The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-01
ITEMS .*~oF.. sINTERE ST.

F. Tie tesf OF the banana is. usually six feet
leug:by:fwo feet wide: :: ~ 81 =: =.
Is. New York .Ctts's; annual production Of
manufactured artirfes lis. valued: at $780,
00g, 600. -. : -.
Somebody has. di seoyered :ahat pigeons.
have 'beenused as mathematics fer abeait
200 years. 3: :; Is: ~: ;:,s' :;
;SnowshQe; races have become popular lin.
Vienna and there IS talk erecting tobsg-
gan slides -: IL. - $3.50: =:
+ I'm man ufactnriBg occupations the average
life of sQapb0liers IS the highest and that of
grtndstene-makers the lowest s ): =.
|: Both Greek alsd Rom an ladies. painted
their faces for teasing whita lead for
+ red the juice OF an III known herb:
/. An .incandeseebts lamp. with: three indie
pendent car bon I'll aIDents connected with the
tsame terminals tsa new lnventiOh>: IS
t., While. boring "A: we'll near oilers burg.
/ Ind. afour-foa Yeiu of good coal; it is re-
ported, was struek, at a depth pf seventy:
L five feet. 5: - ~ - -.
|. HaVana a were a,Qnantity nfade fSpresslv for
| sthe Rruce:' OF Wales and. yaltlc1, at SI:67:
apiece the factory: S: - s..s .::' 8:
/ The profits OF. the Paris Pastoffice, which:
l@tast. year. announced 70 $4,000 900, have
moyed .Ahe postoffiee clerks 80 consider what:
t:steps: thay. sheqlu take for; getting their
salaries raised: j.. !:
+ Much: fnteresA:bas beer. aroused tflSpain.
by tile finding among SEINE old papers at
| THE palace: of the Dnke:0f Alba Of a series .
of letters wriites: by GUum bus relating: TO .
his III diseoyefies. :. :.:.:..s ;:::: -.
=: The common snail is 81 aid to have $50 rows
i OF Stout sefrat ted teeth; !: Il Ire whole paiate
contains .abaiit t. a,d69 teeth. is CLAIMED, :
while q: fulLgr0wn Slug has oyer %, 900: of
these si'3cfQus spikes 50, =
=: The famous tf0feng6fares of: Berfir,:Ul-
ter den Linden, isthe best lighted street in
the WORLD 1t Illuminated by three lines
of; electric arc lamps, which are: separated
T hYiw0linss OF ltme trees $500.
Is: I'll. H.; Drew and Miss.Alic Crews were.
nlayFisd:f The: 9th eT:day at CARED tom Ga; by
:SqaIre Tai Imam. -Ele COUPLE came To-: the
squire lie: he was ina sawlnl II. and he
ina rfied them. Oh "a pi teof sawaust. ). ..
:" The picture of General B9ulangeE' on
i ;hors ebaek reviewing the Frfhch army. til g
work of Dehst-Popsah. has been recently
placed On.exhibitiQn In q number of cities :
/ in Holland and Belgium. With bad results. =
Tina: famous OAK 6: plantation. In South
Carolina has begn sold for the phosphate.
deposits on H. Tie plantation played a con-:
spicG0ns. parrin several of Sttehs s. towels.
and: Marion and his men were often: en-
ca IAped there; -. =. -.
:: The fanDus Oaks plantations ia. South
|, Carolina has been SOLD for tile phosphate
de position It, tThe plantation D laypd ean-
IS pisg9as part IN several OF SfinIns n0yels.
u:'s4inttVu .uuN tlLo fLEA mclc., UAFcH Eh-s
eaIAped there. -, 500. =: $: -.
