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The sun., 1891-10-28
The Green Goods Business.

The police are working effectively to break
up this business. which has been carried ON
so long In New York. OF course 1t ought
not to be allowed to exist. and yet it s q
kind OF swindling in which the victims arc,
II anything. more contemplate than the
sharpers themselves.
The green goods business Is run on q Gym
ical theory of human nature which Is sus-
tanned by its successful application. It Is
that the inclination to rascality Is much
| more frequent than II seems to he. and that
1t exists In its latent form more especially
outside Of the cities. Tho green goods swind-
lers. it will be observed. never undertake
10 work the great communities where the
friction Of society keeps the wits Of people
bright. Tho bunl: country ia the field of
their operations. Neither do they expect to
find their gudgenls among those who are
open tn tho suspicion Of tendency to
criminai practices. Such men are too sharp
to be caught by trick so transparent.
They hunt their prey among the hypocrlt-
cal members OF rural communities. whose
credulity is stronger even than their vi
cious greed. and whose folly exceeds the
criminal cunning they hide.
They do not make up the lists OF
names to which they send their circu-
lars BY hunting out men Of evil reputation
or association. but take the inhabl-
tants OF remote regions almost without
discrimination. relying upon catching tho
ostens!bly good. rather than the openly
bad. They are not so hopeless about getting
q stray deacon and the members of country
churches as they are about taking in a
recognized rascal. The complaints OF their
swindllng. as they come to us and as we soc
them published in other papers. are almost
Invariably from men who say. and undoubt-
cdly say truly. that they had never
gone into criminal practices before
they were tempted to adopt them by the
circulars OF the green goods swindlers.
They were only waiting for the opportunity
to be presented. however. and when they
thought they saw chance OF getting coun-
terfeit money cheap they were ready
enough to go into the business OF using It,
Hence they got their deserts only when
they found that the swlnders had played a
practical joke on them by sending them
waste paper instead OF the spurious money
they paid for: or rather they got u part OF
their deserts.
The exposure Of thls phase OF hypocrisy
is not without Its value after ALL Unfor-
tunately tho deluded rascals and simpletons
The sun., 1891-10-28
4 NEW SITE FOR THE UNION CLUE
Negotiations Between the Club and Omcers
OF ST. I.uke's Hospital.

George Macculloch Miller. President OF the
st. Luke's Hospital Society. and Samuel d.
Babcock. Chairman OF tho committee ap-
pointed on Monday night to sell the present
site Of the hospital at Fifty-iourth street and
Fifth avenue. said yesterday that no offer OF
less than $1.OOO.0OO for the eight lots or
S25OO. 600 for tho entire site would be entor-
tanned.
The Union Club had made IN offer to pur-
chase eight lots-lOO feet on Fifth avenue by
200 feet on Fiity-fourth street-and tho com
600 II the club wanted them at that price.
Clarence A. Seward. Chairman OF the commit
tee, appointed on April 81 to represent the
Union Club in the matter, could not tell when
there would be Il meeting Of the club or OF the
Site Committee. He refused to say whether
he believed that the club would or would not
buy the land ct the price put on It.
thirty-two city lots. The buildings are all on
the northern half Of the land. excepting tho
house for the superintendent and nurses
That house is 200 feet from Fifth avenue and
II the club buys the eight lots. II can begin the
work Of greeting tho new club house without
waiting for the removal OF the hospital build
ings. The hospital society has determined to
move the hospital to another site. and is said
to be looking for one in the neighborhood
where the new cathedral is to stand. The old
board OF officers was reelected ut the meeting
on Monday night
The sun., 1891-10-28
The sLossos- -scHAErxR billiard match night

