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The New York herald., 1922-06-25

and most Of the crosstoWn streets
Of the section are Sicilian.. And
q nong the Sicilians townsman cleaves
tc townsman, so that you find both
sides of the street for three blocks
populated by immigrants from the
city of Siacca, one block from Mes
sina, two from Palermo.
Rivalry of Patron Saints.
Each city of the old country has
it's patron saint, it's own special
festival days. These festivals the
exiled sons and daughters have
brought with them, and all summer
long the Italian quarters blossom
forth at intervals with revelry by
night. Festoons of glittering cleo
trio bulbs are strung across the
street, forming an arcade of dazzling
light. Children play with fireworks
in the middle of the street, tossing
sputtering sparklers into the air or
setting off booming firecrackers.
From doorsteps, windows and fire
escapes their mothers keep a watch
full eye upon them. Confetti flies
about. Jostling crowds drift along
or stop to talk with friends on the
front steps.
Four things are essential to the
correct observance of festa-lots
of lights, street stands selling viands
especially appropriate to the occa-
sion, a band stand and the saint in
whose honor the affair is conducted.
The saint may reside in a church
located in the block or he may have
a special shrine constructed for him.
When there is shrine it is placed
at the end of the avenue of lights.
1t is made of white and gold and
silver paper on a framework OF
laths, and it's elaborate paper archi-
lecture towers twenty feet into the
air. Within the shrine stands an
effigy of the saint, with tall candles
burning before him. One may obtain
here, for a due consideration, holy
picture to adorn ones home.
The shrine is, however, not so
great an attraction as the band stand,
which is placed opposite, an impress
The New York herald., 1922-06-25

to drive slowly down the avenue to
Washington Square and back. or
leisurely through the park.
Just under the shadow of the Sher-
man equestrian statue, or behind the
fountain will be found row of non-
descript equine specimens and vehi-
cles making their last stand for a
share of vehicular patronage. The
drivers are old New Workers, eac I
one brimming with "reminiscences
and anecdotes when Martins at
Fourteenth street and Fifth avenue
and 'Del's' at Broadway and Twen-
ty-sixth street were the pivotal poin s
of the city's gay life.
A jovial lot of pirates each onc
has had many adventures cruising
around the city and parks, and not
few are encyclopedias of informa-
ton regarding New York's first and
second families.
The New York herald., 1922-06-25

When asked if the Inscriptions have
ever been deciphered, Jerry will tel
you that sit was that very selfsame
inscription that gave the Lord when
he was in Egypt with Mary and Jo-
seph the text of the discussion with
which he confused the Jews in the
Temple. Jerry always tells his pas
sengers that the Obelisk is about 4
million years old At least he says
Mayor Gaynor once told him it was
older than some one named Pepitetus
(Epictetus).
The panther lurking in the rocks
near the site of McGowan's Pas,
Tavern is, according to Jerry, erected
to the memory of Barnum and Bat
ley, while the Falconer, he solemnly
affirms, is also a monument to recall
the days when the English when net
running away from Gen. Washing
ton in Harlem, spent some time
hawking in the park.
Jerry is only one of the facetious
hawks" that ply their whips along
the avenue seeking fares. There are
a dozen like him who come out at
twilight and drive around until the
dawn breaks. seven nights of the
week.
But like the widening of the streets
to keep pace with motor traffic and
the passing of the old stoup line,
the jarvey of yesteryear and his now
antiquated trap are disappearing
fast.
Tomorrow you may pass tho
Plaza and find him gone.
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sive structure decorated with red
cheesecloth and gold paper. In the
street before the band stand the
crowd is packed densely, waiting for
the musicians to recover from their
latest exertion and begin to make
more music. The refreshment stands
always present special array for the
fiesta, dainties not to be found on the
push carts at other times, strings
of dried chestnuts, almond taffy in
bars and in huge chunks, little round
cakes all stuck together with a
poisonously pink frosting.
Macaroni in Many Forms.
The genius of Italian imagination
expresses itself in macaroni. They
are not content with it in the ordi-
nary tubular form only. 1t appears
in multitude of variations. in rib
bons from quarter inch to an inch
wide, fluted and ruffled, shell shaped
curlicues, short tubular sections with
corrugations, twisted strips, skeins
and braids of fine spun vermicelli.
Italian macaroni. made in America,
is now being exported to Naples.
Evenings in Little Italy are al
ways festive. With the coming of
warm weather there is unanimous
exit from the overcrowded houses.
Washington Square and the play
ground on Mulberry street are
thronged with Italians, and every
street is just so much open space for
games. The older boys play hand
ball against some warehouse wall.
There are baseball games and games
of catch among the younger ones.
Those who have no ball procure
piece of chalk and a squashed to-
bacco tin and play hopscotch on the
sidewalk. Babies in arms, in baby
carriages and on their own feet are
heard as well as seen. The mangled
English of the public school children
rises shrilly above the swift patter Of
Italian among the chatting women
on the doorsteps.
1t is usually the men only who
Continued on FOlI0tCillO PqOe.
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itself. Jerry has a loquacious style.
but if you are acquainted with the
history of New York and it's people
for the past twenty-five years you
will have to jerk him back occasion
ally as to the facts he scatters broad
cast, and punctuates with alternate
squirts of tobacco juice and cracks
from bis whip.
Jerry generally begins his gospel
of information with the advent of
the first tandem driven on Fifth
avenue in the early eighties oy
"Blondy" Fraser, the Beau Drummer
of that day. and how Bishop Potter
would ride alongside his cab AMI
talk horse. Both "Blondy" Fraser
and Bishop Potter were his beau
ideals of horse lovers, and he has
reverent memories of the skill with
which Col. Jay "tooled" his coach.
A trip through the park with Jerry
costs SO for "onct round" and no
stops, and he invariably begins his
observation spiel at the Webster
statue, which he admits is as bulky
in proportion as the size of the Web
ster office dictionary which the en-
ployer of his daughter Margaret has
n his office in Wall street.
The Obelisk with what Jerry calls
it's "fandango of higher lificks" is
the subject of considerable history,
and Jerry tells all his fares how the
big stone was brought all the way
from Egypt in special ship butt
to carry it by Commodore Vanderbilt
who rode in his cab many's the time
The New York herald., 1922-06-25
Transplanted-Earth and All.

