Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-11-14

rate particulars.
l also visited Bronx Park, which
some distance from the central par
of the city. The Third avenue car
will take you to Pelham avenue, th,
1 last station on the road, in As minutes
and it is about 10 minutes walk from
J there tc the entrance. Bronx Pail
' contains 662 acres, 26l acres of which
are used for geological garden wher'
the most complete collection of ami
. mails, birds and reptiles ever brought
together, can be seen every day. Tht
reptile house alone is great curiosity
it is filled with snakes of every imagi
nable variety, as we'll as horrible croc'
odiles and alIigators, The cobro. boa
and python, are much the largest va.
rieties ever saw. The monkey house
has a very large collection of these
animals Of every SIZE and variety;
there is very large Chimpanzee as
well as several large Orang Outangs
and Baboons. and great many small
monkeys of different kinds. While on
the subject of monkeys l will say ths
a ChimpaDzee with Bostock's trained
animals here, has remarkable intell1-
gence. The Victoria, one of the swell
hotels on Broadway, had Bostock and
his Chimpanzee TO dinner the other
day for the amusement of its guests.
He wore full dress suit, sat at the
table and used knife and fork, and
smoked a cigar after dinner. He is
called the man-monkey. and his keeper
says be can do anything but talk.
DEPARTMENT STORES.
visited a number OF department
stores on 9th avenue, as well as John
Wanamaker's on Broadway, 9th and
10th streets. These large stores were
crowded with thousands of shoppers
and visitors. Several of them have
adopted the plan of having daily con-
certs during the week, notably Wana
maker, Siegel & Cooper. and Simpson
& Crawford. l attended the concert
at Simpson s. Crawford's on the 9th
floor Saturday afternoon, and was de-
lighted. The orchestra was composed
of thirteen lady members and a gentle
man leader. The concerts are free to
patrons and visitors. and are given
every week day, morning and after
noon. Printed programs and seats are
provided for visitors, which at
traction must add to the popularity of
these vast establishments. There are
places where one can 60 when tired
shopping and sit down and rest and
listen to delightful music. The cler1-
Cal force in these houses is usually
about 5000, and everything is carried
in stock in the dry goods line, house
furnishing goods, and food supplies of
every character. There is complete
restaurant in the buildings. where
everything to eat in season can be had.
wANAMAKER' s ART GALLERY.
The paintings In Wanamaker's art
gallery, on the 9th floor of his store
house, are all of very high order of
merit. 1 spent some time inspecting
them and was delighted with the mag
nificent paintings. One that impress
ed me probably more favorably than
others was life size picture of Napo-
lean, called Napoleon Farewell to
France" by Guillon. He is a pictur-
ed prisoner on the British Frigate |
northumberland, Aug. 8. 1915 AS the |
emperor, on the way to exile, was
taking his morning walk on deck, the
clouds suddenly lifted bringing into
view the coast of France. It was |
Napoleon's s last view of France, and |
lifting his hat said: "Farewell land Of |
the brave, 1 salute thee. Farewell.
farewell"
CROWDED CONDITION OF THE
STREETS.
Greater New York / am informed
has now population of nearly four
millions and is still growing rapidly in
wealth and population. Hardly a day
passes without an accident of some
kind occurring owing to the crowded
condition of the streets, and so the fol-
lowing clipping from newspaper has
as much truth as poetry in it.
sit takes nerve and agility to cross
one of the crowded streets of New
York in safety, where the trolley bells
clang and automobiles vie with hacks
and drays for the right of way. Some
American poet has thus sung of these
dangers.
"Leander crossed the Hellespont
And braved the classic blue
All! Well for him he does not have
To cross fifth avenue"
AUGUSTA BOYS IN NEW YORK.
Mr.. John P. East, of the firm of
Phelps u East, Counseliors- at-law, 30
Broad street, near Wall. DIR. R. g.
Reese and DIR. Geo. H. Bell, Oculi5is.
have their offices only a few doors
apart on East 25th street, between
Madison Square and 4th avenue in a
delightful section of the city. Both
have a good private practice and both
are assistant surgeons at N. Y. Eye and
Ear Infirmary the largest Eye and Ear
Hospital in the world. DR.. w. Bal
dwin Wayt. as general practitioner is
doing we'll. Ova and Oliver Sheets,
sons of Charles Sheets, are both doing
we'll. The firm of which Mr.. East is
mem Der are doing fine practice. The
firm of which Elk Secretary Carlisle is
a member have their offices in the same
building as we'll as the firm of which
Ex- Senator Lindsay is a member, while
the law firm of which Ex Speaker Reed
is a member have their offices Ill the
building just across the street.
i l visited the N. Y. Stock Exchange
and was surprised when Mr.. East told
me that The last seat that was sold
bought 1855 600 this gives the privilege
OF buying and selliug stocks and the
, seats are III great demand there are
curb brokers also who meet every day
on the street in front of the New York