The morning news., 1897-04-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Paris prefecture Of police has
bought a wooden horse. harnessed. and
all candidates for the position OF cabman
must show that they know how to harness
and unharness him and pass an examina-
ton in whatever other tests the prefect
may propose.
When the Roman Catholic church in
Portsmouth. Va, burned down the other
day. the Baptist and the Methodist
churches Of the city offered the homeless
congregation the free use Of their chapels
until It could provide itself with another
edifice and three Methodist and one Epis-
eopal clergymen' called personally on the
priest 10 express their sympathy with him
and his people.
"A novel Photographic printing process
has been patented by NJ Antique. of Pa
ris. says the Philadelphia Record. Celia
tlnlzed paper is furnished in rolls or sheets
which are sensitized just before use by dip
ping in a per cent. solution of bichro-
mate OF potash. The paper is exposed un-
der the negative in the usual way for a
few seconds only. The picture as in the
case OF negatives, is invisible until devel-
opment, which is brought about BY the Gu
rious method of pouring over the paper a
mixture of sawdust and water This mix
ture IS used at a tempera ture Of about 50
degrees Fahreheit.n If the picture comes
out rapidly it has been over-exposed. and
development must be retarded by a cooler
mixture at about IS degrees. and if the
picture is slow in appearing the tempera-
ture may be raised to s. degrees. When the
print is strong and clear every trace Of the
Dlcnromate IS removed by thorough wash
ing. The prints are mellow black in color.
stated never to fade or deteriorate. and
the process offers the advantage to travel
hat M rl,.
are used.
A remarkable exhibition of the keen
ness Of scent of the bloodhound was given
at the little town Of Bronson, in Allen
county, the other day, says the Kansas
city Journal The town recently appro-
prl1ted 500 out of the city treasury for the
purchase Of one of these animals the pur-
pose being the detection and capture of
thieves who were operating in the neigh
borhood, and a test of the hound was con-
sidered desirable. At noon three men
started out on foot and walked four miles
into the country when they mounted
horses and by circuitous route returned
to the town. Six hours later the hound was
permitted to smell glove which had been
worn by one of the men, and the next in
stant with deep howl he caught up the
trail and followed it on the run. At one
point the men had walked for thirty yards
TINS point he carried his nose along the
rail with hardly any reduction of speed.
Coming to the place where the men had
mounted, he took up the trail of the horses
and followed it into town, where, in a
crowd Of more than one hundred men, he
picked out the one whose glove had been
given him to smell
An interesting advertisement, throwing
a CLEAN of light on the Old-time marriage
regulations, is the following from the
Providence Gazette of February, 1880. SAYS
the Chicago Daily News. 1t shows very
clearly that the worthless of the past CEN
tury were strongly opposed to allowing
any couple to be married without due and
proper publicity of the fact. The notice.
with its words of warning, follows. The
| paper from which it is taken is in the
Lenox library: ITO all whom it may con-
Germ: Know ye that Rhodes Strivens of
Johnston and Abigail Kimbell of Glouces-
ter are endeavoring to get clandestnely
Joined together in marriage Therefore,
all magistrates, justices, wardens, minis
ters, etc, are hereby cautioned against
marrying the said Rhodes and Abigail, un-
less they produce authentic certificates of
their having been duly published accord
ing to law; as they must expect in all re-
| spects TO comply with the law of the state,
| made and provided against clandestine
marriages, particularly those who act Of
icially contrary thereto. Especially as
they are now legally and duly notified
thereof. Signed per order, and in behalf
of the town council of Johnston, the 18th
day Of February, 1880 Joseph Borden, Jr.,
Council Clerk.
Lord Roseberry's horoscope has been
drawn, or cast or whatever may be the
proper term, by the editor of ''ZadkieIs s
Almanac" and not least interesting of the
! -fr
| that the computations were made "by
permission" AS his lordship has not been
moved to deny this, it may be regarded as
true, and adds credibiity to Augustus j.
| c. Hare's revelations as to the trend to-
ward supernaturalism which marks the
| British aristocracy, says the New York
| Times. Most of the so-called horoscope is
| sheer gibberish, but it contains a few
amusing sentences and a few prophecies
definite enough to be dangerous to the
maker. ''ZadkieP' says that Mars has do
miniOn over Lord Roseberrys mind, and
| he quotes Claudius Ptoemy, whoever he
may be, as declaring that the Influences
| of this star renders men noble, imperious
versatile. powerful in intellect, acute. self
reliant stern and able in government.
Jupiter and Mercury also took hand in
the favored statemans destiny, and thus
"conflguration," 1t appears, makes a per-
son mt Tor much business, fond of learn
ing public orators. temperate, skillful in
counsel, polite, beneficent, able in gov
ernment." The evil influence was Saturn.
This star "marred the public career of
Lord Roseberry and brought him many
sinister and bitter enemies even among
his own party" That was cruel of Sat
urn, but better days are coming. His
bordship's ffty-third year" says "Zad-
kiel, will bring some good directions
into operation, promising advancement
and success. He has a very good chance
of winning the Derby on the second of
June next with his fine colt Velasouez. ;"
Thus is astrology reduced to the giving Of
racing tips.
There is now on exhibition in London
a gem of such remarkable size and beau
~ that royal and other millionaires are
really quite excited about 1t, and await
with anxiety the inevitable day when one
or their number will enrage the rest and
seriously deplete his own bank account by
purchasing the dreadfully attractive bit
or stone, says the New York Times. To
mineralogists, the jewel is simply a fine
specimen of corundum; for others IL is a
star sapphire" whose twin may exist