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BIZ ORDrn Or Tn Tnusrrrs
THE
BANKRUPT STOCK OF CLOTHING
contained In store
9l2 F STREET

must positively be sold in eight days to wind up this
trust estate you want the greatest bargains Of
life come at once. We mention few of the extraord
nary bargains Offering, and remind readers
that this Gigantic BANKRUPT Sale will only last eight
days. Mems Elegant Elysian Chinchills Overcoats,
as. with silk finish lining. custom made and posi-
lively worth e16 splendid Black or Blue Corkscrew
Overcast for $3.50, worth SIS. Over 1000, diff
ferent styles Of high grade Silk and 6atin-lined Suits
and Overcoats equal to the finest made; must 50
gsrdess Of cost quality. Chdren's Suits reduced
to e1.S7, formerly IS Suits st:e2.25. formerly e.
Children's Overcosts &1S7 formerly IS. 5000 Boys
Suits and Overcoats, thirteen and eighteen yesr
have been placed In two lots IS and Is actually worth
from e10 to els. Don't wait three OF four dAys but
como st once TO this BANKRUPT Sale.
012 STREET NV,
SIX DOORS FROM 9TH 81,
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UNDER THE New LAW which provides that
executions for murder in New York shall be
by electricity. it is made a misdeamor to report
or publish the executions. Notwithstanding
this fact the state and metropolitan papers
have made arrangements to publish accounts
of the next execution as usual and ascertain
what the officers will do. The statute is held
to be unconstitutional because it abridges the
liberty Of the press, which is guaranteed under
the organic law.
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DEATH or rHH TAxLxsr GnI.-Alin Anna
Langley, said to have been the tallest woman
in the country, died ct the home Of her mother
in New York city Friday 6f Consumption.
She was feet inches In height She was
bornnear Richmond, Va, and WAS in her eieh-
tee1 year. She wAs colored and ono Of her
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PERSONAL

MILL THE FRIEND OR ANY ONE THAT
w knows send the address of GEORGE PENDLE-
TON late private, Co. L, LIST Maryland cavalry, to w.
H. ORION, 702 9TH st. NV df5-:its
VAN.-IF YOU ALL WANT TO GO TO THEATER
n any night this week communicate with me as per
address on my card Be sure to send letter at
where we can see you. 3. dist
WILL ELIZABETH SYKES, FORMERLY COLDS
w BOROUGH, or any of her children, call or adj
dress me- Have important Information q. II. BUD
LONG, Solicitor, st. Cloud Building, Washington ID
G. dl5-:its
WIN. WILLIAMS, GEO. w. McELFRESH, AUTHOR
w lied Private Detective Agency. Communications
promptly attended to and strictly confidential Office
open all hours W. WILLIAMS, Manager. 926 NV
my4-Sms
ssL[ ALyDORA.n THE ONLY EFFECTIVE PREPA-
~ ration for DEVELOPING the BUST ATTEN-
UATED and UNDEVELOPED FORMS made plump
End beaNttpl NE ", i: FAILS USED EXTERN
week. Advice and treatments given at parlors of
NINE. WILBUR, Inventor and Sole Manufacturer. 703
10Th st. NV. n27-lns
TUsTH'S OLD STAND is THE ONLY PLACE
Owhere hrst-class Second Hand Clothing be
sold at respectable prices Address call at 81 st.
NV. my1-9m
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A SATURDAY NIGHT F1GHT.-Saturday night a
fight occurred near 9th and streets south
west, during which Harry Pye received a Sc
we're thrashing. VIM Rooney, Felix McDon-
aid. John Horrigan. and Jos. Wells were ar
rested for the assault Wells was fined IS in
the Police Court this morning and the others
forfeited their collaterals.
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STREET BEGGARs AREEsTED.-A sad sight
was witnessed in the Police Court this morn
ing when Henry Allen. q colored blind man.
was lead into the dock by a small colored bow
He and the boy were charged by O.licer Cross
with vagrancy. The officer arrested them yes
terday near st. Matthews church. where the
man was stationed to accept the contributions
of passers-by. Their personal bonds were ac-
cepted.
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THE MALTBY HoUsE.-Mr. ID. Doolittle. for
merly connected with the National hotel. has
leased the Maltby house for five years. This
is a new building at the northwest corner of
New Jersey avenue and Il street. 1t will be
opened a hotel about the first of next
mouth.
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To PHILADELPHIA BY NIGHT.-Pullman Sleep
ing Cars are run from here TO Philadelphia on
the u. q o. night train. These cars are placed
in the station at 900 pm. after which hour
passengers can retire and remain undisturbed
at Philadelphia until 100 in the morning.
AdUt
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n New England Tobacco 0rewses' sssocts.
Non q ~ an1n.l neceng u nereoro ees1ss
= in1ss.sl ssvsnns go = tsssss& 49,
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e12 = STREET NV,
SIX DOORS FROM erH 81,

