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Le iar ij RLOOK OUT PNEUMONIA 0 MUCH HEAT AND - You TO AVOID PNEUMO. “overdrink alcoholic lquors. ‘Overheat houses and offices. o get the disease, send tor and @ good one, ce of Acting Sanitary tendent Bensel, of the Board fs the dread disease that the statisticians on the third ‘of the bullding of the Health De- ; the weaviest work at tho mt time. Last week they figured Weaths caused by this discase _ ‘The death rate from this ail- #0 increased during the last that not only Health Board Dut doctors in general are great alarm, bas had much to do with See peesne ont ti @ay about the disease, Takes iteelt felt ae, match | OF the cold weather: Factors Concerned. here are two factors concerned in Hon of pneumonia. ‘The frat @ of the specific micro- “Bus escon ie expreseent by ijon—iniiammation of the the medical version of a sad is thor t en that pneumonty never thr eniance to the becomon tible to ute ma fer to ‘call it. bility, does not foyer cold from cold gold ie dug to exposure to we overclothe is infinitely fie stata eras : But, remember ‘one think, ly is weakened, and the a fine iuetivity. By overheating our bod MUCOUS membranes become blood. Inflammation of the en follows exposure. Soon ater, py gre Rot caretul, pneumonia’ may op. Wut it canhot be sald tha gia ig the heir to all these diss is figu: For ire vear of 1902 in Manhattan, Were. 5,30 deaths from pneu: Up to Dec. 1 of this year t amounted to 5,483. which leaves ollfic month of mber out counting. Last year the deaths in Greater New York jounding figure of 9,377. f the Health Board ‘ad. ith cel ROE RaE that this vest will go far above 10,0, r the week ending Nov. 28, Pwere 175 dealhe from pheumonia, ‘tnere were 2. fhe 241 who died last reek trom jonla 126 were males, 115 females, Ppecord of mortallty does stich deaths from and “kindred RS. ELIAS QUIT HER BIG BiG MANSION eal | Into Public ce-by Murder of Andrew H. Green Said to Have Gone is to Live. mona scare of science. not come “other Manneh Elias, the octoroon who into prominence through the! ‘by Williams, the slayer of} w HH. Green, has departed from at No, 236 Central Park saplas cant sesm\ntndp. the eget ber daugtter, housp when tte Philadelphia and tried ‘were con- : ponte Pete Burope several months Alarmed Over Its in This City, Issue of Warning to the Should Also Avoid Over- Gatin? as Well as Too Much Cl g and Should Send for filled iy _ ALCOHOL DANGEROUS. LAND DEAL MAKES FLORIST WEALTHY Property He Bought Eight Years Ago for $9,000 Herman Dry- er Now Sells to the Pennsyl- vania R. R. for $126,000. FLORIST’S FORTUNE MADE ON LAND DEAL Paid for land ves years Railroad -...........- $126,000] Probably the largest profit ever real- ized on a real estate deal in Greater New York, considering the amount in- vested and the character of the prop- erty involved, has been cleared by Her- man Dryer, a florist at Jackson and Newtown avenues, Long Island City, ,| Dryer has sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad for $194,000 seven acres of land A proftt of $117,000 in elght years is not so bad, equalling about 6 per cent. a When Dreyer purchased the property it was covered with underbrush and small trees and was not considered a promising investment. He put about all ; he had into st and worked hard to im- prove the ground, The underbrush was lcleared away, trees were cut down, gar- {dens lald out and In time greenhouses By strict attention to business Dryer up around threa years ago he could have lace at a ood profit, but he} proferred to hold on because the locate, chance for tion was 4 good one for als business aysence, and he bad Leen wise enough to ace dt dvai oTthe Pennsylvania Ratiroad planned the gigantic terminal which is to be established in Long Island City the scope of operations was kept quiet. Women were sent out to buy property and the rauroad brokers had gobbled Up