The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-04

Britannia stationed at Portsmouth, were expelled 70.
Gently for scandalous practices In connection with the
system Of Tagging system Of making Wallets Of the
new arrivals and imposing on them all kinds Of indis'
mites as well as all manner Of mental work 1t WAS
discovered that the old boys on the ship were ont.
rageously tyrannicL In their treatment OF the new.
comers going far to dog them. eItorting their
pocket money. and practising all manner Of bAckmaL
They tortured the boys by squeezing their hngers
between keys arranged like thumbscrew; beat theis
hands with bunch of keys attached to lanyard and
tho seniors carried knotted rope which they used on
the junior cadets very freely. The Britannia IL the
chief training ship for the higher officers Of the navy
and It can well be imagined what sort of officers these
young tyrants would make and how the sailors un!er
their command would be apt 10 fare.
Moose very plentiful in northern Maine that.
aS sportsman can legally kill but ono In seasoa. u
Is something Of disappointment to throw away tbs
only chance on undersized or lean animal or one
with poor anters The boss hunter Of Midway, Lew
eilyn Powers, is man who wastes no powder on M
feror game and when he started out after his annual
the other day he was determined TO get good
He rolled his old SLOUGH hat into horu and called
. moose TO the water at Pcckvookamos Laks but the
bn did not suit being too lean and carrying small ant
lers Another and another came In response TO the
hunters call. and finally the ideal monarch Of the
woods appeared This bull fell before Powers rte.
He weighed over 1000 pounds AMI carried pertecs
set OF antlers that spread i've feet No fault can 10
found with hunting ground which affords such op
Almost nyooty can get moose in the upper Pehoe
scot region The other day ie'yeAr-od boy naati
Hathaway went into the woods alone. called bs
moose. and dropped him At the first shot.
Some interesting statistics given in the twenty
seventh annual report OF the Br!sh Postmas"r'6sn'
eral which was issued few days ago The estm.tel
deliveries OF mali matter IN the United Kingdomfo
the year ending March 81 ls9l were Letters. I'ui'
300 600; postal cards. 22p7O)Oo1: book rSck't cur
cuars and samples, <sl .:oooco' newspapers iol'-
100000. and parcels 90 .sT 0SG tOiS! o. 2u23v
D56 pieces OF mail This Is increase OF 81 per cent
the previous year The average nrnhrr OF plece'of
mail received by each person ~ ui the nrst f"r
kinds OF mail matter mentioned nb5Te s5s per cent
was delivered IN England and Waes 80 per cent IN
Scotland and 81 cent Ireland and .9I per cent
delivered In the London postal district A'one
There 800 Post ohces In the kingdom
vast number OF letters were returned because OF
incorrect sdcresses and but all but Sosooe wera
delivered properly eventually. over 5000 ietier'
mailed without addresses and OF these loOl con
tanned easn bank notes and checkS ageregatng over
&C. 100 value. The number OF permanent ofnesn en-
ployod by the Post ofios Department 10 oaSoS which
includes 6.6T7 women Besides these the report says
there about 81 900 other persons employed more
icas IN Post Once wOst. Of ~hoW Ie.ooo arc sSssS