Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22
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SPEClAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

special CORRESPONDENCE.
A nile and II half of milionaires'
residences on Fifth avenue, and there
yol have what is known as million.
aires Row. Say good deal doesn't
it? AMI it means II precious sight
moe in good hard cash. 1t probably
hasl't is parallel in the world, and
now An lrew Carnegie is going to set
up in the Row dwelling place that
hasn't its like in the mile and halt
st"etrA. Houses Just rs palatial as
his may he there. but the surprising
part o. his residence will be the
gro ,uds surrounding it which none OF
his reghhors can boast. Flower
beds, II fountain, greenhouses and
II palnho.se are to be in the
groun Is, woirh will help consid-
erab'y to b.aut fly the setting.
1t is rather strange that none of Mr..
Carneg e's pre- letessors in the Row
has fore aid for this feature OF grounds
in building the e, for the greater Sc
clus;on of himself and his family, rs
wei rs for source of qualification
to love OF til, beautiful which, OF
course, they all have to degree. But
Mr.. Ga neg e's plannn has been in
sprel b., love for his little daughter,
and II desire that when she comes
into possession Of it she shall have
reason to be proud OF her inheritance.
There are any number of thousands
of children in this city who are hoping
to get chance to work during the
school vacation. But to do this it is
necessary for those under fourteen
years of age to get permit from the
board of health. Ii they are fourteen
years Of age they ae eligible for fac
toy work, but under that down to
twelve they can only ''run cash"
The poor little mites And they are
up to all sorts of dodges, too, to fool
the examiners s-such as loading their
pockets with pebbles 20 increase their
weight. and standing on tiptoe to be
of the required height. People who
are getting wrathy and fuming because
they can't just decide where to go for
n vacation, or who aren't satisfied with
the location picked ont by othe" mem
bers of the family, would do well to
commit this item to memory or paste
it in their hats for future reference.
1t may help to induce contentment to
bide with them awhile-for fifteen
minutes or SO.
Charles Graham, the well-known
song writer, who was the author OF
many of the most popular melodies of
the day, was saved from pauper's
grave the other day by the Actors
fund. Graham died in the Bellevue
hospital on Saturday, where he was
registered as William Graham, home.
less man. Graham's wife lives with
five small children in wretchedly poor
quarters. Graham was born in Bos-
ton, Eng, in 1868. He came to this
country i'll 1874, and soon achieved
fame as song writer. eff the Waters
Could Speak as They Flow" and "Two
Little Girls in Blue" were among his
most famous productions "The Pic
turs That Was Turned Toward the
Wall was also from his pen.
Mr.. James Van Allen has followed
Mr.. Astor's example, and cut adrift
from the Un;tel States, to live perma
nently in England. 1t is another case
of disappointed ambition. 1t makes
no difference how stately or how mag
nificent the American citizens sur.
roundinys are, he abandons all in
time. There is no chang on to the
mere society man. He finds he is
being pushed to the wall by the rising
generation, and he loses his touch, his
interest in pursuits which have been
so vital to him. In fact, the social
life O. New Workers of the millionaire
class is almost as brief as the day OF
stage favorite or gauzy butterfly.
Ten years is the extent of social life
i l fashionable New York.
District Attorney Gardiner OF this
city has notified the officers OF the
Manhattan Elevated Railroad COM
pany that it is illegal for them to have
turnstles at any OF their stations on
the elevated road, under the section
OF the penal code which declares that
"Any person who shall by any offen-
sive act annoy or interfere with any
person in public place, or with the
passenger of any railroad or any other
public conveyance, although such act
or conduct may not amount to an
assault O.. battery, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor. He claims
that "the company has no right to ac.
cept five cents from passenger, and
then make him act as detective for
the company"
1t is refreshing to read Of the cool
ness and kindness of the burglar here
who, after having al the chance in
the world to help himself to such val
uab es as the place afforded, awoke
mother to tell her her child was chok-
to describe her burglar to the police.
He not only lost the chance to fill his
pockets by so doing, but he tossed
out of them the booty already secured,
and left his boots i'll the bargain, as
he scuttled out of the house in haste
to escape. This almost puts Editha's
burglar on his mettle and increases
the romantic awe that with many
folk surrounds this gentry. Clearly
here was case of a good man gone
wrong.
The residents of Durhamvile, near
Oneida, have lately interested them.
selves in caring for the village GENE.
terry where the parents of Russell
Sage are bnried. Requests for money
to aid in the work were sent to al!
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