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Evening star., 1898-08-25
Ihe Hog on the End Sent

10 The Editor of The Evening Star:
nave ridden in the street cars of the
principal cities of the United States and
c"h Uu'hiuiiy say that for general cour-
tesy and consideration Washington leads.
might say Is alone in car courtesy for
WHO ever saw men stand up to give women
or oid men seats in the street cars of New
YORK, Brooklyn, Chicago, Philadelphia or
'ostoh: Inc vast travel in those cities
mas reduced itself into ''mobs," where the
pest men are drawn away from "good man
ners INTO the scramble for seats or stand
ing room, as the case generally Stands"
NO better illustration of the general cour-
tesy OF the people of this city in the street
cars need be given than the large space
taken up IN Inc Star by "growlerS" about
the hog in the end seat" as described by
the hog who wants to become the hog
on the end seat by pushing the original
nos out Of his pre-empted claim given
me hog on the end seat He is the hog
there simply by priority; that is he hap
pened TO pay his nickel a block or two
anead OF the hog who wants his place. In
nine cases out of ten / have noticed that
the hog clings to his end seat because he
Is going to get out of the car in little
while. If he moves in for the incoming
hog he has to walk over the incomer to get
out OF the car. Now, what l desire to
know is this: What is the difference be-
tween the incoming hog walking over the
outgoing hog and the outgoing hog walk-
ing over the incoming hog?,
l must say that all my experience has
the hog in cIover miiinlng IN my ssmpasny with
with the hog who, with fire. in his eye and
loud and discordant gruTnblings issuing
from ms chest-under grumbles-seeks, by
very bad manners, to dispessess his hog
snip already on the end seat.
AS have said. Washington is unique In
lts courtesy on street cars, and the insignif1-
cant percentage of hogs who want to out
hog hogs Is in inverse ratio to the noise
tney make. Unless The Star shuts down on
them they will give US a badsname and enter
our polite city in the mob lists of the cities
already named. If there IS any correction
to be made it is not in the morals OIL the
car riders, but in the cars. These should
be large enough to permit the decent folk,
who never growl to pass in and out with
out walking over each other" They
could not be made large enough to keep
the GROWERS from growing
THE MAN WHO USUALLY HAS A
STRAP SEAT.
August "a 1898
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MINES IN HAVANA HARBoR.
Spain Expected to Aid in Their Re-
maNaI.

Negotiations have been opened through
diplomatic channels by which it is expected
the Spanish government will cooperate
with the authorities here in the removal Of
the mines and torpedoes in Havana harbor
before the military commission assemblies
there. The naval authorities believe this
to be proper precaution before any of our
naval ships enter the harbor with the COM
missioners The suggestion was made
through the State Department, and has
been forwarded to the Spanish government
through the French embassy. There is lit
tie doubt the matter will be arranged.
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Electric Plant Purchased.

An agreement was filed today in the
Office of the recorder of deeds by which
the SiemenS & Halske Electric Company
OF America, located in Chicago. is to fur
nish the Capital Railway Company of this
city an electric plant. consisting Of a 100
kilo-watt 55o-volt dynamo and other ma
cmnery, the purchase price being s., ,355.
or this amount sos is to be paid in cash,
the balance by three months note. dated
on the starting of the plant, and secured
by 5000 in bonds of the purchasing rail-
road company. The agreement Is signed
by F. N. Armour for the contracting COM
pany. and by President A. e. Randle for
the Capital Railway Company,
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Arrested for Maryland Authorities.

Charles II. Moore was arrested this morn
ing by Policeman Fifield of the eighth pre-
cinct and turned over to Deputy Sheriff
Selby of Montgomery county, Maryland,
the Maryland officer having a requisition
for him. He is charged with violating the
liquor law. Mr.. Moore has a place of busi-
ness on the 7th street road on the District
line When the Maryland authorities went
to arrest him he could evade them by walk
ing to the part of his house which is To-
Gated within the District. Being unable
to apprehend him in Maryland, the officers
sought the assistance of the local police
authorities. Mr. Moore went with the dep
uty sheriff to Rockville this afternoon to
answer the charge.
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Mr.. MeikIeJohn,. New Duties.

