The morning call., 1891-09-08
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

for SO.
Four brothers and sisters, separated for
thrty-five years, have been reunited at IT.
vington, n. }.
Eton, or the collection Of schools which
constitutes what is popularity known as
Eton, has 1000 scholars.
The Philadelphia Masonic Temple Is
famed all over the country for the character
of its interior decorations.
Atlantic City, n. j.. has a 12-year-oid
horse thief. He hired rig, drove to an
other town and sold it for song.
Newark On. j. girls under Is are rigidly
excluded from the streets and public re-
sorts after o'clock in the evening.
A Newport (Ky) bicyclist is in a precar-
ious condition from blood poisoning, caused
by the cooriug matter in his stockings.
a new fad in household architecture is
the painting of the house number on the
panel of the front door. 1t is English.
A Southern hotel is to be Fitted with tele-
phones which will not only connect each
room with the Office, but with other rooms.
A fisherman of Moosehead Lake hooked
big tongue at O'Clock in the afternoon and
succeeded in landing him ats in the evening.
The pastor of the Methodist Church at
MOnTOYia, Kan, breaches sermon and
then makes the congregation guess the text.
The entire police force of Middletown,
KY, is on trial for lynching an innocent
man and permitting the real criminal to es-
cape.
The town of Georgetown, KY, was re-
Gently terrorZed by five desperadoes-a man
and his four sons-wh0 killed three men and
deted arrest.
Sprinkle furniture and curtains thor
oughly with henZine. 1t IS sure death TO
moths, and will not spot or injare the most
delicate fabric.
A Norwich Comm gardener has raised
this season six crops on ore piece of land
peas, suntOwers, touch-me-nots, turnlps,
celery and-weeds.
A Houston CreX.) smallpox victim sues
the city for $4,000 damages, alleging that
proper quarantine regulations were not eS-
tablished and maintained.
legacy of $4,000 is in a Mosheryille
(Mlch) bank, awaiting the appearance of
William Babcock. the legatee, who has
been missing for seven years.
Women ia Kansas at any rate seem to be
availing themselves Of the privilege of
voting. At the last election in Cawker City
thirteen more women than men voted.
The authorities of GAINESVILLE, Tenn,
have subjected themselves to the contempt
and ridicule of the community by Offering a
reward of S35 for the apprehenso on of a
murderer.
Dallas CTexas) citizens are kicking vigor-
ously against a 50 per cent advance in insur-
ance ates. The prevalence of frebugs and
insufficient water protection is alleged as
the cause.
The will of Philadelphia woman be-
queaths SCI, 900 to her children and cuts off
her husband without a cent Good aud suffi-
cient reasons are given in the document for
her action.
A curious fact in the history of pins is
that when they were first sold there was
such a demand for them that a code was
passed permitting their sale only on two
days in the wear.
About $500 in silver coin dated 1861 has
been plowed up near COulterville, Ill. 1t is
badly furnished, and is thought to have
been buried to escape al Anticipated raid by
the COnfederates.
DR.. Miiliugen mentions the case of a man
who died in public house, VINO was found
to have several clasp knives in his stomach
with the blades blunted and the handles
partly worn away.
Winter forcing of tomatoes is very profit
able, especially near large cities. 4 high
temperature. plenty of sunlight, and great
care in the growing are all that is required
to produce good results.
Gravel walks in gardens and shaded
places are frequently covered with an I'M
slightly growth of moss. This can be effect
ually prevented by watering the walks
with solution OF sulphate Of copper (b.ue
vtrioD.
The Ministry of Saxony, at the instance of
the leading members OF the medical fra
ternty, has ordered that drunkenness
shall be considered a criminal otfense. This
will not be regarded as meat and drink for
criminal lawyers.
Savage money has an advantage over ours
because it is used both for ornament and
coin, so that Sayages literally have all they
possess on their backs. One need not lock
far to find some remnant Of the custom
among the highly civilized.
An invalid wrlting-p pad is something new.
1t consists of a tray fitted with blotter and
other necessaries which can be supported
at will upon four short legs, called into use
by means OF spring. When not in use the
legs fold close under the tray.
The Great Falls (MOnt) POstoffice has been
suffering from dearth of 2-cent stamps.
Early in July the Postmaster ordered 100 900
from Washington, but for some reason they
have not arrived, and citizens are using
scent stamps on their letters.
The small fortune of an aged woman at
Muskegon. Mich, has proven bone of con-
tentlon. For eight years her husband has
unsuccessfully eudeaYored to possess him
for her application for divorce.
The Turkish army Is reported to be in ex-
celent condition. Nearly 6000 900 repeating
rifles are in the hands of the infantry. The
artillery Is furnished mainly by Krupp, and
forty-nlne regiments of cavalry, mostly
raised in Asia. have been recently added
A Doyles town On. j. man who fred his
barn to obtain the insurance money, pre-
SCENTS the novel plea that he was instigated
by the devil, who appeared tn him in a
dream, and that his creditors were so per-
siStent that he could neither sleep nor eat.
A drowning person usually, but not al
ways. rises to the surface once or twice be-
fore sinking, partly because the air in the
lungs, when he first fell in, is not all in
stantly expelled and replaced by water;
partly because of reaction and partly as a
result of his struggles.
The very latest amusement for pienics is
the laced-shOo race. All who enter the con-
test take eff their laced shoes and hand them
to the referee. They are then consigned to
a capaclous bag, we'll shaken up and dumped
in heap on the ground. The person who
first finds. laces and ties the correct pair of
shoes is the winner.
There is tract in Levy County, Florida,
in which three holes have been dug thirty
feet apart, and each excavation has laid
bare parts OF the skeletons of huge animal
The diggers take 1t for granted that the
bones all belonged to the same creature, and
are wondering what sort OF beast it was
whose remains underlie the county.
A dentist has called attention to a singula
fact connected with dental operations. 1t is
surprising TO note the few, even among ex-
perienced operators, who stand (or sit at
the left side of the patient when scaling the
teeth of that side or operating in many of
the cases which can be so much better and
more comfortably reached from that side.
Martin Smith recently celebrated his
10TH birthday at Montyilie, Conn. He
lived 101 years and months in the house in
which he was born, and than moved into
more modern structure. He has over 200
descendants in this country. The day that
Mr.. Smith was 100 years old he won a rifle
match with shooters of all ages from IL to
60 years.