New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-04
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

A gay young fellow with dazzling blazer and
tennis racquet in HIS hand sitting In crowded
sixthave. elevated the other day, evidently on
his way TO the Central Park lawns fat old work
ing woman entered with big bundle followed by
pretty and wedressed girl The tennis player arose
quickly and offered his seat with bow to the girl.
With hearty Thank you, my SON. the old ard per
spring one Topped into II. 4 look Of tired disgust
spread over the face of the youth but his ordeal was
not over. An old man on the other side OF the car
began in loud tone: Now, that's Just as II should
be. This system Of men giving I'D their seats in pub
lie conveyances 10 Is not carried out proper
lines by most people, and when do see the right
thug done 1t plcases me. am an old man mysch.
but when see old woman there the big woman
orlded upl or middle aged lady, who Is evidently
very tired there she smiled and leaned back, ono
mat Is too fat TO stand a. all without discomfort there
she gave snort and looked as II she wond like be
n his halr give her my seat but when II IS the
case OF woman who is out slmpy for Lcr pleasure
to whom ten minutes lost time is nothing Il such
one pushes her way into crowded train. expecting
some tired man to give her his seat instead of waiting
tor another car, as she should there fash Of
from the girls eyes, then / let her stand. RS this
Young man has senslby DONE II the old man had
harm. w
There IS Kind OF free-masorry between smokers
IN the United States that have never seen In my own
county, said a Canadian visitor to THIS city yes
terday, and the first time It came under my OBJ
servation It annoyed me- | was sitting on a Central
PARK bench smoking cigar when a man approached
me and said. Have you got fire thereP II don't
understand you.' replied. VIII you give me light -
he said. Il don't think have match left an
swered. feeling In my pocket Il don't want match
he said your weedn do reaching ont his hand for
my cigar. / felt rather annoyed at what I th0nght
hls impertinence In trying 10 form my acquaintance
and replied, y have not the pleasure OF know ng you
SIR and l don't care TO have you handle the cigar
have In my mouth, anyway lie seemed surprised
at my refusal, but said nothing. Since then find
everybody does II here Men accost an entire stran-
ger, use his weed TO light their own. say thank
you and pass without the least inclination 10 start
conversation or anything like that. ! have seen
the newsboy borrow a light from a merchant. and
negro do so from SWELL and It has even come 10 be
point of etiquette for tho lender first 10 give a
strong puff on HIS cigar to make It burn brightly,
and then knock the ashes of before presenting it.
There is no reasonable objection 10 it. I suppose
the part Of the cigar that is put between the lips
not touched, but 1 never II ar home that
member, probably because We look upon cigars there
as rather extrsvagant luxury, anyway nearly all
smokeTs habitnaly using the pipe. IT surprised me
from the millionaire down 10 the car driver"
well-known publisher said a few DAYS ago: In
about a month every second man you meet VIII be
complaining OF malaria. This will be the result Of
his summer holiday. l employ about $50 men, and
each has a week fortnight Oft In summer. As
rule it takes three months to get the effects of
the holiday. We live here and in Brooklyn in an
traordInatly dry atmosphere the result Of the in
Vulnerable stoves, ranges, boilers and furnaces. Our
systems, and particularly cur skins. become
customed to this and when get into places where
the air is heavily saturated with moisture we draw it
into at every exposed PORE and pretty
full Of malaria The daytime in the country IS not
bad for u.s. but Il is after shutdown that the danger
principally lies. No accustomed to live in big
city should ever venture out after shutdown without
his hat on, and whenever the evenings are cool he
should have Nttle fire in the slttingroom."
At a recent public dinner at Demonico's man
sitting opposite the writer picked up Mermet rose
from the flowers with which the table was srewed,
and SAID " l OF the largest rose groers any
where near Nev-York but l am going TO abandon IL
a business, competition by small growers,
principally Germans, prevents any chance of profit
That rose would cost cents, and used 10 be able
10 get for similar one. Now the dealers
can buy that rose for cents or even less. began
by growing roses for my own amusement, and as
kept adding my houses ! was driven into selling to
help pay my expenses. At the present time my glass
houses and plant at Tarrytown stand me in about
sI0 1000 and would be glad to sell them for half that
sum. | bought the best Of everything, and have en-
ployed skilful gardeners. a German buys a second
hand boiler puts up a glass lean-to against brick
wall. and with his wife and children, the more the
better, works from sunrise 10 sunset lie doesn't
pay ont cent for wages. and he can sell his howers
cheap, and they arc Just as good AZ mine. Rose
growing IS one Of very few businesses left in which
the capitalist has no advaniagt'