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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-26
SCHOOLROrS Nv 1873.
Old-timers who VIII Eat mt the FInh
street school Association's banquet.

The annual reunion of the "old boys" tho
Fifth street school is m event Of wide n,,i
popular interest on the east side Great
effort is always put forth to bring together as
many of the graduates "a possible. AMI. with
tn" honored pcdagoGuc as the especial guest
of the night. tho old boys gather around the
punch bowl and talk cntcrtainingy OF the
good old DAYS when they were noisy boys.
The reunion this yrnr is tlXcd for the 3Ot in
ulark's restaurant. and to Tom Cummings.
ur the Fifth Street School Association. has
been assigned the task Of securing u fu rel,-
resrntation Of III. e!ass 81 ~. He rored over
bvoks,in the school ilfty-tonr years ngo:,
tho old boys Of $is. ii" says that nearly half
Of them arc dead. hut that. nevertheless. the
class will huym the banner representation At
wiii"% IN" F." fsrsSs on'ss
the Produce Ex.hangc: George Null. who was
ono Of Henry Ward Bcecher,s Jury: Henry
Steers. shiEnui!der; J. Cox Hull. iron NOR
Andrcas. banker. of Broad street; Charles W.
the !!ev. William t,offov OF Fast Chester. James
Edw"Yds Of East Grnn Ts Abs rarkes
Coy OF Grammar school 10. old billy, Watts.
the Lewis street tool max Capt. William II.
Jones' of tho Fire Department.. John, H. Hicks
sTo o "c" iohnson. " Charles i. Parks p
BROOKLYN. who commanded a Potomac fotilla
in the war; Frank Thorn If Grccnpont. Tou
Fitzsimmons of the Eleventh ward.
%rsS w%" "sS I k%ew %as @
said: :. but when they get their, swallow, tails
on ut the dinner suppose they'll look differ
ent. II it wns as hard for Columbus to dis
these hoys. whom have not seen since 1888
then don't envy Columbus, that's all"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-26
4 Wyoming lounty Woman.

PERRY Jan. 25-Mrs. Barbara Smith OF this
town is in her 10th year. She has family OF
ten grown-up children and numerous grand
children and Great-grandchildren. and she is
well to do. but she insists on living by her.
self and being Independent" She has an
orchard and big garden in which no one but
herself Is permitted to put Il spade or a hoe.
From her orchard last fall she picked twenty
five barrels Of apples which she rolled into her
cellar. She dug and carried to the bins twenty
bushels Of potatoes. She fattened and butch
cred four hogs. and dressed cut up. and packed
the 800 pounds OF pork they yielded without
asking apybody's help. Anticipating cold
winter. she ban sed her house with dirt she
hauled IA with the horse she keeps and grooms
and dried 300 pounds OF apples. She says
that 1t Is all nonsense for women to depend on
the helm Of others to get along. and is conn.
dent that when She Is 30 she will be running
her little properly lust as she Is now. and may
and Iris 6aVs 81 ea ner "a
me me for what they say they're afraid II be the
9lS n woman ssid; but they needn't Pc alarmed;
stepping out. not for good many years yet"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-26
MUTTON IN THREE CITIES.
Seasoned In Boston, Fresh tn IhIINde lphiH,
Either In New York.

THE proverb Ono mans meat Is another
mans poison read with tho necessary quail
ncations, is true in regard to communities as
well as to individuals" m old market man said.
As an illustration OF my meaning. take
three cities. New York Boston. and Philadel-
phia. and compare the tastes in tho matter OF
mutton OF their great middle classes. New
Workers are willing to trust to tho butcher. and
will take anything he offers to thcm until
he has deceived them two or three times.
Then they withdraw their custom and doal
with another tradesman: but as good
regular customers are not to lie cast inside
lightly. tho butchers usually dcal fairly with
them. and very good mutto is found gener-
ally on their tables. but whether 1t Is fresh or
n"n they neither know NOR sars
and. provided his mutton is tender and tooth
some, he doesn't care continental whore or
driven to the slaughter house They leave all
That to tine apd as they IRE heavy tay
nre not often Imposed upon N H. e'' '''.o'' '''
-, Nov the Enstonans are quite different.
The Boston mntron trusts exclusively to her
seasoned. should lie a, least ave a week old. and
= saddle TINT has been Kept for seven days
than for y joint that has been only four or
even r tye ,, days or the hook provided she is
matron in Ianeuil Market asking a butcher on
A.. Wednesday morning u he had any Of last
ma'am.' replied the dealer. 1t is 1S cents q
pound: hut have some very nice saturday
mutton that can let you have for IL cents.
She did not hesitate for moment. She paid
i've cents hound extra for mutton because it
"A buyer in u Philadelphia market would
have Judged in II directly inverse ratio. Phil
adelphians have n horror Of anything like
gaminess about their meat. and they would al
soon think Of eating stale fish as stale mutton.
They will nay liberally, for tho meat Of a sheep
tered Ave days ago they will not buy it at any
price. They sayft is necessarily tainted and
unfit for human food. The Philadelphians are
very clean feeders. hut their palatal faculties
are perhaps little dull md irresponsive
They will eat tough and strngy mutton. pro-
tenderness and snccuence have been pro-
duced BY judicous keeping"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-26
u, LIFE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
Lodgings and Movings and Restaurant
l.uncheons and Dinners

