New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-20

l,2OO pounds. III resembles rough Casting OF rol'
and is In the shape of bell In the window where
1t Is exhibited is shoe of rubber like those worn by
the Indian women CT Brazil. Its ornamentatiOn is
| beautiful. The toe Is crmpcd while on the instep
and the quarters flowers the daisy and the pansy
II seems TO be very comfortable shoe. Leather Is not
unknown TO the Indians who live In the rubber dis
rict. but rubber with them takes the place of wood,
| iron and cloth.
The rubber industry is OF the most profitable
| OF this generation Coils Z. Huntington once said TO
the writer that If he young man with $780,
600 he would go to Africa and engage In the rubber
business. "Why" said the railroad magnate, you
can buy crude rubber OIL the Congo-away up In the
| interior-for penny a pound and when you get 1t
Gown TO ' cS, you can s h,n onanimr for vonS
men OF grit and nerve.'
"But Mr.. Huntington" said the young man to
whom the remark was addressed. "what would you
do II you didn't have the SlOO,OO0!'
al would start with 10000 the reply.
"But suppose you didn't have the $4,000
We'll In that case ! guess wouldn't 90 INTO the
rubber business at ALL"
There is one great fault with the growing gcner-
alton. Tho young men want to get rich too fast.
With wealth going to waste'a around them they can.
not find II In their souls to b. patient. They are not
content to plod along their fathers did before them
| and slowly lay up a fortune. They must have 1t
now. to-day, this instant. When they 60 Into an
enterprise they want capital. and lots Of IT, They
want to begin big scale and clcctrlfy the world.
II is not the age OF saving. but Of spending spccii-
latiOn l. the OF the hour. Every man wants 10
| make more than he can by the sweat OF his
brow. lie must double his money In night. and
Quadrupc II the day. II Is an altogether artificial
existence. COntcntmcnt Is not sought nowadays. AL
that men want Is excitement.
The Connecticut plan of dscOuraging the poolrooms
would probably work well in this city. A man who
lost II 900 in po0lro0m in New-Haven sued the
proprietor and recovered $500. That leaves the room
5000 ahead but the verdict must have been dshcart'
cning the proprietor II all who lose in the poorooms
should sue for their losses and receive bsck 20 per
cent OF them Superintendent Byrnes would be spared
the pains Of making raids Tie rooms would soon
close OF their accord. The trouble with this
hate "a play what they call the baby ac"-hat t..
they hate 10 s0ueal' when they lose their money
II tends TO discredlt them even among their own clans
| People gradually become accustomed to floods and
fires. 1t Is not in the nature OF man to regard
| with Indifference cyclones and earthaual,cs The
world has not yet learned way 10 arrest these sub
| crranean and aerial disturbances The chances are
| that II never Will.
In Alabama the market price OF n convicted negro
Is cents a pound. The young murderer who
was hanged AT Centre on Friday put himself up nj
auction the day before and several doctors made
bids /, being his wish to be weighed like hog and
sold by the pound. the prison AUTHORITIES made no
| objection. The opening bid was 6 cents a pound
SPOT CASH" This was raised 10 1o. then 70 : "a.
and finally to 8. at which he knocked himself down
lie then went 10 the scales and tipped the beam nj
| 15G pounds, which at s cents brought his value up
| 10 SIC az. The money pa1 on the spot. the
purchaser taking receipt. and order FOR the body
| The money spent in the course q the next
twelve hours on drink and good things to eat AMI
| the fellow had "rousing time The price Of bacon
was quoted on the same day al 10 IL cents pound.
Tie White Caps are ut it again in North Caro-
lima, and some of them are to he prosecuted. few
months in Jail would be sautary punishment. The
law will always be dead letter In communities which
the Ku-HluX and the White CAPS.
IT is said that when Mr.. I'M called on Mr.. Cleve-
land the other day. the two were politely courtc-
| Gus, but not exactly dummy
Suicides. like fires. seem to have. their cycles.
Every dependent and should paste in
! his her hat the words which Napoleon spoke 10
person who said he wcrd AVOID a certain situation
by blowing out his brains. Yes. can DO that.
said the Emperor. but those who Wish well coald
not profit by 1t. and those who wish harm would
be pleased And YET some writers have asserted
that Napoleon attempted suicide by taking poison In
the palace Of Fonancblean after signing his ablica
ton person in utter despair does not think Of
| prccept or example,
Southern paper Publishes the following advcr-
| tiscment: "wantcd-Iy young lady. age nineteen,
Of pleasing connicnnnce god figure. agreeable man
nor general inf rnatiOn and varied accomplishments
| who has studied everything from the creation to
| crOcnet, n situation In the family OF gentleman.
She will take the head OF his table, manage his hOns.-
hold scold his servants, muse his babies. check his
tradesnen's bis accompany him to the theatre. cut
the leaves OF his new book, sew his buttons,
IN ' pPr DR.; AHA "c ne My make hi l IKE ap Apply
and aft"rward to papa on the premlses."
II the frceholders and Tie town councils are not
discreet tbcy will license racetlack in every county
IN NcwJcrscy. That would be- OVERRIDING things with
a vengeance
Another lynoling In Tennessee, This time the
| whites had nothing TO say in the matter. A mob OF
| 800 negroes 1ynchcd one Of their color The
negroes have not yet lynchcd white man.
A youthful correspondent who has been reading
| stray Notes. writes follows: The reason why
elephants is smart is because they is like
| Elephants IL afraid OF miccs, and Is women.
Women is smarter than men. and rs elephants is like
| women, elephants must be smarter than some
men, such logic cannot b. overcome. No doubt
| there II good many elephants smarter than some
| men.
| secretary Gresham has a short leg and Secretary
| Herbert a short arm. The former calls his me
mcnto OF the battle OF Atlanta, and when the latter
thinks Of his he remembers The battle Of the Wilder.
| bullets have met In the Cabinet
Ex-Governor Gray, Minister to Mexico, is a warm
friend OF General Lew Wallace and through him has
| derived n considerable knowledge OF Mexican habits
| and customs one OF the books that will follow him
to the capital OF the Montczumiis is an autograph
copy OF The Fair God
| The people in Washington are SO eagerly In search
of Offices that they have time TO go TO the races
Hence the failure OF the Ivy City meeting. Many OF
them are afraid that their attendance upon the
| might in1ure their chances OF appointment MIR.
Cleveland IS not a racing man. though the papers say
that he has the finest pair OF horses seen IN Washins
ion since the DAYS OF President Arthur. IL Is reported
| that he calls one OF them AntiSslp and the other
Free Trade InTocuOus desietude Will claim them BON
| by and by.
4 suicide club has been formed in Galveston. and a
cliknown young man about town Is pTesdeht. IueTe
| will be a meeting n few nights AT which six members
| will draw sraws TO which shall be the first to
| kin himself The terms Of agreement are that the
one losing shall within thirty days. make away With