The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-10
II

1t IL proposed to mark with q monument the Frsve
OF Jsmss Gates Perctvsi, poet and seologist. who dise
In 1855 at Hazel Green. Wis. and was buried fhefe.
Tho matter Is In charge of q committee OF whom frof.
Edward L. Curtis OF al Trumbuil street. New Haven
Conn, is treasurer. aud subscriptions OF from 81 to $40
viii be received until May 1 Of this year.
Recently some glacial scratches were found on tn
| top Of the Palisades. above Fort lee. showing the
course Of the ice that covered the continent down -
this point. Tho general motion OF the glacier wee
southwark. but these cuttings point to tho southeast
Many bouiders OF trap. obviously from tho Palisades
are found on the western end Of Long Island.
Not a bad incident for a comic opera was the ar
rest OF the entire police force OF a little Texas town %
n charge OF vsgraney. This charge was preferred By
the wives Of the two men who constituted tho force
doubtless with the consent OF the culprits. as II ea-
abied the men to testify that they had received only
s12 . in I'VE months. and could not support thets
families OF that.
-onicia, soap 10 an intcrs,,ing outcome Of moders
life. A somewhat conspicuous soap maker OF this city
now makes to order for clubs. and doubtless for prr
vatc persons. toilet soap marked with the name OF tha
purchaser. Upon one side OF tho cake. perhaps proper
iy the diverse. appears in large letters the name OF the
club; upon The othsr side. In less conspicuous icttorA
you may read the name OF the soap maker.
The floating dock and tho typewriter are among
the many important inventions that were hit upon by
men Who have made no attempt TO patent their ideaa.
4 photographer conceived the idea OF the floating
dock before the device was perfected and put to praos
tlcAl use. and n naval ofncefthourht out . Practical
typewriter. but was persuaded by friends to abandsn
his invention as a thing that nobody could DO induced
to use.
Col. Elliott Y. Shepard does not 20 into his prospso.
tive debate with the Socialist. entirely ignorant OF such
intellectual contests. The Colonel once debated q social
question with n youthful antagonist before the Young
Peoples Association OF n New York congregation.
Shortly before the debate began tho Colonel graciously
presented a handsome check to the association. The
decision OF the judges was unanimously IN favor Of the
Colonel.
New yorke rs who know Paris and London say thas
It Is unfair to com pare tho winter condition Of orr
streets with that Of the streets in those two cities. 10
seldom happens that either London or Paris has .
snowfall OF four inches. and each city has been hslp.
less on tho fow occasions when II had one Of
six inches. No European city that attempts to keep
Its streets free Of snow all winter has any such wintss
weather as that OF the past three months In New York.
An memorable professor of logic from n Russian
university. driven into exile with his fellow Hebrewa
found temporary I'm pioym lent In Now York as the con-
ductor OF n street car. Two women got on together one
day. and. later. signalling tho conductor. begged to be
let on at different strests Then tho logicinn. psusins
before his astonished passengers. said with convio.
tion: Ma. you haf got on together. and consequently
you viii yet on together and so they did.
According to an old legend the baby's dimpies marx
tho spots whore angels fingers touched the child Ia
bearing It from heaven to earth. but unromautic doc.
tors have q different explanation. They say that dim
pies probably result from defective development OF .
muscle. When the muscle Is called into use the defoo.
two portion rnhs to respond. and n hollow is left int
which the fesh and skin. of the cheek for example.
fall. and thus the dimno is formed.
1t Is n long step from tho condition Of things in
Grim can days which jux1i ned the wittlcism, " ono mans
canned meat Is another man's poison" to these times
when the navies OF tho world are largely subsisting on
canned stun" The caterer OF the ward room mess
on board an American man.uf war must be an expert
IN canned goods and tho fact that ,hcsn thinus Ar.
eaton without serious grlrnblinR by all and with thank.
fnlness by those who remember hard tack and sails
horse Is a tribute to n growing industry.
"A necuuari,y commou To ram in IN, R.rmna., IN.
Wind ward Islands tho Hawaiian proup. and IN, A,...
kan waters |, that 1, isn't very wet In non. Of tbe,.
regions do the natives fear the rain. and avon sorc,up.
.r, soon come to know that tbev take no harm from
being caught out In a storm. 1t was noted bv men on
the shin, lately patrollinr Behrinr Sea that n nortion
of tho deck slightly protecs. cd dried mt wblte AVIAN In
thu ,n,dst Of n shower and thn, w,t c:othipp hury m
der n sl,pht shelter ON d,cl dried I'm an ,,mo,nhsr.
spparently saturated by a hard ruin.
Although Phundelphia has long hnd tho lar
ee.t and best Sppointed geological vardsn in IN.
United stxtss tho quo Of Central Park excit.. v..,Ix
more ,ntere,t throughout, III, eopnt,v b.c.n., ,b.r.
arc ten visiting strangers in New York TO ono IN phiI,.
deIphia. and every sightseer visit. tho Park and tn.
ZOO. The odd presents sent to the zoo from all mart, Of
tho United States como from persons who havs yi.,tsd
the place or heard OF II from other visitors. Tho com.
mon interest in tho ZOO IL par. OF IN, allepinnns th.s
all Americans arc coming to have for Now YORK.
1t il a mistake to suppose that women learn moth.
Ing from tho newspaper,. Three women not nm .
Broadway car we'll up town the other d,y, Snd a. tbev
chatted each drew a purse from her mum. Number onH
gave the conductor Is cents: lumber two, without a
word, put back her coin; number three. lingering a
silver piece, looked inquiringly at number two ana tbe
latter. nodding toward number one, sad: Z" She had the
change" Then number three put IN her coin. ana Ali
went on talking. Tho whole thing was accomplished
without a struggle. and much as three msn would have
done It,
III a lucky thing for tho natives OF bouthern Pata.
Ronia that the navigation OF the Straits Of Magellan 10
dangerous. Vessels often anchor in tho s1aits for the
night on this account. and this gives the crooked.
legged natives = chance TO come out in their canoes
and trade with the ships company. Tho chief articles
offered by tho natives are furs Of various kinds. espe.
ciaiiy OF tho sea otter. These they sell for . trins. or
more often barter for tho few things they need. The
best otter skins arc worth as much As 5000 to 800
when brought to civilized markets. but Patagonlans
offer only poor skins.
regrets to this day that he did not save tho dunnius 1
letter that prompted him to payment. The shoemaker
was o large. stern man. acAnt of education. but rich in