The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-16
SUNBEAMS.

sUNBEAMS
Mime. de Beire. who was the frst French woman u
enter Tonqun. died In that colony recently aged "a
She accompanied the first expedition into 1op
Quin In 1874. and won much esteem for her heroic en-
| durance Of the trials Of tho invasion.
| A man in lagerstown. Nd. has an ess which WA
| laid by q plymouth Rock hen which has clearly
defined upon its shell the imprint and letters Of q
foreign piece OF money Tho date 1922 and the word
| "constitution" can easily be deciphered.
Frank Norhrup years OF age. 10 attracting nt,.s
ton in the village of Manton. Mich. by his wonderful
mathematical powers which have come to him naur
ally. lie solves with great rapidity any in mutt.
plication no matter how large the figures.
Mr.. Hoist, an unfortunate scientific man from
| Sweden who had more dangerous purpose In view
than the collection OF bugs and other natural history
specimens. has been expelled from the island OF Tsus
ina. Japan, by order OF the local authorities who
looked upon his movements with picon and thought
| he was spy. lie merely went the country
with his collecting bag. but the people accus
toned to exhibitions OF that Sort and. therefore, they
thought Mr. Hoist had better leave for tho countrys
good. newspaper of Nagasaki has protested again,
the outrage but 1t is too late for the offending
| ralst has shaken the dust of Japan off his feet.
Rapid collaborating and the peculiar customs en-
| Joined upon the Russian and Polish Hebrew women
make sad havoc with the striking beauty that maris
many young girls OF that race. Not long ago woman
apparently OF middle age and showing no trace Of
good looks. came to physician interested in
side charity. She seemed disappointed that he did
recognize her and giving her name she said 81 have
been married and have cut of my hair" At the
moment she pushed back her headdress to show her
ugly brown wig designed to make her unattractve to
the world " men. Three years before she had been
girl OF beauty and especially distinguished the
| splendid adornment of her abundant locks.
! An Antttreating League that has been formed In
Philadelphia Is stirring up club crcIcs II originated
wi m III Of CIuh last
week, and inside of twenty.four hours more thana
OF tho members OF the club Joined the league
Applications for membership have poured in since
from all the clubs in tho city No doubt about tho
nesness of tho promoters and members Of the league
expressed Its promoters say that tho league gvss
man new liberty and puts him at ease evsrywhers
They deny that It Is a temperance movement. The
leagues motto is " SuumcuiQue." which the leaguen
translate Each goes for his own" Any member found
treating accepting treat from fellow member viii
be fined.
"A man in Leeds. England. looked . gift horse
in the mouth tho other day with profitable 70
suits. The keeper of skating rink had advertised -
great fancy costume carnival" and by way OF snlat.
the Invention of his patrons he promised that
of tho most should be
with watch OF tho value OF 500. Tho man who won
The watch took to joweler. who said tho mepiecs
worth only $50 The winner. therefore, sppltedto
the courts for redress The skating rink proprietor
Tended himself with the plea that the giving Of the
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Judge. however took different view. and gave judc
ment for the plaintiff for $40.
Sheep are not commonly regarded as useful a.
beasts OF burden. bnt IN large part OF northwest
India thousands OF sheep carry for many miles the
commodities that are purchased by the sac OF their
wool The mountain paths among the foothilsot
the IIimaayas are so precptous that the sheep
sureoo'ed than larger beasts are preferred as burden
carriers. The load for each sheep is from sixteen TO
twenty pounds. The sheep are driven from vilage'o
village with the wool s'ili GROWING and In each town
and loads the sheep with the grain which he receives
IN exchange After his flock as bee sheared he turn,