The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-18
SUNBRAMS.

Statistics recently compiled show that about 200
miles Of railroad built in this country during
the first six months of this year.
OF the thirty stores in Machias Nc, six are owned
and conducted by women and the most successful
business establishments in the town.
An East Boohbay, Ne. man 10 engaged in supply.
ing New York and New Jersey summer resorts with
seals which very plentiful along the Maine coast.
These seas do well for seashore attractions being
objects of uutailinS interest to the visitors
Napoleon lie Grande. Blddrf1ri. Ne. French
Canadian. has sinai menagerie OF his own which Is
both profitable and amusing. His big St. Bernard doS
furnishes power for turning lathe by dilgent work
in treadmiI and also takes part with other dogs in
acrobatic exercises which would win applause in
Barnum's tent. lie Grande has clown dogs. leAping
greyhounds. and n buck deer broken to harness.
A small basement candy shop in tho French quarter
adds to the seduction OF sweets the promise prizes
to all who purchase in considerable quantities A
pasteboard sign in the shop window bears this odd
legend: Look look For each cent you will buy
candy you get ticket Bring your tickets you get a
preasant." In the list Of "prcasants" Is nice
tchain offered to The possessor OF nifty tickets.
The galloway ut tho Deer Park group OF mines
near Descanso. CAL broken in a ngular IN tanner
recently. 1t has single span OF $3.50 feet The
sion Is 20 tons and the loads l2o pound sacks OF
ore from the mines on the mountain side TO the mills
below Just after extra hard shake in tho series of
earthquakes there parted. Is supposed that tho
vibrations coming from each end of the limo. met in
the centre and caused the break.
The disappearance of the Jim Fisk restaurant re-
calls old New Yorker that there cheap
restaurants in New York forty years ago now. In
the hftics there was a famous cheap restaurant on
Chatham square. Hero could buy for 8,l cents .
good slice OF beef with potatoes and turnpp For 6
cents more one could have plum pudding with rich
Thus obtained for l2 cents. tho old York
shilling u Wholesome and satisfying meal and not
always In bad company.
Morningside Park numb among Its curiosities q
species Of cactus apparently native and voluntary 1t
grows In great abundance on the wall OF almost per-
pendcuisr rock opposite llSh street. cnglng tenAci
ously to every cogn OF vantage offered by tho rregu
lartes OF the rock. Tho conditions presented by
rocks at that point admirably suited to tho
tus for the soil Is thin and dry and the face OF tho
rocks being turned directly toward the morning
the temperature for many hours is almost tropical
In Michigan It is unlawful for railway companies
neglect block the frogs their roads, that
feet OF employees may not be caught therein. A
switchman. while uncoupng cars had his feet caught
In an unlocked frog and was injured. He sued for
damages proved that other frogs in the yard
UNLOCKED and that the yarlmaster had been notified
Of their condition. The Court decided that 1t was no
defence that tho company had employed men TO ts-s
al frogs blocked and that proper material, had 0esa
furnished for that purpose because the neg genoa q
the employees was the negligence or the comp.a,,
The determined and successful efforts that hsvs
been sayo ne trees m Central Park poia.s
whefetaey especially needed have resulted In tho
pro .uctoa OF many vegetable curiostos One OF tho
most interesting of these 10 linden Ia the northern
part of the ark. The tree stands what appears TO
be an artificial mouad at the junction of a fooirah
with that portion OF tho drive directly below Block
House The pefils OF youth had evidently threatened
at various tinos 10 destroy the tree for the trunS
gives evidence of early cleft Bat tho tree was Of
sturdy constitution and three great limbs sprsng from
the injured trunk while a dozen small ones
clustered about tho great branches Thu rssut isa
trunk fourteen or Gftetn inches in diameter At the
grouHd only hfteen twenty inch-s long Aad swell
ing the forks to fully tao feet ia diameter Mean
white the great roo clutch ths mound Oh which the
tree stands as With the grip Of great hand. Out
waidiy the tree 10 perfect OF dense foliage sAa
Il ssems thorough type Of vegetable health :.