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__________Jr____ T1I0S. J. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1895. VOL. LX. NO. 19. ~ The bioycle, it is paid, has very se? riously injured the business of Denver (Col.) street cars. The Bishop of Londou says ibafc bo would be glad to seo the women in all cases holding the franchise on tho same terms as men. The present Lords of tho Admiralty in England are giving the new pro tected cruisers very effective name*. Three aro to be called tho Arrogant, the Furious and Vindictive. Tho proverbial needle in a haystack was found by a cow in Watertown, S. D., a week or two ago. Tho clever ness of tho animal's performance of the hitherto thought iinpsssthlo feat is perhaps marred because of the funt that she was not hunting for it. Tho unfortunate animal found the needle with her tongue while munching ree l, but a veterinary surgeon removed it without serions injury to her. Travelers in Maine say that a sur prising number of thc "abandoned farms'' of tho Stato have been re-oc cupied this year, and that tho new tenants appear not to bo mero casual residents, who have occupied th? places ns n tramp might put np for n while in au empty house, but indus trious farmer?, who are brightening Up tho old farms in a marmor tlmt iu dicates they have come there lo t>tay. "Donbtless that is but another evi dence of the letuming prosperity thai is brightening up the whole country," comments the New York Sun. Tho principal part of tho cut oi spruce on the Androscoggin Liver in Maino is now consumed by the pulp mills. Bangor lumberman say the pulp mills of tho Peuuobscot devour the equivalent of 50,000,000 feet sprnco logs each year, with also new. pulp mills in process of construction. IToo. Charles A. Milliken, Mayor of Augusta, says thc mills are using fifty millions of spruce each year on tho Keunebec for pulp. About 25,000,000 feet spruce logs are converted into pulp on the Merrimack Biver in New Hamp shire, while moro than twice that amount is annual!}' needed to supply the FQlp and paper mills ou tho Con necticut River. Great is wood pulp. According to the latest Eug:ish census there are 250,000 persons in Great Britain receiving Jucomes of SI000 "each,"and 2,000,000 persons incomes of $500 a year. There aro 123,000 families in tho United King dom having incomes of more than $25,000. In tho United States there are some -1,000,000 families or about 2,000,000 persons, whoso income ?re at least $2000 a year and more than 10,000 families with incomes of over $25,000. Considering tho difference in population between the two countries, it is clear, to the Atlanta Constitution, that the United States contains the greater number of rich peoplo and a more nearly equal distri bution of wealth. Sr-ys the Philadelphia Bress: The gift of ?500,000 to tho University of Pennsylvania by Provost Charles C. Harrison is one more evidcuo of the great liberality that has so far in irked the last decade of the niue teen th ccu tury. At no time in tho history ol mankind have such large sums of monoy bceu piven to further educa tion, art and philanthropy. It has been a period of vast enterprises and of marvelous money making. The Chicago Tribune prints a table of the gifts made since January 1,-including individual sums exceeding $1000. lt did not include Provost Harrison's gift, as it bad not then been an nounced. Adding that, thc table will stand ns follows : January.. .?1.C9S.W11 May. ... $4,239,300 February... 1.873,300 j Juno to dat-; 1,075,000 March. 736,530 I - April.. .. 1,311,100! Total 910,964.150 Here is a magnificent total of nearly $11,000,000 given away in a little over five months, of which $1,575,000 has gone to colleges and universities, $1,593,000 to hospitals, $789,000 to churches and $208,000 to libroriee, while tho remaining $3,76$, 400 baa been distributed among museums, art galleries and charities. It is a total which has probably never been sur passed, and which will make tho first half of 1895 a red-letter period in generous giving. Strange Facts Abon: the Hands. It is a strange fact that tho right hand, which is more sensible to tho touch than the left, is less sensible than the latter to tho effect of heat or cold. If you dip both hands simulta neously into two bowls of water of equal temperature, tho left will expe rience the higher sensation of bout, and this will happen even if thc ther mometer shows that ths water in the left bowl is in reality a true