The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-22
SUNBE1M Ms.

"A Hartford, Conn, newspaper pronoeo~
baeneor show. the prizes to be awarded BY ladic.
The losses of the Scotch farmers this yeas
through floods and bad weather are estimated :.
siognOW
Thirty Texas papers have died within
the last twelve months aud sixty ones spranp i.s
existence during the same time,
The Central Literary Bureau Mt Berlin.
offer prize 1000 marks for the best novel dean.
with German subjects Of the present time.
The Philadelphia baby show broke IN in
hand,ohand nght by the mothers the prizes ros
police cleared the hall Of exhibits and spectators
In the reading room of the British
Museum they complaining OF influx Of oilers who
come TO solve the acroscs IN society Journals
Fourteen thousand young New Hamp-
shire trout arrived in good condition virginia city last
week. and put in tue reservoir Of the Cy Water
Company.
In an article on "The Grounds Of French,
Conservative Fears" the London Eaoais thinks tina,
"it is impossible that while Ave in six OF an French
adults are proprietors. serious attack property
should he carried out"
Sir Wilfred Lawson, the temperance
member Of Parliament says that Jail ebay lain once
told him thatin his experience only one ecotAcr was,
ever brought before him. and that a man who.
thrashed his wife tor getting drunk
The Russian soldiers wear sort ~ hood
called Bashluick The fashion originates with thu
worn by both men and women. The finest Bashlm,ks,
are o icameis hair and are light, soft, and warm.
In the vicinity of Rio Grande City, Tex,
there has been no rain since April with the exceptional
one slight shower In consequence there pasturage
ana the suffering stock ony kept alive BY feeding ON
the prckly pear from which the thorns nrsi cut
In recent speech, Mr.. w. II. Smith,
First Lord Of the British Admiralty remarked that "ths
inventive faculties OF men almost wholly de-
voted to destruction, and daily receive sugses
tons Of a'murderous character than deal within
AT public exhibition OF strength in tho
Assembly Room at Wigtown. in Scotland ON. wusor
lifted the enormous weight OF II hundred weight lie
also lifted with his eth AMI without the AM u hi
hands from the floor, oght 56s a strong board. III,
weights did not touch his body.
At the fair held few weeks ago in Scot
land for hiring farm servants an immense number al
tended hut very small proportion got place swagct
have gone down Aterrbly hard winter isantcpaed 10
England scotland aud South Wales aud the averav,
poor rate will probably be higher than 1t la. boon IA
twenty years
To the French Pilgrims the Pope said.
on Nov n You have hher visit the tomb os
ST Peter and the prison his successor who lives in ths
city o Rome the capital and centre Of Catholicism. but
transformed into the capital disorder Louis Ma
poeons cousin, the Duchess Dowager Of Hamilton wm
present at the interview
Last year As, 900 cattle were destroyed BY
wild animals and venomous snakes In India and ~ 3si
wiz animals anu @fN.l7o POISONOUS snakes knlodf
i2oul5 rupees were expended in rewards In the cur
rent year 1928 and $3.50 cattle have beti
Killed. ana 1854 rupees expended IN rewards In hs
central provinces the 90 as this increased
from ei7 IN 1873 to its- IN 1870
The removal Of the Woosung Railway
which from the mort OF woosung to shanshai,m
form0sa, is decided upon Ting Futa has purchased it.
with the intention OF la, ing 1t down dounc live
rails between rahao and Taiwan. From the niicr place
tis the intention 90 carr, ON heavier and more
yccabc line to the sugar districts; and this ial
authority has been obtained from Pekin
The Duke of Norfolk gave to his Duohess
who dslkes cmerald.l set Of rubes amt diamond
consisting OF necklace tiara. two bracelets aud pair
earrings. arranged that the diamonds be- sub,ti
tuted for the rubie- and form perfect diamond
pnrure The formation Of this collection Of rutcswhich
rank almost equally value with the fines, darnonds
las occupied several Years and they supposed to 10
Inferior to none.
A young French girl, after a bitter fam.
lily quarrel threw herself into the Marine at II SOP
size thought that she Ind excellent chance ct being
drowned, but was not for lust at the time Man.
dernaehe, who had already hshcd twentysiS drownns
people cut OF the water aud twice earned the Humane
society me ia came aiong AMI soon had her ashore.
Her duckng brought her to her aud she has bees
entirely rcconciicd 60 papa and mamma
Tho Government astronomer Of New
south wales saws thnt within its limits may be- found all
climates, from the cold of kiandra whore thcrmomo.
Yet lint- iillN below zero anu tlelt eet
come ues fail IN month, To- the than tropical
heat the inland plains where frost never sen and
the Wcrmome ter summer often for days together
read, from To- Co ild- aui sometimes In hnt weather
reaches 1892 and wh,r the average rainfall }, only IA
20 i5inches amt sometimes nothing for whole ycaL
1t is curious that notwithstanding tho
dark hints as 10 Roman Catholic ambition in T.1an.
Lord neaconsdcld's relations with the Roman Catholo
noahiues Of spcuously cordial character
than have been those Of any previous lrin, Nn,ur.
lie has been the FIRST Conservative Premier tpcreAte
Roman Catholic Peer in the person Lord Gerard hs
was prominent at the OF the Marquis lsue.
AMI lately Was the on SPEAKER at the wedn n'aki"s,
OF the Duke Of Norfolk aud about the only person not VI
thu family who sisn'd the marriage register
Wine drinkers will be glad to learn that
the aiultcrauon OF winc i, eXcitng much attention and
inquiry in France. NJ Paul Massot member fm tho
Eastern Pyrences Department has brought mas q
evidence the subject before the Govcrnm,n Ut The
most serious feature IN the adulterauon that tue,
colurng matter employed Is IN many Ntemey
ddecrious The best and simplest Is sand be to
drop little ball Of gun cotton into glass III, SUSPECTED
wine then wash ~ when II the wine he pure win he
quite white again otherwise 1t will reana red hue.
After very careful and panstuking in.
qnry Mr. George Darwin has come 10 the conclusion
that the widely different habits OF life OF and
men IN civilized nations especially among TIE ulGer
classes tend to counh radiance any evil from marriage
between healthy closely related persons NJ uarwns
views are in measure sustained by Dr. Norms inquiry
into the commune of Ba'z Bau is rocky sceludcd
ocean washed PENN ia Of the Loire In'ereure France,
containing over 500 people, OF simple habits who dout
i,lnh and commit crime. For generation. they have
uiernnrrod but have occurred Of deaf nuusm,
alhno.n, blindness moderation. aud the Huinber VI
children born /. above the average.
Many years ago one Beck was tried In
London Tor robbery from the person. then capital
crime woman who represented hcr,clin officers
widow sworc that Dee hat rohcd her OF pur., winch
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