The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-30
SUNBEAMS.

An apple tree in Clinton county. No.. Be airing
fruit and blossoms at the Same time week ago. and
up in Caski this state. horse chestnut tree
| full blossom for the second time this summer.
Judge James A. Lewis. who died the other day at
Elk Nd long tho private secretary of John ~
Clayton. and as such 1t WAS his task to write at Mr.
Clayton's dictaon tho original draft of tho Clayo
Buiwer treaty. Tho private secretary lived to become
Probate Judge of Cecil county. Nd.
A single cannery in Delaware canned this season
1000 900 cans OF corn Tho season 10 short, only lvs
weeks but Is profitable ono to all engaged in
canning Huskers earn from S1.50 to 81. 90 per day
and cappers average $50 for tho season. From
canning in Delaware the workmen go to oyster pack
ing in Maryland.
Fisher folk on tho islands In Casco Bay. Me-.
greatly interested over q wonderful white whale e
ported as cruising about that vicinity Several fisher
positive they have tho strange animal
different times In the past two or three weeks. and
others inclined to think they have but hardly
willing to swear to 1t.
Its III wind that blows nobody good in q ooun.
try as big ours While some parts OF Colorado are
deporng the silver situation some sections OF Georgia
re ocing IN the gold prospects. There indicA-
tions of speedy revival OF gold mining In Lumpkin
county. where experts and investors from Colorado
have lately been looking over various gold mines.
-EXpress agents on Southern railroads arc passing
tas nat around in a novel way. The ha, is an Old
SLOUGH its rim ned with tags and Its covered
with slips and 1t has already travelled over 10000
miles in an intended trip all the south. which
agent AT tovngtOn. KY started II on Tor Whlm sew
erAi weeks ago It lsa't collecting anything but tags
and slips.
Despite Its farce OF prohibition Maine does not ap-
pear to be quite the moral commonwealth Neal Dow
assumes TO makeit A Lewiston paper complains Of
the gambling and fake schemes prevalent at the coun
try fairs says that the authorities Some Name
fairs sell licenses to exploit akin games and thievlHs
tricks which would not be allowed a momsnts day
light on tho Bowery.
-Paynter Frame. a farmer. of Sussex county. Dels
weighing seventy.two pounds and measuring forty
eight inches way round and inches tie other
Its in Mr. Frames region that watermelons are var
nished and Kept to grace tho ChrIstmAn dinner table
1t here too. that the pulp OF the watermelon boiled
and preserved in sugar as a winter deicacy.
More than one hundred hand.raised Irish sky!afss
recently reached this city and the brd fancier who
bought them says that no has before seen thor
oughly tanned kylarhs sold in this market The COIN
method OF obtaining tho birds FOR mATketisso
trap them. the hand raised birds taken from Tho
sometimes ttil N the egg, and when grown they
tame ana accustomed to captivity The Gagged say
arE sings during the greater part OF tho year and does
not seem to know tho difference between his lo"ly
perch and tho sky from which his Tree brethren Fh'H
down their song
Some time since tho State Board OF Horticulture
OF California imported some Australian lady bU.s
rRhisIri" rsni,aiGJ with the design OF ptting then
against the black scale bug. which has been or"
ating great havoc IN tho orchards in the southern
part OF the state for some yeAr Tho Board announced
last week that the lady bug has proved perfect So
cess in its work OF oxermnating tho black scale bra
and colonies Will be sent out to orchATdsts. who WI
turn them loose on the common enemy The Board "
also cIltiyatng a colony of tho red bcale parasite
(Orrv ehdbv'lH) for the same purpose. aud eGpeC'
good results
Talk of brown stone fronts and marble hslls-'l
not bar tIling or stainedglass wndowsw said the M
from Colorado They're tooer-tint.d araTs bes .
houses you sometimes IN towns on the plat"
Timber being scarce ;hs builders have used the tin &
old tomato and fruit cans IN place OF clnpboaT
and shingles completely shsathing the structure int
strips OF Tin hammered out Nat and nailed TO The sln''
and roofs These strips OF various sizes and tins
some darIened by lire, some duiled or reddnnec -
rust. some shining bright aud Tho :oie ellie
OF the structure little distance away Is the re-
Gpiendont hues OF mother OF pearl when is pEeii'
good for sbRnty which Is only a mAEssh!tt. AID
usually the abode Of poverty"