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sixteen stores. The stores are each twenty-five
feet square. Alongside the elevators AT elthei
end are stairways and. OF course. there ls
grand staircase In the reception-hal or the
building In addition to the half-dozen elevators
there.
The second floor Is on a level with the elevated
road platforms both a Second and Third ayes
From the Third-aVc. enc, there are four VIA
openings into the enirancc-hall. which = l20x'o
feet. The rear OF the room. with the exception
of the wide passaGcway leading back 10 th'
galleries, Ia partitionei OF. forming twH
restaurant rooms 60x3s feet The SiXty-iifth-st
corner here is also given over 10 restaurant
service connecting with the room Immediately
beneath II. The passagcway referred To lcade
back to the vast interior space ~ the building
and the galleries run round series of open
spaces which look down upon the market and
give added light and ample ventilation To II
All about the galleries tho space. amounting 10
so 900 square feet. is reserved for siorag" Of ali
kinds OF goods This again. H. for tho con
vcricnce Of market people. Above tho entrance
hail on the second floor is the waiting-room
l75xSO feet exclusive. Of course. Of the elevator
landings Here also are the ticket Offices. tcl"-
graph-room an Information bureau and pack
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fore except In having added another days expert
cree their hoard.
An accoun, Of the lie OF Joseph Jefferson Is not
70 be attempted in a newspaper column. when 1t
has been set forth IN books. with such charm ana
fitness by himself and others. But there are
significance and interest In bringing these Oh
DAYS Of ,ahor and hardship into comparison Win
the present ones OF prosperity and honor Tn" ca
p,cfics which nature gave him and the Industry
v,lth which he has himself developed them have
brought him to the place that he now holds Every
one who reads this column knows what that is
when ne was elected president Of the Players. after
the death OF Edwin Booth. the distinct Implication
was that he was the foremost American actor
That ne is 50 to-day there Is no room for ques-
t,on and there r. no manifest desire to question
IN LITERATURE ORATORY AND PAINTING
I,u Mr. Jefferson Is more than player. II Is "A
sad fact that the actor has no Interest no
learning no comprehension beyond the theatre II
IL not so with MIR. jefferson. The theatre mas. IN
deed marveilously little fascination for him II no
were left entirely to his own choice. he would prob
ably prefer to make painting his work and fishing
his play Nor do his resources stop there. by any
means Ills charm writer IL well known TO
the readers OF his autobiography. and he has the
same or greater facility In speaking. lie has
given several lectures on subjects connected with his
art his first appearance on the platform having been
been AT Yale College April e. 1892 His discussions
Of the drama and Of acting have been marked by
depth and clcarness OF insight soundncss OF reason
ing kcenness OF wit and happiness OF expression.
His lectures have been OF the sort that the de-
SPAR of reporters. because verbatim reproduc
ton of one of them conveys only n faint and In
adequate notion OF the spoken discourse. being de-
privcd OF the charm OF the speakers voice and the
DELIGHTFUL humOr OF his manner OF saying even
those things that seem commonplace when written.
Painting Is one OF Mr.. Jerersons chief delights.
Drawing and sketchlng have always been among
his amuscmcnts. and painting In oils on a preten-
tious scale has been added to his occupations In re-
cent years. His subjects chiefly landscapes md
he displays in them deep sympathy with Nature
and her moods and fine feeling for the poetical and
The taste that makes the landscape painter
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CROWS NEST, BUZZARD'S BAY.

md almost everything known TO the climate grows
there IL has trees ~ most r"verent age, u mas
orange groves n has the gorgeous and lovely
tropical flowers and Il has abundant Wild fo"i TOT
the sportsman , -. ,.ao. -
covered II is nothing les sthan salt mine H. was
a year or 50 ago that the attempt to diS a wen us
coscl the presence OF bed OF rock SAT- al ueptii
OF l7O feet The salt found To bc 9,'s per cent
pure and natural curiosity arose 10 see now thCh
The LAYER OF Il was Tho boring that was begun lOr
Tho pyrposc Of satisfying this curiosity has now
reached depth OF 100 feet and the salt sun comes
ou, pure and fine Thus far. therefore. there Is TO
indication OF any limit to the supply IheFc - 'tit
way near enough 10 make the mining OF thr sait
nracticlhle IA far "a transportation Is concerned
and II has been suggested that this deposit may
nrovn even 4 better mine than RIP Van Nlnhl'.
