The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-08-22

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cut that a large proportion OF the In
habitnnts OF New York profess no re.
llgion OF any kind and attend no
church or mission. but yet they will
attend open air services freely. hence
the usefulness OF the missionaries and
lay preachers.
The nrst consignment OF the 800
passenger cars ordered from q Spring
field, Mass. company for the subway
have arrived. Al frst glance the cars
seem to BE- a little different from those
In use on the elevated lines, but a
closer inspection shows many points
OF difference. They are more orna
mental. a little larger, less liable to
catch hre and moro convenient both
for travellers and operators. The
seating capacity and arrangements OF
seats ls the samo. the cars being d.
yided practically into two sections.
Tho commission. which the attend.
ing engineers and draughtsmen ap
pointed early in the year TO investigate
New York City'sN possible sources OF
water supply. Is having a pleasurable
time OF II up In the mountains and
along the picturesque Hudson. while
others are swolterlng In the city, and
Il Is not surprising that II shows little
inclination TO finish It's work speedily.
When the commission began It's work
Il was stated that the results OF IN Q !
Investigation would be known by June
l. Since that time Il has been stated
almost periodically that the report
would be forthcoming In couple of
weolSs; now II can be stated thai the
report Will not be made before Sep
tember l and perhaps not before oe-
tober 1.
Women are usually considered TO be
the lncorrigible gosslps (Mr. Editor
will please see that the women read
ers OF the Journal do not observe this
paragraph). but Wall street has suf'
fored considerably lately from this
nulsance-ln men II Is nuisance
Indeed, Il Is said that some OF the re
cent failures. large and small were
largely due 10 rumor mongers who are
buster now than has ever been known
before. The report that house was
In financial difficulties is no sooner
started than Il is all over the financial
district. Customers. brokers and
creditors generally become alarmed
and the effect Is something like a run
ON bank. The gossips have not hes.
itated to attack some OF the best
known and strongest houses In the
street aud many institutions whose
resources are unQuestionably strong
enough 20 withstand almost any strain
have been compelled to fortify them.
selves heavily TO avoid injury from the
rumor puryeylng.
The system with which affaiu
are conducted In New York City does
not extend through the state In
many Instances This Is borne out by
statement OF prominent society wo-
man who ran out TO country place
somewhat obscure for a week OF solid
rest and Quie,. Things are little
mixed up there" says she I'VE buy
our bread from a dressmaker. order
coal from icweler, have our washing
done by the groeers wife In the post
once building and hire the ministers
horse. Il Is not so embarrassing as
one would think. FOR the natives
naturally look on the summer visitor
as legitimate prey"
Already the sports have begun q
return from Saratoga whore they have
heen attending the races which are IA
tereeting only during the month OF
August Next month they viii begin
In New York again and there win b