The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-25
WHAT WE ARE ALL TALKING ABoUr

man. ~ don't know why 1t iS" the lawyer said, that
tho single word politics calls forth such An endless
amount Of suspicion and abuse. II any reputable
business man went to Europe for his health, and pro
duccd physicians certificates OF his illness. no one
would for an instant think OF doubling his word
! when like Mr.. croker, who has Tor
! two generations been a resident OF New York, and
whose record hns been clean rs that of John Kelly
himself makes n similar statement II is pooh poohod
and sncCrcd No newspaper dcscr ton can give an
impreson VI the awful pallor and traces OF suffering
| which were visible in Mr. CrOkers face when he was
tsstifyIns In tic Court House The contrast between
him and lis luOberly Orotherin.law wns very great
There doubts about the direction which the
sympathy ~ the onlookers took. II Mr. croker dies
! within month who has seen him since
| his return from Europe will he surprised
! 1t interesting to observe with what extraordinary
| interest the movements Of Mr. John Jacob Aston JR,
followed on any occ sOn where society women are
plentiful Resides houg tho richest catch in tho world
| he is nmiNho young man Ito Ia rs entirely unas
sumng all the AZ have hccn before him, and he
| ia model OF what New York men know as good form
Eventually he may put look but at present
there of It In his aim and roundshouldored
proportions The Aors have been noted over since the
head OF the house 10 this country for heavy ana
rather bulky frames and solemn cast OF featured
| John Jacob Aston has tendency To smIo IT'S not v
be wondered at either. for he 10 probably the most
thoroughly envied man OF his years In this country
Amnn on Morris and Essex train tho other morn
ing impaired to frcnd tho information that he was
about move into town that he had bought house
in Fortyfourth street which he would occupy attsR
this summer.
| Tired of suburban life are you ~ asked his friend
| Yea" answered the other I'm getting little
tired OF It tho aggregate did little figuring noe
long ago, aud tho result rather surprised me- live
nineteen miles and come In six days OF the week
and often enough on sundays to cover the holidays
that spend at homo That makes mo travel a2a miles
per week. and II S55 miles year TO get back ana
forth to my ofoe. I've lived there ten years; ten
nm, ahn Ntra1 n m
closest calculation hour and minutes TO get 70
my door from my etice via street, ferry train.
| and village walk. That In fourteen hours week. ~
| the end OF tho year have oonsumed little over
thirty days Of twenty four hours each in the transit
and during the ten years-why, ten hmes thirty days
makes tired again. I'm going TO try FortyfouIth
street but what would like to dc would be TO got
water front site down at the Battery ana build my
| home there"
The number OF nostruuas for the reduction Of Obss
which have put upon the market during the pass
two monthS" said the manager OF an upper Broadway
| drug store, lis almost without limit Here for in.
stance four remedies all designed for this pArtiour
| lar ament and every one OF them has boon turned
into our hands for sale the month" He placed
two bottles pill box, and tin full Of powders IN
row the showcase. They were all encased In neat
| wrappers and every enc OF them had . name which
suggested corpuency, but did not use the word fat
All Of these said old druEgist quietly.
" arc claimed to be made Of special ingredients but
they nothing more than EPSON salts In one
form tho other. We never recommend them- but Wo
have to keep them sale owing TO the steadily in
ereasnR demand medicine of this SORT 1t not
that they especially deeserioua They simply have
the same Weakening effect that EPSON salts have IL
taken every day for month or two. Naturally they
reduce weight but the nesh comes right on again 80
| soon a. tho salts are stopped You imagine the
prices public pay for these things when reflect
that our pron on this bottle OF stun Is 60 cens It 10
sold g. and have doubt in the world that the
manufacturer cearS 80 cents on every bottle"
Nearly all of the Standard OIL miliionares have fol-
lowed lead Of of the senior members Of thoi1
trust aud built magnificent residences on the Sound
| Two or three of them 20 to the main onloo OF the
| Standard OIL Company from their residences every
morning on their yachts but Mr.. FlaEer, though he
likes sail well any of tho other mil'ionaireA still
patronzes tho trainR The PlaRer place near LArch-
mont occupies peninsula and II Of the most mag
nincsnt country water front in this country
| Just of Mr. raglers private dock lies hugo steam
yacht and beside 1t big loofoot schooner Both Of
tho craft fully manned, 30 that whenever the
Standard millionA re likes to take sail he has only
stroll down his pier and step aboard one Of his
yaoha Mr. starbuck whose place Is four 1vo miles
beyond tho Fager house on the Sound. rises In the
morning. takes his bath steps aboard his yacht ana
breakfasts ON the way to New York. By the time he
has finished with his breakfast and has smoked his
cigar on deck he Is ready to 60 10 tho once Of the
Standard Oh Company and arrange q few more twists
the innocens Ono of the RockefaerS lives further
up OF the Sound-at Greenwichand his yacht
occasionally indugsS in race with Mr.. sta1buehG
Tho other Rockefeller comes down the Hudson 70 bust
meas on his yacht Taken all III all the Standard
OIL mionAres enjoy tho Injuries Of life thoroughly
40 any similar group Of nnHnoiers In the world
There 10 again q sudden drop in the horse married.
though nobody knows exactly what governs the nuO'
tuAtions the value OF mans patient friend" Some
day student OF the market may be able tel
why a horse will bring $500 month, $500 the nOK1
and perhaps $3.50 month later, whom sold ct suction
in New York. Some influence certainly governs the
price OF horses for It Is ndubitGbo fact that the
sAlAble value of the animal varies almost uniformly
as the prices huctuAto In tho Stock Exchange
The Pony Racing Association had started out WITH
such promise and tho breed OF the small but oouF-
ageous polo ponies had in value that the
day look cd forward 70 with great amount Of In
by that large section of society which loveS 70
ape tho milIionaires. Il 10 very serious matter 70
establish ownership of race horseA but Meet pole
pony be bought for small and, as che animals
are hardy and not apt 10 fall Ill., they do not
rious drain on the excheQuer OF tho owner. Many
who has aspirations toward sWelldom finds shat 10
possible TO keep polo pony where 1t would be ssn
financial problem 70 keep thoroughbred horse The
list Of owners OF these little animals embraces tho names
OF great number OF people who hRuro in the society
papers and they turned out in force to tho racing
on Saturday. 1t a wild plunge in the mud. and
of the disappointing exhibits known In the his
tory Of the turf
Attention has been called the danger Of Of.
treme work In running and jumping among our ath-
leteA Tho which the aRtue athletes in this
country upon 10 that which forbids anats uFu
all varieties from practising at extreme events. The
desire break the record which turks deep in tho
of every runner or jumper nearly always ruins tho
chances of reaching that end Some information which
to the writer's possession few days since be
acceptable this much discussed subject It would
that Willie Day, who iS in many respects the best
country runner In the world never permits him
self 10 run IN champion formthat is at top speed-in
any of his practice runG He invariably holds himself
in hand aud what might DO called three quar-
tiers speed, but In thorough form As
he feels lack Of sprlnRinesS in his
gait oppression of the chest he takes
good reSt before running again. TINS tho
ces steadily developed without being strained. The
general opinion about tho practice OF Jumpers 10 that
they bar Mt their highest Jump and practise tn in
tho height IN point OF fact less than three
of tho champion Jumpers In this country make It rule
10 jump nothing like their record mark In their prGe
tice Two OF these iumporS who clear feet or
inches Win comparative ease begin their practice