The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-05


-The Sultan of Turkey pays $4,000 for
music In the harcm
The number Of cellar habitations in ;
herin was, In ls6l oG5i and in 1875 had ,ncro,sc n,
1920. q" -''o ""u '"0icascu ~
a good many private societies arc
work'e real lusy in lay for the abohtion OF tho
death penalty. W '''
-Ex-Prcsident Polk's widow has been
invited ~ Col Tom Scott to yi,, the c,n,,n,,.ita.
special car tlaced n her disposal.
The hrst Christian newspaper ever pub. q
shed In Japan mas Just been issued at Koba. II is ia
Kama characters. which all the people can read
Col. Gordon heard nothing from Stan.l
| ley on departing bomewird from Africa, and ths
English critics say IT Is strange. Africa a big and
sunny land.
An exhibition of pictures and statucs
illustrating the history OF the ear st knowu
date to the end Of he eighteenth century will opened
| In Cologne on the nrst Gay OF July.
| "A girl, twelve years OF age, has jusp
been TILED in France ior having smothcre two children
who conHded TO her care. one ~ tho victims was
| three years ana The other eighteen months old
| Elderly Agricultural to season ticket
holder in the train You don't no tlcketp" mo;
| travel my good loots." "1hen," after looking
him over, probably you amt Roin very far" General
| smile.
| Mr.. Edwin G.. Cushman of st. Louis, to
whom Miss Cushman appears to have left the oux Of
the Missouri Furnace Company. extensive iron
| interest.
| While Northern mill owners are com.
planning It is interesting that Granitcva
Manufacturing Company Of sonlh Caronn, diyiied
t5477e 30 among It's stockholders during year end.
| ing Feb. %.
| "A boy was asked which was the grent-
evil hurting another's feeling or his nns,r TIN,
feelings" he said Right my dear enid" said thu
duestioneri "snd why Is It TO hurt the tee,.
taU. ID
| exclaimed toe child.
| "A few weeks ago, at Lobichau, mean
Aitenbure, the widowed Duchess or Plguiteln al
Acerenxa before marriage Princess Of CJurin dicd
At the great age OF ninety three this Inst OF the
bratcd sisters who played such import role H.
| 1918 In the Vienna Congress o. Peace
| Not long ago a beggar was hanging
around . Michigan village, lodging in barns ragged
and forion hooted At BY the Uoys and denied food
housekeepers. One day he suddenly seized upon re-
spectacle looking man, arrcstiug hin for marIer. rhe
| begsar was 81. Ions detestive In disguise.
| "A Chicago boy who is addicted to goine
to the theatre heavy dram, called his father
to supper, the other day. by bswing out, "whiL ho.
| there. base ersveni Come hither to thy v,spcrsu
hash" And when that father and tht to-
rener It sounded II the butt mad slipped Oh 90 foos
| ny wheel.
The Russian journals publish long
report Of the Commission charged by tho Physical SOL
ciety Of St. Petersburg to examine the phenomena OF
spritualism. The report concludes that these phe-
| nomena the result either of ,nscijus move
ments OF conscious mposture aud that
| Of spirtuslism is q superstition.
-"Yee's advertised for q girl, mum, I
sees IN the paper" said redhaired irish girl to tho
lady Of house which She applied for place tho
kltcnen. "Yes." returned the lady. but you
| late. have slreaIy engaged one" "oh, ye have"
rejoinei the girl. WELL mum, doesn't matter, for
| I'm going to the Centennial anyway"
4 lnN1 "a. knA
present Continental trip, ali the railway FROM
London TO Portsmouth stopped to allow her fred
and safe passenger ell the stations also blocked ~
and put under ban 10 curious uEhtseers hungry for
peep ct Her Majesty and the ROYAL train. The ouees
| breads any further Mistietoe anecdotes.
| -" II letters of Shakespeare, says Mrs.
Fanny Kcmbe could be found. letters developing tho
mystery Of those sful sonnels letters
scriping his daily dealings with his children and Mis-
tress Anne Hathaway his wife, freasy OF curiosity
would be aroused by them. But know little soous
him. thank heaven and sm glad that listle Is not
more"
| Mr. M. ID. Conway writes to the Cincinx
natl Commercial: 81 saw Prof ryndan recently Iooks
ing - II marriage had proved to HIM veIIts6s foun-
tain Of youth. Il IL whispered that he IL to be made
bsronet at least that this arstocratic orcls with
which ne has long been q fsvorite. and has been
connected BY marriage are trying to persuade him to
| accept that title" .
An English doctor, travelling in thu
East was excessively anxious 10 increase his repus.
ton At home by learning certain native methods ofi
treating disease, Of which he ma heard wonders. On
one occasion when the confines Of the Great Des@r
he asked Old sheik, "Whst do you do with SICK peo
pie. when they cant Sleep" He received the veryj
practical reply. We set them to watch the cames."
Lives OF "Great Unknown" remind Us
| wemV maze our iiyes sublime,
| Boads OF some forgotten time.
| Railroad Bonds that. yet smother
.Ta9,v Va, ..;, the ne state ,.I OF Hsa'ae /.
Seeing won't 40 SO again.
| -" Trying."-Happy Swain (shs has
named the day D-And now. d-srsst Edith, that AM
settled with regard to jewe ~, my love. wouli you
| IKE q set In plain gold, Or Edith economical
and courageous. and who suffers good deal from
| ache)-oh, Augustus. no YOU ask me-do you know
| I-really-but-Mr. cllncn told me yesterday that he
could extract al have and put IN beautiful new set
| for only nfteen gunes.l
| -Spurgeon does not agree with Moody
| on church fairs. Moody says the devil Is in them
spugeon says II Is better TO give money outright than
to False 1t by fair but that when cash donations
not be obtained fair Is the next best tilg lie also
saws that church fairs bring talea OF the SIS
ers and that he feels there not offered
for sale that hls no. PRAYED over tn OF
Moses SAID to have prayed when she made his cradle
| The negroes of Columbus, Ga, hal q
| Lady Washington tea party the other night. rhs
Father OF his Country dressed In Jean panalooaG
and gray sack and boOtc and spur ii. Mrs.
| Washington wore a back domino ana a white nlghE
cap. Mary, Qu'en or Scots, appeared In a pul-bacA
muslin. and KIM Henry OF Navarro carried Dns
ton umbrella. King Henry expressed deep admritos
for George WASHINGTON All black. no mulettoea
| being allowed TO participate.
| Mr.. Corvin of London, in his valuable
pamphlet on hyirophobi end rsrs the theory Of Or.
Thompson, according to which Il vulgar thai
patients Ia hydro rJbla are mai They not mtdI
there is no such thing as madle't contested with the
| he an eh " IIe t.nV
General Of Ctnada. bItten by riDii fox, sur.
fered from the most violent xysns which ended In
death, had suncent fortu1e ami setoontro In the
teryals to ali directions for the eonduct
Of public business aLd the settlement Of his private
| snars.
"A man recently applied for Insurance.
| Il Boston ofice VINO comes OF family remarKabo
for longevity HIS fatder, who belonged TO fanny %
| twelve m.r4Ders, all Of whom survived him ara
still living, died by accident at the ags of IS. Tia
mother who belonged toa family Of eight all OF whom
are st VIng but oae 1. D.. Grandparents On fAthHs
side reached 10 aud 80. Grandparents m1t1ers Ids
reached 81 and o. Four brothers OF gr,ndgathtro "a
fathers side over 90, Grca grandfather Oh ll-