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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-11
BLENDERS ron SEVEN WINDOWS
The MenaelsohNs Rather Thsnk They Are
Ahead OF Grant a Guu..


Louis Mendelsohn. q cloak manufactures.
bought house on the north side OF West Sew
enty.sishth street. near Amsterdam avenue.
last April. 1t was handsome new house.
with beautifully finished interior. and Mr..
Msndelsohn and his family felt proud OF 1t.
The family consists OF a young wife and two
daughters and Mr. Mendelsohn's mother.
Mr.. Msndelsohn Is away on long trips at
times. and then there is no man In tho house.
At first Mrs. Mendesohn did not mind this
much. because the house was 80 nice and ap-
parently 30 secure; but OF late she has been
extremely nervous. and has imagined burglars
every time the wind blew hard against the
shutters or the doors creaked. The change
came about in this way
When the Memberships moved into their
new homo an apartment house was going up
on the lot adjoining on tho east which runs to
the corner of Amsterdam avenue. The foun-
dations we're Just built in April. but since then
the building has gone I'm until now 1t towers
two stories above the Mendelsohn house. 1t
extends back oil 1t, toe. nearly to Seventy ninth
street. There are windows on the side above
the Menlelsohn roof and above the one-story
extension In the rear. Those windows look
right into tho windows OF the Mendelsohn
house. even into Mrs. Mendelsohn's bedroom
and the bathroom. There IL no Waterman
around the unfinished building Mrs Mendel-
sohn says. aud tramps could gain access from
Il to her room SO she could not occupy the
house when her husband was away.
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A RUBBER TUBE ROUND HIS NECK.
Rockwell Laments His Marriage with .
Rich Mans Daughter and Dies.

Rtch Mans Daughter and Dies.
SUMMIT. Sept. 10.-About four years ago W.
p Rockwell married the daughter OF Charles
II. Swan OF 80 Brevoort place. Brooklyn. who is
teputed to be q millionaire. Mr.. Swan Is
Secretary and Treasurer Of the North River
Bridge Company. 1t is said that he did not
get along well with his son-in-law and had not
seen him in two years. Mr.. Rockwell. with his
wife and their 3-year-old boy. had recently
been living at the Highland House here.
On Tuesday morning last Mrs. Rockwell
came down to the dining.room excited, and
was unable to cat breakfast. A short time
afterward she left the hotol accompanied by
her young son. and went to the railroad station.
where she boarded the first train for Now York.
by her order her trunks were removed from
the hotel to the railroad station for shipment
to New York.
When Rockwell returned to the hotel In the
afternoon and learned that his wife and child
bad left. he went to tho railroad station and
ordered the baggage sent back to the hotel.
With some Of HIS fellow members about bis
's % ss n1 II tho sa IT, .n ~
This Is ono Of the misi"rtInes that follow =
man who marties rich mans daughter"
is supposed that he went diSect to lis M'e room
MuO atoly MI huIcu 10 tUk0 MS llI0.
He had previously telegraphed to HIS wife In
Brnoklyn TO return to him but had received no
response. AZ he did not appear yesterday,
Mr.. Ostrander and Justice Edward Kelly bt oke
open the door OF hi room nnd found his dead
body stretchsl upon the bed. A small rubl or
tube with silver plated nozzle encircled his
neck, and his face was badly dscolored The
tube had been wound about neck a num-
her OF times and the nozzle was SO rlaced
to increase tho tension. lie had deliberately
strangled himself to death. and hat been dead
nearly twenty-fnur hours.
He had removed his coat and waistcoat. and
carefully pia ed them on III. back of q chair.
he had spread out u newspaper on the foot OF
coverlet.
News Of the suicide was sent to Mr. swans
house in Brooklyn. AMI Mr.. swan came to
and her Young ION had arrived ut his ouse on
Tuesday afternoon. His daughter was much
Rgitated. and she told him that she was com
PEELED to leave her husband beca use he had
Threatened to kill her.
Tho county physician deemed An Inquest
unnecessary. and granted a permit for the rH-
moval OF the b ,dy. 1t was taken 10 BrooI ivn
will Ike, place Tomorrow. Rockwell W. q
years old. and i ia sal that OF late ne la. led
dissipated life, which caused numerous
1uarrels between him and his wife. He was
Co. OF New York.
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A NEW T0RKER's TRAGIC FATE
Mr.. Lauo Falls Over u Precipics in th,
Alps and Is Killed.

