davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02
UMBRELLA AND SUIT CASE.
the Crime Of Carrying One Tucked In the
straps OF the other.

The hest that can be said OF a man who
carries along the streets n in railroad
stations and other crowded places a suit
case with an umbrella tucked through tho
straps Of t." said Mr.. Gwillbly, lis that he
j. thoughtless. but for such thoughtlessness
there is no excus
1t was bad enough to have TO stumble
over the old time valise when so carried
about, but there was this TO he said for II,
hat the valise had soft corners; 1t was
more or less compTessible; il you stumbled
over a vaIlse you were at least preserved
from barking your shins or tearing. your
clothes on il. But IL is not so with the
modern, rigid framed, sharp cornered
suit case
-On this, carried low down in a crowd,
out of sight, and proje citing as It does out
the person carrying II, to mix with peoples
legs around. you can cut n bruise your
self wofully
so, in a crowd, the suit case by itself is a
menace and a danger; and the man who
would carry a suit case carelessly must
he an Indifferent peryoa indeed.
When we can say that OF a MAJ VINO
we think Of a ma who, quite ignoring.
quite thoughtless Of, all other people.
but thinking only OF himself n simply
TO save himself trouble, carries one with
N umbrella sticking out forward and back
Of II from under its straps. Tor people TO
trip overl
II has been said that bad manner n IL worse
than a crime--what should be said OF the
selfish thouRhtle ssne 81 OF q man who would
carry about a suit case with an umbrella
thrust through the straps tbereof?'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02
ONE way OF cErriNG N BOXES.
Some Thrown Up From The street and On .
q second story window.

VVVW"N Nh~S
One way Of getting anything, say for
instance a small. light packing box. from
the sidewalk TO the second floor Of a build
ng, would be Just to carry II there, up the
stairs; hut that isn't the way OF a down.
town business establishment using many
small boxes of uniform size and having
its packing room on the second floor
This concern has its empty packing boxes
thrown up from the street and in through
a second story window. In front Of the
building there il a wooden awning Extend
ing from the top Of the first story out over
the sidewalk to the curb; and on the roof
OF this awning Is built a narrow elevated
platform extending from the building out
to within a foot or two Of the awnings
outer edge.
A truck with a big load of the empty
packing boxes used here drives up in front
Of the building and halts, and then the
driver begins tossing boxes up to a man
standing at the outer edge Of the little plat
form on the roof OF the awning, who losses
the boxes on, n by one as they come TO
him. 20 a man standing in an open second
story WI ndow, thism man in turn tossing them
on 10 a man who stack them on the floor
inside.
To see a man standing on a truck like
tina in the street throwing boxes up into
the air 70 a man standing silhouetted against
the sky high over the heads of the passersby
on the roof Of a sidewalk awning. and then
TO see this man throw the boxes on to a
man standing in a second story window,
Is a sight likely to prove interesting as well
as novel 10 those seeing IL for the first time;
but 1t Is one familiar enough to those who
have occasion often to pass this way. and
as a means OF getting the boxes from the
street 70 the second DOT speedily this way
heats carrying them up the stairs by about
ten to one.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02

without phyical e~XertiOn. Air bags are usS"
TO float the machinery,
An American has also invented a swim
ming machine. but in his case the WINNER
must furnish the motive power himself.
This device il capable Of considerable speed
with comparatively small effort. The oper-
ator stretches at full length upon a hoat
which is pointed at the forward end.
The propeller is driven by gearing driven
by means Of foot pedals similar 10 the pedals
Of a bicycle. Another float over the machin-
cry serves to support it in the water. Ihl7
arrangement permits the wipime 10 keep
his head out OF water and to undertake long
distances. when tired on" has simply to
cease working the pedals until rested.
The machine ia constructed Of nlcEeiied
copper. aluminium and bronze metals and Is
from Ave feet TO six feet six inches long, The
swimmer is carried forward three feet for
each revolution OF the pedal shaft. The
gear IL six to one. The weight Of the machine
out of water is only twenty-five pounds. u
Is the invention OF a physician, who says
any one can learn 10 use 1t in a few minutes.
when the fire swept over San Francisco
n great smelling company had 1000 tons Of
cad. tin, zinc and othe soft metals stored
in its warehouse. lie meath the building
was a very deep basement and into this the
melted metals poured. and aftcrward.
cooled into one vast, solid block of metal.
How to remove aud recover these metals
was o problem. Various methods. wer"
tried. but all proved too slow and expen-
sive until a local electric cOmpan took
hold. The metal is nearly four feet thick
and covered the entire floor.
The plan employed was that known a.
the electric are process, described in detail
in PopuIGr Mechanics. II consists in cutting
channels AZ frequent intervals. The heat
and light from this are are so intense that
the operators cover their faces with heavy
masks of oilcloth and wear gloves.
Small windows OF specially prepared
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02
Etiquette in Lonhon CIubIand.

