The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-10

| Brooklyn that promises some surprises to
the first burglar that attempts to enter 1t.
Upon opening the front door the visitor is
confronted by a Calling gun In perfect
working order. At the top Of the first
| fight OF stairs Ia one-pounder, and at
least dozen other pieces of artillery occupy
unexpected places throughout the building.
Every part of the residence suggests trouble
| for the unwelcome. The occupant is an
inventor OF explosi yes, and he explained to
visitor that he had never counted upon the
! formidable looking ornaments as of protec-
tive value. The real protection he ex-
planned, Lies in the things unseen"
Wherever there is building going on,
and all the outlying sections Of at least
three Of the boroughs ring with the ham
mer of the carpenter all day long, one
may see the bush on a gable end of almost
every new frame house that has taken on at
least the skeleton of its definite form. As
| soon as the ridgepole has been set in place
upon the rafters some one of the carpenters
| IL sure to tack into place q bush or a branch
from tree. There it remains and withers
until the roofers reach it with their shingles.
| An antiquary relates that the custom ia
universal among the carpenters Of northern
Europe and has 80 respeotabl q history
that It may we'll be derived from the Druids.
| 1t Ia by nature a luck charm, something to
avert the evil that might be built into the
| fabric Of the home. 1t is explained that II
something growing were not put upon
the roof tree the family which it shelters
would make no growth
There said the grocer. pointing to q
slant eyed, blouse covered Chinaman who
was departing with two we'll filed paper
bags, goes one Of my best customers.
1T Is a mistaken idea that the China
| l.. - hat NJ ltr,aa
tically nothing, As a matter Of fact the
Cinnamon are the frat purchasers Of celery,
watermelon and everything else that ia
good to eat. The price is apparently no
object. The Chinaman eats but one square
meal a day, but that meal is OF the best
in the market
They were discussing the annoyances
OF the Fourth. well, for once declared
one Of the party-a Brooklyn fiat dweller-
Il slept through all the morning racket.
You see,' she explained, -ever since the
spring cleaning began my neighbors have
started in early every morning to beat
carpets. At first the noise was madden
ing. I appealed to the Health Board In
by permitting me to sleep through 1t al.
Once you get 80 that you can sleep while
your neighbors beat carpets, little thing
like the Fourth Of July celebration cannot
annoy you
Many have noticed that In the United
States Army. as well as in the regiments
of the National Guard, the letter "J' Is
omitted in the designation OF the COM
panies, the letters jumping from IL to
sK." The reason Is often given as the
dislike a man has to being in the jay
company, but that is not the case.
The letter aJ' was introduced in the Eng
lish alphabet about 1880. Before that the
| sound had been represented by the letter
a." which was thus made to do double duty.
The same was the case in the written Ian
guage, and in the last century Il and u
were written exactly the same. About
1885, however, the innovation was made
of writing - with the bottom loop below
the line
The confusion which would have re-
suited In military records was the reason
for not using the letter - and the system
has never been changed. The same rule
applies, perhaps, to the non use Of the
letter -J' in lettering the rows OF seats in
some theaters.
you wouldn't think that those poor
devils had much to fight about said
man to his companion as they were going
through City Hall Park about midnight
as the approach Of n policeman caused two
beligerent bench sleepers to separate
"Oh, l don't know. A place to sleep,
even a park bench, is pretty good reason
to fight" responded the other. Don't
think for a minute that all those fellows
are newcomers down here. Some OF them
take a job once in while and drop out,
| but the ma jority of them are old FOUNDERS.
They select a choice seat, kind OF orchestra
chair, early in the season and hold on to 1t,
and they seem to recognize one another's
claim to particular place. One OF those
|
the oldtimer wouldn't stand for losing his
bed"
MANY business men and women who
live uptown make a practise Of walking at
least part of the way home through Central
Park, but few seem to frequent Riverside
Park for constitutional. 1t il a trihe out
of the way but the pedestrian therein has
the advantage OF being allowed to walk
on the grass, which is much more restful
| than tramping on pavements. Between
Seventy-second and i25th streets in River
| side are numerous long stretches where
one may stroll at ease on soft springy turf,
| only descending to stony pavencnts when
| the bank becomes too steep for comfort
| abe footing.
Nothing could equal the Apologize at
tituce of all the salespeople in the shops
nowadays Its so late in the season,
you know they begin. and add. Every
thing has been sold"
This has ts effect in disciplining the Gus
toner who has dared to postpone purohas-
ing until such late date. 1t is in the bon
net shops where the prices have been re-
duced that this attitude Is most impressed
on the buyer,
what in the world did you mark down
your prices for. them" said n woman in
millinery shop the other day, III you are
going to patronize the women who come
here to buy them7 We have all bought
| hats earlier in the season and We are buying
| these now only because they are cheap
Then the saleswoman was less naughty.
sHow many New Workers know that there
once existed Bunker Hill in this city,"
remarked a man who has made hobby Of
studying old New York.
THAT NAME" he continued, Historic
now only for its Boston associations, was