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K 'Bi ' Jtlosqua No. 10, Boulevard dee Capudne.
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'TL V or frUd$ who favor us wtth manuscript for
;' Wh puktloatton telsh (o Ani rrjectri articles rtturnrd,
j ''It? !i Ay mut (nail rati iKi itunpt or dot jiurjioii.
Iri vM aL old fort TIcontlproun.
r " fr A few weeks np;o a correspondent of Tnn
? Hi If ux '''' 'or"' "ln nc8lectcd condition of '
BS1 I I old Fort TIcondtTORft, at tho junction of I
l!l lH' ' ? Lako GcorRO with I,nko Clmmplaln, We .
fc l'1 il are glad to learn that a public meeting lu
Kf st, I tho village of Tlcoudoroga has since ills-
D w., ') cussed this matter, drawn up resolutions,
B $1' i find appointed committees with a view to
"'' repairing the neglect.
jBjf t' ? Our correspondent showed that while
'BP t 1 , suitable core had been taken by rnonu-
'WF.-f ments and stono markers of historic places
Fk In tho Saratoga district, the traces of Fort
Iwl William Honry wcro almost obliterated;
ip Eh i tho walls of Fort George, a briar-covered
' lE ' ruin, near which a weather-beaten sign,
'tWE ' "Slto of proposed monument," denotes
fcSif ' what has been thought of, but never done ;
7fgf, '.. , and Anally, Fort Tlcondcroga Is In great
fflj& ! part fallen, and not oven easy of approach.
Ssl-' I It was from Fort Tlcondcroga that Mont-
$$& ; oai.m marched, In tho campaign of 17157,
wjy$ J when he captured and destroyed Fort Wll-
-sak t I Uam Henry. It was In an attempt to take
HB ' Fort Tlcondcroga from the French, tho
'M I following year, with a forco of 0,000
HS; I colonials and 7,000 regulars, that AliEit-
''W$. 'I cnouniE was repulsed, leaving about
in js 2,000 dead or wounded In tho forest, Lord
' am It Howe, second In command, being among
HI t tno k,,,ed' Dut in 175 Amherst, who
! wR V& succeeded AnEncnoMBiE, was more for-
"Hi !&' tunate, capturing Fort Tlcondcroga while
',gf, the French garrison retreated down the
: iR, M lake, having learned that Wolfe had si-
jf ' multaneously moved against Quebec.
'JK M- Again, It was on Slay 10, 177B, only
' !f& fi ' thre0 weeks after the fight at Lexington
Srfr W n Cncor'' tbat Ethan Ali.en and his
2f S' New Englanders captured Fort TIcondero-
$tk H ga for the patriot cause. Finally, In 1778,
f W e ' fort P1830 temporarily Into tho
Wfii If hands of tho enemy, St. Clair abandoning
iS if " an "a mnny cannon to BnnooYNE, who,
' Wl i'l- three months later, surrendered his whole
ra it army to Gates at Saratoga.
' unb1 W This, then. Is Indeed historic ground.
i '&1' w Fort Ticonderoga should not be suffered to
fM fir become a neglected heap of ruins. The In-
mfPji) M fluentlal and patriotic societies that tnko
BB'S m pride in preserving and properly marking
flMf It" places famous in American history may
plft If well turn to this. Congress, which often
hR vl aids what local sentiment and contrlbu-
Bk'?- '1: tlons begin, can probably be relied upon to
gM lp do Its part In this work.
WH 'f An Empty Threat.
BvjiJ; ' Obviously, Mr. Seto Low cannot accept
B& a nomination from the Citizens' Union if it
HJk h shall be offered to him next Wednesday,
HHk;' K an( on'T unfriendliness or lunacy would
HjifC Rv thrust it on him. Ho has too much good
Btjt fo sense to be caught In a trap set for bim by
H'' fcr little men crazy to have a finger in politics,
B.rs 5, and under the manipulation of crafty fel-
R&l' S lows who want to " put him In a hole."
p The folly of such a precipitate nomina-
tffif I; W on by'that concern is as apparent to Mr.
HfM P Low as it Is to every other man of common
Kj$ (w sense. He could not accept it without con-
SW vlcting himself in the eyes of the whole
Bfp! Wt public, In New York and throughout the
BB; Wf Union, as a man who had sacrificed his
KM honor to his vanity and ambition.
y te ' Everybody knows that there is no excuse
-ft? r c' nec8S'ty or burrylng anybody Into the
I HH rfc canvass In advance of tho conferences and
' 1 reasonable concessions, tho proper courtesy
flrlW W &n cons'dcration, which are always rcqul
'.'IK'iI If slto to bring about a political or any other
'RS. I- Und of alliance. Mr. Low himself has
BHHr exhibited his greatest ability and most
?KtP h consummate tact in the harmonizing of in
Pm terests nominally distinct but really akin
SMll' I &n interdependent. Nothing could be
f!1" li more foreign to his disposition and the
Hr'SI I- methods natural to blm than the obstinacy
K ot tne onP-,deae(1 men f the Citizens' Union
B''t' f' In kicking against common sense.
K,W Mr. Low cannot take the proposed nomi
HhKI nation of next Wednesday without bring
R3f E Ing his political career to a discreditable
M-Kr & end, and casting a cloud on his reputation
KK 0 which will never be dissipated. He will
II f not do it.
t K The Export of American Fruits.
V mk-:r f The great wheat crop and tho great corn
RjuW - crop of the year aro accompanied by a
IXlP Beat crop of fruits, including those that
-'tSS -1 are exPi"table. From the States of the
m mr Pacific, and of theMlsslsslppI Valley, nnd of
B;j" W the Northeast, we have had reports of an
B 'S '$ unusuallylargeproductofapplcspandpcars,
SB j'' nd peaches, as well as of the small fruits
K-'S'f :i and berries. In our own State, along the
Br' W , valley of the Hudson and elsewhere, tho
W" Wit I buyers and packers ot pears and apples are
R Sit ' unusually basy at this time, and we hear
KrE$i '" ot individual firms that handle 000 bar-
B K ft rels a day. In New Jersey the peach
BfcBr season Is at its height, and we learn
H H-!'j that the peach crop there will exceed that
HvB'j' i of ttnT previous year, reaching, It Is estl-
r'H'' ' ' mated, nearly four million baskets. Prices
, B.C S are such as to bo profitable to raisers, and
BS-.' yet low to buyers. Good apples command
B Bi i Itmn $1 to $1.25 per barrel ; pears from $1
B: K i to $l,fi0; and tho best Jersey peaches from
H,B' f 40 to 00 cents a basket. In some cases the
HiHI l agents of the large dealers secure tho
EVji ', product of a whole county, or of several
Hp,Hu- counties, and that upon terms which are
"''" ' satisfactory to all parties. Fruit exchanges
Hjt'jH I have been found useful In steadying prices
m? H. ? nn1 in Becur,QR tne best varieties of fruits
K jwf for the market.
