Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-28

AMONG the curiosities Of beggarY in Paris Is
An old man who plies his trade on horseback
because his legs are paralyzed. A woman
appears every day DOB the Rue 3ioutmartre
uIlshiue q neat little baby carriage cont AIM z
a very pretty and wen dressed baby. The
mother has "A sweet voice, and realizes qulte !.
sum by singing.
IT IS said by people who have had residence
in farming communities in Minnesota that
the farmers do not appear TO consider drink
.ng alcohol any worse for them than drinking
milk. Church members on their way nome
from service viii pull up their horses IN iron.
Of the druggists and have a jug nNed Win ing
liquid to take home with theIn- vi ME at SOM
OF the country gin mills d Is sofa over '"~
counter undiluted.
At benefit entertainment in View Haven
one of the incidents OF the money getting was
mock auction sale Of old maids. There were
thirteen Of these spinsters. and the bidding
was spirited; but its result reflected on lue
perspcacity of the gentlemen who did inc
bidding. for after the unmasklng the chati- I
who had commanded the feWest offers ana
was knocked down at the humlllatns heuIe
OF - cents proved to be the handsomeaI ana
wealthiest young woman Of the city.
a BILL doing away with one-sided cutters,
by providing that an one-horse sleishs and
sleds used upon the public ways should have
the animals harneszed directly In front and on
q line with the centres thereof. was introduced
in the New jersey Assembly bv Mr.. Ross, Of
sussex. but Mr. Wildrck. Of Warren. killed
the measure with this short but forclbie
speech: This ere thing hain't got no sense.
" e don't want no sech ht2nlaIutln way
hltchln' boss ln W arren. II sussex lolk7
want to hitch hOsses that way, let EN-, bat
they amt got no right 70 make us do II.
HAVING gone pretty thoroughly into an an
alysis Of the Creole character aud customs.
Mr.. Gable Is now about to write some sketches
dealing with life In the Acadian districts. He
has lately come into the possession Of some
curious old manuscripts. over which ne Is very
enthusiastic. One is the autobiography. IN
Countess. whose father and mother We're KILLED
during the Reign Of Terror. She was saved
by the gardener Of the chateau. whose son she
atterWard married. and they came To I'VE I'D
Louisiana. Another manuscript Is the life
account Of an Intelligent Whi-e woman Who
lived twenty-five years as q slave anu was dis
covered by her relatives in her Goth year, hay
ing been carried or when little girl.
BUSH" or herb, doctors are more popular
among the negroes of Nassau, \. r., than
others says correspondent. I'm case Of
sickness. if they employ a white physician.
and the patient does not get well in two or
three days. they send HIM of and 90 to a bush
doctor This. one OF them sand 10 me, was
really the most sensible thing TO do, because
q white doctor charges dollar every time
you 90 to see him, and You have TO pay for the
medicines besides; but bush doctor VIII give
you advice and boil you mp big bottle Of
medicine, all for - cents. Perhaps the most
logical Of all their remedies is that for an
elongated palate. They wind the tOp-mOst
lock Of hair on the patients head around q
stick twist it as close TO the head as possible,
and fastcn it in that position. 1T Is evident
that this must pull the palate up into its
proper place. They often prescribe the appli-
cation of different leaves to different parts OF
the body, according 10 the ailment. The
chambermaid came into the room one morn
ing with a shiny green leaf laid close behind
each ear. 'They's lime leaves for q sick
stomach. she said"