New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-22
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.


There Is a theatrical manager IN this city who Is
80 well known that II his we're TO be disclosed
in connection with this story his friends would give
him no rest 30 in this column at least he must
out of kindness remain nameless. 1t happened that
an actor in one Of his companies one Of those
eloquently persuasive who always keep several
hundred dollars ahead Of their salaries. Now the
longer he remained in the company the more he owed
the manager until this second person compelled
in selfdefcnce b rid himself Of his expensive player
When the two men parted there balance In
favor Of the manager OF 800. After several
months had passed without the debtors making any
offer TO pay up the manager determined TO do
little dunning.7 The actor playing in Boston
al the time and Mr.. u THAT is a safe name for
him to in this story sent him the following
note greatly in need Of funds. Can't you send
me a check Tor seven hundred - Inc player WIN
at once TO railroad baggage-room and bought OK
brass check numbered 700. lie tied II 10 Z. pOsta
on the card and addressed II 10 the Hauas,t. -
wrote on the other side Of the postal caru' NY 9e e
x. Certainly. | incose you check ior 'Oo'
Glad to square myself"
The determination of the billiard experts 10 have
tournament in this city this winter is gratifying 10
all interested the game though is 10 be regretted
that Schaefer cannot be induced to play. Ihere ID
certainly sufficient material among those who are
willing to play to make an exciting contest and give
the game sosson. with his delicate stroke and care
full nursing; DAY. with his steady, buslnesslke work.
and SEXTON with his allaround hetable brilliant shos'
are to play excellent games. And THIS does ho.
include GARNER formerly Of New-York and now 81
brussels, who has high reputation, or IlOellh' me
pari,an champion. or Eugene Carter. who has I'M
proved greatly during the last few year, anu ne I
many admirers. But Schaefer VIII be hll,seh I iS
has repeatedly proved himself champion OF TIE W9rn
al billiards, and his cue in this tournament "ouu Uo
ncrfunity 10 meet schaefer and the games between
those players would attract great deal OF attenuOn'
slosson will undoubtedly be the favore III me 'oiH%
ueut but he Will have To work hard to WIN
How does Lorenzo de- Medlci, written L. D. NJ
strike YOU for a first or gwen, Christian name
or what do Won say 10 Marcus de Lafayette, written
N. D. L. Then there are Don Aonzo and Don
Carlos. and Commodore Perry and Admiral Nelson ana
Ga Ira and all these have been worn by good men ana
rue. yes, and with titles Of honor at the FORE
In canginc their ain gait7 under cover of the
Injunction e. which acts a. permit) the electric
cbtin companies Of course realize the nature Of the
re.uon,ibnity they assume To put it plainly, anu
leaving ont all question Of responsibility under the
moral law or the criminal code, who IS TO pay lot
the Uncman and The horse! At present, the com
panles are. or rather to be- protected by the
fact that no one knows which one Of them dld j;
Dut how long can that last Ihdt Is the sOlI u'
uncertainty that exists after stieet TO" OF TIA
\ grand jury MAKES short work OF y. -Anu suo'ia
ms uncertainty get 10 be matter OF caicuiaton on
the rart Of the companies, few lines N s,atu *
Will quickly settle the mater. before Sou A"O" ~
gentlemen, If these things 20 on
Dickens used to say that he had discovered test
OF the standing o. an inn restaurant even more
nearly infallble than the fur on the mutton chop
This test was the state OF the castors, ana goou
one II is: but as all signs fail in dry season. so
You will go far astray if you seek 10 draw any IN
ference of any sort from the appearance OF Tue
Worcestershire sauce bottle. There it Is In all It's
unchaneing ucI'ness, unrelieved by single redeem
ing feature except the sauce. and that's a. you ne
~ sonnet mes fresh bottle ana tnsIe but awsys
unoyoly. Modern luxury, fond "a 10 Is 81 SJI
Sionsi ana @ 10 bavo stoned short pa sled by the
very sight of the sauce hottie.
The pessmlst by profession and the pessimst for
pleasure are again at It, moaning away about de-
cadence as usual and particularly about the con
ccntratlon Of wealth. and the "mpoveriShed' anu
hungry masses Yet look about you and what
arc the most striking things about the condition OF
the people-cau thom masses, or classes, or Dy any
| nickname YOU prefer Why first taat class "f
class. mass for mass. they are better fed peter
housed AID better clothed than any other peopb ~
! The world. secondly, that bar accidents lheVnau'e
among men and the effects % misconduct and h.e
mass tbore are no impoverished and hungry masses
Thirdly there never was before in this or any other
/ land and f. not now elsewhere, such NUMBER oi
persons Of moderate wealth, the results nor OF rare
r,irs ar urkv specua'iug but OF ordinary. eve ;,
/ dav honest Industry. Take any town you Know am
1, T., f. be NOT true Why the wealth OF the bloNH-'
tho smiths. the Joneses and the ROulhsN7 lar tNCr'
tbat of tbe Nauderbls and Ast0rs. Ana alW5la wiz;
FOR the small fortunes are being maze ever a' r,.
~ arc tbe big ones 10 be kept together Whch eNcS
GcnerlfiOu divides tGem up aud every any uie i@'V
| of Interest goes lower!
| snoalsuc of bad readers OF print and writing re.
call. for no reason Immediately obvious, the case OF
,h. rrcnohulan mot the you are thnking o. ST
another ono, who tried 10 find his way about London
t copvp, I'm fac sim lie the signs he saw on the walls.
az course ne soon found that cabs are shnss III tAe
morning but pounds al night so In the interest Oh
/ a light pocket. he gave up h4hSom'
and took 10 buses and trains. Now IN,
:. ndo~~,oundr is dark. and all IT. stations As Wen
o. tbo.. n the suburban lines generally, are hhed
,tb advertisements in big letters much more striking
-, VOL q. easier 10 find, than the names OF Inc ''
/ linn Themselves. Everywhere NJ Bonhomma fouhu
/ bi,p.a,f tracing the name Of somebody's mu'tarl
.oroctolv el,e's mustard, Try Thioman's Mustard
re Totberma.'s Mustard SO he seneralHed III
hat. mustard was the English for gare' or sta
! ,t rbso he lost himself without pang and
/ Tnishfuc long prowl hailed hanson IN TRIUMPH
/ On" ,llstards says NJ. Bonhomme And they ar
/ rived.
or INTEREST TO TRAVELLERS.
Tho now Wagner slseping-csis now run from
d. fF hos u