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13 THE BROOKLYN CIIIM, EUliPAY, FEBKUAi. 11, 1892 SIXTEEN, PAGES. LITERARY LIGHT. WEATHER WISE. RENTAL INCOMES FORTUNES IN NEW YORK'S LARGE BUILDINGS.

the law albwi. With this end in view the twenty -six story building, which Is to go upon lower Broadway, facing Battery place, and fronting alto on Oreenwioh street, has been designed by Architect Dinkelberg. It it to be the largest business, building in the world, and will also take first yank among the tall struoturetbf both continents. From the top of the twenty-story main structure a great tower will'lift its oopper dome to' an altitude of 550 feet above the street level. There will be over 1,000 oltices on the twenty-six floors, all of which will be open to light and air.

The tower Is to be a useful adjunct, for it will contain offices on six floors. The total cost of the building will be $4,000,000. It believed that the income of the build disposed to unite with the men in a demand for a fifteen per cent advance. The next act, being the last, presented the. dramatist with the problem how to make almost everybody happy.

This was easy enough in tbe case of the -villain. It was neoessary only to make the millionaire's daughter break her engagement, for that would evidently satisfy him if he were a reasonable man. As to ths hero, it Is discovered that he is the real owner of the patent which hst been the principal tource of inoome to the iron foundry. In real life this would have afforded him but little satisfaction. He wonld have brought suit and it would have been appealed and appealed again till everybody from Jere Dunn to the United States Supreme Court had refereed the fight at ths end of whioh time the millionaire would 'have doubled his fortune and got out of tha business, snd ths inventor would here starved to death.

But in tbe play, tbe pliant man of wealth surrendered the letters patent, 1 snd threw his daughter into the bargain. And as for ths work people at the oun dry their joy was mode full. They got an advance of fifteen per cent The dramatist did not think it necessary to enumerate the luxuries which those happy, bappv girls could enjoy bv meant of this increase in their wages. Instead of $3 they would receive no less than $3.45. With good, wholesome board at $rt per week, they would have a detisit of $3.55 from, which to clothe themselves and indulge in those harmless extravagances which are ao dear to youth.

Contrast their joy with the sorrow and remorse which filled the oul of the millionaire. Picturo them returning to their gentle tasks with ths knowledge that a turn had been added to their wealth which would amount lo almost $100 apiece in the conrse of four years, Ab, these labor ploys Pat enough of them before the publio and iu a few years there will be no one to foolish as to be a capitalist Then, with nobody to dock us if we stay away from work, ws shall have that boundless leisure for higher pursuits which is how the exclusive blepsing of ths Fifth avsnns swelL In that day we may attain bit intellectual level yes, and past it till ws know at mash as ths bow- declared that he would upset the system of espionage iu Navs Yard affairs! Yes, he has done so by transgerriug the bossism to his own person, and honest men declare tbe remedy (if such) is worse than the disease. Having thus wantonly insulted a body of gsntlemen, whose practical aud- theoretical knowledge euabled them to decide, and wboae honor alone gave warranty of the genuineness of the exitiniuationa, why did he publicly state "there was one candidate whose answers pleased him best, and that hs was unknown iu politics i-" if hs did not mean to be revenged on the Brooklyn politicians for rejeotin'g his relutivs at the primaries, and then must nee Is further inanlt the intelligent and respectable mechanics of New York State by nominating sonie olod-hop-per from Delaware whose limited experience tin) even in his tin-pot way could not possibly qualify him for ao exalted a position in the Nnry Yard, ihia Is the new "ism" at distinct from "beelerism" and "ward bost-um" in fact unadulterated "rraoyism." it cannot be politics, for Secretary Tracy says so. It oertainlv ia not statesmanship, neither is it honorable! What it it your readers can best determine. That the New York and Brooklyn mechanics are tbe best workmen iu the State, no competent authority will deny.

That they are the beat in the Navy Yard none will dispute (ex-oept perhaps Secretary Tracy), this erhcienoy having been testified to by the otiieers eom-niandinir the White Squadron while undergoing repairs here lately. On one occasion only wat exception made; that was when a gang of Delaware tneu were substituted, But the deficiency was promptly remedied by the olfioera ordering them asbora and requesting that their places be filled by the men wboaf Secretary Tracy has so often wrongfully in. suited. Further. Secretary Tracy in his lately developed character of an "apoBtlo of righteousness and purity" stated "he would stop all back doors to promotion in tbe Navy Yard" and a lot more gush of a similar nature, till at length were found many honest men who believed in his sincerity and moet laudable intentions and backed him for all they were worth.

But has he doivo so Decidedly not. Merely another phase of the "ism" hat allowed disreputable and incompetent characters to supersede well, tried and respectable oitizeue, and to tuoh extent that it is oouoluded that nothing qow avails but a Delaware connection, the only "open sesame" to promotion and safeguard from boorish insult and intolerance in a national institution. Oh, what a commentary on our ConstituV tion What an insult to our manhood, that because local politicians could not submit to a piaco-hunter and a triokster, that honeat men, atruggling for a living, are left Op the meroy of a schemer. That Civil Service, if honeatly oonduoted, is the greatest boon to all efficient workmen, so honest man will deny, but when dishonestly oonduoted no greater iusnlt injury, Or oppression can be Imagined. Now, that T'racyism prevails, widespread dissatisfaction will inevitably follow; families and homesteads will be disrupted, and those who remain will have no rsvrsrd for lung aud experienced services.

Let Iracy boast of his "reform." No honorable man will now believe him. If it were honest all would be united in praising him, but aa it is, no man worthy of the name but will censure and despise him. A Citizen. WhOjQjrjB the Money? To the Editor of the Citizen: To decide bst would you kindly give your opinion on ths following: A. bets thst the money he" eafiii belongs 10 his wife Bod children as much as to him, and B.

bets that it does not and that it belongs to him to spend as he likes. H. D. Asa matter of fact and of Iswslso, the money a man earna is sll his own. It no more belongs to his wife and children than it does to his grand-uncle.

