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THE BBOOKLYN DAILY EAGKLE. KE YOBK, FB1PAY. ARCH 1, 1901. FOR MEW AND WOMEN. Made of the finest leathers in all the leading styles.

Easy on the foot as hand made. Sewed like custom work. No tacks. No nails. How Three Women Found Relief.

Will Offer Unusual Inducements To Day Saturday in Their Boys' Clothing Department Stylish and handsome as expert last and pattern makers can design. The most durable and made the best with skilled labor and high quality leather. Call and examine our shoes and don't buy until satisfied they are better than others at higher prices. Sold only in our own stores. Direct from our factory.

10 The Waldirf $2.50 Sftii Boys' Sailor Suits. Boys' navy blue all wool Serge Sailor Suits, 3 to 10 year sizes, made to sell at 4.50, 2.98 Boys' Long Pants Suits. Boys' Long; Pants Suits, made of fancy mixed and plaid cheviots, 1 5 to 19 year iizes, regular value 7.50, reduced to Boys' Two Piece Suits. Boys' two piece double breasted Suits of fancy cheviots, checks and stripes, 7 to 15 year sizes, made to sell at 4.25, 2.48 CHOICE NOVELTIES IN WAISTS AND BLOUSES. 4.98 Boys' Long Pants Suits, in fancy cassimeres and fine cheviots, large variety of patterns to choose from, 14 to 20 year sizes, regular value 10.

50, 6.85 Also SPECIAL VALUES in BOYS' HATS AND CAPS. Send for catalogue to R. H. Long, maker, at the fat tn Springfield, Mass. EVERY PAIR WARRANTED.

387 Fulton Opp. City Hall. 7C1) Broadway, Near Flushing Ave. Mei19S An Extraordinary Offer! We place on special sale, for to day and Saturday a limited number of well made and thoroughly reliable Suits, comprising fine CHEVIOTS, FANCY CASSIMERES, FINE tf A MELTONS and WORSTEDS, heretofore sold at lLf 1S.00, at TKJ Sixth Avenue, 20th to 21st N. Y.

WALDORF SPECIAL $2.50 FOR W0SV8EM. DOUBLE SOLES. While no woman is entirely free from periodical suffering, it does not.seem to have been the plan of nature that woman should suffer.sb severely! TJLydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is the most thorough female regulator known to medieal science. It relieves the condition which' produces so much discomfort and robs menstruation of its 'terrors; The three letters here published should encourage every woman who suffers who conquers in life must be a strong man, strong above all things in the exercise of his will.

He should be prepared to fight, if" necessary, and, what is sometimes more trying, to yield. Such men must succeed. "The last and not the least important of the habits which a boy should aohieve is the habit of giving attention to trifles. Most persons forget the fact that it is just as important to shine shoes well and faithfully as to administer the business of the largest banking house in the world. Do everything which comes in the line of your duty with promptness and thoroughness.

"Let me assure you, from my personal experience, that if you carry out these rules We Shall Continue TO OFFER OUR WINTER STOCK At Prices So Low It will pay to buy tor next Winter's wear. Our Spring variety is ready. Men's, Boys' arid Children's Clothing of the latest "up to date" styles will be on the tables in all DEPARTMENTS in a day or two. WE HAVE A TREAT in store tor early buyers. We refer to cur last Summer's goods, splendid clothes, all of them; the.

PRICES WILL BE ALMOST HALVED. Guaranteed goods of our own manufacture just as de? sirable as this Spring goods, but as we find sizes somewhat broken and cannot be. replaced, we prefer to close them out, even at a loss. 380 AND 382 FULTON STREET. Aug.

6, 1898, "Dear Mrs. Pinkham: I have suffered since the age of sixteen with painful menstruation. I have been treated for months, and was told that I had a serious displacement. The doctor says that it is all right but I still have the same pain. Please tell me what to do." Mrs.

Emu a Kuehx, 113 Trautman Brooklyn, E. N.Y. Jan. 10, 1899. "Dear Mrs.

Pinkham After, receiving your reply to my letter, of Aug 6 I followed your kind advice, and am glad to tell you that I have been cured of the severe pain at time of menstruation through the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I have taken six bottles of it, felt better after the first bottle, and after a while had no more pain or womb trouble. I had doctored from the age of sixteen to twenty six, and had lost all hope, but your medicine has made me well. "I would like to have you use my testimonial, so that others may see, and be inspired with hope, and take 'your medicine." Mas.

