The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-12-26
Dr.. II W. THOMAS, Z wealthy q ,n.u Of Ne
roleop, Arkarss, vas surprised By the ardyal
there, q fc. dtJs t,nne, 1t . Icy besliIg his

| DIR. II W. THoxAs, veaifty c, i,.u Of Ns-
| poleop, A-tarss, vss SURPRISED by the srdyaI
| there, q fcs d+y tince, 1t . Icy besliIg hi
ISmt, sLa lfn ia; aim a, her blsba,o. Mrs
| imoHAs, N'bn. fdr MY Jta-9, rs5id' d IN Lou's-
VI T.. a,rgss iti' sfr Sst ia.irsd 10 iho tj,.or
In isti, aod ~. hs Dysi with hs long ,ousl,
| 70 convert her Property hi o money, with shtei,
! 70 kn leayirg hsr penniless. She mas tss sn up
her residence IN Arkansas, and Instituted suit
for divorcc and shnony, and also comnsnc d .
prosscnticn for dgsny. She chsrgss that hs
never obisired dr,cIes, and shat h 10 new
living with his sirtA wR,.
TBE Mayor Of Dousi, in circu,sr to the ocu.-
munh sehooimsst.rs, exdosss hh dstermina-
ticn TO pat down tho psvsUstous habit Of saok :
ing which be leanf, BY The reports Of the po-
lice, prevsis TO q great extent among the bsys
Of that city. He therefore dosfrss the school :
masters not only to marx down fct parliament
all chiloren whom thsy msy see snokfsg = ths
s'ieets, but 10 search The pocAsts end portfolios
oftbo scholars kom time to time, and 70 taks
away ali cigars, cigarettes, pipss, and tsbtasss
which may bs found. He althorfzes tbs mea
severe punishment, an4 will sanction any mss.
'urc which tbe schoolmasf-ss may dsviss -
cheek the growi.s evn.
A nuL is now besrc the iegislaturs Of vk-
inia for the repesi Of the AMI ,Dueiliog Law
by witch ell persons engaged ia duel, evsa -
sendinS OF Z, ceiv,ug challenge, both prinoi pals
and seconds are rendered l. capable OF hotdiaG
OF being eac'ed 10 any pest o. profit, trust er
emolnment, civil or Military, executive or ju-
maintained that tho law IA eotfectly inoprstive.
inasmuch as rot one Challenge i.ss hes bss1
sont or duei fought, On aecoant Of ths Law that
tne result u, the Lesisiaturo Is coatinusliy
obHged 10 pass acts of amnesty" rsiessioG
ITO tGe Iiguf % tho law gat sot aud usehu citf-
zsns, WHO have Ia len urisr its bsu and TIA
pubhs o,in'ou, by which duelling exiss, will,
In the same wsy, gran. -" acts of amnesty"
SIH JoiIS BowRINo, the la'e English Com
mssic cnsr TO Chtps, In q lecture recently dsliy-
cred In Glsgiw ,1,nads the assertion that the
lexicon Of tho Chinese lsnt usge consisted Of
sSveyg yolumss,, NJ. JuLIsS, Professor u
Chinese at tho College Of France, has Wi On Q
letter 70 the Co~shtussoanct TO point out 0lk
JOINS mistsks. he states thA. In rsality The
Imperial Dictionary Of the Emperor OF KhAse-
hi, Is only Of thirty two voiames, 1900, ask
thicker than the httlc angsr and e,nt.'nia&
one eli European students uls In scauidpg Coi-
nes., and he says that kno ~ietlge VI about one
tenth Of these Is Sufficient to enable Chiness
books 20 DO Understood. He advances the rs,h-
or startling proposition that the Uhinsse u -
Gear as the easies. Of modern languages.
TnBRE has been Invented In Kslansxoe sa
Instrument which bids fair TO Be Of great value
" 10 called grain meter, and Is 90 conssue,sd
ss to dbchMge ovsry kind Of grain with entire
accuracy, Without the attendance Of any psfsoa,
nmboiDHwithout the possibility of fault, every
bushel or fraction OF . bushel discharged by is
appiosch TO precise rssuits than can be done -
any other known method. A wheat dsslsv, IN
ord.r TO know the contents Of Q Owen bin u
Rla n, has but to drAw II oil through this ma
chine, which Is self opc,ating hisat and day.
end v hon tho whole Is disc 1argcd he finds thS
result IS p'sinlv MARRIED on tho register OF ths
n nachins as the time ofdsy on the dial Of clock.