The eSLossoN-ScHAEFEB billiard match night
before last was like new picr OF the endless
bridge travelled over by tho world Of players.
General interest In the game cannot DO held up
at its desired altitudinous notch without an oc-
casional contest between its greatest artists. to
show its beauties In their highest and most
stimulating FORM The champions are among
the sustaining forces of the gamo. In the
character OF what might almost be called the
double-headcd champion. SLossoN and scHAE-
FER are the head keepers Of its prosperity.
What seems surprising In connection with
this contest Is that the odds at one time should
have reached two to one OIL ScHAErER For a
public contest ScnAErER's game never repre-
sented that superiority over SLossoF's. Whom
the latter first began to play. his game was like
aweakling child. Its most noticeable charac-
teristic was an almost tender delicacy such
as few old critics would have supposed des-
tined to develop into extraordinary strength.
Yet since SLossoN reached his full maturity
IN his profession. in contrast with his rivals his
play has beon moro marked by q steady and
next ttoirrepressible to power. applied with never
failing dcliberation to It's full limit under nl
circumstances, than by the skill and delicacy
apparent In the beginning.
Yotthe greatest player OF billiards Is ScHAE-
FER With tho single exception OF steadiness
ticIe 10 uo SiHblc Vuuiity III WniCH ITO 10 NV
superior to all other players. In tho most
important point OF ull. that OF ability to make
points, he stands without peer. but he has
also tremendous reserve power In tho op-
posite dircction-that OF not making points
an! there is where SLossoS beat him.
1t Is evident, however. that an 500 point
game cannot prove which is the better OF two
great players. In the few hours ordinarily re-
uuired ior one OF them to reach the the other
may fall into II vein Of accident or nervousness
or inferior skill from which he has not tlme to
struggle before the game is over In saying this
We are not advocating contests extending over
FIVE or six nights. Yet the fact mentioned
should DO appreciated In justice to any artist
who happens upon q brief occasion to full In
with misfortune or with the wrong side OF his
game. like ScHAErER the other night He. by
the way. played on that occasion with u bal!
turned more after the shape OF a hens egg
than OF the typical apple.
Apart from billiards proper. we would that
SLossoN. when in IN important contest might
take Off his coat. Keeping one's coat on at
such q time seems scarcely less fitting than
taking it of. like Mr.. J. SH1nTsLEEvEs FAssETT.
at public meeting. One Is ridiculous and
the other is not business-like.
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ISom nr fKffr90 SnfLy Tribune.
After he had congratulated his old chum and wished
him all the luck in ths world. he said:
"By the way, you were married by . woman,
weren't yOuf'
"Yes-thc Rev Isabel nixon."
oh. we'll OF course, ts all right but 1t seems sort Of
strange"
Tits INST as binding as It would be if the ceremony
was performed by a man"
"iTnow IT, hut don't hnleve could got used to It.
Thr brides idea, supposef'
mo: mine"
"Yoursi Good heavens. mani Ishould have thought
you-"
'"welL did at arst, Irreferred man. and we had
ono all nick ont but the bride and her rather
favored some old customs that cobAied unsuccess.
fully"
"Sucb as what"
such rs letting the minister kiss the bride"
"Ohi that's why yOu--"
That's exactly why"
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A Free Advertisement.

A certain morning newspaper In New
York resorts to this expedient In order to
obtain notice:
Tur Sun OF Monday editorially says that Mr. BLAINE
is confirmed Invalid. utterly broken down in health
without any hope OF recovery 1t further AYERS that
Mr. PLAiss unlikely ever 10 return to his post ut
Washington US IL the sod already green. and the
daisies blooming above his ultimate resting place
- 1t is a savage. vulgar. and cruel onslaught
upon BLAME
This was deliberately written with the
subjoipcd passage from The Sun directly
under the writer's eyes,
THE readers Of the Ersniny Poe = know upon
the personal assurance OF Mr. GoDKy himself printed
in that part OF the Ecsnirg Post which s
beyond any suspicion OF journalism. that MI BLAINE
is confirmed invalid utterly broken down in health
without any hope Of and as unlikely ever to
return to Washington as IL the sod" &c.
There were also directly under the eyes
of tho author Of this astonishing piece
OF Misrepresentation the passages from
the editorial columns Of the Evening Post
which described Mr.. BLAINE as u ICON
flrned invalid" as utterly broken down
in health" and as having "no pros
pect of returning to Washington Mt any
time in the near acknowledgements re-
printed by The SUN from the editorial col
umns OF the Ecening Post for the purpose OF
exhibiting them in contrast with the notori-
ous facts Of Mr.. BLAINE's restoration to
health and his return to duty at the State
Department In Washington.
1t is sometimes difficult to find the motive
for misstatement that Is apparently pur-
poselees In this case there Is no mystery.
The grstuitous lie Is merely bid for a gra-
tuitous advertisement.
We give tho advertisement. such as it is.
without the slightest hesitation.
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are usually afraid to squeai. and we cannot
tell how many they are. They must DO
numerous or the business would not be
profitable enough to Offset the risk In
volved. It would be Interesting II the prac-
titloners Of the swindle would tell us how
many proportionately to the number they
set their bait for In country village are
ready to nibble at it. The cost OF conduct
ing the business canuot be light. and the
receipts must be largo to justify 1t.
The sun., 1891-10-28
The Famine in Russia.