most of the Jand required before the uwners of plots Wanted were aware of ‘ e. ig een ce was the keystone of the whole system of yards laid out by the engineers. All gorts of games were ar | ranged by the railroad company to Ri hola of his seven acres, but he was too wise. He made his price and stuck to it. The railroad had land alt around him and the agents threatened to shut him off with tracks, but auened at th them. ow ‘nee He last he kot his price. He wil not talk wbout the deal atrangers, {are about, the deat ama Clty thas he will take hls “denne away before Jong and eueetaned uo the extent Of P1BH,00. WOMAN BREWERS BUSY CAREER ENDS); Mrs. Charge of Business on Hus- band’s Death and Increased the Profits 50 Per Cent. At last One of New Jersey's most able busl- (ness women died to- She was Mrs. Dorothy Ber: of No. # Columbia streét, Union Hill, widow of Daniel Bermes, millionaire brewer. Kidney trouble caused her death, Mra. Bermes was eeventy-one years old, Uut until @ few days ago actimly im charge of the larage interests ner since which time, it is said, Mrs, Bermes increased the profits of the brewery 50 per cen| For w long time a sufferer from kid- ney trouble, Mrs, Bermes went to to take the ‘Aft treasures | Daths at Carlsbad and other health re- sorts, She was not benefited by them and returned home several days ago. At her bedside were her three eh y ‘ters, Mra. @rederick Schimper, Mra, B, Mrs. George Sauer. goa. for which ‘he pald $9,000 elght years ago. | lacked that subtle touch of the color year on an investment of $300,000. | © erected, ! Dorothy sis Baents Took} «! husband left. He died two vears ago, | f, ee eet OPERA WELL SUNG, AND NEWLY STAGED Ternina, as Elisabeth in “Tann- hauser,” Again Proves Her Right to the Title of Queen of Wagner Compositions. Richard Wagner will have to stay dead a while longer before his music dramas are staged as he would liked to have seen them. “Tannhauser’’ last night was given the best American production this opera has ever recetved, yet even Conried’s Way of doing things Is calculated to make the average Broadway musical comedy manager smile the smile of Superiority. If only the management of the Metropolitan could induce David Belasco, or Julian Mitchell, or some leaner scen{oimagician to put in an hour or two's work at the opera-house, what a chauge might be worked, my country- men—foreign and domeatic Something Was Lacking. ‘The Hill of Venus as tt burst on the view last night struck one as a pretty fair place to enjoy a vacation; still it artist which lulls you into dreamy forgetfulness of your street and number, In the scene of the sirena you some- how or other felt that the Look-and- Iisten Sisters were a bit worrled as to whether there was a new captain in the ‘Tenderloin. Then, too, the chubby cherubs of the air were jerked through space by ‘strings which were as plainly visiblo as tlothealines on a Harlem roof-top. Later there were other strange short- comings. Trick trees in the Valley of Wartburg had a weird way of lowering thelr branches a toot or two at a time, jand Wolfram sang to an “Evening Star" which was conspicuous for its ‘The anxlous spectator, as he vainly scanned the heavens, was finally compelled ¢o conclude that this particu- lar star was in the custody of a stage hand who carried San Francisco time, Opera Splendidly Sung. pany, itonttis, Mme. Camille Seygaard, of Herr Con- riel's Metropolitan Opera-House Com- {s suffering from a pecullar ac- cident occasioned by the pains of per- from the company several days ago. During her illness in a paroxysm of pain Mme. Seygaard thrust her tongue from her mouth and then convulsively cloned her teeth. tongue was nearly bitten off and the physicians and nurses In attendance had fonsiderable. trouble stopping the ex- sourive flow of blood wich followed, BIT HER TONGUE IN PARDAYSM OF PAIN Now Mme. Camille Se SeygaardWill Not Be Able to Sing with