The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-10
sUNBEAMs

| ing establishment In Broadway, below Twep,rths.
| street
"A public schoo, law recently passed in New s.,,,.
hiss caused great demand for school teachers IN.
applicants 90 far have not been above one tAi,s ~.
number required
| The sales Of leaf tobacco in Virginia tho t,u,
| have been the largest ever known For tho inonn J.
July LOS ll3 pounds were se!d increase o. u a.
pounds over July Of last year.
The water lily. whose leaves cluster c,o,s IA M
water stand in the ceniro Of tho Union squsrs for.
tain has begun to put out Its blossoms Tho plsu, :,
African lineage shuns tho sunlight and prefer, y,
| paint the town red by night
druggists that soil postage stamps are not Az -,
purely nevoient persons that the general pubic t,,
them obc Many concerns dealing iu small insrr.s
tive articles take in Thousands Of dollar. worm -
stamps every year and sell them At discount to d,rs
Eists and Others, perhaps even to middem.n. Mseos
sequence the druggist makes neat percentage on h,
retail sale OF tho same stamps
--Gov. Buchanan. who figured so prominently in IN.
recent trouble with tho miners Coal Creek Tenn a,
said to know about driving cows than d,r.c,,.
tho operations Of an army Of militia lie wa,
farmers boy, and IL robust energetic man seitm,ss
and self educated lie 10 very popular among IN. Ne.
pie Of the rural districts and tho President Of m.
| State Granger Society whom elected Governor.
Although cars have been generally dstribn,,a n.
the railroads of Illinois but little whsa, novn,
eastward from that State. Alliance leaders att,bp,s
this the circular from Washington sav,,n.
the farmers to hold their grain In tho southern n,
of the State where tho yield was the greatest, oni,
enough wheat has been thrashed and sold pay pres,
ing debs while the bulk of It has been put In ,,ors
houses to await higher prices
Henry George has passed some weeks thi, spmm.,
At Merriewold. the single tax summer s.ttem,n, "a
Sullivan county Here surrounded by small knot a,
dncipes MIR. George has been hard at work upon nj.
forthcoming reply to tho Ropes encyciical. II, h.
eves that the Popoa utterancs in this instanc. -,
aimed at the 90 casd George land theory. tn. rent,
originally intended TO be ct most moderatesi,ed pam
phlet IL spreading into . small book.
Most OF tho tropical plants that ordinari hcu,.s
under glass In Central Park and seldom seen BY mon
vlsorA now disposed in picturesque fashion n,
tho slope Just east of Mcaowens Pass Tavern tn, a,
ray unusually nne as II includes many rare pam,
and variety Of curious plants from New Holland and
other parts of Australasia They attract little attention
however a. they are placed 90 that considerable s,p
OF the sacred unroddsu swsrd lies between them and
the curious visitor.
For many years John Boyce an old negro has cos,
night after nEht to old mill tho Rrandy Inc ",o
sec 1t run" The mil has been Idle for thirty years but
Boyce has kept up his vigil The watchmen a. the mill
knew the old mans vAgary and they humored him. A
few NIGHTS ago a new Waterman was At the mill IL
did not know Johns habit and, suspscting that w
on evil bent had him arrested When 1t explained
who he was he was dismissed with the advice thaths
had batter watch the old mill run from bridge near
by and keep away from the mill
Every observant man must have noted with amus&
meut the curious relations existing between vart
orders OF coachmen DO found In this town The
livered private coachman is the best but least 70
spected Of his trade. Next In sstrespectng dignity 10
him comes the driver Of such general public convey
ances as Col. shspard's Fifth avenue coaches More
sespectng than either is the driver Of the cab for
hre lie is the privatesr Of the highway. and be d.
spises alike the comm anders Of Col Shepards pass.n
ger ships and the hveried captains Of those yachts OF
the pave. tho private coaches.
