The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-02
SUND Fans.

New York consumes 100000 gallons Of soda
water daily.
Entertainments are the frs, care in war-re-
trenehments In peace.
According TO the census returns military
titles hereditary In the Western s,ates
1T is a curious fact, that Baron Won Moltkc. {,
his long lie Of war has COMMANDED areglmcntiu
Tho Jardi dcs Pontos, at Paris, has 70.
ctived an oranR.outang that washes itself with soap
and water.
Horror has seized uron the gor~marls Of
London a. the discovery That their f,yJrite dish OF
turtle soup IL often made of co1rcr.cek.
81 have great love Tor old hymns" aid
\ pretty girl TO her nmculnc COM auon 81 am
much ondcr II young hcrs." was us rOnly
"A Vermont husband frustrated lis viG.'s
elorement by locking M her 'l dress she call tho
wouldn't he seen clipping In ssnnltug calico.
The Wrr Department refuses to acccu, be
designations Of second icutcu1uts as there az. no
longer any supeI1uous Officers In thai srado
They have discovered a method of tl,irp',r
out the ovcI.abundont population ofJapan. Ecto.ene
lamps have been mt oducc1 into that country.
The Prussian Uhlaus are us great Lulbo,r
to the French were Nosbvs men Or FORESTS rail
ers to our older population during the civil war.
The Connecticut river is so low that many
persons arc driving across II with their teams a, po,ri,
where has not been forded within the memory o. per
sons now living.
The longest rnilroad bridge in the United
states IA the Cayrga bridge, ten miles OF Auburn
II is one mile ard nny yards in length, twenty No fee,
wide, aud cost ESQ., 100.
-"Are these pure cannrics?" asked a Young
gentleman who negotiating for gift for hia fair
Yes. SIR" said the dealer. eonhdentlalyi "Irss,d
them ere birds from canary seed"
The tallcst tree yet measured Is an Ans.
traan, ofthe myrtle family and Of the genus Ecibia.
IL ia tour hundred and eighty fect hich but In din,
ter 1t IL inferior to the larger Caliic rnam.
The executors md friends Of the late Thos.
stevens are taking tire ncccary steps 10 cniow
chan OF natural science IN the Lincoln Univci,tr ia
be known rs The 1haddeus Stevens IT Censorship.
The Schiller monument at Berlin is under
lock AMI koy awaiting the unveiling OF the Fictcrc
william III. monument the inauguration OF which IRE.
cedcs e. Vcnedcy calls 1t the sculptura chez daNrrs
OF modern art.
"A little four-ycar-old boy sat alone on tho
pazzs. vie new physician see hls sick mo-
Their The doctor naturally wished TO make acquain,-
anc', and aid How old are you, my son?" I'm NOS
old, I'm new said the boy.
A recent sermon of Surgeons contoius q
sentence which viii be much appreciated here n. i'm
England. brethren" said Sturgeon. "f God had re.
.etred tho arS 10 COMMITTEE on Navi AHiirs in my
opinion Il No'Ill not have been built VET"
I'm Albany damsci asked one of her fellow
boarccis ayllh dry goods clerk; at the breakfast
table, WY Is your moustacie hike my back hary-
lie nlushr'iy gave II up, when the caused hun
20 3lush en- more; Because it's aU1orag'
1t is related that nj the battle of Woerth IN
olrer OF cnra sofs had his head carried OF by bali
Notwiius landing. the body remained upright for a
short time and for about 100 metres the decaptated
hoi seman appeared ne ifhe was charging the enemy
"A Yong lady In Oshkosh WAS lately presents
ed win an elegant card cnse from OF her admirers.
few days aitetward while showing II to Lads
friend. she remarked that she wished he had given
her llrlcr This little thin. WOE hold NOR. han
half deck :"
"A Young man Of color was caught by thcl
Memphis police walking through the upper part of tha
navy yard. carrying coil or clothes line in his hama.
on one end OF which nice sucking & Just NJ for
roasting. When asked where he got the pig, ne said
that jas foeiin' hiu and he hadn't the faint
est idec vhar 1t come fIon."
A young man in Indians. while out shooting
recently the woods, heard in the bushes ans
discharged his rife. hcartronding scene followed
lie "a shed to tie SPOT. aud more than amazed to
md that he had hot his mothcrinaw, who had been
engaged in huatlug AFTER chicken. Some Young
would not consider this such bad days sport.
1t appears that the mltrailleur is only
reyN al Of an Old Invention paten, was granted BY
KING Chhros l. to william Dsummond, OF na~tnorn-
den 10 b, for the sole making and vending. for tbs
space OF twentypne years, OF "a sort OF machine OF
cOnJUgntcd muskets, by the assistance OF which ona
solder or two se enabled to oppose an hundred guns.
which machine, rom 80 effect IL called tho thurdcrng
chariot, aud vugagly the hery wagon"
"A bright little fellow was travelling in q
crowded sta coach. ana had been taken the LAP
Of fellow passenger. TIE conversation turned on
pckpockcts ana ther great ski "Ah. my nn' fc'-
low" said the gentleman who had the little
nls knee, "how easily could nick Your pocket" 10
lay open near lis hand. No YOU coudn't, neither"
answered the hoy, with n sharp twinkle IN hs eye.
" cause I've been looking out for you all the way"
One Of the most unhappy consequences Of
the war Is the tendency which develops in the Amer.
can mind 70 producc TRANSACTIONS OF German marital
ana patriotic songs, done Into eNcrucintuR Men
ordinarily Discreet and temperate give way III,
pulse, aud put forth their metricai versions OF no
" WatCh On the Rhine" OF the "Germhn faIh, rlauJ'
with all ne confidence OF created poets For the sas" ot
these afctcd gentlemen let vs. hope spegds
Clusou Of the war.
The present war is likely to have one bene-
ncial rcsut. The useless adornmcnts with which T1o.
rean solditr' arc btdeGked will give place to neat
viceablc, and comfortable uniforms for the diuerept
arms OF the service. Battles nowadays are not Won Bs
clanNng swords aud nodding plumcs. These arr yvIy
wei 10 iRseipatc nursery maids. bat ni.hcn nobody
In time Of war, unless perhaps, their unfortunate
weaier whose power OF offence AM defence Is
psralyzc by such useless maedimcnts.
The Publications Of Paris were constructed
in the reign Of Louis Philippe They consist of has
TONED and terrRced wall faced with masonry ana
round OF ~ ditch Of breadth varying from ~ to Us
eet The general outline Is VI Irregular oval Ioun,
nearly y miles In circumference AID enclosing an
OF l92l acres. or 20 miles aud population ot 10000
persons The AXIS OF the oypl from uoith TO south y
800 Yards. aud that nom east to west i2'li ward.
Around the cncontc or circuit oftnc wall a.coi auHi-
lar forts. with areas Of hhou, css square yar, eac
There arc besides II casematcd fcitrcssrs located a.
'Ae principal approaches, ard connected hy -uuRen
roads. inside tho walls carrlarcway IA Iald out AIT
also circular railway, connecting all the railroad
lines runn ing into Paris. Atyaious points OF the walls
there are - entrances. Of which 81 Ge gate. 10 i
way arches, ana ave poshrns.
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