r i
Iff
' GERMANY'S ' CAPITAL
Physical and Fifoil Features of the Best
Managed City in the World ,
METHODS OF A MODEL MUNICIPALITY
In Berlin They Eun Thinja in the Interest
of tlu Cilizins.
FOR BEAUTY , HEALTH AND COMFORT
Millions Ara Spent Tint Streets May bo
Clean nnd luildiiigj Safo.
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT FIRE INSURANCE
J.nriliii < ly l llrnxlly lim-il. l > "t tlio Itr-
HUIU Am Ailinlr.ililu I'nllto but I'oi-
Inlniit i : | il < iimiu ul llui I'ollio lit
tlio Cnimtnnt Ctiro ul Hut Killer ,
nK M.v. Nov 1 , [ Spoclal Corrcsponilonco
ol Tim HBK. ] Ucrllti Is cniorgliiR Its boun
daries , nnd siibtirbnu towns uro to bo tultpn
into tbo city within u short tlmo wliloh will
pis-o It a population of moro than : i,000,000
Tliw will multo It tbo sucond cltv of tbo
world , for 1'iirls bus loss than U,5M,000 ( and
" Now York nnU Hrooklvn topctbor cuuntod
up by the last conntia only 2,250.003. Ilorlm
lias rown Illio u ( froon biy uoo slnco the
.FrniicO'l'rimlmi war , mid tlioro Is no city In
tlio United States which bus increased so
lust in population In IbiiJabo nud loss than
fiOO.OOO people , nnd boforn she went to war
viih franco she hud onlv 7.'iO,000.
Alter the war the pjoplo llooltod In fryin
nil parts of ( loriiinnv , now bouses were built ,
ovorvwhoro ind , on the bisls of the $1,001) ) ,
000,000 wlnoli Ocrininy wn * to roi-olvo from
rrnuco , the c.ipitnl had a prout boom. It
had n nnnloln 1 7) ) . but It recovered from
this nnu it has boon growing steadily Irotn
thai time to this.
It now covers the area of twonty-flvo OtO-
ncro farms and thoBproo v.illoy , upon whloti
it In built , Is ns lla > as a llo.ir. It is built on
u sor' of sandy plain und the Sprao river
runs throUL'h It , and tlioio uro cannls nnd
nrms of tills which cut up tbo city and
which uro covered with boautlful oridROs.
There Is no place In the world where you
will Una auoh a uniformity of Rood build
ings. The houses nro of vast aizo and you
cun drive for miles and mllus turouzb broad
well paved streets which urn walled with
thrco. four und tivo-story houses , nil sut-
Bliuitlallv built and all looking cle.in ana
now. The most of those houses are ot brlolf ,
covered with Htucco , nnd It Is only In the old
parts of the city that you Und siny tmimrosl-
tint in nrchltociuru.
ItnU .tliiiniii'il City III thu Wnrlil.
Uerlln Is the best managed city In tbo
world , und Its citv fathers roirulato the stvlo
of tbo buildings which shall bo put up. You
cMu't bullJ a dos : kennel without hhowln < ; a
doslcn of It at. the city hall , uud no linn can
t put up n signboard on bis own house until
iiu tins shown u diagram of it und li.is Rotten
the permission of "tbe government. You
can't put down n pavement In front of you r
IIOUHU without u porinlt , unil tbc > : ovurnu.ont
watches your buildlnp und inxiscs tliut you
xunUo your walls Just ho illicit , and tbp cell-
ilips iniut bo of n irlvon Iiuightnml thu fronts
.irusL bo of u uniform piiturn. In buildlnp
the housu vou nro nor allowed tn tutor the
Htrcol with your uricKs anil mortal' , itnu all
the mntoi lain for building must bo kept in
side of the lot. You have to fcnco on * the
btreot while the buildms is KOIIC ! on , nnu
when your nonso hns reached the tieiuht of
the spcond story vou must build a roof out
over the sidewalk to prevent the bricks or
mortnr fulling on tbo-.o passing below.
Tbo Dulldtnp Is done much bultor than
witti us and much icoro economically.
Nearly all the mortar is mixed nt one place ,
and there is n mortar company hero which
cells tha mortar leadv mixed to tbo builders
and which L'arrics it about In iron wagons
nnd dfllvcrs It Just where it is ncoJed.
Tuero Is no roisun why suoli n company
inipht not mal < o monov iu the citlub of the
United Stntes. Tno Hi-rlm cstnbliahmont is
pay I up dividends of 2.r per cent on its capi
tal , and it soils Its inorinr llko coal also
much per wugonload or per ton.
How lli'illn Mu ki > i H Million ii V4-.tr.
I don't inow how much New York runs
behind evcrv vcnr , but tburn Is sciucely n
city of tbo United States which Is not
steadily increasing its debt. Consul ( Joneval
Kdwurds tolls me that Berlin maKoa u protlt
of 5,000,000 mil r Us ovorv yenr over ull of bor
cxpeusoa , or $ l.r > 0JOO. ( The city here
owns two-thirds of tbo gas stoclc and It sees
that Iu people have good light. There urn
KUS lamps on tbo corners of every street und
tbo posts ore of n tasteful pattern. I'nch
post tins four burners and the lamps nro so
utdud b.v lullfutoru fiom above that their
powiTls doubled. The posts mu higher than
ours and I notice Hint HOIIIO of ; hem have
.Arcand burne.'s. TbU gus stock is very
vuluuble nnd tin ) gns comp.iny furnishes
private houses as well as Hie city.
It Is tlio bumo with llro lirurinro. The
city insure * its own buildings uud it is
iik'alnsl the law
for another liidiirancJ com-
pnny to give out policies on buildings. The
city. In the llntpluce , bees that tbo buildings
ulo pi'opeily put uu und tlini tbo protection
iiKiiinbt lire Is of the best character , nnd it
then mutton uvurv mini lake out uu insurunco
iiollry to prevent loss In cisoofllru. The
IiiHUianco stock Is gcod nnd the city , of
cnur.o. mnkes money by it. The unly otbur
insurunco companion of lieriin uro Ilioso of
llfo Insnrmifo itul those \\hlch lu&uro personal -
sonal propel iy.
