The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-17
SUNBEAMS.

1T IL estimated that there nearly 900 900 acres
Of unoccupied Government lands in Kansas still open
for settlement.
One may see in tho city parks these summer even.
ings persons reading newspaper and books BY
the aid OF the electric light
The signs Barber Shop" Shaving Parors" ton
serial Studio" have all gone out of date with Pitts.
burgh hair dresser. who displays hno shings
bearing the proud inscription. "Theophilus Browne,
Capiaire"
An Episcopal clergyman was riding across town
the other day with lay friend when Catholic priest
boarded the car Tho two cergymen eyed each other
with seemingly speculative interest and tho friend OF
the Episcopalian said TO him: Does he take for
priest of his own church 7" mo" said the Rpisco.
paan. "don't you that his waistcoat has lapel
like yours. while mine is plain and reaches to tho
throat think that the high cut waistcoat Is unusual
with the Roman clergy"
John Burneson. OF Dr. Burneson OF Luzerne
met with strange accident the other day. While
passing an unfinished building near the Duchess OF
Narboroughs cottage Mt that place. ono OF the
called out from the roof. Hello John. here's tho
poney owe you" and tossed down two silver dolars
The coin struck Burnesons Epecacles the glass was
smashed the splinters filled his and the doctors
say his sight is destroyed.
of all the devices that shoemakers adopt to attract
custom. none is more effective than the hygenic pre-
tence display Of anatomical specimens often aids
The effect and the hy gienic unfrequenty
processes special solcude for persons with deformed
feet Tho work Of making shoes for the latter 10
ebpeciAlS WeN pau anu llo WhH VINO uOeb tDe nenu.
work for the genuine hygenIc shoemaker has to
be . person OF great ingenuity.
Some secondhand book stores though only a few,
make specially OF old dRr Those of this year ic
in good condition. stil fetch 80 40 per their
original price, and bound in detachable backs Of good
leather they even higher Diaries of other years
fetch from nve TO twenty-five centa Those at the
latter price are often richly bound Diaries of the
year 1875 sell well this because the dates OF the
two years from March are Identical
Quinine retais at all sorts OF prices in this town
and even at the lowest Is profitable to the druggist
1t Is most commonly sold in twoRrain pills. as pre-
scribed for malara diseases and these pills per
dozen all the way from six to twenty cents and per
haps higher. As the dozen pills honestly m ade con-
tain exactly one pSnnyworth of the drug rho price
varies from $i2o TO 81 per ounce II is long while
since quinine was worth tho latter price.
In the days of post roads and turnp pixies twelve
inch tire such that provided for The wheels OF the
truck that recently bore the Broadway cable was not
uncommon. In some tolls were in inverse pro-
portion to tho width OF wagon tires and teamste rs
gladly widened their tires. with the knowledge tina.
they would thus greatly cheaper their daily Journeys
The broadtired heavily laden wagons served to han
Ihor ne " turnpike into prime condition
"A considerable Item OF expense to every am bilious
new fnrrier IL Tho cost OF noGntiIg the stuffed fur
bearing animals that usually occupy the furrors show
windows and are his most effective signs. Tha skins
thus exhibited sometimes cost thousands OF dol
lara aud those that are exposed the weather must
be frequently replaced furrer who recently set up
new shop exhibits stuffed polar bear purportlnR to
have been the spoils OF an eminent Arctic explorer
~ see you can buy butterfly nets for u dollar aud
half apiece said man who lives in the suburbs i've
known people to get lots OF fun OF chasing butter
flea There's my children for instance; time and
again I've seen Elm run like all possessed after little
butterfly that how around cool and jaunty could
be. Finally. thoy clap hat down over him; that is
they think they do but when they come to raise
side OF It carefully very carefully to look under they
md the butterfly isnt there dare say the would
be surer way OF catching en- but doubt II II would
be 30 much fun; si. suppose II anybody is making
business OF II he ought to have net"
when the financial cyclone struck me-" said
man OF moderate means II needed shoes: my best
shoes were worn through on the Soles and all my
other shoes had been repaired and worn until 1t
seemed as though they couldn't be worn any longer.
But got the old sho.S out Again-thsre three
four pairs of them and look ed them over. The right
shoe Of tho rSt pair picked up had great hole in tho
left shoe In good condition. or another par the
upper OF the left shoe badly broken but the upper0s
the right shoe was sound always buy shoes OF tho
same style and quality; why shouldn't match that
good right shoe with tre good lcft one and 'cm
into the shop and have them UvrrE auled' That jus:
what did. and not cNcp the shoemaker knew That
tGty we're not originally mates. had them soled AMI
and comfortable I've got EN- now. In fact ThIi
may be Old the hills TO Eomo people. but Il Was
new TO me. and II may be nav to othsrG"