The sun., 1894-02-16
SUNBE1MS.

The State of Maryland did good stroke of business
during the currency famine. II 10 usually difficult
get hold OF Maryland bonds at reasonable rate,
| bondhoiders were hard up like everybody ese then.
aud the State officers made haste invest consider
| able amount OF sinking fond cash In State bonds
bought on terms unusually favorable to the purchaser
zen Mellinet the father" OF the French army dsd
In Paris two weeks ago the age OF s5 years.
He was grandson of member OF the Con venton Ant
OF one OF SApoleon's Generals. He had active
military career and was highly honored eiviy.
Throughout his life he abstained from stimulsnsot ~
all kinds. and averred he did know the taste OF
wine. To the last he was healthy. vigorous. Rnd
rather psppery old soldier
Somebody is poorer and the North Carolina
Is richer 81 lcO by the accidental loss OF $4,000
OF an old per cent. bond issue The state Treasurer
has never been Sbls to hear from the missing bonds
and Is supposed that they destroyed during tho
civil war. They pretty safe bonds too. as ;hs
whole issue Is guaranteed by pledge Of the STATE
stocE in the North Carolina Railroad Company. Ths
dividends from this stock nearly eli 600
OF the interest on the bonds.
beer Is one OF the things that the common sailor
aboard United states man OF war may If he viii buy
from one or another mess steward. and Jack AyAla
himself o. the privilege In moderation 10 about the
only alcoholic stimulAnt that Jack gets without
cling Il on board for strong drinks kept by the
apotheeay or the surgeon aud jack does not buy wins
Very enteTpsinE sailors sometimes save up their beer
from day to day until enough Is accumulated to yield
considerable degree Of alcohol elatOn.
A Confederate BTIgadier Afhrms that single spl-
rAnmat;e expression from private soldier con-
vneed him late In the civil that there were oihsr
things than the arms - the Federal G"vsrnmsnt work
ing against the south What the soldier said TO h.s
superior Gent. Il begins TO LOOK TO Al sf
this rich mans war ana po' mans night" That
convinced the Genera that the southern cracker
beginning to wonder what prOni would come to hil
from the triumph Of Ehe Confsderacy and tho rich
IlAyshOldsrA
Oklahoma continues TO eompOrt herself As n srs
had been open to settlement hundred Ysars in''eai
OF only four Her latest statistics show nearly 5000
acres ~ farm land In use. with cash value OF more
than Sl5.OOOOO0 Her farm impl-nsH are wrT.t
$4,000 and she has growing GS3OoO apple tree.
6IsOOo peach trees, $4,000 cherry trees. o. COOp-EF
trees and great yarstE OF o'her fruit trees Snd .
vines The whole TERRITORY adapted to fruit :.
End Ok Ahoma fruit will doubtless soon appear 80
New YORK market.
The state OF wsshingtons bonded debt OF s3OnCro
Is less than four years old and mo'tly held By AsaT'
ings bank OF THIS city. natures in NOS aud %
redeemed a. any time after next year. NrauwI..r.
until some past oft Is redeemed the state mus, Ayep
close watch on her hTaucss she has cons'd-rt-
bic toaiug debit anu her Constitution uts her tn g.
e. deGt 10 StuOOOD The credit OF tie state Is ,TrF-
lent and her 81 Ter bonds we're originally t,s'E
a. a premium OF u OF per cent, which he stais
Treasurer aflTms To be the mO,T faycrzbc Jrrms ot
sucb lean ever uaie bY state vest of the N'sITL
The deep sea Thermometer, tS invented absott an
improved by officers OF the lb'teG states Navy.
marvsJus!y ingenious aud elective con;r.vlnoe lt.s
In ehset se registering INSTRUMENT though not trra
nicaly cared The thermometer - 30 arranged that
H Il autnm Atcally turusd upside do~n Shen the n.
ehneTy begins 20 dTax up from he depth AZ was"a
Tire Temperature 1, 90 be ascestaEr Tas eject "s
invsrtg process Is TO bTeaE the column OF msrrrsg
aud small portion OF the remains In she ugssE
sHd OF the lu1c exactly enough 70 HrasIsa ths t-fa
psratuTg - the moment % The Jubol srf
uatsd to read from either eEd. and the quAut;y
OF mercury IN The aPPsT PaTg of she tube - suaI
that Il does Tvspond any bgt Eica az. su.Lva
changes OF temperature. It thus LAlpSns that tL1
reading he IL -
praeteAy correct tor Ehs tsPsFAtufs a. lie gSnt -
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