Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-19
wlram THE CHARMED HALF CLOCK.
Advantages Of Having People Think You
1.-Two Near Fiuh Avenue.

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1.-Two Near Fluh Avenue.
There may bc nothing in name,
but there is u good deal in a number
sometimes, especially when il dcsig.
mates tho place whore YOU live in
tais city Characterize as You will
tho sentiment wEich causes most
people 10 respect the fact that you
live within the charmed half bloch;
Of Fifth avenue, the feeling is there
ncycrthclc8. Up above Fiftyninth
street, on the west side, the numbers
of tho streets begin ut Eighth ave.
nue., or Central parlS west, as tue
avenue is now called, and this fact
leads 60 many amusing mistakes, es.
pecially on the part Of ,radcsmcu. Il
newspaper man who lives in u mod.
est'but neat tlnt, which is numbered
under ton, in a street above Fifty.
ninth street, told the writer the other
day about some Of the peculiar OK
pciiCnccS which he had had
II tel you" no said, there are q
great many advantages sometimes
IN sailing under false colors. Now
don't pretend TO have IL commanding
presence, nor do dress particularly
well, 80 when go into a store | can.
not and do nos expect tho clerks to
fall over themselves TO wait on me.
] go ahead and give my order and
after the clurk has nut 1t all down no
usually says in u weary sort of way.
Shall l send thcm home, or will
You take thcmf
"'Nou may send them 10 49, West
49, street, reply.
"Woll, you would be surprised to
SEQ the change which comes over tho
demcauor OF that clcrl; at once. The
effect Of that number is magical. lilo
brightens up Immediately and is all
attention.
"'Oh, vas. yes; win send them
right up ho says as no sings out
'Cashp with moro vigor than ho has
displayed before during the timo |
have been milking my purchases.
"Nhcn the cash boy comes he tcll1
him TO hurry up and not DO 50 slow,
because the gentleman is wai ting
THAT Is only ono phase Of the adj
vantages derived from living at such
u number" no continued. "No got
all sorts OF things through the mail
which we never would receive II we
lived in II house with lea S prcton-
tious number For example, wc get
fine calendars, illustrated catalogues
of sales of paintings and other works
OF art, besides innumcrahle samples
OF all kinds Of household articles
sent out ~ advertisements Then
wo got plenty OF begging letters, too,
and circulars from hospitals and
charitable institutions asking for
gilts, Unfortunately we are not ablo
TO sustain tho reputation which tho
city directory gives VS. by respond.
ing TO these calls on the family OK.
chuquCr.
"lhc other day my vito and her
unmarried sister went to store in
Twenty third street 10 get some visit
ing cards printed. | ought to say
that my slster-inlaw does not 1.-Two
within the charmed half block from
Fifth avenue. VOL, both packages
Of cards were delivered on the Same
day, With those which came To- my
wife was beautifully bound book of
samples Of note paper, Needless to
say, nothing OF the sort accompanied
those which my wife's sister received
on the same day, ITO respect in
which You arc held by badesmen
seems 20 increase in nm inverse ratio
rs the size OF the number on your
doorplate decreases, w. New York
Tribune.