The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-01

| carefully planned record for economy.
THIT NE ARE ILB 1ALhING ABOUEN
/ George Vanderbilt is tho most eNtrAlrlnatv member
NJ tho family III some respects frcler.k aul William
X bear strong resemblance in t'e. manner and
appearance Mrs Vanderbilt and Cornelius la. many
Of the sturdy and business like qualities OF lila ato
father. The facial resemblance Of the daughters OF
/ William II Vanderbilt to tho de,uuct miliunalr, il
notable 1t may be said In general wav that ali of the
children have Vanderbilt trait except the that has
TAR tho South to build himself an isolated homo
George Vanderbilt Is strnng in his native ps
spite his enormous wealth assured social position aud
winning nature lie Is not known generally in business
club and social life Tho booksellers are acquainted
with him, and so are the mon who deal In bis OF ia
bric.abrac, but ho is personally strange men
| who make it point to snow New Workers In speech
he quiet and idSnt and his c! es ha,o tn ,uSattu
and Inourntul CLEAN
great deal o. intce ia telt In athletic crcet over
the coming OF tho Scotch foothi p'avers The are
athletes who known IN tie niin oar own entIiu
siasts in tod Sports by name aud auy OF them have
relatives and personal friends arc ay domclnd IN ATS
country Their mission cool one for 1t II said shat
they Will exhibit Kind OF football playing which is far
more humane than the tumultucus and pugi!s 10 game
pay by athletes hero. The Scotch players do 10
touch tho tail with the hand arm, nhd con-
sequeutly not OF the tremendous PUSHES and nghls
which occur in cham ionshps In the selection Of
the strongest possihn American team to them 10
is predicted that at least eight ur tho eleven men
will be Sco.ch players who have this country
nnd turned American cii.rns.
The story o. hnckman who to X countrymnn from
the Grand Central Station to ~" Murray mn Hotel two
blocks Az ay Is Illustrative Of the methods OF the ptao
cabnAn of that particular Becton or tho town.
"fd Ike to know how much 1t COSTS the country
man said IN making his terms with the cahuan. who
immediately foil into brown study.
Pm inclined" hs said, Ito 20 the Job cheaNor than
ANYBODY 81 Icmms he added IN
From the station to sixth il four blocks from
Sixth avenue Washington square is thrtyon- blacks
moro and from there TO Park is bio Ks and
to Murray Hill Hotel is sixteen blocks farther Tho
legal rate for that distance Is $3.50 but I'll tako you for
81"
Thereuron the countryman got into the cab perfectly
satisfied that lie had made Il good bargain. and after
driving over the specified and getting out Two
blocks from tho station paid 81 for the journey and
felt TINT lie had made keen bargain
The general principle Of the haCkmcn 10 that
they will ask tie highest price conceivable and tako
anything they can get. An instance yesterday
when n New Yorker whose uame and face ought to 10
familiar to most hackmen as he has for years been a
prominent official in the city Government came in from
Larchinon and took hanson to the Hotel Brunswick
When he aigEtcd the driver sad in very brisk and
business like tone Two dollars please" The Comrns.
sioncr laid fty piece the wheel OF the han
kom, smiled pleasantly and walked into the hotel The
driver exhibited no signs of resentment lilo vhsted
softly to himself, leaned Cantursd the hIty.
cent piece lighted his Pine. winhed knowingly tho
grinning porter II II hotel and returned to the station
to look out for more victims"
The arrest and Imprisonment of an American sharper
in London called iorih surprising number OF letterA
experiences and complaint from British tradsSmento
the local papers. According the shopkee pers there
numbers of Americans who regularly fleece trades
men in London for clothes and the small uxuries OF
NE 1t is not claimed that in every these peo
pie are out md out swinders and doubtless tho major
iy OF them intend to pay future date or Other
1t is certain however that they away without pay
ing and that when they return to London year
later they up bills at establishments which thoy
have not fceced before The system OF credit In Lon
don Is very elaborate and easy Very people
pay cash and ninety days six months is not consid
cred ut all out of the way for credits people
who have real estate. HouschOlder3 property
owners are mover appealed TO for money for a year
after their purchases made. This universal laxy
is not owing TO She good nature OF tho British trades
men, hut due to the transient and lucid laws the
subject II tralesman makes NJ his mind to for
claim he finds that all of the machinery Of the law Ia
thoroughly on his side that difficulties present them-
selves. Anybody who proposed TO abolish imprison
ment for debt would be looked UPON as humorist Is
is tho easiest thing in the world TO that all money
owed to tradesmcn in London Is in the limo of fleeing
and swindiirg when the question issue IN
til" corrs The tradesman has the whip hand from
beginning to end.
There is a plague of moths In Brooklyn and tho
suburbs of New York They mako Their appearance at
about tho twilight hour and in tho cleaning mis-.
taken for bats The moths are big, some OF them
measuring four inches with ousprcad wings They arc
dull black in color and very strong tho wing.
These moths differ from the ordinary insects of tho
butterfly family in rospec. OF their wings containing
hard, bony ribs slightly resembling those in an nm.
brcia The moths fly down in tho faces of pedes.
TRANS, and many women have been badly frightened
by them the boys however, who do scare 30
easily, capture tho insects aui make collections OF
them. A theory has been advanced tho eject that
the unusual size Of the moths is due the humidity OF
tho past spring.
Orthodoxy tho Jews OF this country appears
be losing ground. while those in favor of changing the
forms OF religious worship correspond nearly
with the altered conditions ofthe Jews in this century
under the liberal American laws seem TO be gaming
new adherents constantly. Attention has been called
to the latest evidence OF the strength OF the rcfOrmers
by the remarks Of prominent rabbi. lie refers the
movement in number of cities erect houses Of
ship on grandcr scale than has heretofore been
attempted. In New York synagogue is soon to be
erected by the Temple Beth III at Seventy seventh
street and FIFTH avenue. This will cost more than $50
OO End It IL intended 10 make II IN" hantsOmest build
ing of Its kind in America Schoolroons large enough
to accommodate 500 children will be arranged in
adjoining hudnE The Ecncseth Israel Congregation
of dephA and tho Anshe Maariv Congregation VI
Chicago Lave announced their intention OF investing
large sums IN new synagogue In addition to these
handsome synagogues In process construction
soon viii be- IN Dayton o.. Chattanooga Tenn, BrunF
wick, Tia, AMI Providence. RI
All these belong in the reform camp aud tho rabbi
who mentioned them challenged tho orthodox to men
ton single house OF worship erected BY them recently.
The only one story building standing below tho City
Hall Is that owned and occupied by the Exchange
at the corner OF Pearl street and Burling slip II Is
nifty sixty years old and was once a bank II was
built when tho idea prevailed that banking concern
was safest without cotenantS Until about year ay0
the Farmers Loan and Trust Company occupied an.
0thor such building in William street near Beaver.
When The trust company was able to buy tho adjoining
corner erected its present large building Whether
not the Metal Exchange should enlarge building
has hren SUI jet of discussion among tho members
for some years past
sOmo OF the conservative old folks NJ tho United
States astonshed at times tie RAPID strides which
young women are making In tho art 0f driving. For
many years IL was considered that though young
woman might be taught t. ride. she should under
any circumstance be trusted u drive spirited horse.
Seated in u low phac;on, with calouscd pony 1t WAS
considered y safe for her raub!o about the