New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-04
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

,c disnatch Of business said recent arrival from
Germany the other day, so You would probably Dc
surprised to know that to citizen OF Berlin your
system of local postal delivery seems intoleraby
e,o,v 7 know that your active and efficient post
master does all he can with the material and funds
a. his disposal but would like to show him how
tbe proverbially slowgoing German has improved
on American methods. In Berlin you see big mall
wagons rafting through the streets at a hour gath.
hem ,e NJ the branch stations Inside each wagon
Is an Official with sorting table on which he sorts
. sne '' tbe boxes Those for out-oftown all
thrown together and re-sorted at the main Office but
bnxes and by the the gathering trip is ended they
are often all ready for delivery
NEWSPAPER men and others accustomed TO getting
home between 3 and o'clock in the morning arc
often amused by the undsguised and genuine aston
ishment which comes over people not accustomed 10
Ia ont after midnight when. having overstepped
the mark on particularly festive occasion. they
are hailed as they are getting home to bed by the
small boy with his morning papers for sale They
have been re suading themselves that there was still
time for a sleep before business hours. but this
Gems as II business had already begun and as
81 rivals who went to bed early must be getting
ahead But If they sec in the paper full account
OF the Wy ball or dinner which they have Just
,e+ they are generally filed with astonishment at
ne ,marvelous energy enterprise ind sldll
aured TO gather the news write 1t up set II in type.
eTeoge it. print inc ,oa dinner cut wa a s dGf he
mouths and the music OF the orchestra still in their
ears.
mild endemic Of gotten" seems 10 have broken
ont. WHY "gotten"l Quaint. indeed. if you have
ALWAYS aid IT, and OF old your forbears; yet pretty
as IS an inherited and so unconscious qnaintness,
what shall be said Of or for the alton nat adopts
nv %I, Webster: gotten (obsoesccnO.7 echoes DR..
worcester. Don't be obsolescent; stick to got
"rbc Government has done only half its work. =
said a wise old merchant the other day, when 1t
takes my letter and dumps It into a crypt called a
postofice at the other end Of the line. Now want
them 10 do the other half while they're about It and
deliver my letter to the man It's meant Tor some
day Il will be done, mind You. and you'll all wonder
WHY nobody ever thought Of It before. It's done IN
England. all over Why not here Country TOO big ,
Well draw the line at the big villages then But MIND
this: Wells. Fargo d Co. did II for ycars-tll Uncle
sam made them stop
IT'S education forms the common mind, Just as the
twg IS bent. says Mr.. Pope; and this is how the twig
is bent I'm tho case Of sweet youth, avOuchcd A.
having been through the public schools of our city
and now preparing for college Anyhow here is his
composition, and Of this. at least,
There is no possible doubt
No possible probable shadow Of doubt.
No shadow Of doubt whatever
EASTER.
"The way Easter got It's name, Was Ponstcrleen
thought That there n spring over IN Florida that
would make hn young III ne silsncu w IL Nitu H'
was there II vast on easter and the ieads were
full OF flowers. ,.. -,
"And it Is day who has new spring clcth they
e stI lent ""'0 II ." ''''' 10Y Dl' ~ ~ -
Come let us make up party. put on our ne"
spring cloth thc very singular Of clohcs and go sn'h
ourselves in the deep cool water. Of hn@TedSf %hcre
leen awaits What not recognize Ponce dc Leon .
sho
one Of the beauties Of the subscription system OF
boolscllng IS ms II the book IS one Of dozen. saw
MAT you don't want at price. the agent male ana
female created comes after You in your weakest hours
penetrating 10 your most secret lair demands your
piece Of money your peace Of mind. whereas. II
tho book be one Of real value and interest one that VOL
a man or woman say not less than 333 per cent above
the zero Of idOcy would naturally 70 read and
own, then what happcn-l Why then you have u"
10 some general AGENT who casually hands Won over 70
local agent who site IN secret somewhere silllg
while You long for It, Queer Is 1t notI
A we'll grounded suspicion Of tarragon Is "iust too
lovely In cool salad At the IA end OF one OF these
malsanc muggy days really must coin word for
thi, systematically weather.. INT whcro are you
to get the arragoni short Of Frisco or Paris that
is Don't say "tarragon vinegar please; us q
washy stun, IN pretty bottle G9,,,e At p ty,g
Market gardeners. please note
The artchotc too. tho Ming Of the thlstlc-. a.
every dDNhfN hlpNH. Why 'l' NV pun ''
between France and California And why are they
brought biz hard. dear ana IN high state Of SHAY
inebrush from Hlvrc when they might come so fresh
snd tender and true from own Pacific slope whore
Tor u.s. or all NewJef~ey and Long Island might
bliste with them, should a craze arse
Romaunt of the Finding Of the Hone. \ True Tale.
Last week. being in Philadelphia. the COTE" Pot
Editor took up the quest. Before starting, he hai
completed all the customary Preparations Tor That
nfty.mcs' walking tour that experience has show =
10 he necessary whenever he wants ANYTHING that
cvcrylody doesn't want. Market -. isn't q long
.rcct vet II ms two sides happily the fcnnsyIvault
station les handy 10 The westward First experiment
snubbs Brothers. established 1901. from whom the
last carving Knife ShArpcncr was secured. and who
then called it an Arkansas sicAie shaFpcncr'' no"
offer for sale the common milestone Of North AmcF' -
mo store that sings and sharpcns not Know no oh'F
.harpcncr for knife or sIce, nor any Arkansas stone
perl ap, YOU mean Ni,un OF .tne' Il, N t, 1.n
foot long, IN mahogany conn.,
second Experiment Hubs 4 stubbs, formerly VITA
snuhb. Dros mo connection with any Othcr establish
ment Of Il somewhat similar namcl. offered successfully
any number OF wheels. an assortment OF stone tooth
icts several tons Of dry whctstones few gross OF
rretcut,ns curling sticks neatly executed IN concrete
Of cmery and rubbish. and finally big grll one.
Wcc ming ind cnant they declared that no such stone
~ the coffee Pot Ed'ors Arkanha, shafprIer ever ad
cysicd or could exist Besides II was Wahita stone
| anyway Also thcro was 10 demand Tor them. Like
wise tho gentleman who had ,hd the zane 'hlhe
| wear ago was ont at the moment
Third Experiment: Bloodeooh Tubbs founded LIDO
| said there were none. 80 demand. Never had any
| What Well then since those VIC sold you ycal
| ago can't sell that one In the window cause tha
| windows sealed up. Only comes open end OF MAY
| and November VIII take an order No. Or Tel
| no ,o,hcs em? so. on. 10. yOu don't want them
Tbrn Washita plugs gouec plugs use 'cm for sharp
| I,c courcs can't sell 'cm hv the dozen. Be"dc
| me
~ Wichita Washlta hrhansns. sickle .hgrpnlnc OIL
| tone gOlgc plug homes. Miles Travelled 40
Moral: By the Tradcsmans Terror When IN
,rdcen,,n SAYS there's demand for H." ne usually
| c,s ~ can make more money by selling YOU some
| thing Won don't want and can't use instead Ana ~
| h c,r oncc ptt Wis so IN that tradcsman's pocket
a. horn jrith Inc idea Of selling what his customer
wants. Especially II the customer Knows lust ~ha
| that u.