The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-17
What We Arc All Talking ASou..

Will strike most people curiouA but Il 10 faot
nevertheless that nine ten cooks and sOryan0
girls prefer the close and stuny kitchen of nat the
most comfortable quarters out of town The universal
complaint among servants 10 that tho country 10 toe
dull To tho average man such condition of thinEs
almost nconceivAble for II there spot earth that
seems utterly unnhabiRble It is tho small and stufy
kitchen of the average New York fiat In hot weather.
Tho interest in the North American Company which
was established in New Jersey n few days ago with
capital OF 0oOooO6 keeny evinced in Wall
street yesterday The number of jokes beS and jesrs
that evelled at II would have Furnished material
for OF the Rchine made columns humor OF the
contemporary press In point OF fact nobody seems to
know much about the extraordinary mystery which
the North American Company presents. though It In
asserted in general way that the company has inten.
tonS Of robust nature upon tho Standard OIL monop.
oily. So many schemes begun and carried through
= certain point of completion with the sole object of
selling out to Amercas greatest TruSt, that nearly
every novelty IN financial way credited with having
that object in view. The STANDARD OIL people however,
Hre thus far much in tho dark any else con.
corning tho objects of one Of tho most mysterious
panies organized in recent years,
Tho news that Ward McAIlister has decided 10 stay
for the early part OF tho 1t Coney Island
An Involuntary smile among most old New Workers. To
them tho ConeY Island OF 10 day eXtricAbly miI
up with the Coney Island OF their youth-tho widest
rowdest, craziest spot on earth. 1t was place fer
clam DakeA shooting clubs chowder associations aud
three card monte men. The impression which they got
OF is one that they shake on Coney Island
sBynonymOus with cheap and gaudy IplendOr aud the
omnipotence of mo tough.
II seems RrOesQue that the Rrbiter OF New York 90
ciey should take up his residence there Yet that end
of Coney Island which Mr. McAllister will dwell Is as
exclusive almost as Newport and different from tho
COney lslaud OF old as day 10 night
Tho friction of millions Of shoes has worn the original
Smoothnoss from tho flooring of tho Brooklyn bridge
promenade Tho hOErds Of which the walk IL made are
OF Virginia pine and from their thickness were cScu-
lated to for many years than their present
condition would Indicate. Here Rni there throughout
tho entire length " the bridge he spots where
patches have been inserted indicating that the timber
IL hcgiuning rot detective when placed in its
present position A good deal OF discomfort IL eN.
perlenced at Zines by peiesria the solos n whose
shoes somewhat worn The splnters in the wood
have ClAgTeeRhc tendency 10 insert themselves into
crack tho sole OF shoe. When spoken TO about the
matter yesterday bridge Official raid that what ar.
p,arei to be an evil tho minority wSsrsaiIyL blessing
TO tho majority In wet weather he tatd when the
promenHde VAS perfectly smooth, pedestrians had a
hsbt OF sitting down suddenly as IL they were walking
on Ice. Tie present rouEhnoss ot tho boards fnr
nt.hed rouylcr surface, aud consequently better
Iotno'd II had even beon suggesel Oy the bridge au
thurG!rs tral should 10 sut cros,wss In Tho
wooden walk 10 maze lilo footing more secure This
however had been oir.atei by the wear and toAr or
leather ana tie action OF the elements, And the
official concluded with laugh we don't mind tue
taking OF Of tho spnters They can bo kept kS SOU
VenITS of the bridge
Tie hoWer market for this year will end in
WocE or two, in fact ~ nearly ended already. Tho
nature 4 the accommodation. that tho city gives tho
dealers opposite the garbage uap tie foot OF Canal
street Is sU,h that the de Ners qut coming to ito
market IA soon they have disposed OF the surplus
stock In their greenhouses, and season that would
otherwise last the round during very cold
weather. h shortened 10 few weeks every SprHE