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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-09
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir The cour-
teous letter Of Mr.. Barclay Gallagher, sent from
Baltimcr such is the authentic Maryland pro-
nunciationI and published in to-duy's SIN, On
the subject Of the administration of Mayor
HaveIneyeT, is interesting. But in one respect.
at least, II recalls the expression used by Eugene
Field in one Of his most popular po, ms, Of which
tho editor Of The SUN Is the subject. But fur
ther and statistics he had none"
declares MIR. Field, in relation to tho menda-
ciOrs journalist, Mr.. Cantell Whoppers, and the
phrase OF description would apply, / reluctantly
admit, TO the following statement contained in
the letter oI MIR. Niallagher:
cannot now bring 20 mind the name Of a member
MnC, lfT was madea Tax Commissioner. ComptTOIisr
Green was responsible for that appointment.
l invoke the record for the enlightenment of
Brother GallRgher; Roswell ID. Hatch OF the
COMMITTEE 81 seventy became, by appointment
OF Mayor H~ayemeyeF. a Fire Commissioner
Henry g.; Stebbins OF the COMMITTEES uf Seventy
bocame, by appointment OF Mayor HaVemeyeT.
Park Commissioner: John Wheeler Of the Com.
mlttee OF seventy becaInc. bY appointment OF
Mayor Haveneycr, Tax Commissioner That is
a partial list some OF the other members OF the
Committee Of Seventy who secured office during
the reform era were the following: John A. blk
Governor; Francis G. Barlow, AttOrney-Iienrral
Joseph BlumenthRl and Charles GraTy. members
OF Assembly tieorge Z. barrett. supreme Court
Judge; Isaac III. Bailey, Commissioner OF Chart
ties aud Correction: George w. Lane, CITY
chamberlain, and William II. Nelson, Presi-
dent OF the Board OF Education. exclusive OF
thobe acting as counsel m suits brought by the
city, and OF those who recommended others
reform administration. O.S.
NEW fORK, Dec. o. 1894.
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ON MANY TOPICS.
NJ. Grace :. mar or n,-., rDr s-re.
TIE NER moss.

~ @NRIH - - " ANNHNa " SANWa
To THE EDrroR or The sUS-Sir: The letter
Of "German-American" in to-day's issue Of
the Sun regarding the " boss Of the German
American Reform Union, Herman Ridder, sug-
eeets TO me a consideration OF the methods by
which another reform organization, the State
Democracy, has been governed.
William r. Grace Is the boss OF this band.
He owns them. Grace pays the expenses, and
the boys feel that he has q lien upon them.
His lieutenantsa are mere chattels, and their ser
Witty Is as complete as though they had sold
themselves into political slavery by contract,
signed, sealed, and delivered.
From the start the control exercised by Grace
over the State Democracy has been that Of q
proprietor. lie dictated the selection Of the
district leaders, who had to swear personal
fealty TO their creator. Any man who refused
e. take the oath 81 allegiance was placed on
The primary object Of the State Democracy
was 70 fight Tammany Hall. yet so thoroughly
confident was Grace that, he carried his organi-
zation in his pocket that he attempted to carry
through n deal" with Tamrnany. whereby
Great Scott was to have been the union candf-
date for Mayor. The plot failed Owinz to its de-
feat in the Executive Committee Of Tammany
Hall. II would have met with no difficulty II Il
had heen placed before the State Democracy for
The state Democracy was TO I've a straieht-out
When the conspiracy to join hands with Tam.
many fell through. Grace, In n spirit OF revenge,
determined TO endorse the Republican strong.
The leaders were commanded at the Convention
to cast the votes Of their delegations for Strong,
no matter how the delegates voted.
When Grace found that. some. OF his closer
TO give him trouble IL he attempted to force
through the Executive Committee an endorse
ment of Hills nomination, he played the trick
ON them of making the endorsement at n general
mass meeting. Did Croker ever do anything 80
high-handedH
The two new bosses. Grace and Ridder, have
formed a partnership. Look out for this com
bine." Nothing that We. have yet experienced
In municipal politics will equal the reform
government we are to enjoy under the firm Of
Rldder * Rowdedow.
DEC. 4. A DIs-GRAcED DEMOCRAT.
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LONDON LYING PICTURES.
They Are Not Innodest-L.dy Honry Sen
erset Evidently Hasn't Seen Them.

