New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-31

usb ~ an address Tx, this vi Karvno $50 , o hio.
Nord America 80 or Er Wntan hunzn Mel ork y
Here Is where the skill Of Mr.. Stone comes into play
\ cut Of Il letter tearing the Ohio address IS gwen
herewith
Mr. stones first step when he Is confronted by such
comdnatll III "a, one Of these Is to try 10 pronounce
the letters. He reasons that the writer's are merely
spelling phoncucly the names Of the places Let us
take The first problem. The "rvno means aNehuo
to Mr.. stone. What avenue l. Win y Inc DINA
reader searches through Tie VS. and Is In the treet
directory This i, for place In Ohio and III
Cleveland (, a Vega ave. the numbers In which run
higher than $50. The puzzle T. solved. The proper
addrc.s T. 40. 500 Vcgaavc., Cleveland.
Now f,r the next " Er Winttan an hunn Mel ork.'
The last two words plainly New-lork Inc bfst
two spell lrvngtOn, easily enough, an Is inc herman
for on and human must mean Hudson linen We
have II I'm full Irvingon on the Hudson, Ncw-fork
These are capital examples Of Mr.. stones work
Others arc: Pochipsc.7 Poughhcepie; Railway, "
j. Railway: "mchon diozc,' Macon, Georgia fIulo-
ing mclccr go, Va FHpping, Mercer county, west VIZ
gina, Norbon. Conn., Noroton' Clongo"s~o"'
Hotagert)wn Mas Longwood, Edgartown Mass
Pei hanna nor, y. " Pelham Manor. " ~
4 FEW CoMIcAL BLUNDERs.
Sometimes the funny side of the work comes to the
fore. Who could suppress smile at reading hS
kin. Y. " on a letter. when he realized
that PccksAilI uudsputed birthplace of chauncey VI
D,pcw &, meant An odd misunderstanding Oh Nle
name OF leading clty Of Kansas Is shown by the al
dre., D." II Worth KAN by which Lcavenworth Is
meant The bindrradcr cannot but think that Sgnor
PARADISE. whose address i gwen ceId w Nc" iolON
tOJmpc,O,' IL sadly ml7haI'd fjr te NoIus '''e Trims
ned ANA mean Ccll 90. tho lomb~, N"W OH.
Iy means 81 the directory OF strrcts hr STONE sIH
the letter directed to -lguor DeAtcr street. h"tc
Ammerco to DNier 81 providence, au u" % o,rv
oohs banhy unint"ihsbly but Mt - h' ieal, IL aon
and -,- L. himself NaslIui. New Hampshire lHJr
maxim. NOrthcr County, North America, Uc'o',s !"
him ShamoAcn. LuIeue County, Penn. " IKE on Now
emas. North america !, phlIed OUT I !" A"r
Mils.7 lose, It's stranencss when spelled CVhec'cu
Rockville, the mills meaning that the peisoh audfe'Sou
work, In them.
SOME INTRICATE PUZZLES.
A recent letter bore the inscription Mr.. Giccolo Clio
vannl III FilppO John the barber, 220 Federals ST. cor
Of 1cach United states of America John the BARRIERS
fame had spread 10 this city but the directory Oh
streets showed that he lived In Boston Here are lie"
which would BE- hopeless if the blndrcder did not pro
noIrncc them: "a balun, y. " for It. Johnlhnd, ~
y; "Chemtta nadHeny Tor lieimetu y: 80, Ny ,.1N
uorcp for New York. "SignOr Anielo FcrHguO .NeW-
York per NerlOnd Qovincia di Canccott,' Tor New
Chcopce Fails, Mass: Cal CITY. NewJ" for sea Isle
city, \. j., and PITT Eurk, pa, fuefevno suit, No.
VA for No. IA Flfthave, Pittsburs ,,,,o,
The fac smile is given herewith OF comparatively
simple vet interesting example Of Mr. stones ability
The address this. 1t will be seen Is ftulSo 'is,'
IschclI street No - Mr.. Abram Walsten, lir Aneph-
ky" Try 10 guess his one Yourself by following the
what n foreigner would say who meant Paterson. IS II
New Jersey. And "P,chciS street. why, passaiG,
as as it /. 'G merely as.a for Ec.G .
Here's IN odd name: Madam Morris, rsnnssi,
named Morri,. but for Matamoras. Pike co., Penn.
This Is local one Ander A'eh H" S cnrt;
i, the way German would pronounce 'otrt Du1
the "AsckT TO the eye the enigma - oo"pr nd
but to tic the combination svof e ,S isDo o5
tho Essex Market Police Court
HARD NUTS TO CRACK.
The translation Of "scarcspe. No cor must nave
gwen lots Of trouble. The No Cioli' would soon
bc understood to NcwJcrScy. hst oi inc
places In that State beginning with Sc SHOWS ,na'
scotch Plains Apr aches nearest To the combination
Of letters If tie final OF scarci-ple be- pronounced
IL j. In obey the resemblance IS u'hG NOR
marked. The WHO made II" i.ta,'' ny ,o o
:. 1907, Bic tint can see farther into mlst0he
than most people. Bcddie Biocc, Neo,c no' IN i,r
Reach. New.York The ways In which New York |
and NewJcrsey are spelled Dy ia' I d III u -;
has "A mistake in tie names OF both these states me
~ N for NewJersey l. not uhhaO"h III rIis
letter was lvs a man in Wcehawheh' inc "oruS Now
York being supertuons: y , :, vour most |
musical Italian and YOU '@'l hardly make Duchess
Junction Of IT. rs did Mr. stone; VINO was More r nit
guess this one however: ym srlt 10 ~, Bloni
tiu. Nord America, - meaning i rV cos, Inr Of The
gay brain mater to the who WORKED 1t out out;
- ,Gcpoit Ewna Bis.yiee LG letter ny should reach
man living al number 467 Grcenpontave., Blissvile,
Long Island City. ,, ,,, ,,
only about l0 per cent Of the mixes which reach
the biindrcnders at the New York ivstohce nave TO
lac sent In The Dead Letter once having addresses
that rnnnot lac dnrnhorcd There are certain number
which arc utterly beyond human SAIL Among these
nr - William provn Wcstchcster County y. V" some
one no doubt "A crank" not long ago nl,'leu u letter
civ Of Heaven Perhaps the bhliureader VINO
handled the mssive, posted IN r,,n f,o reAns ana
ma who lives in New-York CITY, stopped To mus,
over It and to wonder what the "oiaS were which
would not receiVe.; ,1.s,x ,.1..,. |