Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-16
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IT is English" to eat brown bread with
raw oysters. 1t Is American to put pepper
and lemon juice on them. Now one may ex-
pect to see lemon and pepper go into a decline
and brown bread enjoy a boom.
THE shop hours regulation dill which Sir
John Lubbock Will soon introduce in the
House of Commons viii provide that a young
person shall not be employed in a shoD for a
longer period than twelve hours in any one
day, ana that where any person is employed
in a shop contrary to the provisions of the act
the employer shall be liable TO a fine not ca
ceedlng Is for each person % employed. The
act is TO apply to England, Scotland and Ire
land.
ROSEWOOD TREES are found IN South Amer
lea and in The East Indies and neighboring
islands. There are half a Dozen kinds. The
name is not taken from the color Of the wood,
as is generally supposed, but by reason Of a
rOse-hke fragrance which it pOss sses when
first cut. some OF the trees grow so large that
planks four feet broad and ten feet IN length
can be cut from them. The broad planks are
principally used to make tops for pianOfOrtes.
The rosewood tree is remarkable for its
beauty. Such is its value in manufactures as
an ornamental wood that some of the forests
scar. ely a single specimen. New plantations
have been set out so that the supply will not
be exhausted.
THE Paris correspondent OF the Times de-
nounces the Partisan Journalists who spread
the. tale that Miss Van Zandt's illness night
before last at the opera, causing her to retire
from the stage in the midst of the second act
of Barber Of Seville" was due to the fact
that she was under the influence Of intoXi-
eating liquors. These unmanly journalists
the Times correspondent saws, crushed from
the theatre without waiting for an eXplana-
ton. and set about prOpagatinC this cruel
calumny against Miss Nan Zaudt. The out
rage ent ties Miss Van Zandt to commisera-
ton, and eNcites universal Indignation. Miss
IAN Za1dt suffered from q neG vOus attack
and the cerebral paraly sis was in no wise due
to liquor. She had drunk nothing but orange
flower water
THE editor Of The Progres Medical has had
an electric girl under observation for the last
three years, and calls attention to some Of the
more intense manifestations Of her condition.
Her fingers, for instance, attract all sorts Of
light bodies, such as ribbons and fragments of
paper, and slight friction applied to the hair
viii cause the 1laments 10 separate in a re
markable manner. a pass Of her hand viii
cause a napkin to adhere strongly 10 a piece
Of furniture, and any one who attempts TO re
move the cloth viii receive a half-inch spark
from it. WHEN portions Of the girls armeHts
happen to come IN close and sudden contact
with her skin. bright and cracking sparks are
perceived. ana the material cllnE- lightly 20
her. Intense emotion greatly heIghtens the
electrical effect, and whenever she hears an
affecting piece Of music. the ~cracklings Of the
electric sparks are heard all over her bod Y.
u consequence Of the complaints OF victim
led t~radesmen. some of the foreign embas-
sizes in PARIS have determined to keep q regis
ter q their compatriots residing in Paris, and
a compilation Of the different reg sters will be
published monthly. Nor are the Partisan
tradesmen the only persons who Will benefit.
It VIII have the effect Of excluding from good
society adveuturerS who make their Wav on
the strength Of the high-SOundinE titles. Last
vrFnfnr II znnmE three mr. T1nF EnPh rnIfVFNm-
ais, whose anteceGents prove to have been
nest ulSTeputable, were constantly TO be seen
IN The most select drawing rooms of the Fau-
b0urg II. Two Of these princes
have since been been wanted by the Aus
trian police, and their hostesses f the Fau-
bourg have learned. to their great horror. tEat
one OF them was for a long time a 0grcoR de
bIia in Pesth. and the other a cTouDier IN q
casino.
WINE MERCHANT died in Paris from the
bite on his thumb by q dog. The wound
healed quickly, but gangrene set in and in
five days later the man was dead. The Ian
tsras recalls q similar case in 1917. 4 con-
tributor to the Prose- had q dog which used TO
bring his masters copy IN his mouth to the
office, delivering Ii to a gentleman in the edt-
tOrial rooms. One day the Office boy at
tempted 10 take il from the animal, which
snapped at him. causing a slight abrasion OF
the skin. Two days later the youth was
taken i'll The after died six days after the
bite. The dog was dubbed mad, but an emil
GeUL vet ss1lu To. Inc Jog Was kept anu
showed no sign Of hydrophobia, and ultima G.
Is the doctors came to the conclusion that the
cause Of death was the tartar of the dogs
teeth. which had caused blood poisoning, the
blood of the boy bitten being already IN an
unhealthy state.
ALETTKR from Shanghai SAYS: Foreign
instructors are needed everywhere in China,
in drilling her soldiers and sailors, as super
intendents and foremen in her workshops, as
advisers in everything that relates to foreign
affairs and industrial progress. Probably
there are 100000 soldiers at Taku and manning
various lines Of Notifications that are intended
to ohstruet the advance Of a foreign army on
Pekin. Not more than 5 600 were ever under
a foreign drillmaster, while. perhaps, 10000
or 4O,C00 more have been drilled BIZ natives
after foreign methods. The rest know moth
ing about army movements. Most of them
are armed with muskets Of the oldest pattern.
with spears. with pitchlOrks. with bows and
arrows, and not only are they of no assistance
to their better instructed comrades. but in
cumber and impede their operations. Most
of them are like the Shanghai soldiers, who
appear at drill with umbrellas, fans, and
sometimes, If petty officers, with 3 c0Olle 10
carry or hold these articles for them"
SAMUEL CLEMENS and G. W. Gable appear
to have made a very successful beginning
with their unique entertainment, which con-
sists of readings and rCcitat;ons from their
own works. interlarded with creole songs by
Mr.. Gable. Maj. Pond, who manages lyceum
shows of various kinds, and who has this new
arrangement in hand, tells me the receipts OF
four performances last week ran close to
5000, which IS 4 good deaf better business
than was done during the same time by more
than one or two of the best theatrical attrac-
lions in the country. Mr.. Clemens appears to
be actuated in doing this work simplY by q
sense Of larking. He IS known to s%ecretely
loathe lecturing, and once before when he
had been induced to 80 into a tour OF the
country ne reYOltc0 after appearing two or
three times. and absolutely refused 10 20 on.
Mr.. Clemens monetary circumstances are
such that he has no earthly need Of earning
any further income. Mr. Gable is not rich,
but he is comfortably OF through the earnings
| Of his books. which have enjoyed a large sale
during the past two or three years. MAJ.
Pond has lard out g long route Tor these two
gentlemen. and reports that there are many
more apDIicatiOns for them than he can pos
sibly fiji. The kind Of Intellectual song and
dance which they have instituted appears to
! be popular.