Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-07-06
WITHIN rae CHARMED t,ALf BLOCK
AdvansAses Of Having People TAank Tea Ilxs Near Fffth Avenue.

Advantages of Having People TAaAk Tea Iivs Near Fifth Avenue.
 There may be nothing in a name,
 but there is good deal in number
 sometimes, especially when it desig-
 mates the place where you live in
 this city. Characterize as you will
 the sentiment which causes most
 people to respect the fact that you live within the charmed half block
 of Fifth avenue, the feeling is there
 nevertheless Up above Fifty ninth
 street, on the west side, the numbers
 of the streets begin at Eighth ave
 nue, or Central park west. as the
 avenue is now called, and this fact
 leads to many amusing mistakes, es-
 pecially on the part of tradesmen. A newspaper man who lives in e mod est but neat flat, which is numbered under ten, in a street above Fifty ninth street, told the writer the other day about some of the peculiar ex- periences which he had had.
 ''I tell you" he said, there are a great many advantages sometimes in sailing under false colors. Now l don't pretend to have a commanding presence, nor do I dress particularly well. so when I go into store can not and do not expect the clerks to fall over themselves to wait on me. l go ahead and give my order, and after the cssrk has put it all down he usually says in weary sort of way:
 Shall send them home, or will you take themT
 "'You may send them to - West - street. reply.
 ''Well, you would be surprised to see the change which comes over the demeanor of that clerk at once. The effect of that number is magical He brightens up immediately and is all attention.
 "Oh. yes, yes; will send them right up, he says as he sings out Cash f with more vigor than he has displayed before during the time l have been making my purchases.
 When the cash boy comes he tells him to hurry up and not be so slow, because the gentleman is waiting
 That is only one phase of the ad- vantages derived from living at such a number" he continued We get all sorts of things through the mail which we never would receive if We lived in e house with 6 less preten- tious number. For example, we get fine calendars, illustrated catalogues of sales of paintings and other works of art, besides innumerahle samples of all kinds of household articles sent out as advertisements. Then we get plenty of begging letters. too, and circulars from hospitals and charitable institutions asking for gifts. Unfortunately we are not able to sustain the reputation which the city directory gives us by respond. ing to these calls on the family ex- chequer.
 The other day my wife and her sister went to a store in rwenty-third street to get some visit ng cards printed l ought to say hat my sister-in-law does not live within the charmed half block from Fifth avenue. Well, both packages of cards were delivered on the same lay. With those which came to my wife was a beautifully bound book of samples of note paper. Needless to say, nothing of the sort accompanied hose which my wife's sister received ,n the same day. 1Se respect in | which you are held by tradesmen 'eems to increase in an inverse ratio Is the sire of the number on your loorplate decreases. New York | Tribune.