Yon i'.m have your furniture insured by u
private company , but the police are liable to
Mop In hero and see that vou don't overln-
btini it , nnd all torok'n insurance companies
have in own enough city bonds to guarantee
HUT lOEbo.s which their nubscrlhnrs might
bustuln. 'J'bn ICiiultnnle , tlio New York Llfo
uml nl her American
rompunlos bavo ollicos
horn nnd they do qultn u l > irgo business.
'J'nev decluodlv object to Him regulation as
to the Investment of a part ol their funds ,
but Uiey can't help tbomsolvcs.
Mlllluntt fin Clrlln lilrni'tn ,
The streets are well kopt. JJerlln is fast
lircomlnc a city of uspbnlt , und vou can drop
your bnmtkoruhlot aimoitnnywbere and pick
It up without soiling it. The city tunes care
of UK own towers and it has a number of
1 f.irm on Id outskirts over whli-U these street
awreplncrs uro scattered hy tbo paupers of
the city. The sewHgn Is p'umpeil out of tbo
sowor.s on to the faniH , und through this tbo
Innd bus iiciauio the most fertile In C'or-
many.
A large port of the cleaning of the stioots
in done bv boys , who got something like 2ft
cents u duv and who nre at uorlc on ovcrv
block gathniini ; up tbn dirt as It falls nnd on
a wet day nertibotnfl off the streets with rub-
nor broom * or n of
sort rubber IIQJO. Those
liovn sometimes work In gang * , und a half
dozen of thoin will take up n street and push
tbo dirt on to the sewers , leaving the road as
rlnan ns though It wore scrubbed. If this
icrubultiL H done at night cloun land Is
n : Hcr-Hl over thn slroots to prevent the
htorm or men from falling , and the wbolo
cviy , in fact , ia run in the interests of ttio
p onlo and of health and beauty rather tbun
In the interests of politicians un.1 corpora-
lions.
It costs moro than 2,000,000 murks n year
to kfop the st roots clean und tlioro uro TOO
utrcot ttloanura , The civil service piles ob
tain oven as to I licse boys and their wagoz
nm rauud nflor they huvo been worklug ou
the struct * lor three years.
lift llu
The buildings m'o kept as clean as the
trccts nnd ovoty muii has to wash down till
house about o often , and It U against the
law to nut up bill boards or to uasto potters
ou tbo houses , \ \ lion liuilulo Hill was hero
ho wan nlinost crazy Iwcjuso bu could not got
onv plni'o to plaster up hi * big postern of bis
Wild Won" sborr , noU the only arrange-
ment by which posters can bo put up Is m
connection with round sbeot-lron tube * which
nro on thu corners of the slroou , and which
are about ( Iftoon feat hlgti and ot tbo diame
ter of a hogshead These are especially lor
the piHtinit of mils , Thny nro not unslchtlv ,
and on them you tlnd tha theater ndvortuc-
monts nnd business posters.
Wllbm the last lew months the Urania
comnnny hns been putting up advertising
plllnis nil over the cltv after n plnn which
forma perhaps the best advertising scheme
In existence. These plllari are about Illteon
fcot high , and they are br no means unornn-
mental , They are ns bl ? around us n Hour
barrel , but are octagonal In stintio , nnd they
are the most valuable guide that any city can
hnve. Thev nra connected with the observa
tory of tbo city , nnd there Is a clocn on each
of them that ulwuys elves tbo correct tlmo.
Above the clock there Is a star showing the
points of thn compass , .so that you cnn toll
thu directions from nny place you tuny hup-
pen lo be. Holow ibis star there Is n glebe
wtiloh moves bv machinery nnd which tell *
> ou the positions of the stirs frotn day to
ilav. HfMdo this stands tno clock , which hns
lour round dlsus In different sides of
the pillar One of tbeso gives the titno ut
Berlin. Another fives the world lime und n
third shows bow the earth stands in thn
solur system Irom day to duy lioioiv this ,
with shades throwing ui : olee-trlo light upon
them nl nk'ht , aio places for ndvurtUo'iionU ,
which nro In frames under Kims , Those revolve -
volvo every tnlnnto and mixed up with the
ndvurtlsoiiiunls nro tables ol Information
ubout the cltv. In one of thu plates bulow
them thcru U the time ot trains leaving the
city by nil the roads end anothnr pl > ito shows
you the condition of the barometer , the
thermometer and of thu humldlt ? of the air
fiom hour to hour and KOOPS n record of It.
Upon those pillars vou can always IImi the
nearest polico'statton and tbo no.ircst post-
ofllco , unit there is a little plan of tbo section
of tbu city In wnlcb thn pillar stands , with
the streets plainly marked , * u that by going
to ono ol tbeso you cnn ulways Ilnd Just what
you want without asking questions , 1 do
not know thocostof thesn advertising pillars ,
but HS LOW ones nro being rapldlv put up I
Juilgo they must bo prolltoblo. &uch ether
street advertising as is done U with tbo
sundwich men or by dodgers. You Ilnd men
distributing Dills uvorywhero and there nro
plenty of grotesqtiolv ilrossed figures cany-
Ing bill boards. The people advertise very
well in tbo nmvsptinets , and altogether ttaoy
muKo their wants known without defacing
the : Ijullding-i.
Ijulldingi.'I
'I hit CITIIIIIII I'ollcc.
Speaking of thoOrmin polico.thov put on
mote nir- . and uro tar moro obnoxious to
stranirors than the policemen of tit. Peters-
buii ? . Thu lljrllnoo nro snld to have been
vorv mo.lost and unassuming bofnro the
( lormans whipped the French , but since
then ihoir conceit bis giown immeasurably ,
nnd a CSerman soldiur or n Uunim" pollcomnn
struts ubout with moro nlrs than a drum
inujur. lie has u high Idea of bis authority
und ho mcdiilo- , with ull kinds of bimoss ;
( jultc as much as do the policemen of Husslu.
It U the boust of the government hero that
it knows ovoiy ntirlit Just where every ono
of ils subjocis sleons , und thu moment you
urrivo at a hotel vou nra asked your name ,
your place of tesiueuco , your profession , und
this is foruarded oy the uototkeopor to the
police. If vou take a lodging In the city out
side of a hotel you are asuod for your pass
port , and if vou stay anv tiinoin tuo city an
investigation will up begun of your ante
cedents and your biography thus gathered
will bo tiled away hern.
