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New-York tribune., 1919-05-04
Few of the Men Who Greeted the Nineteenth Century

y T IS indeed an interesting and
& valuable volume which has lust
~ been issued by the Bank of the
Manhattan Company "a collec-
tion Of more than four hundred auto
graphs Of leading citizens Of New
York City at the close Of the eigh-
teenth century. These names are re-
produced in facsimile from the sig
natures Of the original subscribers to
the capital stock Of the Manhattan
company, as signed by them in the
original subscription book April 20
and %, 1899, a hundred and twenty
years ago.
The volume at hand, so beautifully
gotten out, Is in honor Of the ami
Versary. The edition was limited to
1000 copies, printed on old Stratford
and Etruria handmade paper.
The Manhattan company began
business in capacity which would
be known today as that Of public
service corporation. In 1893 an epi-
demic Of fever broke out in New
York, due, in the opinion of authori-
ties, to an insufficient and contamin-
ated water supply. This company
was chartered s'to alleviate unsan;.
tary conditions by installing an ade-
quate city water SYSTEM" But
though this was the original function
Of the company, and although it con
tinued to supply water TO the city
for over forty years, its charter per
pitted 1t, from the very start, to en-
ploy its surplus capital Ia financial
hsDsactss ns.
|. 00guusnting u11n the signatures
New-York tribune., 1919-05-04
Her Wooir,g

cone day, when / was twelve, |
heard my mother talking about me,
with the old woman who had been
to see me before. They were talking
about my clothing. The middle
woman said | should have four pairs
l was also to have six white under
garments of cotton and four of linen
for the hot weather. My outer gar
ments were all to be of silk and all
must have embroidery about them.
Two heavy garments were to be lined
with silk and padded with new cot
ton. These we're to wear In the cold
weather. They talked half day
about my trunks. The middle
woman held out that I should have
four, all covered with pigskin, but
my mother was determined | should
have only two. At last it was agreed
that should have three pigskin
trunks and two boxes covered with
plain cloth. When they came to an
agreement about anything a teacher
wrote it down so there would be no
forgetting after. He would read it over
to them and had to change the writing
when one or the other said they did
not SO understand. The middle woman
grew very angry when they were talk
ing about the bedding I should have
and left the court. A servant called
her and she returned All the while
they were talking about me felt most
important, for l had never before had
value placed on me. Then thought
had not understood my mother all
my life. She had always treated me
with unconcern. because l was not a
boy, and now she was pointing out
New-York tribune., 1919-05-04

home, so what more should I expect?
When l was eight my serving woman
taught me to smoke tobacco. At first
| did not like the taste Of the to-
bacco, but after she taught me to use
a water pipe I wanted to smoke all
the time. She also taught me to do
the embroidery I used on my shoes.
The servants did all the cooking, SO
I did not learn to cook until long
after, when / was older.
Sometimes we would go to the
fair. Ny brothers would go first and
then the cart would come for US.
When the boys reached the fair they
would wander all over, to sec the
things on sale. When the girls went
TO the fair we had to sit still In the
cart, outside the door, and all we
could do was watch the people pass
in and out. We might not even speak
to the girls in the other carts. Boys
and young men would pass among
the carts and speak unkindly to US,
Dut we lUIb,llL UciLueT answer IRSN
nor look at thom. Our carter and our
serving woman carried sweets and
dried meats and fruits to the cart.
and we chose that which suited US
best. Sometimes they brought pea
nuts or bowls Of hot -four strings.
When the theatre was going the
carter would drive up as close to the
stage as possible, so we might hear
the music and see the actors. While
the day was still here we had to 20
home SO the cart could return for our
brothers. They would not come home
until the stars were all over the sky
and we were all asleep in our beds.
"When l was ten years old my
serving woman made a mark here in
the middle of my forehead. 1t was
made with red face paint, and had to
be renewed every time | went out
side the compound. That meant that
| was old enough to become engaged
and that my parents would consider
offers for me. Soon after an old
woman came to see me. She made
my serving woman remove all my
clothing. Then she looked me over.
She made me thread a needle, to test
my eyes. She made me sew seam,
to try my skill. She looked at my
teeth and pinched my body all over,
to see if I was healthy. Then she
went away.
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~ He is only poor weed gath
%sM erer. With her basket strapped
\ to her back she comes every
morning to pick weeds and
grass in our compound. She always
has smile for every one she meets
and word of kindly greeting. She
radiates happiness and good will.
More than once we have seen her
share her pitiful gatherings with two
little orphan boys w.o come on the
same errand One old woman, who
never seems able to fill her basket,
always seems to expect help from the
younger woman.
Life is lad at its hardest here,
and even ~ it's best holds neither
comfort ror pleasure for these over
crowded people. Mustard is gathered
little before the time when the oil
is present in the greatest quantity;
wheat is cut before it has hardened
properly; peaches are picked and sold
when the first faint blush of red ap-
pears. All this is not from choice,
but from necessity. At the earliest
possible moment everything must be
turned into food or into money to
buy clothes.
Her feet are very small-no false
binding when she was a girl. Her
hands are shapely, in spite of the
hard, rough work she is doing every
day. Her speech is gentle and her
language high. These show good
birth and early association with the
New-York tribune., 1919-05-04
Not E'ren a Soul