Mr. Jefferson has not spent much time IN orange
Island OF late He went there once IN the course ui
last winter TO how the salt mine was getting on
bat the most Of the time since ~ Closed ms laSt
theatrical tour. last Decemh"r, he has passed IN
\.w-Drl.ans There he occupied tho house IN "hlch
General Bcauregari lived ami died. Mr JEFFERSON
spent the time in New-Orleans In painting, gong 10
s.. his friends who appeared from time 10 time at
IN. city theatres. and in other congenial anuse-
mcnfs and occupations. s
He left that city few weeks ago. and before
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ployed about the building. Between the express
rooms passage leads back to the carriagewaS'
This is covered and leads through the ouih'.hs
from Sixty fourth-st. to Sixty-hith-st' 50 '""'
vehicles need not become congested IN the ave-
nue. front of the building.
FOR A BIG MARKET
From the carrageway to Second-aVe' 'ne
plans foretell the creation OF a model market OH
the upper East Side of the city. On the sixty
fourth-st side provision is made for sixteen
small stores opening inward on the market ana
by their doors runs a corridor on the opposite
side of which the stalls begin and run in sue
cessve rows across the building. The spaces be-
tween these rows Of stalls are designated as
First-ave. Second-ave. and on up to Six
teenth. Along the Sixty -fifth-st. side extends
row Of wall stalls. There are two elevators at
each end Of the market for the transfer OF
market stuffs either to the cold storage base
ment or to the storage space on the floor above
The market space provides for 700 stalls and
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gun difficulties were eurmounted so readily 'na'
the completion Of the structure was announced
for the coming year. but later Developments
especially unexpected opposition to the acquiSi-
ton OF property on the New-York side al the
foot OF East Sixty-fourth-st. hindered the puiio-
ers. and now 1t is the Judgment OF those pest
informed that the bridge will not be finished IN
much less than three years. If the courts bestlr
themselves this period may be shortened.
DEAL OF FIGURING.
All of the contracts have been let for both the
stone and steel work. and some idea OF the
magnitude OF the contract for the superstructure
may be gathered from the fact that the en-
ei,eer for the Pencoyd Bridge and Construction
Company. of Philadelphia, and Mr. Jacobs were
twelve months. lacking ten days, in completing
every detail Of their calculations. WorK mas
been steadily advancing on the river PIERS OF
which there will be four, one on the Long Island
side one on the New-York side, between sixty
fourth and Sixty-fifth sts. and one on each size
of Blackwers Island. The island piers are now
each about eight feet above water at high tide
The caisson has been sunk for the pier on the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-05

ce,+,v nronortioned station This station will
cover an entire city block between Second and
Third ayes and Sixty-fourth and Sixty-nfth
alta n will be 200 feet 10 inches In width by
6l0 feet in length and the station platform VIII
be "a feet above the street level. some ldea cl
Its architectural significance may be gam
from contemplation of the illustration which dis-
plays an all-length view. 1t is the INTERIOR
however. which shows /; as fairly bristling with
commercial possibilities for the uncounted thou
sands yet to be In the Greater New-fork. IL
seems worth while to look at the perfected plans
for this building somewhat in detail First in
order Is the basement. OF the space In this
part of the structure $4,000 square feet will be
reserved for necessary machinery, engines FOR
the elevators and the cold storage plant. The
cold storage pipes will furnish reduced tempera-
ture for the remaining space of the basement
devoted to cold storage purposes. which VIII
comprise $50. 900 cubic feet. The purpose or this
will be seen In moment
At the street level the plans reveal the second
innovation and one still further illustrating the
amplitude of the general plan. With the exec p
ton of a covered way leading through to the
market in the main building. one unbroken front
is presented Third-ave At Sixty-ffth-st.
provision Is made for a restaurant In room OF
royal dimensions. 120 feet by 56. To the south
~ that is the covered way before spoken Of by
which visitors to the market may reach 1t with
out interfering with travellers. At Sixty fourth
st. and Third-ave. the plans provide for Il store,
and a similar corner Is reserved In the side next
the covered passage. In the centre OF the build
ing between these storerooms are the entrance
doors to the building. which open into big
hall 7Ox5O feet. Immediately facing this hall is
a row Of six elevators. each having an interior
space Of $50 square feet and capable of lifting
an entire carload Of passengers.
