THE OM-A'IlAt'iDAII/lT JJMEi SATURDAY , tflS HO , 1800.
New York's tip-to-date Merchants
, a .Great Feature.
tintc * PlcJtcrt t'p mi ( lie \\'nr Otcr.
The accompanying reproduction from the
New York Hernia of a section of New York
City nml the llrooklyn Urldge lllutratca
the advantage the advertisers have taken
ot the enormous traffic between these two
fireat cities. While there nre other con
cerns thrth the one shown represented , the
Iireat preponderance of ttiefe pnrtlcu'nr
elgns evidently Induced the Herald to give
Ite renders n general Idea of what the
patron * of the bridge are confronted with
ih < i year round.
The Brooklyn Ilrldge , tlinn which , per-
Jinpi excepting the London Hrldge , there Is
no other equally faimus the wor'il over ,
connects the two Rront clllo * from 1'nrk
Jlow. New York , to Sands street , llrooklyn.
Tt Is a great structure nnd the local author
ities rtie making It Mill more elaborate by
the addition o < Imposing cntr.inccsln each
work on the ( bridge wa < begun Jnnuiry 2 ,
J870. nnd the 'public had the pleasure df
watching Its' progress fir thirteen year ! " .
It was opened to the pub Ic May SI , 1881.
and from that.date to the present time haft
hod an enviable record.
Considering the cervlcc since rendered and
the ffrl that the bridge ban become a pub
lic nccerslty ; the cost , which startled pome
I * people at the time of Its comp'etlon. Is not
If excessive. Fifteen millions of dollars can-
Is , not exactly be called a bagatelle bv the ma-
I * Jorlty ot residents ef the Greater New York ,
mil If Is not such tin enormoin sum when
extended for ruch n benefit as the bridge
has proVen to be.
The bridge , by the way , Is quite a money
ir.flHrtr. If ynu walk over > ou are not re
quired ( o pay , but that's nsofar as yottr
privileges extend. You nre not allowed lo
hnng over the outer rails nnd ga o at the
rlveribelow In n pens'vo ' manner , nnd If you
carry n htinplclous looking- bundle which
might contain n diving outfit you are ar
rested nt once as an Intruding Imitator of
"Steve Hrodle. " the bridge Jumper , actor ,
tnloon owner and real estate denier.
If you decide to firego the pleasurei of
the promenade nnd ride In one of the com-t
pnny's cars the privilege will cost you three
cents. Iletter pay n nickel and Ret two
tickets. If you are riding horseback you
must Slve up throa cents for your steed.
The company has not vet started a lnr-
gr.ln fcalo Ih horse tickets , so there wl'l
no advantage In buying two tickets for I
your charger. A hnrse mirt'a vehicle n
taxed rivo"cents , and l"fyou/arc slttlnp be-
hlnif n pn'r of stepper ? the tariff will be a
dime. Bach extra IIOJ-FO ; almve two nt-
tnched to n vehicle la-charged Tor at the
rnto or three cents.
Till * bridge Is just elghtv > flvo feet wldo
nnd has n river span of l.C3" feet C Inches.
Knch land cpnn has a length of 030 feet.
The length of'the Hiooldyn approach Is
071 feet , nnd that of the New York ap
preach I.CRJt feet ( ! Inches , Tne total
length of the carriageway Is 5,931 feet , and
the total" length of the bridge , with exten
sion ? , ( T.ITJ7 feet.
The clenr height of the bridge In center
of the river span above high water , at SO
degrees Fahrenheit , Is 133 feet. The height
of the floor nt the towers' , above high water ,
Is 110 feet 3 Inche ? .
There are four cnb'cs. tin } diameter of
each being lliV , Inches. The length of each
sing p wire In the cables Is H.r 78 feet C
Inches. The ultimate strength of cncK
rnblo Is 12.090 tons. Kach ' > > lp contains
nraii parallel ( not twl ° ted ) galvanized steel
oil-coated wires , closely wrapped to a sn.'ld
cylinder 1ui ) Inches In diameter. The
perman6nt weight suspended from the
cables Is J4,08n ton ? .
