The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-19
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-Chshar1s county. Warrington. has 1000. 900 feet Of
standing timber. the largest amount 81 any county In
that heavily timbsred State.
I'm enc township alone In North caroafns thsrs srs
seven men who have passed the aze OF 1o0 yearh and
local papers say ths state mas PROBABLY more old
people within Its borders than any other In the Union.
Some notion OF TIE vastness Of the Western forests
may Be had from the fact that . new logging camp
Just sstaoushsd At ths hsaowafers OF ths skaSfs River.
In Washington. 10 under contract to turn out An aver.
age Of about . million feet every month. Five camps
on the skagtt will turn out 100000 feet Of nr logs
alone this year.
"A 7o0pound bear was killed on . sheep rangs near
Cfish. Cal. last week Tho proprietor OF the range.
who participated actively In the event. - yeefs old
He 10 hunting In the ohappsrsi Tor four other big bears
and . couple Of cubs which he says have been boarding
on his lat sheep for some monthA AMI which ne o.
terminsd to bag.
the people OF COLORADO nave ventursd 70 assume
that AL Inc snow 10 now In Tor this season. ana have
figured out that 1t has been By long odds the greatest
snowfall In ten years. The farmers In the plains OF the
btats are greatly rs)oiced In the ASSURANCE OF q great
abundance OF water from the melting shows during
summer for all their irrigation purposes. Aud lsok for
ward TO very prosperous season.
-Ablock OF coal believed to DO the largest ever mined
In this country was taken out OF a mine at Rosiyn.
Wash. several days ago. 1t Is - feet long. 9 feet
Inches wide. Afeet D inohes nigh. ana weighs 4l.ooo
pounds II Is. perhaps. the largest lump ever mined
IN the worla. as u 10 larger than the block England
10 senoing TO the chicago Fair As . prize specimen.
The rhododendron was recently voted to the dig.
nifty OF being the state mower OF washington state. and
patriotic residents OF the towns are Filing their gar
dens with the bushes The Wild flower Rrows luxurl.
unity In many parts or the state. but there Ia a beliefn
VIII NOT survive transpiantihg. Inc experiment 10 now
extensively male and results are anStously looked Tor.
"A mi'ief W years OLD IL living near 'etsa'ies NY.
In an old water mill that no has been running confirm
oasiy tor upward OF eisnty years. hs starteHii before
inc u 1917 anu remained by All 'htoush th'
civil war scarce showing a war was in progress about
him. me place IS secluded Hes hale ana hearty.
can shoulder n saoS OF grain or hour win ease. ana his
m'no u eiear anu MS shoolh running M inc creek
ne mas lived by ana istened TO Tor -FOUR score years.
-ooior"do mas peeh ouia'nra handsome new state
Capitol. and the finishing touches are now being put
upon 1t, II has an imposing dome. an! a suggestion re-
cehuy started ana "iae'y ana eh'h"s'as'raHy en-.
oorseo- 10 cover th's ooine wtha hea'Y plating OK
sh'es' e'a u no s'h'e u 30 Famous.
which - ths greatest source OF Its wealth, I'm TITO
otaho o I suniEo'th oome "ou'u hhea'' " wh'te IRh'
ior many mics saysA '"ch' paper. 'typefyins LILO
''a'es II "''" pee'''"r "'hefs' PROV
>o'o 'hat 'he suggestion VIII oe eArfieu out.
me iA'a' enemy OK '"e Iear'h hte - te neat
handed housewife. who VII! have AL the ashes TO
moved ana mo he"''n SCRUBBED ooiore a ne" he -
laid. THIS practice prevails In some New i"rE clubs
i'is shcTilegs IN me eyes OF all persons brought H?f TO
rear log hres' anu sarhh baltic haa NO huch th'hI u
MIND "hen she SAID, spropos OF whist: - clear Iiro, u
clean hearth, ana inc r,Rorso f Tie game" No beaItl
hre VIII really sniouicer and fall into q mass OF gov
Ing enibers without = bed OF ashes to lie upon. lilo
hearth hrcs IN TIE Century Club. when tie Old G'usa
was Sill occupied By ihA! organization. were peittci
of their kind.
It'll strange Indeed. II true. tina. ono OF the most
popular ~ humorous entertainment is modelled on tas
oddities OF y people who are dsncien, in the sense OF
humor. Ys, a manager who has been assoc ia,eI with
. minstrel troupe OF real nsgross IA W ;na; the greaicet
experienced by hlm was in Trying 10 got th-n
to DO funny. All the songs ana Jokes AMI coaI.c acr!al
that really made the audience laugh wrr, I1ggG.
tions OF white men. Tue acting OF tho negrogs Nrs
full OF purposeisss autirs tha, indicated hrsI spirits.
that were not amusing. and. wnl,e, th,y were al
ways ready to laugh at JOKES. they dad not maze Ear