The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-18
SUNBEAM.

"A sign in store in Tremon; street. Rosinn rc,a.,
Fresh Eges. - cents strictly Fresh Eyes 81 cents"
lin the recent voting on the adonion OF tho Con.,.
tuition in New Mexico only 1898 votes east in m.
| entire Territory.
| Doc Hughes described ms the biggest man In M.
| State Of oregon died at Wagner. or last w,os IA
| weighed 36S pounds
| Michigan turned out 600 90, barrels o: SAT Ina,
year There are ll3 nrms in tho SAL engaged IA IN,
| manufacture of salt.
| 1t is said that Canada IL tho cny country VA vi.
| world In which the military force s armed WANT a..
| old sn,der rifles. Military men in ,lc Dpu inon Ar.
| urging the adoption Of n more modern arm
| Outgoing passengers have admircd recently III,
beautifu! border OF frescoes that has been PANEL
| around the clock at the Grand Central staten No,
alone tho brilliant coors but also the designs tel s,t
| tho appre ciatiye soul Some curious ones have N.
quired whether Or Depcw or Lieut. Ddval is response
| BILE for the unusual decorative effect.
An interesting incident Of the cnincjdcnt evolution
OF settlement and its name Kind OF survival otts.
inter- brought to light by the opening of sA
| ton on the Denver and Rio Granue Railroad at Jim.
| town Col Jim,own Is prosperous mining canp that
| was known Gntown when 1t was not prospcruu.
although PROBABLY more lively. A. the place has grown
| in prominence and put on snid and sober ways Gin.
| town gradually evolutcd into Jimtown.
| The heavy snowfalis in the West afford Interest.
| ing modern instance to ht an old The snow /,
impeding traffic. destroying hundreds OF sheep aud
cattle. and causing the loss of some human lives. |,
is especially hard on stockmen But the farmers are
|
nliins up of the mountains with snow plenty Of
water for irrgating purposes next year and almost
| n sure guarantee OF an abundant harvest.
The latest count Of tho 70 ulation OF the city Rio
de Janero the Brazilian capital computed IN aooa,
year ago and just published in tho Dtario Official givss
| the population at 5i5,5b9. classified as follows Males
| 2SI.AaO females 22so69: whites 322, 2D3: blacks
| o. O35: native Indians. 1924; Mestzos lll,pa7
| single. 37l.Oo6; married. 1853: widowed. 10 49,
and divorced 4s5. It is estimated that the presen:
pDDuattOu IL uatween 600 600 and 100000 A
was 235, 900.
| Mrs Stanley hns conAded to a Melbourne reporter
her ambition concerning the future of her famous hus.
band She says she does not wish him to return 10
Africa again She desires him TO write the story his
life 10 settle down in England and stand for the House
OF Commons Stanley Is at present citizen OF the
United states but 1t has been asserted that he would
have transferred his allegiance to Great Britain before
now it not for the advantages his American citi
zenship have given him in the matter Of copyright,
Ina Utica brewery the iron nozzle Of hose in
steamtng out barrels was accidentally dropped into
key and the keg filled with beer. Some time AZ.
terward customer reported that he had received
key of iron b,tters with his last load Of beer which
gave hts patrons such apretites that three and
boy couldn't keep the free lunch counter stocked IL
this had put extra quantity OF salt In his fres
lunch material he would have had scheme which. BY
working in circle SO to speak, should have insured
to him a season OF prosperity.
Two negroes have attained to Judgeshps in British
colonies One Joseph Renner Maxwell ia chief Judi.
cia officer at tho Gambia in Africa, and oddly enough
he has written a work upon the negro question in
which he speaks with apparent horror Of the most
striking outward peculsrtes OF his race and urges
the only meth Of elevatng the Of tho future
mscegenaton with other The OF her negro Judge
Sir W. c. Reeves Chisf Justice Ut Barbados In the
British West Indies. lie presides over the Supreme
Court. and there in tho island seven police magis
trates OF subordinate Jurisdiction.