There is not city in the world. or. to qualify.
on this side tho pond where people visit
all their lives in rented homes-bc they in
pretentious quarters on tho avenues. in down
town hotels. or in the degrees OF boarding
houses that flank the streets from end to end
as in San Francisco. Tho word visit is used
because the settledness OF Eastern home life
is not felt or understood Real domesticity in
the good old New England sense Is an unknown
quantity. You move into quarters having
something desirable to recommend them. and
meander out again Mt the end of month"; il
tho desirablity isn't forthcoming. Packing
and unpacking. that bGie nOir of most women.
is here diversion. 1t oil reminds ono OF
hugo game OF progressive euchrc. In which
the prize royal is bestowed upon tho person
making the greatest number Of moves. the
ann being always to get somewhere near the
shops and theatres and in as fashionable a
quarter as ones means will permit
If the financial conditions are good. four
rooms together are engaged two il they are
not particularly so. and faililg, either extreme
ss tont T%s o OWE Sns sent
p N. Between that hour. and dinner. at $3.50.
Seen sto4:d to as ,dss nas
thrown over the chairs. lamps are shrouded in
pretty shades. an etching finds, it's way to. the
gretti's chocolates. adorns the table. and
m 1 a. herself; Gowned within an inch q her
She is ms much Mt home and comfortable rs
though er,anccstors had laid the cornerstone
OF the building three centuries before.
- At dinner she meets every one she knows.
Why notH They are part Of the procession
that murchcs. countermnrchcs. and changes
eternally. Unmarried society mon on small
sn;lari,es.ample, for their own wants. an occa
teums and good clothes from the tailor on the
installnent, plan-drirt into boarding house
life by tho thousands. They get cheap. dark
sh rooms 90, on tho toP floor without scrap Of
and air. Thousands of people Iive,in rooms
in private houses and over shops and in every
sort Of structure except n church. going out
for meals everywhere and anywhere where
hunger ovcuakrs them.
The restaurants are inviting it must no said.
Offering u perfect dinner; including clnret
tXinfandel for 81. This is OF course at the best
places, There will be. for instance. soup. mus:
soils. or any sort Of fish: entrees roasts broilcd
quail. teal duck. snlpe. and so on: salads Of
shrimp. crab lobster. and ices. with black
coffee II nd kirsciI. 1t sounds and is delightful.
bnt un.cr it all is the poison Of nsps. Incidence
charlctrrHcS the women. pleasure seeking
anu lack Of ambition the men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-26
/" A Jolly SURPRISE"

Harlem was in theatrical good luck last
night. for 1t had the only new play in the whole
city. although it was on Monday night in the
height OF the season. a Jolly Surprise" which
was perform ed at Hnmmersteins Opera House.
proved to he q translation Of an inconsequen-
tal French farce. with the text distorted and
curtailed to lot in songs. dances. and imper-
sonations by Fanny Rice and others. Miss
Rice is the soubrette we'll remembered for her
merry service at the Casino. Upon her
rested the burden OF an entertain
ment. to which the playwright had
contributed only n mother-in-law farce,
with such other. staleness Of matter as came
from the femi nine name of a mans favorite
yacht being niisconstrucd by his vito as that
Of mistress. and from the engagement Of a
young society woman rs IN actress in barn
storming theatrical! company. Much better
performers than Miss Rice's companions
would have failed to make such stuff anus
ing. 1t was only when they Guit
tho text Temporarily to interpolate specialtics.
or when the play was merged into n funny
huresque OF "Gaatea." that the audience
found satisfaction in them. But Miss
Rice, was II nrst-rate show by herself Her
good-humored manner and versatile mimicry,
carried her through the evening with decided
success: She introduced n plentiful variety OF
clever impersonations. she made II topical
song go laughaby she danced aceiully. and
she was very, pretty. save when her mobile
face was used for comic carcatures. Her
individual achievement was brilliant
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-26
WY CITY MEN IRE BILD.
A Vienna Physician Says Too Much lsnrber r.
Ing. Not Too VI UGH ThInk lug, II the Cnuse.

