The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Chicago has barber-shop in the eleventh
story OF building.
The old town of Exeter, n. f., has Just
adopted the electric light.
Mr.. Elias hewitt, weighing $50 pounds. is
dead at Youngstown. Ohio.
An Iowa newly welded pair weigh 4OS
and elghty-hve pounds respectively.
The Columbus Ohio authorities suppress
all variety shows where liquor is sold.
Had Shakespeare lived until April 10th he
would have attained the good old age of 327.
A Kentucky man is dead Of blood poison
ing, the result OF trimming his corns too
deep.
The yield of thirty-twO hens owned by a
Vermont woman has been 2lI5 eggs in four
months
Cabe-cars will soon be running in Paris.
the preliminary tests having proven salts
factory.
The New York Manhattan Club. located
in the old Stewart mansion, employs 1I5
servants.
1t is reported that bachelor of 70 has
been married to girl II ears old, IN Green
wood, Ala.
Two of the newly feiged Eastern short
term endowment societies have collapsed at
Philadelphia.
The light of Miss Moon of Richmond.
"a, has been eclipsed by that of Mr. Sun,
her Bridegroom.
Hundreds OF horses near Mechanicsburg,
ono, have Succumbed 10 a mysterious dis
ease resembling The epizOOtic.
The ole0margarine law is vigorously en-
forced IN Philadelphia. Ten grocers have
been arrested. charged with its violation.
Connecticut is still without a legal gov
eminent, more than half the people of the
Stale refusing to recognize the acting Gov
ernOr.
An old English legend asserts that in the
year when the crop OF hazel nuts is abund-
ant corresponding Increase III population
prevails.
A member of the New York Board of Ed
ucatlon IS endeavorlng to eliminate the
study Of French aud German from the pub
lie schools.
Ex-President Cleveland has been invited
to preside at the opening of the new club
house OF the Cleveland Democracy at Buf-
ta!o IN May.
Daniel ID. Sinclair of Adrian is one of the
Oldest MasonS In Michigan, He is So years
Old, aud has been taking degrees for more
than fifty years.
The New York Legislature wrestled with
Dill 10 compel the owners of dogs and
cats TO keep them confined securely between
sunset and sunrise.
An electric road from Rochester to Nj
agTa Fails IS under consideration, the mo-
tive power Of which is 10 be generated by
the falls themselves.
Harry Abbe of Middletown, Conn, is 90
years old, aud he is one of the best story
telierS IN the country. Fish yarn Spinners
are dumb in his presence.
AT Mesquite, Tex, recently, lightning
struck house and literally converted II
into kludling wood. The inmates miracu-
lousy escaped the slightest injury.
The legal right Of Mayor to perform a
marriage ceremony is being tested at New
Haven, Conn.,, where prominent lawyers
deny tile prerugatiye Of that official.
Old lrUnsldeS" was the name Of the
locomotive that drew the first train Of ears
IN Pennsy iYania, in November, 1882 Ii was
OF an exceedingly primitive character.
Some Of the original MIleriteS are still
living In PittSheld, Mass. As will be- re-
mtmbered, Miller, who had thousands of
followers, predicted the end Of the world in
1913.
Two condemned murderers in Sing sing
trison, y. l., Will soon be executed b1
electricity. 1t IS TO be hoped that the hOr-
rible botching in the Kemmler case will not
be repeated.
1t IS stated that among the records IN the
Tower OF London document was found ac-
cording 10 which man was hanged in the
Time Ul EDWARD for no other crime than
having been caught burning coal.
The population of Rhode Island in 1890
was about l., 900 larger than that OF Bostoa
out IN the past decade Boston has gone
ahead OF that little State, and cow has sew
eral thousand to spare in comparison.
queer clock is coeoanut she'll, pierced
with small hole. This is fioated on water
ana SINKS 10 stated time, perhaps an hour.
This is used by the Malays. In India CON
per bowl takes the place of the cJcoanut.
Rev.. Frank Cleniennin. who married
Miss Gabrielle Gree ey, had held To the
theory that ministers should never wed
When he met that lazy he renounced the
heresy and the cure seems to be complete.
The difference between the 30, 600 Amerj-
cans found IN Italy and the 100000 Italians
found IN the United States is that the
former are rich and 90 there to spend. and
the latter are poor and come here to ac-
cumulate.
There is an order of Bernardine nuns.
whose VOWS compel them to observe com.
plete silence. They spend much time in
the cultivation OF pure white camellias in
their clOlster on the sunny shores of the
Bay Of BiScay.
AT Mont Del, IN Brittany, the remains Of
about loo elephants have been discovered
gathered on small surface of about 1900
square meters All the bones are broken
ana IL IS thought that the animals must have
been eaten by prehistoric men.
About 100 American laborers AZ Nevcoo
tie, Pa. who bad taken the places of Ital-
ans, wers assaulted by the latter and baraiv
escaped with their lives. The American
foreman was thrown into the river and the
Italians threaten trouble If they are not re-
instated.
The first wateT-mill ever built was erac,ed
on the river 1iber. at Rome, A. ID 70
Wind-mlls were in original use in the
twelfth century. Tide-mills were operafed
. in Venice about 170S Saw-mills are said To
have been in use at Augsburg. Germany.
about 1882.
An AtchsOn man recently woke his first
h9 nv To ShoW - m on riOcr uieft 81
OF It's eyes, and it took his wife three hours
to get IL to sleep again. But like a woman
she was so pleased to think her husband
was interested in tue baby that she never
complained
Herman Gottschalk of New York is the
owner OF what Is supposed TO be the oldest
coin in the world. 1t is a shekel of KING
Sol0tnon'S time, of the intrinsic value Of
81 20, but $1,000 has been offered for il and
refused. The coin will be exhibited at the
Worlds Fair.
During the absence from the CITY Of
FitlsDurg groeeryman. fifteen year-old boy
entered the store and began to sell the goods
at TuinouS prices. such as -four at 10 Giants
sack, soap at l cent bar, etc. The police
were notified and the young bargain-giysr
was locked ND.
The KaiSer's six little sons are subjected
to severe regimen by their father. Tney
sleep in plain bare room, upon iron cnts
with hard mattresses and scant bedclothes'
AT o'clock every morning they take a cold
bath, and are then put through vigorous
gymnastic exercises.
An Erie Pa.) lawyer, who was Injured in
railway accident eight years ago, Conducted
his own suit for damages. The case has
been going from one court to another since
commenced, but the plaintiff has lust been
recompensed for his injuries by the recep-
ton of a check for S4S, 750
A Boston man who imported 5000 cigars.
costing SIS, from India. has had to paw Gus.
toms and other charges amounting to
$3.50 o. The cigars are valued Mt half a
cent apiece, and the expense 10 the owner of
landing them in this country was more than
fourteen times the original cost
1t may not be generally known that the