From the London Chronicle.
In some Of our ultra exclusive clubs II is
a serious breach Of etiquette for one member
TO speak to another without obtaining a
c~eremonious Introduction beforehand.
A painful case has just occurred in 4 Ger
tain old established and extremely respect
able Pail Mall caTavanserIc. u appeUr- that
a newly joined member. In CGllOu- defiance
OF custom. ypntuTed the other afternoon
10 maze a remark about the weather 10 n
gentleman with whom he Was not personally
acquainted. The recipient of this outrage
glared sionily at it's perpetrator.
Did you presume 10 address me. siry' he
demanded. with AN awful froNn.
Yes, did. was the defiant reply II
said il was a fine day. The other digpstcd
the obser walton thouRhtfully.
Then. after an impressive pause. he turned
Jet II occur again" he remarked. as hC buried
himself once more in his paper.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02
THE -sKiPPER ASHORE.
Qualities That win success at Sea Also
I'm Demand on Land.


Good men TO have in charge OF any sort
OF work that involves the handling OF men,
and especially good for such work that Is
Also more or less outdoors, as for Instance
the supertntendence Of piers and the care
OF or work on any sort of boats. and work
In and about warehouses, and that sort OF
thing said a steamshipman, ARE retired
captains and mates OF vessels.
They have to be good and able men to
get up to places such as they have held on
the sea, and the qualities that ave made
them successful aioat are equally valuable
in any work they may be called upon to do,
and especially In such work a. ! have indi-
Gated. ashore.
They are accustomed to command, for
one thing: they can make men work and
Keep them going; they can get things done.
They are likely to be able TO pick out
control OF many men and they know howto
handle things and how to stow things to
the best advantage. .
They are all the lime watchful and
alert, as they have all their lives been
accustomed to be at sea, OF necessity.
q tho weather in advance and always
take due precautions regarding IL; they
never get caught mapping.
Accustomed to taking no chance, but to
having men on watch night and day at
sea they set watches just the same N
land, and fire, that special terror TO men
on ship, they guard against and look out
for here with the same care that they would
afioat.
you see. the man in command Of a ves-
sci lives in a world Of his own, where every
thing depends on him, n whore he must
look out for everything, and o he develops
constant watchfulness and resourceful-
ness in emergency and readiness in action;
he must be in the nature OF things an able
man. and that's why the sea captain or
mate, retired perhaps for some disability
that may impair his usefulness at sea. may
make in the right place an especially good
man s-Eor~.s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02
The Frost fish Have Come.

From Forrest and Stream.
NJ last the juicy frostfsh. the tornood u
that vast army of anglers who make their
appearance everywhere that fish ran he
caught in Greater New York. has made its
appearance IN numbers. First il was taken
at the resorts on the south shore Of Long
Island and inside Sandy Hook across the lower
bay, then In tho upper bay. and finally in the
East aud Hudson rivers, IN the latter waters
the "tOmInies' run small. with an occasional
specimen Of goodly size, hut The angler who
catches q fcw that run from ten 10 twelve
inches in length considers himself lucky.
Angling for ~frOsttlsh is not always unal-
lOycd pleasure. Holding a rod patiently
while sitting on u rocky point or an exposed
pier. With u cold northwest wind lowing,
tries the anglers staying qualities, but IN
places where II il possible TO build a small
FIRE Of driIt wood near the waters edge small
disnOnIfOrta are not thomghi OF.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02
Frog, March 10 winter Quarters.

