The morning call., 1892-07-03
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The region about the Dead Sea is one of
tile hottest places on the globr. and the SEA
is said TO lose million tons Of water day
by evaporation.
An alligator at the Crystal Palace lived
in perfect health upon nothing for Is
months. 1t lately took piece of very high
mutton with relish.
A Philadelphia funeral team did service
at a wedding 4 few days ago. aud the duZng
driver allowed the horses TO Garry the bridal
couple into the cemetery.
A Western editor is making a collection
OF big checks drawn by men no could not
sign their names. Some of the checks run
well up into the seyen-fgure range.
To secure regular attendance RI divine
service a PTesby yteTian church in Lancaster
decided to give medal TO each person who
attended all OF the services throughout the
year.
Dramatists in France get - per cent of
the gross receipts Of each play, and are
allowed tickets to the value of 100 francs
for every performance of such plays as they
have written.
An umbrella company has been incor-
perated with capital of 81, ,00o 0G9 and is
to carly on business i'm all the States and
Territories OF the United States and in for
eign countries.
a recent realestate deal in Chicago set
the citizens Of that town a-taIking. A small
lot, 40x20 feet, sold for $4,000. AT this
Idle du dEIo Ol idUU neigh OOTlOOQ
would cost nearly S1l, ,000. 900.
The Manhattan Elevated Railroad. New
York, carries, il is claimed. 500, 600 passen-
gers daily. AT this rate, year total would
amount 10 lS2. 500, coo. and at scent fares
the receipts would be So, 1885, 600.
A committee OF the Manchester CN. H.
Central Church is going TO set aside one Of
the horsesheds for the use of BICYCLES
Quite number OF the congreg cation ride to
and from the church on Sunday as well as
during the week.
The first lighthouse built on this conti-
nent was at ST. Augustine, Fla It's chief
use was az a lookout whence The Spanish
people of the town could see vessels ap-
preaching from Spain or get notice of the
coming or foes IN time to run away
Cabbage has always been said TO be cure
foi IntoXeation. The Egyptians ate boiled
cabbage before their other food il they in-
tended 10 drink wine after dinner. and soma
OF the remedies sold as a preventive of in
toxIcation on the Continent contain cabbage
seed.
Bees are said to have such an antipathy
10 dark-colortd objects that black chickens
nave been stung TO death, while white ones
OF tie same brood were untouched, and
man IN black high hat is rarely siung on
ecLunt OF the attraction the bees give 10
the hat.
Some New York ladies were desirous of
finding out whether the people who sang i'm
ed sufheent disguise, and taking a guitar
went forth TO try their fortunes After
singing and playing for an hour and half
they bad collected 81 IS.
The business Of supplying the menagerIes
and geological gardens OF The world with
wild animals is mainly in the hands of four
nien-Hagenbeck OF Hamburg, Reiche of
Altfeld, near Hanover, Jamrach OF London
and Cross Of Liverpool. Their best Gus
tomer Is probably the London Zoo.
Vienna correspondent reports that two
lad ies who served in the Revolutionary army
IN Hungary in 1SIS and fought m several Of
the hercest battles dressed Ia military uni
form, died recently. One OF them was sew
eraI times promoted, but an artillery major
stopped her career by marrying her.
Tablets found in Egypt at Tel-el-Amarna
contain among other curious records the
letters sent by King of Egypt about 1900
B. =. TO King of Babylon denying that he
had lll-treated one Babylonian wife and
asking Tor another. These tablets ares now
the property Of the British Museum.
The sun1iower is found to be OF great
service in Southern Russia, where il has for
some time been extensively cultivated. 1t
Is grown principally for the bright yellow,
ouorless and tasteless oil Welded by its
seeds. Ihe oil is said 10 be superseding
olive oils throughout Southern Russia.
In ancient times beds were simply rugs,
SKINS or thin mattresses, which could be
rolled up and carried away in the morning.
AT night they were spread on the floor.
which. In the better class of houses, was of
tile or plaster, and. as shoes were not worn
In the house and the feet were washed be-
fore entering room. the floors were cleaner
than ours.
The noisiest spot on earth is said to be
the Pribylof Islands in Bering Sea, the
nome OF the fur seals. From the Ist of May
TO the 1st OF September the fights TO finish
between the seals and the savage woong OF
"A fon
laundering of the falls of Niagara and Yel-
lowstone being as the murmuring Of a brook
con pared TO the tumuiiuous uproar which
may be heard during the summer.