I have a friend in Beilin who loft Germany
about tvvonly-ilvo .vonr > ago and wont to
-\mencn , where ho became an American clt-
I/on. Ho win in tbo German iirmy before
no left und served with honor , leaving the
service with tlio consent of the government
homo lima prior to his starting for America ,
llu concluded to keep house hero and ho had
hardly settled in his quarters ooforo a policeman -
man called uoo'iHim and asked for his pass
port , IJo eavu it. Ho tbmi wanted to know
how long ho was going to stay and bo told
him that he expected to stopuyoar. Sulil
ho : " 1 tried to get rid of thorn , but
they ciimo nunin and ngain. Al Ilrst
1 couldn't ' Ilnd my passport nnd they
said thev would uomo In tomorrow at a given
hour. I happened to bo out when they on me
und they came the next dav. They wore
vorv polite but very persistent , and If I
hadn't found it I believe they would becoming
coming now. Well , they examined mo
again and uguin nnd nt last , took my nftldavlt.
They n-.ktd mo where 1 had boon every ween
of the year slnco 1 still , nnd they wanted mete
to give tno dav onlneti everything had oc
curred. Tbov wanted lo know the tuna nt
ublch I went to Atrur.cn , how long I baa
stonped in Now England , nnd when they
loll they had u record of oyery Place und
eveiytUlmr I bad done In Amoiica , and ) I
hnvo no doubt they wrote to tbo Gorman
leu-alum at Washington to find out whether
I hue told the truth. They wmiiod to know
Um sttcots on which 1 had lived in Berlin
Imfnro I wnnt and thu numbers of the
bouses in which I bad Do.irdcd , and I have
no .loubt they have filed nn accurate stiito-
mem of cvctythlng 1 bavo done , and If I
should develop into 11 socialist or anything of
that kind they could pot me nt once.
.SoiiiutliliiK Alxiiit ( uu m in Taxation.
"I wus surpiised , " continued this man ,
"to llnu bow iniirb they did know. After I
had lived in m.v house ubout , tbico months I
got u notice lo came aud pay mv taxes and I
went to the tux olllco. I was naked whut my
naino was and where I lived und they found
mo In u moment , und one of the clerks pulled
out u book ana said : 'Yes , Mr. Blank , you
ortino to Berlin Aucust 1 and registered at
tbe Central hotel. You stayed there a wock ,
when you went to u pension on Frledrlcbu
strabso and stayed there two weeks. Then
you went back to tbo Hotel Central , aud it
was Just ihrco montns ago ibat you took
your present rooms , paying 1T > 0 marks for
tncm ' I was tbundorstrucK al what the
man knew , but bo had everything right and
hound gotten the amount of my rent from
the landlord , which bud been turned in ac
cording to law.
' Tnoy IHX yon hero on your Income , nnd 1
they got at vourliiromo bv looking at your
style of living. U ! s gonorullv estimated
Unit , a man spends one-third of bis Income
for huusd rnnt , und us I paid 150 marks for
rent limy estimated that I made l. > 0 markn
month. If I had hud boltor rooms I would
have paid moro tax , nnd If u man lives in
line htylo licru no cannot evade taxation. A
curiivib thing aboui u was that they waited
thico months before they taxed me. Hud I
fono uway in two months uud a half I would
not have had to pay u cout , but they watched
me , nnd us soon ns my throe months were
up they mudo mo step up and liny my taxos.
Imagine Now Ynri : walling tlnoo months to
tax u stranger. Kvory man , vbo makes moro
than $105 a yenr hern is taxed on his Income ,
und ovnrythingunaor the sun tu llotllu s
a tux of home sort or other. "
Itnn hy tint Kiilnnr.
You nro not In Boilin long before you lind
thnt the emperor run * the city. The soldiers
of his urmy uro moro dictatorial and olTon-
slvo in their manners than those of Russia ,
Germany Is supposed to huvo u free press S.i ,
but a coitospandcnt cannot write anything
ngalubt thu kaiser hnro any moro than ho
could against tbe c/ir in St. Petersburg , Ho
may have ono or two letters published , but
as soon ns they gut back to Germany ho will
bo inviieu to leave tbo < country. I hoard IID
day of AH instance. In wniuh u Uussiaii wrote
something about the sultun and thn czar
which xvas not pleasing to the Germans. He
was told to leuvo Berlin uud ho rad to go.
It U Important to have a pastport on you
hero In Germany , especially if you nro mov
ing about In places that fi
are at ull question
able There was a mun arrested lor murder
hero not lung ago. His nrrust was st
aim unwarrantable anil ho tried to at
diimages , but thu courts said ho could bavo
i QUO because ho didn't happen to have is
pu port with him at the time ho IS
01 rested. ISal
Speaking of the kaiser , there Is n good deal
of tbo politician ubout his nut uro and bo is
always coddling the working classes. It isU
not many months since uv tils orders Berlin
got new Suiiduv laws und tbu stores are now
only open from 10 u , m. until I' ' , whereas
they used to bu open all daylong. Now only
the clear stores und tbn eatlnc establishments -
ments nro open , und though the servants and
laborers hnvo a rest tbe people are dls-
guRtea ,
A ( treat many families hero bavo been no-
customod to buvlng their Sunday dinners
fiotu cook shops oror getting parts of tbum ,
Hiich us ttaa too croutu nnd roasts , from such
places , Mow they huvo to make Ilium thorn-
iolvi'1 or order thorn on Saturday. The clos )
ing U u good thtnir , lor In the past tbo clerks
hail to work In nearly ull tbe utoriw until 10
o'clock al nictit and In the fncturios the lab
orers uero loiccd to put Iu Sunday mo mines
In the cleaning of machinery. 'Ibu polioo
now culircu the doling of the stores and tbo
people , though they growl , submit ,
Iliuuu .SiTV.iuU unit Hie 1'nUcr ,
You can't ' hire u servant girl hero In ernnd
lin without k'olntr to the police , and you have
to make out two utatomeuts whenever you
hire n servant. One of those statements is
for your landlord aud Iho otuer is lor the po
lice. Thov doscrlbo the girl Ji"t
port does , giving her ago , nlzo And the color
of horovoj nnrt hair. You huvo to state
where siio cnmo from , nnd when she leaves
you have to send In nnotbor statement stiy-
I nir she h\s gono. It vou sny she Is a good
girl and bonost nnd tbo reverse Is true nnd
ttho goes somewhere else nnd shows herself
to bu n thlof , you are llablo to be fined for
giving her R falsa recommendation , 'lots Is
thn same with nil sorts ol servants , nnd n
dishonest person cannot got a place hereunder
under falsa proteases , nor cnn a man hero
easily escape tbo payment of his debts.