colder than the water iu the right ono. The reverse happens in tho ca^e of persous who are left-ban le 1. -New York Dis patch. A Fal I li I ul I) ?g. Rufus M. Merrill, a^o.l seventy nine, a well-known ship builder, while walking ou the Portland and Rochester Road at Portland, Me., was struck by an engine and received in juries from the effect of which ho died two hours later. His do/, his con stant companion for many yeats, tried to drag his master from the track, and had both hindi:-;* cut off. Blr. Merrill seemed more eohcprnel about his dog than himself,-Trenton (N*. J.) Arreri? pea MAKING "BIKES.' A SHORT TRIP THROUGH A CI CYCLK FACTORY. A Bicj'olc lias Four Principal Parts -IIo-w Weight ls Saved Some of thc Machin ery Used. JUST where to stnrt in telling how a wheel is made is a dif ficult thing, Kirra the Chi cago Times-Herald. In tho making they (dart in a dozen places cr moro nt once. In a general way there aro four different parts to a bicycle-tho wheels, thc frame which acts as the connecting support for nil, the ruuning gear omi the steering npparntus. Currying the analysis farther, the wheels nie made up of spoke?, hubs, rims, tires, spoke nipple?, ball valves, cups uud cones, and tho washers that go with them. The frame is composed of thc diamond shape set of tubes that join the wheels together, the hoad through which runs tho steering tube, tho rear fork, the seat post and the crank hanger. Thc steering tube, the fork sides around the front wheel, tho fork crown and thc balls, cup and cones on which the steering tubes turn. The running gear takes in tho pedals and crank which operate on the sprocket wheels, the chain which connects them and carries thc driving power and the ball bearings on which theso things re volve. Tho saddle is also a necessity which properly belongs with the frame. These are tho minuto part6 of tho wheel, and each separate piece, wheth er big or little, requires separate handling mauy timos over before it finaiK enters into tho make-np of a completo wheel. Each piece passes through numerous bauds beforo it is D110P PRESS AT WOBK CUT' finished, each person who handles it taking it a little nearer completion. In makiug tho rims for wheels,, for instance, the workman lintis his ma terial in a sheet of steel four feet broad, perhaps, and twenty feet long, ??c puts it into a cutter that rips it into proper widths and then cuts it to requisite lengths. From there each ; piece is sent through a machine that i bends it into circular form and on through others that turu up tho edges into concave shape to bold the rubber tire. When that is done the two cuds i aro brazed together, holes arc drilled ] for thc spokes and tho rim is complete except for the nickeling and polish ing. Tho spoke, speke nipples*, hub and washers are all handled separately. With thc new method of making thc MACHINE FOE TRUING UP HIMS. frames comes the greatest reduction in the weight of wheels. Instead of us ing small bars of solid steel, as for merly, light, hollow steel tubing is employed. This lessens the weight without sacrificing tho strength, for a tube of steel is said to bo stronger than a solid of tho same weight. In making the joints, too, there is a great saving of weight. Instead of the old heavy castings and reinforcements, the joints are now brazud, ono pieco into the other, which add3 strength and decreases tho weight. In placo of the heavy castings used, for instance, in the fork crown, a vital part of the machine, drop forgings are now em ployed to the increase of strength and safety and the decrease also of weight. In making the running gear the greatest care is exercised, both in workmanship and the selection of ma terial. Each pieco is handled a dozen times, made with the utmost precision, tested for every possible strain, and not put into a wheel without every as surance that it will bc able to perform its function properly. Special ma chinery is used for most of it, and tho best of skilled workmen arc cmpJoyod. If there is but one part about a wheel that requires particular treatment it is the running gear, and it gets it. A great deal of tho machinery used is automatic, and can by operated by boys and girls. The making of oil caps, for instance, and the many nuts < and rivets used in a wheel is done by i machines that bite off pieces of steel, i turn them about a few times on auto matic ]athe.?, and thou tbrow them GIItLS EMPLOYED AEOCT LIGITTEK TASKS. out finished and complete. Sprocket