The morning call., 1893-01-08
ITEr1S OF INTEREST.

In the Austrian army suicides average
10000 year.
British Columbia has a settlement Of
Scottish crofters.
Many ladies are employed as bank
cshiers in Finland.
The longevity of trees is much influenced
by the climate.
New Zealand has set apart two islands
for the preservation Of wild birds and other
animals.
The Duke of Portland is the largest SUBJ
scrbeI to newspapers and periodicals in
England.
One large horse-owning company in Lon
don lost over 300 horses from CHAMBERS and
farey alone last year.
France has one drinkshop for every 81 Of
her population. In Paris alone there are
$1,000 places for the sale of liquors.
There are two places in London where
cover all subjects, and can be had for every
season.
The United States Blue Book contains
information about 10000 Government
Offices, with salaries amounting to 90,000,-
goo year.
The engineering department Of the Kan
sns State University is making a map of
Kansas, showing the geology and the min
ersl resources. 1t is 10 be exhibited at the
Worlds Fair.
The principal at Los Angeles, CAL, dis
missed the schools the other day SO as to
allow the scholars TO visit the circus. The
trustees considered his act unlawful and
against the rules, and his resignation was
requested
c. o. d. are the initials OF an express
messenger at Atchison, Kans. Signed to
his various documents they may be, prob
ably are, the innocent cause of embarrass-
ing mistakes. but undoubtedly ON the safe
side always.
To st. Stephen has been accorded by the
church place in her calendar Immediately
after Christmas day. in recognition of his
having been the first martyr to Christian
belief. The year in which he was stoned to
death, as recorded in the Acts of the Apes
ties, is supposed to have been % A. ID.
Some of the costly things in the Sultan's
treasure-house at ConstantinOpie are chill
dren'S cradles Of pure gold, inlaid with
precious stones; divans covered with cloth
of gold, embroidered with pearls; suits OF
mail, thickly incrusted with big emeralds
and diamonds and other relics Of former
Ottoman splendor.
Some one with fever for figures has cal
culated that IT, when Judas betrayed Jesus
for thirty pieces of silver, each piece valued
at cents, 90 cents in all, that sum had been
put at 4 per cent the year following, it
would now amount to S207, CSC, coo, 900, 00O,-
600, 900, Coo. Coo 100000 600. This amount put
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as l7.GnD such planets as the earth.
An average of five feet of water Is esIi-
mated to fall annually over the whole
earth. and. assuming that condensation
takes place at an average height OF 5000
feet. scientists conclude that the force of
evaporation to supply such rainfall must
equal the lifting of $4,000 000 pounds of
water 5000 feet in every minute, or about
800, 100000 horsepower constantly exerted
Liars clubs exist in London and several
provincial cities. The initiation fee is five
shillings. half of which is RENTED should
the new member be able TO Outlie any meul-
Der present. The tallest stories are told at
each weekly meeting, and the best exagger.
ator carries off the honor OF the evening.
But If man is known to lie outside the
precincts OF the clnbrooms he Is liable 10 ex-
pulsion.
Photographers are now beginning to real
iZe that the darkroom lantern should be-
come relic of the past, and number OF
the more progressive members of the fra
ternity are installing storage incanGeseent
lamps. They say that This Improvement has
had marked effect upon the health of dark
room operators, aud is considered boon to
those whose time Is spent continually in
that unwholesome atmosphere.
A Jewish junkdealer in Winnipeg i'm
posed an old muZZle-loading musket on a
green English immigrant few days ago,
along with thrilling anecdotes abont injun
lUclututS. lie SlctHUUIU fUuuu tH6 DdI-
rel plugged up with what seemed TO be
wads. He took it to a gunSmith to be
cleaned and the smith poked out of the bar
re S705 in good Canadian bank notes. at
latest accounts the junkman was being
closely watched by his friends
Over the whole world the proportion of
the sexes is about equal, but in separate
parts of the world it varies greatly. For in
stance, in this country there are ninety-eight
women to every 100 men; in Europe there
are rather more than 100 women to 100 men.
LII uncvilized countries the men are be-
leyed largely to outnumber the women,
this on account Of the fact that m ore men
are needed to carry on the wars 10 which
such people are constantly engaged, and
because Of the rougher ways OF living.
Not since the days of the Washburns
have there been brothers in The same Con-
gress. History in this respect will repeat
Itself next year. Senator Cockrell o. Mis-
souri, Will enter upon his fourth term and
at the same time his brother, Representative
Cockrell OF Texas, will begin his first term.
The Senator is the younger Of the brothers
by two and a half years. But he has eigh-
teen years the. start of the Texan In Wash
ington life. Both of the Cockrells are law
yers. both were Confederates from the be-
ginning to the end Of the war, and both
attained the responsibility of the command
Of brigades.