New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-31
MUSCULAR STRAINS
CURRENT CHAT,
HEARD I'M THE CITY STREETS.


HEARD IN THE CITY STREETS
NE. ingalls,. the president of the Big Four' and
other railroads, Is q seltmade man, 80 entertaining
taIker and has no objection to telling good sory
becauss the Joke Is on himself On q recent occar
sion he related the incidents Of visit 10 his OLD
home, litts town In the hills Of yeTments whero no
was born. when, as lad, he left the town, ms
earthly possessions easily contained 10 pocEet
handkerchief His return IN tho fiif visor OF man
hood the posssssor of large fortune the president
of number Of railroads and ieader IN the raroaa
world wac such striking contrast to his departure
that the village was thrown into unwoned excite
rlent and old friends Of his boyhDod sathsrcd apous
him and Mr. Ingalls, received as much attenncn ~
the Royal Bengal tiger alta country, g'rruss Among
others . horny listed Old mounfanecr graspou nm
hands and eyeng him euriopsly renaFaed ;sss -.
Swa Mel they tell mo that aout West yeou'vc
como III be q great man; that yeouye got two OF
three millions and arc president Nv sevrd raiiroansr
"Yes,s replied Mr.. ingalls,. modstiy, IL Is true
I am president Of several railroads and am milnon
sire, but don't know about being great man
avail, wall calculated the honest farniss aftef
moments coitation, check and circumstances du da
heap
,. 8. 7. sxanahan, OF Brooklyn. IS especially con
spcuous Just now By Of his being the chief adj
vocats in Brooklyn Of the consultations Of that city
with New cork. Mr.. Stranskan is a stsnch Repuo-
Ican, but that does not prevent the leading Demo-
cratic newspaper of the City Of Churches from Always
speaking OF him ~ hrookl, me- ar.t dsEens ne -
hale and vigorous despite his years. and N his "a'
fashIonsd but elegantly furnished house Of no, S~
FJnon-st. entertalns his visitors with fund OF IN
formation and rsminiscsnoe acquired by over bah .
eeutury's experience In public hfc for Mr.. stranAnan
sat for Oneida County as Whig In the Assembly W
1885, and this year he carried as an eecsor ana inc
chosen messenger Of the State Eectnrsl Conese' me
thirty sir votes of New-York 10 Washington to %
that nfeE<tnn
Mr. stranahan renewed MS acquaintance win mAny
public men with whom he had sat In Congress IN me
stormy days before the War. Among his ola i1ends
was senator John sherman. and tho two Se,espss
seated ON sofa Of coakroom OF the senate, iorn0e
a picture worthy of an artists brush IS thsy LAUGHED
over the time when wright, ire eater from Ten
nsssoe, In the celebrated Dsnks Conrnss-ls69oL-.
applied contempuous epithet to John snsr1ns 1890 WV
pro%puy, aee WIGHT sprang upon the ohiosn. and
onY the intervention Of Mr. stranahsn and others pro
vented hand-oaand hghf on the noor OF me HOUSE
"a great deal hes been done,s said an old sailor
TIA other day. to improve the Lot OF the men bofors
,ba mat since FIRST went to sea as cabin eoy apd
u,,snsver q complaint Is properly lodged against
cruel oscer must say It - fairly investigated. ie'
sor all that there arc plenty Of murders commtted 10
day ON the high seas that are never inyesassea-Se-
cause no complaint Is made. Every aay one OF ."e
vessels come into this port with shorter crew tnan
thew started cut with and their captans reports OK
seaman fell overSoar& and lost or cabin ooy
k,ed by falling spar, scoapasser died from near
trouble and wss buried st sea- are accepted Is per
Yectly satisfactory No investigation 10 made mo tno
DEATH unless some ono lodges p formal compisns
It's an easy matter for ono man who has gruas'
against HIS mate 10 shove the otnsr ovefoesfo' nes
are both I'D IN the rigging IN dark and stormy night
Tho unseen cutting Of rope Is often enough to DO IL
II IA sasy 10 drop block msTnespike on the
head OF. man below, that win knock him dazed
into the water drown down 10 the deck 70 smash
his skull Heart trouble covers great deal OF IN
sufficient nourishrnent lack of medicine ond oyerworh
This "a not the way things arc done on land You
have your coroners here investigates sudden deaths
why should thoy not look into deaths at seat Many
or towards would tell the truth against their omcc.&
4 they were thus forced to do 80 Who would not aars
come forward and lodge complains hey mishs "
unable fully TO prove s--&
apeople msy cay what they like about irsshs
novels" said nervous little brightcyed woman tho
other day but must say they are better than medI
cine for me at times am, as plenty OF otnef women
are natural vorrier that Is, AN gwen to oorrow-
ing trouble and looking ahead with apprehension 81
disaster to come. ] should have been born man.
sometimes think and tusslod with the world myself
but sitting ut homo as ! do, the mother OF
family, and having TO wait and watch my husband
try to lay up something for our old age In his csn
way, easily fall into habit Of useless worryihs
the past and often, sure maies the present an.
nee essariiy unpleasant for those around me- when
used 10 fall into such mood spirit Of restless
energy would take possession OF mo and would
work away at my household duties far beyond what
my strength warranted. Ny weary body would thea
react on my worried brain and the result would b
total collapse from which Is took time and nursing
to recover Bat found remedy ct last In silly
novels when ! feel worrying mood coming upcn
me now, fall TO reading them. They koep me nom
thinking, they soothe into unexpected naps, thoy
require no mental effort for their comprehension, theS
| stir no strong emotion within me; in fact = short
course of them induces sweet torpor Of the BRAIN
which, while no doubt not 10 be desired In the young
or In any one as permanent feature has ofen proves
OF tneacnsahle benedt 70 me, end gGat eom1or -
| my famiiy.s
People who know Chat there is corporation ordsA
nance soraiddng pcdlers from standing on or oa@me
the curb Of any Of he city streets often wonder no
the long lines Of bowling hawkers manage dsy slss
day, without spparent moleststicn, % bother ms
streams of busy people that approach the nrcokyn
| Bridge along Park Row every evening ssnllsg
state Of things exiss In Futon-st, and Ia les 90
gree on several oters leading to the tories nut .
one watches these fellows for half an hour fosetnes
he win see thcn suddenly. with one accord, eesss
their jabbor snatch the urderpinning frem hsf ~
lie stands and trundis than over % the oties SIDE q
the street. The cause Of this Is the approach Of e
august policeman ON mis- beat HaHghtily he cofnsa
along, twiraing his iitae ctab With dexfrous fork
o1t OF tho corner Of ais ere be obssves the waciul
row Of podbss over the way, but shey asv not %
his beat, and he passes over his halfmils toyx'
II win be thirty minutes before he comes hack assn
s se ss x sro ss ss e ss 9
and the interrupted tfade IN dgy, oranges bezasss
ssnay. eonhs COLLAR battons end We h sicvs< ~