New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-15
GLIMPsES OF MEN AND AFFAIRS

An elaborate article was published the other day
purportng to be nsdes History Of the Ohio cse-
CATION at the Chicago convention II stated among ohsz
| things that Mahlon Chance Of the American Pro-
toctive Tariff League had worked among the Buckeye
| delegates for Major Mckinley and against Senator
shcrmen telling them that tho MAJOR the Leagues
choice for President. This Is pure nonsense SAID
| dr. Chance. al never importuned Ciar-
ence Bowen or any else in DIR. McKniey's
behalf have said 2 general s wsy nat n ne
neither Che League nor made any canvass for him
any one else except the nominee OF the Convehuoh
Few young men made mora brilliant records IN tho
late campaign than Matt' @. Reynolds and John B.
Jaynes, of Missouri Reynolds Is General HendeEons
| law partner IN st. Louis. Jaynes Is banker IN
sedalla. They went into the campaign In the most
enthusiastic way They organized Republican ciuDs
all over the state enlisted tho business men In the
fight and altogether made such redhot canvass tha5
Kimba the partys candidate for Governor, was only
beaten by 1900 votes. St. Louis was carried ana
three Congressman gained IL Is understood that both
are to be rewarded by the Administration. reynolds
e baced by the Missouri leaders for the United States
District Atorneyshp and Jaynes for the positi9 n Oh
yesterday belongs 10, the Ecw,York Yacht Club and
several other prominent organizations here
Ex-Congressman william lehman Of New-Aibany,
Indiana, and one OF the wealIhies Republicans In the
State, was here on Monday on his way homo nom
washington. "well, how do things suit you az the
White House11 a friend asked him I'm enuEev
satisfied" was his reply.
Now that tho Pig puzzle has become the rage
every is toruring his brain to do the trc the
man who has sure way of housing the marbles hobs
up and offers his instruction gratis. He says thai u
takes him less than iortyhve seconds on the average
to drive the pigs home. while he has done 1t Ia tne
short time Of fifteen seconds Fifteen seconds Is 80
short time that this seems almost impossible. The
man says, however. that any one BY following BIS
Instructions can. after little practice. 90 the TICK
In less than a minute almost every time. Hero u
bis plan Always keep the opening through which the
marbles must first 20 on the side farthest away rom
you. Keep them all in bunch and coax them up
TO the opening. Drop the side Of the disc pearcs1
10 you tribe and the marbles viii fall through inc
hrst gate In rapid succession. They VIII land near
the opening Of the second ring. Turn this opening
away from you and repeat the process Of bunch
Ing and coaxlng The most difficult part Of the trick,
of course TO get the marbles into the pen after they
are in the last circle They are 10 be punched here
again, just as In the other instances. The disc
cannot be tilted however, In this case without making
the marbles run OF on both Sides, 50 when they are
punched IN front OF the door OF the pen series OF
rapid jostes given gently win send them lying inside
Tho writer has seen the man do this so quickly and
skfuly that tho four marbles seemed 70 20 into tho
pen almost simultaneously.
There Is no reason why eanyasback DUCKS should
cost 50 and GO palr,S said the proprietor Of
uberty-st restaurant recently. "Untll few years
ago the huntsmen shipped the ducks TO this city for
tho commission TO sell. The latter would report
sales from 81 TO 90 pair though they selling
the ducks for 90 a pair Tho huntsmen discovered
tho game, so to speak, and forced the commission
men 70 buy outright ut better hgures'
The high price asked for canvasback ducks led 10
q widespread belief among consumers In this city
that thero was q combine or canvasbaok trust
among tho dealers. This story was pronounced I'M
true by N Durham, = commission merchant OF No.
1873 Readest., who had at one time last season a.
many as 25 600 dozen birds stored In refrigerators
in this city. at is easy" said Mr.. Durham, 10
explain why canvasbsck ducks are high now The
largest shipments are made about the beginning OF
tho season, about October The demand for thom
is comparatively limited, and tho price corespondingy
low. OF course, the dealers buy all that are Of
fred and soro them in refgerstors 30 as to be able
to supply the holiday and winter trade, The season
Is over on May l. and II would be unreasonable TO
expect the dealers not to charge high when tho do
reads somewhat Ike the definition Of |
trust, nevertheless.
@The idea,S said downtown game dealer, OF |
Chesapeake Bay ducks being Of different sort nom
those OF other regions IS all wrong. The Chesapeake
Bay csnvasbaclg and those from tho i3lEes Of the
North and West are the same If the people would |
plant wild celery OF. properly speaking, vales-
maria, in the western waters, their ducks would sell
for as much those that come from the Chesapeake
Besides tho peculiar properties Of this plant, from
which tho Chesapeake ducks derive their excellent /
favor and partly, their flesh, rs roots are the breed
Ing place for numerous anlmalculae OF which ducks /
arc exceedingly fond. This celery would grow In tho
West as well as IN tho Chesapeake
During q recent cold snap Brooklyn Bridge car
was slowly rising to tho crest Of that structure The
brakeman on the front platform paced back and
forth like an uneasy bear IN cage. "Poor fellow"
Iaid in the car, speaking with foreign accent
His feet arc cold. And yet he IS suffering nom
ignorance II he wore wooden clogs, lined With
straw, his fect would be as warm Is II he had them
thrust into his kitchen stove at home. They're
great, tell you'
There Is lafge liberty exercised by elevated rail-
Dad guards IN calling out Houstonst. House-tou,
Io.ston, w.ston Hewston and HoosetOn arc some
Il the changes rung on the name Old General
amue Houston pronounced his name as II spelled
ughston. The residents Of Houston, Tex, pronounce
tho same way.
HIS POSITION PROMPTLY RECOGNIZED.
from The Washington Post
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