New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-24
.STRAYNOTES HERE AND THERE


The seizure Of ninety of bob veal
few days ago recalls the vigorous campaign Of five
years ago wIvn rs many as 300 caroasses
seized In a day. II was then dangerously plentiful
In the markets. Any calf under three week, Of age
is called bob veal. In case Of a seizure the com
mission dealers are allowed II for each skin The
flesh l. sent To Barren Island II must BE- saih 10 the
credit Of the inspectors that they have almost stopped
This traffic. The utmost diligence Is required. as TIE
sellers and the commission men are In league.
March %. at daylight. has been appointed as the
time for the opening Of the Hover market In tnlon
square. 1t * pity that the flowers such early
Users. II they could wait till the afternoon the
attendance would be much larger Daylight Is too
early for most Newlorkers to 20 TO mirhrt
Isn't it astonishing how often the customs inspectors
lind in trunks things that the owners are sure got
In there by mistake
The English are a peculiar people. Trade takes
away a mans social standing, but sport Doesn't An
impecunious nebleman may breed horses and sell them
and still be In the Prince OF Waless SIT. Int let him
,elI beef butter ana he i ostIaczed lie may Train
horses for salary and SIN be seniemal. lie may
he starter and still retain bis social stnd'he but
IA" must not 20 into trade.
Tho counting Of the money In the vaults OF the
Treasury Washington Is not so troublesome or
tedious a task as might be- imagined In counting
twenty dollar gold pieces experience has shown them
to be 80 uniform that only one pile Is counted, ana
tho res, of the money is stacked and measured by this
ull, until tho last pile is reached. when that also
/, counted in this WY the counting prO'cd' rapidly
Gold in smaller denominations Is always counted or
weighed. silver is much more troublesome To count
than gold.
Mayor Gilroy Is credited with being able 20 look
clean through man, so IT seems rather strange that
he failed 10 the filth in the streets Of ms city
on MS tour Oh ihSp'cuol w man - 80 pn,'' ,,nt
he who will not sce, however, 50 that may account
for IT.
In all the chatter and claitcr about the Georgia
appointments and disappoIntments the name Of one
distinguished citizen Of the Empire state OF The south
has not been mentioned. All the Pod Dsmukes
and Dnk Botts-s and standhope Potsdam samses
are Us caif alongside Of the mighty intellectual bulk
q the Hon. Cobc Guyton Of Barlow. This statesman
believes I'm Georgia mules aud Georgia children. lie
says us just easy for man TO support six chill
dren one. lie asserts that there never was "A
'possum that didn't find u sinlmon tree somewhere
he isn't much on GRAMMAR but manages TO get along
somehow. lie hgger' bit. and has been heard
to remark: Grammar may deceive. but fggers don't
He" Moreover, he - said to BE- the ugiieNt man IN
Georgia. Is II possible That with all hl' accomplish
10y the Administration
The boat with which the oxford crew won the great
Varsity of Wednesday must have had pneuna c
tire With better methods of training ana improved
systems Of rowing the men OF 10 day have unquesion-
ably the advantage OF those Of past years, but too
much credit must not BE- given where It Is not due.
rhe improvement In boats must not be over
looked In considering the time Of the Neither
Harvard nor Yale ha, anything TO fear from oxford
here than that In which the victorious oxford crew
nnks that va" pay"d avoc with Man" "' s not record
Good horses make goN jockeys. good Sulkes make |
god horses and good boats make good crews. IIurrIh
for the blue and crimson!
There is good example Of the skeleton con-
srnclion Of lofty buildings down In wlliam-s The |
building is eight stories high. The front wall and
one side wall have been finished The north wall |
however has only been completed TO the fourth story
rs one walk, down Williamst. he building looks,
II lis wall had fallen ont, leaving great hole.
The ordinary restaurant cafe makes It's reputation |
on u speciality Of some kind Dcvl!led kidneys drew |
more people to certain restaurant than coud lie |
provided for. English chops made another place |
famous. Goldfish tails kept up the reputation Of |
the 1t. J1meS's Hotel cafe when W. VI. Conner was |
alive. Corned beef hash the foundation OF the
we'll known restaurant OF Nash 4 Crook. In the old
" Times building. Welsh rirebirs made the for
the recognized metropolitan home Of the diamond
back icrrapin. dnsy hole In IA" neislborhood
Gien on account OF It's porterhouse steaks. which are
odd at Dclmonico prices. Pates and soups have
built up other places In various parts OF the city,
Two young men. impressed with the idea that
great returns would come from restaurant managed
IN thoroughly original lines. opened small place
In the Murray Hill quarter where they furnished
pint OF olarct. Custom came slowly Till they
adopted device to capture II. ON Thursday
II each week they advertised To give the same
dinner and In addition thereto pint OF champagne.
all for 81 -, which about the cost Of the wine
alone. This lasted for two Thursdays when they
closed the place. After free champagne they could
catch nobody with common clarct.
Tie so.callcd wines given with cheap dinners
"a pture the patronage OF many people. pint Is
usually the amount served with each order II
/, the poorest quality of California claret. positively
no better than syrup and water. and decidedly more
INJURIOUS II IS bought by the restaurants for twenty
cents n gallon by the barrel. one gallon will MI
weve called pint bottles which would make tn" |
luanty served with each meal less than two cents |
Intelligent people who forced TO dine AT the cheap
restaurants never drink this stun. but order air
luality OF claret for about 80 cents q pint.
The stranger in New York and the dweller In the
,ity who rarely go above Fffty-nnths have little
dea OF the life and hustle OF one hundred and twenty
18TH st . the main business ihOrougifare Of Harlem.
With its throng, OF wcll-drcssed out shopping
d, crowds OF people going TO and from one 81 the
busiest elevated stations In town. Mt Eighth ave-. Its
loelS cafes, theatres. biz stores and Office bindings
I looks like the centre Of large and growing city
There are few lIveier interesting streets in
New York. Business, enterprises VI many kinds and
II small aud large importance carried there,
md they are growing In number rapidly and steadily
That the street is the centre OF population that IN
uges freely in OF the luxures Of life Is shown
~ the remarkable number OF picture stores fne
ectionery shops and prosperous dorists establish