The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-26
sUNBEkMs.


mast ending in liberty cap and weather vsne bear
ing the word Liberty" The whols stand, upon
corner and help, 10 advertise a liquor saloon
in day and generation that shirk OF the dus,
Of citizenship that namely OF serving on Jury thar.
IL one man who likes jury duty 80 we'll that he serve.
- Juror whenever he gets chance lie live. in
Emira and Is independently wealthy. The lawyers on
either side in case are glad TO get him because he 10
intelligent and fair.
Tho tiny wooden lighthouse, OF the Delaware and
Chesapeake Canal 0espsAk the humorous pens Of in.
land navigation. The lighthouses are 80 placed as TO
guide vessels into the locks Zach tiny house sbou,
twenty-five feet high. and IL stands so that any ons
upon the deck OF passing boat could toss the trsd
tionat biscuit qnlte over the light
Now that the rod 4, practically ont OF date a. an
educational implement SURPRISES and plssses people
Of middle age to observe the trendllne,s that their
children often show for their teschera The young.
ssrs to school willingly and stay after hours tn ch
with the teachers, About this time good many pres.
snts are exchanged between the youngsters aud ther
Instructors
The one conspicuous barber shop of tn. 80 called
Arab quarter omits the traditional striped pols and
bears by way Of sign only . small board which 10
painted In Roman characters the word "Barbiers"
with yinR Arabic Inscription, the star aud
crescent pair Of scissors razor. and comb Theirs
Is nothing to indicate that the barber prac,es blood
letting save a. an accident OF his profession.
Manuscripts by noted authors have so great value
ss autographs that within the past few year. au
thors have stipulated with publishers that their manu-
ecripts enhH % kept perhaps ooplsu hNype
writer for giving gu, to the printers and returned to
them that their families tratnc In them after they
are dead presumably. Mr.. y. Aldrich Ii said to be
one Of the authors who always wants his COPY back
--Tbs expert expressmAn jusgies boxes in
manner that commands admiration. Here was
walking across the Sidewalk in barclay street from
store door to his By the curb carrying square
wooden box upon his left shoulder. and q, the same
time keeping in steady motion alongside OF him VITA
his right hand another stable wooden boz which hs
rolled side walk might roll barrel
on Its chine.
There is an effective humor whether 1t 10 eonscou,
not. in the cries OF the curbstons fakirs who
selling cheap and useless tribes ct this season aenu
wine gold watches worth twenty dollars stemwnder
and patent lever. going at ten cents" "Hers yars
gents water cooler paints worth two dollars box
at only seven csnta" "solid gold pin vid rres tia
mond. chents for only ten cents" are examples Of
their in vitations to buy.
when tho wind IL from the south u carrie,
faint shining msiodorous haze far mp as the nun.
bsred streets in this city II Ia the smoke and smudss
Of the oil rsnusrlss Bergen Point. Uhs the foul
torment that beched from the chimney of the steam
Heating Company this smoke appears almost white in
sunlight and when soen from the Brooklyn Bridge In
the afternoon It looks like dinuss silver cloud Bl
the smell 10 of the earth oily.
The keeper Of Of the largest prisons in the stas
says "Ths thought Of losing my liberty 10 horrible
one to me. don't believe could sndurs It, Yet.
in all the years that have been In this business.
can't recall . single case of . man who showed III
eneots from being locked does sven seem to
make the convics nervous Still the people In this
stitution are Of kind rule They are
lumpsh and sio " minded and physically inferior"
-" Architectural sculptor" Is not necessarily In this
town . nner name for stsns cutter. There con.
stany brought to this branch Of decoration increased
manual skui ana artistic taste what IL true Of the
architectural sculptor and his art Is also true of
signer terra Gotta The work OF this character
rapidly progressed from its earlier stage OF crui
ty in the tawdriiy ornate department. houses
af tba nhaa N n n ms
be called artistic
A physician who got rid Of some of his steel insru.
