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sweeney, $751; Frederick Gaiscl 279 Edward 6 King
2o8; Howard Drummond, 239; Harris Smith, 2s2; Benja-
mn H. BiauVelt' 22s; William A. Williamson. 22j; y.
Dfummohd I'D; W. wantOn Daley. 800; +. NJ Edwards,
2lo; j. H. Bcreescle. 2lS NJ. Garfield 2I2 Never Cohen
40; Theodore Remers o0s; +. Roth, 1919; n A. Camp
DELL 1874; Frederick w. O'Brien, 49, f. f. MacGrotty
l19; w. I. Becker, 17S James Newsome 10: E. NJ
Taite, 1G7; Il. James, $50 J. S. McClelland 149; W.
Worthey 81; William j. Voge
tn Harlem association building cost s1Gc 900, and
there is mortgage on the property OF 1000. An
effort is u be made ut +, clear of part Of this
Indebtedness and the members are confident that they
will be successful
The gymnasium Is in the basement and II IS one of
the most admirable rooms Of the kind in the city,
There Is something substantial and solid about the
place which is not noticed in the lofty gymnasiums
In tho great athletic clubs The room is 5Ox7Ox2O fce
and it is fitted up with all the modern indictments for
athletic exercises and sports Encircling the GYM
naslum Is n suspended running track. padded with
inclined canvas The baths are another pleasing
feature In the institution. The marble lined plunge
bath is 17x25 feet. There are also shower needle
tub and sponge baths and ar athlete said the other
day, after hard work in the gymnasium "This plunge
makes the exercise complete There are swimming
instructors who teach the youngsters how TO paddle
An eightOared hydraulic rowing machinc-ras recently
been put up in the gymnasium, ard il affords excellent
training for those interested in aquatic sports, Gym
naSium leaders are selected from among the best
workers. and specially trained to lead classes and
help new members. The leaders are generally known
as "sergeants,' and are under the direction Of Dir.
Smith. the physical Instructor Of the association
The bowling alleys are Just off the gymnasium
and directly connected for the use OF
members of the physical department A bowling
league has been formed and several of the Harlem
have rolled up clever scores.
The parlOrs, reading rooms and educational depart,
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probable that in course Of time this book viii be printed
by the Government. The street directory was kept
by hand years ago, but It's value was recognized by
the high officials in Of me and they had the
work enlarged and printed This will perhaps be done
with The other list.
MsDIRrCTrD LETTERS FROM ITALY
Italian letters give great deal OF trouble fire.
qucntly The writers are often almost illterate and
the addresses which they manage to scrawl their
letters to friends and relatives in this country are some
times most distressing 10 the blindreaders Not only
IS the hand writing bad. but the city or state Is often
omitted. To supply this deficiency where possible,
Mr. Stone has made directory Of Italian addresses
In all parts of the United States.
This undertaking is not monumental as it might
at first glance Italians generally settle In little
colonies and work for contractor on a railroad
or in mine mill. Their letters are sent them In
Of tho contrac tors letcrboX, 50 that dozens OF
missvcs sent to many men through this box
Mr. stones plan is to keep record Of these boxes
and Of houses 10 which numerous Italians have their
mail sent II a letter IS received here, addressed
to Dominica SpagadillO, No. 100 Front-st, North
America. Mr. Stone turns his directory and finds
in Wilmington. Del, No. 100 FrOntst. Is an Italian
address, and he sends the letter there. If it were
80. 80 Front-st, the mssive would be for Newport,
KY; II No. 176 Front-st, for Cincinnati if No. 2OS
Front-st., for Wilmington, y. " and so on.
OTHER AIDS TO THE BLINDREADER.
Of mines OF summer resorts and Of educational 1nst-
tutions. These directories are often great help,
but In they OF no avail. For Instance
there are Lincoln Universities I'm this country, so
a letter to Of them which did not bear the name
Of the State would have to be sent TO the Dead Let
ter Office.
There certain broad principles which the blind
reader must learn. One OF these Is that the word
New York Il letter Is likely to be entirely super
huOus and only misleading Many persons in Europe
have idea that because their friends or relatives
land at New York letters should be addressed there,
besides bearing the Of the place to which the emil
grants may have gone after landing Thus addresses
like " New-York, Chicago Illinois, frequent, the
blindrcadcr paying attention to the first name.