Ono of the curious Institutions of the city
Is an Intelllzonca oniccas It mlizht be called ,
where rocoras of these passports are Kept
nnd whore you can go and Ilnd out Just where
nny man or woman Is stopping. It John
Smith , who owes you n bill , moves to nn-
ether part of Berlin to escape you you have
only to go to Ibis onico fcnd by paying n low
cents you will got n report which will toll
you Just where ho h 3 lived In the citv and
wnuioou , mav Ilnd him ntprosnnt , There
U no chance for n man to cscapo or hide hero
mid the urgus eyes of the government nro
always upon you. _ _ _ _
I'KVNK O. CAHrfiNTKll.
A golden wedding was eelohraled tn the
Milwaukee poor house last week.
Durumthu past twenty years .133,0(10 ( di
vorces have boon granted in the couits ol the
United States.
Paul B. du Chnlllu says that whllo ho wns
In Af rlca ho had 'JJ.OOU opportunities to nvarry
nnd declined tbam all.
Two deaf mute * were married nt Spring-
Hold , O. , the oth"r day. This is ono of the
cases whcrosllonco.'giwo consent.
Old women sav that tbo moro a man
upends on u girl during his engagement , the
greater the llkollhood Hint , she wilt want for
necessities lifter they are married.
Percy Goo oboad J don't want to marry a
rjlue-stoeiclng some girl that knows more
1. Evolvn Sparks ' Why don't you sny at
once thai vou'incan to remain a bachelor !
Anxious \\ooor Tbon , sir , I have your
consent to pay mv addresses to vour daugh
ter. Ah , If 1 only thought I could win her
affections 1 E-iger Father Whv not , my
dear sir , why not ! Plenty of others have
succeeded.
Her Father I believe you wish to speak
to mo about marrying my daughter ! Her
Adorer Yes. What nro your habits , sirl
And I also wish to Inrju'ro ' coiioornlngi
amount of money you save each year , and to
asK if you think vou can mane mo happy.
Thu first Philadelphia belle to m.ury in the
Columbian year and go to Chicago to spend
the honovmoon in the city of the World's ' i
fair was .Miss Alloo V'jnuxom , daughter ol
the Into FiodotiPk W. Vanuvom , who be
came . the wife of John L. Cochrnii of Chicago
last woelt. /
The weridlnc of Miss Clara Potter , oldast
daughter ot Bishop Henry U. Potter of Now
York , to Mnson Uavidgo , only son of Mrs ,
W. II. Davldge , took place on Wednesday
afternoon in the chantry of Grace church.
The wedding was conducted with the utmost
simplicity.
Hioh Merchant ( to- his daughter ) I say ,
Emma , I think thai young man who calls on
you so rn'ioh really means business. Emma
What makes you think sol Merchant
Nothing , except that ho called at , the com
mercial agency last week to find out how
iiiiich I was really worth.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Marie del Vnllo to tha Mnrqulz Agundian ,
her cousin. Miss del Vnllo is also comln to
Lndv Mamlcvilto , Lady John Lister ICave ,
Mts > s Emily Yznagn and Ferdh'ando Y/.naga.
bho rajdn her dubut in Now York society
last winter , but nfter the doHh of her
great uncle , Mr. Yzrtaaa , wont out very
little. She is an extremely pretty brunette ,
with unusual grace of manner. Sbo will
live in San tiobiatmn , Spain.
Noroton nnd D.irion , Con. , wore much astir
Saturday of last week on the occasion of the
marriaco of Miss Elizabeth H. Tllloy of
IJaricn to Mr. Frederick Clark Taylor of
Stamford. The event was rendered doubly
interesting on account of it being the twnntv-
llftb anniversary of tbo wedding of the
bride's parents , at whose residence Ht Daricn
a dual reception was hold Immediately fol
lowing the nuntlal ceremony. The house was
bright with Moral decorations and'tbd elegant
presents displayed.
A wedding of great Interest to old Now
Yorkers wns ono of the events of Thursday
last , when A.iss Corallo Livingston Gardi
ner , daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. Jolm Lyou
Gardiner of Gardiner's Island , wns married 10
Mr. Alexander Cox of England. The Drldo's
ancestors were among the first to settle in
this country , and they have DQOII people of
prominence and wealth for generations. The
Bride wore some beautiful point lace which
comes fiom tbo treasure chests of the old
manse on Gardiner's Island and some supero
jewels seut from England by a very wealthy
brother of the groom , wbo.uulluo most of the
Englishmen who come over hero to marry ,
is woll'to-do as regards this world's wealth.
TUK iiu rs n.i VK Tiir.iu s.i r.
Detroit Free Press : Ono of the homeliest
men in Dot roil hus a boautlful Ultlo girl
about 5 years old. The other day aim was
sitling on his lap with a handglass before
her. She looked at her father n moment ,
then looked at herself and turned to her
mother.
'Mamma , " she inquired , "did Hod make
me ? "
"Yes , daughter. "
' Did ho make papa , tool"
"Yes. "
Thensbo took uno ther look In the glass nt
herself.
"Well. " shnsald thoughtfully , "he's doing
a great deal better work lately , isn't hot"
M *
Spokane Spokesman : Recently two llttlo
mites wore plavlng on the grass at a Sixth
avenue residence whnn a kindly faced man
on mo along.
"Oh , oo do uway 1" cried oni > whom ho at-
tempted to cuteb. "I don't ' like oo los oo
chews'uicco. "
"Well , your papa chews tobacco , " urged
tbo gentleman.