Some of these little communities
(transplanted as you would take up
clump of violets, roots, earth and
all, and set it in your garden) are
S self-sufficient as they ever were
in their native state. There is a
village at Sixty-ninth street and
The New York herald., 1922-06-25
Where Are the Cabs Of Yesteryear?
are the cabs OF yes

w tsrysar'
Where are the brough-
ans. victorias, cabriolets, runabouts,
English dog carts, that once rolled
in endless procession up and down
the avenue, and through the shady
driveways of Central Park to Nc.
Gowan's Pass Tavern or to the
speedway?
Where are the four horse coaches,
the park drags, that were appointed
and driven in lordly fashion by sucn
famous whips as Reggie Rives, Fran
els M. Ware, Charles Baudouinc,
Charles f. Bates. Aurel Batonyi, AL
fred Vanderbilt, James Hazen Hyde,
Col. William Jay, ]. Campbell
Thompson. Richard F. Carman, Nor
ris Hewlett, Charles Fownes and :,
host of others, many dead, few
living in retirement here and abroad
and nearly all forgotten.
And Gregory and Wilson, past
masters on the yard of tin. How
they could send echoes echoing anj
reechoing along the avenue and over
the tree tops in the park, bringing
everybody to standstill TO salute
the coach as it swiftly passed with
its laughing load OF gay society folk
Policemen at the street crossings
pedestrians on the sidewalk, took
pride in hailing the coach, and there
was invariably a large crowd al
10th street and Broadway. whert
The New York herald., 1922-06-25
Relics of Grandeur.

The coach and four has gone
glimmering like the dream of things
that were, but in one corner of toe
city. to be precise, at the Plaza, may
be found relics of the equine gran
deur of yesterday.
Here are specimens of the famous
horse show standard type of vehi-
cles. Brewster broughams and vic
torias, Healy laundelets, Burr cabs.
Renwick runabouts, all links con-
Meeting the less aggressive existence
of ten years ago with the rush and
hustle of the motor vehicles of to-
day.
The vehicles. nearly all faded and
worn, are drawn by horses that once
stepped high on the tanbark of Madi-.
son Square, Newport and other fash .
ionable horse shows, and the horses
look as tired and worn out as the We
hicles to which they are harnesse'.
But they serve purpose to-day just
as they did when they were driven
by cockaded, silk hated arrogaGt
coachmen, for the Jehu of the hour
has his memories when the "keb"
was de rigeur for a Morgan or q
Vanderbilt; not an hour passes, but
one of the street and road memo
ries is hailed by some elderly or
romantic youthful couple who wish
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Like Horse Drawn Vehicles.

