The sun., 1893-02-24
SUNBEAMS.

a wel.known resident Of Frederlcksburg. Va whs
has recently died. had name that odd enough 70
attract attention. 1t was X. X. Charters.
MIR. Zach Prentice. keeper OF n San Francisco bar.
room. and at one time = cowboy. recently saved .
number of persons from harm by laksoing n runaway
horse that about to dash int the midst Of thom
1t rather striking fact that all the members Of
Mr.. Clevelsnds Cabinet arc OF Scotch English
cestry. Col. Lamonts name 10 the only that sugs
Gests different origin. and his forbears Scotch.
Carroll d. Wright chief of the United States Bureau
of Statistics reports that wages In Massachusetts,
average ITO to dollar paid In England while
the cost of tho mode Of living is SLIT here to u
In England.
Tho estate Of Benjamin Potter of Kent county Del.
about nifty left In trust for the benent
of the poor whites Of tho county not within tho aims
house The attorney for the estate is about to dsrib
ute among the poor oo0 accumulated surplus from
the proceeds OF the estate The property consists oe
about 5000 acres Of farm land.
There Is going to be dead tho part Of liz
erary. semi literary. and political MuRwumps for the
good places in the consular service. Ono such is al
ready arguing that tho service should be thoroughly
reoganiLed that the pay OF smaller places should bs
increased and that tho appointments should then be
made with a view to tho permanent employment OF
appointees. with promotion within the service.
Young men managing politics in South Carolina
Just now. Senator Irby. who elected Chairman Of
tho Democratic State Committee. Speaker cf the
House. and United States Senator all In three months
10 only 80 years old Gov Til.man is only ten years
older. Congressman McLaurin was Attorney. General
at 70 and elected to Congress when ~ Congressman
Latimer is young man. ana nearly all the members
of the two Houses Of tho Legislature than
the aveIage of legislators elsewhere.
You may hire almost anything in New York to
an aquarium stocked with vegetation and strange
creatures of the deep The aquarium is an occasional
table ornament at feast and is usually hired for tho
occasion The trade in all the things that to make
up the aquarium ia a growing cne In New York aud
those who in this business have taken to them
selves The title aquarst You may have OF these
temen almost any queer fish at prices rauRng from
ten to ten dollars sp.cimtn together with
any ono OF twenty varieties Of aquatic plants.
-Edisons sand is likely to be profitable for various
reasons among others because sand is comparatively
scarce article. That may sound strange TO persons
who have the sandy wastes OF Coney Island aul
the coass generally in this region but. matter 6f
fact good sand Ike most other good things In and
New York. has value The Is owned In all dreo-
tons and wherever there available sand It Is sold
by the boat load to all comers. Sometimes 1t IL stolen
at night So importan. is this matter Of sand that
good deal of has been invested in inventions
sucking up sand from the bottom of the sea.
The interesting suggestion that Henry George BE-
sent Manchester United States Consul s only less
tntereStnR than that other sugge on that Mr. George
take up his residence In London with enter
ing Parliament, Many English Radicals have given
Mr. George this invitation and assured him that he
corid easily obtain seat Mr. George recognizes that
his disciples make up at hes, only respectable minor
ty in any Congress district in this country and not
sentatives In England. however there arc sonie Par.
toroughs where Radicals OF various shades
might be induced to combine on sach n candidate.
Once upon a time popular southern resident OF
this undertook to defend the duelo In the cafe OF
peculiarly modern and enanripaed club. He
surrounded by Young men. Of whom was any
thing Ike his match in argument. but In nftesn min
utss he senced, II not convinced His nd vocAcy
OF the code at first Accep ed as peathntry then
with sort OF ircredulous surprse then with touch
of we ridiCu Ills arguments 2 briefly M
swered. and ho soon dropped the subject. with the
curious sciousness that blows
strokes delivered through the medium OF water In
stead OF air. lie was man suddenly required to live
and move in an alien element and being person OF
humor he gave up the useless attempt.
queer and iacy are the tales told Of the
skill Of the Mrns shipbuilders in the of
tho adze and broadaxe Ono old-time yarn 10
OF tho carpenter who applied very drunk. at
a shipyari for employment In order to have .
little fun with him the foreman him to give proof
Of his skill by hewinc out wooden bolt with chop
ping block hut stone The carpenter accom- pshsd
his dcut task without marrng the keen edge of the
broadaSe. and showed the foreman neatly rlads
bolt Then he brought the axe down with terr,no
blow that shattered its edge upon the stone II can
hew fustrate on YOUR choppng block" he LiccouShsd,
"bnt III be damned II can maze the stick In II
when git through" The story that tho foreman
lost time in emplo ying such a workman
There were l'6o miles OF street railways In oper-
alton In this country at the close OF comprs
ing 5'3D miles OF electric roads 4B0 miles OF orss
roads Gid miles cable, an $50 miles steam The mile
of electric roads increased lsTs miles during the
year whie there was decrease or s4G In the number
OF miles operated by horse power and also decrease
OF ~ miles IN steam car lines fitty'two miles OF
cable road were built during the year. Thsss figures
show how largely electricity IL superseding oiher
power for street traction lines already built as
well as the great actual growth OF electric roads
The number OF street the United States
stated to be 81 400 ~nien is almost $4,000 in excess
OF the number OF passenger In the regular
steam railroads
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