wheels ore mada in this way. First they are cut iu circular form from a plato of steel by a heavy drop ham mer, then strung together in lots of a dozen or more in a machino whoso teeth eat out spaces in the rims and make the notches, ono row at a timo, on which tho propelling chain turns. Saddles aro first cut ont of bit sides of leather, soaked and put through a lot of forms, till they are pressed into tho proper shape. Most of the work is dono by girls. Putting tho spokes in hub and wheel is a puzzling job, which has been well learned by a lot TING COLD SHEET STEEL. of boys, and they do it as well as men. Putting tires in tho rims is simply a trick, too, but they tell you at tho fac tory they will give anyone a wheel who can pull an iutlatod tiro away from thc rim. The enameling, nick eling and polishing of tho different parts are done by the same processes always used in finishing the same sort of material in tho samo way. The assembly-room is tho place where all the parts como aud are put together. Each part is there tested ugain for every kind of strain it will have to bear, lt isn't possible to see the making of any particular wheel in one day, and you cau't get "ono while you wait," as you could i^et silk haudkerhhiof? at tho World's Fair. It is interesting to seo the process, how ever, and ono who has tho opportuni ty should embrace it. Elcciricity as a JIaircu?tcrc Two strikingproofsof the eagerness of tho public to avail itself of any elec trical improvement were recently af forded. An electrical journal pub lished an article ou a comb which wheu passed through the hair would cut it and singe it at tho eamo instant by means of the contact of a platinum wiro stretched across it, to which enr rcut could bc admitted on pressure of a button at the other end of tho comb. As a direct result of this articlo tho manufacturers of tho device received 372 letters aud eighty-four postals, aud their gross sales in a little over i month were nearly $1000. iQ regard to a device for generating electricity direct from coal, which was described in another journal, the inventor had 800 letters.-New York Times. GREAT NOVELIST BJORNSTJERN One of tbe prime movers of the agi in for tho separation of Norway fro lovelist, Bjorn8tjerne Bjornson. With incessantly to bring about the jadepom A Famous OM Store. Tho famous old "Bluo Store" in Boxbary, Mass., will soon be torn down. During Colonial times General Warren, ii is said, occupied ono floor of thc old building ns a dwelling. When undergoing repairs a number of yearn ago, one of tho salesmen, Martin F. Curley, found among the rafters au old military coat with gold buttons, and one of the old residents claimed then that it was General Warren's coat.-Now York World. Ml - A Japanese Methodist Church. Tho first Japanese church in America has been dedicated ia San Francisco. Its outside is of birch, plaster and wood-corviug. Its congregation con sists of 300 Japanese Methodists, with a few Japanese girls of various sizes in chnrgo of Miss Hewitt as chaperon. Inside there is a strip of Japanese matting in the aisle and chairs take tho place of regular seats. The pulpit has a gay red carpet, and there is a red curtaiu between tho choir and the audience. There aro Japaneso vases of dull blue pottery with a 6tork de sign full of flowers. The audience room is plastered in the natural color, and the ceiling is finished with rafters that show. Tho windows hove dia monds panes and aro unstained, ex cept one, which is a memorial to Dr. Otis Gibson, tho first pastor of the FIRST JAPANESE CHURCH ns AMERICA. church. The organ is somotimos a couple of notes ahead or behind, but that makes no difference with tho fer vor of the singing. Tho church its is in tho upper story. Below are tho chapel, school-room and offices, with the dormitories of the mission in tho rear. The mission boys have intelligent, woll-bred faces. A Dog With a Wooden Leg. lt is a wonderful dog, or, rather, she has a wonderful log, which at tracted much attention whou silo was SHE nAS A BROOMSTICK LEO. on view at the aquarium dog show in London. It was made for her by her owner, Edward Mosely, of Regent street, rather more than a year ago, and is probably, says tho London Sketch, the first instance of anything beyond a broomstick or pin log, so to speak, being made for one of tho lower ani mals. Practical. Farmer Jones-"What hov yoi lamed at collego, son?" Son-"Why, dad ! I can throw tho hammer further than any one there." Farmer Jones-"Thet's good. I guess yer'U hov no trouble in gittin' er job in er blacksmith's shop then." J udge. AND AGITATOR. E DJOTINSON. tatiou now being so fiercely carried rn Sweden is the great Scandinavian his pen and his voice ho js laboring dence ol (ho Norwegians. ^ A SUMMER BRIDE. DAINTY DRESSES MADE FOR A FASHIONABLE^ WEDDING. Tho Bridesmaids1 Toilets, 3Iorninif Dresses, Afternoon Frocks nnd Dainty Notions In Lawns Hats and Parasols Match. IT FASHION writer has had / \ a view of the trousseau of a ; wealthy New York bride in <?