The morning call., 1891-09-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Galera, a village in Peru, is the highest in
habited place in the world. II is 1865 feet
above the sea.
Learning is only so far valuable as it
serves TO enlarge and enllghten the bounds
of conscience.
The cIaque has been discarded at the Am
bigue, the first theater in Paris to break
into the tradition.
They pay 81 a week for hired girls in Tren-
night in the week.
The girl of the period carries her watch
under the capaciOus folds OF the mansard-
roof collar she wears.
A burglar who tried to rob Chicago man
lost his gold watch, and finally had 10 call
on policeman for protection. The Chicago
man got away.
with violent and possibly fatal spaSmS, due
to excessive cigarette smoking,
The Minneapolis Board of Educa ion has
decided that married women shall have the
same chances for positions as teachers in
the public schools of that city as unmar-
rled.
To prevent accidents in lowering boats
from the sides of ships an EugllSnman has
invented raft which supports the boat and
from which 1t is launched upon reaching the
water
Tie largest dam of any kind in the
southern hemisphere is that of Btetaloo,
South Australia. It Is built OF concrete, has
a capacity OF SJ0O0J,OJO gallons and cost
S5SJ,OOO.
a man in Elizabeth, n. j., has BEEN
driven Insane by mosquitoes. The Jersey
mosquito 1t must be remembered, S'almOst
as bO0dJhlrsty a creature rs Jack the
Ripper.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher says of the
new statue OF her husband recently I'M
vei,ed il Brooklyn, that 1t looks like
tramp" Columns Of art criticism couldn't
say more.
John Archibald is one of the Standard
Oh magnattS. He started in as an Office
boy at 'lI.usyiile q few years ago specu-
lated successfully as soon as he got hold of
little money, and is to-day worth $4,000
600.
Twenty chickens were recently stolen
from an Omaha man in one night. a local
journal makes the following suggestive
addenda: "A Methodist minister lives ON
one side Of his house and an EpiscoDaliau
rector on the other"
It is said that a Webster City Qowa)
genius has Invented a pipe and cigar holder
which removes the nicotine from the smoke
and deposits it in a vial. The invention will
enable the young man to smoke his first
cigar without getting sick
st. Charles, Mo-, has two young ladies to
every maTrlaSeabLe young man in town.
The girls are all pretty and smart and the
boys are in clover. A matrimonial bureau
has been formed. Objtct-to induce twenty
i've young men TO .ocate there.
Progress in electric roads can be seen from
the following: La 1885 there were only three
In this country. Now we have 325 roads
with 1000 cars. The comparative cost per
mile is 1872 cents, while for horse-carS we
have 1916 cents, and Tor cable 1412 cents.
There is a tooth tree in Jamaica
Tooth brushes are made from it by cutting
pieces OF the stem to convenient lengths au d
fraying out the ends. 1t also supplies con-
Yenientlv enough an excellent tooth powder.
which is prepared by pulVerlzDg the dried
stems.
A Mussulman having served his term in
prison Is regarded almost as saint, no mat
ter as 10 the crime for which he has been
condemned. For Mohammedan to say lie
has been confined in prison is to make a
claim upon the respect and admiration of
his lellow-belieYeTs.
At Findiay, 0hio, while number of men
were thrashing wheat the machine exploded.
One man was killed and four others seri-
ously injured. On investigation it was
found that q dynamite cartridge had been
placed in Sheaf of wheat by some person
unknown, causing the explosion.
A number of relIgiOn-crazed women
gathered IL vacant teld near King stOn,
Ontario, and threw their corsetS into bon
fire, with the cry I'VE will live as God made
us" But it is not the corset that creates
the chief havoc in these low grounds OF sor-
row, it is the Eiffel tower thcater hat.
A unique CARPET is being made for the
Church of le C9ur de Jesus, MOntmartre,
in Paris, by some Partisan ladies. 1t will
cost $1,000, and the names of the workers
are to be embroidered around the border.
The center represents Montmartre, while
above are to be found the arms of the city
of Paris.
The street railways Of Paris are under
Government control and the rules for their
guidance are very strict. Only four passen-
gers are allowed to stand on the back plat
form, and they must pay the same fare as
the frst-class passengers inside, viz:
cents, while those on the roof Of the car ride
at half rates.
Miss Hattie J. Chips, who lives near
Budd's Lake, n. j.. has fashioned portions
OF hair from the heads Of 1000 individuals
into large wreath of over 1000 flowers and
leaves. This unique oddly is composed of
hair Of every shade aud color known TO the
anthropologist. The young artist spent over
year ID collecting the locks Of hair before
commencing work on the wreath.
A labor problem of very serious nature
is troubling the people Of Brazil The re-
cent emancipation Of the slaves has COM
pletely demOralized the agricultural and
domestic labor of the new republic. 1t is
NClJ uiluShl1 W 6Cb oulLCIcHI utiu IdUOT 10
cultivate the crops, and many families are
entirely without servants and ale unable to
get any. The negro ex-slaves positively re-
fuse to work for love or money.
A man living near Lewiston, Me-, has
large field Of tobacco, which promises to
yield fine crop The neighbors of the
planter laughed at him when he prepared
his ground to raise the favorlte American
weed. They told him that tobacco would
not grow in Maine. But he perseyered and
Is about to reap his reward. The planter de-
claIes that the tobacco is of finer quality
than that produced in the South.
An autograph letter of Abraham Lincoln
TO friend is said to contain the following:
Do not worry. Eat three square meals
day. Say your prayers. Think of your
wife. Be courteous 10 your creditors Keep
your digestion good. Steer clear Of bilious
ness. Exercise. Go slow and go easy
Maybe there are other things that your es-
pecial case requires to make you happy, but,
my friend, these, l reckon, will give you q
good lift"