The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1890-06-07
NEW YORK LETTER
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NEW N1RE Jane An orlin
auce has Been passed hytae Board
ef .Aldcraen compelling every
stree limo mthi5 city ta rua it,
ears 3ll meht Heretofore, those
companies, with the exception of
the Third. Sixth ana Eighth
avenue roads, have doue Just about
as they pleased in regard to this
matter. If it paid them TO run cars
after mid might they did 50 gladly
enough; il, on the other hand, the
nickels did not come in fast enough
to suit, then the ears were stopped
running, regardless of the incon-
yenience to the public. Some Of
the roads which run crowded cars
all day, making mint for the com
panies, are nearly deserted after
certain hour at night, and conse-
quently no ears are run and people
who live along those lines are com
PEELED to walk. In 4 great city like
this, thousands Of people must
work at night and it is q great
hardship for them to trudge home
on foot in the early hours of the
morning. IL is about time that
something should be done for the
! convenience Of the public, even if
it does Inconvenience the corpora
tions.
"A very sad incident occurred the
other day to 4 young man in this
city which has elected the sympa-
j titles oleyery one iii the community.
! 1t was the sudden blindness Of
4 ice.President Walter Webb, Of
the New York Central r. il. Mr.
i Webb is 4 young man Who had
WORK al his way up from il subor
dindte position, until about three
months AGO he wars elected vice
president, placing him next - DE-.
/ ChauAeeg Depew a lew days ago
he was sitting at his desk engaged
in solving some problem that had
arisen, when th0se that We're near
him noticed that he suddenly arose,
put up his hands and began crop
ing abouC. The expression on his
face showed him % he suffering,
Int he did not seem to be III phys
ical pain. He stood for moment,
I'll ii asked what was the matter
with the light. ON being told il
was all right lle hesitaced, then
said pathetically: ~ cannot see;
am blind.D And such was the case
lie was totally blind, bul has since
recovered some sight in one eye
Whether he will ever recover his
; full sight it is hard to conjecture
lie has gone to Europe for treat
ment.
The always miscaioyous an,
ever engenious small BOY HI thi
city has recently devised n ney
: scheme 81 amusing himself at tin
: expense OF Ills neigllbar-is yer.
S simple and easily made 1he ac
cessories needed arc only an orlln
AIRY second hand tomato ean,a piec
OF stout string, q piece Of wire an
the nuasSed-fO for use OF the stree
car cable. One end of the strin
y lie fastens to the tomato can, th
q other, by means OF the sun VII
c hooked at one end, hc gives Il fe'
G quick turns around the mOvin
d cable. The string catches read i
enough and in a moment the ca
is sailing gracefully down tn
= street, apparently flying IN a
/" directions at once, but noYin
> steadily on at the rate Of six Q
y seven miles an hour; cause Of loci
motion generally unknown to Il
Z, casual observer If there is any
5 thing that answers the purpos
r. better Of astounding pedestrian
! and frightening horses, it has yc
Il TO make its appearance, and uni
!, it does the small boy will conllnu
, to enjoy to the full his latest inte
(, nal in vention.
/ EDWIN ARLINGTON.