For the vear ended December 1 , 1894 ,
11714.233 pns'engersero carried by the
Drldgt ! carp a'one. nnd the receipts from
this source amounted to Still.SIC , und from
the carriageway , } S7K8
A magnificent view of the river and bar-
bar Is afforded , us well n tint of both
cities. Givetno 'sT lnnJ , Tie'loa's I"1a"d and
the Statue nf liberty. T thc south lies
llrooklyn. Its broad area carrying the
vision ns far ns the eye will reach. To the
north. New York : Its marble sky-scraping
buildings , golden domes , inige chimneys rind
rotcft spires all combine to photouraph on
the mind one grand panorama never to be
fcrgotten. Not the > a t Interesting ff > ture
of the free exhibition Is the mult'pllclty of
strikingly conspicuous s'gns. notwithstand
ing many people nro of the opinion that
they mar the ieneralview. .
THE HOUSE OF OTHER DAYS
Recollections of Life in the Lower Branch of
i Congress in Ante-War Times ,
A BUDDING ACTOR IN THE ROLE OF PAGE
Rciiiliilxc't'iiroH of llevr < l > - JnliiiNoii ,
DIM IN , Striilicu Tooinlix ,
mid < jeii. St-oK Mt'ii
tilth IIlK Ffft.
Stuart Ilobon , the notqd comedian , re
ceived his initial training an a page In the
house of representatives. In a chat with
a representative of the Philadelphia Times ,
be relates his experience as follows :
"I was a page In the Thirtieth and Thirty-
first congresses , and clearly remember events
which then happened , while I readily forget
ninny Important occurrences In my mature
life. It was not an easy thing In those
days for a boy to get such an appointment.
I had a great struggle before I was uc-
ce&sful , and , after all , I was appointed by
accident , I was 1x > ru In Ahnanollu and
raised In Baltimore. My parents had no
political 'pull' whatever , and .their means
were not abundant enough to make them
Influential socially. The necessity of doing
iu uuu lu tuu ntuiu LICC-
t fore came upon mo very early In life , I
thought of a dozen things ; my mother of
a dozen mere , Finally I hit upon a place
In ( ho capltol as page. HeverJy Johnson ,
V who was then a prominent man , was n dis
tant relative of aura , and ho gave me a let- ,
i tcr to some friends In Washington , On my
arrival thcro I found more than 100 boya , all
t ' 'with mqre influence than I had , clamoring
for the dozen places to bo filled , Yet I
L ) ioa | on to what llttlo grip my letters gave
Die , nnd ono day wen red Jeff Davis aa one
[ , . < ifmy sponsors. Ills letter to the door-
„ Deeper of 'the , house was not over earnest ,
I but , It was a great klndners to n boy without - '
. out Influence , , either socially or politically ,
jl haunti < | the capltol day after
day , and I must Jiavo been a nlghtmaio to
c the man having the appointing power. I waste
to persistent tbat he finally promised me tbat
, I should go on us a mbsUtuto when any of
the boya were sick. I have often heard It
, Kiild that great events turn upon small
Hinges. It was so in my case. One of the
t boys was reported sick one morning and I
. hoard of. It early. I Immediately collared
, 'the .doorkeeper and reminded him ot bis
-premise , I wns juet In the nick of time , for
bo had made the same promise to a dozen
other boys , and they wore on the lookout as
well as mysqlf , I was ahead , however , and
vas sent to * the floor of the house * to take
tbe placp of the sick boy. It seems to mo
that I luun have had a hundred eyes that
day , for no member called a page from any
part of the house that I did not see and im
mediately make a break for him. I wanted
to do ull the wotk , and the rest of the boya
wcro quite willing to let mo do as much of
| t as I could. Ilcwell Cobb was then
Bpfikcr of the houee and Robert Toombs and
Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia were mem-
hers , Mr , Tcoinbz had signed my apnllca-
Uon ,
"I naturally kept my eye on him that fate
ful dayi fltid , never missed an opportunity of
Jur.pliiK to his'desk upon the slightest pravo-
"option. Late in the afternoon bo and Mr.
Stephens' were at their desk , and talking to
them was a very larga gentleman , witli the
biggest feet I ever saw on a man. Of court ? .
tiicU a thing as. Hint never escapes a boy , nnd
all the pages were observing thoKo' feet.