A Vienna Physician Says Too Much Barber
Ing, Not Too NJ uch Thinking, IL the Cause.
DIR. Rudolf Lessner OF Vienna has published
treatise on badness. in which he protests so
strenuously against prevalent deus us to the
proper care OF hair that he has stirred wide
spread discussion among physicians. bar
bers: and baldheads on the Continent.
II his introduction DIR; Lessncr remarks
in the centres OF civilization. is not a
Of hs SSr@ng Of 9F aGtSs Snd
kart. and hundred other famous men to sup
port that opinion. Badness. moreover. is not
hGTrdtdary ror wsrs It so T%me would be
mn . OF 50 or 40 years are able. usually. to do
ers. and Eypsiess who brush and comb th,r
hair with their fingers and rarely haye it cut.
seldom are afflicted with badness. Dr.; Less
prime causes Of baldheadcdneSs,, Long
Hair Actors; singers. and artists who, affect
long hair seldom become bald early in life.
Of Will 2Sa saig dros
and SPLITS 1t. The sharp air pierces to the
scalp Of closely cropped head and chilIs and
4 proof Of lie truth Of that theory is the re-
s1it OF the difference between the hair dressing
co 10 tho narbcr every three or four Weeks.
comparatively few of the latter get their hair
cut, and thoy are shampoocl only once in two
or three months Against smuggling. Y practice
long common on the Continent and introduced
IN the. Cnt"d States within the last few years.
DIR. Lc3snsr is more strongly prnjudiced than
ngninst frequent cutting. 1t rcndera the hair
dry brittle. and weak. and leads to badness.
Many persons will regret that DIR. Lessner
did not consider til. phenomena presented by
tho moustaches OF German and Austrian army
officers. They have on their upper lips tho
most lnNurant growths OF hair. although they
nurse the Growths with I'll the hot house do
vices of European civilizations. An officer who
goes out" never makes an evening toilet
without Clipping and burning and waxing his
moustnche. or having his barber do it
for him. Most young Officers have spilit
LAMPS. curling irons. moustMche scissors
ronile BARRIERS. however. after. having their
heads properly clipped and curled and oiled.
have their moustacho tips passed through hot
irons SO TINT every hair stands out at Il right
anglo to his nose. and VT the German officers
nOilstachs ilourisheS like u green bay tree. us
every American girl who has seen one will
agree. 10 that apparent contradiction of pat
of his theory. however. DR.. Lessncr does not
devote Il word.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-26
4 CONNECTICUT SERGE DUNN
He - q I.OnC-dIstnnce Prophet, and He
FOresaw the Blizzard.

HARTFORD. Jan. 25.-On the slope OF Bear
town Mountain. among the Connecticut hills.
dwells a middlc-aged man with n thoughtful.
serious face, who is the chief meteorological
seer in New England. He is Weather Prophet
Beehe He Is by no means without honor in
his own country. and in New York State. and
even IN Maine. what he says about the forth
coming weather Is accepted with absolute
iaith Though he Is plain countryman, with
only a common school education. his daily
mail at about this time OF the year Is a Is volum-
nous as that OF a popular Congressman. All
the icemen along the Hudson River and In ali
the Eastern States consult him annually about
the weather and the prospect OF an leo crop
since 4 ~ ilnpracticabls for Mr.. Beebe to re-
ply 10 AZ his correspondents with u personal
i Inas he publisheS his predictions IN the
wat, prophecy for the ,neXt three - ontiIs
broken or,open or all the cold snaps OF short du.
ration" Hence he strongly advises ali the ice.
mon OF New York Massachusetts, and Connee
lieut. not to delay harvesting their crops, even
the Ice Is not more than six or eight
inches thick. Just as soon as the Ice
YOU, ,,n men rt and cut it as quickly rs
be ION time" and tiiogGh tR TIERS viii NH os s'i
plenty Of snow and rain yet. the winter is
bound TO he n .ight one
Mr. Besbe achieved great fame by predicting
the mighty March blizzard OF 1888, and since
then the Hudson River ice famine: In fact his
weather prophesies for New England and
New York have been uniformly accurate In
the past two years. The method he uses in
his weather forecasts he has not disclosed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-26
HAW1EY CHAPMAN LOCKED UP.
Are sted ON . Warrant Obtained by His
VIE, Who Complained Of us Violence.

