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Dan Dermot in the Tower
Submitted
NOT so many years aso,
when 1 was u kuIkioI bny,
It wns tins custom tif niy
Kolf nnd a fow scliooliiintcc,
whenever we Rot the op
portunity, to inter mi old
unvo on Tower Hill and
)iifm nmny hours In boyish
wnnderinent heneiith the rocky old
hlllHldn.
Tlio Tower Hill euvo. iih It wits unll
eel, wim nn cpcnlni; whloh had been
niiide many years before wo hoys knew
of Its existence, to Rot.nt what was
understood to he a rich vein of anthra
cite. It was n tirndnal slope down to
where It game to nn abrupt ending,
snve for a ljnrrow hole or nlrway
which led to some of the more pros
1 erous working's of the company.
An old, -bent and rusted narrow
tutclc, which wns ahr.r.st hidden by
heaps tif dully rock that had fallen
from thy niKffed roof, fit retched Its
Irregular course down to the foot of
the dark slope, where an old mine ear
stood about .in feet from the endlncr.
It was In the old mine car that we
truants used to sit, In the irlare of n
couple of leaky old mine lamps, en
Joying our guilty freedom from the
f-eliool room.
We assembled one day In our msual
rendezvous nnd were busily engaged In
n boyish conversation, when a miner
who had come through the narrow air
way from the newer workings ap
proached us.
"Hello, lads," he said, "you're at some
of your tricks again, eh: what's the
matter with school today?"
Profound silence reigned among us
nl this query, nnd tile water noisily
trickling from the cracked roof seemed
to tell him what he already surmised.
"Playing hookey, my beys," said the
miner, taking a scat among us, "Is a
bad thing for you youngsters, and T
think if you know personally as much
about this old mine car ns I do you
wouldn't spend so much of your val
uable time sitting here tinder that
shaky old roof." .
"There 'Isn't n ghost In hcro. Is
there?" inquired one of my compan
ions. "Xn," said Pan Dcrmot, for tlio
miner was indeed none other than he,
the fatbf-r of one of our playmates.
vim. thanks to a slight Illness, was
rot among us when his father discov
ered us In tlie old mine car.,
"Lads," began Dan Dormot, after a
slight pause, looking into our expec
tant faces with his large honest blu-
eyes, "when you who arc now only tn
your teens shall have reached my age,
v.hlch Is but -10 years, you will better
understand why this old car had so
much to do with Dan Dermot and why
this old envo Is not a fit place for
ou boys to enter."
"Mr. Dei mot." t said, my boyish
curiosity taking possession of me at
bis suggestive remarks, "won't you
till us all about it? T know that
something awful must have happened
heie at one time."
"Yes, lads, something awful did hap
pen here once, nnd over since I feel
like a murderer."
These words from honest Dan Dor
mot, whom we always highly respected,
Ircredible as they seemed, started a
chill;1 sensation creeping up our youth
ful spines and the old cave seemed to
grow hideous in the darkness around
ns. "When this opening was tlrsl start
ed," said Dan, "I was employed at the
mouth, where a stationary engine
inlsed and lowered th cars by meam
of a cable rope connected to a revolving
diiini. It was my duty to unhook th
cable from the loaded cars, as they
readied the top of the slope at the
mouth of the cave; it was also my
duty to ci nneet the cable to the empty
cars before they were run over the
head out i the Incline.
"We had been working here only two
months when the coal company de
elded to abandon tills way for getting
the coal out, nnd started the tunnel
below. Their reason for giving this
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one great need. "You see the cloth made up." No
custom tailor will make up a suit to the trying on stage
subject to your approval, and it is almost impossible to
judge the effect of a suit completed when you only
have the cloth pattern to go by. This special system
of tailoring is becoming more widely known every day
among men who are particular about their dress. To
those who have not yet tested our ability to raise the
standard of tailoring, we ask you to favor us with an
inquiry into the merits of the " Atterbury System."