Finally a membr sitting directly behind Mr ,
ToombB clapped for a page. I Immediately
Viado for him , and In passing ( his ponderous
ivun with the big feet , I stumbled over him ,
'I ' suppose I must liavo hurt bin bunions ter
ribly , for he gave mo an awful nuclgo in the
; lb with his elbow , which nearly knocked
mo down , and sold *
" 'You carelef * little rascal ! Can't you
nee whtre yon * re golns ? '
"Mr. . Toombs laughed heartily , but I was
In anything but good humor over tbe Incl-
Bj pcruiliilou of Uiu .Sew York UCltAUX
* i- * * > , \ ' r -fc- * 'WHAT- S-r < YOU MAY.SEE .WHILE CROSSING THE BRIDGE. < ' v < WHia t Of
vzi uA Vlew-ofNevs J Yarkt-CilyMXQoUinc/i i * . . / * UpiManhatton - w Island . and * Across the ' Brooklyn Bridqo. - , . ,
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dent. I completed my errand f9r the mem
ber who had called ) nnd then took my seat
below the speaker's desk. A few minutes
later the large mun wlth the big feet , whom
as I afterward learned , was General Win-
field Scctt , left the house , nnd Mr. Toomba
called me. He Was In excellent humor , and
said : ' " ' '
" 'Son , t'faerejs1'.another man over there
with big feet , and If you will go and fall
over them , I will give you half a dollar. '
"I thought he' was making sport of me ,
and was about to turnand leave him for my
post when he said : -
" 'You nre ft new boy here , aren't you ? '
' "I explained to him that I was only on
duty for the day , and reminded him that he
was on my petition for a regular place.
" 'Is that so ? ' said he. 'Well , I will go
right to the doorkeeper with you now and
have It fixed. ' lie took me and went directly
to SIr. Homer , and sa'd ' bluffly to him :
"Why didn't you give this boy a place ?
Didn't I recommend him ? '
"The doorkeeper' explained that he was
so crowded With applications that he couldn't
find a place for me , but he promised Mr.
Tqomba that I'should have the first vacancy.
"One morning * ! 'found out that one of
the lads had becnviakcn off by his parents.
I immediately ppunced upon Mr. Horncr
to keep his * promise , but ho put mo off ,
tuylng ho was HO , crowded with other obli
gations that ho cbiijd , not take care of me.
I immediately reported the facts to Mr.
Toombs" .
" 'The devil you say ! ' Mid the statesman
from Georgia. 'I'll see whether ho puts
you on or not , . . '
"He- took mo , by the hand and walked
directly over to" where the doorkeeper was
sitting and said :
" ' \Vliv don't vou nut this bov nn as vnn
agreed to ? '
" ' .My duar Mr , Toombs-1 , cannot do It.
I have made fomo other promises that I
"
must Ural fulfill. '
" 'The thunder you rnust ! ' said .Mr. Toombs
very emphatically , 'You'll either put this
boy on or I'll put ypu out ! ' , '
. "You may ImaglrTe that from that day
I was a page ln the 'capital until I got so
big that I hud ihv'bUslnoAs there. "
"Getting the autoginplis of members , " con
tinues llolison. ' "uaa aulto a source of In
come , Fdr this'service wo received $10 , but
Ilil.s money was not tnslly earned. It was
elgn , while otiers | u'ero delighted to write
their imlnes , Andrew Jomisou was one who
uas very fond of giving his autograph , and
It was with some dlTiTculty that he could
urlle It. He wad j\is \ ( 'Hn-ri ' coming Into
significant public life , anil.his education had
not been ' cleaned In u school house. In sign
ing tils' nnmo he would put his tongue to one
sldo of his mouth and sway his body with
every movement of his pen. It was , there
fore , great fun for IliO' boys to get Mr. Jolin-
fen to sign hfs/ifame , find they wcro con
stantly playing , pranks on him. The mem
bers were as badasth , boy ? , and they \\ould
put the pages up'to , KO 0 him for hit signa
ture for the purpgsfl of .Matching him write It.
"Henry Clay. " connu"g ( | < J Mr. nobson ,
"gave mo an , opportunity to make | 2S. Ills
compromise bill was pending In the senate ,
and It wag taken up unexpectedly when many
of those opposed to It were absent , among
them Mr. Douglas. Tlierp was great con
sternation among OIOBO opposed to It , The
pages from bath IIOUECH were scut In every
direction looking for Mr , Douglas , while
some collator was put up to talk against
time. Nonn cf the metst-rgora were able to
find him , I came In from an errand la tlio
midst of the excitement And . .askedtmt \\nx
the commotion. Every one sad ! :
" ' \\'o want to find Mr. Douglas.1
"Just then Mr Jeremiah Clemens of Ala
bama came up and said : 'I'll gtvo $25 to
anyone who will find Mr , Dpuglac. '
' 'I at once Inqulrpd of tlio bays where
they had beeu. atul tuggevted bull a dozen
plare where ho might bo found , for the
pages knew very yell most of the haunts
of the congressmen , ' \Vo Jiavo been to nil
of them , ' said the boye In concert. I hit
upan a place alter a monifnt'a study where
I thought ho might bo , The boys seemed
to have covered all the oilier territory , I
funhed out of the door1 , grabbed my hat and
HtartcJ for the house , The pages In thoao
daya had horses to rldo In eolner on er
rands They were rather queer horses , but
nevertheless they were better than none.