Herr Conried’s Forces for Several Days. which caused her retirement A portion of her Seygaard ts now able to be out THE WORLD: GATURDAY RVENING; DECEMBER ~8,” 1908, HOW SOME OF THE CHARACTERS LOOKED IN “TANNHAUSER,” THAT WAS SUNG LaST NIGH ACCEPT NEW CHURCH Christian Solentists Tender Their Leader the Magnificent New Temple at Centra! Park West—Sends Her Blessing. On the completion of the new Chris- than Science Temple at Central Park West and Ninety-sixth street, the fol- | lowing correspondence passed between | the First Church of Christ, Solentist, of New York, and the Rey. Mary Baker G. Eddy, of Concord, N. H. New (York City, Nov. 30, 1908. Rey. Mary Baker G. Eddy, Pleasant View, Concord, N. H. First Church of Christ, Scientist, New York City, rejoices in the accomplish- ment of its desire to honor the cause of Chrisctian Science and gain an ac- knowledgement of its mehits from thou- sands of representative people, and offer to our beloved leader thig church | @8 a tribute of loving loyalty and grati- j tude, (Signed) Edwin F, Hatfleld, Adolph Rousch, William H. Taylor, Stewart C, Rewbotham, John D. Higgins, Clerk. To this Mrs. Eddy replied: Pleasant View, Consora N. N. H., Deo. 3, (Mrs. Augusta HB. Stetson, First Reader: Your telegram in which you present fo me the princely gift of your magnif- cent church edifice In New York City is an unexpected token of gratitude and love. I deeply appreciate {t, profoundly thank you for it, and gratefully accept | the spirit of It; but I must decline to | rodolve that for which you have gasri- ficed 0 much and Inbored so long. May | divine love abundantly bless you, reward you acording to your wonk, gilde and quard you id your church through the lepiins, and may you “Who stood the storm when seas were ro} Ne‘er inthe sunny hiur fall off.” wingly yours In Oh Clened) Wiky PARKER G, EDDY, CHICAGO, Dez. 5.—Police departments 1m 2,000 cities in the Unitet States and Cana ta have been furnished with cir- culars bearing the likenoss ef Wiliam Georgo Prall, the Elgin National Watch Company official, whos mysterious dis- appearance Nov. 28 1s taxing the efforts of a score of detectives. A reward of $500 for information of the whereabouts of the missing man is made, The same | enter or leave the port. The sailing of oan| MRS, EDDY WON'T LONDON TIEG UP BY SEASON SWORST FOG giant” Sa People Hurt In Street Collision and Stores Closed for Laok of Light, While, Shipping Busl- ness Is Bothered. LONDON, Dec. 5—A dense fog 8 bothering shipping in Southampton waters, Bteamers are unable to either the American Une steamer was delayed thereby. The fog in London during the early hours was the thickeet of the season, locomotion was most ‘difficult and there were @ number. of casualties ¢! collisions in the streets, ‘The inconvenience was accentuated by fhe, {allure of the electric light ayatem in some districts. Buckingh, dnd the whole district of Pimllog were plunged in darkness. Through this cause many shops had to be closed. * ‘The authorities started farelights the etreets, cheredy adding nees of the general gloom. much delayed and outside work had to be stopped in many places. 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Har ke velvet and had the carry. lng po &@ summer breeze. an actress she ist and m jestic was her isiisabeth in the fall of Instrels, and tenderly pathetic in the the shrine. lyric star has nd with none of her powers di- nish Ly uray in lke degree was ue Wolfram of Mr. Van Rooy, who was pyrinct, form, ‘and the Herman of Pol lancon, 4% was to be expected. was all that could’ be wished. | Mme, irematad made @ tempting and, tuneful Venus, but rdo the herolc im rendered its share tamed, the mies- i the cherubs in a less mechanical manner and Mee kraus Bent to a school of acting, we of ‘the inks ore user the error of his wa, WOMAN SAVES BURNING MAN. Clothing. 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