New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-09
CHANCES HERE AND THERE

| GLA NCEO HEHE M II AHHA~
The census cnumeratOrs, who have been wont 10
complain that their work in the tenement districts was
difficult and unremuneratlve at cents name, can
probably form no Just estimation Of how hardearheo
was the money which the ccnsus'aRers III
sparsely settled districts received. or arc 10
| receive. One Of these enumcrstors, VINO COW
cred five voting precincts including fourteen
towns along the Johns River Florida, writes 10
friend in this city: "My district was quito eooo'
sized territory and had some long rides to toRo ior
ten or fifteen cents, and sometimes for noth'ng' a''
yet I cannot complain. lost ono whole at'erhoo"
looking for lone darkey and finally had 10 set MS
enumeration from Cracker three or four mics
away-hs nearest ncGhbor. Tho first precinct IS nmo
miles long varying In width from one to iOnr ,,e
Tho second precinct Is irregular IN SHAPE nus orIv
make mot counting Drayton Island, which mas nears
400 acres narrow and long isand six miles square
The third precinct Is four BY six milcs tho iomTt
rnc four By four miles. and the other pecnct SIX 1s
i've miles The territory covered about $50 SQUARE
miles, Some OF the country u drcary ana moV ,. S
enough. bnt much OF 1t Is quito Interesting 'o'' ""-
/ valuable
| welIdressed rcspectablc looking. middlc-aged
man, stood in front OF the Franklin Statue the other
day. and looked for all the world like benevolent
| good ntcntloncd. commonplace citizen. bnt no"
small thing dispcllcd the Illusion rain 'iad JUS.
| ceased and the streets were mass OF """' :.
little fellow came along with an evening papH a"u
held IL up 70 the man who was standing on tho curD'
lie made no sign and the boy stood waiting ana hod'
ing M the paper. without word the man lifted MS
hand and dashed the paper from the boys fingers into
the mud II was too dirty 10 realize the hopcdfor cont
AT some other corner That boys face a. he danced
Win the soed pare. eGa IN Iii hs Wss IN snay
The wide. open eyes and injured air wer. mxam hS
o. tho dIcou: and the pathet was , TINS S Son enS
the stone,i No Gct down your Aesop
| .pid YOU ever notice., said newspaper man tho
otb.r day what strange mistakes writer's will some
| times make, why, day or two ago in one paper a
column wa, devoted to discussion Of the scalNrrlcS
question. In which Sir Julian Pauncc'o" WAS rpe''eo'S
called John Paunccfpt" Was ignorance or tenn
poray alteration, or what rb,by what rr, ,%eTc
after almost infinite pains HAD been take ~ h,am ~
Wpographcay correct When " was nnSHeu W. ,hre.
book found on the first page printer VIII" 'h'e'
| o's.'
| The poets corner OF paper recently committed
, similar lapse In an advertisement for prize poems
The dtor asked for lyrics. cpc,. 0lcS ana s"hhe's'
| no one Of which should he more than Twelve lines
bong In due time the prizes we're AWARDED. bh' u"
comets were mentioned A. worthy Of note, Wheh
the editor discovers one. p"rliap- he VIII N'nu u
An ain D,b,on who Is always looking for new poetic
| forms.
| The death Of Cardinal Newman calls to nina
convcrs alton 81 DR.. Leonard W"oscy liac"n IN WIG
| that prlstc Wa discussed. and the doc"r in'l
d.nially threw a light upon the theological r"a'ol's
IrJ, ,ivc I aINlnlst -
severely criticised m opinion II Newman, ana one Z"
tho party objected. Iiut. DItor! be !: losra
and y"i yours"t must ahnIt thor. arr r"n pr'u' '
| -" ,m,rh ,;nd We ar. not l,r!cal. What \ terrible
| world this would lie II We al i"io"'u VIC ''"' W
logic"
DR. Ua1nn is something of was. but he met MS
| match during that same talk one OF the group l''
doctor had discovered 10 be an EpisropallAn and ar
| ac.,,aintancc Of a well known bishop. Dr. H%on
was telling All incident Of dinner In England "ne,
| some one asked where u wa. WIN Dsui>r
| twinkc Ia H. eye. lie replied ON. ! ddht say
impressed II said 1t at tho Archbishop of nntcr
bury" ""h no. ~ns the an.w"T' .,no Win IN,
much matter seeing AS Won know T Hme v ra," aim
| with The Archbishop
| II IS not dlricult Ia find examples Of po'tofhcs
| efficiency which strike one beng only li,tl'
| short II MAJ, cio,s. The speed of the Department
In handling mon mails and the great skl shown
| N dcciplerng icgble handwriting and Interpreting
| imperfect md laundering addresses arc oreh com
mcntcd On. And this wonderful system tro"e"' ao"
|, result recently which WAS indeed the exception
| which proved tho rule man who daily receiver
yn,t amount VI letters went out OF town on his vacs
| rnn III. nun- evidently has become 50 familiar u
| pcnplc IN the h!g po~to1!cc that letter droppc<
thor with no addIc,s on II would promptly BE- sen
80 nj, oiirc Iicrr Is the proof letter "ns inh''e'
,,,u n, owl, onicc 10 him al tho place who're he VA
/ he
i'-,oricc but Wa. promptly returned Win rn
correct" addr"s' it namely that Of NJ, oier I'm
i,>tlicr oGi, lal> no dolb; thoxht that tl~y VT
| .nving one from STUPID bin!ucr ING CONF" tn,
| II tho thing. however. was what followed. NV
letter came back In the Aftermath II va. rcpoSte'
that night and was back again the next afternoon
| Tor three DAYS that letter was Kept hn,hR Dc."ee
? | wnichfui picket line which II could not pass ~
M, gocs To- show that It il sometimes announcement
| he known too we'll
, MANY caterers refuse as q rilc tn supply win
| ,rhcn they are filling orders snts man who |" goo
| authority upon the .n'jc't There arc f'o man
pcorlc who rully can't Distinguish 5000 wine ir"f
| had wine These arr the people who think u b'
| comes them Ia hnd fault with everything ana Z" ~
clare that while they are pa, ing for high priced vino
II they are getting cheap Dues rr'I ai",s ."u.,,
t.kes as much pride In his success MS any hther MAJ
\ md rather than submit to such reflections Oh !"
d honesty he prefers 10 let the man supply ~, ow
a vine ~ c0ur>c this dors not apply I" wcn know
e., toner. who have loUg been served SATISFACTORILY
q Int with strangers 1t Is becoming rule
al pcoplc who live 10 country cannot fail to motto
| how eager city residents are to gather WI" uo"e'7
u I'm any fine Sunday ,ou may people returning
II the city at evening by thousands each one 'afr'h
flowers Of sonc kind. ScwIork seems to b. ac'l''
Ing the Partisan love for little trips 20 the hes an
| hin. and wusls on holidays. Her citizens take the
- wives and children and picnic baskets for dnv III ~
- open air. Whereas they 50 forth III the mornin
; carving lunchcons. they come back at night VII
flowers. The varieties ~ these range as broadly
l. tho tastes Of man. ono person Is satisfied with
dainty sprg or dash Of green Mnoinsr runs n,
J. brilliant r0lor,. The thrifty housewife brings nor
- whole armfu Of assorted flowers to distribute abO'
tho house. Lut however tho INCLINATION shows itself
4. regards individual preferences il Is plain To see TN
N New. Workers are Il hOwerlOvlhg people.