~ the rooms of a metropolitan modiste. She says : First wo saw tho bridesmaids' toilets, and they were dainty and simple to n degree, which made them moro artistic than modish -there is a groat diSerencc, you J FOIt UOBNBra WEAH. know.' It is to be a whito and yellow wedding, with yellow roses a3 tho flowers. Thej frocks were of white mousselino de sofie, over wfiito satin, and the skirts^ were absolutely uutrimmed. Around thc bottom was a deep hem PAINTY EYE] reaching half-way to the knees. The soft, full waist had immense bouffant sleeves .to thc olbow and was drawn down over the whito satiu lining with a slight fullness in the front ; while tho collar was a frillod band of tho mousseline with rosettes at either s ido. Around the waist was drawn a broad yellow satin sash-a regular old fashioned broad sadi-and it tied in a full bow at the back. This touch was so charming and original, as tho sash for many a day has not been in vogue. 1 liked it, but madame said: "Wait until you sec ail tho other appointments." The slippers and gloves were in ono box with the hosiery. Tbo slippers were of yellow satin, with tiny rhine stone buckles, and the yellow-silk stockings were embroidered in yellow roses, while thc glove-j were of white glace kid-tho newest fashion, but I do not think it will bo a success. The hats wero large Leghorns, picturesquely trimmed with white plumes and loug, narrow buckles at tho side. These six frocks wero made exaotly alike, and this shows artistic sense, for to have two bridesmaids in one color and two moro in another, and so on, is a horror too often per petrated. Tho great trailing train was swept across tho cloth, and wo Baw tho bridal robe-a perfectly plain whito dress of the heavy bride-satin, as it is called. It was fastened in the bask, and a bertha of rare old lace wan drawn across the shoulders and tied in a knot; ftt the bust with short ends reaching the waist. It was most quaint, and I asked madame if it was not an unusual wedding gown. Her reply was : "Yes, but we thought it would bo a little bit original to have Miss - gowned in thin artistic way on tho day of tho wedding. Sbe is au ex quisitely beautiful girl of the English type aud her wedding will take place at her mother's country place up the Hudson." Tho frock waa absolutely antrim mod, but ono did not wish it otherwise. The \ ci\ was to bo of the name laco as tho bertha, both being heirlooms, and a diamond sunburst wuB to fasten it directly iu front, but no other jewels were to be worn. Tho traveling gown and several of tho prettiest of those just completed were "exhibited next. The goiug-oway dress was a pretty brown crepon, made with just a touch of white, and aB thc journey was only to be from ono country placo to another it was not necessary for the nena! scvore cloth dress to be worn. This brown crepon was very dainty and the arrangement of tho bodice especially pleasing. Thc rutiles of crepon on tho sleeves were an innovation, and were piped with ? whito satin falliug from elbow to wrist. The full Piquiu blouse had a narrow piping of the white on either side of the front box plait, while the collar hod a bang of the while placed directly iu the middle aud was covered with a brown net. The hat tn rom pleto the costume was ? brown rough j straw of the .'