Year: 1876

the seacOast from the interior would neither confns


their purchases their visit to Philadelphia; that
| for the most part they would come with money
| expecting to buy; and that seeing attractive


things in the Fair, they would be brought into the


notion of buying. The opposite belief was how
ever, quite common; the notion being that the


visitors to the Fair would spend all their spare cash
in Philadelphia and then hurry home. II is now


becoming apparent that the first Of these views yas


the correct one and our merchants, especially those
in retail trades anticipate an early Fall business


obbers report that the choice goods which they ara
now opening to view meet ready sale. The total
volume of trade already shows an increase that is
due to the purchasesof out-of-tOwn buyers With
cooler weather. very considerable accession Of


business seems assured


That struggling congregation of wooden buildings
which, when notsubmergeI by high water calls itself
the city of East st. Louis, suddenly finds itself CON-
PEELED to get along without any police or subordi-
nate officers, the Mayor having been compelled to
dismiss them all for want Of funds. The same coz.
sttutiona provision which has caused Chicago to
default on its certificates, and which has brought
wretchedness to many an official household in Iii.
nois. is the cause of the upturning at East
St. Louis The people refuse to pay taxes;
tbe courts say that the assessments are uncOn-
stitutional and therefore the voters are invited to
euard their own houses, light and clean their own
streets and put out Aer own fires On the whole,
this seems to be good arrangement. There is a
small town in New-Jersey where the people do not
dare to establish fire police department, lest
there might be found use for both. Thus far the
town has never had a fire or Il theft A great many
cities could get along marvel0usly well without any
city government if they only knew it. The defect
in the East ST. Louis arrangement IS that the Mayor
also does not resign.


This ia n fast age. The fact was exemplifed tho
other day on an open car OF the Gates-aYe. line,
BROOKLYN. Three young women OF respectable ap-
pearaTcc took possession OF one Of the rear seats
usually reserved for smokers When the ear started
each drew from her pocket cigar, obtained light
and proceeded to smoke with the utmost equanimty.
Nothing else about their conduct or speech was Of
doubtful or unusual import. They smoked all The
way TO their destination. distance of nearly three
miles In general il is sad sight when an American
ojrl takes lighted cigar between her teeth, even
she does not make . mistake as to which end goes in.
But IN this instance there were unpleasant results
opporent The smokers rather seemed to enjoy them
selves. OF cour5c the other passengers on the car
made invdous remarks; but probably they were not
believers III wOman's progress.


correspondent says he has been told that an or
dnance exists forbidding licensed vendors from cali
ing their wares in such tones as make night ana
day bideous in most large cities; but we regret 10
add he has been unable 10 find it, We have not been
more successful. The Police Board are supposed TO
have an attorneys is it not possible that he can
spare time from bis political labols 10 hunt mp this
law and advise The Board to enforce It'll The calls OF
these venders are annoying to those who are COM
peled TO sleep late land it is there the editorial shoe
pinches) and not nfreqGcntly seriously affect tho
condition of invalids who require rest. NO modern
European city would tolerate such mexcuS&p!e
nusances.


The telegraph pole is become new terror OF
city life What with street cars and rotten poies
existence becomes an uncertain expcii.
ment indeed. And the frequency Of injury and
death by such means may be urged rs a new argu-
ment in favor of elevated roads and underground