The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-25
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There IL q steady demand for walnut timber and
purchasers securing the Atlantic coast region in
search OF large trees while metnlc coins. usually
called Baskets by the undortskers. have displaced wal
nut oons the wood Is increasingly applied TO other
uses The trees scarce in most parts of the Fast
and many are jealously guarded against and saw
Head OF Christians Church, in Newcastle COUNT
Del. outdoes even Dr. wyiies church In the ayerag.
length Of phstorates Its latest pastor has Just
signed after 4 service of forty years. and the chu,
in its whole 100 years has had but six pastors I4s
father OF the minister just resigned served in but on,
pasorate during his clerical life OF thrtyseven years
"A contractor sinking a ten.inch driven well at
Dover. Del, has hit upon the plan OF substituting
rotary moton for tho direct blow OF the pile driye
sinking his pipes After pipe had been driven more
than 100 feet by tbs pile driver the other method va.
applied, and the pipe was sunk three feet in twenty
minutes The contractor is going to patent his ven.
ton If nobody has anticipated It,
-vandal tourists are destroying many OF tho nn..t
trees tho Pacific Coast National Park which neiui-,
Mount Rainier by setting nro to them. merely for IA.
fun OF seeing blaze" Tho crime OF such vhnton de-
struction 10 beyond comment. The Park Commission.
propose ask the Interior Department appoint
akeeper for the park, who shalt be good horseman
to sleep In blanket hardy enough keep
watch the range. and with duo OF the de-
serts due such doseerators OF national heritage.
Until one goes into the country and discovers The
periodicals that prevail there. he has idea the
number OF magazines that are published In New NVfA
Most OF them edited with pair shears by som.
Who 10 In hurry aud has not much pick from
and they arc printed from old type and On
nimuy paper In New York ono never hears of them
The sign of the - Magazine displayed "A down.
town business street claims circulation or 5O.cOUs
month In this city II probably does not exceed ten
Like many another 1t is made for tho country.
An interesting east side street vender OF tho Ger.
quarter " stout. clean. shaver, neatly dressed
man. who bears upon his head q shining tin pan MED
with golden honeycomb. A spotless white heal.
cushion receives the bottom of tho pan. and knife
handle shows in air above the honeycomh Tho latter
we'll as its sweet contents. looks genuine, and,
doubtless eastsde Germans tempted by the sight
and in comfortable ignorance of tho fact that ar
ncial honey combs nowadays filled with artificial
honey. with the result OF deceivne all tho beos
Tho town of Grand junction. Col. put on holiday
attire tho 18th Of this month and the people OF
country around assembled IN crowds and ce ebrated
Peach Day" with much feasting Fruit growing at
Grand Junction" says Denver daily, lis one OF the
states recent triumphs and tho development made in
tn lat vicinity ia little short of marvellous Here peaches
pears plums. nectarines and grapes per.
lection. and where land worthless there are
thousands Of orchards OF great value" All this has
been accomplished within ton years. Seemingly all 1,
not calamity and despair in Colorado.
An energy. saving appliance was noticed in open
carriage on Broadway recently. 1t open faced
watch fastened in tho bottom OF the carriage that
the occupant could SEQ the time OF day by merely
CHANGING down. 1t was very swell carriage. with nns
horses to draw It, immaculate coachman and foo man.
and silver decorated harness. The LAZY who grace
fully the seat kept her head very erect and
did not sway the carriage rolled the pave.
ments II she unbent sufficiently to look at the
watch at her feet It was not while she was within
sight OF the reporter easy imagine that
she would do
Few things are funnier than to the etlngs Of
people IN cheap restaurants who do not ordinarily pat
ronizo such places who do not wish IL to be known
thatthey do They hincn at finding themselves dscov
cred. blush little and edge shsdowy corner,
Or else they air of bravado and try to
the other fellow uncomfortable. There 4 cake and
coffee shop in cellar not far from tho Ne York City
Hall to which some who begin at Demonico's or the
Savarin Saturday taper down Friday. one
owspaper found another one evening aud
'ad: Hello! What brings you bore :" =" / come TO
study human nature" replied the other.
- Rheumatic rings. ST." is the legend n card that
les in tray OF lead coored rings displayed BY Third
avenue jeweller. Tho belief that such rings protect
he woarer from rheumatism has pretty strong hold
upon part of this community Tho rings. according
10 those who deal in them are made of seven metals
md either the metallic combination or the magic
lumber EXERCISES some occult influence unfavorabls
o the development OF rheumatism. Policemen, SOL
iiers. and others much exposed to tho weather day
md night arc said to be the chief purchasers OF
eumatio rings and inqurers sobory assured that
he rings have been known to relief in many pain
ul cases of the disease.
Not all Colorado has put on mourning because Of
he silver slump All the gold districts brighten
ID up wonderfully in the past few weeks while some
4 the old camps are enjoying genuine old.tims
loom. This is notably true of tho Cripple Creek dis
rct and during the past week ten days there has
een greater Influx of miners and merchants into
he town than It has had for many months Tho
tagos loaded and tho hotels and boarding houses
rowded Old claims are being reworked. and several
ich punches aud streaks OF have been discovered
hat had been passed over before. In addition many
nluable strikes have been made, and there 10 Q
asst amount of active prospecting going on.
"A citizen Of South Bend. Wash. has . humpbAok
whale on his hands which is proving worse enoum-
than the traditional elephant not alone
elf but to tho whole community. The whale became
randed at tho mouth of the river. and the enterprs
ng citizen bought It from tho fishermen who cap.
ured 1t and made some money by placing 1t on e1hib
ion. But tho whale died and after while It became
cry dead and the owner can't dispose OF it. He tried.
. last resort. to burn it, and spent his profits on
rood and kerosene. but the whale won't burn. The
own is pervaded by an extremely ancient. nshliks
mol. and the citizens arc urgent in their demands
hat the owner of the whale shall remove his property
u some expeditions way.