They Are Not Iuuodest-L.dy Honry Ser
erset Evidently Hasn't Seen Then.
81 don't know Just how true the reports about
Lady Henry Somerset's mission in coming to
this country are" said an American who has
recently returned from abroad, but, IL IL be .
fact that she has come here to reform New
Workers, Il is the greatest bit of presumption I
ever heard Of in my life. The idea Of an Eng
lish woman oming from that hot-bed Of vice,
London. to reform the people of another coun-
try. is beyond comprehension. I don't under
stand It, but II It be true, It 10 the best EVIL
dence in the world, to my mind. of the utter
insincerity Of the woman.
81 read some of Lady Henry's remarks
about the living pictures exhibited abroad, and
as have seen them in q half dozen different
countries of Europe. and in nearly twenty-five
different cities. 1 feel as though 1 ought to know
something about them. Now, my lady said,
when she came here:
III the living pictures In New York are any
thing like as bad as those in London, they arc .
disgrace to the city which should not be toll
Grated
laughed when I read this. Why. in Lon
don the living pictures arc the most artistic
things imaginable. . saw them at the Empire,
at the ALEXANDRIA and a half dozen other music
halls In London. and not once did / see an ex-
They are all based on old fashioned subjects,
such as The Village Blacksmith : My Pretty
Jane &c. and the most popular Of them are
those which have no women in them At all. At
the Empire many of the pictures are accompa-
MED by songs rendered by invisible persons. and,
all in all, the pictures were a most artistic exhi-
bition. No one but n crank could complain Of
the London living pictures, and although they
they are not, any Of them, anything like those
which we see here. So that is one field for this
noble reformer.
II simply mention this to show the utter in
consistency Of the woman. she raves OF the
are exhibitions beyond criticism, but saws moth
ing of the notoriously rotten social condition OF
the city OF London. Now, IL Lady Henry Som
over hersr Why don't she reform her own
great city? When she has done that impossi-
lere.n
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TEN LUNCHES.
A Young Woman Prosperinx on nm Idea
which She Put in Operation.

~ 7.
There is a young woman In this city who only
a year and a half ago worked twelve hours Q
day for SO a week in q restaurant down town,
but Is now. thanks TO her own enterprise,
earning between $50 and $40 a week and giving
employment to half a dozen other girls as we'll.
The young woman conceived the idea of supply
ing tcn-cent lunches TO young men and women
employed In the big wholesale stores along
Broadway, and her present prosperous condition
Is evidence Of the success OF the scheme. Every
day the business is growing. and In a very short
time the young woman expects she will have to
get a horse and wagon In order 10 deliver lunches
TO All her customers between IL and l.
The young woman started her project in the
same waya business man would introduce a new
article. she visited the wholesale dry goods
stores. the cloak houses, the notion stores, In
fact all OF the big establishments from Grand
customers In each place. She explained care
fully that the lunch would include two sand
w,iches. an apple. orange, peach. pear. or bunch
OF grapes, and q tart or bit Of cake, and the
many customers. She served seventy-hve
lunches the first day, and the next day almost
as many again. since then her business
5 Ea' no shown On the ''s sssd t iR'F fslsan. and Ev :as
day sandwiches OF a different kind are
served and different kinds OF fruits and tarts
tissue paper and packed in a neat little card
board box. The girls employed by the young
woman, start out at IL O'Clock every day and
begin distributing the boxes. At l o'clock their
are not limited TO the low-salAried workers In
the various stores. Statesmen, heads of depart
ments, and members OF the din sent firms, take
when he gets 1t. There is no credit, 10 which
TACT the young woman probably owes a large
part OF her prosperity.
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of our heavy packs and take rest and food.
The face of the glacier was an almost per-
pendicular wall OF ice, between two and
three hundred feet high, and looked deep
blue In color. The river issued, full grown.
from n great arch at the base and
rushed down the heavy grade Of the valley with
n force which carried great boulders with It.
With some difficulty we scaled the face of the
glacier where 1t was lowest and where sharp
angular rocks were firmly held by the ice and
furnished us a safe foothold. The glacier lay in
a deep canon Of volcanic rock. and was for the
lower mile completely covered with morainic
debris. All the rocks were angular and of every
size, and ranged in hardness from the softest
pumice to obsidlan.
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ORANGE GROWING IN FLORIDA.
The BUSINESS from The Producers Point OF

