The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

What is called anthracite coal in paying
quantities has been discovered in Mexico.
From twelve to eighteen suicides, on the
average, have been registered daily ut the
Paris police office.
In Serajevo young Mohammedan woman
has joined the Christian church, to the
alarm of the Mohammedans.
The orange crop in the south of Spain,
Sicily and in Southern Europe generally this
year is a complete failure.
Substantially all of the modern explora-
ton in the Dark Continent has been COM
passed in the one generate on from Burton to
Stanley.
In Paris out of the 100000 residents it is
calculated that 1 in Is, or 100000 live on
charity with tendency toward crime. In
London the proportion is in 30.
From October, 1889, to October, 1890. AL
tons of ivory. at $1,000 per ton, have been
sold in London. Half of this amount came
from Aoia and half from Africa.
1t is now about fifty years since apples
were first sent to England. and at present
our British cousins are agitat, over the pos
sibillty of growing their own fruit.
The Geographical Institute in Weimar es-
Inmates that German Africa contains 93j, 600
square kilometres. All European Germany
contains approximately 100000 square Kill
ometres.
The high rate of mortality among the
SUOp-BHlS III lUG SllUpS Ol
per cent is largely due to premature vital
exhaustion from being unable to sit down
throughout the day.
The average length of life is greater in
Norway than in any other country in Europe.
This is attributed to the fact that the tenn
-sperature Is so generally uniform, and 1t Is
cool throughout the year.
Germany employs 5,59o,0O0 women in in
dustrlal pursuits, England 100000, France
3,750,000 ami AuStro Hungary about the
same number, and still women are the
weaker sex, the lesser half, the clinging PEN
sionerS on mans bounty.
1t is not generally known that ink stains
can readily be removed from the fingers with
the head OF parlor match. Moisten the
ink-stained spot and rub it gently with the
head of the match, keeping the skin wet so
that it will not be burned.
The members of the London Stock Ex-
change have their sports as well as those of
other places. The other day one of them ac-
cepted challenge to run to the top Of the
monument and back in so many minutes,
and won easily after heavy betting.
This year is supposed to mark the ter
centenary OF the invention OF the micro
scope. and there has been some talk of au
international exhibition 10 commemorate the
event. The invention is credited to Jansen,
an opticlan at Middelburg Holland.
The lumber cut this year will exceed that
of last year by several million feet The es-
tlInate places IL at not less tnan 325, ,OuO,CNO
feet and not more than 350000,000 The sea-
son as whole has been prosperous, the de-
maud fer lumber being good and the price
profitable.
A man in Peoria, Ill.,, took out a license to
get married, and the newspapers recorded
the fact. He has sued them for damages,
claiming that the public has no business
with mans private affairs. his lawyers
tell him that he can win the case.-Detr0it
Free Press.
The Salvation Army in New York has de-
cidpd to erect large building in that city as
memorial of the late Mrs. Booth, the wife
of the General of the army, who died re-
Gently in England The funds will be raised
by subscription, and the cornerstone Will be
laid in the early spring.
The United States have 776,500 miles o
telegraph wire, and in 1889 no less than
56 100000 messages we're sent through the
county. France has 220, $50 miles OF wire,
on which in 1889 were transmitted 81, CSC. 600
dispatches. Great Britain has 10000 miles
of metal line, and in 1889 sent 50,00O.0Oo
messages.
Systems for distributing power In cities
from central station are coming more into
use every day. Steam, electricity and COM
pressed air are the common agents, but
Paris has So stem which is the reverse of
that employing compressed air. The motors
operate by vacuum created by immense air
pumps at the central station.