Poftstorp correspondence Philadelphia Press.
For the first time in years the residents or
northern Chester count to-day saw a frog
parade. Fully 100 frogs OF all ages, ranging
from frogs q score OF years old 10 this springs
youn gsters. left the schoolhouse pond in
Warwick Township this morning and marched
along the road to the Falls OF French Creek.
where they took up their winter quarters.
Migrations OF frogs In large bodies are
the year. II is believed by old residents that
the frogs deserted the pond, WHICH has been
their breeding place for years. because the
water Is too low.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02
Change for sun worshIppers.

From The Success .Hd0d Etpe.
An American whose business frequently
takes him TO London tells of All amusing
conversation between the driver and con-
ductor OF a public bus In that city.
The bus was fairly crowded, so the Ameri-
taking his seat. he observed a person in
peculiar garb, with a red tIlrban. There
cling rain, such weather a. IL the rule rather
than the exception In the British metropolis.
As the conductor came to the top the red
turbaned person. evidently on Indian Parsee.
rot down.
"wot sort Of a chap Ia that?" asked the
driver OF the conductor,
Il fancies that ieis one or them fellerS that
worships the sun"
"WoTships the sun. EN-" repeated tho driveT
over ere 10 ave q rest"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02

glass are made in the masks to enable TN.
wOPkmen TO see. The crew en- "a ged ia this
work present a most unusual sight and are
constantly watched by large crowds from
n safe distance. =
As fast as the blocks of metal are cnt
out they are hoisted by derricks and sent
to the smelter. The same process IL also
being used In cutting up large beams OF
structural steel which are bent and twisted
III the ruins. BY means of the are a is
inch girder Is cut in two in twenty minutes.
To cut il with n hand saw would require
several hours of hard work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02
..Tnthcr" and "Thuhrr" in state Depart
ment.
From The Washington S'ar.

From hs Washington Sfdr.
TT does not seem to be generally known.
remarked n department Official, that the
uignifed Department OF state has made
a change In the form of Official correspond
ence somewhat In the line Of the simpltned
system OF spelling. -,
THE particular change have noticed
il in the adoption Of the good old ENGLISH
words 'hither' and 'thither' in place OF their
more modern and longer substitutes For
instance, the Secretary Of state now &C.
knowledges the receipt OF n communication
forwarded through another department in
the following style: referring to the refer
pnce hithsr by your department. Sc. us
II right, | know. but II has a strange look
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02
stallion Fights in philippines.

From INC San Frdncisc0 thrOnirTf,
"spaniards have an idea IT'S beneath the
dignity Of a gentleman to ride anything but
a stallion" said Major Hugh slime OF the old
First California Infantry, "Filipinos thought
he same thing until we began getting our
cavalry animals into Manila. Every native
rode or drove one OF these Filipino pony
stations.
vicious? Well. YOU ought to see those
little devils bite and strike each other. Stallion
fights we're regular thing ~ till American
Authorities stopped them-brutal. bloody.
always ended I'm one horse being killed or
manned for life"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02
o on Any Floor.

Fr1m The San Frdaciscp ChrJHicic.
Give YOU the only room left in the house
Tonight. 90 said Room Clerk Allen Of the Balti-
more. az he dipped a pen and started to hand
H. 10 the new arrival.
Where Is it?' said the man from Modesto.
which they say Is another Missouri ior mnIes
and show me people. What floors IL on
Any floor you like; top, middle or Ofice.
Don't kid me. young fellow. ] want TO
sleep on the top floor
An right Front, Boy. put a cot in the
cage at midnight and tell Bennie to lot the
elevator remain at the top Moor Till morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02

An ingenious beacon ia located at Arnish
Rock, ~StornOway Bay. ia the Hebrides. Scot
land. IL - a cone of cast iron plates. sur
mounted by III arrangement Of prisms and
a mirror which reflect the light from the
lighthouse on Lewis Island. 500 feet distsn
across the channel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02

Recent experiments in England performed
with liquid air producing apparatus have
resulted in a cheaper process Of manufacture
which. it Ia thought. will give an ultimate low
price of less than three cents a gallon.
The process is purely mechanical, the air
being compressed to $500 pound pressure and
then liqueied at 1875 pound pressure. by the
cold obtained from its expansion.
IL is said that the component gases Of LIQUID
air are readily separated. and it could. there
fore. he used to furnish oxygen gas for medi-
cal and scientific purposes, and lilo did oxygen
for welding iron and steel. The LIQUID nitro
gen would also be valuable. and could be
used for refrigerating and fertillzing pur-
poses.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02
m THE WORLD OF. SCIENCE.