"My brothers went to school very
early each morning and were away
all the day. Only on birthdays, feast
days and temple days were they st
home. They would not return from
school until the sun was far down
beyond the houses and the darkness
was slipping over everything in the
courts. Once I asked one Of my
brothers to teach me characters. He
told mo as I had neither brains nor
soul knowledge of characters would
do me no good. Then my mother
said it was not necessary for me to
know anything. She did not know I
single character, and she had a good
New-York tribune., 1919-05-04

thousand cash, and he had already
spent as much money on me as I was
worth. We were travelling for many
moons. We went only few miles
each day, and sometimes we stopped
at one city for many days. When we
reached the end of the long journey
he told me he would give me just one
year to bear him a son. At the end
of that time, if l had not fulfilled
my mission, I should be severely pun
ished. In his home he had many
daughters, but only one son, and that
son was not strong
New-York tribune., 1919-05-04

veteran of Lexington and Concord,
member of the Continental Congress,
first Commissioner of the Treasury,
Postmaster General of the United
States and the friend and corresp spondent
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themselves, "The New York Sun"
observes:
"Of all these men John Watts wrote
the clearest hand-a hand as hand
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of Washington, Jefferson, Franklin
and John Adams"
The first page in the book contains
the signatures of. the thirteen orig
inal directors, and Of these men,
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He signed without using the Henry
with which his name originally began,
for he had dropped it soon after the
Revolution. A more soldierly signature
than his is the fist Of Samuel Osgood.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-04
His wife

Soon after, when lucky day had
been chosen, | went to his home as
his wife. He was rich, and l had fine
mirrors, clocks and silken hangings
in my room. On the second day
after my arrival at his home his
mother beat me with her stick-to
make me know she was master, she
said. My husband pulled my hair
when l did not light his pipe as he
wanted it. He took opium. He
cursed the serving woman who had
always roasted his opium and sent
her away. Then he made me do the
work for him. l had never roasted
opium before, but was soon able to
do it just as he liked it. Always,
when | lighted his pipe, l took two
draws, to see if it was going right
Soon l wanted to keep on drawing. He
took opium all the time. He could
not manage his business affairs prop
erly and lost much money. Other
men took advantage of him and took
his money away. Thus his property
rapidly dwindled.
"At the end of two years his mother
informed me that she was bring
ing home another wife for her son,
as / had failed to bear a son for him.
The new wife came-and still there
were no sons. / had told the mother
her son was a weakling and she
struck me in the face. The blow was
so hard 1t cut into my flesh and left
this scar you can see over nv left
eye. Another wife was brought. NV
husband liked her best of all. He
made the others wait on her. Soon
she was taking opium. She failed to
bear the coveted sons.
II was sold to a merchant in ex-
change for opium and Jumps of sill
yer. The merchant had a family. but
was going away to another province
and wanted me to take along, I
wanted to visit my mother before
starting on the long journey, but he
said the trip would cost him several
New-York tribune., 1919-05-04

some as himself, and he and his wife,
Jane De Lancey that was, were ac-
counted the best looking couple in New
York. Burr's is the most cautious
chirography Of all: Richard Harrisons
New-York tribune., 1919-05-04

