New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-23
GLI1NPSES or CITY LIFE.

model dairy farm at and
Park-ave. The proprietor IS brakeman on the Third
Avenue Elevated road, tho mikmaid IS Ids house
keeper, and the decrept old man who drives up the
COWS at night yokes them TO their stalls and feeds
them is his father The farm consists Of two
one produces annually two heavy crops
OF fodder-corn the other IS seeded down
for grazing. Eight sleek cows constitute
the herd that has supplied the nciehborhood
with fresh milk for the last seven years. -Four years
ago the farm was under cloud, complaint being
made to the Health Board that it nuisance, but
the owner got every resident within radius Of half
mile to sign petition calling Switzerland to witness
that cows improved the general health and praying
that he be permitted to keep his. The petition pre-
vailed the permit was granted and the lowing hed
continued TO wind slowly across the two-acr lot
morning and evening. The roof Of tie farm house Is
On level with the sidewalk, and the front yard IS
reached by means Of ladder dangerously steep and
rotten. The daily output Of this unpretentous es-
tablshment is seventy Quarts Of unwatered milk. The
larger part OF this is distributed IL IS drawn
from the udder In order that the Growing babies OF the
surrounding blocks may drink It fresh, foamy and
warm
MISUNDERSTANDING man who called himself
Quaker Anarchist and heather an object Of
considerable Interest at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
hight or two ago He from the Hub and wants
somebody to start an illustrated comic paper TO be
called The Two Incub7 the purpose Of which would
ucians, which, he declares, the stumbling blocks
Of civilization. AS he stood at the hotel entrance
chatting on the subject Of humanity and It's short
comings ragged, shiverlng sot staggered along the
street " II that drunken wretch sees mep he said,
he Will ask ME for money. ! am a victim. look
good-naured prosperous and, they tell generous
Beggars wonderfully acute in their knowledge Of
human nature. They hatter me By making
victim. l had not been here an hour before one
singled me out l made him give Ee his entire his
tory, and learned that he OF excellent family
In Tennessee. telegraphcd to his people, informing
them Of his condition, and obtained order TO
nit him to the Incbriate Asylum at Fort Hamilton
He had been in lie hands of the Christian Association
but they had lost patience with him. The truth Is
they were trying to Christianity down his throat
with a crowbar. Your Christians having lost pa
tience, l determined to show them what heather
could do. The gave me the slip, but have put
detective on his track and when found he goes up
for six months, which, think, VIII him. He
had scarcely finished speaking when the shivering
sot passing dozen we-dressed well-fcd pros porous
looking men, approached the hc2then and asked for
money to get nights lodging. Al. ha,7 laughed
the latter, " what did l tell youl7 / am victim.
| was born thus Ny fathers weakness was bis
berallty. Why do you ask for money ~ he added.
addressing the tramp. 'Causc-er-I sees-er, sees
er-er-hic-'scuse mc~cause lin that you are "a
nleman N or scbolar-ar n YOU Iooler-lile Is II
you wanted to gimme sunip-zump'n" lie departed
happy-In search OF another drink Two minutes
later whitc-haired cripple was knocking the door
OF the Quaker-Anarchis generosity. And the door
was opened. "Thesc fellows must become burden
sOme,7 remarked bystandcr. Never the heather
replied u have plenty 10 cat drink and wear, a
good home for my wife and daughter. NJ religion is
the Brotherhood Of man. opposed ~ the laying
up OF great fortunes / pfoer 10 distribute my
plus with my hand RAIDER than leave Il for some
body to squabble over
Members Of some Of the numerous bicycle clubs in
this city arc looking forward to fine sport on the fec
this winter Ey means Of new device that has Just
been patented wheeling frozen viii be as easy
as pedalling asphalt pavement The little
wheel Of the machine IS converted into ruunee while
the main wheel IS provided with clips which prevent
Its slipping on the smoohest fee. The ordinary skate
is nowhere in comparison with the bicycle skate.
Parties OF wheelmen already forming to 90 up
ne hudson for tournament as soon as the river
freezes over Hitherto bicycling has been largely
a summer amusement. With tho now attachments il
Will be popular exercise tho year round.
Christmas, still a month off, IS already causing a
great stir among Sunday school children in various
parts Of the city. The contcmplave stroller is am
pushed at every corner By boys and girls who fire on
him with empty barrels that have slot for a blng
hole, and PINNED with the legend God loveth
cheerful gver" Each barrel VIII hold a dollars |
worth OF pennies The tiny things issued by the
sunday school teachers, AMI the collections DO
used for loading Christmas trees with goodies and
toys. Tho boy or girl who makes the biggest collec-
ton gets prize
Five Jolly good fellows, Just the least BIT inclined to
be boisterous, sat down 10 table IN the Hoffman
House bar the other day and drank champagne to the
following toast, proposed by the fat the party
in loud voice: Boys, may you be hung. drawn
and quarteredhung high above the reach adversely,
drawn In carriages OF your Own aud quarered IN the
arms OF those you love-