The sun., 1893-07-15

that special honors shall be offered 10 our ma
val visitors from Russia. in the name OF the
| Federal Government
Many OF the people Of this city do not appear
| to DO aware that II Is their privilege 10 visit
the Russian war ships that these ships are
well worth visit, and that they will leave MS
In about q fortnight The Russians, a. seen
here In Now York. are very courteous people.
| The Coloradian who sent word to us that
As soon as silver mining becomes improbable
In Colorado the people there will 60 to work
| raising other crops was man OF sense. The
Governor OF Yucatan also is sensible. He says
| that the fall in the price OF silver may hurt
| Mexico for time. but" he adds. 1T will
turn the attention OF the people to other In
dustries. with moro satisfactory commercial
basis than silver mining" Both the Colora-
dian and the Yucateco talk like all-around
Americans. with something besides silver In
their heads.
Dr. MARY WALKER is n plucky little body.
She still persists in wearing tho mans Garb,
which she must have worn. we guess. for near
ly forty years. II not for half q century She
was young when she frat wore It but though
not as young now as she then was she wears II
proudly as ever When last seen out West her
tall. glossy tile sat over her short hair, tinged
wa" tho kTht hoT yoiOW-sDotttu
necktie looked neat: her black cloth trousers
and coat were perfect it her shoes were low.
and she tripped along lightly. though not as
OF yore.
When she came out in this ATTIRE ever so
long ago. she was ridiculed and caricatured:
but she did not give 1t UP When she walked
out she was laughed at By women and men.
but she stuck to II. When she stood on the
platform she was Ruyed by the audience. but
she did not care for that She had made up
her mind on the subject. and that was the end
OF It According to n Chicago paper. her
face has now an expression OF grim determi-
nation. and thus far 1t is a reflex Of her soul
She does not belong to the Turkish school OF
ChautauGua dress reformers. which raised an
uproar last year; or to the Bloomer school, or
to the divided skirt school: she has her own
ideas, and all the winds that blow cannot
change them. Dr. MARY WALKER is an inter-
estinG lady. very persistent reiormer. q gen.
tie member OF her sex. woman deserving OF
respect, Notwithstanding her whim. Strange
that her example has had SO little influence
The Australians are almost up to the
Americans in their devotion to sports Of all
kinds. The sporting pages of the Melbourne
Argus may be less attractive day by day. the
year around. than those OF THE Sun, and yet
they are highly interesting to all students OF
the physical and moral sciences.
From Russia, our Government has re-
ceived Official notice Of the International
Fruit Culture Exhibition. which is to be held
at st. Petersburg next year. and in which |
Americans are asked to take part. It is to be |
hoped that our pomologists will seize this |
opportunity to let Russia know something of |
their products, and will make early prepara- |
tions to do SO. We feel very sure that It will |
be worth their while We can make the Rus |
slams acquainted with great variety Of fruits |
which are not raised in their country, but |
which abound In the United States. The |
States OF the South ought to be we'll repre-
sented. and also the States Of the Pacific, and.
indeed. all the States. Fruit culture has re-
ceived great attention in this country within
the past few years. and 1t is now carried on
moro skilfully and under better scientific
methods than 1t was in former times. We do
not know whether the Agricultural Depart
ment will be represented at st. Petersburg. but
the various pomologioal societies OF the
country ought to be.