By direction of the President, Mr.. Meikle-
john, assistant secretary of war, has been
placed In charge of all matters relating to
the tariff duties and taxes to be levied and
collected as military contribution upon
the ports and places In Cuba Porto Rico
or the Philippines occupied by the forces
Of the United States,
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Under the direction of Bishop Doane. Preparation
for all colleges cial Studies and Courses Col
cge Study. Special advantages in Music and Art
Gy mnasium.
Miss ELLEN W. BOYD, Principal, Albany, N. Y.
1yl-3m
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Justice Cox's Return.

Justice Cox Of Equity Court No. is ex-
pected to return from his summers outing
September i, relieving Justice Bradley. who
has been attending to the business In ell
Of the District courts since the 10th instant.
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SUBURBAN PROPERTY.

FOR SALE-Bu1LDING LOTS AND VILLA SITES
at Addison Heights. the nearest subdivision to
Washington and electric railroad. Prices
ranging from S75 to $3.50 per lot Terms. IS
down and 81 per week, without interest. Can
for plat and particulars
A. T: HoLTZMAN, j. u. CLEMENTS, 1921 NV.
aue1m
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PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS TO SELL SITE FOR MANUAL
ITtining 1da School builGingIotiee Of the C9mms
August 90 0ipPta pFoPosa insrssd
Proposals. to sell site for Manual Training
G SG4Eol SadR o T n b. received at this 9Se
THE THIRTIETH INSTANT, 1895. to sell to
tle,lo the District Of Columbia site for the new
Training School. Lots must contain approx
mately twenty thousand feet. and preference
viii be given to t!ds for tracts approXimatng
100x2o0 feet in dimensions The lot must I've
located in the vicinity Of the Central High
school, lie. between Il and NJ streets and 5th
anQ 9th streets northwest, but lots fronting cn
either side OF these streets will be considered. A
bidder has deposited $500 with him. or a certified
check of some bank In the District of Columbia
the bidder will complete the sale of the ground
II his bid should be accepted. The right to
5SS wG a9a F 6nS Sds is hs5ss R6ss sSsS
Columbia nn2n st
sehooi bad5s no in SELL f11 SITE F9s Pg
Ssmmissioners of the District of Columbia.
to 90 sell s e &
tTia Pndng ng,, IN Third Piyison will be received
TUESDAY AUGUST THfRT1ETH HISS Isss 10 no9n sslI
to the District Of Columbia site tor a public
school building in the Third Division. The lots
must De approximately ~ feet front by 100 feet
deep and must be located between I'd and IN
streets and Pennsylvania and Virginia avenues
those streets and avenucs will be considered 4
ceiuhcate of the Collector Of Taxes that th,
BIDDER has deposited $500 with him or a certi-
ned check Of some bank in the District of Co.
il.nbia for said amount must accompany each
ia as guarantee that the bidder will com
pete the sale or the ground If his bid should
De accepted The right to reject any and All
9lds Is hereby reserved. JOHN B. WIGHT
JohN w ROSS. LANSING II. BEACH Com
mlssioneIs OF the District Of Columbia. au2o-Gt
PROPOSALS TO SELL SCHOOL sITE-OFFICE
OF commissioners Of the District Of Columbia
Washington. August Is. 1S98-Sealed nroTns1Is
ihdorsed Proposals to Sell School Site will he
received until TWELVE O'CLOCK NJ oS Ti1FS
DA1, THE THlkTIETH INSTANT to sell IN
the District of Columbia site for an eight-roou
public school building. The lot must be apnrox.
imateIy 100 feet front by I25 feet deep and be
located IN the section bounded by 14th street
east, 22l street east. street north and NJ stree
north extended. Bids for property fronting ON
either side Of these streets Will be considered
certificate of the collector of taxes that he
bidder has deposited $500 with him or certl-
ned check for said amount bank in the
District OF columbia ust accompany each bid
as guarantee that the bidder will complete the
sale Of the ground If his bid should be accented
The tight to reject any ard all bids is reserve,
JOHN b. WIGHT, JOHN W. ROSS LANSING
H BEACH, Commissioners of the District of
Columbia au196t
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MEDICAL.
DIR. leatherman.

