.
Mr.. Bernard moved out Of that house
some years ago. He was going to sell
the house TO a friend who had an odd use
for the two special rooms This friend
had a job that called for one week OF
night work and one week Of day work
Twice he lost the job because he used ID
GET ALI kerfiummexed and report in the
DAYTIME when he was scheduled TO work
,t night. He wanted the house so ne
could sleep one week in one IL and the
ether week in the other IL and thus
Teen track OF his timetable.
And the sale might have gone through
r there hadn't been so much talk ABOUT
II Rumar Of the contemplated sale
cached a representative of the American
society for the Preservation Of Interesting
I'D Useless Historical Relics SO they
boueht the house and placed taoiet OH
~. The tablet may not be tn,.e no" II
mas been very stormy up the state re-
Gently 49,
Mrs Bernord, who disliked the stage
wanted her bright little boy to become d
lawyer. Barney didn't want to become d
louver Like the man who wanted 10
make fortune shooting craps, ne urea
n and he couldn't do it, so he didii care
for il. IT tired him out, like playing ths
violin 49,
Rarney was as determined to so on inc
stage as his mother was that he should
Give Joseph H. Choate run. lie went IN
for limitations, and he had some success
add that encouraged him But to Keep
the family together one side or both sizes
had to break ground. SO there was