H B 'Ji Peaches und pears are not so well fitted
HHkl H for export to foreign markets as are apples,
HjflTC K. n unusually large quantity of which will
RBi k be shipped abroad this year. England has
M-"-B'- E been tuo cu,ef foreign market for American
p.?B( apples; but last jear Germany bought a
I'K i ' B0(1 ranny humlred barrels of them, though
BSi' Germou applo growers found fault with
Blfl i tucra, declared that they were Inferior to tho
B'B' native product, and sought to vxcludntheni.
BJ!( B ' "" la Poasil)lc that tho Germans will yet
B-1 v gain experience through which they may bo
B ,J I 'le to appreciate the superior qualities of
B"' i l' ? tllc cllolct;'" kinds of American apples,
B St 't t which are lovely to behold, very juicy, and
j -. i, possessed of Just tho proper nieusuro of
Bo" Hwectuessnud of acidity. Hut it Is likely
K '' that, for some time yet, England will con-
K BX ' tlnue to be, as It has been, the best placo
B H)' L f1"1 market Ing our surplus crop of apples.
K ; p About three yeare ago the California fruit
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Bkif-'
growers began to make effortit to Introduce
Into European mnrkets the most excellent
and renowned frulta of tho Paclflo coast,
not only apples, oranges, and pears, but
apricots, plums, nnd somo kinds of berries.
They havo striven for success ever slnco
that time, but It cannot bo said that they
havo gained It. Tho chief obstacle to It is
tho great dlstanco that tho fruits have
to be transported. In somo cases they
were sent from tho Paclflo coast to
Now York by rail for shipment across
the Atlantic; In other cases they wcro
conveyed to England In vessels sailing
from California ports. Whether brought
overland to this place or shipped by tho all
sea route, they frequently suffered dnmago
during tho weeks of conveyance nnd reoched
tho EnglMi market in bad condition. Wo
have heard, also, that they wcro hardly
ever rightly packed or properly pieparcd
for transportation. The consequence has
been that California fruits have not gained
a good reputation abioad, and havo brought
prices so low that the consignees have lost
by nenrly every shipment. Sales wero mado
In Liverpool and London during tho past
two years that did not meet tho cost of
carriage. So far as boxing and pack
ing, as also cold storage, aro concerned,
wo bellovo that Improvements have re
cently been Introduced; but tho distance
or tho tltno or tho expense of freightage be
tween San Francisco and Liverpool cannot
be reduced ; and theso things must always
count largely In tho transportation of per
ishable fruits. New York Is about as far
as California fruits can be safely carried,
unless, Indeed, they aro canned.
For tho apples and for somo of tho other
fruits grown In tho Atlantic and the Mid
dle States there are open markets abroad,
tho most favorablo one of which Is yet Eng
land ; nnd to that country tho shipments
for this year have already begun.
The regular annual production of cereals
and of fruits In this country Is better as
sured than In any other country. This
year our product of grain and of those
kinds of fruit most desired abroad Is bo
abundant that Europe can procure here all
the supplies of them that It may need,
without tho necessity of paying for them
more than they are worth.
Mr. Seth Low's Responsibility.
It rests with Mr. Seth Low to determine
whether he and his friends are to Join in
the opposition to Tammany or are to range
themselves as allies of Tammany In opposi
tion to the Republican party.
Except for tho course pursued by men
closely associated with him, there would
now bo no obstacle to the continuation of
tho union of the forcesopposed to Tammany
and Bryanism which carried the Greater New
York last November by 58,000 majority.
From the first tho Republican organiza
tion has manifested a hearty dcslro to bring
about such a union. It has put in the way
of it no obstacles ot any kind, by word or
by conduct, but has sought steadily to pro
duce and promote the harmony of senti
ment requisite to secure It. Mr. Platt,
for Instance, has been bitterly and even
insultingly assailed by friends of Mr. Low,
but he has not retorted In kind, refusing to
let himself down to the low level ot his
assailants. Mr. Qdigo, the Chairman of
tho Republican City Committee, has been
no less dignified, and throughout the sum
mer has uttered only conciliatory words
expressive of his sincere desire and purpose
to effect a-cordial union of tho opposition
to Tammany on a basis honorable to all.
Every fair-minded man in Now York
knows that if the Republican party and
the Citizens' Union are divided and hos
tile in the coming campaign, the respon
sibility for the disunion will rest solely on
the little knot of friends of Mr. Low who
control and manipulate the machinery of
the Citizens' Union ; In other words, on Mr.
Low individually, for they can do nothing
without his consent and under his direc
tion. Ho Is at Northeast Harbor, on tho
Island of Mount Desert, off the coast ot
Maine, but Is In telegraphic communica
tion with New York, is kept advised of the
Intentions of his Citizens' Union friends,
and understands exactly their purposes.
On the 7th of last June Mr. Low ad
dressed a letter tothcExecutivo Committee
of tho Citizens' Union, In which he said
that he could not lay aside his duties to
Columbia University, "except under tho
compulsion of a public duty that cannot bo
gainsaid;" that he did not feel " warranted
In accepting the nomination of the Citizens'
Union'attho prcscnttlmej" that he "must
have much more evidence of the popular
desire" for his candidacy " to make It seem
to me a public duty to become a candidate;"
and that "if I were convinced that there were
such a popular desire, and that my candi
dacy would prove a unifying force among
the friends of good government In the city,
I should not hesitate to accept your nomination."
On the strength of the promises, condi
tions, and sentiments of that letter, a
vigorous canvass was mado for signatures
to a paper expressing a wish for the "nomi
nation and election of Seth Low." It was
simply a "popular desire" for his can
didacy If ho should prove " a unifying
force." That was the condition on which
he mado his candidacy depend, and it was
of tho nature of a solemn pledge.
A newspaper distinguished for the spite
fulness of Its opposition to the Republican
party, pretends that among " the friends of
Good Government" Mr. Low did not In
clude tho Republican organization; but If
he had In his mind any such secret reserve,
his letter was a false pretence, making him
unworthy of nil public respect. Mr. Low,
moreover, took pains to create among
the people tho Impression that ho had
no such reserve, but was sincerely and
In all Hlnglc-mindodness influenced solely
by a desire to unify the opposition to
Tammany, not for his own advantago, but
In the interests of tho public welfare. He
said that only If such unity was brought
about by his candidacy could ho regard it
" a public duty to become a candidate."
In tho face of this condition so clearly
aud solemnly laid down by Mr. Low, It Is
said that his friends running the Citizens'
Union machine Intend to put him In nom
ination to-morrow in defiance of the Re
publican party, nnd In disdain of nil its
efforts to bring about tho unity required
by him. Of course, such a proceeding
would bo nothing short of a declaration
of war against tho Republican party. Its
motive would bo plainly violent hostility
to tho Republican party, for there is no pre
text of advantage as against Tammany in
hastening thus tho nomination lu advance
of the common date for tho holding of tho
aull-'lammany conventions upon which
the Republicans seek to bring about an
agreement. It would simply be n notice to
tho public that Mr, Low had entered Into
alliance with Tammany Hall for the pur
poso of fighting against the organized Re
publican party in Now York.
As Mr. Low Is the absolute arbiter of the
Citizens' Union, he eioae would be resnon-,
r
Bible for a war In which the Republican
party would be contending against tho
combined forces of tho Lowltcs and tho
Dryanltcs. It would bo a bitter fight, and
whatever doubt of Its Issue otherwlso thcro
might be, thcro would bo nono of tho com
plcto destruction of Seth Low.
