New-York tribune., 1891-12-23
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| The manager Of the newspaper clipping company
referred to recently as supplying Ashmead Bartlett
Coutts with information regarding horses, was asked
II thero many subscribers TO such topics the
horse. "Not In actual NUMBERS he said, but the
names will indicate the Importance of this subject
while the great number of clippings we send
to these subscribers indicates the interest taken
In the subject by the intelligent daily
press. A. II. Godfrey previously mentioned. is also
personally interested in the hackney horse, and we
send him great many articles on the subjects OF
hackney riding and driving horses stud farms
breeding establishments horse shows, with this
ervationno trOtting running horses DR.. W. Sew
ard Webb also officer Of the American Hackney Horse
society is greatly interested in the collection OF current
articles on horses, and preserves all articles about
these for his he does everything about
palacecars foT the Wagner Palace Car Com
pany, Of which lie Is president. Probably
Robert bonner gives the most curious and
characteristic order the subject OF horses. 1t IS
confined entirely TO trOtung horses and fast records
of that class OF animals. True TO his ideas about
racing he wants mention Of any fast runners or OF
racing records. Duriag the month OF October we
est TO Mr.. Bonner relative to Sunol chiefly ana TINS
number did not comprise hundreds upon hundreds OF
trivial squlbs in thousands OF papers. What ne
wanted and got from the fullest collection
possible Of opinions Of horsemen connected win 'he
press in every part of the Union"
"By the way said the manager do you know that
The Tribune Is the worst thorn have In our sdesY
/" In what way7" asked. "In provoking com
plalntss was the answer "Then you have COM
plants ?" con- yes he said, eve invite them II
complaints are sent In VIC can correct ordinary
blunders. But the complaints account OF The
Tribune are wholly the fault Of The Tribune These
complaints come from authors among our sub
scribers who beg OF not TO send them duplicates
from country papers of Tribune Literary Notes and
Book Reviews On examination we found that the
ri:,scd and Changed in Introduction, FORM etc. until
none of readers could possibly recognize % the tho
source and nobody else except the AUTHORS Wo com'
plain OF the duplication"
Some of the recent developments in the matter Of
electrical railways curious. Mr. Edison has dis
covered of picking up the electrical current
through two inches of mud from underground wires.
in The Tribunes list OF new corporations few days
ago was the name of In the West which pro
poses to put electrical wires under ground as cables
are laid, but at much less cost Of equipment, and
take up the current through slit. such as tho cable
cars use for graphing. The twentymile line from
Chicago to Evanston is not the only long suburban line
contemplated one is now building from Boston to
Lynn. Another to depend largely on freight traffic
has been organized to from Columbus 10 Nashville,
Ind. Charles +. Brush, OF Cleveland, the manufac
turer Of electrical appliances on the Brush system.
started TO build line from Reveland 10 several distant
towns In Ohio, but met with so many petty oDlectlohs
from those who had the granting Of the franchises tat
hc abandoned IT, but Others have since taken 1t up.
district for twenty five miles from Cleveland which
has railways of any sort. Recently In the papers
of many cities there have been applications for fran
chise privileges of street electric railways to run
freight we'll passenger cars under the trolley
system in vogue. The problem OF picking up the
electrical current from underground wires is command
ing study Of of electrical experts and no one
need be surprised TO find Ii solved practically very
soon so that it may be constructed and operated
economically and with greater safety than the danger
Gus trolley system.
If you care to get good idea Of how pavemens are
laid in New York take good look at the work recently
done in New-York. When the pavement was put
down n few weeks ago it beautiful thing to
behold and many people looked upon it with admirn-
;ion Now that tho stones have had the wear and
tear of trucks and heavy wagons for few days the
nature of the work IS seen In its true hight Thefc are
great gaps between the paving blocks, the stones
have sunk to different levels and the general appear
ance of the street is OF nmpy Ice G which mas oa nTy
good pavement for = day and bad one for the rest
Of the year. That is New-York under Tammany
An American who recently returned from a two
years trip abroad DECLARES that the only time from his
leaving New-York until his return when he doubted
tho greatness OF his country was on the morning
when he arrived home. g. had been patng myself
on the back all over Europe" he said, for being an
American. Upon landing, stamped my feet on the
pier with the true spirit OF American sovereign
i
TO stay home. Now, l hadn't been in my cab more
than three minutes when policeman smashed our
horse over the head and threatened arrest crushed
bones destruction and everything else TO the driver
and me because lad got caught in blockade and
couldn't get tho way the policeman ordered us to
co. Perhaps was a little too enthusiastic about my
AmercaDism, | thought. l was sure of II when, at
the end Of our drive pavements the driver
of the cab tried to swndle out OF dollar. Because
refused to pay him 81 more than the correct fec ne
threatened to do for what the policeman lad
threatened do for both Of u.s." But 1t was Il New
York policeman, and Tammany OWNS the policemen
il was "a Tammany cabman and u Tammany pavement
Taniniany comes home forcbly to man when lie
comes back to 1t after a long rest from It,
This little story may be Of interest to those who
think they are capable of answering historical qucs
tons oil. hand At any rate, 1t will serve to test tho
knowledge Of some. In recent Naval Civil Service
examination, after the expert and purely technical
questions had met and answered to the satisfac
ton of the candidate, he came 70 the questions on
general knowledge Of affairs. one OF them asked
him TO name all the European sovcreigns who were
contem porarles of Henry VIII of England at the
date OF historical meeting on the Field OF the Cloth
of Gold. He at that question with a burst OF
genuine enthusiasm and then suddenly stopped short
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