The sun., 1895-03-29
s SUNBEh NJ n.
MASHATTAE.

If Joseph Jefferson has really found rock salt
his Louisiana land, he may have fortune awaiting
him. Some OF the Louisiana salt deposits among
the richest In the United States.
Now the honey man, recently familiar figure In
the German quarter has turned mp on the west side
where his elfke face and confident smile lend new
grace the region. He has rival In the person OF q
lean and decrept old who carries his head load
OF honey, not with the ia, ny carelcssnrss Of tho
original honey man. but uneasiiy IN shufiing haste
and with one hand OF the pan TO make sure that it
shall not fall to the pavement.
-Ex.Consui Waller Of Tamatave. Madagascar. made
only one report during his term OF office but IL was
an unrommvry good report, and urged the establish
neat OF closer trade relations between the United
States and Madsgascar. He believed that we could
easily make ourselves the chief source OF supply for
manufactured cotton greatly used In the island and
he thought the Madagascar Government would TO
friend American bank II established al Tgmatnve
Small loan libraries kept by BOOKSELLERS have
sprung up in various parts or town. The hooks ars
weli-bound novels and other popular work., each
carefully covered with light brown paper, and
bered. The fee for membership Is small ami any one
may take out . book by making a sitabl" deposit.
These libraries much used by person temporarily
visiting the city and not preoccupir with
There several French libraries OF the sort. and
more than Hebrew library, conducted nearly
tho same plan. The proprIe,ors say that they lose
few books
The English cook OF a wellto.do woman VINO lives
the upper west side refuses TO drink III" pro-
vided for the household She buys an ertclr which
she says Is much better 1t more. bur she PAYS
for II OF her wages. As she drinks great ian.
tity OF tea her Iastidiousncss results IN
saving to her employer whose qualification ~ ths 10
perhaps tempered by mortihcAtion thai what s good
enough for the parlor ts not 500 enough for the
kitchen She has sense OF humor. however aud tells
the Sory when serving some OF the tea refused ~
the cook, 10 callers In the afternoon.
Wine tasters tho world over sandwich Deiw"cn
samples bit OF bread and cheese n order to have
unpreJud.ced palate. II Is easy 10 see IN This tbs
origin Of the free lunch and III that modern cuphen.
Ism, the sample room. OF course TO every sample
room was furnished the proper oonconitants of tho
Ssmpling process, and these gradually grew into tho
elaborate modern free lunch Tho rall!cr form Of
free lunch is found In the German quarter and In tho
uGe sample room where the whoI ,sai r has the best
OF bread aEd butter ana cheese for hos ina;
taste wines Orforc buying in quantity.
Two small, decenIiy clad youns men. each with .
stick In hand, walked rapidly down Madison avenue
the other day, arm in arm, laughing and taking with
much gayety and good fellowship. Ia u, inr"st hls
stick out At the side, eighteen twenty inrNe lie.
yCnd his toOt ana carefully moved the strS round in
front upon approaching the curb at Crn>Siu;. fhcy
went mcrriiy across Twenty seventh street, rurnri
passing the Opr osite curb. and crossing Madison
nue., logged along toward Fourth Avenue They nraIiy
over several imprd,nt boys playlng marbles an
the Sidewalk, and bunted against two young women
without apology. Nobody seemed to reAllIe tNai TIE
blind.
"Pike's P~Ak or BGstr' PazzIs.
IT'S the voice ~ the victim,
hear him complain.
u have reached III" lup "a"e.
But can't ger there again.-AdN