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The sun., 1884-09-14
ODDITIES OF THE M4ILS
Some sr the Cariews Thiass Uncie San FInds
N tho Pack ages he Carries.

N tho Pack ages he Carries.
II wonder II this is dynamite" said clerk
in the newspaper and package department OF
the Post Office to q reporter yesterday as he
picked up round package covered with white
paper and carslessIy tore 1t open. 1t contained
an expensive straw hat addressed to leading
sporting man In this city.
DO many such things come through the
mails2" asked tho reporter.
You would bo surprised to see some OF the
curious things" he said. You see. that hat
comes from one OF tho leading hotels in Sara
toga. So he probably forgot 1t, and sent word
to the clerk to forward II by mail. 1t would
make you laugh. he continued. :" to see some
OF the articles OF dress that are cent from
the hotels to actresses actors, drummers
and nar. sporting nsI people: We ind night
taces. Among other things are worms and
insects. You see. IL a farmer finds n
curious pest eating up his trees or plants
he gathers specimens and sends them to the
agricultural editor of his newspaper who
makes an inspection. and tells him what
broken. and the contents crawl away before
they reach their destination. great number
Of packages OF minerals. quariZ and news.
naper cuts. that weigh very heavy are sent
through the mails"
Arc you allowed to open all such packages ?"
Yes; the law compels Us to open all pack
ages Of second -class matter when we have any
Do the carriers have to deliver heavy and
ineOnvenient packagest'
No: notices are sent to the persons TO whom
they are directed. and they can for them"
The sun., 1884-09-14
FORTRESS MONROE IN DANGER.
VIII It Revert - the state Of vIrs,nIA aad
he DeH0Ilsheds

FORTRESS MONROE, Srpt. IA resolution
Is before the Virginia Legislature inuuiring
into the conditions upon which the Fortress
Monroe reservation was ceded by Virginia to
tho United States Government and inautring
further. in tho event Of these conditions having
been violated. what recourse Is left Virginia;
whether. In short this land does not revert to
Virginia. II II does the fort and ali It's belong
ings might be removed or destroyed. The
Democrats have full possession OF the present
Legislature nnl ara strong enough to pass any
measure over the Governors veto.
This Is a Democratic move, started. perhaps.
from motives Of revenge: but IL has gone far
enough now to indicate that 1t may prove more
than simple worry to the persons at whom II is
aimed According to tho decd Of cession, tho
land upon which Fortress Monroe is situated
and the tract surrounding 1t were ceded to
tho United States solely upon the condition
that they should be used for military purposes
only. Now. upon this military tract has sprung
tho immense Hygeia Hotel. Of which Mr.. Har-
rison Phpbns is the proprietor.
MIR. Phubus's money making capacity H.
made greater than that Of any other hotel
Keeper in the country for the reason that ho
hnS To pay no taxes to either national or state
Governments. The hotel is on the one spot in
the country which enjoys the novel distinc-
ton OF being absolutely independent OF taxes,
and therefore tho revenue from liquor sold at
twenty-five cents drink ~ In itself enormous
For some years past grumblings over this con-
diton nf affairs have been hoard in Virginia.
Mr.. Phpbus Is a Malone Republican.
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BATHIyG SUITS LEFT OYER.
Not = Popular Article THE seRsou-Abrups
varintleas OF AtyI~.