But with that money or some other, he is obliged to furnish for his wife and hit children a habitable home and all necessary articles of clothing aud of food. The law comnels him to do those things, so that while the money or tbe custody of it is his, be is obliged to spends pert of it on his fsmilr, which, after alt doesn't differ a great deal from giving ths cash itself into his wife's hands, Ed. Avt-altlnz Sentence. To the Editor of the Citizen: Please inform a constant reader of your paper who won the Bannon-Herzog case that was before Judge fighe on Wednesday, Jan. 27, and what tbe sentence was.

Cdrioos. James Bannon was fonnd guilty of assaulting Hots Herzog, a schoolmate. He was placed under $500 bonds to sppear for aen- TOILERS. HOWARD FIELDING DISCUSSES SOME EONS OF TOIL A New York Theatrical Success Leads Him to Shed a Few Teurs for the Poor Millionaire and to Hope that We May All Quit Work Pretty Soon. Recent investigations bava Isd me to believe that if ever the lubor problem it solved completely and satisfactorily, we shall have the Amerioan dramatist' to thank for it It will be handier to thank him, and to leave the original author to the approval of his own oou- THB STAOZ KHaLIOKAISI.

science. The original author is probably in France or Germany or Heaven or some other place where our chant es of meeting him are small. But in looking for the American dram, atitt whose name appears on ths posters, we shsll not encounter snr of these difficulties, and it is at his feet therefore, that we will lay ths tribute of our gratitude. These thoughts oame to me, one evening last wsek, as I sat in an orchestra chair, and witnessed one of our brilliant New York successes. We owe much to the drama.

But for it we might go on from day to day, teeing bnt one tide of life. Ths drama shows us ths other side. There are women in nearly all our large citiea to-day who blaok'fthe heels of their, shoes, though they never would have thought' of it if they had not noticed Jiow soms of our actresses look when their bsokt srs turned to the audience. Thus ths poor actress who has mads np with tbe aid of a flicker" and six-by-nine mirror performs a genuine service for hnmsnity. But the labor drama is ths real engine of re form.

It shows us the millionaire in a way to stifle the promptings of envy. Previous to this evening at the theatre my idea of a million aire had been based upon ths appearance of aa eld felkiw who hannta the bank where I eaili thote ohackt which meagrely support my precarious existence. The man ahead of me at the little window always pulls out about $5,000 and goes away happy with both hands full of money. Providence arranges it this way to that I may not be purled np with a feelieg ot wealth on receiving $1L29. Then, lust as I am tucking it away in an obscure oorner of my garments, ths millionaire appears.

He comes ont of the private offioe, rubbing his hands and smiling with aerene content Hs is a little old fellow with silken grsy side whiskers in which the radiance of his smils gets entangled so that thay glitter like the halo round an angeL 1 nsvsr saw a shadow cross his conn-tensnoe. His happiness is so simple and obild-like and natural that though it insula my penury, I csn find it in my heart to forgive him. i The stags millionaire, on tha contrary, wore a cast-iron grin whioh might hsva been mads in tha foundry of which w8re informed that he was ths proprietor. We soon learned that was trembling on ths vsrgs of ruin, so that hs had to mortgage bit foundry in order to give his daughter a simple birthday present of a few thousand dollars' worth of jewelry. This may havs appeared an extravagance to some, but I thought it wise.

Tbe necessities of the drama were bound to ruin him, any- "thk ham ahead or way, so ba did well to get hit monsy's worth in the first act But aside from ths perplexities ot business, nohes seemed to bring him no oomfort I notiosd thst his dress suit did not fit him. and that his high standing ooUar was slowly bnt remorselessly cutting hit throat On the other hand, the hero, though a ton of toil, waa able to afford oustom-mads clothes and a shirt whioh did not hitch np in the neck. By and by we learned why the millionaire was not hsppr: We were introdnoed to his wife. It wss hit business to mate money, and hers to "blow it in." and sha attended to her part of it much better than he did to his. In other respects, too, she was drawn with commendable fidelity to nature, and If the proprieties ot the stage had enabled the author to show her in the act of aearohing the millionaire's pockets for ohange, little would have been left to be desired.

Then the daughter of this interesting eonpls appeared and began to be disagreeable almost immediately. Snch a picture of the home life of the millionaire goes far to make ut contented with our honest poverty. But I will bet all the tame, that the Jovial little Croesut whom I met in the bank amilet even merrier through his shining whiskers when he is at his own fireside. perceived very soon thst ths struggling hero had that luok which is better than great riches. The millionaire's disagreeable daughter scorned his love, and thus made him a subject for ths congratulations of his friends.

He took this ref'isaL and went back to his cage, where he toiled. twenty-four hours a day as a penance for having mads snah a fool himself. The millionaire's daughter than aocepted the villain, which seemed rather rough on him, as ha waa a good ennngh sort of a fellow after alt Her father gave this unfortunate young man half- ths iron foundry as an offset to the daughter's disposition, which was no more than fair. In ths nsxt sot we discover the hero groaning between tha grinding wheels of toil. The Important feature of this sot was a dialogue between a spokesmen of ths workmen snd the in whioh the foreman haa much ths better of it He presented nnan-swerabls 'srgaraents to ahow that tha workmen owned ths foundry, and permitted tbe millionaire to run it only because he couldn't make his living atany other job.

The pampered aristocrat endeavored to exouse himself for being wealthy, but made a very" bad mess of it. He then confessed frankly that he was on tha verge of bankruptcy and tnat in the game they were playing, one strike wonld put him out The strike wss oalled on him. however, despite bis prayers. incidentally too, wa gat some information about the soals of wages st the foundry. We learned that $4 a week wss considered about right for the poor working girls, and that some of them taoatkt it wasn't enough.

