The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-15

islands.
"Fatma," tbs .. = 81 Cen
trail Park, New York CITY, Is astvnish Ing
biologists by her rapid growth. Though
only year old, she is nearly rs large as her
papa, "Caliph." and her mamma, Miss
Murphy"
Ia the south OF Europe the rosemary has
long had magic properties ascribed 10 It,
The Spanish ladies used to wear it as an
antidote against the evil eye, and the POr-
tuguese called II the ella plant, and dedi-
Gated it to the fairies
Gold is weighed by troy weight. while
feathers are weighed by aVoirdupois; and
as the II ounces IN pound troy contains
but 800 grains. while the aYoirdupois pound
contains 1000 grains, the pound of feathers
is 1910 grains heavier than the pound of
gold.
Tue Shanghai Debating Society has been
considering why the young men of Shang-
hal do not marry. the impression is that
the fault is in the ''chit system, the local
name for the credit system, by which things
are charged at high prices instead Of being
paid for at low prices. The majority of the
young men were in favor of aboishing this
system, but the young women were against
it and swRmped the boys.
horse was killed by bees at Leslie,
Ga, recently. A cOlored woman was driv
ing by place where the pestifer0us little
insects were being hived. A swarm alighted
On the horse and began singing him. The
woman ran off to secure help. When she
came back it is said that there were thr-e
colonies OF bees on the unfortunate animal.
They we're finally driven off, but the horse
died shortly afterward.
While Edgar Bates, geologist Of An
COLA, was prospecting in jackson County,
Mich, he discovered in a stream a pecu-
lary marked stone, rudey cut tut by a
blunt instrument With the aid of a micro
Ia M 80
running to this effect: Samuel Bernet;
was taken by the Indians near Sandusky,
and / expect never to reach that place. If
my friends l am to be burned. April
16 1903"
The old-time viol was the first instrument
of its kind, and furnished the plan for the
modern violin, which, however. is 700 years
old 1t is said that Charles Ii introduced it
into England. One Of the finest makers of
yiolins was StradiYarius OF Cremona, who
existed in the early part of the eighteenth
century. Violins made By him ara worth
thousands of dollars now, and highly es-
teemed by collectors and performers
A curious book, in which the text is
neither written nor printed. but woven,
has lately been published in Lyons. 1t is
made of silk, and was published in 25 parts.
Each part consists of two leaves, so that
the entire volume only contains 80 leaves,
inscribed with the service Of the mass and
several prayers. Both the letters and the
border are in black silk on white back
ground.
Two orders of knighthood for women
have been instituted in Great Britain dur
ing VlctaTia's reign, viz. the Royal Order
of Victoria and Albert. consisting Of four
classes. the first two for royalties. and the
third and fourth for peeresses and ladies in
attendance on the Queen and the Imperial
Order OF the Crown of India, founded in
1878 for royalties and the wives and rela-
tives of Indian Princes aud high Indian
officials.
the marriage ceremony practieed by the
people of BOrDeo Is very short and simple
Bride and groom are brought Out before the
assembled crowd with great Solemnity and
seated side by SIDE. A betel nut is then cut
in Two by the medicine woman of the tribe.
and Que half is given to the groom They
begin to chew the nut aud then the woman
after some sort of incantation, knocks their
heads together and they are declared man
aud wife.
The number of persons in Great Britain
who approve OF cremation seems to be
steadily increasing. From the report of the
Cremation Society OF England for 1891 il
appears that in 1885, the first year the Gre
nlatorium at Working was used, only eight
bodies were sent there; in 1856 the number
was 10; in 1887, ID; in 1883. IS; in 1889, as !;
in 1890. 81; and during the past year, SO.
Crematorias ARE being built in various parts
OF the country.