Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.
THE Memphis Aralcacte SAYS 1t j.
= curious form 81 sentimental nonsense
thar rejects Federal aid ~ southern
schools and with great zeal seeks Federal
aid ~ improve southern rivers
A LITTLE daughter u William heister
u -prin -neld township. Pa. stepped On 2
lar.e thorn. which broke 0f and i'm
t-edded itzeIf iu the sole u her foot. This
was iu May ls.l. Last week Ar. hei-is-r
drew the thorn our ~ The knee cap.
THE latest potato story is from Chester
county Pa. Michael Mover. constable 1f
Rot.e-9u. intending 10 examine the tubers
10 his potato patch. dug up what seemed
~ ~ q stone. u was the shell 20 mann
moth potato q llel q mouse had bored out-
and I'D which the redent bad made a soft
nest that contained a number Ol young
mice.
ONE ~ the eol0red lawyers who Prac-
tees N BRENNAN. Texas. being an Oh
servant man. noticed that several senior
and leading mem ier- " the bar wore bald
heads. and So BIZ had the top 0f the tack
0fhis head where the bald place ought 60
De. shaved. When ne appeared al the bar
~ plead BE- added dignity % his presence
by a bald head.
THE ages u the I'VE oldest members Oh
the Newton family of Woodbridge. Conn.
aggregate - years. The oldest ueinz =
and the Youngest -. Another living
memf@r u the family j. - years 81 age.
aH--r s@ !. u a.
VI one another: the sixth lives about =
mile and a half from the others. TIE
family has always lived iu Woodbridge.
and the homestead. which j. ~ TIE
family. f1uudlu-. has been Do IL posse,
sion 10 years.
r. p. HAEPER. owner d L9ugfellow and
Ten Brock. SAYS. -.LgngfeliOw j. moss
sixteen wears Old and Ten Brock twelve.
alway- keep watch over them both
night and day ] have been offered So
40 for L0n-feioEr. tut wouldn't sell him
for S1p4.e0. nor would I sell Ten Brock
f1r the same money. J VIII keep them a
long a. they I've. W until die. ! am not
married. but ] have some poor kin down
in Wcodf9Td county. who would Ike -
have EN-
THK meane-t sWjDdler that has ever
turned up I'D TIE country Is man who
has been operating iH Illinois. His game
j. 4 dental one. not accidental. bat just
dental IT. goes H. a farm house and eE-
tracts teeth without cost when Il new SGT
j. o. 70 in. He calls again in "a few daE-,
gets half the price ~ the plate. and falls
% show Mp again. leaving bis victim
minus teeth and cash. There j. WailiHg
and weeping. but. owing % cireumstan-
ce-. no crashing Of teeth. There j..
ffr Fsr. 4 IrI o
THK Boston g1zef. SAYS. A tiuy-
very tiny-pig was served al fashion
able dinner the other evening. and when
be- was placed on the table a howl went
mo from the assembled rank and fashion
surr0undiH. bin The little beast stood
on his own hoof- 90 the midst Of bed 81
Marshal Neil roses: iu his rosy sngut was
the customary lemon. and twisted IN his
small tail was blue pond lily. he was
pronounced TOO sweet for anything. was
duly cut MP and tasted, and The health Of
the Chinese cook was duly drank ln cham
payne"
A WRITER iu the Jeurprl ~ CHEMISTRY
saws careful estimates show that three
hours Of hard study wear the body more
than a whole day ~ physical labor. Inc
Germans nave saying: Without phOs-
ph0rou- no thought" and the consump-
fi0B ~ that essential ingredient OF the
brain increases iu proportion the amount
~ laJor which thi- organ j. called ON t.
ferfgrm. The importance 81 the brain ~
Is 10rEiHy organ is shown by the amount
0f blr<Fi II receives. which j. proportion
afely greater shan that Of any other part
~ TIC body. One-ifth 81 the blood goes 10
the BRAIN although its average weight Is
only 0ne-fortieth ~ that Of the body.
ATTRACTED by the piteous bowls Of q
dog. a Brandenburg Prussian peasant
found a huge eagle on the back d a
watchdog. The peasant ran To fetch "a
farm bailif. When the two came the
bird was hopping round. badly disabled.
A shot dispatched him. The dog was
found dead-tOn 10 pieces. The eagle
was black. with white shoulders. and was
what is called an imperial eagle. ON hIs
left foot was a gold ring. Oh which were
cut the letters. still quite visible. II.
rs o.. H." underneath which was the
word -Eperjes." and on the other side the
date 10. .. l-24. EperieS j. a town in
upper Hungary. not very far from the
northern CaTpathians.
THE japanese have "A more elaborate
game Of checkers Than ours. The pieces
are placed on intersections instead Of on
squares. 1t frequently takes a month to
liberate over move for an hour or two.
japanese chess is probably the most Intri-
cate game in the world. The board has
eiyhty-One squares, and twenty pieces are
used. which have moves somewhat like
our own. though none are exactly similar.
These pieces change in grade when they
arrive at "A certain position on the board.
The straugest feature Of the game is that
either PLAYER can take any piece that has
al F-fsrf NJ
board aud use it against his adversary.
This makes the game utterly bewildering
% a foreigner.
THE following incident is reported By
the Belgian newspapers as having oc-
CURED al the recent Ostend horse races:
King Leopold. who was present at the
races. was talking To some gentlemen Of
his suite. when an English gentleman and
Iadv passed by. The lady. pulling her
husbands sleeve, whispered. ''The King"
and the Englishman calmly confronted
tho Belgian monarch, slowly produced
number Of coins from his pocket, from
which ne selected Belgian frank piece
for the purpose Of verifying the truth Of
his wife's statement. After long and
minute comparison between the impress
sion on the coin and the original, the
Rritou called out. with evident satisfac-
tion. ooh. YES. it is the King" King
Leoiold. who had watched the scene, was
highly amused at the process Of identifi-
cation.
A WRITER in the London Times gives
this as an example Of the condition Of the
Chinese peasant. "A family consisting
Of eight persons owns an acre and half
of land. The land was bought by the
grandfather Of the present head and has
never been subdiyided since nor added 10.
He crows about 20 bushels Of rice and -
Of wheat and some vegetables and cotton
besides. worth altogether in money about
SO He has two nephews who work out
Side and bring home something to help.
and in that way they get along, but they
are very poor. He ard all his nelghbors
wear native blue cloth, spun and woven
in the family by the women from cotton
grown bv themselves. He never wore
foreign cotton. The coat he had on { a
well worn affair had been made two
years previously, and it would last two
years more. 1t served him at night as
cOyerlet as well as a coat by day.
Mrs. L. johnson, % Margaret street, Sa-
.-ounoh 20 cave. 81 haVa rrspd Browns