vort0uoos OF btSes
Bathing suits" said q young clerk with a
toy moustache. as he leaned with rght.angled
grace over the counter OF shop on upper
Broadway. haven't been much OF q success
this year. don't know whether 1t 10 because
people haven't bathed as much MS formerly or
whether they have decided to use last years
suits. but We ars left with pretty heavy as
sortment on our hands. The biggest run on
bathing suits was about three years ago. when
newspaper began to write them UP. The
watering place correspondents devoted their
time to describing the extraordinary costumes
worn by women who went into the surf.
Occasionally thcy gave a. little space to
the men. and tho demand for mems fancy
bathing suits grew, very rapidly. What wo call
were popu ar for time. We made them in all
colnrs. and tho most absurd horizontal and
obliIue designs. They wore OF every color
from violent red to pea green. and the
wilder the design. the more easily tho garment
sold. Then the cutlery was raised against them
BY the women on account OF their alleged in
Ever since that we have been making them in
two pieces. breaches and jerseys. Usually they
are Hrmlcss-I mean tho Jerseys" explained
the clerk. holding his moustache carefully while
How about the bathing suits OF the other
sex. Nobody cares what mon wear
Every woman has her own bathing suit
any rate they no longer buy of US. We found
out long ago 1t was impossible to satisfy any
woman with n bathing suit. She wanted to ac-
eompllsh tho lmpossibe.'
In what wRyF'
She wished TO- appear graceful. we'll formed.
and dscorous and modest. all ut the same time.
II didn't Eo."
Touching his mustache lightly at either end.
he allowed q playful smile TO appear. and then
retIeatsd to the rear OF the store.
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IN Place or soar.
La,Aer from Roots that sailor Tkinks !
Beiter for bis Woolisn SHIRT.


large part OF the mahogany brought to
this city from Mexican and Central American
ports Is landed at the piers near the foot OF
East Seventh and East Eighth streets. 1t is
brought In schooners that are broad OF beam
and Of light draught SO as to get into the shoal
harbors where the wood IL obtained. A sailor
was scrubbing big woollen shirt on the deck
Of one of those schooners Yesterday. Tho gar
Inent was stretched out nat. Tho man poured
some fresh water over IL from bucket, and
then picked up what looked like q handful OF
weed roots and rubbed them over 1t. A strong
lather appea red at once and. picki ing u brush.
the man rubbed away vigorously.
Where 10 soap ike that made" he was
asked whom no stopped to pour on more water
Mexico. The Dagos and Greasers M gather t en; EN-.
They're b.tter'n soap. which draws tho shlrts
up SOS they hang over the loo gun'als OF yer
trousers. aud them roots don't"
The roots como from singular shrub.
said the CAptain. 1T grows on the prairies OF
Mexico, II has very pithy trunk with q big
head Of stiff loaves two and . half feet long,
each ending In a long thorn. Tho leaves are q
dark green. and In the centre blooms a beRuti-
full white flower. Ths leaves are used r. make
hats and coarse sort Of oordRge by the natives.
Whom the stalk dries the leaves will burn up
Ike hash Of powder They call the plant
known a. SOAP weed among English-speakipg
people who are acquainted With IT."
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TAbss Net . silver KISS.
Yr0N the So, LDuis Globe L)s BtDcydt.

Senator II. A. w. Tabor has figured aa q sill
ycr king Ills wealth In believed by many even III Dem
yer be beyond computation, and when he served
his thirty days torn IN the United states
Senate the newspapers were rlled with stories about
his night shirts and big diamond rings His career
has been. Ind eed marvellous. Seven year- ago he ran
little grocery store In the guch lie Rrh h-taked sue
cessful prospectoru snd his wealth beRau rolling up.
The most important Of his present property consists
Of interest in the Matchleps nne at Iehdye, tile
Tabor business block In Denver the TABOR opera House
In the place. and the Tabor opera ouse here. The
output Of the MatchieHs has dropped on seventy pSr
cent part of 10 la litigation Au suit 10 dragging
the courts for ore heretofore taken ont The Opera
House and block Denver covered with mortgages
ani the interest borrowed money simply rnorInous
eating up large cent Of his hgh renis The tperA
Hoase here 10 \ small twOsiory brick building. with Two
store In front and a saloon ia the rear. They
probably pay average rent OF $50 month A. to
the Opera House portion, the entertainments In IL do
not exceed every two wcckA The entire building 10
nior;g ,Yed aud can readily that very
nous income 10 derived from it,
In addition to what IL mentioned MT. Tabor owns
one half interest in the Clarendon Hotel large frame
building in this city. ON this he recently borrow ed
SlO.OCD OF course he has large amount OF mining
property both In this state and New Mexico hut II 10
practically productive. and so largely must hope
enter into Its valuation that cannot be haed upon
commercial basis.
The most sangune Of Tabors friends sny ishe clean.
al up what he has he would be worth k1OUn Others
say ne would be worse OF than nothing. One thing 10
certan-hs 10 not millionaire. He II nf present max
ing of the state for Governor which will
reduce his pile considerably
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Pronunciation In I.i"eolnsh're.