They were MIMIC SCIENTIFIC PREDICTIONS FOB THE ENSUING- WEEK, What Kind of Weather Wo May Ex pect and the Dates that Storms Are Due to Reach the Atlantic Coast As- tronomlcul Observations. Si. Joseph, Fab. 13. My lasj letter gave forecasts of the storm wave due to cross the continent from the 13th to the 16th, and tbe next will be.

due to reach the Paoitio coast about the 16th, cross the Western mountains by the close of the 17th, the great oentral valleys from the 18th to the 20th snd the Eastern States about the 21 Bt This storm will be mott tevere on the Pacllio ooast about the same time the storm preceding.it is st its greatest force on the Atlantic ooast whioh will ba not far from the 16th. The cool wave following this storm, with cooling weather, will cross the Western mountains sbout the 19th, the great central valleys about the 3 let and tha Eastern States about the 83d. Several papers are copying my weather fore-oasts without permission, and in doing so they are liable to pay damages in United States' court. My weather forecasts are copyrighted, aud no paper has a right to use them without paying for them, I do not belong to that class of individuals who want to see their names in print for tbe fun of it My knowledge of electro-meteorology is my capitat and the publication of my writings is purely a matter of business. I hone that hereafter no paper may copy my foreoaBts from papers that pay for them, for in order to protect my own interests, it will be neoessary for me to tee that the Copyright laws are enforced.

ELECTBO-METEOBOLOGT, I am not yet able to avoid errors in my wsatber oreoasts, bnt I very seldom err as to tne aatet on wnicn tne siorm centres ana cool waves cross tbe continent My mistakes are confined principally to the force and latitude of these disturbances. Even in these partic ulars a vary large percentage or ins ioreoasts are verified. I have no disposition to evade ths resnonai- tibility of my mistakes, bnt rather prefer to I fraukly state wherein the principal dithoolties lie. ne responsioiuty or tnese mis taxes must rest upon myself and not on the system, for if the system of electro-meteorology was thoroughly understood, there would be no errors in weather forecasts. The fault lies with man.

aao cot witn ine laws or nainre. As I have repeatedly stated, there are four' storm waves passing around the earth from west to ssst between 30 and 60 degrees of north latitude, making 45 degrees of north latitude an average oentre of their paths around the earth. The average distance of these storm wave apart rrom west to eaat is aoout aouu miles. The high barometer that whioh gives ns tha cool wave and clearing weather follows about 1,750 miles behind the low barometer and these high and low barometers are strnhg arnnnd tbs earth like a atring of beads, and ail moving eastward. We have made snooest in thg dates on whioh these high or low barometers, or storm waves, will pass any given meridian of longitude.

That part of the system is a decided success. It makes a very great difference in tha weather as to whether a storm oentre passes souia or nortu ox a locality ana in locating tne latitude of a storm oentre mistakes are so me times made. The storm wave may be exactly on time as predioted. but if it goes br on tha south, oold weather will follow, while if it goes by on the north, warm weather will follow. A few errors are unavoidable at this tima in It-satins, this IsLtilnrle nf tha mtnrm raves.

he most dithonlt matter to calculate Is the force of the storm. This is very important for the foree of the storm has much to do with the character of tbe weather. The electrical influenoss of the sun, moon and planets affect every part of the earth at the aame moment but these influences will manifest thsmselves in ons or all of the fonr storm wsves thst are moving around the earth at about 8,500 miles apart Tbe dimoulty lies in determining which of these four storm wsves will be most affected, and herein is where moat of my errors occur. It ia not difficult to understand that the planetary influences are conveyed to the etormr' centres through ths earth's electrio ourrenta. and if ws fully understood the lawa that govern tbe magnetic fo-oes of the solar system, we would casks no musket in forecasting the location and force of the storm oeutres and their influences on the weather.

In the latter part of January I had calculated the electrical influences would largely increase the foroe of the storms due to cross ths continent from Jan. 25 to 39. The result however, was that the storm wave preceding It received slmost the full force of the elec trical innnenoes, cauaing a great atorm la western Europe at the time we expected a great wria nere-- An intelligent investigation will satisfy any reasonable mind that we are very near to one of tbe greatest discoveries of modern times. We know the dates on which the storm waves will cross ths continent; we know, approxi, malely, how to calculate the latitude of these storm wsves; we know the dstee on which these storm waves will have greatest and least foroe, snd the greatest difficulty yet to surmount is to know which of the four storm waves will bs most affected by the planetary influences. Two-thirds of the time I can succeed in rightly determining this difSoult problem, bnt the other third is whst stands in the way of complete sucoess.

I know where to look to find the key to this diffioult part of the weather problem, and have clearly indicated this to my readers. I expect to discover that key and then to avoid errors. If I make one mistake out of ten forecasts, a certain olaaa of critics will ridioule my work." Let them rulionle. I know thst the system of electro-meteorology has ths only true basis, and that time, I hope a comparatively short time, will vindicate it But readers of my work must not now expect infallible forecasts, for tbe system is not yet perfect They should slso remember that my own time and money, aided by fifty daily newspapers, are working out this great prob lem without assistance from the general gov-srnment W. T.

Fostbb. FIRST CHAMBER CONCEET. The Carl Tenth Quintet Club at Histori cal Ball. The Carl Vsnth Quintet Club, assisted by Mra. Charles Tyler Dutton, soprano, and Mr.

Bobert Thallon, aocompaniat gave ths first of a series of thrss ohamber oonoerta Wedoetday night at Historical Halt in the presence of a greatly pleased and enthusiastio audience of moderate dimensions. Tha Quintet whioh consists of Mrs. Lydia Tenth Kunz, piano; Mr. Carl Tenth, first violin: Mr. Heinrioh Hellwig, second violin; Mr.

