New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-03
CHANCES HERE AND THERE

unpleasant for II has been discounted by the phe-
nomenal rainfas of 1912 inches In August 1873, ana
1886 in September, 1882, and by the tremendous
downpour of September 1924 1882, when OF inches
fell IN the twenty -four hours We accustomed TO
consider the climate OF England, to borrow the words
Of Mr.. Mantalln as demd, damp moist, unpleasant
yet the average annual rainfall for London Is only
24O4 lnches while that of New-York nearly double.
or 1924 Even Liverpool only show 34.Oo. III
all these tho meteoroogist has been az the pans
to reduce snow 10 rain, while the ordinary wayfarcr,
justly abhorring the very shadow Of statistics, taxes
the word Of his umbrella for It that England is rainy
country And, In fact the rain falls there during more
hours in the year than with us. An inch day IS
heavy rain I'm most parts OF Great Britain, although,
at Borrowdale in the Cumberland Lake district, the
annual average reaches 141 % inches and o. cncs
have been recorded In day. The smallest recoruea
rainfall in The United States is GIL inches year az
Fort Garland, COL and the greatest 1885 inches az
Neah Bay, IN the now State OF washington But Inae
close under the big rocks at cape r1a,tey c S sans
farm II you leave out his new ealpatch on, Oil uo
road TO the North Pole.
Talking of stepping" the other day, have you
noticed how, when they not thus engaged, ms
wrlter-of- the period makes bis men "rush'f Ihey
never go, or walk or run, but invariably step OF
rush, suggesting to active fancy the absences VI
any pace beyond niminy piminy, short OF irehAy'
"shop manners are queer things to notice. In
places At first blush you would probably sag
tradesmans trade Is his first object; that his chiei
aim IS TO sell things. So 1t Is, as rule, because az
a rule men know, have to know, the business they
live by. Yet there are strange exceptions "nI0h
seem to suggest that some men 60 into business ior
tn. tsn of the thing or for the excitement, or the
dignity or something not ultimately soluble In goid.
How else do you account for the curl OF con'emp'
that comes over certain order OF foor-waiKcr "hen
you modestly ask for something he doesn't keep
a Se even se 5a s PossSny Of the
such an article though he may have had It iast
he chlrps out "Not in our line: sir' with an air et
clearly nmates one Of two things either N we oo
like person who could pay for such goods II we
had them}
Scarcely less Objectionable in point of manners, out
more excusabe as leading toward money, is the trick
of tolling you to distant counter or even an upper
floor where after long waiting you are to discover
that they haven't the thing you began by saying you
wanted Better than this again, but ex@peratlng
enough TIL you learn the answer, Is to crossexamine
you as to What kind Of harpin were you looking
forln Pneneedlesl Well, would sal-needles do
your Can you describe the sort of jaclSnfe you
speak OFF, Now try Sgn0r Mo1ta9to Wn vo I9e NAV
be you haven't got IT," and go away happy
Brighton, surnamed London he-sea, has many
crescents all pretty much alike, each semcirce OF
houses even more alike Thus they partly solve the
| problem of a sea-vew from every window. One
November morning Sir Gbolmondeley Moghaens, Bart
let lis saw was returning home from his club at
an early hour First no got the wrong crescent then
he couldn't find the right house. Confound It, they
ver, all alike but the keyholes all different
AT last he literally ran against the policeman In the
shadow OF the street lamp at tho corner "Oh, say
mt good fellow" whispers the weary Dsrouet cts.
you tell me where Sir GhOhnondeley MoghaehS HVen
Why bless my soul, sir, you're SIR Guniy yoursei
eyes, yes, L know, but-but Which Is MS houSo'
! An American lady was keeping house in Japan.
Every month the highly accomplished Japanese but
| Ter brought in the bills made out In English and
Japanese for audit and payment. One day our coun-
! trywoman was startled by this CHARGE To forty
| four yards black entrails" 1t was impossible she
declared. not 10 be- thought Of out of sausage
factory. But the smiling butler returned trlnmphant,
the open dictionary in his hands his dett foreilnger
pointing the translation, Entralis, lining" Iheh
| She remembered her new black Slk
Secretary Fly OF the Stock Exchange, was late IN
reaching his Office the other day The occurrence was 50
rare that it might have been made question Tor the
Governing Committee IL the explanation had not Oee
prompt Tho secretary lives at Greenwich, Conn.,
and he Is I'm the habit OF taking certain fast train
which brings him to wall-st just before the opening
| Of business In the explanation there was some
| thing said about new hostler who had put large
harness on a small horse. There was misht some
where at any rate, and the result was disastrous
Mr. Ely buys his clothes Of London taors, but when
he arrived at Ms office his language was cOnslueraDy
lauder than any suit he has vet attempted. Another
| order to Poole may follow the mistake maze by the
yerdant stablemah
When the British corvette Buzzard in this port
| recently one Of the officers was entertained al
luncheon by one Of the officers Of the Navy Yard In
tho course of their talk the British officer spoke OF
the loss of the British amored cruiser Sultan In the
Comma Channel and criticised the Admiralty for It's
acduttal OF the captain. He then recalled the fact
that the majority Of the British vessels lost In
late years were designed by naval officers. For IN
| stance he said. the Ncrbudda, sappho Heron,
| Camilla and Ataanta designed by Admiral Sir
| ". Symonds the Captain designed by Captain
Coles, and the Eurydice was designed BY Admiral
Elliott Naval officers ought certainly be consulted
on the aIming and equipment Of our war vessels on
methods of attack and defence, and on their interior
arrangements. But the general design and structure
| OF the hull including weight of armOr, demand
technical training and long scientific apprenticeship;
hence these details should be left to the engineer
and construction officers, who are educated and
trained in the arts and sciences connected with metals
and their uses and their strength But a line
officer will undertake with the utmost confidence u
build huge battle ship, Just as ho VIII 10 pracpse
as diplomatst, 10 command military operations
The same criticism would apply 70 your own service
II the reports regarding the operations az the
Washington gun foundry, and the excuses given by
your sh1pbulders the delay to your vessels
Navy officer who had just come from visit TO
the ship yards where the new vessels building
and the shops where the machinery for them IS being
constructed said to a Tribune man the other day II
is encouraging find that we soon TO have Navy
| TO be proud Of. IL makes an American feel moro
| American 10 go TO the ship-buding yards, TO the
steeworks where the great plates and other parts OF
the vessels being formed and 10 the shops where
| the machinery is being constructed. From morning
TIL night there is the clap clapcap Of the tripham
ners: tho clickclick-cck Of the riveters, and uhe
| sounds and flying sparks OF the fashoning of tho
steel under the great presses and rollers All OF these
| hives of industry being put into q better eond
| ton to-day for The hurried manufacture of a naval
feet in case of war, than they have been for many
| years and every body seems TO hope that there IS
| ., to rc,,t,-aI of the commercial marine soon. for