The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-08
SIN HEfV9.

Sound. near WOODS ole. II weighs 90 pounds
-"lins that jury agrcodYn asked tho
Judge ot a sh'r n whom he met on the stairs win .
bucket IN his nand ayes" replied Patrick, "r,s
have greed to send ont for ahalf gallon"
-"Oh! my dear how came you to be AZ
wet?" Inquirer afcciouitc mother Of her an
"why. ma, one Of the boys saId d-renr iimplatoue
creek, and, io you, amt to DC dar,d"
A London woman with babe in her
arms provoked her husband 50 much that be smell
knife at her It killed che baby, entering twu inches
deep into the head The jury acquitted tho fahorh ~
rendering q verdict Of " Accidental death" tnd se.
verely reprmanded tho mother for having aggravated
er husband.
f. A. Kortym, physician OF BOchum,
westpnslia. and the snthor Of the "JobsiMc,"
rhyued narrative in the style OF Hudbras OF the ad.
ventures Of cumming theological student AZ Ger
man university "a to have anonument erected him
in his native town. The -Jobsade" ia the only como
epic In the German language that has achieved lasting
popularity. Kortym died In 1924
Mrs. Richards, an English woman, "a
years old, anuses herself In England by walking 1OOO
miles In 100 hours. she walks TWO miles from quar-
ter before TIL quarter past p and 80 each
cessiye two hours, taking rest IN the intervals. sha
does her mile Ia ten mlnutes and although she ha foF
nearly two months been walking In this way, she doea
not display the slightest symptoms OF distress.
An important provision has been in
serted In the English Poor Law. Hitherto dcsti,
starvation torn from each other the tatnes
going wing 81 the workhouse, the mother
other. while The children mostly sent to third
place for sch oonR. The governing boards are now aus
thofzed at their discretion to allow families to live u.
gether.
The Due d 'Aumae son Of King Louis
Philippe, commands the army corps OF Besincon. ana
Ia reiurnshng his chateau AZ Chantly with view Of
entertaining the Emperor and Empress Of Brazil this
fall lie Will give series Of Venetian festivals In thu
grounds. and innovation with regard TO mill.
tary invitations Hitherto the higher grades OF officers
only invited to simlar affairs The DUKE viii
invite all officers down to the grade OF captain, IN
elusive. The orleans family Ia connected by marriage
with Dom Pedro, the Prince de Jolnye, brother oil ths
Duke, having married his sister.
The PAU Mall Gazette gives an account
of the Book Of the joint Diet, Dinner and supper,
and the charges thereof for Cranmer Latmer aud Rid
ley" kept by the baA Of oxford, while the reverend
preates IN their custody Oysters must hayd
been astonishing cheap, for oct /, 1854 only ond
penny IL charged for them, bread and ale twopencc,
salmon tenpence wine thrcepence cheese and pearl
twopence. During the reign OF Edward H. the London
Common Council fixed the price OF two pueis at three
hafpence two woodcocks the same and fat lamb ELK
pence from Christmas to shroyetde, the rect Of ths
year fourpence.
An important notification has been
issued by Prime Minister OF Japan which Will have
the enect Of aboislng torture In criminal proceed
ings By the old law criminal could be punished
without nrst having confessed the crime lmputeu 10
him ana thi. confession 10 OBSTINATE had TO ba
extorted by torture inevitable result that per-
falsely accused often confessed to crimes OF which
they innocent. The notification rather adrOiuy
evades the fact that the OF torture has been Of
the instruments In criminal procedure, by prOcslninR
that "verdicts In criminal shall be given the
| evidence adduced."
"A gentleman discovered an exquisite
poetic gem, and In mis- delight at the discovery invited
the attention OF two ladies to IT, They listened with in-
while the reader voice to thu glowing ana
graceful thoughts " the poet When the reading
finished the gentleman turned to his companions for
word or look Of appreciation. He saw their faces
aglow their lips parted In intensity Of feeling and
their eyes bright with-whatp Shade Of Homer !
Look. look there" exclaimed one OF the ladies' with
the utmost eagerness, that woman "-pointing " Q
lady the opposite eide Of tIc sreet-"has got on =
polonaise buttoned up in the back should think
addressing her companion. "shed have good TINA
getting into II when wanted to dress In hurry"
81 should think too" returned the other, but t
hangs pretty. don't you think so''
An official inquiry into the results OF
gymnasuc exercises has recently been Instituted At q
military gymnasuc school in France. The results os
the inquiry. when extended period Of siA
months. established l. That he muscular force is in
creased. an average 10 to II per cent aud )cca-
sonay nom % to 80 per cent while the force has
we might expect. tendency to become equal on tn
ides Of the body That the capacity OF the chcasi IA
Increased onesiNth at the lowest g. That the Wea,s
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occasionally from 10 to 10 per cent while the buS a
the body Ia oimnishe, thus showing that the pront IL
confined to the muscular system The increase of mus
cuar force VS. generally cOunuel to the nr,t three
months Of the cour e. during the ast nOcty serious
diminution u-uay occurred ami here the dynamome-
ter gave positive maj alton Of the necessity Of NODE
rating ~ suspending the exercises.
M. Leonce de Lavergne writes TO the
kc0pomisie frdncIs to point out the renewed decline
In the growth OF the population France. He reinarks
90. ~
habiants Of the dep rtments annexed Dy Germany, of
65O 900. a large proportion Of whom OF be-
tween twenty an forty VI In the year 1879
matters assumed a somewhat more favorable aspect,
for the excess Of births deaths amounted to l72
$50 and II seemed as H. not outstanding the mis- or
tunes OF the two previous years the increase which
had been going on since 1850 Mas likely to conunuc
But the statistics for lS73-the latest nat have been
pu0lshed-hAve dis ippointed these expectations a.
the excess OF births deaths again declined 10
l0l,77o-9i6,3Gi births and Sli 5ss deaths As com
pared with the year 1872 there ~ G3j fewer br,s
and 5l,52i more deaths In twenty five departments.
including the semolufGreurc. tbs C.lylGos, aud d
Orne. which are the richest IN Normandy. 80 "a
Of the richest reg ne Of France the deaths have
sideraby exceeded the births; while III nearly al ma
departments Of Brittany there Is large excess u
births.
The Russian Government exhibits nd
brussels specimens " the models usel for illustrating
hygiene IL Russian schools. The composition OF tnt
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separately the approximate quantity Of the substancti
that go To make up the human frame. First. a re
glass barrel holding about nfS kiostammcs OF water
Is shown aud TINS forms soYeuty-two per cent. OF re
whole Of the ingredients. In smaller vessels are ma
geatne the alhumen. the fat the phosphate and car
Tomato OF lime, ana divers salts which help to coust
tutr the mortal part of man. Thelpuus having iAui
learnt of what they made, told how to MAINTAIN
the natural balance They are taught Of Wnat var na
Kinds OF food consist In glass tube there II etnhed
so much water, 80 much ulhamen, 20 much cel'uosc
sugar. starch &c, aud the outside Is marked caD
bAge' or "oucumbcr" HERE jars with blacs
bulluck's blood, To shaken up with In ORDER ID
show how oxygen reddcns ana reyiyer blood ia M
lungs There are jars with line water and bieath
tube 50 That the pupil can ur athe IN aud the wat
= curde at the action Of the carbonlc acid Another
breathing apparatus experiment shows that this clr
bonic acd is fatal to the flame Of taper II wout
be TO human life.
LAFAYETTE.
II ever sainted spirits leave
The limits Of their bnssful sphere.
Lafayette W. may well believe
That thine to-day is towering near,
a N.tr.rs g.