The sun., 1893-08-19
SUNBEAMS,

"A driver Of an ash cart was Thursday going
about his work with parasol over his head.
or the 94s papers and magazines published in New
York city exactly ons-haf-473-are issued monthly.
Tho dailies number forty-sx.
-Mstletoe grows more luxurantly in the swamps of
Akansas perhaps than anywhere else in the country.
lady travelling the Gould railroad. In the north.
eastern part OF that State counted nftesn cpmps Of
mistletoe on single oak treo
I'VE won't give credit to an old customer In
town where bank has failed. II country merchants
can't hold up the hands Of nnauoisrs in this
crisis they can't have favors from u.s." This att
tude taken by prominent New York VIII house.
Tho Rev. Charles T. Goss of the Madison Avenue
Presby teran Church believes that churchgosrs will
attend Sunday services through the summer II they
have a chance. He has been preaching two sermons
every Sunday and he has been gratnsd tho at
tendance increased with every service.
Tho oldfashoned tobacco expert of the South 10
passing away with tho careful cultivation that was
possible under highly organized slave plantations.
There was formerly Of these experts Richmond
James Caskie by name. who could tell by the looks OF
sample OF tobacco not only what county came from
but the plantation where IL was grown.
A stranger walking along the river front almost
anywhere below Fourteenth street. between the hours
Of ii and midnight might bo tempted to think that
some great disaster had suddenly befaIlen the city
Whistles blow men. women. and children run with the
speed OF fierce endeavor, and the rush has all the
marks of hight or panic But tits neither. Tho poo.
pie suburban residents sprintinE from thestreu
that they may catch tho last boat train for homo
There was q little group on tho bridge tho other
afternoon that attracted unusual notice Two OF the
company were young men with glossy black hair and
flashing black eyes and tho other was a young woman
In trim gown Of figured calico. One of the men was
attired in brand new suit of black, with freshly
laundered shirt and snow-white vest into the arm.
holes of which his thumbs were easily and confidently
disposed They seemed to feel at home. and were not
bewidered by any of tho sights, They were full
boodsd Indiana
The straw hat 10 making way for more substantial
headgear and the fall styles displayed IT wish
remarked Broadway dealer tho other day as he sur
veyed his Shelves that fashion would send tho tail
hat to Tophe. When We sell derby soft hat that
ends tho transaction but the buyer of plug Is ever
astngly around to get his tile ironed The day after
storm last spring seventeen here an hour
to have their silk hats rejuvsnated We charge ous
toner nothing for the ironing and that's where the
profits on that style of goods are eaten up"
"A number OF city shopksopers establish branch
stores or agencies at popular watering places like Now.
port and Saratoga during the summer but they keen
their town places Open too There is however a
smaller class OF dealers who shut city shops dur
ing hot weather and follow their patrons to tho sum.
mer resorts, with most OF their stock And 1t often
happens that tho New Yorker will buy piece OF silver
rug etching pretty kick law for tn.
parlor cabinet OF New York dealer In Bar Harbor or
North Conway and have IL seat to his homo in New
York.
At "Paddy's Market" the siRhtseer may observe
more scenes Of interest than any theatre can offer
him ana learn good deal about life among tho lowiy
"PAddys Market" begins at Fortysecond street aud
Ninth avenue and extends south for three blocks IL
exists only on saturday nights ana is made up ped
d'ets carts ranged along the curbs, These fllei
with every imaginable commodity for wear household
use. or tue table Women thronR the walks carrying
huge market bAske the hucksters shout boarsely ,u
praise OF their wares and thousand gasoline lamps
light up the strange and picturesque scene
Said gentleman prominent in Masonry the other
day. Secret societies. organized for benevolent and
puTDOAeh