Emma Kukhl, 112 Trautman Y. Feb. 20, 1900. "I saw your medicine so highly recbinmended I thought 1 would.wribe to you for advice. "My menstruation, occurs every two weeks, lasts a Teek, and is painful.

I have been troubled in this way for some time. I suffer from sick head ache and backache all the time, appe If is anything about your case about which you would like special advice, write freely to Mrs. Pinkham. No man will see your letter. She can.

surely help you, for no person in America has such a wide experience iri treating female ills as she has had. She has helped hundreds of' thousands of women back to health. Her address is Lynn, and her advice is frea. You are very foolish if you do not accept her kind invitation. uAiTquu.

nouuvouop jiiuuwiin tit national tjity MariK or 55000, which will be paid to any person who can find that tlie above testimonial lettari are not cennlHA. ar wAra nabtliihAil hAfArA 1 NEWSBOYS VISIT BROOKLYN. One Hundred and Fifteen From the Newsboys' Home at Simpson Methodist Church. GUESTS OF THE JUNIOR LEAGUE. Prominent Men Make Addresses and Music Adds to the Evening's Pleasure.

One hundred and fifteen newsboys from the Newsboys' Home, at 11 Duane street, Manhattan, were last night the guests of the boys of the Simpson Junior League of Simpson M. B. Church. The boys were entertained in the SuEday school chapel. Their presence was a sort of return visit, as the boys of the Junior League recently paid a visit to the Newsboys' Home In Manhattan, where they engaged the home team In a game of basket ball.

Last night's visit was arranged by Cornelius S. Loder. the superintendent of the League, who also had full charge of the arrangements. Besides the members of the Junior League and members of the church, there were present to greet the boys Randolph Guggen hsimer, Clinton L. Rossiter, Herbert F.

Gunnison and Seta L. Keeney. A fine programme was also prepared for the enjoyment of the boys, in which they furnished a part. The boys were carried to the ohurch by trolley cars furnished by Mr. Rossiter.

They arrived about 8:15 o'clock in charge of Ru dolph Hcig, Superintendent of the Newsboys' Home. A committee of the League, consisting of G. W. Evers and C. H.

Phraner acted as an escort. In the chapel front seats were reserved for the guests and when the bovs arrived they inarched in and took the places assigned to them. When Mr. Loder secured the attention of the guests and the members of the church, he welcomed the boys and referred to the pleasant time that they had on the visit to Manhattan. He said that he had received letters of regrets from Bird S.

Coler, Charles A. Schleren and Frederick Pratt. Mr. Loder also apologized for the absence of Dr. Henderson, the pastor of the church, as he was filling an engagement elsewhere.

Papers on which were printed the words of songs were distributed and Mr. Loder an nouncd that the boys were to sing, "America," which they did with a will. This was followed by a musical selection by four young men from the Young Christian Association, under the leadership of John Paul, who instructs the boys of the Newsboys' Home in singing. The young men. three of whom played violins and the fourth assisted Mr.

Paul on the piano, were William Bert, Herman Landers, John Mevers and William Rupert. Mr. Guggenheimer was the first speaker Introduced by Mr. Loder and he was well received by the boys. He said: "I am very glad to be here to night, boys, to meet you and speak to you for a few minutes.

Through all the nrs of my manhood, both in private and public life, everything connected with boyhood has always appealed to my sympathies. This is not primarily due to the fact that I remember very clearly, just as if they were before my eyes, the facts and incidents of my childhood. It springs from my Knowledge that the boys of to day will be the. citizens of to morrow, and that every element of strength and nobility which will appear in the struggling days of their manhood, must be plained in them before they reach 18 years of age. Habits, when once ingrained, cannot easilv be thrown off: and I believe firmly thai i character of every human being, and character is, after all.

only the sum total of his habits. Is created either for good or evil, long before he comes of age. The tall slender sapling, if its training is neglected, will, ten chances to one, grow crooked. "The first and most important habit which a boy must develop is industry. A lad who is lay and self indulgent will not, as a man, possess that strength of character which alone carries off the rich prizes of life.

The spirit of hard work in everything to which you put your hands is a far better possession than the inheritance of wealth. It is a greater credit to a man to have built up his own fortune than to live ignobly on What has been amassed by dead hands. In saying this, I trust you will not think that I am speaking boastfully. I simply wish to tell you that industry is one of the qualities that will lift up any person from distress and poverty. "The next habit which a boy should acquire and exhibit, at home or in his business, is punctuality.