The Great New Boss.
Since It Is reported that tho Citizens'
Union will publicly announce tho cholco of
Its candldato tomorrow, It Is Interesting
to consider how this nomination has been
brought nbout, and for what the nominee,
Mr. Low, will stand. To bo brief, ho has
been named through bosslsm of a potency
double-distilled nnd unknown In tho his
tory of Amcrlran politics.
To smash the political machine and to
kill tho boss was tho Citizens' Union's
programme. Wo will ask any member of
that marvellously constructed political ma
chlno to produce nnother In which me
chanical method hno been brought to a
simpler, more smooth-running and all-powerful
development. Members of tho Citi
zens' Union wero enrolled by signing this
statement:
'We authorlie the Committee on OrtcaniMtlon to
tafce euch etep ft mj be necessary to nomluate for
local omces to be filled t the election of 1897, candi
date! who Indorse and iilpport the principle end ob
Jccts of the Union, and to take whatercr action tnaj
be neoeisarj and proper for the furtherance of the
declared purposes of the Union and for the election of
the candidate! so nominated."
The old-fashioned democrntlo method of
primaries and conventions, which form
tho basis of tho laws for candidate-making,
was thus replaced by a plan for putting
tho nominating power Into tho bands of
a self-made. Committee on Organization.
Tho Blgncr of n Citizens' Union enroll
ment paper retired from politics and
surrendered to others lila nnte-electlon
Influence. Possibly, In Innocent enthu
siasm for the Citizens' Union platform,
which proclaimed that tho city should be
"governed by tho peoplo nnd forthopeoplo,
and not by the bosses and for the bosses,"
the majority of tho Citizens' Union mem
bers failed to see that they wero parting
with their earnestly treasured rights as
"people," nnd setting up bosses over their
political affairs compared to whom TnoMAS
C. Platt is a ferblo heeler. Probably, also,
tho small circle of ellglbles for tho Commit
tee on Organization had of themselves no
appreciation ot the awful despot Ism contem
plated by their enrollment blank.
Butcven tho Committee on Organization,
consisting of 250 members, was too un
wieldy for satisfactory management of the
prospective campaign against tho bosses.
Tho next movement In popular government
as conceived by tho Cltlzens'Union, was tho
formation of an Executive Committee of
the Committee on Organization, appointed
not by the majestic committee itself, but
by Its Chairman, Mr. 11. Fulton Cuttino.
Tho Committee on Organization, to which
tho members of the Citizens' Union had
given tho right to choose the peoplo's
candidates, had shrunk from 250 to 20,
and a queer lot tho twenty were. They
Included James B. Reynolds of the Uni
versity Settlement Society; Joseph: La
nocqUE, who Is ready to vote for a Tam
many platform that straddles or evades
the Chicago platform; C. C. Nadai. of tho
GooGoos' Confederated Council; Joiin B.
Pine, Mr. Low's right-hand man among
tho Columbia trustees; HAnnr White,
Secretary of the Garment Workers' Union;
Richard Watson Gildkk, poet; and, in
addition, the Treasurer of the Parkhurst
City Vigilance League, and also a member
of tho Society for Ethical Culture.
This body of profound and experienced
statesmen, collectively tho creature of
Supremo Boss Cuttino, announced ono
day that their candldato was Mr. Seth
Low. How they hit or fell upon Mr. Low
Is unknown; but Mr. Low's ovcr-nlght se
lection by Mr. Cutting and his appointees
Is the Citizens' foundation of "government
by tho peoplo and for tho people, and not
by the bosses nnd for tho bosses."
The great petition or evidence that Mr.
Low is a unifying foice Is merely an In
cident to Mr. Cuttino's decision that
Low shall bo the man. Mr. Low was nom
inated Irrevocably, wo are told, before tho
petition had been thought of. The peti
tion was merely a formal Indorsement
ot tho nomination nt tho hands of
tho Exccutlvo Committee of the Com
mittee on Organization. Tho Citi
zens could have obtained signatures to a
blank nominating Mr. Pink or Mr. Rey
nolds as surely as they got ono for
Low. Money and Industry can accomplish
almost anything. And on the strength
of this inspiration, of which Mr. Cuttino
Is the fountain source, Citizens' Union
ists aro " pledged" to Low. They cannot
confer In good faith with any ot tho anti
Tammany bodies who still cling to the old
fashioned method of nominating by conven
tions of popularly chosen delegates.
The Citizens' Union havo labelled this
extreme and Intolerable development of
tho boss system, "Government by the peo
ple nnd for the people." It expresses their
Idea of "good government." But do the
voters of New York want It f We rather
think not.
Erytlirca.
It Is now said that Italy Is meditating
tho transfer of the wholo of Erythrea,
except the port of Massowah, to some other
power, probably to Belgium. Two yenrs
ago, Baron Blanc, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, declared, In the Chamber of De
puties, his absolute confidence In the
prosperous future of Erythrea, and said
that Italy would defend it to the last. But
that was lh.fnro tho tremendous defeat of
Gen. Bauatieri, the Governor of the colony,
at tho hands of King Menelek.
When, early In 1885, Italy Rent an expe
dition to Massowah to aid the English
against the Soudanese, sho made herself so
agreeable to tho former that they, speaking
for Egypt, which claimed tho port, con
sented to a permanent Italian occupation
of It. Once, there, Italy coveted the healthy
highlands of the Interior, and, when
King Joun'u consent could not be ob
tained, began to edge her troops Inland
In order to seize them. Tho result was n
terrible slaughter of her forces at Dogali,
near Saatl. Italy was arouhed by this af
fair, and strong reinforcements vtera sent
out. Then n plcco of good fortune followed
In tho death of King John whilu lighting
the Mahdists, who wero raiding on his
frontier. A rival chief, Menki.lk of Shou,
aspired to the succession and Been red it,
and then Italy, by cooperating with him In
putting down Insurgents, gained not only
the good will of Menelkk, but also tho
large accession of territory constituting her
piesent colony of Erjthren.
Wo need not now go Into the question
whether It was IIauatidiu'h encroachments
upon the domains which M enelkk retained,
or the latter's breach of faith, as Italy as
serted, that eventually mado foes of these
friendB. Enough to say that, after double
triumphs over the MnhdUta near the Atbnra'
and Knssala, and over the Abysslnlans In
tho region ot Coat It nnd the Belesa, the
Itallnns wore dofeatcd by Menemsk'b forces
ot Ambaalngl, and then mot ft crowning dis
aster near Adua. Peace followed on terms
which acknowledged Mknklek's triumph,
and Mio only question has slnco been as to
how much of a foothold Italy would attempt
to retain In Africa.