Back Of the elevators are the express rooms.
one for outward bound and the other for in
ward bound parcels. Each of these rooms is
provided with its own elevator and one OF them
has In addition an elevator for the persons en-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-05
THE READING MANIA.
From The Washington Star.

From IN" WH5NIIlEIOI
They talk about the drink habit. the tobacco
habit and the morphine habit said DR.. II G.
Briggs, OF PttsbuTg. at WIZARDS. but the worst
habit 10 which Il man can become addicted have
never seen mentioned In print | refer To the read
ing habit. Reading Is AT once q source OF rccrc-
alton and profit. when yrODcrly regulated. but
when II becomes confirmed habi, IL wrecks a
man mentally and physically, rendering him
trcy useless himself the world Every
librarian knows the class 20 whom | refer. Those
with the reading habit read every minute.
their brain becomes incapable ~ realizing
the actual affairs OF earth, and they
more understand Other men than though they had
never seen one. They are, Of course. possessed Of
incxhaustible Information, and person TO talk
to one casually would suppose him to be n great
man, when as IA matter of fact he Is no more
fitted TO take part In the affairs OF the world than
Is a. child In the cradle. II they have money. II
f. soon gone IN visionary schemes. they are NUS
ances to those around them. because they do not
understand them: their time IL entirely wasted In
the passion for reading. and there IN no more pitt
able object earth than the man afflicted with
he reading mania.
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The chief engineer Of this work is Charles NJ.
Jacobs, who is also consulting engineer to the
Long Island Railroad Company. This enter
prise is the Blackwells Island Bridge, the name
by which 1t will undoubtedly be known to the
people In years to come. although owned by the
New-York and Long Island Bridge Company
When the idea of bridge across the East River
at this island first entertained by Dr.
Rainey, of Astoria there were not few who
ecoffed at It, but there were many others VINO
took It seriously as the doctor intended, and
he planned with them for the construction of It,
Capitalists. however. would not consider any
proposition which did not give them control OF
the scheme and on that rock Of controversy the
plan was shattered. But 1t was never for
moment lost sight Of by those who had grasped
its full import. for the facilities offered to the
engineers over other sites along the river were
Of too peculiarly favorable character to be
disregarded The most important OF these was
Blackwells Island. After the work had beer be-
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costumes wcre such they could carry With them
having neither great wealth to buy nor great fac'i-
lies 20 ,afTy about dresses.
THE THESPIANS AND THE FArMER.
Those who have read Mr.. Jofferson's au;obiogra-
phy remember with what delightful humor no
here sets forth these early scenes and Incidents.
which arc OF Interest as Illustrating the state or
be- country which VS. ;hen the far West as wei
Is ia showing wha, were the youthful experiences
Z the actor himself Sometime. when IL seemed hs
2 ,irno and place and condition had don" AL that
hoy could 20 di-hcarfen tho poor actors they were
made q know deeper wrong In his recent book
IN JEFFERSON. william Winter recalls an occasion
.hcn They were chcoreI Is tho thought that AZ IN"
end ~ the performance. which thoy were giving
In "a harm they should come into possession OF the
zoo as sum 81 So which had boon taken AZ tho door
guf whom the curtain was down assuming. for the
mere sake ~ the expression That th'y h'' cur
tain, the farmer who owned the barn guil'ieSsly
t tho $, into his pocket the rent OF the theatre
and the actors were no richer than they were Dc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-05
SIZE tanned A BUTTERFLY.
he san Francis.o Examiner.

