railroads without going to the State Legislature in Albany for permission.

The number of square miles contained in the new city will be 360; the
greatest length will be 35 miles, measured from Mt. St. Vincent on the
Hudson to Tottenville on Staten Island.

It is expected that with the wonderful harbors and docks the new city will
possess, its future as a centre of commerce will be most prosperous.

The Mayor of this great city will be a very important person, and great
care must be taken in choosing the right man.

The election of the officers of Greater New York will take place next
November.

GENIE H. ROSENFELD.




INVENTION AND DISCOVERY.


FISH-HOOK BOOK.--A book has been invented for carrying
fish-hooks, and it promises to be of great use to all those who find
pleasure in the gentle art of angling.

It is a book arranged somewhat like a wallet. At one end is a strong
leather pocket for flies, then stretched across it are four ledges. Each
ledge has a number of slits in it. At the end opposite the pocket is the