Mr. Homer , the doorkeeper , Imd to glvo
as an prder for ono. He kejt ? taeja ready
written , and they read , no matter what th'
boy'o name , 'Give Jake a horse. ' I got one
quickly ran and mounted one of the nags
and at the top of his speed dashed up tlu
avenue. I , drew up to the place , abaut hal
a mile distant , rang the door bell and askcc
If Mr. Douglas was In. 'He Is , ' said the
servant. 'Tell him Mr. Clay's 'compromise
bill ly about to pass , and lie is wanted Im
mediately. ' In a minute I heard Mr. Doug-
las' voice saying :
" 'Great heavens ! Is that' so ? '
"The servant came back and told m& to
leave the horse at the door , and I started
back toward the capltol. Before I had gone
a great distance I was passed by Mr. Doug
las on the horse , making for the capltol us
fast as tlio animal could go I thought then ,
and I think now. It was ono .of the funniest
sights I ever saw that large man with an
Immense bodyt and little short legs , riding
down the avenue astride the horse , and the
awkwardness with which ' be , , sat his .mount
did not Improve his app'earanco. I got the
26 , however , for ' my part In bringing Mr.
Douglas to the'great debateon the compro
mise bill.
"As I look back to those times , now fifty
years behind me" , It seems as though every
thing was then conducted with great Jaxlty.
The scrgeant-at-arms uted to pay tli mem-
3ers In gold , and the congressmen would s.cnd
the boys after It with the greatest frced'om.
Sometimes the amount would be small and
sometimes far larger than Bhould ever have
jecn trusted to such young hands. Ono day
! was sent to Rlggs' bank , where the depos-
ts were kept , with an order for $2,000. U
was handed , mo In two cotton bags , very
oosely tied at the ends. After I mounted
ny horse I found It difficult to carry. So at
the drat clear shon I came to J.-stonnml ills-
mounted , went In and got a piece-of twine
and tied the two bags together. I then
mounted nnd went galloping down the av
enue. Just as I reached the corner by the
old National hotel- the tiorse shied suddenly
and throw me off. The tame' movement
broke the string holding the , bag of gold. As.
they struck the ground ono burst , and the
Rold pieces went flying In every direction.
The lounging negroes about the place , came
out and helped me to , plck them up. I was
nearly beared lo death , but never lost a gold
> lece , Dut I breathed much easier when. I
anded my treasure at the capltol , " „
co.vmxsin HOMAJVCBS.
Irii | > Year I'rerniitloiiH liiMtifntfil by
You u if Men of ii Cnllfcirnlii To mi.
In Alamedo , Cal. , a score of charming
young women and the same number of ell-
; iblo young men have Inaugurated a leap
rear war. The trouble originated In the de
clared determination of the girls that , Under
ho rules of a club which- they had just
ormed , none of the members will allow hcr-
elf to bo kissed , even In a game of'forfeits ,
until the engagement of klssier and klsseo
hall have been announced. Another rule
s that , notwithstanding this Is leap year , all
wooers must gain the consent of papa In the
egulatlon manner. When the young man
first heard this proclamation they were
mazed. Then they met to discuss the
tanning situation. The first proposition
vas to arbitrate.
"Arbitrate ! " retorted the young ladles.
Stuff ! nonsense ! "
Then the young men gathered their scat ,
ered senses and organized. They began ( o
alk about ultimatums , but the young ladles ,
rinly Intrenched behind a whole series of
co cnam parties and teas , scorned all the
dvances. The young men were flatly told
hey must i-omo to terms and sign iui < un-
cad constitution promising all sorts of
hliiKS , or clso they must get along In the
vorld as best tliuy , could.
Then both sides went Into executive sea-
Ion. Out of one came the youn wen with
bis resolution painted on their banner ;
No entangling alliances this year ; ho en
gagements ; no marriages ; no best girls. "
) u tliu reverse side was the watchword ,
Uo DftchelorH IJrave , " and beneath a young
Ion tlslng In lilt ) might from out a lake of
tlcly candy and tea.
Ho MVa * rente-red.
A traveling man , who makes monthly
rips through West Virginia , told a Star
reporter a story of a courtship of hla.