Her colony of Erythrea, as fixed by treaty,
Includes tho coast zono from the Straits of
Bab-el-Mandcb to tho 18th parallel of north
latitude, reaching as far Inland as tho 35th
meridian; while she has a protectorate south
of the straits on the Somali coast, between
tho mouth of tho Youb and the 8th degrco
of north latitude. If sho should conflno
herself henceforth to Massowah, It would
be after havlnc; paid out millions upon mil
lions for what hns brought her disaster and
the loss of ninny lives. And yet, It may bo
sound economy to do this, for there Is
little prospectof gettlngany nctlucomoout
of tho colony for many jears to romo.
But who will bo her successor? Belgium
might excite Icfs Jealousy than any other
power, and King Leopold has long been
familiar with extcnslvo control in Africa,
through the Congo State. Still, a part of
Erythrea Is closo upon tho region of tho
Nllo headwaters, for which the Anglo
Egyptian army Is now pushing, nnd Eng
land might llko to rocolvo the transfer of
Italy's rights. Yet that might bring out
objections from France and Russia.
Tuo Minutes.
Klondike and Star Pointer, the pacer, aro
tho two sensations of tho year. Star
Pointer's mllo In 1:50 mnkes him Klon
dike's companion. In tho light of evolu
tion the harness horse is still so young and
so imperfect a creature that science scouts
tho Idea of his being near the limit of his
speed, as tho running horse may be sup
posed to be near his, so we may expect that
tho once Impnssablo two-mlnuto mark will
bo left still further In tho rear. Who
knows how long It will be before tho "Two
minuto class" will bo called as the alter
nate of the " Free for all"?
In nil performances that have broken the
harness track records, a study of the cir
cumstances Invariably reveals some point
where improvement is possible, and tells
us that, given that Improvement, we may
hopo for a result still better. In Star
Pointer's case this possibility of Improve
ment Is In tho horse himself. The day
of tho trial was beautiful and the track
was perfect, but tho horse was very far
short of tho ideal. He Is a big, coarse brute,
weighing 1 ,200 pounds, mounted upon a set
of extremely poor feet. On tho day of this
great milo his feet wcro so sore that It was
with difficulty that he could be urged to a
2:20 gait without breaking into a run.
Put the qualities that drive Star Pointer
forwnrd Into a frame that Includes no fault
to keep him back, and tho record of 1:501
will go the way of all Its predecessors.
The trotter will follow in time. A few
more generations and a few more mechan
ical improvements in track and sulky, per
haps, and the trotter will cross tho two
minute divide, to continue the old contest
with the pacer in the valley beyond.
Mr. Jacob Worth's condition In polities
might be accurately described as that ot a
treacherous and foolish man cone mad.
Ric .Ann V. Ri.and 1 still an unconverted
SllTprlle. He contend! aa aerlously that the present
rle In wheat l Independent of McKiiuv's election
aa If the fact had eTer tieen seriously disputed: and
he al-o contends that the election of Brtai would
haie been followed by een better timet, raftuM
jjMa Ledgtr.
Almost all the silver men, as far as we have ob
served, nsree with Mr. IIlakd. They say that
-bcat Is up because tbero Is a demand, and sil
ver down because there Un't. nnd that the pres
ent prosperity ennnot last. Tliey believe that
permanent prosperity can be secured only by
mennxof the free colnaco of sliver. The notion
thf.t they are clvlnc up tho fight for free coinage
is a mistaken one. They were not beaten as
badly as they ought to ha e been, and they are
ready to mako the fight again.
If the Citizens Union honestly desires to
take Its first step toward accomplishing Its
Ideal of "government by tho people, for the
people, and not bv bosses for tho bosses," It will
nt once wipe out the arbitrary and boss-made
nomination of Mr. Low and start again.
Illeh-clnss novels cnmchlgh. Mr. HallOaine
lia olreadt re elre-1 a i heck: for t-n thousand pounds,
antldpitcd rtyaltl-" on "The Christian." At th a
rate TtuckeiAY ahou d hat received one million
dollars for "Vanity Fair." Hartford Courant.
At this rate, considering tho merit of the
work and not the prospects of Its sale, "Vani
ty Talr" must have been worth not less than a
million pounds. It would bo worth at least
that to literature and to human enjoyment.
Hut In Mr. Tiiackeiiay's times the author was
not on public exhibition as much as mnny con
temporary authors nre. Mr. Thackkray and
Mr. Dickens lectured, to be sure, but tho artof
advance literary advertlslngwasnottoowell un
derstood in their day. The dimensions of their
foreheads, their pangs and labors In composi
tion, and their processes of manufacture wero
not set before the world with the Illuminative
detail which Is used nowadays, llcstdes, there
are more peoplo, especially In this country, to
read hooks, nnd their selling value ought to be
nreatcr, If there aro not too many books. Too
many of them like "Vanity Fair" there, can
not and will not be: and Mr. Hall Cains must
think that the case Is the same wtth "The
Christian " If be has got $50,000 for the advance
Bhcets. Not many authors are so fortunate as
hois; but then It Is fair to remember that no
other author Is so terious In communicating
himself to tho publlo.
The Idea that John Ij. Sullivan Is an avowed
and earnest candidate for Mayor of Rostoa must ba
a terrll la shock to the prudent, prudish people of
that place. Unclatitftd lluraliit.
In his prime he was tho tallest man of tils
hands In the world. Men with many of his char
acteristics wero the necessary rulers of mankind
once. There was no resisting them. They had
tho strength. A few years ago Mr. Sullivan
was in n condition to Insist upon his Invincibil
ity and to ask for its rewards; and even
nt this day ho Is no easy warrior to discomfit.
Hcsldes. he Is understood to bo some sort of re
former. Why shouldn't tho Boston people peti
tion frantically to hate him named as Mayor I
Strength has Us rights, and reform a good deal
more than Its rights.
Something of tho noblo rage of the labor
trusts Against "government by Injunction"
might to abalo now that a Kansas dlstriot Judge
has Issued a temporary Injunction restraining
tho Santa Fo. Missouri Pacific, and Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroads from charging a
cent a bushel rate Instead of a carload rato for
shlppingcnttle. Surely, "government by injunc
tion" must havo some unsusjuacd merits or It
could not bo used to check tho Insulenie of corporations.
Tho exrcnslvo activity of Legislatures Is not
ono tu a drill, rated lire to liamsl tun people, but
irons naturally out uf th" Incident! attaching to our
satem of government. .St, J'nul Ulubt.
It Is duo to the general Imperfect apprehen
sion of tbofact that oulaido of a certain small
amountof necessary business, mosllyof routine,
n Legislature or Congress Is more profitably em
Ploj ed in talking about things In general than In
making laws. There aro Infinitely too many
statutes, and yet there will ho no limit to tho
additions which will ho mado to them, for
almost every man who Is sent to a
Legislature thinks ho is sent thoro to dl
Ungulsh himstlt by getting; some law passatl
and trying to regulate things best left alone.
Then the good-natured, easy member Introduces
bills by request, and divers cranks, striken, and
reformers are always bringing; In new legisla
tion. Experience seems to be little regarded
by Legislatures, as the various statutes, na
tional and Slate, show, Tho less theso work,
the louder Is the cry for more. So unwilling aro
many worthy persons to admit that there Is not
some universal potency In acts nnd statutcj.
