The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The number of newspapers published in
all countries is estimated at A., 600, "a, 900 ap
| pearing in Europe.
A trottng race for oxen, single and double,
| will be conspicuous feature OF the CheDoy-
| gan (Mich.) County Fair.
A sx-year-old boy, while fishing in Wis
consin stream, was pulled out Of boat and
nearly drowned by an immense fish.
| Over 1000 children were refused admission
| to the public schools of Philadelphia be-
cause of the lack Of accommodations.
Workmen have drilled to depth of nearly
HOO feet for water at Calvary Cottage,
| Wis, and have not yet been rewarded.
Over $4,000 pupils were fpgged in the
| Boston schools last year. The Boston
schools seem to be given mostly to manual
training"
| Henry Walker of Waylonza, Fla, is the
owner Of a pig that has six feet and twenty
four toes, while neighbor has one with
only two feet.
The authorities of the Swiss Canton of
Schwytz deny that they have ordered the
| William Tell episode to be expunged from
| the school books.
| The Atlanta Georgia., fair association Of
| fered premiums Tor rat scalps, and one
farmer brought in 1900. killed on his farm.
and got the first premium.
| As early as 1853 Bristol and Exeter
broad-gauge locomotive. carrying a hight load
and running on falling grade, developed a
| speed of eighty miles an hour.
The explanation of the peculiar density
of the thunder clouds is said to lie in the
fact that the vapor is partially condensed
! into drops by the electrical action.
Three years ago g. Z. Gordon turned
loose two wild turkeys on his stock farm
near Jefferson, Wis. Now there are great
numbers of them on the shores of Lake
| koshkonong.
Rosearans who take delight in fine roses
will hear with regret of the death in En-
| gland of Mr.. Henry Bennett, who, by cross
ing, produced Her Majesty. Princess B.a-
trlce, Puritan and other roses of great beauty.
A famous firm is advertising honest
soap" This will no doubt lead to announce
ments OF Conscientious mustard and
strictly honorable cocoa" The age is a
trifie grandiloquent in its commercial defni
tions.-London Edition Herald.
Annie Brown, colored, lives in Houston
| County, Georgia. She is 47years old weighs
500 pounds, is feet inches in height, feet
inches in circumference around the bust
| 8 feet inches around the waist, and 80
| inches around the arm near the shoulder.
Emperor William of Germany is reported
to have given away no less than $50 decora-
tons during the twenty-four hours that he
spent with the King of the Belgians at Os-
tend, the distribution ranging from the
Grand Cross OF the Red Eagle down to the
Ribbon of the Order of Merit.
A big moose made its appearance in Lee
want, Me. A citizen who forgot it was close
time, and seizins his rifle shot the animal in
a neighbors yard, has just paid the fine Of
500. 1t was quite costly sport for him, but
he consoled himself with the thought that a
moose does not walk up to the muzzle of a
gun every day.
Judge d. C. Dawkins of Jacksonville has
unique Masonic souvenir, sent him by a
friend IN Delaware. 1t is square, COM
passes and letter G symmetrically nodded,
and labeled Made of United States
National Bank notes, redeemed and macer-
ated at the United States Treasury Depart
ment estimated $4,000"
j. D. Smith is a crippled Tax Collector of
Charleston, Me- So great is the sympathy
of his neighb0rs for him that although he is
unable to move about, the taxpayers all help
him to perform his duties in an effective
manner. and men have been known to act
ually take him In their arms and carry him
TO where he could attach their property.
Sawtell, the supposed slayer of his brother,
seeks to escape from the burden Of his
thoughts as he lies in Jail by making out of
bits Of different kinds of wood, n trinket
box, which is really quite meritorious bit
of handwOrk. 1t is 15x10 inches in size and
8 inches high, and is very PRETTY inlaid. The
inside is lined with velvet, and contains one
tray, supplied with the usual partitions. As
the lid is lifted mirror is disclosed.