The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-27
SUNBEAMS.

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Almost pure chalk exists in vast beds n,
iteso' Kansas and house has been bull, Of M
Mr.. Henry w. Longfellov bas ror,.a =.
cottage in Bryn Maur. Montgomery county. Pa vn.,.
ne and his family will pass tue summer
The historic landmarks on Bunker Hin
nave oeen relocated and marked, future genera.
tons will have no chance Of qusrrens over
localities.
The educational institutions of Con-
neccut embrace I'VE colleges distinct professious,
SCHOOLS lS3s ungraded district schools, POI Graded
schools 30 high schools 90 academies and 24o private
| schools
Some California strawberries are 10 be
exhibited at the Centennial They are said to be or
such dimensions that be necessary 70 take down
some OF the fence In order TO get them safely s
| grounds.
| A live coal from a locomotive set fro
to basket which carrying To the READING
market and the blaze roasted the eggs aud melted the
butter In II, running her stock In trade. She win sus
| for damages
Mrs. Julia Perkins, who killed her child
in Cincinnati during OF insanity obtained divorce
from her husband, whose cruelty had crszed her. ana
was awarded portion of his property. The Chicago
Tribune says that she ia In this city, living friends
and 10 about 70 remarry.
"A prisoner in Texas, confined I'm cell
adjoining condemned murderer. advised suicide
means OF ping the galows The murderer follovea
the advice, and hanged himself The adviser 70 BE-
tired Tor murder, the law regarding him causing The
taxing OF human life.
The town of Iudianola, Texas, which
suffered severely from the Of last autumn has o.
late been infested with gang OF tramps who have
made number OF attempts to burn what remains Of
the place In every the nres have fortuna been
discovered In time to the town.
An old Baptist minister enforced tho
II everybody had been Of my opinion. they would
have wanted my old woman" One of tho deacons,
sat Just behind him. responded; YES ana II everI-
body was Of my opinion nobody would have her."
An enormous block of granite was bo-
ing lowered into the foundation for HauIbox-
line, ireland. isborer fell under It unobserved.
crushed into the layer Of concrete upon which the
rested and bis body will remain there the truth
learned too late TO It, except great expense
and trouble.
"A correspondent OF the washin gtou
Capital that Clara Morris win spend the
In Danbury Ada Dyss in Mag and other places %
resort Rose Eytnge In California, acting Kate Clarion
In Chicago. also acting, Emily Rig In Paris. Lota
Newport Rose Wood 10 the Catskilis aud lone Barks
up the Hudson.
Capt. Urquhart, captain of the ship
Tri-Mountain. which rescued the passengers Of the
Vale du Havre recently lost the Of
his vessel lie Grand Cramer OF Troy OF the saved
started subscription which reached the Of ti5
600 and Capt Urquhar has bought with II iBtsress
in another craft.
"A bright young lady gave her slow
lover delicate leapyesr hint the other evening Ia
the Of conversation the gentlemin asked her
what form OF marriage she thought the beautiful
Her quick reply was: "I should little for fora
The substance seems OF more importance" That sin
wears engagement ring now.
"A Dies Moines man, who has just mys-
teriously disappeared, was known a. "Calamiy-
Brown, from his experience. He bore the marks %
eighteen rebel bullets OF which passed through biz
head destroying one eye. one through hs body, and
several through his legs and other parts yet he reoor
cred from all his wounds and able 70 work anA
walk with the AID OF Of the bullets having
injured enc knee joint
jean Paul said "Play is the child's
nrst poetry" II Wise and poetic saying OF poet
But Froebel the kindergarten. not poet but
schoolmaser aud philosopher He went deeper. ana
supreme word about play when he called II the
nrst work OF childhood" Ii Is the chd's chief bus
ness Use play to the ends Of education may.
but to do away with 1t is the objectionable sin OF ~
prevalent method Of teaching.
-Non-registering senders OF valuablef
| should rec that they incite crime. Enormous
robberies hSving been committed In the package
branch Of the London General Post ONCE, detective
concealed In the lower Kitchen where the men 81
lowed to keep lockers, saw subscrter, who pre-
fessonai acrobat after his day duties elandestnty
open parcel Three more were caught, and mass o.
Jewelrv, gold coins, &C. found at their homes
"A woe-stricken Mexican marched into
| a pawnbrokers shop at Silver city, New Mexico and
while mournfully detailing how he had been robbed OF
| every blessed cent by highwaymen. tolk from The
counter the hat Of the proprietor and twired It his
cat. Concluding his recital he asked loan Of six bits
NE hat, which was duly tlcketed and slowed away.
not until closing time that the broker discov-
the trick of the who had fallen among thieves.
nd yfatA Of eh..
Hawaiian treaty rice may be imported into the United
States free duty from the Sandwich Islands. Con
siderine that all kinds Of grain raised there the
cheap labor OF coolies and emigrants prominent pro-
ducers the Southern States have held meeting h
savannah protest against the ratification OF the treaty.
the OF production the Islands would operate
| seriously against the like production OF our own
| country.
| -Brigands robbed n stage i'll Texas the
other day in Tho old-fashioned way which everybody
who reads novels The stage stopped
ana the passengers after having thrown their weapons
doynina heap were formed IN line, and their money
and yaluabes were taken from them After iaking tho
valuable packages In the mail and joking with the
frightened the robbers rode leisurcy awsy
with about $500 In money and other property. There
have been lately many such ourascs In Texas
| One of the most interesting depart
ments OF the Hermitage. at ST. Petersburg. IL the gal
lery Of Peter the Great IL is devoted almost wholly 70
| objects connected with his memory His Image.
dressed In the Of his day Is seated In the
tire Of the ROOM while around him the tools h. him
self worked with. tine iron he usually carried.
satuettes and OF his face the s'uned bodle OF
he rode and OF his fayorite dogs his books
mathematical Instruments and countless other tnings
| A number OF gentlemen lately from the
East were congregaed street corner In San Fran
the other day, when they saw two-horse dray
| loaded down with what they TOOK TO be lead bars
stalled on Montgomery street. Great was their sur
prise when Informed that the lead bars were silver
bricks from the Bonanza mines, being ekea 20 Flood
OBren's bank and that over hundred thousand dol
lars In value was intrused TO the custody Of one man
and hauled the streets ike any other meridian
| disc.
The London dramatic critics say that
Ross the Italian rsgedan, who Is playing IN thai city
| presents Hamlet as an undoubtedly crazy youns man
| when he exclAlms,
| Unpeg the basket on the houses tops
| Let the birds ny and, IKE the Famous ape,
| To try conclusions In the OasNet creep,
And break your own ueck duWh
he stands on one eg jumps old makes gestures ~ h'
ape and the bird might under the circumstances nd
Gated That would seem to Justify the critics IN the
assumption but Rossi publishes letter saying thai
they are wrong. lie does not believe that Hamlet VA
insane and meant to portray the character
| Ireland desires temperance. In the
British House Of Commons MIR, smyIh's resolution Il