The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-23

Gen. Booth announces great need OF funds to carry
on the salvation Army. lie recalls his announcement
that the 500 given for hts Darkest England scheme
would require Sl5Oooo annually for main tennncc
only $4,000 Of that had been furnished far SO tho
scheme is almost Mt standstiiL Tho spiritual fund
is also exhausted To carry on the spiritual siio OF
the war into the selfenal week N October will 70.
qure $4,000 and the money is needed Immediately.
At the last meeting of the Royal Society there was
shown nm oyster shell from Thursday Island. IN tho
Torres Strait. upon which bright and splendid pearl
had been produced by artificial process The process
Itself not dvulgsd Photographs of flying bullets
showed tina. pistol bullet travelled $50 feet secon
MartiniiIenry bullet 1.75o feet; English maya.
zine rifle bullet with snOkelcss powder 1000 feet and
aluminium bullet under similar cond 0ns 900 feet
novel method for calming the has been sub
mitted to tho French Salvage Society by Baron dAe
saudro. lie covers the surface OF the water with
specially prepared insubnergable thin netting. which
acts IKE a bed OF oil In calming tho waves. At tho
breakwater OF the Quiberon Peninsular in Brittany
netting Of thousand square yards used md the
results were so satisfactory that special comi- sion
has been appointed by the French Minister Of Marine
investigate and report.
Carolus Duran exhibits this year at the Paris Salon
portrait OF Mira Aver the richest widow America ever
sent TO Europe" lie made hern Queen CrTsus and the
Popess of the Wealth. ones" Mrs Aver Is seated
old. hi2h.bicSsd fanieuil covered with
antique tapestry. She is rpOcl in pinkish violet vel.
vet. and mantcd In purple ve!ve, borderei with Rus.
sian sables The train OF tho dress and The mantle
form draperies roiud the hassock of gray satin
n in the old portraits OF Queen Victoria
in her regal robes foot shoi in velvet and trans
rarent rcd silk stocking peeps out with luxurious
under.t trimmings Of the skirt on the hassock. The
artist SHOWS on the d;co et& string OF pearls that
cost fl 30 apiece and sho,'haped locket OF pearls
with rs pendant the largest pearl ever hshel In the
Per,ian Gulf.
At the railway station OF Fuente Palnera near the
town OF Ecija. in Audalusia a man whose face was
half concealed In s!Ourhcd hat approached the sta
ton master and handed him box and an open letter
Then tho mysterious ind ridna went away The official
ad the letter whrh Was without signature II simply
informed him that H. had just received N present lie
Immediately opened the box and was as0nished TO find
that l. contained born baby richly clad Aswi;ch.
man WHO present took pity OH The ito thing and
ocred to adopt it then and there ard the station mas
ter glad get rid OF IT. The swchman brought IL
home his Wifi. She WAS delighted with the present
and While undressing II letter fell gu; OF its clothing
upon the floor. This. AXE the one which tho station
MASTER eceived was also without signature II was
A. fn'lowsi
Whoever takes this child and cares for 1t will DO
happy When the good womsn's surprise was over
she resumed the work of undressing The baby During
the operation heap OF bank notes fell from it's cloth
up the notes and counted .heni They footed up tho
handsome sum OF i25coo francs. Now the station
master wants that baby rather money, but the
switchmln won't give II 10 him, aud suit IL pending
N the spanish courts