Tns Mmo, iai de Laie states that . o'os,sa
OAK from go TO 800 years old, grows near Hen
(tord) According to tradition, IL was planted
under the government Of TuIs RRI D'AIsAcE,
Count do Ftandre, by one OF the chisfs of ths
family OF LAssoY, st tho moment when b
was about to leave for the holy Land. rhiD
cak Is several times mentioned In the history q
tho county. Beneath Its branch os, socoedinG
TO FRo 1884 ARD, Kiug PWLIr AUGUSTUS asss6.
led hts vasssls on the ave Of the memorable bak
tie " Bouvipsr, to consult with thsm on The
means to be used to repuIsc the efforts Of The
Germans. At later period, ALENANDRR FAR
sRsr, Govern r tf the Ne,hcria,d. had near thia
tree an intervie~ With HuaH. Provost Of the
College Of st. Ptcrro. LOUIS XIV, when sbsat
TO besiege Llo M E67. stopped under this trss
70 rsosivs an envoy from the town.
AN English genricu an has Introduced the Tee
tree Into S,u'h.ra Iadis ffoni Cni1A. end he's
formed plantation on the NeiIyherrSss, With
Is now iourisbit &. IL Is situated Abo ut two sad
half milss above Coon,or. at an elevation a
600 het, and COT tsins 6 600 plants, occu ,ytn1
about four acres Ths frejt land il fouad
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1.n, - .n :. ou, - sun uIs0ls"en' %
ia'oo A.. :" =. ." ", - on Nns so.nus VI eno ineAPc
.n,..,,' !, ~ IN ," ,,. WI pnNSs
',n' 'h,,,,., n uIs o"'I' .os
p, pu ,opn! :" uao 'ss ',.l msnuIas,urs ." "&
a,s,,,'' ' ~ 20 tas,. 80 " eu,.'s ivy sh w 20. ~
h' y, . ',a'i, w " 1pI'snos ccsSs~
,ann -, 80 o,,t.,,o tno rsOomM"i, @ I,ti.
.oln w ",. v s: w.. may S' 's0 An0as ~
'"" |''a y" 'ni' u"o'
NJ. BAnISsr, of tho PNis Otasrvstory, hss
advsncsd bsfoie tho Acscspy of scsncs The
siI gulxr yropori'ion ,hst In all Iiysfs LETT %
then selves, u Is Invariably tbe risht bank thss
Is washes by hoodf- has {, say L. 10 the
i,gh' oabk = nieu suber. ths most fiic' so4
IN. m.t q. Instruction. lie expisiss thu oy The
euechon shu race OF ire e'rbs ro'apop. dn
ohrshctors AZ tue A'sdsn sdnH t,M tab
but they aeny 'ne n eiple Tor tho's sh,eo rue
East ara West In the difse ion o. tho sTsas
ROTATION; h. bAsirAr eontsnds that evss here
the fnc'ion of 'be r'sh, bank 10 sitshtiy sfssssr
thin that of ue hft VIII srms Amoticsn pro-
fesSr tsks tho trouble " reply to ths Frsash
astronomer proposition Bor IL u sspso sty u
America that IL oh be proved OF dbprevsA -
,etusi obs'rvs'icn.
A sw,ss ,ournsI has a strsnvs story NJ q via
pirI latoly Guna bv 4 roodm.n Of ssint Msrss-
fsth.m. Ia tho C,n,on OF ssiat UsiI, de de
covered n. ~ inc Wrotcb.div eIsd snd bos uS-
"A ~,,h cold npS,T soma branch,s. And toox hse
to b;s hour. Aecord,ng TO hsr story sss "a tue
S.pebtsr Of wtat ara called n, imstSoss osr,ats
"A sort of rsrishs ~ho belong TO no C.ntou.
and although about eightssn ssrs of age, nsi.hr
o spo hoi nv .sons' ns' o'e 'os s.uG