The sun., 1892-02-12
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in the tws Methodist Conferences ss Maine last
year u churches with s77ie $50 worth Of property ana
paying salaries aesreratins s9o170. gave sitos IA
ohureh bsnsvolences and sss for the support Of sups
snnuatsd pastors while the 20 S4A us,hodiss In the
state contributed for the support Of veteran minister.
the sum OF % 7o4-a fraction over II eents each.
--welI,nformsd iumbsrtnsn iecle-s shas sh.ts is
more timber the forests OF haine to-day than thee
was ten years ago because has been exercised ia,
the Telling OF trees during recent ysArs Only good.
sized trees are nowadays the smaller being aiov
10 stand until they attain proper growth. great
amount Of pulp wood Is cut on second growth tract.
but In lumber operations no small trees Are fsuAA
There IL less destruction by hrs now than formerly.
In any country where Arabs are numerous you vii,
see the word "Faraun" here and there on the maps
Thus the name "onar si.faraun" 10 found In Arabia
and IN Morocco. faraun 10 another way OF spelling
Pharaoh, By which name the Arabs understand som.
ersat prince who has built important works. like ii.
Pyramids which they believe to be beyond the Pow "
OF merely human skill! and to be partly the result o,
superbuman agency. Thus the name 10 attached to
qdite number OF wallis. monumental pyramids, shi
other large specimens Of mechanical shin which are
scattered through North Africa and Arabia.
The MahdYs successor at omdurmnn was terribly
angry when he found that Father ohrwaider and inc
two Austrian had made their escape. Their asu
was discovered the next day after they len the city
number OF men on eamels At sent in rrr,it
OF the fuetvs but returned after two or three tsrs
without having seen anything Of them II viii he
membered that for three days and nights the fus,,s
travelled inceasanty. The Khaiifa accused his oh.-
European captives OF having aided the sscaps and yr
few days he kept them In close confinement bu,a
tie later they gained the sams freedom they had Pc
viously enjoyed
-Last summer q German named csemer. Who made
journey TO spixbergen. discovered thick beds o'eos
there and At Hear. Island His trip lasted only ~
weeks but It was long enough for Cremer tn ascertain
that mining Is quite possible there. although PER-
haps owing to tho climate. no: always in regular
manner. The thickeN beds OF coal are on tire
coas: OF Rear Island. and are about 800 feet hrX.
Along the spitzsergen coal found In la. "a
about yard and lnf thick. The curious disco,-ty
was ade at Kings nay of the grave "t Dutch sso-
with the date 114l a. clearly written a. IL made I've
day before.
puzzled To know what las be Of the young ma
erel OF 1887 and lsss as none OF them re,urnei'p
North Bay In 1882 to 1851. aud there have been I'D
iugs OF them elsewhere. An old fisherman says 'hs.
judging from what has happened in the bay this n,ne
the young mackere Of the years mentioned were d.
stroyed when or eight months Oil. Tho young aA
OF 1891 coming ashore dead having remained
too long in tho cold northern waters TIE wa:.r."c
North Bay full OF small maclcrei up to Jan l. All
since then every goldfish caught has been :ull OF he
little fellows. seven or eight inches long
As . specimen OF what selection will do It may hs
observed that aud hens the Rucuyenne
tribe Indians IN the western part OF French Guin.x
are perfectly white Not coored feather be fon,d
among them The natives have no tradition of u tins
when their had fowls OF other coors but the
white chickens probably explained by tho factths
white feathers he choicest ornaments among ths
people and they will not feathers OF any other
color. In fact. their fowls raised more for their
feathers than for the cooking pot I. Is supposed th.
long time ago. when their ancestors chose white
their favorte color they the preference to those
fowls which were nearest white ressrving the Others
for the cooking pot, and BY constantly breediug from
fowls that white nearly so the present breed OF
chickens was evolved
The curious statement 10 published In the organ of
tho Palestine Exploration Fund. on ths authority OF
Dr. Lortfr, that the Dead Sea loses every day by
evaporation several million tons OF water. He says
this Ia easily drawn M by tho rays Of
the SUM- the valley wherein the lies being OF tho
hottest points upon the globe This vast basin 10 re.
being tho deepest depression tho
OF the EARTH 800 feet below the level Of the
Mediterranean. and rocky walls rising to 1900 feet in
height surround Il all sides. 10 nourtshed only by
the Jordan and there being outlet its entire
tribute OF water must he absorbed BY evaporation on
orter says that the waters Of the lake
trstnK aud and great has its density hs.
come that the human body easily hoats on the surface
without the slightest exertion Of hands or feet
"A deputation waited on the Lord Mayor OF London
the other day to obtain bis aid in securing fair trial
In London for anthracite coal They said there vas
preudice against this coal London the Part Of do
mesc servants. Who complained that It very din.
cuit Night res with auhrache The deputsticn said.
however. that nothing was easier than lighting
dinary res. and that great economy result from s
use. They thought the .ntrodu. tion Of anthracite
would contribute abats the nuisance London.
There are about 1oo.OoO houses in 'ondon which on
cold days consume 10000 tons Of coal emitting $50
tons of sulphur. Anthracite. they said. was beng
largely used In Paris. Berlin. and other Continental
cities The Lord Mayor said that. In the public inter.
est. he would do everything IN bis power to secure
fair trial for anthracite coal in London.
I'm 1890 the only States that produced more thana
million pounds of paper daily were New York. Nas.s
chusetts Pennsyvauia. and Ohio but In 1921 two
States Maine and Wisconsin. were added to II,
list. The daily production in New York in 1921
1920 $50 pounds gain ot SlY.1oo pounds over tbs
previous year; Massachusetts produced l5sc.lro
pounds. = gain Of l%4IoO pounds over 1spo rennsy!
vania produced l.2e7 800 ponnds. kn increase Of
$4,000 pounds while Chio's production was i:47,r'b
pounds. = gain of 1000 pounds. In wisconsin 'hs
daily product from e4J 900 pounds In 1890 :,
l.1sc.ooo pounds in 1891. while Matne's ou,pu,
creased from 100000 pounds In 1880 to llsScO
pounds In 1891 The total output OF all the pnp nbr..
and paper mills Of the United States In 1891
c2s3sa7 TONS increase of l2x per cent. since 1870
and of 1876 per cent. since 1881.