The morning call., 1892-01-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Death records show that married men
live longer than bachelors.
The City Council of Des Moines U0wa)
has passed an ordinance making eight hours
constitute days work by all employees Of
that city.
A Salem (Mass) man lost his pocket book
containing $3.50. 4 small boy found il, and
the open-hearted loser gave him reward
Of cents.
There are three places in the world where
woman is on an absolute equality with man.
These are Iceland, the Pitcairn Islands and
the Isle OF Man.
London contains about 900, coo foreigners.
Tue Germans number g., 600. Americans
10000, French 10000, Dutch 10000 Poles
1900. Italians 5000 and Swiss 5000.
The pumpkin in Africa grows on tree
generally about II feet high. The bark Of
the tree is AS white as chalk and smooth, so
that they look like marble columns.
Claud Stock, the first white child born in
Hastings, Nebr., was drowned recently at
Galena III. On the occasion of his birth
he was decided city lot by the townsite
company.
Among the departures approved by the
United States Board Of Geographic Names
are the avoidance of pOsseSsive names the
dropping Of the final M in the termination
"burgh' and the abbreyiatiOn of borough"
10 'bor0."
Pedro " of Dragon 135D found himself
compelled 10 prohibit his Catal0nian sub
iects from wearing false boards, but the
most singular substitute was the golden
boards worn by the kings or Persia The
kings Of France of the first dynasty wore
boards entwined with gold threads.
A Russian who is being sued by his wife
for divorce IN Boston explained that he
had not kicked her since coming to Amer
Tea, as he had heard that Such things were
not allowed here. All things considered
this was rather graceful piece OF interna-
tiOna courtesy on the purt Of Russia.
At a recent wedding, at which the bride
had retained her maiden meditation fancy
free" number of years beyond the usual
marrying age, the organiSt played as a pre-
Jude to the arrival Of the wedding party,
" lis the Last Rose of SUMNER" thereby
causing visible smile among the listeners.
The new Alpine railway, the Brenzier
ROjhhoTnbahn, is the highest railway in the
world. and commands magnificent views. II
is 1851 meters 1885 feetl high at the summit
level. ard ascend5 1852 meters (56O6 feet or
81 meters COB feet higher than the PiIatus
Railway The journey occupies one aud q
half hours.
Cycling has drawn up list of the relative
rates Of speed that are reached by the differ
ent methods Of lOcOmOiiOn. An express
train comes first, doing the mile In under
fifty seconds; an lCe-yachJ second doing the
same distance in seventy seconds, and the
swimmer the last of all, taking a full half
hour for the feat
There are 1000 Italians In London who
serve in the cafes and restaurants. In some
Of these they have TO pay for the privilege,
and in others they receive nothing in direct
wages. but they are fed at the cost of the
proprietor ana recoup themselves in the
tips. A smart man In well-freQuented
streets earns about $50 a week.
The famine is sore in the land of Russia
millions OF the Inhabitants are on more than
short commons. Yet four merchants have
just enjoyed dinner in Moscow which cost
them $4,000 francs. The wines appear TO
have been put in bottle about the time Of
Noah; fresh caviare was obtained at a
price OF double its weight in gold, and WAS
served on cushions of rose leaves and
orchids.
One Of the most ingenious methods prac-
t!ced by p0acherS for the purpose of netting
pbeasants Is that in which game cock is
fitted with artificial spurs, and then carried
to the preserves. Then the game bird
crows, one or two more OF the cock pleas
ants Immediately respond and advance to
fight. In this way sometimes five or six
pheasnntS are taken, while the game cock
remains unhurt.
a cat born with only two legs the fore
legs being absent from the shoulder blades)
has been recently described by Professor
Leon OF Jassy. 1t is healthy and goes
about easily, the body in normal position.
When startled or watching anything 1t
raises itself to the attitude of kangaroo,
using the tail as a support This animal
has twice borne kittens; 10 both cases two
one Of which had four feet, the other only
twO.
According to Charles Booth, an English
social economist, old age is a more impOr-
tant element among the causes Of pauper-
ism than either thriftlessness or drink. He
finds that out OF the entire number Of peo-
pie III England under 60 only AZ per
cent are paupers. Between 60 and 90 the
percentage reaches 10. Above 60 IL sweeps
up to 40 That Is to say, of every ten per-
sous IN England over 6j. four are more or
less dependent on the poor rates.
Some Maine parents have a great deal to
answer Tor IN the names with which they
have burdened their children. A Freuen-
Canadian girl in Somerset County Is
struggling along under this load Carrie
Annie Mary Louise Nellie Susie POoler"
One man has named his four daughters
Asia, Africa, America and Europe, respec-
lively, while the members Of an Oakland
family are severaly known as Taught, Or
lando, Theopeyander, Serpeta, Salonie aud
Serena.
A young lady teacher of Morris Cove,
Conn, lately resigned her position because
all tie Dig boys In the school had fOrcibly
kissed her. A few days later Miss BelgeT,
the school visitor, avenged the indignity to
the profession by bouncing into the school
room Just after Bible reading with sud
denness that threw the new teacher into
faint, and spanking all tho boys in the
school serlatim, raining her cuffs alike on
tie Just and the unjust. The visitor was
arrested and compelled to pay fine.