Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-07-29
A FIVE CENT RIDE.
Tt Covers Three Hours and All Parts of
Manhattan Island.

Manhattan Island.
One summer night / SUCCESSFULLY
demonstrated that the possession OF
a fat wallet is not absolutely essen.
tial to the visitor DESTROYS of enjoy.
ing an extended trip around this in.
teresting town. To any one who con.
templates repetition of my expert
ment the first step to its accomplish
ment is to board the car labeled For
Fort Lee and Tenth avenue" at the
intersection of Sixth avenue and
Forty second street. After a ride of
few blocks along Forty second
street, passing brick building over
hung with ivy in manner that
would do credit to the most ancient
ruin in Europe, you turn north into
Tenth avenue. Although the avenue
seems densely crowded, it is only
when you peer down the narrow
side streets that you grasp the i'm,
mense population of this city. The
houses are packed to suffooation.
From the windows and fire escapes
lean the bodies of workingmen and
their wives, eagerly striving to Sc
cure breath of fresh air from the
nearby and noble Hudson. The pave
ment is literally covered with chill
dren of all ages, sizes and nationali-
ties, fighting, playing, screaming
a kaleidoscope mass of diminutive
humanity. Occasionally some tot,
burdened with can of mixed ale,
strays across the street, seeming to
dodge as if by a miracle the hoofs of
car horses.
Alighting at Ninety sixth street,
I received transfer on the car
which traverses the Boulevard. Any
natural beauty which may have at
one time characterized this famous
thoroughfare has been defaoed by
the miles of fences displaying the
advertisements of gums, soaps, cor
sets and hair regenerators. The ma
jority of the stores are devoted to
the sale of soda water and the rent
ing of bicycles, an undoubtedly sue
cessful com bination.
Arriving at One Hundred and
Twenty-ffth street, ! retraced my
steps to the bluff overlooking the
Hudson which serves as the site for
Grants tomb. The bright moon
beams shimmering the surface of
the broad, cool waters revealed the
majestic Palisades on the opposite
shore and the slowly passing and
brightly illuminated ferry boats.
Landward the lanterns of the bicy-
Giles which dotted the broad plain
seemed a myriad of huge frefies.
Then followed leisurely inspec-
ton of the attractive interior of the
swell restaurant, and as I listened
to a we'll trained orchestra. skilled
in the playing of popular melodies, l
gave myself up to fascinating study
of the different outfits worn by the
devotees of the bike. Truly, ev-
erything goes, from the trim linen
suits of the swagger element down,
through long variety of styles, to
the strapped trousers and cut down
dress skirts of the humble riders
The stables sheltered a few two
wheeled carts and high stepping
cobs. AS left the popular rendez-
vous of the boulevardiers [ was al
most run over by Jack Tar, whose
wide collar streamed in the breeze
as he madly wheeled along. Rumi-
mating on this new recruit to the
ranks of the enthusiasts, I wander
ed all alone to the crosstown cars at
One Hundred and Twenty-ffth
street, where, in exchange for my
crumpled transfer, / received anoth-
er one for the Third avenue cable
car. 1t rushed along, stirring up an
invigorating breeze, and soon land
ed me at Third avenue and Forty
second street, in the heart of the
bustling east side. Here the con-
duotor proffered me transfer on
the Forty second street orosstown
line. On arriving at Forty second
street and Sixth avenue, the start
ing point, / glanced at my watch
and discovered that had enjoyed a
three hours ride over the surface of
Manhattan Island for a solitary 5
cent piece. York Letter in
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Hardy German Carp.