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NEW YORK'S FAIR FLOWERS.
1T rs WORTH = JOTRNEY At Nv THE
MORNING TO SEE THEM

Bargaining In the Open Air nv Electric
LIRht-A Cut Flower MARKET IN n Saloon
-Propoaed change ia Union Square.
Just whore Canal street ends there is little
triangular park shut in by nm iron fence and
surrounded by n sidewalk. Canal street bounds
II on one SIDE Nost on another and Hoboken,
q street so insignificant that the directory
makes no mention Of II, on the third. There
are trees and shrubs in the park. and a few
yards OF turf crossed by grayeled path. The
grass and trees are delightfully."- green now,
but the park is such a mere speck that II gives
but slight relief to tho locality. which In the
day time is one OF the busiest. dirtest. most
unattractive spots In the city. Nevertheless at
certain dismal hours that triangle becomes
ono OF the most interesting sights Of New
York. ono we'll worth visit even at the pain OF
rising at 2 A. NJ. tramping to the nearest ele-
vated railroad station, and waiting perhaps
nineteen minutes for tho next down town train.
From April Is to the middle OF July the side
walk surrounding the park ls the city's flower
market Although many Of the swell florists
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BoMEN POST OFFICE CLERKS.
Some OF Their Troubles In the English Ser.
vice.

Women have proved themselves the equals OF
male clerks both aS regards the amount OF
Work they can 40 can and the ability with which it
present time the women on the TOP iloor Of
l44A Queen Victoria street are doing exactly the
same Work as the men below, and th"y are
doing II with fewer mistakes. All along the line
Of women workers tho greatest progress has
Of civiiity and attention to business which
affects only the class Of Post Oillce workers
who stand behind the counter Every ono
Men are not nowadays ali that they should be.
even where women are CONCERNED: ana oGca-
take impulent remarks. as well as money in
eXGhange iqr stamps some OF them resent
peeG 5Tla mat mex aEe hTsy anH st t9er
others again Object 10 an exactly opposite treat
ment. and are wrathful With men who DO not,
and women who cannot. tiirt with them
Then. again we are told by an official. high
In the service Of the Post ONCE, that the girls
who whoa are unelyil are aHswerable for II, not so
in charge OF the branch department. Ile.
oen @ ster S e1E and Is
charge as sharply as he should. This difficulty
could be at once and easily overcome by hay
years ago it was no uncommon circumstance
for woman not to come to the Post 0filce tho
sponsible, but II the Post ONCE authorities
thought she wa, PERHAPS she had better 20
sort OF thing now. Tho women are improving,
and the tendency is 70 rush on into an eXactify;
breach Of the rules made In their dlsfavor be-,
fore they haye been three days In the Office,
which, maintained on behalf OF the womens
suffrage movement would speedily put them
into power ~
our representative. who was instructed 70
i bS lev the girls and women employed in tile
aware Of their shortcomings. -Four ont ~
five" was ono young. ladys estimate Of the
plumber who deserved the scOlding which tIey
protested against all Post Office women heing
as they put II, tarred with the same brush. ijne
~. y It the way the public treat us, IHey
seem seem 10 b fhnk were their servants" O senti-
nngIoa which was appToyingy echoed by her
sentative has also sought tho opinion OF high
Goyernment officials. IL was acknoWledgoj
that the matter had received attention, and that
the girls were adoptIDg a suicidal policy.
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seen at their places OF business. and Il is not
long after midnight whom they appear at the
market, trying by chatterinR with the florists
to learn what the best specialties are that will
be offered during the morning.
The flowers are not sold from the wagons
II they were tho spectacle woul d not be so in
trresting. As soon rs tho market has opened.
the florists remove the plants from their
wagons and place them on the sidewalk. This
process Is WATCHED critically by the buyers and
bargains begin before n wagon Is half I'M
loaded. When Rll the plants have been taken
out. the sidewalk is wonderfully picturesque.
These uncouth looking men know how to make
an effective disulay. They arrange their goods
30 that the colors contrast or blend properly,
one variety setting of another. Because ofthe
very night the display Ia more beautiful, for the
electric lights glinting through the slight
foliage OF tho park bring the flowers into such
striking relief rs the sun never could. When
all tho flowers have been set out, the sidewalks
look like succession OF finely cultivated beds.
with marrow path along the ends. The buyers
crowd this path; passing at first RAPIDLY from
making bargains as they go. There, are no cut
flowers In this market. Growing plants only
are sold. except when occasionally. a florist
Gets out a box OF ugly bulbs. The
little plants are arranged by. dozens
in boxes. the dozen being the unit OF measure
employed In the transactions. Larger plants
Ike callas and Easter lilies are sold sinRly. 10
also are the smaller flowers sometimes. The
reporter saw few pots each OF which held
growing rose with one large blossom. These
were priced at as cents each. A dozen small
ger8niums, each with blossom. were sold for
60 cents. variety OF cactus. a single scrRwny
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are vastly better.lookinG lot OF people than
those In the other market. They do not have
Saturday Is their best morning. but from to
( any day the saloon is densely crowded. and
business overflows into the street. Many OF
the stores send their wagons there regularly,
put a great proportion OF the trade Is conducted
by stand keepers. In this market. az In the
other, the dealers stay until they are sold out
AZ the onening Of the market small roses were
oHered Tor cent apiece. larger ones Mt cents,
low roses at 50 cents q dozen. These prices
would be modified materially to purchasers
desiring large quantities. and after tho first
rush they would fall and fall. until the baskets
we're empty and the tables and bar cleared
The fragrance OF tho blossoms in the open
market at Canal street is very marked. but In
sitting.
One effect, doubtless, OF the proposed change
OF Dase Tor the larger market would be the con
soIidatlop OF the two departments, q matter
concerned and that would mako the single
market more attractive to the public as q sight.
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have their own greenhouses and gardens, the
creator part OF the city's daily supply Of flow
ers first changes hands at Canal and West
streets. Nobody seems to know OF 4ctly when
the market was established there. or why. ex-
cept that the place Is reasonably convenient
for standing wagons. Nobody knows, either.
who started it 1t just grew. wholly without
organization or written laws, yet with certain
forms strictly observed by all. and o certain
tax Of 25 cents a night to every country florist
who soils there One Of these forms is that no
deals shall be made prior to $3.50 A. M. At that
time the market opens. and business continues
usually until or half past Long before the
opening hour. however. the sellers are on
hand. There is room around the park for
about sixty wagons to stand II they are backed
up to the sidewalk On some mornings in the
week there are more than this and on Saturday
mornings the number is nearly 100. Then the
sidewalks across the streets are pressed into
service somewhat to tho disadvantage OF those
who are compelled to take up with such posi-
tons. In view, therefore. OF the possible crowd
ing. many OF the florists start from their homes
O'Clock there are usually from three to dozen
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TO SELL THE OLD MEETING uorsr
Deeadence In the Number or Quaker Wor.
shippers In Flushing