RoYg OvFR00ATs w ARE SIZZLING AT 5a50.
SsbOS Alb tivfiifF0'osifE 16fog ss 60
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CoxpENxISa THE REJECTION or TIE CANAL
BILL--Most Of the Paris papers consider the
rejection Of the Panama canal bill O mistake.
Some describe the vote in the chamber Of dep
uties as pusillanimous, while Others declare
that it win prove fatal 10 the republic. The
tribunal of the Seine has confirmed the powers
conferred ON the provisional administrator.
When NJ De Lesseps was told that the cham
Der had rejected the bill for the relief Of the
canal company he became deadly pale and re-
fused at first TO believe it, The Figaro nys
editorially: The chamber plays into The hands
Of those Americans who always predicted the
non-completion Of the canal, and Il b . blum
der the republic viii be the ira 70 sulTsr for"
6xRIoUs CHAR0Es AeArxsr Du1ouAr.-1he
Cologne Gozffte accuses Sir u D. Aorier, the
British ambassador q 81 Petersburg, Of hav.
ing anti-0erman leanings, end as.er6 that
while ct Darmstadt in 1870 he sent The 1rse
news Of the advance Of TIE Germans aoro0 H.
Noselle % London, whence the news reached
Basaine. THIS leaked out during he os0eksa
inquiry.
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CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION ToTHE BAR.-The
committee appointed by the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia TO examine students
for admission to the bar will hold an examina-
ton at the rooms of the civil-service commits
sion. city hall, Saturday next, commencing
at 10 o'clock am.
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FOR RENT-HOUSES.

TOR RENT-ELEGANTLY AND COMPLETELY
IL 1ished. for three months. the house Of the late
Chief Justice Waite. For permit apply TO JAMES A.
BATES CO. 1407 st. NV. d5-2w
EoR RENT.,9-RoOM BRICK HOUSE, .726 n. Z.
Key next door. Groom. 14Q5 Coluntia st. NV,
$25 each Groom brick house, S16 Is Sc, GIG. Key
next door. All have mod imp. OWNER, 5lS 9th NV.
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1533 to 1743 E st.n;w,,oo
INSTRUMENTATION
500 1908 9TH st. NV, b,-oo
h., Or. 3, 500
600 800 1871 st. g. W., b. b..
Sr. .................5,O 1900
600 sos 9th st. D.w., b.h.,
600 4Ss to 4is i st. n. W.
600 go ga and 81 aas ii: ISL st. 300
500 645 and $40 b st. ne,
. b. h.. 7r. 1000
900 62 to 6S @ st. n. e., f.l;,
900 80 and III Myrtle rites St; - 5.
500 si q, u Vermont i;i;;ii ave. q.
!. W., b. h., 7r.........3,O00
600 2012 9th st. NV. b.h.,
600 ss II to $685. d St. Sc.
!. f.h., 6r...............3,000
600 l302 9th ut. &C., b.hy
500 SIS 18th st. Sc, b.h, -
49,. Sr..;:............:,..|,oOO
b Ut. So, III,
|. Or ...................2,00O
500 IS13 I'd ct. s..e., I. h.,
4r.................. .SOO
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" AN OPPORTUNITY.

