The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907, June 06, 1906, Image 4

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TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. 1RGE AUDIENCE HEARS AN NUAL CONCERT. Graduating Exercises Held Tuei- | day Morning—Cornerstone Laid in Afternoon. By SELENE ARMSTRONG. , M' i i-'ilqevllle, a*., June 4.—On Mnn| Mu ' ■ 'minr, the annual concert of the Normal and Industrial school in- li-ild In the auditorium of the main euiiillnR. The seatlnc capacity of the fmii <raa taxed to Its utmost, many out-rif-town guests being present. Tur -day morning, the graduating! r. -es were held. Addresses were made by M. SI. Parka, president of th- Georgia Normal and Industrial ,aiii ">l. Chancellor O. C. Barrow, of| Hhen-, and Miss Martha Berry, R'wa, Diplomas and ccrtlflcates were I twuijed by Governor J. M. Terrell. # Cornerstone to Be Laid, This afternoon, the rornerstono of lh<- Bets Industrial building was laldH The ceremonies were conducted with Vks.into honors, and were presided^ over by Max Meyerhanlt, grant] nuts ter ..f the grand lodge of Georgia, us •Istod by other omrers of the order. The six-akers wore Governor Terrell, Joint Temple Graves, ■ I). C. Ba|--1 ro\t. iirtlng chanrellor of the t’nlver-1 alt> nr Georgia: \V. B. Merritt, slate! •rlti.ni . ntmlseloner; Captain T. r.\ Newell, Colonel tv. P. Andrews andi Mire Martha Berry. ■ Tbls evening, the nlumnne bant|urt will bring to a close the most success ful commencement ever held here. Notable Guests Attend. Mr and Mrs. M. M. Parks have ■a their guests at the old executive mansion Governor J. M. Terrell, Miss Martha Berry, Colonel Walter P. An- tlrcti A U. c. Barrow and Mtee Belenel Armstrong. Mrs. W. Y. Atkinson, of Newnan, 1s th- guest of her son. Ur. J. P. Atkin son Besides Mrs. Atkinson, mem ber* of the board of visitors are Mrs. Robert M. Hitch, Savannah: Mrs. John X. lRinalson, Hnlnbridge; Mrs. Hayes, Miss Anno Wallace, Mrs. I.loyd Cleve land. Griffin: Mrs. B. H. Moseley, Rome: Mis* Bessie Butler, Madison: Mis* Mattie Bass, t’larkesvllle; Mis* Kepplg Hunt, Sparta, anil Mrs. J. N. tii inin, Valdosta. Hd The belief that the meeting of Ihe |w<> rulers possesses political meaning It heightened by the announcement that no- \ i-.it »i;i i,-t but two'days, and by the further fsrt that several! high offi.-i..:- of the German foreign **'• E L CALLSJH JOSEF KAISER GOES TO VIENNA TO SEE ! RULER OF THE AUS TRIAN8. Au* rlvate Leased Wire. •tints. June 6.—Emperor William, up.titled by a numerous suite, ar- today on a visit to Emperor els Joseph. was no csremonlous entry Into an. the German emperor leaving rain outside of the capital and e.llng at ones to Schoenbrun cae- tt here he breakfasted with the are Included In the kaiser's suite. ML MAIL CARRIER KILLED BY TRAIN r peels I to The Georgian. Chattann . K «, Tenn., June S.—A rural furrier, supposed to be J. D. Lon* Ion, was killed by a Southern train from Atlanta nCOoltewnh thle morning srhtle crossing the tracks. . Hi* horse wae also killed and his rig kern to at • • London was about IS years of age and a hi oilier of Professor London, for mer eup.-t lot* n.lent of public-schools at Rrlsi.,1. T-nn. 1 8WAM ASHORE WITH YOUNG LADY Special .to The G' -n in. Bene, a. s C., June I.—While drtv- a acro«s Snow Creek, which was iwollrn s ,inlay, Ihe horse driven by T. A lorn M - K idle Williams ■w frightened and upeet the bug- Sun- an ■clxed the young lady and m ashore with her. CASHJVEDNESDAY RYAN’S PAY FOR EQUITABLE CONTROL TRANSFERRED. Report Today 8ayi Tarbell’s Sal ary Haa Been Out Again By Morton. By Private Leeeed Wire. New York, June §.