The morning call., 1890-09-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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The Mayor OF Boston receives from the
West End Street Railway Company 5000 free
tickets weekly for charitable uses.
A Bohemian living in Bridgeport, Conn,
had cut out of his leg on Tuesday bullet
that he received in the Franco-German war.
1t is not generally known-in fact, pOpu-
lar prejudice rather points the other way
that the last carriage in a railroad train is
the safest
Florence (AIich.) justice is swift. A robber
there recently began a thirty days sentence
within 45 minutes from the time he committed
the THEFT.
Samuel Slater first spun cotton by power
machinery in this country 100 years ago at
Pawtucket A celebration will be held there
on September 10Th.
When a steamer passes over the Port
Huron tunnel the noise OF the wheel can
readily be heard in the hole, which Is at least
forty feet under the water.
1t has been calculated that there are about
100000 families living in London on about
pound week, and they are In large meas
ure the people of one room.
The farmers of St Joseph County, Ind,
are greatly troubled by wheat thieves. They
not only steal the grain, but horses and We
hicleS with which to carry it off.
A Three Rivers (Mich.) girl has beau
who is Lake Shore fireman. Every day
she ties bouquet to a stick and hands it to
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A New Hampshire dentist has put up a
sign, Teeth pulled while you wait, and
draws much extra patronage from people
who do not stop to think that teeth cannot
be ulled in any other way.
The distance travelled by Stanley in the
interior of Africa is estimated by him at BOO
miles, of which all but 1000 were on foot
The expedition occupied three years, and
rescued 500 persons, at u cost OF less than
100000.
The army of the United States consists of
2167 commissioned officers aud little over
20,000 real private soldiers, exclusive of those
performing civilian duties. In other terms
one-tenth Of the military force consists of its
officers.
The newest way of folding sheet of note
paper is to double it lengthwise. For this a
very long, narrow envelope is provided.
Much of this fancy stationery comes from
Berlin and is not very expensive. That
from Paris costs nearly twice as much.
At Lake Pearl Mass, 4 e. Heilborn and
Thomas Richards made an attempt to swim
mile, run a mile, walk a mile and ride
bicycle mile inside OF one hour. Heilb0ru
accomplished the feat in "a minutes 3-5
seconds, and Richards in 81 minutes 10 Sec
onds.
1t appears that there are people in Italy
who derive q dismal satisfaction from being
admitted TO watch the process of cremation
at charge OF four shlllngS head and that
it is the revenue from this source that de-
trays the cost OF crematIns the poor folk OF
the place.
Gambling resorts in France are the sub
ject of much plain talk in both the English
and French press just now. The suppression
of seaside gambling, which has become
formidable curse, is much talked OF, and it
is plain that the day OF Monte Carlo is not
far distant
A cork rope is the latest invention. 1t is
oil ,.1r..5 u
the whole covered with a braiding of cotton
Irvine; over this IS coarser braldlng in
heavy strands. According TO the inventor.
a rope one inch thick will stand q strain of
1000 pounds.
Some workingmen digging on a road in
jersey City Heights, n. l., Thursday, found
at depth OF fourteen feet box containing
over SIS, 900 in cd State Bank currency. 1t
had probably been hidden there years ago
by some unknown miser. The notes have
no value now.
Mauve is the newest shade in English note
papers. There are plain and ornamental
sorts in this color. The ornamental paper
has dim floral pattern scattered all over it
and looks almost like chntz. Another new
note paper is the mignonette, in very pale
shade of green.
A young woman of Rochester. Ontario,
astoniShes strangers by the wealth and lux
uriance of ner raven hair. She is only i've
feet two inches high. but her tresses are
seven feet six inches long. She says her hair
gives her no trouble and she doesn't know
what headache is.
Among the incidents Of the late Grand
Army reunion in Boston was the meeting of
two brothers, natives of Maine, who had
not seen each other since the war and each
of whom supposed the other to lave been
killed in that conflict. One now lives in New
York and the other in Vermont.
The introduction of a new rifle into our
army, having reduced caiber and capable
of being used as magazine lguD is now a
certainty; aud as the Duponts have received
an order for 100000 cartridges with which to
test small arms of thirty caliber. this intro
duction will hardly be long delayed.
A novel feature marks the English naval
maneuvers this season. As each war-ship
arrives at Davenport a number of officers
and men are reported wounded and arc
speedily taken ashore, some in cots, by
steamers, special provision having been
made beforehand for their reception in hos
pitaL
DR.. Junker. who learned in Central At
RIGA to relish fried ants and lived for years
on a negro bill of fare, expresses decided
views in his new book On the way to get
along in the Dark Continent. He goes so
far as to say that in his opinion the white
man WHO accustoms himself to native food
will keep in better health than if he enjoyed
tine best of European cookery
L lie 1dll Mail GdZette remarks. Inc agl-
tation that is being raised against decollets
dresses comes rather late in the day. OF
course tits very horrid and all that to see
haf-naked women, but, as matter of fact,
fashion has been covering their bodies more
and more for the past year. All the dress
makers questioned en- the subject say that
they are never asked to make immoderately
low dresses now. A sleeveless dress is now
considered infrn dig.
Iii asserted by men of high professional
ability that when the system needs a stimu-
liant nothing equals a cup of fresh coffee.
Those who desire to rescue the dipsomaniac
from his cups will find no better substitute
for spirits than strong, newly-made coffee
without milk or sugar. Two ounces of
coffee, or one-eighth of q pound. to one
pint of boiling water, makes a first-class
beverage, but the water must be boiling, not
merely hot. 1t is asserted that malaria and
epidemics are avoided by those who drink
cup Of hot coffee before venturing into the
morning air