Twenty-Five million people. most Of them
tllers Of the soil. live In part Of eastern
and southeastern Russia. Their farms.
forests. and villages are spread over an area
about equal to that OF New York State. In
this large region the total or partial failure
of the crops is now causing the suffer-
ing of famine foretold several months ago
In The SUM- The northwestern limit Of
the greatest wretchedness is the province
Of Mini Novgorod. whose chief town. OF the
same name. is famous for Its annual mar
ket. Through this province flows the great
est river In Europe. the volga. still winding
its way eastward before 1t turns abruptly
to the south to make its way to the
Caspian Sea. Along both banks Of the
mighty river for about 300 miles. or sepa-
rated from 1t by narrow strip of country.
lie tho provinces where the severcst dis
tress prevails. Other provinces also are
affected, and the entire eastern half Of
Russia, even 10 the borders OF Siberia, Is In
volved In the misery that follows upon ca
lamitous harvests: but the part OF Russia In
habited by most OF tho people who are actu-
ally starving lies along or near her greatest
navigable highway In Its middle and lower
course. Droughts. Insect pests. and the
poverty and improvldence OF the peasant
class have done tho mischief. Several mil
lion persons must he fed by tho hand of
charity during the rigorous Russian winter
or they will perish. 1t is estimated that Mt
the very least 500 900 900 will be required to
relieve suffering and supply the farmers
with seed.
Details Of the famine have been but
sparingly published. but enough hus been
made known to arouse In tho more fortu-
nats parts OF Russia the deepest sympathy
and the most energetic measures OF relief.
It is known that thousands of peasants are
asserting their homes. having absolutely
nothing to eat: that In some districts they
sro collecting scorns. oak bark. and leaves
rs substitute for food; that the only
food OF tho peasantry In the prov
inco OF Simblrsk is hard black mass
cailod broad. made chiefly OF goose foot.
a plant that Is classed as an emetic: that In
districts where some harvest could be gar
nered the entire crop has already been con-
sumed: that troops OF starving beggars are
wandering through tho villages: that many
q peasant soils his only plough horse for
fow roubles to buy food for his family for
weck that mortality has increased at
ratio that Is frightful. and in one place. out
Of $50 families. forty-seven persons died of
hunger In fortnight; that tho price Of
food has risen all over tho empire. and even
st Warssw. far from the scene Of acute nils
cry. the cost of common articles OF con-
sumption has doubled.
These stories Of frtghtful suffering have
The sun., 1891-10-28
Mr.. RupyARp K1pL1so arrived in Nc,

Mr.. RuDYARD KIpLISo arrived in New
York on Monday last. few weeks after tho
publication OF his lh:est tale of Indian army
life. 1t is called His Private Honour" and
1t appears IN the October number Of Macma-
lans Magazine. We copy from the story OF Mr..
KrpLINa's a single paragraph. tho interest Of
which does not depend upon the context:
""what fool you wers' interrupted. oxrunals be.
inG neither menal nor mn American hut treo man.
had no excuse :or yepin2"
Perhaps Mr. HupYARp KIPLIN0 has crossed
tho Atlantic at tIiis tempestuous season to tell
the American public exactly what he means.
The sun., 1891-10-28
Wa. Shaved. Went Home. and Died.