ST. Chad g; Church. clock at Shrewsbury. :
WHICH was madel&St century: has: n longer
:peitdu}aal than. any other, ciepk.:in Great
Britain. Its pendulum Is twenty-five feet
longs; and the bail fourfeet three inches in
l.circumfeience and zoe pounds in weight,
= By IN cans CT extra sensitiye photographic:
pilates. SINK }n the Mediterranean enone Of !.
the archaeological the year, an: italian
scientist has demonstrated that the almost
Vertical rays Of the midday sun in. mid suns
merdo not penetrate beyond. a depth of 15e.
fathoms; -. 80 -: :
T.: Aspeciai eenftnIttee of the Massachusetts
Legislature seems .te have established the.
fact That Boston. is the tramp s. favnrite city,
the easieSt.Of all American cities 10 ''.work. =
sIhfsls a distinction That Boston Inlay Joy
without being hammered by Jealousy ON, the
part of her sister cities, -: .s:: -
e. Electric light baths are among; the latest
Inventions. sFhe accessory parts of such a
bath: are a:eabfnet which will .incfose the
| All tire body except the head and Fifty cleo;
| triclamps of 16:canu fe power. or. 40 volts.
arranged about the body in groups: with a
| separate switehfor each group. The light.
lsthrown ona section at time, making the
| patient frisky and browning the skin like
an ocean bath - - =, g :
.SnyrHa, Turkey has an active. circle of
| King s Daug hters. engaged Ia the practical
| charitable work for which the order is
[ ftOttQS by ScWfnE, tHl DLOTutTlUE, ScrlDDluR
floors. blackenlpg shoes. or any. work for
| which money would be paid, they have dis
| tribnted rice and coat among the poor. Wis.,.
|. tied the sick, educated children, provided
| medicines, paid rents and dene other SIM
| liar acts of charity. -. ;. i =
:. Genuine amber Is becoming scarcer every
| year, and it will pes be- long before a real
amber cigar holder OF. pipestem will be a.:
| rarity and a luxnry. The true amber is a
| fossil gum, which. was produced in large
| quantities by trees having tesihous sap
| which flowed down the trunks and gathered
| In masses at the roots. 1t is found in the
gronud of marshes and other places where
| forests fi0urished in former times, aud is
| also secured by dredging. 80 ..:5
.'Potnmato" is the name given curious
| manufactured vegetable which owes its
originate DIR. b. &. Cuider oil AtchfsoD, Kan,
| For more than twenty years the doctor has
been experimenting with view to crossing
| the potato and the tomato. vines. 1t is
| claimed that this has at last been accom-
| plished and that a species of vine has been
| thus literally manufactured, and that 1t
will produce both potatoes and tomatoes.
both of which grow liz tbetf natural ele-
ments. $50 -. %.
| The congresses held in Spain during; the
/ centennial cemmemoratiop almost rival in
nunber and variety those that it is pro-
posed to held in Chicago in 1893. : They in
| clude. the congress OF Amer lcanists, peda-
gegic congress, congress Of. spirituaEsts,
the Catholic congress. geographical con-
gress, congress of fres thinkers, Hispano-
| Americana ortuguese mercantile congress.
| a Spanish American legal congress and
miner congresses of artisans and others
Which pass almost unnoticed.
!: The TremDnt Theater. Boston, manage
ment has taken the initiative In aiding It's
patrons against the imnosition of high hats
! that obstruet. their view Of the stage. It's
programme contains the following notice
''Tothe lady patrons OF this theater--Will
| you aid the management In its NDrk of hat
| reform? Wear a small bonnet or remave
your large hat during the performance. The
| theater is well heated and protected from
! draughts Respectfully and gratefully.
Abbey, Schoeffe & Gran."
There are IS, 0oo. 600 people in France and
during the last five years the increase in
| population has only been 124,00O In fifiy-
five departments out ola total of eighty-six
| there Is actually dininution.. 1t is not
| due to any high average OF deaths, although
| Infant mortalityis higher than 1t should be.
Il is due to The small number Of children
born. The average birth rate has fallen
IL u or % per 100e Inhabitants. This is a
phenomenalfy low rate when contrasted
with 80 to 80 in Germany. 50 or SO in Italy,
80 iD England aud 80 in Switzerland. The
percentage Is lower in France than In any
other country; so that there Is a rapid in
crease In rival countries and france remains
| etatiauarv..