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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-17
uCTIoN SALE AUCTION SALE
N OF elegant and costly Household Furniture
THIS DAY Thursday ~ l1is O'Clock,



2I0 West Twenty first street, near Seventh avenue
consisting OF all and every necessary Tor house
Keeping. Furniture made to order Tor present owner
PARIsORs CONTAIN velvet Carpets, rosewood and
walnut Parlor Suits, IA pieces, satin brocate
and cotclinc French plate Pier hirrors Lace Curtains
valuable OIL Paintings elegant assortment Pans Clocks
and BronzcS: magnificent rosewood IA four
round cornered Pianoiorte cost $l.apl; one beautiful
Ioctave grand square Panoore s975: rich inlsd
Cabinet Eagcres, Turkish chairs, Centre and Console
Tables, &c. DINING ROOM contains Brussels Garnet
Extension Table Buffet Dining Chairs Glass China and
Silver Ware, Cutlery &c. CnAMBER*-Brussels Car
pet lDroscwood and walnut Chamber Sets, consisting Of
bedstead. Bureaus, Washstands, Commodes; u spring
cn1 10 lar Mattresses, fine Bedding, Lounges, Easy
Painting, Ornaments. &c. LIBRARY FURNITURE
viz, Bookcase and Books Library Tables Desk Chairs
Carpet, &c Also fine assortment Kitchen Furniture,
and Utensils, Ingram Carpete, &c.
Notice.-IIouse open at % A. NJ Catalogues ready.
Take 7tb 9th 10 2lst st. N B.Ssle positive.
Cut this out
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J. BLEECKER. SON a CO., AUCTIONEERs.
"A. Supreme Court Sale in Partition.
under direction Of I, T Euggcs, referee,

FRIDAY, April IS at IL noon.
THIRD AvENUE-The 4story brick Houses and Lots
900 992 and 94 81 northwest seth St. 60 Sd
av by GO feet the street.
FIFTY-NlNTH STREET-The 1 story brick Brewery
and Buildings in rear the ground is eill front by 100
AVENUE A-o story brown stone Tenement 1876 and lss
av. A, southeast corner 18th ST., 81 9x956.
AVENUE B-The brick House and Lot Isl av. b, east
side, between 9th and 10th SITS Sale absolute.
For particulars apply TO ADOLF LEvINGER 26 Broad
WA man ar at
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~. Four Ruthe rttrd Park (,nftares at Auction

A J. BLEECKER, SON L CO., AUCIIoNEERs.
IA. Four Rutherturd Park Cottages at Auction.
Will sell at the Exchange saiesrooin Ill Broadway. on
Tuesday the I'D April tour beautiful Cottages and Land
attached, at Ruthcrfurd Park, N j., situated Lake,
Livingston and avennes these cottages were
built by Mr. E. T. Christensen Of the best materials and
with great care they filled in with brick have fine
cellars and attics and repletc with modern comforts
as Iarors and bedrooms, with abundance OF closets;
the sale take I0A NJ train foot Barclay street Della
ware and Lackawanna Railroad, for depot, Rutherford
Park close to the houses returning 240 r. NJ. Further
particulars and mans at II Cedar street.
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SALE,
THIS CHURsDAY) EVENING
THREE HUNDRED PAL,

also Friday and saturday evenings at the Clinton Hall
Sa,erooms,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-17