Samter Brothers,
Leading Outfitters.
flV TOM ALDMCH.
in The Tribune's Short Story Contest.
place tip was on nccntint of tbe shelly
lock in the roof, which kept falling In
fragments on the Incline, nnd this
made It necessary for some one to
lido nn' the front of the empty cars
as they slowly descended Into the mine
nt the end of the cubic,
"Hort Kearney was the young man
whoso duty It was to ride on tiio de
scending cars, and It wns a'so it part
of his duty to hook the cable onto the
loaded ears, and give the signal for
hoisting,
"The engineer was Tim Murphy, Ood
be good to him, nnd he had a fine
looking daughter Nellie, who was reck
oned to lie about the handsomest girl
In the place,. ,
"Nell and I had been friends since
we wore children nnd when she reach
ed tlie beauty of womanhood 1 natur
ally fell In love with her nnd felt that
she had a warm affection for me.
"A surprise party had b"en planned
by the young people of the neighbor
hood In honor of Nell on her
eighteenth birthday. I, of course, was
there, so was Hurt Kearney. 1 had al
ways noticed that Hort was quite taken
up with Nell, and that she was notice
(lily friendly towards him.
"The night of the party I did not
tee Nellie to have our usual little'
that because of her busy occupation
as the hostofs. About 11 o'clock my
Impatience for a personal interview
wore on me so much that 1 went in
search of Nell.
"I had searched the kitchen and wit
ting room, and had just opened the
ball door to pass Into the parlor when
what did 1 sre but Bert Kearney kiss
ing the blushing check of my sweet
heart under the glow of the hall lamp.
"I was nonplussed, a murderous de
mon seemed to take me Into his sin
ful grasp. Without a moment's hesi
tation I rushed past them, snatched
my hat from the hall rack and left her
home for the nearest saloon, where 1
washed down gulps of anger and sinful
gloatlngs with burning whiskey.
"The next day was the last wo work
ed at this place. In the morning wo
received our wages and before evening
my brain was on lire and I was In
sane with the cursed drink. fOvery
time that Hort came up out of Hie pit
I fell like springing at bis throat In
my jealous rage. I seemed to think
it would lie vengeance .sweet to feel
his life slowly ebbing out in the grasp
of my grimy lingers.
".During the afternoon we had hoist
ed all the tools and were ordered to
leave an empty car at the foot of the
slope that could be had in case they
would need one for further use.
"Ktarney mounted the bumpers and
I picked up the cable hood. An Insane
idea struck my muddled brain: I reel
ed to tlie car. Hung the cable aside
and lurched the car over the head of
the plain with a mighty force, hoping
in my murderous fury thnt the uncon
trolled car would strike the wall of
anthracite here at the foot of tlie slope
and dash the life out of the man whom
I regarded as my hated rival.
"1 then hastened home and that
night gave to me the horrors of a
thousand hells.
"The next morning I was stumbling
along the street under the weight of
a guilty conscience, trying to cool my
fevered Inain in the open air, when
Hort Kearney grasped me by tlie hand
and said:
"'Congratulate you, Dan: my cousin
Nellie Murpphy said she loved you the
other night so I pave lier a kiss for
luck on her giving me tlie Informa
tion. "'Vou'ie alive:' I exclaimed: 'how
about the car?' 'Ob,' ho answered,
'that was a bad mistake on your part,
but a lot of shelly fragments foil from
the roof onto the track, checked the
speed of the car and it stopped about
thirty feet from the foot: I came out
without a scratch.'
"I then told 'him my murderous In
tention and bogged ids forgiveness,
which was freely granted, for Rert
Your Individuality
Is reflected in the clothes you
wear. You can't get it from the custom tailor,
because he can only show you the cloth pattern.
Our "Atterbury System"
of tailoring has been perfected to supply this
Hill Cave.
Kearney had a generous, honest
heart."
"How about Nellie?" one of Hie lads
then asked,
"Lord bless you, my boys," Danoo
piled, "she's little Fred's mother up
In re on the hill at my house, who
gives you boys warm ginger caTtes
when you come playing ball with my
little fellow In our back yard,"
As wo boys trotted up the old slope
beside Dan Dermot, each one mndo a
llrm resolve to never touch whiskey,
and never ngnln to piny truant In th
cave of Tower Hill.
