The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-29
SUM Fans.

-"Should old acquaintanccs be forgot,
Certainly not, II they behave Themselves
"A charitable lady III London has ron.
lbuted 81 OO) toward noisclsss pavement I'm front
Middlcso x Hospital
The way they weigh hogs in Kansaeiso.
follows; They fret II, the hog T. one end ~ , 80
balance the rail fence with rocks tied to the other
end, nid then guess how much the ROCKS wei H.
Mr.. George Grove, of the London Crys.
tai Palace concerts, Las written letter 20 Air. j. rous
llopsins informing INN that hi, ply Biitlc M.rcn
has occn pcrioim-d at those concerts with marked ap-
probation.
An Iowa Postmaster spent week in q
vain EFFORT to balance his accounts and then his wife,
discovering what he about Informed hun that sho
was In the habit Of drawing her pin money" from the
o1c funds.
After two Arkansas farmers had squan-
dcred ti2o on the lawyers In trying to IND who owned
an old rt. they commenced shooting ami nvc cents
worth OF ammunition lroughta satisfactory deci-ion
ats your cart were the last words II the plaintiff
Let no one say that the Chinese do not
appreciate our free Institutions and republican ideas.
They have appointed attorney rcprcs Mt them in
the lobby Of the California Legislature, where he ia
protec, their fishing interests IN IN Francisco lay by
appropriate devices.
The country shopkoeper said: Here,
my friend. those balls Of butter bougai youla.twesk
al proved to b. jIst three orr Of pound"
Ana the farmer ian0c,nty ansNcfeJi "Wril don't
see how that couli De tos / used one u yoIr pound
bars 81 soap FOR weight"
1t Is announced in the Troy Press that
the Rev. " II. Northup ab u to organize the FREQ
Chu'ch OF s,hcn'c ady. It's ctrincs TO nc
gclc and It Is 10 be "susiect 10 no power outside Of
Itself IN the matter q discipline" Mr. Nornup docs
not state whether Bcechersm of its articles
of faith.
Have YOU any elm woody' said n
sccdy.ooklng customer to Bos on dealer IN wood.
o. 81. wTl.. .
fellow bought log. Tao day he duplicated tho
purchase aud the day after what you doing with
this vood ?" asked the dealer. Every log (. worth
ten dollars since the Great Elm tumbcd down tho
| significant reply.
-Gladstonc is becoming unpopular in
England. Tie "Nationai sunday League having adj.
sed the exMinsier on the subject of hts letter to
the Lords Day Rest Association, received
reply postal card whereupon the Secretry Of tho
sunday Society" organized for the opening OF
and libraries sundays. ana which counts many
eminent men members, informs tho public that Mr.
Gladstone has not vouchsafed reply at all to tho
soeiey's two letters.
One morning during the recent cold
weather Miss Lily rcfu to get up ana be washed.
Her aunt who follows the modern mode OF dealing with
children, ana considers that they should always be
argued with, but made 10 DO they nid tai
vain exhausted her eoqucnce in describing the cxcel
ences OF purncaton for the infant logcan fairly
fu;ci her by this ingenious antthcsls "Aunt Mary,l
you DO like, and let me do like. You ike to
| be clean ana cold, like to he warm and dirty"
The Virginia Chronicle reports that
the Consolidated Virginia mine now taking out $50
tons OF per day ana the SHIPMENT OF bullion for ha
nrst days February ouncd 81 1882.
In the Cahforni niue they working 1900 fc.t
| below the surface VI the earth The Bceher Yields
dily 80 tons Of ore In the Crown Point they
100 feet below the eu-f &c. In 'io Julia hat
has attained perpendicular depth OF 1880 feet The
sutro tunnel now extends 12,2i2 feet Into the
| tain.
| The Paris police, while searching lately
very old house IN the Hue saintHonore for some
stolen property, came upon door which apparently
had not been opened for many TIE door opened
ON to staircase, at the foot OF which found
empty coffin, which had almost crumDled to dust. From
inquiries which have since been made II has
lined thst this chamber was hiding place
for several Iu ucnot during the OF ST. Bar
thoomew and thai Henry ". took refuge during that
terrible night IN the house. which Is close to the en-.
| trance 10 the Old Louvre.
| This Is part of a sermon by n preacher
In Colorado The boys understOod Il: Boys yOu GRd
TINS life like game Of sevenup. You want to save
your tens and look out for game an never beg
you no d good hand. Also recoiect In lorg run
low counts much high, II It Is only trump The
devil has stocked the cards tuf Jst play 'cm hoaest,
ana when It comes your deal boun get wnnln'
| hand every time. and old spthoot viii Il,t have TO
jump the game aud look after a softer snao Also II
to remember that turning Jack uncertain business.
| aud n never do to BIT on"
The feat OF walking for twcnty-four
consecutive hour, and aclieylng distance OF upward
OF ons hundred miles, saws the Pfh MdH G,seue which
has just been performed at the Agricultural Han ny
Am rican. Is no doubt creditaDc exhibition OF tho
staying power Of the performer, il has bscn done
| before on more than one occasion. a man named
Powell, Sept e. 1877, who nity-threo We old
travelled on foot according to the uai Reg'sisr OF
that date, liz mi 20 hours 53l minutes Leaving
Canterbury at four O'Clock in the afternoon he arrived
A. London Brlcge at $50 o'clock following morn
Ing. He was az hartford, his return, at A. NJ at
Rochester at 10 NJ. ana he "ruuning Can
terbury, amid thousands Of spectators at six
ana half before four O'clock" ON the 9th July
1889 another feat OF sntr description Is recorded.
man set on for wager TO walk hundred mites
w ny'four hours. The ground was measured on Buck
heath. lie walked In circle which exact mile.
one hundred times ound. lie the wager with case
IN 22 hours snd at the conclusion OF the performance
a." did not appear much fatigucd."
1t is known that there is hardly one OF
the Swiss lakes, large or small winch not given
up traces Of the singular habitaons OF the lake
crs; hut nothing was hitherto known az to the mode
OF pull urc adopted By the that lived In them.
During the Latter part Of January however some work
men excavaIins the foundations for a new building
close to the lake came huge nlt rocks
placed ovidel tY by human hands In horizontal post
ton, and lying near each other level which once IN
| hll HouhWlNl, WIS me natural surface. kacn block
was boulder brought apparently some itlo distance.
and covered square cavity carefully lined with siaba
OF stone AMI nlel with earth mixed with light
and sand. Oneof these square cavities graves has
been carefully cleared and proved to contain fourteen
skeletons OF Adults and one OF child. all IN very fair
preservation. The form OF the sus Is said no,
Of the very early type generally Identified with tho ruls
early cave dweers, aud some brass rings found incl
cate the use Of that metal at any rate for ornament.
stone Ratchet was also found, and number Of Desrs
teeth pierced for siringng. The remainder of tlis
cemetery an extinct people has yet % be- eAinn,d
The influence OF the eucalyptus glo-
buus or Austra an blue gum tree, malarious dis.
trcts has been well illustrated IN the omin Campagna
The locality chosen for the experiment the most
desc ate part OF the Campagna, miles fr N
Rome, where tradition TX the place Of the exa,uIon
OF - Paul on that snot three matnncent churches
and monastery were erected hut toward the chi Of ina
last cenury they had to be abandoned by ths fever
stricken monks, and the ruins had become a show
place for visitors In the winter. About six years
some French Trapplst monks planted lyptus trees
the clostcrs, and they have arealy grown to height
OF over thirty feet. During the nrst four years the
monks did venture live the spot altogether,