HippeTs IN Flushing.
Inc orthodox Society of Friends at Flush-
ing which has struggled for years to keep itself
toRether and preserve its old-fashioned meet
ing mouse In Flushing, has been forced to an
nounce tho sale Of tho church and the lot on
which 1t stands. When in 1926 the principles
oi Ems HICKS became so powerful ms to causO
division In the Society of Friends throughout
the United States. about fifty of the members
OF the rushing society refused 10 accent tho
nickslte doctrine. and rgidly adhered to the
OLD form OF belief. Hicks was a resident OF
Rushing and large majority OF the Friends
Ioined IN the new movement When formerly
united under one roof the Friends used the
GIihGy gray meeting house built In Flushing
dox members withdrew and wOrshlpped in an.
oSther house. The Hicksltos continued to ur-
t ~ ING anIquated colonial structure. and they
The half hundred Flushing Friends who
r cTaeJ e 40 accept any amendment In ther
brethren, They Conducted tReiE Simple t ser.
vices SnS as silsnty as before but their numbers
ddsnaTtures from Flushing soon brought the
nity doEEn to mere handful OF . dozen or M
spring OF 1887. when 1t was voted TO disband
He sd F ySe u The SE boS1
Joined The. Twentisth Street Orthodox FTiends'
S3cletI OF New York CITY and attended ser.
e Su s SfR Po as shS EShe TH6b
the band Xorshf pped at the Flushing Congrs-
gationa Church and the rest drilted Into other
eanr,hcs. Miss Mary K. Murray q Flushing
clety during the last lew years OF its existenco
II I'm Ihat town. Previous to that DR. stephen
winter the Old meeting house was used pretty
regularly for Bible class meetings.
Us doors arc now closed for good. and the
dealer is nailed 10 a tree In front OF the en-
trance announcing the proposed sale. The old
building which should not be COMPOUNDED with
tho one built in 1875, stands on Broadway,
nearly early opposite Flushlngs Town Hall. The
only by small tenement The Twentieth
srrees PTiS9dS Society own the Flushing prop.
Property Committee. 1t Is not Intended to sell
by auction, but at private sale.
Not more than twenty-tiyO persons TSGulGEll
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where you can DC sure OF lhllnH " theSo uays
IL here from to In the morning."
What will YOU do after July l5W
Pebble waermelons, and after that. other
fruits In season."
And In WinterW
Poultry. Oh. / find business for every week
In the year and US AL In the same old style.
This peddier had bought S35 worth OF flowers
before tho market closed. Cash passes with
the transfer OF pots from the sidewalk to the
peddlers' wagons.
A movement is afoot among the florists to
secure the Union square plaza for the market.
me city collects % cents a night from each
seller but no tax 10 imposed upon the pedGlers;
on az SSasi street plaSe 10 AtoGsthsT toe s95SIl
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and Saturday; but the greatest gain hoped for
Is in inducing a return OF such trade from
stores as has Slipped away, and in attracting
good number OF private buyers who would go
to the market primarily to enjoy the spectacle:
While Long Island florists have TO travel
clear across the city to sell their Dotted plants,
the Jersey forisla have to do likoMlse to soil
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the florists couldn't get along without us. We
give higher prices than ever the store dealers
gave them. We buy in bigger quantities., too,
and we are more regular in our patronage"
Don't talk 80" protested the Judge. Why
are there 80 few, peddlers here this morning ?
Where are you all ?"
Getting loads Of fish," replied the peddler
Its Friday. and you follows know II. That's
why there amt so many OF you here now as
thero will be tomorrow morning. You know
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their cut flowers. The market for this feature
OF the business Is in u saloon near the entrance
10 the ThirtY-fourth street ferry, The saloon
foro 8 A. NJ. the dealers arrive. and pile roses
lilies, lilacs. and ali manner Of blossoms upon
the tables ard chairs. and the bar is trans
they drink coffee and eat butter cakes until
o'clock. when sales begin. The dealers here
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-25
a Colt Adopted by a Cow.
From the lincoln Journal.

