The morning news., 1898-12-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

careful toilet of any class of animals, ex-
cepting some of the opossums. The lion
and tigers wash themselves in exactly the
same manner as the cat wetting the dark,
india-rubber like bail of the forefoot and
inner toe and passing it over the face
and behind the ears. The foot is thus at
the same time face sponge and brush,
and the rough tongue combs the rest OF
the body.
In many parts of Tonquin are colonies
of natives who have been converted 20
Roman Catholicism. The missionaries are
said 10 have taught them Latin, that they
may be able to read their prayer books
and follow the mass and other services.
The consequence is that French function
aries who are unable to speak the native
tongue, but are sufficiently acquainted
with Latin, hold converse with the ma
tives~ in the language of Cicero.
The New York Commercial Advertiser
tells of Vassar girl who cut her recita-
tions for three days to spend that time
in altruistic endeavor at one of the college
settlements in a Hebrew quarter of the
metropolis She attended the meetings Of
cooking class, and taught her pupils
to cook ham. They learned with assidu-
ity, out when the time came for eatnig
what had been cooked she found that she
II was lonely feast
|, An emigrant princess of the royal
house of Tahiti has passed away in Eng
| land Titana Mariana was in the direct
| line of succession to the South Pacific
| throne, but fell in love with Scotchman.
| She married him and discarded the cares
| of royalty 10 lead a quiet and uneventful
life wife of a Scotch baile at Ans
| truther, where she died at the age of 54
| The Tahitian princess was well known
and much esteemed by the people of The
town and district.
The Car has just sanctioned the es-
tab.ishment of an agricultural colony at
| Djenan-Abad, in the government of Bes-
sarabia. This is the first official depart
ure from the law forbidding the residence
of Hebrews in villages. The movement is
due to Baron Horace Gunsberg, who has
granted 1850 acres on his estate to be set
apart as a settlement for Hebrew agricul-
turists. They must all be more or less
trained in agricultural pursuits. Trade
will be absolutely forbidden Should a
store be found necessary 1t must be kept
| by a Gentle.
The Westminster Gazette says Stony
hurst College has good reason to be proud
of the military prowess of its alumni. One
| of the Victoria Crosses that were given
for valor in the Afridi campaign fell TO
Lieut.. Costello, an Old Stonyhurst boy,
and now il is not improbable that a SINH
lar distinction will be conferred on Capt.
| kenna, of the Twenty-first Lancers who
was at the the same school. Capt Kenna
was one of the gallant little band who
took part in the rescue of Lieut.. GrenfelPs
body, which had fallen in the melee among
the dervishes.
Through the generosity of Cornelius
Vanderbilt, says Science, the New York
botanical garden is about to undertake
botanical exploration of the island of Por-
to Rico The expedition, which is now be-
ing organized, will leave for the new
colony within a few weeks, and will carry
on collecting of museum and herbarium
specimens and living plants for at least
six months. Inasmuch as very little is vel
known concerning the natural flora of the
islands, 1T is confidently expected that
much of value and interest will be secured,
and the collections will furnish the basis
of a report on the botany and vegetable
productions of our newly acquired terri
tory.
Jonathan Frankem has just died in
indianapolis, aged 81. Mr.. Frankem was
born in Rearsburg, Pa, which is the cen
He came to indianapolis April 21, 1894, and
located his home at the spot where he
died. Mr.. Frankem was of a retiring dis
position, and never talked much about
himself. few years ago he became
known by claiming to cure certain infam-
nation with the use of silk thread. The
charm was a secret handed down through
generation after generation of Germans
he claimed People came for many miles
to Mr.. Frankem to be cured, and it is
said that his success was remarkable. He
did not try to cure any diseases unless
inflammatory in character and many pa
tients of this class declared that they could
feel the GOODNESS pass into the parts
which We're being treated as the passing
of the thread over them drew the fever
out.
1t is now reported that a Chicago in
ventor is to have the privilege of erecting
on the grounds of the coming Paris exposi-
ton a huge umbrella, $50 feet high and
go feet in diameter. This umbrella is to
be provided with ten cars leach capable
of holding fifty persons. When the UNI
brella is opened The passengers are car
ried up. each car hanging suspended al
the end of an umbrella rib, very mucn
as Japanese lanterns are suspended from
smaller affairs used in decoration. Men
and women undoubtedly have taste for
HiSn places. wings nave tempted them
since history began. The balloon has al
ways been an allurement, though an in
ability 10 retain one foot on the ground
while taking its flights has acted rather
as a deterrent to it's popularity. The Efiel
Tower had a firm foundation, so had The
Ferris wheel. and that this made their
success is proved by the fact that vast
numbers of persons made daily ascents
by them. The umbrella TO be opened at
| Paris will doubtless exceed Them ali in
public favor. More people can be carried
by it; they will be carried forty feet
higher than by the Ferris wheel and all
the cars can be loaded at once
The Car is man of moral courage.
says the New York Sun. His peace mani
festo convinced few persons of that but.
to quote Cyrano. he has done better since.
Popular fads are no respecters of persons.