This uirid sketch, achich
gices us neac insight into
Chinese life, is qca9tten By
William L. Hall, and appears
IN the April issue of "Asio."
New-York tribune., 1919-05-04

the most ornate, with many fourishes
and underlinings. Livingston's sigma
ture is as delicate as if woman had
written it rather than a soldier who
mad been with Schuyler and Arnold.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-04

all my good qualities and setting
value on each one Of them.
Then they told me I was to be
married. was to marry q man I
had never seen and they would not
even tell me his name. I asked nv
mother II he might come to our court
and play with me. She scolded me.
He lived eight miles away and could
not come that distance just to see
me. Silly TASld Then she sent me
away to another court and made me
go without food for the next meal.
One day, when was fully sixteen,
my serving woman made me dress in
my finest silk garments. She put my
hair up on my head in a way I did
not like and rubbed red powder on
my long tingernails. She pinched me
hard when I wanted to put my hair
back In braid. / saw the servants
sweeping the courts. By that sign
knew visitor of Importance was
expected, for nothing else ever made
them clean up like that. When the
day was past the middle the gateman
announced the arrival of the visitor.
II was taken into the best room, up
to the top Of the court, and made to
sit with my face turned partly from
the light This side of my face could
not be seen from the door. I was
told that I must not speak-neither
must | look up. BY the color Of her
trousers l knew it was the middle
woman who came into the room. She
walked up toward where 1 sat and
stood without speaking. Some one
was with her. He spoke. 1t was the
voice of man. He came near 70
where | sat. He spoke again. The
middlewoman took hold of my head
and turned me partly around toward
the door. My heart was full of fear.
SO / closed my eyes. / liked to hear
his voice and / wanted him to speak
again. Soon they went away. Then
my mother told me I was satisfactory
and that my future husband was
pleased with my appearance. He
came to our house just that one time.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-04
Give Mr.. Public a Voice.
From the Seattle Times.


Carl w. Alderman quotes a Cleveland manufacturer IN the subject
of business and labor who has sounded a note that must be reeognlzee
by the public as one OF the big features of the cost of living problem
Whether it will be dealt with by labor, as it should be, or left for the
public to settle in its own way, remains to be seen. But 1t must Dc
dealt with. This manufactures is quoted as saying:
A feW gears ago the %brnklayer aould lay l,CuQ bricks m orc day.
and ~eceive So. I do not kaor the eroet figures, but the Relationship
is about the same. Today he lays 800 or 400 bricks an one day, and 81
paid So Nov, @A1e tic emplloyeg pays the or.ehlaysr, TIE the n 1s 'n "a
increase 100 per cat 80 coves the br1cklayers salary, but 200 per cnl
to couey the Increased ld5or cost and The decreased production.
Just how the double problem of increased cost and decreased
production is to be met is difficult to say, but quoting MIR. Alderman:
Cleveland manufacturer further we find a suggestion. He says:
1t rs not accessory to place the blame on anyone. We haze
desaoped q business condition IN this country unhcre no one has repre-.
sented the public IN socaNed labor disputes. The government should
do THIS, bat It, hes nt, and IN recent gears achere 1t has attempted to Ok
1t. 1t has destroyed the confidence Of business IN the government!
tasrness.
To the public the statement must appeal as a phase of the living
cost problem that is of equal Importance with the prosecution of ts
dishonest dealer-the profiteer. This public" is made up Of the MAJ
who is neither organized labor nor employer, but he is the fellow VIII,
paws the freight, and this class has a hard time keeping pace witt
business and Labor III their commercial activities. AS an example, II
prices of food and clothing have increased in cost LILO per cent il
Seattle since the winter of 1914, as is stated in government report
recently issued, it is plainly out Of the question for the average MI
organized labor has difficulty in keeping pace with this rise. So tr
public, who squeals last, really is hardest hit and most entitled Il
consideration.
On the face of the Cleveland manufacturers statement it lock-
as though 1T were time the public was given d chance to sit In"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-04
Struggling On
From the Kansas City Star,

