The morning news., 1889-01-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Rev. ANTHovY SwENssoN of Detroit is the first
Swede to become Roman Catholic priest since
the Reformation Out of population OF 6'0VO,-
OO0 Sweden has only 1900 Roman Catholics.
A NEW YEAR CUSTOM in France, which falls
heavily upon young unmarried mea of limited
income is that which obliges them to send
bonbonniere of every lady in whose house they
have received entertainment during the ola year
that IS just dead.
In recent legal action it transpired in evi-
dence that the inventor of the metal plates used
to protect soles and heels of boots from wear
sold upward Of 10000 900 plates in 1879, and in
1887 the number reached $4,000, 900, producing
realized profits Of S2500JO.
PRoF. MULHALL gives the following figures
as to the average number of children to & mar
riage in the chief countries of Europe Ireland
8 90 Russia 4.S3 Spain 4.65, Italy 4.5l, Scotland
4.46 Holland 432, Sweden 12, Germany 40,
England 403. Austria 4 o. Belgium 401, Svitz-
erland 39f, Hungary $40, Denmark 4.6l, France
303
A RICH FIND-almost So 900 in gold, bank notes
and silver-was made in bag of oats by
storekeeper Of Brentwood, England. He re-
turned the treasure to the poor farmer from
whom he bought the oats, and was rewarded
with a bushel of grain and the promise OF
rabbit. The soil tiler's mother (she died few
months ago. was miser, and is thought to have
made hiding place of the bag, which had long
WHEN the tall chimney for the Shawmut Fibre
Company in Fairfield, Me, was completed, a
short time ago, the contractor conceived the
brilliant idea of floating a bandana from the
tOpmost brick. Now the resident owners of the
mill were equally divided on the bandana bust
ness, so on a vote of censure the contractor
knew there would De a tie. The bandana was
an unsightly rag to half the members of the
firm but thing of beauty to the other half
Last weeks high wind looSened the brick which
held the bandana staff and the safety of the
chimney was threatened. The contractor was
notified and he was obliged to build a ladder
100 feet in length in the inside of the chimney
and 90 up and haul down his colors, and repair
damages.
THE VEsUvIUs, according to the Scientific
american, has only been exceeded in speed by
the following small vessels: A twin-screw tor
pedo boat, built for tn Italian government by
GarrOw & Co., with a displacement of only 100
tons; length, $40 feet; beam, IA feet; with
which q trial speed of 25 knots was attained
(the developed horse power not being given).
The Courier, a French torpedo boat. built by
Thornycrott, Of about $50 tons displacement;
length. 1913 feet; beam, l415 feet; draught,
feet; which in trial trip developed $50 l. H.
T., or 10 horse power to a ton of displacement,
attained a speed of 60 knots per hour. And also
small torpedo boat for the Dutch government,
Tor winch a speed of 21 knots per hour is
claimed.
DISPATCH from Kansas City, No, records
the death there Of Anthony Bowles, who was
born in slavery, near Hanover c. H., Va, in
1888. II adds: "Bowles declared frequently
that. when boy he worked at George Wash
iuetOn's house loading wood, and up to Friday
was able to tell about events of the early his
ory of the republic. Thirty-fve years ago he
obtained his freedom and came to Kansas CITY,
where he worked as hOdcarrier until he was S.
years of age. He has been a member of the
Baptist church ninety years, and, uD to a short
q q mrs
meetings His wife who survives him is 90
years OF age, Hewas married three timeS-the
last time fifty years ago He used tobacco for
over 100 years
The baggage transportation system of this
country is one of the railroad features that
elicit especial wonder and admiration from
foreigners. It's efficiency in general is illus
trated by report just submitted for the past
year by the general bagga 20 department of the
Phila alelphia and Reading railroad 1t handled
tIoCo' pieces of baggage, and, notwithstanding
the lnnumerable complications incident to the
shipping of baggage, not single article was
lost Also, during the same period 1878 70 in
money and 4,S03 articles were found on the
trains and turned into the general baggage
ot1ce ny the train hands. Subsequently the
owners OF 5743 1l of the money, and of about
half OF the articles were found and allowed TO
reclaim their goods.
BoTH savage and semi i-barbarous peopI e have
always exhibited a great repugnance to any
surgical operation, however necessary, which
involves amputation. The North China Herald
IN commenting upon this ci rcumstance. points
out tnaJ the CnlneSe ha always shown this
repugnance, not on account of fear of pain. for
they are patient under all kinds OF physical suf-
ferlng, but because they look upon it as a duty
to keep tie body intact. If they submit to the
amputation of a limb they invariably ask for
the severed member, and keep it in box to be
buried IN due time with the owner. Sometimes
they VIII actually eat it, thinking it only right
that ha- hpoY, tab gr.-
should be returned to it. On the same princi-
pie an extracted tooth will be carefully pre-
served or ground TO powder and swallowed in
water. Another curious phase of TIM same idea
Is seen in the belief that sick parent can be
cured by brot1 made from fl sh cut from a liv-
ing child, and it is looked upon as sign of flial
plety for the child to submit himself to an oper-
alton for that purpose.
Two PHILADELPHIANs, Henry B. Faulke and
G. Ingersoll Maurey, sailed in SATURDAYS
steamer to investigate the doctrine of theosophy
in its native home. Arriving at London the
two pilgrims will visit the high priestess of the
eastern doctrine, Nine. Blavatsky Here they
will be furnished with letters to the theosophists
or lndla. Leaving London, the American theos-
ophistS will take the India and Peninsula
Steamship Company to Aden At the wharf
they will be met by the representatives of the
society in India and will be formally introduced
10 the oriental rites and mysteries of this
strange sect. The programme from this point
VIII depend upon the decision of the native
brethren; The town of Kuraches in Sindh,
one or the seats of the older worship will be
visited, and the trip will continue until the
American BuddhiStS reach Adiar. the principal
home of Buddhism in the east Unoer the
guidance OF their new conductors, the two
fnlladeIphlans hope TO make journey to the
Hlmalayan hills and visit ancient sites hitherto
unexpiored. The trip will take about two years
ana It's accomplishment will be watched with
intense interest by the members of ths various
theosophlcal societies in this country.
THE EXPEDITION Of Cossack colonists. under
Aschinoff, evidently means to establish itself in
Abysslnia in spite Of the frowns of the car.
This opposition, however. of the Russian gov
eminent was, perhaps little more than an off
clal disclaimer of responsibility, and since the
expedition started from Trieste, it is still
tuIther d.veSted n a national character But
1t is a queer enterprise that Aschinoff thus un
dertakes, with his hundreds of followers. men
women and children. He has undoubtedly
secured from Ming John the right to plant q
colony ia Abyssinia, and this seems to
nave been accomplished by awaking
the dusSy monarch's interest in
the points OF analogy between the
Coptlc and Greek church. Perhaps too, with
wan, ne was inclined to look with favor upon
Russian colonists for political reasons On his
part AschlnoH has been able to stimulate some
religious sympathy with his plans in Russia by
ms theory OF the ease with which the Abyssin-
lahs might he brou ght TO conform TO the Rus
sian ecclesiastical system, and doubtless many
more are prepared to follow the pioneer com
pany should it succeed. His proposed station
oI Ne" MOSCOW Is not very clearly defined, but
port at Ooock and the Italian at Massowah
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