Hermsn ErsaeL viola, and Mr. Heinrioh Hallego, oello, played eeleoiions from Mozart Haydn. Jaddasaohn. aud Cart Tsnth and airs. Dutton gave selso-tions from Wagner, Lietz, bchutuaua, Nevia and Fairlamb.

The number which excited the most interest waa ths Sonata for violin and piano in four movements, allegro moderato, andante, scherzo and finale allegro molto, by Mr. Vsnth, a modern addition to his already numerous list of works written on strict wsll- detinsd sod time-honored forms. Like moat of Mr. enths productions it Is somswnat complicated in its scoring, but when oaoably played, as it was last night by himself and his talented wife, it discloses evidences of caret ul thought and in some of its themes gives evidence of originality allied to genius. To un- dertaka such production requires something more than ambition; it res up posse ma possession of constructive skill of the very high-eat order.

That it will, when published become popular among hrst olasa perioriuers there ia little doubt; it was rapturously applauded ty the audience, many of whom belonged to the local and York musical pro. fstasion. The reproduotioa of the number by Mozart and opera 71) by JaddAsohn waa opportune, contrasting the ripened experience of the ancient with tbe modern schools, but the repetition of Uayden'a immortal string quartet "Ths Emperor's Hymn." was, popularly speaking, the event of the evening. Mrs. Charles Tyler Dutton sang, at she always does, with sn unaffected simplicity allied to correctness which onarmed ail hearts.

The ooncert waa of every bign orjer anl reflected great oredit upon ail who partlci-nated. Mr. itobert Thallon, as sooompsniat performing bis delicate though arduous pail Lks ths genuine artist he is. Seeking for Light. A liberal education is to be obtained froin the Liorary Tan i'iit CmJ ia presenting te its leader), One voiuiLS Ivs tint ooupua, THOUGHTS SUGGESTED.

BY THE 1 PERIODICALS OF THE DAY. Blagazlno and Book aud What They Treat of Mental Pabulum for Read ers of Both of All Ages. The Februsry number of the Educational Recitu, New York, contains valuable infor mation on the growth of colleges in the United States, College Entrance Hequirements in. English, and many readable srtioles of our, rent moment to all enlisted in the subject of education. There are discussions ot elementary science in school courses, eta, reviews of various histories and educational books, and some comprehensive editorials on topics of the time.

a 1 Houghton, Mifflin It Co. announce that lovara of noatrr will welcome the volume of Maurice Thompson's poems which vAU shortly come rrom tne Kiverside ress. It will inoiuae hit "bongs of Fair enther," and poems written alnce that excellent little volume appeared. President Carter, of Williams College, bat written for the aeries of American Xteligious a biography of Mark Hopkins, former nraaident of that aolleffa. and one of the wis est noblest and most leaders America has ever croduced.

'1 ha next vnluma in lha aeries of American Men of Letters will be devoted to William Gil- more Himms, the distinguished boutbern novelist It it written by Professor William Trent of the University or the bouta. The TlolPt 7)reitxmakfir arrows soace. Besides an improvement in the pictures and the usual beautiful little stories and poems introduced by Editress Jennie Wren and her lively contributors, the February number baa a mother's rtasra. nresentinir some valuable hints on Kconomical Dressmaking," and an author'a page, with a finely drawn moral from the career ot ins auiaoreas aouiss ju. A valuable aid to the amateur photographer.

atifl imrhftna In the nrofAsaioniiL ia the Photo- American. The February number lias tome excellent reproductions of photographs of children and of cats, and many artioles that con tain hints of note at to ths best processes to obtain good pictures and much information ot wnat ia utaiag piuoo in puutuscapuy. The Menorah Month.lv tot Fsbruarr haa an admirably written article en Cardinal Manning, with Illustrations, by Ueorge V. M. Pell otto, and the following among others: ite- and' by the editor; the Dreamer, by Engene Cobn; poem, Tores Score and Ten, to the anniversary of Isidor Bush, by Miriam del Banco; The Jewish Side of the question, by Max uoden; ine rnnoess, translated from the German of Leopold Kompert, br Martha Wolfenetain; The Keal Cause of the Persecution ol the Jews i.nssia, il, oy E.

S. Mashbir. "Without a Will. Then?" is the title of a pampblst by John L. Branch, published by ii 1.

v.w It rives a succinct statement of ths application of the law in tuia state intestate Succession to personal property. Mrs. Humphry Ward's nsw novel, "The His tory of llsvid tirieve, pas proved so great a success that ths publishers have decided to issue at once an edition in large type in two volumes uniform in size and style with tne F.veralav Edition of Charles Kintraler's works. The hew edition will be printed by Berwick ft Smith in Boston, and will be before the end ol the montn. The publishers of the Century Maqazine have issued a pampnlet entitled "Cheap Moner.

containing the articles on cheap money experiments which havs been appearing in "Topics of the Time" of tbe Century during the past year or more, inese articles inoiuae dmarintions of the English Land Bank. Khode Island Paper Bank, Argentine Cheap Money Paradise, sub-treasury flan end otners tnat, nave maae a stir' in tueir time, auu wun so result that was of any benefit to tbe people. This is a very interesting and instructive pamphlet and its publication is at tbe right time. The contents of the February Sanitarian in' olude: Proposed National Board of Health, Evolution of Local tianitary Administration, Utilization of bewage. Disposition of the Dead in India, Some Dangers in Electrio Lighting, The Cominff Man.

The American Numismatist An Experience with Keeley, hygienio 'i'reet-ment of Brisbt's Disease and many other ar ticles of interest to the profession. "Back From the Dead" it the striking title of a very ingenious story by Psqui hmith, pub lished by ths uasseua in tne convenient pocKet form known as Tlie Unknown Library. BelTorSt Maaazine for Februsry has the fol lowing enticing exhibit of reading matter: Ah International Personality. Goldwin Smith, br Erastus Wiman; Ad Mortem, -a Cuba, a novel, chaps. I A Workingman's Creed, a poem; A Dangerous Fad, No.