Many find their patronage still
from among the scions of families
they were at one time or other en-
ployed by as grooms or coachmen.
while the majority are hailed by
out of town visitors, who have been
tipped to the fact that that if they
wish to know something of the story
of New York the best way to get it
is by driving behind a horse.
A drive with Jerry Mclaughlin,
who used to stand in front of the
old Hoffman House when James Cad
digan was the host, is a treat in
The New York herald., 1922-06-25


America. About forty years ago
the Italians discovered Amer
ica, and acted upon the discovery
promptly and thoroughly. And the
immediate outcome of that was tha.
America suddenly discovered the
Italians in our midst. hundreds Of
thousands If them, and has been
worrying about them ever since.
Salvatore and his monkey were
among the first to come over, back
In 1880, wher the Italian inundation
began. There had been poor har-
vests for several years, and people
had little to spend for gayety. Saliva
tore had the artistic temperament.
He had the restless spirit The high
ambitions of Julius Caesar throbbed
under his vest. He was not afraid
to try his fortunes in a new land, this
descendant Of the conquerors. So
Salvatore and his monkey took steer
age passage for the chill streets of
New York. slipped into their place
inconspicuously and humbIy, and
shortly made themselves indispensa-
BILE.
What would New York be without
the hurdy- y-gurdy? You don't hear it
in other cities. 1t lends an air OF
perpetual carnival. The jingly tunes
come rafting in at the rear windows
in the downtown business offices;
they wheeze up one populous street
and down another in every section of
the city; they serve up Verdi a Ia
Irving Berlin, and the .'Marsellaise,
disguised as a foxtrot. Why, spring
couldn't come to New York without
the accompanying melody of Saliva
torres grind crgan.
Italian Population of 100000.
Salvatore wrote to his four broth
ers and his seven uncles and his
godfather, and his thirty-seven
cousins; or IL he did not write to
them all direct. his letters were
passed around for general perusal.
He told them of railroads, houses and
roads being built-labor enough for
every one, good sure money, and no
worry about the crops. Whereupon.
all of his relatives began saving
money for steerage passage to Amer
ica- And since families are prolific
and family connections numerous.
you can readily understand that Sal
vatore had started something.
What Salvatore started amounts
to this in 1922: New York, with an
Italian population of zoe, 1000, has as
many Italians as Naples and far
more than Rome. Italian names
crowd the directory. Italians are
found in all ranks and every profess
sion. Gaspare is doctor, very emf
nent though his father kept a fruit
stand. Giuseppe has an import busi-
ness in olive oil. which has an A
rating in Bradstreet's. Guido is an
orchestra conductor, Pietro a bank
president.
Yet these outstanding successes
are only one phase of Little Italy in
New York. The reverse side has also
The New York herald., 1922-06-25

the first change of horses was made
and a cock horse put to, so that the
hill at Lafayette avenue could be
speedily and safely negotiated.
The Clay City times., 1922-08-03

Mr.. and Ms. Dave Snowden
and family. Of Winchester. are
visiting relatives here.
Misses Marths and Druzie Bar.
nett, Of Clay City, spent the
weekend with relatives here.
There will be = pie and ice
cream supper st the school house
here Friday night, August l1th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Barnett
are receiving congratulations
over the arrival of . son---Charlie.
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Joe King and Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Barnett, Of Clark
county, visited Mr.. ard Mrs. Geo.
w. Paisley Sunday.
The Clay City times., 1922-08-03
To kill Stray Dogs

County Judge II. T. Derickson has
received the following communication
from the State Board of Health which
requires officers to destroy all dogs run
ming at large unmuzzled. He asks that
the notice be given wide publicity and
the instructions complied with:
Dear Sir:
"Acting upon the authority conferr-
ed upon it by law, the State Board OF
Health calls your attention to wide
spread epidemic of rabies in dogs in
the State. From counties in almost
every section of the State men, women
and children have been bitten by mad
dogs and large live stock has been SIM
ilarly infected and destroyed.
''In order to prevent widespread
epidemic Of this very dangerous dis
ease, tins Board requests you to imme-
diately issue such instructions to your
subordinates as will cause them to de-
stroy, as painlessly as possible, all
stray dogs found running at large in
any part of your Jurisdiction. There
are now more than sixty individuals
taking the treatment for bites from
rabid animals at the office of;this Board
i'm Louisville, and more than twice as
many other persons are being treated
by their physicians at h ONE. This is a
wholly unnecessary expense and bur-
len to our people and prompt action in
ridding every section Of the State of
stray dogs will Immediately reduce the
ianger.
"All dogs should be considered stray
logs which are at large unmuzzled for
he next sixty days after publication of
his notice in local papers.
"Given under our hands and the seal
If the Board at Louisville this July IA,
922.
l.. l.. McMurtry, President.
4. I. Mccormack, Secretary"
The Clay City times., 1922-08-03

