The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-01
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-Tne town OF Washington Me, At its annual spriue
meeting refused to appropriate any money for free
hgh school. but voted to establish liquor agency
-Mrs Hattie Day OF East Bncksport, Me- has SOLD
$50 worth OF braids made from her hair and ysS
she has abundant black trcsses three feet In length
since jan thirtysS persons more than per.
cent OF tho entire population have died In waldsbore
MO. Twenty.ono were more than NJ years Of are sig
moro than 10 years. and two lacked only year OF the
century mark. I.
-Eben BsEo OF Porter, Me-, was appointed Postmas
ter OF that town by President Jack son in 1920 He
held the Office until Covciand's Administration and
now At tue age ot~ he sits around and watches his
son Amos sort M all In the snme Office,
Ono Of the treasured reics OF tho town Of Bucks
port Me- nm oil portrait OF Mrs Jonathan Buck rAs
Hannah Gale. who was sister OF George ws,hpeton,s
mother Jonathan Buck was tho founder Of Bucksport
having made the first survey OF tho town in 1890
1t s reported that tho past winter in eastern Ne.
vada above tho average IN severity Will, in tia
western part or tho state beyond Battle Mountain II
abnormally mild And the spring 40 far has besn
wet In the eastern part OF the state and very dry
over the west
"A Boston young lady at tho union station In Port.
land. Me-. wanted TO buy ticket for way station
but had forgotten the name OF the town. Being urged
to make guess At It she replied. in bushins confu.
sion. that II sounded something like "cats whi.kcrs~
She got ticket for wscasseI
--1icks Pond. in Palmyra Me-, 10 a strange body ~
water II is only twelve in area. hut Ia more
than 100 feet in depth II has visible inlet, al.
though fair sized stream flows from 1t into Lake
bnsticook The volume of Its waters Ia not materially
affected by either drought frcshet and the water 10
always cold.
"A man In wAtervie. Me. who had spent most OF hs
earnings for rum. received pension and back pay
few months ago. and devoted tho greater part OF the
money to a prolonged dcbauch. from tho effects Of
which no died. His family. although poverty stricken
took tho s1oo remaining from tho pension and spent
for caskot and many hacks for the funeral.
"A recent issue Of tho English edition OF the War On.
the organ OF tho salvation Army urges the duty Of
confession in general terms. and then asks rs
fession necessary in every casc The reply Tell
your sin to your Captain. find out some of,csr OF
friend in whose heart or Judgment you can condde,
and tell It in tho OF that brother sister; hut II
may be necessary for you to confess In form
The Arab landowners on the African coast oppo.
site Zanzibar presented petition to Mr.. Portal the
British agent at Zanzibar. complaining that they were
being ruined by the cheap price OF Cloves and making
some very uncoplimen'ary remarks about tho Sultan
OF Zanzibar who. they said stupid and unmindfu
OF the interests OF his people Mr. Portal sent tho petit
ton back with the information that he would not
slider 1t until they had apoloazed and erased the
offensive Language. This DONE and the grievances
of the Arabs arc now under consideration.
One OF the Melbourne newspapers says that while
ago woman there advertised for two housemnids
The day two stylishly dressed young were
shown Into her drawing ROOM and wore treated a.
callers until they remarked that they had come in
answer to the advertisement. They explained that
their father had recently lost his property and conse
qnently they found 1t necessary to take situations
When asked II they could wait at table, they replied.
well. yes. wait but would rather not a.
we might meet lot OF friends"
French fishermen nre omigrating to Algeria and
Tunis The Society Of Commercial Geography in Paris
IL encouraging tho movement and has supplied the
funds necessary for the of about 800 families
to the southern shores OF the Mediterranean The chief
centre OF their new homes 10 the island OF Tabarc
just of tho coast OF Tunis. where they busy build
ing fishing boats and putting UP houses the results
corresp nd with their hopes. several hundred more
fishermen will go to Algeria and Tuns within the
year. The fishermen sanguine that they can earn
better living OF the coast Of Africa than they have
done along the shores Of France.
Capt. Carpenter. the commander of the whaling
vessel Costa RIGA Packet while on a whaling cruise
last fall arrested at Macassar The Dutch refused
to tell him what he arrested for kept him prison
for month. and then released him. He ascertaned
that no accused OF piracy committed in 1887 when
he picked up small waterloRged and abandoned yes.
sci thirty miles from land and removed the fe cases
OF goods that found board of her to his owa
ship as salvage. The Government Of New South
Wales is corresponding with the Dutch Government
and Capt. Carpenter demands pecuniary redress for
personal indignities and remuneration the loss a
the whole whaling season.
Mr. Jephson. who Of stanley's most trusted
lieutennnts the Emn expedition and lived for
many months with Emin In his province. expresses
great faith in the possibility OF the commercial deve
opmcnt Of Central Africa In his recent lectures he
says that tobacco grows almost everywhere and ito
quality would insure for II ready sale. The great
product. however will be cotton. He 1t cultivated
in great quantities by EMU Pasha In Uganda and the
countries beyond sufficient cotton of good quality
could be to render England independent Of sup
plies from other Sources lie has great faith In the
proposed railroad to Victoria Nyanza and that the
cost OF transporting bale OF cloth from the coast -
the lake five times Its value and tho cost Of rauS
port for other goods Is proportionately high.