The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-12
SUNBE1.YS.

1t is estimated that the melon crop OF Genrgi, This
year will be worth nearly quarter Of milton dollars
to the farmers and about q hundred thousand collar,
to the railroads in the State.
"A suit for damages has been brought by farmer II
Lyon county. Kan. against rainmaker who the
mer asserts brought on coudburst that uonlrI as
land and destroyed his crops
On some railroads the cars are provided by tho
Bible Society and other religious organizations IA
Bibles that are kept in racks and cHrou,iy emo "a
the racks are system atraiiy robbed.
During the nrst six months OF this year OF III g
| of railroad track were constructed The Rrrror -.
thinks that this indicates total constrnrtlon
year Of at least 5000 miles which It cUnsd ~, vvI
record. considering the times.
AT summer resort recently. youn: man
heard discoursIng OH snakes. Among other pc e. "
Information WAS this; Whenever miner az. n \
coal Ene the rsttlesnakes that live in the mtn~el
trely consume him, leaving nothing but his boue,'
Tho dainty chimney swallows that frequent the
part OF tho city above the Harlem viii pregus
for their flight southwark They go earlier than most
OF our feathered summer visitors. for they have a
longer journey to make their migration being TO tAs
West Indies and Central America
-ihe largest twopiece pulley ever constructed Was
cast few days ago in Pittsburgh. None casting
WORKS OF the country would take contract for
pulley. and the nrm wanting 1t nnaIy did the Job for
itseh The wheel Is twenty -four feet diameter has
face OF forty eight inches and weighs - 900 pound
Tho grasshoppers have made raid on The Chocrr
loeco Valley Ala. and are destroying the crops Tho
Farm OF Capt J. a. Bush was attacked. ami u three.
acre field Of clover completely eaten up in twenty
-FOUR honrs Not trace of vegetation could be sen
scores OF men are working TO get rid OF the pests
"A committee OF residents. some OF them pi"mcers
appeared before the Board of Supervisors Of san
Bernardino county Cal recently and entered a pTo-
test against the lions head carved In the
court They wanted tho American eagle or california
bear substituted for tho Enslis9 lion. They failed
their mission.
Atthe corner OF Gates and Franklin avenues Brook.
yn man 10 kept at work oiling the street car rails
That because the neighbors complained OF crcaS
ing OF tue cars a. they went around The curve. The
efeakng results from placing tho rails fraction OF
men 100 near together. Constant OF the wheels
WIN widen them So that oing will not be necessary
after q time.
There Is singular likeness between ferny places in
the Northern woods and an average "bit" IN florida
IL Is the palm that spreads and feathers in the
lands and the fern tho North The effect of the two
hquie similar from little distance The fern in.
Hsquently attasns length OF hvs feet in New En-
'ahu' ana IN tho Northwest. where all vegetation 10
more rank, It grows larger stil..
The Westerner keeps to his Of speech
cAture An Eastern traveller who entered Ncb.A.Aa
town recently found trees and ohimueys blown i0"n.
telegraph poles staggering. signs ripped of " naows
smashed rubbish piled In corners aud several BITS OF
pA"A Walk gone. whats been the matter here y he
AsAoa OF native &C. nothin' much" draw,ed the
eher. We had little zephyr here last evening""
~ NOT ihtrequenty happens on the occasion OF
nrs on main thoroughfare In this city and Brooklyn
- 49, 'e''' - "''a) Gu pe'"ueo oi Hhe'''
nose lying across tho tracks. a commercial traveller
VINO wAsthus delayed in a car recently was reminded
that In several Western cities notably in Chicago
frs Department is equipped with portable hose
bridges on which tho hose may be conducted over the
car tracks and cars. allowing tho car traic and hTs
ngating to proceed without Interference.
"A woman who lives in the suburbs OF Brooklyn
usually places large tin pan her door step
receive the ice that tho iceman delivers to her eacl
morning. During recent hot spell her little grandson
mischief. thought ia
Joke on his grandmother The Hext morning when
the pan was put on the stop. he filled it partly with
water and then yelled Lc-ew 1t WAS nearly I'VE
minutes before tho Grandmother started TO take tho
Ice intothe house She surprised to hnd that the
Ice had melted 80 quickly. Meantime the icemAn had
come and saw nc for the Ice. He did
usual piece. and tho grandmother was telling her
nsighbors or tho unusual heat until the other day
when the young hopeful told his big brother about the
Joke he played