The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-06
sUHBEAMs.

boro recently. It weighed eighteen ounosa
Tho Hon. Albert q. wakensid, Bausors veteran
lawyer wears pair OF cnlfskiu boots that he has had
since 1851. aud they are in good condition now.
The wife OF Gov. Russell OF MASSACHUSETTS, bAyins
lost her pet cat. NJ H. Randett OF Rockland Me- q cat
fancier has sent to her pure white Angora kitten.
The largest Shipment of apples made from the
Quilted States left Portland recently In the steamship
Labrador. which carried than 1900 barrels Of
nne fruit to England.
"A man was guiotined in Switzerland two weeks
ago for aaaulting and numbering school teacher. Il
was the first execution In switzerland for TWENTY-FIVE
years. capital punishment having been abolished In
1867 ana that method nlictng mt having
been resumed only recently.
Hiram s. Maxim and John Hamilton Brown the
noted inventors Of improved firearms natives Of
Maine Maxim having been born in sangervilie, Pts
cataqus county aud Brown in Ihbcrty, waldo county,
Both started In life under tho greatest disadvantages
but they were born mechanics
From an ancient account book found at Ea,tport
Me-. IL appears that In 1877 tobacco sold BY the
yard in that settlement The limited purchasing power
of days wages at that period Is shown by tho price
Of nails-ls. 2hd. pound days ordinary wages
would pay for about four pounds OF naia
Tho bicycle has been introduced into Central Africa
Two Eng ishmen arrived at Tabora a few weeks ago
with two of the latest improved bicycles. They had
travelled large part Of the way from tho coast more
than 800 miles on tho machines. and they say they
worked finely along the welLtrodden native paths
Thousands OF men laid aside their ulsters last
month without thought Of tho Prince OF wales who
went riding Irish jaunting car ono winters day
and bought or borrowed peasants grsatcoat TO keep
him warm. That coat was ulster and the world Of
has accepted the the proper dress
Ing for cold weather.
There is but one pauper in the town Of whitney.
vlle Me- and that ono is a festive widow who looks
out for herself ton months In the year. s evident
that she will be entirely independent for her last
request Of the reads foliows Please send
yards of red ribbon and dress. and let the
dress DO good enough principal ~ Wedding"
Tho story 10 told of Prof. John Stuart Biaoks that
occasion ho chalked on the blackboard In the
lecture At the University Of KdnburGh "Profss
Blackis will not meet his classes to-day" Al
audacious student rubbed out the In casses Prof.
Blacks discovered the change and modified IL further
by the removal Of theL It should Be said that Prot
Backe who celebrates his golden wedding this month.
has recently denied the authenticity Of this anscdoes
There 10 . project to take "Old lronsidss" ths
frisaee Constitution to the Worlds Fair bat how abe
could reach Chicago b not clear. because she drawn
1s feet of water without equipments OF any kind.
She dismantlsd at Kttsry Navy Yard and - get her
ready would cost about $50 600 Had the Fair
been located New York the famous old fighter might
have Of the attractions. but inland towns
not to be reached BY lonregged fsatss Of $500 tons
displacement.
in this country-one at Worcester Maas- and The
other At Hoboten. That a. Worcester grew suA
Of what perhaps the earliest immigration q A..
nsnians to Am erica In time the Armenian RatSisrsA
sent over priest and church was sstsbhshed In
the course Of time Hoboksn began - retain some q
the Armsnans who arrived there. and then the oeo-
grsgaton at Worcester helped the brethren h Hobotsa
to . church and priest
Tho Arabs who used 10 catch sheusands q savssin
the Bahr Of Ghazs country whore d.. bunker vosAsa
30 long. extended theif ravages hundreds Of nss vs
ward. where they met the forces Of the osn6o nv
State that indicted overwhelming defeat upoA t1An.
