New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-03
CHANCES HERE AND THERE

There was published In this column some time an
a little history Of the speculation Of young woman
New-York She made an investment In sheep and IA
a short while cleared handsome profit. There IA
always q degree of satisfaction in finding additional
testimony on the merits Of good thing, 80 we take ID
the sheep question again. young not va
thirty years old was by the writer the other cay
who gave an interesting account OF his sheeprasiBgn
the West lie began several years ago on a modest
scale buying sheep and earning his living as
draughtsman. His sheep proved profitable and I've
years ago he able TO invest $4,000 in the business
Last spring he sold half Of his sheep for Just s377
that he now has his original investment intact two
camps with complete outfits, and $4,000 in bank b.
sides. This is a net profit of 100 per cent in two
years, so per cent year. lie had come East to
spend some Of his earnings the friy0ltes Of Eastern
life after his hard work the plains. lie expects to
make even more money in the next two years. as ne
Will give his whole attention TO sheep-raisng He Ia,
believe i'm having too many. For he said. "one esa
hope to make money In sheep only by the closest az
tention. ] have to watch my men and my sheep all
the time for a little carelcssness will work great mis-
chief and j don't want 10 have 50 many head that !
can't look after them. You sec keep them divided
In separate hCcks, and the more hocks one has the
more difficult it Is to keep an eye on them
The man who can always tell why an amateur on The
stage can't be like professional actor or actress
tried It the other evening after hearing the Bostonisns
in "Robin Hood How long, asked willy Czech
who was looking for an opportunity to pierce the
others armor has Miss SO and 20 been on inc
stage1' This the answer: Il don't Know nov
long, but can tell you this much. she has been On
the stage for some time. II you notice, a. always
do you will see that she is free from the marks Of
the amateur which ruin everything. All amateuN
show the same characteristics. 1t takes months and
years to get over them and they are so oblectonson
TO me that hate to an amateur try TO act Wita
a company OF professional people" Ihen II was ms
turn to buy something no matter what ior We youms
woman whom he admired as being free from the traiu
of the amateur had left the amateur ranks about one
week before this conversation TOOK pace, re,,nap'
some one else would like to guess on the same su0ie'~
Newspaper men and others whose work keeps thea
downtown until late at night or early In the morning
are so used to feature OF City Hall fark as snea
IL is missing they are likely to be startled by no
change. Two three Of them were crossing h'
park the other morning when one man orOAs Wv.
What in the world makes the park LOOK 50 nn"
Everyone knew that something was wrong, but 70
NAMED for one man to calculate: "Why, there WI
a tramp In the park First time ever saw saeh
thing in nv ufe.n Usually every seat IN te pa''
is occupied by four or five midnight seepers pa' On
this night only few minutes before the p0ncem"
had cleared all the benches for change, ana l'0n
street to street they silent and vacant onH sos
tary = % 81 Ie was on the very next M
about 8 a. m. that OF the party OF newspapes m
9th e tomrh 81 the tragic part Of New YORK life after
midnight: There were III the park tnons M man M
boys and tr,mPs Two policemen he Sad aa a
face some one bad slashed him with R nle lV%
forehead to iow gaipIns CRIMSON Wc" Whe one
the policeman dipped mp water IRON rom Ve IL
and bathed the cash and the mde2oi iac Sis face
one went to the police station and one went 10 n'
hospital, but who in the crowd cared
The unusual heat Of the first DAYS OF OCTOBER was
strikngly shown by the experience OF an ViA's.
County farmer who prides himself on his orchsu a"1
expects to market at least 500 barrels Of apples '
year. 1t is his custom to let the apples lie Oh Wv
ground a day or two after they ar5 picked pelO'.
taking them to the barn to be put ND in barrels ~"
IS. they are picked and put in large piles per"op'
twenty or thirty barrels in pile lie FOUND ''H' -.
heat Of the great on orc or Two 1e!s D@
in one big pile OF fruit large number OF lne hy n
on the outside OF the heap actually buFUeo rh
that five six barrels had 10 be thrown aNa ,oaT
farmer is Of the opinion that such nins ", ,s,
happened before. 1t is certainly eNuaomle' NH
at the time when winter apples ready ior ~ III
A curious person might be inclined 10 ask WIZ! s,3
the sun should not have Ike effect on apples "n'''
are still on the trees
Reports from New England. By the way are
the effect that there will be a scarcity OF VIZ
apples. No one would think 50 after looking .,
orchard which had in il the promise and potency OF Nv
barrels Of Zine fruit OF all the approved Val''''
Truly would have to long way % gee na
somer Newton pippIns, Northern spies, h"""
Greetings and other luscious apples. The eAee"'
Of the crop considered by the grower to DC ,1s
due TO the fact that all the trees were spr5sS ,rea
early In the season; once solution OF f'is '.py
used. but there Is reason to fear WA, nnies
remains OF it will be found ON the rpeheu I ifsah
Possibly. though. II the New-iOrk Board OF -.
learns that Paris green has been used on appe NILS
II Will order an immediate inspection Of all inc wSs,as
brought to this market. in order 10 determine nsS
they have concealed about them death-deabhs p'-
bilities.