The evening world. Newspaper, December 9, 1903, Page 8

THE WORLD: WEDNESDAY EVEN CLEANED EARLY Deputy Police Commissioner _ Piper'Issues Special Orders to Patreimen, Directing Them to, See that Rules Are Enforced. | _ OFFENDERS TO BE ARRESTED. | Public Health Is Endangered by the Practice of Sweeping the Side- walks Late In the Morning, Espe- “‘elally In the Finer Districts. orders were sent out to-day to! | precinct commanders by Deputy Po-| ‘Commissioner Piper regarding the ent of the regulations concern- the Siebrand and cleaning of side-! Many complaints have been re-| ved at the Street Cleaning Depart- it about the laxity displayed in ing especially in the’ sections, and the at-| ‘Cttion of the Police Department was) to them. 5H of the Greater New York) eharter xives to the Street-Cleaning | ‘Commissioner “cognizance and control” bE the sweeping of all sidewalks, but that the police shall enforce| city orfinances. These specify that peek sweeping and cleaning shall between the hours of 12 mid- and § A: M. pS mr to be) to the various platoons, Deputy “Complaint has been made to this de-| r that the ordinances regarding | Care of sidewalks are not being Properly. Special attention of bers of the force is hereby calied im, arid it ls expected that all vio- Will be reported at once by any end that a continuation of! offense will result in arrest of the Special Orders Sent. As tho most flagrant viblations have been in the finer residential sections of city, extra orders were sent to Po- Capt. Kemp at the West Sixty- Wireet station, and to the Bast seventh street precinct. The pa- Were told to be especially vigi- tn these precinots. Piper said to an Evening World | that even the very health of eity populace was endangered by Practice of aweeping sidewalks late ‘the morning, while persons were pass- On thelr way to work. Microbes it Might cause eerious disease were Up and pas: yy Were compelled the noxious id infectious dust. fAlthough the présent administration be in power only a part of a month * agid Capt. Piper, “it is hoped , We can get things fixed so that the ‘work will xo on. It is really neces- for the ¢ity's health that the Ing of sidewalks be discontinued hours when people are thronging in addition to the discomfort | 9x] je sailing of clothing the Broating of dust, even if it be clean dirt 6 poorer sections of the city the cored sary because | gre Bets bp early. In ibe better fons ites, ia later he legal, hours | ‘prescr! er grea' ought, an the health and comfort of oltizens ‘were Sonsidered. icy aces Delay the Work. 4 simple thing to issue special orders for, but it. 1s one of the fipst important at that. Many servants meee Tobe after their inside work | sj ne, and even after the i oun have eosin cleaned. This keeps dust flying all day—the very thing ols § city puthorities ere trying to, stop. must stop; it will stop. Every wiolation will be reported to precinct | commanders, and a continuance will re- sult rests and finings in the police vy one who has oocasion to travel | knows full well | me ir clothing, but, ie added, none can | 1S LS MO | | the Maste~ Eugene Scudder, eon of Ben- Jamin N. Scudder, of No, 92 Garfeld place, Brooklyn, haa been selected as soprano soloist at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Fifth avenue aut For- ty-fifth street. Young Scudder attends the Commer- cial High School in Brooklyn, and {s an unusually gifted boy. He is studying the violin and piano, besfdes having an exceptionally fine voloe of exquisite rich- ay NEW SOPRANO SOLOIST FOR CHURCH OF THE HEAVENLY REST. ' ‘OLD FOLKS TESTIFY. 