New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-29
convenience |

One or two recent cases Of dishonesty among Dis
trict Messenger boys suggest the inquiry whether 1t
is prudent thing to expose lads at such suscep-
tbe age to the associations made necessary by ths
employment. They forced to keep irregular
hours to visit all the hauuts Of in the city, and
are thrown moro OF less both with professional
criminals and shady characters just outside the pale
of the law. On the other hand these boys have the
advantages of training, and discipline which
should teach them habits Of pnnctuaty and
promptness. But the night work and calls to grog-
geries and even worse haunts are not lifting Occu-
patton for lads of fourteen fifteen, or thereabouts
"This is n mighty obligiD' country" said Texan.
4" You can get anything you want and plenty OF ~
So if appears from recent events. We have had the
Vanderbilt ball and LeadyIlle has had a ball. The
former was considered unique and the latter had
piquant flavor peculiarly Its own. Charcoal
Joe and strawberry Charley this was at the
LeadvIlle baIl-entered the hall with pretty lar
load of whiskey on board. and insisted on glldihg
through the May waltz with two OF Leadvllles
fairest daughters 1t appears that the elite OF the
camp objected There was no time lost in discuss
ing "points of honor" the code" or even the
Marouls of Qucensberry rules" but Charcoal
.Joep and "Strawberry Charley" pulled their
pops" and began TO shoot. The elite OF the
comp didn't mind a little thing like that. Gayiy
the festive dance went on and above the crack OF
the reyoyers was heard the calls of the prompter,
Swing yer pardners. allemand left. steer to the
right ladies' and gentlemen. and keep clar or the
bullets" Such spicy diversions as this would sum-
ulate the interest Of the most blas6 members OF
New-York society. But it pains us to confess
lur9ng suspicion that the correspondent who de-
scrbed the ball wrote at a safe distance from Lead
VILE and possessed vivid imagination.
A late editorial article in The Medical Rfe0rd
pointed out an unfavorable Influence OF the theatre
mon public health which is worth bearing in mind.
There rs always much talk of protection from res,
ventilation and temperatures, but more general
and insIdIous evil comes from the effect OF the
theatre-taking late hours music, heat, lights ana,
most important, the strongly emotional or sensa-
tonal plays now prevalent. upon the health OF
voung people particularly girls The simple nervous
cx citcment in Impressicnable subjects may be
crave sort of danger resulting in hysterca tenden-
cies and sometimes ia an unfortunate peryerson OF
the moral sensibllites Tins warning, based upon
the experience of physicians, sone TO recommended
TO parents.
At tho same time with reports OF fresh Indian
outbreaks in the West bill Is introduced In the
Legislature prohibiting the sale of dime novels TO
minors II this bI is adopted, the reSolute kids
from six 10 twelve years old who weekly start
West loaded down with reyovers and d1rks Will be
deprived of their chief source of ambition. The
recent outrages show that additional forces are
needed to take the field against The willy Apache
This is no tine 10 cut short the supply of Indian
fighters by aiming ruthless blow at the readers OF
dime novels.