New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-01
STRAY NOTES HERE AND THERE.

STRAY NOTES HERE AND THERE
large and strengthening entered Dclmoni
co.'s cafe and ordered hot lobster salad. whcreupor
| the walter near fain'ing.
| "What must ] do ?" he asked Of the head walter
who ever alive to an emergency, instructed him tc
have one put on the fire at and TO serve II as
Ordered--hOt II done. and the guest ate II with
n relish. drinking bottle Of beer with It. and con
Guiding his strange repast with plate OF icccream
aughable story IS told about town concerning A. II
IIummel. the criminal and theatrical lawyer Every
one knows that Mr.. Immcl Is not above the average
stature OF physical stature and every ono who
has seen him In court knows how quickly and often he
can Jump up make objections when no thinks them
necessary. II that he came in collision little
while ago With Judge Dittenhoefcr. who was In an
Directing mood and he was greatly irated by the lat
ters deliberate methods. Appealing finally to the
| court. he said
your honor. It IS not tho gentlemans objections
that make exception TO- but II takes him so long 10 ee
| up and sit down.
Mr. Dlttcnhoefcr slowly and replied as follows
Your honor l possess a good deal OF avoirdupois,
| and ut requires some exeron for me TO move am
not like MY little friend there pointing to IIunmeD.
who has only TO slide OF HIS chair to find himself
| on his feet
!, is said that Mr. IIumme made no ohjec-
| tons.
ON general principles, what could he more easily
ventilated than the ordinary street car. with is nnm"r
Gus windows door at each end. and row OF v"n'i-
oiors along each of the roof not 10 mention III
some cases perforated inner roof which Is especially
recommended 10 the travelling public by the surface
lines which use TT But how often. when one enters
n street car in cold weather does he encounter an al
mosphere that can only he described as VIE here
ought 10 he some remedy for this: The vcn'haors
line both doors should flung hack and the free air Of
heaven allowed blow through inc car without i' or
hindrancc for at least fun minute" The health Ai
horites are properly taking steps TO prevent he use o'
cocoa mating on i1e ooTS Of . ,r@s' ga, S 70 furnish
odcInr Mace for disease germs. Wooden racks are
The right thing for floors. but they should be IRE
cloansed The Health Department would also DO VOL
to impress the companies ,ihe importance OF thof
ouch ventilation
There are people who contend that religious papers
should never have anything 10 say on pohncs' Incy
will find argument 10 support their faVo'''' con-
ienton in the circumstance that religions weekly
in this CITY lately committed the gross blunder o
speaking Of the Republican National Convention last
wear as having taken place in ST Louis Such 4
bundcr must be classed with the mistake Of writer
in literary journal who spoke Of r. D. biackm9 orc
as the author OF lnoWao Haru9 i"'' VI VIZ
D'Ubcrvles.'
Recently the od-timc garter man." so we'll known
to every body OF present NewIorl. g"ncra'i"n
left his baunts In lower Broadway forever lie Is
not dead but he has simply transferred his rights
and himself also. This robust specimen Of humanity
william W. Anderson. who has been familiar hg'r"
at and about The Herald corner for score vt years
Is an hGnored discharged soldier from the 4th New
Jersey Regiment. lie served his country well In the
war and aftcrward earned livelihood by honest toll
at a business not his own but which he discovered
and Invented In his sick bed. Not n citizen nor n
visitor who has contemplated IN" pleasant AM
patient vlsage the Park Bank steps but Will con
graduate him that Il. has passed along 10 competency
Though a simple enough thing when properly ap-
piled the mctrca system Is exceedingly confusing
when come upon suddenly In connection with matters
and objects the dimensions Of which have hitherto
been expressed in common figures. The difficulty OF
a quick mental conversion from the old system OF
our grrndfatlcrs 10 the r9erical is apparent when
man states his height In metres and his weight IN
kilos. IaInld Hagen, the professional champion
skater Of Europe now in this country. on being asked
his height weight replied that he SO metres
in height, and weighed In racing condition. seventeen
k'lOs. 1t Is easy matter to understand nj thought
that he is about six feet two and half inches high.
aud weighs about 100 pounds. TIL" metric system
has been without strong public champion In this
country since the death Of Alexander II. stephens.
ihe ward lumber by feet and inches liquids by pints
quarts gallons ana weights by pounds and oiDces.
grains and drachms.
The syndicate that established the Of Piedmont,
Ala, several years ago is composed Of what the
Sew York. Philadelphia and Wilmington. Del, and have
money enough to build two or three towns Piedmont
is in a lovely valley. in the heart Of the iron and
coal region For three years II has been neglected
but the syndicate has just decided TO continue the
improvements begun with the boom" Of $50 and 10
make the town model IN every way Ihc new ho,cl
Calhoun who has been selected by the syndicate -
spperintend the development OF the place Many OF
boom have died and been revived. and are now grow
Ing again. Piedmont Is to be- numbered with them.
Cities have their own peculiar methods OF buying
and selling property particularly real estnte When
an important sale is made In New-York for instance,
the amount is at 50 much :; front foot. Large values
better appreciated when reduced to the standard
OF front feet Several OF the Leading cities OF the
Cnted states. however, have never adopted the New
York method. In Washington real estate Is sold by
Vosus S Phadeha the front p2 io" sdom heard
Of. Baltimore sells by the lot. without regard to
foot The front foot method seems 10 make the
property appear more valuable tan IL really IS. and
With hs Ges a he IA the m%s Of
BOOM
of the Interior a wcll-known Georgia lawyer Of
middle age-T. Warren Akin. more than once a
Presidential elector. Mr.. Akin is regarded ms an
able man. but his qualifications for Office are OF the
most remarkable description He Is so nearlv blind
and deaf he couldn't bear ono talk near nj hand.
He speaks in T.pers ,s and Wa walks SI as ;eay as
tho team will pull together
THE PENNSYLVANIA WASHINGTON TRAINS.
The superb service Of trains by the PENNSYLVANIA
this the Mvorte limo to the Capital The trnns Are
last and frequent and during the inaugural ceremonies
Win be run IN IS many sections as the necessities Of