The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-10
NOTES ABOUT tow.

We do not suppose for q moment that those
temanly gentlemen who, for the moderate sum OF
81 200 per annum dress their lovely persons In cloth
OF blue, and who vainly essay the "Grecan bend"
are aware that 1t Is contrary to municipal law for
any one to cucumber the sidewalks aud streets with
articles Of commerce beyond reasonable time In
their reception at and removal from sorehouses.
And yet everybody but the salaried street walkers
knows and complains OF the difficulty of passing
through South or West street. or the lower part OF
broadway, In consequence OF the distractions
placed In thelriway. Men OF the baton, TO the
necessities OF the citizen. Do not forget that even
your exalted selves were once OF the people.
deaf or blind pedestrian In New York has a
hapless time OF 1t. II he ventures upon the roadway
the chances are that he will be and have the
life crushed out OF his body and II he hazards the
sidewalk he is to stumble upon something that
will bruise his shins else break his neck by throw
ing him head foremost into some yawning gulf
near at hand.
VIII the milkmen who supply the people of Will
lamsburg Brooklyn and New York with the SAC
teal, inform 'sky blue" public OF the percentage
OF water their "fudi contains when measured out
70 customers2 II would seem from the manner in
which 'milkmen" introduce the Croton into their
cans that aqueous fluid Is greatly preferred to
the Ridgewood by the Brooklynites. Every morning
these honest dealers may be at the Williamsburg
ferry foot OF Roosevelt street. watering their mHkj
Oh the pretence that the genuine orange county Is
altogether too strong for their customers stomachs
The guotine, bloody with the work OF slaughter
OF the LIST OF September, still stands In the execu'
toner's chamber OF the Custom House. IL Is feared
by many trembling victims that II VIII be put In
operation on the opening day OF October, ana these
are sputtnp their houses In order" for the dreaded
end You can can tell the Glands that are to he Of
fered up even as burnt onerngn by the exceeding
shortness of their hair which Is 80 cut that 1t may
not interfere with the knife when It falls upon their
| necks "kersouce."
| The propretors OF the hotels in the lower part of
the city permit chairs to be placed near the entrance
| ways for the accommodation OF their guests. These
| M late have been monopollzed by the mem
! bers of the "benzne Congress-" the delegates to
which NAV be distinguished by the peculiar color OF
their noses--who elevated somewhat by the vanors
/ Of the unrectiled which adde's their brains, think
| Il ane fun to make faces at and discourteously al
dres, ladies' who are necessated to pass In front OF
them. This nuisance should BIO abated.
| There ia a perpetual session OF inventors held on
tho steps OF the Aston House. Men, huRging
ustranre devicesn and wearing haggard coun-
tenances may at any hour be seen there aboring to
move to unsophisticaed victims the importance OF
their machines OF all Bohemians the inventor s
the worst lie has no conscience.
The American Institute won't exhibit their old
| stock OF machinery this year. The managers can't
lease place large enough for the purpose.