The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The theatcrs in London regularly employ
over 1900 people.
lurniptOWn, Ga, has gouTd with a
/ handle five feet long.
The taxable value Of property in Texas
was So, 0J6O0 larger in 1891 than il WAS Ia
1890.
They have five lions in New York trained
10 fire of pistols, jump over sticks, aud the
like.
a parasite which kills forty grasshop-
pers an hour is to be imported 10 large num-
beers from Australia.
Ancient monuments show that the cultiva-
ton Of wheat had been established in Egypt
before the invasion OF the shepherds.
The smallest known insect, the PteratO-
mas Putnamii, parasite OF the ichneumOn,
IS Ab0unt One-ninetieth Of an inch in length.
The Imperial diamond, which was re-
! Gently purchased by the MAN OF HYDRA
bad from London dealer, is valued at
100000
The snip canal from Paris to Rouen Is
to be about ia miles in length and %
feet in depth, aud the estimated cost Is
$4,000. 0O0
The Oldest man in the world is believed 10
be Michael Soils, a half-brecd living in
| BOgOta, Ia San Salvador. 1t IS certa q that
he IS $50 years old.
There are about 100 men employed In
| the Bank OF England. aud their united sal
aries, including pensions, amount 10 about
$1,000 900 per annum.
a Paterson N. J man felt so sorry for
the Door that he broke into a store and stole
| large assortment OF goods to make them
| Christmas presents with.
The Spanish children hide their shoes or
slippers IN the bushes on Christmas eve,
and tiud them I!led with fruit and sugar
/ plums on Christmas morning.
ouIv for,- ga, 4t,ot
bois, now Senator from Idaho, with a sal
airy OF $1,000 year. was trying hard 10 get a
$1,000 clerkship in Washington.
The EsquimauN are a dOcile and bright
people. They are extremely dirty. simply
because 1t Is so cold in their country that
washing Is very uncomfortable.
Chimneys are scarce in the City of Mex
leo. There are not ten dwelling houses
which have them. Charcoal is the only
fuel used for cooking and heating.
Should a man in China be unfortunate
enough TO save the life Of another from
drowning he is saddled with the expense of
supporting the saved one for the remainder
Of That persons life.
The London Missionary Society has thirty
missionaries in Madagascar and these report
oZ6 ordained native ministers, 1895 native
ministers, 1895 native preachers, 81, 200
church members and $4,000 adherents.
Wyoming raneher is very anxious for
a wife. He says in his advertisement that
he Is not particular about her looks, her age
or her fortune, and she need not be a good
cook, as he is something OF an artist In that
line himself.
Is this Boston proper 2" asked a be-
| nighted New Yorker, who was wandering
about the other day In the outskirts of BOs-
ton. My dear sir, all Boston is proper"
was the severely dignfied reply OF the old
Aihenian whom he accosted
A few years ago William Mcdonald OF
Fort Gratloi, Mich, got $1,000 from the
Grand Trunk Railroad for tho loss OF an
arm. lie has been spending il TaLidly since
and now has got TO bed rock and a ninety
day sentence IN the House Of Correction.
A matchbox for little safety matches is
| among the latest innovations. Ii is in sill
yer, having stirrup and strap on the cover,
| or a chrySanthomum Is another pretty de-
! sign. There Is a spring at the back that
shoots the little box right out from the case.
The colossal statues Of the Mexican pa
| triots HidalgO aud Juarez, ordered OF Sig.
| Orsini by the Mexican Government, have
| been finished and are now on view in the
| studios OF the sculptOrs, COnceli and Ira
| bacchi, in Rome, which are being Wis tied by
large crowds of people.
One Of the twenty-three widows of the
revolution whose names are on Uncle Sans
| pension roll is Mrs. Meridy Smith, who
| lives in Newman, Ga She is a garrulous old
lady with remarkable memory for her
country's history, and, despite her great age
and deerepitude, her mind is vigorous
In May, June and July the weather on
the NeVa, IN Russia, is as hot as it is in sum-
1 mer time In Queensland; and the chief de-
! light OF the people whose official duties de-
| tain them in the capital is TO be rowed about
the Neva in the soft and mellow cleaning,
and to experience the pleasurable sensation
Of being able to read the newspaper with
out the aid OF artificial light at II O'clock nj
| night.