-A The End of an Awaiting, a story; vtsgner, al son net; Modern Pictures snd the New 'lork Market inter Holidays, the New south, I. A Decade of Southern Progress, IL Future Possibilities of the south. III. The Industrial Future of the South; My Lady Sleeps, a poem; Maria, a Swiss idyl: Protection Historically Considered, Carmen Sylva and Her Latest Poems, Thoughts on Matters Lyric and Dramatic "AJreams Ol tue uesa, vj juiwaru ouiuwiu, whioh is sn sbsorbtng romance of its kind, it nnhliahed in otoer covers by Lee and bheoard. 1 Tl AM I 3 1 Boston.

LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. Points on Bicycle Riding. To the Editor of the Cititens .1.1 i-A mm fa a to riding a bicycle. I have a very nice one, but cannot ride iU The chief requisite, ths bicycle, you slready have, and at it is a nice one, yon are doubly qualified to become an addition lo tbe oount-less hosts thst may be seen daily, and nigutly, too, silently gliding over the asphalt pavements, occasionally knocking down women and children, snd now snd then taking a header. But those are things of small import.

Having the bicycle, yon must next get a pair of attenuated, song and dance shoes, a pair of ribbed atookingt, atriped like a potato bug, a hat of the genua gum drop or tambourine, say of tbe vintage of about '37, and a bloute that will soars a ratonogue norse into a trot Then yon must get a pair of whiskers as near the abade of your hair aa poasible, because it wouldn't look well if your hair it blaok or yon to wear green or Plug "aide-boards" or beard. There would be a lack of harmony, and colore in hair that don't harmonize should not be put in juxtaposition on your head or face. Provide yourself with a lantern for use at night and never forget not to put oil in it Then you must have a goug bell which you must ring at intervals of every thirtv-secoud part of a second, when there is no one in sight. If a obild, or a nurse ou.u-intr a baby carrlnge should dart fioin the aidenalk in dangerous proximity to you, for get sll about tne oeiL umerwiae you win. be a dead loss as a bioycle rider.

hen you get astride ot a bioycle, if you find out you can't maintain a perpendioular po-utlon, and it won't take long to make the discovery, hire eome frolicsome boys to hold you on, give you a push, aud then let you take care of yourself. I bey are sure to eniov it Finally, there are several aouoois in o.ooKiyu wusre people are taught to ride bioyoles, Eu.) Traoylsm In the Navy Yard. To the Editor of the Citizen: Rome two weekt sinoo. in referenoe to the late appointments in ths Nsvy Vsrd, you slated in your columns mat "tne agony is ovsr st last" Now With your kiud psrmis- sion. I venture to question youraiotum, sna in consideration of ths many intereeta in- -volved, and the desirability of ventilating publio grievances as well at exposing publio frauds, I beg to submit tbs following to tbe intellutent readers of Ths Citiikn: Assumiatt; the Civil Service etaminstions held recently aV the Brooklyn Navy lard to be so houeat as wsll as a.

necessary effort on the part or toe secretary or tne navy, why, 1 ask, did not that "model of reform" so deport himself ae to be above suspicion snd reproach, and permit tlie nouorame body or othoera and experts who oonduoted ths exami-nationa to decide, and without delay, who the successful candidates were, inatead of waiting until after tbe primaries, aud deciding himself hat moral right haa ne to deoine aa to the merit of eendiilatet oa questions of in-tricaoy requiring experts, and of the nsftire of which be is wholly ignorant and tnen expect intellivent and fair-minded people to beaeve that hit Civil tiervioe a honestly oondutiteJ, or, in fact a whit more pure than tbe "ward bossism he to frequently and to loftily denottBoed I Hot he not hlmistl The Mills Building the Best Paying OHice Structure In New York The Eaultahle's 840 Rooms Bring In a Orost Income of $300,000 a Year. "The inoome from 140' office buildings In New York city, comprising, of course, ell of the inrgest end considerable number, if not all, of the downtown buildings constructed solely for oflioe purposes, is suid to fro to $10,000,000 annually." With this statement one of the loading real estate men of New York introduced his remarks to me on the subject of incomei of luxe buildings. TBI HQUITABaaK BTJ1IDINO OW BBOADWAI, "When capitalist start! oat to nut op Immense oniae structure be it go ing to figure to seonre at least I per oent on hit investment," be eon tinned. "With this in view be bays his land as near to the office seeking community as possible, end then puts up a building Which will net him at least $2 sqnare foot of occupied room per rear, and if possible as high as $3 and $4, There are few places in New York city where the rental inoome of any building it as high aa this latter figure. At the corner of Wall Broad streets, along Wall street and within a radius of a block or two of that seel tion, it is generally believed that the income is as high as $4 a foot In fact, the bnlk of the inoome from' office buildings on Broadway does not equal the Inoome of the comparatively few big buildings on Wall and Broad streets," THB KDISOS BUaXDINO.

Beal estate men credit the Mills Building i. ish makinir more money for its owner than pny single structure in the oily, not exoeptinf the Equitable Building with Its 810 rooms. The net inoome from the Mills Building is placed at $150,000 a year, while the total gtruoture, with the land upon whioh it stands, eost something like $2,500,000. This means a net inoome on the capital invested of 6 per cent. It is in this building that ex-Prssident Grover Cleveland occupies a suite of rooms for which he pars something like $3,000 a year.

The oifioes oocupied by. William M. Ivins bring still more than' that, while ex-Seoretary Whitney and Dan Lamoat pay $4,000 on the fourth floor of that building for a very small suite of rooms. The largest office building in the country is, of course, the Equitable, on Broadway. It covers an area of nearly an acre and the central tower rises to a height of 172 feet from the ground.

