Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

EACH of the two leading hotels Of Chi
cago shines about 800 pairs Of shoes day
for about 500.
ILLTTERACY has increased in Maine
New Hampshire, Nevada and California,
and decreased in Georgia, Mississippi
North Carolina. Tennessee and Virginia
within the past ten years.
AT the Friends yearly meeting in Plain
field. Ind, it was reported that the ter
Indian girls whom the Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs sent to Trinity College,
North Carolina, had proved detrimental
to the school.
SAYS John /. Sullivan Of his saloon: I'll
cost me $4,000 to fit it up. put in q
stock amounting to $1,000. / opened it or
August :. and up to last Monday l had
taken in S25. 600 That is enough to pay
for il. The opening night | took in s., 9OC
and the first Saturday 81, 400.
JAMES HAMILTON, middle-aged but ar
dent. procured Il license at haywood,
Mo-. to marry Miss Gear. All was made
ready for the wedding, but in the mean
time the Young woman decided to waive
, her claim upon James to her mother
Another license was procured, and james
is now the stepfather of his intended
bride.
LOUISVILLE Courjer-JOUrHdi: Gan
American. who had jolly German friend
wished to become acquainted with the
Germans charming wife. Veil said
the German. 'ofe you dreat dot will pc all
righdt.' After the treat the German led
him over to where the lady was sitting
with number Of friends. Katrina said
the husband, you know dot man" No,
said Katrina, mOdestly. Vel, dots
him."
A wELL-TO-DO maiden lady in Patten.
Me-. worked out Ter own town tax this
summer with rake and hoe on the road.
A young woman in the vicinity of Lew
istOn. Me. has been accustomed to do
mans work i'm the field this summer. \
Polish woman in Fredonia, New ork.
who is a grandmother, dug - bushels OF
pOtatOes on the 18th inst, and picked up
considerably more than half Of them.
These are odd instances, and perhaps this
superintendent feminine energy might
have been differently directed to greater
advantage.
\ TEACHER Of dancing in Baltimore
SAYS that the ease and gracefulness dis
played by. those who appear at large so
cial affairs like the Oriole ball impel am
bitious persons to seek instruction from
I
much more easily than a man. A chival-
rous fellow holds his partner daintily and
dances slowly: selfish fellows, wishing to
show their skill to the detrimcnt OF their
partners, back. The most popular Balti-
more dance is the plain waltz-the poetry
Of motion. There is i'm that city what is
called ''the baby dancing class"
/ A CINCINNATI reporter, returning from
the Latonia races, reported a mutual
recognition as follows: "A party of Ken
tuckians, composed Of Judges, Colonies,
politicians and others were joined by a
gentleman known to one of the party. A
general introduction followed. The new
conner stared hard at one Of the Judges,
as though he recognized familiar face.
The Judge felt sure that he had met the
gentleman before. 'Oh, were you not IN
Louisville at the spring meeting, Judge
LIGHT broke over the Judges counte-
nance. 'Oh, now know; OF cOurse-yes
thought knew you. Beat three kings
for me in jack pot at the Gait House.
Come in and take drink
The Berlin VOikS-ZeituRg publishes a
letter written by a German and his wife
in Asuncion, Paraguay, which throws a
dismal light on the condition of the Ger
man colony founded there by the jew
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remembered that these two gentlemen
about year ago left Germany in disgust
10 seek Jewless paradise beyond the seas.
The poor emigrants tell the old story of
disappointment, privation and longing for
the fatherland. The colony is broken up,
and most of the cOlonists are in desti-
tute condition. The writers of the let
ters. Heinrich and Marie Gerdes, speak in
yery uncompIimentary terms of DIR. Fors-
ter and Herr QuistrOp, whom they accuse
of decoIving and swindllng the colohlsts
JOSEPH BLosER, of syracuse, carries
four old coins of rather curious history
When he was living at Manlius Station,
in 1913, his sister turned up half-penny,
dated 1900, in the garden on spot where
an old log cabin had formerly stood. lie
bought the half-penny of his sister for a
penny, and has carried it ever since in his
trousers pocket. Five years afterward
he turned up on the side of the old log