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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-17
THIRThEN ATd FUNERAL.

A hearse and three carriages drove up to the
Grand Central Deput afew days agi When the funeral
party had shgh, ei tho Rev. Stephen Merritt,
Who was thu undertaken. went to the ticket
office aud sshod for hlrte,n uckct". iio threw
dawn 400 bli which thu ticket AGENT
ool aud af cf giving hun tho tickets Tho agent couh I'd
the change " a.,
"slopi cnod out tall thin man IN black, ono Of tho
funeral y tty - .
What's IN mattcrr' sstod Mr. Merritt, looking M In
ns onish,usht us he ithefod az thu change.
"yS. must not a. IA ~ said the tall man positively.
IL must ~ done,
:" What a ust not Oe doref
"Y0u nave bought h rtoen uoketsW
"M ell, hat ~ that "
"D you think T. 20 With party % thrteenT
ON Z" said Nj Mrrr IT, I can't tell ans body not TO
90, nd have the tickets nav 49,,
never viii 20 vita thirteen" SAID thctbn man posi-
tiveiy, - , IN, 49,, 49,,
togo .,,,.,,.,. rainfall the thin man. ",bev
are all my relatives. Can't you 90 y0lrsef MI Mer
nit" -, =, en-, o.,
impossible must take the next train 10 sing siDg
wherr have an engage ent."
"Well must get somebody else then"
Harry up, cried another OF the party, "ts umo oi
| the u ain to arr" -.
The thin man looked around him III despair and start
ed fol- his "a lily. ell" eaid lie, 81 Know
| we wont al 10 here this time next year"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-17
CONDUCTORS and "SPOTTERS."

"There goes 'spotter now, that man that
skunk of the car Just poww said an East Side streecar
conductor to reporter with whom ne had been
socially chatting on evening as the car rolled up
the Bowcry in the mud
How do you fellows get on to them, as the boys
gay Z" the reporter asked.
"Oh." said the conductor continuing the classical
straiu "they give themselves away. They'll generally
look at heIr watch when they get and then al the
ndicator-wach It like cat, TO see II you make mis-
take" -. go.
mice kind OF life lead" said the reporter IN tone
intended 10 b taken IN "A PCkwicklan sense. . $40 -,
well they're necessary a line ait an "hy, ~
steal the hOrs g. Why, ductor lust got caus W
who'd stolen th y-fOur fares on ha trlp, on Ohe ~
the omen cars You know some Of these will carry l39
at a time. haven't been very long ON the ROAD anu IL
ever get off il. I'll never ride hOrsecaf agaln
Perhaps YOU won't need tO-if You don't leave 700
soon" wnuing, remarked the reporter Inc new con
duct0r saw point and smiled and deity turnGd we
CONVEX. ion the curious people whom nc met In the
Of hia DAVIS ride.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-17

eneedwas arfnV, Int neither of them felt any mellon
OF the earth Under their feet Nor did either OK them
any sense ~ pain ~ the stomach, or Of nausea mr;
HOdgs0n called mp OF his typesett RI,
youth OF an exceedingly smiling appearance, ana ne re-
latel with his fingers, and multiplicity OF ges,ur pc
longing to the m guage, he and two Others also
connected with The Journal, wrre down at the per on
the Hudson River the mature They were fishing
and tie railway tracks close at their backs sud
denly young Lounsbury said no felt tremendous Jar
ring VIBRATION ~ II an express train was rus ing by
He turned to ard the north 10 look for believing that
came from he south hut there was nothing Jnen he
loOkeJ the other direction because he IL nev sure oil
the quarter from which trk" upon MS ervs
He Thought ihs exceedingly queer. but understood IL
when friend met them and ola item tue o az oe n
earthquak. "Nnw" said DR.. Carson, you low All
there IA 10 know for In the building no one hot ed
thing, myse The school, NJ present Is cIo>ea or
TIC vacat on but we have hrty-ye orphans WIN have
no homes They knew nothing about IT, VIII l. more,
the attendants and workers about the place VINO are no
deaf nett her felt auy shock nor heard any ruulDhns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-17
ROCKY SEgENrY-SECOND STREET.

