The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-24
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-Bcyclsts riding through Fordham the other day
the unusual sight Of rider upon single wheel He
expert and he went along the rough road appsreat
ly At though Of course his machine without
enough prepared tracks, but such feat 10 seldom
seen OH tho public road.
Tho subject Of the civil Inadvertently Intro
duced In mixed company Of Northern and Southern
gentlemen the other day and all unintentionally the
discussion became warm well. We licked you reb~
anyhow" said of the Northerners yes" replied
the Southerner bandly, you did: but from the mum.
Der Of applicants for pensions should judge crpplsd
every blamed one of you"
The gardeners OF the Park Department were much IN.
terested in the towering Of the Victoria Resa or Anna
zon Lily in the open air at Washington. 1t was decided
several years ago that the plant could hardly ex.
pected to flower in this latitude without the aid Of ar
fetal heat. and at time II In 70
connect one OF the public fountains with the steam
heating compauys pipes and plant the Victoria Resia
In the BASIN 1t estimated that the resulting bIos
would cost about $50 each great many persona
by the way call this flower the Victoria Regina Queen
Victoria" The true name means simply the Royal vio
tora.
There is current in this country q delightful and
oftrepeated story OF how Phillips Brooks DR. Mcvickas
William Dorsheimer and Richardson. the architect all
OF them enormously tall and heavy men, discounted
London lecturer. who had = theory that tho English
race In America is deteriorating physically. but d.
Mcvicar says the story is absolutely without found
ton. lie aso gives the Quietus to another story Of
Bishop Brooks which thus Once the big preacher
saw small boy trying In vain to reach door bell and
going up with pleasant word gave the bell . vigorous
yank. whereat the lad with impish grin exclaimed
Now guess we'd better scoot"
-BalmacedAs suicide was quite the thing to have
been expected of . Spanish American driven into
corner A New Yorker who has had business relations
with Spanish West Indians and South Americans
found nothing surprising in the suicide Of tho dictator
1T is common almost . usual thing" said he. for
Spanish sea captains to commit suicide when ship
wrecked lhsve known Of several such instances and
You have only to watch for tho newspaper reports
Spanish shipwreck to obtain verincaton what say
The spaniards and their In this country
seem TO have held on to the old Roman idea that
suicide Is = duty In certain contingencies"
An uncommonly interesting place IL the eastsds
dock where the ships from California tic up bringing
with them among other things. large quantities Of
California wine, and taking back all sorts of msnufao
tursd articles. The vino Ia often sold tho wharf,
and those persons that cape with Amusement at the
chcapness OF Znfandel advertised by the wine deal
ers would be even more astonshed At tho rates per
parrel prevailing at the wharves. There 10 a vast
amount OF hustle on sale days and bunR starters and
spirit testers in constant demand Many thousand
gallons OF the wine stored In cellars either await
Ing sale or held at the convenience Of purchasers
Tho State OF Wisconsin ia In . curious predc am.nt
and the State ofcias In dreadful state of mind The
State Constitution has been lost sorts Of dire
legal complications and awful possibilities aug
ges'ed, Anew days ago Allen Warden of shebo ysan
one Of the sgners OF the asked permission
to See the original draft The oniciss said Certainly
but careful search failed discover the doeu
meht and revealed the fact that It had been missing
Tor years Then EFFORTS were made to show that
crossed copy wasever made but that theory
hoored by Mr. Warden. Tho document should be among
the archives OF the seersssry of States once but
doubt isespreSsed that It was Cer there. the most
probable theory being that some delegate carried u
away by mistake The officials sill hope that the val.
liable historical relic IL slowed away In some cosuss
and will yet be found.