-nilor shape, and III? i white satin rosettes aud brown trim- ; ming of quills, with narrow roll of vel- i vet, was very pretty, Pale tan suede j gloYptf pud a parasol of brown, with a j white handle, were tho finishing touches. In tho way of morning gowns, three were absolutely the prettiest nnd most summery toilets I have yet seen. One was a very sheer pink and white striped lawn, niodo with a trimming of narrow yellow lace, used both as an edging and iusertioa. The skirt had seven banks of insertion placed on the deep Spanish ruflie, reaching to the knee, and the bodice had a full blouse front, strapped with lace, while tho sleeves were the leg-o'-mutton shape, with no adornment. Tho belt fastenod to tho skirt, which was worn over the bodice, was of a pink and white ribbon, and tho collar was also fashioned of this, fastening at thc back with a small bow. A red and white giugharawith white accessories was remarkably chic, and the red was a pure cerise. Of the three my favorite was a green and white-a palo apple-green, with heavy whito flowers scattered all over the green ground. Over a silk lining of thc same shade of green the effect was charming, and yet it was a dress not to be easily described. It seemed a mass of soft folds and stiff bows, witli a tench of coquetry looking out through tho knots ot ribbon placed around tho collar in a perfect frill. One of the prettiest afternoon toil ets was a gray crepon, with accessories of white. Yes, a;?in whito, and it is not an exaggeration to say that out of ten frocks eight havo white as a trim ming. lt is so very popular that, al though it is so easily Hoiled, dress maker and dress wearer are in favor of it, changing tho ribbon often threo times during the seasou. It is uover used lavishly, so that collar, belt and cuffs CHU bo renovated without much expense or effort. A driving capo of gray satin completed this afternoon costume, and tho daintiest of toques, just touched with a spruy of green foliage, was tho head ornament. Sev eral beautiful parasols there were also to match, and a pretty neck pieco of roses was particularly fetching with ti stiff black and rose silk gown. I?D?O COW'X. TRIMMINGS FOI? n.VTS AXD n0X>*ETS. Redundancy of trimming seems tc remain the rule with hats and bonnets aud is often to bo regretted, as the combination which the average mil liner affects is anything but pretty or becoming. One would expect that children's hats would be made nn ex ceptiou to this rule, but even the little ones are loaded down with masses of flowers, feathers and ribbons until they actually look like caricatures. For tho little children hugo poke hairnets are thc latest styles sho^n. Hoses arc the Howers chieliy in re quest for tho trimming of bonnets and huts, with gorlands and bunches Cine SAMOU HAT. of green leaves. Upright decorations tire very much in vogue, and hats ore st ill used with tho Alsatian bow or with clusters of flowers at the side, but something in tho shape of an aigrette is generally added and this chaugos their effect very much. Many milliuers uso tho green aig rette, which they insert in a mass of green leaves and make very effective. Others uso foliage surmounted by a few half-open buds, and I have seen such Howers as double stocks and hyacinth?, which by nature are very erect, used as tho upright trimming, while tho brim of the hat was loaded with ivy aud periwinkle leaves. TJUUMrcra rou SKI HTS. Skirts aro showing more trimming with every new importation. One skirt hus l wo Huted rutilus arrauged in deep scallops, the points of tho scal lops finished with rosette bows. An other skirt, has a ten-inch, Hut, side plaited riifH'j. Another a four-inch band of Greoiau embroidery at tho hem. Another has wide bauds of gal loon just nbovo the hem. And yet an other o four-inch ll nish of embroidery just above the braid. In Bru/.il there are said to be 300 languages mid dialects spoken by the 1 Another victim from tight lacing is reported from Liverpool. The Queen of the Belgians keeps a stud of 150 thoroughbred horses. There aro 8,5SG,000 grown women in France, while Austria has 9,G30, 000. A lady athlete is preparing to make an attempt to swim across the English Channel. Queen Victoria's continental trip last spring only cost$52,OOO, as against ?70,000 last year. Bine serge snits are m ade with box plaited bodices, the plaits edged with detachable needlework frills. Lady Wilde is said to be dying of a broken heart, and her friends say that she see will never see her son again. Senator Brice's daughters are plan ning a tour through Franco mounted on bicycles and provided with kodaks. The best bicycle sino for women is a broad-soled, low-heelod affair having a seam along tho middle of tho front. A woman's colnmn writer advises the girls to pick out a husband by the condition of his linen and his finger nails. Rev. Anna Shaw, of Boston, is out with a declaration in favor of the ap pointment of women as Polica Com missioners. The Woman's Club as an organ of womanhood, nonpartisan, nonpoli tical, nonproscriptive in civil affairs, is a Chicago idea. W. C. Stivers, of Lancaster, Ky., is