Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-03
EDITORIAL NOTES.

After the ball. In 1929 Mrs. Stewar danced with George W at ball in Holy rood palace. Her uncle was the royal res taurateur in Edinburgh and procured he, the invitation, yet, notwithstanding sucl past greatness. Mrs. Stewart. at the age ol 98, Is now an inmate of Glasgow aims honss.
 A New York man gave away nearly on. hundred tickets entitling those who held them to meal ct one of the eating houses of the Christian alliance. Not one of the
 tickets was used, which indicates that the
 grub at these hotsea Is very poor or that
 those to whom the tickets were given are
 not.
 A manufacturing concern in Blrmipg.
 ham, England. drives something of trade
 in crowns. They ara real ones of solid
 god, with cap of crimson velvet, iucIusts-
 tions of garnet, topsz and other kinds of
 cheap but showy stones, and are supplied
 to the kings of Africa, of whom there are
 several hundred, at a highly satisfactory
 return of ivory and other merchandise.
 An Elmira (Nsw York monkey broke
 into beer saloon the other day, turned on
 the beer and took e long, deep draught.
 Then he sampled the whiskey, gin, wine
 and various kinds of bitters. It wasn't
 long until he was roaring drunk. Then a
 policeman happened along and escorted
 the monkey to the police citation and
 locked him up. A man couldn't have
 made more complete fool of himself.
 Seven-tsnths of the people of China are opium smokers, and 2,OO0, 900 of them die annually from its effects, said Chinese missionary recently, who has spent twen- ty-two years of his life in the fowery kingdom. "This habit is rapidly grow ing" he went on; cit is- confined to no class or sex, but men and women, officials and coolies, use 1t alike. As soon ss opiu m smoking becomes a confirmed habit with 6 Chinese coolie he knows that he has about ten years to live. That ssems to be the average. Iconsider 1t easier to reform a sot in the gutter, one of your lowest type of drunksrds, than an opium smoker"
 Thirty-one persons died of actual starva. tion in London during last year, eight in. fsnts and twenty three adults. Not one of the unfortunate persons had ever ap- piled to the parish authorities for relief, and in only one case had the decsssei per- son besn, at any time, an inmate of poor house or hospital. All were people of un- questioned responsibility, who had come upon hard times and whose pride and hor- TOT of accepting public aims overcame the sharpest bangs of hunger. A sample story Is in this official record: "Jsmes Mcdonald, age about 90 years; date of inquest, Feb ruary 19. Deceased would not apply to the parish; verdict, starvation"
 Another story of the great strength of the Czar of Rossis is told. While on return journey to St. Peters- burg few days ago, the train bear ing the czar and czsrina stopped at small station to allow the imperial party to take luncheon. The daughter of the mayor of the village presented g bouquet of flowers to the empress, but forgot to dry the stems. The empress, not wishing to soil her white gloves, hesitated moment about taking the flowers and the situation became The czsr, however, saw . heavy pewter plate on the table, picked 1t up, twisted it into a holder, placed the bouquet in 1t and handed 1t to his wife. The czsr is said to be one of the strongest men in Europe.
 The island of Santa Catalina, where, 1t Is reported, number of wealthy Los An geles men will build large athletic club house and will hereafter invite all prIzs- fights to take place in 1t, is about thirty miles off the coast of Southern Cslifor- nia, with San Pedro, eighteen miles from Los Angeles, the nearest port. It is a large and hilly island. many thousands of acres in extent and has an excellent har- Dor. Until few years ago it was in. habited only by a half-dozsn Mexican half breeds who grazsd their fiocks on the green hillsides. Even now there are only a few houses on the island, thou gh ranch men have discovered its capabili ties and have transferred considerable stock there. The pleasure-lovers of Southern California have also found out that there are many attractions winter and summer, in the way of fishing, bathing and riding, on the island, which from the mainland seems hardly more than a dim blue hummock rising from the ocean.