The morning call., 1890-10-20
ITEM, OF INTEREST.

1t takes two men two hours to wind the
large clock in The Steepie of Trinity Church,
New York City.
An Oil City milliner has very unique
novelty in the shape of a broom made from
the wings of the English sparrow.
The Sutlej, large river in British India.
with descent of 1900 feet in $50 miles, is
the fastest flowing river in the world.
A lover of literature objects to advertise
ments in street-cars, and wants to see the
panels Ornamented with quotations from the
best authors.
The latest thing in pen-wipers, according
to an acknowledged authority, is silver
pig. whose back is thickly covered with
natural bristles.
Captain Meade, who has charge of the
naval exhibits for the Columbian Exposition,
proposes erecting structure representing
modern battle-ship.
A great deal of the human hair of COM
merce in England comes from Canton,
Ohio, and is taken from the heads of beg
CARS, criminals and corpses.
bereaved husband In North Carolina
put the touching inscription on his departed
wife's tombstone, "a little while" In 4
g little while three weeks-he married
again.
A New York hotel announces that it has
started "a grlll-room.' The cashiers desks
at most hotels in Gotham are good subSti-
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book at short notice.
A Missouri family left the cars at Salina
to take III the town and the train went on
having the sleeping BABY on board. There
was squally time Until the family got to-
gether al the next station.
The Quebec Telegraph says 1t is deluged
with congratu'atory letters and telegrams
from all parts OF the dominion applauding
the bold stand it has taken in favor of an
neXation with the United States.
The crown which. the Negus Of AbysSina
ordered to be made at Milan is nearly COM
pleted and has already been paid for 1t is
OF the pureSt gold, contains 100 precious
stones and weighs three pounds.
During her voyage of l25 days from CAL
through four hurricanes. Oil-bags hung
over the bows, sides and stern saved the
ship, as Captain Mowatt verify believes.
At a harvest dance the decorations were
sheaves of grain, tied with red ribbons.
placed about the room, pumpkins cut Jack
the walls and palms and roses for floral Or
naments.
During the six wears comprised in the
period 1883 to 1888 no less than 2S9 pupils of
the public schools in Prussia have com
mitted suicide. A large number of these
suicides was inspired oy the fear of not pass
ing examinations.
the Low mansion, at Essex, Mass, which
has sheltered six generations of that family.
is being torn down. 1t is one of the Colonial
lean-to roof style of houses. Its yawninp
fireplaces occupied a space eleven by twenty
feet.
Tunnel Hill. Ga. woman gave birth To
n son that weighed lust one and three.nuar
ter rounds. The child was perfectly formed
hut its fingers were no larger than broom
straws and its nose no larger than wart
The infant looked sprightly and inteIligent
Int only lived three DAYS.
The oldest NEWSPAPER in the collection
brought together in the exhibition at
ColoSne of the early triumphs of the nrint-
Inv nress dates from 1920. II describes the
enfrr of the Roman Emperor into BOLOGNA
and tells how his Papai Holiness met his
Imnerial Majesty ON that august occasion
A how named Rrown climbed nm ton of =
nassenger coach at Creston. Iowa to steal n
Tide west. In passing under a bridge
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