The morning call., 1891-05-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Paris has 2, 422, 1863 inhabitants.

Paris has 2, 400 500 inhabitants.
An Iowa farmer recently killed y thirty
| pound coon.
The Salvation Army began its existence
in a roOkery in the East End of London.
An eighty-year-old man of Wiliamsport,
| Pa, has tasted for fOrty-fve days and still
! lives.
Thirteen Pennsylvania oil wells have
been burned by malicious boys, who are in
| custody.
Near Foochow. China, during Febr uary
and March, 10000 people persisted OF tn e In
| huenZa.
| from the revenue derived from saloon
| licenses.
At recent luncheon at Harrisburg Pa.
the hostess served the ices in Gala lilies the
Stamens Of which had been removed.
No less than SIC original poems, 1t is said,
were sent to Won Moltke on the occasion OF
| his birthday celebration last October.
The villages of Clinton, Bear Lake, Al
tOOna and Walkerville, Mich, have been
wiped out OF existence by forest fires.
The longest sleeping-car run in the world
is that on the Canadian Pacific Railway
from Montreal TO YancOuver-2905 miles.
An Indian ate his dinner in Kansas City
restaurant the other day and ate nothing but
fish. He called seven times for that dish.
A Springfield (Mo) man burst a blood
vessel in blowing his nose, and nearly bled
to death before medical assistance arrived.
Edgar h. Lake, an Eastern railroad Of
fetal, committed suicide because he was un-
able 10 properly keep the books of the COM
pany.
A Philadelphia midget, aged 4, told her
mother, who insisted on comblng her hair:
Il don't believe you know how to raise
chiPen."
Nearly one-fifth Of the entire population
of the United States live In the fifty chief
cities. which have population of over
ii, 600, 600.
Artificial coffee has appeared. You can't
distinguish the artificial from the genuine
They look alike. The office of the artificial
Is to give weight only.
The Legislature in Maine has enacted a
law which requires all public school teach
eTs to devote some time each week to teach
ing kindness TO animals.
No more appetZing breakfast or luncheon
salad is seasonable than that made of ba
nanas and oranges. 1t will almost compen-
safe for bad cup Of coffee.
Two miles east of Ashland, Wis, the for
est is mass of flames. Flames shoot in the
air seemingly 100 feet high, and the smoke is
so dense that il hangs like pail over every
thing.
The 1aIl OF one of the counties of Mis-
souri,, it is reported, has been empty for a
month. Could there be any more conclusive
evidence that the world is rapidly growing
better?
Cyrus Gilloutte of La Crosse, Wis, fore
man of the Morning Chronicle composing
room, has received intelligence that by the
death of an uncle he has fallen heir to
S2,000,000.
Two months ago an engineer on MisSis-
sippi railroad ran over a goose. Since then
It's mate runs around the engine aud ex-
presses, to the best Of its ability great ami
mostly for it.
Spearfish, S. Oak, has barber doing ac-
tive business whose youngest granddaughter
is 81 years old. His age is 81 and he han
dies the razor with the skin and deXterity
of a man OF %.
Chicago theatrical manager was re-
Gently hoTsewhipped by girl In his COM
pany who had become the subject of un-
merited scandal0us gossip. She claims that
be was the originator OF the false rumors.
ST. Louis has Il gum-chewing contest. As
may be imagined, there is large prepOnder-
ance of fair competitors fof the prize, which
will be awarded to the one mastcating the
sticky substance the greatest number of
hours.
John Scott of Oakland. n. j., mysterI-
ously disappeared in 1878, when IA years of
age He has long been mourned as dead,
but his parents hearts have been overjoyed
by his recent return In the role of a stalWart
Westerner.
The six-year-old son of James McCrscken
of New Albany fell into the Ohio River and
was sinking when Lawson Johnson (coored),
aged 80, jumped to his rescue, and succeeded
in saving the boy after he had disappeared
under the surface.
st. Johnsburg, VT, has had telegraph
pole war, one of its prominent citizens OBJ
jecting to having the poles in front of his
house. He cut them down as fast as they
were put up until the telegraph company
issued an injunction.
The geological department Of the Michi-
gan Agricultural Society reports having
captured a black water-snake in the stomach
of which were found four fishes. The arg-
est Of the fishes had partially swallowed an
other Of its own kind.
There Is grea misery among the working
classes in Rome. Owing to the decline in
values and the stagnatiOn Of building inter-
ests, thousands are out Of employment. The
multitude OF beggars has never been so
great or importunate.
The French residents of TOpham. Me-.
have been the victims of brutal indignities
at the hands OF gang Of masked men, said
TO belong to the best families. Many arrests
have been made, but most Of the cowardly
ruffiSns have left town.
There has been discovered near Nvsa in
PhTygia, a Greek inscription containing three
documents of the time Of the MitGridatic
War, viz: Two letters from King MithIi
dates and one OF CaiuS Cassus, Governor
of the Roman province af Asia.
Mrs Priscilla ScrOggins Of Hall County.
Ga, is ia years of age, has - children. 1903
grandchildren. $50 great-grandchiIdren 372
great-great- grandchildre in all 1878 Her
father lived to be ITO years old. She has
been a member of the church for 1O2 wears.
A Dakota man lost Ills pocket-book con-
tanning $3.50, which was found by man of
Elk Creek. A month later, upon learning
who was the owner, he returned the same.
and the owner was very thankful, but de-
manded interest for the use of the money
for that time.
An Illinois hunter was recently MORALLY
wounded by the breech- pin of his gun blow
ing out and entering his brain. The strange
feature Of the case was that at the time he
did not know he was hurt but wanted his
companion to go fishing. He died in great
agony the following day.
1t is not generally known that platinum
at white heat will consume eny quantity
of tobacco smoke aud keep the atmosnhere
perfectly clear. Lamps with a little ring of
platinum over the flame are used for This
purpose In the East but piece of platinum
wire suspended over a gas Jet il mnch
cheaper, and really does its work better.
The clothes of Daniel Dunn. who was
confined in the Jail at Hartford. Conn, vera
thrown into a large tub of brine kept for
the purpose OF cleansing When the coat
was taken out bank books amounting tn
$4,000 were discovered. When the clothes
were taken from the prisoner he said moth
Ing about the books, and told no one that he
had the $4,000. '-'''' az
Neighbors at Odds.
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