The morning call., 1891-12-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST,

The great viOllD-makers all lived within
the com PASS of 100 years.
Rev. James Ferguson of Warrick County,
Ind, aged 81, has taught school eyery win
ter without break since 1S47.
Owing to the great demand for women for
factory labor domestic servants are said to
be getting very scarce in Fife.
When Queen Elizabeth assembled the
throne the commercial center of the world
was Antwerp; when she died it was Lon
don.
A physicians cane is made with an cleo
trio lamp and storage battery in its head
and serves many OF the purposes of the Ian
tern.
a volume of Rudyard Klpling's stories,
translated into Swedish, is said to have
been received with enthusiasm in Scandi-
navia.
The oldest church In Continental Euroue
Is the Church of Sta. Maria in Trastayere
In Rome. 1t was erected 10 221 and repaired
in 1889.
The Irvine that recently burned with the
Fremont (Nebr.) hemp twine mandatory
would have reached within 1900 miles Of
around the earth.
The starfsh is a curious animal. It's
mouth Is directly In the center, and almost
Immediately under 1t Is the stomach, while
the digestive organs are in its arms.
fire in spinning-mill at Isenhem, Al
SAGE, was eXtiDguished by filling the build
ing with steam. Much less damage was
caused than II water had been used.
A single piece Of paper or linen moistened
in turpentne and put into the wardrobe or
drawers for single day, two or three times
year, is preventive against m ths.
II you want plump children, or desire to
round round the hsHres OF serawny girls and boys,
there is short rule for it. Give them
plenty OF warm drink as well as food.
Every inventor has some idea of discover
ing great useful article, which will benefit
the whole human race and carry his own
name down to posterlty as great man of
genius.
A reformer tried in vain to secure the
passage of a bill by the Georgia Legislature
torbidding members to accept tree passes
from the railroads. Every member was
using one.
Moses Anderson, young negro, has been
committed to the Washington wock-house
for year for dropping hot Goals on the mead
OF his grandmother, aged 100 years, to cure
her OF stubornness.
VI the once powerful tribe of Tonkowa
Indians only seventy-ciaht members re-
main. They occupy the reservation that
was once the home OF the Nez Perces, EN-
DFacing $4,000 acres.
French bee-keeper has experimental
WIN MS bees as carriers If dispatches. One
Glfhculty OF the bee service is that the In
sectS VIII not return over distance of more
IMAM two or three miles.
Pure mutton tallow is one of the most
useful and inexpensive of medical agents.
For That class OF sores and wounds where a
COOLING, healing application is indicated Its
value IS beyond compare.
Only one suicide has been reported IN IN
date on account OF The victim having lost
money by betting on the election. All the
others are taking their misfortune with q
coolness worthy Of a better cause
Dundee IN. " sleepwalker keens
tTeAumfll beside hn6 tNh ar ba,
on II the minute he gets up He can then
walk IN his sleep all night without being in
danger OF tumGling down well or off a
roof.
Mrs; James H. Beekman, of New York's
-Four hundred. is Slave to her handker-
chiefs. She counts them, not by the d zen,
put by the hundred, and she has some
beauties, as dainty as cobwebs and quite as
useful.
In Maine an ear of corn, or more strictly
speaking, SIX ears, have been found, COM
binlng at the stalk, but spreading, dividing
ana eurvlEg into separate ears, till they
form what resembles the ankle and moot of
a horse dIyldedfuto toes. The entire cob is
covered with small kernels OF the popcorn
variety
The AstOr family lave a million sterling
invested in English securities. The founder
OF the family left an injunction in his will
that his descendants should always continue
the investment in English funds and Sc
eufilles lnaL he mad himself commenced.
The sons and grandsons have ALWAYS re-
spected this command.
The remains of Mrs. Archie Cox we're
dislnterred recently. She was buried on
her nus bands farm in Benton County. Mo.
thirty-three years ago. The coffin was In
pretty good condition, also the silk dress in
which the deceased was buried. The strange
thing about the remains was that about half
OF the body was turned to stone and the
balance left skeleton.
The japanese practice refined cruelty to
delight their palates. They believe thar
the fish called the dai is most delicious
when eaten alive. An expert Japanese
carver can dexter0usly remove fve-sixths of
the edible matter from its bones without
touching vital part. During this cruel
operation the fish is kept alive by wet sea-
weed, which, being placed over its gills, en-
ables 1t to breathe
Only three golden eagles were ever shot
In Maine. so far as known. The last of
these was recently killed in a field a few
miles east OF Bangor. The eagle was dis
covered feastimg upon a lamb by farmer
wo foxes came along and attempted to
Join In the feast, but the great bird fought
them off and continued its meal until the
farmer put stop to the banquet with his
shotgun. The eagle, which is splendid
specimen, with wings spreading six feet.
was taken TO Bangor TO be mounted