—Wednesday will be one of the saddest birthdays James Hazen Hyde ever celebrated -If he re members-hi* ambitious of a few yeare ago, and all that the day might have meant to him had there been no ecan dal In life Insurance. He la to years old on that day and comes Into full possbsslnn of the legacy left him by hla father, Henry B. Hyde, former preel dent of the Equitable. On reaching the age of 21 Hyde be came one of hla own trustees, and live years ago the number was deercaned to three, Jamee W. Alexander and I .'ml Fitzgerald bring Ihe others, lie bad laid careful plans to force himself into the presidency as Alexander* sucre* aor. Then came the deluge of scandal which for a time threatened to wreck the Kuultable. As a solution, the stuck was sold-to T, IP.i By an for JJ, 500,000, the actual transfer to be made on Hyde’s thirtieth birthday. The liyan syndicate has beep practically In pos session of the stock since July f, 1905. The actual transfer will take place Wednesday. Mr. Hyde la In Parts, and iroposes lo remain there. There will >e no cereinonle* over the transfer. , A rumor that would not down today was that Gage K. Tarbell, vice pre.l dent of the Equitably haa suffered an other rut In salary, and again hie res ignation was predicted. There are many In Ihe financial district who blame Tarbell'a ambition for the Equit able row which brought about the whole Insurance Investigation. The 20 per cent cut In salaries which was In stituted when President Morton came Into office cut Tarbell from 100,000 to 141,000 a year. It la said (he recent cut was to 116,000 a year. Equitable officials would not discuss the mat ter. RETIRED NAVAL OFFICER USES JIU-JITSU ON GRA Y Lieutenant Commander Eberhart, of Decatur, Resents Shoving By Stranger. r»ked HUlt Up< etired Ad- I lured the landing roughly 1 Eberbart I door and r or an unpro Lieutenant Comander hart, of Decatur, Ga , of the United State* n prominently a* an of miral Dcwel in the battle..of Manila j again pushed Eberbart, following: it up ■ luring the Spnnlsli-Am.-l I. an war. j. ’ -vssts 'k. I h - n lb- . Kbertuirt W Gray nf Greenville s i" f, irn „ rl y then thre" down the paper and an urn- ». ura), oi uninuw, rv • lornwri) I i„#„ m. ontaonnioi in a poatd|i clerk In thl« city, vta arrest- store where Eberhart was against the counter and rushed the latter one side, without a word went to the ?tood reudlng a paper. iut of the store he DEMOCRATS ELECT REPUBLICAN MAY LAND IN THE SENATE. CAD OF BEEF BLOOD IN HEARTOF THE CITY TERRIBLE STENCH EMITTED BY DECAYING ANIMAL MATTER. 0OX MINERAL SPRINGS COMPANY IS ORGANIZED Bprnal to The Georgian. r,-shorn, Ga. June 8.—The Cox itinmol spring Company met and ele- 1-1 the following officer! yesterday kfternoog: W. M. Fulcher, president; J Hatcher, tics persldent; It N. 11< i Jr., secretary and treasurer; R. N Hatcher, manager; L. K. llatch- ; assistant manager. This . onspany baa thirty-live stock- hol.l- - s. among whom are sums of the t prominent business men of the , The spring will be developed, a illon built, packing and bottling plm- .lit, and means-of putting this rt n i ueral water on the market be devised. h- springs are about * miles from th- . tty. CONFEDERATE VETERAN DIES ON THE TRAIN d to The Oeorgtan. Maaooga. Tenn., June t.—Jamee a, a tanner, 70 years old. died on evtlle train bound for Chattanoo- osmlng. > were uken off at South A box car, out of which ooses beef blood, congealing Into putrlfylng eta- lactltee, and because of the heat and the lawa of nature ejecting a alench which wae almoat unbearable for the hundreds of people working In the offices backed by the Western and At lantic railroad yards, near tha Forsyth viaduct, has remained stationary nearly all of Tuesday. The health conditions are not-sanlta. ry In an Idealistic sense In the neigh borhood mentioned. In addition to the car of beef blood, there are scattered along the tracks pieces of cabbage, the odor of which mingles with (hat of the beef car and Is wafted abroad on the ’balmy breeze.’’ The car of beef blood le not an un usual thing. Saturday a car of raw hides contaminated the neighborhood with Us disease breeding odor. The city health departmant was nodded and Insisted that the car be moved, which wan done at the railway’s leisure. The same will be the case with the beef blood. Probably tha cabbagee will re main where they have been thrown by the negroes who trim the decaying leaves off before the hearts afe taken Into the commission houses. When nodded by The Oeorgtan of the existing conditions Tuesday the city health department etaled that Imme diate action would be taken. TWO FINE ENGINES FOR THE A. & W. P, On May 10 (here left the plant of tha Rogers Locomotive Work a. In Pat erson, N. J., two of the dnest engine* ever turned out by the company and started on their Journey to Atlanta, consigned to-the West Point rand. On June 2 three more of the big machines were shipped, completing the order given the company several months age. As tha engines are moved only during Ihe day lima, tha time consumed In the trip to thle city will be about ten days, so that the drat of the number le ex* peeled to reach hart Iba last of the General Passenger Agent BUIups has received a brief description of the new moguls and le ronddent they will prove to be the prettiest and. most powerful locomotives In use In Ihe South. Karh of the engines Is accompanied on Its trip to the South by an attendant, who takea the most careful*rare of the deli cate machinery until the delivery lo the West Point road. The new machines will be taken lo Montgomery before being put Into ac tive service, and after a careful In*pec - ed at 6 o'clock Mon-lay night and n espy .of charges was b-rved on Eber- hsrt. The evepts lending up to the arrest India and -ailed Into 111* antagonist In | true nary .-tylc. He landed several well plac-d blows and then brought Into play a little Jiu-Jitsu learned In Japan while In the navy and held the down until Policemen Florence Recent photograph of Mrs. John B. Henderson, who converted Wu Ting- Fang to vegetarianism and temperance, and who Is a strong advocate of health culture. SPIRITED. DERATE MYSTERY CLEARED IN WOMEN'S CLUBS FROM CONVICT'S LIFE WORKING GIRL GIVE9 GOOD AN SWER AS RESULT OF AT TACK ON UNION. By Private loosed Wire. St. Paul, Minn., June (.—There waa a . lively exchange of words yesterday In the meeting of the General Feder ation of Womenl Clubs, Irtld at the Industrial conference In the Presby terian church, when Miss Josephine Cokey, representing the Ulon of Ele vated Railway ’Employees, strongly advocated trades unions among women. She said she did not like strikes, yet the lot of the stoman worker waa a constant atruggle against her male competitor and her employer, and that the only hope was to put the women on a parity with the men through the trades union. Mias Casey’s remarks stirred the wrath of some of the club women who haveibeen coping with the servant girl problem, and when the conference svaa over, they took Mlsa Casey to task for her utterances. Mrs. W. B. chtvvls, of Ht. Louis, president of the Tuesday Club, order ed the working girls "bark lo the kitchens,'' which she said were yawn Ing for them, and offered a panacea for all the troubles of the working girls depicted In Mlaa Casey’s clever ad dresa. "We have been ridden to death by the working girl,” declared Mrs. Chlv- via ‘ ’’Why don’t you come Into our homea where you c*ji get good wages. SUPPOSED CAPITALIST WA8 IN REALITY BRENT NEAL, THE NEBRASKA FORGER, ne home and easy tlon by Ihe experts employed In the shops of the company, will be put onto Ihe fast freight servlc* between At lanta and Montgomery. After a thor ough breaking In. two of the most powerful will be used for Ihe fast mall service. These two engines are cepeble of carrying from twelva to fourteen loaded cars between Atlanta and Mont gomery In lees than four houra As soon a* possible after Ihe new engines are put Into active service In the pas senger traffic tha running time be tween Atlanta and Montgomery will ba materially reduced. RAILWAY SPECIAL AGENTS MEET IN WASHINGTON. By Private I-eased wire. - Washington, D. C, June 5.