An Italian with clean bright spade under hi. arm
was al Cent n Arae
the other day. lie skunk away surly. apparently DO
ievinR tho bsastsd freedom Of this country farce
The guard that turned him explained hysandeY
that no person carrying spade pick hoe other such
tools may be used TO the injury OF grasa pan o,
trees is permitted to pass through Central PARK Tho
rule seems to be somewhat relaxed in the early morn
ing. when hundreds OF workinGmen stream across Tho
Park to their work enjoying tho delightful freshueo
the dawn In the great pleasure place.
Midway between Fifteenth and Sixteenth syesta
at tho curb. lies broken brown stone which bear, tho
inscription. "Union Square. Founded 1891" RIA
part Of the pavement and yet New Workers have
walked that way for forty without noticing this
modest Official record. This Wild locality 1881,
farmhouse stood at tho junction OF the Bowery
road and the road to Boominedals the upper part
Of tho present little park. and dust and bsckherres
abounded at tho road sides The city Strengthened out
the streets at that time into squarA and the park
an Arterthought The lion. Walter Bsvne was Mayor
at the time md the also suished by the
frat and terrible visitation OF Asatc cholera
"A bet ~ to whether the architect OF the City Hall
1T 10 called the Hail OF the City OF New York" the
corner stone) was lrshmau . scotchman has los,
been Officially decided to DO drawn The architect
John HoCoinb Jr. was born in this city in 1888 and
died here In 1853 As his father was also born hs
country. there Is dicuy in deciding that he VA an
American, and neither Irish nor Scotch. his grand
father bore the OF Malcolm, which ~ evidently
transformed later into McComb because eeAts ressm
blance in sound and originally from sossand 70
nj IN RAafA thAN HAL
the only other monument of NJ. NcComb1 archaic
tural skill is old st. Johns Church In yarick street
which was erected in 1907.
Botanical names for plants are Necessary for pur
poses OF classification. but the names in use BY on,
srandfathers are much more picturesque ana to the
point At tho upper centre OF Madison square 10 .
cluster Of plants with long leaves and lovely red
flowers that blossom on arrowy stem. and those
graceful plants rise TO the height feet amid the
vsriegated mass of Reraniums and colsas their
When tho gardeners arc In . COED humor 10 answer
questions they will give the pilgrim stranger
botanical name for the plant and he will proceed
sraightvay to forget it But the people know that
its old familiar name 10 "Indian Shot like that desg
nation best and know that after the flowers hav. dsap
psared and the pods have become brown shryeled
they win open and drop score or two of black shiny
seeds OF the size of . buckshot
1t is = psculiarity of many German BARRIERS that
their personal friends also their customsrs and
certain amount of nsighborly gossip folows the en-.
trance ana preceues tner ext to the delay OF
in the chair. An exaggerated gentleman whose chin
had been rubbed by the sthered fingers OF q smiling
barber who gossipnR hts head with frtsnr.
suddenly sat up in his chair and told tho surprised
operator that he would eheerfuiy pay him quarter
for sl,have time he would keep his hands
chin when holding the IL 10 the belief OF
many victims that II shop will up In the shaving
business with the understanding that customers chin
shall DO rubbed into state Of irrtatsd Tenderness
by hard ana bony hand, under the absurd pleAt,ss
the process softens the crop OF bristes, It viii b
crowded with happy customers and coin money.
Tho old-fashionea "Bowsry boy" the delight and
Of New York for the first half Of tho century.
who "chs.ked" Thackeray. worshipped Edwin For
ana had respect for living soul eIcep, the
foreman Of the mach with which he ran has for
ever disappeared Only the traditions OF his might and
hts wit remain. At recent ministerial gathering IN
this city clergyman told of adventure had by he
father with one Of the bhoys." as contemporaries
phraseology has It I'm . butcher, AM" Fsif the
man, as he seated himself on . FIRE plug and held the
preacher with his Elttering eye and what are You"
"Me-we!i have been follower OF tho Lord for thir
teen years" "sRy. sonny" interrupted tho BO"sv
boy III you've followed the Lord thirteen years and