New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-08
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

ihe uhieasontDte haste OF New lorhers leads them
INTO trouble SO often that tho has of the
subject Yet an actual occurrence at the Fourteenth
ST station last Sunday Is SO typical In its cIicum-
stances and instructive In It's results that the story of
u may pass. Everybody knows what sloppy day
1t was, and travel therefore was light 1t did not
look as II there could be scared up single reason for
anybody to be In hurry, yet there man who
was In a rush. He wore silk hat carried Q SILK
umbrella and was puffy and pompous person. A
train had Just reached the station and was dfscharg
Ing few passengers when he arrived at the bottom
OF tho stairs. He had chance In ten to catch
that train, and he took It. He started with Jump,
closed his umbrella the second leap and then pat
tered upstairs with his head down like an Apache
paleface trail A quiet, dIgniied man, apparently
Phiiadelphian, was coming down the bend.D and
at the junction they struck The New-York tile was
damned into concertina on the Phadelphian's
stomach, and the dignifed man nearly had his eye
poked out BY tAf NewsYork umbrella. In the mean
ISa S mani al s Wso had ana Els T so
iarDono disiolszddsyibnl Cd js
Percy C. ohalh4dfla aeh, On. j., is the president
OF the State Fish and Game Protective Association
over there, but no need suppose from that fact
that fish and game safe when Mr.. Oil is around.
He is jealous fy-nsher and Nmrod, and everything
appertaning to shooting and fishing interests him.
When he was at the Astor House the other day. at
the gun-club convention, Mr. Obi spoke OF new
Itself to all enthusiastic sportsmen especially in the
East, and which certainly deserves imitation A num-
Der Of farmers whose places are adjoining own be-
tween them fine tract Of woodland altogether about
1900 acres. There are about dozen owners, and
they held meeting recently at which they all agreed
70 protect their portion OF that tract from poach
ers The association, which Is informal also intends
70 stock the place with game. In this way the men,
bers to the agreement, without extra COST have,
practically, all the during the proper Of
splendid preserve, the protection OF which is guar
anteed the whole year.
A most startling yea, almost shocking, discovery
has been made by member OF the bellevue faculty,
and the old proverb "no rose without its thorn will
now BIO properly applied TO that useful commodity.
the telephone. The medical export in question was
called upon few days ago by remarkable hand
some young woman, who complained of dull sensa-
ton in tho cartilage Of her right ear. An examination
showed first, that the external ear was slightly
sbrvelled In appearance, and, after comparison with
the male' ear on the left side, the doctor
onished to find that the right smaller than tho
left, though the reverse is usually tho case. An in
inquiry into tho history Of the developed the In
formation that the young woman is telephone oper-
ator, and usually wears q receiver strapped tightly
over her right ear. Tho symptoms and history TO-
gether justified the professor in diagnosing clear
Of atrophy of the external ear owing to pressure
and dsusc. And now there Is an opportunity for an
factory; for, of course, Il cannot be doubted that
In few years large percentage OF our young women
VIII DO one-eared
A couple OF young men were lounging IN q down.
town baf-room yesterday, and TO Judge from their
general appearance and their conversation they had
not yet at this late date, allowed the influences
OF New Year dissipation 10 die out They were
pledging each other In Just one more,' and smiled
with ood-feowshp, inciplent intoxicaton and love
Of mankind In general, when dilapfdatcd beggar
woman came into the place, and began her round Of
appeal with not te best success possible Finally
she reached the two young men, and here her tale Of
was productive Of the desired results. Her out
stretched hand chinked with small change, and look
OF deep-felt gratitude stole her withered
tenance. She wanted TO say something by way Of
thanking her benefactors and her features drew them
selves together into expression Of meditation. Only
In tho world, she bowed low, and exclaimed In touch
. Tina, Thank ysI Thank yeI AM may the Lord see
A howl OF delight walled through the hall of BAG
chus and 1t the philan thropiss three bottles
o. champagne to square things.
LEFT 100000 TO HIS KIysFoLK IN IRELAND
Pittsburg, Jan. epeciall.-The will Of William
Carr, the Prttsburg millionaire, who died recently.
was nled to-day. To bis sister, Mrs. Christian
Martin, of Kllly-Leagh, Ireland, Mr. Carr beqeahes
800 and leaves annuIties likely TO run into the
thousands to his brother, Joseph L. Carr. and his
niece, Johanna L. Carr, Of the same place. He also
leaves three OF his most costly properties in Pitts
burg. aggregaing In value several hundred thousand
dollars, To other relatives In Ireland and, In ad-
dltion makes cash requests 10 the amount Of $4,000
70 nephews and nieces on the other side: over
81 COO 600 Is thus distributed among eiauVes n
Mr.. Cars native land.