The sun., 1891-11-28
sUNBEAMa

Aconyention Of the Apostontc Of the Catholic Press
Of the United States 70 be held in ths city Jan
uary under the auspices Of the Panlist FathsrA
Jerry wallace. farmer Of Rverdae. Ga. was car
ry,ne sack OF apples from his wagon to stora when
the sack ovcrpsisnced and broke his neck. killing him
instantly.
The turkey. consumed BY the Hebrews on Thanks
giving Day bought alivo and killed by the rabba
according 10 the Of Mosee The Hebrew purchasers
Of turkeys were particular In feeling Of the nesh to
md IL they tender required by the laws Of gas
tronomy.
The Board OF Health or the CITY OF Mexico at their
recent meeting passed resolution In which It was
stated that at In desirable that convention between
the United States and Mexico be arranged for the
ciprocal protection of both countries against con
taglous or Infectious diseases Of mon and animals"
Tho Browning Society OF Boston holds interpreta-
tion meetings in which attempts made TO fathom
the depths and pierce the mysteries OF the British
poet. who 10 admired By tho highly cultured children
of the Hub masculine and feminine. Of various colon,
and all ages whether living on Beacon street or At the
Back Bay or elsewhere.
according to the Hon. William Taylor Of Newfound.
land the Newfoundianders are preparing 70 battle for
their Goldfish rights seanst tho French hshermen who
invade them under treaty that was formed when
Newfoundland was uninhabised ana her waters were
uncxpiored. ana her hshns grounds were regarded
undeservinT Of the eonsIdsraton OF statesmen.
On the Erie and Pittsburgh division Of the Pennsyt
vania Railroad arc nve brothers named Mcdowell all
conductors. There also i've brothers named fits-
maurice. all engineers. There also nvs feterses
father and four sons: also ve DonnA father and four
soma The nttsbnrEh Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail-
way has among s employees Nr. Faor and eight
These instances show how rairoadng runs IN failies
DR. A. Z. Macdonald. the general superintendent of
the city's lunatc asylums has demonstrated BY sats
tics that 70 not true that insanity IL increasing here
higher ratio than the increase OF population Tue
number pauper unAtcs In the nstt utons under his
charge At this time 6s55. DR. Macdonald says that
10 pleasant for him to be abo to rsfuto notion that
has become popular this subject. but which ID not
sustained By the facts In his possession.
"A party of young women Of Fulton No., got up .
coon hunting party few days ago. Tho boys rig
orously excluded. The party started out with four
dogs. two guns two axea and = big basket Of lunch
Early next morning the whole neiehborhood started
to hunt the hunters and found them dssp in the
woods. all sitting in row on log crying dreadfully
They admitted that they got hopeessly lost in the
woods within a couple of hours after the start.
secondhand club books found to be saabls old
book stalls Tue Union League year book ordinarily
70 tchss 26 cents It il conjectured BY the booksellers
that tho purchasers OF such books shopkoepsrs
search Of selected addresscs Oddly enough. the
year books Of many clubs IND their way tho o
book stalls. The Gfohers year book. however 10 se
dom never seen In such places since It incrsasss in
value from year to year and 10 always in demand.
Tho odtime shipbuiders In this city are indulsing
in the hope Of revival Of their industry within the
few The shipbulders OF New Bedford
the orders vessels engage In tho
tween ports the Atlantic and the Pacific Tho
shipbuider Of Duluth pleased with the prospect
activity in the construction Of big feet OF walebacks
Tor service Western lakes and on the Atlantic.
Tho outlook for American shpbuildng 10 more eneour
aging than It Was . few years ago.
Once upon time when man had = narrow escape
from threatened calamity. he showed his gratitude
Providence by making pilgrimage by giving aims to
the poor gifts to tho church But tmss have changed
very narrow escape from death recently An immense
safe fell him. but for he escaped with
but slight injuries He announces in the wspspers
that. "in honor OF his miraculous escape" he "wiu
give dance in Union Hall" one evening this week
"A citizen Of Salt Lake City sued the city week
for 900 for injuries sustained in falling
defective sidewalk in the city The ctisen pretty
drunk at the time he fell and he admitted the fact
the court The city set up defence Of contrbutory
negligence. The plaintns lawyer laid down the very
much entitled to good sidewalk ssis sober man
and II much moro in need Of It," Tho jury was stall
wrestling with the logic Of the plea At last reports
Tho famous Rutherford photographs OF the moon.
in possession Of Columbia College, were the sArii-
est made. and they esteemed remarkable sxam-
pies Of lunar photography, even BY those who have
seen the photographs Of tho moon taken at tbs Lick
Observatory in 1883. When tho Rutherford photo
graphs sent to Green sch they excited the skspt
cal admiration OF British astronomers Nothing Of the
sort had yet been done in Europe and 1t hard
convince the Britons that the photographs gen
uine.
-hiss Harriet O. Hosmer the American sculptor uv.
ing in Rome has sent word to this country that her
year. She says that Siguor Ne Of the bonss foundry
has fallen In love" with the model She 10 desirous
that the statue shall be tho chief work Of her long
career a. SCULPTOR and viii ask Queen Narshsrita
inspect It Miss Hosmer complains OF being annoyed
by the visitors who to her studio. says.
have time for constant daily and you
scarcely imagine what these daily interruptions
are IL received all who come and knock at my door,
should not have the model finished before 1892"
-Afeminine vegetarian Of this city 10 engaged In
organizing Vegetarian Society, to take place Of
the society OF the Same kind that existed and
waged war upon the horrible practice OF devourins
fesh fowl hsh. and oysterA She says there 5000
vegetarlans In Boston and 1000 In Chicago. besides
others In New York and elsewhere She herself once
lived apples for several weeks at small cost and
there people in Boston who live happily ON bread
vegetables. and fruits at the rate Of 80 week. She
says that vegetaranism is health giving strengthen
Ing and sprituaxing especially II Its disciples avoid
such animal products a. milk cheese and eggs. well
~ msata
There Is no doubsof tho wonderful progress making
in the higher education" OF women. In very few
matters are the college girls behind the college boyx
and at tho present rate of will be
ahead In many things until lately distinctly peculiar
male colegtaus. Wellesley girls had exciting pillow
rush last week. snd news comes from the Pacific
coast OF soms highly interesting developments In the
practice OF hazing among tho young lady students
seminary near Ban jose Among other things the girl
sophs tied rope around the waist Of girl fresh and
pulled her around playfully until she tainted and shs
WAS aferwArd quite Ill Investigation disclosed many
similar evidences of advanced and advancing culture
Tho Mexican Governments continues to carry out its
policy inaugurated few months ago Of declaring for
feited all concessions in which tho contract under
which they were granted has not been complied with
in every particular. Two valuable have juss
been forfeited the nrst being that granted Gov Joss
cebaos for the erection of extensive wharf at the
port OF ymas State OF Sonora the given for
the action being that the plan and estimates OF the
work presented within eight months from the
date OF the concession and that the bond for $1,000
Guarantss OF faithful compliance was not deposited