The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-17
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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A tourmalne ledge. recently discovered
on farm near Auburn, Me-, is said to have
already yielded $500 worth of gems.
A significant educational tendency OF the
day is increased interest in the study of his
tory and politics at.Johns Hopkins Univer-
Sity.
+. Fl. Furnessi, who died at Waterloo,
n. Y, few days ago, had two distinctions.
He invented the Pullman car, and was
once. sutton for the hand of Red Jackets
daughter.
An interesting sight In some of the ceme-
terieS OF Kansas is the pine-bOard advertise
ments of undertakers and tombstone manu-
facturers tacked up ON trees by euterpriSing
advertisers.
Three of the richest women in Philadel-
phia are: Mrs. Themes A. Scott, with
$3.000,000; Mrs. Joseph Harrison, with
100000. and Mrs. Baldwin, who has
fortune Of 100000.
A large stone sarcophagus of the Roman
age has just been found close to the railway
station of Hadra, in the suburbs of Alex
andria. 1t Is richly Ornamented with sculp-
tnre, but is not sufficiently disinterred to be
opened.
Last week the skeleton of boy was
found tied by the wrists to q tree in wood
close to Beaver Hills, near Fort Saskat-
chewan. and it is believed he was offered as
sacrifice by the Indians last hunting sea-
son to secure good fortune.
The city of Memphis, Tenn, which was
formerly noted for its unhealthfulness, has
been Improved in an extraordinary degree,
partly by better system of sewerage, but
Chiefly by supply of pure water, which is
derived from artesian wells.
Robbers entered boarding-school for
girls at South Bethlehem. Pa, few nights
ago and stole number of linss, bracelets
and other jewelry. When it was noised about
tnat burglars had hppn in the bVilJipu
eral OF the students tainted away.
The Manhattan Club of New York has
turned the roof garden on its new club
house into skating rink. The water is let
IN and allowed 10 freeze. A red ball in the
lower corridor of the clubhouse is hoisted
Whenever there is skating on the roof.
New Orleans is making extensive prepara-
lions for the celebration of Mardi Gras,
which comes on the 10th of February. The
carnival Will be on grand SCALE and the
New orleans papers assert the pageant will
eclipse in brilliancy any of its predecessors.
David Moss, a Jasper County (Mo.)
farmer, aged 90 years, the father of TWEEN
ty-two children, eloped with Bertha Will
liamS, aged only 10 wears, last week, and
the two were married in Indian Territory.
Moss is worth SO, 0G0 and has buried two
wives.
Earrings with drops are again to be seen,
but the drops are dainty and small. An eX-
ceedngly attractive pair OF earrings con-
slSts OF pear-shaped pearls pendant from
diamond. Thistles in diamonds, just the
flower falling downward, afford pretty elr
ornaments.
John l.. Sullivan has been smashing an
other newspaper man, and seems to have
no more respect for an interviewer than
cat has for mustard plaster. Some time
or other John will be running up against
scribe who is loaded up with something
more than 'imperlinent questions"
An art building to cost 81 200 600 Is to be
one of the attractions of the Worlds Fair
at Chicago. The exposition gives $780, 200
ana the Commercial Club and Art Institute
are 10 raise 500, 600 more. After the fair
closes the building is to be turned over TO
the city and be used for an art institute.
The Russian Government has determined
that in addition TO the Finnish officials who
are being sent into the interior OF Russia to
perfect themselves in the language of that
country, masters of Finnish elementary
schools shall be sent to the teachers SEMI
nary in st. Petersburg with the same object
A cablegram of over 1900 words, which
passed through New York from Lima to
London one night recently, over the lines of
the western Union Company, cost pretty
penny to transmit the rate being over s. a
word. This would represent an outlay of
over 5000, and is probably the largest toll
paid by an individual or company outside of
newspaper corporations.
y new luSIlou Has D6Gu introduced
Paris by great Russian princess, whose
patriotism IS as great as her wealth, and
probably before long the same fashion will
find its way to England and America 1t is
the Russian lace, hitherto used only by Rus
slams, aud practically unknown outside the
Empire OF the Cars. 1t is made of the finest
linen thread and is the only real lace pro-
duced in mixed cOlors.
DR.. Tremblay of Windsor Mills, Quebec.
recently in the dark took a dose of poison
IN mistake for preparation for asthma
from which he suffered. He tried eyery
means to cunteract the poison, but failed.
after which he went to a priest, made his
confession, received the sacrament, made
his will and then went home and died in
great agony in the presence of his young
wife and three Children
In Main-street window in Pawtucket.
X. l., there Is fine specimen of the cat OWL
alive and apparently ugly. 1t was caught
last week i'll a rather curious manner,
gentleman was In the woods with his dog n
Gordon setter, when the owl attacked the
dog, catching 1t by the throat. The owl
succeeded in killing the dog but its beak
and taons cat caught in the dogs hair and
flesh, and its capture was easy.
The older artists of London complain that
the young men of the profession no longer
wear big, soft felt hats and dine on chops
and porter. They even desecrate the smok-
ing concerts at the MeiSttrsinger's Club bv
appearing in evening dress. Instead of slap
ping each other on the back and calling each
other Tom, Dick and Harry, they have be-
come ceremoniouS to the point of using the
last name. with Mister" prefixed
Probably the best all-round exercise for
developing the muscles is wrestling 1t is
the only form oil exercise except swimming
which calls into play the entire muscular
system of the body. Sparring is sure to
give man good lung room and plenty of
shoulder muscles. Rowing builds up the
furearms and back. and bicycling deyelops
the legs only. In wrestling there is scarcely
muscle OF the body that is not called into
play.
Some mi es from Atlanta, Ca, a secluded
locality almost entirely clothed with luxuri-
ant vegetation, is a quaint stone. IL is
shaped with contour strikingly similar to
tue human head, and was evidently the
work Oh some lnexpert craftsman with rude
implements. In almost illrgible characters
is this strange inscription; Il. o. S, 1889
Brave" Evidently some redskin war
rlor who has gone to his happy hunting
grounds lies buried there.
Mi. James w. Corbin of Griffin. Ga. has
an abiding faith i'll the ultimate REDEMPTION
OF Confederate money. Recently he sold
four pigs to neighbor for $1,000 each. in
confederate money, thereby adding ST.. 600
TO the immense amount he has thus accu-
mulaied since the war. Mr.. Corbin has a
large pond on his place well stocked with
hsh and he issues permits to any one to fish
a day Tor $50 in this currency. He probably
has larger amount of Confederate cur
rency than any man in the South.
Joe Lewis. negro living on Dan Har
rlson's place, near Montezuma, Ga. de-
cided to have some fun Christmas day. He
put on an ugly false face. poked his head in
to the door for the purpose of soaring his
wife and children. She gathered the little
ones around her and began to scream with
fear. His son, a boy II of years, held a cap
pistol In his hand, determined to protect his
mother and little brothers and sisters
threw II with the force of Goliath and
struck his father on the head. He fall