The sun., 1889-11-20
NHAr WE ARE ALB gALxwe AsoUE


Ayounssman who was holding forth in an uptown
club last night declared that It difoui.
for stranger TO make friends In New York than any
other city In the civilized world
~ dont mean" no said, that IL hard to make Ao
quantances. That II very easy. You may even get
very chummy with men, bat there Ia always
certain barrier which can't overcome. You wont
be asked to your friends relations his intimate
visiting friends. / have even knovh where have
roomed together for several years lent eAch other
money helped each other In business and yet each had
his own line OF friends whom he visited. and neither
knew the others sister or rarents II wasn't bsoAus,
they had not similar tastes because they did not
thoroughly appreciate each others character. war.
rant there thousands OF such instances in this city
and will guarantee, too. that such peculiar con
dltionB exist nowhere else"
The man who ENDS himself In financial straits now.
RdayS relief IL he hhs any kind OF collateral
to put for security One OF the peculiar businesses
that the ou;Rrowth OF the ups and downs OF our
social system is designed for the benent OF persons
Temporarily embarrassed, who don't want to 10 to
pawnshop tay that man has hit the wrong sde OF
the market hnds bill coming due very rapidly and
the wherewitha to pay IL is out OF his reach. He can
then 20 OF the referred ask for
loan OF from 500 to sIOo. lie secure the money
outright but the will endorse his note and he
then get cAshed lie pays liberal for ths
favor and gives the firm collateral to his paying
the note when II is due else chattel mortgage on
erty. Every large city has business Of this kind ana
some Of them have large clioniaRo. Some do business
on even larger scale, and aim to assist merchants OF
professional men who are temporarily embarrassed.
Tho head OF the Pnlsbury Mills in the Northwest
which reported TO have been purchased by BnR
lsh syndicate, has one pecuiiarity that marks him
unique among all men. lie points with the toe Of
one boot When he 10 convsrsinR. IL he wants to ndL
cate something to bo seen out of the window or
graph In q paper in his hand q book upon q shelf
near by he never his finger. He aims the toe Of
one foot at tho object and goes on with his talk.
Perhaps there Is no land development around the me-
tropolis compare with what In going down the
Jersey coast below Long Branch The boom there has
all come Of the OF Lakewood. Lakewood few
years ago was little dead-aud-alivo village called
Bricksburg but now is a fashionable winter and
resort. Since its or less similar pro-
jeots have followed another so closely that thsy
practically form two lines of resorts, one line the
and back Of tho coast for miles below Long
Branch. Tho principal OF these The parh
established by New York publisher near John
Hoey's Hollywood; another venture called Loeb
Arbor. aide OF Deal and yet another on
the other side; little resort called Interiakon
Deal Lake and another close Toms RIVER BArne-
RAt Bay There is talk Of q milon-doar investment In
the pine lands near Batontown and the spread.
inR the bay shore OF two points which New York.
trying develop resort The thing II probably
being ovordono however. or two Of the places
that nave most TO reCOmmouu nRVo ulbAppolnveQ
their projectors.
Three Of the railroads that their tracks in Jerssy
City desirouB OF tho right 70 bridge West stresA
Their plans all resemble another in that they aim
take the public that riverside thorouRhfare with
out delay danger OF mutation by the crowded
tranlc there II they obtain the concession from the
city they will put twostored ferTyboas and eaTTy
passengers In the upper stories and vehicss down b.
low. The fact that three great lines have separately
reached conclusion the necessity for thin
means OF handling passengers shown that It 10 very
likely 10 be adopted sooner later, that We shan
craft like the Hunters Point boats BhuttilE
and fro the Hudson.
"New York seemed % full to me before" s,id
about town tho other day. and several have
mented In the same way to me. The tide OF human
travel through the streets seems something remarkable
The stores arc full hotels full and thsasa
the lesser attractions doing unprecedented
business. standing room only b nightly announce.
mont and where the attraction ID leading and tsna
porary. even standing room can't be had. 1t b al.
most inoompfehepsibe.r went the speaker, "tho
Erowth Of this town within tho past few yeArL III
magnitude Of to-day and premises
for London IL really tho only city op ne
globe to which It be compared, and London b 0o
erytalliEed growth Of oentariea The mind faih -
grasp what New York will bo hke With snokhsE CEN
tury added TO its ago and the Eass Of dSso
ment maintained. new set Of beings viltnso6 h -
created with Appreoativo faculties ssoalSVih "a
demand upon them"
An instance OF tho sort Of 0fvy people 1oes,1s fea
the bridge policemen at the Rev York tovsS
yesterday afternoon gentleman who was valHdne
across stopped the upper side Of the platform n "a
corner OF tho railing whero ho could have Good vis
the vessels tho river. He had stood there bub
minute or when policeman came across the paas.
form from the downriver side. esoortinG swo young
women with whom he seemed to be very 1riAAdlY
termn The young women wanted TO look at the erAfa
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each side Of tho the platform but cor
ner, Of course. somewhat the better place Tha
policeman walked up to the gentleman standing tharO
and nudEing him on tho arm. said gruhny;
Thin platforms gettin' too crowded and yOuS hav0
rot 70 move on"
The gentleman moved away a. u he expected 10 Re
elubbed The young women dGgled and took his plaOA.
During all the yoArs that elevated trains have bs0R
running up Sixth avenue and beyond. thOelsvated m
have expected people TO eithor remember what
variety Of colOred metal targets meant else under
'tand what hanneLmOuthed platform men ahouted. IN
order TO learn whether train pulling up At platform
bound Fifty. eighth street through RiftythrG
Ierved that when they failed to remember
iorstand and in consequence aaked the platform
'r the train what he said, he commonly acted
either inSuited thought tho patron . crank
rhe management have at last placed blue sign with
white letsrS of the boilers of the mOtora thAs
he patrons Of the road will be longer obliged 70
member about complex system of targets lSton 70
he indStinct shouts Of platform men
The trAnSPAoin steamship record was made tUs
weeks ago by tho White Star boat Oceanic to pioAos1
teAmer Of that line New York. she crossing f0A
yokohama TO San Francisco in ID days 10 h0un -
ninutes-
Moro Than He Asked.
Tramp-Could you give mo little 10 Oaa
nAdAmf
AAdAm-oh how lucky. The Cooking Club has tuIt
one, and you eat ALL
But the tramp had hed
In tho Name Of LOv0.
"The Latin races apparently didn't believe
n second marTiAgeG"
"fir
"YOu only nnd the verb amArs in the nEst OSaisES
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