\ common form Of error Is to leave off the name OF
the State mistake which may 10 fatal if there are two
or more towns Of the Then, letters for this city
are addressed Chicago. vice The directory
Of streets the readers knowledge OF the firms Of this
city are often Of service in such
WHERE THE FINEST WORK IS DONE
Mr. stone and his sistants display their skill to
the best advantage in correcting msspelled names of
places and in thi, work tho value of their trimming Is
most conspicuous. Many Of the problems presented to
them are easy Of solution BrOOkinc, y. j., suggests
Brooklyn at once. MaScpt' becomes Maspeth to-
without study. But II you asked the plain Eng
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cipher the addresses letters which have no intel
gibe meaning TO thu ordinary eye. He IS I'm short
Il reader Of writing which cOnfounds the untrhheh
sight. and which is Therefore blind, according to
secondary meaning Of the word. Originally, per
haps, tho blncreader concerned himself only with
unravclling the mystery OF scrawls and scrbblng''
but now his task is much broader Now he seeks To
send TO their proper destinations letters wlhch are
insufcicntly addressed. on which perhaps only the
street Is given the city and state, which
some equally important directions are lacking.
The sum total OF the carclessncsS, Ignorance ana
stupidity OF the letter writing public IS something
prodglous when its fruits gathered in one or
two places. Every day OF the week about thousand
letters received AT tie Ncw-fork Postohlce inc
addresses on which are incomplete or are ilcgble to
the carrier or clerk. The circulars, newspapers ana
parcels Of which this Is true perhaps even more
numerous Ten men are employed to supply the
Deficiencies possible and to puzzle out hen sctcheo
OF addresses Three Of these Gcvotc their whole
time 10 thumbing the Ncw-York city Directory to
find the homes OF persons TO whom letters are III
tended which omit to give the house number or street
or both other men devote all their time to circulars
or 70 periodicals. and some to pulling out Tire proper
destinations Of letters from out OF town places
THE WORK or THE NEW-YOEk OFFICE
The po,toficcs mt New York ard Washington alone
are supplied with Il force Of "bnndrcadcrs' and al
rcctory searchcrs.7 In Washington are hahucu
most Of the badly addressed letters cic'
which are received by the various P'9V"'n'os
out,ide OF this city. IN the Ncw-Iork once
the bindreadcrs pore over all the mail matter tho
address on which Is too much for the clerks ia inns
CITY The work here IS. however. ON almost aS eA-
tensivc a scale rs il Is In Washington. for through
thi, city passes most OF tho foreign MALL whol nat
urally contains many nadequatey directed envelopes
The postal clerks call such letters nike from the
German "nlchts.7 nothing. This term was at hrst
mere slang but now It Is recognized as sound cur
rcncy I'm the official documents of the Po,t"hcc Dc
partmcnt Letters which have utterly bafhed the
scrutiny and resources 81 the bindrcadcr here are
sent 70 the Dead Letter Office I'm Washington. where
they are opened, the hope that the contents VIII
give some ccw to the proper address or will at least
make IT possible 10 return the mls,ve {" i's writer
w w STONE \ GREAT LXPERT.
The Nestor Of the bllndrcaders OF this dty Is W.
W. stone who Is known officially the Chief Clerk Of
the Directory reading Department. His experience
I'm the work spreads thirtysX years 50 1t Is Ia
be expected that he should be unoommonly skilled
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An ASTONISHED PICHl.



