New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-13
was not made known The funeral Of young Grady took
place yesterday in St Peters Roman Catholic Church
H's AND KS AND 4. A. QS ARE POPULAR
THE REMARKABLE EFFECTS OF THE CAMPBELL
ARDUCKIF CASE

THE REMARKABLE EFFECTS OF THE CAMPBELL
ARBUCKLE CASE.
The extent 10 which the town has "caught on" to
the HIS and K'sp and the *. NJ. Qss in the Camp
bell Arbuckle breach Of promise suit is really remark
able. The initials which the correspondence between
Bunnie' and Baby Bunting brought to light in tho
trial are In cverbOdy's mouth. Strange to say, old
as we'll as young applying the terms in correspond
ence and conversation, even in business communca-
tions. Here are some specimens Of how the rage Is
going:
Two young men got of Staten Island boat at
the South Ferry yesterday morning. They were typ-
cal young men Of business, oven down to their canes
They parted after landing and they started to go
their different ways said to the other: Going
down at the usual hour to-nightln
"No; have engagement
"Ahi with plenty of HIS and K's'!'
"Oh bless you, mol Pm not a millionaire Can't
afford to be Engaged,
One Of the lawyers in the said yesterday that he
had just received a communication regarding pleco
of litigation In his hands from an old client of his
He Is an old merchant" said the lawyer " as staia
as the day Is long He seldom smiles, is OF stern
nature, and least of all would indulge in JOKE fee
how do you suppose he concluded his leterf Bless
my soul-see here |" And the lawyer produced lou
ter with the signature of well known dgnifed NOR
chant OF this city attached, and just preceding inc
name were the words, remain, with lis anu o
yours truly
Boarding SHOOT misses have taken to the initials
at tremendous rate, and HIS and KS anu " NJ
NJ. Q's' are thick around thcm-all by themselves
as dust In the air In summertime OF course, the
reckless use OF initials Is confined to each sex all
by itself, only those especially privileged pre-
sumo to make Of the cabalstic expressions between
and
There were runors about the Coffee Exchange yes
erday that these terms vi endeaiment were gong 10
be listed. An inqusitiye statistleian has been hs
urng on the " HIS and k's' and the IL. NJ. IS IN
the Campbell AIbuce spondence and has arrNe u
at a mathematical deduction OF Interest to bachelors
In particular When Miss Campbell prepared her
book of copies OF Mr. ArDucklcs letters In hcI pos,
session she numbered them from one upward ana
found that she had eighty nine all told On he hai,.
Many had been written but these had gone Win
the trunk which She said she had left In Mr. ArDuches
care, but which she had not seen aftcgward Inc
jury therefore, made up It's estimate of damages Win
tho of the elghty-n letters before them.
Tho statscian referred to estimates that there were
five " lIs and KS" and X NJ. Q's' on an average ia
each letter. separating each H." from each H.,
average of ten each letter for each H. eacn
'K.,n ard each X. NJ O." This would give total
of 500 fcr the eighty nine letters. The verdict Vi
Mr.. Arbuckle precisely $50 3d.
A we'll known lawyer Of this city said yesterday
that the verdict In this suit would Thousands OF
breach Of promise suits to spring up In
this country L" Heretofore" said he iuros have
been extremely conservative in giving DAMAGES
least, Of any great size But $4,000 award VIII
make life miserable for great many bachelors,
especially to those who have been guilty OF writing
letters with terms Of affection in thcm'