Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11
NEW YORK NOTES.
Echoes Of the Week Erom the Ne
tropolis.


Special oorrsspondenos Of TN EvKxus SrAl.
NRw YonK, October q
II looks - II the police ssncus would strike
medium between the federal snumerssion
and the population ~ predicted BY the local
patricia Internationally this recount has
disappointed those that sought TO ovsrvhelm
the federal census in confusion. The ward
taken - . sample, for some reason, was pscu-
uarly neglected BY Mr.. Porter's agents.. The
increase in that ward was fully one-third But
the other wards have not shown snythin like
the same ratio, and In more than one instance the
police report fewer names than in Mr. Porters
totals. Apparently the second count will show
an increase Of between ninety and hundred
thousand names, which il not ct all . dis.
creditable increase, seeing that the original
count was taken ct time when everybody II
out OF town that can leave the city Moreover
the natural increase in the city during
the five months 10 considerable; and again.
the blue coats and brass buttons Of the police
force their way into some hooks and corners
where the crane rator in . plain black coat
cannot easily get The population of the city
under the police count will be very near l6OO,-
600, an advance Of about per cent over Mr.
Porser's figures. OF course this is considerable,
especially a. II may mean another member Of
Congress for the city.
THE PARK OF TIE EMPIRE STATE.
We do everything on the scale Of million
nowadays, even our parks. The rapid de-
struction of the Adirondack forests has stimu-
lated the friends Of that region to action and
probably at the next session of the legislature
plans will be perfected by which the state will
acquire . tract variously estimated at
from one 70 three million acres, which
will be thrown into one magnificent
park, under liberal regulations, which will
afford forever playground for the grown-up
children Of the state and of tho world
three-mllllon-acre park ID quite on par with
the enterprises Of the age; but if the full plans
OF the promoters of this enterprise are carried
out the reservation will rank among the largest
and finest that the world can show.
sALKsLADY WHO BLusHEa
A new writer Of fiction has appeared and one
whose works of imagination are 90 daring as
10 to be positively creative This original person
a New York correspondent who describes in the
matter-of-fact tone of Jules Verne or Rider
Haggard his discovery Of a sales woman-a
sales woman in a New York shop-who 10 naive
human being and treats her as such and who
makes remarks with q charming blush" Had
1t not been for the latter statement we might
have been imposed upon by the tone of the
narrative and accepted it as statement %
facts, however startling, but this at onos plAooe
woman who has ever shopped = he
big New York stores, and is at al
familiar with the shop girls peculiar talsut
for not seeing and her stony and freezing stare
when she is forced to recognize ones presence,
will find her fancy cannot grasp that blush.
The New York saleswoman 10 very accom-
pllshed She can throw into her slightest look
and gesture q concentrated scorn for your in
significant personality and your abiect wants
that is positively crushing She can without
an effort humble the proudest spirit and cause
the haughtiest customer to bite the dust. She
can carry on three spirited conversations with
three different companions while nominally
waiting on you and never lose the thread Of
any of the conversations nor forget to lose the
thread OF your remarks. She can throw
your parcel q mingled expression of
scorn, Indignation, derision and patient but
weary resignation that is far ahead o; the ex-
preston that White6eld could put into Meso-
potamia. She can look through you into space
without seeing you or hearing your meekly
preferred request with dramatic ability rival
ing that of the young ladies ON the stage who
continue their soliloques without observing
that their lovers have entered the room, al
though they are standing within three feet of
them and plainly visible to some hundreds of
people in the audience. But she has her limi-
tations like the rest Of rs after all. She can
not blush.
PAYING FOB THE WHISTLE.
There ID NO doubt about 1t, prices have gone
up and they arc going higher. Tho politicians
may chew on this a. upon Q sweet or Q bitter
cud, As their taste and fancy prefer, but the
fact remains. During the week two concerted
movements have been inaugurated by leading
trades and the individual advances have been
As rule the Wholesale houses
have been notifying their customers that prices
will soon advance if they have not done so al
ready. The few sample notifications that have
got into print are but stray drops in the shower
that 10 rafting down on the desks Of retailers
all over thesland
wANTED-A BASE BALL TRUST.
We grovl about trusts" but what is badly
needed Just now is q base ball trust The
managers Of the warning leagues have finally
got this truth through their skulls and the out
look Is hopeful for q combination next year
that shall restore the prestige of the game.
Many serious conferences have been held here
during the week with treaty of peace in view,
and probably some agreement viii lsoon be
reached. HENRY r. ELLIoI