Kassim Pacha, when Minister OF War for Egypt,
was very particular In regard 10 the personal appear
oncc OF his officers and issued stringent orders that
they should never appear unshaven in public. one
dny hc met upon the street lieutenant WHO hlu
bearded the Pacha and disrcgarded his orders " To
what regiment do you beongi' demanded tle IN
dIpnont Minister. ITO the regiment NJ AbaS-
seuh' replied the frightened lieutenant. Get INTO
INV carriage at that can carry you 20 the en-
cnmpment and have you publicly punished was the
stern command which followed. The young man
obeycd and the twain rode along gloomily enough
for some time when the Iacha stopped his carriage
and entered an Office where ne would be detained
for some time business. Selling the opportunity
the cupit sprang from The vehicle, darted INTO q
neirhboring BARRIERS stall, and regained his post
before the return OF his iailer, minus his beard
Far the remainder OF tie route the officer buried his face
in his hands and seemed the picture OF apprehension
Abassenh was reached ut last and all the officers
were assembled to witness the degradation OF their
comrade who all the while kept well In The rear OF
his Chief. Come forward. You son OF q dog!' cried
rae Iachn. when there stepped before him an officer
with a face as clean baby's ana look OF the
most supreme innocence. His ENcelencv gave one
ook of blank establishment, and tlcn. with an appre
cintye smile breaking over his war-worn features,
turned to the assembled officers and said: Here,
gentlemen. your old Minister Is FOOL and your young
lieutenant 70 Q captain
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most prosperous, hcalthful and interesting branches
Of the organization IS the Harlem Y. VI. G. A., in
sumptuOus quarters nj No. West One-hundred and
twenty ifth-st This thorOuglfaW las become VII
lagc all by itself and the Y. NJ c. A. Building is one
of the pleasing institutions of this little metropolis
The writer visited this model institution on the In
vitaOn Of the president. Dr. Lucicn c. Warren. ana
Or. j. Gardner smith the other afternoon, and was
most agreeably entertained. better Institution for
young men and boys probably does not exist In the
metropolitan district. The yearly dues which Include
about all the privileges, only $40, and the club
house offers opportunities for all sports and recrea-
tons of all kinds Now, the $40 year docs not pay
for the entire maintenance Of the institution About
as 900 additional Is raised by subscription each year.
and upon the shoulders of DR.. Warner, Il. l.. Purdy
and william H. Sage the burden of raising this sub
scripton generally falls.
The cost of active associate membership Is only
IS year, but most of the members prefer the PRIV
ileces which include the physical department ana
this brings the yearly dues up TO $40. In 1o9o IL
cost the association ST. for each member. Last
wear the amount was reduced to $13. OF course the
dues could be raised 10 meet the deficiency, but tho
directors prefer to keep the amount within easy reach
Of Young men whose incomes arc small
The officials of the association are: DR.. Lucen c.
Warner chairman: William H. sage, vice-chairman
lanes B. Gallagher, recording secretary; Charles f.
Hope. treasurer; T. e. Banister, secretary; John ;
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.Onc talks. free

ments are all handsomely furnished. Some talks. free
to members and their friends, will take place, as o-
lows: January Is. Decisive Evcns in the Rcvon-
tionary War; William : NJ Silbcr February 10, y
Few Modern Applications OF Electricity Robert T.
LOzier; March II, Decisive Events in the Settlement
Of the Constitution" Louis Dwight Ray April L. How
TO Make a Photograph George q. lockwood; May
i. Decisive Events in the Civil War" Rossitcr
Johnson.
Among the enthusiastic gymnasium leaders might be
mentioned William f. Smith. Edwin G. Nandcrvoort.
Frederick NJ Cutler. DR.. y. l.. Bassctt. William II.
Sage. oswald G.. Boyle William VI. Freed. J. Grimlcy
Alfred Wan and William VI. Carscy.
In speaking Of the general work Of the Young Mems
Christian Association one Of the leaders said
The accepted basis Of association has always been
laid young physically Intellectually and spirit
uay' But II has been hard Of in the public address
found in the printed constitution than IL has been
actually carried out.
We have been seeking to benefit them spiritually and
have succeeded beyond oil eXpectatona grarN work has
been done-have done something for them Intellectually
quite successful. tOoand then have allowed the "housc"
in which these dwell b 90 implanted unrcpari aud I'M
cared for You very often judge Of mans wealth
visiting his home and seeing where and how he lives
4 frai body usually signifies weak No. The time
when physical work IS necessity. and :he
make plans accordingly, the better are we going 70
carry the work which Christ began. lie cured the
body released the mind saved the soul and we must not
do less Try n follow Him. The purpose Of our
physical Work j.. therefore, PLAIN III ceases U De SIMPLY
physical Of the relation which exists between the
body, mind and soul 1t cannot be attempted money
making scheme trap 70 attract young men 10
the gospel meetings. for have much higher motives
in view. We want . make him man
DR.. J. Gardner Smith is an enthusiast on the sub
iect of physical culture. lie has made the subject
study and he is probably better qualified 10 speak on
the subject than any other man In Harlem. Dr.
smith Is a native Of Pittsield, Mass. lie Is about
thirty years old, and IS Of pleasing face and coury
manners lie is a graduate Of Columbia and Bellevue
Hospital Medical colleges lie Is also member Of
Association
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MUSCULAR CHRISTIANITY.