suing Miss Catherine West, a hand some school teacher, for $500 for breach of promise. Lady Mary Wortly Montague was large and masculine, both in appear ance and demeanor. She could not be termed a beauty. Mrs. Nancy Rider, of Albion, Me., recently celebrated ner ninety-fifth birthday by spining two knots of yarn and piecing some patchwork. It is estimated that of the total sum raised for the support of the Protest ant churches of this country over one third is now procured by the efforts or labors of women. Miss Myra Reynolds and Miss W. C. France received the degree of Ph. D. at the commencement of Chicago Uni versity. They are th<? first ladies to take the degreee there. Miss Mary Cary Thomas was nomi nated for one of the alumnae trus tees of Cornell University. She is the first woman to be eo honored in any of the great universities. Dr. Mary Harris Thompson, who died suddenly in Chicago a few days since, was a surgeon of remarkable ability, and was the founder of the <BM-ga Wp?*ni fr?r wpjnen aud chil dren. A Brcoklyn . woman fell out of a fonrth-story window the other day. She was not much hurt, and her first question when she recovered her breath was whother her bonnet was on straight. Mrs. Harlan is said to be almost as large physically as her husband, the Supreme Court Justice, who is six feet two inches tall, and when together in public they naturally attract a great deal of attention. Miss Nellie Temple, who graduated at Vassar in 1892, has been engaged by the University of Leipsig to assisi Dr. Rakel, its American professor of history, in the preparation of a his tory of tho United States. A memorial to the late Christina Rossett is to bo sot up in Christ Church, Woburn Square, London, which she attended for nearly twenty years. The form of thc memorial has not been determined on. Mrs. Sarah Stephan, an aged widow, of Kingston, N. Y., has fallen heir to $28,000,000 by the death of her brother Michael Haven, in England. He ran away from home at the age of sixteen, went to Australia and amassed this im mense fortune. Girls employed in the crepe manu facture are under a curious contract not to engage in any housework after their hours of labor. The reason is least their hands become coarse and unfitted for the delicate nature of their employment. Julia Ward Howe thinks the woman's club is the distinctive feature of con temporary intellectual development. She says : "Once it was the eccentric woman who belonged to a club, now it ia the eccentric woman who does not belong to a club." Frau Mario Harder, a Danish lady, has published a volume called "Yule Star." In this there is nothing won derful, but tho publication becomes somewhat interesting when one hears tbat it is her debut, and that Fru Harder is seventy years old. Mme. Rowstowska, of Lille, France, is 112 yeurs old. She served as the cantiniero of a Polish regiment dur ing the Russian campaign, was twelve times under firo, received three wounds and was decorated with the si Iver 2IOBS. She has survived her fif teen children. General Spinner, when Treasurer of tho United States, was the first to nominate woraon to positions in a Government Department. Ho ap pointed seven women to clerkships in 1862. It is proposed to erect a monu ment to him with tho contributions of the women olerks in tho departments at Washington. On her way back from Capo Martin to Farnborough the ex-Empress Eugene, of France, stayed for a time in Paris and drovo through the Tui leries Gardens. No ono recognized the pale-faced lady dressing in mourn ing as she drove by the site of what was once tho royal abodo where ah3 entertained nearly every sovoroign in Europe. Miss Francis Willard's example in learning to ride tho bicycle bids fair to be imitated by many other women of mature years. The Kev. Phoebe A. llanaford, of New York, who has left her first youth some distance behind her, is practicing with tho wheel, and Mme. Hanna Kor.my, of Syria, has become so far infected with Occiden tal ideas that she, too, is taking bl? cycle ?mojx?. Are you taking SIMMONS LIVER REG ULATOR, the "KING OP LIVER MEDI CINES ?" That is what our readers want, and nothing but that It is the same old friend to which the old folks pinned their faith and were never dis appointed. But another good recom mendation for it is, that it is BETTER THAN PILLS, never gripes, never weak ens, but works in such an easy and natural way, just like nature itself, that relief comes quick and sure, and one feels new all over. It never fails. 