The morning call., 1894-04-01

they all fell through. In 1874 and 1876 there
was great exodus of Mennonites from Rus
STA TO Kansas. These people were exied from
Russia on account OF their religion and
they came to Kansas, where they settled
upon large tract OF land purchased
from the Santa Fe Company. During all the
years OF drought, crop failure and hot winds,
they have never called for aid or seed wheat.
They have defied the elements and made sue
cess OF farming regardless of these disadvan-
tages and to-day are the most industrious.
ana consequently the most successful people
that ever piowed furrow in Kansas. Their sue
cess led Mr.. Pomeroy to make his present ven
ture. They have demonstrated by their works
what industry and frugality can accomplish on
the bleak prairies, but still it is questionable
II the American farmer could bring himself and
his family to The grinding economy OF the
European peasant labor which the Mennonites
have transplanted in their settlements"
ut Is only little over year ago that the plan
OF selling col cheap TO the poor OF New York
was conceived" said c. c. Bailey OF that city
yesterday, land the plan originated with H.
year-old boy. He was the son of Nathan
Strauss OF the firm of r. II. Macy & Go. and
perhaps the best-known philanthropist OF the
city. He omred the suggestion TO his father,
who Immediately adopted 1t, and to-day the
stead OF So. which they used to have to pay.
melancholy circumstance in connection
with the matter is that the great charity
cost the merchant the loss OF his boy, who
caught cold while on visit to one OF the
yards, which developed into pneumonia and
caused his death. One thing that suggested
the charity was that the poor cannot buy their
coal as the rich can in quantities large enough
to make the price reasonable one, and so the
new plan not only included the coal at cost, but
coal in such quantities as the poor demanded
20. 3d. DO, 100 pOunds-so much as man
might carry away with him. The favOrite
amount is 20 pounds, which is an ordinary
scuttlelul and which at the yards established
by Mr.. Strauss is sold for the nominal sum OF B
CENTS" o
A. Ii. Mother, a florist of Client, Belgium,
was at the Occidental yesterday. He is in this
country partly for pleasure and partly on bus-
ness. He says that one-third of the floral trade
OF Holland is with this country. To the vicinity
OF Client the growers make specially OF the
aZalea. bay tree, palm and fancy varieties Of
shrubbery. At Hillegom, near Amsterdam.
within territory twenty miles square, large
number OF bulbs are raised This little town
Is the center Of the tulip craze which wrecked
many man about 100 years ago. In this Sec
tion the narcissus, hyaclnth and tulip are ex
tensively cultivated. Mr.. Mother says there is
no duty on plants and flowers and that he Inds
the taste for the finest and most delicate
flowers is increasing In this country.
Charle7 Miller of Franklin Pa. with his
family, is registered at the Palace. Mr.. Miller
is president Of the Chicago and Southeastern
Railroad, and sustains the same position In the
Galena Oil Company of franklin, which is a
branch of the Standard. The party has Just
come up from Florida in the private car EVAN
derer"