A correspondent who signs his letter lndlg-
nation has written to THE TRIBUNE complaining OF the
condtiop OF st. and the Boule yard lie
writes: have never been through them without ind
ing rocks in the middle OF the road from the size or u
cocoanut to that OF horses head. have counted some
DAYS A. high rs dozen any Of which struck by the
wheel OF u rapidly driven light wagon would certainty
cause an accident II these Obstr ctiOns were there only
a few hours taxpayers would be less indignant, but
have found the same left for two or three days IN
the same place During the past week great OK lay
~ and Broadway for two days or moro
where all the teams to and from the Riverside and Cen
trail Parks mad To dodge IT, Sleek policemen stand In the
shade on the sidewalks opposite these obstrucons and
neither remove them cause any one else to remove
them"
TRIBUNE reporter found the letter just representa-
ton OF the existing state OF things with the exception OF
the comment the policemen who are, ACCORDING 10
taements received by him. all the time removing these
rocks and placing them the edge OF the s!oew AXIS
THE renort.r SAW twenty little heaps where the Obstruc
tons had picked up from the road The stones are
drained hv the wagons coming from the excavations In
thc Kourya ard and sixty eighth Sxty-irst ss Al
the latter place blasting ana removing rock on
the west side Of the Al the former Tue DashE eA
cayat, are on the east side and have been extensive
~ LARGE Dutch Reformed church Is building there me
wagons are loaded in careless aud Improper tashoh
aud pieces of rock are dropped continuously aouH lIe
Bouleyard and the cross streets IN every dlcctOh
I'm there arc few rocks on th paw e
ment opposite the Dakota building aud more on the next
hlnck where building operations are beng carried on
cross streets and everything Is III transition t"sc
the boulevard road is in sad condition. greatly de-
nrasapd I'm the places 80 tbat the RAIN
water gathers in immense pools, ana much I'D uec Oh
uaying Tho people along the Boulevard complain
greatly of the and Of the rocks but they say a ho
policemen, sleek or otherwise, do PICK them up anu 'na'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-17
THE FLOATING REEF.

.s,uon's YARN OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC.
anid Won ever hear of the hoating reefT asked
sailor with an air of superior knowledge. rs lie cur
niece of tobacco oil plug 40 large that 1t was dni
rl, 70 tell which was tho piece aud which was the
plug. .,... 4. al, ma
about Il" ,,-,,.,
avail I reckon you've heard of ships as sailed QUE
- ,nr, md never came back or made any otna
mart Some folks say ono thing happcnei W '"'
some nnothcr; but know what happened 10 9"
IA, floating rect happened 10 EN- You ASH -.
Ala sh,lbnck and hc'il tell you Jest as do i"a''
s,unlla nor sea- saIpcnts, nor Internal mao"'"'s
r,yaa tho iloatng reef. THIS reel ~ soh',u'ns W..
soinrs dread moro than anything else, ~ uonsw
nhnut IN tho North Atlantic Ocean ana nn W. h,tc
, Nae, lunu al "A tino. IL never comes any ""
nrnr shorc hut Is always away OUT NJ sea- ~ ,hs
very often ship secs u ana comes h'Vh "bt.d ID
stnyv, but there have been SHIPS ~ nave Sk"'.,th
AMI ,s,uurd RAINING on In IL. nave seou y w."
the,o very eyes as plainly as see that t ID
aburning thcro-as plainly as SEQ th'l ms ns los.
rs ON the ship B., IN 1864. was on VIC I
ami and had somehow almost fallen INTO uSSaace,nj
ms brought wide awake with u start Dy tue ''''N'
Mate shouting
49, FoTard there
.ou deck SIR replied
Whats that on the stareoard bow ,,, Iisht
at was just before sunrise, ana III tho s 'assed
NJ the early morning | saw reel OF OlaeA' sas
rocks. with the water dash.ng over H. ~ zero
about n mile long and oval in form. we "s
within a quarter OF mile of it. and II was 'Fp''
emily drifting right across our bows. -, shouted.
"Breakers on the starDoaiH oow ,s the worst
Keen her OIL keep her Ohv was tno,h,sn,d
frightened man you over saw so ihucn I've mo
ndeeI that the dressing down the mate snos,tvs
for not keeping sharper lookout wss ,bs reef BY
relief to me. We cleared the end Oh 'no
about 100 yards and lett it astern .hs middle
At the time thus happened We were " ~" followed
Of the Atlantic. aud IN the track aS"1I liverpool
bsvs sailed over that very place before and tSs
bnt have never seen tho floating rer nj Jaw the
one time. Don't tell me it was . uu'-iS
\r0ckA"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-17
FORTS or CHILLED IRON.

