New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-21
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

The complaint of slceplcssncss is common enough
nowadays but It IS not without Its antdoes real OF
alleged Your obIlglng friend who has an infaliole
curc for coughs colds and consumption csn also
accommodate you at a moments notice with remedy
for insomnia A clever scheme suggested the
other day by newspaper man, who claims that aDso
lutte release from the dread disorder Will follow 'he
operation Of his plan. q" The idea is,' said me- ~
secure system IN which monOt0ny and gentle exercise
Of The mental powers combined, and thus TO pro
duce condition Of physical quiet with the least
possible mental exerton. The cid system OF following
the progress Of q flock Of sheep as they
Jump over q hedge, or OF imagining
steady stream OF vapor TO pour forth from
ones mouth and nose OF avail because they are
too mouoionoas. Salvation lies in numbers. Inc
m6thod Counting brings the requisite monotony, but
becomes much Of a mental effort II the nuneraton
is carried too far This Is obviated however By the
following scheme. Make the number % the goal begin
at one, increasing the count each time by gong ono
On, up to twenty five. Thus You begin, 0ne ono,
Of the neNsrs1er man. and be ancuncod 1t with the
assurance that when the number twenty-five N@s
reached profound and peaceful slumber would DroOu
upon the 6 elics OF tho distressed
Tho numbers and catches of "The Yeomen Of The
Guard" afford scant opportunities Of Appropriation to
The young man whose whktllng sense Is 50 acutely
developed that he able after the hearing OF
attractive airs for his own deectaton and the CON
sequent remolse Of his friends. The new Gilbertan
opera positively refuses to accommodate ITSELF With
ous struggle to the demands Of the average whistler
and he indeed is Fortunate and, in his way, talented
who can, after evening at tho Casino reproduce
anything n tho form Of whistle beyond tho cafchy
bss oi 81 have song to sing, n and Strange ad
venture woman welded" After the first brief ao-
Quaintance, however, many OF the melodies become
readily apparent, and to the whistler as tangible
i as .1' f'iii'A'DS '''' u 40 ''1@' N''N
The music Of Dave7 Brsham, OF course, offers no
such embarrassment, and, result the streets are
flooded with secondhand tunes nom the "waddy
Googan7 repertoire, ana the glorious company OF
wisters mag soon be expected to breathe forth gems
from Lorgare" Peculiarly speaking, the nonsens-
cal and sensc.es jumbo know Rszzlo Dazzle and
sung The Brass Monkey ia At present the most
widely known piece Of music y whisted and hum
med. End mumbled alc1g the streets OF the city. a
more extended term o. popularity awaits It when 'he
barrel-oIgsn. the hurlygurdy and the mock plano
seize upon 10 Tor ther own.
recently published interview with Surveyor
Bcattic pr ceded by the assertion that the idea for
new building for Custom House and Appraisers
store was originated IN Nj Coyeands term by ex-
Collector Ucddcn and Surveyor Beatto. This state
ment excited disgust and rdicuo among ,he old
emr foycs no the Custom House to whom the agitation
Of the subject for The last zen years has beer as
familiar az the sight Of Trinity Church at tho head
OF Nali-st The fact IS that for dozen years al
least the present Custom House has been 100 cramped
for tho immense business transacted there. Ths
gloomy old structure was built before 1910 FOR
Merchants Exchange the building formerly used for
that purpose having been destroyed in the great
FIRE The idea Of the builders was TO secure In
combusablty and that accounts for the fortresslke
architecture Of building, whose walls ars IN some
places ten feet n thickness As for the internal ar
rancemeut OF Space # Is about as bad as could DO
y-ed. thor1 being many nOOLs cOrnets ana Oack
saifa in the Tower Of London The elsltosn Dolic
column, Do front The entrance, single pieces
az granite Wric considered at that day
tic cIiul- o. architectural achievement
Tie original cost OF tho building 10 the Coy eminent
was about II 100000 Tie ground on when the Old
building stands is alone worth great dc-l nole
than that sum now.
Notwithstanding the severe storm o. Monday, The
day was not lost 70 shop keepels. How do you ac
count for The large attendance such dayl' asked
a Tribune reporter Of a prominent dealer in holiday
Goods aWeu1 said he " there was once picnic
arranged by seventeen old bachelors; each man wa
to bring provisions but not 10 disclose what his con
trbution was 10 be- Tho result wa seventeen roasted
legs Of mutton for the picnic dinner Now nearly
evory one Of this large crowd Of ruooer-ciad women
thought this 70 be just the day 10 steal march 10
selecting Christmas specaltIes as many com sttors
would be likely % stay indoors -, as III IL reg OF
mutton affair, ali thought alike, rs you see an
way shows there are sood many Ioous'' oA-i'u''
astlo women In New-HorA."