The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-22
SCNHEAhS.

Mr. James Highland and Miss Anna Fling were mar
red in Marie county. Missouri. Afsw days ago.
The crops on Prince Ed W ard islam being d-ras
tn,ed by pasue of potato bugs and turnlp sizes 10
severa! districts the damage 10 tlat tho far
sowing tn nips again.
Fritz snitz err. weiknown citizen Of Wichita,
Kan. deserted in a local newspaper as "fAmous"
Claims to be Em!n rashu's cousin. He says he and
Emin wen through the university together In the old
country.
An interesting matrimonial insurance company
has healthy existence in Sweden. 1t does
marriage nor insure against marriage but insnras
against failure to marry. Its members are young
men. who pay small sum monthly. and IL they are un.
married at forty years of they receive weekly
allowance from the COMPANY SO long as they continue
unmarried.
The Russian l:suteranCy of Caucasia 10 reported 70
lie invaded BY irnaDerube swnrms ot iucnsts, which
destroying have destroyed all tho cora in
many Of b, districts The peasants have abandoned
other work and banded themselves together In thou
sanls in q concentrated effort 10 exterminats Tho
pests The plague is spreading and has appeared also
in The Government Of the CraL
Hallway officers in Delaware and Maryland estI
mate the peach crop OF the peninsula al baskets
about sixth OF average crop Orchards in mid
die and northern Delaware that were laden with
luscious fruit last summer arc nearly bare Of II II ths
year. and nre marked In every part with th- yello~s
The failure OF the crop this year likely TO be oowd
by the uprootins o; many thousand trees. Experts
peach lore are convinced that peach growing doomea
IN northern Delaware.
Tho piece of gingerbread that was thrown AT M
Gladstone recently. damaging his eye and csusings
vast amount Of indignation has been bought f"r con-
siderable by an enthus admirer Of The GRAND
Old Man The gingerbread Is what 10 known A.
nut" rounded cracker the sire OF q quarter. TIE
proud possessor will have IL mounted In gold and senh
1t has been discovered by the way, that the woman
who threw II Is a very ndmirsr of Mr.. Gladstone
She Simply threw In frenzy OF enthusiasm and VA
very IN nch tsrrined by the result.
There 10 probably nowhere In the United states an
odder PEOPLE than the in the remote dr
tricis OF West Virginia These people welcomed the
civil ess from ympathy With than from
feeling that the dsordered state OF tho country made
| IL easier to manufacture moonsbine whisky. The
stone boat" OF the quarry 10 often substituted fors
wheeled vehicle in drawing loads down the mountainA
and the people unfamiliar with the amenities OF
civilized life to 10 ignorant OF many words In com
| mon among better educstsd country foka M
| Rosser's critter comply" was the mounsinssrs
| phrase for Gen. Rosser's cavalry.
-Ops man At AiddIctOwD Del, has Just shipped
to this city 1000 bushels Of corncobs TO be used In the
manufacture of pipes The oidfsshoned cOrncob Pipe
the spick aud span pipe the faetorlsN Eir
tenpg with varnish and carefully smoothed with n
The od'time ppemAker chose large and sound cob +"
nearly possible cylindrical In shape cut on the lower
three inches. and with sharp psnknife. shaved the
outer surface down 10 hard. smooth face. lie then
cut the bottom and top smooth. thus eonsidsrAeu
a reed stem placed In . small hole near the bottom
| completed the pipe. Such . pipe could 10 fashioAs
in half hour, aud II served lis purpose salmIaov