A RICH. JOHNSTON, AUCTIONEER,
IA Office and salesr0om 81 Nassau street,

RICH. JOHNSTON, AUCTIONEER
IA Onice and salesrOom 81 Nassau street,
opposite the Post ONCE. .
Morse auction mart I9 10 Is East Thirteenth street
Carriage Repository, No Cortandt street
ARCH JOHNSTON will SELL this day, at MS salesroom,
az Nassau street and street. genee Household
Furnlfnrc Parior and Bedroom Suits, Brussels and In
grain Carpcts Mirrors &c large line OF Engravings
Sta nd ard and Books 80 Sewing Machines
&C., &c.
4 RcH JOHNSTON, AUCTIONEER.
n once and solcsroom 81 Nassau street,
HORSE nuction branch 10 10 rs East Thirteenth street
Carriage Repository, No 8 CSrtlandt street.
ROSEWOOD PIANOFORTE, CARPETS, &C.
MADE TO ORDER IN PARIS FOR THE
PRESENT OWNER
ARCH. JOHNSTON will sell
at auction on FRIDAY, April Is,
AT1f EAST FORTY-SECOND STREET
Between Fifth and Madison avenues
oil the elegant Furniture contained in said
mansion.
Particulars in time, -
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he Messrs LEAvITT Auc,ioneers

This sale affords opportunity for buyers and
well worthy their attention.
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A LIEN Il. MINER, AUCTIONEER,
"A Salesrooms 95 Chambers and II Rcnde street.
BY ALLEN Is. MINER 4 BROTHER,
FRIDAY 25th and SATURDAY, 10th of April,

A Lien B. MINER, AUCTIONEER,
"A SalesrOoms 95 Chambers and " Rccde street.
BY ALLEN Is. MINER a BROTHER,
FRIDAY 25th, and SATURDAY 10Th Of April,
at l01a O'Clock, at the
Worth House, -
JUNCTION OF BROADWAY FIFTH AVENUE AND
Twenty-fith strcct-Handsome Household Furniture,
Mirrors, Curtains, Carpets &C. DC, all OF which were
ade order and in fine condition. Particulars here
after. -
THIS DAY THURsDAY), April II,
60 EAST NINTH STREET, BETWEEN BROADWAY AND
UNIVERSITY PLACE,
Gcnteel Household Furniture Pier and Mantel Mirrors,
rosewood Piano, city maker &C., &c.
comprising follows viz. Velvet and Brussels Car.
PETS and black walnut Parlor Suits In brocael
and reps Pier and Mantel Mirrors, black walnut Bed
steads, Bureaus Washstands and Commodcs, rosewood
Etag Centre and Side Tables Lounges Easy Chairs,
Rockers Dining Extension Table, Hall stand, lace and
brocatci Window Curtains and Cornices Cottage Suits
Hair and Spring Mattresses Feather BEDS Bo!sers and
Pillows Crockcry, Glass, Silver Plated Ware, &C., &c.
FRIDAY, APRIL Is, 1879,
at l0}s o'clock, ut 80 West Fifteenth street.
ALL THE FURNITURE OF THE FIRsT CLASS BOARD.
ING HOUSE located above, all OF which is in good
order consisting of wilton and Brussels Carnes Pier
Ccrnices rosewood suits IN plush Reception Chair
Washstands and Commodes, Plymptons marble top
mirror back Secretary Bedstead, bfack walnut Ward
robes spring and hair Mattresses Feather Holsters and
Pillows black walnut extension Dining Tables, Buffet
and Dining Chairs Plated Ware Cutlery and Glass Ware,
black walnut marble top Hall Stand velvet and Brussels
Stair Carpet Rods, &C. with all the Kitchen Furniture,
Gas Chandeliers with which tho sale will commence.
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MORRIS WILKINS AUCTIONEER
U Elegant Household Furniture, Sicinway Panoortc,
fine Mirrors. rich Carpets

