New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-28
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

The writer had n talk with Californian the other
aay He had Just come East from his state, and
wanted to talk only about the possibility of war win
chilli California" he said, Is not afraid Of having
san Franc and san Diego bombarded levied upon
for tribute in there must be war. don't know
Of California who would not be willing 10 Incur
The risk Of such calamltcs, did this country decide
that we could escape war only AT the cost Of National
honor As matter OF fact independent Of this
spirit Of patriotism ! think that It Is pretty We'll
understood that should We take up arms In our CON
troversy with Chill. California would assume very
great importance in the fight We should expect to
havo great deal Of recruiting In our state, while IL
seems natural that the base Of operations should
intimately concern ia. You can't imagine the war
feeling that is rife in California. The popular feeling
with us that if there must be fight We shall be mo
last TO regret IT, though might get severe treahnehs
under certain conditions"
"There Is no use dspuung the value Of adverts
Ing" said an art collector recently. dropped into
an auction the other day. merely TO see whit
wa, there. and found that sale going on. | was
at once struck with tho fact that here was fine
opportunity for man who wished to buy for there
were few people present, and the bidding was eS-
tremely lstlcss. had not thought Of buying any
thing, but many good chances that could
not let them escape me. ard consider that got
some exceptionally good bargains. The whole amount
OF the thing that, 1t not generally known
few people 10 compete with me. Collectors
like me are on the lookout for such sales, and the
only advantage that had over those VINO hnd he
slres similar 10 mine was that had the luck accl
dentaly to look In upon III. sale must say ti! ,,
for once ! glad that little public notce hau
been given OF coming sale
IL Is popularity believed that the rights TO follow
circus parads and to 10 fire are held extensively
by the small boy There was big blaze In Ncw-l ork
CITY the other day where the great majority OF fhe
spectators was made up OF women. This NAV nave
been because the fire in the shopping district or
because II occurred at the hour when most men haVo
too much o do in their offices and stores 10 attend
10 ANYTHING which does not Immediately concern thel
At any rate there were several hundred women III
the stree around the Of the blaze me nicnen
had run a hose along the street close 70 ule sidewalk
where women stood In close ranks. wv rt sr C
perfectly lovely until piece Of the nose ourst anu
torrent of water was hurled IN every uII'VtVn
eraI dozen women got beautifully soaked before l.ys
could scamper away from the lively am nhgoVerhaDS
about this episOdchri That no ncelhs "oh'i io'to. "
gather up her skirts just II she were III .''oipl
and second every woman WHO EVl i" ~ n,i 20
mad at somebody. Their indignation at inc ,arcle>'
and thonghtIce> fircmen magnificent exhibition
Of Just wrath visited upon the ghiS'
Wbi,e tbis came fire WAS mailing merry with fur
uitnre AZ the expense of several thousand dollars
hand n, nevsbovs came tearing through the street,
shontinc Extras extras full account OF the hrel
They sold their papers A. fast they could hand
them 10 the very people who were watching 'he fire
uere l. an examue Of what quick work the newspaper
OF today does and also of the depciuehoe WWch inc
average citizen has upon ~, S,aIl Of h,v W'i,
happened who was interested wha' the loss was ana
what was the outcome Of the aHar'
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