The morning call., 1892-05-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The first photographs produced in Eng
land were taken in 1902.
Cast IRON melts and flows like water when
subjected to degree OF heat greater than
2788.
The Pixies Peak telephone line is said to
be eclipsed IN altitude by line that crosses
the Andes, on the trans-Andean Railroad,
at an elevation Of about 16, 900 feet above
sea level.
The latest novelty in yacht bull ding will
be an aluminium vessel of 80 feet In length,
which Mr.. Wells Of Leth has received
orders to build The boat will rot be paint
ed. but polished when necessary.
Dynamite has been superseded in Swe-
den for blasting purposes. Electric wires
are introduced in the rock and then heated.
The sudden heating of the rock rends it in
pieces. quietly and effectively, without peril
TO human life.
Every year 1900 to 1000 Portuguese men
and women are landed in Boston and New
Bedford, and there is large colony of
Portuguese in California, supporting numer-
Gus churches, besides literary review and
weekly paper.
Complaint is made at the present high
price of camphor gum. While few years
ago the gum sold for 10 to % cents pound,
it now sells from IS TO IS cents. This rise
in price is due to the use of eamphor gum in
the manufacture of smokeless powder in
both Europe and America.
Recent tests made under the auspices Of
the Royal Philosophical Society with a
single barley stalk uBfoded wonders which
but few have ever thought even possible.
BY sleeping and watering that one plant
with saltpeter dissolved in Iainwater they
managed to produce 249 stalks and over
1900 grains.
1t Is an interesting fact that out of is
cities of over 100000 population in the
III fnTa and OF 4
using the electric railway system of equip
ping roads with the system. And out of AZ
cities, with populations ranging from 200 900
10 $4,000, all but one are using the electric
railway system.
An important article of trade in Morocco
IS loaf sugar. which is in general demand
for presents. Every person approaching n
superior, whose favor or good will it is de-
sired to propitIa.e. is bound to bring a gift.
he cannot appear empty-handed. aud the
form that Is most commonly taken by the
gilt is loaf sugar
A DERBY Comm woman, whose word is
not to be doubted, tells the oldest hen story
OF the season: she put 10 eggs under her
hen and obtained 16 fine chicks In the
nest, besides, we're two eggs that were not
hatched and two more in which dead chick a
were found. The problem has been given
to the local school children TO solve.
The works Of a distinguished Japanese
painter are on exhibition in London and are
greatly admired. His name is Watanebe
Seftei, and he is native of Toxic. soma
of his paintings have already been exhibited
in Paris and praised by the French critics.
1t was he who, FIVE years ago, painted the
ceiling panels fer the imperial palace In
Toxic.
1t is unlueky 10 try on your bridal dress
before the bridal day; to see your fntnre
husband on the day of the marriage nntil
the ceremony. UnlucEy TO marry ont of
your own position-that is, a lady to a marry
servant, or vice versa; unequal marriage,
bring ungrateful children. TO bring flower
ing hawthorne into house denotes a death
in family.
Hugh Farrell who is not a very largo
man. attempted to drink 20 quarts Of milk
on wager in Middletown. He had no honrs
to do 1t In, but after drinking 18 quarts he
thought he bad made eustard of himself
and gave it up. He was able to 20 TO work
the next morning, although he tried to find
way out Of doing so.
The Amos OF japan burn their dead and
place The ashes In prayer-house next to
their dwelling. The prayer-house is made
of deals, aud is generally more than two
feet high, and in it the ancestral tablet is
placed. This tablet consists of long a o.
right plank. cut Slantingly at the upper end
and tied around with six loops. At the foot
lie fish and two tobacco leaves.
The population OF the city of Rome
which, by the census of 1881, was 27S 600, ia
now over 100000. having nearly doubled
within the past 10 years. Since the clIv he
came the capital of United Italy thonsands g
OF new edifces have been built, and it has
been greatly changSd otherwise. The seven
hills themselves are undergoing q process
OF ieveling and the valleys are icing
til led in.