rur tArrsr DEVICES ron COAST DrFrNCr--uow
ENGLAND AND OTHER kAiioSs ARR PROTECTED.
Tho matter of defence said army officer TO
ruinu>r rcporter Ia no longer question of possib
TO- Il ia question of the pockotb book. Nv sufficient
n,pondturo OF money fort can be- built that procc
ME. from tho heaviest guns over cast will have no
effect upon y
What material. are now regarded as the best Tor
forta !"
Chilled iron, wrought iron and steel OF these
chilled iron IL probably tho best Austria, Germany
and U,onIn uso chilled iron Tor coast defence Eng.
land nscs wrought iron. good fort Ia made by nut
ING nlntaa of steel wrought iron. Chilled iron
has MAYER been penetrated. IL the shield plate fred
a, il not thick enough may DO shattered but never
penetrated Wrought iron may be penetrated. but II
IN. .hot does not 90 clear through II Ia just as good
besore When three or four shots have penetrated q
Mat, Of wrought iron its usefulness gone but it Il
considered 10 have performed all the service it wal
in,ended for and its moneys worth has been got out
IT,"
"Haye the DAYS Of carthworks and masonry fortid
cations gone by entirely y
| They have They only of use in these days o
heavy ordnance as protection for gunners agains
small shot bombs and flying pieces of exploded shells
| Masonry can be knocked out OF time by shots iron
heavy ordnance very readily, and "a TO earth works tn
best constructed sarthen defences have been pene
| trated for q distance Of fifty feet"
Arc We not getting. In the matter Of defensiv
Armaments and hesyT aIdnanoe. 70 the oeini '.~-AA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-17
LARGE BARRELS FOR APPLES.
WHOLESALE DEALERS REFUSING TO TAKE PONY
BARRELS.

WHOLESALE DEALERS REFUSING TO TAKE PONY
BARRELS.
As the time for the gathering of the apple crop III
Western New York approaches the growers are oe-
coming somewhat agatcd on the subject OF the size o
the barrel in which to market the apples TIE lRIB
Ng some weeks ago published an interview with ono
f the hest known and largest dealers in apples which
os pre,ty generally reprinted in the papers published
:; ,bc annie region The dealer, speaking for himself
and other dealers said that they would no compelled
10 refuse to buy New York apples this year unless the
growers would pack them in tho " standard barrel
and discard the "pony " or short measure barrels,
because although the NewYork apples are the best III
almost every respect that grown the buyers for
the retail trade refuse to purchase them, alleging that
their customers look upon the small barrels "a fraud
n. d. Trpp. Of Poplar Ridge, Cayuga County, has
written a letter to The TRIBUNE IN which he says
that he - would like to know from the New, FORK
dealer what he call, the standard barrel w ana ADDS
that As he understands IT, the Legislature n1ed Tue
standard at 100 quarts struck measure.
A TRtHt.NE reporter called upon Austin klmbail and
a-ked him to answer MIR. Trips query lie sad
What We the dealers, mean by standard olrrel Is
one the stave Of which is twenty eight anu i
LONG the head seventeen or seventeen ana one eiRt
inches in diameter and the purge SHY oa ~ ,t
around 1t is precisely the same kind ct barrel IN 't
dimensions As that used by the i1llsbnry NILS OIL
Minneapolis, which mrn.. out 1000 barrel OF holr
a dav Tho standard barrel is the t0ur-barrels. lie
Tc,r.york growers will find that they cannot place
their crop this year unless they pack in the large barrels
so m Ia be- able to compete with the apples from other
sections of the country which the flour barrel size
nrivcrsolly If n man had these Ncw-lork state APP
ME. hacked IN the small barrels given to him AFTER ne
had nad for the barrel freight anu charges Tor storage
he could not ont whole because r1lat'cN' '"cS
yon brnr what they are worth. IL does not cost any
more 10 transport ulIszcd barrel 10y railroad canal
or ocean steamer than small one, anu this "onl1
oe tho bnyer 70 nav greater price for fruit packed
in fus zed packages. The grounds OF opposition 10
The small barrel and the expression ct determination
not to buy applrs packed in them, have been put h
,h b,,vers n circular addressed to The growers and
il il uretty CERTAIN that the days OF the small Of
pony barrel are numbered was through the West
eIn mart of the state last week and my observations
lead me 70 believe that the majority of the growers par
ticularlv the largest and most intelligent ones VIII
adopt the hour barrel size Oscar Weed Oh huron;
for 900 barrels of the full size and expected TO order
900 moro shortly lie said that h" believed It would
be Tor tho best interests of the growers 10 c
mil barrel All that the dealers want is square
dealV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-17
THE pUBLTC LIBRARIES IN SUMMER.
MOST OF THEM CLOSED FOR FEW WEEKS f""
CLEANING AND INSPECTION.

