Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-07

zatton Of telephone company In Illinois,
 with capital of ss0, 900, and of the
 organization of another in New Jersey,
 both in anticipation of the expiration in
 March of certain patents which the Bell
 Telephone Company now holds, is evidence that big fight is to be made against the
 telephone monopoly that now holds the
 field.
 New Haven has been cold, but Russia
 has been colder. The cold has been ex-
 cessive in St. Petersburg, and for weeks
 wood fires have been burned in the squares
 and streets of the city in an effort to make
 necessary outdoor business endursble. The
 streets have, however, been practically de-
 serted. The double windows in the stores
 and houses are mostly iced over and frozen
 up. From north and central Russia a
 temperature of thirty to thirty-nine de-
 grees below zero is reported, which Is
 twenty-seven degrees below the average.
 In Siberia it has fallen to forty.fve de- grees below zero.
 A company has been organized to use the long moss that grows on trees in the south for bedding. Negroes get 8 cent or two pound for it. It first has to be buried in a damp soil, in order to rot off the soft, grey outer covering, and this leaves hair like core for each thread of moss that is eaid to be, when dry, both soft and elastic. making an excellent sub stitute for curled hair. If the company is successful it will have many rivals, for this moss exists in unlimited quantities from Virginia southwsrd to the gulf. It Is 8 parasite, and sometimes clothes the tree branches so thickly ss to kill them. Filaments six feet long are not uncommon, and forest thus "bearded like Druids of old" has a somber and mysterious appear ance.
 It has been known for some time that sea-anemones have a sense by which they recognize food. This has been studied re- gently by Herr Nsgel at the biological sta tion in Naples, and he has endeavored to localizs it. Among other experiments small piece of sardine was brought care fully to tho tentscles of one of these ami mals; the tentacle first touched, then oth- ere, seized the food and surrounded it, and of plotting paper saturated with sea- water, brought near in the same way, was not seized. If, however, the ball was soaked in the juice of fish, 1t was seized with the oama on arDv aa tho y,iaoa of 6sb hnt oftan liberated again after time without being swallowed. Blotting-paper saturated with sugar acted like the other, but more weakly. If saturated with quinine, it was refused, the tsntacles drawing back.
 Among the new postofices given in the Postal Guide are the following: Alice, David, Louise and Unique, Iowa; Clara and Rapture, Kansas Anna, Beatrice, Coal, Cyclone, Gsrtie. Jennie, Linnie, Mary, Nipp, Piano, Susie and Wheel, Kentucky; Ebepezsr, Louisiana; Turkey. Maine; Ada, Bertha and zink, Maryland; Assinippi, Massachusetts; Riggs and Shay, Michigan; Sogn, Minnesota; Barbara, Box, Chick, Eva, Finger, Lillian, Peck, Voy and Zero, Mississippi; Clara, Job, Pepsin, Quote, Susanna and vattie, Missouri; Febes, Kipp and Yemen, Montana; Smoot and Tonic, Nebraska; Pavement and Ruth, New York; Bessie, Blink, Dennis, Ella, Fulp, Msdge, Skyeo and Tim, North Carolina; Ida, Jump anu Uno, Ohio, Moral and Yum, Oklahoma; Clos and Swan, Pennsylvania; Tok and Tannaacaa. Flo Josie. Nigh, Nus, Res, Rip. Silas. Tanks and Word, Texas; Nails, Negro, Arm, Pat Store, Quick and Slusser, Virginia; Hicum- bottom, Nat, Patrick and Ruth. West Vir- ainis; Edgar, Wisconsin, and Abbey aud Suggs, Wyoming.