The morning news., 1888-08-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ball. peddle papers, drive horse. and do other
work with his toes
KING CHARLES of Roumania is as devoted to
fishing as his wife is to poetizing and is way
indulging in-his favorite sport.
ELLA BUTLER colored girl 1s years old, died
the other day at Haddenfield, n j., and her
coffin had 10 be just feet inches long
GLADsToNE's elevation to the peerage with
the title Of Earl of Flint. is a London rumor
which is denied by the ex-premier's friends.
THE great furniture manufacturing center of
the United States is at Grand Rapids, Mich,
where there are forty-two factories, employing
| 1900 men.
HENRY D. BOYER a former citizen of Reading,
| whose death at the Soldiers home, Hampton,
| Va, is reported, weighed $50 pounds up to the
| time of his last illness.
+. b. THURBER has menagerie of native ami
mails near his country home at Onteora park
| in the Catskills, This domestic menagerie con
slsts of bears-old and young-foxes and rae
coons.
MRs. ARTHUR Of Westmeath, Ireland, recently
gave birth to three sons and Immediately
named them, respectively, Charles Stewart
Parnell, William O,Brien and Michael Davitt
Arthur
B. F. TooTHAKER, Lisbon, Me-, farmer was
stung on the knee few days ago by bee In
ttammaton has now set in, mpairing the action
of the heart, and his condition is considered
very critical
TELEPHONE RATES are comparatively low In
Sweden. At Orebo, for instance the subscriber
pays an annual rental of but 81 and gets the
use of a telephone system extending f1O miles
into the country.
JESSE D. CARR, the rich ranchmsn of Fresao
county, California. has been ordered by a
government agent to remove a stone fence
which he has built around 10000 acres of
government land.
LORD LANsDowNE has just sold three of his
finest pictures, two Rembrandts and Cuyp.
for the reported price of S250OO0. The pur-
chaser is Sir Edward Guinness one Of the
famous brewers of stout.
PERHAPS the oldest railroad engineer in the
country i'll length of service is Benjamin Hafner
who has been employed by the Erie road for AZ
years. In all that time no train in his charge
has met with serious accident.
THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT is letting the palace
of Versailles and the Trianons go to ruin. A
few days ago the furniture of the little Trianon
where Marie Antoinette used to play at being
dairy maid was sold at auction in Paris.
MAssEUsE who has practiced her profession
largely among families of wealth makes the
statement that in many years she has admin
istered massage to only one woman whose ribs
had not been displaced by corset-wearing
REMARKABLE JUMPING FEAT was accom-
plished at Kidderminster on July 90 Darby, in
jumping succession of twenty Jumps Gov
inches, being 8 feet 6 inches beyond anything
previously accomplished.
A PAIR of pet bears driven to a buggy excite
great interest on the streets of Canton, Miss.
They are owned by Col L. Fontaine who
trained them himself. They amble along in an
awkward kind of trot, and are nluzzled to guard
against possible frolicsomeness.
THE best speech made at a recent republican
ratification meeting at Spokane Falls, W T.,
was that delivered by Miss Florence MollineIH. q
young actress. 1t was elegant and witty and
pleased the people so much that they are trying
to induce her to stump the territory.
AT a recent ball at the house of Mrs. Mulhol-
land, in London, the mantelpieces were covered
with banks of rare orchids, pyramids of flow
ers were placed in every available corner and
baskets OF flowers were hung from the ceilings
while the staircase was trellis work of flowers.
So we'll has the empress dowager admins
tered the government of China during her re-
gency of twenty-three years that the mandar-
inS -have invited her to occupy the throne
with the emperor. IN view of the position of
women in China this is regarded as very high
tribute.
Bishop PEARSON, the head of the diocese of
Newcastle, Australia, who has been in bad
Dealtn IOT SOule LIillo IuSU. mas become hope
leSsly insane, and the result is an awkward com
plication, as he can neither perform his episco-
pal duties nor delegate them to another nor
can he resign his see
THE memorial monument to Miss Mulock
Craik author Of John Halifax, Gentleman"
will be executed by Henry Hugh Armistead, R.
A. 1t will be erected near Tewksbury. The
memorial is surmounted by figure of Charity
and figures of Truth and Purity surround the
inscription tablet below.
AMONG the irritants which produce violent
sneeziug and expectoration, known as hay fever
is the pollen of orchard grass, willow trees
imson weeds and many other common pIauts
There are many varieties of this disease and
the susceptibilities of persons vary as well as
regards the plants causing the complaint.
RECENT FIGURES show that the United States
imports yearly 100000 pounds of prlnes
100000 pounds of figs, SO, 100000 pounds of
rasins, 100000 pounds Of almonds, 5000 car
loads Of oranges and lemons, $50 carloads of
preserved fruit, 225 carloads of other fruits
representing total value of over $4,000. 600
THE Hungarian Masons have sent this con.
dolence with their German brothers upon the
death of Frederick III: THE Free Masons
never possessed a more truly noble master a
more dutifu son, more loving husband or
more afectionate father He, the noblest of
men, model of what a true Mason
should be-"
A DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL, accom-
panied by several assistants. arrived at Column
bus, o., a few nights ago, having in charge nine
Indians of the Apache tribe, convicted Of muir
der and sentenced to terms in the Ohio peni-
tentiary ranging from 30 years to 10. They had
been so securely shackled that 1t was necessary
to obtain the services of the prison blacksmith
TO file the rivets of their irons.
AN enterprising baker has put campaign bis
cults on the market containing portraits of the
several candidates for president and vice presi-
dent II is now q disputed question as to
whether democrat should nourish himself
With Cleveland and Thurman biscuits or should
chew up Harrison and Morton. The biscuits
are sold miScellaneously, so to speak, and the
sales will be valueless as 'straws."
NEVER FELT less sympathy with man than
do with Gen. Boulanger, says Henry Labou-
chere. Here we have general, who had moth
ing to distinguish himself, aping the malprac-
tices Of Napoleon, and when rebuked by the
French prime minister, telling him IN the cham
Der that he is liar. Then followed duel in
which the man of peace wounded this sorry
Bobadil. "Serve him right" is the universal
verdict, and let us hope that Boulanger and
Bouangerism is finally squelched. Those who
know the general personally tell me that in
private he Is tue most amiabie of men. Posi- |
bly, he is, but in public he seems to have fallen |
into bad hands. They are making him-with |
his speeches, that he learns BY heart with his |
brougham, which has replaced his black horse, |
and with his absurd swagger-uttery ridiculous |
II used TO be said Of Marshal SAKE that he had |
rendered the trade of q hero impossible and il |