Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-08-22
Our New York Letter.
New YoRK, AUG. II 1874.
Editor of OpiniOn:


THREE OBJECTS OF CHARITY,
Vanderbilt, Stewart, Astor and my
self took trip the other day, to Gar
den City on Long Island. Stewart
is building the whole thing on his
own account, and likewise railroad
to reach it. We naturally fell to
talking about this worlds goods.
AS for Vanderbilt, we suspect
from something he said, that the
market value of his stock, bonds,
real estate and the like trihes, is
about 100000, 900 (ninety millions).
Stewart passed him over the road
both ways, so he didn't have to
break into it. Astor has only about
four hundred houses; place these
side by side two hundred on either
hand, and friend Astor could walk
through the front yards two miles
mp, and cross over and walk the
same distance in return and not tres
pass. Stewart said he was sorry he
couldn't give a better account of
himself, but really he didn't think
he was worth much more than $780,
100000 (thirty-tive millions), and l
noticed tear dropped into his peck
ct book which was open in his hand.
1t may not occur to the ordinary
reader why 1 note that it fell into
the pocket book, but by rapid cal.
culation which ! made, found this
drop was really worth about $21OO,
taking his own figures as to the
value of the man, as basis. l did
not talk much about myself down
there, but when we reached the city,
l invited them to step up to my
bOarding-ho house, and see what a bar
gain l had got for $3.50 per week,
with use of bath room. l saw at
once by their general manner that
they didn't care to.
THE BANJO IN COURT.
The plaintive banjo is progress
ing. This instrument of high strung
organization seems destined to take
a high position in the musical world,
and backed by the strong arm of
law, in the unmusical as we'll 1t
has made its first speech to the
court, been upheld by the judge, aud
bowed itself out with twang, win
her Of the great legal heart.
The facts are these: Mrs A.
keeper of a boarding house, where
in the dodgers grievously complain
that they can neither sleep nor rest,
as the congregation Of banjos in the
saloon next door is numerous and
very Eighty, combining itself not to
the dulcct melodies in which even
the sleepy ear would delight, but
grovelling in the lowest depths of
harmony. "Any old knives to
grind,' might be asked once, twice,
or even thrice without making mis-
cradle the aggregate boarder in Mrs.
As establishment; but when the
grinding becomes chronic, and the
tattoos on table and floor, with loud
cries for "lager" reach the already
overcharged ear Of the before men,
toned boarder; then it is that he
rises from his sleepless couch, as
one man, and gropes his way to the
landlady's room, and communicates
through the key hole his determin
alton to leave the bed and board
there provided, unless she swoop
down upon that congregation of
banjos, and serve its manipulators
up hot for breakfast-Or words to
that effect. The lady appeals to the
gentlemanly proprietor, but without
success, and then to the court. The
aggregate boarder, weak and Sleep
less, appears with his testimony
written in haggard face, and blood
shot eyes-in strong contrast to the
full, round visage of the defendant,
banjo, who finally gets the case,
and goes out of the court with its
friends, playing in an absent sort of
way, "Wake me dearest with thy
lute." The attention of music low.
ers is called to advertisements in
New York papers, under head Of
"Rooms to Let"
NEWSPAPER SQUABBLING.
The Times of this city has been
trying to find out all about the Iyi-
bune, and hasn't succeeded worth
cent; inasmuch as that the latter
turns the cold shoulder to that CO.
temporary, no matter how tempting
the bait for controversy may be,
or how broad it's editorial abuse, the
Tribune wont even wink at it. Very
naturally this makes the Times foam
Mt the mouth, and it goes for the