Mr.. Lano Falls Over Precipics In the
Alps and Is Killed.
Americans at Thun are much shocked over
the sad accident which befel Charles Lane Of
this city on the Sd Of this month. For some
time past he had been living at Oberhofen,
near Thun. and sixteen miles from Berne. On
the date mentioned the young man escorted a
party OF ladies' on an excursion to EeatenberE
on Lake Thnn. In returning tho party took
different routes. the ladies retracing heir steps,
while Mr.. Lane went by Justuschal, Is route
which led near several dangerous passages
HIS body was tonnd az The foot Of pFGse!niss
was notified. and the body was sent to her at
that place.
Charles Lane WAS the only son Of William c.
ana Caroline Lime OF $50 Madison alenus. On
Tuesday last the father WIN is Secretary of
the Maryland Ice Company. ut 45 Brnnhway
received news OF the acclde lent; mn! on Wednes;
day ssilei for Switzerland The despatch said
that he hnd gone with party TO EXPLORE a
glacier, and on passing near an opening In the
ice slipped and fell into the abyss The body
was not found for two days.
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When Sam was discovered in his little laun-
dry in kearny and sent to Snake Hill by the
Hudson county Health Board he was isolated
in small room in the extreme end OF tho
smallpox hospital. There is no other patient
In the building at present The authorities
nut the !eper there temporarily. At the time
they had scheme to get rid OF him complete
~. But their scheme has since miscarried.
The Hudson ounty Health Board talked the
situation over and one Of the Nom bers was
struck with a brilliant idea
New York has established leper lazaretto
Join that colony = he said.
The schem. was unfoldsd to the New York
authorities. ppt they didn't become enthusiast
Tic over it. 50 Jersey had a. to establish epsr
H!II officials and to the terror Of the Snake
- The ieper viii occupy the room in the small
pox hospital as long as there are no small.
s III thu the o tho we T
Sam Is shut up In this room with his own
through the window. is tho attendant who
brings his meals to him. sets them down
hastily Oh the small stand. and quickly edges
a reporter Of The Sun Visited Mtitsd the Ieper in
lsp Dss on North Brothsr lsand and Sis sps
Iearance Is much more horrible: sam Ia 3S
Chinaman. His, head Is enormous. but
whether its size Is natural or duo 70 the dis
terribly dislgured. There Y very little hair
Chinsman. is not over q foot long. Sam was
dressed in blue blouse and . pair Of large
legged trousers. He wore pair OF wooden
Can mTe gIo back to Chlnss ?" Sam asked
anxiously when the reporter entered: MILO
want gr" b1ck and VII esS y yh%Tai let me-
To- 70 ten nd , ssE ME can Clio back; say
DR., King. the resident physician auistsd the
leper by telling him they would DO glad to let
him return TO China it they had assurance that
n: "GR mf fss sio. nile eIo" the leDsr kept
When asked how long he had been i'll Sam
sTix years. sl.p. out d'roors one night
Inc sores On his face. .Thsts what's m'rsttsr
Becoming suddenly niiGnant, Sam declared:
whsn h. n sd m.a. hs b. BE-.
came despondent again. bis eyes wondered
back to the floor; am, 10 muttered: "MTe no
50 far as could Pc leaned Sam has been IN
several Journeys 70 ChiIa since he took up his
residence here. He had been In business i'm
Kearny Tor q year before tho Board OF Health
him sps H. wsns n sSis: KIP hs
appearance had no apparent effect upon his
business. Before 10 opened his laundry inKea
ny he lived In Newark. He was there for q
has many II iri"nds IN NewsrI who assocatsd
with him without fear and who may possibly
become lspers themselves.
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THE $4,000 KICK,

