New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-13
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.


One of the latest fads is memory culture, and the
land will soon be filed with professors profos sing 10
teach the simple that there is such word as forget
People who remember everything cannot conceive oi
the blessings Of forgetfulness 1t is neither Wise n
healthy to remember too much. stu, let the iad '"A
its course. 1t will the sooner pass away. Vhe VI
these new professors, a German Of course. Is no"
organizing Of memory cultivators In te largo
cities OF the Middle and New England States. lie was
here the other day and did large business anons
persons who not only forget TO remember but often
forget TO think course Of three lectures Is ohereh
FOR So fee small enough In the outset but exceedingly
lrge when each member of class Is informed peioio
the first lecture he viii be requrd to place hnse
under bonds to the extent Of $500 never 70 tell the
wonderful secrets revealed II IS said that the new
system has nothing to do with mnemohics'
The only walters in this city who never taKo ups
are found I'm the Aston House rotunda; not the ones
who stand behind the counters and receive oruets
for meals but those who do sort Of messenger
service between the counters and the H'cheh' iHc'i
lot is not a happy one. The insnua'ng omo'ousnoss
nj most walters on the still hunt for tips overpo"ers
a modest man The average cashier appears 10 s'anu
In with these fellows, for matter what The amount
Of bill may be, the waiter, If he pays It, Invariably
returns to the guest change Of the proper size ior
tins This is a strong hint II your dinner Is g
and you give him a 80 note in payment he returns
from the desk with g. in paper and II In dimes and
quarters. nickel tip he would not notice,
al dime he sneers, quarter he POCKETS with a
paironzing Thank you'-rsng infection on the
you" for fifty cents he smiles and hands you your
coat and cane dollar means everlasting friendship
provided II is repeated at each meal-a request
after your health remarks politics and the weather.
a gracious invitation to call again, humble opening
Of the door and good night sir" This tipping
buslnes IS hard poor man, but 1t must be
endured SO long as have the rich with us
streetcar conductors say that there arc hundreds
of people in New-YorH who have never ridden on an
elevated road OF course all Of them are women.
One of these eccentric who often rides UP ana
down Sixthave has been known 10 wait half an hour
al Fortyseconds rather than risk her life on one OF
the trains that laundering overhead al Intervals
Of two minutes The street-car lines longer suffer
from the elevated road competition There is bus-
ness enough for all
The death of Dr. Hostetter, Of Pttsburg Will be
severe blow to the South Pennsylvania RAILROAD en-
terprlse He was one of its stanches supporters and
never gave up the hope that It would be speedily com
Melted He has been Interviewer many times on me
subject and his hopeful words have been about inc
only consolation that friends Of the road have ha
since work was stopped II two years ago. Mo,'l
comes from Ptteburg that the heirs viii continue 10
agtate the question. and viii combine lhelr inter- rs
carry out the scheme or me 's su viii for ~
Dr Iosetter II Is to be hoped tat nel VII Ior "a
Withdraw The S2.OOO.OOO which he invested "ouu
posfpoue the building of the road SIM more
Accidents on the Elevated Road seem to occur az
pretty regular intervals. Until year or so ago. the
managers always met the charge Of carcessness WIN
the statement that passenger had ever been Aileu
on the road But since that time there have Dech
several deaths caused by what looked HE SomepouS
carclcssncss or lack of judgment clvll engineer,
speakiug of the death of Philip Baer, said II would
seem from all accounts 10 have been caused by me
DIG medicines of the guard. Whether or NOT me
On the car after the train had started, Is not the
point but after he had been injured and the tram
had cot beyond the station PLATFORM II was case vi
n,,oal obstinacy 10 refuse open the gate when
he saw MIR Baer was in danger Of losing his life