The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-19
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-aeorgs washington tcolored) IL running 10, ...,
| in the Boston Common Council
| senator Quay. now on q fishing trip In uo1s.
| caught his biggest tarpon on a Sunday.
"A Mexican girl has been arrested in San Antonio ~,
smuggling mescai tho line. -Four gallons o, m
bewildering beverage found in goats intestine.
| wound about her body beneath her clothing
we may expect the postmarks our letter, IN
become moro and more illegibe. Tho cold weath.,
hardsns the ink used the stamping pads and TN.
| marking s.amps being OF iron become chilled A..,.
suit winter postmarks are not good. rule a,
even the summer postmarks
"A traveller in Japan says that the Japanese d.t.
the Russians and the Chinese but like the Americans
and the English They fearful of tho aggresso a,
the Russians in CoreS> and OF the Chinese In IN.
islands that lie south Of Japan but they do not look
for any act OF aggression by the United States By
England. f..
-Bepjamin Thompson Of Kennebunkport Me-. yho,,
90 years old. owns and manages large farm. Las,
summer he raked hay every day during tho harvest
and pitched on two loads nnaded In all his long life
he has been sick, and he still retains his faculties
in greater degree than most men Of 10. He is An
early riser and hearty eater.
in . downtown restaurant standing out Of the
way and yet handy for use. II platform scale upon
which. in the Of year. hundreds Of customers
weigh themseives II IL not unusual for take
his weight before eating. mako a memorandum oft
and then weigh himself again after eating Generally
he 10 surprised TO md how little his weight has In
creased.
"A big. red.whskered Ir,shman prssmpted an island
Minneapolis built shanty. and dened anybody to
remove him. He was known as the King Of Boom
Island. and he gained considerable notorety by hts
venture. He slept In tho shAnty At night and hired
ANAL boy watch tho claim during the day hut the
OF time the loneliness became oppressive he
has resigned the claim and deserted the shanty.
There are both corn dealers and corn raisers who
would like the German Kaiser to stir up the German
military authorities who have recommended the
Indian corn by tho German armv Ifthe soldiers Of the
Kaiser to be fed on American hog and homny the
soldiers Of tho other sovereigns OF Europe will very
surely demand tho same kind of fattenng diet. and
thus the foreign markets for two great American st
pies will be extended
"A nest many colorsd people in the Southern statss
anxiousy waiting for letters from the colored emf
grants to Liberia who sailed from this port month
They do not about newspaper reports Of them
want to tho letters they send to this country telling
about Liberia and its people and the ways Of living
there and the prospect Of getting along there. the
letters sent here by tho colored emiants favor
able they will stimulate further emigration from the
American republic to the Lberian republic.
During the year ending Nov. seventeen Gloucester
fishing vessels with aggregate tonnage of 1493
valued at 1000. were lost. The total insurance
$4,000 lives lost eight less than
in the previous There registered in tho Gouce
ter district 491 vessels Of 2<2 tons Fortynne
added to tho feet this year. tho largest increase
for many years From 1880 to 1891. inclusive Ala
Gloucester vessels valued at $3.50 TO. lost tho
insurance amounting to s1.s55.41s. During tho sams
period 2,248 sailing from Gloucester lost their
lives at sea
There is in England body entitled rsraers Identi
ncation Association" which seeks that tho Ten
Lost Tribes Of Israel the British people address
has been delivered before It by tho Rev Philip Caryon
who argued that tho Ten Lost Tribes migrated from
regions tho Euphrates to tho Carpath ans from
there tho shores Of the Baltic. and thence the
Of time to England. that tho English
were OF Hebrew origin. Tho Rev. MI. Carlyon quoted
from the Book Of Esdras tho statement that tho Ten
Lost Tribes wandered across the sources Of the Eu.
pirates to region called Arsareth" and he said that
this statement was corroborated BY Herodotus.
temporary Of EsdraA
There characteristic street in Lafayette
place tho other day. where tho progress Of building
operations furnishe rich prizes the way Of rewood
for neighboring Italians Two tiny Italian girls
Juggling away at old barrels nearly heavy them.
selves when two sturdy Italian lads appeared tho
scene. Instantly the girls set up series Of protesting
cries in Italian Tho boys looked gultily around and
then approached tho girls with the evident intent
rob them Of their prize Again the plaintve protest
went up. Then the boys paused. consulted. and ap-
preached the girls with conciliatory smiles
later each boy had seized barrel and lifted It deity
upon the head Of one Of tho girls There shower
smiling thAuks tho tiny waits tottered Oh with
their burdens.
Experts predicting that tho books Of today win
fall to pieces before tho middle Of the next century,
The paper in tho books that have survived
centuries made by hand of honest rags and with
out tho use Of strong chemicals, while the ink was
made OF nut gals To-day much OF the paper for books
is made at least part Of wood pulp with pow
erful acids while the ink compound of various
stances naturally at with the nimsy paper upon
which It 10 laid. The printing Of two centuries ago has
improved with age: that Of to-day. is feared will
within fifty years have eaten its way through tho pages
upon which 1t Is impressed heartess publisher who
threw out this hint added the sardonic comment
the question was highly unimportant to the great
jority OF authors.
Tho late James Russell Lowell once suffered 80.
we're rebuke at the hands of fellow Bostonan board
a steamer bound for Europe. Mr.. Lowell holding
forth in the smoking room upon the lamentabe igno-
rance OF educated Americans touching the politics OF
their own country and he hnaty declared his belief
that no Bostonian present could four United
States Senators from other States than Massachu.
sets. Under cross-examination he owned that he
would find this difficult feat himself though he know
by name and reputation well In person. most OF
the active men in the British House of Lords Upon
ceivtng this admission the examiner said with
some warmth: lam sure Mr. Lowell. that l could
name every conspicuous Senator with his State and
should be greatly ashamed of myself II I could not
Furthermore while do not venture offer advice. it
seems to me that you would do well to spend summer
vacation at home now and then instead OF abroad"
-Housekeepers in New York and Brooklyn nnd that
tradesmen in the two cities have begun to adopt tho
Partisan custom of paying commissions to maids that
do the household marketing. The thing has hardened
into law In Paris and the houskeeper who attempts
do her marketing finds the prices higher than
those charged to the maids. The custom in New York
and Brooklyn first took the form OF Christmas presents
from butcher baker, and candlestick maker to their
friends the maids No special secrecy maintained
and now the grocer's commission il tacitly recog
nZed matter in some households 1t is not unusual for
club wards to stpulate for this privilege and only
the other day OF the largest New York clubs woke
up to the fact that had within year lost nearly
through corrupt relations between steward and
radesmen 1t found that all sorts OF articles were
billed prices above tho market rate and that