The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-14
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

When tea was first brought to England
the leaves were eaten.
A signal passes through the Atlantic
cable In $1,000 Of a second.
A full-grown elephant Is capable of carry
Ing load of two tons.
A colony OF about 1000 Japanese Is to be
established in Sinaloa, Mexico.
Tragedy was first represented on wagon
by ThespIs at Athens. b. G. $50
In the reign of Louis XVI the hats OF the
ladies were two feet high and four wide.
A number of the finest coaching teams in
and about Paris belong to American anna
tours.
IL takes 100 gallons of oil a year to keep
large sized locomotive in running order
In the early days of Henry VII gentle
mems hats bore plGmes sometimes half
yard long.
The great Cedros Hacienda in Zacatecas.
Mexico, comprising 1000. 600 acres. has been
sold for S5,000,000.
St Augustine Fla, New York and Salem,
Mass, are the only three cities in the
United States that are older than Boston.
A New England College numbers among
It's students scholars from kiOto, Japan,
Thessalonica. European Turkey and lee
land.
The nearest approach yet to perpetual
motion is the discovery of a European
clOckmaker, who has invented a clock that
Will run for ten years without winding.
1t is said that the most precious collec-
ton of German wines in the world is that
stored in the cellars of the Grand Duke of
Luxembourg. Some Of the vintages date
back TO 1706.
Jerusalem has been enjoying boom since
the completion Of the railroad that connects
it with Jaffa. Over 800 houses hotels,
stores and residences have been erected.
The Chinese value an old pair of boots
which nave been worn by an upright mag
| istrate, and the custom of wishing friend
happy foot" is still observed all through
Europe.
In India and South America there is said
| to be small tree, known as the "sorrowful
| tree. which bears sweet-scented flowers
that "bloom only in the night time and fail
| OF at the break of day"
Charles ID. Young, aged 10 years, of Den
| yer, Colo, has built what his friends claim
| To be the smallest coal-burniug locomotive
! in the world. The engine is said TO be
feet long and weighs 235 pounds.
| The cholera has not left every body in
| Hamburg stranded. A merchant of that
| city has presented q waitress in Munich
| cafe with check for 1900 marks to show
| bis appreciation of her attentive service.
! II you nut half penny in your money!
! box. and add thereto by doubling the amount
| every week after the first for ffty-two
| weeks, at the end of the year the money-box
| OF large enough) will contain &c, 49,, 499-
| 223, 6SS les I'D.
A departure in the way of driving a CON-
pound punch and shears for iron has re-
Gently been made in q Delaware mill. The
machine Is driven by electricity, and owing
to its light weight can be moved to any de-
sired position.
A peculiar incident is reported from
| BrenZ, in the BerneSe Overland One of
/ the names drawn from the jury-box was
| that of Uhrich Amacher. Amacher was
! assassinated in January last and the Jury
which was being made up was TO try his
murderer.
| We learn now that the famous iubiee
| shot fired from 22-ton gun in Queen Vic
| toria's jubilee year, to ascertain how far n
| shot could be carried, remained in the air
sixty-ntne aud half seconds, and the high
est point reached in its flight of twelve
| miles was 1000 feet.
Han6kerchiefs. which used to be frowned
| upon by the British military authorities
| have now been sanctioned, and military
| handkerchief has been patented on which
shall be printed all sorts of information
! concerning the use and construction of the
| rife, the flag alphabet, bugle calls and gen.
| eral rules for the soldier.
A convict in Hungarian prison has
! patented device for shaving whereby IL
requires but twenty-five seconds for the
! operation. He has been permitted to try
the thing on the $50 inmates OF the prison.
/ and the experiment is said to have been con-
/ Quoted to the complete satisfaction of the
| governor Of the prison.
Between 5000 and 1000 litres of wine ara
made every year from grapes grown in the
gardens of the Vatican. This wine is used
| almost exclusively in administering the sac
| raments at mass. The Pope always assists
! at the harvesting. and this is one Of annual
| occupations to which he looks forward with
! great pleasure.
The new tax upon bicycles IN France will
! be 81. As there are about 225 600 cyclists
| the revenue will be about S450.0OO. Cycles
| used for business, such as those employed
| by street messengers, pay half duty. I hose
in the army and the Government service will
>be exempt. The cyclists. as rule, do not
object TO the tax. for the reason that they
expect some special legislation in return
The oldest man in England is said to be
| Amos Jinks, native of Shropshire, now
living at Wellingborough, Northampton
shire. The claim that he is LOT years old. il
is averred. has been investigated and thor
oughly verified by responsible parties. The
old man Is withered and bent, his eyesight
has failed and his voice is shaky. but apart
from these evidences of age. he is
free from physical infrmity. He eats,
drinks and sleeps well and is not at ali
deaf