The bnildiug occupies an entire block with the exception of the Nassau street corners. It has frontage on Broadway of 167 feet, 334 on Cedar, 934 on Fine, and 46 on Hassan, TBS PSOPOSSO TWISTT-m BTORI BtJUaMNO AT TBS FOOT OP BBOAOWAT. The actual ooat of construction has never been given out, but it was close to $3,000,000. innnme to the Equitable Life Insurance Company, above and beyond all expenses, is said to be in the neighborhood of $300,000. Conservative reel estate men figure that this is perhapt 4 per cent, en the present valuation of the building and ground.

Next to the Milla Building, in point of inoome from investment comes that owned by Madame Boreal, Just opposite the Equitable, on Broadway. The land was bought when values were low. and the building was pnt up during the panio of 1873 and 1874, when material was at the lowest point In the history ot (be building trade of the last thirty years. he income of jeer keeps iU owner in speudiug money durinrber stay, abroad. The effort to put np a building in whioh the rental price is under $3 a foot of actual space occupied has.

almost invariably met with Mime. Suoh well-known real estate meats E. A. Cruikebnnk and Horace S. Ely say that it is simply impossible to run an olfioe building, with success financially, unless the rental ia well above $1.60 per year for every foot oocupied.

Efforts are, of eonrss, mads to get St this do-tidtrtttim by building at high into ths til as jjjflBEjJ'': In "III ing will be $300,000, while the expenses of run ning it are estimated at $30,000 annually, out side of taxes and insurance. At present the highest office building in ex istenoe is the Pulitzer structure, which rites 875 feet above the level of the street The total number or rooms in tne Dunning is mo, of which 79 are occupied by the World and the-J remainder are let for business purposes. It is said that the gross income, exclusive of the World department it $175,000 a year. Among the latest buildings to go up is that of the Jerse Central on street which is said to have an inoome of olose to $75,000 a year. Then there is the new office building on the corner of Broad and Beaver streets, owned by, Mrs.

John whioh it laid to have a net inoome of over $50,000. The Edison Building on Broad street ia another one of the new office buildings to go up in the search for safe investments. Heal estate men place the incomes of the Mechanics' Bank building, corner of William and Wall ttreeta; of the Central Trust on Hanover street of the United States Trust Company, on Wall street, end of the Cotton Exchange, at all the way from $50,000 to $100,000 annually. V. 3.

CZNTBAI, BAIIaBOAP OFFICE BtTrXDINO, Teniole Court is one of the most successful office buildings in the United States. It is said to eome next to the Equitable and Mills build' ihga in the gross inoome, although actual fig ures have never been given out It will interest the publio to know what It costs to run a building like the Equitable, the Mills, the Potter, the Timet, the Tribune, the World or Temple Court. It will be remembered, perhaps, that ex-Alderman Cleary, when on the stand during the boodle trial, announced that his inoome as janitor pf the Equitable Building was over $7,000 a year. In. other Mr.

Cleary, who it still the Janitor, is given a fixed sum for running the help in the building and makes, or rather made, as much at he could out of the arrangement ine salary of the engineer in the Equitable Building is said to be something like $2,000 a year. Under him are two assistants and three firemen. There are ten elevators in the building and the cost of running these Is plaoedr at $5,000 a year. The water bill in the Equitable is nnderttood to average over $1,000 a year, while the eon- sumption of ooal, which, of course, oovers the lighting expense, is over 3,000 tons per year. Thus figuring up these heavy expenses, together with the ordinary help in the building, sooh aa scrub women and sweepers, overseers, etc, and the total expense will be found to be not short of $30,000 a year.

In the Aldrich Buildings, on Broadway, the expanses are placed at about $13,000 for each of the structures. In Aldrioh Court there are 273 rooms and in the corner building 330. The water bill for these buildings laat year was $450, while the consumption of ooal was about 800 tons. David Wechslm, BRILLIANT, ORGAN RECITAL Classical Programme Rendered by Professor Hugo Troetschel. At the German Evangelical Charon Wednes day night Professor Hugo Troetschel gave hit twenty-eighth organ recital, assisted by Mr.

Ferdinand Feohter, basso; Air. Ferdinand Soennichsen, violinist, and Mr. Herman Fink, organist The programme oonaisted of "Chriatns." a grand organ sonata by Volkmar, arranged for four handt and double pedals; the "Larghetto' rom Symphony No. 3, in by Beethoven. "The Toooato," in by Booh, and the overture to Die Freitjsohuta.

by Weber. The other numbers comprised an ariaror bass from Haydns beasons," the sdagio from ths "Fifth Violin Conoerts" by David; baas sola "ihoa that Art I rom ueavon" by Liszt end Isis and Osiris' from ths jyiagio iiuta," It ia not often that a cleaner piece of work is exhibited than was shown last night by Mr. Troetschel In what soms experts regard as Baoh'a treat masterpiece. The noble manner in whioh the subjeot of the fugue was given out, and the competeotcy with whioh its tuo-oeeding themes were elaborated, rendored dear and distinct was a veritable triumph of organ skill. Everybody tries the "loocato," not one in a thousand can play it; to Troetschel it is as easy as enornl.

'The great weoer uverture, wmon aemanat widely different form or treatment wat rendered aa picturesque at ia possible to make it without the aid of an orchestra, and the beautiful "Larguetto" could toareely have been improved upon. Wagner on the organ it usually regarded at unsatisfactory, but the oeleotiona from the "Valkjrie," so arranged as to lay bare the leading motifs, as introduced by this competent performer, were tt delightful at they were instructive. Mr, Fechter sang with taste aud Intelligence the two numbers from Mozart and naydn, and Mr. Ferdinand Soenniohsen in Davids "Adagio" played with a firm and steady touch a number which ia not frequently heard in our day, though its merits are manifest It la somewhat strange that these recitals should be so poorly patronised by the large following of the German Evangelical Church, as they are; strictly speaking, olassloul. From first to last each programme has oonsistod exclusively of the very best compositions of authors of world-wide fame, each of which has been clayed aa only a trained and experienced artist can play them.