—Between 200 and S00 members of tha Association of Railway Special Agents were pres ent today at the opening of the tenth annual meeting of the association. The membership of the organisation Is com posed of representatives of the detec- tire departments of the leading rail roads of the t'nlted Ktates and Cana da. The convention was called to or der In the assembly room of the Kb- bltt house By tha president. W. o. Bald win. of Roanoke. Va. The association was addressed by Major Sylvester, chief of police of Washington, who told of the work of co-operation between the members or the association and the pence department* of American cities. , The meeting will remain In session un- IU1 Saturday. excellent board, hours Mlsa Casey answered that moat worklnr girls were not competent to do housework, did not like to do house work, and, besides, did not Intend to run homes for women who were In competent or too lasy In run them for themselves. Girls working In factories could not afford to lay off long enough to hunt up a berth In one of those cosy homes pictured by Mrs. Chlvvls. "Not time enough lo look for work.' exclaimed Mrs. Chlvvls. "Why, we go right Into Ihe factories and take you Into our homes It you would come. We are paying six, ten and twelve dol lars a week for servant girls, but be cause of your stubborn pride, you pre fer to click-click, week after week. In .Ton-"Smelly work-shops and eat poor Here a squad of the Illinois delegates surrounded Miss Casey and swept her away, and the Incident was dosed. OHIO NATIONAL GUARDSMEN ARE HURRIED TO SCENE. By Private Leased Wire. Columbus, Ohio, June 8.—-In response to the urgent request of Sheriff Vorhls, of Jefferson rounty, for aid. and in pursuance of the general order of Gov ernor Pattlson to send as many troops as were needed. Adjutant General Oli ver Hughes last ntght dispatched V force of about 1,100 Ohio national guardsmen to Bradley. The troope sent to the scene were the Fourth Infantry, the Klghth Infantry, the Second ambu lance company and the Second con- pany signal corps. Oenerat Speaks, commanding the Second brigade, was ordered to mobolfse these troops and proceed to Jefferson county and report to Sheriff Vorhls. NEGRO BOY CONFESSES COMMITTING MURDER S|>eclal to The Georgian. Little Rock, Ark, June 8.—Following the arrest of WUI Gay, the lt-year-otd negro, on suspicion of complicity In the murder of Mrs. Charlotte Leetham. proprietress of the Drummer*' Hotel, came the confession of tha crime by the boy last high!. Gay reported the murder to the po lice, but told a seemingly straightfor ward story to them at the coroner's Inquest, and was not then arrested. Mrs. Leetham made a desperate tight for her life. When her body was found It was lying on the Hoor with several daep knife wounds In her breast. Fearing that an attempt would be made to Jyoch Gay, the authorities re- Special to The Georgian: Charlotte, N. C, June 8.—It .le Just learned here that "Brett Amory," the young man killed by convict truards near Greensboro, was realty Brent A. Neal, tvho had worked In Tacoma, Wash, and had served a term for for gery In Nebraska. He said, while west, that Louisville waa hla home. , ■ EXPO COMMITTEE HOLDS A MEETING — A. At noon Tuesday the sptclal com mittee of nye appointed to prepare the way for the cohtlnued canvaaa In In tereat of the 1(10 exposition met and went over the tabulated and ntphnbett cally arranged list of names of those who have subscribed, und will by or before the meeting of the committee of fifty Tuesday afternoon arrange com mittees for the Individual canvass. Although the exposition work at this time seems to be dragging It wan never more active, and within a few day* the result of the committee's work will be ■post apparent. The Georgian Tuesday