Mr. Pinckney is . slim. mi!dfaccd man OF
80. with lovely light blue eyes aud Il blond
moustache. Mr.. Manning Is a little heavier
than Pinckney. and Is nearly twice as old He
has gray hair and beard. wears glasses. and 10
very resolute looking. Here is Pinckney's ac-
count Of the kicking:
I'm mad. In fact I'm very mad. You'd be
mad. too. II somebody kicked you. 1t hurts,
too. Right on the end Of the spne-wel!. I'll
tell you how 1t was. You see, was going to
'rhone to the Office about transaction on the
floor, and was coming up the AISLE One OF
tho tickers had been out OF order for while.
and it started up again just as / passed. L
stopped and walked over to 1t. and OF course
there soon was crowd around 1t reading tho
tare. just as I turned around to walk of
r fneknes ssS Ills coat tails s"d placed
the end of his index lrger OF the right hand on
tho termination Of the yertelral column.
here turned 4Ss ike tx AisA lash ma and saw H.
m H9en he wahea c DIT ws. BY I
means Shssd So walked after hi. wand s4s
for nv sD
get used to that on the Stock Exchange floor.
told him to bring suit against Mr.. Manning for
$40. 900 damages. l wouldn't take kick like
consider tina was injured'to that extent
MIR. Manning came to mo this morning he;
fore the Board and held out his hand and
referred him to my lawyer: 1t didn't hur' mo
so very much yesterday after the first shock.
but IT hurts awlully to-day. ! can hardly sit
thine-thats the worst Of 1t. When you expect
a thing like that you kind OF give way little
MIR Pinckney bent his 4, ees slightly and rain.
fully drew himself I'M like that. see' But It
came so suddenly"
When the reporter approached Mr.. Manning
and asked for his version. that gentleman
stared good-humotedly over the rim OF his
glasses, and said:
We'll. perhaps was a little too harsh. but
the fact is he knocked the wind clean out OF
me; ! was reading a paper when; without an
tnstant's warning. he came skyrocketing right
into me- Inrarly lost my, balance. but had
Just enough presence OF mind to .a-well. I'm
sorry did Il: i had reported him he would
the floor. He asked mo not to say anything
about the matter. and decided to let IT. drop.
But I did not offer to apologize to him that Is
not true. consider that !! am the injured
one. / have an idea that ho was Just sky
larEing."
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d station Sn nf m oocEE q s sDt.d
mere mere only an hour. 1t landed at Station ] at
SSsi y n spent DAY and night at, and
SsS.h other. The back WAS getting black with
eiIon Station II the letter wen, back to the
nan I0 san rost once and there IN astute young
TIE svN office. 20 TRY Sun Office was VIII -
ten on the face. and It started on again. II got
on 'e On on SUNDAY morn ng and Was pasted up
sSt tS carrier who hsppsned in after the letter
tvs,t0U LIE sun oihce estimated that In its
Ss saadied by $50 Government employees. tina it
Inna 100000 Persons had looked at it and had
Pn ,neir hands. Perhaps he was exaRgeratinR:
II uographs were taken OF It yes erday. and
iolI %aS sent back to th- Post Once with the
sY This may b. long 10 Jerome Is Conkiine
LAWYER who u-ed to have an office al lS3
o. own Mill get t. Mr. Conkline to-day. IL he ais:
tsr no 90, claims IT will 20 OH to ths Dead Let
Wro, oIi !, IN the mean lime II the man who
hapdiuo sess MS story aud rer"Gnizss his
Stat" o no VIII confer u favor on he United
tsnS ss and tells the delivery man whom be In
he Pos 70 r Wfts TO- They will not kill him 1t
4, o ,Gs q 9Th the men in the delivery department
AID ,. nad the experience OF this one. Ho
tbs a. Npt many travel so far or SO long as
rec,sd pnt we have them every day Imisdi-
az ma the owner You see this letter has been
10 erns 20 longer 7 an 1t takes now for letters
NAV ~ ne continent and two oceans and II
dozsD intt the owner is not more than half q
dspositad'hSS from the spot whore It was nrst
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MORE CLAIMANTS APPEARING.
Probable Comparative OF tho Hopkins.
SeaAles Will Contest