T. II. LUDLOW 4 co. will sell at auction on Friday,
April 49, 1873 at IL O'Clock A. NJ at the private residence
N9 West Twenty first street near Sixth avenue. rose
Suit in reps GIT ReSepton Chairs rosewood pianoi9rte
tel Lambrcquins Lace Curtains black walnut and ebony
Bedscads; Dressing Bureaus Armoircs-aglace. Com.
modes lounges Turkish and Easy Chairs; black walnut
and ebony Library Table Dressing Table rtng Desk
satuettes Mattresses Paasses Bosters and Pillows,
Administer Wilton and Brussels Carpets Oilcloths. &c
Engravings &c, &C.; together with assortment of
Kitchen Furniture, with which the sale will commence
the aucsneers No. Pine street IS East seven-
feenth
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THREE HUNDRED PAINTINGS,
Water Color Engravings and Etchings sold by auction
by order OF the executor Of the estate Of the late f.
Cories and by order Of r. $. Baldwin, Baltimore,
tee, &C, &c.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 1a,
ntl0la O'clock ut our salcsrooms,
95 Church and n Reade street,
handsome Household Furniture, Pier and Mantel Mirrors,
Carpets In variety, DC, &C. Details In future advertise
mcntS
Also at o'clock r. NJ, to pay charges and advances
for whom il may 20 great patent
Pant But tons and go great patent Shs0 Buttons
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DAwNBROKER'S SALE, THIS DAY-JAMES AGAR,
y Auctoneer, will sell, at 90 New Bowery, $40 lots
Dresses Shawls, Remnants, Table Linen, Underclohng
Sheets Spreads Caters &c. BY order of John Martin
62 Mulberry street.
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A Lien B. MINER AUCTIONEER
a salesrooms g Chambers 81 and q Reaae street
Horse Auction Mart 337, 339 and 81 Fourth avenue
corner Twenty-ffth street
By ALLEN b. MINER BRO,
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MORTGAGE SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A CHATTEL
lvl mortgage will expose 20 sale at public vcndue,
on frday hc ISM day OF April at u o'clock NJ at 81
Printing Establishment, consisting of Types Type Cases
Lead Cutters, Type Racks Galcys one Meter Machine
&c. and all necessary Tools and Machinery appertainng
TO nrs class printing establishment; also Safe, Stove
ana Gil sheying on the above premises BY order OF
j. SEEBACHER, Attorney for Mortgage.
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SALES Ar AUCTION.

- At Auction Exchange 800 Fulton street. Brooklyn
by JEEE Johnson this day. splendid Rssia ~ T,
place and Henry street house 4sxso all
rarely terms easy Maps at 800 Fulton street. Brooklyn
and q Park row. New York
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r EVILS u. WOOD, AUCTIoNEER, OFFICE 70 MONT
~ gomery street. jersey Cy,-Will sell, by order Of
the assignee on
SATURDAY April 10, 1873
at IL o'clock NJ, at the salesroom, 70 Montgomery
street, Jersey City, forty d Bonds Of 81 600 each, OF
Decatur sullivan aud NATION Railroad Company, Nos.
10 40 $4,000; terms at sale.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-17

MANSON A ELLSWORTH, AUCTIONEERs OFFICE
Nk AS Broadway.-Real Estate stocks and Bond sold
OF tho Exchange Special attention given 20 saica Of
Vessels Furniture and Mere hapdise on the premises
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p TRAvER, AUCTIONEER.-BY j. 8. KNIGHT
81. Co. 1856 Greenwich street corner Dey, Thursday,
April H. regular sale OF Hardware and Fancy Goods
l.. II. HENRY, salesman.
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THIS DAY (ThUhSDAfl, APhlL III
VOC .ss a. lom o'clsck a. the LIBBY Mopss
rrr CORNER TWEMTy SEVENTH STREET, ,,srs
THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THE ABOVE HOUSES,
comprising velvet Brussels and ingram Carpets Pier
and Mantcl Mirrors rosewood Pane black walnut Suits
tans and Cornice. Esagere Clocks ana Mants urna'
Wardrobes, Washstands, Lounges and Chairs, Mrrors
hair Excelsior and straw Mattresses Feather Beds Boil
and PllOws Toilet Crockery Window Shades Cur
tans about 200 pairs each Blankets Sheets Pillow and
ment Crockcry for Dinner, Breakfast and Tea Ser
vice; silverplacd Ware In great variety, Gassware
Cutlery, Cash Counter Bdrro0m and lunchrOom Fix
lures marble top Counters Bar seees Chairs, Stoves,
Bar Show Bottles Glasses, &C.
Also
fine stock Of Liquors, comprising Brandies Whiskeys,
Gins, Rum, Sherrfes, Ports &c
Kitchen and Laundry-Large size Moneuse Range. in
Steam Tables and Heaters large assortment Of Copper
Dishes Kettles &C.; Tin and Iron Ware In variety Man
gle Ironing Stove and Tables, and. in TACT everything
also Gas Fixtures throughout the house. stesm Heaters
and PIPES, &c, &c.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-06
sIYOS'EsLE LEeaISLAYION.n

