The sun., 1895-05-27
SUNBE4 MS.

"A nickel platter down town now displays the red
ball which has come to be accepted rs the h!eroglyph
OF skating along with tho announcement that he is
ready to nickel plate skntcs.
Sturgeon fishing in the Delaware Is at its height
md very profitable Some fishermen make as much
$50 $50 in n single day. One is reported having
caught nine sturgeon In single morning.
Wild pin1s now blooming In great abundance
hercabouts They bear small likeness to the carna.
ton pink. and especially lack its delicious perfume
but they are of great beauty. tenacious cxudaton
along tho corsla OF the blossom makes It dangerous
small insects, since they Liable to become stuck
to the flower.
Ono finds on tho east side a few old pewter meas
ures in use among tradesnen. the measures ranging
In size from gill to gallon. TITS d1lcu to obtain
full set and even the smaller ones are worth from
90 cents to Si5o They in demand among deaiers
in antiques. but the trcdesmen cannot always be per-
sundcd to part with them.
Tho Venezuelan people OF short stature. D-l
ish functIcnnry vino recently captured by body
of Venezuelan troops has sent account OF the in.
cident to the InH Mail Erdnf. III which he saws:
you can imagine my FEELINGS when, looking down
from height OF SIX feet on some o: the Venezuelan
oo.' r. about foar feet in height. them putting
away at cigars, while l. nlys nf, coald not get
o. them to smoke
If natures indications are to I've trusted. this
SHOULD I've good year for Strawberries In this region,
for the Wild vines thick with blossoms. II Is In.
tercstinS TO note that the cultivated fruit has not I'M
proved upon the favor of the Wild berry The latter.
at Its best Is delicious morsel OF mingled sweet and
sour that mclt5 upon the tongue Unfortunately no
body hero has the patience to gather the Wild straw
berry. SO that New York is robbed OF de;;cacy.
Wild grapevine when properly managed. makes
surprisingly light and r.sid walking stick. length
o! old wood as nearly straight may be should bo
chosen. freed Of IT'S sharl oc bark, s,o,hed
the Joints, laid flnt with weights upon the crooked
places. turned into n crook end an! thus per-
mittrd to dry. when Thoroughly seasoned II 10
straight and rigid. and the crook is formed beyond
recall \ nicely Attsd frrule completes the stick 1t
needs neither pain; nor rarnish
st. Johns lane is in process OF Transformation.
A great ccven.story building. just finished upon
corner, has driven out row Of low shnuties stables
carpenter shops. and tho like. and tho picturesque
shabbncss OF the pace has utterly disappeared Less
than two years ago II almost the Q!aintest bit OF
the old west side left unspo.!cd. 1t its shabby
length behind the chance OF old St. Johns and the
rear yards OF the ample and fashionable man.
sions of that pleasant region. Now Is neatly paved.
clean and commonplace.
Walker street In It's few western BLOCKS Ia a curl.
GUS mixture of new business houses and old resi-.
dcnccs the latter In the pleasant style OF silky years
ago or moro. Beach street presents the com.
bnation while Franklin street and North Moore have
few OF the finest old dwellings In town. One in
some OF these streets spacious old dwellings that have
been turned Into tenements. The pilarcd doorways.
the mahogany doors. and the richly wrought
ornaments Of tho Interior remain. Sometimes
sees piilarcd drawing room with ornate capitals,
huge mantei, ana broad mahogany doors occupied by
group OF contract tailors. doing their hard tasks In
squalor, where the city magnate OF half tury ago
entertained his guests.