Tho strugglo to detcrmlno who shall bo
mado Senator In Congress from South Carolina
In succession to tho late Judgo Kaiilk will bo
ended to-day, and ended, Vto hopo, without con
tustm.s or abrasions of any of tho candidates.
Candidate McLtvniN, renowned for his beauti
ful curls, explalnod that ho was responsible for
anything In tho campaign that Is offensive to
Mr. John Gauv Evans, another candidate, but
too many things aro offensive to Mr, Evans,
nnd the ccuoral responsibility nssumod gnyly by
Mr, McLauiiin seems too wide. The cumpnlgu
has been so personal that netrly all tho candi
dates have been offsnslve to each othor nnd
everybody elso; and ll is ttmo to pull down the
tents and movo on.
Tho Hon. William F. Haiuuty ot Penn
sylvania who not vindicated but driven out by
tho Penmylvnnla Democrats ycsiorday. Tho
buoyancy of Mr. llAHltlTT Is groat, but bis
political opinions nt prcso-it seem to lo uncom
monly smooth and without sallency. Too
smooth for tho Democratic brethren. A choking
sound comes from Harmony.
nit. iorr Ann coi.vuniA.
The Cnlvertltj'a Interest la th Haw Trk
Elecllan.
To tbb Editor or Tin Set sir: From tha manner
of tha man, and because during my tutelar at Col
umbla College sound common sense teemed to lie
President Loir's cardinal trait, I do not betlere that
he will be hoodwinked by the Citizens' Union's peti
tion list, which docs not tn any way romo up to tha
requirements penned In answer to Its letter asking
him to accept Its nomination for the Mayoralty.
When Tbs Be of yesterday says, "The Cltlrent'
Union U practically nothing more than an organisa
tion tn the Interest ot Mr. Lows candidacy," 1 can go
It one better, for It Is palpably apparent from this
glaring Instance of the cheap-show advance-agent
method In Retting signatures for the much-Taunted
petition, and the lack of consideration of President
Low's interests and his personal feelings In the man
agement of the campaign, ostensibly In his behalf,
that they are using President Low as a figurehead for
their own ajtgraudtzement. In the wild hallucina
tion of being able to carry out a topsy-turry, utterly
Impracticable echeme of running the city Oorern
ment by ft eelect coterie of ftmftteurlsh Incompetents
on a Mugwump reform basis.
I take It for granted that a man ot President Low's
Intelligence and knowledge of men Is not unaware
of being mado a stool-pigeon to gratify the whims
of whrt Is, compared with the great body of roters, a
mere handful of malcontenta
Moreorer, as a graduate of Columbia, I hara In
mind, at hare a majority or graduates, the recent
great strldea forward In the progres! of alma mater
from an unlmposlng structure tn Its former compara
tively out-of-the way home to the crest of Mornlng
elde Heights, and thereon now In course of erection
a group of buildings that for locality, commodlout
ness, and distinctive beauty of architecture will be
unrivalled by any other university In the world.
Tne fact that this great achievement was conceived
and got under way during President Low's adminis
tration, wherawltb he has not only been the vital
moving force, but also the pioneer In generosity, has
engendered a general desire that he should give hit
undivided time and attention to It until tha consum
mation of his cherished hopes and thos) of all friends
and graduates of the university should be realized In
th- completion of the hull Mns.
In the attainment whereof President Low would
reach aa eminence In the world of letters and affairs
far above and beyond the distinction that would
ensue from a successful administration of the per
plexities and responsibilities assumed by the first
Mayor of the consolidated city ot New York. Hut
most of all, as a graduate of Columbia, should I de
plore his entrance upon a race where there was a
preponderating chance for defeat, which would be In
evitable If he were nominated by tho so-called Citi
zens Union.
In the event of such an occurrence being resultant
In the election of the party of dishonor and disorder
aa represented by Tammany Hall, the responsibility
for It would Involve an irreconcilable lots of prestige
for Columbia University Just at tho beginning of Its
ascendancy.
Therefore I feel assured that President Low, having
weighed every side or the iltuatlon in the balance, will
not only refuse the nomination of the Citizens' Union,
but urge that organization to coalesce with the Re
publican party, and will himself be found one of the
ttanchett advocates of Its principles and candidate!,
standing to-day at they do for law, order, prosperity,
and the best government, national and municipal.
COLCHBU COLLXOE Q&ADCATZ.
EftooaxTS, Aug. 28.
A Corretpoadent Proponnda Two loaalrlec
To the Editor or Tnr Sri Sir: I would like to
tsk, and I take the liberty of asking, Tne Six
two questions: First Why Is It that more colored
people, men and women, ride In the street cars on
Sunday than any other day? Any person who has
Uvea a long time in New York will observe that few
colored people ride In the cars on week day4 and a
very great many on Sunday. WhyUthla? The fare
la the aami", the colore,! population li no greateron
Sunday than on other days, and the colored resident!
of the city are, ir an thing, rather more generally en-
tged lu their usual avocations than white people on
unday. 1 have long studied the phenomenon and
can kIvo no explanation of It. Can any reader of
TiibScm answer It?
Second Why la It that though Cincinnati Is one of
the largest beer producing and beer consuming cities
of tho Western United states, you never hear In
New York of Cincinnati beer? St. Louti beer, Mil
waukee beer, Toledo beer, and Chicago teer aro well
knnvin. and yet Cincinnati beer l! rarely heard of.
Cincinnati has more than a. ono saloons, and Its beer
sale! in year amount to more than one million and
ft quarter barrels. It has an enormuua Oermnn popu
lation, and the lieer sold tn It, aa all travellers tn Cin
cinnati know, li excellent; but no one ever hrars in
the East of Cincinnati beer, no one aaka for It, no one
aelUlt, and presumably no one knowa anything about
It I don't know the reason of this. Does any reader
of The Rev? imjcniEH.
New You, Aug. 110.
A medal Fitly Bestowed.
To tbx Eoitor or The Bus Sir: Tho announce
ment In The Sex of Sunday that tha Congressional
medal for "most distinguished gallantry" has been
awarded to Dr. Gabriel Orant of this city gives great
gratification to all who knew him during his service
aa aurgeon In th civil vrar. Dr. Orant'i whole career
tn the army was distinguished by great gallantrv no
less than profesalonal skill, the particular Incident
at tn b.ltle of Fair Oaks, for which the medal was
bestowed, being only a single Illustration ot many
examples of hi! loltllorly demotion.
The itory of the gallant conduct of the surgeons ot
the army would afford one of the most glorious rec
ord! of the war, but among them all none In any ile
Eartment of tho military service drservea hither
onor than that now accorded to Dr. Oabrlel Orant.
New Vqiu, Aug. 80. o.
What lie trt Behind Utns.
To thi EDrroa or Tne Sea Sir; Th other day you
ridiculed the Idea of English wheat being different
from American wheat.
Why, dear hut, I have been In this country thirty
five years, and have never yet tasted a genuine straw
berry, or grape, or gooseberry, or a (Jargonelle) pear.
nor genuine bacon, nor a genuine cup of tea. not to
mention the txer, Ac.
If you went the genuine flavor of these articles you
have got to go to " Hold Illngland "
New Yobk, Aug. 2K. Jxo. Hickmax (John Doll).