Capt. Ponthisr. commander Of the STATE 6srosA fsDss
that has destroyed the chief Arab sxsuShsds ~
wasting the whole country with nre and svoe aaAeAt
natives were powerless to resist them.
when the number OF forsgnsrs 10 eonhds1ahls In
this town restaurants Furnishing dishes native - the
country whence the newcomers have smigrassd osgin
spring MP and Later the numbss has inerssss
more book shops and libraries are opened. The Hun.
eartans have reached both stages and Thousands Of
books in the Magyar and SAvish tonguss eold me-
books extend over the whole Of htsratsfe fom
the simplest fairy stories to the olassos Prayer bsskA
hymn books and Bibles In the varisHs languages
spoken in Hungary have . large sale.
"A collector Of antique ouriositiss travelled nom
Colorado 10 Portland No. for the purpose Of securing
stone mortar and pestle OF Indian origin that were
dug up from clam shell heap as scarboso Last ysaf.
The pesle IL two feet in length and three inches n
diameter and the mortar about the siss Of vasse
pail Tho relic hunter paid $50 fos the articles aaA
msde liberal ofer for peculiar stone. with tu q
human hair attached that was pulled up on IN sasa
luke the Grand Banks last year. but the possesses
intends to send It to the Smithsonian Institute.
Tho present high prices Of oodnsh will encourage
New England nshns nrms to send . hest larger thaA
usual to the Grand Banks, and vessels hitting suk
In former years the generally made trip
the Delaware Capes for mackorsl. and realized big
money from the early catch In the New YORK marhss
but the Law and the dsappsaranoe Of the
mackere have put end 70 that profitable branch Of
the business More than thrss-quarters OF the New
England neet Will to the Banks this IN quest At
cod and haibut very few hitting out for msoksrel
Tho st. Petersburg newspapers say there 10 reason
suppose that both tho French and German military
authorities In possession Of some kind OF apparatus
for steering balloons. On March large balloon was
seen near Donbrowa 1t was moving northsastward.
in spite of the fact that the wind was blowing in
actly the contrary direction The balloon dsaDpsArsd
behind the clouds. but reappeared toward da1k. A.
that time a bright light burning In It. The Rus
SLAMS say tho balloon must have boon provided
with highly perfected locomotive power and steer.
ing apparatus.
Prof Anthony of the Cobb Divinity School has In
vestgated ways and Of getting liquor In the
prohibition city of Lewiston, No. and result Of his
Iabors has declared that "either this 10 the IN
healthy city In Maine some Of its drug stores live
upon other business than the compounding of medi-
cnea" Lewiston has % physicians and 81 drug stores.
while Bangor. with about the sane population has IL
drug stores and 81 physicians few OF the Bangor
drug do much more business in liquors asin
medicines but nearly all Of Lewstons establishments
are poorly disguised barrooms.
Paris promises to send Us something in the
way OF barrel organ winch may MOI DO appreciated.
The organ grinder sets down his instrument in front Of
the house he in Wow. He winds It up like clock.
after which It will go by itself for hour. while he
adourns rereshment to any public house the
way. After the organ has played for quarter OF a
hour or SO the jewellers begin to ind It nuisance 4
servant out to what can be done to step u
reads over the organ tho following notice; "H yos
wish this organ to STOP put penny In the slot" fhs
penny dropped in and the organ sencsd. It re-
sumes its melody however. at the end Of nvs mnutsN
and keeps 1t up until another penny is sQuAndered
Though moth and rust corrupt, they are as nothing
to the Ruialo bug. That insect is comparatively new
pest In households but hundreds of housewives hAvs
learned to him lie has various forms IN various
states OF being that to describe Buffalo bug ID u
tell what he Is from worm to ny. lie 10 best known.
perhaps a hard-sh elled dark.brown thing. not ur
like lady bug In shape. Tho bug will eat fabric.
woolen or hempen. and what he does not eat he de-
stroys somstimes he starts tho edge Of carpet
rug and eats his way around room. Only poison
can stay his Sometimes he Rots into the crack
t.