The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-15
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sters from Halifax 10 London recently 10 considered
encouraging. although only onchaf Of them lived dur.
ing the nineteen days from the time they caught
to the time they werslanded.
Jacob Primer Lees the founder q the city Of san
Francisco and "ths pioneer Of pioneers Of California"
died in hospital In Ban Francisco few days ago lie
was 81 years old. He built the rst house In eaa pran.
clsco In 1885, and killed deer and bear whore some o.
that city's busiest streets He made srsa,
deal of money during his life. but lost u in his later
years.
The barber would not ordinarily BE- thought q a.
following particularly berous occupation but bar.
Der wissahckon 10 lying at the point Of death from
injuries sustained in tho ordinary pursuit. Of his calling
He accidentally cut his ringer very slightly while shaw.
ing customer. The next customer wanted hts none
tache dyed The barber got some Of the dye In the
wound and blood poisoning ensued.
An eminent French statistioian makes clever a,d
graphic presentation Of the thrift Of the French psspia
He says that q duplicate Of the Eifel Tower. which
weighs between 1000. 900 and 100000 klogammss
built of silver and with two additional stoes added
would barely the actual savings Of thu French
people deposited IN the national savings banks The
kiiogramme 10 pounds 8.26 ounces.
Engineers Of railroad trains In Tcxas and moss Of
the Western States carry revolvsrs ana ofssn raes
the cab for various that might arise
They amuse themselves by shooting at the telegraph
poles or any other mark while running at full speed
and attain = wonderful skin in manship. Afsv
days ago an engineer on the Denver and Rio srsnds
Railway shot and killed wildcat near Newcastle from
the cab OF hislocomotivs.
While murders and other atrooious crimes seem 70
be rapidly increasing In number in New Hampshrs,
such offences have In recent years become quite
in Maine. and nobody can account for the difference
between the two States In this respect except upon the
theory that the mixed factory population Of New
Hampshire is lower in the moral scale than tn.
French Canadians OF Lewiston. Biddeford and other
great mill towns Of Maine.
Tho people of Great Britain consume about i've
times much tea per head do the Inhabitants Of
this country and tho consumption there 10 steadily in
creasing every year. In 1889 the consumption IN
Great Britain per head 90 pounds: IN 1890 SIS
pounds and last year It was b35 pounds. Americans
only consume about and . quarter pounds OF tea
per head yearly. But from seven to nine
pounds Of coffee per head to mako up for Il.
"A society has been formed in Paris to oppose i'm.
moral advertisements In the streets It's members are
prominent like NJ Jules Simon. NJ Frederick Pasay
and Senator BeranRer Tho President At the nrst
ing said that the movement was not OF . religious
character. The members OF tho society are neither
Protestants Catholics in the work "If religious
nouncements not to be tolerated in the street he
said do not intend to permit the cult Of Venus 70
predominant there"
"A most extraordinary rainfall measuring nineteen
inches and quarter in twenty four hours. At Towns
ville the most important town in northern Queens
land will be appreciated by considering that In Oregon
the most rainy region in this country. the heAvess
rainfall in the wettest month with rain eighteen dA
of the has exceeded twenty inches and
. quarter only once. At Townsville many buildings
carried away. tho whole district Was flooded and
railway traffic was suspended.
"A party OF hunters in Colorado killed three
tain lions recently in now. improved. and compara-
lively safe way. Their dogs drove the lions underA
ledge Of rock and kept them there while the hunters
dug down into tho from above. when they had an
opening to where the lions were . rife pushed
through Tho muzzle grppsd savaseiy In the Jaws
OF one Of the lions and the gun discharged The
other lions grabbed tho ride In turn II With
drawn and poled in again. and each was killed by
bullets through the head.
-"Ticked to death" usually expresses the height OF
humorous effect but 1t is OF those strange sayings
TINT sometimes turn out to be grimly expressive Of
fact Henning Peterson tailor Of Fort Dodge
likely to die literally OF being tckled to DEATH He
very much amused at a comic song he heard few
days ago and he laughed very heartily Soon his laugh
ter became uncomfortable. and at the end Of hour
he completely exhausted that he became insen.
sible His laughing did not resemble Mysteries. All
efforts him vain. and At last reports 10
was thought he would die.
The statistics Of tho London Fire Department jnt
published. show that there nearly 5000 nrss
London last year. and during that time 81 lives
lost Mt fires and POT lives BY the
men. There 1897 fires last year than In $780,
and 691 than the yearly for the past
years OF last years nres 286 attributed hshts
careessy thrown down. 81 to explosions and other
ctdents with spirt lamps And a. children playing
with matches. There more fires in December
than In any other month and Christmas week was .
particularly unfortunate period.
The people around Dark liarbor Grand MsnAn n D.
greatly excited whale which chased school
OF herring into tho harbor last Friday aov cans
get out again. At high water there 10 depth Of only
feet the bar at tho harbor mouth the tide
which with tremendous force around Grand
Manan. continues to set in for two hours after high
wator and this fooled the whale. Tho monster tries
get out when the current sets seward and then
that he draws too much water that. unless he can
discharge pat OF his get the Government
dredge out the channel he is destined to be fixture
Dark 1larbOr
In of tho east side cafes 10 remarkable Tor.
trait of Baron Hirsch. tho work OF an apprsciatvs
member OF his race II 10 made entirely OF English
letters which. combined. give . detailed history Of
"ths modern Moses" At a distance OF i've feet IL
looks like an ordinary portrait. similar. In Details
to the photographs which have appeared in the illus
tratsd papers. The work was done with pom and ink
1t would require about days careful study during
which either the portra tho student would have
be inverted frequently to decipher the history
artist has had to turn his letters In many directions 10
preserve the likeness.
In the rear OF barroom in Third avenue. not far
from Fourteenth street. Is q room that has large
handsome skyght Of stained glass. About eight or
nine feet above tho hardwood floor is polished shelf
that bears q precious burden OF odd and expensive
steins." or German beer mugs. adorned with scenes
Hungarian wine fagons OF engraved glass Tho prnci
pal ornament OF the room, however is German stove
built entirely OF rich brown tiles with raised decon
TONS 1t is about seven feet In height and half
feet in width and three feet In depth. The room
used chiefly for family parties.
Paul Mccormick. a wealthy resident Of Montana.
who known by tho proud title of big white chief
Of Yellowstone county declares In all sincerity
will drive afourinhand team of elk through the
and parks of Chicago at the Worlds Fair. A Mr. Mar
shall Of Bozeman Mont, possesses fine herd Of thirty.
four elk. which he has been exhibiting through the
state. Mr. Mccormick bought tho entire herd last
week and two tame nntclopes In addition. paying 81,
head Tor the elk ami $50 each for the an;eopes The
ell are very fine specimens. Mr.. Mccormick will esta
lish game park on his property at Fort Custer and
VIII train the elk for driving 1t would be rounding
out OF the idea for him to train tho antelopes
riage dogs TO trot behind his elk team In Chicago.
The rural population OF Maine have had some severe
experiences during the epidemic OF the grip. Ailutss
family OF Jamesw. Knight of Northport were sick a.
one time and. there being to 70 for assistance
a signal O distress WINS hoiSted IN - .hin nj