The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-10
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in the Yakima district Wash. woman has sar,.a
the development OF mine. She has Just bought com
pste sswm OUTFIT for cutting timber necessary in tn.
| operations
"A Vermont farmer picks the apple seeds from hi,
cider presses and sells them In tho manufacture
Of prussio acid. He gets about bushsl OF seeds
| from 1t0 bushels Of apples
when two Young people married in sulphur
springs Tex OF the residents club together ana
buy for them useful presents such bedroom furn
ture tableware, and kitchen utensils the value rang.
Ing from 500 to $1,000
Tho Queen Of Holland. who IL only ten years of AGA
has little farm near the royal palace which every.
thing has been planted and cultivated by herself In
small drawing she eutertains numerous dols
and in small kitchen she makes dainty tarte
Tho water In tho lakes and streams Of western Con.
necticut Is low that many mills have stopped run.
ming and others have had TO return to steam powsr
Cider mills however are In active operation. ait II
the threatened water famine the farmers will be
the gamers.
Ono tanning extract mill at Clallam Bay. wash.
supplies tho sixty odd tanneres the Pacific coast
The belt OF hemock there IL the most compact In the
country. In making tho extract the hemlock bark Is
ground to powder and soaked in hot for day
The liquid Is afterward boiled In u vacuum pan
An association for the importation Of German song
birds has been organized In Portland Or and the i'm.
ported birds are on the way there by easy stages
somo Of the members have also imported indy iduay
red cardinals bobonks and indigo BIRDS which are to
be kept in sviary until spring. when they to bs
turned loose.
"A. NJ. Burton of Cornns, Me-. is very strong man.
and hts strength him well at times. Tho other
day his horse baked upon railroad crossns train
was approaching. and everybody expected q crash.
But the strong got out. seized tho horse by
bridle and pulled the whole OUTFIT OF the track III time
to avoid q collision.
in fishing for sturgeon near KalamA Wash, tho
fishermen do not bait. They have hooks about
foot apart rope that is suspended short distance
FROM the bottom Of the river. sh. roofing ong the
bottom. gets caught hook. and by Gouncn.
about gets caught By two more hooks The hah
ing grounds extend as far Dacs River In Oregon
1t Is said that tho locating OF st. Paul where 1t is
was due to too much whiskey elsewhere. According
Father Galter the officers at Fort Smelling drove away
the settlers who had located tho river because
they furnished too much whskey to tho soldiers, and
they settled at various places along the river Many
having located at "the Cave" now st. Paul. church
was built thcre and city grew around it.
The introduction Of brass band OF ten pieces At
tho evening services Of the Eleventh Street N. Z.
Church, Philadelphia was considered decided In
novation of tho congregation protesting al.
though attracted hundreds to the church. But
Rev. Garbutt Read said from the pulpit that It
sacrilegious because the prodigal had been well
coined by his brethren with band Of music.
THAT curious plant commonly called tho mother.in
law obtained Its in curious way. An expert Of
the botanical gardens attached to the Smithsonian In
stitute. in explaining the curious properties Of the
plant 10 reporter mentioned tho fact that had the
power Of paralyzing the tongue. "a good thing .
moth ernlaw." said the reporter and then and thGD
the name motherin.law was applied to the plant.
The overpayment OF . teloRraphio money order h
Amsterd am. N. Y. caused good deal of trouble ~
forts to recover IL that were begun Aug wa
ended Oct IL. The Official searching paper from the
once Of the division superintendent at Syracuse tav
eued to New York. Philadelphia. Atlanta. Ottawa
Toronto. and Amsterdam. 1t overlook the SENDER the
Rev. Sam Small three times and the receiver twice.
Some persons who have seen chrysanthemums in
Australia rather pooh.pooh New York's flower show.
Chrysanthemums eighteen inches In circumference
arc not uncommon in Australia. and many varieties
grown thero In size and equal in color the nness
exhibited ut tho flower show AL this Is not remarka
BILE. however. in land where the heiotrope crows to
b good-szod tree and the fuChsis Chambers the
second story windows.
"A cooperative homo for young women students has
been started in Boston with accommodations
15o the prices ranging from $15O to So 60 week.
Most Of the in suites and the arrangements
for table board separate The intention 10 to make
It sefsupportins. and II any student remains there
year she will become partner In the scheme and have
share Of tho revenue Entertainments Of various de-
grees Of Importance are to be provided
According to o local authority Kansas man TO b
In style wear soft hat and sack coat for bust
and Prince Albert coat for full dress occasons
This authority estimates that perhaps dozen In
Emporia full dress suits on proper occasions.
twenty thirty in Wichita ten twelve in Abilene
In Lawrence, $50 in Atchison eight ten in 6ainA,
and moro than anywhere else in Leavenworth-
Tho barroons in Willimantc. Conn., have been
closed After nfteen consecutive years of business
Of the keepers will their old stsuds for
year, awaiting the outcome OF the next vote the
license question. Ono will become an undertaken an
other druggist another dealer In boots aud shoes
and few will move out OF town. In the mean while
the legal sale Of liquor 10 to DO continued under tho
supervision Of town agent and seven drugglstA
to Its nest on the stsepls Of Independence Hail. Phia
deiphla caught nail IN the cornice and the bird In
trying to loosen It became entangled in its coils and
hung suspended. Another sparrow became entanglsd
also in Its efforts to release the other but their wings
being FREQ thoy able to break the string although
they could not loosen themselvea They fell to the
ground where observer Of the struggle found them
and cut the bonds.
Tho cook Of surveying party broke his leg while
encamped on one OF the mountains in Cowlitx county,
wash. and after It had been the surveyors pre-
pared to carry him to the nearest settlement He
weighed 23o pounds and four men had to handle the
stretcher The first day they covered distance Of
than three miles, the descent being steep that the
man had to be shod 10 the stretcher and lowered from
point to point. They were nine days the journey.
but the cook encouraged them at times by singing and
whistling.
LEX. Gov. David Meriwether hearty and active cels-
brated the nnetysecond anniversary OF his birthday
recently In Louisville Four OF his children. sixteen
grandchildren. and great number Of greatgrandchil-
dren were present. He spends most Of his time IN
tive exercise his farm at Riverside. Fftynne years
ago he member Of tho Kentucky Legislature. and
he succeeded Henry Clay In the United States Senate
He was at time Governor of New Mexico and no
travelled the long distance from the Missouri River in
stage coach He erected tho nrst house the site OF
Keokuk. Iowa
--fnnce Damrong, tho brother of the King Of Slam.
who IL at present in Paris he thinks the mission
aries In his country the cart before the horse They
ia an " o al ha m