The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-07-07
NEW YORK LETTER.
spec!nl Correspondence.

river DrLusp, "hlcn, since the ueDt limit
question was raised, has been deprived
OF tie means by which construction
could be pushed.
AN Odd Charity.
The most curious charity in New
York, and one which savors of medic
val times, is the one Known as the
"Leake Dole of Bread" For over 10t
years a weekly distribution of bread
has taken place at st. Johns chapel,
one of the Trinity parish churches
John Leake, who was one of the foun-
ders of the Leake and Watts home fol-
children. left $1,000, the interest to he
spent in purchasing bread for poor wo.
men. This buys about 1000 loaves Of
bread a week.
Osborn's Oil Stock.
A good many years ago, when Eu.
gene Robinson failed and had to gel
out of the Stock Exchange, he owed
Charlie Osborn $4,000. In part pay.
ment Of this he gave Charlie 1.50t
shares of Standard OIL stock, worth
about IS. which so disgusted that thrift.
ty and frdsky speculator that he regis.
tered an oath that he never would al.
low Robinson to return to the floor
The stock was. however, laid away IL
a safe. and when Osborn died was lefi
TO his heirs. The s97.5OO had increased
to 100000. at a valuation of $400 9
share. 1t Is now worth about $425
1t pays 40 per cent year, or 100000
nearly two-thirds per annum of tn,
original valuation. ISN'T there just
suggestion of luck in this?
How to Got Rich.
Some of our millionaires at times as.
sume the responsibility of rushing intt
print with suggestions to the youth o.
the country on the all-important sub.
ject, How to Get Rich" The bes
plan 1 have heard is Initiate Sage
Sage lives about as frugally as any.
one. He rides down town in the morn.
ing and up town in the afternoon on
free pass on the elevated road. Tel
cents saved. He spends only eigh
cents for his luncheon, where othel
men make 1t fifty. Forty-two centi
saved. He smokes not. A dollar saw.
Gu. I1c uOt. "A saved
He always carries gold in his pockets
to jingle-the honorarlum of the board
member. The interest on his vast loan,
is piEng UP while he sleeps.
Former President of the Police Board.
Our former president of the polio,
board, Theodore Roosevelt, has done
the country good in more ways thar
one. He has not only given the coun.
try first class fighting man, full o.
brains, energy and resource. but he ha:
by his example brought to the front o
class Of men whose wealth and socia
position lend most encouraging ant
sisnihcant character to the episode
From all the clubs and colleges youne
men of large means and high standins
have fiocked to the nations banner
ready to serve shoulder to shoulderwit
the mechanic and the farm hand, the
clerk and the plebeian. They not only
applied for service with Mr.. Roosevelt
himself, but, animated by his prompt
action, they have volunteered every.
where. They have made their appear.
ance In the navy as well as the army
and they are showing the country thai
the rich man is not the idler and the
drone he has been pictured. They are
proving, on the contrary, that the so.
called giided youth are as eager tc
abandon their luxurious environment In
the country's cause as the homely rus.
tic Is to exchange his plow handle fol
a musket.
Other Features in Trade.
The effect of the war is very peculiar
on poultry and pineapples Large ship.
ments of the former to Cuba have been
the rule for several years and now that
these are stopped greater supply
reaches this market. Just before the
war began large shipment was made
to Cuba and reached port in safety, but
this will be the last until the war Is
over. Hence the supply here is ex-
cessve and sales are only made at a
heavy loss. On the other hand the i'm
portatton of pineapples has become
very difficult, as American vessels incur
too great a risk and all that come must
be under some foreign flag. The sup.
ply will therefore be light and prices
will be so high as to prevent canning.
The cigar trade will also suffer and
the price of fine brands must advance
as fast as the stock of Cuban tobacco
diminishes. Very strangely the con-
sumption OF tobacco in Spain is chiefly
of the American product, which shows
til Spanish smokers cannot afford t.
use Cuban tobacco, but now they will
have to look elsewhere when they want
to take a smoke.
Newspaper Matters.
The expense Of supplying the news
papers of this city with war news Is
estimated at 100000 week Rather q
heavy bill, but 1t cannot be avoided.
Pulitzer has shown mis- public spirit by
continuing the salaries OF all employees
who enlist until their return from SER
vice. What a costly war 1t must be
when the news expense reaches such
a vast amount! The papers are issu-
ing extras for special news. One jour-
nal tried a 10 o'clock edition, but It
failed, as people at that hour are either