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: A recent
issue OF The SUN says that this years crop of
Florida oranges Is estimated "by an expert to
be 100000 boxes, or far beyond. the crop of
any other year" I have Just been over the route
from Jacksonville to Orlando, and from there
to this town Of Starke, and ! do not hesitate TO
say that all along the route the crop is much
less than last year. Here In Stnrke, and in the
northern part OF the State. the crop is being
rushed TO market rapidly for fear Of frost, but
the oranges are far from being ripe. and there
fore are not very sweet. In the southern part Of
the State they are later. and a large proportion
of the crop is 80 green that many trees appear to
have no fruit at n distance. They are what Is
called the second crop, and they will not be fit
for. market for some months to come.
You say the orange growers have very low
rates OF freight from this state. | beg leave to
not from aI over the State. the rate from the
orange section being anywhere. from AZ TO as
cents t or more per box; As to the orange grow,
labor and money for from six to ten years be-
fore getting any return for his time or outlay of
money. and then his crop will amount to a very
Few boxes per acre about every other year for
some years more, till the trees get larger growth,
as many Northern men have found 70 their
sorrow. After n man has grown Rrav, having
commenced TO make a grove while young. per-
lhps no may get two or three good crops,
time or outlay Of money. At the present
20 cents per box, delivered in bulk. The box,
with paper. and packing, will cost 20 cents,
freight to New York ~ cents. carriage in New
YORK = cents, and commission 10 per cent. IL
you average sales of Sl.15 per box, commission
Will be In cents. making cost in New York
Sl.62le. or l2l1 cents per box profit. Then, IL
the fruit Is received in bad order the 12h cents
Is wiped out.
But II the producer markets the oranges him
sell. and does the packing, &c. he may realize
something like so cents per box. provided he re-
ceives honest returns, which | know he does not
always do. There are u few large growers with
money enough to protect themselves in their
rights, that will make money ut perhaps less
than 40 cents per box net; but where Is one
grower that does there are many that will not
average 500 "a year by growing oranges.
III New Workers want cheap Florida oranges.
don't buy them by the dozen at anywhere from
10 to 20 cents. but buy them by the box when
they will cost only about Is cents per dozen,
unless very fancy. and let them remember that
when they pay 90 to IS cents, and sometimes
more. per dozen, to the Now York retailer. they
are paying for the ground and the building on |
and in which he Is doing business.
A Few may make money In raising oranges. A
very much larger number would prefer to be
bought out at half cost, although IL is very
to say to friends and neighbors at the
North, when you see my orange groves In
+ orida.' j. +. ELLIS.
STARKE, FLA, Nov. %.
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writer he made the journey from Tacoma TO the
mountain and return IN three days. the quickest
trip on record. At Carbon River, however. We
left the trail and followed MP the river bottom,
crossing from one gravel bar 10 another by
fordinR through the ice-cold and milky
glacial water. or jumping from rock TO rock
where We could. At sunset we were not sorry
20 ind q messy bank where we could pitch
the tent and spread our blankets, even though
the river and . neiehboring waterfall over 100
feet high made q deafenins noise, which, under
other conditions, would have prevented sleep.
-Four miles Of very hard walking, which re-
ouired - many hours, brought us 70 the foot Of
the great glacier. where we were glad TO throw
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Perhaps you have means To get a true explains
ton from some experienced hand.
Tefet TO. Tho eligible house in the good
block up town. near Fifth avenue OF course,
the expensive furniture" the low rates." the
applicants, and the beating down process-all
these experiences you mention were mine. 1
was a hopeful. tyro, but hope does not nay
rent; a hundred and hfty alleged would
be boarders have called and sat in judR-
ment on my elegant rooms, and sat down,
metaphortcally speaking, on everything N them,
and, having offered me prices far better adapted
tnAvenuc a than Fifth avenue. have still gone
gu and boarded elsewhere. II Rrieves me, and
wonder why. Can the able young men Of
The Sun interview some manager of a
prosperous, long established. shabby, miserly,
aromatic boarding house and find out why all
the lovices find b%oarders as scarce as big game
on the p%ralries? A choice location. expensive
furniture, rich decorations, cleanliness that
would excite envy in a Quaker. a table as bonn-
tiful, beautiful, and well served as a gentle
mans should be, together with every refinement
OF luxury and comfort that yan be desired. In a
perfect home are all but broken reeds for. a
novice to lean upon. Why, oh, why does the
veteran and her shabby house succeed?
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health OF the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant TO the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of a perfect lax
ntive effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
Il has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid.
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it Is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in 6Oc and 81 bottles, but It 10 nan
1factured by the California Fig Syrup
90. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup OF Figs,
and being well informed, you. will not
accept any substitute IL offered
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ILaCkIaz In Realism.

