The sun., 1893-03-03
SUNBEA!MS.

Tho puckiest school teacher in Connecticut and -
pretty she is brave. IL MISS Enc wAleon Of new.
town She teaches . small district school In Lands
End two miss from tho HAwlsyvns station on
the Housatonio Railroad She lives In Newtowu
and goes Hawlsyvills the train every morn
Ing Oh Wednesday, the day OF tho recent biszasd she
found that thero would bo ratn owing to the road
being block AIDED with Wrapping her cloak close
ly about her pnnng her skirt to the height OF her
knees, with a pair OF rubber boots her feet she
started out and walked tho distance from Newtown
TO Ilawcy vie little ten miles, and then to the
schoolhouse. two miles further on. she suffered NO
Inconvenience from the remarkable walk. and the
hearts OF the district committee by her pucky sxhbi.
tion Of endurance.
Two or three Of tho oldest houses in the United
States standing In and about the fishing village OF
Port Penn the Delaware River In Newcastle county
Delaware. The main portion OF the Dilwor,h homo.
stead. occupied by family descended from British
post.ca ain, who ronanticAlly married during the
Revolution the daughtsr OF tho patriot Governor
Arch Is nearly 200 years old. an an earlier part Of
the dwelling 10 supposed to be half century older.
Ivy Lodge tho charming old Stewart homestend
pied by descendants OF that Sir William stewart who
forgot home Ana titlo TO become pioneer in tue
world Ia lozsnge shaped brick dwelling OF tho Revo
iutionarY period picturesque story-and half cot.
taRe In the Of Ivy Lodge much older There has
been Doctor David Stewart practising medicine At
Port Penn for 200 years.
"A German scientist who has spent some years In
this country sAys II often hear you Americans
plain OF the rapdy with which foreigners speak their
own language In their own homes. That is mere
illusion 10 because your has not been educated
to catch the sounds and they fall from tho lips OF the
people faster than pick them up as 1t wsre.
The French grant you. especially hard to under
stand because there many esions In their mode
Of speech that tho printed text 10 hardly guide to It.
But perhaps don't Enow that Is hard to under
stand you nrs hearing for you 10 understand
the foreigner. But that New York In than
London to learn English in. because over here you
speak fast Yes ysu really do speak faster than the
English. but think 10 because you think faster Your
voices are not so pleasant as the English, and the
voices Of your womsn-ach Screams"
Some persons profess to be able to guess approx
masely from what part OF Italy woman by the
length OF her earrngs italian earrings engthen Ae
goes and In tho extreme south of Italy
the earrings Of these women reach nearly to the shou
ders It often happens that tho jewels OF tho italian
peasants Of solid gold and shaped In pleasing fash.
ion. and this true OF jewels brought to this country
BY many European immigrants. One seldom or never
hore. however the beautiful gold ornaments worn
by the peasant woman of Brittany. Another kind Of
peasant ornament seldom seen here except when
brought by travellers. 10 tho silver jewery rings.
bracelets and tho Nko worn by Coolie women In the
West Indies. These ornaments usually represent the
savings of tho Cooe husband and arc sold by the wo-
men only with his permssion. A mans wealth 10
measured by the spiendor of his wife's adornment-
Tho Hon George N. Landers Of New Britain. Conn.
was member OF the Fortysecond Congress. A friend
Of his in Washington, Mr. NJ W. Wines predicted for
him remarkable longevity. and save him a bottle OF
wine which was not to be opened until he was cello
brating his soth birthday That event was observed
last Thursday snd the wine was opened every friend
who called to congratulate him the event recstvnS
a sip oft Around the bottle was paper which
was written. "The wine contained In this bottle WAS
seyenteen years old when purchased at Funchxl. Ma
deira August. 1864 1t was carried Un wood from
Fuucha to San Francisco CAL and thence shipped
TO New York II has been twice around CAPE Horn and
In all tho chief ports between Rio Janeiro and San
Frapcisco. It bottled In the city Of Warrington
Feb TO- 1866" Mr. Landss. who 10 very active for his
age has every prospect Of uvn out hts century.