The sun., 1892-11-13
TOPICS .fBUET TOWN.

| loSANS -1h'ta <'"-'
| PROMPTED by n desire to accommodate the
| public. coupled. perhaps. with not unreason-
! able desire to avoid unnecessary interruption
| to their own affairs. some business men now
place outside OF their doors city directories for
the use Of whosoever may desire to consult
| them.
| The other day when the wind blew so hard.
| q young woman walked up Nassau street
toward Printing House square. 1t Is well
| known to those who have occasion to visit that
locality that high winds seem to blow there
with more than ordinary ferceness. This
ma ars Street sh S
backward for u few feet then she turned and
"hed Ssek down SG~ she Safed and f faced norh
This time she WIS prepared Tor It,, ana she
across mft sns shs s'ss, sausr. ike yaeht close
tho statue Of franklin seemed to smile.
"1n q Sixth avenue barber shop.' said WIS.,
itor to the city. after the barber had finished
shaving me he rolled the ends OF my NOUS
tache UP in curl purers. and left them so
while he dressed my hair: This was some.
thing new to me: but tho barber said that M It
turned over and pinched with the finger tips"
Con. Horace Porter says that being called
upon to speak at q public banquet in London
soon after he had arrived in that city he mado
Q playful allusion to the ocean lane" re-
ferring to the main route OF the steamer and
said that the passengers beguiled the tedium
Of the voyage by gathering the flowers that
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was received with silence. and after he had
taken his seat he heard ono solemn English
man say to another solemn En.li Shman:
Picking flowers along the ocean lane! Now.
did ever you hear Of such a thing as that2
What liars these Americans are'
Thomas A. Edison. who sleeps but few
hours himself. says that the man OF the future
may do without sleep entirely. There are
some people who almost justify him in think
ing 30. Southern cavalry officer. recently
in New York. says: Il was with Morgan on
his raid into Ohio. and often heard him say
that he would give his right arm for an hours
rest The only sleep We had for over two
weeks was what we got in our saddles. for the
Yet we got on well enough"
runner dur ing tho war; ret aims to this day the
habit that no then acluired OF eating but one
wholly without sleep, for rA he had % then nps. to rs
main awake day and night. to watch his
chances. He Is now Captain OF a steamer; and
on one day and three to six hours on the next.
He never wants more than that. and in spite
| stout and hearty II man. 10 all Appearances. as
could be found on shipbard.
Not many people know that there is still q
considerable trade in fints for guns Yet
thousands OF fints are shipped every year to
Africa. where tho natives are still using old
guns whom they can get no other. and these
fiints meet with a ready sale. payment being
given in ivory and other valuables Nearly all
the flint comes from the chalk cliffs along the
English channel. where 1t occurs In inexhaust-
ible. quantities in the form Of nodules varying
Of it are brought TO this country. un ntention-
ally in chalk. and In the ,neighborhood of a
bushels Of nints are piled around the ileids.
There is little or no true flint occurring as q
There was at least one person In Broadway
yesterday who seemed wholly unmindful of
its roar. and that was bright looking boy Of
Is, who was gazing intently at the reflection
OF his own face in n small hand mirror. Thus
engaged he walked slowly for distance of
twenty or thirty feet; then his features
tached to the mirror, were two little leather
naps. one on each side. to protect the face OF
the and m pced It IN his pocke s
face had now resumed Its normal expression
Of alsrtn;ss ns and c9nG9.nae. and he looked
Four nne horses hauling n stick Of timber
about sixty feet long and two feet square.
stopped In West Eleventh street yesterday for
a brief breathing spell: the end OF the big
stick. when tho horses had halted. was near
enough to the horse car tracks to prevent the
passing Of blue car. which came along soon
oftsrward: The conversation that followed
between the truekman and the car driver was
brought to close by . thrent on the part of
through the car drivers body, At first this
sounded very dreadful: n instant later how
ever. everybody laughed: and with good ma
ture thus restored the big stick was soon out
Of tho way and travel WAS resumed.
The table d'h6te has multiplied in New York
In recent years. and regular dinners" may
be found all over tho city. and at all sorts of
prices dinner for IS cents. eaten yesterday
In q west-siGs restaurant. consisted OF soup.
neat. vegetables. pudding. and coffee. Upon
each table was ketchup vinegar. mustard,
salt. and pepper. The waiter who took the
order brought first plate containing
three slices OF bread and a small pat
ot butter. Then he he brought the SOUP
and appstizing. This restaurant served yes
tsrday for meats in its regular dinner" roast
beet. roast fresh ham. and corDed beef The
hsei. which was the meat choEen. was fairly
tender, and there wasan ABUNDANCE Of gravy.
dry. was served with the meat and also dish
Of raw sliced tomatoes. The pudding was
bread pudding The coffee was served with
tho milk In 1t: the sugar had been brought
when the bread and butter were put on tho
table. 1t was substantial and satisfactory