The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-31
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The South has 100000 more spindIes
than it had year ago.
A birmingham England man collected
100000 pennies during his lifetime.
The medusa is a fish, so fragile that it
melts and disappears when thrown on the
beach.
New HAMPSHIRE takes its name from
Hampshire, England 1t was originally
called Laconia.
A petrihed turtle twelve inches in diameter
ana hye Inches thick has been found on
Lake Champlain.
As many as 90, 600 japanese have left their
native country this year to seek their for
tunes elsewhere.
The Gar of Russia has no settled income.
Dht he has an estate and mines which bring
him in s., 600 per year.
The jamestown On. j. Reform School
DoaSts Oh boys IN the prlnting-effice able to
set from 6OOO to 1000 ems of solid type in five
hours.
ne snail has the greatest number of tee th
1t has been proved to possess 10000 in its
mouth, which without glass looks very
Innocent.
1t has been ascertained that the potato is
In no wise dependent upon its eyes for
growth, although the pieces with eyes grow
more rapidly
Mrs Bishop Potter writes her notes at
beautiful black oak table that shines like
onyx from top to feet The furnishings are
of solid brass.
Sir Edwin Arnold saws that the late Lord
Lytton was the best after-Ginn err speaker
ne ever heard, and superior to our own Dr.
Depew at his best.
1ESop, whose fables have been read for
more than 1000 years, was born $40 years
before Christ. He was slave in the island
OF Samos. Greece,
There's Away demand for millinery
specialists. The woman who can merely
fashion ribbon into an exquisite bow
makes about So a week.
The number of members of the House OF
Lords, England, varies from $40 to $40. while
inc french Senate numbers 800 aud the
Chamber OF Deputies 5S4.
Thousands Of men, women and children
IN the mountains of Spain and Portugal
are busted in cutting cork. 1t is domestic
trade and 1t occupies whole villages.
Neither piano or an organ should be left
open ~ night, or habitually when not in
use. me changes OF temperature are very
hurt1ul TO the tone of any instrument.
The highest altitude in New York is only
li5 feet above tide water in the E1st River.
Inc highest point on Long Island is Harbor
HUI. where an attitude oil 3S4 feet is reached.
Recently experiments in England have
SHOWN that lighthouse signaling can be seen
al a distance OF seventeen and half miles
at sea. The rays were directed vertically
toward the sky.
Those who entertain a doubt as to the
steadlneSs or the purpose of Old Sol will
feel reassurred by Professor Keeler's state
ment that the sun will warm and light the
world for 100000 years,
LoDsters often travel in regiments. seek
ing new feeding grounds. Their migrating
armies are always led by the biggest and
strongest ones, While the manned and
weakly struggle along behind.
man to be a good detective must be
porn SO. He may acquire much useful
knowledge IN connection with the business.
but to be successful officer from every
point OF view he must have natural ability
The steamer Rhynland is now carrying to
Antwerp from the United States Fish Com
mission, 900 CATFISH consigned to the Belgian
government, which will attempt to prOpa-
gate them in the sluggish waters that abound
in that country.
A remarkable family of eight old women
is living In the same house at Vexo, Sweden.
Three are widows and five are old maids.
Their ages aggregate within a year or two
OF 200 years, each OF the women being nearly
90 years of age.
Minneapolis has subscribed a bakers
dozen carloads of flour for the starving
russians, and in this case 10 should proye a
happy number. That contribution is more
mating convention.
Australian butterflies battle One will
aiight close TO the water. into which it backs
until the whole of the body is submerged.
The tore,egs alone retaining their hold on
dry land. In a moment il will fiy away
apparently refreshed.
February in 1900 will not contain twsrtv-
nine days, although it will be leap wear.
February In 100 also contained only twenty
eight days. There is slight error in the
Gregorian calendar. but it will only amount
to one day In 1925 years.
During the twenty-five years ending with
1855. 149l new papers were started in
New York, Including 90 dailies and Gil
weeklles. vi these papers HOS died before
the end of the twenty-f five years. leaving a
percentage OF about SO survivors.
1t looks now as if stenography type
writing and the study Of the weather charts
Is to be introduced into our public schools.
me curriculum is getting 10 be a fearful
and wonderful thing, and the pupil of the
future Is an object of sympathy.
Two fishermen at Isle du Haut, Maine,
recently captured devil fish which meas,
ured AZ feet In length and % inches across
the back, and weighing over 100 pounds.
The creature fought fuTiously, and would
have been moro than a match for ore man.
Virtually the Common Council In Chicago
mas decided 70 restric; the number of pas
sengers on the street cars of that city TO the
seating capacity Of the cars. This is TO be
done by prohibiting the company to collect
fareS from passengers who are not provided
with seats.
A Japanese doctor never dreams of ask
IuS d pOoI patent LOT Zee. Inere is a pro-
verb among the medical fraternity of Japan,
when the twin enemies, poverty and dis
ease, Invade home then lie who takes aught
from that home. even though it be given
him. is a robber."
Acorns form an important article of diet
among many tribes Of Indians. They are
bruised into meal and made into dough for
bread. lie meal Is usually soaked prelm-
inarliy IN water to take away the bitter
taste. Acorns are stored away in trees by
woodpeekerS, and in times of scarcity the
natives rob these deposits.
The s"rice test for crime is fayorite
method In the Indies for detectinga criminal
when other means fail. When u theft. for
instance, has occurred in house where
there are number of servants the medi-
cine man or Indian detective is sent for.
He administers rice, which is chewed by the
suspected. The one wno cannot eject
white pulp is adjudged guilty.
Some time in November John Hammond.
farmer living at Franklin, KY, sold his
farm, and afterward became so dissatisfied
and respondent over the trade that he
hanged himself. Later, while his wife was
removing an old carpet from the floor, pre-
paratory TO leaving the place q big wad of
greenDacks was found securely hidden I'M
der the carpet The money was counted
and found to amount to $4,000.
Lord Lamineton, who recently visited
the great Shan country north of Siam, de-
scribeS one of the wild hill tribesmen, who
wore red blanket on which appeared in
gcld-paper letters the word Superior"
The man was immensely proud of this
ornamental feature of his garment. He
knew nothing OF the meaning of the mark.
but lie was fully convinced that tha BRIGHT