WHBEE FORESTS PAY.
The People of it Swedish Community
Show Wisdom in Free Culture nnd
Use.
I'll. in Ilic (,'hliiign ItcrouMh'i.iM.
Orsa, hi Sweden, seems to bo the
neatest thing to L'topln that can be
leund on earth at tlie present time.
The Inhabitants of Orsa have In the
ccui.se of a generation sold $4,1100,000
wf.ilh of trees, and, by means of ju
dicious replanting, provided for a sim
ilar Income every thirty ir forty years.
The money from the sale of trees
has made It possible for the people of
Ursa to get along without taxing
themselves. Hallways, telephones nnd
schools are absolutely free. There are
no monthly gas bill, and no soml-an-nunl
water rents to pay, and whenever
tlie OrsaWes think they need them they
build city halls and court houses and
Miohthlngs without reaching Into their
pockets. Their trees do the business.
Of course. It must no remembered
that the people of Orsa have nci.col-
lector's olllco to keep supplied with
such funds as tbe collector and his
friends may desire to make use of,
and there are no elaborate spoils sys
temic for their mayors or their bosses
to manipulate for the purpose of wip
ing out private political, debts; but
still, on the face of tlie returns there
seems to be an indication that tieo
planting Is a good tiling.
MINISTER WU.
How the Chicago University Young'
Women Astonished Him.
The Chlcaso Tribune tells the fol
lowing story of the visit of the Chinese
minister to tlie I'niversity of Chicago:
It was in ills call upon the young
women ot needier hall that Minister
Wu most thoroughly enjoyed himself.
"What Is your name?" he asked of
the head of the hall as he crossed the
threshold. "Miss Wallace? You are not
married? How many girls have you
here? "Why do you keep them in one
building together? Why do you .shut
out those young men (ns Professor
Liiughlln closed tlie door on tlie men
students). Is this a convent? Do the
girls learn? What do they study? Do
tJoy make good wives? Hold old are
tnvy?"
Tlie Interrogatory eloquence wns out
short by the dormitory yell, which sud
denly burst -'om half a hundred fem
inine throats:
"H-double e-c-li-er, H-double e-c-h-er,
IS-double e-c-li-o-r, Heocher!" The
cheer ended in a shrill treble, and was
followed by nine "Rnhs" for "Mr. Wu."
"Oh!" exclaimed the minister, taken
aback. "The girls do they yell? Do
they play football, too?"
IN RESPONSIBLE PLACES.
The Woman at Head of Army Nurse
Corps A French Woman Hospital
Surgeon.
Mrs. Dlta. Hopkins Kinney, of New
York cltv. h:is boon appointed by Sec
retin y Hoot as superintendent of the
women muse corps under tlie army re
organization act. Mrs. Kinney grad
uated in 1S02 from the training school
for nurses connected with the Massa-
chtisetts general hospital, She has
been superintendent of tlie nurses In
the Long Island hospital nt Hoston,
and has been connected with hospitals
In St, Paul, San Francisco and Now
Mexico,
Mile. Mnlho Frniiclllon, who took her
doctor's degree In i'arls some time ngo,
has Just passed the difficult examina
tion for Interne dos hopltaux, This en
tails upon her the duty of performing
gratuitously the functions of house
surgeon In the I'arls hospital, to which
she may be appointed. Mile. Frnncll
Inn Is the first French woman to pass
that oxamlnntlon, She stood fifty
second on the list, nnioung COO compo
tltots. i,mi
Weekly Letter on
Mdnicipal Affairs
XLIX, Modern Sanitation Reduces
Death Rate in Cities.
FUTV VCAUS ago tlie lie.illli department fig
ured slightly in tlie conduct of niiiiili'lp.it
iifTair.s, lmt today it N recoRtilzed ai one
of tlie most important of the iiuiiili'lpal
function. Iti sole ohji'ct l the raving of hit
twin life tlirouirh the InlI.uicc of It? stall and
the ltj! of iip.toilatc Method III promoting the
(le.mllne.M of a city, the prevention of the
pprcjd of (oiitagloin dieaes nnd the tlmroush
inspection of all foods, milk, etc, The useful
ness of piuli a department depend upon the
tlicjiuiiiilincw with which Hi affair are con
ducted. A wide olwrvation, linl nn the exami
nation of methods III vrwip In not mil' the prin
cipal ciliis of the I'ulti'd St.ihs lmt many of the
smaller ones, ha dcmotr-lratcd that the larger
the city the better lire alTnlia of lilts depart
ment looked after, while the Miuner the city
the reverse is true.
