New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-11
BROADWAY NOTEBOOK.
MEN AND THINGS. THE COUNTRY ROUND.
TIE PERSONAL NOTES AND NOTIONS OF BhoAp'
WAY LOuNGER

TIE PERSONAL NOTES AND NOTIONS OF BhoAD-
WAY LOUNGER
Mr. Henri Pene Dubois one Of our New-Yors inslr-
ance men, Is the American correspondent OF IL Li" q"
Paris the most complete book review have ever '1
as rcproduces tie engTaviugs OF BOOKS ana Oh se
which latter it reviews by the volume or era ana "''
their own pictures emphasize IT. text. ''IIHaH
carceurc Is one OF it, late subecs Illustrated hv e
ings from everywhere The estimation foreigner h'
OF literature Is seen by the p,icc o. above = year n'
pay for this monthly review dollar for me -'p'i"c
numbers Mr. Dnbois Is Of Louisiana French family ana
he Is one OF the expert book collectors we nave III
| eighteenth century editions and bindings
went 10 the dog show and saw the finest women n
Nev-York watching therefor what Fox some uo-
dear 10 them since husband has club speculation OF
since baby is dead To them handle some OF 'i'7'
hiel-traucd scons Of original welcomes Is no "'''
than TO see some OF the they marry Here comes tne
potpter man, the barrel of whose l. spotted everso
decately hut life is to Indicating inc game
re can be still whole day provided the ord does Ho'
| ny The st. Bernard man comes next carrying OIL mas
| hack some HELPLESS woman he found in the snow you
can see that her around his neck even hele anu
what she envics most his nght-key Behold the ue'r
hound stalk down the aisle. gray and lean ana I"t
headed: he il running down some great rio'o ho' ~
ca-c 10 is not useful but because that s his nature ana
he can lean across Rocky Mountains as II thcy were
field The setter comes along IN the shape OF bore WHO
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and say ua ha!' the mastin in tlie policeman
coming the terrier in the ncw-boy, the spaniel ID the
parasite tie Newfoundland dog IN the omnibus 'I1'ei
and SEA- captain the collie the theatre manager driving
| up the dock
n men would stay Ivy their women as dogs stay by
| mems wives Heaven would have TO enlarge rs door
Nv friend Mrs. is here all day looking 40 n'
dog which she exhibit because she knows lie mus
take the prize. yet what pain she suffers 10 icaNe nm
He watches 10 her come IN the morning Win az I
trcmuous excitement she once telt 70 SEP Dalhdso'-'
| come -but no more Dimasceue has gone into puDAc
life the child dead nothing Is between the WIG anu
Heaven but the dog she meets the dog in his cage ne
almost tears his chain from the rings he leaps anu means
and bar ana quvers. When she away he loses MS
mind She peeps back and he nearly weeps she goes
and returns again and again. AT last she il gone ana
down in the straw he himself refusing food ana
water and kindness his heart is broken Yet when we
come to think OF dogs not very faithful spouses
| either
r-car faced woman say she would huy dog but
| # would get the hydrophobia and bite some OF the
family Madame there ia mad dog in your family now
| His name Is AvaFice To keep him company you nave
another named selnshness Your son is foanng nv the
mouth; what il it Mad with Jealousy Your daughter
is rabid too-ben with Scandal On no. dogs seldom 20
| mad but men seldom otherwise.
The large building on MadisOn-ave. above the LenoI
Library which supposed apartment house Is to
be the new residence Mr.. Tiffany. the JeweLer DOUBT
II any city residence the United states has Its proper
lions certainly not in hts from its high cor
uic lis great steep roof which reminds me OF some Oh the
old house. In Brunswick. above whose caves a little
Hanseatic league could Taking from French manor
architecture and burgher hotels some of Its Features
hi. house Il arched in and has little military
stairway under the arch II going up to turret IL
cimnevs give an idea OF population to IT, ike tie cluster
- yltf f.,rlr Year
tunties to exhibit statuary and paintings The bronze
rooms OF New-York. such Tiffany, Mitchell q Vance
and others keep are am6Hg the sights which bring oIt
the ladies on pretty days and toward Christmas
A. this has been a financial desire 10 call Your
attention TO one OF the condolences which are constant
in history and business The Produce Exchange few
years ago was quiet and retired concern cons terlhy
differing from the stock Exchange. and most OF it.
members we're regarded slow, steady business men
VINO might have lived In Cincinnati or Louisville rather
than I'm rushing New-YOrk The business OF the stock
Exchange fell Of about SIS, and the Stockholders and
operors looking for something do turned their NJ
tcntion Ia the Produce Exchange. We then ship
ming out OF orr abundance 10 starveing Europe The
brokers acquired seats in the Produce Exchange ana
anong others M James Keene began 20 deal III options
and futures on the Chicago market The seats III ina
Produce Exchange appreciated and finally it was found
that nearly $500 600 surplus IN the treasury oi the
institution Some said: Let divide that money
Others said No Letus BALD the greatest Produce TX
Change on the globe. 80 site was procured near lAe
-to, Exchange and The seat. We're increased ia nu'ef
and al 20 per cent ot their current value 30 "
70 bring m means % put mp tie pS oulldln- Inc
mon vo adhered with steady faith 90 the Produce TX
change % ere Franklin Edison. Mayor of Ncw-Norh; MI
Grant his Controllers and AIr. Ferdinand Ward wi" h'd
formerly been their clerk Last week failed Mt Neele
tine forerlnucr OF bread aud meat gambling Ihe mex.
NIoud az nj t th- new Produce Exchange was dedieattd
] r.ffrf ftrg= ffgy
The ueY- morning mr. Ward failed and llr Grant ard
Nr Edison were reminded OF the unpleasant fact thar
million dollars Of the city funds locked up in the
bank OF which Nj ward had been a director
The opportunities Of the house OF Grant Ward. If
speculaon had been avoided, were among the best III
our dsv tt would probably had TO negotiate all the
new bonds FOR this city, and those commissions would
have been considerable il amount But the speculative
opuortuitic- ran away with the conservative chances o.
the house and some people viii think that the events Of
the uast week -loT that tie wrath Of PROVIDENCE %
against the spectators In the uece-sa1e' OF life
The increase OF steam shipping and consequent i'll
crease Of the officers ships their promotion from the
ranks and cn,tng other branches OF business hs
led 10 the employment Of unframed and careless persons
both on bridge and IN the shrouds and this Is PLAN
from the nature OF many Of the recent collisions where
unquestionably the Imperfect Tie Amerl-
can steamship which recently struck rock while nobody
an parentl the bridge has just had her lntatos
in four foreign vessels which into each other OH the
high seas although the testimony Is that the atmosphere
WAS clear enough for everybody 70 see The lights To
this added the fact that the Increase OF shipping
On the North Atlantic has rendered collisions easy
Iron -hips d. not possess merit OF wooden vessels
they break M like crockery IN Of collision whereas
wood .plinters but fall all 10 pieces. Ike child
| puzzle, AZ a blow.