The morning call., 1892-03-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST


Inc chairs of the day are pracefuI and
| pretty out never comfortable
foilte society has banished the toothnjck
from the dlnlng-roOm to the bathroom.
a Douglas County (Ga.) farmer claims to
nave pig with seven legs, all seryIceabIe
In proportion to its size England has ai,h,
times as many miles of railway as the Uniiei
| States.
Benzine may be used in washing clothes
WIN no trace Of lis Objectionable odor re-
naming
The Mormons claim that no polvpamors
marriage has been celebrated in iifab fo1
two years. 90" LUZ
= Inc hotels in st. Louis refused to receive
oarah Bernhardt recently because of her
many pets. "oh
-, woman finds no glory in wearing some.
thlng that every other woman she meets
| wears also.
.. Iypesettng is popular industry among
the women of England, of whom 1900 mako
living thereby.
In Dover, England. all grip patients ara
Gompeiled to remain indoors at the risk Of
mourning fine of S25.
An agitation has been hagun at Amherst
Oollese against the compulsory attendance
| OF students at morning PRAYERS and at church
twice Sundays.
:, On the 10th day of December. 1926. 77o
EngiiSh banks stopped payment The Hank
| OF EHgland's credit was saved nv tine tJmei1
issue OF 81 notes.
1t has leaked out by way of the House of
commons that France. Italy and Sweden
nave oeen agreed upon as arbitrators of the
| Berlng Sea dispute.
| Inc result OF an experimental shipment
VI i've looSterS from Halifax to London is
encouraging. although only half of Them
lived until they were landed
among the most extraordinary pieces of
% nooilslh known to have been used by the
| cary Asiatlcs was donkev's head used as
representative Of the Deity.
In accordance with Chinese etiouette all
business OF state requiring the Emperor's
a'Iell0n IS transacted between the hours of
and O'Clock in the morning.
Inc State Treasury of New Hampsbjre
mas !ust heen drawn on for $500 for thirty
sA years Killed within the limits of one
| Town (Dartlet0 during last year.
| Fish are drowned when taken from tho
! water into the air. AMI animals when put
! even Tor short time under water. but the
aAoioti cannot be drowned anywhere.
| :. paper company at Niagara Falls finds
II no easy task 20 decide how the terrific
/ power from the 80 feet head of water which
| Is 10 De at their disposal is to be utilized.
1t mas been discovered that silver exists
| Ia tne asnes OF two volcanoes in the Andes
OF Ecuador, in South America. The ouan-
Ut! Oh silver Is exceedingly minute how
ever. -'"
AT a Catholic convent in Fort Berthold
\ OAK, all the sisters, Including me
mother Superior, are Indians, and the
spiritual director Is priest of Mohawk
descent.
Ii has been reported that the peanut crop
is IN falr condition. 1t will be about 60 p.r
cent Of last years crop, which was about the
largest ever grown. 100000 bushels being
harvested.
Dr.. Enoch Fithianlof Greenwich, n. J.. ia
Sald TO be the Oldest college graduate living.
lie was in the class OF 1916, University ~
PENNSYLVANIA. lalH'S 0idaSt I'll,
uated In 1920
Thirty thousand dollars worth of LIQUORS
were dispensed for medicinal and meebSn.
lcal purposes only by the Biddeford (Me)
! cry aSehcy during the past year, at a net
profit Of S2667.
=, The SIX Shields brothers of Collin County.
lex, nave an average height OF feet
inches, and Colonel Henry Thurston of
Illus county, lex, towers up to the height
OF feet inches.
From an early date the Chinese seem to
have constructed suspension bridges of con
siderable magnitude. one IN the province of
Junnan, butt In the year 65 AID, being
the most celebrated.
An engineer on the Missouri Pacific has
invented coat of mail so coutriyed that
when man is held up by robbers he can
discharge revolver while both hands ara
confined above his head
There few old toll-bridges in Maine
which stu perpetuate curious law. They
hofO oiSdo IldL all persons
save paupers, Indians and clergymep.'
must pay toll on crossing.
Muley HaSSan, the Sultan of Morocco
has strain of Irish blood la his veins. for
his gfeat-grandmOther was a blue-eyed
daughter of the Emerald Isle. the widow of
British sergeant of engineers.
The statistics of the London Fire Depart-
ment, Just published, show that there were
nearly 5000 fires in London last wear and
during that time 81 lives were lost at fires
and 201 lives were saved by the firemen
A German lady living in Manchester.
England, possesses what is supposed 10 be
the largest Bible IN one volume in the world
1t Is an heirloom, 200 years old, with pages
two feet long and but little less in width
Orange blossoms for weddings are of COM
paratiyely modern adoption. The Saracen
brides useG 10 wear them as emblemS, and
the custom was probably introduced by the
Crusaders on their return from the Holy
Land
When eggs are scarce. put away at night
teaeup OF mashed potatoes IN which has
been strained a tablespoonful of sugar and
mix it in the corn-eake batter next mora
ing. You will ind the cakes light aud
sweet.
Paris was recently astounded by the feats
of Apollon, twenty-fye-y ear-oId French
man who weighs 30 pounds, who can lift
three horses, hold leo pounds out at arms
length and play catch with a 160-pouud
weight
The remarkable instinct which causes the
mudfsh TO roll himself in a bali of mud
when the dry season approaches is won
derful provision of nature. intended solely,
it would seem, to prevent the extinction OF
the species,
AS weapon Of self-defeuSe red pepper is
certainly unique II not efficaciouS The
women of Bridgeton, Pa, lately formally
petitiOned the Mayor for permission to
carry the punsent powder when going out
after dark.
In the cathedral OF Genoa Is preserved,
and has been for 600 years. a vase of i'm
mense value. 1t is cut from q single emer-
aid. its principal diameter is twelve and
half inches ami lis height i've and three
fourths inches.
The Gar of Russia does not give all his
attention to NihiiistS and starving peas
ants. He has recently found time to be-
come interested in the game of cricket aud
has organized two elevens among the young
men of his court
Paul Mccormick, wealthy resident OF
Montana, who is called the big white chief
of Yellowstone County, declares that he
will drive a four-in- hand team of elk
through the streets and parks OF Chicago at
the Worlds Fair.
Steps are being taken to tear down the
old John Jacob Astor headquarters fur
trading house at Fond du Lac. and enough
interest has been aroused in the preSerya-
ton of the oldest building on the lake to call
out vigorous protest.
A tame groundhog is owned at Mobarlv.
Mo. He went into winter quarters under
the house on December l, and on the I'd of
February he appeared on the surface AMI
went about his business all day, although
IL was cloudy from morning till night.
Wrenchei Ont of Shape.
Joints enlarged and contorted by rheumatism