At a mild red heat. good steel can be drawn
out under the hammer to a nne point: at a
bright red heat Il will crumble under the
hammer. and at a white heat it will fall to
pieces.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02

A Dawson. luLon. inventor has recently
devised IN apparatus for indicating the To-
cation of a sunken vessel by means of a buoy
which il released by the sinking of the ship.
When this occurs the buoy floats to the sur
face. where il remains, attached to the ves-
sci by means OF a long rope.
The apparatus is not only used for marking
sunken vessels, says Popular Mechanics, but
also for enabling the immediate recovery
of the principal valuables OF the ship. by
means OF a second rope attached to the safe
or box,
In order that the buoy may be more readily
discovered a large bell. placed above tho air
chamber. is sounded continuously by the
impact Of an iron ball which rolls from one
side to the Other by the motion OF the waves.
The ball is so arranged that IT Is confined TO
one place until the buoy floats in the water.
thus obviating the annoyance that would
be occasioned by allowing il to operate AZ
all times.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02

Skates have been invented which will fold
perfectly Nat aud to such small dimensions
that they can be carried in the pocket. \
leather wallet with two pockets is supplied
with each pair. and when closed the package
is three-fourths OF an inch wide, one inch thick
and the length Of the skates.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02

The imambra connected with the Moham-
medan mosque al Lucknow. India. says
Vdire World. contains the largest room in the
world without columns. being 1872 feet long.
"a feet wide and 81 feet high.
1t was built during the great famine in
i7s4 to supply work for a starving people.
II Is a solid mass of concrete OF simple form
and still simpler construction. In its erection
a mould OF framework OF timber and brick
several feet in thickness was first made.
which was then filled with concrete. The
concrete was allowed about a year to set and
dry. when the mould was removed. Although
the building has been standing 1872 years. it Is
said to show no signs Of decay or deteriora.
ton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02

machine tor applying screws az the rate
OF City a minute. If necessary. has recently
been placed on the market and consists OF
a hopper connected by a vertical flexible
shaft and tube to the driving mechanism
below.
The withdrawal Of the bit from each screw
as II is driven causes a new screw to drop
ont of a magazine and fall in line with the
bit and also allows a screw 10 lall from the
hopper into the magazine. The use of the
intermediate magazine was ;Ound necps-
sary, ~ the operation Of the machine IL so
rapid that too much time would be wasted
in waiting for II TO drop from the hopper.
The screws are caused to revOlve at the
rate Of I 200 revolutions a minute by means
Of a friction drive so adjusted that the screw
stops after it. has been driven the required
distance.
II has been suggested that a brick , feet
long, \ inches high and 90 inches thick he
substituted for the much smaller brick now
in use. II il pointed out that bricks Of this
size would require less labor IN laying. would
make stronger and better walls. and, among
other advantages, would be immune against
earthquakes.
But 1t was discovered many years ago that
large bricks and small bricks have their
advantages and disadvantag es. And aft =.
careful study manufacturer decided on the
present size as the best. The STANDARD size
now is S inches by 1 inches by ~ inches.
There are many reasons why the large
brick mentioned above would not be practical.
In the first place it would be almost lmpos-
sible to handle a green brick Of that size
without bending and stretching II, and the
process Of burning would he more difficult
and would Invariably result in ~warping and
distortion. TRICKS Of Tint size wOull not
conform TO the standard size window boxes.
door frames and other building material.
VI. Constantine OF Paris. vs. no invented the
motor skate. La, bought out o motor sw i'm
! ming device y hich, the scientific American
says. consists OF a waterproof casing con,ail-
ing a gasolene motor which drives a screw.
The machine is strapped TO the swimmers
back and propcls him through the water A. o.
rate faster than he would swim, and. Of course.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02