Probable Comparative OF tho Hopkins.
Seaa.les Will Contest
SALEM. Mass. Sept. 10.-Thoss In . position
to DO familiar with the Sesrles will case say
that tie prospect IL good for o compromise
before the hearing assigned for two weeks
from yesterday. They say that the Southern
Pacific stock Is hold together under this will.
and that. rnther than take the risk OF breaking
up this large block Of stock. the parties will
pay, ronndly, and that Timothy Hopkins Is
really the only one who has any case that will
bear any sort Of q judicial 1am mat on.
NV HAVEN. Sept; lo17People who, affirm
popping no In every part Of New England.
Mass. ns nf IL
Al are ,oi4ing forces T. IN at item to break
tnten tion. and will have q jud icinI hearing on
Sept ~: Their pen Is that the tsstat,ix was
The Bridgeport claimants are George i. Hib-
bard. Nathaniel J; Hihbard. William II Hib-
bard. Jane A. Hollingsworth Josephine Davis,
and Amelia Wheeler.
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Mr.. MxNpEIsoHs's PATENT BLENDERS.

Roth she and her, husband demonstrated
no satisfaction: Mrs: Msndelsohn says "a, that .st
stationary windows. with cathedral bars and
glass. but. instead. the windows were made
M. Mondelsohn became wrathful as bis, wife
became nervous. and finally. he consulted bis
lawyer. The latter advised him to shut on the
light and air from GRAFT Gums windows.
We did not like to do anything rude" said
Mrs. Mendelsohn yesterday. but they forced
She and the reporter were at the time look
ing out OF the rear window on tho second floor
on curious iron structure which was fastened nee.
the tentacles Of q cuttle-nsh extended up and
and cisspsd big bfoad sIeets Of iron that shut
Of ali the light and most Of the air from the
Of SpI ihe.. were too iar Of, 10 bother With H.
thing" said Mrs Mepdelsohn: they tod
chance It. They chilled in . Building 1nsrec.
tor and tried to get the shutters down tecause
up any more these are there to STAY. We didn't
want to bs unDeiRhborly. but they forced US
to"
Grant h Gum Say they are damaged $1,000.
but they haven't found any remedy yet
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PERHAPS THEY'RE POISONED.
SALE OF TIE GOODS SAVED FROM TIM
SOUTH STREET FIRE PUT OFF

It Occurred to an Insurance Man that the
Drippings from Arsenio, Hue vitrfols
and Paris Green Might Spoil Co6cs.
But for the suggestion OF an Insurance ad-
justsr. was. perphas. Interested as much in
his clients behalf as in that OF the public. there
might BE- upon the market to-day many thou
sands Of pounds Of coffee. spices. and other
ediblss likely to he more or less tincturod with
white arsenic. blue vitrlol. and Paris green.
The stun is the ealvage from the big store
houses OF II. G. Layton. Jr. at 63 and "a South
strickland @. Z. Bellows. 65 and 66 South street.
and 1877 Front street. where the big FIRE Of
Tuesday did $250.000 worth OF damage.
w. j. Swan. an Insurance adiuSter, had been
engaged to look after Mr.. Laytons interests
in settling up tho losses at the flIs. lie lives
in New Rochelle. Bayard @. Fuller an inspec-
tor for the Board OF Health. also iv 8 in New
Rochelle. They met on train yss'erday
the pos ble ee sNa npon The SPICES co ses ans
water That leaked through chemi, ais. and
Mr. Fuller buried to the ol,lce OF the Hoard
Of Henltb, and Iai the matter before I,resIdent
sent him and Fuller TO the scene Of the Are. :,
the savar.' Wo s eW eV au M sH
a se and saeshs'L ss s' and u sni'
Company we're on the ErounN.
They gave up all iica OF ceiling the sturss
r,eaent as soon a. the two Board OF Health
Officials sp Ike OF their fears reEa,ni,g po son.
Then Mr.. Flu Ter and Mr Laiere took . ok
at things. On one OF tho top floors of Lnyton's
building they found thirty kegs Of white arr
senic In crystals in a damaged condition and
the remains Of a hundred kegs q pae vlt,iol
tsnlphas Of copper. aud under thatwhe e the
water had gone th,ou. h ho'h W o. ""Hes
and spices. The water 4 al MS Gl'el tho cci-
lars of Mr.. Bellowss lac" d soaked lot OF
tonka bears. used for tlav riie. Il lot % srrnce
I'm account OF the dnnse on o"'iiion OF
some OF the walls they ':ii not make "iose
examination OF the PREMISES b hey rrrort-
ordered two men OF the sunttnrr ,a OF 20.
licemen to get ri hit down to tie lace. with
orders not t. allow any OF the stun TO h 10
moved until 1t had all been tested for u i-ons.
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Mild with AIyndert stnrln.

