The sun., 1892-09-07
SUNBEAMS.

Among the persons under arrest In Marietta Ca %
suspicion Of having been concerned in the murder Of
Mrs Looney a.e three John Smiths.
Two contradictory names those Of the President
and tho Secretary OF the National Association OF Letter
Carriers which recently hold Convention In Indian.
apos The name Of the President is Dennis. and the
name OF the Secretary is Victory.
Hedges cut figure in tho parks OF this city.
There Is only piece hedge in Central Park short
double leading to the gatehouse OF the big reservoir
Its success however. shows what might be done. 10
has been growing twenty years. perhaps and IL has
reached condition OF perfection seldom attained by
rural hedgerows 1t is more than AZ feet high and Az
feet wide and is trimmed to a compact mass
A manufact uring concern i Brook Ign has substi.
tuted large fan for n smokesack By the draught
created tho smoxe dust. and gases from several fur.
drawn into brick apartment that has low
chimney Small pipes. conveying water. open into the
apartment and tho water escapes it is sprayed
the apartment by means OF steam Jets. The dust 10
laid thereby. and whatever gases may be present
cape by way Of tho chimney.
There has recently been set up in East Broadway.
in front OF tall dwelling ona Of those elaborate
wrought iron newell posts common in tho older parts
OF the city nifty ago Most Of those that renaiA
are OF cast ron but there time when tho best Of
them were OF wrought iron. Doubtless they originated
in the old extngushcrs set up In front OF dwellings
the days when streets were without public lamps aud
ali night travellers carried torches or links"
Those persons know how to mako cherry
bounce are now securing tho country for ripe wild
cherries When properly made, cherry bounce Is a.
admirable cordial to with coffee. II is rich IL
color. distinctive. nni pleasant in flavor. A small
lqueur glass q. cnerry bounce with cherry noatng
in the liquid beautiful 10 tho tho famous
cord alb of Europe. and IT is as nstnuatns tempSsr
as any liquid known.
The dried alig gator not Unfrequenty seen In drug
stores comes from the "chymtst" of carly
times and had its origin in tho belief that dragons
blood was remedy for many DIS 9ases According -
.lspa and M u nnf IN
tail. and then death followed the operation The poison
that he was believed To secrets was supposed to be
highly medicinal A It was impossible TO obtain the
body oi dragon 10 suspend sign in front OF the
chymists shop an alligator or crocodile was substt.
tucl, and with thu conservatism Characteristic OF
trades. the druggists have kept employing the
sign though they have forgotten its origin and long
Since ceased to believe IN the virtue of dragons blood.
An Itaan.!ooking Young man who spoke English
with strange accent paused In his brickayiug to
hibit broken trowel and say thathe mus. try new
one what would It cost IN Italy 2" asked by.Stand.
er. Tho young man responded that he not ~
Italian. but Swiss From Tcinot" asked his qussp
tioncr. Yea "You speak Italian :" Yes. and
French and German. ani a littl" English" Then.
what would yonr trowel coat in Tcino" Twenty
cents" And hers - From - 10 81 30. Everything
Is too hsh here" Then you dont ike America ~
"Nes. shall never barS. BrlcSlayers get ~ day
In Tirno. Here they get from $3.50 to -, and work
hour day less Besides tho trowel here has better
metal than the trOwel made IN Ticino."
An the word alm,rc' md wonders at the Am
helyc. The An-riI aSs Gited with that ingsni.
olsy cIryed an gr,c iHl fashion1l handle Is mar
Ne.ously effective Ngap IN. vastly more apt for its
purposes thnn the s'IGIghthandled heaisman's axe
with which the Italian fe'is trces. the broad faced
hatchet used for thH same purpose in France. TIE
American ave hcvr i, just what might have been ex.
pscted OF inventive people iaien with the duty of
con9uering and clyi,ting forrst.cad continent Tho
word mad 70 nsns the axe since preistor!c times.
but II remained TOR n, American pioneer to fashion
the ideal handle at once light strong and elas ic
The such familiar to all Am r,cRa. IL
Europe. and II sells IA AL the ritsh co.ouIcs as the
American nNc.
Certainty and regularity o. employment count for
agreat deal as shown by the con tuct nf loDgshore
men these days. iou may hire longshoreman for 81
orSIO week at steady work In a factory or store,
but the rate for their work along the docks Ia 30 and
40 cents an hour and In unloa ing vessels sometimes
400 'longshorcmen make as much as kl3 each At .
single Job save by the 6rc. respite snachsd
for meals No other Unskllcd labor is pad well
the New York llngshoreman IL worthy OF his hire.
and he is marye!ousy strons, active and intelligent
workman A mite Of a wo.nan, who lure u two loug-
shoremen TO help remove her furniture described
IS big as houses ana when or ihem looking do
on her said: "Missus. it's mighty dry moviu," ~
l0st no time In sending for liquid rstysshmsaL