The morning call., 1890-09-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

II is estimated in England that one man in
800 gets college education. and in America
one in every 200.
An apple tree at Newbnry, Ohio. though
nearly century old. is still a prolific bearer
of bright yellow fruit
A good horse-meat dinner can now be had
in Berlin for cents. Americans will find
no fault with the price.
Charts have been prepared showing that
the eye has 729 distinct expressions, convey
ing as many different shades of meaning.
pany of Madrid has in contemplation the
stal.ation of plant for electric blowing
on large property in the central part VI
Spain.
In 1860, when the population of England
and Wales was a little below 100000 there
were over 100000 paupers. Now, with an
estimated popula'ion oil 100000 the num-
Der has fallen to SIS, 600.
A Kenluckian in Buffalo has discovered
there the firm of Irish & English. What is
considered especially remarkable about the
firm is that Mr.. English is an lrishman and
Mr.. Irish is an Englshman.
The Austro- Hungarian convict who is
condemned to die stands on the ground with
rope around his neck, and at Il given signal
he is pulled off his legs to remain struggling
in the air until be is Strangled.
The Primrose League of England is near
ing the millionth member. When the re-
turns werc made up at the close of last
month the registered members numbered
939, 1870, and the habitations 2l03.
A new kind of lance has been introduced
into the German cavalry regiments. Its
popularity lies in tie fact that it is con-
structed wholly of steel, the necessary light
ness being secured by making the shaft hol-
low.
Female slaves are still given to the Sultan
in old-time pomp. An exquisitely beautiful
girl of 16, a Georgian that his aunt sent to
him, was taken to the YidiZ Kiosk in a gilt
coach escorted by a troop of gigantic
eunuchS.
The blue and gray will meet on friendly
terms in rally al Knoxville. (renn9 octo-
Der 7ih, Sth and 9sb There will be COM
petitive mil tia drills and shamlbattle. Cor
don will attend if he can, and Sherman will
be invited.
A monstrous brass casting was success
fully run at foundry III PittStOn, Pa, the
other day. 1t is u pump chamber weighing
6O0O pounds. 1t took three men nearly u
month 10 build the mold, and the material
cost $500.
An American actress has sung "The Star
spangled Banner at the top of the Eiffel
Tower. IL now remains for French artist
to Con divers suit and MARBLE down
Went McGinty" at the bottom of the Eng
lish Channel.
The Indian Government publish return
showing that in the years 1857, 1888 and 1889
372 males and 1872 females were tortured by
dacoits in the central division OF Upper
Burman. One hundred and eighteen cases
resulted in death.
The population of the Dominion of Cam
ada, according to the census of 1881, was
4, 49,, 800, and it IS estimated that by 1891 the
figures will have increased TO 5,270,3T.
Preparations are in active progress for tax.
ing the census OF next year.
A train was recently brought to stand
still at Brierfield, near Nelson, owing to
truck laden with seven barrels of strawber-
Iies coming into collision with the engine.
The fruit SO clogged the machinery that il
took twenty minutes to clean It.
The peace strength OF the German army
will, on and after the LIST of October, be as
follows: Infantry, 53S battalions; cavalry,
465 sGuadrons; field artillery, 4Sf batteries !;
foot artillery, 81 Dattaions; pioneers, 20 bat
talions, and the train, q battalions.
The craze for passing floral tributes over
the fOotlishts to stage favorites seems TO
have reached its height at Boston few
evenings ago. A minstrel performer re-
ceived liIe-size floral image Of himself
seated in chair ami playing the banjo.
Fully three-f0urthS of the babies of the
world 60 naked until they get TO be 8 or
years old. The Canadian Indians keep their
babies naked up to certain point, and as
for the little Coreans, they wear nothing
but short skirt until they are as old as our
schOolboys.
Physicians say that cases of nervous pros
JratiOn are less frequent since low heels
whole weight of the body to rest on the feet,
remove the tension to which the muscles are
subjected by high heels and keep the calf Of
the leg in its normal condition.
Roof gardens have become such popular
resorts in New York during the summer
months that club meetings are being held
among the chimneys. The Tenderloin Club
roof garden of the Casino. and dinner and
music will enliven the occasion.
The coming election is likely to be the last
one in which Maine will choose four Con-
greSsmen. Its gain in population has been
SO small in the past ten years that any in
crease in the ratio of representation which
stands much chance of adoption will cut its
list of members in the House down to three.
A miser at Dublin, Ind, having no faith
in banks, placed some $500 in gold in tomato
cans and then buried the cans under the
brick floor in his cellar. One day this week
going to the hiding-place lie found that
thieves had been there before and carried
off his hoard.
England has been laughing at the decora-
tions in the dining-room on Emperor WILL
helms yacht. Green panels are quite multi
fed in effect by table cover Of electric
blue. In his bedroom violet velvet cover
let ''Swears att walls covered with light
Powered chintZ.
A Pittstield hardware-dealer tells of a man
who entered his store the other day and
asked to look at some nippers or pliers.
Some were shown him, whereupon he
calmly affixed pair to one of his teeth,
pulled the molar from his jaw, laid it with
the nipperS on the counter and asked the
bill.
Cutting off the nose is favorite act of
vengeance to infiict Oh an enemy-Or a faith
less wife in the Bombay district Of India,
and simultaneously with the practice has
grown the art of making new noses to re-
place those sliced away. The injured feat
ure can be mended by skillful artist so as
to leave very little traces Of Disagreement.
1t is proposed to put the newspaper re-
porters of Brussels, Belgium, in unifor m,
and a semi-military costume with hand
some frogged tunic is suggested as the prop
er thing The desirability of the uniform
was first made apparent at the Stanley recep-
ton, when they were hustled about like or
binary mortalS because their identity was
not known.
While services were being held in church
in Twiggs County, Ga, there came vivid
flash of lightning, accompanied by quick
and terrific peal Of thunder. The lightning
struck tree thirty yards from the church,
under which thirteen negroes were gath
ered One was instantly killed and ten
wounded. The entire party was hurled to
the ground senseess.
A writer in tine st. Louis Globe Democrat
reports that he has solved the problem of
keeping pantaloons in shape. His plan is
each pair of pants and hang the garment by
the SuDUOrterS on Two nppS ah0ur aS far