You need not be a prophet to foretell the future of a boy who is always late late for breakfast, late for school, late for his engagements and late at his business. He will also be late to join in the procession of successful men which passes once at least in the life of every human being within his reach and opportunity. No one has yet discovered the secret of build tag a house commencing with the roof and working downwards. You. boys, if you wish to be numbered among those who are called successful men.

must build the structure of your ambition upon a solid foundation and work upwards. If you wish to create wealth, which itself is you must begin now. Ma.ke it a rule of your life to save something every week from your earnings, no matter how small that something may be. In the course of five years your savings will not amount to very much, but you will have acquired a habit which will in the end enrich you. Whatever your position in life may be, I say to you, and I hope my words will echo and reecho In your memories, economize! "The next characteristic which I think is essential to success Is the possession of a strong, resolute will power.

By this I mean the ability to meet difficulties and no', to be deterred by them: the strength of charac ter which will not yield to temptations and roily. When I speak of temptations. I am not posing as a preacher. 1 mean, for example, that robustness of character whicn will not allow you to yield io indolence or A waste of your valuable time. The man MR.BRDWER OFFFDR FLORIDA Satisfied to Leave the Matter of Opposing the Forest Park Bill to Others.

REPLIESTO EX MAYOR SCHIEREN Condemnatory Powers Could Be Given to Water Department Just as Easy as to Park Department. Park Commissioner Brower, accompanied by his wife and Mr. and Mrs. John J. White of.

this borough left 'to day for Palm Beach, Florida, via the "Florida Special" over the Pennsylvania Railroad. They will be gone for two weeks. While in the South, Park Commissioner Brower will visit Cocoanut Grove, where he will try to secure a collection of orchids, hybiscus plants and some palms for the Prospect Park conservatories. He will also pay his respects to Hugh McLaughlin, the Democratic leader, and will visit him for a short time at his winter headquarters on Indian River. Mr.

McLaughlin and Park Commissioner Brower are very friendly. Before leaving Brooklyn this afternoon, Park Commissioner Brower spoke to an Eagle reporter concerning the hearing in the matter of the Forest Park reservoir bill, which will be had before the Senate committee on next Tuesday. He said that he was not surprised to hear that the bill had been passed by the Assembly. That he had anticipated. The real fight, he said, would be before the Senate committee, when his adherents would protest vigorously against the passage of the bill and with the hoped for result that the measure would be killed when it comes up for action In the Senate.

"Although I will not be personally present at the hearing on Tuesday," said Park Commissioner Brower. "yet I shall be there in spirit and there will be a goodly delegation of representative citizens of this borough to oppose the bill being favorably reported in committee, "John De Wolf, the landscape gardener of Greater New York, will represent me at the hearing and will present my views on the subject as well as his own. The engineers of the Department of Parks, Engineers Price and Zartmann, will also speak against' the bill and show the members of the Senatorial committee where there are other sites in the immediate vicinity of Forest Park.squally as desirable and favorable for the building of a storage reservoir, as the site desired within the wooded park land. Another local engineer will also demonstrate the fact that the Cypress Hills tract is as desirable and that it can be secured as easily as the Forest Park site. "Other Brooklyn men who will appear at the hearing to oppose the taking of any land in Forest Park will be former Park Commissioners Squier and Kennedy, Assemblyman Price and the Senators and Assemblymen from Queens Borough.

The Thirtieth Ward Taxpayers' Association will also send a representative to Albany to protest, as will the Richmond Hill residents. The South Brooklyn Board of Trade is now considering the matter, and I am told will also send representatives, being against the use of the park for reservoir purposes. "So I think that the opponents of the bill will be well represented and will make a good showing in force of numbers and by their arguments when they appear before the Senate conrjfl ttee." Speaking regarding the reported declaration of former Mayor Charles A. Schleren to the effect that he was now in favor of the bill, having carefully gone over the ground and having become convinced that the Forest Park site could be easier and more quickly secured than any of the others. Park Commissioner Brower said with some emphasis: "The recommendation made by former Mayor Schleren that I be given condemnatory powers so as to enable me to acquire the 120 acres of woodland adjacent to Forest Park, in the Cypress Hills tract, could just as well have been put the other way.

