New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-06
STRA Y NOTES HERE AND THERE

Some people there are who vcx themselves greatly
over Tie meaning Of simple a thing as a birth.
day. Not that they have much trouble with their
own birthdays unless ii be that they advance in
HE these come one after the other with alarming
frequency. But the trouble arises In this form: II
Il man was born in 1910. and Celebrated his birth
day on February ., would that BE- his fifty third
or his fftyfourth birthday! The matter is simple
enough. The word birthday" as ordinarily used
means anniversary OF ones birth" literally man
or woman, boy or girl has only one bir;hday-thc
day on which he she born. lut the ami
versary of that important event is the idea com
monty and properly associated with this word. So
when q child is one year old his first birthday Is
celebia'ed; his second when he reaches two years
OF age his nfie;h when he is fifty. his SEVENTEEN
when he is SEVENTY The question recently srosa in
emperor WilRlm. who WAS born in 1850. OF
Il was his hirty-ourth birthday which was celebrated
last month.
The warning Keep on The Grass is as con.
spicuous In Central Park in January. when the grass
Is hidden beneath a foo; more OF snow. as in
leafy June mugsy August. A bold man took
his life In his hand week two age. Just 10 sec
what construction the Intelligent park policemen
would put upon the order when leaf Of
grass las Whitman termed IT. in sight lie had
not long IL wait. The gray coated guardian of the
peoples pleasure ground not low lit his voice
and order the intruder back TO the path. It. was
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no harm would OF walk across the snow.
| lie was deaf TO reason aid obdurate to entreaty,
although he admitted reluctantly that lie dld not see
how any harm could be done Il bis interlocmoT left
ThoG nrn ,c ' nocran w wn~ no ii nerd but
lie Insisted that orders is orders" and tha, II the
visitor strayed from the paths again he would be liable
10 arrest.
| Horrible some one has been speaking disrespect
| fully Of the Goddess of Liberty lie Gals her an
| and,
takes prove that she Is ont OF place altogether on
the COINS Of the Republic. wasn't ii sidney smith
who remarked that errOld had spoken disrepecfrily
OF the equator! What would that wt say II he were
alive today, and sh0nd hear the Goddess oi Liberty
ccntcmptuOusly dismissed Us "nc'accoun" dummy
| The writer who makes the remark quoted offers
suggestion worth considering. however. IL Is that
instead of the Goddess of Liberty and the American
aglc-a bird of prey without any especially Attractive
medauons OF Washirgton. Franklin. hamilton and
Lincoln The suggestion is respectfully recommended
10 the Treasury Department.
| There Is not mach encouragement for young man
who tanks of entering the Government service In The
statements made by Assistant Postmaster 6aylei' III
recent issue of Good Government, the Oihcsa
journal OF the Clvl service Reform League. VIZ.
| Gavler has been connected With the New|lnrk Fo'
oihce nearly thirty-cight years in le11 he entered
| IL as 500 }-ccll, and lie has gradually WoT"'N NJ
way II, without ne AID OF political ihilutnc" ~ any
| kind In le6l he becem" an aSsi''"h 80 9P'''
Agent iioll qook. and ihrcc years a''f h' was pr"
| NOTED 10 MI the vacancy caused by MI ho!""o" ;
! death: In 1872 he accepted ii" once oi "'i'
superintendent OF ely delivery, ard In los" AZ WI"
| oi,,.a o. in. ,l,c. he noN hC.ds. Mr.. Hayi'T
FRANKLY SAYS as The result Of Bis long eAlrr' ace '
.rDder East and i:es,mt conaltoi'' We "s''
service doc, not ole? TO youns men "qiai ''l'''
for advancement and success IN i'ic WIN mo o".'
a. 80. ..,horss n. u,ivatc b..lucs," Tut ne aChsis
,h, ,cre ro some reasons i,r hoping io: 'ch lur'Y
,,nnroy eln.ui a. may lcal - 4 "'u.',''' , M
n,iin,on sill ne tiinas that Va" hN'i'b' "ii
y6r odmis;on 10 the pliL.c se1Vcc aocN NOV ,',,,
fovorSbiv WITH the average sock"' lol lNntN III
~, ana * moi surprised Ihat " IhteHGehl iia
rn.r s,rcDs hesitate 10 permit th,' sons !" e'i'y
n nUn thorough beiiever In eva ,ci,icr ~
prlncipes and would IKE to ZEE cc"r ~ inr an
plHe Working force Of cmployss IS ecpc%i1rg o rHpc
asc,ions are valuable account OIL M go ro,
~. c,.iGeui on reading them thai ~ W..
Wnccd that he would have mad a eir yc,,i years
had ne engaged in private ouSiNes' '"'''