Loraso Uovt'a Wooing.
rromth Youth'l Companion.
Numberless anecdotes aro related of the eooentrlci
I ties and characteristic acis of Her Ixirenzo Dow, the
I famous Itinerant Sl.-ihoJlit preacher. Mr, Collins
relates that when ha waa a wldoiver, h said to the
congregation one day At the close of his sermon!
"lam a candidate for matrimony! and If there Is
any woman In this audience who Is willing to marry
me, I would thank her to rls."
A woman rose very near tho pulpit, and another In
a distant part of the house. Mr, Dow paused a mo
ment, then aald: "There are twn I think this one
near me rote first! at any rate I will have her for my
wife,"
This woman was In good standing and possessed of
coLslderable property. Very loon after this ecteutrlo
wooing she becamo Mrs. Dow.
Amateur Talked Shop,
Fioni the lntltantipalti Juutnal
" We had an awful r cMrnt at our amateur theatri
cal!," said the hw eet Younj ThlLg. " Jlr. Pcpperlon
he Is a hotel clerk ws playing tho hero, ai d when It
was time for htm to shout Uiickl' at tho villain, ha
forgot hlmielf and shoutid Trout!' "
A Peach.
From the Waihinuton Timet.
The Citizens' Comnittteo of old New York snd
Urooklyn have determined to nominate Heth Low for
Major of Greater New York, It la a situation for tba
Democrats which, la terms of fruit, would bo cslltd
a peach,
TO XXOtVDB OBX1TAXBX.
Ctziagent Meaaarea Taken to iVeveat Tnetr
Irregalar AdmlsaUa t Till Caantry.
WAsniNOTON, Awr. 30. For the purpose of
securing; greater uniformity In the procedure to
be taken with regard to tho admission of China
men to tho United States, nspccIaUolntclrcukr
hns boon Issued by the Trcaoury Department
ami tho Department of Justlco to govern tho
actions of the special Treasury agents nnd tho
officers of tho Department of Justlco having
charge of Buch eases. Tho circular says:
"In order morooff octlvoly to prevent the Irreg
ular admission to this country of Chinese per
sons claiming: to bo of American birth, through
tho submission of testimony bclloved to be
fraudulent, It has been decided to allow such
persons, upon their admission at tho port of first
arrival, to proceed to their destinations, v here
they may bo nrrosted and more vigorously pros
ecuted than appears to bo atpresentpractlcablo.
In accordance with this conclusion, Collectorsof
Customs at ports whoro Chlneso of allc-cd
American birth apply lor admission to llil.i
country should, attor such examination asmuy
tra required to secure tho Identity, destination,
&c of such Chlneso persons, allow thorn In pro
ceed on their journey, but In each instanco
measures should bo taken to arrest them again
and deliver them to tho propor authorities for
tho institution ot legal proceedings to determine
their right to remain In tho country.
"Tho attontion ot tho department has been
called In a number of Instances to tho fact that
Chlneso persons Buspcctod of being Irregularly
In this country, havo, upon being interrogated,
producod certificates slgnod by a Unltod States
Commissioner, stating that tho persons namod
in such cortillcatei appoarcd before him and
wcro adjudged to be lawfully In the Unltod
States, it appearing that they wera citizens ot
the United States. Hy the provisions of the act
npproved May 0. 188'J. Stato courts and courts
of tho United States wero prohibited from ad
mitting Chlneso to citizenship, nnd the question
whether or not children born In this country of
Chinese parents, who nre subjects of the Km
perorof China, are to be recognized as citizens
of tho United States, Is now pending lu tha
Siiprtmo Court.
"Until otherwise ordered, nil Chinese found
In this country ho aro unable to produce the
certificates of registration prescribed by law fur
laborers, or evidence ot tliolr status as bona fide
merchants engaged In business In this country,
or laborers In transit to other countries, should
bo arrested by inspectors appointed to unforco
tho provisions of the Chinese exclusion laws
and delivered to tho proper legal authorities for
the determination ot tho question ot the right of
such porsons to remain In the country,"
Attorney-Uoneral McKenna adds the follow
ing: " United States Attorneys and United States
Marshals are hersby directed to co-operate with
Collectors and othor officers of the customs In
carrying out the foregoing Instructions for tha
proper enforcement of the Chinese exclusion
laws, and to that end to give suitable directions
to their assistants and deputies, respectively;
and United States Attorneys are hereby
directed, either In person or by their assistants,
to appear on behalf of tbo Government to secure
the proper enforcement of the law at all hear
ings hold In the respective districts, to deter
mine whether Chinese persons or persons of
Chlneo descent w ho have been arrested under
the Chinese delusion laws, have a lawful right
to remain lu this country."
Treasury officials bellovo that the new orders
will put a stop to the admission of Chinese on
testimony they are practically certain Is
perjured, but which they are unable to refute.
Cblnamcn who can pro luce papers in proper
form, showing conclusively their right to enter
the United States, will be passed at the ports of
entry without question, but where the papers
require tho testimony of persons living In In
terior towns, the Chinese will be allowed to pro
ceed undor surveillance to the place of which
they claim to be former residents and there ar
rested and tried.
ITESTJHtX XEir YORK'S TJLIB.
Ad Insaartaat Farming Section rth tat t
how Its nrodnrts.
A plenteous crop and good prices such Is the
record of tho 1807 harvest In western New
York, and on Sept. 13 there will be begun in
Rochester tbo " Western New York Fair." to
last five days. In order that it may be made as
successful as posslblo this year, it has been ar
ranged that there shall be no other fair in this
section of tho State during the week. Tbere
will bo an unusually large display ot farm im
plements and farm products, as well as manu
factured goods. Horses, cattle, awlne, poultry,
sheep, and other live stock will be represented.
One of the best of the shows will be the race of
the horseless carriages in mile heats, best
three In Ave. Three motor wagons of American
manufacture are to be used. It will be the first
exhibition of the kind In the State. There will
also be a race between one of the motor wagons
and threo cyclists on a tandem.
The importanco of western Xow York as a
farming section is not generally understood In
this section of the State, to which many of the
products of western Now York farms, wheat,
corn, barley, buckwheat and potatoes are sent.
The western New York orchards have been
yielding enormous supplies of fruit this year,
particularly apples, and the dairy business ot
these counties is extensive. The railroad con
nections with this part of New York are excel
lent, Tho proximity of these counties to tho
market at seaboard is a decided advantage, and
tncy have still another in tho Erie Canal, tho
operations of which are being Btoadlly increased
byexpendlturo for Improvements. Tho Impor
tance of the citj ol Rochester as a distributing
point forwestorn Now York agricultural prod
ucts Is rivalled only bv that of llulTalo.
New York stands first among tho States of the
Union in tho value of the products of its dairies,
first tn horticultural products, second in the
valuo of lis farms and farming land, second in
the product of grnpes, third in respect to tho
number of farm!, fourth In the value of live
stock. Hops and buckwheat are produced so
extensively in the western and central portions
of the Slatoas to put it in advance of all other
Htalesln theso products, and the barley product,
too. Is so large as to ho an important ltlm of
farming wealth. Tho Rochester Fair la designed
tn show the progress mado in the group of coun
ties WnovMi generally as western New York, the
counties north of tho l'ennsyU aula Stato line
and south of Lako Ontario. Itochoster is acces
sible to tliem, and lbs farmers who go there
havo generally a good time.
