The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-16
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Government contracts for 50o,ooo,ooo
stamped envelopes annually.
The people OF this country consume, it is said,
200000.00 bottles OF pickles annually.
wren in East Bradford, Pa, built nest in
the sleeve Of garment that had been hung In
the yard 10 dry.
A man at Kingston, n. Y. who was about to
be married, clipped with the fourteen-yea
sister OF his afilanced.
In 81. Louis it is claimed that the replacing OF
horse-cars by electrically propelled cars results
In a saving OF at least 40 per cent.
London now boasts OF Society for the Pro-
motion Of Relaxation From Business.care, aud
Enjoyment During Luncheon Hours"
A barber in Wellington, Kan, has put out his
sign as follows: ave are here TO stay. No favor
iism shown clean towels used one very custo-
mer."
Eugene Field says that German is the language
spoken in the royal nursery OF England, aud
German the language used exclusively in the
royal family when they are among themselves.
The Lmbless League Is the latest political
organization. ii tOurlsnes in Schuyklll County,
PENN, and, according 10 its founder, Arthur
Jones, has POO members who have lost either
an arm or leg.
needle one and hail inches long was re-
Gently removed from the Side oil Mrs. Counselor
Cole of Fredericksburg, Va. Mrs. Cole says that
she swallowed the needle forty years ago and has
never felt any Inconvenience from II.
At the celebration OF the ffteth anniversary of
the invention OF the postage stamp, held recently
IN England, stamp was shown worth 100
guineas. Ii WAS from the British Guiana colec-
ton and showed a rude pUstlnark on pink paper.
Frank e. Ives, the young bilardist has SEN
satlonal tIck-shot which Is thus described: lie
places one of the object balls under the liable
and then he sends the cue ball. after scoring, of
the table as 10 spin on the floor, roll back ana
count on the ball underneath.
The carpet product of Smyrna, says the French
Consul, Ieaches 1000 900 francs, about $780,
900. There three centers OF manufacture
0uchak, koula and Ghiordes-where carpets of
various dimensions are made, but tie same pro-
cesses are III vogue In them all.
Nineteenth century realism has attained its
eliminating point in The cathedral at Manches-
ter, England, where the late General Gordon of
khartoum frame, Is portrayed on stained-glass
memorial window IN the chancel airayed IN a
shooting jacket and knekerbockerS-
Greenville Is. c. woman dug a hole In cot
ton field and pitching Der babe in covered lt over
| with dirt. Another woman working near by sus-
pecting The crime, forced the inhuman mother to
reveal The spot where she had buried the child.
| Tie dirt was pulled away and the Child rescued
| alive.
General Van Merlen, a veteran OF the Dutch
| army, Invites all soldiers entitled to wear The
| silver cross for Waterloo TO communicate with
| him at London so that he may arrange for all
the survivors who wish to cell brate the seventy
fifth anniversary of the great battle the 18th
| Of June.
monk OF the rigid order OF the Graude. Char
treuse recently served with the reserve forces In
| France Tor two months, according to the law.
He rel xed in no degree the austere discipline Of
| his order, anu ale aud spoke only within the
bounds of the barest necessity. He was treated
with The utmost courtesy.
Judge Joseph Cox tells Cincinnati paper that
| General sherman said 10 him once: Cox, a
| mule Is the easiest animal in the world to ride. L
| always preferred TO tide one during the war. In
| picture representing tile burning OF Atlanta the
artist has me seated on fiery steed with fury in
| his eyes, ETC., while the houses are burning and
the soldiers are tearing up the railroad iron.
Well, was there; but L was not on prancing
horse, but l was stsaddle OF PLAIN, common,
everyday mule"