The sun., 1894-08-30
sUNBELMs.

| -"I sAv the other day" said q stroller "a wagon
painted white, drawn by white horse and II secmcd
not inappropriate color for the outnt when there
was taken in account the further fact that the com.
| modify carried was milk"
Half the open doors along the cross streets in the
German quarter reveal these days sunny gilDpses
rear premises abloom with sundowers lady slippers,
nasturtums and other brilliant blossoms, or embow.
cred In green climbing wires. Such rear yard often
lends charm TO a vein stube or beer hall.
| An old German hawks fat and ripe Wild cherries
about the quarter OF his race. He carries them In
greencovcred basket, and sells generous quart for
10 cents. The Germans use them n medicine max
wine OF them and make from them with whlskcy and
brandy, popular cordial famous for its beautiful
color and nutty flavor.
East side foreigners are students OF the English
tongue and OF American ways You the Con stItu.
tlon Of the United States and the Declaration Of indie
pendencc. printed in English. German. and French
and cheaply bound MP together sale in the German
quarter The new Tarff law has also made its appear.
ance over there In pamphlet tsrrs
--woodiawn is somewhat famous for elaborats
horai devices OF questionable taste. but a florist ND
there has recently outdone his rivals the cemetery
opposite. Hc has recently set out bed OF low plants
within full sight Of the hundred or two OF railway
trains that rush past daily, aud has simulated loco
motive engine with its train OF cars.
1t has been found that pigeons bred In long low
barn fetch higher price for shooting matches. The
birds from early habit. learned in their nesting place.
when oosed from the trap start Immediately long
low flight instead OF wheeling In air, as some pigeons
do. The habit makes them dnncult to hit than
other BIRDS and enhances their value.
Many OF the wild grapes OF the suburbs neither
fox grapes chicken grapes, the commoncst vsrie.
ties in this latitude but degenerate descendants "
cultivated grapes. They climb tall trees and make
sheitering bowers low shrubbery Their fruit |.
usually poor and since they go unpruned and
not protected from noxious insects.
Cyrus W. Field door plate still greets the eve from
the little posteru gate OF his great brownone houss
at the northeast corner Of Granmercy Park and LcK
ington avenue The gate bearing the admits to
side yard on Lexington avenue, and there Ia plate
the front door. The windows bear placards an
ouncing the approaching sale OF the premIses.>
when was recently travelling in Italy" said
returned New Yorker. IL got notion OF the relative
Importance Of things American In that part Of the
world For weeks looked In vain through the italian
local newspapers for any from the United States
and the only thing struck upon in all my stay was
the announcement that Mr. Edison had fallen from
hyc.story window I'm his own house."
-" Your key.wInding watch is d.fashioned," said
a matchmaker to a customer, and II wouldn't fetch
than dollar and half II sold Il, but don't
II will be satisfactory to you than three four
such. Its works are good as those now put into
s2 or SIS stem winder, and although II is probably
twenty years old, IL will last long time yet"
Hot corn in the Syrian quarter is very different
matter from the boiled and steaming article Of thas
name hawked along the Bowery at all hours OF tho
night The Syrian hot-corn man barcs the OF tho
husks and lays IL directly the Goals OF brazcr.
where 1t is quickly cooked and Drowned Done thus.
and seasoned with pepper salt. and butter hot
has q richness that IL attain by boiling.
-Isaac Empson, the only colorcd Democrat In his
part of Delaware died at Mddletowu the other day,
aged 81. He was famous as q man Of great physical
strength and before the days OF reaping machines
the best GRADER In all the region. He worked up
the last few months OF his life. Empson borns
slave, but he manumtted nearly sixty years ago.
and lived freeman during the last quarter OF
tury of slavery days in this country.
Fairly August's insect chorus has intensified To
powerful orchestra The shrilier and smaller noises
seem TO have lesscned while tho stridcnt cries OF
the kntydid have increased II bedroom windows In
the suburbs be left open the occupant OF the has
the feeling that he has lain down In the presence Of
multitude. To the accustomed car, however, the mui.
tiudinous small voices blend into soothing lullaby,
like the patter Of rain a garrett roof.
"A frequenter Of the Astor Library after inquring
day after day for Poole's Index, and nearly always
receiving the reply ain use" at length asked why
there was not duplicate copy OF the work, 1--WE
have three copies" said tho courteous attendant
" But" urged the applicant, THAT number is mani
testify not enough; why not have more ?" why're
piled the attendant with refreshing frankness, n we
had oil time would DO occupied In hunting up
magazines for readers"
Oxygen is likely to play important part in the
boat TO be built for the navy. 1t has
been found that q comparatively small quantity Of
oxygen from time to time admitted to q submarine
chamber will keep the air OF such chamber for hours
Of carrying large volumes OF compressed air In many
heavy metallic receivers, single receiver flled with
oxygen may be carried. This makes possible i'm
portsnt economy of weight and space
Machine mems shirts produced by a re-
economical and effective adaptation Of
to ends. The device OF cutting out the parts
by wholesale from the material nicely calculated to
avoid waste and great sewing machines hundred or
two hundred or three hundred together. chsapiy
by single steam engine, sew together the parts,
make the buttonholes, and on the buttons aided
only by touch here and there from the hands ons
two, or three hundred girls. earning from - TO s7a
week each.
"A group that attracted the attention of passersby
stood at O5 the other night southwest corner
Of Broadway and Thrteth street; was composed Of
D big policeman and two very small boys The boys
haiess and barefoot The older OF them per.
maps three. possibly four; the other q year or 80
younger. The big policeman held the left hand OF the
smaller boy In his right and the larger boy stood to
he right OF the smaller one. They very small
md silent. but they stood up very straight like little
men. They had come doubtless from the Thlrtieth
treet police station and were bound for the loss
hildren department at Police Headquarters they
we're waiting for a car. They didn't have long to
wait. The policeman moved out the crossing with
lis charges 70 meet it, and the gripman. who had
cen who was In the party, came to dead full stop
or them. At tho steps the policeman let go OF the
little chaps hand and bent over and lifted him up
nd stood him gently on the platformi q passing
trsnger performed like service for the other boy
nd seemed glad OF the opportunity OF doingt The big
ollceman stepped aboard, the conductor pulled the
trap, and the car sped down Broadway; and thas
the end OF the Incident the little kno, OF people
rho had halted on the corner.
Foreign Notes OF Real <aterssa
H. Grandidier lately offered present his collection
Oriental china to the Louvre. IL consists OF 5000
IAcas nd IA worth faI 0nO