The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-12

ana nau tile DT00u out on lind Try ing TO
teach them to fly when farmer Swartout
rescued them.
DR.. Baugh read a congratulatory dispatch
from the students of Midland College to the
Evangelical Lutheran General Synod at
Lebanon, Pa, closing with a classical quota
ton. When he had put the latter phrase
into English he found that it ran, There
are no flies on Us! y
The flag tioated by the revenue cutter
Harriet Lane IN 1861 is IN the possession of
Brooklyn Grand Army men. 1t is the veri-
table standard made memorable by General
John A. DiX'S DeremptOry order: IF any
one attempts to haul down the American
flag, shoot him on the spot"
A most unique clock is displayed in the
window of a Philadelphia tobacco store
The frame is made from cigar boxes fitted
together. The round dial is marked by a
coating of smoking tobacco. Two clay pipes
of different lengths serve for the hands, and
the figures are made of cigarettes.
About three pounds of coins have been
found beneath the ruins of the old Home
stead Hotel at Westbury, l.. l. There were
gold, silver and nickel coins and a few
copper cents. They had been melted and
had run together in mass, but the different
metals were plainly distinguished.
One of the books of the Washington col
lection recently sold, is entitled the DAILY
Sacrifice" 1t is entirely in the handwriting
of Washington when he was about 20 years
or age, and Is small volume of twenty
foar pages, with prayer for every morn
ing and evening Of the first five days of the
week.
The witnesses for the defense in libel
suit at Montreal testified that so high did
the character of the plaintiff stand 1t was
impossible to libel him. No one would be-
lieve his traducers, and hence his business
standing could not suffer. On this ground
rpt no ID
PENDANT.
Rev. Mr.. MaDship, pastor of the Metho-
dist Church at Centre Moriches, l.. l., has
recently struck upon satisfactory plan of
securing an abundance of hymn books. The
members OF the church pay half the cost Of
the books; the other half is taken from the
church treasury, and the books are placed
in the pews for general use.
The platform around pump gave way
under Mrs. Matte Day, near Prospect Md i,
and she fell to the bottom of a wei IS feet
deep. Without help she climbed up to the
surface. when she was assisted out by her
niece. completely exhausted. but not seri-
ouSly hurt by the fall. Mrs. Days husband,
John f. Day, and their daughter were
drowned in the Johnstown flood in 1889.
blacksmith near Philadelphia has a
Dominique hen that makes its nest in the
soft coal at one side of his forge. Every day
about 10 O'Clock the hen walks into the shop
mounts the forge and scratches hollow
place in the coal, six inches from the fire.
No mater how hard he blows the fire, the
hen will not move until she has laid her egg
Several times her feathers were seorched,
but she held her place.
Two of the German Emperor's favorite
dogs recently ran away from the stables at
Poisdam without leave aud without their
muZzies which is necessary article of
dogs attire in Berlin and its neighborhood
tsSQhnnrnhnn of ~
enjoyment were taken up by the police,
but were eventually restored to the royal
stables after payment of a fine Of marks
for each by the Emperor.