the dogs from having its. Sever.
sl have been killed here from
this cause.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Benning.
field and daughter, Msude, spent
Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs. w.
L. Upton.
jess Adams, Of Cow creek ,
spent Sunday night with Emmii
Gilbert on Cat creek and attend
ed church at Rosslyn.
Willie Allen and son, Rex, re.
turned to North Fork Sunday,
where they ere working at . saw
mill for M. F. Skidmore.
We are having plenty of rain.
Crops of all kinds are fine. Corn
is extra good. Better than has
been here for q long time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Even and
son, Ebben, also Mrs. Eunie Bow.
en- and little son, Dare, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Rupert
Derickson.
Frank Hatton, son of II. Hat.
ton, left Monday for Cincinnati
where he will join the army
again. Frank has been in three
years and svys he likes it fine.
We have been having a big re.
vival at Rosslyn. Bro. Nelson,
our regular preacher, also Bro.
Kidwell, and our presiding elder.
We had some joiners and several
went back to the church. The
meeting held two weeks and big
crowds attended each..night. Bro.
Kidwell has the people studying
about the welfare of their souls
The Clay City times., 1922-08-03
Commissioners Sale.
Powell Circuit Court

Powell Circuit Court
Coca Afford and others Plaintiffs. VS..
Clay Martin Flinchem and others De-
PENDANTS.
Notice OF Sale in Equity
BY virtue of judgment and order of
sale of the Powell Circuit Court. rem
dered at the June Term, 1929, thereof
in the above cause, the undersigned
will on the 9TH day of August, 1922, at
! O'Clock p. M, or thereabout, (being
Court Day } proceed to offer for sale at
Public Auction to the highest bidder.
on credit of six months, at the Court
House door, Stanton, KY, the proper
ty mentioned in the judgment, to-wit:
A tract of land on the waters of Black
Greek IN Powell County, Ky: Bordered
on the North by the lands of Ann Will
Jams and John Curry, and on the East
by the county road, and on the South
by the lands of j. +. Smith and on
the West by the lands of J. F. Smith,
and being the same property conveyed
to said Thomas Martin by Otis Powell
by deed dated 18th day of April. 1918.
Or sufficient thereos to produ Sc s.,
SO ordered to be made.
The purchaser Will be required to
give bond, with approved security, for
the payment of the purchase money, to
have the force and effect of judgment,
bearing interest from the day of sale,
according to law.
Bidders will be prepared to comply
with these terms. A lien will be re-
tanned on the land sold till all the pur-
chase money is paid.
Bond payable to Luther Stephens,
Master Commissioner.
LUTHER STEPHENS,
M. Commissioner Powell G. @
The Clay City times., 1922-08-03
Why People Buy Rat-Snap in
Preference to Rat Poison

(D RAT SNAP absolutely
kills rats and nice. (2) What It
doesn't kill it scares away. (3)
Rats killed with RAT. SNAP
leaves no smell, they dry up in.
side. "a Made in cakes. no mix.
ing with other food. (5) Oats or
dogs won't touch it. Three sizes,
35c. 65c. 81 25. Sold and guarsn.
teed by q. Shimfessel and j. +.
Smith IL 90.
The Clay City times., 1922-08-03
RossIYN.

Mrs. E. p. Moreland and son
were at Rosslyn Saturday shop
ping.
Miss Maude Benningfisld spent
Saturday night with friends at
Rosslyn and attended church.
Misses Fannie Daniel and En-.
ma Grove made q flying trip
down to Mrs. r. M. Morton's
Monday.
These good rains have stopped
The Clay City times., 1922-08-03

X. j. Porter, Sterling, Colo,
writes: 81 suffered with a pain.
full, weak back. AS a travelling
salesman, l had to stoop frequent
ly to pick up my grips and the
pain when l Strengthened up was
awful. | was induced to try Fo.
The Clay City times., 1922-08-03

FARM FOR SALE-Six room house,
barn, out buildings, part in grass, some
wheat, fresh corn land. close to church
and school house. Plenty never fail
ing water. Will sell as whole or in
two tracts. Farm 80 acres. Possession n
to suit purchaser. Call at Times Office.
The Clay City times., 1922-08-03

GRIST MILL for sale--l0 h. p. Sto-
yer gasoline engine mounted on wheels
together with 22-inch under runner
French buhr mill, complete with belt.
]. +. Smith, Clay City, XIV.
The Clay City times., 1922-08-03

Advertisements inserted under this
head at one cents word per insertion.