Expert specialist in the cure of all special dis
eases OF men and women. Consultation free.
Hours, TO IL, to 3; Tues, Thurs and Sat
evenings. to - COZ NV. Closed on Sunday
auIS-1ms
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ASBURY PARK.
Hotel Brunswick.

Directly ;ne beach. The leading hotel in ever
respect. New casino amusement hall, elevator
slcctIic lights, Telephone, evening dinners.
tell-z72m MORGAN & PARSONS.
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You ought to see the bargains to be had
In Hoeke's clearing saie.-Advt. =
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Virginia fountain Resorts
Re.chcd By the
Chesapeake s Ohio Railway
AsBURY PARK, n. J

THE VICTORIA. BID AND OCEAN AVE.
Special rates until July l.
S. kEMPE
LAUREL HOUSE.
u and Kingsley St; newly furnished
throughout, under Fiet0ria mauag cement
1eJ-th, s,t-Sm 5. kEMPE.
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REPORT FROM GEN. GARCIA.
Very Soon His Department VIII u,
Free From Spain's Control.

This report from Gen. Garcia was re-
csived at the Cuban junta in New York
yesterday, addressed to President I. Es-
trada Palma:
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Media Academy EqN EI bpYS 9rsS,rss ASp ,,6lo". 3ou
for college or business; careful, individual atten-
tion; excellent table; beautiful location; circular
Tree CHAS. W. STUART. Principal Media, Pa
au4-1m
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FRENCH LINE,

FNEI%NEN LIME.
Compagnle Generate Transatlantique
DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE - PARIS FRANSE0
Sailing every Saturday at 10 AM,
FROM PIER AZ. North river. foot of Morton street
La Gascogne. Aug n La Navarro Sent IL
La Touraine. -. Sept 3 La Normandie. Sept "a
La Champagne. Sept 10 La Toursine =. Oct. i
Gerl Agcy for U. S. and Can,
Bowling Green, n. Y,
BELL & CO.. l4J6 G st. fe12-1y.lb
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"POWHATAN,' CHARLESTOWN, W VA WILL
be opened IN June; perfectly equipped house;
healthy and beautiful country Mrs. BOILING,
1925 Linden ave. Baltimore. aplS-tf
THE LOCKWOOD AND COTTAGES OPEN MAY
10. Extensive improvements lar ge shady grounds;
excellent table Terms So to IS weekly. A T.
DANIEL, Proprietor, Harper's Ferry, W. Va
Iay4-5m,4
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OCEAN TRAVEL.

