. New York of to-day . ould bo plentiful in summer and roses in government is no good, no government is anygood, and labor is prostrate and bleeding at the feetof capital. Of late the plain clothes men from the policedepartment have been more active than usual,especially since the war began with moment one of these orators makes a di-rect and positively treasonable utterance againstthe Government he is promptly yanked off tho soapbox and ignominiously thrust into a waiting patrolwagon. His place, however, is soon filled by anotherequally virulent successor who scowls at
. New York of to-day . ould bo plentiful in summer and roses in government is no good, no government is anygood, and labor is prostrate and bleeding at the feetof capital. Of late the plain clothes men from the policedepartment have been more active than usual,especially since the war began with moment one of these orators makes a di-rect and positively treasonable utterance againstthe Government he is promptly yanked off tho soapbox and ignominiously thrust into a waiting patrolwagon. His place, however, is soon filled by anotherequally virulent successor who scowls at the policeand comes as near as he dares to insulting pays all these speakers i* ;i mystery. Theyare at it all day long and they never pass thes seems better to let them have a safety valve thansuppress them altogether in the opinion of the au-thorities, and no doubt this policy is correct. Theyare an interesting feature of the streets of New Yorkand provide for the stranger a moment of Kifih Avenue from 34lh Street, looking north as far u Central Park. The church in lhe center is thr Brick building with the marble pillars is the Cnlumhia Tn,rst Company. Rive:sid« Driv*—Eighty-flflh Street north to Soldiers «nd SniSois Monument, NEW YORK OF TO-DAY *7 Directly opposite the park at Fifty-ninth Streetthere seems some prospect of checking the onrushof business. For tho moment it is halted, andbeyond tho Metropolitan Club at Sixtieth Streetthe attack has not yet commenced. It appears to besecure for the next decade at least. In the annals of old New York Fifth Avenuewill ever remain a bright particular star. If it hastaken on a new and different phase of life it is per-haps one of greater service to the people. In Itsnew career it typifies the spirit of the great city inwhieh it has so long borne a distinguished society has lost business has gained, and busi-ness is the life of the metropolis. The stranger who has walke
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