1 VINOL WORTH $1,000 TO A.J, BAKER, The Aged and All Sons end Daugh- | ters of Aged opie In New York City Shouk_ Be Interested. Mr. A. J. Baker, of Locust Evansville, Ind,, writes: ‘I believe there is |no other medicine equal to Vinol for elderly people. I would nog take $1,000 for the ood {t has done me, 16 makes strength for the aged as no other medicine seems to do, and invigorates the whole system. Vinol was |first recommended to me for a bad courh, | | which T could not seem to get rid of. Vinol not only cured my cough put ft made me strong and well, and I enthusiastically in- dorse Vinol. ‘The Riker Co., ome well-known drugeifts, when interviewed sd regard to tits matter, said: “We have never sold in our store such a wonderful vitalizer and strength- | maker for the aged as Vinol; it 1s nature's | remedy for the rick, the weak and the axed. “"Vinol owes its virtue and great medici- nal power to the fact that it contains in a highly concentrated form nll the active A, J. BAKER. curative properties of cod liver ofl. without ‘a drop of the nauseating crease which char- acterizes old-fashioned cod liver oll and emulsions. Den P Io SC Te eas and sweetness, combining with its Purity a certain fulnes of tone rarely found among boy singers. His gentle- manly manners and pleasing personality make him a favorite The Church of the Heavenly Rest has obtained three boys in succession from elasg First came Earle Gu- [Pgheonllag she moted boy Chall ard fens cha: nein ot nein ot Bia voice, ta ‘now ‘nlsoeed- “Hully chee! coin!" Newsboys, cabmen, actors and other Broadway loungers gathered about the individual who had caused the ox- clamation and looked at him in sure It's Morgan! Pipe de John Meehan, the Billionaire!” he cried. ‘Have a wad of money with me. It's real! It’ where in the Unton. with yo! But despite the faot that he had a roll of bills and offered gold-backed twenties to any who would take them, not a man accepted. They were all afraid Being confirmed @roadwayites, they feared a string, and no man in the crowd would take a chance of being Inughed at. ‘After it was all over they were sorry they spurned the generous offer, The money was real and the man who had it really wanted to give it away. Meehan is a dreamer, While tending furnaces on the upper west side for several years he has dreamed of un- Imited wealth and the pleasure he would have giving it away when it came to him, He saved ‘his money am’ finally wad grew to such proportions | that he figured his dream had come true, ‘Then he started to give It away. | his of her health, _ AN ODD INVENTION. Pian to Stop Big Steamships with a Brake. | Shipping circles all over the world will | wn as ‘the Lacogie ship-brake,” demonstrations have proved to ba highly successful, object of the device ts to quickly ‘pring to a standstill a large vessel mov- at full speed without jarring the of inconventencing the passengers inventor 1s Louis Lacoste, a son of Bir Alexander Lacoste, secretary of the elty and district of Montreal. The Canadian Government recently equipped one of its vessels—the Hureka—with a fe brake. During a trial made in St. Lawrence River, near’ Montreal, steamer was driven ahead at eleven | i an hour. Steam was then shut| the brake on The distance equal to her length. Tho brakes were then closed the vessel sent ahead until the orl- rate of speed Was attained. When | Bagines were reversed and Hed all headway ceased after one half her length, aa; Paeealt fone, North American.) tmatoeuvring the Eureka at fu yas turned within her ow: Ath one brake open. An oh of the hull” and brake after the tests showed that been ho strain or other dam- the brake 1s call tout pete of steel, ieavity | eee BL ig ly to the, 4 ly. when hot in use, the side of the Steel struts are the gate near its aed to roove hors ove horizonta’ ye built t into the atructur ow i te bask 3? ae pur adh ‘the ay By 4] tor fhe alain d the gine room. |vice for bringing them to a stop os weply interested In @ new Invention | | the | fh | either from the bridge or from the en- Many serious accidents mii avoided If vessels were fitted with a de- ; @8 possible when the danger and it Js claimed by those in- in the Lacoste ship-brake that tiveness of the apparatus as ap- | plied on the Bureka, has