ME~@& @ |M@ &Mz From the kanSas Cfy star. #@&## W.i
The tendency observable in mosts generations to view the pronkm OF ciWl
of the hour AZ the worst hat history affords seems TO De OF lackng In tAs
The voices that are raised Ito proclaim doomsday~har Swened TO e cnofus
High prices snrinkine dollars, strikes, new economic theories. demands fW
radical legislation. taxes, prohibition and h shock of peace are blows unasi
which many have sunk down deprived Of all strength except to announH uN
the n of the universe has arrived. i.
Yet h country struggles OF somehow n quite number OF people cA
be seen, most days, who apparently have made almost n preparation 10 mt.
hi end. from te way theEag o about their business Or their pleasure. mRWs
things pretty muc IS they are when a reasonable amount of kicking iahssU
alter them, n might suppose they were actually counting o tbs ountry SUI
|yiving. 1t issanazing. of course that people should tconduc themselves 'A
way when they might throw themselves downt on the ground and scream' pus
there are just that kind Of people in the world. IRE a 4. -
The facts seems to be, indeed when We examine it. that with q . 1 . cm.
fusion In unsrapblng of things causedb y the wr the 1den Oh seIIou
Infringing Or permanent disruption Of things really necessary to be held oge'hN
Industry n production have been affected tut most Americans can easi.
remember when they were in worse shape in time of world peace. n whei
the conditions resulting produced far greater excitement andsmore dIau
tprpphesns than are now seen or heard anywhere. Twenty-Five years -
United States troop were fighting battles in the streets of TIM second CITY =
the nation. n a strike leader ws declaring that the. signal for civil ar ..
been gives. In tEAt same period armed citizens were carrying m q sort "
private var at III Carnegie steefin mills in PENNSYLVANIA. From many parts
the country armies" of the unemployed were organizing % march N Wasnns.
ton, and n Of these detachments actually reached there. viii no parteuHpn
result out certainly as a very significant manifestation OF the sprN o. ."
times. MM@ $40 49, A &-Mf
Even prepou to this year the industiala and political invest a ProoueS
the popuLst movement. The popmlsas were convinced the ornament Was apou
to roll up like a scroll. Nothing was right an everything was wrong. In In
Omaha platform they. had declared the country vas or the verge of 4poEneal
moral ruiz And surely if prophecy could have produced tina
condition it would have been true tut somehow the country snrylved noa
prophets and prophecies. Business went II, crops grew, people got aIrt'
rivers an, n night and lay succeeded. in their usual order. obabN 1hes
activities will continue through the present crisis beyond. I'll a a ING
have. Probably people VIII continue also to expect the worst grnnpbe i
the best for tina is a way they have tot. 49, 49, #s#@A%
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-04
Eat Less and Take
Ritro-Ph0sDhate
To Put on Flesh
"A PHYSICIANS ADVICE.

Sew Work. Physicians "Who's Who"
t.,ys that weak, nervous people who want
Increased weisht, strength and nerve
Hjtro-phosphate just before or during
each meal.
Tiis narticulor phosphate IS the dis,
,,.,,Sris OF remarkable results from its
USE have recently appeared in many
medical Journals: 49,
II YOU do not feel well; If you tire
~ 10 any good druggist and get enough
IHtso-phoarIhate for a two weeks sup
ply-it costs Only fifty cents a week;
and d,'e If 'G At TIE end Of a few weeks YOU
do not feel stronger and better than YOU
.avo for months, If Your nerves are not
hay. More Vim. endurance and vitality,
ynsr money viii be returned, n the
H!lro-ir,nsphnte will cost you nothing.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-04
= a JONlC
The Possibilities OF Peat.
sEHD QoK YOUR AcID-sToMAcD

The Commercial museum of Plliia-
dellihia has been holding n large eS-
ADDITION 10 illustrate the possibilities
IN the utilization Of peat. There are
about II, 19S square miles Of peat bog
in tile United States, capable Of pro-
't1uctng more. than r. 00,00O,0 900 tons of
: fuel. The exhibit shows how, apart
from its use:as fuel. peat may be spun
into yarn, made into paper, used for
packing. etc. 1t is valuable as q pre-
%syryatise, as 1t contains large amounts
OF humic acid. Ground up peat may
also be used as a filler for fertilizer,
milking possible the use of slaughter
house waste for this purpose; also rs
Il file: for stock feed. such as mo-
lasses. It's manufactured products in
rfnHe iusulations, soundproof boards,
paving stones, and misunderstanding
American.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-04