Il AN UPPUKTUNITY.
To close ont the affairs of o syndicate will sell at
5000 $500 cash, balance on long time and easy
monthly payments "a little more than remit several
very handsome 2.and 3-story Queen Anne) houses,
70 10 rooms, theroughly modern, all Of different
places antique oak mantels located in pretiest and
most improving part of the northeast, two lines
cars. Two-thrds of street IMPROVEMENTS go to this
section this year. Will be sold at great bar
gains, nsuring handsome profits Also in same square
fine lots only 90 and 30 feet deep, in blocks
singly, at speculative prices.
w. T.. 'BURFORD,
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HEsAID HE WAS COUSIN OF JOHN l.. SULLIVAN
u am first cousin of John L. Sullivan. and
can whip anybody in Washington" shouted
Dennis Sullivan in a cell i'm the sixth precinct
station Saturday night. Dennis then proceed
ed to prove his assertion by smuggling William
Flynn, who was confined in the same cell with
him. Officer Coghill went into the cell to part
the men, when they turned upon him and gave
him lively tussel. He finally succeeded in
restoring peace. This morning Dennis was
tried in the Police Court for assault Flynn
had black eye. but did not care to prosecute
Sullivan, because he said they were both old
soldiers and he did not think that Sullivan
knew what he was doing. The court imposed
fine of five dollars
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Henry Meredith. who shot and wounded Phil
DAILY, the New York gambler, has been recog-
nixed - Levin Carleton, who violated his
parole and b wanted 10 complete i've years Of
. seven years. sentence for forgerY in the
states prison Ct Columbus, Ohio. Arsquiaition
has been sent for him.
The Michigan state grange adopted . rssolu-
tion. requesting The 4ichignn co1eresufooAl
deAeeation 10 urge npon Pres3dent Hafriaon ~
appointments Of ,. J. Woodna1 Of Paw raw,
1tch., = co0mi.ieoec of agxiep11urA H =
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PRoFEssoR SMrrHE LOSES ONE Porxr.-The
Massachusetts, supreme court decides that Prof.
Seelye, Of Amherst, need not tell what opinion
Rev. DR.. Eustis expressed in the meeting Of the
board OF visitors OF Andover Theological semi
nary, as to the guilt or innocence Of Professor
Smythe. The judge does not zee any reason
Tor taking Seelye's deposition, and does not
to be obtained il either material or competent.
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W. E. BURFORD,

EOR sALE-s2, 400 EACH-l, 2, OR BRICK BAY
window houses ON 18th st. Nv; rooms and bath,
nall iatr95e range water gas alley rented At - ~
1OO6 + st. n w. d11-3ts
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FOR SALE-HOUSES.

NOR SALE-1701 r. I. AVE. N W.. LARGE,
handsome, three-story and basement brick dwell
ing, containing Ia rooms bath roor1s laundry, with
stationary washtubs furnace room furnaces. range,
open nr~Iiaces and ev3y convenience. House is
finished in hard wood and large mirror mantels on
nrst floor. For particulars and permit to inspect
apply to THOS. ]. FISHER & CO.,
d1l-6t 1924 ST
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A BRUTAL ASSAULT.
Hugh Murphy Attacked and Seriously
Injured by Three Men.