morning re ceived a subecriutlnn of J25 from C. F. M unday, sent In through Word Bros. HUSBAN^Ts ARRESTED; WIFE HAD TRIED 8UICIDE. Cpon an appeal for nsslstance from hla mother-in-law, W. T. Smith, of 11 Cherry street, and husband of the un fortunate Mr*. Lula -Smith, who at tempted to commit suicide on Satur day night as the reeult of (he III treat’ ment of her by him, waa arrested Tues day afternoon by Officers Baaa and Harvey Welle and locked up at the station to await trial In the recorder's court Wednesday morning. The charge against the man la disorderly conduce It being charged that he was creating a disturbance In hla home. police hold McLendon FOR CUTTING AFFAIR On suspicion of knowing something >f the manner In which Cliff Shaffer ran badly cut In the neck by a knlle In a row at the corner of South Pryor and Alabama streets Monday night, as the result of which several stitches were taken at the Grady hospital, O. I. Mc Lendon waa placed under arrest Tues day afternoon and will be given a hear ing later In the recorder's, court. C. B. Boatenrelter attempted to res cue the prisoner and was placed under arrest on the charge of resisting an officer, and will be tried also Tuesday afternoon. Dross Allowance of Royal Daughters. FTOtn The Tatter. People sometimes wonder what sum la put aalda for dresa by tha daughters of royal houses. Before her marriage, I read the other day, the duchess of Fife was said to hava a small dress allowance, and th* I sum of 81.800 a year was mentioned. I Betides yachting and every-day I dresses, and all the usual costumes re- > qulrsd by a girl of th* upper clas.. royal princesses hare also to Bear tie costly and alaboratt drrascs which tbclt j rank demands at the wedldngs of thvL near relation*. . On tha whole, it may be asserted that a frugal princess may spend as little ar 85,004 a year on her dress, while her more wealthy and extravagant alste* may Snd her dress bills amount to ten times that sum. The express of Russia, who more than any Other European lady la abia to Indulge her wildest fancies, dresses with the greatest simplicity—In th* day lime mostly In tailor-made coats and skirt* In th* evening gun-rally In tn* purest whit*. of Gray occufrod In the cigar store [and Johnson arrived on the scene and n*ar the corner of Peachtree and Marl- took charge of the defeated foe etta street* and created considerable J The case will be heard before the exritejnent. It !h said that Gray en- 1 recorder Tuesday afternoon. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEET AT NEW HA VEN By Private Lease! Wire. New Haven. Conn. June t.—The na tional convention of the Knights of Columbus was formally opened today In this city, which is the birthplace of the -.ril- r. Many eminent priests and prelates o'f the Roman Catholic church Were present In addition to the large num ber of delegates on hand from every eectton of the country. Preceding the call to ordef the dele gates attended pontifical mass at St. John'* church. The sermon was preached by Rev. John J. McCoy, .of Worcester. Cardinal.Gibon*. of Balti more, was one of the central llgures. The convention wHJ be In session through the -remainder of the week. Tomorrow will be the mast Interest' ing day of the convention. The great • parade will tnke place In the morning. In the afternoon the hew building, which fs to be occupied as national headquarters of the order, will be dedi cated with much pomp and ceremony. Prominent among those who ar* to take part In the convention. In add! tlon to the noted churchmen, are Unl- led States Senators Carter of Montana and Gearin of Oregon, and Juelca Vic tor J. Dowling, ot the New York su preme court. 200 HEAD BUSSELL PENROSE MAY FORCE SPEAK AT GRIFFIN STUART'S NOMINATION Srocinl to The Qmw Griffin, On.. June G.