The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-08
SUNBEAMS.

but now that have coal biis OF my own 10 pay, the
title seems moi Inappropriate"
--"No women" said q promsnsder. attract more
attention in the streets than do the simply bat strik
ingiy sttired women OF the salvation Army. Though
they have among Us now for years they seem to
attract as much curious notice a. ever"
.-Englishmen. Irshmen. and negroes are the usual
.mp,oyees about stables in New York. though else
where italians have come to be employed 81 all sorts
OF unskied manual labor The fact 10 that English.
men are bred to the care OF horses Irishmsn have
curious sympathy for the brutes and negroes enjoy the
oosey warmth OF stables in winter time.
There are in this city two Armenians who make
living by repairing oriental rugs This WORK requires
special tact because these rugs are all made by hand
each OF the warp being tied to the wool with the
fingers Frequently they are obliged to cut full
width piece out OF the middle OF rus and Join the
edges and unless they break into figure the new
joining is hardly noticeable.
Here is something that you have heard before
doubtless" said stroller. "but am reminded oft
again as look in the OF the photographer
along the public roughfares-that IL 10 even more
important TO wsar fresh apparel when one IL photo
gaphed than II is TO wear clothes OF the oolors that
take best for tho camera reproduces with uncom-
promising fidelity every or fold that betoksns
age or wear"
a man who Is in a situation to speak from the card
says that the Ponnsyivanis Railroad Company burma
over twelve thousand tons of coal day between
Pittsburgh and Jersey City at cost of considerably
over $4,000 This Is for making steam only and does
not include the coal used for heating running pump
ing engines elevators air compressors and electric
light or for tho many tugs And ferryboats
employ cd by this line
-.T Time and again." said man. "Ihavs seen women
and children picking up coal about coal cars In rail-
road yards To-day saw something that was new to
me- people picking coal out OF dirt road leading from
yard In the suburbs tho drppinGs from the carts
n the loads had settled in starting. They had gone
the road and raked the surface Of II for dis
OF rods and had doubtless found many nuggets
in these placer diggnEs"
II am and then reminded OF the approach Of
Christmas." said a man of family. "by homo calls
from my young son. who brings to every day or
two list printed in large captas Of the things he
hopes that Santa Claus will bring to him This
ing he appeared to with this list in end Of
cleft stick What that for' So that no might lift
It further up the the chimney. where Il would DO
handler for Santa Claus TO reach 1T"
1T rare thing at political meetings for speak.
appear in evening dress but such thnss DO hap
pen in q while Perhaps the lrst of these dar-
Ing nnovators Seth Low. whose appearance the
Academy OF Music in Brooklyn In a cawhammsr coat
before body OF electors created amusement and
monstrance Mr. Low got ont of It weil-not the coat
but the situation II consider said he. THAT dress
ia too good for who Is to appear before Amsr-
can citizena"
-"Conspcuous in the Broadway throns this after.
noon." said . promenader. twas . shabbily dressed
small boy who had no hat, who . white bandass
diagonaliy across his right eye. and who smoked .
cigarette Noticeable also in the procession
citizen the world of tho back buttons of whose
cutaway coat there was clingng little wisp Of hay
lie had slept in haymow the night before but here he
was now elated by the multitude and marching
jauntiiy as anybody"
do you ever notice how few patches people are
weAringi 1t Is because clothing 10 much cheaper
now than It used to be. that 1t IL not worth while
pulling old garments together When they are worn
out they into the rag bag or are given to tramps
and arc ordered OF tho custom tailors, or
often are bought outright At tho nearest hand.
medown shop pair of colonial boota recently
shown in q shoe makers window. was almost covered
with homo made patches. Such exhaustive ekinR ont
OF old boots Ia not in vogue nowadays: It 10 cheaper
and better to get new goods
Those necklaces of coral are seen about
tho necks of Italian children tho streets Of New
York supposed to have power against witches and
other evil sprtA Tho value of tho charm lies in the
forked form Of tho bits that make the necklace and
It 10 said that the horseshoe 10 used for like purpose
because Of its remote resemblance to this The
possibility that the forked figure reference to the
Of tho 10 lessened from the that the
form used by tho Moors charm against evil
spirits. An open pair OF shears 10 sometimes used
serve in place OF ts horseshoe.
Tho penses and sccentricities Of tho stamp col
lectnR hobby were illustrated At the Portland No.,
Post Office the other day in the receipt of registered
letter bearing postage stamp of the fourdollar de-
nomination. Tho fees due on the letter only called
for ten cents postage. and the reason for using SO
costly stamp that cancelled It 10 OF much
greater value to tho collector than one
and he took this method Of attaining his end. 1t Is
not an uncommon thing for collector thus to use .
and costly stamp ordinary letter. register
ing the letter as safeguard against its going asray
a florist was exhibiting to = visitor four I'VE
young rubber plants with motlngs Of grayish white
the leaves the rich green of the plant looking the
deeper for tho contrast. do you know what made
thati" he asked They're as healthy plants as
have in the place It's charcoal MI tho bottom OF
The pot with powdered charcoal, and that's what
get can't explain 1t. only know it works thatway
with several plants Here are . couple OF drAoenas.
green You notice that those upper leaves are as red
the finest october maple you have seen this year.
It's owning to charcoal"
One of saratogas Fire Department horses. known
as the "Frsnchman." having been on constant duty
for the past six years was put out to pasture in the
open fields about mile from town for needed rest and
recreation. On Friday last. when tho two blows IRE
alarm struck tho town hall bell. Frenchman."
who quietly grazing In the fields heard tho alarm
and started on frantic run and made dash for the
highway leading TO town. When the horse found bar
riers in hts way he manifested almost human excite
met and intelligence in his efforts to escape from the
pasture and report for duty was It intelligence In
s'inct. or the force OF habit
peculiar optical Illusion may oticsd in cross
ing the Brooklyn Bridge by cable car. The grades
somewhat steep and passengers usually unconsciousy
shift slightly In their seats tho passes the mid.
die of the bridge and tips from the up grade to the
down grada. Should the passenger sometimes hap
pens not do this but remain leaning back IN tho seat
with the body thus at the slight angle from the
MS is the car 1t will appear upon ap-
preaching either station that the buildings all around
out Of plumb This illusion Is especially obssrva-
bic in case OF the tall chlmheys and towers to be
on tho south side OF the New York approach, which
sometimes appear TO lean like the famous tower Of
lisa Even old traveller the bridge getting this
strange effect for the nrst time. will lean forward in
Hlt'startlei way to hnd cut what has made some
familiar chimney or tower tip out of plump willis
strangers often call to the circumstance As
sits upright to better observe tho strange
phenomena 1t instantly vanisheA
Among the passengers In the car was q rather stout
old lady with crntches who sat In seat, when
the had stopped she with evident diriculty
and moved slowly toward the door Two men stepped
forward promptly 10 assist her Supporting her by the
arms they helped her out upon the platform. With the
rst intentions In the world they yet making
pretty hard work ~ when the driver appeared;
lie had walgsd along outside the car from the
front TO the rear platform where the old lady
and her supporters now were Prompted clearly