The morning call., 1891-12-17
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Yankee pumpkins are small, round and of
a dark color.
There's demand for a floral exchange in
Philadelphia.
The rent of land in England 800 years ago
was about shilling an acre.
Uncle Sam, with 500, 900. 600 in silver laid
up in stock, ought to be in position to con-
troll the market.
The next New York Legislature will have
as members Alfred r. and Howard Conk-
ling, nephews of Roscoe Conkling
A Rochester IN. " lock-maker recently
stated that key for the unlocking Of the
most intricate lock exists in every watch.
Rev Henry F, Allen of Boston, rector of
the Church of the Messiah. is member of
a sewing society, and does little embroder-
ing.
A trip up Pixies Peak by the new rail-
way is said to be too much for Que out of
every 200 people. on account OF the rarehed
air.
The Government of Japan gets larger
proportion OF its revenue from the railroad
and telegraph companies than it owns and
operates
Cincinnati papers are exposing the bogus
doctor factories which turn out ignoramuses
to prey on the public with NJ. ID. attached to
their name.
One of the possessions Of Hall Game, the
British novelist is the lantern borne by
historic murder.
A veteran blacksmith at Lansdale, Pa,
makes cutlery by hand which takes on a
keener and more permanent edge than most
of the Sheffield wares.
The more delicate orchids will not re-
cover in a year from the effects of the
flower show, says experts. They suffer
great injury from unevenness of tempera-
tuTe.
Davenport (Iowa) minister VINO lost by
recent fire rs nicely located again, and
viii get along all right if he can Just steer
clear OF donation party which threatens
TO invade his home"
history Of The country was that of General
Samuel Smith OF Baltimore, who for forty
years was continuously In Congress as
Representative or Senator.
The will of Charles V. Spear of Oberlin,
Ohio, who died recently in Turkey, leaves
$4,000 to the missionary societies, but
places them under no obligations tO help
the heather to our own land.
No psychologist has ever yet explained
why 1t Is that when handsome man and a
handsome woman and homely woman are
walking on the street together the homely
woman Is always In the middle.
A Dayton Ohio, girl eloped with a poor
man, thereby losing all chances to inherit a
big fortune. After the sugar has all worn
off the honeymoon she Will wish she had
waited until she got the money.
7 he big choir of Trinity chapel is the best
known IN New York, and this is the only
church in the United States which has a
daily choral service. The choir consists of
thirty members-twelve men and eighteen
boys.
Men will always risk their lives for a free
pass. An Illinois man threw himself In
front OF last train on the Big Four rail-
road, near Middle5worth, with the hope
that the railroad officials would compromise
damages by giving him an annual pass over
the line.
The latest fad in the West is shoe party.
They stretch sheet across the room and
the ladies stand behind it aud stick their
1eet under 1t so you Can only see their shoes.
Then you go along and pick out pair OF
shoes and the lady who is in them you lake
down TO supper.
A young Englishman doing America
stopped of at Detroit for day or two and
casually stated that he would 20 on to a
| place called Iowa, as lie had met man
! from there once. The tourist had forgotten
| the mans name. but thought he could be
| found with little difficulty.
| One Of the wonders of Australia and one
of the greatest natural curiosities in the
world, is the Mount Morgan gold niue in
| Queensland. The precious metal con-
tained In this mine, which has pain Ia divi-
| dend OF not less than Sc, 600, 600 in year,
was deposited by hot spring.
| bailroau rivalry IN Perry County, Pa, is
becoming exciting A few years ago the
| whole county was traversed by stage lines,
| which brought the numerous villages into
| close communication, but now two rail-
| roads are chasing each other about in their
endeavor to reach every postoffice therein.
| Until about the year 1850 the BARRIERS in
| France and most of the other countries of
| Europe practiced the art of surgery, In
the dark and dirty shops they shaved and
| bled, cut hair and applied cuppng glasses,
| opened tumors, and performed surgical
| operations still mere difficult and dan
| gerous
Julius NJ. Price, who is exploring Mongo-
lila, writes that the town Of Ourga, with IT,
| 600 inhabitants, has only fifteen police Of
| hcers, who, however, have an easy time. as
| crime is very unusual A prisoner is put
| on view in the stocks Immediately after ar
| rest, and that constitutes good share of
his punishment.
Captain George Tarbutton, commander of
the schooner Virginia, reports that when
near Cape Henry he shot hen hawk tina I
| mad brass band, stamped 1862, around on q
OF Its legs This proves conclusively that
this species of bird attain great age. This
hawk, even il the band was placed on il
while young, was nearly thirty years of age.
The lighted vestibules with open from,
doors along several Philadelphia streets,
notably some squares Of Spruce street, are
a generous contribution to the life OF tile
neig hborhood. Tie call lanterns show the
securely closed inner door, but the hos pit a.
| BILE oDen portals of the outar fIoor enIiv an