It 1 Interesting to notice the method of omc
well organized health depigment. Kor example,
In Itoclicstcr, X. Y., Ilr. G'eorge H. (ioler, who i
a. the head ot that department, has had in op
eration for the past three years a number of
milk station where nothing lint the purest
milk could he obtained for Infants, lie com
menced this work in a limited way three years
ago, gradually Increasing It until la-t summer
he had flic null stations In operation in dif
ferent parts of the city, being careful to locale
them In the inot thickly populated districts,
where Ihey would be most ac( csslhle to the
poorer classes. Kach station was placed in charge
of a ioinK'lenl trained mn-c whose duty it was
to Instruct the mothers who obtained their sup
ply of milk from toe municipal mill; station, a
to the care of the infant, including Its feeding,
dressing, bathing, etr. I.nt year Dr. Ooler es
tablished a municipal dairy within a few miles
of the city which was conducted in the most
sanitary manner. All csscls and receptacle
into which the milk was placed nl any stage of
the process of getting it to the station In the
city was caicfully stcrillrcd and the most pains
taking precautions were taken to miintain n
sanitary condition about the premises ami about
thi' milkers, the latter being rccpilrcd to steill
ire their hands after each iow was milked he
tore proceeding to the nel step in the work.
The lesiilt of this was nio-i satistactoiy. The
doctor announced, basing his .statements on a
caieful record cowring the three jears, that
nearly one ...ou-aud lives were saved by this
unique method of looking out lor the little ones
in the city of Uocliesler. Ills plan for the
coming year embrace a larger supply of milk,
which mean an increase in the dairy and a
larger number of stations. Tims far this is the
only instance on record in this country where a
city has conduct! it a dairy, but the good results
obtained in tlie city of Itoehester are likely to
lead to tlie establishment of similar dairies and
stations in other cities.
Health Commissioner Wende, of Huffalo, also
put In practice unique methods whereby he has
leduced the death rate among children of five
years ot agp and under. One of the most noel
was that which he secured through the pxssagc of
an ojiliuance by tl ity councils prohibiting tbe
Use of the long-tubed nursing bottle. This win
done on Hit- strength of discoveries made by the
bacteriologist, wlm tound that the long tube
could not be thoroughly cleansed and that it
afforded a tine opportunity for the propagation
of disease genus which multiplied the cases of in
fantile diseases. Tlie le-lllt of this prohibition
was a marked decrease in the deaths of infants
in the summer months.
Another excellent method employed by Dr.
Wende is found In what he calls his "tell-tale
mill, register." This is a method whereby he
keeps a peifecl tab on the milk dealers in the
city, lie is constantly informed as to the mute
of every milk peddler as well as his source of sup.
ply. My igil.iiue and fiequent Inspection he
maintains ,i good si.indard of polity in tlie milk
which is sold to llull'.iln people. Moieowr, by
means of this register he is able to locale the
s.uirce of diseases which aie often spread by the
milk peddler. Tlie other day one of the city
physic i ins lepnitrd about halt a doen cases cif
scarlet fever in his section of the city. Within
thirty minutes fiom the receipt of the report, a
special in-pector was set upon the track of the
d'sease, trying to locale it source. The sani
trry conditions of the residences wheie the
cases weie found wei tlist carefully examined,
and when there was nothing found in local con
ditions which would account for the sudden ap
peaianee of Ibis dse.i-e, tlie milk register was
iifeircd to anil the cases were found to have
oce lined on one man's milk mute. Within less
tt an twenty-tour hours of the receipt of the
first repoit the inspectors of the health elepait-iii-nt
were at the source of supply twenty-four
miles distant from Huffalo, of this particular
dealer, where they fonnil one- case of scarlet
fewer III the house of the nun who ran the
dairy faun, and two convalescent milkeis with
reel llannel around their throats, besiilo most
nns.iiiitaiy condithins about (he hou-e anil b.un.