msnts aud bought others made Of aluminium says tia,
he is sorry that he changed The aluminium probes.
sounds tongue depressers aud that sort Of thing do
not oxdize to be sure, but he nnds that they de
ncient in elasticity and stay bent after pressure lie
declares that he LIKES to feel IL he had
hold on something when he uses an instrument and
aluminium 10 so light that 10 makes him feel as II he
could put trust In It
A plant that 10 becoming popular for house dec
GRAFTON is the auraearis excelsior. evergreen the
stem. branches and leaves Of which appear to be all
OF piece and to show joining IL comes from the
sandy keys that front the southern Atlantic States
aud thrivss in furnacsheated houses though
It seldom atans height of I'VE feet indoors and
grows with remarkable sowness Its bright. clear
green decorative and its branches have graceful
q droop that 10 suggests fountain.
The Architectural possibilities OF East Forty>nrss
street. where to the face Of the biun overlook
ing the East River. must be plain enough TO any
who Will stand - the zoos or ino1ned plain ana
the effect OF the present tsrraosd skyline The
that the street from the rear Of large door
yards OF the plainest sort bus 10 b easy 10 imagine
the effect Of really beautiful and intellectually
sstsn Of houses against the background Of bare
sky forever assured TO thas block Of the street.
The rivers smptyinE themselves fnte ohsssnsafs
Bay from Maryland and virginia commonly have In
dian names with . peculiarly sharp metallic ring to
their syiables as Choptank, Pooomoks. RsppAhsn-
aock PiankstAuk Ssntioska The rivers lowing west
"a Wat hava
musical names as KanawhA Ohio, honongahsls
YouEhlogheny. The most unsteady named Of all
rivers however the Shenandoah belongsto ths Allan
ito coast system As . tributary of the Potomac.
The scandinavian district in Brooklyn 10 more dis
tinctIy ark Oh than In New York. In this city 10
blends in geographical position with that Of the Ger
mans bat in Brooklyn It lines Atlantic avenue begin.
ming about half q mule from ths water front and sN
tending eastward for half mile further. nearly to
the Long Island Railroad In this precinct signs In
Morse and swedish common. There are eyensks
book stores drug sorsA brokers' Offices aud groceries
new "Pngrims ohurch" has Just been erected, and
there Il . large swedish singing society.
The folding bed evidently hsS not long to stay. 10
may draw prizes county fairs but Il IL drA~ins
away from observation In the furniture shops and
trying escape attention In the newspapers after II
has snapped together and broken . mans leg shut
of his wind Il always was . fraud pretending to be
bureau. or . bookcase. an ice chest something
of that kind instead OF honest mistake bed and
there Adeesitful look in lite siueeo front Its mir
ror and Its curtains keeps the air from the sleep
sr's face ana Is unhsaIthfuL 10 is bad In boarding
houses because Is hard to get insect powder into
It's close joints II is too short too narrow too low
too comfortlsss. and cannot be said that gives
with silence.
Even the tnisst parks and psrmsns open spots
in New York confer special value upon the land sur
rounding them Il Is always profitable 90 build larger
and more expensive houses upon land frontinz such
spots than upon other land In the same nsghborhood
The Odd0okins slices OF houses on shred' OF land IN
the part Of the city where the intersee-
tion Of streets at other than right angles are
Earied specially desirable because Of the fact that
they often have night and air on all sideA Great In
genuity has been played By architects In taking All
vantage Of tue opportunities presented by these small
Irregular remnants Of land aud the Interiors Of houses
butt upon them often AnOrd chance for pie,urssQas
dtiHg and furnishing
4 potato Dagger went nIo . Pittsburgh eommisIioA
house the other dAy, aud asked II there was AnyhRE
to do. Yes" replied the proprietor "a car load u
potatoes waiting at the station to be baRgsd what
n Vo "a do a bushrL