The morning news., 1891-03-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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/ nrst woman that-ever voted in Texas
The Selo Revieo published in London on
Saturday the following new p5em by Lord
! Tennyson, called "a Song" for which the
/ editor paid the poet $40 per word:
To sleep. to sleep, The long bright day is done.
And darkness rises from the fallen sun
To sleep! to sleep!
! Wha.e'er thy joys they vanish with the day !;
1 Whateer thy griefs, in sleep they fade away.
| To sleep! TO sleep!
Sleep, mournful heart, and let the past be past;
Sleep, happy soul! All life will sleep at last.
To sleep. 70 sleepl
! A GENTLEMAN whose lungs are not strong
enough for him to enjoy the fumes of tobacco
smoke after dinner party, brought with him
/ the other night to a frlen1's mouse little lamp
| which he set down on q table when the cigars
| were lighted. Over the flame Of this little
| lamp was ring Of platinum, which became red
/ hot IN a very few seconds, and which consumed
/ the SMOKE Of a dozen cigars as fast as it was
made, so that the atmosphere of the room was
/ as clear as it would have been had there been
no smoking going on at all These little
| 81 so or 80 each. They are certainly worth a
| good deal more, for the only unpleasant part Of
| smoking is the atmosphere of the room in
which the smoking is done.
LITHoGRAPHING ESTABLISHMENT in Buffalo
recently received from western customer a
!
of the head ef the firm 1t was
| given to a clerk, with instructions to
write letter of coincidence in reply, and this is
I what ne supplied; We are greatly panied to
| extend to you our heartiest sympathy. We
| notice that the circular you send us announcing
| MIR. IS death is autographed by Chicago
parties. We regret that you did not see it in
| your way to let us figure on this job. The next
! time there is a bereavement in your house we
| shall oe glad to quote you ON Autographed
/ lnd ilapk Tlnr
/ you better work at less cost than anybody else
in the business Trusting we may soon have
| an opportunity of quoting you prices, we re-
main, with profound sympathy, yours truly
''VARIE EFT" is the same word as valet" and
each is an offshoot of the feudal ''vassal."
Rotten Row." the famous London street, re.
calls ia route du rol'' (the kings passageway)
'Dandelion" is "dsnt de lion' (the lions TOOTH,
and vinegar" was once win aigre" Csour win9j.
Madame" is my lady" and sir" has been
extracted from the Latin senior. through the
French. Biscuit keeps alive the Latin Ibis
coctus' dwice cookedl and verdict Is
simply "verum dictum" true saying) An
earl was an elder in the primitive society.
kaiser is Caesar" "Huzzy" was once a
respectable 'housewife:" 'knaven was
simply ''boy"-the German "knabe' of to-
merely captive" ''Jlmminy" is a reminis-
cence OF the classical adjuration 20 Gemini'"
used by the Romans when they called upon
the twins, Castor and Pollux. to help them.
Nor worth button" was an expression
wont to carry much meaning. Next season,
however, button may be worth great deal
Latterly it has been the aim of welLdressed
women co dispense with any outward and visi-
| bic fastening to their attire. merging the in
| dispensable junction in much mystery. The in
| evltaole reaction now threatens, and buttons
| are to be revived for ornament as well as for
use. The more antique they are so much the
| more stylish will they be considered Con-
| sequently, to use the language of Hibernia,
antique buttons are being manufactured in
| great variety. Miniatures of the beauties of
| different reigns set round with pearls, enamels
| studded with paste, old silver, and gold in
crusted with jewels, are all to be in favor. The
! smartest will be of Wedgwosd china or its
| best reproduction. The ground is to be the
| color of the dress or coat and the figure or
! tracery upon each button is white, cream color
or delicate relief.
| DURING the Franco-P -Prussian war telegraph
| operator receiving a press dispatch con-
| corning battle that had Just occurred. In it
| Prince BsmarcEs name was frequently re-
peated. Worn out from three days and two
| nightS continuous service, without Sleep the
| poor operator took down the Bis Of the old
| warriors name and then fell asleep. In his
| sleep ne dreamed that he visited the scenes of
| ms chlldho0ds day; went hunting with some
Indians; had great deal of sport. passing
| through an experience that would take DAYS to
! perform. and, finally, after returning from the
chase and during dispute over dividing the
| game, he woke in time to hear the instrument
| click out the fnal syllables of BiSmarck's name
| and succeeded in making a complete COPY OF
| the message. AT tae rate of about forty words
| minute Ohe average st that time) the on, r
ator could not have slept more than 44-100 Of
| second-only during the time that the middle
| letter Of the name was being recorded by the
| instrument.
THE use of tobacco by ladies is evidently on
the increase in Paris. In London drawing
rooms cigarettes are not unknown; it is, in fact
| common enough nowadays for lady to pro-
| duce her silver or enameled cigarette case but
| in France the cigarette is giving place TO the
| cigar, and one popular lady writer says the
| practice Is growing, and if not checked ill be
| thority pleads for tne boycottiug of tobacco in
| every form, as she thinks IL depiives women of
! half their charms. There is however argu-
ment on the 9th side. MIne. de Latour, VINO
| is also known as a writer defends the use of to
| bacco by her sex. If it is good for men she
| cannot see why 1t should be SO injurious to
| women. But she would not give women quite
the same license as men; she thinks that tive
| cigars and few cigaret tes day ought not to
| be exceeded by the lady smoker. To a brain
| worker she thinks tobacco great solace, and
asserts that without the weed she could not go
| through half the work she does.
CHURCH BELLS are gross offenders against the
| peace Of christian folk and in England seem
| more calculated to irritate the sinner than
soothe and invite the worshiper. We are not
| musical nation, in spite of our immense pre-
| tense IN JD!s QrecblOn. ana our modern cam
| panology is perhaps the most intolerable In
| christendom. The chimes at Antwerp or Salz-
| berg, for example, will offend only the most
| sensitive ear. but q Clamorous little ben rung
| from steeple at early morning and evening
| time, with tinkHngs throughout the day seems
| an instrument carefully designed to worry ell
| the dwellers within its range In an age when
| every room has it's clock and every adult his
| watch, this constant bell ringing seems un-
| nec .ssary. 1t should be within the power of
| our councils and municipal authorities to deal
| sharply with persons VINO create disturbance
! at night by shouting, screaming and singing
| For the weary and hard-worked citizen these
| discordant sounds are hard enough to bear.
| for the sick and restless they are intoIerable
| The hours of rest are none too long.
THE NEWSPAPERS constantly keep the wonders
ofelectricity in the public mind, and yet no one
can give you q satisfactory answer to the simple
| question, What is elsctricityS" One physicist
says, electricity is form Of energy producing
| peculiar phenomena, and it may bs converted
into other forms of energy, and all forms of
energy may be converted into it," Other
authorities say, electricity is form Of molectI
| lar motion" All this is but as clear as yery
thick mud, and SO we must accept the evasive
| reply OF another authority. VINO says several
| theories nave been advanced auS none of thsrn
| are satisfactory The first death in the world
SO far as we know, from artihcially generated
electricity was that of Prof. Richman. of St.
| Petersburg, an enthusiast oil the new ami
| captivating science. he devised what was
practcs ly the first lightning rod and was kill ID
| by it. From his laboratory he ran an iron to the