a young colt in Minnesota, Dakota. re-
P peer adopted BY a cow The COW has n calf
pus seems to divide her affection equally be,
hm mtSS tne colt and her own Offspring, nursing
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Few OF tn florists do any sleeping while
waiting Tor thc night to pass. Most Of them
lounge about III Tie ono or two eating houses
near by, or, a tho Mohawk Hotel. some Of
them patrol the streets, ca ching q nan on oc-
Casion, Gated on the curbinG of the ron ience.
There arc benches in tho park with seats
enough TO accommodate the whole party nut
tho, iron, g",es are locked every night,
look NJ the empty comforts in vain, II NAV DO
partly the result Of this that the florists when
they straRgin 10 their re .ueclivo wagons are "a
protty ROCKY looking set OF men. They wear
thar r0ugheSt, mot wea'ner-b eaicn clothes,
aud seem HltOgetuer like the lnst men who
would he sus ected Of having any love for tho
beautiful. The majority OF the buyers Outstrip
tile florists in this meet II Is one of the most
Interesting f'iturcs Of ho market 10 see these
mon observing flowers Of many varieties, call
ing their names. Judging them with the author
itv 81 cOnuois eUrs, which indeed they are; and
dickerlng over prices Among tho regular buy
ers are several old women They are the sharp
est traders o tn, lot apparently. nece,- sariy SO
perhaps. for they cell mt small stands in yari-
Gus Parts Of tho sh9pPIng, district, i is puz.
gle when they get their sleep. and they do not
look as II they ever had any In tie day time.
and often far into tho evening they may b
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near by. and the disappointed woman. putting
her arms Akimbo. called after him:
GO on wild EN- then, 70 thavin' Dutchman,
I wouldn't have them at any price" and she
moved on TO decker elsewhere.
Business Isn't what 1t used to be-" con-
tinued Judge DAILY: not because there are
more florists in II now than befoi o. but because
the peddlers baNe driven away u good part of
the store trade. The peddlers beat us down,
and wo don't get the prices we used to-"
Hear that" exclaimed q peddler. why
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THIS KIND A DOLLAR A DOZEN