Myndert Starln was not in the City Court
yesterday morning when Judge Ehrlich ren-
dsred his decision In the contempt proceed
ings. The Judge let's Mr.. Starn oil with IL fine
OF the amount OF tho judgment Of $104 secured
against him by Roster d Bial. together with
murh as almost the entire SheriTs office was
hustling all over Westchester county alter Mr..
Starn the Pin VIZ be about g, doubled; Mr.;
settle. II at the expiration OF that time he has
not paid M he will be sent up un til he does.
while the defendant probably Intended no
disrsspect 10 the process issued" tue Judge
said. Ibis repeated failures to appear aud The
numerous defaults he permitted show an In.
difference tan amount to contempt"
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A cHuRcn TO RE HIS MONUMENT:
John Goldsmith Payntsr's CIT to tho
Preshyterinn. OF NcWtOMn.

John Goldsmith Payntsr's CIT to tho
Presbyterinns or NcwtOwn.
Tho late John Goldsmith Payntar of this city
left Il will, In which he provided for the erec-
tion OF u Presbyterian church in Newtown VII
lage that will eclipse any structure OF lis kind
In the nsiGhborhood. The sections Of the Tiii
relating to the beluest were made public yes-
terday. Mr.. lay liar gives to the First Pres
byterisn Church in N"wtown. Long Island, OF
which The Rev, q. ii. Payson was formerly pas
tor s6l.92ul".
The ne W bulldog is to BE- Of stone. similar to
Presbyterian church 10 the village OF Cherry
Valley, O'seRo county. Mr.. Payntar is buried
ss STr OF the church Of 81 stone viii .ost
and n stonc and ron fonce around the edilce
will cost $4,000. Tho will also bequeaths $4,000
nent Iund. the income of which IL Ia be used for
keeping the building and grounds in order:
Mr.. C. W. Luyster OF Newtown art. named to
take charge Of the construction OF the church.
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Cause OF some iIotcl Firr-,

''As rule it is safe to hold the chef OF q
hotel responsible for fires originating in hotel
kitchens" snid George Putney OF the Metro
pole recently. The fat used for cooking
purposes l. made by boiling down beef trim
things. and is usually done at night when tho
range Is not in general use. Bef re- the night
cook leaves the kitchen he plies on he coal on
q single tire SO that the fireman " ! find live
Goals with VIII CHI 10 sturt up the other fires In
fa'. Is Ilacsd near he fire so thar I, fat will
simmer all night and be drawn "i in tho
morning. Tnis is al well enough. hut. should
n strong wind blow up during the n ght and
create strong draught. the fat is liza leto hub
low up the side Of the pot. setting It's contents
on fire. An explosion occurs. the burning
LIQUID is scattered in every .lirectlon: and q
frst.c.ass hotel fire Is instantly started.
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Tried Suicide After Break fast.