Saturday evening few minutes past o'clock
at the corner of I'd and streets northwest,
two white men and one colored man made a
murderous assault on Hugh Murphy, driver of
one of Adams Express company's wagons, and
he is now confined to his bed, suffering from
the effects. No cause can be assigned for the
act. After leaving the express Office Murphy
drove to the wagon sheds Of the company on
Cd street, between b and streets. The
wagon was left under the shed and he started
with the horses toward the stable around the
corner on b street.
THE ATTACK.
Just before reaching the corner some one
dealt him deadly blow on the head with
weapon. probably a slungrhot second blow
knocked him to the ground anu 80. ,nree men
kicked and beat him until he was nearly un-
conscious. When they had about finished their
fiendish work Officer Harlow came in sight.
He saw two or three men standing over the
body OF another lying on the ground. When
the officer approached they ran off. He gave
chase, but they escaped. The officer then went
to the injured mans assistance and took him to
DIR. lannon's drug store, corner I'd and ID
streets, where his wounds were dressed and sew
eral ugly cuts about his face and head were
seyed up by DIR. Harmon. There were three
cuts across Murphys head one over his left
eye, and his face was badly bruised. His nose
was badly injured and probably broken. He
was then removed to his home, No. 2l2 Sd
street northeast, in the patrol wagon.
MURPHY SAYS HE IDENTIFIED ONE OF HIS As
SAILANTS.
Murphy stated to the officers that he identi-
fed one of his assailants as the son of one of
the drivers of the company.
INVESTIGATING THE CASE.
Mr.. Moss. general agent of the express COM
pany, is investigating the case to-day, and has
the company's detectives assisting the men,
bers Of the police force. Officer Block was
called into the case. From what he learned of
the affair he did not think that the assault was
committed for the nurnnse of robbery
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NOR SALE
Il 401 II st. NV, b. h,
mi, Ar. ........&22,
623 and 625 II st. b.h,
and > houses rear. 22
616 to $50 Md. ave. =
W. b. H., Ar. IL
, 1912 vt. ave. NV, b
h., mi, 13r.. .16
1870 II st. NV, b.h.
Ais Sd ST. NV. b. i. b
MI, 11r. IL
lob 10th st. n. W., b.l
mi. Tor ..........12
300 NJ vt. NV, b. h., N
l., l3r, IL,
1910 II st. NV, b.h.
1912 18th st. NV, /
h., mi, 13r....... %
2O33 II st. NV, b. b
mi, Ter. g
2o7 q st. NV, b. h., N
l., Tor. g
223 Indiana ave. u. w
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II LIB Mass .ey., L 5rSl0
AZ, 3th st. NV, 18r...7.
17o1 i II. NV, 1.Sr....1.
110S l. 80. n.w- 1lr.oo. d
2Ol6 II II. NV. Sr......3
11pO 9TH 80. NV, Sr. g
zO1 9TH II. NV, Or. 80 y
1916 Z 1t. n. W., Sr.....:i'
.tO2 B'd'y ~. NV, Tor -
SGlgI u. n. W. Or. lob
1O3.l 18th 81. ne, or. %. ~
dist A S G..
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, 1914 l4th st. n. W.. Sr. As
232 9TH st. .. e.. Sr. .--.-35
J 9TH aud n SITS. NV, Or. 3,
, 242gi< II 81. NV, 9r. 30
J :,,:S3 Mass. ave. n.e.,Sr- Is
LOO u 81. s.e.. Or. .12.S0
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NOR RENT so WILL RENT TEN-ROON
IT Brick Dwelling, having all modern improvements
northwest cor. 4th and sts NV. nice house: desir
able location and very cheap. W. q. DUyALL-
dl5-Jt g.el Il NV
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books. For full list CO
the LIST and 18th. (d1
EOR SALE-BY VIII
IF st. 1-Lovely &rt
every convenience. p
A2-story brick, ON !
$500 cash will trade.
$40 close IN estate
Two 3-story bricks, ]
lot for three houses. !
+0reat bergsin4-
near N and New bar
perfect order: t1.5OO
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ortion Of the property on my
at Office for bulletin issued ON
[! THOS. Z. WAG6AMAN.
rAKER 3 WHITAKER,13O7l1
n, y. B Hsi1 Il z Sd ne 81 Sta I'm NV
. near 9th ne. Price e2.7OO;
corner Of New York ave. NV.
ore /; ] 2-story brick with side
tory brick for only $4,000,
pehlre ave. 8 large rooms, in
ssh. d12-8t
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IyOR PENTHOUSE 2O35 9TH ST. 5RS, sI6.
Il incl. VT. House 20JO 9th ST.. 5rs, 5 H. incl W
See premises DOM, 1424 9Th ST. NV, before 10
or after , y. III. dl5-3ts
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-03-17