About a week ago Wayne r. Cackett Of New
Hartford was shaved in "A barber shop IN this
city. Upon returning home he ccomplained
discoloration appeared on his nose and he
snilered severe chill. Dr. Kinney , o. Wash I,
Qnln and Gibson Of this city. Tho discolor-
alton continued to spread. and he sank into a
comatosc state from which he never, rallied
hut tho physicians were unable to determine
whether the poison entered tho system while
other source Mr. Cnckctt wns % years Of
age. and was a man of ine physique.
The sun., 1891-10-28
Rapid Transit.


EfoH Wc FtuHln1Ioh Po1.
The effect OF New Yo-I'S underground systen upon
the citys growth vii. he rrodigous II has now u
larger population In proportion TO its area than any
other great commercial community in the world IN II
the lines Of travel from without necessarily convtrgs
toward the narrow spaces which oysrcrowded with
business. \ marvellous expansion notthward may DO
expected the result OF the accomplishment OF the
rapid transit plan; and II Ia probable tha in the
future the grating to the parent stem Of
methods Of swift transport alton Will aid in making
New York the greatest city 10 bids fair soon to DO
the nost important commercial centre. In the world.
The sun., 1891-10-28
To Diana OF the Tower.

AFTER sES JoHsoN.
"Queen and Huntress. chaste and fair"
Sang the poet long ago.
And his lines were swestly rars-
You remember them know.
But his lny was sung In June.
While you stiiI were In the moon.
Now to earth you've come at last:
Not TO kiss Endymion.
All that fooiishness is past,
For you fairly hout the sun.
Perohed upon your tower so high.
You're an angel In the sky.
Do you watch some phantom hind,
with your golden bow drawn tauti
Goddess fckle as tho wind,
With heavenly beauty frAughtf
Bo your sport Is. we surmiss,
Shooting folly ~ It dies.
But you must be tired indeed.
Standing on one LIMB 90 long.
still you whirl around with speed,
Which bstokens you are strong;
Goddess excollept!y bright,
Huntress Of the starry aiSht.
Do not nout US every day.
Tho tho wind be In the east.
Turn your face toward Broadway,
Just for one short hour ct least.
Then 70 thee our songs shAii rise,
Bsauteous Queen Of Asurs skisa
WILLIAM BAsctAy Duxx
The sun., 1891-10-28

P,om tie IiidndIolis Journal.
Chol,ie-Er-aw-Mss FiHg. may dare TO offeh NV
heart and hand t0 the farest OF her the With
out u thornt
Miss Iaura-Mr sophlegh, you .ro the fourth to pro-
pose IN those very same wurds
Choile-Ya.as. An OF ouah felahs use that fawm OF
pwOposaI, don'tcheTknow.
The sun., 1891-10-28
Tyles's Grave.

To rHK Enron OF Tux SuS-.sir It may be news to
Of your readers to know that the Of Pres
dent Tyler in the Hollywood Cemetery at Rlchmond
Va, has been wofuly neglected
No tablet marks tho SPOT beneath which arc the
mains Of nations former Chief Executive In this
respect IL stlnds alone among departed Presidents
All have appropriate memorials 10 designate their
graves ! was shown the spJt while IN Richmond
Tuesday and cannot understand why Tylers grave has
been neglected n, j. CAHILL-
M al
The sun., 1891-10-28

OF the few women who have made their
voices heard in this city's politics. mono. We
believe. could call more votes after them than
the expressive singer under Tammany Hall
MAGGIE CLINE. She votes for FLOWER and
SHETUAS
The sun., 1891-10-28
"PrO bono PublIco,"