A Birthday Reception. A reception wat given at the home of Mist Cecilia Mosbaok, No. 984 Greene avenue, Monaay evening, by her mother, the occasion being the eighteenth anniversary of her birthday. The evening enjor ment consisted of aongs, games, musio, recitations and dancing. Among the artists who appeared were William Phillips and Alias Josie Vtalsh, pianists; 1'.

8hnieder. songs, and Geo. bcreubals, reoitations. ibe guests did Justice to a sumptuous repast which was served st 13 o'clock. Among thoae present were: Misses Alios and Annie Ferguson, hatnuel Mullen, Miss Josie Fiynn, Master J.

Fettersen, Miss Mamie Walsh, John Vialsh, Miss A. Hoalet A. Moran, Alias Mamie Pelterten, William Ryan, Misa A. Moran, Mist L. Elder, 'Master J.

Werls, Miss Cells end Kegina Uuilloyle, Joseph Mosbaok, Mist A. Golden. W. J. Kooney.

Miss KJ Herweg, George tiarenbett. Miss E. Pieroe, W. Phillips, Misa Mam la and riadie Kyan, Frank Jonnaton, Miss Josie end Charlotte Wait, kimtlo, Ailta L. Jsnioke, Master Edward alters.

Miss Jessie end Annie Hushes, J. Finnick, Mitt b. Fiudley. Masters Joseph and Charles liewes, Miasii. B.

Moso.os:, John MaCattrey, Miss M. Mullen, Ignatius Motbsck, Alias tiennesaey. Master Joseph Voung, Mrs, Uosback, Mr. and Mrs. Moran, Mr.

anJ Mrs. liarweg, Mra. Daniels, Master J. liroptty aud Alias Emms Bropuy, Beta, Master tta-gen. A Valuable Gift.

If yon read Th Crrnra thers it a beat in iters for you, XtU youx friends, "I KEvra saw a shadow cboss his covmt- JIASCE." legged English bull pnp which the swell lesds by a chain. And then we will not forget tha dramstist who has sacrificed his time, his labor, and even in soms cases his conscience to the interests of his fellow men. Howabd THE BROOKLYN LIBRARY. New Additions During the Past Week. Abbott Outlines for the Study of Art, New York, 1S91; Anderson, Hi a.

Correspondence with Memotr.London Black Hawk, Life, by himself, ed. by 1. E. Peterson, Boston, Bright, William, Ancient Collects snd Prayers, sixth Oxford, Burgor, J. Desn of Chichester, Biography, London, ISiU; Bjron, Lord O.

O. Works, with Life, by J. W. Lake, Philadelphia, 1834; Chase, F. History of Dartmouth College, 1891; Cummin g.

F. Two Haoor Years in Cey lon, lbiW; Goodj ear, W. Gram mar of tbe Lotus (History or rarsee Ornament), Lohdon, 1891; Greely, Life, by L. J. Xngersolt Chicago, 1873; Urunwood, Mrs.

E. St My Three Years in Manipur. 18U1; Hall, Principles of Lis cm otis. seaond N. 18.14.

HamertotK Present state of the Fine Arte in trance, laondon. lUii; Hare, t. A Laat of the Bushrangers (the Kelly gang), London, Hulme, F. Mythlaud, London, lbS6; Jephson, ti The Platform, Its Use and frogress, si New lorx, ltstU; Junker, Dr. travels in Africa, 1879 S3, London, 1891; Lsech, John, Life and Work, 2 illus, edited by W.

P. Futh, London, 1891; Le Favra, Delsartean Physical Culture, New York, ltol; Letters to Eminent Hands, by Derby, 189J; Lettsoin, J. Memoirs of his Life snd Writings, by T. J. Pettigrew, 8 London, 1817; Lincoln, A Pasaags from HarTisbnrg to Washington, February, 18tSt New York.

1891: Louis, P. C. A- Keeearches on tha Yellow Fever of 1828, Boston, 1839;" Luce, Bobert Writing for the Press, fourth Boston, 1891; Miller, W. Notes Concerning the Wampanoag Indians, 184); Morton, Agnes Correspondence, Philadelphia, 1891; Mott Travels in Europe and tbe East 1S4-1, S. 18J3; Mulier, F.

Msx, (Sacred Books of the Ban, v. aj.9, 40, Oil. '91; Pierce, Kegistry of Harvard I'nion, 16od-1775. Cambridge. 1S33: Perry.

Official Tour Along the Eastern Coast of 1 unis. Providence, 1891; Pittenger. Debaters' Treasury, Philadelphia, 1891; Kaumer, F. von, America and the American People. New York, 1848, Kenan, Xiiatory of the Origins of Christianity, 5 ths Gospels, Loudon; same vol, 7, Marcus Aurelms, London; Kobia-' son, it IU, Vermont coston, itstu; hoenes from the Log ol oen-lemsn Gipsey, illustrated, London; Thompson, 0.

ihs Eleotrio Magnet London, 1891; Thoresu, H. Life, by it ti halt Loudon, lsaOt lieroaa, W. Comp 159th New York state Volunteers, in the War of the KebelUoo. l.r.klyo, 1891; Maite, A. The Occult Scienoes, London, 1891; Weed, C.

Spraying Crops, Illustrated, New York, 189J; Wnitaaer, Almauock, 189J, London; White, the tvev. IU, Indian Battlss in New England, New York, 1859; Burnham, Clara Miss Bagg's cecretary, Boston, 1S92; Fenn, George The New Mattress, Philadelpoia, K'Ji; Harte, F. A First Family of Tasa-jara, Boston, 189J. Kaler, J. The Braganza Diamond, Pmladelphia, 1891; Kennedy, E.

