The morning call., 1893-01-03
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The town of Forsyth. No.. is 50 years old
and never had church.
The rice crop in the South this year is
estimated to be Do, coo, COO pounds.
The Swiss and German pikemen were
during the fifteenth century esteemed the
best in Europe.
Intoxicating liquors have been made from
the sap Of the birch, the willow, the poplar
and the sycamore.
Kentucky will try the experiment of per-
hitting three-fourths Of a jury in civil cases
(nine jurors to render verdict.
Unbroken four-year- old colts, suitable for
military purposes, can be bought in the
Australian colonies at from $50 to SO each.
A sawmill was stolen bodily in Hancock
County, KY, a few days ago. Not a trace
of the machinery could be found.
Finland has just been celebrating the two
hundred and fftieth anniversary Of the
establishment OF printing il that country.
1t is expected that 10000 carloads of ex-
hibits will be received at the ground OF the
Worlds Fair beta cen now and the 1st OF
May.
1t has been discovered that a manufactory
of "relics" has been in operation in Edn-
burgh, Scotland, for some time. Relics OF
Burns were the staple product.
Miss Maud Zlovierzchk witinskis, of
Chicago, was married recently. 1t took the
minister so long to promo ounce the name that
they had to have the Wedding the day be-
fore.
An advertisement for school teacher in
an Indiana paper reads as follows: HE
must be a man sound in body and intel
lect; not afraid to use the rod; wages $40
per month aud board around"
A study Of German map. on which is
plotted the stations Of the troops in their
b uge army, shows that the majority are So
placed as to be conveniently moved in Sec
tons to the French frontier.
Probably the most interesting section of
the transportation building a. Jackson Park
will be that devoted to primitive methods or
transportation and the canoes and sleds of
unciviliZed tribes.
The Atbenian Archaeological Society has
carried out some excavations on the site of
ancient Corintb, which have resulted in the
discovery OF considerable bulldog belong
ing to the fifth or sixth century b. c.
Many Of the sO-called hotel bellboys in
this country are fathers aud some are
grandfathers. San Francisco lays claim to
three who are~0yer 80 years of age, one of
whom recently retired from business rich.
Vanilla is an orchid. which in the West
Indies. creeps over trees and walls like ivy.
A substance called ''salep," somewhat re-
sembling arrowroot or ssgo. is obtained
from the tubers OF variety that grows In
Turkey and Persia, where it is highly
esteemed.
Hungary is stated to be the country where
railway travelling is the cheapest. 1t is
said to be possible to journey from Buda
Pesth to Kronstadt. a distance OF 500 miles,
for Is Sd, being at the rate of six miles
penny. Low as this price is it is liable to
reduction Of one-half in the case of laborers
journeying in parties of not fewer than ten.
The latest feat in spoon-caryng is re-
ported from the capital city Of Iowa, and
was accomplished by S. f. Wilcox. He took
a common Iowa souvenir spoon, one bear
ing the Iowa coat of arms on its handle, and
wrote the whole of the Lords prayer In its
bowl. Every letter and comma Is In its
proper place, ana can be easily read with
the naked eye.