— Judge It. ft. ftu«- _jll. Itemocratlc mutlidate fi»r the nomina tion for governor. *poke here ft* the ofiera houao at noon today. Court, irbleh trai In lion, adjourned for the Kponklu*. There, e from 180 to 900 at the speaklnjr. and the apjdanae waa frequent. •indite Huaaell will remain here and de- liter two more epeeehee thin evening. One at Griffin Milla at 630 oVIoelc aud at Simlding Mills at > o’ftnrk. In hlf* apeerh ttxlny Judge Itimaell de- ilnred blmwdf In favor of the atate fur nishing achool hook* for the children and dlm-UMNod tnxntlou at wmie length, declar ing hltnaclf In favor of fazing the rallroada at (Mr Itork value. The rallroada of Georgia, lie claimed, were toxed at $60,000,- ooo. while the true vnlne of the roads la $3601000.000. He favored an Inheritance* tax. hut anld thnt the i»ower to regulnte corporations Bliould mat with the iculidaturea. Judge tinmen waa introduced I»y Judge Itohert T. McDonald. CONDEMNS THE ACTION OF STATE COMMITTEE Special lo The Georgian. Clarkesvllle. Ga., June 5,—The Dem ocratic executive committee of Haber sham county met hefe today and se lected July 14 ns the date for holding the primary for the selection of a coun ty ticket. By a urmnimuu. vdte the committee adopted a resolution strongly condemn ing the action of the state committee as to the style of the ballot. SHE HAS GIVEN BOND AND WAS RELEASED Special to The Oeorgtan. Tamps, FIs., June 8.—Atlanta parties have secured the I Kind of two for Ilesale lAHslle, of Atlanta, who has u-en detained at this city on s charge of theft, nnd secured her release. She claims‘she Is Innocent of the hnrge. By Private Leased Wire. Harrisburg, Pa., June 8.—Edwin Stuart, former mayor ot Philadelphia, Is to be the next governor of Pennsyl vania If Senator Penrose la able- to make him ao, and the Indications are that he will be able at least to force Stuart's nomination upon the Republi can convention tomorrow. Stuart la said by Penrose to be the one man who can gather together the remnants of the disorganized party in Philadelphia, nnd ha regards the elec tion of mayor of Philadelphia aa of more Importance than the election of a governor or even president of the United States. He has so declared. Gov. Chamberlain Is Leading in All Precincts From Which Returni Are Received. Special to The Georgian. Portland, Oreg., June 6.—Although the returns from the state election not In, tile Indication* are that Gov ernor George E. i 'hamberlnln, Demo, rrat I* re-elected over Jamea Withy- combe. Republican. n> Jonathan Bourne, Jr„ Republican appear* to be fairly certain of receiv ing the popular nomination for United States senator over John M. Gearin Incumbent. Tills I* based on very- meager re turns, but Bourne I* reported ahead In nearly every purt of the state, consid ering the fact that In the same ore- clncts In which Mr. Bourne leads Governor Chamberlain Is also leading Dr. Wltliycomhe by a greater margin than thnt of Bourne over Gearin snd this seems to Justify the prediction made. ^ Both the Republican candidates are probably elected Jn the con*res«ional race. LIGHTING KILLS SEVEN PERSONS SEVEN ARE DROWNED AS RE SULT OF STORM. MEN FIGHT A DUEL ON BOARD STEAMER By Private Leased Wire. Chicago, June 8 Jpseph Leno was probably fatally hurt In a duel with Frank Wolf oft the steamer "Iowa," of which Leno was fireman. The two quarrelled on the boat os It lay at the docks and Wolf struck Leno over the head With a pump rod. Leno fought with a shovel, but was knocked sens*, less by Wolf, who then fled, seised i. cab and drove away at a furious rate to escape policemen. He was captured later. OVERWORK CAUSE8 MAN TO END HI8 OWN LIFE. By Private Leased Wire. Pittsburg, June 8.