The morning call., 1893-12-03
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Great Britain makes over 130, 900 bicy-
cles year.
Yale is said to have suffered terrible
loss. Three embryonic football stars
have gone TO another college.
The best trotting record for twenty miles
mile record for bicycle is 46 min. and Z
sec.
Counting the bearing and non-bearing
orange trees in Florida there are estimated
to be 10000. 600 trees. California is cred
tied with having 100000 and Arizona
about 10000
The drill OF the Roman soldier was ex-
ceedingly severe. 1t comprised not only
the use of the weapons, but running, jump
ing. climbing, wrestling, swimming. both
naked and In full armor.
A large forgotten reservoir was tapped
in Lockp0rt. n. Y. the other day by work
men Who we're excavating for foundation.
1t belonged to system Of water works
abandoned many years ago.
Every crowned head Of Europe, with
the exception of that of Turkey, is de-
scended from one of two sisters, the daugh-
ters of Duke Ludwig Rudolf of Bruins wick
W0lfenbuttel. who lived about 100 years
ago.
An old Spanish copper coin bearing the
date of May Is. 1868, has been uuear he'd
In q mound on the place of Frank M.
Johnson, near Punta Rassa. Fla. The
relic is claimed to be in good state of
preservation.
The longest swim ever ma ade in the rough
sea was by Samuel Brock. Yarmouth
fisherman, OIL October IA, 1885. The vessel
in which he sailed was wrecked, and he
SWAN II miles in seven and a half hours
through strong gale.
At the present time there are II public
buildings In course of construction In the
I'D fan %taxx g.
ones. for which appropriations have been
made, are being prepared in the Treasury
Department.
A young scholar attending school in
Adrian. Mich, was recently ask ed by the
teacher what his name was. He replied
that he didn't know. and inquiry among
the pupils was necessary to establish the
youngsters identity.
DR.. Charles Fere. a weIl-known author
ity on nervous mental diseases, says that
these disorders are increasing at terrible
rate In France, and attributes the fact TO
the increase in beer drinking, absin the
drinking and bars.
In Texas there is rock which presents
In the moonlight a striking resemblance to
an immense castle with many windows
brilliantly lighted. The effect is produced
by the reflection of the moons rays from
the polished surface Of quarz.
A peculiarly severe punishment in use
among the Chinese is the loss of sleep.
The criminal Is kept awake by his guard
until be dies. The sufferer sometimes lives
two weeks under the torture, and almost
always becomes raving maniac.
Gagged lions and tigers. pumas and
1aguarS take no notice Of the men and
women passing In front of them, but let q
and they show their savage nature at once,
and spring up, glariDg out savagely.
A locomotive is being constructed in
England to run 100 miles an hour. 1t is
1000 horsepower, the driving wheels IL
feet in diameter. The three cylinders are
40. % and Is inches diameter, with a 80.
inch stroke. The boiler pressure is 200
pounds.
A parliamentary blue book relating to
the last census Of England and Wales
shows that there were taken S.71O.363 un-
married males and 8.90S. .665 unmarried
fem ales, 4. .851 ,548 married males and 4,916,-
749 married females, 4S4, $50 widowers and
1,124. $40 widows.
A young woman Of Paris was found
locked up in police station on her we'd
ding morning by the man who came up
from the provinces to marry her. She had
stolen the trousseau of wealthy young
woman which had been sent to her to have
the initials embroidered In 1t.
Physicians who have investigated the
causes of sickness In the lower grades OF
public schools say that pine-tenths of it
comes from stomach troubles, and that it is
the direct result of having children in
school from 7:30 O'clock in the morning un-
til 1:30 O'Clock in the afternoon without
giving them chance to get anything to
eat.
1t is stated that ordinary bricks boiled in
tar for about twelve hours, or until they
are saturated with it, are increased about
so per cent In weight, are much harder
than common ones and unaffected by frost
and acids. as well as perfectly water proof.
They form an excellent flooring for work
shops or storerooms. particularly in chem
ical establishments.