Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1884-09-25
BRIEF NOTES.


has cost the editor of El Porvenir, a
Republican journal, eighteen years.
sentence of Imprisonment and $500
fine.
Tom Ocbiltree, it is said, has been
made general superintendent OF the
Now York, Texas and Mexican rail-
road ut salary of $4,000 u year, and
will assume the office at the close Of
his term.
Nj. Dc Lesseps thinks TINT il wo-
man were once admitted to the French
Academy, in ten years il would con-
tain no men, heca,se the immense SUI
pcriority of the women would be so
plainly evident that masculine candi-
dates would no longer be possible.
Australia is lard OF wonders. Il
hns been discovered that the extraor-
dina,y animal known ms the anteater,
the lowest form Of mammal, lays eggs
and produces its young in TINT way.
Tho discovery has made considerable
sensation among tho scientists at
Montreal, who pronounce it very i'm
loftnnt.
4 vc,y extraordinary diamond,
which is expected to prove the most
marvellous stone ever known, has been
found in South Africa, and shipped to
q London syndicate Of diamond mer-
chalts Its rough weight 10 457 carats.
When cut it will weigh from $50 to
to 800 carats. and will exceed in size
all the historical diamonds.
John Costello, the leader and or
ganizer Of the strike ut Coal Center,
Pa, is described as n man of unusual
intelligence and force Of character;
tall, broad-shouldered and tawny-
haired. He is u Scotch -Irishman, and
two years ago was digging coal at
three cents bushel. Now he is presi-
dent of the Miners Association, and
under bail of $1,000 in three conspir-
acy cases.
Mrs. Garfield, the mother OF the
late President, can be seen almost any
day walking about the grounds or sit
ting in her armchair on the shaded
vcrandah ut Mentor. On Sunday she
is generally ut church with tho other
members of The family, and is able to
take Il scat in, or alight from the fam
lily carriage, with little assistance. She
has passed her SD birthday, and
seems to be in the enjoyment Of her
usual good health.
Talmago is in doubt as to how the
election is going. He says: "While
waiting for bath, 1 was accosted by
n gentleman who said he had lost all
interest in newspapers, us the election
of President was foregone conclu-
sion. lie was sure Cleveland would
be chosen. Before the time arrived
for my bath another gentleman said
he was surprised that Cleveland did
not resign, as there was no possible
hope for his election. The two con-
vcrsations occurred within ten min
utes. and both seemed sincere"
When pure, platinum is as soft as
silver, but by the addition of iridium
il becomes the hardest OF metals. The
great difficulty in manipulating pla-
tinum is its successful resistance to
heat. A temperature that will make
steel run like water and melt down
fire clay has absolutely no effect upon
it. You may put piece Of platinum
wire not thicker than human hair in
to blast furnace where ingots Of
stool are melting down all around it,
and the bit of wire will come out as
absolutely unchanged rs if it had
been in an ice-box all the time.
Mr.. John i. Swift, an American,
who has recently Travelled over India,
writes: 81 found that the average pay
Of u farm laborer was five rupees q
month, or, at the present deprecated
value of silver about ~. Out OF this
sum the laborcr supports himself and
family. IL wheat growing becomes
general the Caucasian races can i'll
afford to compete in the market with
product that is SO cheaply raised.
The possible area for wheat cultiva-
ton is immense In considering the
possible product from this great wheat
territory, the fact must be borne in
mind that the soil is very rich, and
that at least two crops can be raised
on ii every year.
Wisconsin is the leading cranberry
State; Michigan is second. The av-
erage yield of a marsh is $50 to 200
bushels to the acre. The picking sea-
son lasts two weeks, and three bushels
is II good days work. Seventy-five
cents u bushel is the picks pay. The
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