Supervising Architect by Competitive Eiaen
luatlon. ToTiiEEDiTOaorTiiK Rux Sir: The United States
Civil benlco Commission "announces a comietIilve
examination to till the vacancy In the position of
(supervising Architect of the Treasury," The adver
tisement reads curiously like tbs notices written by
officers of the Marino Curps engaged ou recruiting
duty. In which It Is aald that "men who eullst will
have excellent oppoilunltles for foreign travel, good
clothing, wholesome food, and medical attendance."
Tho United States Commissioners, evidently lalwrlng
under the delusion that architects are day laborers
scanning the columns of uewsjiaptn, for"Male Help
Wanted" advertisements. 6ayj "The salary of this
position, u lilch Is one of the most responsible under
the Government, Is 1,000 per aunum, and It It hoped
that architects of high attainments and reputation
may bo Induced by thesn considerations to enter the
competition."
This Is to say, architect! whoie fee! average any
where from 610,000 10 S73,u00 per annum are ex
pected toenttr comietltlon conducted bypereont
who are Ignorant of the primary principles of archi
tecture and engineering, and who hold out aaabalt
that the man whoso examination shows the highest
iiarkawililvappuiutiil lc suirviM the deilgu a-i I
luualructhm of eder.il I ull.ltcgi,
As a lustier of course, no architect of itaodlogwlll
disgrace his profession by ilesirudlng to the low
le i-l of the wmii rtltlou, and the oflice will go tn some
political hack who will obey the ordeim of the Per
sons who, ihrounh every chango of Adm nlstrattou
run the Hupenltlcg Architect' office to suit tbem!
selves. Everv an hltect, at home or abroad, la familiar
with the manner lu which several reputablo arclil
tMtawere liuluied Intake tho ofiloe of bupervlslnir
Architect aud why the) ruljned. "upervising
For the Uneril of the j ouug aud Inexperienced men
who will appear l-fore the United Slates Commit
louTJltboiildbe laid that tho bustnrisor atiunrr
vising Aiolilleit, on understood hy pn'.iitcUin. li i to
spcad hi-, days and nlghti with persons "witu mills
who v ant cimtructs or b rthk lu the department fir
reUUvsor "lady friends." During the Inst Admin
tatrallon nf "(M operation I " l lie Kuiienli in: Aichl
In uivrre pursued fium Hid danu or da) unlll mid
nlKl.t hordes o' MiiKwump stmwmen, t rooked
cnutrai tors, and polltiiai liunu, who wantnl rcn
thiiulnsiitlit, imina rake on." on n.e Mint .n,- in
tlwj altlug if building dshrls. Ono of the mill who
nmiV life u bil'ileii In th drPMllmeiit ,u i,,
priest or M'igi.mpery il)r Ktrrrii), who Uiclared
m.t i- .liiiiiptlmti.er.imldncwrsolliltonV' f.ruiii
I'ibii, jti nhi'iin l'ist umie wa built m ,,i ,t,
trhl lat Liiti)h haunted the hupervlslng Architect'!
nfilio ierj day him ling for onhea and cunt ra Ms .
ni.d au I as it v-.,rr men of t he am- nam u ho
une. tlielr note- to the Pccksu.nl.n can si,"
li.iktli. "I'ubli nni -a Is a put lu- tru-t." and thi-n
turaid around and demonstrated I j their conduit In
offli e that u public ni . H n prlMitii picnic
'"",reWJfp,ur1l fl"'lrtHi,i who enters the cum
petition for Huprriiaiug Arvlilhct If deceit rd by
the ajMiluliaiimiilUra of IUioiiiiiiImIoii, III-might
a well empiiw hliiiM-lf in aitini,ilng to -ull an
iron cauldron up Magara J, lis ,,' to attempt li ro
form the huprrtla:i,g Archlirct' department. I.ct
i..nA"v",f" ",'."".' a,.d ,rom ""' 'omKtl Inn r.nd
"'' UrJ"IPh nd J-latolsgu ft, ,id win
They are the b-iys whu nuotv him to o iver uiiii
iS?.!t,1' ,n ""' "x" "liatlon. and lire at the rate of
20,000 a year oa a salary of .60(i. l
U, WlLVUID FZAHCX.
XHB TROVDI.ES XX IXDIA, I
A lBdoa Jenraat Kxpeaea the Mlscondort r
the Brltlah Uoernzarnl,
"It Is right for the natlvos of India to revolt
nnd to organize for tho dostrurtion of our In
famous rulo," soys the ltrltlsh radical wciVlr"
Juttlcr. That journal declares that the pn
ish people at largo aro Ignorant of tho tlr-,,(.,,
ato situation vthlch has been rrtnicd in liui,k
by misgovcrnment, Tho qurntlon ofadinlm. h
trallon In tho llrltlsh Kast Indies 1h handled "
not for tho promotion of tho counlrj't tvelrnro
or even for tho pcrnmnent ccurly of llriii,h
rulo, butbololy for tho Interest ot Anglo Suna
officials, pensioners, nnd homo clianreri. in
this enso tho House of Commons has exhibited
such Incapacity as to prove that it K tur-i,.,,
even as a critical body. In tho fnco nf ,ro.
tost after protest, England continues to drain
away, year jOftor year, the vt caltli of the ot crty
strlckon Inhabitants of India, and extorts a
hu.-e trlbato, oven In n fatnlno year, and i,ow
a scaro has conio with tho Ural uiutlirliigi 0(
revolt,
Tho London Journal rcfors to tho riots n
Chltpur, near Calcutta, about which It s.ij ,"
"It really looks at If Mnhammcdant unit ih-.
doos had made common causo agalind tin-Lor.
crnmont In order to securo n paltry mud hut
built on Hindoo land which hnd been devoted to
Moslem uses. Tho more trivial tbo uiiife IS
lho outbreak, tho mora serious does tlm mitureulr
Itself appear. And this Uin rather Hint t),t.,,
plo socinod to havo gained what thct suiiit..
It Las lonir been staled.notnbly by Mr. Ioa' uai
NaoroJI, that tho old race nnd religious hiAm
botwoflit Mohammodan and Hindoo were bein
crushed out in India by tbo pressure ot K-igi'.R
domination; nnd bero Is certainly a romnrUb's
example of this. That tho believers In the two
great antagonists rollgloni of India should
even for once (Ink their differences to hiiic?
tho tyrannous European Is itself, as IlMi'tr'i
correspondent on the spot sees clearly, a tooii
dangerous symptom. Yet theso two xn.
breaks, on different sides of India, would contit
tor little wero Ihoy not accompanied by
Sowing manifestation of sullen hntrti
roughout our great dependency. Without
the taolt approval of the bulk of thn natives, wo
could not hold India for a week. The doom ot
our rulo Is pronounced, as all who know India
are well aware, when once the patient natives
beoomo evon quietly hostile. Tour strength.
in India,' said 6here All' 3 envoy to Sir tawu
I'elly twenty years ago, as they paced th
ramparts of Peshnwur in the cool of tho evening,
'your strength In India is Just 00,000 men
well armed.' That Is far more truo to-day
than it was then, for we have no moral hold lett
on the country whatever.
