The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

young woman at Madison, being frightened,
screamed loudly, dislocatng her jaw.
Max Muller says that some of the natives of
India need fear no comparison with The best men
and women OF Europe.
AL seyeDty-fve cents word The new cable be.
tween Bermuda and Halifax evidently Will DO
little private business.
Turkish engineers say that the river Euphrates
might be made navigable the year round by an
expenditure OF 100000.
a parrot, owned by a Kansas City barber,
hangs In cage in front Of the establishment and
occasionally advises passers-by TO get their hair
cut.
A maggie that has just died in Merlden, Conn.,,
could cali all the members of its owners family
by name, and was quite a fluent conversation
alist.
An electric brake has been devised in Eng.
land by means Of which train going al the Iate
OF thirty miles an hour can be brought TO a stand
still In space OF 200 feet
A blgamist under arrest in Akron Ohio, Is
said to have no less than seven wives. They
live in various parts OF The country, and he has
married them all within the past ten years
The New York electric light companies are de-
handing such high rates for the coming year
that the Gas commissioners say ihey VIII return
TO the use Of gas for street-lighting purposes
unless the charge is reduced,
Sheet iron Is rolled so Thin at the Pittsburg
make single inch In thickness Light shines
readily through one OF these sheets as it does
through ordinary tissue paper.
New York Is again In peck OF trouble over
Central Park. The Park Commissioners wish 10
take one-halt of the lawn tennis grounds for the
Geological GaideD and all fashionable New
York is up In aims against them.
Dr. Luys says that seeing through a closed
door is possible TO a lyDnOtiZed person. The
optic nerve acquires such power that man has
been known TO read paper with his eyes band
aged and 10 distinguish tie color OF glass balls
through a wooden screen.
In 1904 there were thirty-fve translations OF
the Scriptures in existence; since the formation
OF the British and Foreign Bible Society. in that
year, ten millions OF money have been expended
in the Work Of circulating the Bible, and there
are now nearly 300 TRANSACTIONS OF the Scriptures.
A new shell has lately been Invented by an
Austrian for the purpose OF scattering oil over
the waves during Storm. Ii Is wooden cylln-
der lined with slleac 10 keep the oil from pene-
tlatng the wood. and 1t carries In addition cal
cium light which Eliminates the water Tor con-
siderable distance.
The fact that the waves IN the North Sea
differ In shape when caused by northeast WIND
under high pressure from those caused by
southwest wind with low barometer is consid-
cred as proof that the ar In an anll-cyelone Is
descending current and the air IN cyclone an
ascending current.
London has boy carto0nist He is only 10
years old, but is said to do remarkable work.
He lately made a sketch OF MIR. Gladstone, and,
sending IL TO him, by return mall received a let
Ter In the Grand Old Mans" own handwriting
thanking the little artist and wishing him every
success IN his future operations.
Patsy Mitchell of TbompsOnvlle, Mass, prom
| ised that he would never drink another drop OF
| liquor las long as he had hair on his head"
When his thirst became ungoyerDable he sold
| his bushy head OF hair TO Bob Grumpy, barber,
for pint of gin, and when his hair was removed
| with razor and the gin in his possession he
! went off and got drunk.
| James b. Swigert OF Carlisle Springs, Pa, is
| the possessor of old turkey gobbIer which Is
now doing the duty OF a fowl OF the feminine
| gender. Mr.. Swigert few days ago missed the
! gO0bler, but subsequently, found him 10 Held
| hatchIng nest OF eggs. The old fellow sat very
| contentedly, and seems greatly pleased with Co
| ing the duties OF mother.
| / he work Of canaliZng the Seine, which has
| been in progress for fifteen years, is still being
actively pushed forward. According TO the Gu.
giDeer, Nj. Bouquet de la Grye, the cost Will not
| exceed 1876, o00, 900 francs. The object OF the
| work is to deepen the river so that vessels OF
! 1000 to $500 tons, which at present have TO stop
| al Rouen, may go 10 Paris. 1t is Intended 10 re-
| construct au arch OF each OF the bridges across
the Seine TO allow of the passage OF the vessels.
| 1t may come to pass" said British lecturer
| lately, That some African may, In centuries TO
| come, point out how race OF EngliShmen once
| dominated The West Indies and were improved
| enough. In 1858 there were In those islands
1900 Europeans TO 1900 Africans. In 1900 the
! numbers were 10000 Europeans aud 100000
| Africans. In the last census the figures were
| IA 433 Europeans, los, 946 colored or muat
toes, 444, 1876 Africans aud II $40 Asiatics.
| A singular case Of bood-poisoning Is reported
from Nyack, N Y. Ambrose Cells, a young man
| well known there, lost a favorite chicken, and
being anxious to know the cause OF the fowls
| death lie proceeded to dissect 1t. While cutting
| the chicken his knife slipped and wounded the
| hand of his wife, who was assisting him. The
| woman's hand soon began swelling, as did also
| her entire arm aud face and soon she was IN q
| terrible condition. Medical aid was called, and
Mrs. Cells is now considered out of danger.