"A bill can be just as easily passed giving the same condemnatory power to the Department of Water Supply, so that the water officials could get the Cypress Hills tract as easily and as quickly for their reservoir as they could the site in Forest Park. The land in the Cypress Hills tract is higher than the site desired within the park. I know what I am spenking of. Competent engineers have been over the ground, not once, but several times, and there is no question but what the Cypress Hills tract Is higher than the ridge in Forest Park. "Of course, if the water officials succeed In getting the Forest Park bill through the Senate, I would then be glad to have condemnatory powers given me to acquire the Cypres3 Hills tract.

It is a very fine piece of land. But what makes me feel aggrieved Is that they will persist in destroying the finest piece of park woodland in Greater Now York by putting a storage reservoir there when an equally desirable site is as easily procurable and close by." THIRD SUBSCRIPTION DANCE. The third Bensonhurst subscription dance at the Dyker Heights Club House, Thirteenth avenue and Eighty sixth street, last week, was well attended by society folks from Bath Beach, Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights. To Misa Ethel Parfitt belongs the honor of managing these enjoyable evenings. The committee included John J.

Van Pelt, Andrew Hegeman. Charles B. Carmen! George Gelston, Arthur J. Koehler. Charles W.

Wells, Edward Tworger, Eugene Carman and Oliver Kingsland. Those present included Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clark. Mr.

and Mrs. W. L. Ormsby Mr. and Mrs.

William H. Black. Mrs. J. H.

Coleman, Mr. and Mrs. Meislaher. Mr. and Mrs Cozier.

Mr. and Mrs. D'Antonio, Mr. and Mrs. W.

E. Oavit, Mr. and Mrs. E. E.

Fingar, Mrs. Fleming, Miss Laura Wickett, Miss Kate Thomas. Miss Zclla Stanley, Miss Anna Schwerdtferger, Miss Gertrude Slmonson, Misa Helen Stursburg. Miss Grace Randall, tite poor, sick at s't. m.a every morningi thing I eatT hurts me, am very'vfeakt thin, and sallow.

i' l.fiaye'fded a doctor, but lie dioj. not Seem to do ma any good;" "Miss "Magoie 319 Bo. fth Hfc, Kichmofj'd, Ya. April 23, 1900. receiving your answer to.

my letter I have been taking 'your Vegetable Compound, and it has 'done me more good than any medicine I have ever taken. My.menSes, are all right now, and appear once a. month, and. I feel so much 1 shall always praise your medicine. isg Maggie Poulard, 31fl So.

4th Richmond, Va. I was troubled with female weak ness.irregular and painful menstrua ation. The doctor's medicine did me no good. I have taken one bottle and a half of your Vegetable Compound, and thanks to your pains are gone. I advise all women suffering as I have to nsa vour vegetaDie Compound." Emma I J.

Pbtsble, Indianola; 111. On the 7th of this month I returned from a trip to Em ope and would like to let you know what good results I have obtained from the use ot R.LP.A.N.S Tabules. I had for a long time suffered from asthma, and continually had to take medicine, which it seemed to me spoiled my stomach. I have used Kipans Tabules for about fifteen months, and am convinced that the condition of my stomach is much improved. Formerly I could not enjoy a substantial dinner without afterward having that heavy feelincr.

and In consequence of this state of affairs I tried one medicine after the other, none, however, giving me much relief; After I had takenEipans Tabules for a short time, however, my digestion' gradually became better, and I can now say that my stomach seems to be able to digest everything. I am forty five years, old and have been an insurance agent for fifteen years. Alfred Lennertz, 73' Bleecker Brooklyn, N. February 20; 1901. There Is scarcely any condition of 111 health that 1 not benefited by the occasional use of a B.I.P.A.N.S Tabule.

and' the 10 for eents, does not bar them from any homo, or justify any one In enduring ills that are easily cured. A family bottle containing 150 tabules, cents. For sale byDnigelaU. the water supply, to communicate with him immediately. He states, that they will Incur "no expense whatever, unless something is and if anything ie incurred the expense will be paid from the recovery." Another big deal in Washington Heights real estate has taken place.

Loyal L. Smith. a Western speculator, who recently purchased the Columbia university tract, has bought from the Sheppard Kna'pp estate. "six lota adjoining his previous purchase. The tract of land lies alongside the boulevard, and extends north to the layout of One Hundred and Sixtieth street.

