The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ITEMS OF I'M ERESI.
Spectators are Offering Maine farmers S.
barrel for winter appels on the trees
A Florida census enumerator lost half
day running down ons darkysand TAI e /.
The Government crop reports show that
the average for corn is 70.1, The lowest since
1881.
In 1870 about 500 women were practicing
medicine in this country; now there are
nearly 1900.
A new political party has been formed in
Indiana called the Peoples party. Its em-
blems are the hammer and the plow.
Sophie France, aged co. has sued Solomon
Oviatt, also aged g., for 5000 for stealing a
kiss. Both parties ara from Akron, OHIO.
The Salvation Army, every member of
which must he a total abstaner, is now the
largest temperance organization in the
world
A boy was recently discovered in Midland
County, NJ ich., near Pleasant Valley, whose
body is covered with scales marked similar
to that of a mud turtle.
The fashion for men to wear wedding
rings is greatly on the increase in England.
Here of0re the English have protested to
consider it an alfectatiOn.
DR.. W. NJ. Taylor of New York says there
are more shrines for the worship of Bacchus
IN one of our great cities than there were in
.ilC WlOlC CuuullN vi biCCIC,
An alligator twenty inches long was caught
in the Ohio River, at Cincinnati, recently.
Old river-men say it is the first alligator that
has ever been caught above Memphis.
A bird fancier of Washington, who has
twenty parrots, says that the Mexican
doube-heads are the best takers, while the
African greys make the best mimics and
whstlers.
In certain Maine town there Is a dove
"a hipb 1rlV Sunday unrnu
mer flies iuto church, perches on the organ
AID listens to the music with much evident
satisfaction.
woman entered an Oil City dry-goods
store lately and confessed to the proprietor
that she had stolen a cloak from him six
teen years ago. She paid for it and was
freely forgiven.
The famous Hndoo god, Lingham, is now
owned by an English gentleman named
Spencer, VINO paid $4,000 for it at an auction
sale in London in 1888. This CURIOUS relic
stands but 1212 inches high.
In Habersham Park, Ga, is a curious
grapevine. About five feet from the ground,
from large live oak. there protrudes a
grapevine about one inch in diameter. The
trte is perfectly solid and no roots to the
grapevine can be seen.
A report issued by the japanese Home
Department states that during the month OF
April last there were so earthquake disturb
largest number was felt being the 18th,
when there was II oscillations.
The New York Press says: We were told
recently that Mr.. Rockefeller contemplated
founding religious daily newspaper in New
York, but it is evident that lie has better
idea of the use of his fortune for the benefit
OF mankind than attempting that hitherto
impossible feat
A Missouri Pacific conductor at Sedalia-
No., sent his wife home TO her parents day
or two ago. He placed her IN charge of
conductor and appraised her parents by tele-
graph as follows: Il return to you, per Con-
duct0r Fr0wnlee, n case of damaged goods.
Please place the same to the account Of a
bad bringing up
A Saginaw lady who by great effort had
procured pair of the new French gloves
thirty-two buttOns-was surprised and
somewhat disguised the other day to find
them upon her little sons legs. The shaver
had put them on for leather leggins, and
they made him good pair, coming well
above the knees.
That servant girl in Springvale, Me-, who
refused an offer of $4,000 In cash and the
title to all his property, which was TO be her
reward Tor marrying her employer when
she knew he had wife in faT-off State,
has got n character" such as a great many
people above her in station could not hope
TO get on their merits.
A burglar got fast in the window of a
house occupied by John Roach of Patterson
John is a moraist, and he dressed himself
and sat down on chair and talked t. that
burglar for two long hours without a break
Then the burglar asked to be knocked on
the head or let go, and Mr.. Roach talked to
him one hour longer and then suffered him
to depart.
There is mule down in Coffee County,
Ga, that has bren running wild for several
months and still deties arrest lie has been
driven into a lot, but he will not let ANYBODY
come near him. When person approaches
with halter the rambunctous animal
stands on his fore-feet and circuatps his
hind feet all around the horizon with the
rapidity of 4 cyclone.
The masonic fraternity of New York State
are to have an asylum for the orphans of
the members. 1t is to be located ut Utica.
Inc plans snow an edihce exceedingly
ada ted Tor the purpose in view, and as the
site has been paid and for sufficient money!
in hand to pay for the cost OF erection, the
masonic body in the State will soon be in
possession OF an institution Of which they
may well be proud.
Nothing, it has been observed before, can
eclipse the tenderness of a mothers heart.
A Brooklyn woman deserted her husband
and children the other day. running off with
young salesman, but she left behind note
which concludes as follows: 'Adieu, adieu,
adieu! Don't forget to powder the baby with
starch powder" Would any man, under
similar circumstances, have been SO Thought
full as that?
Thomas Addis son of Fairfax County. Va,
took from the hoof of an old family cow
the other day, it Is related. "a handsome
gold hnger ring, with a large green stone
setting" On the seal was engra we'd a Mexi-
can coat Of arms, and on the inside was the
name of ID. j. Hunt and Mexican cipher.
and dated, showing the ring to have been in
tie Mexican war. How it got on his farm
and in the hoof Of the COW, Mr.. Addison
does not know.
The Springfield Republican has this para
graph: Whatever variety of selfshness
clings to human nature the horse-car CON
ductor is sure to have the opportunity of
samplmg 1t, sooner or later. One of them
on the West Springfield line asked a certain
clergyman the other day if his larpe-sized
boy was years old, whereupon the dominic
waXed wrathy, and, after handing out a Sec
ond ticket, proceeded to read the conductor
lecture on the wickedness of asking such
questions, because they must of necessity
tempt people to lie.
1t would seem that romantic lovers ara
still to be found on the banks of the
Hooghly, says the Times of India. In a vii
lage called Tangail another case of 'sVilli-
kins and his DiDah" was enacted few DAYS
ago. A young Calcutta graduate, ON being
dislnherlted by his father for marrying a
lady. OF the reformed class against his ia
theirs wishes, agreed with her dearly
beloved to put an end to their existence BIZ
opium poison, They babe adeu to each
other and swallowed opium. The lady died
the next morning; "the young graduate re-
yived," 1t Is said, under the influence of q
stomach-pump and other medical aid, and i.
living now, alter paying penalty of 40
rupees for Ills rash act,