"Lot us say plainly, as Englishmen who are
sick of the wrong nnd robbery done In our
name, who regard with horror tie extortion of
a tributo of more than 000,000,000 in cold
Blnco the last great famine from our Impover
ished fellow subjects, that If ever rebellion was
Justified In the history ot tho world. It Is Justi
fied in British India to-day."
Treaaera Pressed While Ta BUS.
lY-om f A St. Lovtt RcjwbHo. H
At frequent Intervals can bo seen throughout H
the city the signs, "Hats cleaned while yon n
wait," "Shoes nalf-soled while you wait," &c
but It remained for the proprietor of a tailor
shop on Washington avenue to spring a new one
on the public For several weeks past be has had
a sign out which read, "Pants prcseed while
you wait," but yesterday he changed this in 1
such a manner that It Is attracting a great deal ,
of attention.
He called In a painter and had him substitute I
the word " eat " for " wait " In tho sign, making j
It read "Pants pressed while you eat," Directly 1
In the rear of the tailor shop Is a little restau- V
rant, which Is conducted by a relative of the en- '
terprlslng tailor. Thn restaurant faces on St,
Charles street, and It Is only necessary to cross a
email yard to get from the rear door of the tailor
shop to the rear door of the restaurant.
The Idea of putting up the novel surn was sug
gested to the tailor by the fact that several of
the customers of the restaurant are also cus
tomers of his. and tho other day one of them en
tered in a hurry and wanted his trousers
pressed. While this waa being done the cus
tomer donned another pair of trousers, which
the tailor provided, and went across the yard to
the restaurant for his dinner. When this waa
finished he returned and found that his trousers
wero ready for him.
Maa T Otters Pmtenta at TTlndmtll.
From t Aa ItutullvtlU. Cv, BeraUL
Prof. J. P. Fruit of Itussellvills has made his
reputation aa a man ot letters, bnt few people
are aware that he is a mechanical genius as
well. He has patented a windmill which may
make him a fortune. Men who are in the wind
mill business say it la the simplest, most prac
tical and most valuable thing ever Invented.
The right to sell It In the United States Is valued
at from $10,000 to $20,000. and In Canada haM
as much.
ivarelsra IVatea or Best! Iatesal.
Parti la rail of mosquitoes this inmmir.
Oeorge Oroesmlth Is said to be very til, tha waters
of Tlomburg having given him no relief.
Urblno. Raphael's birthplace, has eolleetad 110.009.
franca for the monnmsnt It Is going to ereot to hla
memory, but wants more.
Verdi has handed over to his friend Bolto a box,
containing th complete score of an opera, which Is
not to be opened till he la dead.
All Uenelek's power cannot mak th Abyssinian
take to the new dollars with his Image. They still
want tha effigy of Marls Theresa on their colas.
Lndwlg Fnlda. th author of "Th Talisman, has
written a four-act comedy called Friends." whlobi
will be brought out at the Berlin Deutchea Theater.
Ten Jndges of the English Supreme Court cnntlnn
on the bench, though they have paased the period at
which they aro by law entitled to retire on a pension.
There is a great deal of sickness in the British Med
iterranean fleet, the Malta naval hospitals being full.
One storeshlp from Crete brought seventy men sick
with dysantery.
Light opera Is no longer to be given at Vienna's
Theater an der Yflen, grand opera taking Ita place.
A beginning will be mad with Puccini's " La Bo
hexna" and ft new opera by Ignaz BrQel.
England's thirty-knot torpedo boat destroyers fall
far below their trial apeed In actual service i SB, ST,
and 26 knot! was all three or them could make when
tried after being put Into commission recently,
Austria, with Hungary, had B.7S7 miles of railroad
at the endof 1800. The gross revenue waa $12,000,
000, the working expenses 3B,000,000, and th net
revenue (17,000,000 on sua Invested capital ot
1370,000,000.
A new ltolten Row for London horssback riders Is
proposed In the Regent's Park, skirting the eastern
aide of the Botanical Oardrna. The ride Is about a
mils long and part of the way panes through an ex
isting avenue of trees.
Fremlet'a status of the Archangel Michael tramp
ing on the dragon has been placed on the highest
stcplo of the church at Mont St. Michel. It takes I
the placo of ft similar atatue that waa turn down dur
ing the French revolution. I
For the Anguatua Harris memorial l!.r00 has -
teen collected. A bed for actors or musicians has
been established In the Charing Cross Hospital with
part of the moneys the rest will be used for a drink
ing fountain near Drury Lane Th aire.
Sir John Mowbray, Bart, M. P. for Oiford Univer
sity, baa Just celebrated hla golden wedding. Moth
his parenta and grandparent lived to oeleiirat
the rs, the common married life continuing In on
case for fltty-nlne, and In the olhtr for ntty-seven
years.
King Leopold of Belgium offers ft prise of ,ono
for the best military history of Belgium from its
Komau Invasion to the present day. It may be writ
ten In English, French, German, Italian. Hpanl'h, or
Flemish, and manuscripts must reach Belgium before
Jan 7. 1V01.
Hr'gands In the Roman Campagna have noliKki
they held up Prince Francesco Dorghese, nuke cf
Bomarzo, and his agent recently, but the two hat
only 97 ttwrcn tbem. Two years ago, when If
Duke of Eaxe Melnlngeu as robbed he had Just SIO
on his person.
The Nrstorlan Christiana have resolved, acenrdmz
to the .onion Daily ChrunMe, to adopt the do trim
and discipline nf the ltimlan Orthodox rbur I".
Theie are 400.000 nf them living uu lho borders "f
Terkey aud Persia and they have determined on I'
step to socurn Ilussta'a protection,
A plau for connecting south and west Aiiit'alln 'T
railroad Is iindtrcousldi-ratlon, Tliiidlttaucc het '"
the end of their railroad slem Isouly fi' i nmo,
but therointry In bo tiaversed Is an arid di-ert "'
rcervnlra must lie built at tttenty-flte mill lute '
along the whole Hue. The cost villi be .
810,000,000,
Mr llohcrt Mrnzlea of Mentles, nt ho Tear "'
age -an still shoot. On ttvmlaya rwctitl l.e hr w'l
down Ihlrty-ono nnd tttenly-ilx brace of i h '
lowing It up by starting frunililssluaiiing ' " '
n'elvek one morning, ronliu fnurleiu ml" - "
Loch 1'rrucha In a drenching rain, uud tin . i
long railroad journey lu order lo open u
McuclcL of Abyialnla Is running kill r v '
lium lu the variety of his aei-iiinpli i. i ""
allowed the French i uvo , M l.eitjpli'. l'i I "" '"
I had drawn tt ith lili own liuid fm Mil ,l
Addlt Ada'ja, When tho first tcwlu mu I '
seen came to hlra out of order Ihu .Vu '
over, found out what was virung, aud itil'd "
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