The land, was formerly part of. the Aaron Burr estate, and an old colonial house, known as the Grand View Hotel, stands on It. It is understood that the object of the sale was speculation. Ths rapid transit railroad will run close by tn property. FLORAL HORSESHOE FOR GOODWIN Former Superintendent of Ridgewood Depot Meets With a Surprise.

George Goodwin, who was superintendent of the Ridgewood depot of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, but who was transferred in the big shake up to the. Ninth avenue depot, received a tribute from his fellow workers last night at his station. The tribute came in the nature of a complete, surprise to Goodwin. The latter made a trip to his former station, where he had' been for five years, to pack up some of his traps, and was In the office when the door opened and inspectors, conductors and as many others as could crowded in. The spokesman for the party said how sorry they all were to sea him leave and that he was the best superintendent ever stationed at the Ridgewood depot.

It was then that Goodwin was called to the telephone in another room and when he returned there stood a mammoth floral horse hoe American' beauty roses' and carnation pinks. 'Goodwin made a little speech, thanking the boys for their kindly spirit and then there' was handshaking all around Hovr to Get About the City. This la a problem made easy. All transfor points, Elevated R. time tables, maps of the surface R.

B. and directory of ferries, given in the Eagle Almanac for 1901. Paper oovnr, 18 cmtat Cloth bound for library, 50 cents. of conduct you will attain to that high position of wealth and honor in which you will receive not merely the unreal applause of your friends and of the public, who will witness the triumph of your life work, but what is of greater importance and infinitely more pleasant, your own self commendation. "I thank you most sincerely for the cordial reception you have given me to night." Mr.

Guggenheimer's address was loudly applauded by the boys. He was followed by Miss Maud S. Ruland, who gave two recitations that greatly pleased the boys. One was about "Little Jerry," a newsboy, which was enjoyed particularly by them. "The Blue and the Gray" was sung by the boys themselves.

They repeated the chorus after each verse by whistling it. Mr. Rossiter was then in troduced. He gave the boys a very praotical talk. He told them of the possibilities in store for them in the future, and that some of them might occupy high positions held by men to day.

Mr. Rossiter slid, however, that in order to be successful they must have some well defined object in life. He advised the boys not to let one day pass by without doing something toward their future advancement. Four fifths of the men holding high places to day, he said, were self made men. Mr.

Rossiter told of how men had raised themselves from brakemen on freight trains to responsible positions. "Choose a calling, boys, and stick to it," said Mr. Rossiter in conclusion. "The boy who doesn't know what he is going to do will not be successful." "Let the Blessed Sunshine In," was sung by the boys, and Mr. Lode said that he had another business man who would, he was sure, have something good to say to the boys, and he introduced Mr.

Gunnison. Mr. Gunnison began his remarks by calling the boys' attention to the interest which Mr. Guggenheimer and Mr. Rossiter had taken In them, as shown by their presence.

Continu ing, he said: "Boys, you and I are in the same bupiness. and we think we are in the best business in the world. We are together in the newspaper business. We are partners In the same enterprise, and we of the business departments of the newspaper know how gieat a help the newsboys and the newsmen are. I have known intimately newsboys for the past fifteen years and my experience Is that the rlewsboy is as clever and as enlightened as any fellow in many other walks in life.

For my part, I have never lost confidence in the newsboy, and would willingly go his bail at any time. He Is not as well dressed as other boys, and we know he can swe ar a little, but he is honest and square In hi 5 dealings. "Some people have great sympathy for the newsboy. I don't; and they don't need sympathy. They have a better opportunity to make a success in life than some of the sons of millionaires who are brought up in luxury.

You have been told, boys, what you ought to do, and you can't be told too often. Good health is the most important thing for a successful career. Don i. smoke cigarettes. Another thing that you want, to be successful men, is to know more.

Lincoln and Greeley were self made men. They took advantage of every moment and made the most of It. That Is what you want to do. When you get through with your work, attend the night classes, and in a few years you will begin to mount the ladder, and, as you reach the top, you will find, as you have already heard said this evening, that there Is plenty of room for you." Mr. Gunnison, who soon won the hearts of the boys, concluded his address by giving some good advice to the older boys, in which he urged on them the necessity, in order to succeed, to work earnestly and faithfully in the interests of their employers, and said that they themselves would certainly profit in time.