When the recent great storm swept
over Aurora county, Oak. Eric John
sen, a farmer near Plankinto, was
watering his cattle some distance
from the buildings. He became ex-
hausted in his attempt to drive his
cattle home. Among the cattle was
a very large OK, which lay down to
die near where johnson was making
his last struggle for life in the snow.
johnson in moment of inspiration,
killed the OK, disembowled it, and
crawled inside, He was completely
sheltered from the storm and passed
the night in safety. When morning
dawned, however, land he endeavored
TO crawl out. he was Mortified to find
that he was completely frozen in.
He had left his knife sticking IN the
carcass outside. He cried for assist
ance, and it was not until 81 P. NJ.
that his cries were answered by a
party who were searching for him.
He was none the worse for his exper-
fence, except that he was cramped
and sore.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-03-17
A Millionaire's Way of Doing 1t.

The other day l asked the million
aire Senator from California. "HoW
would you abolish beggery ?"
"There is only one way" he said.
"Dry up the source-abolish the con-
ditions that make beggars. To try
to cure poverty by street charity is
like trying to stop hole in your
roof by hopping up the puddles that
gather on your floor"
l asked him if he would specify the
conditions.
Eyes," he said, II can vaguely in.
dicate them. Let Inc say, in the first
place, that il is not millionaires that
cause poverty. Nobody is worse off
because the Vanderbits are worth
S2OO,000,000. If they had not the
wealth it would not exist at all. 1t
is only in those communities where
millionoires are possible that the
average citizen has enough to eat.
Now what causes poverty.
"First-Ignorance of how to save
money. l found beggars in Califor.
MIA in 1910. when any man could 60
out with a tin pan and earn S. before
breakfast. When by working three
hours day man could make his
board and clothes, there were always
shiftless creatures around whom the
rest had to support. 1t Is the same
way now. The soil is wonderfully
fruitful there. Merely 10000 men
produce all the wheat of the State,
and export 100000 tons of it every
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year, and yet there are beggars. We
can cut, thresh and sack wheat at an
expense of one and half cents per
100 pounds. potatoes cost only half 4
cent a pound, and flour is only S4a
barrel, and there is want. An i'm
portant cause is unthrift. People do
not understand economy or practice
it, as almost every rich man has had
to at some time in his life. | really
believe that there would be beggars
in the world before night if $50 gold
pieces were to be sown broadcast
every morning, and so distributed
that every man. woman and child
were certain to get some.
"Second-The sale and use of liq-
uor. AS long as there are ten times
as many saloons in this country as
there are of both churches and
schools, and they are mainly sup
ported by the very poor, the sources
of misery are pretty Obvious.
"Third-A lack of manual train
ing. This last need is most serious.
If so many people could be taught
trades that the entire product of this
country were doubled next year the
wages would be doubled, either in
increase of money received, or in
the smaller cost of the necessities of
life to be bought. More capable
skilled hands-that is one of our
greatest needs. My great h0pe'is in
my university, which wish to build
so tall and deep and broad that the
rudiments of every useful trade and
occupation may be taught. When
everybody knows how to do some
difficult and useful thing poverty
will rapidly diminish"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-03-17
Strong Liquors a Modern Invention