"No. ho don't , ho obews gum , " crlod the
mlto.
"Then your father does , " continued the
gentleman , turning to mite No.
"Ho don't ! " yullcd No. 2 violently ; "bo
chows the rap ! "
. *
Mrs , SUnwn Willie , slnca you have boon
playltiir with that lllllo Kawson uoy , your
clothes don't last half so long as they did.
Willie I can't help it , ma. He's the only
boy 1 can lick In tno neighborhood ,
# %
r Now , Ernest , what Is tbo oman-
inirof "roEoneralionl"
Ernest ( quickly ) "To bo born nsraln. "
Teacher Would you llko to bo born again ,
Ernest !
Krnout Not much I I might bo born a
girl.
Mist Antique ( tailing seat politely prof
fered in crowded railway carriage ) Thank
you , my llttlo man. You have been taught
to bn polite , I am glnd lo see. Did your
mother toll you to alwayi plvo up your "boat
to ladles 1
Pollto Boy No'm , notall ladies ; only old
ludies.
*
Mr. Flyg ( I'm ' I I * eo thai tbo loss to tbo
people of Hamburg from the late cholera
epidemic will amount to 10,000.000 marks.
Tommy If tnoy was to take the small pox
tuev'd goimoro'n ton million marks , wouldn't
they , paw I
Visitor-Why , how big you are growing ,
Tommy I If you don't look out > ou will bo
golllni ; taller tnun your father.
Tommv 1 don't oare If I do. I'll cot oven
then. Pop'lt huvo to wear ui > old pants cut
down fur him ,
Teacher Tommy M'oucbuoy. for what Is
Christopher Columbus distinguished I
Tommv Ho wiu do fust roan t' git onto dls
country.
* *
TommyPaw. . whut's a nomad !
Mr. Fiairit Why , It no is a man wno has
no llxod habitation or homo.
"And U his wife a uomadami"
WKKPISO WVTEII , Noo. , Oct. 2S , ' 93. Dr. >
Moore : My Dear Sir 1 bavo Just bought
tbo third bottle of your Tree of Lifo. It is
Indeed a "Tree of Lifo "
; Doator , when you
so kindly iruvo me that fim buttle my right
Mdo was so lame and sere and mv liver "en-
Inrgca so much that 1 could not llo upon mny
right stdo ut ull. There was a soronesa over
my Kidneys all of the time , but now that
troubio U all ovor. I sieop Just as well on
one .side as on ttie other , and ray sleep rests
nnd rolronhos mo , aud i fool the best I've felt
In fifteen years , uud 1 know t > iul it is all duo
to your Tree of Life. Yours very truly ,
, . , U. 1 ? . Duui-er.
poFor sale by all drupglsti.
HOW THE CYOTIIBERSATES
i 'M
Winter Lifo of thtf'BMming Romany in
London TjJWijJa Hard ,
RELATIONS OF THE ttJSTER AND THE GYPSY
u
Pitifully AmIMInir fJiJkcJliin or Ilia No-
uindln folli to Miilntntn Ktlstonoo
\Vltliln thn Crn\nfni \ | ; CJonllnrn of
thn I
tOopyrlKlitoil , 1893.1
LONDON , Oot. III. [ Correspondence of TIIE
Biiu. : ] To mo there Is something Inoxprossl-
blj p.Uhotlo In the unvarying good humor
and Mnd-hcartodno s of KmdUh Byps'os '
when : tholr hnrd find btttor , though self-
chosen , inodo of Ufa Is considered. And this
ls nowhaio ' on earth innaa so plain and em
phatic ns when vou Ilnd thoin Iti and nhout
Loud n , alt the brightness of the Mimmor
ronjs and UIKH but a uioinory , nntl thu cruel
deprivations of winter neutrally u winter's
. bnttlo for oxUtunco with n , million otnor
lowly starlnjj thorn sqtiaroly m their stoical
flll'OS ,
Crafty , wary , hard , unworthy vagabond
though you doom him as ho confront * you in
this battle for llfo ana ttioao ho loves , ho
truly hits another sldo , a cheery , good and
manly one , too , that without ono iota of the
iironintliig to whlob all modern society stands
indebted often glows with kindness , gener
osity , helpfulness , good ohoer nnd a spirit of
positive loveliness.
An ugly word Is never heard In a gypsy
camp or band. A selfish not Is never seen.
The eternal goading of a moan woman , the
brutal obscenity of a bad man , tha hateful
Joaloustos of neighbors , tha contemptible
rivalries of pretended frlonds , each and nil
are ns unknown as poison m the purn air of
heaven they breathe la tent or upon the
toad.
Tboro Is n quality of sincerity nnd tenderness -
ness in tholr doing * with each other that Is
over simple , childlike nnd uuauliful. Their
mirth , mertimonl and Jollltv are nil consid
erate. Kailicry Is tolerant ; wit never a
rmirdcrotin weapon. With them good cheer
jj' seldom license : inuiTV-maltlnir leaves lit
tle sting ; liberty never knows lowdnosi.
Ignorant as tboy miiv be ol your books ;
obstinately as they refuse ttio "clvill/.atlou"
of which we bbaat ; secretly proud ns they
ore of tbo ostracism which annuls thorn as
an outlaw race ; heathenish as you must
consistently call them bocatnn they hold
your creeds in contempt they are
yet moro than the peers of any living
people in everything lender nnd true and
loyal crowing into and out of the domestic
relation , and In all that which yields , with
out law or force , and as If unconsciously , the
helpful goodness which over prompts and
always exceeds exact Justice to ono'.s follows.
Gjl"y Colotilu * In London ,
There nra undoubtedly hundreds of locali
ties which may bo termed "gypsy ground"
In London and its fan-caching suburbs. I
have visited nearly throe score of these
places within the past few years. In some
instances they are in the most densely and
fot'lornlv populated sections of the metropolis.
