New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-04
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

uLANOES HERE AND THERE.
Passengers en- the elevated railroads have been
puzzled to explain the meaning of new series OF
signs which have appeared at some Of the stations
ihey are conspicuously placed the ticket ofnces
or posts In the middle Of each station, and read I'm
buslness-like fashion: Photographic onceH and
| theh follow In cabalstic fashion tho letters g d.
u" at ne South Ferry the letter "V.H at Rector
ST :" b. s." at Bleccherst, and 80 on G.. NJ
bailey, secretary TO General Manager Hahn, Of the
Manhattan Elevated Railroad Company, said the other
DAY These signs DO not mean that there is q
public telegraph station at tho points where they
| ere placed. They are only for the benefit OF the
employees Of the road. II conductor finds that his
| Train Is behind time has met with an accident,
| no knows where there IS telegraph station from
| which he can send tho news 10 any part OF the
line he wishes The letters indicate the signal
call Of each operator We find that the new plan
works admirably
Passengers on an Erie fonyboat smile whom the
boat floats into the slip and they read this polite
notice OIL the ferry-house: Passengers arc re-
quested not TO leave the boat until II is properly
fastened 10 the bridge" What makes them smile
10 the fact that before they could leave the boat.
even II they wanted to, they would have to leap an
iron gate nearly fave feet high
| Speaking Of the unexpected recove~S Of diamond
| rings that have been lost mIsaid Wall Street
broker recalled yesterday the case Of another broker
| who is an ex-AIderman and who has threatened to
run for the State senate in order to get rid oil the
title Of Alderman He was travelling with some friends
and his daughter and in one OF the little towns Just
out Of London the party stopped 10 get dinner
After drEer the journey was resumed, and at night
fall they we're back in London, where the ex-Ader-
mans daughter was astounded TO discover That TWO
valuable diamond rings were missing from her hand.
did not take much thought TO convince her that she
had washed her hands az the village Inn at which
the party he'd dined and that she had taken oil hfr
rings, laid them on the edge OF tho washbowl, ana
forgot to put them on again. Bets were laid 'hat
they would never be recovered but telegram Of
inquiry was Immediately sent TO the landlord.
reply came promptly that chambcrmaid had found
the rings and brought them down to the landlord
who had them in his safe. 1t is needless to say that
her honesty received It's dvs reward
"No show-window display, perhaps, is moro effect
i've and profitable than that Of candy store" said
the manager OF a popular uptown establishment the
other day. aDIamonds mako a brilliant showing in
window and they attract the attention Of numbers OF
passers-by, especially women 1t Is hardly possible
however that the average person VIII buy expensive
diamonds Just because they strike his fancy. If
person wants TO buy such costly things, he will gem
orally do so anyway lie sets out with that purpose
I'm mind and males business OF securing his pur-
chase. I have watched many man hurryms past
my store, his whole mind apparently bent on any
thing but candy store. Passing before my "lhuoW
his eye catches a ncetng glimpse Of attractiVe-ioo@
ing heaps Of bonbOns, chocolates, ETC. He mas got
several doors beyond my place often before he turns
suddenly and shoots back again to get pound or so
Of candy II is so inexpensive comparatively, ana
can be bought In such convenient quantities that man
will do this as often he thinks OF IT, NeW-forher'
arc so busy that We have 30 call their attention 70
what they want for man always knows u be onF
remembered the fact, that candy Is welcome to his
family. Yes, .ndeed, a show-window pays IN our
business
some young men were coming out from brill
lnnily lighted cafe one night and stopped IN inc
shelter OF the doorway 20 button up their COATS ana
10 raise their umbrellas, for the rain was pouring
down. little wretch stood shiyering and dripping
on tho sidewalk, trying 10 protect his half dozen
papers from the wet under his ragged jacket. One
~ tho young men took the whole bundle away nom
him, and giving him handful OF small coins toih
him 10 60 home N bed The urchin looked az the
money a moment and then turned TO hurry away.
A cripple was leaning up against post the rain
pouring down upon his uncovered head, "a he held
his hat out unnotced TO those who were huryng by
Tho ncwsboy was on tho when he reached the
crlpple but he drew UP shortly, picked out two
nchels from the pile sim clutched in his hand. ana
dropping them into the hat sped on again Tho men
looked at one another stupidity. One Of them said
something that sounded distinctly Ike oath. Then
thcy all went up together TO the venerable cripple
and giving him a lot Of silver told him to 90 home
too.
newspaper man was going homo late The other
night when a figure stepped out from the shadow
Of wall and stood before him. "say, my fnend,'
sah a thick voice. "whaf you going 20 say when
you get home D'you belong to club1 Would you
be Kind enough give good excuse. What r'you
going to tel horl7 Tho other explained that he did
not need any excuse that no was always late.
Y'r lucky dog the went on. Pm always
late too, but / always need EXCUSE. What time
10 II, m frisndlH when he told that It was
o'clock no shvercd dolehllly and went back into
tho shadow murmuring mournfully, Y're lucky dog
hint was given IN I" The Army and Navy Journal"
few days ago that there IL In this country material
for Voluntary Engineer and Railway staf Corps
such as Engnd has had for the last twenty-five years
This corps, IN England Is composed of fourteen
OF the general managers Of all the leading railways,
six eminent engineers and seven railway contractors,
tho object being that tho managers and engineers shall
cooperate with tho War Department in times OF
emergency, and the contractors cooperate when re-
qulrrd In the construction Of defensive and other
works Here al the head Of the NowYorh Central, Is
Chauncey VI. Dopew, an exolioor Of volunteers. aud
Vice President Horace J. Hayden was at time
. Lieutenant In the ID Artillery, and won breyct
Of captain for gallant and mertorous service at tho
battle Of Gaines Mils,' and brevet OF major
for Il good conduct and gallant service dnfing
tie War" And VIII DO found in responsible
positions I'm other railways ex-SoldeTs who dis
tincton in tho Clvn War.
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