American Lime.
NEW YORK. sol THAMPTON GONDoN),
Sailing Saturdays at Noon.
Pennland ..,.,- Sept. Belgenand. -. Sept q
Rhynland. 49,. Sept. II lPennland. ...... Oct. /
Red Star Lime.
NEW THAMPTON-ANTWERF
Sailing every Wednesday at Noon
Noordiand. Aug. "A Southwark. ... Sept 7
Friesland. Aug. IL Westerniand. Sept. IA
INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION COMPANY
New York Office. 6 Bowling Green
WASHINGTON OFFICE, 1906 ST. NV or
Geo. w. Moss, Agent, 921 Penna. ave- au13
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WARREN GREEN HOTEL WARRENTON, VA ,
80 miles west from Washington; beautiful sc-.i-
cry nice grounds; good table; SIS and upward
per mouth auI2-Im-
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North German Lloyd,
FAST EXPRESS SERVICE
SOUTHAMPTON. LONDON BREMEN
Saaie Tu, Aug 80. 10 am Trave. .Tu. Sep. 90 10 am
Lain Iu Sept q, 10 am K. Friedrich. D.. Sept u
kais. .W.dG. Sep. 13 loan Lahn .Tu. Oct. A. 10 am
TWIN SGREW PASSENGER SERVICE.
SOUTHAMPTON. LONDON BREMEN.
Friedrich der Crosse. Thursday, September / noon
Barbarossa Thursday, September 8, noon
GIBRALTAR. NAPLES. GENOA
Fulda. Sept. 8. IL am Werra.. Sept III Ii am
Aller Sept 10, II am Ems. Sept "a ii am
oELRlCHS CO, BOWLING GREEN.
Apply to E. f. DROOP, 925 Pa. ave-
my14-22u Agent for Washington
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White Sulphur Springs,
CAPE MAY POINT, N. j.

CARLTON HOTEI-NEw MANAGEMENT; DI-
rectly on the beach; accommodates 400; Orches-
ira. cunning: fishing. Send for booklet. Terms,
s. TO s12 per week. KELLY & WEAVER.
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THE MARYLAND,
Hotel Imperial 6 Cottages,

Marylsud ave. and beach. Full Ocean view.
Vide, 3-stOry pOrchtsi every comfort and CON
yenience for $50 guests Large rooms; health
lest locality, artesiaH water, tabl2 End service
speciality. 50 to SO a day. Special rates for
Fall and Winter. c. ". KENDRICk.
jy0-TSt-s
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HOTEL BERKELEY,

HOTEL CHAMPLAINE, KENTUCKY AVE, NEAR
beach; capacity 600; elevator; parlOT; every
modern convenience; table bountifUly supplied
with the best Special Inducements in rates until
July 1. {. SKILTON.
ny2l-5tf
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OUT OF WASHINGTON.

FAUQUIER INSTITUTE FOR YOUNG LADIES'
Warrcntun, Va
Thirty eighth session begins Sept. %, 1898. Sit,
uated on Southern Il. So miles from Washing
ten; number limited. For catalogues address
GEO. g. BUTLER, An, Principal.
jyli his
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ROCKVILLE INSTITUTE.
Day AL Home School for Girls Reopens
Sept. 10. Address Miss LUCY S. SIMPSON,
Prin., Rockville, Md. aul6-lm
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HILL TOP HOUSE,
Harper's Ferry. ". Va. T. 5. Loyett First
class table; improved beds; hot and cold baths
Open until November l. auII-5tf
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ST. MAKY'S ChDEMY, ALEXANDRIA, Va.
updcr the direction of the Sisters of the Iinly
Cross, will reopen tuesday, Sept. g: limited
rumber of boarders received; terms rea SOM able
For particulars address SISTER SUPERIOR.
5-j1
Evening star., 1898-08-25

MOUNTAIN LAKE HOTEL. MOUNTAIN LAKE
PARK. Nd-GoOd table and beds; modern i'm
prUvemeLts; sewerage; CbautauQua Headquarters
Secure rCUms EOw. open IN September. Mrs j.
H. MCKEE. Manager. ty2I-lm
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MARYLAND, Hagerstown.
Mee Mar College And n5dgsis.a6sl Music and Art

choice school for girls. Finest climate in the
world beautiful grounds, elegant buildings a
hill. large and experienced faculty all home
forts, rare advantages, reasonable rates. Send for
au9-1m
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WASHINGTON, d. C., FOST CFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
and tha
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SPRINGS AND BATHS.

