The chronicle=news., 1914-08-22

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serious objections have beene raised
flour. coffee and sugar. While some
shopkeepers apparently nave taken
advantage eof the current excite
(ment to hoist their profits 1t Is grad
tuaiiy becoming clear that the con-
sumers themselves are largely re-
sponsible for the rise by rushing to
lay In mich heavier supplies than
they ordinarily carry and II is pre-
dicted that the advance IN the cost
Of articles which the United States
produces enough to feed itself will
shortly come to an end, II 1t has not
already done sd. In the case Of siis-
ar, however. 1t Is pointed ont by
trade experts that we grow only
about half what we consume and
that the European countries In which
nearly half the worlds sugar crop IL
grown are those now engaged in war.
High prices for sugar, therefore, are
likely to rule while the war contin-
ues as England already has pur
chased over 100.00O.O00 pounds In
New York. Those experts point ont
that America is capable of produc-
ing all the sugar she needs and that
steps should be taken to bring this
about. -. ff t-7- ~ .'s
The most curious of New Yofk's
eating places is little place known
as THE Old House at Home" One
mark OF its Individuality Is the
fact that IL does not seek-in fact
almost repels-new patronage.
Those OF the congenial circle who
frequent it will tell one that It is
somewhere below Fourteenth
Street. ana let 1t go at that. The
startins of crowds there would spoil
the place for them. Above the door
which faces an alley from side
street is worn and almost unde-
cipherable legend setting forth the
typically Irish name OF mine host
who personally grects each customer.
Ones first IMPRESSION is gloomy, but
the place grows In attrActfveness.
In it's two low rooms. dirflly lighted
by gas, hospitality has been dis
pensed by three generations Of the
same family for more than sixty
years. during which time It il said
the flakes Of cinders that hung from
the ceiling-having accumulated
from dense tobacco smoke Of all
these years-haye never been dis
turbed. Many are the objects Of
historic interest that adorn the wallis.
On entering one does not call q
waiter but takes what r. served to
him. The crowd that gathers here
evenings is composed Of writers. ar
fists, reporters and other congenial
spirits who. through clouds Of
smoke. recount their experiences and
Inspirations without reserve.
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The old adage about the high
birth rate of suckers finds new
proof In the daily records OF the
Manhattan police. Wireless WIRE
ttappers. smooth gentlemen who sell
the Brooklyn Bridge or sections of
Central Park to guileless foreigners.
Ieven the purveyors of green goods
and gold bricks. still find Victims in
spite OF the frequency with which
ftfey have been exposed. Just now
detectives are looking for the ''in-
ventor' OF that ancient machine
which was supposed to make money
by the simple device of splitting up
one ordinary bill into two OF the
same denomination. The hopeful In
vestor in this case turned over $4OO
in real money and received in ex-
change n package SUPPOSED to cbn-
tain $500 which he was warned to
leave unopened for twenty -four
hours in order that 1t might have
time to rdry-and' Incidentally. Of
course that the swlhdiet might
have time to make his getaway
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Vegetable farms now flourish on
many acres OF saltmarsh land in the
outskirts of New York that have
been filled in by ashes and other re-
fuse. This ash-durp property, with
IN easy driving distance " the city's
markets.. has iaih for years appar-
emily useless. hardly worth the tax
es. until recently an Italian trucker
applied for lease. "Why there's
nothing but asles," exclaimed the
owner. 80 much the Batter" said
the gardener. 'o And now, on this
waste area. SUPPOSEDLY without
semblance OF s1il. afotind crude
buildings constructed from waste
wood and scrap tin-neither large
nor artistic but providing shelter for
the boss. his family. eight helpers
and two horses. have come luxuriaiit
fields of waving corn, high pole
beans. crisp lettuce and cabbage. red
fipe tomatoes, all kinds and varieties
Of vegetables. growing as II the soil
were the most fertile IN the world
How is 1t done! Maybe it's the ash
es. suggests the Italian. 4 "H'',
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