The sun., 1892-04-13
gUNBEAMA


"A sloop loaded with goldfish sant on the California
coast the other day and savants will be fAckins
their brains TO account for sudden increase In tbs
fhltiness OF tho PRcifc Ocean.
John Prinkucy IN Spring neld township Pa caught
absidheid.d eagle in trap he had for sheep dog,
II was the Grs eagle Of the kind caught thsra And
II measured SIX feet from tip to tip OF its wings
-Mr Juius Ornsten tho manager OF the Imperial
Tobacco Corporation in Persia has sent to New RI
i'rm a large order for American agricultural impe.
mcnts lie proposes to introduce plouehs harrows and
other machinery 30 take the place OF the very poor in
plements in use now in that country.
An authorities say that rosin tho present capital OF
China aud Nankin. the ancient capital hardly haf
90 large as they were hundred years ago They show
all the symptoms of decay. The enterprsng ana
energetic individuals arc found now in the seapotts
that offer marked contrast to the conservative
and literary communities of tho interior.
Nine tliloresscs strlcS work and went ont IN
BRANDON Manitoba, last week refusing to 20 to work
by nm impassablc alley and Hthy backyard" as the
local newspaper states tho The girls had asked
TO be allowed to 20 through the front shop until proper
approach could he made to the workshop. but that
proposition was received in surprise and refused
promptly by Mr.. Laughton, the proprietor.
.-B. II. Young and his family were travelling in
prairie schooner near ralomas Mexico. when loaded
gun in the wagon in front discharged accident ally
The bail pierced Sonngs shoulder passed through his
sons hip, then through the babys head and struck
tie shoulder OF Mrs Mary Roberts, q daughter OF Mr.
Young. Father and son were seriously wounded. tho
baby was killed instantly. but Mrs Roberts received
only slight wound
Within three years passenger rates the railroad
across the lsthmus OF Panama have been reduced to
ten and hvo cents mile for nrst and second class
tickets. Up to that time the charge for passenger
transportation on the Panama Railroad was the high
est in the world being $40 In American gold for first
class and $40 in gold for sccondclsss passengers be
tween Panama and Colon. or about ffty cents and
twenty cents n mile. respectively.
-ConsulGcneral Wallace writes from Melbourne 10
warn Americans against imm grating to that country
lie says the cities and the country itricis are emery
Ing from the frenzy OF land BOOM and that all trai,s
are stngnant The unemployed cinmorous for work
and an Advertisement for help Ia answered by hun
dred applicants for every position offered. Many
getio Americans have sought employment without
success and tho charity of tho few Americans living
there has alone prevented absolute suffering for lack
food.
-Profs. Milne AMI Barton OF tho Imperial University
at Toxic have written book on last fails great earth,
quake in the centre OF Japan which killed 10000 per-
and evel!cd 90 900 houses has been published
at Yokohama but the paper was produced in tho earth
quake 1t contains many large photographs Illus
trAtng the disastrous effects Of tho shocks on the
buildings brdges and general surface OF tho country
The Inhabitants OF this land ut
least 500 shocks each year. and tho islands too
frequently visited by terrible earthquake catasrophe.
Tho public schools in Demng. N. NJ. had to be
closed recently because violent sand storm prevailed
Little incidents like that indicate the Inconvenience.
distress and positive danger not easily comprehenel
by Eastern dweiers. caused by the miniature simooms
in tho dry sandy prairie and huplnn districts OF tho
West. The storms come np suddenly. the sky 10 dark
oned as by thunder storm. everything is enveorei
in binding wbrl of fine sand. and seeing impos-
sble Tho worst lasts for few minutes only usually,
but for hours tho sand 10 whisked about In
trsssing manner.
in 1912 q Russian farmer named Bokarer con-
ceived the idea OF extracting oil from the seed Of the
sunnower Ills nexhbors told him 1t was q visionary
idea and that he would have his labor for his pains.
He persevored however and from that humble begin
ming the industry has expanded to enormous proper
tons. To-day more than 100000 Of land in Russia
devoted to the cultivation Of tn, sunhower Tho
area devoted to tho crop has nearly doubled in Ave
years. Two kinds Of suntowers are grown. with
ANAL seeds which crushed for oil and tho other
with large seeds that are consumed by tho common
people in enormous quantities. very much people
| peanuts in the United States.
Tho story OF tho goose that laid the golden eggs
may have been good anecdote In the good old times
before tho Great West was discovered. but a story
from Butte Mon. overtops it. few days agoJ A.
McConve who lives in Montana street. killed Of
his chickens for dinner and was surprised to nnd
quantity Of gold nuggets In its crop and Rzzard Hav
Ing thirtyono chickens that had scratched in the
same patch. he began post. .mortem prospecting
them. In each chicken he found nuggets. and the
total quantity gathered had Dash value OF S3s7 The
gold sold TO tho State National Bank and pro-
nounced IS carat hne Mr.. McConville bought nifty
chickens and turned them out to do scratch mining O.
the gold fields surrounding his hencoop. Altar four
days he killed chicken and mined 81 worth Of gold
from Its crop.