Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-11
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NEW ually newspapers were established IN
this country during 1888 at the rate Of
new one every three DAYS.
OF HAS natives who left Hamburg for for
I eign countries during March. all but SEVENTY
four were bound for America.
THE Chinese authorities at Foochow have
forbidden, on pain of death, native pilots to
render assistance to French and Russian YES
I sells entering FOOchOw.
A wIDEAwAKE Springfield druggist has
window full of live chickens dyed different
colors, to advertise popular dyes, and in their
! pretty coats and cunning ways they attract
young and old in great numbers.
/ AMERICAN cotton seed is spreading even to
/ the remote regions of Central Asia. Several
! trade caravans left Merry recently for Bokha-
ra, Khiva and Meshid, with a large stock of
/ this seed. which was Immediately bought by
the TurcOmans.
ONE Of Lord Beaconsfeld's peacocks died at
the same time as its master, and its carcass was
given to hanger-on about the place, who
made small fortune by selling the feathers
from the tail. 1t was marvellous how the poor
peacock Kept up the supply.
THE Italian Government has ordered the
construction of ten sixteen-inch Krupp guns,
capable of sending projectile weighing con-
slderably more than ton through any armOr
that ship can carry. They will cost S94, 900
francs each. China has also ordered guns of
similar dimensions.
II the month of March the weather at Bel
fast Ireland, was so variable that the NOR
tally from respiratory troubles was III or
nearly one-half of the entire number of
deaths within the district, In Scotland the
temperature for the month of March was
higher than II has been in forty -four years.
THE latest fashionable disease in England is
a species of asthma, caused by the smell of a
horse. The Duccess of Argyll and a son of the
Marquis Of Salisbury are among its victims
the fashionable doctor has written that it can
only be cured hOm@opathically by sleeping
for night above stable, and grinning and
bearing the misery without taking any rem
edy.
IT is interesting to notice the different pro-
nunciatiOns Of the word "here" by the Con-
gressmen from the different sections of the
country. When roll call is called the Western
man shouts here boldly and openly and the
I ''r' is distinctly heard the Southerner an
swers 'heah' or ''yeah" and the New Eng
land Yankee murmurs cross between the
two.
IN some recent lectures on pharmacology
Prof. Binz, Of Bonn, points out the danger of
comparing the effect of opium upon animals
with that upon man, the sensitiveness of the
prOtOplasm Of the nerve cells of the brain of
the latter being very much greater. He also
shows that the action of the opium upon
Asiastics differs so entirely from that upon
Europeans as to be Of no value as guide for
treatment"
A CHEERFUL new novel is about two chill
dren brought up among graves, the little girl
being the daughter of the sexton. The great
est pleasure is to play in the hearse OF which
the lad grows up to be the regular driver.
Owing to the usual Vaccinations the pair are
separated, and the young girl takes poison,
her lover coming to claim his bride with the
hearse which is their only carriage.
THERE is a movement in Massachusetts for
legislation under which the holding OF forest
property will be more secure and, therefore.
more attractive than it is at present By pro-
tecting forests from fires, and bv euualizing |
or tightening the burden of taxation upOn |
such property, it IS believed that owners will !
be induced to allow their trees to grow to ma
turity, instead Of cutting them down as soon |
as they are large enough 10 be of any CONNER |
cial value.
NEW parlor beverage IN Washington is
punch. It is made from a recipe used by the /
descendants of once prominent Virginia !
family, that Of DUFF Green. The punch must
be made at le&sr twenty-four hours before it /
- lot, and c0rked in demUOhn until the /
time comes to pour it into the punch bowl, 1
when a large square lump of clear ice must !
be placed IN the bowl. and the punch poured /
over it. On no account must the ice be put in |
the bowl after the punch is in. The ingredi-
ents are Scuppernong wine, Jamaica rum,
oranges, and sugar.
ALARGE PARTY left Salisbury, Md, Tues
day, for Florida. The party is composed of
y. j. Tilghmau, wife and daughter, William
Tilghman, John Q. Tilghman, wife and child,
Richard Humphreys, James BreWington and /
]. j. Street. The gentlemen Of the party will
engage in the lumber'business. Their desti- /
nation will be Francis Station, five miles from
Palatka, on the line of a railroad. One large
steam sa " mill was shipped several days ago. !
The firm will be known as Street & Tilghman. /
The male portion of the company is composed |
Of active, ingenious, hard working men, who |
will doubtless be successful in their new en-
terprise. One or two other citizens of Sails ]
bury have lately visited Florida, prospecting, /
and may at an early date locate there.
THERE are now 1870 men employed on the
foundation Of the Bartholdi statue pedestal,
and the concrete foundation is within feet of |
the total heights feet. The workmen are
about evenly divided between Italians and
Irish. About 1000 barrels of cement have
been used in making the foundation, the com
pletOn of which will require another week or
ten days. The stone to be used in the pedes-
tai has not been selected yet though many
specimens from various quarries have been
tested. A new steam launch, called the Bar
thOdi, is to run at intervals, during Sundays
and week days, between BedlOe's Island and
the Battery. commencing next week, to take |
the place of the small boat which at present !
keeps up the regular communication between
the two points.
PROF. GROSS, at the dinner given to him in
Philadelphia on April 10, 1879, said: "After
fifty years of earnest work find myself still
in the harness; but, although have reached
that age when most men, tired of the cares of
life seek repose in retirement and abandon
themselves to the study of religion, the claims
Of friendship, or the contemplation OF philoso-
ply, my conviction has always been that it is
far better for a man to wear out than to rust
out. Brain work, study, and persistent APP
plication have been a great comfort to me, as
wei as a great help; they have enhanced the
enjoyment of daily life and added largely to
the pleasures Of the lecture room and Of
authorship; indeed, they will always. / am
sure, if wisely regulated, be conducive both
to health and longevity. A man who aban-
dons himself to a life of inactivity, after
having always been accustomed to work, is
practically dead.1
BRIGHT BITS.