There is one part of Gov. Smiths testi-
mony before the investigating committee
which touches upon dreadful condition
of public affairs. He says: Mr.. Hatch
has been employed by the road for years,
in various positions, mainly to resist hostile
legislation in fair and legitimate man
ner." We have always regarded Vermont
Legislatures as saturated through and
through with honesty, as full as any set Of
men can hold We have not lost faith in
our legislators yet. It does not appear
that Mr., Hatch bought anybody, though
he was there as lobbyist. The "hostile
legislation referred to was the proposed
competing line from Burlington to Rousc's
Point, and also that from Portland to Og-
densburg, through Lemoille valley. The
former was not needed if the Vermont
Central gave proper connections, and this
being shown, it was defeated. But the
Lemoille valley road was needed to open q
rich valley, having water power and Other
advantages, but no good chance to reach q
market. A road was wanted from st. AL
bans to connect with the Pasumpsic road
for an outlet to Boston. 1t was desired
also to reach Portland and the West Tho
charter being shown to be needed, it was
granted, in spite of the Establishments OF
Mr. Hatch. These two votes indicate the
discriminating ability and honesty of the
Legislature, and constitute good certif
cate of character, very timely for the SEES
sion whose doings are supposed to be in
volved in the pending investigation.
New Workers mean something diff
ferent by "hostie legislation. A New
York Legislature does not compare in ap
pearance with Vermont Legislature. Thu
members of the former look like what mos
of them are" pot-house politicians !
men who procure themselves TO be elected
with the intention of becoming rich by
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-06

Our St. Adams special of Monday stated
that the Vermont Centrals list of passes
for 1872 twas found to comprise a large
number of prominent men through the
State, on the bench and of the bar" The
phrase ION the bench" probably does not
include justices of the peace, who are not
supposed to sit on benches. They are sat
sfcd with chairs. 1t is not likely judges
of probate have passes. They are judges
of the dead. Railroads have only use for
judges of the living. A pass given to a
Judge would be useless unless his judge
ship might be made useful to the railroad.
He could not be useful to the road unless
a case came before him in which it was a
party, and he allowed the pass to bias his
judgment. When the testimony in full is
seen it may appear that " on the bench "
means some isolated case, where the pass
was not given to the recipient because he
was judge, but for some other reason.
The ''bar" stands in a different position
A lawyer may receive his fees in passes
money or potatoes
But legislators have no business will
passes. So soon as member accepts 6
pass he lays himself under pecuniary OBJ
legation from which it would be better fol
his constituents tibet he should be free.
The pass system has been mnch abused
Some officers issue them to make populari
ty for themselves at the expense of the
road. The New York Central did thu
right thing when it cut off all passes three
years ago. People who pay feel as if thu
railroad might have carried them for less i
it transported fewer dead-heads. A MAJ
who pays feels the Partially when he oh
serves that person sitting by him is ridin!
free. The Union Pacific railroad cut of
about three thousand passes two or tire,
months ago. AS its tickets are 1925 TIN
dead weight is appreciable. People shoul,
not ask for passes, and if they do the road
should refuse to grant them.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-06

