The sun., 1893-06-07
SUNBEAMS.

"A ehopteeper in Troy, y. " attracts customers to
| his place by giving away fans and soda water.
Tho celebration Of July has already begun in the
back streets. and the man winces the dis
charge of hrecrackers. torpedoes. and toy pistols
boston has drink that is not sold elsewhere at
least under the They call it here inusty
ale" and in house It ia u speciality. It seems q
ripe. smooth ale. with fair amount Of alcoholic
strength. aud ohng TO suggest mustiness.
"A Baltimore horse lost some time ago of his
eyes. This so spoiled his beauty that the owner
solved to get him artificial But tho eyes
warped and cracked. until he got ono from England
that Is perfect and sparkles as brightly living
"A former newspaper man. who now has political
Job says that he likes the old Bohemian best
and that fixed hours Mt desk do not agree him.
Formerly" he said Il used 10 borrow ave dollars
every now and then Now. hang i'll they all borrow
I'VE dollars from me-"
Tho washinytonia ians arc Dragging about the big
beam. IL feet square at the ends and 100 feet
long, that has been sawed out in their State: but is
not to be forgotten that there pants London
day that measure 18 feet in width which were taken
out Of the same forest.
On Myrtle avenue In Brooklyn there two little
shops OF the Cheap John class. painted red,
by side. Each claims to be "the original red store"
Much OF the copious announcements that occupy the
front Of each of the shops is devoted to warnings
against tho other shop.
"A man OF meagre aspect but Abnorm ally healthy
appetite gets out OF bed ut A. NJ every night OF his
life. goes cupboard where cold lunch is waiting
for him. and slows in andwches cheese pickIes and
sardines Then he goes back and finishes his sleep He
ia merchant. and shows evil effects from his mid.
night suppera-
"A curiosity of this years peach crop tho Della
Peninsula is the fruit of in the garden OF
Colin STAN at Chestertown, Kent county. Md. All the
peaches on this tree are in twins trpie,s A twig
foot long found to have sixteen peaches
An occasional donbe peach is unusual. but such
fruit seldom reaches a healthy maturity.
Tho "nowers" otthe dogwood-they not flowers
but opened castings of tho tiny bossoms-that are out
Alma fhA lnhln Rtvar atafh iAalr
ishing drifts OF in the green grass and tho
woods From tip to tip of the petals" the measure
ment OF these "howers" is occasionally six inches,
double the breadth given in standard on botany
-Sterilized milk 10 modern device for infants
and invAlids. 1t sells as high nifty cents quart
and bought sometimes in quantities to last the nd
vduRl consumer year. 1t is sent to customers
in Europe 1t Is shipped In hermeticaly sealed vesse
and may be kept like any other preserve. Specimens
have been found sweet and wholesome years after
leaving tho cow.
a. V. Du Pont whose sudden death at Louisville
was followed by painful scandal. was di.tng
for q radicasm Of thought somewhat unusual among
members OF recent generations OF the Du Pont family
He was the business partner gresham Tom John
son. and fellow disciple with him Of Henry George.
Curiousy enough the rst Du Pont in this counrywas
political economist of the Physiocrat group the men
OF the last century who took somewhat Mr. GEORGES
Wow Of the relation of the community to land.
The southerner ut homo prone neglect hishead
gear for the sake OF having his feet well shod
VIII go about in public places wearing battered and
soled siouch hat but scrupuously to his foot
wear The pecuarty. perhaps arises from lily pride
bssettng Southern sin. coupled with the be lief that
arisocraoy Is eviEced by the shape tho feet
IL worthy OF note however that the Southern slouch
nat is often costly article OF the finest and dur
able felt Such hat for winter and costly and n-
desructble Panama straw for summer are tho proper
head gear for Southern country gentleman.
Long boots are siiil seen occasionally In New York
even upon tho feet OF who have long lived lth,
city ana have in most other respects conformod 70
urban methods OF fa. But the long boot has really
given way 10 tho high shoe even in rural rey.ohS
though considera6e percentage of ry folk even
IN villages and large towns resist tho Innovation
There are Otherwise sensible who sti cling to tie
= hne boot" an instrument OF torture voluntarily
assumed with many struggles Sundays and v!,.tiny
nights. after man has worn all The week looseuud
coarse boot. in whicn he Is at ease
There are a few private military oryanIzaton.-
that organizations that ike tho Old Guard are SUI.
Ianed at the expense OF the members. aud have NO.
marked pscultarities OF uniform Among rhotn arc
lts ike those OF the French ussArs early In tho
century Ike zouaves like Scotch ghIan l,rs le ,he
ieFinan infantry Ike tho United states trol D. ha.
Ought In the Mexican war. Perhaps nono Of ,h,ss
uniform that tho members Glsp,Gg
with more pride than the Putnam Pha!anx of ;IarS
ora, Conn Ths is an exact copy OF tho dress Of tho
Continental army that NJ into the Revouton"; C,at
u dark blue wiistcoat fAcnSs and kneobsoecn,s o:
JuN, top boots cross belts. c0csed ha' with pin.
md sniny nat brass buttons. Tho Pats" arc upluus
!gure in ceremonial parades in Connecticut