McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-12-24

are crossing the bridges, in cars, a
sorts Of vehicles, and away up abov
lis an elevated railway and still higher
another track above that. 1t will b
several stories higher in time, n
doubt.
The elevated roads carry million
in the course of the year, but if yol
want to get anywhere in a hurry, yol
have to take the subway.
Night on Broadway, and especially
along what is called the Great Whit,
Way, is full of wonderful sights
The immense moving electric and my
riads of other lights make it almost
as bright as day: the buildings are
bathed in light. and it is a sight tC
see the people. Most of them are
young, and the costumes they wear
are often wonderful to behold. Here
come two young creatures, clad in
gay attire. looking From under their
little caps on all sides, for some man
with more money than brains; there
are $4,000 of these soiled sisters on
the streets tonight, but the police
are watching every one of them, and
they are continually caught and sent
up TO Iii Tie, isiandH or to the reforma-
tory. Thin, painted, foxy looking
little women; "and who soever is de-
ceived thereby is not wise.' But
New York is reforming! There were
25,000 of them three years ago; next
wear many will be put out Of business.
So it goes. The very finest libraries,
and a thousand other things to in
struct and improve, and the poison
along with it all. Here is a sneak
thief who watches your pocket or
your stickpin. He will follow you for
blocks and possibly lasso that pin
with a silk thread over your shoulder,
and get away with it; or he will slit
your pocket and take your wallet,
and let little of your blood at the
same time. But since Becker and
his gang of gunmen went to the cleo
trio chair things have nightly i'm
proved here, and New York is now
fully as safe as Memphis.
At the College of the City Of New
York, where my son is a student, |
hear splendid free concerts every
Sunday, in the chapel, where the
great pipe organ is played by Samuel
Baldwin. The organ is in two parts,
one on each side of the chapel, and
one part answers the other as the
master touches the keys in the little
melodeon-like keyboard arrangement
down in front, to which the pipes are
connected by electricity. From the
faintest twittering Of a bird to the
crash of thunderstorm; from the
cry of babe to the deep bass of a.
man, or the pleading tenor Of a wo-
man, the tones range low or high, in
there in6initive variety. And what
does he play? Not our old familiar
songs, but the grand compositions Of
the old masters: the fugues of that
greatest Of composers, Bach; the So
natas Of Beethoven, the nocturnes of
Chopin. and the oratorios of Handel.
The best Of these things were written
more than one hundred and fifty years
ago, and as far as that in the future
they will hold their sway in the high
er realm Of music. The largo of
Handel and the Troubadour Nocturne
Of Chopin will be played as long as
any music is known.
On Fifth Avenue ! saw the palaces
Of the Vanderbilts and Astors: to me
they were big, ugly red or brown-red
barns. | looked in at the St. Regis
Hotel, where you can't get enough to
eat at ameal for less than FIVE dollars
| noticed two items on the bill Of |
fare: 'celery-fed duckling, $3.75;
pate de foie gras (goose liver pie)
81 25." And down on Rivington
street you could fill up just as we'll
On pig knuckle and sour crout for
twenty cents.
| went on Wall street and saw the
greatest money center in the world.
stepped it across, and found it to be
put twenty-five feet between side
walks. And how the gold is pouring
n there from Europel Yesterday, |
over one hundred millions came in. |
The clerks were toe busy to count it |
1t all; just measured it. and found
that there was three and a half cords |
If the vellow stuff. II will cont;nua