New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-22
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

NoonAN W. Jerome's tall but STOPPING figure was
0orsp,0uuus among the hundreds OF shorter men who
Visi"u inc DOG show yesterday. The veteran turf
n'@H ieaneo against pest for nearly an hour watch
my vac antics Of Professor Parlfers trained dogs,
"ion seemed TO amuse him nightly. Nj. Jerome
re'uineo nom New-orlears on Wednesday, looking
teniarhapE we'll He had made short visit TO the
Crescent City to see John A. Morris on business con
hecteo VIA the Westchestcr racecourse While there
ne ne1 -. d. withers, who had been looking over
DIE ps plantations. Both saw the races, and each
9Se0u rp seat in the judges stand with Colonel
ana Jnc,r PRESIDENT and presiding Judge OF the Louisi
another familiar figure hurried through Madison
9qusIu Safden, leading pretty little girl in the
unoOn0n q the colies and St. Bernards. Dozens Of
sporting men recognized him and bowed. He was
OF stochy build, and his face was marked by pair
OF t"inklng black eyes and extremely philosophc
hoso' ne was none other than ex-Judge A. c, Mon
son. "ho has spent as many years In the judges
stands at Jerome Park and Monmouth as any other
man on the turf OF late the Judge
mas Withdrawn himself somewhat from the
race-coerses, much to the regret of host Of
friends. lie Is devoting the greater part Of his time
% the amusement Of two bright children, nephew
ana , Niece, who are capable Of giving him all the
omPioyment hs wants
" IL has been a severe strain, no doubt said one
OF tho irish-American leaders to reporter Of The
Tribune last evening; but &c IS all over,
almost over, so far The Times Is concerned
We hope now TO turn and deal with Balfour Just as
peacefully, but none the less effectively. II 'The
Times has been beaten, has been routed, In fact as
1t lools at this present moment Balfour, who can
only be regarded as scattering sklrmlsher in COM
parson, Will surely be routed by the Same forces
which so successfully defeated the greatest cham
pon OF his brutal policy In the English press.
Take Mr. Oladstones own words, his latest
words, spoken at Folkestone yesterday we are on
the eve OF exposing vast fabrication OF inquity.'
That shows plainly enough that tho great English
champion Of Homo Rule felt all along, as the Irish
themselves feel, that 'The Tines backed by the
TORY Government. was engaged in nefarious
scheme, At one time there was nothing but revo-
luuonaFy organizations among the Inshmen in this
country. Since Parne took tho lead and showed his
honesty IN the line Of peaceful agitation most OF these
men have been won over to his policy and approve
his tscticsH
WIN the lives OF these informants be in perli"
really do not think so, for the simple reason
that they have benefited Home Rule IN an indirect
man at the Hoffman House the other evening told
story that drinkers take great comfort in believing
Some time AGO. he said, tho British Association
went into an Investigation OF the effect which drink
ing has on tho length Of lfe Nearly 5000 cases Of
death were studied They divided into hve
classosiotal absaners temperate drinkers, careless
drinlrrs, free drinkers and incorporate drinkers IL
found that the average age Of these classes, 10
specHvey, were, IN round numbers, hfy-one, Sky
three fifty nine, nftyseyen and nfty-three years IN
othor words the total abstalners were the shortest
lived, next to them coming the incorporate drinkers,
willis the temperate drinkers were the longest lived OF
alLs A Prohlbiuonist, who was present, lr1eVer-
emily declared that there WHISPERS on the story
which rather suspect 10 be the case But whetnes
A IA ma ucu -
seerH gro,csqueiy absurd. il Is hardly possible thM
alcohol has tho power 10 prOlong life CertaiIy ~
mnoderate use shortens life 20 much greater eAbche
thas these statistics indicate