Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-05-15
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
Especial Correspondence ofthe Monitor.l
Ne1r Y01.L. Nam g 1890

about the release of the suspects, we
get a little sample Of socialistic out
rage in our midst. Internal ma
chimes were sent through the mails to
Mr.. Vanderbilt, Mr.. Field and Po-
lice Superintendent Walling. One
exploded in a mail bag, another set
fire to a door mat, the third was
soaked for several hours and then
examined by expert chemists and
mechanics. The little arrangements
of brass boxes, gun-cotton, glass
bulbs and sulphuric acid had latent
possibilities of great mischief. If
these imported rascals are not caught
they will be committing some appall-
ing crime some day. 1t would be
easy to blow up part of the Elevated
or Surface Railway for instance and
cause no end of damage.
Another great event is the great
Musical Festival, with gentle Ger
ster, majestic Materna, and other re-
nowned artists doing their best be-
fore audiences of 1000 or 5000, with
a chorus to sustain them of 800
trained voices and an orchestra of
800 pieces, led by Thomas. By the
way, if you want to get the best pos
sible inside view of the whole thing,
or musical matters in general, you
should get hold of Music and Drama,
new paper recently started by that
brilliant writer and plucky fellow,
John G. Freund, man who has lots
of friends whom he has won from
sheer admiration of his courage and
talent, and lots of enemies, very
many of whom he has befriended.
He has had some pretty hard knocks,
scalawags of all sorts shying stones
at him, but he is on his feet again
now, with every prospect of staying
that way.
1t is wonderful to note the pro-
gress made within the last few years
in business methods, and how SEEM
ingly expensive plans to capture GUS
toners prove economically beneficial
to purchasers as well as sellers. |
have before me a copy of pamphlet
issued (and sent free to all who ask
for it), by the great dry goods firm
of Lord & Taylor, known for years
as the earliest and most formidable
rivals of A. I. Stewart, and who fan
outstripped his successors. 1t is in
teresting even to me, though natural
ly somewhat mysterious, and as to
the womankind, they are delighted.
They can understand it all, and there
is multitude of capitally executed
engravings to help their understand
ing. Every conceivable article en-.
tering into a fully furnished ward
robe, seems to be mentioned in this
book, with prices, so that with lit
, tie trusting to the taste and discre
ton of the experienced managers O
( the various departments of this grea
store, OF rather these great stores
f for Lord & Taylor have two, lad,
= in Alaska, or Omaha, or the wilds O
e Arizona, can get herself equipped il
D the most stylish way without dream
e ing of the fatigue of special jour
e ney to the Metropolis-and ladie
. living great deal closer find thi
v system a convenience The fulles
@ directions for self-measurement ar
Y given for everything from pair G
f shoes to trained robe fit for Pres
+ ident's Reception, and though shop
It ping is very good fun, it is some
n times pleasanter just to write, or tie
= ephone, ones orders, and then
r pleasantly surprised with the results
O | mustn't forget the May moving
n that idiotic institution peculiar I
If New York and Brooklyn, where ever
one plays an expensive game of pu'
in the corner and shifts to some otl
er place, apparently for the benet
he of furniture and crockery dealer
re trnckmen and the ginmillers who SUI
at ply the stimulus which starts tt
Of smashing. It's over now, thanks
b. the lst coming on Monday, but Il
n tears of Responding housekeepe
s still run in salty streams at sad C
81 tastrophes.
OF A distinguished Spanish officer b
O. just died among us, and been burr
e. with imposing military honors at
Patrick's Cathedral. Col. Jose r
ad mon de Olaneta has been an old II
OF ident in this country, having been
Ell tached for years to the legation
he Washington. He was steady frie
he of the United States, and often h
M an opportunity of showing it duri
nd the late unpleasantness, and also
OF the time of the Virginius trouble.
las Alderman Jones has been acqu
ice ted helping brother-in-law Stuart st
of 0,000 from the Brooklyn Board
M Education, on a technicality. l
jurors wouldn't shake hands with h
Ter when he tearfully wished to embr:
IL them, so he fell on the neck of
lty lawyer and wept plentifully.
yh- Public moneys are queer THU
'ok any way. People who handle th
ate don't seem to realize that they ou
orn to be taken as much care of as Il
own money. Some of this prevail
the carelessness has been playing
l53 mischief with business at the Pt
the office. The engineers and fireI
ge, left because the appropriations
leu run out, and there would be no N