The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-10
ROUND ABOUT GOTHAM.
lGNOgANCE or ONES NEXT.
DOCR NElGHBORS.

stance Of how entirely Indifferent New
Workers feel towards the people who live
next door. was demonstrated yesterday
when a gentleman attemptsl to find man
whose address had been given as 21', on
one Of the wesl-sidc streets.
The number proved erroneous but KNOW
inc that the person sought was an old resi-
dent. n man Of great local prominence and
pretty well known from one cnu Of the city
u the other. in fact. an ex-senator, nc en-
I puired at five or six houses no Inc NlclhilN'
/ by accident missing the rght one hu'
failed 10 discover anyone who knew the eN-
senator or where he lived. II j. SAM maj
/ one of the most NcNing questions IN thell' Il
social life is embraced in the question,
"Oucht we 10 call on herr Apparently
! New Workers never nave any trouble III Dc
cidiug whether fo call or not upon people
VINO I've near them. They not only do not
call hut Use the strictest efforts to Keep
from acquiring information Of any nature
about their neighbour.
cur FLOWER MARKET.
| New York Will soon have what almost
every European city has-d market for cut
flower, that ladies may visit without meet
! inc or seeing ANYTHING that is disacreeable
| The Market Florists Association Of New
/ York has taken the project in hand. ana II
| is expected they win open temporary
market for cut flowers about the first OF next
month II viii be IN the vicinity Of mon
| square Che regular flower market Is nj
| the foot of Canal street and the Norm river
and the cent flower market at %itn street
and the East river. Neither place j. NJ all
attractive carly i'm the morning or late at
mght. and the beauty of the flowers is more
/ than offset JOS the lack of beauty M theif
surroundings. At present nc Marker
| Florists Association has the oiler OF several
places where its market might DE located.
| The idea Is 10 have whole building, the
greater part Of which will DE rented to the
yaricu, florists at figures % be hereafter
| fixed hy the Association. The building OF
"A new market would elevate the floral trade
and the market itself would likely become
popular with the public. Expert florists
| say chat New \ ork could to-day makea bet
| frr display of cut flowers than any city
in Europe if the proper place for
! exhibiting them were provided.
FOOD ADuLTERArION.
The United states Governments report
! recommends the passage Of law, IN every
| state. recurring tine manufactures OF an
! food prcraraiiOns t0 print label on which
| "a ull list Of ingredients the article contains
viii appear. IL consumers would act Tor
Themselves ana boycott every article when
| does mot carr, with 10 clear statement OF
what il contains. il would not De necessary
to wall for the Legislature 10 act. few
manufactures of sound articles already lol-
| low this Lass. but the public does
not seem t0 recognize the fact that
thcv should demand That as right.
rno Dairy Commissioners Of New
Jersey shows that 1916 per cent. or nearly
| .ue-hllt of ALI the food preparations sub
/ fI q fI e
atod. Sometimes the authorizations were
harmless. and in these cases the purchaser
would only suffer sW,ndle, but in many
| instances rank p0s0ns were found I'D arti'
-l.- of everyday consumption. y large
percentage Of canned vegetables, such as
rcls and string-bcans. contain cOpDeras.
.-cd o. give them green color, ana "a mum
| beer Of baking powders had been doclored
with ammonia.
| I'm these cases there is not only fraud, bul
Ieat danger % public health. I'M. evil
| Notwithstanding the Efforts made bN many
/ states % check. seems to joe ON the increase.
and The, fail t0chcck H.. Until is thin.
| If thc past. There can Doe no security, for mel
profit, nf oven "a small dGulieriion 100 ~
uurlc. widely used are so great That COM
mratiNc't few manufacturers have lniee-
| rms tO resist lhe temptation. Even the ddir
lf preparation should b.. on thr seal. men,
md nlt $50 then. can We Use these iuNurr-
With IMMUNITY.
TisH DI-NrEAmNG.
da,- when nc'cJohu Hanbcr en-
utau.d knights Of lAe cod and r.cl o' li~
ODD homestead and tavern an Nmd's l-i-
md. which still stands Doe state a. much
! uapidafiou, are hut sweet memories ol tht
| .a-f. sandy Gibson. whose name -ii-
! .3ou~ Dis old house $40 the foot 0i east Nine
| n-thiri street, abdicdtcd m favor Of the dl-
n9mitor- who came 10 blow up Hell Gate,
could tell many triumphant tales of ten and
wenf,-uOundcrs STRUGGLING at the end ei thr|
! line iu tnc days when fishing i'm the E1-i
river was at ITS best. Fishermen still let
down their lobster pots ON week days and
| bob for cells at night. and On sundays inc
amateurs TROLL i0r reluctant bass. but the
artist vino talks of wrestling with a inn}
veteran of seven pounds. loses one, cr,dlt
,- tDrg have long since retired To- other
haunts.
BnDsENE VIEW FROM CARS.
For llrd-cyo view and just conrcp
tisn Of tbe big metropolis. the 9ircci-rlr-
| f. the best point of vantage. Taking ih'
Wc-l.ide Belt Line car and our SIGHT
seeing begins with % view oi the densel'
rmiafrd region around ihe GAS works
| moan Tenth avenue. where miles OF houses
ipNtt t'N"l" 90. '
| Brew rc-. factories I'Ul.I'c7; luIl''I
/ wards ana lnuu't'i '. inn'''''' '".' ,rr W
( lhe most lhrINihS penn ''' '''n'' VIZ,
beer j. consume" 4" ~, '''''D9. ''''''
.Aieni. me u,'-u' '' .''9' io' .n' ,y'.',
! American oil inl' uislII.l' .tu'''.i" ir,''"
avenue. D, l'"'"'H- up tue "'-' -'n''
as lt -iieNe us uall 81 IRE a''l"l-
'Hr GRO" 'l iiil. =, ,,i'',si,l,,
reckless Oh Ii'' anu NM ~ a..
! ID Keep I'D lhr l"D ~ '"V, Wv
| roadway so thlcNll ill'l YOU ca" S'"Iv'
see IT, The array OF bls ocean erd}h''llii..-'
such as the majestic 'it! OF Rome ana OiH
/ ot Paris. are "iihie" past me Nc'f'fiI 'S'
majestic vhiic-noai- thai san the sound me
Puritan ana 'nat OF ihe lh.il"l, r'cu carr
ing passengers numbering ZIP I'D me tI"usI-
nd-; charming panorama Oh me Great NorlI
river. with IFS kale ideo-sc'llc.dispIay Of
every sort 90 cram tha' sans on river OF SEA
/ At the Battery mAichi''7 W'''r picture
I and exquisite Dat o. par" sc'N'I! 7 pre-
-entcd 49,. o..
Boarding tue EA7i4loe he'l-..1, We ,; are
| brought alongside ot tlo enuiess INV
Of river and coastWlse h9atS una