The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-16
LuE TOPIrS tROsT TOWN.

An obi carpenter of rural vintage
strolled into an upper Broadway saloon
N. other day when niO~a'iito-- we're out
in force III. talk wAs on the mosquitoes
and 'hr carpenter butted IN
. Mosquitoes, And why Shouldn't This
place be fun II mosquitoes Your screen
doors swing INSIDE. instead ~ op"ning
toward the street
What's the odd ask 81 a man FROM
/ Hackensack. NOR. than mildly inter.
esis,l
/ -Oddz' Ten To one Ever notice how
/ the insects Cling a. . screen door M a lamp
or cloudy tlay' Well. " the door opens
, inside they swing in with u, jump on az
the critical moment and stay inside
Not ~ when u opens outward Never
hang "A screen door otherwise
/ And the man from Hack ensaCk went
! right home and changed the net doors
on his kitchen and porch outht Ia meet
IN. new specifications
The groCer's first question To the man
who had asked Ih,m TO weigh "A fntron.
a pair ~ curling tong-. a French novel
and a jar ~ ground "of'., ~ m" same
time seemed irrelevant
Bow or grip sad he
-Girl- said M" man
lneu we grocer uhthNrl va" "l~''i-
laneous assortment into the scales and
said ~ pounds
Happens every little while down herr.
where not many people have scales Of
their own. he explained They want
To weigh the baby the minute u arrives
~ they balance II with odds and ends
that exactly tip the beam. then the NEXT
day they weigh IN" things and find out
baby's heft
i thought knew a. much a. the NEXT
person when IL comes tn preserving fruits,
vegetables and he like. said New York
housekeeper To n friend while waiting for
her change IN the grocery store. But
I've lust learned 81 something new a
very simple way of making u possible To
have fresh string bAans throughout III.
winter. and At their lowest summer cost
too
The process IL extremely simple A
soon a. the beane are picked they arr
sorted and care should b. taken To- 49,
, that they are clean and dry Then IN tn"
bottom of wooden boN lined with paper
place a layer ~ dry tabl" salt I'm top Of
this place n layer ~ beans. then more salt
and more bean- IN a. many layers - you
wish Put a generous layer of salt on
IN a cool dry place The beans can h.
taken ont a. wanted and will ~ found n
fresh A. when picked Indeed my in
formant assured me sha had had !resh
beans In March which had h"..n picked
y the previous summer You must 10 care
ful to get the real string han. though.
green in color. for the other kinds. lik"
wax baan- won't keep
The pair ~ Chinese g-"se that W" got
for the water fowl colony on the lower
lake has caused us q lot 81 trouble through
their persistent efforts to got out on fifth
avenue. sad ~ Central PARK keeper
They would leave tn. water and TAX"
the path up hy tho Moore -tatu" that leads
out upon IN" avenue Tn" policeman on
post thor. was kept busy for a time ia
driving them hack where they i~lnnged
They cam" near slipping ont several
times Why they wanted 10 wander VI"
dldn't know Perhaps they h"ard IN"
honk' honk' - IN" automobiles pAsslng
on the avenue and Thought thor w"r"
moro gee-a oui there But the Iapan"-"
xe~~. that We have on the zan" La didn {
try To leave tsair good hom" However
the ChinkG arr becoming cur'ent"d and
haven't tried To ioin tn" passing av"nu"
crowds for week