-"Siwnsh" is tho common name for tho Indians In
vancouvers Island and in neshboring British possess
sions. 1t Is nothing more than = corruption Of the
French "sauvaRe." the nAme given to tho Indians by
early French settlers in tho Northwest Tho Indiana on
their part have adopted and curiousy corrupted Eng
lish words and phrases. With tribe tho ordinary
form OF salu.aon sounds something like "Clacka.
waya and has been traced to the fact that the Ind
ians hanging about military post accustomed
hear the soldiers salute post trader named Clark with
Clark. how your which phrase the Indians
adopted and corrupted.
There is a very pious colored family in Mount Nor.
ris. N. Y All members Of It attend the Methodist
church regularly. and the father and lead in
prayer frequently On Christmas tho father bought
$40 Bible and his sons got SIS house organ tho
insalment plan for their sisters Three days later tho
father appealed to the village Poormaster for assist.
ance As proof OF hts responsibility and honesty. tho
Old man mentioned his prominence in the Methodist
Church. and to fcrtfy his case still further offered
the SIS Bible In evidence The Bible however. spoiled
his case add the appeal was refused
A sixth avenue mems furnishn g store has uti
ixed an effective advertisement the little money.
making machine that has been described in THE suS.
In the show window boy grnds out 81 and So notes
from old envelopes ana letters. Near by Is the signs
Sub station United States Bureau of Engraving and
Printing" brass rod across the front OF the
dow Is labelled Drying Bar." The boy very deher.
ately and seemingly with great care and SKILL hangs
the new greenbacks on the bar Another sign has this
announcement: "We are making money, and can
afford to sell at half price. Examine our figures"
-Atraveler. who has visited Port Said recently says
he never saw anything like the gambling there
the early days of the first Pacific railroad as
continent Al Ogden. he says gaming table was pro.
vided for the Amusement Of passengers who spent
few hours in that town. The smallest stakes played
were twenty dollar gold pieces. Men whose dress he.
tokcned extreme poverty stalking the gold pieces
with the reckiessness OF millionaire who had
head. They won with regularity which induced the
onlookers to try their luck. At Port Said Ogden
the best dressed players lost their money. and those
who had a disreputabe appearance won IT,
Patrons OF an nnprstentious restaurant in Fourth
avenue have been interested in II curious case Of
hcredity. year or more ago a small and extremely
lively jet black kitten became feature OF the res.
taurant. As the kitten grew a small lump appeared
belly and by the time the kitten had reached
cathood ,>is lump had developed into as big asa
small hens In due course the cat became tho
mother Of i've black kittens all of which. on".
were entirely normal That one however, inherited
the maternal wen. and the customers waiting with
interest until the old cat shall become grandmother
and wondering whether the Wen will extend to the
third generation.
1t has been reported that the peanut crop is In fair
condition 1t will be about IS per OF last years
crop which was about the largest grown $780,
600 bushels being harvested But the peanut
arc far from being happy. The present price at rst
hands varies from ~ TO 3 cents. That Is below tho
cost of production and growers want to cents Pea
nn.s grow In few counties in southeastern Virginia
middle Tennessee and North Carolina, and tho crep
uncertain and expensive. There is National PeahnS
Union which urging sundry measures to protect the
growers one of which is the advice of the Farmers
Alliance to hold their produce and not let speculato
gobble all the profits
As spectacle tho Throcsn court martial was
decidedly interesting The officers came from many
parts OF the country and most of them Of the oil
school, with enormous mOustnchcs and long boards.
one was particularly noticeable for the In OF
his whshers His beard spread like fan the bot.
tom. and his lnoustache measured about foot from
tip to tip lie had u capacious waistcoat aud an
Oriental cast OF features which made him look like
Turkish pasha. Cuspidores in great demand and
most OF the officers chewcd tobacco necessarily Tho
dude officer was splendid creature lie arranged tho
gold cords over his ches, in intricate designs and wore
rolling tnrndown collar which showed over his coat