New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-27
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

You may think am 100 prejudIced to speak i'm
partially" said riding the other day, but
Know there lots OF men in this town who would
like to ride, and deferred by a wholly mistaken
lcea that II is an expensive amusement OF COURSE
II Is possible to squander money on keeping horse
IN style, but for man who cares only for exercise
and sport, and is content to make simply neat
appearance, riding is not expensive There are
thousands Of IN this town whose liquor and
tobacco bills up to far than the keep OF
a horse and the more man rides the less he wants
to drink and smoke, and the whIskcy and cigars he
does consume will do him less harm. costs more
for woman to ride than for The average
expense of modest outfit for the latter should run
about follows Horse $3.50; saddle 1856 saddle
cloth, "a stirrups SIS bit, So bride, SO spurs, 81
whip, SO; boots sl5 brceches sl2 total, 1928 .
cost Of board and attendance for horse 600 month
blacksmith, veterinary surgeon, etc, for six months
S25. That is not big bill for one Of the most
fashionable and health-gving sports in the world
In Macys day two ago the attention of a casual
observer attracted by che extraordinary degree Of
interest with which young lady customers at brief
lnterva ais seemed regard tae handles Of their
Lrelas. Inquiry Of a salesman drew forth the state
ment that of the latest fads Of the fashionable
world is the wearing OF watches in umbrella and para
sol knobs The instruments of standard make
keeping accurate time. and add geo to 5000 to tho
cost OF an Ordinary SILK umbrella NONnen HHu lhcm
useful In shopping excursions.
One Of the most common-sense charities In
America" said an old New-Yorker the other day, is
the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and II Is just the
kind of charity one would expect Charles Pratt 10
set up providing he set one up at all Mr.. Pratt is
essentially a common-sense man. who has risen to
great fortune from small beginnings and is not
ashamed Of his origin but rather proud of 1t, in re-
served way characteristic of him. / remember when
he hard working mechanic earning a dollar
day. Then he went into business for himself and made
a little money, and the next thing heard of him
no had sailed into gigantic fortune on the food tide
of the oil boom He employs thousands of workmen
now and his own experience has taught him how best
TO elevate the working csSses-teachng tho mind and
body together His charity is as practical as II IS
generous"
Bill Nye and Uncle Remus" have met and both
survive. Joer Harris has gwen Dixie the impression
that Nye is homely man. Nye retorts that Harris
is plalp man. but good has massive head, which he
in thinking and kindly eye that looks earnestly
at things which he desires to observe 1t has been
charged that Harris's Uncle Remus" is but an ap-
pcndage of Sam" Smalls Old 81" Small never
said So though Old 81" was popular character IN
Georgia before Uncle Rcmus" drew breath. Small
quit writing negro dialect stories and took TO preach
ing Harris is giving Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit
simply because he is clever enough to see that
the reading public has had enough of them for the
present. Besides, he is an extremely busy man,
doing more writing for d" The Atlanta Constitution
than all the rest of its editorial force combined The
Constitution got hold on Joel Chandler Harris the
Eaonton school teacher, by giving him IN addition
10 his salary of 800 month cosey home In the
city of Atlanta. This generosity Harris never forgot
and II caused him to decline many tempting offers
made BY Northern and Western newspapers when
be was In the height Of his popularity as the author
of that acknowledged Southern Classic Cnce hemus