New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-27
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

Tho largo number OF children wearing specsclss.
whom ono meets IN tho streets and parks OF this
'y frequently suggests the inquiry, Is the average
eyeslght Of Young America doicriorating, or Is tho
wisdom Of caring foe the eye becoming more
apparent 10 Tho average American parent Ger
tanly the trade In spectsclcs has grown amazing.
y in the last few years. said Broadway oculist the
other day. and parents pay atantiun to sore or
weary eyes nom thor children than they used TO- In
my youth people thought It all nonsense to put
spoc,acles on children and little was known, com.
paratvely Of tho proper methods OF grading the glasses
30 the eye. Now tho science is In a high state of
development, and probably rs many parents put
glasses on their children mere preventative OF
serious damage 10 tho sight as for actual present
necessity" And yet, on tho ohor hand, ono cannot
walk In the parks and strcots without seeing hundreds
If babies In perambuatOrs wheeled by careless nurses
who allow the sun 10 stream into tho faces Of their
little charges needless of tho serious results which
must follow. One the hapless babies turning and
twisting their nechs 10 enfeavor to rest thor tired
orbs from the pitiless glare, oil 10 no purpose LIE
better class OF pcrambulators have shades, u Is tu
but nurses seldom bother TO adjust them at an angie
whore they do any good.
Ono OF tho best known among the petroleum
brokers Is Theodore Tack who has to look up 10 his
big brother Frank viceprcsdcnt Of tho Consolidated
Exchange, whom he is talking 10 him The Tscks
tho Standard OIL Company ana would like 10 500 forty
big buyers for crude OIL instosd of practically one
Theodore Tack holds large fund OF quiet humot
and his principles Of business excelDnt ones 10
follow 10 Wow OF the vicisyitudss Of speculation.
We sell OIL as VIC d odnce t' he remarked the
)thor day, and take what price can get. without
worrying about tho past futura. am on record
In oil tho Exchanges OF tho country saving that
the price OF oil can't % too high for Every sale
make hope Is bad ono, and that Is not what every
seller Of oil IS vIllin2 10 say. Tho only way for
producer TO DO is to take what he get for his
daily production and the price for tho year
will Givo ~ good results as any attempt 20 pay
the market"
During q short lull in the rush Of thirsty mortals
few days ago the manIpulator OF 4 popular soda
water fountain made few remarks concerning the
people that come under his notice. "Gou read Of
the queer actions OF tho unsophstlca:ed at railroad
stationsD be said and OF the human oddities that
bank telers run across but other people see lots OF
them too have had considerable experience with
persons who don't know what's what This morn
ING two motherly old ladies' came In hero aud While
on, sank into q seated chair the other bashthliy
approached tho counter. sho waited long time
until thcre was no one by TO hear what she
said and then took me into her confidence. She spoke
very low and very earnestly and there was Just
shade OF dlstrus lncss IN heF tone she ordcrcd
a glass Of lemonade. Tho old lady wasn't at all
surc that know anything about what lemonade was
and kindly told mo how It should b. maie. We!l
dl not mako any especially for her, but guess sho
vas satisfied. Having set the glass before her
went TO attend to tho wants OF other customers and
paid no moro attention TO tho old Lady for several
minutes Then ! noticed that tho lemonade was
untouched. She Was q thoroughly honest woman and
vas waiting to pay for her drink before she con-
sumcd f. Sho had laid ten cent piece on tho
S0gnT =, a e1e rTr c hSS iha, PoG her Wheu gave
her check and told her 10 pay the cashier sg
ofhrr customers aside so eager was she to senie "
She was greatly relieved when she came back 70 mo
that ssss S o, emonadc she was tho happlcst
IN tlc plano and sight to acc and study
A news stand IN ono OF the busy downtown strccts
NJ mi, city is krpt by blind boy, whose aHlchon
brings him many customers. The writer. who often
buys papor there at intervals, saw newly-paintsd
sign tho othor day IN front Of tho little table that
holds h, stock In trAdo. It rad
TO THE PUBLIC:
Blnd iyIy kPps This stand.
And This stahd Keeps BIND BHly ..,..,,...
Hello Billy ~ was said to him. "youro setting
IN for Joker aro you since / ron last With
the aid Of that not wholly original but highly spprO
pirate sign suppose your trade Is going ahead az
a rapid rate" without the veVtico OF smile Biuy
replied "what good arc your eyes to you after all,
II you can't SEQ that my business Is al stand stil'
Even blind man could see that
Turfmen arc pruverbialy generous when appealed to
by suffering humanity, and suffering humanity being
aware OF the knows where to to grt the price Of
A square meal or a soft bed. Tho pOrtico Of tho St
James iool has nightly many attractions for tTamps,
as a group OF racing Is always to 10 found thcre
between and IL o'clock lbc other nigh. miserable
whshcy soaked fellow took OF his hat and held out
an unwa.hcd, paslcd hand IN tho presence Of dozen
we'll known faces. Captain CoStcr, David Gideon and
Henry sodekrr responded instantly 10 tho extent OF
Hfy cents apiece, but satisfied with that tho beg
gar waited for more. Isn't that enough for to-
uightls said Stedekor. How much more do you
want ~ - want enough tn get mo . feather bed in
a nrstclass hotel,' the tramp replied; that's what
Vvo been used to all my IIie7 Mr.. Gideon drew 81
from his pocket Give mo back that half dollar and
I'll give you something In plaro Of IT, he said. The
follow eyoh him h6enly for moment and closed his
Hngcus tightly tho thrce coins already IN hts
possession Hold on 10 what you got, hold on 20
what you got 5 my MOTTO" was hts answer, and with
thank you, gcntS7 he staggered IN the direction OK
the BOweTy half dollar poorer Than be thought
Yet these fellows who 1--we the generosity OF tho