"Tiioj-o Is ono of ttio prcttlent girls In the
country living In a little West Virginia
own , " lie said , "At ope tlmo I tkpught
.very. l ujj > _ Jovg
y - * .
wanted to marry hen * The girl's father was
a customer of mlnei * atjd" 1 always time
my trlpu so that I could spend the evening
at his houe. " <
"One night I qonaliided to try my fate
and managing lo-eeo.Jier alone , I proposei
to her. ' I waoJc epted , conditionally upon
my , getting her fathdr-s consent , and I wan
not to uvk him until afte ° r"bhe. had a chance
to soften Jilni a ilittle. Of court' ? when
went awaythat night- ! thought of nothlii ;
but what presents to- send her , I cotih
not see her for. a imonth , but vwo * "coulc
write. . Wo wrote * \ny day , and Mnvestec
a wholemonth's Hilary In presents.
"When I reached the town again , I called
at onCfi to-Fee her , and she told me to ask
her father the nl'omcptouu question at once
Approaching tlioold / man , he said to me. :
luiing man , you npicus u you were euiiiK
to ask' ' mo If you coujd marry Sue. If you
nre , I'll just say that I've been pestered
enough by her lovers. I've just got to the
p'lnt where I don't caie who fcho marries.
When that New YorJ.er asked me , I told
him yee ; when the feller from Chicago
asked me , I tbld him he had my ble ; lng ;
uhen the- Wheeling man vanted her , I told
him all right. Thatuwps last week. You
are the t'ixtli ( lilt ) week , and I ain't going
to let you say a no ( < l. i She told me this
morning she was goljig > to marry ni young
lawyer at our connty teat , nnd judging from
the two or three wagon loads of parcels she
lias received -by mall and express the last
two month ? , I .should think ( he bad about
enough plunder to go to housekeeping on
right away. '
"I did not tny a word , and skip .that town
now the girl man led the , lawyer. "
* *
Ili > iifiniet onVlierlH. .
The silent steed , as the bicycle has been
pcetlcally termed. Is a Creature of a prac-
Ical age , and not one.about uhlch the ro-
uantlc fancy loves to linger. It has the
hurry up spirit Of Hie age. It suggests n
line when people fake ? Uielr recreation at
op speed and on the shortest possible no *
Ice. Yet the wheel lias Us love story , iu-
ates the Washington I'ost. It Is not much
of a love story.biit It.ls doing very well for
a nerveless animal of qteol. The lady resides
at Georgetown'arid the young man on Cap- )
ol Hill. Their two hearts for eomo reason
ceased to beat as."OnQ and each vowed that
Hie ouier snouiu.ni-iicfiurui ue no muru
a stranger. The miles of asphalt between
Jleorgetown and the hill should divide them
irrevocably. A"d tlio distance Is not so
rifling as It , may. at rflret seem , when It Is
remembered that tlie light snow- which whit
ened the banks' of the eastern branch this
week was not been on the shores of Hock
creek. Possibly It vuas to help her forget
icr young sorrow that she got a bcycle. :
One of the best places In the city for a
novice Is the ppaco just In front of the capl- <
ol. There may be-executed all the Incidental'
and accidental curves which attach to the
early career of the cyclist. She went
hero ono moonlight night and was begin
ning to feel well pleased with her progress ,
vhen , against . the disk of a full moon ,
oomed. up another bicycle rider. She was
anxious to be an .exclusive an possible , but
he wheel rushed from her companions and
hoWa'ck materialized Into a man , leaning
over a wheel from wJilcb lie had just dl -
nounted. Tho. more | she tried to avoid It
he more powerfully 'fias she drawn toward
ler victim. Her bicycle described one mad
euilclrclo alter another and then came
bo crash. She landed In the arms of 'the
Georgetown young nipn , also a tyro with
a bicycle , from whom he bad meant to
nart forever. The' ' excitement of the ca
astrophe made her forget her anger , and
he paid : "Oh , George ! "
And bo said : ' 'Ob , < plara ! "
And ( ho organlst'of a pretty , Ivy-covered
Georgetown church * Im keeping In practice
with the Mendelsohn Bedding march In the
lellef that It will coinq la bandy very soon ,
'ho mystical and romantic aver that It was
ertlny ; tbat the alliitlty between these two
oung touls was wo powerful that she rushed
gainst ber own > 11 ito meet him. Hut on
he other band , bicycle dealers say that a
wheel ban a trick of acting Jutit that way In
he bands of any jjeglnner ,
An AIn k * < M'edillnir.
