The morning news., 1889-05-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST

pied by his father and grandfather, whose first
names were also Timothy. The sign which
hangs over his door is the same one that his
granddad bought.
THERE HAS BEEN for some years an agitation
in London over the employment of children in
the theeters. During the run Of the Christmas
pantomime at the Drury Lane Theater the
management set up school room on the prem
lses in order that the children employed In the
performances might receive daily schooling as
required by the law. In the hopes of adjusting
the dln1cuity the home secretary has consented
to receive a deputation of theatrical managers
10 confer with aim on the subject.
TIE youngest commercial drummer in the
United States is Harry Wade Of Buffalo. He is
but II years of age and a son of Frank A.
Wade. The way Master Wade first went out
was owing to the serious illness of his father
who is now confined to his house. The boy had
made frequent trips with his father and OBJ
served his ways of doing business. He prevailed
upon his father to let him take his route which
Is through New York state. The boy has made
two successive trips over the route, and is the
iavorlte OF the commercial men and his father S
customers.
CURIOUS WOODEN VESSEL has been received
at the California State Mining Bureau from an
island in the South Pacific 1t is a shallow YES
sci, measuring feet in diameter across the TOP
and stands on four solid legs or supports. the
entire vessel being carved out Of q sSlid block of
wood. Around the edge of the bowl a delicate
tracery is carved, and this unique specimen of
native workmanship bears the discoloration
and marks OF age and Constant usage. The
bowl IS supposed to have been used to hold ava
juice favnrite drink with the natives of most
Of the Pacific islands.
BLUE LoBsTERs are ceasing to be a novelty in
Connecticut waters. Five of them are known
to have been taken within the past two years,
Charles Miner of Quiambaug near Stonington,
havlng taken the fifth within a few days 1t
was ike all the Others as blue as old fash
ioned blue crockery and the shell was translu-
cent All the blue Holsters, with possibly one
or two exceptions that have been taken in the
history of American fishing were captured in
Long Island sound, or at the eastern gate of
the sound, where the turbulent waters of the
Atlantic break into pacific Fishers Island
sound.
PROBABLY the biggest hunting expedition ever
arranged by private individuals is that now un-
der discussion by MessTs. Charles Carroll. Harry
Carey and Willie Chanler Of New York. Their
idea is to arrive at Zanzibar on the southeast
coast Of Africa about November l. and proce d
inland after big game and adventure OF all
kinds, including the fascination Of exploring an
un tnOwn country. Willie Chauier, as advance
agent, has already reached Zanzibar, aud a let
ter just received from him reports that the plan
| IS perfectly feasible. party of 400 natives,
| thoroughly armed and equipped, will be the
body guard and tie outfit is already being pre-
pared.
IN the weird town of Moodus, on the Connec-
ticut river, resident was cured of rheumatism
in marvellous way. He went to bed with
aching joints, after leaving a lotion on the
kitchen table with which to bathe his Umhs
He arose several times in the night and laved
his limbs freely with the contents of a kitchen
table bottle and in the morning was ioyfully
surprised to find that all his pains had fled 1t
was NOT until he inspected himself and per
ceved that he was black and blue, that he mis-
trusted that re had used the family blueinp
bottle instead of the one with the lotion over
night.
SAYS telegram from New Haven Volun-
town antiquarian has dug up an ancient and
curiously interesting treatise in Latin, which is
now the property of DR.. j. A Webb. II is a
well preserved copy of the elegant and thorough
treatise of William Amesius, Concerning Con
science and Its Law on Occasions II was
Published at Oxford, by William Hall at the
expense of John Adams, in 1859. The work is a
16mo. of 45O pages, in five books analytcally
arranged. It opens with a dedication and
closes with a supplemental 'Exhortation of
Theology, composed August p, 1923. 1t is
considered a literary prize and one of the Oldest
books III Connecticut
AT the meeting of the Royal Meteorological
Society, on April Il, paper ON the Deaths
Caused by Lightning in England and Wales
fron, 1852 to 1890 as Recorded in the Returns Of
the Registrar General " was read by Inspector
General R. lawson, LII. D. The total number
of deaths from lightning during the tweaty-nine
years q mounted 10 5fj. of which 412 were of
males and 1C4 Of fe ales. In consequence an
plrently of their greater exposure, the inhab-
itants of rural districts suffer more from light
ming than those of towns. 1t appears also that
vicinity to the west and south coast re 1uces
the chances of injury by lightning. and that dis
tance from tue coast and high land seems to in.
crease them.
TIE question is often asked, where do all
the flies come frome" and seldom receives as
satisfactory an answer as has been given bv a
contemporary: The common fly lays more than
100 eggs, and the time from egg-layiny to ma
turty is only about two weeks, Most Of us
have studied geometrical progression. Here we
see it illustrated suppose one fly commenced
"tO multiply and replensh the earth about
June /. June 15, If all lived, would give @.
Suppose 70 of these are females, July l would
give US. suppoSlng no cruel wasp or other un-
toward circumstances to interfere, II, $50 flies
Suppose 5,625 Of these are females we might
have, July -, S43, $50 fiies For fear of bad
dreams Will not calculate what might be by
Sept. 10.
THE barbed wire patents, which have netted
fortunes to their owners, have an interesting
history. The first patents were issued to a
man named Kelly, living down east About
two years later a farmer at De Kab, ILL.,, con-
ceived the idea of keeping his unruly cattle in
the pasture by putting short barbs on a wire
a then twisting it with plain wire This is
known in the market as the Gdden wire, being
named after its inventor, Joseph +. Gidden.
One day, while he was experimenting with it,
be out harrerin' IN your oats, instead of foolin'
away your time with patents" Gidden thought
otherwise, and in less than two years received
a bonus OF $50, 900, with the guarantee of a roy
atty on all made under his patents. For one
year his royalties exceeded Sl74000.
WHILE Farmer Solomon Ellsworth was sowing
grain in Tunkhannock county, near Scranton,
on a cloudy afternoon, flock OF 200 or 800
pigeons alghted in the plowed lot behind him
and began to gobble up his grain at rate that
he did not like at ALL Farmer Ellsworth tried
his best to scare them away, but he couldn't
As fast as he drove them from one part of the
lot they flew to another aud picked up the grain
as if they hadn't had any food for two or three
days. Then the farmer got a beech CAD aud set
to beating the hungry birds, but there were too
many for him, even Though he killed dozen or
So The hunger of the pigeons overcame their
fear, aud they stayed in the field until they
filed their crops when they rose in a body and
sailed away toward the north. Farmer Tits
worth had TO SOW a portion of the lot over
again.
Az ENrERPRIsING CALIFORNIAN named Shat
tuck proposes to utilize the water power at
Folsom in his state, for the manufacture of
ice and he claims that by so doing the price of
strong opposition created to the ice monopoly.
The dam which is to back up the American
river at Folsom will supply from zoo TO 800
horse power Should jute mill be established
at the prison there It would take ony about 300
horse power, and the idea is to devote the sur
plus power 10 running an ice manufactory. Mr.
Shattuck computes that by utilizing this power,
and by employing the labor of the prisoners
ice can be made at Folsom for almost nothing,