A DIsGRACEFUL AFFAIR.-A correspon-
dent of the Rochester Erpross gives the
particulars of fight in country grave
yard, not far from that city, over the ques-
ton of removing the remains and monu-
ments from family lot The former were
quietly carried off and reinterred else
where without the knowledge Of the sim
gle member of the family who was opposed
to the transfer but when the attempt was
made to remove the stones, the party was
discovered, attacked and forced to suspend
work. On the 18th of April they returned
with numbers augmented to lwelvc or tif-
teen men, and succeeded in removing the
monuments, though not till after several
of them had been broken and defaced, and
severe wounds had been received from the
missiles of the opposing Friends" A law
suit will probably follow.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-06
PREVENTION BETTER THAN
CURE.

EDlToR OF TIE GLOBE The resolution
offered by DR.. Adams at the late village
meeting, and which was enacted into vii
lagc ordinance by vote of the meeting,
cmbodics a principle in government capa-
bic of wide application. Possibly in this
its first actual enactment into law, it has
been carried to ridiculous extreme; but
if so, time will remedy the evil, while rem
dcring the principle itself all the more val
liable. BY It's introduction into our town,
city, state and federal governments, com
plcte resolution in the administration of
their respective financial affairs would be
effected. Ii would clfcctually debar every
executive officer, and every member of ev-
cry legislative body from having any pecu-
mary interest, direct or indirect, in any
contract, job, or piece of work in which in
his executive or legislative capacity he is
to have any voice. Years ago this princi-
pie was tacitly recognized in our private
corporations, and under its operation tho
| president of one of our leading Transports
ton lines was obliged to retire from it,
| presidency, because he, as president OF tho
company. bought iron exclusively of the
mercantile house of which he was the head
But of late this old-fashioncd rule has fallci
into disusc and not the executive officer
of our corporations alone, but the cxccu
tive officers of our towns, and the eXccu
tive and legislative departments of our cit
les, of our states and of the nation itself
jobbers and plundcrers forming together
series of ''rings," which are fas. bein!
forged into letters to bind us into ute
helpcssness.
This state of affairs has long been appal
cnt to every one who has taken any inter
est in the course of political events for til
last two years politics has meant enc
ncy; :" and the temptations of money hay
proved too strong, as the developments o
the last session of congress have shown, fo
many politician who had heretofore born
an unblemished reputation. But the pee
pie are getting alarmed at the progress c
corruption in high places, and are seellin
for remedy. Hence the new ordinanc
of the village of Rutland, the first success
full attempt at reform in this direction
The writer hereof tried TO call the attentio
of the legislature of this state at it its lat
session to the necessity of legislation on Il
subject, and proposed substantially IL
same preventive which your village hi
adopted. He failed to obtain hearing; Il
Credit Mobiier scandal was then only
rumor, not an established fact, and legisl
tive and executive ears were consequent
, dull. They are probably sharper now.
q. VI. u.
Rutland VT Nav 4th 1873
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-06

A TENEMENT House SoENE.-Health
Inspector Post was informed, on Saturday,
that woman named Mary Cassidy, who
with her husband and child occupied a
room in the tenement house No. 81 Essex
street, had kept the door of her room
locked for several days, and refused adj
mittance to all who knocked. DIR. Post
went to the room and asked to be admitted
The door not being opened, he broke it
down, and entering the room, saw Mrs.
Cassidy lying dead upon the bed. BY her
side was her child, ~ months old who was
moaning as if in great pain. On the floor
in the corner of the room the husband of
the dead woman was lying, helplessly
drunk. Upon examining the body of the
dead woman DIR. Post discovered that she
had died of smallpox, and that she must
have been dead at least thirty-six hours.
The child was found to be dying of starva-
ton. The body of the mother was taken
to the Morguc, and the apartments were
then thoroughly disinfected.-N. y. Tr5.
une.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-06