been fully dem- onstrated, QUEER LAMENESS. | Milly Condition of the Country Caused It. ‘There is a hilly and indefinite locality on the borderland of Poland and Ray- mond known as Blackcat. Tradition says that this name was bestowed on jthe locality because in prehistoric times a wandering hunter from the coast set- tl Ap te battle with In course but 'y et the feeollection of thts battle clung to t veh the name of A man traveling this section a year d that all the in- or seemed to be, nd even the had “a slouch in heir ‘This so impressed him that e asked a native whom he met the . ‘The native looked at the ther folks have revork on er sige. Hill all ther life. They dergin when they're ehillun and pick berries an’ keep it up when they grow older an’ plant taters in’ cut hoopepoles on ther hills. Yer ace ome leg has ter kinder stretch down tor git er footin’, an’ tother kinder, sirinics jUp tor *commodate firet un’, a0 yer seo its matral ter go one-sided."—Port- Jand Advertiser. ee FUNNY OLD SIGNS. One of the most notable of old Lon- don signs, ‘The Dog's Head in the Iron nad its beginning in the early jyeara of the reign of that same bluff King Hal, says St, Nicholas, It stands REAL MONEY WAS SPURNED BY BROADWAY LOUNGERS. Sorry When They Discovered the Galden- Backed Twenties Offered by Meehan Were Genuine. The first man he tried on Broadway wore a silk hat that had seen better days, His trousers were fringed about the ankles and his overcoat wes tom and patoh ‘wenty with me,” sald Mee- wing a §20-bill in the man's low! ‘Try not your paltry jokes upon me nor make @ Jeet of me til tor. tune.” Te was an actor and te scored the money. He thought it was the kind Lord Vere de Vere xives to hie daughter in the, thind aot of “Hie Father's Only schan tried tro other’ pedestrians, t him. “Finally he Gathered a crowd about dim, ‘Then two Golicemen caine ine vised him to go home, Aboard a car going uptown, Mechan's dream was over. Now, if he had met the BAD CASE OF “NERVES.” How a Boston Man Took Wife's Advice, Result Was Good, but Nearly Brought on a Famine, People in sound health, with steady nerves, and every part of the body tin- gling with life and the Joy of living, are apt to laugh at a case of “nerves.” As a matter of fact, nervous troubles are very real indéed, as any physician will tell you. Only a reliable nerve tonic should be used in such an emergency. Mr, Herbert Furbush, of 152 F St, South Boston, was a fortunate man to recover as he did, All his friends and relatives testify that his remarkable re- covery was due entirely to Dr. Greene’s Nervura, the great nerve tonic. Mr. Fur- *"Vinol acta first upon the stomach, toning {t up and enabling it to obtain from the food eaten the elements needed for rich, red blood, healthy body material and sound, it manner we unhesita- tingly indorse guaranteo Vito! to in- crease the appetite, cure stomach troubles, rive strength and renewed vitality to the aged, build up the run down, tired and de- Dilitated, make the weak strong, cure chronic coughs, colds and build up the con- valeacent, or we will return to the pur- chaser every dollar paid for it.” Riker's Drug Store, 6th av. and 234 st. ‘This seemed a strong statement for reli- able druggists to make, and we think every Person in New Yorks Ciy ought to take ad- fer; as, of course, they Rave a very wide k knowlege of medicines and what they will or will not accomplish. OTR or th the eonventence of pebple in Pet ing pi ‘also at Waneman ‘8 and 8ti Av. “4 60 iabih Beand stu lAv. and oot din A” are now sold at lower prices and on more liberal terms than were ever before offered on standard high-grade Pianos, Prices from $225 10 $400. Payments from $7 to $10 monthly, without interest, If you want a lower-priced piano, we have a thoroughly good one that we can recommend and warrant. Style 85, Chester Piano, $170 cash, or $190 on instalments, only Shes Per Month Don't fail to examine these