The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-25
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


bar.
Nevada. Mo-, has citizen named De
SPAR.
A Texas cattle king recently sold $500. 600
worth of his stock at one sale.
a girl Gyears of age in Albany. Ga, has
composed several pieces of music for the
piano.
About eight billion pieces of mail matter
are distributed by postal clerks in the coun-
try yearly.
There is a good opening for women as de-
signPrs on cotton fabrics, ginghamS, prints,
carpets and wall papers.
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt has passion
for altar of roses that costs fifty dollars an
ounce. one drop of which is a veritabie
benedict on L. the senses.
The last nail that will be driven in the
Woman's Worlds Fair Building is to be
made of gold, silver and copper. 1t will be
driven by Mrs. Potter Palmer.
Rub coli tallow from a candle on an ink
spot Allow 1t to remain twenty-four hours
and wash as usual when the spot will
disappear. Properly done this method is
sue.
The gem known as hiddenite, and called
the diamonds twin sister," gets its name
from William L. Hidden, formerly Edison's
flght-haud man, who lives in Alexander
County, y. c.
Although it is nearly sixty years since
Charles Lamb died, the LITTLE cottage in
which he and his sister resided In EImun-
ton shows but slight evidence of any ex-
ternal change.
Rev Mr.. Bovd of London. Ontario. onca
christened a Nova Scotia youngster Acts
of the Apostles" The child was a fifth
son, and his four brothers had been respec-
lively named Matthew. Mark, Luke and
John.
Twelve thou sand silk-worms when newly
ha;ched scarcely weigh o&-quarter of an
ounce, yet in the course of their life, which
lasts only about thirty-fye days, they will
consume between 800 and 400 pounds OF
leaves.
Hogs are largely used to hunt for truffles
in France. As soon as the animal takes
the roots of the fungus in his mouth he is
dealt a sharp blow across the nose and
drops the tIuffie, when it is bagged by the
hunter.
A Gardiner (Me.) pastor who had COL
leeted 400 copper cents during his timer
ancy passed them over to a merchant in that
city, and was surprised soon after to receive
thousand of them back again in the shane
Of a wedding fee.
Corais are appearing In great variety in
the Paris ana London markets, and Will be
worn tins season very generally. Those
who have put them away in an odd corner
of their jewel case will bring them again
into the light of day.
To cure severe case Of collie take tea
spoonful of salt in a pint of water; drink
and go TO bed. This is one of the speediest
remedies known. 1t will also prove effica-
clots in reviving person who seems almost
dead from heavy fall.
Professor Black tells of a singular super
stltlon existing in England which insists
that II the Youngest daughter of a family
marries first her sisters must dance at the
wedding without shoes, so as to insure hus-
bands for themselves.
In the Isle of Man an old shoe is always
thrown after thu hriHa oil tb.
when leaving their homes, and in the South
the oldest person on the plantation white
or black, always throws shoe after any
one starting on long journey.
Sisters in the Murraysville pa Presby-
terrain Church said so many mean things
about the Scotch gowns of their pastors
bride. Mrs. Steele, jast over from Scotland.
whose style they did not like, that Mr.
Steele, the pastor, has resigned in righteous
| anger.
The most eloquent pulpit orator in Cam
ada Is Rev. DR.. George Douglass. He is
blind and his hands fall helpless in front of
| him from paralysis, so that he appears half
| dead. But no one that hears his voice can
remain insensible to the charm of his
| oratory.
| BiddefOrd, Me-. believes that salvation
| should be free He had been irving for
some time to get the city to cut eff his sal
| airy, but the authorities have steadily re-
fused 10 do so, and now the parson has sent
| IN his resignation.
There is nothing obscure in the etymology
| OF the Spanish phrase. Ell Dorado which
means literally The Gilded," yet to such
an extent has it been abused that few know
that it originally related to a man and not
| to country.
In the Harlan MS. A. D. $50, mention is
made OF an extraordinary piece of work
| the whole Bible contained in an English
walnut shell no larger than a hens egg.
| The nut, says the MS, 'holdeth the
book, and there are as many leaves in it as
in the great Bible"
An obstinate case of vomiting THAT is,
when the vomiting continues simply BY con-
| yusiye retching after the original cause has
| ceased) may often be cured by drinking
| freely OF water as hot as can be done. Sea-
| sickness In some people is greatly relieved
| by the same method.
The most unfortunate town in France
| seems to be Yvetot. Its population of 5000
has decreased greatly since the last census
| and almost Entirely among the males. There
are $40 more maidenss than bachelors, 90
more married women than married men and
80 more widows than widowers.
Spiders of several kinds are found in
caves. They are uniformly small, weak
| and of sedentary habits. No webs do thew
| spin, save few irregular webs sometimes.
| What they live upon is rather a puzzle,
though it is supposed that they catch straw
| mites and other such small fry.
| Jersey City clergymen are fighting the
saloons in practical manner. They have
| opened Peoples Palace" which ia in
tended to furnish attractive pleasure and
| entertainment III the way of free reading
room, library and gymnasium. and billiards
and temperance beverages at half cost
La the public cabinet of antiquities at
vienna there exists the largest collection of
| coins in the world, numbering over 1o5. !.
600. The foundation of this collection
and the magnificent museums for which
/ the Austrian capital is distinguished, was
laid by the Emperor Rudolph ii of Ger
many.
Kleptomania, whether it deyelops at a
church3 sociable, through the kitchen win
dow, or behind revolver, should be given
heroic treatment. A mania to possess what
belongs to others which Is strong enough to
make the maniac steal is best cnred by soli-
tary confinement behind stone walls and
| iron doors.