The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The GOVERNMENT of Quebec proposes, by a
parliamentary bill, 10 give free homestead Of
100 acres TO every living family Of twelve chil-
dren OF the same father and mother. Correct
vital statistics bearing upon the question are
not tabuiated, taIugh eE-Sscretary Bl1ncnet
OF that province. says there are 20 such faml-
lies 10 beauce, his cOuaty.
TIE ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY and Minister
Plenipotentiary from China has decided TO
have his household conducted upOn the plan OF
those or western nations Hereafter tns mia
lster VIE Is to b. allowed the freedom Of the
legation, and viii receive and entertain a /
lalies v 10 call upon her, although she neither
speaks nor un ieFstands word of English The
minister announces that all visits wall here
aIter De returned in person by his wife.
IN STOCKHOLM there exists a curious Christ
mas charity society called the Lady Ants y
composed Of the highest ladies' of the land who
! cause TO be collected from private houses all
KINDS OF things, of which may be mentioned
newspapers, scraps of paper, old bottles, blts
OF klass, pieces OF linen, silk, cotton, SACKS, oiu
clothes, bottle capsules. old goloshes-n fact,
odds and ends of every kind. which are then
sold, the proceeds going to the poor.
AT A RECENT MEETING of the Society of
Aerostation in Berlin, Prof Griese entertained
the assembly with description of an invention
OF MS, by means of which man with his own
muscular power only may leap up into the ar
and fly for a short time. the machine is
nave become convinced that Herr GrieSe's in
vention Is serious and that it will aid consider
ably IN solving the problem Of navigating the
air.
Our PRESENT METHODS Of embalming are so
superior to those of the ancient Egyptians that
modern embalmer might leave human body
so perfect that after 5000 years. says the
Lancet, mot a lineameant need be wanting for
Identification that would not satisfy even the
contemporary Of the dead person. The mum
mics unrOlled nowadays are dried up out OF
recognition. But the embalming process is la
bic to go out of use before the advancing prac-
trice OF cremation
A GOOD DEACON Of the town of Perry, Me-,
tells startling story regarding his curious ex-
perience while killing fowls last Wednesday
morning. He was preparing for an extensive
dinner nd killed three fowls; the last one, in
stead of no ping around ike an ordinary men
and dying when its head was cut off, got up
and walked about ten feet, laid egg. and
gave up the ghost In the meantime the
fowls head cackled for nearly minute before
that, too, became quiet.
THERE are probably more flowers sold in
France on New Years day than on any other
day in the year. for gifts of flowers are almost
dc riqeltr among all those who aspire TO place
in high life" But there is a general complaint
this year that the winter flowers are becom-
ing more expensive than ever, and that even ia
the sunny south, where most of them are said
to have their home natural violets are sold at
ten times the price paid for crystallized YioletS
which are a Iayorte bon bon.
THE PARIS SAVINGS BANK. which on Jan. l,
1889, had SCI ,542 depositors had at the end of
the year 5S20i3, and the amount deposited had
increased from 122,000,00O to 139 900 francs
Twenty-thres thousand depositors withdrew
their money and ZOO transferred their accounts
to provincial banks, while 1900 persons opened
accounts, and 1000 accounts we're transferred
from provincial banks. Six million francs were
invested IN rentes for 4,494 persons whose de-
posits exceeded the bank limit.
ANTHONY CoMsTock's position as a suppressor
of vice is not entirely sinecure During the
past year he and his officers had made 149 ar
rests, of which there were 1874 convictions.
Seven thousand, eight hundred and seventy
seven dollars had been paid into the
government in fines, and $4,000 in forfeited
| bonds. Only SO books had been seized with
400 pictures, 800 microscopic pictures $40 mega
tives, sos mail ID letters and 1000 letters to be
mailed Among other things were 150,184 lot
terry tickets 49,, 39l pool tickets, and 542 chips
VIoLETs sell in New York nowadays for 81 so
bunch. There are about fifty violets in a
bunch. Notwithstanding the price there is great
demand for them, and florists say that there
would still be considerable sales if they we're
$40 bunch. In every florists establishment
there are men and girls employed whose chief
work is to fasten artificial stems on flowers in
tended for large bouquets and floral pieces.
| Ordinarily flowers do not require much hand
ling But, owing to its frail stem, every violet
must have a support, even for a small bouq uet.
The end of bit of fine florist s wire is inserted
into the flower from fellow and twisted around
| the stem. IL takes good while to prepare u
very small bunch for sale.