The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-03-05
SUNBEANA

III ID 6tn09Q that Prince AiD6rt VlCtOr -
betrothed to the Princess Cemenne daughter OF the
King Of the Bsisans, youns schoolgirl aged IL
The Hon. Jef Storts. member Of the Mis-
souri, Legislature from shannon county credited with
intention to introduce bill compelling circuses y
do all they sdvertiAs
The State OF Arkansas derives S25,oo0 pee
annum from its penitentisry by leasing the labor q
eighty viots cigar manufacturers and handing
others farmers the consideration beins eSN
per month aud all expenseA
August Wilhelmj. the viollnist, has paid
g. 40 for an ancient Guarneri violin, which has bees
preserved In single family generations Accordins
rumor. he has resoid the instrument to Ills friend
0sjic also distinguished violinst Of Bohemian origin
for about tho same sum.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe says that Rhode
Island surpaes other ststes In the richness and variety
OF her exhibit In the womsns department at New Or
leans Among the articles displayed are a kiln and
ventiia,ing chimney. both Invented BY lady. aud
heavy steel chain forged by female blacksmith.
Three hundred millions OF English
speaking people, all thinking the thoughts all read
ing the same books all booming the same booms. and
all suf, from the dyspepsia will tend to make
United states of twentieth century just perhaps
. trine monoionous." think. the Pah Nall Gdsett.
"A Hartford man, now aged 30 years, who
has been !nyetcrste smoker for r,xiyseven yeara
has kept close account Of the cost and places the
amount At SsOoD. which he might have now had to
his credit had he Invested months and placed
at compound interest the suns he expended In cigars
The mild weather which has now pre-
vailed for several weeks in the north OF England 10
making itself fclt the gardens nd In several
places the neighborhood OF Newcastle the snowdrop
10 In bloom and the song Of the bncabiri ha' been re-
pcaediy heard in the valleys 81 the Tyne and Derwcnt
Tho natives OF India arc said to give
their opium when they wish to accomplish long
journeys 1t Ia relned that an Indian horsenan gave
his animal drnc!m of opium after faiiguing hxhts
march, and ihas enabled him to travel with case forty
miles further; but in the end the practice destructive
to horse flesh.
"A Birmingham, England, commercial
house. acting up TO the spit ot the has employed
lady travellers. Placing great faith in the power Of
beauty uadesineu. the house in question selected
pretty Its representatives, IL viii be dtfcut
for traders to Withstand the Canvass Of such uneom
msrciAl travellers
A citizen OF East Brdgewater, Mass,
boasts Of having eaten but al day and that a.
midday possible for the past twenty years lie
| IL said he IN good condition. and works with more
than ordinary bodily fatigue aud wear lie sometimes
eats fruit during the dry but not Grtice Of food
taken with any regularity
"A certain Rabbinovez, originally Jew.
.h lawyer of ST, Petersburg and promoter OF Jewish
emigration to Palestine has started new movement In
Russia for the Of his to mod
insd form OF Christianity. The Russian 0overnmsus
views ths formation of Jewish Christian communities
with pleasure. and the celebrated Hebraic scholar,
Deiitzsch, has also pronounced In its favor.
"A man called on druggist for some
thing headache Tho prescription clork prompt.
ly clspped tho ammonia bottle to his and nearly
stned him On recovering his forces he made wicked
nunch .t the clerk,s head Hold ON remarked that
| individual. wnsnt1 quick about 1t. and didn't cure
your neahaohe' hea"aohe DO hahReo eAe'Ains1
| the man. ITS my wite's got the headache"
Boston has always been very proud OF
the equestrian Of Washington by Thomas Bail Ia
the Public Garden The horse has perfect
good Bostonian took u friend from the country to
see the statue The old gentleman looked at It some
time and finally exclaimed "A splendid horse but lie
| hnin got no nd ALI these q Boston
critic had discovered that horse with the bits iu hs
| mouth would nntureIy show his tongue
Some curious figures are presented by
tina census OF At p.terHDurg At tho of the
present Gar the population a. showing an in.
croase of IS per cent nfteen years Tho proportion
OF males to females 22 to 100 Forty per cent OF the
people are between the ages OF Ii and 80 and hsi there
are coinparaNey 20 10" c"i'ureh ID neco"ea tor ny
th"t IN some mortaty IN infants uh"ee
years a. n,ue" 40 pc, cent "ero n'e "n'y ii
heaos OIL taih'es WIN independent MEANS anu 'hers
| are i4o begxars OF "hom i''""a are women ana s'fia
| An enterprlsinS country puDiisner IN
England who has remarked that immense numbers OF
people suffer from an almost unconquerabls repusnancs
to letter writing has prepared special post card for
the of lazy correspondents Tho back Of the GARD
divided enSthwss into ten unequal spaces and the en-
srges OF tho reluctant scribe are epured by the foHow
Ing 'usse'se headings one OF which conspicuousiy
printed =" %. t"e .ei' ol eHo" VI .ao u,e'oh' D s
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| Shop signs were introduced into England
from France In the reign OF Edward ILL., and they be-
came so general that nearly every per Lon
don had one display outside his shop Great ingenuity
shown in invention signs Gale to prove
most attractive to the passer BY and large sums Of
money were extended in this species Of adv
These sigma were not Affixed to the houses but wsrS
placed ON posts or hung thereon ON hinges At the ac,
OF the footpsh So largely did these IN Mt the,
absolutely obstruc,ed tho free circulation OF air and
supposed 10 70 among inc causes OF the frequent
opidemca dsor"ers OF London They also naturally
Adcu 'he Sproah ~ COMMENTATORS anu on these grounds
were A'terwAra i"'o'naeh 10 De d'epay"1'
| -OuailS are now abundant In California