$500 REWARD-For return Of sor-
rel mare, 8 years old. Small white star
in forehead Heavy tail. Left home
July llth. Reward for return, $500.
Jake Spencer. Beatty vile, Ky.
The Clay City times., 1922-08-03

FOR SALE-Four acres with Broom
house. one mile from Clay City on
gravel road. Good water and out
buildings. Cheap II sold Mt once. APP
ply or address s. M. Stepp, Box 32l,
Ravenna, Ky.
The Clay City times., 1922-08-03
why ] Put Up With Rats for
Years." Writes N. Windsor,
Farmer.

Years ago / bought some rat
poison, which nearly killed our
fine watch dog. II so scared us
we suffered long time with rats
until my neighbor told me about
RAT. SNAP. That's the sure rat
killer and a safe oue." Three
sizes. 35c, 65c, 81 25. Sold and
guaranteed by C. Shimfessel and
j. +. Smith & Go.
The Clay City times., 1922-08-03

FOR SALE-Mendets, to mend all
leaks in cooking utensils. Package Of
IL, 25c; by mail, 28c. Also japanese
oil. f. +. Harris. Clay City, Ky.
The Clay City times., 1922-08-03

ley Kidney Pills. Relief was i'm
mediate. Say, they are great. "
Sold everywhere.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-24
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
Misunderstanding rroiec,ilcs.

Germs which cause the various rospir,,nr,.
Infections such us diphthcria un.um,,uia ar
"orNHa DO not select the ovcrcIothed or cod .
died Victim. or coursc, but they do seem TO
hnd his respiratory mucous membrane. nud
other tissues more Favorable and receptive.
Everybody who is capable of obscryi,,. and
thinking ku"ws that the respiratory inr.,-
lions commonly called colds" prevail chiefly
where temperature or climate Is mild and
loss where It j. severe or cold Ebr ins,rco
there is NOR" Imrurnonin nor ,bous,ua nor
sons in South carolina than In Minnesota
more In Missouri than In Montana more i'm
'iah than Nebraska. according to United
states mortality statistics Thcr. AR. ma,
statistics available /" show that these rrspiru-
tory diseases prevail NOR" extensively among
persons who ,udGlc their bodies With excess.
stvc or unnecessary clothing and live ana
work in "vcrhcHtcd rooms in tho winter hnt
even The old-timc doctors who used To ascribe
To cold or exposure contrihutary eject CON
'ed"d that c"ddling and overhcating rendered
People more susceptible 20 the alleged effects
az exposure.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-24
TuN-ENcnnt Srruliiirs

DETURNS from the Federal income lax
have not met Treasury expectations
based on estimated receipts at the begin
ming Of the fiscal year. One explanation
offered is that too much money has been
invested i'll taX-eXcmpt State and munich
pal securities. The tendency to escape
onerous taxes through such Investments
has steadily increased since tile war To
meet the situation the administration
wants Congress to submit a constitutional
amendment giving ii power TO TAX such
securities as may in future be issued There
is no inconsderablc sentiment in the coun-
Try that supports this proposal
The New York World argues that CON
grcss needs no such new grant of power
To effect that purpose. 1t contends that
such authority already exists in the iu-
come tax amendment TO The Constitution.
This amendment reads: The Congress shall
have power to lay and collect taxes ON i'm
comes. from whatever sources derived.
without apportionmcnt among the several
states. and without regard to any census
or enumeration" The language, "incomos
from whatever sources derived" the World
argues, r"nders unnecessary any further
grant OF power To Congress 10 cuahln II
"a levy tax on such securities True il
was ruled that Federal judges in onicc
at tn" time OF the enactment of the income
tax law could not he made subject To The
tax. since the imposition OF the tax would
nave resulted III a reduction of their sal
aries and such reduction cannot be- made
during their continuance in Office. Hut
this limitation is based. it is explained not
on the character Of the income 10 be taxed
but on the status OF the person receiving
the income"
The World has replied with much force
aud effectiveness to all criticisms of its
IL al ,IN. "a