The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-18
II

-Josiah Quincy. who 10 so frequent . visitor to Mr..
Cleveland. could hardly be mistaken for a fashionable
New Yorker. though his tall. slight figure and good.
looking. youthful face give him considerable distinc-
tion. lie dresses quietly and well. but does not share
the New Workers. detestation Of knees in the trousers.
| and probably never knows whether or not the cut Of
his garments is fashionable.
The Howe who originally kept Longfellow's way.
side Inn" was an ancestor OF the Right Rev. Mark
Antony De Wolf Howe. Episcopal Bishop Of Central
Pennsylvania. For many years past the house has
been in the hands Of caretakers. who ordinarily did
not entertain the public. The large ballroom. however.
was opened for the use OF picnic parties from the
neighboring manufacturing villages. and n grea many
dishes were kept in tho house for the use Of such
visitors. A charge was made for the china and the use
Of the room.
Birds OF many kinds suffered greatly during the
unexpected low temperature and the deep SHOWS
throughout tho South this winter. and that graceful
but unpleasant bird, the turkey buzzard. was q fro
quent victim to tho weather. Buzzaris begin to bs
plentiful just south OF Mason ana Dixon's line. and
thicken as one goes south ward. South Carolina 10 no.
torious for buzZarda and In that State these birds
died In large numbers. partly from cold. partly no
doubt from hunger. when the earth was hidden be.
meath deep snow and their keen eyes swept the coun.
try vainly IN search OF prey.
-Dr. J. r. CARRIER Of Selma. Ala. recently found and
has sold to q stamp collector for 500 n postage stamp
that was issued under an order OF tho Postmaster
General Of the Confederate States. giving each ONCE
authority to issue stamps bearing any device that the
Postmaster chose. Mr.. =. W. Mur,ey was Postmaster at
Livingston in 1881. and sent on to Richmond and had .
stone Autographed with which to print the stamps
The device on the stamp was q Confederate shield.
over which was the ngure q The stamp was square. and
printed on white paper with blue ink. on the LEFT. hand
side Of the stamp was Livingston" on the right Post
once. +" At ths bottom "paId."
"A few Now York hotels and many in smaller cities
have a standing rule that a call from a guests room
shall be answered by a bell boy bearing . pitcher OF Ice
water. A New Yorker stopping with his wife and
children at n Boston hotel. and forced to signal many
times because Of various wants. found his msntsl.
piece lined with nearly a dozen pitchers of ice water. An
elaboration Of this simple code Is presented In those
signal dials as big as a dinner plate. by means OF which
q guest may announce to the clerk almost any oonceiy-
able need. and may order any one Of three or four
brands OF champagne, A Liverpool hotel, however. has
improved upon all this by placing in each room q tsls-
phone connected with the ONCE. +
There ia q lively discussion OF the ancient custom
of %"lifing' and "heaving' now going on anon
British antiquarians. and It has come to light tn
women were lifted by tho men and men lifted by 81
women on Monday and Tuesday after Easter SundA
The practice is supposed TO have been a rude memoir
Of tn e resurrection. Women met in the street or oil,
where On Easter Monday were seized and tossed
air, kissing sometimes accompanied the hitting. al
was sometimes The penalty or exemption. Next d.
the women treated the men in like fashion. and 9
acted a nne Of sixpence for each man spared. EdYara,
J. was caught In his beds bout 800 years ago by sevsR
ladies OF the court. and made to pay a fine Of Ella Be.
fore the ladies' promised to dssist from hesvinE the
royal person, There seems to be q trace of this old eus.
tom in the ~schoolboy game of carrying out the teach
er" upon one day Of the year. THIS custom prevails II
certain parts Of he United states. and the master whs
rssists IL likely to have . rude encounter with his
pupils