The stage manager OF a company that played
- ashllg,Oh last week some Of those men who
nave never yet expressed unqualified approval
on anything Ia the heavens above, in me earth
othealh' or IN the waters under the earth. lie
HaSnu WIN company last year, playing mclD-
u.aha In the second act Of the piece there Is
stSFflhc storm, and there were always turmoil
ahd trouble about that storm. The stage man
aEef never liked the way IL was done. One night
hs Sohpahy was playing ia -. Joseph. Mo-,
Sh.h, a. every player kuows. has one ~ the
utst-equlpped theatres Ia the country. When
We sthrn came the man at the sheet iron fairly
.ANle NE welkin crack. The stage manager
l.oHned, Just then there came a terrific burat
"tNHuhder from a real storm outside.
not a bit like Il. not a bit like it, yelled the
stage manager.
Why, that's real thunder" yentured an actor.
IhAts all right" responded the stage man
LEI ITS not a bit like It. That sort % thinK
"ont 80 In this theatre"
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What a pity that we had not delayed our trip
and seen the slight eruption which so many per-
sons have claimed to have seen on Nov. II and
~, when the clouds would part 20 that the top
Of the mountain could he observed for u few mo-
ments. There is no good reason for denying that
the many persons In various localities saw vol
unea Of smoke coming frum the summit. Sew
eral erilptions Of smoke have been witnessed in
early days. and steam is always Issuing from
the crater. Let rs hope that we will be treated
10 n trsr-class eruption In the near future. for
there is nothing to be feared and much to be
scen. RED q. PLUNMER.
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Froa = FrIsaa Of Lsoa AsSett.

To rHK EDnoR or the sUS-SiT: Albeit Is dead.
The peoples champion has passed away. Let some
sturdy New Jersey WoTkingnan repeat over his bier
what Marc Antony said over the badly Of Caesar. I'm.
pushed him:
%, pardon me, thou bleeding piece OF earth,
Ihat l am weak aud gentle With these bntchena
thou art the ruins Of the noblest man
That ever lived In tide OF tlmea"
Who shall pronounce the nting eulogy 20 Abbstt ,
Who shall aEenge h1 betrayal a. = time When the pc.
pie needed him mostf CHAklEs THOaIsoA.
JEAaEH CIR, Dec
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A TRIP TO MOUNT TACOMA.
ASPECT OF THE aREzr MO NT<IH
nv LATE OCTOBER.

