The sun., 1893-06-13
sunbeam, q

A man in California has invented . device that win
prevent gns from escaping when 1t is blown out.
In single county IN Washington than $50 900
squirrel scalps wore received from bounty hunters In
the month OF May.
The name "f Iioke is keeping up its boom In Lou
fsvil'e the other day Judge Hoks attacked with
hntchrt by his cook His Honor held her at bay with an
umbrella until help arrived.
"A Virginia ma Jumped from . window Of her
Roanoke home 10 j'in her lover and eope. She was
picked up with broken !eH. taken churchyard and
patched up aud tho Wedding came on on time.
a man OF English colonial birth and re arinx found
something amusinRly ana characteristicaly American
In an incident connected with tho late Bryan Mcswy.
n.y. The EngIIshman made McswynSs acquaintance
one morning IN his shop whom the friend of Ireland
suarely measure him for pair OF shoes Less than
twelve hours nfterwnrd, at n public dinner tho Eng
lishmam found himself seated opposite his acquaint-
ance of the morning who. in evening dress md
wearing sni ha: betrayed or sense OF augnt
incongtnous In the situation. bowed In recognition Of
his customer
ODD chests and trunks have a high value AZ eurios,
nnd are lirge!y taken by tho dealers In the ike A.
paper was costly IN the eighteenth century many such
articles were Lined with newspapers then current and
II The psasnntrics OF the period be trusted evep
with rejected manuscripts. curious old trunk with
ren'"gonai ends recently turned up in the shop ofA
dealer IN old furniture. II stil bore stained
card showing that its last delivery had been 10 some-
body In Pearl street II was lined with Phi adelphis
newspaper OF I773 and pages bore tn tax
list OF that year in pounds Shiilings. and pence
-"'ome'ry plain and spherical. 10 now handsome.
~ illustrated at the parting OF the Now York Cen.
trai nd Harlem tracks just above Mott Haven Hrh-
ert" his boisteronh spot las been merely an slightly
network of reemingly confused tracks: now however,
the parting of the way neatly marked by little tr
angular hover beds and grass plots bound by curved
ana straight lines The beds tho extreme points
of the angles un;il single sprc Of grass marks tho
pace of divergence The whole neat as possible,
ana Tho plants bloom ms comrlacentIy II they
not peppered with cnders from trains passing almost
every minute OF the day
There Is M doubt about II: repubcani.m does tend
to diminish ceremony. 1t Is Illustrated for example,
IN the matter or orchestral leadership. Americans
would probably laugh aloud II the musicians who are
led by Mr. sed. Mr. Thomas. Mr.. Nikisch Mr.. Van Der
stucsen. or Mr. hnrichs were to jump to thsr feet
aud Salhte when tho director makes his appearance.
ie. they do that s1rt OF thing in many places in
Europe. Herr Won Bulow'A yioiinists standing with
their nddes In Uniform position. near IKE that of
carry arms" as possible. when no arrives me
platform. Rdouard Strauss whom ha was In this ooun-
v used to eSact salute from his inst before the
hrst number on tho programme. Americans take no
STOCK" In such things They want to hear tho music
IL read the other day in The srx" said . traveller.
"a clipping from tho Gtob,- Lrno~ra IN which It was
said that the majority Of travelling men sleep head
foremost on a wellbAlAsed road. and feet foremost
ON road where tho cars sometimes run tho traor
and sometimes on Tho ues: head frat because II 10
pleAsAnter and feet nrst because less dangerous
for case OF collision the knees would give and
lessen the force OF the shock imagine that IN this
matter travellers prompted by variety ofrrHsons
! know for myself that always have my hod mAd"up
so that face the aisle always go to sleep on my
right side aud TO the side ~ the would be TO
me like facing wall and that don't like 10 do True
wouldn't know after had gone to sleep which "AJi
was facing but do know before and so II my BERN
the rightAAnd side OF the car. as the car drAuk
have my bed made up head to the engine: iii hAppsa
10 bs on the lsfthand side Of the car. then hsph
made IN feet nTsL"