The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-23
SUNBEAMS.


from the crown to the roots and weighing Ave and
quarter pounds. found by prospcctDr on Collie
Creek, Ore. a few days ago.
Goods to the value Of So 941 515 xported from
Alaska last year. The purchase Of the country from
Russia would seem to have been pretty fair speculA,
ton the part OF Uncle SAM seeing that the price
paid for the whole territory was but s7.2Oo.ooo.
Exercises In tine grammar school al HingsbridRS
be continued for twenty consecutive minutes
account OF interruptions caused by tho noises OF the
passing trains the Hudson River and Northern Rail-
road that pass within a few yards OF the building
The attendance at the night school in the grammar
school at Third avenue and 15sth street is the largest
known since Its establishment On the frat night
the attendance 452. and tho average attendance
has been $50 Tho pupils divided into twelve
classes. Three classes are studying German.
Prof Brtton OF this city has examined specimens
Of thornioss raspberry to him by Prof. Mspaugh
the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station
It grows luxuriantiy in Randolph county. W. Vs. and
bears fruit hut brers Prof Briton pronounced tho
berry to horticulture and named It Rubus Mills.
pauRh, aft err its dscoverer.
This striking example Of bad English ia found In the
annual report OF President KAdams OF Cornsll
University in speaking Of the President white School
Of Hstory and Political Science: such organizs.
ton implied at the time the school was founded
and given its name and when ex.president White
rendered the position Of Dean OF the school,"
"A writer In the Church xissondx En'e9snoy says the
Hndoos OF Calcutta have set to the music of Moody
and sankcy hymns loathsome language. which they
sion services The magazine adds that Mr.. 6ankey pro-
badly Kined his melodies would do duty
in a service which may be designated As Satanic.
"A stage that runs between sacramento and rly-
mouth held up by highwayman who rined tho
mail bag and passengers had started the trip.
tho driver compelled to give up his cash. amount
ing to about S25 lis that all the money you hsvoin
the hlghw syman asked. Every cent" the driver 70.
piled. well here's dollar" the hishwayman said.
and he tossed up the coin.
New water works with storage capacity of IT,.
10000 900 gallons TO DO constructed for Brmng
ham. England. The supply is to como from the water
shed OF the Elan and Claerwen rivers in Mid.Wales
about eighty miles from Birmingham where the land
cannot be cultivated. The aQueduct from six reser.
voirs Is to comprise nine miles OF tunnel thirtynvs
miles OF conduits III excavations and thiry-hvo miles
OF iron pipes
Prof Won Pettenkorer has been studying the IsAr
River. which flows through Munich carrying the citys
SEWAGE lie says that fve miles below the city there
10 not trace OF the pollution which finds Its way into
the river Some observers have thought that the self
publication Of rivers s due to deposition of oediment.
DIR. Pettenkofer however maintains that the real
agent at work in purifying the Iser River the
Of the air which Is absorbed by dissolved in tho
water.
--Rsisn raising and prune growing are two compare.
lively industries In California that attaining
very large proportions and the domestic products have
almost driven the fore goods from markets Dur
ing nine months ending Sept 30. 1891 only 2e36.7:i5
pounds OF raisins and $500 100 pounds Of prunes
imported against IL 1852 o51 pounds OF raisns and
1856 pounds OF prunes In the period of 1890
-Four and Ave cal loads of raiss are leaving San Diego
daily for the East ut this time.
A missionary I'm Benpnl has been doing thu on,um
dens In the town OF Rampore Ba,iaeah Most OF tho
smok rs liz saw IN the aborInp classes With
accord the smokers told him that the drug dried
up ther bodies md that their craving for IL was such
that thew could not give il up MANY of the d, MS have
a hundred pa,ron. "A lay The missionary says opium
smok inv I'm India ia bringing ruin and mon
families and he accuses the British GOV.
ernmen nj of fosterinx this dc m OraIizn g habit.
Til, scarcity OF farm laborers in some Of the ayr.
cultural districts of England has given great annoy.
ance TO the landed proprleo or. and farmers The dull
hawbncon +" or Hodge OF Old England has become
.pter,risn. in these times and /. desirous Of trying
life in the ctes where horIes OF v,,i',. have their
ubode or OF getting away to some other country. The
.mplovar. mr.. arprehens ve that within few years.
only The ,neuarl OF the rural regions VIII be left to do
the hard work of the fields for paltry wages that
are maid to them
Among tho noteworthy things DR. Oscar LEM saw
when he travelled through Morocco while ago were
two LITTLE rivers that year. at the time oftho
creates, heat are hed with red water. Is supposed
tho color comes either from Of red clay through
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