JORDAN WHITE SULPHUR SPRING SHENAN-
doah Valley Na.-Open June !. Hotel new ard
modern; most accessible Of all the Virginia WI
feTilg places, ho long stage ride rough
roais. Write for pamphlet and information.
mye3- 6m L. Z. JORpAN. Jordan Springs Va.
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BroOkside Hotel

AND COTTAGES.
High and dry; on top of the Alleghanies; C
hours on b. and o.; Oakland and Cheat
river; send for souvenir booklet popular retr lat
for hay fever sufferers s PRESCOTT WRIGHT
Manager. BTookside w. Va. aui5-IOt
Evening star., 1898-08-25
IN THE MOUNTAINS.

BOLIVAR HEIGHTS HOTEL AND VALE COT
tage; magnificent scenery; cuisine frstclass
elevation 1900 feet; ideal summer resort.
CLEVELAND & WAHL, Props, Bolivar, Jener-
county, ". Va. uulg-6t*
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-25
sEes STAMPS FOR A LIVING.
A Crafty New Yorker Makes Two to Three
Dollars Daily at 1t.

Over on tho east side there is an in
penious individual who lives by begging
postage stamps. A floorwalker In Broad
way store discovered this new species OF
beggar. He was standing by tho door the
other day when decently dressed, middle
aged man entered and, respectfully APP
preaching him, DOTTED his hat and said:
please pardon me, sir, but 1 am
stranded in this city and have just writ
ten letter home asking for remittance
| haven't cent to buy stamp, and II you
would kindly give me one will be under
great obligations.
At the Same time he pulled an envelope
from his pocket as If ready to put the
stamp on it. The floorwalker would have
yielded at onco to tho request had 1t not
suddenly struck him that the self same in
diyidual had asked n like favor of him less
than a week ago in the down town estab-
lishment of the firm. He therefore ques-
toned the man and by threatening TO have
him arrested succeeded in eliciting the ac-
acknowledgement that he made regular
business of begging postage stamps. Fur
tbermore, he declared no made a fair liv'
ing, often getting as much as w TO 90
| day.
At times he varied the programme 10y
| asking for q five cent stamp, saying Una
| his people lived in some foreign country
| There was not one person out OF hun
! dred, he said who would refuse such
simple request, and by working industri
| ously he could get together from 20 TO 10
| two cent and from 10 to 20 hve cen
stamps in the course of a day. These h
had no trouble in disposing of by knocking
few cents off of the market rate.
"Why," he said, II have been at this
business for over year right in New
York and have not yet worked more tha
one-half of the city. keep list of tn
streets 1 work, and make 1t rule {
never 90 over the same ground twice.
make as much every week as the ayerag
store clerk and do not have to work one
tenth as hard. It's the best graft 1 eve
struck. If you don't believe me, try
yourself. New York Press.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-25

southern states T1e hair OF the negro Is
characteristic, for it is fiat; issues from
the epidermis at a right angie, and Is
spirally twisted or crisped. But mixture
of white blood can change the hair.
physical characteristic of the negro Is the
abnormal length of the arm and OF the
legs. the smallness of the buttocks and
their position. Dut the dominant power
of white blood can bring the arms back to
the normal length and change the proper
tions of limbs and back.
"These are generalities which am CIV
ing you to show that your hypothetical
man must continue in "a condition or un-
certainty until he can produce living wit
nesses or documentary evidence that ne Is
or is not the son of the octoroon.
do you know whether 1t Is true that
black blood will show itself in streak OF
color down the. backbones"
II do not know"
lis family likeness-that is, inherited
facial character-more surely recognized
in the profile or full facey'
"If the likeness is there, i should say
that it could be detected more easily In the
profile than in the full face-that is, a
similarity between two protles Is more ap'
parent than similarity between two full
| faces. But l personally know man
whose face, looking at 1t full In front, II
| the living image of his fathers face, bul
| there is no similarity at all in the prohles.
| Chicago Record.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-25
sAlD HIS BILLS IN FIGHTS.
Wkipp ped a Landlord and Lawyer Until
They Called 1t Even.