COMPLETION or TIE DARIEN CANAL SUR
vEYs.-The results obtained have been of
the most satisfactory nature BY leaving
the Napipi at its principal tributary, the
Doguado, and following up the valley of
that stream, the entire length of the canal
has been reduced from thirty to twenty
eight miles, the length of the tunnel from
five TO three miles, and the deep cutting in
a corresponding proportion. In this way
the estimated cost (and the estimates are
liberaD will be made to fall below seventy
millions of dollars. Twenty-Five of the
tweuty-eight miles of this line lie through
an almost level plane, with gentle rise,
where an occasional lock-ninc In all-will
be required to keep the cutting near the
surface. Within the remaining six miles
lie all the engineering diflicultics--if diff
culties they may be called-of the enter
prise. The only obstacle, then, which lies
In the way of shortening the paths of COM
merce between all parts of the world by
many thousands of miles is what? Six
miles of rock. Correspondence Nep York
Herald
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pundcring one on more railroads before the
session is over. They introduce schemes
of known hardship for the purpose of be-
ing bought off. The contagion of dishon-
esty is spreading westward in the track of
the cpizootc 1t is doubtful if New York,
Ohio and some other States have not al
ready beheld their last honest Legislatures.
Of course under such circumstances it is
natural that New York papers should be
disposed to class hostile legislation in
Vermont with the New York system of
piracy that goes by the same name. 1t
will be very shameful If the further invcs-
tigation develops any corruption on the
part of our Legislature. We feel thankful
that it has not done so yet.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-06
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The Sultan of Turkey is trying to intro
duce the stovc-pipc hat.
The Chicago police are drilled in infan-
try tactics twice week.
A Sumpter county (Ala.) nurse put the
baby a-soak in kettle of boiling soap and
fed.
Portions of Virginia City, Nebraska, are
settling from the slow caving of the mines
beneath.
A school of science endowed by John c.
Greene of New York is to he opened as an
adjunct of Princeton College, next Sep
TENDER
An association of New York clerks pro-
pose building a large hotel on the co-opera-
tive system, TO see if they cannot reduce
their weekly board bills.
A couple of sturdy girls, members of the
San Francisco high school, are going to ac-
company their big brothers on u pedestrian
trip to the Yosemite.
Pneumatic tubes are being laid in Paris
for the transmission of dispatches within
the city and they bid fair to entirely super
scde the telegraph wires.
The question with which Brooklyn
man is sitting up nights is Is it right to
shoot my neighbours billy.goa after he has
eaten up seventy-fivc dollars worth of my
llowers?"
Chicago now has city ordinance re-
uuiring saloons to close at II o'clock at
night The proprietor of any saloon not
complying with this law will he dragged to
Jail.
DRYING fruit for the Eastern market after
the cooperative plan followed by some OF
our New England cheese factories promises
to become an important business IN Cali
fornia.
French apothecaricS have adopted the
sensible practice of adding second labe
on bottles containing poison, setting forth
the antidotc to be taken and how in cases
of accident
The editor of a popular magaze in New
York declares that 100, 900 women are con
stantly sending poetry to him, the com
moncst subject treated being "Our Dcat
Baby"
Madame Judic, the famous prima donni
in comic opera at Paris, although havins
made her fortune, occupies herself while
off the stage day-timcs in running mil
linery establishment.
The people of Montana, becoming dis
couragcd by the slow building of Tho
Northern Pacific, have finally concluded e
wait no longer, but build a narrow gaug'
road from Helena to connection with tin
Central Pacific at Corinne, Utah
Pennsylvania has no recognized coat o
arms, and SO every newly elected state OF
fetal arranges the animals on the seal T.
suit himself, and consequently there ar
scarcely two departments Of the state gov
eminent which have precisely the sam
coat of arms.
a New York gentleman who has occr
pied the same lodgings in an uptown hous
for several years is about to move bccaus
= the man above him, who weighs 40
g pounds, has, by the advice of physician
f taken to clog dancing in order to check hi
= obesity.