Our American custom Of calling the prong Of
q fork a tyuc Is Lincolnshire pcculinrty and ckne
with our fathers The more general ward prong is
indeed driving II out but tyne il Understood In Lin
cousnirr alone. The older men here distinctly reInem
brr the pronunciation Of nature ami creature atur aud
critter Just they were pronounced in Now England
MY years Perhaps the most amusing nf these local
pecusrtes Is the old. fashioned liurolns shirc OF
calling cucumber cowcunber whirb the
older readers Of the C0uvdnt will promptly recall
common In their childhood 81. too that quaint
chAirn which many Of Us welt remember OF calling
cdOc and pound pnonnd remains IN full force
not only In Lincolnshire bu has extended throughout
all England and may be called the accepted prOnuncia
ton of the liphhong hear H. not only In the cahe
drAl pupits hut on the lips OF the shon hoys II has
survived iu Phadelpha aud perhaps elsewhere with US
but II has mainly been laughed out Of New England.
HIT to me the most interesting couHcc lion between
Lincolnshire and New kngaud pronunciation 10 the
little word been" ~ has long been wonder TO me
how and why that word Hhoui be- pronounced not only
In New England. hut throughout the United states so
differently from what II is in England nnh 10 all her
colonies In England Scotland, Ireland, Canada,
Australia, Nova Scotia. South Africa, II IL made 10
rhyme with and hetweeiI, whereas IN our coun'
try It Is made to rhyme with sin and dii. II Was
all ex xplancd when came to Lincolnshire hnh found
that the old local there was To call II Lin, and
that Ia not yet entirely driven out To tn. day have
not been -bl, To that ntner nh fh-hun-d Prunun
citation Of the same word. ben bni cnud not mud II
In LiucGlnshire. But niai3y words which tir older
people will remember ~ now mostly gone br. such as
put with short pretty pronounced phtS Anh party,
heard pronounced heerd ! lind well remembered In
Lincoln and Boston
The sun., 1884-09-14
From u. Washington critic.


"Guteau's curse is very active nowadays"
remarked morbid citizen TO critic reporter. The
murder Of Uhc-r Fowler Of the three mounted
who guarded the nssa sins van lie striking addition TO
the long LIST of tragic deaths aud msfortuncs that have
ovtrtaken jurors doctors. detectives bailfs jaer.
policemen, httorncyA hni slmost every Kind OF hsft
viuais directly Indirectly with the hssas
sins ,a,p ,prisonnent. conviction, and execution
The list of misfortuHc- a- published from time TO
time began almost M soon the assassin hal uttered
hi, tragic curse and has included deaths sickness In
sanity loss of position, prosecution and persecution
scandal, DC,
Among the latest entries in the list the murder of
oicrr Fowler. the tragic dtH'h Of Dr. Woodward and
the United Sutes ilutcl disaster for wh, Judge Cox
who sentenced Gu,tsan has been found partially re-
syonsihe by aCorOner- jury.
81 can rem, mber the evening the verdict WIS
de ed. when the approaching uzht and the hn'iina
SNOW had dark "nei tn" u0tt routi. an c Tampa and
candies placed rn the heNch ard c.nnssl tables threw
hIful shadows the room. The verdict
dcreh amid the most Intense silcuSc. spontaneous
Of something like spHiau-e gr"et" it nnd then
the assassin glaring like wild peast rwaNng tn and
frn IN All agony "f fcnr and anger invoked III. awful
all whn raised hn!.r AGAINST him. or by
word deed aided IN his confinement and con victiOn
" II was a yerS Impressive inmate, The nsssssius
srtfuns then were much unre horrible and thrilling
than in the moment ut MS death upon the scan0id"
The sun., 1884-09-14
CusrsUs rnArURks OF ACTUAL E1ER
A IslaaA % Rrsssy Woosw.
Pvom tAs Bostvn rimo.