This source of supply was cut otf until condi
tions were made peifectly sauitaiy, tlie proper
quarantine was maintained within the city ami
tlie spieael of the' ilU'.'W was stopped without
an increase of hut (hue caes.
One of the most fatal ami most persistent
enemies of human life is tuberculosis. Those.
who hae been stiidjlng the tenement house
romlltlom In the laigu cities of America and
ai'russ the Atlantic have found it most preva
lent in the thickly populated portions of tho
city, The density of population alwajs bears
a more or k-, constant ratio to the prevalence
of this disease, the mortality increasing with an
increasing density, and, as has frequently liecn
polnteel out, in no city in the worhl 1 the
density of population as great us In Home of the
New York tenement district!, and in no gre-at
city is tlie density of population mi gieat as In
the borough of Manhattan.
Not until quite recently has this disease been
recognized by medical and public health authori
ties as contagious, In most large cltii's the
sentiment is gaining ground whlih faiors certain
semi-quarantine meauires In the caring for all
rases of lubeiculosls, partieill.il ly of a (million,
ary character, That such iiicthoiN should bo
put in operation at an early elite will bu ical
izeel by a glance at tho following table, which
shows the mortality from pulmonary tiihcrcuio.U
only; other tonus of tuberculosis aie not In.
rludcil. 'Ihese figures are taken from the latest
health returns of tho world;
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Can still, however, voice his soul
In wearing new tan shoes,
Chicago Record-Herald.
COCK FIGHTS
JNMEXIC0
SPORT HOLDS HIGH FAVOR IN
THAT COUNTRY,
Interesting Routine In Trnlnlng nnd
Hnndllng the Birds Fortunes
Won and Lost on Battles.
In Mnxlcti ettek fishta arc commonly
termed Ion kuIIo, Jtmt as liull IIkIUs
nri untied lun torosi mid tit all the pop
ular ik'HtriH they are only rsecond in
favor to tho latter. A kooiI mimo cook
often eoHtH an much nn a Iioi'mo, hut.
this In not saylnp; much, aa a fair Hud
dle pony Ih frequently wold for $lf, or
even les.4. while a prime coek mny
brlnpf J50, and occasionally $100. The
UHtiul price paid, however. Is from $12
to $25, according to weight, breed nnd
past record of tho Htraln tut flRluera.
The best oockn come from the United
States, and hundred! are shlnped Into
Mexico dtirlnrj the year, being In con
stant demand during the fiestas, which
are always in progress In one part or
another. There Is also many cocks
bred here, the hens being largely Jap
anese, The cocks are eared for by
trnjners, who feed, clean and exorcise
them as regularly as a Jockey does a
running horse. Their house Is In reat
Ity a stable, each cock hnvlng his own
stall, with his name above It, as Kl
nan-can (The Sparrow), Chtilo (Snub
Nose), Tosorero (Treasurer). Moroon
(Hrune), Tlrantc (Tyrant), Onto (Cat)
and so on, A champion Is called "HI
Mauser." In these little stnlls the
cocks eat, drink und sleep, being fas
tened by n cord to a ring In the floor.
Kvery morning they tire taken out for
a run, one at a time, nnd each has half
an hour In the dirt box, to roll nnd
dust himself.
When not lighting they are foil once
a day, after sundown, when they have
all the wet corn they can eat, In In
dividual imns, set In tho' stalls. They
are then watered, and the inner rooster
being satlsllcd, each cuddles down in
stall and goes to sleep. Their spurs
have been cut for their own comfort
In sleeping, and to prevent their hurt
ing themselves.
Queer Diet for Boosters.
In trimming the combs a curious cus
tom prevails. The piece cut off is
s-liecd Into bits with a jack-knife, and
fed to its former own, who, with the
blood drlnplng from Us newly shorn
crest, devours it with avidity, fre
quently clucking a cordial Invitation
to the hens to come and join him.
