The morning call., 1893-09-17
BREVITIES.

church pastorates are sold IN some parts
of England.
The modern system of Notifications was
adopted about 1900.
Nine. Albaai began learning music when
she was only years old.
The storm on the North Carolina coast
carried salt spray ten miles inland,
No representation of the face of a man
was ever stamped on coin until after the
death of Alexander the Great, who was re-
garded as a divinity.
John and Margaret Bellamy of Fort
Wayne. Ind, were united in marriage six
years ago by Squire France. Differences
arose and divorce followed. Recently
they were again married by the same
Squire.
At Warwick Castle there is a Shakes
peareAn garden tended by Lady Brooke
In IL grow aud blossom every flower and
shrub named BY the poet. The first speci-
men in 1t was planted by the Prince of
Wales.
In the fifteenth century the first glass
mirrors were made in Germany by blow
pipe and were convex. The first manu-
factory OF glass mirrors for sale was es-
tablished in Venice early in the sixteenth
century.
A frog cannot breathe with it's mouth
open. Its breathing apparatus is so ar
ranged that when its mouth is open its
nostrils are closed. To suff0caie a frog it
is necessary TO prop its jaws so that they
cannot shut.
In HIllsbOrough County, n. H.. there is
solid rock with a channel 20 feet deep
and 80 feet wide cut through its side. A
flight of rude natural steps leads to the
top where there is natural pulpit and
pool for baptism.
In 1860 the Gloire. the French plated
frgate, and the Warrior, the English
Mated frIOafA hOth launched Tho
Warrior was then the largest vessel in the
world save the Great Eastern-3S0 feet
long. 5S beam, 6170 tons; 41a-inch armor.
The most singular ship in the world is
the Polyphemus of the British navy. 1t Is
simply long steel tube, deeply buried in
the water. the deck rising only four feet
above the sea- Ii carries no mast or sails,
ana Is used as ram and torpedo boat.
During the early spring robin in build
ing It's nest used, among other things,
sprig of geranium, which later on took
root, and since the middle of July has ben
blooming with as much beauty as though
1t were planted in well kept fOwer-bed.
The great fall of "manna" in Mardin
and Diarbekir. Asiatic Turkey, has been
explained. Chemists who examined the
stuff report 1t 10 be a species of lichen
QecanOra esculante) which is not known to
grow outside of Iunis, Morocco and Al
gerIa.
In Holland woman is q secondary con-
sideratiOn-and a poor consideration at
that. No Dutch gentleman when walking
ON the sidewalk will move out of his way
for lady. The latter turns out invaria-
bly,, however muddy or dangerous the
street.
South Carolina is becoming a pros porous
State, as is shown by the number of her
savings bank depositors-21,3 1897. These
drpositors have upon deposit the sum Of
S4, 225, 454. The State has the most saw
ings bank dep osltors of any of the South
ern States.
In 1916 the first pre-emption right of set
tiers on public lands was passed by Con-
gress, not, however, without much oppoSi-
ton. This act allowed settlers on the
public domain the right to purchase $50
acres. This was the initial Of long series
Of similar enactments.
Dueling in Russia has become so COM
mon that the Government has been COM
PEELED TO decree severe code of punish
ment. Killing an antagonist will cost six
years In prison; severe wounding, three
years; duel without injury, six months;
provoking duel, six weeks to three
months.
The form OF etiquette W hich prevails at
the viceregRl drawing-rooms held by the
LOrd-Leutenant of Ireland in Dublin is
no doubt peculiar. 1t is the Lord-L Lieu
tenant privilege TO KISS ladies' presented
to him, practice introduced by George
" when be visited Ireland in 1921. and
maintained by every Viceroy since that
date.
The Bank of England ncte is not of the
same thickness all through. The paper is
thicker in the left-hand corner to enable it
10 take better and sharper impression
Of the vignette there. and is also consid-
erabiy thicker in the dark shadows of the
center letters and under the figures at the
ends. Counterfeit notes are Invariably of
one thickness.
''TaIly-ho" is the "view- halo" of the
huntsmaD, and years ago the expression
was assumed as the name of a coach in
England, just as other coaches were called
"the Rocket" "the Lightning" etc. In
this country the name of this particular
coach was adopted as that of all coaches;
so here "tally-ho" coach means simply
drag or four-horse coach.