From The San Francisco Examiner.
There have been tame heas. performing ants
acrObatic gnats trained mosquitoes, and other
winged insects. but the first instance OF "A tame
butterfly Is given by a French lady as follows;
Il found in my garden a magnificent butterfly
quite numb with cold. Taking II into the house
and putting II into a box for two hours revived the
little thing Then | dipped It's antennae In So
luton OF syrup and sugar, and continued TINS treat
ment for three days on the fourth day the
creature futtered 10 MY hand and sucked
the liquor of It's own accord, and after THIS II be-
came perfectly tame. | put flowers into my room.
AMI IL fed them, ana was perfectly happy.
When It sat the table could pass my hng.r
down its back without the slightest Tear the Dut-
tcriy might take the wing In fact II arched Its
back as does cat when p.eased. After three
weeks Of perfect tameness us colors tadcd us
wings shriveed up and II died
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minal approach on the Long Island side. as we'll
as the shorter one on the New-York end will
be composed Of skeleton iron work which mod
ern elevated road construction has rendered
familiar.
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.
The bridge will be 9S feet In width, and
will contain four railroad tracks. two tracks
for electric cars. and wagon ways, and two
foot walks The foot walks will be each six
feet in width From terminal 10 terminal the
bridge will measure two miles. and 2.3O5 feet Of
this distance will have to be composed Of the
heaviest steel framing ever yet used in super
structure Of the cantever pattern The weigh
to be measured and provided for Is almost in
calculable The two channel spans of the
bridge will be each SAC feet in length,
and the island span will be 6l3 feet.
in length and the island span will be GLIB feet.
From the floor of the bridge to the top OF the
great Orders on these immense spans the dis
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fcr~ Island side The New-York pier Is hating
BECAUSE OF the legal issue involved over the real
..tate. Other questions regarding terminals
have all been disposed OF. s-.%
~ one were seeking for comparisons by which
"a measure the imposing magnitude OF this
bridge. he would have first to draw parallel
With the great Firth OF Forth Bridge. There
ore other structures OF similar plan OF con-
.truct,on in this coIS>.-y. however. notably the
h,rh bridge at Pougnk>~psie and the bridge OF
the canadian Pacific Railroad across the ST.
T>vrence. at Montreal Neither OF these
Enough. approaches the tremendous breadth or
IN. weight of the Blackwelrs Island bridge
1he four channel piers. as they may be called
are each IS by As feet at the base. and will stand
1as feet above high-tde level. giving the same
clear space for the passage Of shipping as the
nrooklyn Bridge. These four piers Will contain
40 600 cubic fee. OF granite. In addition there
viii be two anchor piers. containing $4,000
e,b,c feet Of granite. All are modelled after
the New-York pier shown IN the accompanying
t,ius.ra ton. the modincaticn which provided for
81. graceful arch in the centre having been
:. afterthought Of the engineer. The long ter
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EAST RIVER BRIDGE NO. g.
THAT AT BLACKwELLs ISLAND IS IN
PART A FACT.

TWO OF THE GREAT PIERS ARE ALREADY ABOVE
wArER-PIAANs FOR GIANT TERMINAL
IN NEw-YORK-A BIG MARKET AND
COLD-sTORAGE WAREHOUSE
BE- TO BE PART OF IT.
In the midst of all the talk about rapid transit.
the North River Bridge and improvements OF
like importance, a big engineering undertaking
has been making progress IN the heart Of the
Greater New-York. Had 1t not been for court
contests for possession Of property this enter
prise would to-day be in complete working order
q monument to the business sagacity Of Austin
Corbin, president. and Charles NJ. Pratt. vice.