Strong liquors area modern inven-
ton. The ancientS knew of nothing
more powerful than light fermented
wines, and have left warnings enough
of the abuse of them. Alcohol was
not discovered till the seventh cen.
fury, although an older story exists
of a monk, Marcus, who collected and
condensed in wool the steam of heat
ed wine. and then pressed out from
the wool, balsam which he applied
to the wounds of those who fell at
the siege of Rheims, in the reign of
Clovis 1. He also mixed this bal
sam with honey, and produced cor
dial which brought the moribund
back to life. Clovis, however, did
not wait for the approach of death
before claiming his share of the cor
dial.
According to DR., Sanford Chaile.
the distillatiOn of spirits from wine
was not discovered till the twelfth
century, and spirits did moi come into
common use as a drink until the ff-
teenth, sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries, Prof ArnOldus de Villa.
nova, In the fourteenth century
made panacea of the water of life,
which gave sweet breath and fortified
the memory, besides being good for
sore eyes, the tOothache and the govt,
and having other wonderful proper
ties. Distilled spirits came into use
in 1859, and had to be prohibited in
1894. Michael SavOnarola produced
treatise on making the water of life
in the fifteenth century. which be-
came standard authority on thesub-
ject. and was followed by Matthioli
de Sienna. These books gave the
start to brandy making in Italy,
whence the trade extended to France
About 1920 the Irish usquebaugh
began to acquire reputation in Eng
land. Before 1901 "brand wine" had
come to be distilled in the Low Coun-
tries from apples, pears and malt and
in that year an ordinance was passed
at Tourney forbidding the sale of
the liquor except by apOthecaries,
partly "because of the dearness of
coin, and partly because of the
drunkedness which this cheap brand
wine caused, to the great prejudice
not alone of homes and lives. but to
the extreme danger to the souls of
the drinkers, many of whom had died
without confession"
The art of extracting alcohol from
other substances was gradually dis
covered, and liquors of various names
came into use. The trade grew great.
and the present century has seen a
new development of it in the genera
application of the art of '.doctoring"
liquors.-Popular Science Monthly.
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of it. We all live more or less in
SCOT and fog, in smoky, dusty, con-
taminated air, in which trees will no
longer grow to full size and the sui
phurous yapor of which eats away
the surface of stone. The beautiful
river, our once silver Thames, is a
turbid, muddy receptacle of refuse !;
at times indescribably nasty and I'M
wholesome. The water we drink is
continually polluted with drainage,
and at times comes perilousIy near
to being injurious to health. Our
burying places, old and new, are a
perpetual anxiety and danger. Our
sewers pour forth 100000 tons of
sewerage per week, almost all of it
wastefully and dangerously discharg-
ed. An immense proportion of our
working population are insufficiently
housed in cherries, comfortless and
even unhealthy lodgings. Not a few
of these are miserable dens or squalid
cabins, unfit for human dwelling
place. Every few years some cpl
demic breaks out, which carries of
its thousands. In some four-fifths OF
London the conditions of life are
sadly depressing and sordid, with
none of the advantages which city
life affords.
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The Problem of London.

For three centuries one of the great
feats of thinking persons has been the
enormous growth of London; and
yet, till about hundred years ago.
neither its population nor its area
were what we should now call alb.
normal. But since the last hundred
years it has advanced by leaps and
bounds, increasing its population
fourfold within this century, and its
area at least ten or fifteen fold. Even
in my own lifetime the area of Lon
don has increased at least fivefold
and its population between two and
threefold. So that now we have a
continuous population of some four
millions, packed in an area not far
off 100 square miles, with nearly 1000
miles OF streets, hardly anywhere
less than ten or eleven miles in a
straight line.
Every year 10000 souls, roughly
speaking, are added by immigration
and births every year more square
miles are added to the area. Year
by year some 10000 Immigrants
press into this city that is the popu-
latiOn of fair county town. so that
every ten years there is added to
London by immigration alone city
as large as Bristol or Lisbon and by
the entire series of causes, new city
as large as ST. Petersburg or Vienna.
And thus, already, in this corner of
the Thames there is huddled together
about one-sixth of the entire popula-
ton of England.
From Charing Cross or the Royal
Exchange man has TO walk some
five or six mhes before he can see the
blessed meadows or breathe the
country air. Few of US ever saw
more than half of the city we live in,
and some of US never saw nlne-tenths