Its pretty irregular life ! have for three
months, said the Judge Il sleep a little in
the daytime and sometimes again for an hour
2r two IN tho early evening ! eat when feel
like it, provided am whore can get food"
Say: Judge. interrupted n customer, a lean.
a9ecTepit old man let me have nine Of these
No. SIR" was the emphatic reply. lit would
dive YOU lftyy
TAKE u dozen for sixty. One price here"
Iho customer moved on. but in five minutes
he was back again and lad paid his GO cents
lor a tu!i dozen OF tue desired plants
Meantime one OF tho women buyers was
hagglinE oyer difference OF five cents in a
dozen plants ~ the next wagon. While She
was rersSlng in her lower bid man began to
pick the plants up. w
Lave them be" cried the woman, anerily,
selling him by the shoulder; they're mine
mo YOU won't" replied the man, with a
grin; they 70 mine and I've paid for en-"
they're mine, and here's the money,
Can't 1Ske it, said the seller He paid for
The grin on the successful bidders face
bToGdsned % he carried the pots 10 his WAGON
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flowers that I have bought and wait for late
customers. You see. there arc, some private
people who know about the market and along
get flowers at low prices from the florists Now
my lot will be better than any OF the other
made careful selection, while they have only
the ieavings. So these buyers come to me.
thinking they are going to deal with q florist
with woman. It's easy enough then to inter-
est every woman In tho block. and. don't you
forget II. stick the prices right on thick. /
CONT get that luck every day. Of course but
ts not uncommon to como OF with $40 profit"
Don't have any. Pm In the business to cell.
ana ana stay out until tho carts empty. Yes.
ing but don't intend to lose money"
=. 20 You have any store. or headquarters 2"
NO. My carts my store, and the only place
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a fine profit before leave the place. After
eral hours before find customers. but 1 walt
until strike block and get to bargaining
cordlnRly."
One OF the florists was asked II there was any
real loss on flowers not disposed Of
There aren't any SUCH" he replied, or at
least very, seldom. We come here to sell. and
we stay till we do it"
The talkative, peddler had an interesting
word to say on this point
" 1t often happens" he said. that tho for
ists get pretty much sold out by 8 o'clock.
always walt around for just that chance. Then
back my cart UP 70 the curb. unload the
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HE'D PARTNER IS DOING THE BUYING.
wagons backed up In favorite positions wait.
ing for the market to open. From that time
the wagons continue to arrive until about A.
H.. at which hour. as q rule. all the dealers are
present. There is no tacit regulation accord
Ing to which the florists locate their wagons.
1bnioa g1 s eomeps daSo wnat they hink are the
particular on this point that they arrive reg
ularly every evening In order to secure their
accustomed positions.
As q rule tho florists wagons are built espe-
cia ~ for the purpose. They are strong AFFAIRS
cages Of menagere at parade time. The in
terror 10 huge crate, the tiers of shelves being
date the height OF the potted plants resting on
them. The back wall of the wagon box opens
upward on a hinge and Is supported when
open by iointed rods. These doors are kept To-
liGiously closed until 3: 80. and when they are
raised 1t is q sign that the market has opened.
Tho average wagon will bring into tho market
about $50 worth OF flowers
The Washington critic., 1890-03-27
COAL is KING.
Over the Entire World Its Smoky
Sceptre Waves.
IRON no Bldoh diamond.

From no Bidck Diamond.
The present may be aptly termed the
Age of Coal, since the heat and motive
power that sets in motion and rolls
around the wheels of industry and com
merce is created by the ignition of black
diamonds. 1t is, indeed, a pillar of
cloud by day and pillar Of fire by
night. The lambent flame, like the di-
vine spark of life in the human mochan-
ism, sets throbbing the great heart Of
modern civilization in the piston strokes
Of engines on sea or land.
Coal is king, but It is only yet in the
first flush of its glory and its triumph.
The great developments of its iuture
are beyond our ken; we can only reason
from its progress in the past that its on
ward march can meet with no obstruc-
tion. Each decade brings it o fresh
victory, raises the pinnacle of its fame
to giddier height, and, like the meteor
in a summer sky, it leaves q glittering
trail behind It, To it is due the prog
ress of the species, the advancement of
the world. The great conservator of
power, the annihilator Of distance, the
factor of economic wealth, IL has Justly
Heraclitus as the primordial principle
of life."
Petroleum and natural Gas have
threatened the world wide sway of its
flaming sceptrP, but coal remains the
victor. Year by year in every land its
consumption grows the greater and the
knowledge of its illimitable deposits be-
comes the more accentuated. In
America, in Europe, in Asia, in Aus
tralia, 1t exists in the greatest abundance,
and the future may reveal its presence
even in the heart of the Dark Continent.
Every fresh advance on the part of
commerce goes hand in hand with an
increased use of coal; its consumption
increases with the increase Of life, and
it ever follows closely in the wake of
the fortunes Of the human, family.
Coal possesses great inheritance, it
exercises a tremendous influence, and
the brilliancy Of its future is bright
beyond the power Of metaphor to paral-
1el
The Washington critic., 1890-03-27
Houses in Alexandria, Va,

