The morning call., 1892-01-11
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

that Satan lad red hair.
Electric headlights If $500 candle power
are in use on the Indiana railroads
Experiments in London show that the at
mosphere Is the pureSt about 30 or 80 feet
above the street.
A milestone set by Benjamin Franklin is
still standing in New London County. Conn.
1t is old and m0ssgrown.
Geauga County is the only county in Ohio
in which there is no place where intOxica t
ing liquor IS sold as beverage.
The st. Andre de POirier mine of France
Is the deepest IN the world. 1t is now
worked 1850 feet below the surface.
Next TO the man whose joke falls fat on
his audience the most miserable is the one
who feels obliged to laugh at a chestnut.
A fossil crab of one of the species exist
ing at the present time was recently found
in the rocks of the Hudson River tunnel.
Kennebunk. Me-, claims the youngest
grandfather In the State in the person Of
David Parent, who is only Sc years Of age.
Caves have been discovered in Tasmania
which are perfectly lighted by myriads of
glow worms. One of the caves is about four
miles long,
The crescent has been an emblem for
many ages. In ancient mythology it deco
rated the f0reheads Of Diana and Astarte,
the Syrian Venus.
Subscribers representing an aggregate
wealth. VI E-OOsO OOsOOo DdChluS HUI sc
show which is expected to open IN Philadei-
pnla on Decoration day, 1892.
Andrew Carnegie has written an article
on . Habits of Thrift" As Andrew does
not support a family of six on 81 . a day
preaching comes easier TO HIM than prac-
tice.
The young ladies of the Lap0rte Qnd
Charity Circle have volunteered to furnish
the necessary amount of cutiele to save the
life Of a young man who was severely
burned.
Florence, the actor, was near-sighted, and
could never recognize any Of his friends in
the seats of 4 theater from his place on the
stage. He thought he could play better for
that reason.
Napoleon at % commanded the army Of
Italy At 30 he was not only one of the most
illu>tr Generals Of the time, but one OF
the greatest lawgiYeTs Of the world. At 46
he saw Waterloo.
Chaplain McCabe, who raises church debts
by the potent jackscrews of his magnetic
appeal, says that the churches of this coun-
try should relieve Japan in her great distress
by gift of 81. 000,00 or S30O0.0O0.
Senator VOORHEES, of Indiana is charged
with smoking the worst cigars of any prom
iuent man In the country. When any of the
other Senators get boxes of cigars from
their wives, they hand them over 10 NoOT-
heeS.
One Of the best coin collections in this
country, it is believed, is that of General
Cafes 7. ThurstOn of Nashville, Tenn.
The English series is said to be almost COM
pete from the Saxon heptarch down TO the
Victorian issues.
Among the effects of woman who died
suddenly in Boston a few days ago were
found quite sum Of money, deed for
burial lot, and receiDted bills for q tomb
stone, casket and funeral expenses from a
neighboring undertaken.
Many cases Of distress are reported among
the Armenians who have recently come to
this country, especially among the men,
who are unable to speak English. Their
only language is Arabic and they are often
unable to obtain any employment.
The SWEETEST New York hotels require
their elevator boys to wear dress suits. To
be thus clothed before o'clock is the mark
of seTvitude No gentleman wears dress
suit before that hour, consequently, during
TIE day at least, the elevator boy is no gen
tleman.
correspondent writes to Nature that
carp are very FOND of the Larvae of mOSQui-
toes, and as this fish thrives in the only
kind of water IN which the Larvae of the
mosquito can live IN, he suggests that these
fish might be employed to extermnate this
peStifeTOus insect.
A gentemanly burglar by the name Of
Keine kaIZeneilenbOZen has been captured
by the police in New \ OTk while improving
the shining hour and his own opportunities
at the expense of others. The officers threw
a laSsO over the rear section of his name
and hOiSted the remainder Of it out of five
story window
A Pasteur Institute for the treatment OF
rabies has been in existence at BuenOs Ayres
for three years. During that time 82S pa
tentS have been treated, including a large
number of persons who had been bitten by
dogs actually mad, as well as suspected
cases. The results have been extremely
satisfactory, as only eleven deaths have thus
far been recorded.
On the anniversary of Lord Nelson's
death, every October, his flagship is elabO-
rately decorated with eYeTgTeeus, and the
white ensign is freshly displayed as it was
all the night long prior to the battle of
Trafalgar. when he ordered it kept ia view
on every vessel in his fleet, to indicate that
he would engage the enemy the instant he
encountered him.
Bishop Talbot of Wyoming and Idaho re-
Gently mentioned in Detroit that another
''biShop" SO the account goes now receiv-
ing $1,000 year has offered to serve him as
archdeac0n at salary of $500. The gen
tleman's name is not given, but he is re-
ported as " cary OF the trials of city life and
the demands on his purse. which reduce his
present salary to barely $1,000.
The island of Formosa is about 90 miles
long and 40 wide. Ranges of mountains
ton. Some of the peaks are quite lofty.
Mount Morrison being 1900 feet high. and
all are volcanic. Every little while there Is
a rumble in the center of one of the peaks
and the whole island Is CONFUSED. The
climate is favorable to such disturbances,
the thermometer rarely getting below 400.
A most remarkable alliance between two
families is reported from the parish of ST.
Marie Reauce, Quebec. Two farmers
named Rheaume and NORM had each eight
children, four sons and four daughters.
Rheaume's four sons married M0rin's four
daughters, and Morin's four sons joined
their fortunes TO Rheaume's four daughters.
The offspring of the first four unions up to
date number thiTty-nine, and Of the second
four, thirty-five.
novel Swindle has been exposed at To-
peBa, Kans. Two young ladies advertised
the sacred silk-wOrmS of India. and cash
orders began to rush in from all parts Of
the country. In the course of few months
the purchasers found that they had been
buying English mustard seed instead OF
sk-worms. The young ladies will be pros
ecuted, but they have made enough money
out of their fraudulent operations to enable
them to employ the ablest counsel, and they
will make strong fight.