INTERESTING WORK IN HARLEM.

OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED TO YOUNG MEN BY
THE Y NJ c. A, ORGANIZATION THERE.
1t is doubtful if many people outside Of the or
SANITATION realize what mental and physical good is
done by the Young Mems Christian Association There
are branches all the United States and muscular
Christianity is at last an assured iict' one OF tho
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The man who is blindreader' by occupation
would seem to have a sufficiently puzzlng calling
He Is not, however, deprived OF his sight who
reads by means Of raised letters, nor is he n man
who reads windOw-b blinds His business Is 10 de-
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officials Of the PostofIcc Department say that he
Is perhaps without peer, and certainly without 4"
superior I'm this country. When he started at that
branch Of the postal service, II took only part ~ ha
time 10 handle all the mixes that came into the
office Now ten men can hardly keep step with the
music and each OF them works every other sunday
In the effort not 10 fall far behind I'm the work
As the volume Of business has grown. Mr.. stone
and his associates have trained their skill ana IN
creased their facilities until their work i almost
science one great factor I'm the improvement oi
their service has been the library Of books at their
command TO begin with. they of course have sup
ply OF Ncw-YOr city directories Of various EndS'
Then comes line Of the directories Of NIL the principal
cities Of the Union. volume containing the list OF
all the postoiccs In tie country Is OF course mas
pcnsalle. Then there j, "a set of books each OF which
contains the name Of every village In gwen State
directions being given whittier to send mail for places
which have no postofces These supplemented
by a list Of DISCONTINUED postoices, which IS entirely
written up by hand.
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THE "BLINDREADERS, WORK.
MISTAKES WHICH HE CORRECTS.
NE NEW.YORK pOSTOTFIcE.

HIS SKILL AT DEDPHERING MIssPELLED AD-
DRESSES OF LETTERs-THE FORCE OF
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THE STREET DIRECTORY.

An Invaluable and often consulted book Is the
!. Directory Of Streets Of the United States Inc
streets are printed In alphabetical ORDER under each
being gwen the list Of cities having thoroughiare' OF
that name Opposite each city is printed the limits
OF the numbering Of the houses in the street, thu Is
The highest and the lowest number which "A house III
that street may have Thus, I'm this city, Ala IS the
limit OF numbering in MadisOnst., and No ia Madl-
son ST. Is likely to be mistake for No. IA Madison
ave
large number OF mixes" arc sent TO their proper
destinations by means Of this volume. simple cX-
ample is letter was recently received addressed 10
Mr. Soand So No. 81 Fowlcrst., Orange County, ~
Y. This book showed that only one place In orange
County, 10 wit, Port Jcryfs. had Fowcr-st so The
letter was al once sent To that town. Again. letter
addressed TO No. zoo FultOnst.. Ncwiork CITY, is
mlsdireCted because the numbers In Fultonst, ms
city, do not run up that high. If the bindIeadcr
does not already know it, the book will tell him That
in brooklyn the numbers In Fultonst. run hlghcr
than 226 so the letter goes to Brooklyn This
directory the third edition Of which, corrected TO date
has just been published, was originated aud compiled
by Everett J. Dallas when he Chief Of the Dead
Letter Office.
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OTHER WORKS OF REFERENCE.