Hero perhaps is ttfo stableyard of some
anclont historic Inn41ampng the sheds and
outouildlngs of an abandoned warehouse or
manufactory , In the moUlv , eobwobbud pro-
cints of some habitation- which has got into
chaiuiorv and Inevitable ! decay , and oven In
Wbitechapel purlieu's' ' , mfd upon the roofs of
houses ut the edge ofthabugo masonry sus
taining some of the mUwjfys , ninny of which
pass out of the cltv a'boVQJnslcnd ol through
or beneath it , will beifouud single families
or llltlo communities oftbe Uoniany folk.
All lira working in their way as U for dear
life to sustain life until the springtime exo
dus shall free them TrbraHliolr hateful im
prisonment ; aud , c&Ilrnry to general belief
or what any ono ma'ylsayr iidne of thorn are
idlo. ,
Following up the tfalland traits of gypsies
while in their London winter quarters
brought mo originally among lha almost ad
curious costermonger folk ; und I found that
there were hundreds of gypsy families own
ing Kludrcd Ues to colors who sought quar
ters among IhU class und at once foil Into
their manner of work and ways. Acquaint
ance und coiiliacnco soon brought mo to
many of those almost unknown pypsy and
costor communities in the very heart of Lon
don , t
Two of them are very interesting and his
toric. If you were xvantlorlng about London
up Holborn way nnd should como to ancient
Fornival's inn , you mlL'bt note that its de
crepit back bangs over the entrance to a nar
row lane. This Is Leather lane. Scarcely
wldo enough beneath cbo back windows of
Furnlval'sliiD to permit tuo entrance of a
donkey and cart , it gradually widens toward
Theobold's ' row , and to the Just and west Is
itself enterad by almost numberless closes
and courts. No casual frequenter of Hol
born would notice it , but tbo locality is ouo
of tbo densest in Londoa In point of popula
tion. Among the thousands of lowly humans
living bora are fully 500 costermonpers , and
In the winter time half ai many gypsies.
Tbo great resort of all tbeso folk is tbe
"Leather Uotlel , " a public house within the
shadowy precinct.
There are many odd places and stuales
noi-tt. Tlio former class rather prlda tham-
selves on their utter reckloisnoss In
the matter of gambling , carousln ? and
drinking.Vhilo they live In outlro nurmony
with their Homnny friends and possess a
certain respect for their winter companion *
which permits of no trilling , it Is easy to see
that Irani the costor standpoint of ethics the
tawny foil : tire not considered fairly pro
gressive. They are too quiet. Thoy'nttond
closely to work and minimize the 111 otTecls of
poverty In London.
"Uor bli rno ! " said a friendly costor , ' "ow
can yo'.wo comfort hout o' yer neighbors ,
Moss yo can 'elp carry 'om 'OHIO now on'
ugin from tbo 'Leather Bottel'i" ' .Strike
mo Inckv ! If Hi iloun'i bcliova they'd rather
hoatwittlos than lick pewterl [ "Licking
pewter , " it must bo known , IB coster for
gu//ling "four ale. " ] .
Most of the gypsies m this locality live
from a half dozen to a score in a room. They
possess the scantiest nrrav of household
utonslls. Their native ability to make the
most of little enables thorn to pitcli up a few
seats and they sleepcomfortablyand cheerily
packed together like horrlngs. Some of their
ubodes are wretched beyond description to
ono who Is unnblo to comprehend their own
gladness at getting on at all. They worlr
hard and long , being Ilrst at the great markets -
kets and last to leave tbo streets. Hand-
barrows are used hv , roost of those. The
mother , father and thq grown sons and
daughters all ahura initbo xovero work of
pushing tbo barrow , or cart. Many will
cover twenty and thlrtv " miles a day In tueir
rounds. " ' ! "
Tuo llttlo folks lortht ? , q'omo work on bas
kets , color loaves audvyld | ( grasses of whioh
tbov have brought intai isupuly of material
from their summer WaocloriiiKs , and which
are sold to tbo lowly for mantel ornaments ,
or whittle out skowws for meat stalls. All
do something and earn something. If there
Is a loss in one day'a trxilo , they work the
harder the next. AJIituuh knop from starva
tion , which U more than many who are not
heutuens can do In ljan/ftn | ; and some oven
gettnrough the Uiwt , wet , foggy , nicety ,
bono-wringing wl'itqjih \ their lives ana a
few shillings to
Iliiiiiir for Slaw linil lleiul.
A ftw who huddloljn''those conceited dis
tricts have tbo rrgiilaubn costor car ( and the
helpful donkey , and most curious quarters
are often found for bath gypsies and donkey ,
Last winter , whllo haunting this bit of dark
est London I got on very good terms with ka kt
gvi > sy family who had lost their donkey cart ,
and nearly their donuoy , through fateful
collision vvltb a Hammersmith 'bus.
It was early In the winter and the
loss pretty nearly meant btarvatlon.
There are scores of dealers In cos
ters' carts nnd burrows In London
where a part or burrow can be lured ,
though at ruinous rates , or purchased on
\\oekiyp.iyineiitJ5. At one of these i mndo 311a
tlrst , payment of 10 abilllngs on a donkey
curt In behalf of the gypsy family , bocumo
surety for the remainder and tno inclaont
furnUbed to mo thereafter epa ; > sesame toes
the innermost recesses of Leather lane.
Hwasinono of these iuncruiost recesses
that my gypy frlonds had tholr habitation ,
and it is certain that a no more curious dwell
ing ploco ana disposition of homo belonging *
were over leen. About hall way from ir-1
nlrnl' Inn to ThooboliVs row a narrow ,
dingy court , nbovo which n slrlp of skv
could bsroly bo soon , wriggled IIX ) foot or
mo to tbo east. To tbo rluht and loft the
ran yet stout old homo fronts.soomod
pitching at each ether threateningly. From
the noisome pnvomoiit to the llttlo strlu of
ikv Itsoomoit ns though hundreds of hnmum
wcro constantly In n stiilo of existence on
trembling balconies and tottorlng window-
sills. The density of hnlMod life behind
tboio ravcnllko beings clinging lo tbo outer
walls must have been terrible.