—Thomas O'Connor Jones, son of the lata G. W. Jones, com- mltted suicide this morning by shoot- Ing himself In the head In hla apart ments at tha Hotel Bchendley, where he made hla home. Jones had been suf fering recently from great nervous strain, due to overwork. REFUSED TO PAY FOR PLAY Reports From Various Sections Show Tragic Results From th* Elaemnte. By Private Leased Wire. Btandford, Ky„ June Henderson Young was killed by lightning near Highland, this county, today, and every bone In his body was broken. A son of John W. Carter was also struck, and 1* thought to be fatally wounded. Both men belong to good families. TWO BALL PLAYERS KILLED BY FLASH OF LIGHTNING By Private Leased Wire. Linton. Ind., June 6.—Fred Edwards, Jr., and Robert Shortes, Jr., were in- stnntly killed yesterday at Lyons, by being struck by lightning. They were playing ball when the storm came up and tok refuge under a tree. They were sons of prominent business men. 8EVEN PER80NS DROWNED; LIGHTNING KILL8 FOUR By Private Leased Wire. Odessn, June 8.—A thunderstorm nf extraordinary violence, accompanied by a deluge of rain, swept this city and district yesterday. Seven persons wers drowned and four killed by lightning, which set fire to a number of buildings. Wife and daughter MOBTALLHYOUNDED MAN THEN FIRES SHOT THROUGH HIS MOUTH FROM PI8T0L. By Private Leased Wire. Troutdale. Tenn.. June 5.—'William Akers, of this place, attacked h!» wife and daughter with a dub-axe Satur day night, fatally Injuring them, and then flred a pistol shot into hla mouth. One daughter, who was away from home, escaped. The tragedy waa not diacovarad till Sunday. A NEW YORK SKYSCRAPER. Mora Rida on Its Elevators Than on Street Cara of a City Like Naahville. IteniRPo (Viwford Id Kurrm Wherever the feme of the Near York sky* scrapers has sprimd some vague Ides i-r the enormous ea parity of these coioesul structures must have been formed, but It Is not Imiirftlishli* thnt few persons llrinf rfjrht In the motropeill* have ever tusde « careful study of the activities of these min mends 1 centers. ivrlmps there sre those who would la orb to acorn the stste- r at that a single linliillug In New York entered dally l»y 60.W*) persons, or as E ss the entire population of Ilarrl* Fa., or other similar cities of the •d Ktates. like Houston, Tex.. Akrou. O.. Lincoln, Neb., and more than there are liersons In cities of the size of Jloatgm** "fcl^er sorb « statement may ba dls* < It la nerv**firy only to point f»tt the faet that nn aceqtake munt was mads oaa day by r. T. II. wets, superintend ent of the Fork Bow Kymllrnts building, one of th»* most eoaspteooaa «»f the New York nrkarrniMTH. t.f .*\ery |H>r**ui who en tered the eb \Htors In thnt cdttce. It was s simple matter to station guards St every entrance to the bulbllug iiml give esrli per son entering n ticket, which ticket was taken np by the elevator drivers. At the close of tW day these tickets were count snd It was found that something wore thso 50.000 persons had ridden on the elevators that day. . This Is said to exceed the nmaber or fares mileti*! hr the entire ntreet «nr S st*m of Nashville. Tenn., In a single tiny. la Information coming from a former su|M>riutcniicnt of the trolley service of that city, who was subsequently 6-iv*d<*'* • as one of the agents of tbs Fark R«w scraper. the nunnntlc drama. "Fellclta,** “ to pay - J ” agi rfal tu pay him. 1 Barefooted Waiting Maids in Japan* From Smith's Weekly. Unless then* are ladies among the K uests, the wife and daughter* of oat do not appear at tlinn*r In Jn* pan. Before the meal begins It I* cus* * >mary for them ;<■> bring In email cupa of lea and dainty ci»nCrctlon»-ry* men they tak.* their aitrvor of party. If gentlemen onlv are prerciti. .Jat>;in* >>e ho.xtcsa dumPiM-ars ■ greeting is over, ami does not return until the guests are taking tiltlr d** parture. . At a signal from the host barefoo>j waning maid-. di*---.d In gra-.f pr« ttil tinted Mni4>n<’.«, bring uuer trays bearing tiny covered bon la Before setting th** tra>* on the tab!** th»- maJdx sink gracefully to the ta**e and bend forward till their foraheaUa touch the f1<x»r. tneti they serve dlnnet* which Ja <>f several courses.