The Channel Islands and particularly Jer.
sey possess much Of interest the stranger but the
browning glory Of jersey 10 the beauty of her women
prise In any competition Of foniniRe grace. Rare
creamy compexions that would put the bleom on tho
peach 70 blush. ngares made graceful and 'tnewy by
bodily toll wish rather strongly cut features eyes
sloes aud lpsttou. dark hair the girls met on the
acAiion OF womsny Independence. beauty aud maiden
The soft white mist. tina. the island every night
from sundOwn to sunrise give them carraon CHECKS
The toll that brings with Il NE .ctSe healthy sody
women the sympathiss q true manhood. y p beonase
Of the woful dearth OF men In Jersey that tile women
do ell the work. where meet IN these tor.
tuous streets Of 81 Hehers youfncct ten woisf out
among the farms this dsproporon of the sexes IL
mors painfully apvarsnt. The heavy. uasaiuly
carts the country roads almost without eacep
ton driven by women and handsome women too.
Groups Of cherry checked girls be In vaysds
orchards. some picking apples from tho tto,a others
strAning at the rude cider presses The little fields
with their lnxuriant growth OF turnps cabbnxss and
rtuAbaess ell tended by women while the blooing
flowers the house yards show In their rich variety
the evidence Of woinans care md attention Noao but
women are to be In tho big public market OF st.
Heltsrs-wo,nen buying nnd women selling. wha, men
you see are either too young Or too old and decrerit
who have come home to end their days smelling OF Salt
and full OF of stormy voyages 10 Buenos
Ayres, to Australia, or through the China seas.
The sun., 1884-09-14

A large. strange cat took refuge In tho barn
Of Joseph simonson AT Princes Bay, s. l., the other
day, child attempted to feed IL, but ran into the
housa crying with pain II had been severely bitten
the hands Mrs SonsOn went TO the barn to drive the
AWAY, and waa savagcy attacked. The animal fss-
tened It's tee,h aud claws in Mrs sm0nsoIs hands and
arms, aud could not be shaken OF. The woman threw
her hands above h,r head with the Anna clingng to
them aud screamed ith fear and pain Her husband
to the anil heat the from his wife with
nhcsyy hay stick. rhs berst then turned on HIM. but
h- killed after sharp struggle The cat was recoe
niIrd hy sOne children a. one that has lived In the
woods near by for some time where II had become al.
most Wild
Mrs. Sthou'ou's wounds were hA,hed with l!ninent,
bur the hands nnd RAPIDLY swe.icd ~ three times
their natural size. ard became di.coored Under doe
tOrs cArs sIt u now rscOxerinE
The sun., 1884-09-14
The Dying Tramp.


I'll tell you what I'd like TO see. remarked
Chcago Burlington AMI Quinry conductor. and that
all professional this country tied down
To the rails right in front OF the fast mall
WHATS the matter with you and the trainps now
Matter enough. The other day. down near tales
burg, pulled the bell rope aud stopped the
train lie sail h, had the body of ",an hy the
side OF the track. We pulled back awsyH, and, sure
enough IN H.. ditch lay tranp lie seemed 70 he dead
We Examined him when he showed signs Of life. Then
carried him into tn. baggage car aud liked up
bed for him Pretty soon he opened his eyes
and gaspcd: 'Fsl,--of-trRn. Badly hurt There
was doe,ar on the tram. aud he ss,d the fellow
injured internally. probably fatally. lie pre-
scriisd nulants 50 skrmish.d around sud got
bottle two Of whiskey. He drank II like water. all
time rolls his and groAnins lie pted that
bottle aud asked for more The kind hearted bagaase
man brought quart flask OF his chest and tn,d
To give him some Of that when we pulled into 1alss
burg he WAS sleeping and l wns sfrsii, dying, The
poie. When We came back our patient ha recovered
an! disappeared Ihe u'art bntt" OF wh.key gooi
zone with him."
The sun., 1884-09-14

