The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-31
NEW YORK GOSSIP.
IMMISRANrS WHO SUCCEED BEST
BECAUSE THE MOST THRIFTY.
Notor!ety and hors-ip-FuueraIs
Among the Poor-Russeu saga as an
Copyright. 1899. by tie Uaited Plsss)

many people, who are fond of crying out in
alarm that American institutions are in
danger from immigration Of the undesirable
sort. to know that the number of immi-
grants landed at this port in 1891 was sew
eral thousand less than in 1881.
Another interesting fact is that the less
desirables class of immigrants are decreas-
ing rapidly, while there is a steady increase
of the thrifty, honest foreigners. who come
to this country to make homes for them
selves.
Four-fifths Of the immigrants who land at
this port come from Great Britain, France,
Germany, Sweden and Norway The
Italians, most of whom come to this coun-
try to make few thousand dollars which
will enable them to return to their native
country aud live in luxury, number only
one-seventh of the total immigration.
Most of the Italians remain in this city or
the immediate vicinity and have no inten-
ton OF becoming citizens.
The Swedes and Nor wegians are a strong
and thrifty lot Of immigrants aud 80 per
cent. OF them go out to the great northwest
where they can easily acquire homes. The
tide Of German immigrants is also settling
westward. Most of the Irish remain in this
city for awhile and then they seek homes in
minus htAA 70 VI VIC
The Russian Hebrews, who are now COM
ing here in great numbers. all remain in the
city, except the few who are sent TO the
Hebrew colony in New Jersey established
by the trustees of the Hirsch fund
The thriftiest OF all the immigrants who
land at this port are the Swedes. When a
Swedish family decides to go t. America
the oldest daughter is sent over first. Every
penny OF the savings OF years is, perhaps,
maid for har on -
girl goes TO work as a domestic, and
IN few months has saved enough money
to send for her sister. The two girls
work hard and save their wages and
in turn pay the passage, first, of all
their sisters and brothers who are old enough
to work. Last of all the old folks are
brought over. In addition to the father
and mother, there is often a grandmother
and father, or one or two aunts. Then the
reunited and happy family work and save
together until they accumulate enough to
go west and settle on farm. where in time
they will own their home.
NoTORIETY AND AUTHORSHIP
Notoriety is long step toward success in
New York, in any profession, but in the
profession of authorship it is success.
Become notorious by any method, and any
thing you may write will be IN demand. II
you can't write, it does not matter, some
one will write for you, and you can sign
your name to it. Your name and your
notoriety will sell the stuff. Certain book
and newspaper publishers in this CITY vie
with each other In their efforts to be the
first to bring out something ostensibly from
the pen of the latest man or women to
achieve notoriety. In the lnner circles of
the literary world it is well known that
many newspaper articles to which names OF
more or less prominence are attached, were
not written by the ostenslble authors. The
men who do write them are paid mere
pittance for their labor of brain and pen.
while the men whose names are signed ere
paid large sums for the advertising value Of
their notoriety. The same thing Is true of a
few books recently put on the market. One
work In particular which has been widely
advertised as the last work of a man now
dead " as in reality written by a man hired
for the purpose by the week, and the
ostensible author did not even read the
proofs of the volume.
An enterprising young gentleman in this
city is nov making a prfncely salary by
writing special articles, securing the sigma
lures OF notorious men and women to them,
and selling them to the newspapers. 4
valuable suggestion TO ambitious young
authors is here given free of charge. First,
jump off the Brooklyn bridge, dynamite a
millionaire, rob bank, take the bichloride
OF gold cure, or do anything that will give
you notoriety, then write your book, or
hire some one to write 1t for you, 1t will
sell.
RUSSELL SAGE TO TURN AUTHOR.
1t is announced that Russell Sage is to
write en- article, which may be drawn out
TO the proportions of a book. in which he
will tell "How was dynamited I" he pro-
poses to give full and accurate account OF
his experience with the dynamiter, Nor
cross. Sage lost some money by the explo-
sion. His new suit Of clothes costing, it is
said, SIS, was ruined. There was a doctor's
bill and a bill for new office furniture. and
now that he is well and strong again, he
will recoup his losses by writing book. 1t
was noticed by the reporters who were on
the story Of the explosion that the account of
1t given by Sage was very brief and un-
satisfactory. Now it is all explained He
was saving the main facts and ell the inter
esting details for his book
PATSY DooDYs FUNERAL.
Judge men by the size OF their funerals
and Patsy Doody, the Fourth ward prize
fighter and wit, was the biggest man buried
In New ork since Grant. Fifty Carriages
followed Doody's remains to the cemetery,
and lO-carriage funeral is considered good
enough for an ordinary millionaire or
statesman in this city. The dead fighter
lay III state -FOUR days, ana squad OF polica
was required to open a way through the
crowded streets for the funeral procession to
pass. There is q study for the curious
IN funerals among the poor in New York.
The trapplngs of woe in a Fifth avenue
funeral procession are modest and cheap
compared with a funeral In the tenement
house districts In families where hunger
and want are ever present guests. when a
death occurs the funeral Is simply gorgeous.
Dying and getting buried is an expensive
luxury in this city, and the wo der is how
the poor raise the money to bury their dead
in such style.
In Mulberry bend, where there is more
outward evilencs of poverty than in any
other locality in the city, it is a common
occurrence to see twenty carriages in a
funeral procession. There seems to be some
sort OF rivalry among the poor to outdo
their neighbors in the style and expense of
their funerals. The social standing Of
family In tenement house district is often
settled for all time by the mum Der Of car
riages in their funeral professions.
OPERA NO LONGER FASHIONABLE.
One Of the features of the recent Patti
concerts at the Metropolitan opera house
that attracted general attention was the
long rows OF empty boxes that should have
been filled by the ultra fashionable set. For
years the few persons in this city who con-
slider themselves the leaders of fashion have
patroniz d two places OF amusement. One
was Days theater, the other the MetropoIi-
tan opera house. They denied themselves
all amusement at other rheaters
for fear of coming in contact with
the vulgar common herd. But with Patti
concert tickets at AZ the oounm0y, hard In