New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-24
AS THE WORLD WAGs.
RANDOM OBSERVATIONS OF A STROLLER
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animation becomes most lively and such is the interest
among those present In the court that their fixed at
tention seems strained to the highest tcnsan, Mr.
Choate sits with far-away, dreamy expression In his
eyes his thoughts were anywhere but In the room
sentence, word, however, which makes diifer
cneo In bis case, brings fash TO his eyes and he is on
his feet in an instant. When he is questioning wit
ness he has the look in his face and at each re-
ply HIS head mods slowly In encouraging way. He
has ono habit which is noticeable. perhaps, than
any Of bis others. When tho examination becomes
extremely monotonous he pulls two coins from his
pockets and snaps them together at long intervals The
loud, sharp click is in striking contrast to the sing
song questions and responses. ExAttorney- General
Russell generally sits with his chair partly tilted BACK
His head dro4ps forward and he holds OF HIS fingers
TO his brows, his hand covering his eyes Surrogate
Ransom given to brushing his hand M his face and
over the side of his head. He does this with quick,
nervous movement that plainly indicates his restless
at trying moments He also has habit Of taking
of his glasses suddenly laying them the table and
Instantly sezing them again, almost throwing them mp
against his eyes when readiustng them Ex-SuTo-
gate Rollins, when examining witness, sways gently
back and forth At the end Of each answer 10 one Of
his questions, he draws out half audible ah' Elihu
Root beats an endless tattoo the rngs of his chair
with the tip Of his fingers.
brought across the Atlantic by Engshman, who
told 1t few nights ago to some friends at the Bruins
wick II goes like this On the occasion OF bis last
visit to London Mr. Depew called on the Lord Mayor.
At the door he was received By great parsonage in
livery Of the most gorgeous blue and gold, who bowed
so low that he could have picked up his toes in his
hands. Tho visitor was momentarily alarmed and
overpowered by the obeiance, but recovering himself
quickly lie sdled up to the majestic creature and
In A. Arr Major DOmO ~
The answer was another bow, intended to be more I'm
pressive than the first For Heavens sake,' con-
tnued Mr. Depew with sly wink at two companions
who remained in the background, don't put on SO
much style; you Brighten me nearly to DEATH The
Major Domo smiled and bowed again. Then ne
silently led the way to the apartments OF the Lord
Mayor.
Ill fortune seems 20 follow the noted racehorses
bought in England for shipment TO the United states
Prince Charlie, who was purchased by an American
only six years ago. died soon after his arrival
here and HIS ownors at once secured LORD taimoums
Derby winner Kingcraft TO take his place. King
craft died on the voyage; and IT IS singular coin
cidence that Blue Gown, the winner OF the DERBY
two years before him. also died at sea. stranger
stfl the same fate has befalen ossory, brother Oh
the mighty ormonde, who cost Milton Young over
$4,000 a few weeks ago. Ossory could not nave
been shipped at worse season. yet MI young ou NOT
think unnecessary 10 HlSuIo MS hio' '"""o" -
Derby winner ossory was a horse Of high class, his
breeding being as fashionable that Of any animal IN
England There are at the present time two Derby
winners In tho United states-the American preo
Iroquols and the imported ST. Blaisc'
One of tho best opportunities for young fellow
to make money quickly in these days" said self
made millionaire Of this city to the writer recently Is
c, rack his brains until he has invented something
useful or that the public wants general impression
prevails that It takes skilled engineer or man OF
phenomenal inventive ability 10 develop anything
nsefu TO manufacturers In this age Of machinery.
But there e. wide field open TO shrew amateurs 81
to speak, supply little articles Of convenience 10
housekeepers shopkeepers ETC.. and designers can DO
had reasonable rates to execute the idea, once Il is
conceived American women are so accustomed TO
getting what they want that anything which lghtcns
their abors in the household IS sure to go When
I was a boy on the farm al home my mother used
TO make me clean all the diunerknives on Sunday
with bath-brlch Now. scraping this brick into
fine powder without humps IN It. used to be the most
tedious part of the whole work The other day
heard Of man who has made fortune by supplying
Tie trade with powdered bathbrick In neat packages
Yo1 know how difficult II is to pick UP small coins
frUin a wooden counter. Yet the whole CIVILIZED
world has growed at and endured II since coins were
stamped and counters made. until the other day
young fellow invented rubber mat with little bnstles
thrown on the mat easily picked up AS Il they
stood on edge Tho public was quick 70 appreciate Z
and the inventor need not work for living any longer
An interesting point in connection with the frst
RAINING Of electric on the Fourth-sye line was
the effect that the appearance OF the cars had on
horses A New-York horse IS accustomed to sights
and sounds that would turn a country horses name
and tall white in single night but even the
superior metropolitan beast has love for entirely
nh xrae
however, that horses attached to ordinary carts and
carriages while they took deep interest in electric
cars showed little fear OF them, but horses attached
TO other street cars, when they first saw the new
machines became almost unmanageable from terror.
No satisfactory reason could DO given for this state
Of things especially stTeetcar horses have generally
been noted more for strict sObiety and attention to
duty than for any undue interest In outside matters
The only plausible explanation that has been offered Is
that these horses may regard tho electric cars as
scabs5 and see IN them danger OF the loss Oh
thor occupation
II "a strange that no phologis far as Is known,
has ever taken up the serious study OF language
or dialect, spoken In tho very heart OF New-fork
City aud In few other places 1t commonly used
only by the waters in certain class OF restaurants
and as they seem to understand English perfectly when
IL Is spoken to item It Is hard TO see why they do
not speak It. For instance, one OF these waters gets
an order for two persons in good English and he imme
dlatey translates It into his own tongue and shouts
through the halp as follows: Brownup lata weets-
beef and-ham and Boston-doable up on the weets--
draw two,s Who would ever guess, II unguided by
experience, that this meant: Wheat cakes TOR two
corned beef and baked beans New-Hork STYLE ior
one ham and baked beans, Boston STYLE for one and
,r-o Guns NJ coffee7o What Is this languagei Some
words in It sound Ike English, but clearly II a.. Is
not Perhaps It may be dialect OF the Hami'ic, tor
y - Enthusiastically the language Of IIam-and beans
Tho average man may receive fair impression OF
how Ash out of water feels by paying Vis''' IN
The company Of some inveterate female shopper. to
ono Of the mammoth dryg goods stores OF this city
penned in by crowds OF chatterng women, II he
attempts to be clv In the matter Of making his way
along the asles. he will quickly nnd himself away
In the rear OF his guide and win see that his cvy
ls neither expected. noticed or returned II he thinks
he Knows anything about economic buying or the
latest fashions he will soon abandon that deuslon
Tr, o,,tda would mot think for an instant OF buying