The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-11
SUNB E1 MS.

The first "trick horse" on record-thA
wooden one in which the Greeks entered Troy
Commercial travellers have been exA
empted from the necessity Of taking out licenses inl
South Carolina.
Professor Dynamic-Can Won give ne1
an example Of heat cau.ug expansion, and cold con4
uaeuonP studtht-Yes Sir the days are long IN sum-t
| ner and short In winter.
| 1t said that California Is well suitetli
ioi the Generalization ana breeding OF the ostrich anal
!, Is quite probable tina, an effort viii be made 10 ta
| these valuable birds In that state.
| "A Kansas paper speaks of "A lady rel
aiding near Leavenworth who las been divoteed snce
married three times. and now for a mixed ianuv
| Of thirteen children. none OF whch are her own.
Mr.. Dunlap, London teacher of sw ma
ming furnishes his pupil. with round paddles Tor ud
nande resembling plates 10 tlke aud shape ami uus
enables tncm TO move with great npidy through aol
water
-" You have q considerable floating pop.N
ua,ion in this village. haven't your asked srangerof
| one Of the citizens OF village on the Mssnsppid
"wel, yes-rather," was the reply. "abou; hall tho
year the water Is up TO the second story Windows
The superstition OF sailors was strik-A
ingly Illustrated in Chictfo q few days ego Thei
straits q Macknaw opened Thursday by the break.
ing up Of the ice, and on Friday the reached
Chicago but not vessel would leave port until ssur
day.
The Vienna Journals announce tho
death by violence Of Neruda the Czech musician, Who
invented-or. to speak more correctly. brought into
fashion-he polka. lie had lived with his wife real
tired e IN the country for some years Ills reidenco
being the environs OF Prague. Both have now been
murdered by thieves.
Through the interposition of Cardinal
Manning every faculty. is being given IN tie great
library Of the Vatican to an agent OF the English Cow.
ornment, VINO is searching for materials relating to
English history. Copies OF most valuable historical
hux al. ,t,.
from Rome TO London.
The scheme of n marriage between1
KIM Alfonso Of Spain and the daughter OF Prince Ffeds
trcg Charlie. Of Germany understood to he abandon
ed. By those win whom It originated. The younsl
King to and the salic law coca,
exist IN Spain, he has already anunber Of heis 10
| the persons of four sisters.
A blind boy, who was taken into AM
elevator for tho nrs time 10 Cleveland hotel, FriI
day set ~ the most terrific screaming when the oab
began to rise. and would not be pacned until It was
stopped He explained that he supposed he hadhrcn
mised ana woe beng taken down into the dissectng'
| room Of medical college to be used as subject.
A computation of the time required for
the iorma OF Of coal has been made by Mr..
r. A. wtnsch OF the Glasgow Geological Society bssed
upon his observations IN the Isle Of Arran. lie
thinks that twenty generations Of trees arc
compresscd four inches Of coal there and
eighteen centuries requisite for the formaio
| CT one foot OF coal.
| The condition of the ex-Empress Carr
ottas very sad Her physical health l. good, but tho
unfortunate iy no longer recognize her nearese
relations and the VISIT Of any who h not one Of her
regular attendants rritaes her beyond expression sho
has occasionally lucid intervals, but they are Of very
brief Duration and at such times size only occupies her,
| self in domestic pursuits. ;
None OF the French provincial papers
possesses really large circulation or the Paris papers,
the Peni Journal and Psni MoBneHr. both at unoi
sou, have an enormous sale OF the 0rdHds i0rHda<,
the Rqrpel sells 1000 the Figaro 10000 ana tina.
Rtpu6Hque Frdncase, O5OJO The price OF the Rappst
s two sous that Of the Dttar four nearly all tho
| other important papers sell at three sous.
"A company has been organized at Calls
fornia to manufacture from melons. Which are ia
be raised tract Of reclaimed land Ii the delm %
the ento and san Joaquin rivers Acorrespond-
ent of the Baltimore sun says the melons make much
better sugar than beets and be raised much cheaps
| er. The manufacture OF melon sugar has been suc-
cessfuily carried tor nfteen years at Zomoar In
| Hungary.
Prof. Mommsen and Field Marshal Won
Moltke, who are IN Rome, were recently preeena
meeting Of the Roya Academy there, at which tao
former proposed that topography Of Rome should %
undertaken by Italian ana foreign arch@oogists IN cons
cert the drct ton Of the Academy, and the mos
eng put the vote was carried by acclana'
ton. The visitors sfcrward entertained ~
banquet.
His Majesty the Emperor Of China,
studies. He IL to be Instructed ia many languages thu
fractions Of his country the literature OF the day iid'
Ing archery swimming, anu various agricultural escr'
cses adapted TO his physical development Prom M
day his education begins he will have an honorary cone
panion whose prerogatye Is to receive all the nossugi
: that his aug ust master ilcurs from day to day.
Upon the Rink the lady sat,
, Beside aer lay her dainty hat
sae io9seI a., piG 10y, e, OF . distress
And rumpeil
, lcanr get up" In faltoring tone.
sac said ts .Hnil, INA mat perhaps alone
pese Su GeF GS SP s sGs was Of n Ss
she could not PUei-
George Sand, having ceased for up<
ward OF gu rtcr OF century wearing male attire,
FMS SITS being styled Madame Sand" She 10
far, II seems from being rch and her income consn
chiefly OF the salary she enjoys from Es5"e ne,
Der Noades Of 10000 francs year. and casual sui
for contributing Itu,ieonS TO the Temps. Her move
do not sell well nowadays. their doctrines are mora
than IN antagonism with society She retains her
, old habit of commencing work shen everybody ESQ
thinks Of going to bed.
! Count Herbert Won Bismarck, tho
Chancelor's eldest son, after passing his examination
Secretary IN the Diplomatic Service hHie, has
been appointed 10 the Legation at Bcrne lie retircs
from active service second lieutenant In the First
Dragon Guards, but Is posted IA site Of the army
with the privilege Of wearing the uniform Of his fOr-
mer regiment TIE Khedve's son, Prince llassan. who
belongs to IN, same corps Of the frussisn army a.
nrst lieutenant. cxpectc! back at Berlin from ho
Ably ssinan expedition by the month ofJunc
The ascent TO the top of towers and
ohsorvatorics by spiral sairWays OF the most IA
tguug journeys imaginable. better plan If folloN ed
IN the CGmpanilc at Venice and In the Cathedu Tower
in Murca, Spain. The ascent Is made by series OF
sloping walks across the Interior with turns except
where the walks touch the walls. Thus both steenn,sc
OF ascent ana the vertigo consequent upon continuous
winding avoided, and the weary may rest n
they nnd rest Necessary Wherever such arrange
nent lie practicable, II Is vast Tie spt'
raj stairway.
Mr.. Davv, n practical English bird"
catcher, describes the ulshtpgae's song as folows
Sweet sweet, sweet,
jug, Jug, Ius, lus, Jug,
SWOt, swot, sNOt, sNOtty.
The German naturalist Bechs teu has Il thus
Tiou, tiou, tlou, tiou,
Spc tOu squA,
Ito, no, ito, no, 10, ito. ITO, tex,
COuup, COutlO, c"ntO, cOutiO,
Tzu, tzu, tzu, tzu tzy.
1atf IA la fho fuff AHA .fv. la Cd ~