The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-29
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that lie will take 'possums on subscrintion"
--uver $1,000 rabbits have been shipped from Nc
Pherson, Kan. since the first snow this season,
a coIored Orlando OF eighty hard winters led rny
rosand of seventy dusty summers to the altar in in
dependence. Mo-. last week.
man IN Nebraska city has shot, so he catms. o,er
1ON quail this season. Ito is cunning for more, and
for the cham ionship Of the state.
One OF the fast trains on n Western railroad .
known as The ELL" The "because" ia plain. even
though is rtannrs does Imply knowledge Of sians.
lowry city. Mo- claims to have the biggest steer n
til" country 1t weighs .74o pounds. stands over TX
feet high Is ten feet two inches uns and eaSures
yard through the hips.
The name bell hoy" is about as much Of a mis-.
homer at great many hotels throughout the country
Hsis spring" chicken. A nifty year.old San fran
cIscnn retired recently n comfortable fortune lie
had made In and through his place as hell boy at
OF the leading hotels That city has still two bell boys
so years old, and there are many similar boys Of
ike good old in large hotels nil over the Union.
As sCon as I'M incoming train has beneath the
roof OF the Grand Central she'd wOrkm.n with ham
stoop test the wheels and by the time the last
passenger lis out this delicate and important work
nearly done. passenger less hurried than hts fellows
paused the other day TO ote what STOPPING work
wrote with chalk upon truck who's. wheels had ust
been tested. This was what the passenger rend:
Pocket Book"
A large party of hunters with pack NJ fer
dogs. participated in coyote drive IN the sagebrush
plains near Boise, idaho lust week watch resulted
the killing OF over thirty sturdy wolves Several OF the
hounds were severely wounded At one time the
hounds cornrrcd four big coyotes III a hollow OF .
butte. hut after a brief. fierce fight. in which ave
bounds w.r, badly injured. the hunters vera glad to
give tho wolys. chance in the open again The I'm,
warm fur Of tho coyote makes an excellent winter
coat AMI TO secure his was one or the objects OF the
chase.
--one cause of the sudten influx from Europe 81
homecoming Americans 1. the current bclet abroad
that cho.ea is sure to break out in dcvassi ling fash
ion in many European c'tes next sa'ng and the con
viction ancng American residents abroad that thu
quarantine Of tic United States lie stringent
1893 to make entrance INTO This country at least
matter Of dithruty attended with Try deiays Many
are coming homo now because they wish to b. Of
seeinR the Chicago snow: others because they have
faith that the shores OF the United states will cheek
the onw ara march Of the cholera.
-RevivaIst Moudys story OF how he saved the Spree
has provoked n vast amount OF comment and discus
sion all the country. Pacific rUas; papers are
quoting an incident which occurred at Victoria soms
two weeks ago. aud nIe discussing the exact part
Providence played In it man. who could not swim.
tel into the water rope was thrown to him and h.
was pulled ashore promptly; but In the process no
somehow became en,anged in the rope in sucn . way
that he choked to death The nice point is being
discussed OF tho relation ct Providence to the
episode: whether he was Trovdeniialiy saved from
drowning 10 DO slaughtered in hnothe: way. and. II
why.
Thousands Of Bustonians cling to their o clock din.
ner business Is suspended IN some far southern cities
from til nearly because 1t Is too hot then do any.
thing but dine: and in half a dozen large Northern
cities the dinner hour varies from TO 80 It's only
few years. by tho way. since a O'Clock dinner
difficult to obtain in Baltimore. and not long Anew
Yorker almost missed his dinner at famous hotel in
Philadelphia because he did not know that tho dining
room door locked promptly at O'Clock. upon the
theory that no resident or vsitor could possibly wish
to dine at later hour. hotel in this city much IRE.
quen by Southsrners maintains double set OF din.
ner hours for urban and rural guests.
"A new story OF James Whtcomb Riley is told by Q
Western paper 1t is generally known that the poet
was n sign PAINTER by trade. and some interesting
stories OF his carly exploits in which his painting
abilities figured in helping him out OF tight places
have been told This story is that onn time. while tho
poet still sowing his wild he travelled through
Indiana as 1.-THE celebrated blind sign painter" A
companion who acted as his manager. would exhibit
Mr.. Riley before plats-glA window. handing his
brushes to him needed. Riley would measure on
the glass carefully with his hands and after much pre-.
lminary business" dash of sign while tho country
people stared with amnzement. Rieys eyes the story
says were very Light in color and had an odd look aud
the trick worked for long time wit bout detection
One OF tho most profitable and least deserving
forms OF beggary in this city is that Piled by those
miserable looking tina crouch the
OF fashionabl and busy horoughfarss playing cheap
and wheezy steal instruments. They muster strong.
est IN cold weather. and at all times they seem to
respect one anotbers territory Some OF them have
died worth thousands of dollars Their harvest II sr
pccialy rich in shopping hours and in tho holiday
SON, when thousands OF country folk, to whom tho
theatrical misery OF These mendcans 10 UNFAMILIAR,
drop pennies. dimes and even larger coins into the
waiting cup. When death or voluntary retrsm.n.
lakes OF these beggars from profitable territory
the vacancy Is At once filed by another fororn object
Any OhscrNnnt person may detect beneath the rhgot
many professional beggars evidence OF aouhcAht warm
clothing.
When. as rarely happens. English farm laboren
come to this country. they ma II extremely hiW'
cult to accommodate themselves to tho current
American custom OF eating bat three meas .
day An English mni servant una nurse "ho
lived To be more than 100 years oI'' n''.'ra
that she had always been accustomed I" "e"
bit AMI breakfast n stay hit al" "'""'' 80,
meals mr.. common enough during the hh'Ne't season
i'll this country The thep "'""' ,n.,.,... 49,.
the morning 'f"i1o""" ~ ,, d,n,., md m.