The dark court narrowed nt the on.I , coinIng -
Ing to a sudden stop aitalnst a black ( loud
wall , which rose thirty or forty feet nbovo
the pavement ns If to saut out the desperate
poverty of Leather lane from some bettor
Inolosuro. Hero M the end of this court
against the dead wall mv gypsy friends hud
practically encamped by a system of moro
than partial suspension. Some twenty live
foot from tbo ground u mast of patched bits
of sail cloth nnd blankets formed Ihn only
roof. Ingeniously bracoi ) bits of wood
llolsam and jetsam from the markets and tha
Thames made thrco Intervening stories , or
floors , between tbo Mapping reel nnd tbo
pavement of tbu court , all of wnlch were
open to the wcalbbr and Leather lanu war ,
save where rags and ether solvo-liUo bUiiK-
ots nnd sail oloth answered the place of cur
taining ,
Illltciimtlni ; In City stnnu.
These stories or floors were about six foot
tiquuro except the lower or pavement storv ,
which was ns long ns the prowess ot the
gypsies : could maUo It against tbo hordes of
tin stilling court. An nporturo had boon
niado in tbo dead will whioti with a few
bricks and a llttlo mortar provided n capital
chimney ! ploco. The draught was porroot ,
There was a irood deal of comfort , too , about
this , , extraordinary fireside. The cart win
"wbortlcd , " that Is , turned bottomsulo up
wards for a table. A nholfllko piece of tim
ber had been fastened against ono side wall
for n lounging bunk and bo noli. A ladder
ran from this along the wall to the second
story where cooking utonsiU nnd food wora
kept.
Uut tha most curious of all was the
nhhtly disposition of the donkey , what was
loft , over from the day's hawltlng nnd the
pypsy family Itself. Immediately on ar
rival , the donkey was hauled up by rope
nnu tackle into a llulo cage which con-
stltutod the the third story under the sail
cloth roof. Such vegetables ns were loft
that tno family did noi tis were stored on a
sbclf alongside the donkey , and on retiring
lor thonicht the lamllv , comprising eleven
grown peoulo and childicn , ascended It. . .
tha second story loft , and , In a manner ,
llshcd " all movable belongings up nftor them.
" * 03 , " admiringly said old man Lovoll ,
the head of this gvjuv house , after 1 bad Just
witnessed thosrmiwline donkjy hoisted Into
bis cano for bis rist and provender. "Hits
joss hall goes hup Inter hour 'olu by night ,
nn' pulU the 'olo hup artor bus I"
The east end district locally called "Tho
Mint , " where London's ancient mint was
located , Is another favorite haunt of gvpsios
In winter. From Lant street In the Borough
to Dlackfrlars road are moro than 100 almost
impenetrable lanes nnd closes. The region
was the former haunt and homo of Jack
Shephard and JohnathanVild , and from
the same locality have sprung manv of the
noted prize Debtors of our lima. Hillings-
pate porters , the raoit jaunlv and rollicking
of all London coslermongcrs , and a class of
gypsies who are noted for tholr fistic prowess
oss , are the solo Inhabitants. Into this
savory region one mustcomo well Introduced ;
but when once known as a trim friend of auv
inhabitant , progress through the quartern
attended often with oven embarrassing
greetings and familiarities.
Tjpus of ( lypny Clns4o .
I found the gypsies of this locality , who
number perhaps llflv families , which moans
fully r > 00 souls , chiefly those who ply tboir
various vocations at country fairs and all
huge gatherings , such as the Derby and Lon
don holidnv "outings" at Enplng forest and
tha liko. They are a portion ot the vast horde
of least winsome but most picturesque En
glish gypsii who , casually soon , nearest
repiasenttho fnitirsof our American country
fairs , our circus followers nnd the brawling
nicicel-winners of such summer and seaside
resorts as Conov Island and Nantasket.
Tbe "Punch nnd Judy" shows are getting
into tholr hands. They are beginning to ex
hibit freaks and control tlio
merry -go-rounds.
All the fruit and nut stands at fairs are now
In their hands ; ana the cocoanut ( hero sailed
"cocttornul" ) ranges , where a nut can oc
casionally bo knocked from a deceptively
built tier at a ponnv Ma shy , " ono of the
most popular forms of Ii.ltia.tory gambling
sports at all fairs and outing gatherings In
England , are all owned bv these cunning
gypsies. Tneir fists nro as ro.idy as their
tongues , and their women folk nro the most
brazenly insistlvo and picturesquely attired
fortune-tellers in all the world.
But thi genuine dram rajahs or gvpsios of
the road , whoso vocations of today are really
bororable , thrlftful and distinguished
by downright hard work and fair dealing ,
though still full ot genuine gypsy traits nnd
bearinc In a mild form the gypsv tnint of
dickering and dukkoring ( fortune-tolling ) ,
are the gypsies who , in their enforced win
ter London tarrying , retain mosi tha manner
of the summer road life. 1 should think
there could bo found from 10,000 to 20,000 of
these In the suburbs of London , from No
vember until March , These are entirely ex
clusive of several thousand inoro who never
leave London , but travel m endless circles
about the outer edges of the great , city , in
terminable Bedouins at all outing gather
ings ; peas and strawberry pickers and lav
ender gatherers In tbo summer , bop pickers
in the autumn , ana ioaveneor in general
the remainder of the year. They cnrop
where they worlc , and though often reduced
to abjoot wretchedness are a kindly and
cheery sot of men and women.
The rood gypsies generally retiln and
occupy their vans , csrts and tonu. Out
Soutnwnrk way , over In Surrov , are largo
communities. Many may be found round
about fisher and Woking. Thn Chelsea
marshes are anotnor winter haunt ; while
Kpplng fniest depths ana edges nro full of
them. With these summer thrift Is never
exchanged for whiter Idleness. Many of the
stout gypsy lads got employment In gentle
men's tind public stables. Tbe men haunt
tlio horse markets and weekly subuibun
mm kots mid buy , sell and trade norsos und
donkey. Many of the women rove about
too poorer district * of the city tolling for
tunes for whatever they can get. The o too
old for these Jaunts mind the pots , kattlcs
and llttlo ones against the wanderers' nightly
return. Old man and lads and lussos remain
Ing nt homo am never Idlo. Kudo mats ,
markut baskets , stable and street brushes ,
bv the hundreds of thousands , are tbclr
an n uii ) handiwork , and the millions of
sucwors In use at the London moat stalls
are everyone whittled out by busy gypiy
bands. Koran L. WAKEMA.V.