To THE Epron THE Suy--S;r. Who In truth Is re-
sponsibie for the loss OF the Worlds Fair to New York
A rare international gathering has he.n denied her. 1t
10 the Jury tho ritys welfare from party spite
If reverse tho order of thnys, placing the Repub
can rnrty where Tanmany now I. then We should look
to the Democrats for tbs Ions or the FAr not
The party tnat responsible 10 New York for the loss
nj tho Fair IL tho city's enemy. without excuse and
' ~ ~ suya III Mes, Einr;y.,ixth .t-rei
The sun., 1891-10-28
Tor Esriny Sam Jones.


mum III YIN AHTHI" J'HT'T f|1HnN.
Houston. Tex. Oct 81 William West. who
was under arrest tor throwing eggs at Sam
Jones, Int who was released. has beon indicted
by the Grand Jury and has been rearrested.
West WAS brought back here from New
Orleans.
The sun., 1891-10-28
Duties OF q Mexican OmciaI.


Mr.. Albert Diaz Rugamgis to be appointcd
will be to see that the letters b and VI II and y.
IN and are not indscriminntely used. ono for
the other. In fact, Ee will have to teach ma ny
sign painters how to spell.
The sun., 1891-10-28
T0ULD-BE T01ERs ANsWERED.
Information f0r Men Who Wish to vot,
hut Don't Know II They MAY

Information for Men Who Wish to Vote,
but Don't Know II They May.
You said on Saturday that man who comes to this
s3 60. mine lat year when 81 having been in the
Then you got them without warrant OF law IL we In.
terpret the law rightly. The law (R. U. S. section
2,1G7) says Amy alien. being under the age of Fl
years who has resided in the United States three years
next preceding his arrival at that age may,
after he arrives at the of II years. and after has
resided ve years in the United States. including tho
three years Of his minority. be admitted. &c"
sp q .. n.
ing Rockland county. but owing TO sickness com.
sss %Gaas
in Kings county not being three months in said county
We think no.: From your account OF II, ho intended
TO give mp his residence in Kings county: and can't
get 1t again In three months.
citizen mat spent low month. in whiie GU. Of
thing like wrong oath At the register before election
We think so: whose residence Is in the city can
spend all summer out of town. return 10 register go
away. and return to vote without doing MOS.
ally or legally wsonc
wonM IKE I" ieHrs the rights Of man born in this
lsa years as be M los. any OF h, rights as Ancr
Ea5eSs tie A. ss. f:1 'Sar ss.r. Via ss
Onf further proceedings register aud he
shn hnv" comp led with all other roquirenents the
law :" far hs res!dcnco IN state. county and Assembly
district IL conc erReI: CoSsrISr REApER
He can vote when 81 II hs comes within the law as to
residence IN the State. county, and district
". FJlm,,.--A voter may put a candidates name
on paster; why not!
A.L H. R.-witnesses to an aliens residence must
appear person before the naturalization courts depo
sitions are not received.
"Chnfns"iou being born in this country srs a citi.
zen, whether you're OF ago not bnt you can't
until you are of ago
n. 4. T-Ths inspectors put a man Tnder oath AZ.
nrmation 10 Hvo true answers to their questions They
are not limited tn certain set Of quest0pr but put
such questions ~ thoy think viii enable him to prove
hts right to vote
The sun., 1891-10-28
A Chicago Fair Directors op,n,on.

Ftom he Chica0o Daily Iutsv-Oozln.
"Mr. Depews estimate" Mr. Bryan replied. that tho
city OF New York and the State OF New York would de-
rive bsnsnt OF 5000 100000 from tho Exposition
held in that State aud city considered at the time
It made more glowing than accurate but caro-
full estimates since made would seem to confirm tho
soundness Of his computations"
The sun., 1891-10-28