Tills Is surely "game." Kvery well
nrranged stable has n medicine chest,
with remedies Tor smallpox, diphtheria
and the various bird diseases, and the
cocks are carefully attended when
sick.
On tlie eve or a fight the warriors are
fed on tortlilns soaked in milk, and
raw meat with sherry. Very little wa
ter is given, the idea prevailing that
they bleed less if wounded. The cocks
are seldom fought before tlie.v are two
years old. Many never llv to fight
a second time, yet they enter the arena
jauntily, with heads up, plumes wav
ing and crowing lustily. There is
something admirable in tho general
deportment of the fighting cock, nnd
he seldom knows when he Is "licked."
Homo cocks go through five and six
battles, their wounds being clean cut
and easily healed on this account.
Lost gallos are usually held In a
small plaza, surrounded liy seats, like
a miniature bull ring. An orchestra
dispenses lively music, while a peon
stands In the ring and shouts at the
top of his lungs, announcing tlie next
event, and urging the spectators to
place their bets in any amount from
X cents to $100. or even more. Heavy
players stake as high as $1,000 on a
single fight. While the bets are mak
ing tlie birds are weighed, being sus
pended from the scales by means of Ht
surclngles. Kach trainer hns a small
box, tilled with knives, nnd from this
he now selects one, slender, sharp as
a razor, and curved like a tiny ma
chete. The length ranges from three
to four inches, according t tlie weight
of the bird. The trainer trios the kni'o
on his palm, coolly lifting tlie skin
with Its point, and finding one to his
liking, fastens It to tlie bird's right
foot, which has llrst been wriippr-d
with a piece of soft leather at the
ankle. Knives, rejected for one renson
iir another, adorn the trainer's liuf,
tucked back of tlie ban., an.i some
times, during a hot contest, hi: grabs
his hat excitedly and cuts himself.
Encouraging1 Birds to Fight.
The knives In place, the cocks are
patted on the back, pinched and re l:ed
at each other, or allowed to pock once
or twice at some outsider, to make
them mad. Some trainers, ftoiu mys
terious motives, spit on their heads.
Meantime a square has been drawn on
the ground nnd quartered. The birds
are put down at corners, diagonally op
posite, und let go. They sly at each
other, 'and not Infrequently one drops
at llrsts hock, The battle scMom last',
over one to two minutes. The proof
of a bird's being unable to go on 's
his inability to stand. If both fall
they are held up face to fans, a:iJ If
each continues co show signs of com
bativeness It Is called u draw. The
rooster who "turns tall and runs
away" Is at tlie meicy of the crowd,
who usually claim their prerogative:
and kill him with sticks. There is in
variably a dispute at tho cut 'f a light,
but the judge gives Ills (pinion, an 1
the combatants subs! I,-
A singular feature of os gnllos Is
Iho frequent Intro Itietln'is of what Is
called a gallo-galllii'i, meaning a i ouster-hen.
It is a rooster with tlie comh
and plumage of a hen; and it has un
failing advantage, over its opponent,
mistakes his opponent until too Into
to defend himself.
It Is not Infrequent to see women or
the pueblo tit a cock light, staking
tnoir money witn the rest, it Is a curi
ous sight. The uichcstra plays mer
rily, tlio people eat, smoke, gossip and
mnko their bets in the interim, whilo
llBht follows light In rapid successlnii,
Around the topmost seats are more
boosters, tied ut Intervals, crowing de
llantly as they wait their turn,
Many men make cock lighting a
business. When tho llesta Is over in
one town tho birds are tucked away In
their little basket-like receptacle and
shipped on to the next. Tlie poor peon,
with but pne bird, frequently smuggles
him through In the third-class car,
tuckeil away beneath his blanket. The
birds get tamu from constant handling
and lie still IIS mice.
Among tlie men who follow the ioos.
tors are some win have lort fortunes
at this sport, but who refuse to aban
don It. The gringo attending los gallos
for the llrst lime l impressed by the
sight of so many dead roosters, and in
his eminently practical spirit Inquires
of his nelshbor: "What do they do
with them all?" The answer is quick
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