The sun., 1891-05-25
WHAT We ARE ALb TALKING xsorr

| WHAT We ARE ALL TALKING zBorr
The crowds at the Hot Springs are the most
peculiar in this country, according to a Nav
Yorker lust back from there. The best and
| the worst Of folks 20 there. and you see a rres,
millionaire car builder seated at table side hv
sido with n noted Eastern gambler. while con.
! fldence men, sporting men, and tougbs win
their recniinr female companions. are housed
along d gris mss eeeymen sning and merchan,s
curative properties for half the diseases In ,hs
pn%srnacp,pe % =, a. 4. but only enc thing is certain,
bacco out Of aman-about- town. and leave him
new and fresh az new clay pipe, or new
cask. rendy to be resaturated. ~"
The first printing press In this country W..
set up in Harvard In 1899. and Mr. W. IavI.
Fraser. tho artist-lecturer, finds that tho nr.,
American-made illustration appeared in Tul.
ly's almanac OF Boston in 1868. Increas.
Matber's "Ichabod." published in 1908. con.
from 172O books were regularly ILLUSTRATED s1a IL
this country, by, American workmen. Mr
that i,enjamin Franklin was an a ensraSse STese
either on wood or type metal. II that is SO. than
in
Thomas, the printer, who dissineuishsd him.
was the third.
Tho varied tastes OF humanity add greatly IA
the spice OF life. While We think that apps.
rently every one who crosses the Atlantic IA
pushing to take passage on the fastest steam.
ers. there are many who are Just as anxious IA
dawdle over on the slowest boats. There are
enough OF these to keen the crawlers eoine
year after year Such y, s are those
in poor health. and need the complete rest OF a
Gns Sy o on sse
not by any means the poor or the coon omlcai
who use them. Some very rich New YorEefs
travel that way by preference.
Mr.. Alfred NJ. Williams. the editor Of IN.
Providence Journal. has sailed for Ireland,
Scotland. the North Cape Holland, and France.
and will be gone three months. He will seem
quiet man until his history is written. He
was with Gen. Butler in New Orleans; he saw
tho ,ribes 10 the Indian terrory he Wss IN.
correspondent there in blous times, and
for sovon years or longer he has edited the
lrortdehce Journal
To some New Yorkers eight dollars month
is n big rental and quarters better than tene.
ment flats cost so much that city OF 100000
population has been built up across the East
River by persons seeking cheaper rent BUTT
mt ns rss hi sw's5s Yei H4
is the theatre ana hotel men ro The @ rent OF the
little Albemare Hotel Is f5O.OOO year and
is s25O.O0O year 1t is said that the Windsor
ford. who has taken the new. Imperial Hotel. Is
se r.s nE sn S
Opern House. fetches $40 900 a year and thers
is talk OF raise Of that figure hereafter.
II the saloon is the Door mans club It is quite
as true that the open car is the poor mans
carriage The moment that open cars are put
on the street railways the passenger trailc In.
creases beyond tho ordinary d imensions Of city
travel: That is beeause the people ride IN tho
perience. Men and their sweetnearts, mothers
and their babes children with q dime to spend
and indiyiduals who Lave an hour to spare oil
panorama OF city life rolling before them while
they sit at ease looking on.
The greatest bird cage on this continent 10
he Grand Central Station. 1t is a noisy place,
but during most Of tho daylit hours the great.
'st and most incessant noise is that made by
he sparTTSSws. who swefm arm there BY The thou:
train rolls s n shs @ noises s1e
whiting Is silenced. they dutter down upon ,he
'ar roofs and hop about as confidently asR
hey were on terra drma.
A student Of nature out at Bay Ridge has
hosen an odd method to mako himself &C.
Iuainted with the fora Of his neighborhood.
Ie sends now and then dozen or more plants
n rnsteboard box to tho Park Depart-
nent Of this city: with the request that some
nd send him the name Of each plant. Thus
ar his requests have been attendedto.