Don't buy foreign wine when there Is bet
tor und cheaper at your door , Cook's Extra
Dry UhampHgno.
ARE YOU SUFFERING
FRO 11
Female
Weakness ,
Catarrh or
Rheumatism ,
K § Chronic ,
Nervous or
Private
Diseases.
IF SO , CALLON
Dr. Searles & Searles
Consultation Free
Tor the Treatment of
Chronic , Private and Nervous Diseases ,
MALE ANU TEMAhE.
ALL BLOOD AND SKIN DIS
EASES. ORGANIC WEAK
NESS AND DISEASES OF NO
MATTER HOW LONGSTAND
ING OR HOW OFTEN PRO
NOUNCED INCURABLE.
NERVOUS DEBILITY
PILES , FISTULA , FI3S UKK Permanently
Cured without the use ot kuH'o , ligature or
cauitto.
AH innlndles of a private or dollcalo
nuiuro , of olthor sex , positively cured.
Dr. Searles & SeinesIIS Wui ! V.rCBt' !
Next to
OLD FOG * HIKE THE GRIP
On Low Prices ,
COMPETITION
Children's Suits
from 75c up
KNOCKED Boys' Suits Snl'vS'f ' '
from $2 up
OUT. Men's Suits
from $3-50 up
Children's ' Overcoats
from $1.00 up
Children's ' Ciipis Drawls
NO from $1.50 up
Boy's Overcoats
MO NO POL Y. from $2 up
Men's ' Overcoats
from $2.50 up
Special in Our
LOW SlioeDepartnient
THIS WEEK.
Men's Sewed Shoes , all so'id ' con
gress or lace , only $1.25.
TARIFF. Men's Calf or Kangaroo Shoes , hand-
sewed , warranted , only $3.00.
J. BAMBERGEn. Prop.
Rotnombor sti-cot ; intl number.
1317-1319 Douglas Street.
Mail Orders will rocolvo prompt attention.
Cnn A IN IDVKUimslKMU fltOU TIUUK lUVAI.S .
wko for lb > pliiii.mliil nrr > > r
\i' WCll I rULrUlCBfi Htftl 9 G BVls ) * < LPC8 ( In.Am.rlM.fonl.liilniHiilomfilmUt . , , i.K.iioiin.ui | , nf < , r ,
Dr. H1I > .MV . Il-\l.iil. , . : . . l'r..f. . . . of , I > . . K-llrlooi > < l'ulrrxllr . . . llcif. I.uudon. . / ulh..r of h
NlMmlnrd . , , , "llu.ill . > < .l < .f I -r.e..llr . . " liuoi.j K vrll.roll" . * * ! " . Krem ll r . rrlill n lf-
i .of , . | ' f . ATTn . > i.i li < lelli'nil.iil , ll > . . nidll . l ri . . ri. . . V H llovritK I-unii l.la no . w.y . . InJurlnii. In hwllh ,
ullli.lltl.d.ill lly . mote nuirliloiu It..i lh r . n , - II . l rl lnly "lurn > . | I. P.lr d " " ' ' " , T , !
< | IMI > II D Iu rrrUln . .lrcrllltnifiil . lroraior bocko.i llrr | ullr. ru ijiiro lulilra Hut , .111 niiuol iwilblr l > | il
lo\ N IU'UT V | Ci.coi. " Thilal * njlutunm VAN iliKT > 'm'uni far i/ntiuU n tf il , a l
WU wry attfelriJv fiaJ to nO * ' * Urrtty 6 f / nraj d ( J pM ( < / a "Ttf li * < l iinf lcfmw * ( t. I *
( )
T HE RIPANS TABULES regulate the stomach , liver and *
i ! ) Cm. purify the blood , are pleasant to take , safe ana
always effectual. A reliable remedy for .Biliousness. Blotches
on the Face , Blight's Disease , Catarrh , Colic , Constipation ,
Chronic Diarrhoea , Chronic Liver Trouble , Diabetes , Disordered
Stomach , Diz/.iress , Dysentery , Dyspepsia , Eczema , Flatulence ,
Female Complaints , Foul Breath , Headache , Heartburn , Hives ,
Jaundice , Kidney Complaints , Liver Troubles , Loss of Appetite ,
Mental Depression , Nausea , Nettle Rash ,
Painful Digestion , Pirn- pits , Rush of 3Jlood to
the Head , Sallow Corn- plexion , Salt Rheum ,
Scald Head , Scrofula , Sick Headache , Skin
Diseases , Sour Stom- ach , Tired Feeling ,
Torpid Liver , Ulcers , Water Brash and every
other symptom or case that results from
Impure blood or a failure in the proper performance of their
functions by thu stomach , liver and intestines. 3'ersons given
to over-eating arc benefited by taking one tabule after each
meal. A continued use of the Ilipans Tabules is the surest
cure for obstinate constipation. They contain nothing that can be
injurious to the most delicate. Price : One gross $2 , sample bottle
15 cents. For sale by Druggists , or sent by mail postage paid.
j Address TUG RIPANS CHKMICAL COMPANY , New York.
i
% MMfr l
The
Latest
CHICAGO STATIONERY
Nothing
.Better.
Our Writing paper and Envelopes ; Wedding
Invitations ; Keception Cards arc sent ,
nt reasonable prices , anywhere in the
United States. Send for samples.
METOALF STATIONERY COMPANY ,
( lAta CoUb'i I.Ibmry Co. )
136 Wnbub Ave. , Chicago.
\OUNG
PANAMA GOLUNECK. '
PARROTS
HliSTTAIiKKUH OS iAKTJIj : )
AbdVO hUUl | < ! Of J'HITOls
Idurn to talk like it hiinmnl
bolniti lourn wnx n nli' '
Ki'6tti [ > it rn iilar cuiiiv
Udll.lllKl till ) llUit Of Ull lllllTl
tutu thu biiiiiuu kiilcu lior-1
foully. Kaob 1'urrut wur-1
ranli'd to Imcuinu n tl
ttlkor , PIUUK , $1. i
4O6 North loth Street.