Mr. Paul sang a baritone solo, "Asleep in the Deep," and the boys from the Young Men's Christian Association rendered "The Holy City." The next number on the programme was probably better enjoyed than any of the others, and this not alone by the newsboys. This was a bag punching exhibition, by Will Sheehan, a former lodger at the Newsboys' Home. The performance was cleverly given, and closed by the young man playing an accompaniment with the bag to national airs played on the piano by Mr. Paul.

Southern melodies were sung by Charlie Jackson, a colored newsboy. W. L. McKeon, a representative from the home, thanked the members of the Simpson League in the name of the boys for the pleasant evening. The evening's entertainment closed with refreshments, which were served by the members of the mothers' organization of the church.

Some of the committees in charge of the aftair were: Press O. C. Chester Stewart. Seating W. J.

Broughton. L. Rost, George Quick, Walter Mills. Joseph Byers and A Phraner. Ushers L.

Rost. J. s. White. James Morrison, Hugh McKmght, John Mayhood Raymond Williams.

Reception William H. McMullen Jr Horace T. Patton. William Stewart. Order Joseph Byers, George Sly, Harrv Raynor.

"WASHINGTON ETJCHBE CLUB. Mr. and Mrs. R. W.

King of President street entertained the Washington Euchre Club last Monday evening. Fifteen games were played, after which supper was served. The prizes were won by Miss Edith Bowley Mrs. J. E.

Holland, C. E. Keeler and J. Hawes. Among the players were: Sir.

anil Mrs. R. W. KlnK, and Mrs. J.

Holland. Mr. and Mrs. V. Hruntlage, Mr ami Mrs.

P. F. Burd. Mr. and Mrs.

S. T. Fasset, Mr and Mrs. K. P.

Morpan. Mr. and Mrs. j' Hnw. s.

C. E. Kcclf r. Miss Edith Rowley and Mr. and Mrs.

J. J. Huwep. EPWOETH LEAGUE MEETING. An Epworth League group meeting will be held next Tuesday evening at Embury M.

K. Church. Lewis avenue and Decatur street, under the auspices of Chapter 4,301, connected with the church. The following chapters have beim Invited to attend: Sumner Avenue. Janes.

Lenox road. Vandcrveer Park, Gravcsend. Borough Park, Summerfield and Sixth Avenue. Miss Marion Pottle, Miss Mabel Parfitt, Miss Violette Parfitt, Miss Mabel Pottle, Miss Jean Hubbell, Miss Lucille Myers, Miss Eliza Brown, Misa Aucher, Miss Baxter, Mias Elizabeth Bennett, Miss Anne Coleman, Miss. Florence Cozine, Miss HIckey, Miss Marloa Llghtowler, Miss Mabel Lewers, Miss Meislaher, T.

Dickeoh Bazley, Edward Tworger, Charles'W; Welles, Oliver Kings land, John J. Van Pelt, Andrew Hegeman, Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Carmen, Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur J. Koehler, Andrew uropsey, Georeo Cowenhoven, Miss Merrill, Mrs. Nick els. Mr.

and Mrs. Walter E. Parfitt, Mr. and Mrs. William A.

Parfitt, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pierce, Mr.

and Mrs. Philippean, Mr. arid Mrs. J. U.

Parsons, William Andrus, Lewis Brown, Sherwood Brooks, Harry Barley, Ros well P. Carpenter, O. M. Clark, A. Carmi chael, Charles Chittenden, Donald Campbell, Frank Dickey, C.

Furgueson, jr. Frank Duffy, Lewis Gwyn. FOR A MILITARY PRISON. Brooklyn Man Suggests That Kings County Penitentiary Could Be Used for That Purpose. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Apropos of State Senator Marshall's bill in the legislature for the demolition of our Kings County Penitentiary, it might not Be amiss to say a few words to those people who hope to see It become a law.

It is very true that the penitentiary occupies valuable ground and that the growth of the city demands the surrounding territory for building purposes, and it is also' urged by many and evident to all that the existence of a penal institution so located in what will sooner or later be the heart of the city, is detrimental to property values and consequently retards improvements, long wished for in the immediate vicinity. As to Its fltnesa as a prison there can be no question. It is certainly the only jail of its class of such enormous capacity that we have in the state. The structure is huge in its proportions yet perfect in all its appointments as a prison. In the distance it looks like a feudal castle, transplanted bodily from the old world; its frowning facade and gloomy turrets look down upon the innocent passer by as If they were hungry' for his company.