In. the , village or Cyack , on the Copper
Ivcr , In Alaska , up beyond ibe trading post
of Nutchuck , tbere lived a Cbllkat Indian
girl kno'wn to the white traders as Jenntv ,
0 NSW York ; Sun , TM g'jj ' loUfti.
favor In the eyes of Ole Oleson , a stalwar
Snede , who Wastcap'taln of n small steamc
that trades on the Copper river and nlon
t'e ! copst. Olesori" wen the slrl , but th
trouble was that he didn't think It necessar
Jo go through any ceremony of marriage
such ns all the other white men at Kyncl
had vrliahad taken1 native wive ? . Thcs
men 'didn't HUe Oles-on's way , ' and they
manifested their displeasure. They were no
particular a.o to what sort of ceremony 1
was , but they' demanded same sort of public
declaration from The big Swede. It Is cus
tomary on such occasions for the man lo
give a potlach to 'he ' girl's parents. The
preants are usually numerous , and there
oughts to be a bonus of from $200 to { 300
to pay for the , girl. Olcson not only did no
nay this bonut' . but be nave no potlach. am
Jennies parents did not like it. So whei
the whites proposed to do things to Olcson
Jennie's parents wore filled with admira
tion and tutlsfactlbn.
Now , this Is what they did : Oleson's
steamer put In at Eyack , and the big Swede
went straight to Jennie's house. In less
than ten minutes every squaw man In
Eyack uau outside the house beating an
Improvised tom-tom or blowing a horn.
Oleson didn't 'like It then. Perhaps It was
because be was afraid and perhaps it was
only because he wanted 'to avoid the din
tbat he-crawled under a big pile of blankets
und bid h1a head. The squaw men pounded
and blew until they got tired , and then they
went inside and dragged Oleson out from
under the blankets. He was ready , he
said , to go through any ceremony with Jen
nie that the squaw men might select.'There
were no jurists or theologians among the
gquaw men , and such of them as had been
married In the states before they went to
Alaska' and 'Commuted f mgamy Had gone
througlr the 'ceieinony to jgng bcforo that
they had forgotten the swing of It. llut
.hero was no lack of Invention , and a satis
factory ceremony was soon Improvised.
Someone produced a broom. Two men
lield It horizontally about a foot from the
floor. Oleson and Jennie , hand In hand , ran
at the stick , and at 'word of command leaped
over. Then they were made to jump back
again. After that had been done six times
Oleson Introduced Jennie to each man there
us Mrs. O'eson. Then the hoochlnoo ( native
whisky ) Started around , and the whole
crowd finmr :
U will-do you no hnnn ,
It-will'do'you no harm ,
Bald the , ragman to the bagman
.It will Jo.you no harm.
So lIennjo. became Mrs. Oleson.
A Itiji'cttil I'roiioHiiI.
McAllister Mollhenny was plunged In
bought , relates the Chicago Tribune , but
ho > vas safe , for it wasn't over his head.
Only over hU heart.
He was revolving In his mind what to say
o the beautiful Brooklyn belle he had loved
ast and was still loving.
In other words , McAllister Mcllbcnny had
wheels emotional wheels.
After a long time he shook himself fiercely
and hissed between his firm set teeth :
' 'She ' shall fe ; 'in I no. I swear It. "
Then lie set forth on his heart's journey ,
ind ere long ho .was seated beside her on
mi elegantly upholstered fautcull.
"Miss Dolly , " be said after the usual me-
eorologlcal references had been mutually
cited , as Is the custom when two persons
nctr "I love you with a love that passes
understanding. "
She looked doft'ri at bis feet and realized
low great Ills' love must bo , "
"Why , Mr. Mclllienny , " she exclaimed twlt-
rrlnfrlv SB ; i hlhil inlcht tultter.
"Yes , Miss Dolly-rdear Miss Dolly dear
Dolly darting Dolly , " bo went on In a suc
cession of emotional explosions , "and you
can set , my throbbing heart forever at rest
r you wIlLv
"How , Mr , Mcllhenny ? " she murmured.
"I3y answering a question with one little
word only one. "
"Oh , liow funny Mr. Mclllienny. What Is
ho question f"
' 'Will you be mine , dearest ? "
It was very sudden and Dolly was scarcely
expecting It. but she didn't lose her head ,
6ho merely dropped It , as maidens do when
bey are proposed to.
"And will one little word answer so Im
portant ft question , " the asked almost tremu-
ously.