Wireless telegraphy works much better
at night than in the daytime. says Popular
Mechanics: consequently wireless operations
In the Arctic regions have been much ham
pered throughout the continuous day. Wire
less Is used between Fort Michaels and Nome,
as IL was impossible to maintain a cable
there on account OF the ice movements. The
dificulty in transmitting MESA ges, however.
does not exist for protra cted periods. but only
internationally.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02

A remarkable exhibition Of a new safety
powder was given at San jose. Cal. recently.
For transportation the powder is packed in
two sepa rate parts. each part alone being
non-explosivc.
In the demonstration each part was placed
separately upon a sledge and struck with an
iron rod. but neither pNcparation exploded.
Then the %o parts mixed were treated in
the same ma inner. with n like result.
An ATTEMPT TO explode sticks of the seps-
rate parts with a cap and fuse was made.
but only the caps exploded. Then a stick
was filled with the mixture and tired with a
cap and fuse. a terrific explosion follow
ing. One and one-half pounds Of the mix
ture laced in a six foot hole drilled in a rock
weighing from nifty TO seventy-lve I ons COM
pletely shattered the rock. pieces being thrown
to a distance of ten to fifteen feet.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-10-10
First Snow in Kentucky
Cynthiana, KY, Oct. lo-The first
snow Of the season fell here today.
WRECKS FAMOUS RELIC.
Owner Destroys Painted Rock
Historic Indian Bowlder, to BE
Rid Of Crowds 1t Drew

Washington, Pa.-"P Painted Rock
historical bowlder which stood on the
top Of hill overlooking the Monon-
gahela river, near Millsboro, was blown
up by dynamite By Joseph Horner
upon whose farm the stone was lo-
Gated. Horner destroyed the rock be-
cause he was annoyed by the thousands
Of persons which il attracted to his
farm each year. The bowlder was in
the shape of sn altar, and had been
carved by the Indians with figures Of
men. bears, wolves. snakes and
strangest Of all, a kangaroo. For more
than 100 years it has been considered
one OF the most important remains of
the written characters Of the North
American Indians Columns have
been published about it fromeNhe pens
of eminent scientists and historians.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-10-10
IMPORTANT TO NAVY YARD
New Entrance for Freight Cars Con-
tsmplated to Facilitate Work
on Ships az Capital

A matter OF great importance to the
authorities Of the Washington navy
yard is now receiving consideration at
the hands OF the engineer commission
er Of the district. the Pennsylvania
Railroad company and the bureau Of
yards and docks Of the navy depart
ment, ii IS said The matter in ques-
ton is the proposed acquiring Of GER
tain lands lying Immediately east Of
the navy yard on the water front by
the government
The necessity for the acquisition OF
this land has been shown by Capt. f.
G. RI. Leutze. commandant Of the yard,
and the other naval officers of that es-
tablishment. It Is 10 be used in con
nection with the proposed change Of
roule OF the railroad tracks that enter
the yard now on the west side OF the
inclosure.
Without these tracks. il is said, the
great and important work OF the naval
gun factory would be brought to a
standstill
The change OF route is made nee
sary because Of the new railroad tun-
mel in southeast Washington and to
avoid having a grade crossing, which
would be unlawful 1t is therefore
contemplated TO have the tracks that
enter the navy yard approach the yard
from a point half way between Penn
sylvania and Virginia avenues, TO the
eastward of the yard. and proceed
thence along a trestle along the banks
Of the eastern branch of the Potomac
to the extreme southeastern corner OF
the navy yard, where it is proposed
to make the point Of entry Of the rail-
road tracks.
In order to carry out this arrange
ment it will be necessary, the naval
officers say. to procure by purchase
two waterfront lots, which are now
said to be held at 1921 900 value by
their owners. It. is proposed to secure
this territory by condemnation pro-
ceedings. The expense Of extending
the tracks along the river front to the
yard and Of constructing the trestle
will be borne by the railroad company
/ it is said. 1t is believed that congress
will appropriate the amount necessary
for the change when the great and i'm
mediate necessities of the situation
are explained. N.
The proposed change of route will
also necessitate many changes in the
network of railroad tracks within the
navy yard. on which is operated Uncle
Sans little line Of railroad cars and
dinky engines, which haul the big and
little guns and ordnance equipment
for his great and growing navy