Wife, Who Complained OF His violence.
Hawley Chapman. who has been SO much
before the public of late owing to tho desper-
.ate attempt OIL the life of his wife. Cora Chap
man. by his nurse. Herhcrt Searvant. was
prisoner last night in the Adams street police
station In Brooklyn
! Since the close Of Servants trial. Mrs. Chap
man says she has been kept in almost constant
terror Of her life in consequence of violent out
breaks on the part OF her husband. and ycster-
day morning. acting on tho advice OF Lawyer
Jere Weinberg and some OF her friends. she
called upon Police Justice Welsh and made
application for his arrest.
alleging TINT her husband las heat"n h:r and
threat tened her life. and on this Justice Welsh
tssmed the warrant for his arrest
Court Oincer Carbcrry. who was accompanied
by Detective Sergeant Graham when he went
man in F!atbush avenue, with his friend. Mr.. J.
Tute. and he consented to accompany them
s sSn asn sir mH H taken
seolnmission, will probably b appointed to
4 are verified. ho will probably be placed in a
examined h diner as whetSer he y
Sunday Mr.. Chapman spent nm hour in the
Bergen street station. and except for his rest
der. He told some remarkably good stories.
one OF the Sergennts said. and appeared to he
entirely rational Police Captain Early how
ever. thinks that he is dangerous man to be
ut large.
Mrs; Chapman said Inst night that her hus.
band has virtually kent her n prisoner in the
iouse for two or three days ut n time. since hor
departurc from the hospital; that he has
aiso threatened to Kill her. lilo was
especially violent. sho said. when discussing
~ probable removal to some institution.
The servant, girl says that she snw him stand
tAg before his wife'n picture few days ago
NOD heard him say. III kill you before night"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-26
STEALING ELECTRO WIRES.
Lines Cut from the Poles Traced to an Eas
Side Junk Shop.

Ever since Mayor Grant issued the edict that
all overhead wires must be removed. hundreds
OF dollars worth Of wire taken from the poles
along College place and vicinity has failed to
reach the Corporation yard. The wire belongs
to the Electric Power Company.
Superintendent Barrett Of that company said
last evening that he had employed men to fol-
low the trucks that carted away the wire when
it had been cut from the poles.
As n single truck well-loaded with copper
wire moved away from College place and Park
place yesterday. driven by Cornelius. Grennan.
who was accom-, panied by Patrick. Allen. Louis
Peyser. ono OF the employees Of the Electric
Power Company followed il.
Hating in front o! lO7 Goerck street. the
mon rolled 4 col! of wir" from the truck. weigh.
ing ahout 200 pounds and worth about SOL. It
rolled against the door of n livery stable ut
that number. and. jumping on the truck.
Grennan and Allen drove of. followed by Pey-
ser.
The pair stopped ut tho junk shops 12a De-
lancey street and 1903 stanton street. but did
not dispose Of any of their load After leav-
ing tho wire at the Corporation yard.
Peyser says tho pair went to 107
Goerck street got the roll OF wire they had left
there and disposed of 1t at Junk shop ut 4}9
East 18th street.
Peyspr hailed policeman and Grenna and
Allen were arrested and locked up. They will
be arraigned at Essex Market Court this
morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-26

n e ths seVsntssnts Maine InispsTy ne ;s Il.
ent WAS part Of Keasney pv,s1onf, o 2, Was ss
made Second Lieutenant 81 Company \, ena
in the same year received his commission. as
First OF ID S2t S1
ID in The. engagement before Petersburg, oil! Me
was made Postmaster ol Sacenrranna IN lso T.,
Town Clerk in 1871. and Town Treasurer IN
1874, He was elected County treasurer Il"
Patrick shannon. aged G5 yenrs; died In AM
ster,lanl, y. V. yesterday. OF influenza. Mr.
shannon was born In England. ann came 70
America when 90 wears ct ri afs nt rnro na
BESIDES widow he lett seven chi iren. among
whom are James j. SHANNON: the portanit
palntor OF London and DIR. j. W. Shannon OF
California.
The Rev.. Addison .Kingsbury. .. D.. one OF
the oldest Presbyterian clerGymen west OF the
Ohio River. died OF IN ilucnza ut his home in
Marietta. o.. ON Monday, aged " a ~ was
seminary i'm 1898. Since 1858 he was mem
Der OF tho corporation Of Marietta College.
Robert. J.. Williams q Frenchttownn, n j.,
died on sunday in his va Year ~ hah o Se
sold more real estnte than any man In tho
State.
Sidney Harper Green OF Orange. died on
Sunday. He was n brother OF Anna Catherine
Green. q novelist; He was member OF the
Orange Athletic Club.
Mrs. Euniee Summers 81 somerville.
snng for Gen. Lafayette when he visited
Salem.
Mmc ,spohr. widow Of the celebrated com
aged so.
John Burrows died Mt his home in Roslyn on
Sunday. aged IA years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-26
Health has its weight. We