McAllister Mclllienny was a creature cf
mpulro , but ho did not Intend to let bis
mpetuouslty ruin tils cause If lie could pre-
8jclf | caljBtropue , He -
tlngly have given nn opportunity to her to
say "no. " but hn was too'careXul for that.
So he hedged.
"Only ono little word , darling , " ho whis
pered , as he slipped his hand over to take
hers , "but there must be three letters In It. "
The beautiful belle hesitated for an Instant ;
then there came to her .soft blue eyes a
look of seraphic triumph , a melting as of
all the grosser elements Into the eternal
soul of a saint , the'glorified submission of a
woman's heart to the blissful tyranny of Us
master. . ,
At least that was the way It struck Mc
Allister Mclllienny as he- held out his eager ,
pleading hands to hqr.
"Nit , " she said ; and McAllister Mclllienny
cureed every three-lettered word In the En-
cllsh lancuairc. . . .
To the young face Pozzoni's Complexion
Powder gives fresher charms ; to the old ,
renewed youth. Try it.
THIS
riie Olil Time Iloiiiii I'uiiclnrril by 11
Suiiur.t
To close estate of Sylvester Brush ; north-
cast corner of Howery and Spring street ,
three-story brick , G9.7xlOO,2x39.G ; to Max
Danslnger , for > $70SOO.
Bowery , corner Grand street , five-story
brick and Iron , C0x75 ; ' to Louis Clark , for
$122,000 Heal Estate Paper.
The abev sales were made on Tuesday last
at the Real Estate exchange , says the New
York Sun' , and are fair samples of the de
preciation in value of property on the IJouery.
\Vhlln Hipftn * u-o nnrrnla of nrnnnrtv hrnnnht
less than $200,000 , they could not have been
bought six years ago for half n million del
lars. The Spring street corner could have
been sold at that time Cor $130,000 , such an
offer having been made and refuped , For
the Grand street corner $400,000 had been
refused , but tMs was before Harry Conor
sang the song entitled "The Dow cry" at
the Madison Square theater In "A Trip ( o
Chinatown. " The words of the song were
written by Charles Hi Hoyt and I'ercy Gnunt
composed the music. According to many
property o A tiers iilong the Bowery the song
had a great deal to do with causing a drop
In the value of Bowery real ( -state. These
property owners argue that oven the flr t
stanza ui me suns wws ujiuugu iu niu UUM-
ness on the old thoroughfare , and that It
liad a serious .effect upon tlio retail clothing
business. Hero ,1s , lJip language used In the
first stanza : \
Oh ! the night that I struck New Yotk ,
I went out tot' n .qlriof walk ;
Folks who nrc"nti to" the city Buy ,
Heller , by far , tliut I took Hraadway ;
Hut I was out to tnjoy tlio slHlitn ;
There was the llQw.vry ahlnzo ulth lights ;
1 had one of the devil's own nights
I'll never go therfl any more ,
"There IB now no' business ihan on the
Bowery who Is making ( ho amount of money
10 made a few , yejH i.nfe'0. . " said ono of the
clothing dealers. "In fact' , , the majority of
.hem are only cqrnlnc their expenses. The
result of this IH Kilt many are moving away
and stores renuli ) vacant sp long that the
iroperty owners are glad to get tenants at
ow rents , This being the case , other prop.
erty owners arU'uUmpolled to loner the rents
of their tenants , dxeept , ot course , In cer-
aln Instances where long leases cxlut , Hal
eng leases on the iloucry are things of the
last. Nowadays , when a flvo years' lease
expires the tenant rcfurcs to renew It , and
will only rent a utoro for u year , I remember
bo tlmo when It was ouf of the question
o rent a store < \nywhrro on tlio liowery uii-
ess the tenant was 'willing to pay extraor
dinary premiums in buying a lease. I blame
t all on the 20119. Take that c.'iorun , for In
stance : "
The Howery , the Howery :
They say such tlilNKq ) U ( hey do Htrango
thlngx ,
On the Howery , Jh IJow y
. " 1 never BO thcro nny moic.