Sir JOHN GoRsr. the Political Secretary
for the India ONCE. has recently been making
All investigation. apparently on his own re-
sponsbility. into the condition Of the rural la
borers In England and ireland. His conclu-
sions. so far as they have been reported.
seem little likely to prove acceptable to the
still influential but not overprosperous class
OF English country landlords. The laborers.
he thinks should be dissuaded from migrat-
ing to the overstocked labor markets OF the
towns and cities by gifts Of land not exceed
ing half an acre apiece to begin with, and by
the establishment OF village councils for pur-
poses Of discussion and entertainment
The suggestion is not novel. 1t recalls the
famous cry OF three acre, and COW with which
Mr.. JESSE COLLINS some years ago allured to
the Conservative banner the heavy witted farm
laborers OF Norfolk. That was demogogio
cry in the days before the little band OF Tory
Democrats. BALrouh CHAMBERLAIN. Lord
RANDOLPH CHURCHILL. and Sir JoRs GoRsT.
had finally disintegrated into It's individual
elements. Such plan Of laborers' sllotments
has already been tried to some measure
The sun., 1891-10-28

We note with unreserved satisfaction that
our extreme tariH-smnshing friend. the 81.
Louis Republic. hopes TO see in the coming
Democratic victories OF this !all "a rea flrma-
tion OF the verdict already given against
MCKINLEY bills. force bills. and billion dollar
raids on the Treasury" It Is rather late in
the day for our contemporary to add the out
RACES OF tho Force bill and billion dollar
Treasury raids to its former solitary Demo-
cratic campaign explanation and argument,
the tariff. Yet 1t may help even now.
The sun., 1891-10-28

The meeting at the Madison Square Gar
den last night was great. not 30 much In the
speaking as in its powerful expression Of Dem
ocratic sentiment.
The sun., 1891-10-28
Suge.brush Humor.
From hs Sis FraArisoo kta,a,n

From the Sis FfaHrso ktanttnsv.
travelling through the sase.bTukh country Jaokass
met Rabbit. who exclaimed In great astonlshment;
hsaysns how an y%S grow 90 b You are
koy." "
The sun., 1891-10-28
Able and . Demo1rst
Net . Fslv Prayer Test

From The BrookIya EI0s
Governor Hill L. the ablsst partisan IN New York.
The sun., 1891-10-28

RID yourself OF the discomfort and danger AtsndhS
cold by using Dr. Jayne'A Expectorant an oIa'suaE
hshod curAtye for coughs sore throat. and pulmonary
The sun., 1891-10-28
The c..ss or Ua,v.rs.l Tired Feeling.

From hs Philadelphia Daily Erenin0 Telegraph.
The country 10 getting decidedly weary Of the Chi
cago way Of running great Worlds Fair.
The sun., 1891-10-28

The habit OF sticking out the tongue is not
peculiar to Col. ABE. Other statesmen OF forty.
yes. Of sixty and even OF eighty horse power.
have been known to resort to this time
honored rrnctice. The more ponderous the
literary style. the more energetic are the aux
Hilary lingual contortions. AZ n rule In the Re
puLlic's interesting disclosure we find nothing
discreditable to tho name or fame Of SLuPsKY.
The sun., 1891-10-28
Mr.. Flowers Estimate .s to the Result

From he Couta-JovrN1I.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 26-Mr Flower writes your CORE
sponden that he will be elected surely and thinks hin
plurality will reach 10000.
The sun., 1891-10-28

Col. ABE SLUPSKY may occasionally stick out
his 10 que whe unde tho labor of Origina
post or tu: he is nevertheless statesman or forty
horse power.-SL Louis Rep,afic.
The sun., 1891-10-28

49,. H. R..-Nitnesses to an aliens residence must
appear in person before the naturalization court dspo
sitions are not received.
The sun., 1891-10-28

". FJ'me,.--A voter may put a candidates name
on . paster; WHY not!
The sun., 1891-10-28

"Chnfn'"--iou. being born in this country srs cit
sen whether you're OF age not bnt you can't yots
until you are of ago.
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residence In the State, county. and district.
The sun., 1891-10-28

n. 4. T-1hs inspectors put man Euder oath or AZ.
nrmation Hivo to their questions They
are not limited tn certain set Of questionr but put
such questions thoy think win enable him to prove
hts right to vote.