3-story brick dwelling, 10 rooms, with
Office annex and large side lots; situate on
cor. Duke and st. Asaph sts.; lot 7SxS9.
$500.
3-story and back building dwelling, con-
tanning - rooms and bath; lot 10x00; sit
uate No. GA Prince st.
4G2 Price, $4,000.
3-story and back building brick house,
containing % rooms; situate ON southeast
cor. Prince and Patrick SITS.
452 Price, $500.
4-story brick dwelling house, built In the
most substantial manner, containing 20
rooms; size Of lot S2X1l2.
391 Price, $4,000.
2-story and back building brick house,
containing s rooms, situate, on Columbus
ST., near Prince.
4s3 Price, 50, 400.
49s-3-story brick dwelling nouse, con-
tanning 10 rooms and all modern improve
ments; large side yard; situate on cor.
Washington and Cameron sts., opposite
Old Christ Church, Alexandria, Va. This
is the best situation in Alexandria. Price,
$1,000. Terms-One-third cash, balance
one and two years.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-27

in the car She deliberately took the re-
sponsibility Of continuing her nap. The
car that followed happened to be pretty
well filled, and although the driver had
not yet put in his appearance the dumb
brute took her place beside the other
two horses and for two blocks went
through the motion Of pulling before the
driver Of the car noticed that the traces
were not hitched to the side arm. BY
this time 'Black Jane" sized the deal
up as a farce and turning around,
walked slowly back TO her stand near
the corner of ID street
The Washington critic., 1890-03-27
THE OLD DOMINION CASE.
Warrants to BE Issued for the Arrest
of Other Officers

Warrants to BE Issued for the Arrest
of Other Officers.
Detective Carter succeeded in arrest
ing Charles \. Newton, the president of
the Old Dominion Republican League,
yesterday afternoon and he gave bonds
for his appearance in the Police Court
on Saturday, This afternoon the war
rant was issued and served on the treas
urer Of the league, j. j. Nerser.
1t is understood that warrants will be
issued for the other officers of the
League. The case promises to be an
interesting one and there seems to be
considerable difference of opinion as to
constitu,ionality Of the Civil Service
law
j. j. Nerser came voluntarily to the
Police Court this afternoon and gave
himself up. Colonel David r. Wind
sor became his bondsman. A hearing
in the case was set for one week from
next Saturday.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-27
Houses at Falls Church, Va.

y new cottage, situate only minutes
walk from Falls Church stations, w, & o.
r. r., Va, containing 6 rooms, bath, pan
try, and trunk room; size of lot, 1l0Xl50
feet. Price, $500. Terms easy,
ALSO-A new cottage, situate only
dining-room, kitchen, bedrooms, bath,
servants room and attic. Price, $500.
Terms easy.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-27
WASHINGTON SOUTHERN II. II"
Consolidation of the a. 4 W. and a

Consolidation of the A. a. W. and a.
n +. Under IA New Name.
Heretofore the local trains between
this city and Alexandria and the trains
to Quantico have been run under the
double head Of Alexandria and Wash
ington" and Alexandria and Fred
ericksburg" Railroads respectively.
Yesterday afternoon the two roads were
consolidated and will hereafter operate
under the name of the Washington
Southern Railroad.
Superintendent Mckeeyer Of the
Pennsylvania verified the above report
this forenoon when called upon. by Il
CRITIC reporter, and added that trains
under the consolidation would be run
as usual to Alexandria, Quantico and
intermediate points, Officers of the
consolidated road will be elected at a
future meeting