MOST OF THEM CLOSED FOR FEW WEEKS foN
CLEANING AHD INSPECTION.
a. Once in fonr ycarsr said assistant librarian OIL
Tho Mercantile Library in Clinton Place, we have 10
close up for general house cleaning II comes III 'ho
year for Presidential election. We have just cosed
and The cleaning operation usually takes about TWO
weeks This year We shall be ready to open again ny
the first of September The members VINO desire az"
allowed TO take ont two extra books during TINS perou
without any additional cost
"uisnot a light task to 90 through nearly quarter
Of million volumes removing them, busting them anu
cleaning shelves Ono shelf has to be moved at time
and each book carefully returned to its proper position
as marked in the catalogue, so that it may DE ionha
rben wanted without difficulty. This work has to DC
suncrinteudcd by one who knows the places OF the
hooks Some Of the volumes perhaps nave not octh
moved since they were cleaned fonT years ago lu
able books must be examined with especla care 10 sc'
n thev have not been damaged 10y mice or insects
Then there are alwayz several hundred To DC ps,'u
aside to be- disposed of, on account o the wear tnr
Lnvo received in circulation Our reading room WIZ
also be closed this year for the same time a. he library
IL Is intended the room in the rear ot thai now
occupied reading room, the space being needed ior
new hooks bGr branch oihc's III ih"'i'l'S" ''" W
FiCh-avc. will also close" 90
TL Astor Library wa4 closed yesterday and will not
hc oncncd until September 20. II contains more than
900 600 volumes II suggested in the last report
of the Superintendent that Ia accommodate peFn'
LAWYERS and others during the summer, one oi inc
lower rooms might remain open h.iS '"',, NJ
Those who wished more Ia use OF the p''l'Ge coua
nnnly by postal card and thS could Lc done without
interfering with the cleaning OF the library NO nc
ton however was taken by the trustees 40 ohshgoN
arc IN he made IN the library this year ana the nouS
wiu not bc modified bat part of the new catalogue
viii bc ready. It il thought in the hlL ,
The Lcnox library In titth.arc"iS closed nom 'uly TO-
October 10 Tho trustees will meet shortly before t
time Of opening decide on tho course for the 'nT"E
year ,,,. H. Six,o.,tb
The books of the Apprentices Library III NNt'th,n-
- ncnr RruadNay undergo general inspection every
| year aud nouc can be taken from t'c building rom
Mly 20 10 September l. but the reading room remains
nen and books NAV be consulted there for reference
RI Ltarv and reading room OF the Free Circulating
Library. No 10 Bond-st, remain open every day. III
GLIDING SUNDAYS, all summer. r....o..,
The Cooper Union Library and Reading hoom are M
reading rooms Of the Young Mems Christian Assoc''
| ton remain open all summer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-17
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

IIAIIBur WITH TOMATO SAUCE.-Cut your hals
but steak into pieces about Two ilces SQUARE w
each piece in -four sprinkling with pepper and salt
and put in hot frying-pan IN which large piece
of the best butter is frlzzlng Fry in hot place,
keeping the pan closely covered e1cept wien Turn,
ing the fish, which must be thoroughly Drowned
but not burned. Have ready some tomato sauce
made thus: Take sone nice, ripe tomatoes cut
them in quarters aud cook slowly IN porcelain
lined saucepan for an hour or So III cooked gently
they can hardly be cooked too long. Then draln
out all the skins, seeds, etc., through colanderi
put back on the fire and add pepper, salt and
large piece of butter aud some rich stock If you hap
pen TO have il. Smooth teaspoonful of cOrnstarc1
IN a little cold water aud thIcken the sauce with
tins. Arrange the hllets OF halibut in circle
around platter and pour the sauce in the centre:
Sprinkle the pieces OF tish with little salt and
chopped parsley. Serve very hot.
CHICKEN AND MACARoNL-Cut up a tender chick
en- in neat pieces aud fry brown fresh butter with
season we'll with pepper and salt boil handful
of the small Italian macaronl Tor twenty minutes,
drain through colander, add large piece of hut
ter, cup of rich, strong gravy and IL liked. some
grated Parmesan cheese. Arrange the chicken Oh
very hot dish around the central pile OF macaroni,
which must be thoroughly moist and rch Wild
gravy and butter.
TONI TO SALAD.-Take six round, smooth, ripe
tomatoes, pour over them some boiling wafer and
let them stand in 1t about two minutes. Then take
a sharp knife and peel of all the sklnIwhich has
been IOOsened Jy the hot wafer. Set them on zee
until very cold aud fiTm. Then with sharp knife,
cut in even round slices, but do not separate-let
the tomato, though cut, remain In ITS 0rlgDal
shape Set each on round, scollOped dish
in little nest of the inner leaves OF crisp lettuce
aoout three leaves to each tomato. Then pour over
them nice Mayonnaise sauce
M.yoNNAIsF SAUCt.-Beat with a silver FORK
the yolks of two perfectly fresh eggs. Add gradu,
alv until the mixture Is thick, some nne olVe OIL
heating all the time, III you get III TOO much OH
AZ once n W Ill curdle and get thu instead of thick
and IN this ease youmust take third yok OF egg,
beat and gradually add 10 10 while beating the nrs1
nixturs which has curdled When the sauce is thick
add two saltspooss of salt and one pf dry mustard
and lemon Juice or vinegar to taste. Some peop'e
like little sugar also. The sauce can be nicely
beaten with a Dover egg heater.
ORANGE sALAp.-Ths is a delicious salad ana
ooe,iv made Peel two or three sweet Juicy
ramyes aud emf M the quarters in nice m0utbtuls,
Tsmnyinr all seeds Serve with half dozen oits ot
orange in nest of three or fonr leaves VI 'eI,u,
and nour Aluyonnaise sauce over eacn hes, SIN
~ i,nce of apples can bo made when the apples
are yery ripe, Juicy. and sour.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-17
SHE WAS A SORT OF GRASS WIDOW.