Blaekt and Bushrangers, London, 1803; heporter'i homaoce. by "The Deacon," Chioago, 189J; it Aubyn, For the Old iSake's Sake, Chicago, 1891; smith, 6., Back from the Dead, New York, 1893; Wg-nalls, Mabel, Miserere, New York, 1893: Wests 11, lioy. ths Royalist Philadelphia; iggin, Kate the Bird's Christmas Carol, Boston, lbUa. Joseph A. Cross Association.

Ths fifth snnual ball of ths Joseph A. Cross Association attracted a large gath-sriug ednesday evening, st Teutonia Hall, Harrison avsnus and Bartlett street The hall was prettily decorated with flags and varicolored etresmera. Ths danoing waa commenced early and oontinued until a late hour. The affair was voted ssucoasa, both socially and financially. Gnat credit la due to the efficiency of the committee who had charge.

he othoors of ths aesociatiop are 'Charles A. Chase, president; James Lay Ion, first vice-president; John Fordy, second vioe-presl lent; 11. Augelo Dooley, third vice-president; Joseph Geery, corresponding secretary Tucker, recording aeorettry; v. m. ligh.

financial secretary; Orin Cross, foreign secretary; James Psret treasurer; John Cleary, eergeant-st-armst Michael Patrick O'Oonroy, overseer of ths poor. The Builders' League. The Builders' Lesgns, an organization composed of soms of ths foremost builders of the city, heid a reoeption, Wednesday nignt, at Zoellner Hall, oorner Broadway and W'il-lougbby avenue. The large bail waa crowded by a repressntativs gathering and when the orchestra discoursed the enticing strains of a march, shortly after 10 o'clooa, tiie toens was made picaresque by the fantastic windings of luO or more eouplea. the night wore merrily on and the tigurea of the ooUiion Wert indulged in uuUl nearly dawn, tenoe, wnicn is virtually a suspension oi sentence.

Ea Unworthy Democrats. To the Editor of the Citizen: An advertisement in this evening's Baole calling for signatures of Democrats who are opposed to tne calling of a Democratic State Convention in New York Ptata on Feb. 32. though nnwortby tbe attention of any Democrat is sppsrently reoeiving some en-oouragementdrom questionable quarters, and for still more questionable purposes. As the call emanated from the proper souroa, it is worse than folly to attempt to stay the proceedings.

Besides, it matters not at what time the convention be called; the Democracy of Kings County Is fullrslive to the im portance of the occasion, and will select as its representatives men of integrity, honesty. ability and nrmness or purpose, wnicn neither the raging waves of. an angry sea, a tempest-tossed and stormy ocean or the fury of the gale oan intimidate from remaining at the helm te steer the bark of Demoo-raoy in safety to the shors of viotory. As to the patronage attending tbe enumeration. does the oommittes of twenty-five (who were afraid or ashamed to publish their names) mean to insinuate that the Democrats ot Kings County are so degraded as to sell their franchise for the patronage tbey might reoeive I do not believe the cause of tariff reform will in any manner be impeded by an early convention, and not only am I a believer in tariff reform, but an absolute free trader.

All will agree that tbe basis of the currenov should be sound and honest I am a believer ia bi. metalism. Therefore, to sum up briefly, any attempt to prevent the holding of a convention on Feu. 33 would not only be fntile, bnt unwise and un-Democratio. and there ia everv- reason to believe that the projectors of the so-called Democratic protest have entered noon a crusade against tbe best interests of our party and for selfish motives which cannot be tolerated by any true Democrat am i8 McMullen, No.

btlo Bergen street The Postmaster's Privilege. To the Editor of The Citizen: Can a letter carrier be taken from any part of the list or can tbe Postmaster take thirtr from ninety on the list or can he commence from any part of tne list sunscmBan. 1 he Postmaster, we are informed, haa the privilege of taking one man or thirty from any part of the list Eo. Three Questions Answered, To the Editor of the Citizen: Will von please to let ms know how many men have been taken from the doormen's list un to the oreseut time How many do you think will be taxen from the list before it expires 3. What time does ths list run out APPLICANT.

ft. Kins. 3. Probably alt S. When all the names are taken from it At any rate, it runs out in one yeah Eo.

Civil Service Papers. To Editor of the Citizen: 1 ise tell a constant reader of ronr naivar where I can get the application papers for the folios uepartmenu Ol.u. I You oan get them atany time by applying to the Clnrk ot the Civil service Commission in the City HbIL-Ed. 3Ioro Civil Service Questions, To the Editor of the Citizen 1. ill you please inform ms throngh your valuable paper when tbe last examination for the Brooklyn pohoe eligible list will be published, and (2) bow many will be appointed from tbe new list? Rkadkb or Ths Cmm.

Whenever it shall please the Civil Ser- vite commissioners, a. rrooaoiy all. Ibis also answers the questious ot "Applicants and Constant itesder.Eo,! 1 About Clerkships. To the Editor of Vt Citizen: Will you please inform we through your Dsoer if the sppoiutioeots metis from the eligible iiat grade It of the recent examination for clerkships, were published after said appointments it Also about how many appointments are made during tne year J. W.

1. xes. a. lhere is no svsrage. Ejp.1 Notification of Eligible.

To the Editor of Bie Citizen: ITeas- oblige oouataut reader of ronr val uable paper by statiug if the candidate who passed tbe lat Civil service examination for patrolmen will be notified personally and the percentage may sot a la tea, ana wuon will tbey be notiue I -V. J. I the will not be notified personally, but by pnbtioation in the newpapn The nor eeutagea will be given. he date of publica tion defends on the Co-aouasionsrs,.