New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-06
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

If some bright, clever woman wants confer
lasting blessing on unhappy man and At the same time
open for herself o shor road 10 fortune, let hef &C.
iabiish bureau and agency for Christmas and holiday
shopping. some place where man may so ana say
to an intelligent woman-for only woman pnder-
stands the mysterious secret OF buying Christmas pres
eats" Here is a check for $50. Buy me something
suitable for my wife, my sister or my daugh''is
The system might be perfected that one could I'LL
In blanks as does for postoiice order. say the
man goes ln fills In the amount, the person for whom
the gilt Is intended the age, the relationship, etc no
gets receipt for his check and order, and Of certain
time the package delivered at his Office for his ap-
prOvsl and the collection OF the commission on tbs
transaction. man IS not success az stopping
lie generally rushes into place ncrvously losses over
dozen or moro things, buys something in hurry,
teais away 10 his business, and gradually wskens I'd
the fact that no has not bought the thing nc wanted
nero no patent this idea. and any woman OF the
nght Kind is heartily welcome 10 It.
And here Is a story which NAV he news and may not
son Of Maine, who Is well acquainted with the back
woods OF the Pine Tree State, travelling In Canada
In Montreal some British army officers were showing
the sights TO him. One Of them pointed 10 cannon
and said with twinkle in his eye: "This, Mr.. A.
IS cannon captured by the Kings army al Bunker
HILL The hardy New-Enelander looked intently
az tho cannon for a moment, and then turning an
S"ered quietly Yes, you have the cannon-and ~e
have Bunker HIM.
Joseph II. Maney chairman of the Republican
state Committee, IS an ardent baseball enthusiast
For several years be has made regular bet OF
case of champagne with orvlle D. Baker Attorney
General Of Maine. Mr. Baker always allowed Mr.
Manley to pick two favorites against the field. Mr.
Maney always lost the case Of champagne. Last
should pick the favorltes, and this time the Attorney
General lost. Therein lies the moral
Mr.. Manley was once unanimously called upon to
umpire game of baseball in Augusta between the
lawyers and the business In making one OF his
decisions he said not OUT when he plainly intended
TO say OUT But he declared that good umpire
never changed decision and he refused to reverse
this one. The next man who started for first base
reached 1t far ahead of the ball that there was
no doubt about it, Mr.. Manley, however, promptly
declared him OUT When a protest raised tho
umpire answered in this fashion Tho first man was
man was safe, wasn't hel I called him out That
makes things even. You should thank me for being
such just umpire"
No sensible man woman, OF whatever age. sort or
condition, certainly no one who loves 10 look upon
a manly race Of men. can wish TO see the rage for
athletic sports checked. Yet there many who
would be well content to # rage less furously
and to temper ITS fierce ardor with little wholesome
regulation. Moderate its Transports as Mr.. Rich
ard Swivcller would say. ThoGe is the glorious game
Of baseball, for example. Between ourselves, now.
speaking speak when only two arc gathered
together and third pair OF ears has TO be consd-
cred, how much OF the fun has been taken out Of IL
by hiring lot Of other fellows, who do it for
living, TO play the game for us.
short; pay your slaves 70 dance for you while you
lie back and smoke. Then you can't think the game
has been improved By turning 1t upside down and
the batting: now can you Doesn't II come 10 this,
that II two teams are equally strong, say perfect N
the field neither can score run except by accident
however strong the may be At rhe bat and however
weak the otheTl And is that good
Then, as TO football: It essentially, and always
was and must always be, rough and-tumblc game
But again ourselves have not the rough
ness and the tumbllng that once incidental and
accidental become the first objects Of the game! Ara
IS that good thing II can't go on. you know really
It. cannot. There Is 10 be reaction. Yes, yes,
Of course tho spirit OF the age and all that; and the
spirit OF the age Is above proof and one mustn't speak
dsrespecully OF It any more than OF the equator II
YOU as right you are cochsure Of being right
young sir, you will tie right i've years hence u nor
why then it will not be said In 1854 a. In loo9, IheY
kick everything except the ball, and do everything 10
the ball except kick it,
Drink deep enough Of the spirit Of the age and
sou will be Just in that precise and peculiar state OF
exaatlon required FOR the modern worship OF Tech
nique This powerful and corresponding cult only
demands OF its vOtaries undivided worship OF the
means instead Of the end Is 1t not so in everything
Take training FOR instance. Trainers and trained alike
seem 10 think it good thing IN Itself that they
can't have too much Of H. Like the college cheer,
in fact The Yale team not the only one that
showed overtraning during this last season. put on
the morning OF their great game with Princeton they
showed IL plainly that In truth tbeo was nor
vell-ooking man in all that splendid stalwart lot
The best complexion like undercrlst OF pie. ana
the worst like floating isand-the blush sort made
gray with currant jelly
One OF tho most amusing things about the great
match was b see the fellows snatching fearful
Joy on the top OF Concord coach. Youth can be
happy anywhere: I'm canoe. with seat at once
moist and precar1Ous picnic even on concord
coach. Bat of all the unreasonable. ineXcusa0s I'm
tomortabe-now what is there to De sald IN IaVor VI
this troglodyte OF the wheeled kingdom!
Where but In luxurious Manhattan could you have
three of our girls displaying twenty dollars worth
OF the finest SILK orange or blue, as you Will, ron
a single window Of one OF the palaces for the en-
cOuragement OF our boy or boys!
AGAY BALL At PRLNCEION'