pianos or send postal for catalogue with reduced prices and terms, HORACE WATERS & CO., 134 Fifth Avenue, near 18th St. HARLEM BRANCH, 254 West 125th St., near 8th Ave. OPEN EVENINGS until January ist. Your Eyes may be the cause of your head- aches, If so, medicine is useless, correct glasses being the only permanent rellef. Our oculists will examine your eyes and tell you the facts—no charge. Glasses Only If Needed, $1 up. bush himself describes his experience as follows: “I was first taken with night erry rd underclothing. would hi a ja. the mornin mbtion, andi. ule not eat ‘anyeninus andy up Oh nee one night ix wife hi bought a rity c. t ny faith {tut ‘nally my wife said so much that q out, a lonely figure on Blackfriars road at the corner of Charlotte street, the in the act of ged Iron. ere were also wholesale iron-monger's es. | ™2y : Phe dog 1s Houahy fwould cry (ed. Co tay surprlae, anything sot hits me and looked: for, iiNgw, when I foal T nged medicine in the Srotid nat'be ye without pr. Gr Gi Pils if they eat «3| 4rtich OPTICIANS—41 Years’ Practice, +++ Arcade, Broad Ex. Bldg 217 Broadway. Astor House Block 223 Sixth Avenue.... .Below 15th St. 1345 Broadway.. Below 36th St. Two Uptown Stores Open Evenings. ed Was | Neve: Specalint binee iit the sett] BUNDAY WORLD WANTS WORK ncomar monmive wenmene| § WHITE COLORED | INSTEP. Women’s EMBROIDFIRY AND LACE HOSIERY WITH EMBROIDERED , DECEMBER 9, 1903. B.Altmand Gc REDUCTIONS IN THE PRICES OF WOMEN'S SILK HOSIERY, (PLAIN AND OPENWORK), WITH HAVE MADE MARKED INCLUDING BLACK AND INSERTING; ALSO B.Altmant@o. HAVE IN THEIR SELEC- TIONS OF GLOVES GNCLUING THE MARVEX), THE MOST DESIRABLE STYLES AND COLOR INGS FOR STREET AND EVENING WEAR. also FULL LINES OF GLOVES FOR COLD WEATHER. Two-Clasp Glace Gloves. Black, White and Tan, are offered at 7Q¢, Pair. Eighteenth Street, Nineteenth Street and Sixth Avenue. Assortments H.ONeill & Co. Women’s Black Cotton Hosiery By the Box—For Holiday Presents. The Hosiery offered in this sale bears the stamp of that well-known brand “Onyx.” poses in boxes of 3 pairs and 6 pairs and will be sol: way only at the prices quoted. Women's Fast Black Onyx Cotton Hose, full regular made, double soles, | Cotton Hose, spliced heels and toes, heels and toes, medium weight. Six Pairs for $1.40. ‘orth $2.00. Half Price Sale of the Celebrated ‘La Vida’ Corsets. “La Vidas” are purely all whalebone and have been long recognized as the equal in all respects of Imported Corsets at double their price—we are ina position to offer several advance 1904 models at Half Regular Prices—the assortment comprises fancy silk Batiste and coutille; also staple, colorings and black and white—Sizes 18 to 30. Formerly Sale price, $2.98, $3.98, $5.25. $7.50 Shoes for Women and Boys At Special Prices for Thursday. WOMEN'S Button and Lace Shoes, uppers of fine, soft, bright-finished vici kid, tops of dull kid; also patent leather vamps with dull kid tops, all made over the newest shape pay high cae low heels, all sizes, in widths B, C, D, E, at BOYS’ Steel-Shod Shoes—These are without doubt the best qearing shoes made; uppers of vici kid and ebony calf, oak-tanned leather soles, from 13 to $}, in widths B, C, D, Sixth Avenue, 20th to 21st Street. B.Altmand Go. Elghteentd St, Nineteentd They are put up for he Pure in that ‘Women’s extra fine fast black Onyx medium weight. Three Apaeor for $1.00. $6,00, $8.00, $10.50, $15.00 $2.00 Regular value $2.50. LG, straight lasts; all a E, at per pair Regular value $2.50. {$2.00 We are Exclusive Agents in New York for the Famous “Edwin C. Burt” Shoe. bY if made Shoe now have the oppor- tunity to purchase the celebrated $5.00 Burt Shoe At $3.50 per pair. We carry over fifty styles, suitable for all occasions. of Aprons re maintained in both machine and hand-made styles, var- fously trimmed, ranging in prices from $3.25 to 14.50 Each. Maids’ Bib Aprons of Lawn, trimmed with embroidery (revers and straps), at 35c., 42c¢., 65c., 75c., 95c. & $1.25 Each. St, Sixth Five, New York, rrr TINY TALES OF THE A B C’S. is for Uncle, . Who reads the World Wants Almost every day, yt AVE H.ONeill & Ca fipuornt) $16.50 {$10.00 i}s16.75 ists. 75 $24.75 (Third Floor.) ae Fur Neck Pieces and Scarfs. Handsome Christmas Presents. Splendid values these in Furs for Holiday Pres- ents—They are all new, clean and unusually low priced, and there are hundreds of others besides those we quote. ff SABLE FOX SCARFS—finished with ay $9 75 fox brushes, 65 inches long............ . Muff to match, $9.75 3? SABLE RACCOON STOLES—82 inched), $11 +] 5 long, full tail, silk cord to fasten. . Muff to match, $9.75 ALASKA SABLE STOLES—84 inches long, finished with 6 full tails.......... $14. 75 Muff to match, $12.00 NATURAL MINK SCARFS—60 inches long, finished with 6 Mink tails......... Muff to match, $18.75 Important Announcement of a New Purchase of 9 Women’s Coats Much Below Customary Prices. These desirable garments are: all up to the high standard of good tailoring and fine materials charac- teristic of all our wearing apparel. WOMEN'S JACKETS—of fine Kersey cloths, velvet trimmed, shoulder capes, medium lengths, on in lined, new sleeves. 16.00. WOMEN'S JACKETS—of fine Montag- nac cloths, in medium lengths, velvet collar, double French seams, all lined with soft guaranteed satins. . Worth $22.50. LONG KERSEY CLOTH COATS— semi-fitting, satin lined, trimmed with flat silk novelty braid—very dressy and practical coats..........+---. Worth $25.00. VELVET BLOUSE COATS—in sev- eral new designs, handsomely trimmed with novelty silk braids and fined with satins, long effects........... Saseeses Worth $36.50. Silk Petticoats Make Handsome Holiday Presents. Those we particularize below are made of good mate- rials, the styles are the latest and the prices less than usual. BLACK SILK PETTICOATS, circular flounce and dust} $3 69 ruffle, regulation belt, usually marked $4.00; special at...... 0 FANCY COLORED AND BLACK SILK FETTICOATS, accordion plaited flounce, with ruche and tucked secular t $5, 49 ruffles, silk foot ruffle, usually marked $6.00; special at... COLORED AND BLACK SILK PETTICOATS, accor- dion plaiting, with silk dust ruffle, all size, styles and a cio} $5.95 ings; regular price $7.49; special ateceees sees vases Bridal and fancy delicate evening Petticoats, with all the newest laces and flounces, in accepted styles. sO, a very complete assortment of moreen, velour, mohair, Jersey top and satcen Petticoats from 98c. to $25.00. (Second Floor.) Men’s House Coats ana Bath Robes. Men's House Coats, madt of all wool |$4.98 Imported English double face cloth, 10 eiterent patterns to select from, sizes 34 0 Abewnse Worth $6.98 Men's Imported Blanket Robes; also Liderdown, cut loose and long, all sizes. . Worth $5.50 1$3.98 (Third Floor) Untrimmed Millinery. Fine quality BEAVER HATS, latest shapes, in colors aa black, worth $2.75; special at ..-.. i$1. 95 SCRATCH FELT HATS (best quality), with satin bindings, in Be assorted colors, value $1.45; special at. i Cc SPANISH COQUE BREASTS, worth 75c., Splendid collection of OSTRICH PLUMES, $1.98, $2.48, $3.48 and up to $20.00. Ladies’ Tailored Suit Hats. Very chic designs from our own workrooms, uned with fine quality velvets, ale} $3.48 (Second Floor.) braids, wings and pompons.......-.----... Well worth $6.50. Holiday Handkerchiefs. For Men, Women and Childtén, We show an enormous assortment of Linen, Silk, Lace-and Embroidered Handkerchiefs at prices thromghont that will be hard to match elsewhere. ; HANDKERCHIETSS, worth 20c, cach; ates. 42%. each HANDKERCHIESS, worth 25c, and 30c. each, at 18c. each HANDKERCHIEFSS, worth 35c. and 40c. ¢ach, at 25c, cach jox of 6, $1.43... HANDREPCHIETS, worth 75c. and @e-eabh at oe-hagh ‘Holiday U; ‘Umbrellas. sen a ga te ged ea 1.48,,$1.73 and $1.98. ivory handles, yoarte al 25: 4 voilay OF At$i : seh L.atanbus WO Tha | | | Se