president Of the Long Island Railroad Company
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doubtless gives Mr. Jefferson his love OF county county
fe nd scenes and pursuits. He has two peautii vi
country homes one Buzzard's Bay ana the o.n s
in louisiana near the Gulf OF Mexico Al ISuMn S "a
Rav he Is the near neighbor of President CieVedu,
Who has been for years his warm friend His house ne
there is called Crows Nest The Original HrU" n
Inc family Helen McGrath lost her life IN the IRE
and Mrs Jefferson had narrow escape MI. Jenea
SON was away at the time. A large quantity y,
valuable works of art and brc-a-brac was Destroyer
and could never be replaced Paintings worth siy5,
ooo- we're burned and Mr.. jefferson had nlIed tne
house with rare furniture, cur1ostes ana Hie"e"'o''
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mon prominent in the artistic. literary and political
iife ~ the country 1t is delightful spot ana one
to charm the soul Of any man with the deep Io n
~ nnfure In his heart. 1t has fine ana Tree an9
fresh sea air a perfect cordial to the nerves anu
II is an IDEAL place for rest after season OF care
So for that matter IT is said. Is orange lsianu,
Mr. Jefferson's Louisiana home IL IS. as mas Deri,
remarkel near the Gulf. and 1t Is in charii.ns
situation with the waters of lake ana n Day %
around IT, and with the prairie extending l0r his
awav from IT, 1t Is the country where EVanses
lines peope went after they were driven OUT ..
their home in the North, and their descendantIS
still live there. There are "V acres VI '''0 -
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81, 900. 900.
A MAMMOTH TERMINAL.
AS stupendous as Is the bridge enterprise
alone. II seems to be only the beginning OF what
this company has in contemplation as revealed
by a glance at the perfected plans Trains are
to run over the bridge and direct into magnli-
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THE TWO COUNTRY HOMES.

Crows Nest has now been rebuilt. and II is Il
handsomer and more substantial house thah before
II was counted the finest house on Buzzards bay
ho,ore tho fire Mr. jefferson regards this place as
his real home, and here he has entertained many
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-12-24

her shoulders. was younger then than
at this present writing. was younger
my blood raced unimpeded through my
veins Looking vaguely beyond and over
her shoulder, saw just then small boy
comfortably curled up against the chapel
wall
Twas shocked, perhaps indignant, for it
then flashed upon me that the small boy
had been set to watch us. But managed
to say, though with an effort: "Do you
know, admire your brother SO? He real
ICES to me the Scriptural injunction to be
harmless as the dove"
eyes," she rejoined, noting the intru.
sive object and faint smile, in which
amusement and regret were strangely
blended, lowering around her lips, land dc
you know I sometimes think he has needed
that other injunction to be wise as the
serpent.
Perhaps it might not have ended that
way were it not for the above said watch
full small boy. At all events, Valdemiras
was led to the altar not long after, but
not by me. The groom was dashing
Cuban with graceful form and flashing
eyes Yet I had delightful Christmas.
FRED A. ODER
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THE SENORITA ACROSS THE WAY.
was good man, with heart full of the
milk of human kindness, and so he mere
ly tucked the arm of the astute Valdemiras
within his own and led the way to the
chapel steps. He sought out a seat on the
shady side of the chapel, where we could
overlook the valley, and promptly gave his
attention to the view and to the companion
at his side. This very sensible arrange
ment left the pretty sister to be entertained
by me and the moon. And as was COM
parative stranger, and as she had not
probably in all the 10 years Of her innocent
existence given the lunar orb more than a
passing thought, the situation seemed to
her novel in the extreme. Well, lunar OBJ
servations are sometimes pleasant, though
practically proftless. Like the man in the
moon, their charms are purely imaginative
The spirit of mischief suggested that this
might be the opportunity of which had
not availed at the "bohio," in turn sug-
gested the same to Laurita, but she was
sure-quite sure-it was not. And yet she
did not withdraw her hand, which lay so
temptingly within my reach She did not
object when reached around her and ar
RANGED the mantilla which had fallen from
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Holiday Excursion Rates.

Agents of the Minneapolis & st.
Louis r. r. will sell excurion tickets to
all points on that line within 200 miles,
on Dec. "a, Is and 81, 1896, and Jan. l,
1897, good to return until Monday, Jan.
4, at rate of one and one-third fare.
Those contemplating visit to friends
or relatives during the holiday season
should avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity to travel at these cheap rates.
For further information call on local
agents of the Minneapolis & st. Louis
r. r.