This austere and forbidding pile of granite, darkened and stained by an exposure of many years, hao fulfilled its dismal duty creditably, but not unlike a true medieval stronghold, the present occupants are little more than the porter in the lodge and his limited family, so to BDeak. who occupy but a corner of the vast pile while the rest crumbles away. Such is the Kings County Penitentiary in its last days as a prison for felons for which it is indeed in the growth of the city no longer required, as short sentence prisoners can be just as conveniently cared for on Blackwell's Island or somewhere else instead of in this city. But' this does not argue that the peni tentiary should be torn down, i ne pudiic is prejudiced against the prison for more or less good reasons. The most Important seem to be first, that it occupies some 225 or 230 taxable building lots, which turn no revenue into the municipal strong boxes; second, that, as is well known, it is not a savory inducement for homeseekers who would like to build on the adjoining hills; and third, that it is unnecessarily commodious for the average number of guests it and consequently to maintain it is both extravagant and foolish.

Brooklyn says it is her "white elephant." an expensive beast, like Barnum's Asiatic plow horse, useless for every ordinary purpose, and she wants to get rid of it at any price. The county feels the same way, but it remains to be seen what the state will do. Has no one ever considered that just such a puilding as the one in question may some day be a most pressing necessity as a military prison? The chances are that times may not always be as quiet as they are now; is it good policy to annihilate such a stronghold as this one, which has not a duplicate in the country a building surrounded by a wall capable of repelling almost any kind of violence a mob might think of trying, standing as it doee.on an eminence and commanding a view of every approach, is it advisable to neglect the chance of making this building Into a military Institution if we can get it? I think others beside myself hold these views and they should try to discouraee the sentiment which calls for the tearing down of the prison. Wo are all tired of having a jail for felons in our midst, especially as it Is not necessary, but if the state or the nation would take the huildlng and the territory belonging to It and make It a military head quarters, workshop and storehouse or arsenal ana appoint, as a piace oi rendezvous, to 6o usd in times less pacific than the present. it would be initiating an institution that' we may.

at some time be happy to possess at such a handy spot. Should the government do this the matter would practically be out of 'the hands of the city and the county, and aside from this relief its objectionable character would perish and in a very short time the qualms of fastidious homeseekers would be overcome and they would no longer. hesir tate to buy property in a' locality now considered undesirable for family, home building. Land in the neighborhood would eurely leap In value, the squatters would vanish with the can eating members of their flock; and in ten or twelve years from the Inauguration of such a change this part of the town' would have no more odium associated with It than any other seetion now considered respectable. What the city failed to get in tares from the property occupied by the prison structure1 would be small loss compared with the unsatisfied want of just such a military institution in time of need.

RALPH S. CONE. Brooklyn, February 22, 1901. THE MORTGAGE TAX. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: My opinion regarding the mortgage tax as it stands is that it is too high, but no fair minded man should be unwilling to give a Bmall portion of his income toward running expenses.

It seems to me that people who have money to lend must be in a position of ease, and, therefore, should be willing to give 1 per cent, of their income toward running things. It Is a well known fact that there Is no surer way of making money than by lending it on mortgage. What do these real estate people and money grabbers want? Their desire is to squeeze all from the industrious, but they themselves wish to rake in all and give nothing. The tax is a good one, and with proper men in the tax office can be collected. I am sure there seems to be no trouble in collecting taxes from reputed property owners even though they may actually own but half of the property they are taxed on, when the money borrowed on mortgage Is considered.

I am sure it is unfair to expect everything from the borrower and nothing from the man with plenty. Let us all share the expensesthe borrower and the lender. I am not in favor of the repeal of the present tax on mortgages, but think that it should be amended to 1 per cent. I am howling from my side of the house as a taxpayer, for many years, and' also think there are many others who could howl likewise, which is a little different howl from the howl which the real estate people made at Albany a few days ago. JUSTICE.

ijiuumyu, jc eoruary za, isoi. labors under a common delusion about the tax on mortgages. He says that be thinks that it is unfair to make the borrower pay all the tax and that the people who lend money ought to be wllllne tn n.v i per cent, of their income to help run things It is hot necessary to enter into a discussion of the fairness or unfairness of it. The fact remains that the borrower must pay the tax on the money which he borrows, because the lenders will not lend on any other conditions and no law can force them to lend. New Jersey passed a law providing that the owner of mortgaged property should pay the tax on the amount of his equity, while the holder of the mortgage should pay the tax on the amount of the mortgage, and it provided that the borrower should keep out of the interest enough to pay the mortgagee's proper share of the tax.