From The Philadelphia Call.
CROMWELL, pet, Is there anything you
want tOdayi
Brido-Yes. dear. wish you would step at the seed
store and get somo grass iced.
GroOm-Ccr aniy, love; but what do you want OF III
We have no lawn.
Bnde-I am 90 M out 10 the cemetery tomorrow
Groon-But what forf
Bndo-I promis d my first husband that would see
that his grave was Kept green, and had almost orsot-
ten IL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-17
A PLEASANT MOVEMENT.

A PHEASANT
Pianist" Which part Of my Rhapsody du you most Gu
10y r. ,,
Ignoramns-" Which partt'
''Yes who movementP
"Oni the last Que"
"Ahi that is the presto" -,
Prvstof What queer namo'
ado You think SOL - ,..,. IA.
"Yrs Up our way when man gets up, oenas a's
back smiles 10 the audience and Walks on We gu
bow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-17
JOURNALISTIC BRAIN.

Great Editor" What You don't want to 20 10
schOolT , Al. A. ,o,,, TO- ntcor IN inlay"
" Rnt y,u : I'D on YESTERDAY, my son. that you wahtea
IN he "A great rdi u, Ike your pa
:. Yessr I learned To write last session. . ..
30 :o-use you can write now you 'nnS" o csUt
spill You miss every otner word, and you have hot yet
be I'm grammar"
"Yessir" J., q, -o,, hecon,o
an editor and your writings should como ""' !" ~ P"'
all crowded with IuistakcSf
- b anne 10 on the print~r."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-17
ACCIDENTALLY OYERHEARD.'

Prom me Philadelphia CdH
ONLY PILLOW.
Pusaougcr-" Here, rter take th.s ,hlne arsy'
Sic ping-car 20. ter" why, sa"' '"'' " ''''"'
"a y Howl Th,s lttlo ihingP ,,,..,.
" WhV yes sab Wat did you Hpc'' " ""S'
81 thnught A. wus "a poul lee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-17

MENU.
Lit le Neck CLANS.
Clam = mp
IIa'lblt. with Tomato Sauce
F1llet OF Be: Brais d FO,atoes n Ia Pariscnne.
Caul flower.
Game -alai
Cheese Waters.
Cream Pie. Peaches aud Cream.
Coffee.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-08-21
THE PRICE OF LABOR.

There are about Il, 000. 900 male adults
in this country engaged In gAinful &C.
cupaiions. In the last report of the
Massachusetts Labor Bureau just pub
lished, the wages of persons in ninety
industries In that state are compared for
1888, for 1860, and tor intermediate
years, with the wages Of persons IN
similar occupations in Great Britain.
On page 424 Il found asingle sentence
which, saws the New York Tribune, the
lAborers of this country may well re-
member:
The result Of the comparative wages
Investigation is that the general average
weekly wages of the employees In the in
dustries considered are 77.49 per cent
higher In Massachusetts than in Great
Britain.
I'm another column on the same page
1t lie stated that in Massachusetts,. IRON
1860 to 1888 the advance was $3.50
per cent" Here We have data which
fairly illustrates the practical benefits
by the Republican policy. II has en-
Abled the workers of the ninety indus
tries Of this country 10 secure wages T71s
per cent higher than the workers Ii
similar industries get in Great Brit
ain. And 1t has enabled the worker
in these ninety industries in this coun.
try to secure wages % per cent high
er than they enjoyed 1850, at the close
of long period Of Democratic taxation
for public purposes exclusively Ok
the workers see IN these facts a0y reason
for supporting the candidate OF III
British free-tradersP'