Health has its weight. We
cannot 60 far above or below
our healthy weight without
disturbing health. We can
not keep health and lose our
weight.
1t is fat that comes and
goes. Too much is burden
some; too little is dangerous.
Health requires enough
fat for daily use and a little
more for reserve and COM
fort. That keeps us plump.
The result is beauty-the
beauty Of health.
A little book on CAREFUL
LIVING shows the importance
of keeping your healthy
weight. We send it free.
ssc Ta!t s0wss. Chemists. 'ss South s.hAv..ss
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-26
JOT1INGS ABOUT TOWN.

OF the s5 deaths reported to the Health Department
yesterday six were ascr,bed to grip and Its tompioA
Seventeen Belgian glassblowers. bound for ST. Lons.
were detained Ellis Island yesterday suspected Of be-
Tho twentyars. annual dinner of the Masonic
Veterans Of New YosA vas given at tho Ashland House
oSs C. M%;as ss%sH. tie Ienox
the 70
IS to to"i o Court and
GRAY the Of :; r1
70 e n"s yesterday and will
,Ff "
i1x Of Willow avenue from Long Island sound to i5sn
G s Jane. ssd at 81 vs.
Wooster street. '''
Emily smin 60 year; old found dead in her
been missing Since last Thursd"y In her pocis,'
e the body 'W Sss tick
Cosstwse nayigators will do well to keep a sharp
.ss.ien S.sss "a"
sn% ss%
Sa1' nj. "%s ss Ga .1ts .n G: an.t
found later That $40 VA. missing from her se.rstsiy
s" f nS {. ns 4;
Harry NICHOLS a sandy Hook pilot who carried
TO sea OH the steamship Finance on Jan. =, urel
yesterday from ST. Thomas on the steamship AiliAn'a
wntch was mus enabled to pass the Hook without OH
serving the Formally OF picking pilot Passengers
on the Alianca say everything Is quiet IN Brazil.
Charles C. Anderson. swedish boy on the pilot boat
Richard n Fox fell from the foremost to the deck
sunday and was badly hurt internally lie trans
ierrrd 70 The French steamship la ne agne amt
Drought here yesterday. Cap Collier Of the Breagne
collected 800 FOR the boy from officers and passenger
Cyrus Brown, colOrcd. OF 4 Carmne street, who rrt
Isabella Brader on the head ami the shoulders
any hight A. I sixth avenue, WAS held at .i"rc.
Market yesterday III S2.hun bail 10 await the result, II
the womHns I'M urirs, she S. Nincenis Hospital,
recover.
At the annual meeting Of the Seventh Regiment
Veteran club last night these members of the Govern
ing Committee wcr" reelected to serve four years:
ferdinand J.. Earle. James r. Burr" Joseph ientbon.
Edward e. Anderson. aud Charles |. Fleming. Treas
hrrr Burlrs report showed that the club membership
numbers Coz
Robert Maxwell. alias Robert Robertson. who A.
tempted suicide last FRIDAY Al the Hotel shslbourne
nhRlirg was hCli yesterday III $500 bail trial
NJ the lorkNr Court. lie was also held in $500 bail,
charged with larceny by lis former employer. Wilbur
T. eastman \ ronie'tiohcr at Ninctieth street and
Amsterdam avenue.
While Irving W. IIashrouck. brakeman. was At.
TEMPT IA couple two freight In the West STORE
freight yards AT Wechawkcn, yesterday morning Ia
WAS caught hot wecn the couplings. His right
crushed and lie sustained fatal internal injuries ls
was brought y New York, ami All ambulance took hun
To Roosevelt Hospital wher" he died last night