New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-11
CHANCES. HERE AND THERE.

This Is story about John Chambcriin OF course
Won know hin-John Chambcriin Of Washington.
the De.monco OF the Capital City, whose prices
are higher than the Einel Tower. New-i oTKef
went into his restaurant there to have some
luncheon When his bill was BROUGHT to him he
was stunned By the size of 1t. "NheIe Is N.Y.
( Chamberlain he asked the waiter IL know MIN.
Ask him to come here at once. ! want 70 see
him ! want to protest against this outEaseouSS
robbery chamber.n came him. his usual
hTI?, I he asked suaveIy 'Troubc,' howed the
ew-Yorker, whose Indignation had swrlled with
his returning breath. ";hs robbtr has charScu nc
81 s. for glass OF butter'nilk. And then nam,
berlin answered s;ernly: Wen, sir. d3h you
mind 10 DISCHARGE the waiter FOR not charging
you 81
Seen from distance. John Chambcr,in bears a
striking resemblance to President Cleveland. TINS
likeness Of features was Of value 10 Mr. cleveland
once He was in crowd ~ railroad station
and found some difficulty in making his way
through as the people crowded around him to see
him and to greet him. Hoping 10 get Gear or the
crowd ne stepped on the rear platform OF gar
intending to make ms way through me tram; ~
people filled the train and the aisle OF the car
became choked. John Chamberin was there; anu
some one suggested that ne Should be a Cccoy
He pushed his way forward. and the crowd: seeing
What they suppose was iEc hod oH
way. Mr. Chamberlin is proud Of his resemblance
to the President.
curious thing about the Pos;oflce which several
people have noticed is that letter mailed in Iar-
lem at the same time one is mailed much further
downtown say Four:eenth-st.. seems TO be first In
arriving SIN further downtown. say Wall-st II
sometimes surprises peop.e - find that letters
written at IL +. m. in Boston are delivered in
New-York offices early the next morning with
letters written in NewYork and mailed here. too
mailed. But this Is easily explained: There IS
midnight mall from Boston for New-York. as there
Norly fDr and m 4
caches NewIork in time for an earl; delivery
:he next morning. The letter maioa uptown about
o'clock in the evening spends the night il New
York. waiting for delivery There is one great
.dvantage in having mal,-boxes IN the Pos,oIice.
you get your mail It IS distributed
there. Newspapers set their mails all the night
through.
One would naturally suppose that in times Of
financial depression when ready money was scarce,
there would be u great failing off In Insurance
business. AS matter of fact. insurance men say,
the contrary is the truth. 1t requires ready cash
20 take out a policy and to meet the payments,
but II Is just when business men SOC their assets
s5 ana ahs he ty be yo nT WSo
they have valuable securities and interos:-pay!nS
should de their family would be ieft without
means. When values begin 10 shrink however.
might keep on without wives and children knowing
how TO save anything from the wreck
when there is a blockade a long delay on the
elevated road. people are not warned OF the conGL
ton of affairs by the ticket seller. They a.
lowed TO buy their tickets drop them IN the box
and pass 70 the s.a;ion platform. There they make
the discovery that traffic is suspended. II man
IS trying 10 catch train at the Grand Central
Station. or a forryboa or has important b.si-
ness engagement, he cannot wait anywhere from
ten minutes 10 an hour for an elevated train. lie
must seek other Ct transportation. ~
course the Manhattan company does not compel
him 10 remain on the platform. lie IS free - 20
down the stairs again. but he has lost Just 80
much valuable time. and moreover he cannot get
cannot give him ride then for his FIVE cents. II
has no more right 10 re ain his tckct than man
street. h pays, his five cents. for ride on the
train. a,e f Soc he WE g doe. 81 na ' I
road. when there is accident de,ay. display
PIE Of the condition OF afrairs? 1t surely could get
titled.
The Roanoke. the biggest wooden ship in the
world. which came into hagbor the ether day.
minds Of the tastes Of the man who built her.
Arthur sewan. Of Bath. Ne. likes everything
which he owns to go fast. His wooden ships heve
left long wakes before British vessels all down te
Pacific Ocean. around Cape Horn and up the NJ.
lantc lie wants his ships 10 beat everything tn
sails. Tie is building iron ship now TIE first onn
ever constructed in Maine. In summer Mr.. Sewal
goes frequently to Small Point. seventeen or cig''
on his journeys there and from the time he leaves
Bath until he reaches Small Point his horses 20
Ike the wind. Following out his idea OF going fast.
Inc Maine Central Railroad. Of which he IL presi-
dent. calls It's swiftest train the "Flying Yankee"
on one part Of the gun deck Of the cruiser New
York Is stationed old tar who likes to be pleas
ant TO visitors when tho cruiser is IN port. \
stranger examining the elght-nch guns there and
handle them. "Oh, yes" said the gunner. with
4 salty twinkle In his eyes. you can touch them
You can take away anything you see II you want
to-" Everything thercab1ut weighs tons