In relating fight he once had with
man from Illinois Mr.. ;. III. Piles OF Pa
ducah saws: "At that time l lived In
Smithland W. p. Fowler was judge;
was sheriff; J w. Code was clerk; Blount
Hodge was there; Ben Barnes, DIR. san
ders, Il. G.. Leech, Judge Bennett, D. w.
Bush and many others of the old timers
lived there then. / kept hotel called the
Wayerly House. This man from Illinois
put up with me. l gave him one OF the
best rooms. He staid several days. got
uneasy about my Till and asked him Tor
it. He said that was in a HI of hur-
~ and that he would pay 1t whenever he
got ready. very foolishly told him that
il he did not pay me right then would
take it out of his hide. He pulled of his
coat and said he was ready to settle, ana
we went at it. We fought for some time,
and thought / had whipped him, but
| am sorry to say that was mistaken. He
rested a short time and jumped on me
again. When we fought out this round, l
again thought had him whipped. But,
alas, was again mistaken, for he rested
/ for time and came at me again. by this
| time was very tired of the fight He got
me down on the floor, and, after thinking
about 1t for years, think was whipped,
| When he let me get up, told him he die
not owe me a cent and could stay at the
Waverly House free of charge as long a!
he wanted to.
"This man from Illinois had lawsui
in our court, and David Greer was hi
lawyer. David had the suit up in n1c'
shape and expected big fee, but alas 10
David This man from Illinois, hushet
with victory after getting through witt
me, concluded to settle with David as d
had with me. He went to David's ofi1c
| and told him he had settled his bill Wit
Sam Piles, and now he was ready to pa
him his fee i'm the same way. David go
up out of his chair and backed himself u
IN the corner and told the man from Ill
| nois that he did not owe him cent, an
also told him that if it would be unpleas
ant for him to stay longer with me y
could 90 home with him, and 1t woul
cost him nothing to stay as long as he az
sired to. But the man from Illinois ma
not completed his mission at Smithlan
az vet. He owed Tom Robertson liver
stable bill. He called on him TO settl,
Tom told him he owed him nothing. ID
then called on Mr.. Cade, and he told hill
the same thing.
"The last time heard from this ma
from Illinois was that he was lighting tf
livery stable man at New Liberty, Ills
to get his horse out of the stable witho,
nav. and he did so. louisville Dispatch
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-25
WHERE DO DIRECTORIES Cor
Apparently They Vanish Into Space Whe'
Their Day Is Done.


"Ubat becomes of old directories? is
question that / have asked myself many
times. said an official of the postoffico TO
a reporter. 81 have tried many times TO
solve the question, but it is not as easy as
il looks / am aware, of course, that a
num,er of the ancient directories go to the
corner drug stores to deceive the public
that may enter in the hope of consulting
new edition of the annual and it is just
as hard to get new directory in the aver
ace pharmacy ms it is to find the same use
ful work In the average telegraph office.
I know some big houses in this city that
have used the same guide to the addresses
of residents for the last five years, and they
have not tired of 1t yet.
"Many of the large corporations send
their old annual to out Of town branch
offices when the new one comes around.
This is especially so of railroad companies.
I dare say many private firms would pur'
chase old directories at a low price II they
could get them, but they are not as obtain
able as one would suppose. In all my ex'
nerience I have never seen an old New
York city or Brooklyn directory for sale
on n secondhand book stand. Strange, II
| it notp They may be exposed for sale fol
all that. but they must be gobbled up sc
soon after being deposited on the stall thai
| few see them l have heard that an VI
| town book agent makes business OF BUY
| ing up Anticipated directories and hav'
| tried to locate him more for curiosity thar
anything else, but thus far have failed u
find him.
81 know personally Of Wall street law
yer who few years ago paid 5000 for
city directory of 1859. He wanted to put
In evidence as proof of the existence OF
certain firm whose heirs he represented
He won the case, and the directory Is nov
one of the heirlooms OF his ONCE -NeV
York Mail and Express.