The morning call., 1894-03-06
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

AROUND THE CORRIDORS.
Two street fakrs were talking trade and de-
ploring The present depressed conditions while
at the International yesterday, when CALL
reporter asked one OF them what bis slime
was. "Pve got dozen schemes" answered
be, but make notions specially. / bunch
a lot OF needles. pins, thread, shOestTings,
paper: envelopes. pens, pencils, etc, and sell
them In lots for two bits. There's about go per
cent profit in each lot. and / buy in quantities
from New York and Chicago houses Yes,
meet with reveTses som times and have pc
culiar experiences. Ore of my best paying
lines is tooth wash. / make il myself out OF
water, sugar. aniline and muriatic acid. The
sugar destroys any unpleasaut taste in the
mouth the anilIne gives the stuff a pleasing
color. but the acid does the work. he trouble
In selling IL Is that It's only good for one-day
STANDS Some Of my customers are liable to use
the wash too freely, and the consequence is
that not only the diseoloration but the enamel
as we'll comes of the teeth, and II wouldn't be
pleasant for a fellow to stop and attempt TO
make explanations. Doesn't my conscience
trouble me? Not a Bit Pm in The business
Tor the stuff thai's in it, young fellow, and
sentiment is not among my stock.In.trade. Pm
figuring on new hair dye now. and soon as
/ get he Ingredients propOrtiOned just right 80
the stuff won't cause the hair 10 fall out for a
week at least after its application Pm going
out as a missionary among the red-headed
women"
T. J. Berry OF Philadelphia is one OF party
Of Eastern gentlemen who arrived IN this CITY
from the East Saturday. Mr.. Berry Is int r.
ested. with several other wealthy gentlemen,
IN the establishment Of p daily coach line be-
tween Philadelphia and New York during the
coming summer. which VIII combine all the
novelties found in a ride in one OF the stages
sduring the pioneer DAYS OF California without
any Of the attendant discomforts. The plan Is
to make the Hotel Stra'ford in Philadelphia.
ana the Hotel Waldorf. in New York. the siait-
ing points from which a coach Will leave a.
o'clock each morning. The distance Il about
ninety miles, and II is expected that IL can be
covered in ten hours. allowing for all the neces-
sary stops. The timetable will be arranged so
that the TWO coaches will meet for luncheon.
Enough subscribers TO the novel scheme have
been secured. so that but little income will he
necessary from the general public to meet the
running expenses. which 1t Is estimated will
Approximate $3.50 day. Seats will be sold at
SIS one way, or SIS for ih4 round trip. Mr..
Berry thinks that the delightful ride, with all
possible accessories TO insure comfort, will
prove a winning attraction among The many
wealthy people OF the two cities who may want
a days outing in the country.
Valley, in Onto, who is In the city. says the
miners IN that section are IN turbulent state
and that serious trouble may arise before the
conditions of trade render times better. Mr.
Wyant was one of the prime movers In the
origin OF an accident insurance company, In the
district 10 which his property is located upon
the lines of similar organizations In Germany
In the latter. he says, the loss Of both hands is
valued at 100 pr cent Of the whole ability TO
earn living; losing the Hight hand depreciates
the value of an individual worker 20 or so per
cent, while the loss OF the left hand represents
from 60 TO 40 per cent OF the earnings OF both
hands. The thumb is reckoned 10 be worth
from 20 to 80 per cent OF The earnings the first
finger OF the right hand is valued at from IA 10
Is per cent, and that OF The left hand at from
10 IS per cent. The middle finger Is worth
from 10 TO 8 per cent. the third finger from z
to 8 per cent, while the little finger is valued at
from TO II per cent:
COntemporaneous with the arrival Of Armour
the great pork-packer of Chicago. comes the
announcement that Marshall Field the dry.
goods prince of the same city, Will soon be
here Fields prominence In Chicago is even
greater than was that OF A. I. Stewart in New
| York twenty-five years ago. Speaking OF him
! yesterday NJ. B. Fox OF the same city said:
| Fields father was farmer in N MASSACHUSETTS,
| and the son led the life OF country boy until
! lie was 81 years old. when he became clerk In
a Chicago dry-goods house in which he obtained
a proprietary interest eight years afterward
| aud Is now the sole owner. Ii is the largest
dry-goods establishment IN the world. and IT'S
sales amount TO more than $50, 600, 900 year.
| Mr. Field Is man OF generous impulses and
| besides many her deeds Of charity, has given
! several hundred thousand dollars TO The First
Baptist University iu the city in which he lives
| lie is supposed 10 be worth about S40.000.000"
The Rev. w. G. Campbell, a Methodist min.
lister who has lived many years in Kentucky.
and who is at present visiting friends in Oak
land, gave several gentlemen an Interesting ac
count OF some of his experiences In that State
at the Occidental yesterd v. In his spiritual
| mlnisfratlons 10 the residents OF PARISH over
| forty miles long aud of an indefinite width he
found II necessary 10 combine the work OF a
| book agent ana teacner with the duties of a
! pastor In order TO meet bis financial obllga-
tiOns. In his district were tweDty-hree meet.
| lng-places, and bis mode OF conveyance be-
tween them was on murback, with his ward
robe IN one saddle-bag and his library In an
Other He told many pathetic stories of the
sufferings and bravery OF the mountaineers
! during their struggles for the Union, and de-
scribed the advanced relations at present ex-
listing between the whites and blacks as com.
pared with those OF years gone by.
II. j. Carroll. commission man OF Memphis 5,
who was at The Grand yesterday. thinks the
fruit men of the South have 4 great advantage
| over their brethren in California in point OF
facilities for shipment enjoyed. "The Illinois
central road has just put on special train
called the Nancy Hanks which carries moth
ing but fruit and which makes passenger time, -
| SAID ne. The plan under which the train will
be run embraces arrangements which prevent
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