The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-13
SUNBEIMs.

The name sample Room" for q saloon long Axs
gave place to Cafe but . Pittsburgh purvsyor Of
ardent beverages Advertises his sstaOiishmsnt -
Z" Thirst Parlors."
Any man who leaps heavily upon the deck OF a.
oyster boat 10 likely TO make an enemy his master. 10
10 q belief Of oyster catchers that the oyster IL pscu-
LARRY sensitive 20 such Jars The careful oystermAn
never chops wood on deck when he has . cargo on
board lest he kill the oysters, and he breads . thunder
storm for the same reason.
The bay boats on the Chesapeake mAintsin the old
tradition OF abundant and varied fare. The pAasen-
ger sts down three times day before oysters. crabs,
and clans In season, nsh, steaks, genuine and excel
lent corn pone, several vegetables, and fruit. Every.
body IL pressed 70 eat, and % soon As any article has
disappeared from the table its place 10 supplied.
There Ii preserved by . private family In Baiti.
more Major RobsrtK irkwood eeTtincate a. amember
OF the Society OF the Cincinnati. The certificate bears
the signature OF Washington. The parchment 10
framed under glass and IL worn through In places As
though IL had long been kept folded. The Major VAS
. Revolutionary hero Of Delaware, and a village OF that
State bears his name.
One OF the most successful illustrators for the
humorous papers was once . bank clerk In PhilSdel-
phia. He used to Amuse himself and his fellow clerks
by cartcaturing the customers or the hank. some OF
his friends ~ length sent . few OF his sketches 10 .
humorous weekly Of New York. and . check was
promptly returned for the pictures, That started the
illustrator on his career, and illustrating soon after
became his sole occupation.
The clam IL commonly taken for an example OF all
Ndt - unpfOsreselNe, but ne u ny no means stauon-
AIRY creature. Every man bred 81 the seaside knows
how a clam left upon the sand will utterly disappear
by sinking himself below the surface; but the clam
also has q forward movement, and Will travel thirty
feet in the course o. a week. The large m nscle OF the
clam. which helps to make him indiSestible. 10 hLs
single leg. and by the aid Of this he make his prosresA
-Mullst nshins by night In the Chesapeake Il ex-
citing sport. A small boat u used and . light IL placed
IN the stern. when a school OF the nah Il sighted near
shore the boats rapidly rowed toward them until thsy
are driven ashore. Once they feelt the land beneath them
they begin 10 leap toward the light Thea the boat u
depressed on the ahOreward aide, 90 as to bnnk the
other side high above the water. The Consequence 10
that mAHy Of the nsh leap directly into the boat. aud
are thus taken.
-Epieures Snln At the tsrrapln found IN the DslA,
ware and Chesapeake Canal but natives % the region
eat him with delight He is locally known a tn red
belly some persons eat him a. any Siss, but the large
red belly Is not - ~pAlAtAble a. one. az, me size of
An average male human hand Properly cooked and
dressed with ; rich sauce % cream. alt pepper. and
wins the red belly ns1esllenL and he doubtless forms
part OF many : dish % terrapia served Al Nib rates "a
more or lsss fashionable restAurahu-