other printed books that Of more or less service
are newspaper directories. directories OF the clergy
OF the Roman Catholic Protestant Episcopal. ana other
churches "A gazetteer and directory OF bank cashiers
Then there are half dozen books written In the once
which enable the bndreadcrs 10 supply deh'ielcle'
I'm many addresses One Of these Is n list Of seedsncn
There are only few such firms I'm this civ yet letters
.ro constantly directed NcwYOrk City which are for
seedsmen in other places. Whenever such one
is received here and the proper address Is leare'
record Of II Is kept and that particular hrm ee's It's
mall no matter If It's correspondents do MAKE 's'hs
Then there is volume which Is growing cohs''h'H'
containing the names of firms, CLUBS, 'SS inis' ''nE
panIes corporations Institutions III various parts
81 the country but chiefly I'm the vicinity Of THIS city.
careless or forgetfnl writers seem to imagine that any
company in business within fifty miles OF Ne" FORK
City will get any mail addressed to IL mere. nus DOCK
has 900 or 5000 entries and nearly each Is ."e means
Of sending Alright one or more letters ~ H'' M
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The recently published decision by United STATES
Circuit Judge Acheson in Philadelphia In granting
new trial in the trimmings case has few parallels
in this country and brings up the whole question ~
TO the proprieiy Of strong comments on cases on
trial in the courts. Some OF the Philadelphia papers
were strong supporters OF the Government In these
customs case, and articles on The Twenty Million
Dollar Raid on the Treasury Millions OF Dollars Re
covered from the Government on Technical Errors U
the Tariff Laws, and The Raiders Claims appeared
in the Philadelphia papers. special agent of tho
Treasury who had charge Of the preparation OF the
Government cases had long interview with news
naper reporters In which he set forth his views TO
he case on trial criticised Of the lawyers for the
imnorters and said: :" am only too glad TO give my
Views AS think that the people should know all the
mrys The counsel for the plaintiffs attempted 10 in.
duce the trial Judge to discharge the Jury before the
case was finished. but the Judge then refused The
iurv found In of the Government, although pre-
vOns jurie, in similar had decided for the i'm.
porer The circuit judge holds that the inference IL
that the Jurors, who separated at the close OF each
DAVIS sessions. articles which appeared In the
daily issues of leading newspapers and that the pub
lshed statements well calculated To prejudice tho
iuo AGAINST the plaintiffs, and he grants trial.
Public comment has often been assigned a reason
for change In the place OF holding trial, but
diets have rarely been set aside account Of news
paper articles appearing while tho uaI Wa y 1sssssn
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probable that in of time this book viii be printed
Inv the Government The street directory kept
by hand years ago, but its value was recognized by
the high officials in Of time. and they had the
work enlarged and printed This will perhaps be done
with iha other LIST
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-31
THE PULSE OF THE PRESS.

The late Pat Rooney will be sadly
missed on the variety stage. He was no
relation to Annie.-Boston Herald.
Amidst all the clamor and confusion OF
the political forces now mannuvring for
position for the great November battle,
the finger of Fate points steadily and i'm
moyably toward the great commander.
the Republican leader, the next President
of the United States-James G.. Blaine
Burrillville News.
If the Democracy had made unnum-
bered converts with its futile promises of
free coal'' and ''free iron" in its efforts
10 be all things TO all men, Senator AL
drich might view the coming election
with apprehension, but such efforts have
miscarried, and there is every reason TO
believe that Republican principles will be
indicated in Rhode Island next Wednes-
day, rs they were last fall in Ohio.--Wor-
cester Spy.
The New York Worlds statement that
ID. Russell Brown paid SIS. 900 for his re-
cent nomination for the governorship of
Rhode Island. is evidently sensational
story of Democratic origin. The fact is
the Democrats are straining every nerve
TO carry that State at its early election,
the moral effect of such result being OF
incstimable value To that party, the need
h desperate. The Browns are too well
known in this vicinity for our readers Co
take any stock in such "A yarn. The very
conditions OF the case brand il as a canard
Rockville Evening Journal.
The General Assembly in Providence
passed to-day the enabling net required
Tor repairing the results OF trickery aud
neglect on the part Of the Democratic
politicians OF Lincoln, BY the technical
Irregularities OF the nomination papers the
Democrats Of the large town were de
barred from voting next week, and the
election OF six Republican members of the
legislature was secured without opposi-
tion. The Republican majority OF the
General Assembly has given 3 fine ex-
ample OF high-minded action aud love of
fair play. It has passed the act In the
interest OF honorble politics and justice TO
the common people and refused To take
advantage OF the technicalities OF the case.
Hillism In New York differs from Re
publicanism in Rhode Island as darknes
from light--N. Y. Tribune
The Providence Journal Is in a curious
predlcaInent these days. Its sympathies