1 Everybody needs take a liver remedy, and everyone should take only Sim mons Liver Regulator. ' Bc sure you get it. Tile Ked Z is on the wrapper. J. H. Zeilin & Co., Philadelphia. MONEY IN ORGAN GRINDING. Skillful Organ Grinders Make from $5 to $10 a Day. Reliable statistics show that more money is paid to the organ grinders who furnish street music to New s Yorkers than is paid for the grand opera season at the Metropolitan Opera House. In lino weather a singlo organ grinder frequently makes as high a $10 a day, and some times the amount ho receives exceeds this figure. Two hundred and fifty licenses have be?n issued in New York this year to organ grinders. The license is $1 a year, and an ordinance passed two years ago limits the number of . our street musicians to 300. But the law is not very rigidly enforced, and the octual number of organs about town at present far exceeds this number. Like all other professions, that of the organ grinder at "times suffers from depression, but on the wholo it is surprisingly profitable. The most profitable audiences are usuallly Wand in saloons, and next to these the organ grinder prefers the fashion able neighborhoods. Tho most enthusiastic audiences are to bo found, however, in the crowded streets on the East side. An enterprising Italian can usually manage to pi ay before as many as aOO audiences in a single day, and sometimes he plays much oftener. .-TJia_jaMnIac^n^._of hand organs has also grown into a voryi/npurtuiht*^' industry. A single piano organ mounted on wheels is sold from #150 to $250. The organ builder usually rents organs out by tho day. It seldom happens that the ambitious musician is at first able to buy an organ for himself. The largo organs are rented out for $1 and tho smaller ones for 50 cents a day. A now cylinder of tunes for an organ costs about $10. The grinder, however, seldom feels called upon to change his repertory. The cheapest organs-those which play one or two tunes, such as '.Home, Sweet Home " and "Yankee Doodle"-are usually sold to blind members of the profession, or to tho very poor-looking old women who sit ali day long in some sheltered door way . Tho next step in the procession is to own ono of tho box-liko organs which tho organ grinder carries about with him. Those aro usually sup plied with a stout stick, which is used as a supporting leg, while the Italian's two legs complete the tripod. These organs make a very heavy load to carry about all day, and a moro popular form is tho organ mounted on a small wagon. Those aro ofton made up by using a child's express or toy wagon. The most improved form in hand organ con struction is the regular piano organ mounted on a specially prepared truck. At present the street music of New York is supplied- entirely by these noisy instruments. About two years ago a law was passed doing away with all street music. The street band disappeared at this time, and so did the familiar organ grinder's monkey, but public opinion restored the street organ. The Italians are a very frugal peo ple, and in time the organ grinder usually accumulates enough money in a short time to buy an organ for himself. After this point is reached tho Italian's fortune is practically assured. As in every other business there are some unsuccessful organ grinders, but tho percentage of such is said to bo very small. In many cases, howe ver, tho organ is used simply as an ex cuso for beg ging. The organs used for this pur- * pose usually play only v cry dismal tunes which, it is supposed, will put the passerby in a proper spirit for almsgiving. In more than one instance it has been found that a forlorn looking child lias been b orrowed to sit besido the organ to ox cite sympathy. Some of tho most profitable organs are those which aro decorated with a tin cup at th-i well known "I am blind" sign In some cases a stock of shoe strings or of lead pencils is added to the outfit. . . r*ARXS nas tno greatest numner or tailors, paperhangers, dressmakers, wigmakers, lawyers and authors; London has more hackdrivers, engi neers, printers, booksellers and cooks than any other city; Amsterdam has most "cranks collecting anything" and u sere rs of any city; Brussels is the town of rogues and smoking chil-* dren; Naples thc town of "Lazza ronis:" Berlin of soldiers and beer drinkers; Vienna of musicians; Flor ence of flower g-rls' Lisbon of por ters; St. Petersburg of adventurers; Constantinople of idle officials.