The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-02
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around 1tasca county, Minn.. last week
In twenty-five life insurance companies do,ps hu,.
ness In Massachusetts, to-day there in fore. A, h
close Of last year 1.218442 policies and the pumh.,.
Increasing at the rate Of over 900 year
Some cattlemen In South Dakota. In region. 49,.
rain has always been scarce pious cowboy. ..x
to pay tho rain sharp Melbourne. $500 shov., n,,u
he creates food and hlls up all the ponds Ana NJ,
low places and makes the place famous for its ats.
Mrs. William Northcott Of Bowmanvie CANA.
was scratched on the hand by pet cat shor. tina
ago. The hand Immediately began TO SWELL mortioos.
ton set In and her arm had to be aputaed below the
elbow. Al last reports her recovery considered
doubtful
An advance Suard.of the Salvation Army has p,ten.
Cd Its camp in Deadwood and ia throwing up fortnes-
lions. THESE warriors viii venture Amos, any Shsrs
but they have been a long while making up their
minds to tackle Deadwood. Tho Black Hills region n
not what II once was.
Tho pocket umbrella has not yet arrived, bu, n
Florida negro was out In the rain few days aeo undo,
accumulation hat and umbrella. It his own man,
ufacture made Of palmetto and was about three fsss
In diameter. He walked around in the Florida down
pour without getting wet at ALL
Here Ia the Inevitable contrast to Wasbfnsto.
and Alaskas overwhelming fish plenty Tho hsrrins
catch In Scotland this Ia very far abort Of ssf
years two weeks ago the landings were eo< osp
GRAMS against 773s1s last year a decrease Of
18s178 Grams. Gran. by the way ia barrel measure
1t has not been known until how the French
explorer. Paul Crampe. met his death in central
Africa Some survivors Of his party say he killed
trcacheronsly in ambush While in village he asked
for water. The natives took him to a we'll and when
he drew near It other natives jumped from tho bush
stabbed him In the back and then threw his body into
tho we'll The survivors, their retreat BraxxaviA
were reduced to such exremes they were forced
TO eat the leaves OF trees.
An Alpine climber has Just expressed the opinion
that knowledge OF several languages very desirable
for mountaineer. lie says that whilo ascending q
mountain recently the linguists in the party were
somewhat annoyed by the others who could under
stand the guides French. It often necessary to
carry out the guides instructions at once what does
he sayw the men Of single tongue would ask The
lnguist says his answer generally was "He tells you
to kick your toes into the snow like the devil"
-Rainfalls. formerly exceedingly rare. have been OF
frequent In the mountains of Southern Cal
iforns since the formation of tho salton Lake
couple Of weeks the rain extended to the and
astoundcd the people OF San Diego with heavy
downpour. II unweicom. to the people In the
rasin dstrcts but the city residents enjoyed nov
city. The Colorado River 10 still flowing into the lake
and II s expected that when tho winter rains begin
the lake will increase in extent to three times Its
present size.
Several years ago Bishop Harrington was imprIs
oncd in filthy hut in Usoga the northeast corner Of
Lake Victoria. The sick man sconed and In.
suited by hundreds Of unfeeng savages At length he
taken from his hut tho pretence that he could
go his journey to Uganda; but instead he was
led to plain where he and all his carriers except one
who INTERNATIONALLY escaped. brutay put to DEATH
AZ the very village where this tragedy enacted the
Church Missionary Society, OF which Bishop flaming.
ton OF the leaders, now has mission station
The Maharajah OF Mysore 10 about to visit England
having the prejudice which all good ndoos
feel with regard to voyage. They abhor the
ocean and crossing breaks tho caste OF the offending
parsonage. A council Of eminent Hndoo priests was
called together by the Maharajah. and they argued the
important question his Hghness could preserve his
aafa ho tn ThA aftOnv ntafaN
tory settled and the Maharaah who Of the rich
est and most powerful Of the Indian rulers will 30
the occasion for another royal display in Great Britain
Capt. Trivier says the great Tippu lib will probably
be seen In England before many months. He will DO
OF great reception there, for Tippu lib 10 Of
the best known men in the world Tippu. by the way.
