Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05

bacco show occupies the next largest
place IN town, the Grand Central pal
ace. All the smaller places have been
hired for the next two weeks by the
politicians. Forty OF the eighty-five
theaters are running demoralizing mu-
sical comedies and the excise laws have
been relaxed to an extent never before
known. Whisky is to be had at any
place at any time, and an all-night re-
gime Of maudlin political discussions
has set In for two weeks run. Sun
day shows under the name of concerts
are advertised everywhere. Simulta-
neously there comes a loud complaint
of poor church attendance. 1t is sure
ly Satan's fortnight In New York, as
II always is In the period just preced-
ing election. Even the Bowery has
taken on something like it's old-time
form. Thousands Of hoboes have
hocked to the city to register and vote
and get their money and free drinks
for exercising the glorious privilege.
The clty's Parks
Inch for inch Manhattan island Is the
most densely populated bit of ground
in the world, yet the island has pro-
portonately more free parks than
other cities. Central park is counted q
large park. It has S43 acres. Compare
1t with this magnificent North Bronx
chain Of parks-Pelham Bay park with
its 1856 acres, for instance, as large
again as Central Park And then
there is Van Cortlandt park with It's
1882 acres, or 2S9 acres more than Cen
trail Then comes Bronx park with
66t acres. All of these are really one
park by reason of the two connecting
parkways, each of which is to be q
park marvel in itself. There is nothing
like 1t anywhere in the world.
A Vanderbit's Salary
w. X. Vanderbilt, jr., continues to
draw down the munihcent salary of $40
a week as clerk. When he took the job
six months ago everybody predicted he
would throw 1t up in two weeks.
Nothing of the kind happened. AS reg
ular as clockwork he rises at z every
morning to get to business early. Mr.
Vanderbilt Is n commuter, living on
his large estate at Great Neck. After
a light breakfast served at 1880 wait
ing auto takes him across the island
to a dock opposite City Island, where
his steam yacht Tarantula awaits him
and hurries him at 25 miles an hour
down the East river to Twenty-third
street. Every morning at O'Clock the
yacht is due to pass Fort Schuyler.
Nervousness Decreasing
Nervousness is on the decrease in
New Yok city. This astonishing dis
covery has been made by DIR. Burke,
register of the health department, who
has prepared table showing the
death rate from this cause. In 1870,
when the city's population was 943,-
$780, the death rate per 1000 was 34.72.
In 1880 it had decreased to 23.06, and
last year, with a population of 2,235,-
6OO there were 4442 deaths, or a pc
centage of only 1882. While the So
called diseases Of the nervous system
may be decreasing said DR.. Darling
ton, Bright's disease and heart disease
are increasing.
Trinity to Stand
Those who fear that old Trinity
church will soon disappear may be re-
assured by the statement that recently
the vestrymen have refused $3,000000
for the site. Millions of dollars have
been offered at one time or another
for old Trinity's site, but so far 1t has
been guarded sturdily by the vestry
of her parish against the desecrating
touch of speculation. Trinity is Amer
lean, and, while New Workers. are for
getful of the historical associations
surrounding her Gods acre, there are
thousands Of visitors who pay homage
to the known and unknown among her
dead. GOTHAMITE.