Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-12-21
Observations of Men and Things.

New York is the only place under the
folds of the star spangled banner where
postal card directed simply to The city
will arrive at its destination without the
name of the state being put on too. There
is only one Bessie Turner and there is
only one New York and every postmaster
in the land knows this fact. The old post
Office was wonderful piece Of architect
ure; there is no need Of going out Of the
country TO see an old ruin rs long as that
is in existence. The new building stands
at the lower end of City Hall Park, on the
spot where tho stranger used to pause to
catch his breath and see If he had got
across Broadway alive. II is at one Of
the busiest points of the cily,a poor place
for hen to stop and scratch for worms.
The building is one Of Mullet's. 1t is
said that Mullet didn't know any more
about building post offices than n crocC-
die does of the ten commandments but
to look n! the mss OF granite piled up
there. it certainly seems like one of the
finest pieces OF guess work in the city.
Letters mailed from there now want 10
have on patent leather boots aud wear
silk hats. The Tribune building looks as
different from all other buildings rs
Horace Greeley's coat did from all others.
We should Judge that the tailor who
made his clothes also designed the build
ing. 1t has q tall tower on it, sharp
enough 10 split flash Of lightning. The
whole building reminds one of school
boy with Ounce cap on his head. White
law Reid has his Office up in the top of
the tower, so he can be out OF the way Of
lite insurance agents and hand organs.
It's good place to read, in the tower.
The Times and Graphic are having o
series of rows. The Graphic Co. have
sued the Times for libel 10 the amount Of
100000. These are drying Times" for
the newspapers. There is q sad fact con,
nected with the Herald One OF lis cor.
respondents has lost his name; it was
Nordhofr, but gnawed of By what we
could not learn. We saw among New
York's prominent men, Joe Coburn, the
prize fighter, and Geo. Francis Train.
Joe IS . person whom it is difficult to
describe. There is nothing in his appear.
ancs that IS very remarkable, but if he
strikes you at all, he strikes you torcibly.
Geo. Francis was sitting on seat in
Union Square. He seemed to be in a
deep study. lie looked as if he was try.
ing 10 think of some Jail in the world
that he had never been in. lie looked o
little seedy. There was slight dent in
his hat, but not larger than vice presi dent,
though it will probably grow full size
before election We were fortunate
enough 10 see "whiskey fraud" while
we were in the city. He was a dilapidated
looking specimen and had on an old felt
hat. 1t had been felt so much that the
brlm was partly torn of. and tie wearer
looked out through the slit. lie shufilet
up to us and said. "See heah. Cap'n, Civ
us the price OF drink, will YEP" We
told him that we didn't believe we could
accommodate him in that way, but woulC
try TO get him a card so he could visit thu
Young Mems Christian Association, where
he would be able to obtain little
spiritual refreshment, but with look o
disgust that would have weighed hall
pound. he simply said, "Oh cheese it
Johnny, pull down your vest" Next t
a bee hive in full operation, the busies
place we have seen lately was Washing
ton Market, on the Saturday afternoon
before Thanksgiving. A person cal
spend whole day here, provided he ha
q bad cold in his head, and then hard!.
see all there is TO be seen. One woul
think it was that happy land where Nv
meat to part no more" Everything tha
is eatable, that this country affords can b
found here. Game, fish, poultry, mea
of all kinds, vegetables, butter chees
and dirt.
Thirty men standing at a counter, fror
morning till night, enticing the fat ant
, iuicy oyster out of his shell, will conve.
some idea OF the number of oysters thu
, are necessary 10 I'll the nav Of the Amel
, lean people. For anything as slow as a
oyster, it is wonderful how they cal
3 grow as fast as they are wanted. The
the butter. Butter is strong point !
, this market. Here is pure Goshe
, butter with the letters V.e.r.m o n
stenciled on the tub, so there can be
, doubt but that it was made in Goshe
3 Co., MY AS we passed along betwee
the rows of tubs. kegs, and frkins.
t least two hundred men looked at US an
Q inquired If we wanted to buy any buttel
, We asked one of them what there ws
about US that made him think we wante
o any butter, and he said-"He didn
!, know unless it was because we locke
D like we'll bred young man." We sa
= one lot with Sampson marked on In
cover. We asked if they named
i, Sampson because It was so strong, an
. he said-"Not exactly. but because il
st, sngth laid in its hair" And then tt
{ tprk. vs.. As we gazed at the stacks
,,o, - e could not help wondering VIII,