w. have several watches IN the safe that
have been lett under Wuws said the clerk az n Pha'
delpla hotel. few pairs or bracelets, lots ui gum
shoes aud rlipp-rv hookease full of novels packs Of
playing caTd p0cNct kuNes, raknrs hair brushes and
combs and vuriuds other things suppos" enough TO
start regular pawnhrnker'- auction There IL
my nunhrr of umbrellas and canes, Bn' nish'gOwns
beat everything. They have heen accommodating for
years a we've got over nye bundled uf them, sOme
.iAboiatriS .mhrihcrc' 4 few are 'rinuird with
expensive lace hhd great many preitily
marked win tn, uwurrs' nitHls Hardly day
passes without our RECEIVING a letter askn. after
won writ. Tor them, and woudnt admit the
uwnrJs shIp OF them " ~" shuHd forward tlrm re.
ceiyed leIt-r frum lady ms morung asking Ms To
look up uightyuwn thar was left her. than two
months supUOsr wed he shls to hnd IL. Nearly
every da ntgisDrn u sent 10 the laundry; lape Is
then put A. showing the room found in and the
date. and theu IL packed away wh the other night.
gowns Ia 10 kept untl called for There are hundred
~ them yellow with age Annie PlNl.y. the actress
left whit. satin nghtiress here ths last time she
play ed IN this city, II was embroidered all down the
front with dozen different kinds of sewing silk, Anh
must hay. cost E7b Wescnt it to her few days after
she left here"
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Failuro OF . Great Idea.
rrom n, .as1eri,'e Ks,aricator.

When. Col: McKinney's grandfather started
the BaaytOiun Bve he had the most daterng prospects,
Of success He mad list Of over twcntv.s eight sub.
Hcribers embracing the most prominent citizens Of
Buugtown. 3ut he reached out q little too far lie
hired fellow TO shoot at him one nght-not 70 it him.
but him foot two and put the load OF buck
shot in the wall or the wnodboS nj. idea yet up
big sensational article for the isse Of the paper
Shot Al Cowarily Flight Of the MscroantI and all
advance But the pretended murderer "buihcd better
than he knew" or the editor either. In fact he killed
the unfortunate moulder Of popular Thought" and the
result WIS the collapse of the Buay'otcH B!gh.
The sun., 1884-09-14

Col. Bob Gillian has in a glass fronted box
nve large sns,e two blacks and three rsttesnAkss.
DANGEROUS when captured The largest Is over hvs
feet long and has thirteen rates. They aai oap
tuted by Mr. Vine sanford his farm IN Greene county
Not long Mr. iilian had very large king saats
In his box and obtaining blark snnke he put the two
tho box and watched for the reent For several days
snd only Watched the h,scI' Flnsy. one dsy SOUNDS
and desperate struggle attracted those In the store
where the reptiles kept and II was that the
king snake had the blacks head In its mouth. and was
eldeavornx to swallow him. The two fought wrthing
and nhng their tails for hour when the blsck snake
dead The knx snake WAS three weeks in swall0w-
the black aud for six weeks after he had completed
this he ate nothing.
The sun., 1884-09-14
An English man TO he Tried for Killing a.
Owl.
From ne London Daiiy Ne,es.