"The words 'of ' tftnt chorus have traveled
all over the world , nm | strangers coming to
New York are- afraid to carry a dollar wltu
hern when they walk tlio Dowery nowadayt ,
These strangers.slmpy ) stroll along and looker
or the ttrangc. things ) said and doneon the
iowery , but they have no money with theme
o patronize the Bowery tradesmen. Take
ho dealers In gunte' furnishing goods. There
was a tlnui wlien they all inado fortunes
elllnp neckwear and underwear to the
grocery clerks , Ixirleoder * and railroad men
f Jersey City and Brooklyn. They told
coed articles ut low prices and made tniall
' 5-oflt * , bu liaU'p.lvnly Ct ttltoi , They
satisfied and ED were the customers : Hat
that third verse ot the song killed off thelit
business :
"I went Into nn auction stoic ;
I never Haw any thieves before ; I
Flrtt ho sold mo a pair of socks ,
Then said he. 'How much for. the box ? '
Some one said 'Two dollars ! ' I said 'Threel *
He emptied the box nnd gave It to me
I sold you the box , not. the socks , ' said he-
I'll never go there any moic. '
"Thorej words may have sounded funny t
theater-goers , but they nre not funny to the
ears of the gents' furnishing goods trades
men on the Uowery. Nowadays even tho-
Italian laborer from Mulberry sliest guys
the storekeeper when buying socks. Neott
door liero I was In my nelchbor's store on
Mnntl.iv nlL-lit when orif of those Italians'
came In. Ho wanted to buy rocks. The
storekeeper offered to sell him two pairs for
twenty-ftflj cents. The Italian grinned andi
said : ,
" 'You pcllade box or do MX ? ' '
"This la a sample of the IiuMillf hurled atf
the Bowery furnishing goods dealer * , who
are actually boycotted on account of the-
third verso of the cons. The fourth verso
tells of the concert lialla. They were alt
driven out , but the song l.s not responsible
for this. The reform adinlnlftrntlon drove
the concert halls away fiom thu Bowery.
But the fifth verso ruined the oldrfashlone'dl
German barbers , who had gone to the cx- >
peneo of putting In baths , These baths were-
patronized by the poor people on tlio East
Side , and after the song came out it got to bo )
a common thing for .ono man to quiz unothec
by saying :
" 'Is that a Bowery scrape1 and then sing *
Ing , 'I'll never go there any more. ' No\yl
there are none but Italians running barber
tCiojis on the Bowery , Here Is thci part of
the song that killed the trade of the Bow-
cry's ' Get man barbers ; f ,
"I went Into a barber shop ; '
He talked till I thought he v/ould never
stop ; v
I said out It Hhort , he misunderstood , /
Clipped down my hulr Juxt n close as no
could ;
He Hhavc-d with n razor that scratched Ilka
n pin ,
Took off my whiskers nnd most of. my chln |
That WIIH the worst pcmpe I ever gqt Inr-
I'll ' never go tlu-io any moie , I
"llut the choniB of the song helped to make )
it popular , and finally brought ridicule Upon
the Houcry and all of the trade-mien. WltU
business ) ruined rents had to fall , nnd conso-t
qucntly Bowery real cwtnto had a big drop. ' *
A Cl.ISVim I'OK.11.
It Iliul T vo Very Dliri-rriit ] | < > iiiler4
liiKM Wleu ; M ml ( < < ! .
Ono of the cleverest political poems ovci )
written Is that by Arthur Connor , the
'rlenj of Lord Edward nt/gerald , and
Ilko him , a prominent figure In the Irish
rebellion of 1798. Ho was arrested at Mar
gate when taking n eccrel message to
France , and It was while going from KIN
malnham gael to Fort George , Scotland , that
ho composed the following portii : l
The pomp of courts nnd prldp of kings /
I prize abovu all eailhly tilings ; i'
I love my country , but the King , ( /
Abuvu ull men his pralso I ylng ; i
The joynl bannern urn displayed. t
And may success the standout aid , i
I fain would banish far from Jienco , . . .
Thu il.slilH of man and common sensor \l |
Confualon to hla pdlouB reign , VI
That Coo to princes , Thomai I'alnel i \1
Defeat and ruin Bclzo the cause . ' - '
Of France , lla liberties ami l.iwttl
The above sounds very loyal , but If tha
lines of the first and second verics nin read
alternately aulto a different rendering la
discovered : /
The pomp of c-ourtH nnd prldo of klnga
Above ull men his pralso I
That too to prlnceu , Thmnii.i I'ulnot *
The royal ImnncrH arc displayed ; p
Defeat and ruin sclso the cause ) ,1 |
And may succeo.s thu standard aid V
Of France , lla liberties nn- ' '
This brilliant Irlsbman made bin cucap * toi
Franco In 1807 , where li | ) married ths' '
daughter ot the Marquis d Coirlorctt. Ho' '
entered the French army and became |
general , dying at the age of 87
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