The morning call., 1890-10-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A New York firm is about to start a
kangaroo farm at Warrington, Pa.
a BURBERRY factory at Cherryf I'D, Me-,
has canned 1858 bushels of berries this
season.
An apple tree in Butler County, Kans..
has produced two crops of apples this season
and is in bloom for the third time.
Salaries of pastors in Germany are very
low. 1t Is proposed to give Il minimum OF
600 year. AT present many are as low as
$40.
A gigantic dam is being built across the
Missouri. 1t will be 500 feet long and forty
seven nigh, and the reservoir will cover an
area OF 429 square miles.
No one will feel obliged TO excuse cold,
since Philadelphia physician has declared
that in the hard climate in which we live it
Is impossible to escape colds
There are 900 native Armenians in New
York City. Many of them are engaged in
prominent business enterprises, aud are
much esteemed for their Intelligence and
activity.
Recent flower shows have indicated re-
turn of the old-fashiOned double dahlia to
popularity. With all its prim stiffness, this
flower Is gay and varied in color aud admir-
ably adapted to decorative purposes.
The tired sensation of the optic nerve ex-
perenced by those using the electric light is
said to be due to the fact that the luminous
waves are OIL great intensity, ana not 10
preponderance of violet chemical rays.
Augusta, Ca, has a "rain tree" which,
for the past ten days, says a local paper, has
been throwing off slight shower, and the
ground beneath is kept in state of moist
ness 1t is on one of the public streets.
At Jacksonville, NY, one night last week
Zinah Burch, before retiring, put $500 in the
stove oven for safety. The next morning
his wife made the fire instead OF himself
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The most interesting feature of Mr.. Glad
stones face is his eyes. They are described
as of a splendid, flaShing, dark brown
color" They show his fire and genius, and
give his face an eyer-chansing expression.
Near Milan nearly 1900 acres of land,
irrigated with water derived from the sewers
of the city, are yielding crops of from eight
to ten tons OF hay as a rule, while Occasioa-
ally some separate meadows viii yield the
fabulous amount OF eighteen tons of hay per
acre.
The committee for the erection OF monli-
ment to William Tell has, by a majority of
nine to three decided in favor of the site in
front of the Town Hall of Aitorf. The
hero is to be represented in a bold and reso-
lutte attitude, with n cross-bow in his hand
and in the costume Of the Swiss peasantry
of his time.
The barking sands" of Hawaiian group.
as described by recent scientific investiga-
iol, dic lOunu Ill uuutS, anu uIt apparently
rasments oil shell and coral, which, when
disturbed. slide down the slopes of the
dunes, emitting deep note not unlike the
buzz of saw in planning mill.
Burglars in Providence broke into the
home of Miss Shaw on her wedding day a
few days since. put $500 worth of jewelry 10
their pockets, and cut into the big frosted
wedding-cake that stood on the table, After
eating what they wanted they dumped the
remainder in the kitchen sink. The we'd
ding took place, however.
Emperor Napoleon during the three years
before Waterloo offered large rewards for
the recovery of pocket-book he had lost
at the crossing of the Beresina. After the
lapse OF more than three-quarters of CEN
fury 1t has been discovered in the possession
of Russian lady who received it as a
souvenir from Count Felix Ledochovsky.
A ''shoe social is one of the amusements
of Rich Hill, Mo. All the girls go behind
a screen and stick the toes of their shoes
out underneath its lower edge The young
men select their partners by chalking their
initials ON the tempting shoes. At recent
party some of the boys charged that their
best girls gave other boys tips on toes.
Feador Won Freimann, veteran of the
Franco-Russian war of 1872, died recently
at the age OF 115 years in st. Petersburg
He served in the Russian army twenty-five
years, and received cross of ST. George for
his bravery. At the age of 80 he married a
seventeen-year-ol girl by whom he had two
children. For the last fifty years he had
made daily practice of drinking pint of
cognac just before going 10 bed.
In photOgraphing projectiles in motion no
results Of any importance are obtained till
the velocity of the shot exceeds that of
sound. But at higher speeds wave Of
compression is found preceding the bullet in
its flight The shape OF this wave is hyper
boloid in revolution. with the apex some
distance in front of the shot. Behind the
projectile there is conical wave formed, the
angle of which is less the greater the velo-
city.
a st. Louis genius, says Police Captain
Boyd of that city, has invented a rubber
billy for policemen and watchmen. 1t is
made of heavy rubber, such as is used in
hose. is flexible, yet very solid, and has the
merit of stunning person without breaking
the scalp and causing the flow of blood. 1t
is also guaranteed not to fracture the skull.
Anything 10 ameliorate the sufferings of
pollcemen's victims and protect society from
the brutality so often shown should be hailed
with juy.