With your fngersl, You al lift of
any hard corn. soft corn, or corn be-
tween che toes, and the hard skin cal
luses from bottom Of feet.
A tiny bottle Of "Freezone" costs
little at any drug store; apply a few
drops upon the corn or callus. In
stantly 1t stops hurting, then shortly
you lift that bothersome corn or cnllus
right off. root and all. without one bit
of pain or soreness. Truly! No hum.
bug ADV.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-04
Father Got II.

dad. do we have to pay war tax SO
the government can buy our Thrift
stamps back from us?" said Dick, who
was just eight years old.
"Yes, YOU have the right idea about
it" replied the father.
"Well, why can't we turn in the
stamps and just call it square? Ii we
could do that I could buy q soda. I've
got a dime" said Dick.
Dick was waiting for an answer, and
after much thinking, father reached
for his pocket, Here's another penny"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-04
THESE Got the U-Boatn.
From the Milwaukee Journal.

Wisconsin may well point with pride
to the three professors of her state uni.
versity who invented a submarine de-
tector so valuable that no vessel equipped
with it was ever sum and so useful IL
warning on the U-Boats that by the enc
Of the war every American ship was SC
equipped. In many fields college pro.
lessons were helping to win the war
rendering expert and skfllful sergio.
which no one else could give In a con.
test which commanded the most c1per,
ability, the greatest genius Of the coln.
try. the quality VI Wisconsin's uniyersit,
was upheld and the kind of service it L
always rendering emphasized BY Profs
Mason, Roebuck end Terry, the men whe
invented the raost successful weapon u
use against the most spectacular arrn o.
the enemy.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-04
LARGE seismo,ooical Library.

DR.. J. c. Branner of Leland Stanford
university has purchased the seismo-
logical library of Count e. de Mon
tessus de Ballore, director of the seis-
biological service in Chile, and pre-
sented 1t to Stanford university. This
is said to be one of the largest col
lections Of chronological literature in
existence, and is accompanied by a
manuscript catalogue including some
5000 titles.--Scientitic American.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-04
Municipal Coal Yard.
From the Columbus Dispatch,

From h Columbus Dispatch,
Columbus. Ohio, maintains a municipa!
coal yard for the use of its municipal
plants, and busy its coal in the summer
The city has purchased 1900 tons Of cod
in preparation for the coming winter
and that through the use of workhoust
prisoners in the unloading and storing OF
the supply the city has been able to save
S120 a ton on the cost.
But Columbus has stored coal for an.
other purpose aside from that of it.
municipal uses. Through it's municipa
yard it furnishes coal to the poor of thu
city at actual cost. This municipal yart
plant saved the city last winter during tn,
coal shortage and it was able to relieve
the suffering which usually comes 70 thu
poor during coal famines.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-04
The Stronger Sex.
From London Tit-Bits.

From London T1t-BitS.
IT don't know what the young men of
today are coming to-" said MIR. Smith.
TN my young days there wasn't any
need for all this counting. The girls
then"
But he was cut short hy the coal scut-
tie which Mrs. Smith accidentally dropped
on his toes.
II was only going to say- my dear"
he remarked. when he had his
composure, that I wish the young fell
low who is calling IN -Christaase1 would
20 away, and let US get the house shut
up. les past midnight"
At that moment there entered the small
boy Of the household. He had been. for
the last hour or SO, behind the drauEht
screen in the drawing room, and vowed
that he had enjoyed himself better than IL
he had been at a Punch and Judy show.
sit isn't his fault. pa" said the heir af
the Smiths. He art go: Christabea's
sitting on himl"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-04
As.=.-Mar bulletin From the Rhine.

Aste.-Mar Bulletin From the Rhine.
The "Sally AIMS" visited . company
Monday and put over a doughnut aud
Ice eream barrage, which was me with
great resistance. Having inflicted a
heavy loss (doughnuts and ice cream
in the taking of the first objective,
they went in for seconds. and got 'em,
too! 1t is thought that the Sally
AIMS" are preparing q co~unter-attack
let 'em come; we won't bulge an
inch, us the last assault raised our
morale Observation-Disclosures Sen
,inel.