This arrangement seemed fair. But when mortgages began to fall due the mortgagees would not renew them and no man with money would lend It on real estate security under such conditions. And' to prevent thousands of honest people from losing their homes the Legislature had to repeal the law and exempt mortgages from all taxation. Whatever tax the State' of New York mar levy on mortgages will be, paid by the I man who borrows the monev. And If tha i state provides that the mnrlpo rrnr m'nv rip duct the amount of the tax from the amount of the interest which he pays, so that in an attempt to force the mortgagee' to pay the tax outstanding mortgages will be foreclosed Instead of renewed and no money can be borrowed save under an agreement bv which the Lborrower agrees to pay the tax.

It Is an ir repealanle economic, law that the borrower pays the tax every time. The income which the lender gets' is what is a fair net income from his money fixed by the law of supply and demand and contingent on the risks of the investment. If "Justice" will accept this as the basis of his thinking on the subject of mortgage taxation ho will talk no more tbout the desirability of forcing the money lenders to pay an increased tax on what lend. Every tax aimed at them will come out of the borrower as sure as the Bun'roso this, morning. Ed.

Eagle.) NEW POSTAGE STAMPS BEAUTIES Pan American Series to Commemorate the Buffalo Exposition 251,000,000 of Them Will Be Printed. The first sheets of the Pan American Ex position stamps upon which the Bureau of Engraving and Printing at Washington has been at work for four months have been finished. The stamps are in two colors and will be printed in sheets of 200, instead of 400 to the sheet, as in the case with the current The sheets as they now come from the press present a remarkable appearance, there being two hundred pic tures of a tiny railway trtin, each I picture being separated from Its colleague by an inch of white paper. These sheets i will dry in a week or ten days; i then they go to the press again and the i border with the inscription "Commembra I tive Series, 1901," will be printed in red. The finished work is pronounced, the finest specimen of postage stamp art ever i issued by any government.

lie stamps now being printed are of two cent value. The central design or vignette is printed in black ink in all the values, the border of the design being of the color of the current series of stamps. The picture of the one cent stamp shows a fine steamer representing fast lake navigation; the. two cent stamp an express train at full speed depleting land rapid transit; four cent up to date automobile in front of the Capitol tn Washington the five cent Niagara Falls in all Its glory; the eight cent, a Bplendld.representa tlon of the great canal locks at Sault Stc Marie, showing vessels passing and the ten cent value shows a magnificent ocean liner, swift and majestic. The department will be ready to supply requisitions several weeks prior to the opening, of the exposition.

It is believed the demand will be very great from all parts of the country and stamp collectors throughout the world undoubtedly will use several mill ions of the stamps. JournalB devoted to the hobby of stamp collecting already are predicting that the beauty of the Buffalo stamps will start a great multitude to collecting stamps. HARLEM AND THE BRONX. The principal stumbling block in front of the 'promoters of the proposed improvement of Avenue C. Unlonport, which would open up the avenue to Long Island Sound, appears to be the numerous objections that the improvement is being advocated by friends of John B.

McDonald, the contractor for the rapid transit tunnel, who owns a big trapt of property on the line of the proposed extension, and who, consequently, would be benefited at the expense or ruin of the small owners. It is said that Mr. McDonald would get control of the avenue for the purpose of running a dump road for carting refuse from the tunnel and filling in the, meadows beyond, and by this monopoly of the avenue render it useless for several years'. Alderman Cass Bays that this is the principal objection next to the expense of the work, which a great many of the people could not 3tand. On the other hand, Michael E.

Devlin, who favors the improvement, has published a statement, the substance of which is that John B. McDonald owns about 1,532 lots and would have to pay in assessments about more than he would receive from the city for damages, basing the average price per lot at $1,000. The Bedford Park Taxpayers' Association has retained counsel to test the legality of action against the city for loss sustained, by the residents through lack of water, and the secretary of the association, Daniel A. McCormlck, has issued notice inviting all who have suffered through' loss "of rentals, owing to tenants vacating apartments and dwellings on account of the deficiency of.