The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-09
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Judge fs'chai Of Texas has refused to grant nnN
naturalization papers TO man who ia a Socialist And
| believer In tho teachings Of Herr Most
Tho Government Of Hcaragua has decided N a., -,
maximum number OF troops in active service du,ne
time OF peace shall DO 900 men, and In time of into,
nal troubles 5000
According to the records Of tho Patton, ono. "a
subjects receive more attention from invcntors th.,
that OF tho registry Of street fares The dial ia n,,a
more generally than any other device In the large
1t believed that the system OF nnes for poor we.,
Ing In cotton mills 10 violation of new law in Mass,
chusetts md company Of Salem will test the VALIDITY
OF the statute. Operatives have been summoned "a
| give testimony
-on each ballot to be sordin TO the proy,ou,
OF the new election law In Ohio, are to be those di,
uhsuishins devices that have been adopted by the
parues' Republican. eagle: Democratic rooster: Pro-
hipition, rose: Peoples. plough and BANNER.
On about $50 trees In twenty acres Of an orch.ra
In Client. Columbia county. n. Y. George r. Powell
raises fourteen varieties Of apples and most Of m,
product goes 10 Europe He estimates his crop ,hi,
year At LOU parrsls Last year he had only 900
barrels.
The cargo Of ship that left San Francisco for Eng
lard recently consisted OF 10000 gallons Of vino ana
2ioo0 gallons OF brandy. being ono Of the lArc,,t
cargoes ever shipped from California The ship was
one Of eight vessels that have been chartered to carr
wine. brandy. and fruit to England.
Tho twevenc tube that was cast At beth,,hsr,
has been put In tho big lathe At the wateryist run
foundry. The boring will occupy about two weeks II
IL the hrst twelvench brccchloading rife b made
IN this country OF domestic steel and to bs tho same
In size and weight as the rife at Sandy Hook
In the Indian village OF ska are hundreds of dor,
probably more according population than any o,hsr
place In tho world but mad dog Ia unknown there
and case Of hydrophoba has probably never
In Alaska The natives handle the dogs fearlessly and
they are frequently bitten but without bad results
An ingot Of nickel steel Weighing more than twen
ty.nvs tons has been cast In the Homestead stee,
works. and TO be rolled into single armor plsts
for the monitor Monterey It ia the lsrs.st ~ ths
nickel steel insos yet cast In tho mill hut an effort II
to be made to cast an ngot weigh more than oftv
tons.
London BARRIERS have shorter hours on sasurd.v
than their professional brethren OF York md Al
rule, do not work Sunday ALL Most sbops clo.s
at p H. the result Of the efforts of an early clos
ing association and scarcely any keep omen after T.
This could hardly be tho case II Engshmen were not
more in the habit OF shaving themselves than Ameri
cans are.
Dotty" is used in England as synonym for er.,v.
while "bosky" signifies tipsy "You must be bosty or
dotty 10 therefore the modern English or at any rate
Londoneso for {" You must be drunk or crazy" "Oh
say ~ with rising infection is exclamation Of as.
constituent combined with unbelief 1t is an equiva-
lent of the elegant Wat are you giving ~ Of this
country.
Tho possession OF remarkably retentivs memory
indicated by feat attributed to William Coter. the
registrar Of voters Hartford Conn., said that he
tell from memory the places Of residence and poll.
tics Of 900 voters and Also In where persons
have been absent from the city, tell when they
away But /, crowdinc things say that he tell
where they went.
Tho Chautauqua county branch Of the womens
Christian Temperance Union. In q petition to the
Legislature for law to regulate the sale Of OPIUM
cocaine and Choral asserts that tho opium, chlora
and cocaine habits enslaving more than . million
people in condition most degrading demoralirinR and
al aatim at has
victims Of the habits.
When an old.establshed weekly newspaper In Dela-
ware absorbed by rival . few years ago 1t was
discovered that family Of Scotch Presbyterian farm
named Rankin had been taking tho newspaper con.
tlnuousy for 100 years. The Rankins were bit
plussed at the change. but the head Of the family
promptly subscribed for the victorious rival and u
probably still taking 1t.
-Thcre WAS . big lumber fro In Ottawa Q week ago
last Wednesday. and along with the rorty.third
talon OF militia and the Government dre guard. mum.
Der OF Government clerks were ordered out by the
Government officials to help strangle the nre and
tect property Last pay day the heroic and patriotic
clerks found that they had been dockod days pay
each FOR the time they lighting the IRE by order
Of the Government. They are kicking.
The old railroad route along Sandy Hook between
the steamboat lanGing and Highland Beach has bcon
abandoned. The Central Railroad Of New Jersey en-
joyed the privilege for many years without remuncra
tion the United States Government. but about six
months ago 1t notified that tho privilege had boon
withdrawn because the Government wants to enlarge
the practice grounds. The time limited to Oct. L.
The company intends 10 its boats in the future -
Atlantic Highlands where connection with Highland
Beach Is to BIO made by track about three miles and
half long.
indifferent as New Workers are to bicycling the
sport steadily growing in popularity throughout the
country. and. although many bicycles are manufac.
tured In the United States and many imported from
Europe the supply Of machines Is equal
Ia NJ
merce more subj ect change than tho bicycle New
patents constantly appearing and although the bi
cycle with any but the most careful treatment, 10
shortived machine, most bicycles begin to DO old.
fashioned before they ore worn out IT'S a good b.
cycle that with constant use lasts over five years
frank Z. Mc0urrin of Salt Lake City claims the
championship as the fastest typewriter in the world
lie does not glance at the keyboard while reading
copy lie the board with his hands and
the finger movement. instead OF the wrist
movement. His record IL 124h words exclusive
OF errors. from dictution. In n minute On single
meorzed sentence wrote at the rate Of 100 words
In minute. Miss Orr and Miss Grant Of New York are
the only operators who approach McGurrn in swift
and accuracy. McGurrin defeated Miss Orr BY
three words and was afterward defeated by her. Miss
Orrs hes; record 10 30 40 words IN a minute
DR. Drisler has returned to resume his duties OF
Columbia College Dean OF the School OF Arts after an
absence Of little over year This venerable Profes'
connection with the college extends over nearly
fifty years. and lie has seen new men come ana go I'M
til he IL the Oldest officer Of the college. frof
Drsler is In his 73d year lie graduated from Co
lupbia In 1892 AMI four years later made tutor NJ
latin and Greek. In 1857 he was made professor OF
Latin and In 1857. professor Of Greek which position
he held until the installation Of Seth Low rs President
when no became Dean of the School OF Arts. During
the years Of President Bsrnard lie Dr. b'sseE was
acting President Of the college.
Columbia College counts Its students now by the
hundreds and 10 compelled to take into immediate con-
sideraton the question OF buildings and new site
1t 10 expected that 1t will naturally rrayitats over 70
the vicinity of the cathedral ia sgbi OF the Pat
Eades Historically this college belongs TO the west SIDE
The men who last graduated from the old Kings Col
lego buildings on Church street. Mt the head OF fArk
pnce-sad by travellers OF the last century TO osa
picturesque Site because the grounds soped down
to the wate-are not yet gray hatred and yet the pres
ent generation has lost all memory Of the "elssaded
campus. the little hall in which "semi.annuss" wsro
held, President King "od Bull" Anthem, and gentle
Prof Mcvickar and Jantor stephen Weeks. beloved OK
all the old boys and looked to as guardian or NOR
ais by the mothers Of the lads.
-Pansma's population has got down where It can d
handled and as a coreiiia:ory penance for past con