The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-27
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- any barometer. when . storm 10 approa chirs -
rooster crows during the entire preceding n,sht 's
Tho policemen OF Portland Me-. have been pr,v,a..
with sou'wester hats and oilcicth earaps for "a
stormy weather. ma on rainy or snowy day. th..
look like fishermen.
The first ironcad war ship constructed in s,,,
was the Wassuc. which was built by a. W Iawr,,,...
Portland. In 1894. Tho wassnc was slngletutr.,,A
monitor Of the Ericsson pattern c2 long
ono 150pound Parrot mo. She had nm OAK frame b,,
was plated with iron.
-Kineo. q summer and winter resort At Moossh...
Lake, Me- is In the winter season great fur dsno a.
the furs from the Chcsuncook region being thai.
for shipment In the furs handled there fox and
predominant. but there are also considerable quant..
OF sable, otter, Usher and bear skins.
Tho managers OF the Trans Caspian Railroad A..
having hard time keeping the line between tho orr,
River and Bokhara clear OF sand Tho road r,u..
through wastes OF drifting sand piled M In long w,.
like heaps The slightest breeze causes thu top O, IN.
crestst to blow further on. and tho sand Sits on IN.
track In great quantities.
Edward Blanchet OF Lewiston Ia ~ years ola Ana
his wife Ia two years younger. They have been mar
red twcntythrec years. and in that time they h.y.
had eighteen children. ten OF whom are alive now IN
Canada. where Mr. Blanchct lived formerly, the An
living children. but in losing eight children hy dsh,
lost the prize
"A Maine newspaper published recently rerrodoe
lions OF i've silhouettes OF memhers or tho classes ~
1874 hnu 1870. bow"o'h eoheHe' inc slhoueitsswen
made by travelling artist The portraits those Of
Franklin Pierce. Jonathan Cil'ey, Whm Fit Fen.n
den. William jeffrey Reed aud Hiram iiarer Hcbbs
Hawthorne was howdoin s'uneht nj the time, but 10
could not be induced to sit tor tue artist
Awoman who died IN the a'msh"use A. R!iie.ord
Me- recently aged nearly passed through
some qneer experiences she came to this country
1885, and for thirty years she was an inmate Of the
amshouse In that time she hah been laid out ssd.ai
three times nut on ench occasion sue cam" to W.:n
time TO put stop to the funeral arrangements onyA
few days before her death nm undertaken was caedto
prepare her remains FOR BURIAL but when he arrived
| she was sitting up IN bed
Mr. Littiedale. who has Just crossed tn" morntan
| Gus Pamir in Central Asia says mountain scenery
there "a qute aher'ht from hohh'an scenery 10
Switzerland ana Caucasia where' "hrn NE eye stirred
OF resting on the grand Ice scchery I'D We IT hnds
pleasant change by turning TO the green pastures
the Forests below III 'htral ASIA however although
the mountains are higher the glaciers owing TO the
| puny snowfall, are mnch smaller while below the
mountains instead or verdant he'ds and forests .sa
liure OF utter ncso,aioh hat would ne hard to match
IN any oiher rart Of tho world The country al the base
Of the mountains so nigh above tho sea that veeRa
lion is very scany ana tho plains are most orbilins
| In aspect.
United States Officers frequently have exciting st
ventures While hunting for Illegal liquor sellers in the
Maine wilderness Deputy United states Marshal Mo.
Nal'y. who started to arrest Larry Martin drove forty
seven shrough the deenforests OF AroostooE c"uu
~ before he reached the logging camp where Martin
had taken refuge lie was almost frozen to death ana
worst OF all he learned that the crew Of thirty
had determined to prevent the arrest OF Martin Ths
loRgers stole tho officers papers ana threatened 10
break every bone in his body II lie did not clear out
but the boss OF the camp sixfo"t Yankee declared
that the laws must be respected. and compelled his