Thomas Stsinferth got up from the breakfast
table in his fiat ut 229 East Ninety-sixth street
yesterday morning, leaving his wife sitting at
the tai le. He walked to tho Il ont room and
drew revolver and shot himself In the abdo-
men. A policeman heard tho shot and ran
into tho house. Mrs, Stsinferth was on the
verge OF hysteria Steinferth was lying on tho
ibid you shoot yourself?" the policeman
asked.
"Yes. ] shot myself" said Steinierth.
The policeman called an ambulance and sent
the man to the hospital. His recovery is doubt
iul steinfsrth is brickla{er and has been
account two years ago. He loaned his money
t. his son-ln-law and daughter. so 1t is said.
They did not repay 1t and no Respondent.
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DLESTEL's REVENGE
HIS E.sny IL Dead and tho Court Holds
Hlm Harmless.

Ris E.sny II Dead and tho Court Holds
HIna Harmless.
Jacob Diestsl. q veteran Of the war. was
cloth Examiner for Vogel Brothers until about
tw, years ago. when his eyesght began to
fail. While no was worrying over his tenn
porary loss Of tho means OF earning . livelt-
hood his wife left him and went to live with
his friend. Francis Birk. leaving Diestel to
look after his three young children.
Diestel got divorce. mot Birk In Second
avenue. and shot him. Believing that hs was
about to die. Birk said that he thought that
Diestel had served him right. He did not die.
but he Is partially paralyxsd. When he was
able he decided to try and mako II hot for
surrender him.
ablsd he lslI into poverty. The admirable Mrs;
lliestel deserted him. 100. 80 Oh juno "a
Birk took Paris green and died. .
Diestel WAS arrslgnsd yesterday in the
Gen. raj SO -sions before Judge Cowins upon
t ~, INDICTMENT charging him with shooting
your children. Be q good iather aud good
citizen"
Tears poured down Disstels checks as he
turned from the bar.
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In.smell,us Newtown Greek.

A delegation OF citizens. representing some
OF the outlying wards in Brooklyn. called upon
Mayor Chaplin yesterday and demanded some
kind Of relief from the shocking odors coming
from Newtown Greek. The health OF the reside
dents. IL was declared. WAS Impaired and the
OF affairs. Even In tho hottest wsethe IL was
fonnd necessary to keep windows closed.
prompt Investigation would be made by Health
Commissioner Grimm: he also rssommendea
Health. fIs promised the support OF the
municipal authorities In abating the nuisance.
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THE BACK.

-, It was o'clock on tho morning q, Anr o.
that the search In the district was Given M r.
tnq At 8 o'clock the letter LANDED ct Station K.
q. r piars stamp was put on the back ami the
more figures on It. Back at the station clsrt
fos stsio6 not staton A. and the letter
25th and another black STAMP marked in In . Say.
rival It started OF again at ii O'clock and
. .nG |. station p at noon. Another STAMP
y n More stamps and figures we're Sdded
, nuG y trayellsd to Station g. For nine days
until ,b. travelled about the station district
INV was Looked at BY thousand people in those
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Paul Eve Stevenson OF East Sixty.seventh
street. whose yacht Thetis WAS reported yes
terday to have narrowly escaped being
wrecked off Bloxicon. n. s.. during the hurri-
cane on Monday. sent q telegram from Hsnts-
port. n. S.. to his mother on Tuesday to tho
effect that he was we'll and had engaged an
experienced pilot at Halifax. He bads her
not 70 worry about him, 4 press d.spstch
taken dangerously III during the slormI and
that his chances for recovery were slight.
take cruise of the Nova scotia coast. expect
ing to return home on Oct. 70 MI. STEVENSON
Corinthian Yacht Clubs. His yacht Is o centre
board sloop. seventy two feet over all.
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The state Fair nj Syracuse.

SYRACUSE. Sept. 10.-Ths State Fair opened
this morning. The weather is splendid and
many people are on the grounds. The numDer
OF exhibits far exceed last year. and the dis
play is excellent In every respect The OK
best. ever seen At the State Fair. The fruit
display Ii extensive, the finest IL Ia claimed.
Horticultural sncleties have sent exhibits OF
fruit and vegetables. There are nearly 5000
and $50 horses are on the ground.