The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-06

States Circuit Court Of Appeals the othe
day The learned court deliberated lon
and earnestly over the question whethe
sake was still wine or beer the poin
arising in customs case The court fount
resembhnces TO still wine in the percentag
OF alcohol and resemblances TO beer in tn,
process OF manufa Cture. sake being a brew
from rice. But 1t found further so man,
points OF dissimilarity from both that /
placed the japanese beverage in the catch
all clause Of the tariff act which includei
all articles not otherwise enumerated
A large part OF the mail order business
OF the city, said an attorney who has de
Tended many postal fraud cases yesterday
has been destroyed by the rigid enforce
ment OF the Governments fraud orders
think in some cases the authorities have
applied the rule too strictly. For instance
merchant bought a lot of chip diamonds
for SO cents apiece Including a fair busi-
ness profit, 81 was not too high price for
one OF the stones, but a man could ad-
vertise diamonds for 81 apiece until the end
OF time and get no customers No one
would believe they were genuine diamonds,
SO the merchant sent out circulars inform
ing the addressed that he had been sue
cessful in some contest and the diamond
would be forwarded on receipt of 81 TO pay
the expense of expressage &c. In five
out Of seven cases those who received
the circulars, though they knew well they
had taken part in no contest. forwarded
the money
The point is that the people who bit
on the circular were more dishonest than
the merchant for he gave pretty close to
value received. But the postal authori-
ties held that he was doing business under
OF the mails. All such clever schemes for
selling cheap jewelry-there were many
hundreds OF them in operatlon-have been
upset by the Government
The other day man stopped In front
Of n Sixth avenue second hand bookstore
and began 10 turn over the paper covered
books in the five cent tray. After some
minutes had passed an attendant APP
preached and asked the man II he could be
of assistance.
Yes said the man -Awant a book of
four or five hundred pages. Of thin paper
II possible. and bound at the back with
string so the leaves will tear OF easily"
why what" the salesman began.
oh. don't intend to read it; | want It
for shaving papers Here is just the one.
And, putting down his five cents, he de-
parted.
A policeman sees many strange sights
on the street. but. according to a Fourth
avenue cop. the limit in dogs appeared not
long ago near Twenty-third street, when
a woman lead small skye terrier who
sported blanket made Of dark green cloth
trimmed with red silk edge The lower
part was brought down at the four corners
into pantalets which buttoned around the
dogs legs and reached about TO his knees
while the side was ornamented with patch
pocket from which peeped two corners Of
a diminutive linen handkerchief.
A young American girl who was ira vel
ling in England last summer had been seek
ing vainly for the ice cream soda legends
that appear on every corner in New York
Al last she ran across a place where this
was displayed American 10 drinks,
4 pence
She hurried in and although the poor
imitation made her homesick drank two
glasses Of the mixture TO the health Of
her countrywomen The surprise came
when she came 70 pay The shopkeeper
handed back all but fourpence saying
We always gives one when you buy two.
and we don't sell very many as II is, Miss
young man called up well known
lance hall the other night and asked If a
lance was in progress He was somewhat
'tarIed when the man at the other end of
he wire replied with some heat.
Il don't know what you consider is
lance This here's ball, an only gents
an ladies is invited"
A surer sign OF spring than the perambu-
ator and the ragcart is the resumption Of
baseball in the streets by the small boy
In the same streets. where only two weeks
ago pedestrians we're lodging youngsters
IN sleds. they now are kept busy ducking
)aseballs. The change has been unusually
'udden this year because the snow has
asted so long.
surest OF all among the harbingers of
iprng are the flowers which already are
)eginning TO blossom. The skunk cab
page has been out Of the ground fortnight
md bundles Of pussy willows are already
'eing hawked through the streets by ped
ers.
Dr.. F. r. l.. Gould who was City Chamber !
ain under Mayor Low, is a loyal alumnus
4 Johns Hopkins University and has been
identified with all the activi-
les of the Hopkins graduates in this city.
Ie was POSTMASTER at their annual din /
er the other night and spoke at great |
angth Of his connection with the univer-
ity. besides introducing many of the |
peakers in turn as my fellow alumnus"
II happened that certain young alumnus I
( recent vintage. after dining we'll. went !
ound asleep during the speeches When .
he oratory was over he awoke Presently |
q walked as hteadlly as ne COulu toward /
he speakers table.
4 am pleased and honored to make your
DR.. Could he said, ex-
snding his hand graciously but some
hat unsteadily but (hicl may l inquire
you are a Hopkins MANI
A short, chunky man with large nose
At between two girls on the Broadway
ar In fishing ont car fare he dropped
Din on the floor. Like most coins dropped
cars it fell between the stats. The con-
uctor stopped 10 pick it up
ITS only a cent, said he 20 the owner
hen he failed TO dislodge il.
For ten blocks the chunky man kept his
res glued on the spot where that coin
as lodged Then he gave in to the strain
e pulled out a wallet and from the wallet
. took a slender pair of pincers. To the
idden chagrin OF the two women with
i'm he stopped over, got hold OF the lost
amy with the pincers and recovered IL.
s he pooketed the cent there was litter
trough the car.