Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-31
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Some women naturally have ''dreadfur'
cold feet, but an Atohison (Kansas) woman
was just little surprised the other morn
ing when she woke up and found her feet
frozen.
Wsyback Laughter has very properly
petitioned the Michigan legislature to
allow him to change his name, on the
ground that II 'Gs ridiculous and pro-
voeative Of annoying amusemsnt among
persons who hesr It for the first Time"
N. Relnach says that within the last af-
teen years Q regular system of manufac-
turing Greek antiquities has been carried
on in certain villages in southern Russia.
It is admitted that the limitations are often
as good ss the originals. The objects are
especially confined to gold and silver orna-
ments, in which the Crimsa is said to have
been at one time particularly rich.
New plans for the long. proposed bridge
across the Straits OF Dover, to connect
France and England, have just been de-
posted with the French and English gov
ernments. N. Remand, noted marine
engineer, has Just oomplsted an exhaustive
series of soundings, and the plans based
on his report contemplate bridge from
Cape Blanche Nez to the South Foreland.
1t would have only seventy-two piers as
against ITO piers In the old plans.
We have been told that the hairs of our
heads are all numbered, but up to date no.
body has said how high the numbers run.
Now, however, German psychologist, who
has devoted himself With great patience to
the counting of the hairs on different
heads, to ascertain the average number on
human head, has found that, taking four
heads of hair of equal weight, the number
of hairs, according to color, was as fol-
lows: Red, 80, 900; black, 103, 900; brown,
109, 900; fair, 100000.
A woman who was in the garden hang
ing out her clothes had her nose shipped
off by blackbird who came along. This
injury has been squared bya operation in
one of the London hospitals whereby the
breast of blaekbIrd was fastened to
womsn's face as substitute for her nose,
which had been 90 damaged thst 1t had to
be removed. The woman, who had been
q housemaid in hotel, had been struck in
the face by descending ''lift," which
caused the injury that led to the opera
tion. The operation has proved perfectly
successful, with every appearance of the
woman being provided with useful nasal
though how 1t will perform It's
functions when the cure is complete re-
mains to be seen.
"Buf" Higgins, hanged on q Chicsgo
scaffold last week. left an autobiography.
This il part of It: was arrested for steal
ing basket of grapes. That was the first
crime of which was guilty, for which I
was arrested, and Justice White fined me
500. The charge was changed to one of
disorderly conduct and was sentenced to
the Bridewell again for six months. When
We finished cur work in the mat shop,
about 2 In the afternoon, we used to cit in
. crowd and tell our experiences. The
most noted thief was always the hero. The
tougher the man the more he was thought
of by guards, prisoners and foreman.
When got out came to the conclusion
a. I bsd the name might as well have the
game, and 60 commenced my criminal
career.
A distinct advance has been made to-
wards the reslizstion of the project for
connecting Canada and the Australian col
onies by telegraph wire under the Pacific.
The intercolonisl postal conference, after
a long discussion, has adopted the motion
of the president, Mr.. J. g. Ward, recon-.
msnding the governments of the various
colonies to consider the propriety of an
agreement with the other countries con-
cerned for the guarantee of financial as
distance to any company undertaking to
lay the Pacific cable oD suitable terms. 1t
is proposed that interest at per cent.
shall be guaranteed for q term of years
upon a capital not exceeding 1,S00, 900,
provided that the company undertakes to
charge not more than three shillings per
word for ordinary business, two shillings
per word for government dispatches,
and eighteen pence per word for press
messages between Great Britain and the
colonies. Though all the Australian colo
nies are not interested in the matter, 1t is
said to be certain that all of them will
give substantial aid to the enterprise as
soon as it has been put In practical
shape.