denies tho Jameson cannbal story. which he says
made out of whole cloth. at Is simply impossible"
he said to Capt Trivcr FOR such barbarties to
The chief Arab at Riba Riba represents mo. and he
would not permit such things" The willy old fellow
has evidently not heard of Jamesons book. wherein
the slaughter OF the twelve girl by cannibss
is fully described; Jameson says that Tppu
was present himself. and knew all about the AFFAIR
THAT negro has soul for rhythm 10 apparent evon
in his working hours. White men do their work INDIE
pendently. each his individual basis and with
supreme disregard Of the rest In laying the Asphalt
ment In street. between Sixth and Seventh
gangs Of negroes and white mon employed
in stamping the top dressing down with heavy iron
poles Tho white laborers do their work with marked
and distinct Individuality The negroes the other
hand. to naturally divide themselves into two
companies. and the disks fall responsiveiy the
asphalt the two lines Of laborers advance and
treat. It is apparently unconscious fall into rhyth
mic work. but Is none the less striking.
Hero Is the method employed by The hunters Of
British Columbia who poach upon the sealing grounds
When schooner sights seal the little boats low
cred. hunter armed with two shotguns and . RHO
and two sailors to pull the boat take their places and
the hunt begins The seal may be swimming at tho sur
face or perchance he is sleeping. The boat 10 pulled
quietly toward the animal In nine Of ten the
alarm and dives out Of sight before tho boat
brought close enough to the guns with effect and
does the hunter shoot unless he feels Of
his quarry. The seal when shot at commences to
sink and the has be pulled rapidly when
the body is gated" and hauled aboard. This is
peated long seal be In many cases only
one or will be killed during two days hunt. while
at other times as many as twenty will be taken.
There Is old two.story frame house. which looks
like the cabin Of Western pioneer set on little hill
north side of Of the streets that west Of
Third avenue. between the Hinetyninth and lo8th
street elevated stations which is visible to the passen.
gers and Is picturesque BECAUSE OF its unpicuresque-
meas. 1t n farmhouse. but Its shade trees
have hewed down. Its garden destroyed, barn and
pr: pen gone. and only a stray goat and few
chickens keep 1t company in its Loneliness, Tho
should hasten to photograph II before tho
contractor who is rapidly improving rnral New YORK
Of existence, takes the place in hand for In ten
years time tbe picture will be relic of the ancient his
tory Of the metropolis 1t Is the last remaining relic OF
the farmhouses and villas that fronted on the old East
post road which this point to the westward
Of the present Third avenue line.
1t curious to observe how In some portions OF the
city the demscations OF the old farm lines and proper
ties still reveal themselves to the eyes OF OLD Now
Workers. In ancient Chelsea, In the neishpofhoon VI
the Episcopal Theological Seminary the hefs Oh pon
ALI 20 Cushmnn own nearly hundred houses anu
the strict In which they administer 'ne'r PROV
erty much Keep the still exclusive charae'e
the neighborhood and maintain around chesea square
air Of picturesque respnrtahity SIN more ho's"
able are the landmarks of the old Ray farin IN tho
vicinity of the Church Of the Holy Apostles NJ Nihtn
avenue and Twenty eighth street which was erected
largely through the bcnefactions OF the Ray family In
the leases of the in Twenty eighth ana twenty
ninth streets between Eighth and Ninth avenues IT'S
specaed that no signs to be exhibited other than
doctors or dentists professional sgn and TINS SINUS
ont BARRIERS dres makers and kindred invaders OF tho
realm of esciusiyeness Lamartno place. In "ess
Twenty.pnth street. once an aristocratic pnrneu F"
still thoroughly pretentous and there Nelson WAFER
bury still holds his residence and Judse McAaani ns