The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-14

Henry Wizards fondnsu for studying lAnruaFss
amounts almost passion. His railroad interests e.
cupy all OF his time during tho day, but nearly all II
his evenings are given to the srudIe and careful
study OF OF the interesting phases OF the DIFF
ferent tongues with which he ia acquainted. But like
many other linguiss he got through with the Voapuk
craze a long while since. and his time 10 given over
great deal to Italian. Willard Is OF the few
| Americans who are warmly welcomed in Berlin. Our
| countryinen popular enough In Paris and have
something OF following in London but as rule BsE.
lin s cold TO them, except in the case Of Mr. Willard
Probably no simple aggregation OF figures gives such
Rwonderfu idea OF the sdvSnce in modern warfare ~
tho description OF the Rrunp gun which has lust
been ordered for CronstRdt 1t throws bail Weighing
| 2U0o pounds distance Of twelve miles The gun u
fortyfour feet long and can be fred twice minute
Every time 1t ROeEon II costs the Government $500
1t will not be used for tho purpose of firing Government
sSlutes II we're planted on Governors Island and
used to salute Secretary Tracy when he passed b.,
every such ceremony would cost the Government 81.
500 few trips past Governors Island by the ssero,
tary would bankrupt the navy in single day
The agent OF che OF the big steamship lines remained
yesterday that about onshaf of the tourists starting
abroad at THY season of tho had the word Rev
erend" prDted before their nAmsa There are few
oergymen,' tho agent said, who buy return tickets
for less than three months ahead and often In.
pressed the sleek wefed opulent look OF the min
listers when they In the office to passage
1t is question in my mind whether any
single body of Americans enjoy much Ct the
good things OF life "a olerRymen. They all take Rooa
uuAers tho ships and their Vacations are long sad
EXPENSIVE lcant get moro than week away from
the onoo in but three months with the modern
clergyman Ia looked upon as barely time to reoupersto
his exhausted energo II Is not TO be wondered At that
business men occasionally feel little bit suTiy whoa
they think Of the good things that fall the olsrGy.
mans lot"
Of tho crosstown that through Fourssnth
street from Union the other day The moved
along like snail, and the driver several times stopped
altogether without apparent cause After time
the man began to demonstrate.
IL can't do anything" said the driver; zee
that blue ahead OF mef can't get past
It and that driver is going 10 walk his
horse all the way to Seventh avenue. Thorsb nFht
on between the roads. and whenever q fellow on one
line gets ahead he makes the other fellow wait until he
gets good and ready"
There are two cross town lines on Fourteenth street
and their tracks overlap each other The blue" line
which enters Fourteenth street At Broadway leaveSu
At Seventh avenue and the trouble appears 70 - b.
tween those two pointG
Ice serves tho double purpose of soap and water With
some OF tho "wstersido characters" of New ToEt 70
is no uncommon thing to SEQ workman walking along
tho East River front at tho hour and induStouSy
scrubbinR grimy hands with Q small piece OF ice. 10
makes an excellent mechanical soap.
Just an elevated train stopped at yaz plAsA ~
other day, = boyiSh voice pipsd upt Papa itb NJ
with you" Half dozen hsadS turned q the
sound, and all who looked q discoptsntod ANAL
boy alone In Of tho side aest while pretty little
girl of 10 nestled close pAtornh looking In the
seat Just ahead OF the lad The father the
boy glance Of mild disspprovA and pleasant smil0
rtpped round the Those who took the tro1blo -
watch the little family party getting on ~ The nsxt s
ton observed that the lad had GRIN grip % the ~
ternsl hand.
Par down on the East River 'front.' may oooNAr
nuts unioAded from the hold Of small t5on atasmssO
plying between this port and the tTopicS They ere
brought up from the hold In baskets and trans
Tered to large coarse baEA The eoooanut hAndlsR
lakes nut In each hand, cracks the Two 09ethoI.
counts them, and drops thom into the BIG when
half dozen handling the nuts In this
fashion, the cracking proeeSs sounds like the
click Of very large poker ohipL The cracking
8 done to test the shells and one b 1ouAa
insound It cast aside The sliGhtaSa touch reveals
iefeot when ono Of q pair 10 found defective the
Is retained and touched very quickly 70 the
,ut that is substituted for tho thrown NE
defective ones are gathered up to be sold 70 aAn re-
Ailers for immediate consumption. There are usually
hrse or four men on the pier munehinR the meat 81
uoh ooooanuts are too badly damaged to be sold
Amateur unaRcians complain that they are no ioReay
n demand There is general tendency 10 frVvn %
Of tho young performers noWadayu and the oIasS
hat set in time ago this PARTICULAR fern q
household amusement has quite diSappoa1oA ne
rowds that gather around Hermann are BY Nc msaas
great as theywere year or two asorwhsa be GaYoeH
lbions of his dexterty In some public places ana ne
manufacturers Of tools OF various sorts
complain OF constant falling Oh OF their sal0a tits
apparently nothing moro than freak Of public tAste
Austin Corbn'S wedding present 70 an old friend b
Philadelphia the Of his mAEninoonty aDp0tue1
private for trip to Mexico The vas DR0viaO1
With every thing needtuL including corps Of savanna
Assistant District Attorney hAodonA who 10 0mV1Vs5
4 one Of the Jeanette search expadiunuR has -
optsd the invitation Of the American TAohV Cub 70 D.
liver a address at Rye, early In June- IN eonAo9
With every familiar with the far nGEth Mr.. Mao
ona 10 quite convinced that tho coming summer YIN
big with surprises for nAviEStorS In the ARoa fog
he reason that tho mild winter has freed great Gen.
nens OF fast that have for generations prOvontsA
no northw ard passage OF explorers Never oinos
cation was established between America and H1-
opc has loo been encountered the Atlantic In BOnh
,v ATTITUDES and tho quantities have been GPoSs e
D mako imprAnticAble previously established S1SaR
.nea in tho northern "forteL" The fact that mAuyOZ
10 captains reporting ioe have noticed that II eoa-
ained great quantities Of clay and rock MT hSadonA
yards as con evidence that IL 10 what 70 called
shore ce" and that land heretofore unAppFoashAbis
an now be reached Tho object Of the club In inviting
r Macedonia is rsvvo public interest In the sabjsea
tho Arctic exploration at propitious time
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