The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
NEW YORK CITY
BY o. o. Mc1NTyRE

New York. Dec. LA page from
the diary Of . modern Samuel Pepys:
Up betlmes and we have a new janI
tor. most engaging fellow Of the
sen / who talks OF nautical things.
chewing tobacco the while. To Char
lie Falls, the artist. and heard some
mighty noble Scotch tunes on bag
pipe and came I. Marcosson, newly
home from Germany. and a man Of
mivhty rood reason and Judgment.
This day resolved to be more SPAR
ing OF money. for balancing my -ac-
counts ! ind my goings far exceed
my gettings for the month and It
doth depross me nightly. To my
dentist. who found no work to be done
end I saw there Mistress Ingersoll.
widow OF Sir Robert. and young
maid In white Of fairish beauty made
bold to sny she knew me. albeit she
was wrong.
On the highway was Grantland
Rice. who has new greatcoAt Of
noble weave and great checks and
too saw o. Skinner. tte play actor.
and his lady. and they seemed
plants dc rise higher over the high
prices and Il is cried nightly, over
the city that they will be even higher.
with my wife to do a turn about
the reservoir and we discussed n
neighbor's child who appears
drudge. yet OF great talents and
beauty. and II seems strange such
things should be. In the evening
to see the new muslck play, Irene"
which has the most tuneful music
have heard since the Red Mil"
I dare swear. To an apothecary
shop for some Rlasses OF fruit Juice
and so home and to bed In high good
humour.
On may purchase almost anv
standard brand Of liquor In bond.
properly sealed and apparently un-
touched, in the places where the pur-
chaser 81 known. But when he opens
the bottle, he finds a horrible-tasting
concoction. The process consists In
making a plug in the bottom OF the
bottle, emptying the pure stun
and substituting the horrible
adulteration. The hole is seated ur
and unless 1t is looked for it Is never
seen. The hole in the bottom is done
by an electrical process. The adui-
terated goods is said to contain
drugs, chief of which is Iaudanum.
and while it has jolt. IT is lethal
in quality. New York does not see
the hilarious drunk any more. 1t
sees the stupifed. wild-eyed victir
of the drink nk-adulterators' drugginS.
Herbert Pulitzer. youngest son OF
Joseph Pulitzer, founder of the New
York World. is the latest recruit to
the Manhattan crop Of millionaire
reporters. Young Cornelius Wander
biit recently Joined the Herald's
staff Mr.. Pulitzer is to learn the
newspaper game from all angles. Ha,
was only recently graduated from
Harvard BY the terms of his faith
er's will he will acquire control OF
the World a year or two hence. In
the meantime he is seeking first
hand knowledge which will enable
him to handle the business involv-
ing the management Of his fathers
newspaper properties. He is now
working as court reporter, cover
ing the West Side Court.
During the past week eggs have
reached a price OF sLGO dozen. In
the more exclusive centers. where
people do not care what prices are.
they have been selling for 50 a doz-
en-. It was almost impossible TO get.
fresh eggs. and hotel guests. dis
couraged over trying TO get them.
went to the small towns around New
York and bought them and then had
them AIRED by the hotel chefs.
Incidentally the hotel made q s5-cent
service charge for boiling all egSF
brought in by guests. There Is no
way of beating them. II they dc
not get you one way they will an
other. One OF the more recent gouges
Is the charge for stationery. In
many Of the large hotels n charge
OF g cents is made for a few en-
velopes and a few sheets OF writing
paper.