Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-20
ROUND ABOUT NEW YORK.
RiPpIes on the Current of Life in the
Metropolis.

0Nh SNAN NNal "hE NAkoAbueAg JIG n
listed. But things have changed. The
alleged scarcity Of hard coal, together with
an advance in price Of 81 a ton, is deemed
sufficient cause for the use OF soft coal.
So general has this become that a
cloud Of SCOT e~nvelops the city and New
Workers are daily and hourly acquiring
knowledge OF the value Of the human sys-
tenn as a smoke consumer. The job is
not contributing to their peace OF mind.
On the contrary. they are decidedly warm
and are vigorously prodding the authorities
for relief. The latter scarcely know where
to begin. so widespread is the use OF soft
coal. The engines OF the elevated roads
appear to be the most offensive offenders
and the courts have been asked to enjoin
them. II hard coal cannot be had and soft
coal Is prohibited, the fire holes OF Gotham
will take on a chill and start an epidemic
OF walking.
A few days ago there was a great deal Of
joking at an auction sale Of unclaimed
goods at the custom house over a pair OF
lace trimmed corsets consigned to Wis
count de Castellane. who wants the Wis
counts corsets?" demanded the auctioneer.
Speak up; what am l offered?" There
was silence for a moment, while smiles
overspread the faces Of the persons present.
Then a shabby looking man with a white
duck cap caused a laugh by bidding 50
cents. Six bidders gradually drove the
price up to SO, at which figure the corsets
became the property Of a we'll dressed man
who wore a small goatee. The purchaser,
who said his name was Tanszik, expressed
the hope of selling them at a good profit.
Made of white cotton, the two cnrsets,
which had evidently been made to order for
a mans figure, were the only articles Mr..
Tanszik purchased. Viscount de Castellane,
to whom the corsets were addressed, is said
to be a distant cousin Of the nobleman to
whom Miss Anna Gould was married.
There is a never-ending delight in a day
trip on the Hudson river. The excursionist
who knows something OF the history OF the
Hudson valley has a delight that is denied
to those who merely depend on the natural
scenery, and the glimpses Of towns along
the shore. There is not a mile OF shore
line that does not contain something of
especial value to one who knows the coun-
try through which he is passing.
Some years ago there was a great move
ment among the rich men of New York
to own homes on the highlands overlooking
the Hudson from either shore, and many
hldbhluCCuI nOuseo NtT6 tTeCltus linen
came the rush for the seashore, Tuxedo,
the Berkshires; but the tide has again
turned in the old direction. Estates are
being taken up with new enterprise, mag
nifcent houses are being erected and ex-
tensive improvement laid out. The action
Of New Jersey and New York in saving
the Palisades from destruction has had
something to do with the resurrection of
the Hudson valley. No traveller who goes
up or down this river can be insensible to
the debt he owes these states for their
action. To have allowed these great cliffs
to be tumhled down and ground up into
street paving, would have been vandalism
carried to the utmost verge of destruction.
Were having our own troubles with the
trolley octopus out my way Just now" said
the suburbanite, quoted by the New York
Mail and Express.
ut is laying tracks and putting up poles
for a new line. There's a Dutchman, Hans
Geisler, out there. who own a little seven
by ten place on the line of the new trolley
route TIL workmen began to dig a post
hole in front of his dwelling the other day,
and 1t didn't suit Hans a little bit, so he
came out and forbade them to continue
work. They explained that they had au-
luOIlly run IL pIOptI OLlCldlSt Dul lulS
didn't pacify Geisler, who had made up his
mind that he could not, would not and
should not have the nuisance in front of his
house.
after a good deal of wrangling the fore
man declared that they couldn't waste their
time in Cabling, and ordered his gang to
set to work. Thereupon the Dutchman called
his wife, and with dextrous and unexpected
movement, succeeded in finging over the
hole the men had begun a heavy plank,
upon which he established his frau.
"'Now Gretchen says he, dot ish ware
you standts till / comes me back NIT
elm Injunction and with many charges
to her not to move from the board till
his return. he departed on a fast trot. The
stolid frau stood like a statue, hands on
her hips and defiance painted in her face.
But no sooner had the old man disap-
peared than the foreman directed his men
to take the board. with the woman on it,
and lift 1t from its place. 1t was a heavy
tug, but II was accomplished, and with
perfect politeness the corpulent lady was
set to one side, as If she had been a fat
tea urn on a salver.
THE digging then went merrily on, and
while the old lady held to the letter of her
husbands with silent fidelity, the
men set up q pole. IL was well In It's place
when Hans returned in breathless haste.
waving in his hand the coveted injunction.
When he came painting up and saw what
had been done, he was overcome with as
constituent, first, and then burst out in
wrath:
Ivy you not stood on dot hole, alretty?'
he demanded of his wife.
1T vas on dis poard dot you puts me,
amt It? she answered, with confidence.
H looked at her helpless indignation
for a moment and then cried: vas not
mean dot you standt on dot poard ven dot
hole vas carried ayayi'"