PARIS. Aug. 29.-An Englishman giving the
name OF Lehbrige has been arrested and TO be prose
cutrh On charge Of having waionlv aud mniciOusly
killed arare brl IN the ysrdin AcclimatatOn The bird
the only % the sind IN France caught six
ago. exhausted by storm the deck of allan
hc steamer, and was presented by the Captain to N
GeOfrJy saint liaire manager Of the garden. IL WAS
n harrhang or snow Owl, kn"wn only IN the highest
mountains Of Iceland, Three witnesses deposed that
they LelhbTtge poke hs stick through the bars OF
the cage mud beat The bird 10 lcath This Lehb'idgs
denied nj the police Office lia will bs triei aud NJ
Sni tinirr asks FOR oII fran damages aud the piA
cArdinK uf the iu,'gnrht IN the garden.
The sun., 1884-09-14

sonnscton with the corpors,los bat 10 ffomolSsif
punber that vacancy is hlleA NJ among the At1eg
prsthren special court Of the corporation bsnG hsse
me Kldss brshrsn hold their ocss for life aaa rs
paid by salary. They have allowances except for
subsistsncs whom travelling duty. They are. too oet
c0nth attached TO any one vessel but are caiiee
upon o snoa as occnaou arises Their most onercue
duty is that OF INSPECTING the lighthouses, llyhtshpe
aud bnoys stationed all round oar coast line Thsn they
periodically elect from their number COMMITTEES Of
have to give the necessary proofs OF fitness They also
act Nautical Assessors In Admiralty cases aud they
form the Committees Of In speotion apponei from time
to fax the purpose OF carrying out various expert
nIcn,s connected with navigation. . -
The suarirs of tn. acting Elder Brethren amount 70
fDD yes aud their travelling aud persons al pchsse
70 nhont e6'o year, AMI these are CHARGED upon tns
derived from the Light duties and other charges IN eo-
to about cryoOo,a year Ballast supplied In the river
Thames however. brings IN nearly Gf2Up and the re-
ccipts on account NJ the p,ots Fund Ei0,Oo year.
Further I'll. Trinity House iH most generous alinou
and hnuusly disburses nearly ciOnp of trust ant
other u,nueNs fr tue r.tet Of poor aged sick main.
ed aud decaNrl -en,sp. and their wives children aud
widow sNerHl alinsOuses nt Nile eud Rni elsewhere
are also under the management OF the corporation.
some ot iia nsts rather quaint Tor Instance.
trihui.d Among the poor Of Iinehouss In whsaten
losves'it would not go very far nowAdays-And thai
OF g. los to he distributed tho poor Of
the hsmlet Of Ratcf. IN sums OF one shilling each
But substantial annuitiea arc fruin timo 10 time
bestowed upon neccsatous mnster mariners In fhct
the Trinity House is a name which 10 reverenccd by
seanen all over the world.
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u rhsd wir. 4. the Park.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: ! would
suggest that subscription be at once opened for
uda to be presented 10 the possssor Of that powerful
intellect which conceived the idea Of fencing the walks
in Central Park with barbcd wire Nothing could be
more exqui.,ely adapted TO. tearing clothes and
managing the hAnda and faces ~ ch!r,n, Al least let
us have the name of thu genius that did II SO that In
case should he aA hard To yet subscr for tho
medal NJ for the BArtholhI pedestal honor hin,
with nnp. wreath OF myrtle on the lat OF Apr nes,
NhM YORK. Sent Rus
The sun., 1884-09-14

For the last week or ten days the Central
and West shore roads have had the largest
business for the year II has been no uncommon thing
for each road 10 trans particularly for thr
West OF from twelve tn eighteen cars all loaded IL has
been almost impossible for either line To run their trains
amy here near time from the East. The through
business seems be about equally divided The HoOsnc
Tunnel roads connection is d"ng great deal for the
West Shore route Ar many as so passengers have esn
turned over to the new road In day, principally from
Boston Doubtless at least pHrt OF This
cl 10 duo 10 the cutting Of rates each road.
The sun., 1884-09-14

| remember when Justice Gard

Il remember when Justice Gardner FIRST
came to Hariem." said sergeant Osborn TO reporter
lie mad not hesn the bench long at that time He
nnsd man nnd then paroled him On his promise to
return with the money "
-" You might wril rcmit ths nns, Justice that
viii never show up CLERK Goodwin said TO the Justice
"' Didnt lie came back Justice Gardner asked day
or two later.
No sir
Well II not remit the line. lie failed me and I'll
foot The Lll tia Justice said, ss he handed the Clerk
dollar