New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-24
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ewing 70 the puoho superior article OF ufes'' i"e
name Is always very near mems minds whetnor tne'
realize II or not, for 1t Is on the inside of hat lou
might nave found linn on any afternoon for months
and you may stil, for that matter in little back
room OF restaurant frcquented by people OF many
walks In life. There two things which hc CYL
IDENTITY enjoys for his dinner. One champagne ana
.no o.her IS musxmeion. lie varies other par,' VI ',s
uihhe' out never Rese two. And these two 10TH "'e
principal part Of The NEAL too He eats little OF
anything that strikes his fancy. then drinks JUST
one pint OF champagne, ending with melon specially
selected for him and ICED TO the freezing point: ~
iclce In January. Champagne and m,l.kinelon every
day.he never canges MS hair ha> been wh,tenod
bright.
When the statne OF Horace Greeley was being I'M
yelled and people stood side to side in solid square,
sncden thrill shot over the crowd-one Of those I'm
pulses that start one knows where. and end In
culver at the end OF tho tbrong. II shook every
man In the square. shoulders tossed and heads
bobbed wildly. so that, looked at Them 1t
was like watching logs on the threshing waves OF
rapids IN narrow river Tie current Of life hashen
from one end to The other. II sharp ana
heavy that people 10 kcd II they bcne crushed
Then the wave became ripple and bot h died Every
arms into comfortable positions again. Women win
smiling la,ei raised their hands Ia brush back ,n'l'
Where il the people whose crowds arr good-natnrcd
and friendly as those whom Horace Greeley loved
at used to Think said an old cgarc;tc-smokcr.
that violent prejudice made PEOPLE lcvc that there
was something Often dive about the Odor OF clGartt"
smoke. could not see what there nbont u tha'
was objectionable Now, have not wholly Reformed
l still smoke cigarettes, but ! smoke fewer thah
did, and | do not any Of the American bliidS'
l am now using those Of Turkis. or Egyptian make
and having become accustomed to them | have taken
"a great dislike to those which formerly enjoyed
You may laugh OF me. but the mere Odor pca,c don
call it fragTnccl Of an American cgarcti" Is u>'nS,'
ful 10 Inc. Indeed some VI the poorest anu C'c'l,
anlipathy 70 them; / have Joined their rank" a'd AN
firm IN my new faith
a man who sufacc car the OTHER day wore
the panied look OF one who i, doing good Dc oi
concentrated thinking. His brows were drawn 10
gether, his lips were firm pressed and MS LOOKS
seemed strained. a small boys eye fell upon the
worried face, and the child watched II aS II ne were
charmed by snakes melting eyes. As he ioohed
his little brows began to quicker and his face worru
itself slowly into an expression Of ifah'lic AEON!
lie motonlcss as "A small statue, ana MS o,s'
wdecpen eyes never turned The child c'e' to b"
getting into a terrible condition of suffering out OF
sympathy when suddenly the mans face bright.
ened, and his look N care vanished the ,Iili i 10!
gave long sigh of relief and his features RELAXED mo
repose. The sigh long and 81 fyrvch' tal even
the himself looked acros, the car Dnt not l'mii,-
Alter that the child fell to amusing Itself by looking
cut of the window.
A newspaper man. who gets home just in time
TO avoid the streams OF people flowing through
tho streets in the carly morning. was lcllhE
the other day Of his sensations when he was later Than
usual and got caught with the dal light t1Lcr".
always feel" he said as II were out late ana every
one wa, loOhing at Getting HON" between /
and O'Clock in the morning seems all right To- me- bat
when the time becomes o or later c'l lie night
hawk OF course, ! know that every on" else i Just
getting up and that might well he talon io' MAJ.
going to work instead Of going to bed a'r work hrt
can't get over the feeling that cyc"y orr i wondering
why ont so late. and >n,aH noi;'r III s' AM
faced way. as day WORKER nlgh' CRAWL h'o Ills "''
at = O'Clock i'll the morning.
The focs which have hung New York and lis
vicinity at intervals In the last month have III way
riyallcd those Of san Francisco. While there was no
comparison to density for in this respect the west
er city far ou,srips New York, there was striking
similarity In two circumstances san Francisco logs
are fond of coming out with the bats "d di>Por'mR
themselves at night. icforc the rising 'nn they nee
to shelter. waiting for dark. Newlork on many
nights recently ha, had over 1t foe blanket ai'c'
midnight which was not taken or until amer DAY
light The great mass OF her inhabitants baicy missed
its chilling breath and camny hand for while the fog
was abroad they asleep. Again, a. is the case III
san Francisco the fos blanket has been thoroughly
saturated with "a cold moisture. II is the danphc,,
which penctrutps ones bones. numbS his limbs ana
dulls his senses. II dampns his HAIR ANA m''ta ne
and leaves on his cotc, large trans uccn drops IKE
those left by the dew spiders web In the meadow"
There is a dead chill In night fog IN san Francisco
which one never forgetS. That same drprlt' ui'hl
ness has frequently been in the gray aiF o o~
recently
aDear me- said the treasurer of a theatre in this
city, as ne drew his head suddenly away iron the ga~>
window of the box Office, did you -ca that lie
had received straight glance from man whose eyes
were slightly crossed. The defect III the eyes was ;"
trnnc that it scarcely recognizable "ot co"Ne'
he said laughing little nerv1uNly ." am not super
stltious but don't like to meet tiat KIND OF eyes
They are supposed by some people tp d. bad mcK, ana
| have ALWAYS a snc;kng belief that v hen ! see Shch
ewes through a box Office window brins bad luck ~
the for the run OF The play gong Oh aI 'c u0
Foolish! OF course 1t Is but
It is bad enough to for several blocks and then
10 see your ferr, boat leaving her slip bu II you ke"
that you in danger and were half frronched Ia
dvance YOU can keep your temper but when You have
plcnty OF time and walk to your ferry in leiSurey
manner only to find that the last boat has left you
rooNcss and dscUnsOlatc on the wrong SIDE Oh tic
river by starting two three minutes before the
bt time no one ought to blame you for declaring war
man who recently had all experience OF tins Fnd. the
man who would not be mad. and hopping niad
al that, is OF pretty poor spirit
The writer asked an old engineer the other day II he
had ever while running locomotive. yielded to sleep
l.. Novel; YES he answered. That is, it want
s,eep lust a nod, sudden stopping Of everything
ard then an awakening with u start. was 80 dead
heat that it seemed to me as If thousand pound
weight was pulling my eyelids down. OF course ]
tonight II off, but for Just second gave I'm once
7 wa, looking ahead Wien suddenly | felt my head
90 down with jerK. don't think that that sleep
ased one-teuth Of second. but every sensation left
nv brain II was if it flashed out and then back
again 1t is sorry thne,' he added grmly. "whcn
engineers go TO sleep in their cabs
Do YOU want real estate, servants board, rooms
Then examine the little advertisements Oh the ninth
page OF The Tribune.
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