The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-18
HTHE GREAT
WHITE WAY"

New York on Election Day-The
Great Shops-Life on The East
side As Seen by Wayne County
Visitor To Metropolis-Also a
Story From Jersey.
Just at present Election" and the
Express strike" are the main topics
of the day. The strike is very notice
able every way one turns, for where
before my lady would consider 1t an
insult to carry home spool of
thread, or a skein of silk, now we
behold her carrying boxes and
bundles, until one would think
Christmas was at hand. Statesmen
and messenger boys are also sent
out, especially to deliver. Although
the wagons are now going, no stat
ed time for delivery can be promised.
The most contemplate thing we have
heard of happening was when some
brutes stabbed a valuable horse
which was attached to Siegle's wag-
on. Just at present all seems quiet,
but a big strike is being agitated for
later in the suit and coat houses as
well as among the factory workers
This all goes to depress business.
Did you ever try to walk down one
of the busy streets of New York at
6 or $50 in the evening? If you
want an experience just try it in a
heavy rain storm with wind blow
ing from the North River, taking
your umbrella inside out. The writ
er was guilty of knocking a mans
hat off, but then one doesn't mind
those things in New York. Fifth
Avenue was like a country road and
one would not recognize it from its
appearance during and after the rain.
Gimbel Brothers have opened up
their new store near what used TO be
Greeley Square. The statue of Hor-
ace Greeley has been moved and the
square is now known as Gimbels'.
This store will undoubtedly in few
years be the leading store in that
part of the city as it is only stones
throw from the new Pennsylvania
station. The art department is
probably the most complete, best ar
ranged and most beautiful of any
in the city. We presume the ma
jority of readers are proud of their
fellow statesman, John Wanamaker,
and have visited the spacious audi
torium which is open each day at
2 o'clock, when a concert lasting
two hours is given. The organ re-
citals are we'll worth hearing. Those
who visit the city now should see
the oriental display in the picture
gallery. Everything oriental is here
on exhibition. Then on the main
floor, old building, we find the Bur-
lington Arcade, where clothing and
hats of all kinds and descriptions
worn in England in every age are on
exhibition. Did you ever stop to
think that in this one store alone
the statesmen number up in the
thousands and this is only one of
the many places in New York where
women are struggling to keep soul
and body together.
It's certainly a credit to the men
of America that this is so, and when
one thinks its "up to the men, of to-
day to make these women wives, and
give them homes, we don't know
which deserves the most sympathy,
and like Roosevelt wonder what will
be the future generation, and what
will become of America if the popu-
laton of the East Side increases, and
that of Fifth Avenue and Riverside
decreases. If you ever got in an
East Side car crush you would say
"God pity the future" How would
you like to have a lady in that dis
trict sitting very near you, when her
head not only was a resting place
for rats but was so thickly populat-
ed with smaller animals as to be de-
cidedly noticeable? Yet this is a
common thing on the East Side cars.
By the way did you hear this story
from Jersey? A young man went to
see his sweetheart and while waiting
for her on the piazza was bitten on
the nose by genuine Jersey mos
quito. When the young lady arrived
on the scene the man had mosquito
nose and was accused by the young
lady of having imbibed. He was
promptly dismissed and has been
spending his spare time experiment.
ing trying to get something to exter-
inmate the mosquito We learn he
has succeeded by a crossing of the
common house fly and flea. So much
for Jersey.
Tuesday, Election Day, there was
nothing doing in the express" bust
ness, and between thirty and forty
'taxis" were demolished Monday.
The outlook for Election Day was
dreary, as all the morning it alter
mated between snow and rain. Both
sides are confident, and while good
nature prevails no disorder is seen
Everyone has gone back to theil
childhood days and are blowing
horns and whistles or ringing COW
bells.