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Show SIGHTS OF A CITY. ' I have seen, at ope Umo and another, an-other, all sorts of things hanging on vvafhllnos," wild n cltlien. "but to-day, for tho flint timo, I haw among tho shirts and stockings mi American Hag." Is tho shopping' dlstrictH one homo-tluics homo-tluics sees n newsboy, with his bundle of papers under his nrra, gravely holding hold-ing open the door of n carriage, for my lady. Sometimes the gives him something, some-thing, fcometlmen not; ho takes the chances on that As a. . 'general thing tho newsboy, when on duty, devotes himself htrletly to hustling, but thcro crossed Madison squaro, Now York, tho other evening, 0 nowsboy who, betweon cries of his papers, liincHod ntn Muibto bouquctof red flowers with evident pleasure Thk year 177 was a fearful ono in Tv'cw York. Ono huudrutl und flfty-flvo cases of sunstroke occurred on July 4, of whleh fcevonty-tvvn proved fatel. The principal thoroughfare wcro Hko fields of battle. Men fell by tlio ccoro, and nmbttlanc.es vvro In constant requisition. SIliul tuur Own ItiMliiFM. An old custom onec prevailed In a re-moto re-moto place of giving a clock to nnyona who would truthfully swear that ho had mimics! Ids own biislaculauefoi'u year und dav and had not meddled with hi nolghliors. Many came, but few. If any. (rained tho prise, whleh was wore difficult to win than tho Dun-mow Dun-mow flitch of bacon. Tliough they swore on tho foui UoapeU, nud licit out their hands In certain hope, somo III teli was sure to bo found somewhere; and for all tholr niicrtlons tlio ulock tiuiHiiiuu Biuuuuury on uu sueir, no uui 1h lug ublo to provo his utaoluto lm-inunit lm-inunit from uncalled-for Interference in things m.l in any way conceiving himself. At last n younjr man otirau n ItU a perfectly clean roacid, ond tho clink seemed us ( It iM),ftt last qbQut to change owner. T lieu snld tho custodian: cus-todian: "O, a younir man vru hero yes. tciv'B.v, uutt niailo mighty nuns ho was golrfr U liaw the clock, but he tu!u i " Sill tin- yuung man m-uklng tho pil.c "And ivhy didn't h get It?' "What thst lo von" snapped out the oils Uj.li tit, "itiut'o uut ioiirlmsmchs, and u dwi't yt tlm clock "- Homo Jour-ttl Jour-ttl ( I |