The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-08
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The first stone of st. PauPs Cathedral was
laid at the northeast corner of the choir 215
years ago on June Goth.
Millet's "ADgelus," which III size meas
ures 26x21A inches, sold at the rate of
S26S "a per square inch.
Warwick Castle gives evidence of neglect,
not only in the grand building itself but in
the surrounding grounds.
Meancthon possessed in his library only
four authors-Plato, Plny, Plutarch and
Pt0leny, the geographer.
One of the new institutions in London is
a school for obstruction in the art of ap-
pearing advantageousy in society,""
Monte Carlo looks for the liveiest kind of
winter and has made plans for the accom-
mediation OF phenomenal crowd"
They have an elephant at the Berlin
circus that plays the trombone in a way
very much like blowing his own horn.
The force of men at Krupp's has had to be
again increased in order to hurry on the
completion Of orders for ''great guns"
Chancellor Snow of the Kansas State
University Is figuring on a new bacillus
which Will exterminate the Hessian fly
Increase of American tourists in Wales
the last two or three summers has started
quite hotel building boom in that country
London'soclcty papers are satirical again
at the expense OF American girls who are
pretty and rich enough to win English hus-
bands.
Recruits for the Salvation Army have
ever since Mrs. Booths ostentalious
funeral
There is talk in Liverpool maritime
circles of new line of transatlantic steam
ships to begin operations some time next
summer.
Numerous additions have lately been
made to the American colony in Paris, of
which mnpD the Of entertaining iS
expected.
Some London literary journals hold that
there are altogether too many novels pub
lished these days. A good many novelists
think SO, too.
Commercial depression prevails in Edin-
burgh, vide the correspondents, and there
is great deal of murmuIing among the
tradespeople.
Japan's literary welfare is looked after
by 476 newspapers, magazines etc. Toxic
alone boasts of Ii daily newspapers. 1t is
imperative that each officer of the Govern
ment should subscribe to the Government
organ kwampa.
The movement originating In Philadel-
phia TO address remoDstraDce to the Gar
against continuance of the Punishment of
political eXileS to Siberia has awakened over
1l0C00 people, and secured their signatures
to the petition to his Majesty.
The height of the New York World
DulluluR, lIUIu CufU tO highest point OF
roof, is 1874 feet, and to the top of the tower
is 800 feet. The top. of the tower of Chi
Cages Auditorium is go feet. The Madi-
s0n-square Garden tower, now building,
will be 800 feet
Probably the oldest house in the United
States is decaying stone dwelling thai
| stands in Guilford, Conn. 1t was built in
1910 and is still occupied. III colonial times
| it did duty occasionally as fort. and was q
| place of refuge for settlers when Kinl
Philip was on the warpath.
| One sheep-raiser recently sold Mt Albu-
| querque, n. Mex, 200, 600 pounds of merino
| wool of the finest texture. It was brought
| drawn by four oxen. Before it was taken
| from the wagons street parade was made
The procession was nearly mile long.
A story of fire at Savannah was rendered
| novel by the addition Of this little incident
| A cat and several small kittens were huddle(
| up for the night In Campbelps restaurant
| the building adjoining where the fire was
| and as soon as the fire alarm rang, the oil
cat, with motherly instinct for the protection
OF her kittens. carried them outside of the
The authorities of the Government Of
| Taurida, Russia, have issued an order tina
women bathing in free waters shall weal
| bathing suits. The women Of Yalteen pro-
| test against this order with an energy and
unanimity worthy of better cause; they
| are preparing petition to the General GCv.
eminent urging the appeal of the order and
| declaring that the curative powers OF thu
water have no effect upon those who battle
| in clothes.
| Moles can occasionally become fiends in
| carnate, veritable subterranean tigers, an(
| with such energy do they attack each Othel
| that, utterly ignoring the presence of man
| they will rough and tumble at his very feet
| their enormously musculae little limb:
working convulsively and bones audibly
No one who has not witnessed tourney Of
this nature would credit the extraordinary
activity and fury which is here displayed
for the battle seldom leaves both combatants
| in the land of the living.