The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
SUNBEAM

Gov J. n. Irwin OF Arizona who has been In thp
town on business for tie ten daya afrms that N.
idea OF ardi,y lurking In the name "Arirona" has
done the Territory more harm than any other ono
thing lie insists too that the Territory 10 misnAmsd
since much OF hsa blooming garden. rieh III tropical
and semi tropical vegetation.
-kary pedestrians IN Union square sAv the oths-
morning the oldest tiny rsd.ssgsd ngurs hurryins
eastward toward Fourth avenue II WAS . Japape,.
gir Of or 10 clad In native Besides the rcd
stockings the most conspicuous article attire wa an
extremely wide sash Of rich material tied In a sreu
bow bshind. Japanese man In American eos,um.
accompanied the little creature
The nightly crowd At the branch Of the New yo-s
Free Circulating Library In West Forty second sire.
shows how Literally 1t Ia pAtronised in comparison win
more rresntious Libraries which are closed just teo.
the masses OF tho people releAed from their dA
toll. Between and o'clock in the evening the a..
Ia crowded with eager applicants for books and IN.
casual visitor vii at the same time be struck with IN.
pretness OF tho average working R,r her this, tor
novels and the daintine Of the attire vLi,
blossoms out from her meaere purse
"A small queen he d sway In . Fourth avenue s.r.s,
the other day. and all her fellow passengers cheer
fully bowed TO her rule She was tiny Aud beautiful
italian girl scarcely more than s,x ysArs old i've
news5oys escorted her into the and one RENAMED
Al her size Her hair hung In tan gled curs her ners
and he great gray eyes were opened wide to take w al
that wen. on Everybody smiled and stared ana IN.
boy at her lido delighted with the attention shs
attracted. The pleasure OF both children reached 10
r.sed org enough to prrss nicks! into the hanl OF
the tiny princess II was unmistnka bis ,rbutsto
genuine beauty.
-iuo', accountants such as the missing Cox are
common enough In England. but unit recently were
ii tie known IN this country They skilled book.
keepers. with wid knowledge OF business methods
When anew enterprise is TO he hoaed or All old .
TO lie r.orVaLizei public accountant unemployed 10
cXsrNine the asars of the anil certify what
ever he may have discovered II Is not uuu,au Tor
Nor .tn mat, fr
meni of high priced bookkeeper to have their toc.s
kept b. an office c.crk aud call In public accountant
two t rec Zines wear to the accounts. Lnx
ordinarily charged SO day for his service, AMI
Awavs Keep on tap e!.ht ton men who could be h,.d
from - 70 u u day
Anne lean residents IN oSo,. are the only ro-
ton ri s,e Caucasian 60 ON Ceatsi with any degree
OF consideration Nv the overwhelming British major
Ia. Tie fast 18th the small American contngsnti.,
puVnacous thAt th- frions rouii know peace were
the Americans trtac! with the Is IN, ted
out 10 residents OF o;ner naionaIties Upon occa
sion al American C6rsnl';cnerai who hing
nut popular with his fellow countrvmcn MAS blscc
la ell when he applied for election to the to, cn'
The Americans at "nce took IRE and although t'ey
constituted unly about one tenth OF the memN,r.h,a
their energetic protcst resue in the Consu GENERA
eleciitn. After that they unanimously ami sncces.u ,
asked for his removal from the onsutGenerAshr
-rny clerk brigham. recen: death nerves to hraw
atcrtlor to the anomalous place OF the rAvna.t--s
clerk the initri states navy Although sunjrc. N
mintIry law All clai in uniform these mea have 10
Official recrR ikci RANK. and they appointed ,
for H.. Iaymsst'r's tour OF dIty Tho pAymA,icr
nonInscs lis GEEK to the department aud the >ecrs
tarv ur the Navy makes Tho appointment Custom
r"r'o,sl, enough however, has come in moli tho
Anoma es OF the ray cle!ks piace He always ''ses
will ;he tuuior officers and ia treated ofcer u
tie ship and although his appointment 10 aiways
short he is nearly always sure of place. MANY
pay clerks have been twenty or thirty years In
AMI Of q EN- exceedingly Popular aboard ship
III, salary OF pay clerk ranges from SitOO to q %
year cordns to the rating of his ship. lie Rrss
bone ard can expect no promotion.
10 you know" said a we'll no wn OF CourederNs
Officer that tho Confederate Government WAS Ne
only Government in tho world that rea y enforced
hititi During tho war the Government prohih,t'i
the manufactured liquor in Virginia 1t was here
the army was AMI the .ams prohibition s>tendsi %
the other southern States This law made brcau.s
tho Government wanted all the grain feed the reo
pie The further result that the Confederate army
was the soberest army that the world ever had This
lne liquor that could be had only obtained upon
the prescription o: surgeon The nrst three barres
OF Q"r for medicinal purposes were sent under guard
through West Nirg! mia and consiRn ID eadns
geon They cs-ted the mountains snd
several days were occupied in the rir At their dss
na,ion the barrels were found to be empty. Al
this WAS m cry. but an examination showed that
v,mrt tos had been bored in each cast. the liquor
drawn out ard the hoe neatly plugged The whole
battalion alonx guards for this liquor had In
way swallowed it all gradually. and though big row
was raised. 1t was impossible to nx the offence on
any one"
How people out Of the tens OF thousands who
pass u, ani down day by those historic Of
tie little city OF the past take notice Of the nilesons
bv which tho Manhattan Island farmer
gentleman regulated his speed or computed time for
easurs and shopping as he came AMI left to~ns We;
there is Tho one milestone OF old stage
days tho Bowsry opposite Rivington street..
aud on Third near Seventeenth street
tn. west side. opposite Chinese Laundry.
stands a ct ne bearing the legend In deeply grav.n
bn, time " orn lstters: Two Nj es from City HAa.
Now York On upper Eighth avenue another some
Ives only the number Of miles from the CITY 10 /
II also the distance from Ilar EN- vi aRe 'asnre
ty the old kingsuriIge road from that hamlet ~
: the is and. 4, knnbriige where tic "d
post road crossed Spuytsn IuEv,i Creek inio
Wsstcheste. " diyersinR thence to Albany and
Boston Is the last o: The mi esons> 1t sti bears tms
| inkcripti.n Fourteen Niles from the City Han. New
York These stones were up hen the ina
o. the city made BY John Randr. engineer %: .
who's. and plans of the city, reets ave
nues aud public aces were 80 accurate that thsy
have stood nae challenged until this d,v.