The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-18
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information. In a reference to tho death OF
Joseph Richardson, whore estate has been eeti-
mated at from $40. 600. 1000 to $50, 100000.
something was said In THE Sum about the num-
Der Of milllonSires in this town whose names
are unknown outside OF their own family circle. |
and 1t described one such man without naming
him. He has no near relatives and his real
estate holdings alone are worth nearly a million
aoiisfs. The man who came to the office In
II have read this article, and / am very
anxious to know the name and address Of this
What IL your object r. he was asked.
the. modest reply. ri have resolved a ! good edp:
with a millionaire who had no family. I could
act e las IS his i private secretary and be a companion
but perhaps this man doesn't want a private
would be useful to him." was the reply. and I
know that such a connection would BIO Of use to
The man in search Of information didn't get
II he was undonbtedly 9 type OF a largo class
sirOs,. Great wealth pays as heavy penalties in
New York az It does elsewhere, and II the owner
81 sd that Il s Se f FoSsino .h fro GSSS % 2 sHs Sn sppiica anS
are proportionately large.
The funeral OF q man who was for many years
identified with q Broadway hotel that was in its
day the headquarters Of Southern visitors to
this city, brought together o few days ago q lot
of people who haven't seen each other since tho
hotel was destroyed. In It's palmy days this
hotel was tho headquarters for o brigade Of
resident "Colonels'' and Captains" Mono of
them seemed to have business that inter
fered with his sitting around the halls
and reading rooms. and collectively they
formed as picturesque a group as could
be found in tho length of broadway.
They were q little colony by themselves, and 1t
occasionally happened that their little quarrele
tthsir. Importance. All Of them admitted that
tse tSs hnd n sss1 n hitter d. d"IE mn AND nearly ca re every HEr. one
By t q little sdv Waaiet from na a friend 0 that sas sh prSsS bs
settled In the future; One man in New York
he accumulated during q six months stay at
this old hotel.
%Tas;e KenntSS s &C oolc mol, we, were amissls and
from % to $50 that date back to those good old
accepted them and haven't been disappointed.
II sotteps one's feeling OF resentment however.
who who1 assures snS . you that I h sf IS . P @e@Ssr C 81 6 oa %s OF
the best families of Kentucky and that nothing
holden him to mako such q request. My oolleo-
ton OF autographs will perhaps DO valuable to
s scH,n Of TrSt families q Of K e dis' viz q have ave
gone North; and in tho mean time It serves to
remind me OF a lot Of smiable men,"
One Of the visible effects Of the bicycle has
been the disappearance on Sundays and holidays
Of the large parties of Germans who have been
accustomed for years to ride on these days. There
were usually q half dozen of these parties to DO
met in the Park every Sunday but they arc almost
never seen now and tho number OF the riders in
them has also decreased. Frequently these par
ties. which often included women as we'll as men.
Instructors in charge Of tho groups, who pre-
eumably went along, for the purpose Of helping
the less expert members.
man who alleges that he is q French Court
and IL now running an elevator in n Broadw y
apartment house. says that he Is tired of hard
work and 10 going to sell his title for 500. 900
or SO, less the brokerage fees. Tho elevator man
says that there is getting to be q corner In
French titles. because no now ones can be manu-
featured in France. Therefore, now Is tho time
to buy, because prices are likely to DO advanced.
Despite his assertions, 500. 900 seems like a
pretty high price for q French title.
as tho market stands One man who
owns q very respectable French title,
.;hS, a. face 6 c 70. several ,..,.S yesss i, WAS H. a fam 1amil "a:
recently req AK, turned nny.Ia ~ up i. as ,ac dealer sIss s IN newsp r.pe
ed several years ago that he he and his wife had
/ 1890 = year to Furnish 6, them a q theil
9 9 dishes that were on the regular blu OF fare. and
to have served with when them ~, such wines .o a,
5 5 man who bora? ram the he? RESTAURANT knew his his business
/ developed wonderful appetites. They were {
= = be found in, that restaurant morning noon ant
. FrenchmSn or the restaurant Keeper would b
! the winner at the end of tho year. The result
. . week in bis little bookstore at the summer re
! s sSis r rsaa ne had AZ sPt sRs. y lime 10 IN Wa ave sS SeSfs Y
L to DO a millionaire. Now he has little beside BIZ
title and his bookstore. and Of tho two tn,
latter contributes the more to his support.
Julian Ralph, the well-known newspaper man
8 has given up his post as q London correspondent
and taken q house in the country In England 70
the summer. He has Just returned from tn
t war In Greece and Turkey, where he took hi
J son. Lester, to draw what they both saw. The
will publish their experiences In ono of tn
0 American magazines. In a private letter abou
his adventures he says that his life was neve
d safe for q second until he reached the Turkisl
o army on the field of battle. Then he had seyent,
n or eighty thousand men TO protect him. and dis
= covered that q war correspondent Ia safer whel
0 at work than he 10 In his bed at home.
81 wish some man who says the Raines law q
present gives the rich man opportunities t
n drink on Sunday which are denied to the poo
man. said q New Yorker the other day, woul
go to q few well.known road houses about No,
York and sec what their customers have to Civ
up for the privilege Of getting q drink. A
n Coney Island. on Sunday. two men had two Dol
ties OF soda and two Scotch whiskeys. Unde
Is ordinary circumstances the drinks would hav
cost a half dollar at a New York bar OF the bes
"A class. In a second-class hotel at Coney Islam
the men had to pay s5 cents for that refresf
a ment, and the quality OF 1t was. Of course, bat
n The two shopworn andwiches put down on tn
table with the drinks wero made the 0,
a cuse for the advance in price. In
road house near Grants monument wv
bottles OF beer that would cost % cents on an
other day or In any other place than this pal
ticular one, cost thrice that sun, and the ragRe
" broad and dlscolored ham placed on the tabl
4. with them had to bear the responsibility of thi
disproportionate increase In price. The smalle
N price. The man who drinks his beer In an ord
a nary corner saloon will not be plundered by an
such ~piratical ad vance In the price Of what b
" orders, and 1t seems to me that the Raines LAY
- iuat Al this tima nuts IA heavier burden ON th