The morning call., 1890-06-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A wren at East Bradford, Pa, built nest In
The sleeve OF garment that had been hung up
III tie yard 10 dry.
The colored tiremen OF Macon, Ca, will hold a
tournament on July 3oth. Over $4,000 bremen
are eNpected to participate.
One Of the sources of income OF oxford Uni
versity Is Its well-managed press which last year
turned III 10000 to the general fund.
The explanation OF the peculiar density of
thunder clouds Is said 10 lie in the fact that the
vapor Is pai tally condensed into drops by the
electrical action.
snake was discovered coiled up inside
piano at Sulphur Springs, Tex, the other day.
IL fought yaliantly before IL was dslodged from
It's musical home and killed.
Tie Prince of Wales recently ordered an AK.
minister carpet made In Que solid piece. with
twenty seven Irregular projections. When 1t
went down It fitted like the paper Oh the wall.
The Egyptian Government has paid 10 Captain
Casaii, IN behalf OF Emin Pasha, more than
$1,000 as Emin's salary for seven years services
as Governor OF tile equatorial province in Africa.
just a hundred years ago last Thursday the
first steamboat went up the Delaware River from
Philadelphia To Trenton. II was built by man
named Fitch, and propelled BY oars worked by
steam.
The street cleaning department OF New York
has appointed three physicians TO examine all
applicants Tor positions on the force, 10 deter
mine whether they are physically tit TO do the
work required.
A poslage-stamp was recently found by Con-
necticut physician in the ear OF little patient,
aud on lis removal Il severe pain, from which The
the doci or, disappeared.
Boston clergymen know beauty when they
see II. One Of Them the other day. IN the course
Of Il sermon, declared that There were never
more beautiful women Than now, when Helens
and Cleopatras are produced by the thousands"
The British PostUfiice, which in 1910 dstrib-
uted 76,0O0,OO0 OF letters annually, now dis.
tributes 1000 100000, exclusive OF post cards,
newspapers etc. In London alone tie number
OF letters posted and distributed annually is S5,-
100000.
Two young miners in the Empire and HOlen-
bark c0leries at Wllkrsbarre completed q rat
killing contest lately. They at the work
one month and $50 was the stake. The result Is
as follows: McQuade killed 35l0, weight 1875
pounds; Mcintyre 3219, weight 1928 pounds.
WnIle travelling circus was delighting the
mill operatives of Fall River, Mass, a poverty.
stricken mother IS said TO have sold her four
year-old son. Michael Monaz, TO one OF the side
show managers for $50. The ideshowmau
promised 10 make an acrobat OF the youngster
AT recent dinner given by Mrs. Astor, the
tabe-ci0th and napery were OF iyory-white silk
and satin damask. Down the center of the clotn
foot-wide panel OF hand-wrougnt lace
which showed beneath IL rose-piuk satin. The
famous dinner service OF solid silver was used.
Somebody has made a bid OF 1000 kreutzers
for the cask In which the body OF the murdered
coachman, Meyer, was conveyed from Denmark
TO New York aId sent back. The barrel has not
yet reached its destination, but when it does
arrive II Will be taken to one Of the hospitals,
and IL self-cOnfessed murderer, Phillipsen, Will
be made uuuack In.