The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-30
INTERESTING ITEMS.

The Viennese bOtanist and palB0ntol9glst, mas
recently published some remarks on tae bricks
OF The ancient Egyptians, especially those OF the
pyramid of Dashour, which waD built about
three thousand four hundred years before our
era. One of them being examined through the
microscope by the professor, he discovered that
the mud OF the Nile, out OF which 1t was made,
contained not only quantity OF animal-vege-
table matter but also fragments of many manu-
factured substances, whence we may conclude
that Egypt must have enjoyed high degree OF
civilization upwards of five thousand years ago.
Professor Unger has been enabled, by the aiu OF
the mlcrosc cope, TO discover in these Drlcks
vast number of plants which at that time grew
in Egypt. The chopped straw clearly discern
able in The body of the bricks confirms the
description of the manner OF making the latter,
such as we find in Herodotus and in the Book
of Exodus.
An Indian Curiosty.-Among the Oriental
Curiosities in the Loan Exhibition at Southamp-
ton, England is an official dagger OF Hindoo
bard, the property of Mr.. Tennyson. The fol-
loving curious statement has been affixed to 1t
by the poet: I'm Guzerat are a number of petty
chiefs called Thakoors, whose condition some
what resembles that of the old Highland chief
tains OF Scotland, or did so a few years ago.
Each chieltain had his family bard, who was
also the family historian. These bards we're
called Bhats, Barotes, Bharuts, or Charuns No
treaty or marriage settlement was complete
unless countersigned by the bards Of the re-
spective families, whose signature was ru lie
representation of the kutha, or dagger, worn
by them These daggers were often heirlooms,
and by no means easy to get. This one belonged
TO the family of Bbat, or Charun, of veeranga-
rum, town about forty miles from Ahmenda-
bad, in Guzerat, Presidency of Bombay
Town Population of Russia According to a
statistical paper just published, Russia mot ln-
GLIDING Poland) contains at present Ala towns
each with upwards OF 5000 inhabitants; 2O7 with
from 5000 to 10000; 91 having from 10000 TO
2O 600; thirty up to 10000; seven up to 10000;
six up to 90, 900; three of between 90 600 and
10000; seven OF between 60, 600 and $4,000; one
of between 80, 900 and 900. Three cities only
hou LOTT
Odessa the chief port on the Black Sea, with
10000; Moscow the ancient capital, with
$4,000; and St. Petersburg, the present capital,
which numbers 100000. Altogether 775 towns
and cities. giving total of 6,S73,720 inhabt-
ants.
A Model Huntsman.--A French paper publishes
the following anecdote concerning the Emperor
of Austria while out shooting:-''His Majesty is
always attended by q Captain Of the Guards,
whose duty 1t is to observe the effect of each
shot and announce 1T. The Emperor for in
stance, strikes partridge. Partridgep cries
the captain. Next time it is buck. Buck p
shouts the captain. One day the Emperor fired
missed his game, and wounded one of the gem
temen OF his suite. The latter, on being struck,
uttered an exclamation. His Highness the
Duke OF Hackenbergp announced the captain,
Wlthout the slightest change OF feature or tone"
A Chemists Discovery.-An Austrian chemist,
M. Leinelbrock, las discovered way of enclos-
ing electricity in small glass capsules, which
will explode under the slightest shock The
capsule is enclosed in a steel cone go that il
shot from rifle it will enter the flesh AMI the
explosion which follows is sufficient to kill a
man; Experiments have been made on oxen
and horses with perfect success these animals
having iallen down as if struck with lightning.
A Horse Jockey Caught.-A curious horse case
mas been tried in Paris. Count Edgar de Pras-
lin lately bought hack of Tony Montel, the
weil.known Champs Elysees dealer, for &l4O,
put the next day, when Its hoos were wa he'd
1t was found that they were full of holes and
creases, which had been ceverly plugged with
ts sar and caoutchouc, and then finished off with
pa PACK varnisn. Montel unsuccessfully pleaded
tne usage OF the trade. He was sentenced to
take the horse back, refund its price, and paw
all the expenses and costs OF the suit.
chair SqFG%s ssi 81 Hh ft 1 % yory @
taVus Vasa was sold in 1925 to M. Schinkel, a
chamberlain of the King of Sweden, for 100, 900
francs; the prayer book used by Charles / OF
England on the scaffold fetched 2500 francs; the
coat worn by Charles XII at the battle of Pull
toWa was sold in Edinburgh tor SCI 900 francs;
and in 1916, Lord Sch waterbury gave 1886 |
francs for a tooth of Newton, which Is now set |
IN a. ring and worn by the eldest branch OF that |
family.
Witness Rejected-In q London police |
court, not long since, witness about to be |
sworn said that if he kissed the book he should |
feel bound to speak the truth; but he did not |
believe in the doctrine OF future rewards and |
punishment according to the sense in which |
men ordinarily understood it. He did not be-
lieve he should be punished In future state if |
he did not speak the truth. The Justice de-
clined to administer the oath to man enter. |
tanning such opinions, and his evidence was not |
received.
Good Suggestion.-'A Travelled Parson'
writes to an English paper:-'In some parts of
Germany every bottle containing poison is
Labelled with deaths head and cross-bones, as
black as printers ink can paint them. Every
parcel OF poisonous medicine sent to the patient
has q similar label over the address. Pray help
me TO urge upon our chemists and druggists the
adoption of this very simple method, which is
plainly within the comprehension of the dullest
Doy that ever handled pestle and mortar"
The Irish Emigraton.-The emigration from
the South OF Ireland, partially suspended
during the harvest is reviVing. The Cork Ena.
miner remarks that "a considerable portion of
the emigration takes place through prepaid
lckets, the friends OF parties In America paving
their passage-money there and during the past
month the number of prepaid passages has
of the Irish in America to have their country
men out there.n
A Prosperous Parish.-At recent meeting of
the rate-payers of the parish OF st. Mary Stain
ing, Wood street, London, 1t was stated by one
oi the almoners of the bequest of Henry John
Sop; o,5 an an assayer, who died eleven years since,
ana left the interest of flOO sterling to six ner.
sons IN the parish, that the trustees had in hand
- 1iVg W Is' Ila., which they could not distribute
as tney were unable to find six moor nersons in
the entire parish. -
Gaming in London,-A correspondent of tbe
.,S,aoua ccag Post says that from certain
don he is forced to esnpI1S pII9Se current in Lon:
gambling is once more MmiGoe q 9no, that the vice of
not in the professional cifSt W ~ make L its way,
and conducted by those whose il. SSut initiated
tion appears to suggest to them nosSclal posi-
their proceedings." "me for
Eugenie Fulfls Vow.-The Paris journs
announce that the Empress Eugenie has placed