The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-07
SUNBEAMS,

-Doubtess three fourths OF tho Americans who visit
the Bermudas pronounce tho second syllable Of the
name as II It were spelled NEW" although Shakes.
peare in the Tempest" has Indicated for all time the
original pronunciation Of that syllable by calling the
Islands the still vexed Bermoothes."
The musical Instrument called the jewsharp once
very popular anon. tho Of the South and
toned by doubtful ohronicler Of two instru
Inents that Connecticut PurtAns might lawfully play
Sunday. really not named In honor of the jews
1t called tho 1oustrump. toy trumpet and
the name jewsharp the result Of popular misappre
tension
The buck board as seen In Northeastern New York
where It 10 in general is vastly different vehicle
buck board OF the suburban region. Tho
ter 10 stanch.looking, open vehicle usually painted
resemble polished oak while the former 10 often an
implanted wagon with perous sag In the middle,
suggestive to the stranger of the historic onehorse
shay" and its sudden dissolution.
Old "snufers"in New York comm only use imported
snu boxes made of birch bark the product Of conviop
labor in German prsons Tho brch bark snun box hab
for bottom oval piece of set within the BARD
and for lid like piece OF wood provided with eAtheh
strap as a handle. These boxes arc said to keep tht
snur moist condition that metallic boxes do not cof
Some snuners have boz for every day In thu
week and handsome one for Sunday. The daily bo1cS
made of birch bark but the Sunday box may be u
silver Only small quantity of snur ia placed In thk
latter
Although tho special delivery system Of the Posi-
once continues to grow in public favor 1t has at Leash
ono disadvantage that must rotsrd its growth. Bust
ness men in this city complain that when speciai
delivery letter reaches the place Of destination aey
business has closed for tho day 10 returned to the
postal station whence 1t came and instead of beinf
delivered by the earliest regular delivery 1t morning
is sent by special messenger time later. Doub'
less This practice is esteemed necessary because thu
regular carrier could not taEe time to comply with TN
law requiring that the deliverer OF special deliver!
letter obtain the receipt of the recipient
A party OF cattemen out the MoJave Deser
recently cano across the trail of two men and tw'
burroS The amess zigzag of the trail shovel
that those who had made It were lost and tho eatti{
at once set to mud thom. Here and there along
the path taken by the wanderers holes Of from tni
TO Ave feet In depth hal been dug in tho airy sAhf
Late IN the evening the cattlemcn came upon youT
man lying under a mesquite bush beside NOE Jus
feet deep in the sand murmuring in de.,Ium .
the point of dea'h lie had been without ""''' my
than three days aud mad lain down 10 u'1 -
ther on they overlook an old man. N"o'
crawling on hands and knees toward Poo' W otAoN"u
=. 80, 49,, IN ii the two burros. Tho burros,
,.ing ,.Ic,..d ~ hen h +, gave had fouhd therWS
to wAtc- aud the Old man h"h TOTO" gu '"' " ~"
d.snH,rinp burSt OF Strength luz w" nv" wiz
nina. vino mad lost Their way week before both
' -, after few days OF care at tho ranch.
49,, n, a corpscs and bIeached bones often met
,irscrt tel uf many travellers whose similar
xn.r.cnc.s have had no such happy ending
Ir. nam TO political glory aud preferment that
through Of east side street spsechmakiAE
-, , an easy or alluring one. On Ludlow street the
o,nrr night in air damp and most ssArchngly cold.
,onth'uI politician stood at the tail Of a cart sur
minded win rariuR oil Tampa HIS voice faint
md hraasr sliE'eners were tew-most of them were
,.t,sru Ira. O. 'ullt understand word ho said
nd u were Iciih u"sf'naEhotIc. His fervd phrases
nj curTgeiiG gestures made no impression Whatever
o his audience. TNo or three dozen urcbins Played
bor and under the truCs. shouting boisterousy and
no wniug his voice completely most of tho ,Imo From
he nearby wind0ws leaned women AMI children. the
women taking TO one another across the space be-
We tho Windows the children making babel A
cd iIoT came by shouting his wares. aud the orator
aG pcrforce to give him the floor for some minutes
hen the shed Of the urcAins darted be-
cath IT, starting the trucS and almost throwing ths
peaker against the oil lamps The crowd Of boys aud
'omen grew larger and noiser. and his audience re-
lained stupidity stoid and unTesponsive. until soon
he young mans voice drowned He closed he
peech. turned up his collar aud told the driver v
o ahead TO the next place Of martyrdom.