The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-14
SUNBEAMS.

| -one OF the wagons abandoned by Gen. sherman's
army on its march to tho ID owned by Jordan
| Bailey. who is using Il on his farm In Georgia.
Tho word tarn has retained in popular con eption
touch Of melancholy that nts well with Its etymo-
ogy. II comes ultimately from the Morse torn. tear
and Ia properly applied to those ANAL round
lakes that lie cold and silent in cupke hoows OF
hills. seemingly the tears of tho landscape Scarcely
the most ignorant user OF the word would apply 1t 70
any other than sulen and gloomy piece OF water.
Interesting relics OF dead and gone Indian tribes
are the great mounds Of oyster shells formed along tho
seashore in southern Delaware. According to local
tradition. the Eantcokes OF in tho
habit Of wintering along tho seashore lower Della,
ware and OF eating enormous quantities OF oysters
The shells testify to tho appetites of tho Nantucket
and many Indian i'm pements found in the mounds.
A place OF more ominous name than Chicago 10
the cross roads hamlet Of Malaria in Meckenburg
county. Virginia. One guesses tho desperation that
drove the founders OF the place to choose such
when ono has looked over tho map OF Virginia ard
noted how historic illusion. tho classical dictionary
and tho fora Americana have been exhausted IN ind.
ing names for the myriad Cities towns and hanlets Of
that state.
a hotel keeper in Pelham Bay Park q. tho mouth
Of East Chester Greek. has long been collector OF
local Indian relics. He is famous hunter ard
acquired the taste OF these relies when ramping
tho Westchester neds In search of game HIS colso-
ton of ArrowheAds hache and potte ~ at one time
numbered thousands of pieces and he st falls upon
Indian roles where the ordinary observer would see
naught but pebbles.
Navassas relations to the United States and Hayti
OF curious sort The United states exercise
tho island sort OF extra-territorial Jurisdiction
cause its sole source OF wealth, tho guano deposits 10
worked by capital and labor from this country.
NavAssS. however is named in the Constitution OF that
country as haytian territory. and the Constitution
provides that part of tho national possessions all
be ceded OF sold to any foreign power.
The japanese ivy Is fast investing tho quadrangle
OF the General Theological Seminary in Chelsea square
with an appearance OF medlgvalism. Perhaps how
ever the most archaic touch about the seminary ss
In tho fact that all Its bathtubs in the cellar
two to four flights below the lodgings of the students
and that hot water is obtained only by turning Jet
steam into tho bathtubs The steam. by tho way II
obtainabe only between the hours OF 4. N. and
3 Pm
Delaware oystermsn arc vsxsd blythe sudden .p
from the waters OF tho state for consump tion any
oyster whose shell 10 less than inches long Aud
restricting the catch of single haul TO twelve bushels
Hitherto Delaware oyserrnen have been little con.
sclous OF the law as affecting their business and The
bay shore farmers at some points have been IN the
habit OF scoopng up for home consuln ption mauy
oysters as they chose. without regard to size
AN almost startling application to ordinary coal OF
OF the principle by which gasoline is used IN cOoAlnE
may nc seen occasionally where important pubc WORK
is carried on at night and electric tights are not ot-
thinhbe. From the tank containing oil eIteuds
slender pipe. with turn and below the turn GTtGi
BY lighting the oil that drIps from this vent part Of tie
oil IN the tube Ia yoiatized and driven the eud
OF tho tnbeA A. soon MS the yapor OF tho oil hcgn' 10
come out At tho end OF the tube the vApor hghit
aud from that time forth the yoAti2a'pu s"es on %
long As the escaping yApor 10 permitted 10 uuT TIC
light Is an extremely brilliant one