The morning call., 1890-08-17
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Canada claims to be larger by 5OO,0OO
square miles than the united oIatss, ln-
GLIDING Alaska.
Texas has q dOuble-headed cat 1t is
perfect in form except the two heads. 1t
has four eyes, four ears ana two mouths.
A bolt of lightning in Kansas town re-
Gently struck house and set IT on FIRE, and
at the same time touched OH the hre alarm.
luminous buoy has been invented, the
| light for which is produced by phosphuret
of calcium, and is visible two and half
miles away.
Ivan Iyancovitch, aged 100 years, has just
departed this life in Russia, alter having
gone TO bed drunk every blessed night for
eighty-Seven years.
A story comes from StratfOrd. Conn.,, that
an enterprlslng colt there the other day
chewed up mans vest and several hundred
dollars in the pockets thereof.
After a study of the Congressional Direc-
tory the Charleston News and Courier an
nounces that there are six farmers in the
Senate and thirty-fve in the House.
A negro who was caught robbing the till
of merchant at AIredendo, Fla, was given
fifty lashas by the cOlOred people residing
in the neighbOrhO0d and then set at liberty.
The electric battery has superseded the
horse and cold water treatment for tanning
refractory prisoners in the ONO Penlten-
tiary 1t is reported to be very efficaclouS. q
The seven-year-old daughter of Peter
Olsen, at Ludington, died in terrible agony
the other day, within ten minutes after she
had been bitten by snake in ahuckloberry
swamp.
Dairymen supplying milk-dealers in New
York, being short of ice on account OF the
mild winter, are losing much milk, and to
make up for this loss they contemplate put
ting up prices.
The other day man over at Indepen-
dence (kan.), was fined 81 Tor whipping his
wife, and the same day another citizen of
the same place was placed under bonds OF
$1,000 for selling whisky.
A warm salt water bath is said to be very
refreshing to One- suffering from bodily Ia
tigue. If away from the seashOre a cup Of
rock salt dissolved in warm water and
added TO the bath produces the same result
A triplet steer team is one of the euriosi-
ties to be seen at Old Orchard. The steers
are hitched to a vehicle resembling those
used in the chariot races in circuses, and 10
cents pays for short ride in this novel
turnout.
Vegetable or fruit sandwiches are recon-
mended as new delieacies for picDics. The
newest dainty sandwich is made OF nastur-
tium leaf, sprinkled with a little salt, and
set between two round slices of bfsruft HU6-
batter.
The Twelve Apostles is the name Of the
great war vessel Of $500 tons which the Rus
sion Government is just about to launch at
Sebastopol A larger vessel, called st.
George the Conqueror, is being built at the
same place,
A trial has been made at Civita Vecchia
of a nautical ball invented by Signor Balsa-
melle. 1t is seven feet in diameter, aud can
hold four persons When closed it sinks,
aud is steered and propelled under water by
rudder and screw.
report of the existence of very pecu-
liar cat family emanates from an Atlanta
(Ga.) bar-rooH. which claims to be the pos
nf q mo anf ND usli ,h
are bringing up with the utmost care aud
attention a couple of infant MICE
A fresh expedition is to be sent to the
Congo for the purpose of attempting the So
luton OF the remaining problems connected
with the remote feeders of the great river.
1t is to consist of seven Europeans sent out
by the Congo Commercial Company.
John Fess of MedaryvIlle, Ind, was
struck by lightning few days ago, every
bore in his body being broken. Downey
Knots, seated on the wagon beside him,
escaped unhurt, and so did the horses Tess
was driving, but dog trotting under the
wagon was killed.
A lady of Bremen, Me-, has parrot and
also a cat named Shag. She has Taught the
parrot to spell CAT. cat, dog, dog, and a
few such words, and the other day Polly
electrified the household by spelling very
loudly and plainly Cat and then pro-
nouneing it "Shag." Perhaps Polly can't
think.
Lunacy is rapidly increasing in England
Last year the Lunacy Commissioners had
on their books the names of 81, $40 insane
persons. This year they began with S6,0S7,
an increase of 1927. The great majority of
the insane are found among the lower
classes. 77,257 of the patients being helpless
paupers.
All the officials in the various depart
ments along the Jersey Central Railroad
have been notified by the eOmpany.tha
hereafter employees must abstain from the
use of intoxicating liquors while on or off
duty, and if seen entering saloons, either
during or after working hours, will be dis
charged.
1t is understood that the departmental
committee appointed to consider the advis-
ability of permitting adhesive stamps to DO
affixed to cards by the public for transmits
sion through the post, on the same terms as
postcards issued by the Government, have
decided in favor of allowing the change to
be made.
One of the dancers in a theater in Berlin
was found dead in her bed and 1t was sup
posed that she had committed suicide, but
a post-mortem examination showed that
she died from heat failure, due to tight
lacing. The liver of the unfortunate young
woman was horribly deformed and crushed
out of shape.
Philo fenfeld. of Shelby, n. Y. when he
went to the waG beardless boy sent his
best girl a picture Of himself, but it was
lost. He recently saw his name in list of
letters accumulated in the dead letter Office
during the war. He sent for the parcel, aud
to the now old man the yoang picture brings
a flood of memories Of other days.
The Mayor at Newport, Mont, declared
some new baths open. He then Withdrew,
and, throwing aside his robes of office, re-
appeared before the large gathering OF
ladies and gentlemen in bathing suit.
Plunging into the water he swan the full
length of the bath, and his example was fol-
lowed by several Town Councilman and
policemen.
The Swiss Federal Council has about de-
cided to expel Mormons from the republic
Petitions in favor Of the expulsion have
been signed by tens Of thousands Of the
working people. who cannot tolerate the
Mormon doctrine. In several instances
the Mormon missionaries have been sub
Jected to personal violence. They have been
making numerous converts.
AT Guthriesvile. Pa, mad dog attacked
the little son of Mrs, Gibbons, but before
the child was bitten the pet dog of the fam
lily rushed upon the rabid animal and put
him to flight but not until after a severe
fight, in which the family dog was badly
bitten and lacerated. The boy escaped
without harm. The dog that so nobly sac
rihced itself had to be killed.