New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-16
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

The big Brooklyn Bridge affords one of the neatesi
examples of the passion for straining the public cav
rled TO fits last and finest tension. Tight n'.le
strainers fitted into the gangways and the thorough
fare is eifcctnay obsructcd In order TO collect 'ho
tolls on the 100000 passengers or more who cfoes
afo0t during the year. As no foot passenger pays
more than cent and those OF them that cross regularly
or frequently pay only oneih Of a cent. IL sh"uil
hardS be necessary to Jifer a free trip aOuhu n'e
world to any one who can guess how much OF me
receipts remain after paying all the tickle sellers Sr
gatemen at both ends. london freed all her brdes, ,
10 do it, Down with tho barriers. Away WIN "''
sraners.
One queer point in the technique Of this Nun
sraining cult was beautifully Illustrated on Thahhs
giving eve at the Corlandtst. ferry. Inc po'
came in from Jersey City fairly overlooking WIN 'o",
women, children and wagons No sooner did the Ooa'
touch the bridge than the usual rash line began 80
customary headlong charge on the defences Oh "o''
ST. Yon would say that II ever the strancr anu
the pen were be of use, IT must be just thhn ~
holding back the outgoing crowd until the ihco"'"e
stormers should have passed on or at least SP.n,
! their fury. Not bit of IT, You don't Aho" Wv
! manstrainers. That the very Instant 0h =,
for opening the pen wide and letting the Two No
rush together butt lock hors and throw eveiyth'ns
into state of confusion and disorder only 10 pe ,ter
solved by much shouting and goading, anu @hi,,simss
ard you shall see II again. and many another ,',n ,,e
you live long enough, giant YOU may. tOI of
thS Perslas grow cie vet shall the weird ways OF
| the srainers Of men go on unchanged forever
Oh. for fnancier or a lawgiver or somebody
or something 10 tax the foolish circular that comes
| sneaklng into your house when you don't want u
(which is always disguised harmless lettr' a'
costing you, when away, ivo conis for ior"af''ns
before you are 50 far advised Of the true nature VI
the contents as To be able to throw it into inc 10
ceptacc provided for the purpose. IT'S an in'o'.
able nuisance. And evon less tocrable, ana " ~
means b be endured Is the unclcan custom Oh nAn"
ing IrIbbishy advertisements into your area on yVs
stOOp. pOking them under your ftoht uo, en- he
bought at any reasonable cost from Tammany OF Do
OF It's municipal branches for instance; b a." nuoads
go after, or let us 20 after the mscrcaht NH T u"
bis wads Of wesie-paper on us, EotWi'is'aNi"s
The same strange run of weather that Keeps llo
grass green in this mid December IS keeping INC "'
season even grcener OR perhaps # IS the gooseooe
carnival or the IDIOTS Indian summer 9ia'' .
lamb is dead the ripe of eIehty-eight IN wv
different places in Massachusetts,, where, also VIC
{ may trust Mr. Clemens, the late b. Franklin N"
born twins Draw the easiest char-n0t the ca''
one-closcr to the fire. So now drop us re" u'oP'
of the paradehyde (or whatever the latest ana is'@
fad isl on lump OF sugar, and let US lie back anu
close our eyes while await the coming ana pass.s
Of the whole brotherhood For the man who shoVeno'
of the beautiful snow must now die at ChHlicotho'
Ohio age los and stlil vigorously shovemhs Uu'
yesterday. And the old nurse who first put MN Vi
her I'm his or her little bed, age ninety-three al e
9oyean Wis and also ace eish G ,6e employ a
Mcssrs Hood d O'Brien, Of the Bank ENchahs' SUI
Francisco, after many YEAR dreadful s iGt IL arSt
acute aryngiiis contracted III Aprll; oi' IA The
shouting the empty bottle cry OF freedom. anu n
father of the son OF me Original IN Trolyp F d.
n : And more Of the same a. the Old hoorhecpc VI
Win ,be details Of the interesting family Of Mr. AsbuIy
o Dlcldns, some time and long time secretary oi n'
y Senate.
>, What is 10 hinder the PostOflce from furnishing
= and allowing any statloncr to sell line OF stamPo
envelopes Of The best quality, in the fashionable SIR
o and shapes and thus save the ladies', at least y
well as all men who what they write on: a 10
! OF unnecessary and dsagrccabe licking ara snSkln.
l. of green stamps Think It over Mr.. "anaha'e'
IS pleas.
Nov that the members OF Col eress have paid thci
~ e71 600 be the same more or loss, for hnalne gu
d how the Office Of sergeant alarms Is managed Woai
il n not lie a rather good notion to go while the
- arc about IT, and sweep away enough OF the accunu
a lated web cf Old traditions 10 bring down the g'c =,
A. level of that strange office. say 10 or toward u
p, middle of the nineteenth century Common. sense
n a handy thing even in odd corners Of stately co
= rldors.
There Is the mace for ttiaing example yet
u stately trle a typical trne. Is it most mcaningie
" or mast useless! 'Twcrc hard to say. Our gran
n fathers twisted of the crown which (bar Cromwell
o really did mean something, though something The
i had had enough Of and clapped on an casl', gded
the American plan. There the foolish thing rests az
y wobbles at the back Of the chair OF the unarm'
Sergeant alarms, while that officer himself mov
D about attending 70 the chores OF The House ana i
p members. Collects O. cir pay for instance. DO "
. / rcmctnicr when Mr. COng'r c0nVuiaei tt' House p
u Eliminating terror at the sight Of the elaborate Sha
" and actually laughing in the very bcak of his country
u eagle
,, Oh no. there Is nothing wonderful about Mr. lcema
T. Turner'S being elected TO Congress November 80 al
taking bis seat December . for the same sort OF tht
often happens In filling vacancies by speciai erection
, You sec il is the session Of Congress, not the ier
that begins on the first Monday in December III
y | nrm begin, on the 4ih - Marth. Why no, pul 90
II | of the Constitution with selections from me pS Jaw
Il | into every mans icebox! You never know "hsh
whom frost may bite.