The morning call., 1890-06-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A circus manager at Lyons kept his exhibition
open all day flee OF charge on The OCCASION OF his
daughters marriage.
In $50 800 elks were shot in tile forests of
Norway Most OF them were killed by English
sDOrtsmen, who as VOltaire once minated, are
never happy unless they are killing something.
The BritishiP ostofiice, which, in 1S40 dstrib-
uted 76,Ooo,000 of letters per annum, now dis
tributes 500, 600 900, exclusive OF pOsl.cai DIS,
newspapers, etc. ln London alone The number
OF letters posted anu delivered annually IS $780,
100000.
Miss Ida Z. Bowser, who graduated from the
department OF music 10 the University OF Penn
sylyaDia, Is the first c0lored female graduate Of
that department. She is accomplished violin
ist and has arranged several praseworthy musi-
cal compositions.
Surface indications point to the TACT that man
Congressman who arc now sweltering in WASH
ngton for the sake OF their constituents will not
be compelled TO go back next summer. Their
constituents have relieved them OF further re.
sponslDilty, SO to speak.
lady OF ST. Paul, MIMI, the mother OF three
young children, after trying about dozen nurse
girls with veiy unsatisfactory results. advertised
for boy TO take care OF her children. She OBJ
tanned one, aud lie possessed more good qualities
than all the nurse girls combined. giving perfect
satisfaction.
1t costs less than s16O 600 a year 10 keen the
streets Of the city OF LONDON clean, and about
tenth OF this amount comes back by the sale
OF sweeplngs and refuse. The rubbish amounts
In the year 10 $1,000 tons, about 20, 600 tons Of
which is burned and Yields 1000 loads Of ashes
and clnders.
boy at rlaiDfeld, N. j., was attacked by q
large eagle aud severely Iacerated about the
chest. Although much frightened he grasped
the bird and clicked 1t, and then, throwing 1t on
the ground, broke its wing by jumping on It.
The eagle was then secured alive and afterward
exhibited In q store window.
What is probably the warmest place IN the
world lies on tile southwest coast Of the Persian
Gull. During the months OF last July and Au-
gust, Tor fourteen consecutive days. CORE
Sp0Ddent says, the thermometer never fell, day
and night, below 1000 Fahrenheit, and it rose
during the afternoon to 1880 Fahrenheit.
The barrister's wig Is giving much trouble III
the warm colonies Of England He is q bold
Judge as well as sensible one who takes of
his own wig and suggests to other members OF
the bar that they do the same. Special wigs are
now made for warm climates, which are ex-
tremey light being mere horse-hair net.
Henry Melick, rich farmer OF Harmony,
known all over New Jersey as the '.blue man"
died suddenly on Thursday. The neghbors re.
port that. when young man, he was almost
drowned In the Delaware River His skin ever
aiterward, they say, had deep blue tint, Ply
sicians were unable TO account for the phenoue-
non.
Recently. at the request Of the Board OF Educa-
tion OF Warren, Pa, Professor August MOI OK
examined the eyes OF the pupils OF Tho Warren
schools TO ascertain TO what extent they were
troubled with defective vision. He has made his
report, In which he states that out OF 539 schol-
ars, LOG showed some defect OF vision or some
disease OF the eye.