New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-30
AS THE WORLD WAGS.
RANDOM REMARKS OF A STROLLER HERE
AND THERE

nlavs the part ~ Wilfred shadbolt in The Yeomen
Of the Guard road company, is the victim. 'unl-
mlngs, who is an Englshman and unfamiliar Win
American institutions, wanted TO know OF powers
where he could find a good hotel when their company
arrived In Washington last Sunday DO you want
TO nut ND at a 50 house or "a house 80 house =
Powers asked Well, Cummings thought he would
be satisfied with a comfortable 90 house. Tho White
House is the best al house ! know in Washington,
said Powers, putting on his most serious air IL ;
right In the heart Of the city and evcrythings nice
! can recommend tn Cummings called CAP, SAD
White House TO the driver and In ten minutes was
having heated argument with the gatekeeper Of the
White House grounds The controversy ended IN inc
gatekecpers favor and Cummings went in search OF
Powers with club.
A thousand and one excellent stories arc published
about the Intelligence Of animals but few surpass thai
told by an Arkansas man mot Congressman now
staying at the Fifth Avenue Hotel al own saw
mill not many miles from Little RocfF he said ana
haul logs TO II over a tram-road or cars puhed Dy
mules You know, reckon, that mules can't be beat
when II comes down TO a question OF good hand horse
sense Well, the tram-road IS up grade all the way
to tbo MILL about three miles, / reckon. and MS
right smart pun for the mules There's only one
mule TO car and they go along one after another
sort of processionl like, about eight cars in row
They don't need any driving Well SIR, I've watched
them mules many a day and never saw one OF chi
hesitate or stop to think what he had TO do next
When they start up toward the mill with their logs
they 90 powerful slow, but no sooner do they come
in sight Of the hands than they pcarten UP nightly
and look spry When they get TO the right spot they
stop and stand like soldiers TIL the logs are unloaded
What do you reckon they do then Turn round and
20 back1 Nav Quick the logs are out OF tho
way every OF them mules steps up on top OF his
own particular Just like little major, the boys
give the thing shove, and away they 20 down hill
about twenty miles an hour, with The mules holding
on with all four feet It's astonishing how they Ell
Joy the ride. They get as much fun out of 1t as a
lot of boys get out Of bob-sled."
According TO James Jay Brady. of Niblo's Thsatle,
Denman Thompson experienced good many
financial ups and downs during his long strug
gle for histrlonic fame in Toronto. When
the actor became rich out Of joshua
whtcomb7 he returned to Canada to pay off any
small claims of whatever date, that might be out
standing against him. He had messenger BOYS scour-
ing the city of Toronto for week LOOKING up
creditors and during this engagement paid out 81 300
This unusual proceeding caused great STIR, ior all
the claims outlawed and most Of them forgotten
Finally Mr.. Thompson said TO doubtful CLAIMANT
" Now, tell me. did ever owe you anything The
man replied well, TO speak the truth, you never
did But l was dreadfully hard up, and friend Of
mine prompted me % Try this dodge lie was al
lowed TO take the money and 60. a firm sent MN
in bill for cannons. but this he refused To pay.
He drew the line on cannons.
There IS good deal Of nonsense in all this talk
about the railroad business Offering excellent openings
for young men in search OF an occupation. sad
railroad man Of considerable prominence yesterday
d" don't know whether 10 get my son Government
Office or let him 30 work for some railroad company
One job IS about bad the other. Neither offers
a very brilliant future Under the Government
years He could not expect much more under the
average railroad management New directors are
always coming into the board, new managers and new
supeIintcndents follow them and each head Of de
partment wants under him men with whom he has
worked and is acquainted. The division superin-
endent OF railroad is hardly less dlctaoral than
Cabinet officer. As for the general manager he lolrs
it. not only his subordnates. but his PRESIDENT
as we'll No. the railroad business IS all mt when
you own the road and control IT, but tell me how
many men in active railroad employment work their
way up the Office OF president or general manager
or superintendent You might almost count them
on your fingers. The big railroad men of our time
worked their way to the front through Wall Street,
and in my opinion the railroad .magnates of the
future Will do the same thing"
Croton water seems 10 be getting scarcer all the
time. The dwelling house that boast Of constant
supply above the ground floor these days has some
thing worth Dragging on What difference there
between the supply Of New York and that OF
Washington The full capacity Of tho Washington
aqueduct IS nearly great that of our CrOtOn
aqueduct-sC 900. 90 gallons day The daily sup
ply of the National Capital Is 10000, 900 gallons and
the consumption only 100000 gallons, about
127 gallons 20 each persOn-the largest Of any city
In the world. Here Is daily waste Of 63.ooO,0O0
gallons Of pure Potomac River water. Wouldn't New
York be glad to get Of tbat7
A procession Of 300 children. led by Joseph ].
O'Donohue the coffee kug5 viii march from the
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum next Wednesday ~
the broadway Theatre 70 Elsie Leslie PLAY Little
Lord Fauntleroy.' ore week later Manager Sanger
and Mr.. Mccormick viii entertain the number Of
,itle chaps from the Hebiew Orphan Asylum. These
viii not walk to thc theatre in a procession. the
distance being too great but Will 60 down in street
cars generous friend Of Mr. French having already
arranged pay their fares. IN giving the little folks
a chance 10 see The Tamneroy,7 Mr. Sanger Is
doing missionary work fha' will bear good fruit His
example IS worthy Of imitation. The idea was sug-
gested to him by a letter from shop girl. who wrote
10 inquire II Mr. Sanger could not let her and
half a dozen companion, have tickets ~ reduced
rates they were anxious 10 " The Fauntleroy'
and could not well afford 70 pay the fun admission
price. That they got their tickets for next to
nothing goes without saving.
There IS newsstand downtown whore change IS
made with elevated railroad tickets whenever coin
Of larger value than a nickel IS used for the pur
chase of a Paper OF course the purchaser is not
obliged 10 accept tickets, but he usually does So
because he finds It accommodation 10 get them
before reaching the station. where lie would prob
ably DC Kept waiting in lire until he missed his
train Arc ncwedealers allowed "A commission on
elevated railroad uckets7 Tho passenger who buys
ffrra os-c for he who buys
twenty gets them for 81.
Senator Leland stanford has inst sold one Of HIS
Palo Alto colts for $40 500 which Is said to be the
ighcst price ever paid for a wcanng in the United
states. The yomgster is by Electionecr cut OF
Beautiful Bells, and the purchasers are Messrs.
Miller d sbley, OF Franklin Penn. Mr.. Stanford's
catalogue for 1854 pamphlet Of 2G5 pages-gives
the name, record and pedigree OF 800 horses, all