Observations sna Experiences OF = oeoiss-
icst Surveying rarty-A tE1Isiis view
Just Missed the Eruptisn.
, TACOMA. Nov. 2o.-The mountaineering ses-
son in the state Of Washington IL short, rarely
extending beyond the months Of July and
August. In time, when comfortable hotels are
located at proper points, the season may be dou-
bled In length. but at present everything. tents.
blankets. and provisions. must be carried along.
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ABOVE THE CLOUDS, DOCKING ACROSS THE
GLACIER CANON.
which gets its name from the river which 1t
heads, which river traverses some great coal
fields in its journey TO Puget Sound. OF course
there was some novelty to this late trip. and the
party was soon made up, comprising Assistant
Harry NJ. Sarvant, Photographer Heath. and
two members OF the Indian Commission-James
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and II Is therefore. even aside from the dan
gers, more difficult TO conquer some Of our
peaks than those Of the Alps. where trained
guides are plenty and routes we'll known.
The large amount OF travel TO Mount Tacoma
during recent years has forced the building OF q
road which now extends from the city Of Ia
coma almost to the base of the mountain. sixty
Ave miles being necessary to cover the AIRLINE
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MT. TACOMA FROM NEAR TACOMA.
distance Of forty four miles to Paradise Park,
which lies on the south flank Of the mountain.
and covers about ten square milee. The entire
mountain base covers over two hundred square
miles, from which the mass OF the giant rises as
one majestic and solitary peak. with a rounded,
domc-like summit $4,000 feet above tho sea. Its
wonderful system Of glaciers is already famed
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ICE HuMMocxs AND cREvAssEs.

Ice AND ~cREvAssEs.
- being the greatest belonging to any single
mountain upon the globe.
In order to complete somo geological surveys
IL became necessary to make a trip to the noun
tain last month and to go by a new route and
explore n part Of the mountain very little known
the great Carbon Glacier, on the north slope,
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Tine BOARDING HOUSE PROBLEM.
WI No the Veterans SHABBY RsoAs
Draw Setter ThAA ths NOvIes's Has HOass.

To tbs EDITOR or THE SUN-StT: In your
valuable paper you published = short account OF
Abeginner In the boarding-house business. whose
experience puzzled her. You state the facts In
The sUS's usual terse style. but you do not
complete the story. Her house Is probably
empty, with the winter staring her In the face,
while profitable bOArders are croWding the
shabby apartments 70 OVERLOOKING. Why Il
the light Of THE sUK's rays On his "a
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81 could keep nothing on
my stomach, and got so poor
my friends hardly knew me.
| suffered with severe head.
aches, dizziness, faintness,
backache, and the blues
Thanks to LyGla Z. Pink.
hams VEgeka6A CombOnnG |
am now as fat as ever, and
have no female troubles.
1t you use my letter | hope
1t may be the means of saving
some other poor mothers life
as 1t did mine Mrs. Ella
Van Buren,, St. David, Fulton
Co. Ill. AT all druggists.
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Aches-A diversion We were not counting. The
following day, after some scouting. we moved
camp TO a beautiful park alta elevation Of 5000
this region OF wonderful views. Below 10 the
westward was the Carbon glacier and beyond il
were the MOwtch glacier and Spray Park. To
the northwest the view passed over great areas
OF Jagged ptnnscles OF foothills, past the
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a Thankful nOther's
letter to nrS. Pinkham.

Last winter | did not think
my little ones would have q
mother long. | suffered ter
ribly with female troubles.
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Investigations made by Mr.. Red wood, an Eng
fish chemist, in regard TO the conditions under
which an explosive mixture OF petroleum vapor
and air may be igEited, show some important
facts not generally understood. Il appears that
neither the glowing end OF an ordinary wooden
match or OF n =" fixed star Vesuvian, the flame
OF which has been extinguished, nor a redhot
coal which has ceased 20 blaze-not even a
shower OF sparks from a flint and steel, or from
me fireworks known as scintellettes and
golden rain-ts capable Of causing the combns-
ton OF the mixture; but a platinum wire raised
~ q Mllte heat by, means Of electricity inva-
flably CAUSES ignition, though az a red neat no
such effect Is produced. According TO MIR Red.
wood, either the electric spark or a lame at
once causes the explosion OF such a mixture. bnt
an inlammable mixture Containing a small
proportion OF yapor may be igniIed by flame
Inat Is lhrse, when a small rame or an electric
spark proves Ineffective for the purpose. T-s
use IN an oil tank OF a heated rivet az q tenn
ifratnre below that required for ~igniting \
lheless, be attended with danger.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-06-07

Delegates and alternates to the
congressional convention to be held
IN this city June 28th were elected as
follows: