Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-16
Id. cHEvAI1EY. a native Of switzerland,

I'D. CHEvALLEY, a native Of Switzerland,
aged &C, when recently on board a steamboat
on the Lake of Geneva, engaged to indicate to
the crowd around him the lapse Of a quarter
of an hour, or as many minutes or seconds as
anv one chose 10 name, and, further, TO
indicate by the voice the moment the hand
passed over the quarter minutes or half min
utes or any other subdivision stipulated This
he did without mistake in the midst Of d.
versihed conversation. He acquired by inl-
tatiOn ard patience movement which neither
thought nor labor nor anything can stop. IL
is similar to that of pendulum, which at each
motion Of going and returning gives him the
space Of three seconds. so that twenty OF them
make q minute, and these he adds TO others
continuously.
MARY B. G. EDDY is the chief apostle and
expOunder Of "Christian science" The ex-
ercises began with singing hymn. Then
fellows a moment of silent prayer, and
remarkable paraphrasing of the Lord IS
Prayer. After each petition by the audience
Mrs. Eddy interjects one OF her own. fof
example. after the people say, THY VIII be
DONE" she adds. "May the supremacy OF
spirit appear, and the dream of matter dis
appear" Lead Us not into temptation" Is
followed by "Deliver Us from the errors OF
personal sense" The sermon last Sunday
CHANGED to be an exposition Of the fourteenth
St. John. The first two verses were read, and
questions ASKED: what is meant by the
heart physically and metaphysicallyt" Ilmld
voices replied: "a bodily organ and "Ihe
seat OF the affections"
DRAMATIC PAPER tells Of man whose
livelihood is gained by painting the faces of
amateur actors and actresses. Nearly all of
the professionals do this work for themselves.
He gets SO night at an evening entertain
ment, and has entire charge of every face that
goes on the stage. For $50 he VIII provide all
necessary wigs and whiskers. He goes 10 the
theatre at Z O'Clock, selects a room, places
chair in front of a mirror, and is ready for
work. The men are easily treated. As
rule, all they need is a little rouge on their
chns shaded eyebrows and whitened fore
heads. The makeup Of the women IS much
more difficult. man Is usuallyso astonlshed
By his beautlfied appearance after he has been
painted that he has little to do beyond adj
miring himself in the glass. The reverse,
however, is true of society actresses. They
are never satisfied.
HERR MENGEs sends to the Cologne Gazette
dissertation from Alden on the various weap-
ons employed in the SOudan. Both kinds of
spears are thrusting weapons, not javelins,
and rarely used as such. That OF the mari
time tribes, who composed Osman Digna's
forces is about six feet long. In the districts
around KordOfan 1t gives way to long lance
nearly three times the length. But the two
handed sword. which is often the heirloom OF
generations, is the most universal arm. Herr
Menges believes IN the tradition that several
of these have been handed down from the
Crusading times, which undoubtedly sup
piled the model The shields are Of hide, and
thrusts and therefore certainly against the
quick snatch and recovery now IN vogue with
the bayonets, instead Of the lunge home.
WARRANTS for the arrest Of ex-Judge D.
Goodwin and Col, W. A. Shank, two promi-
nent lawyers OF Norfolk, Va, were issued
Tuesday, in which both are charged with be-
ing about to engage in duel. The trouble
has grown out of the trial Of a case recently
in which the parties used offensive language
toward the other Shanks challenged God
win few days ago, but the latter refused to
recognize it. The challenge was renewed,
and Thursday named as the day of the con-
hict. Pistols were to be the weapons. The
news of the affair reached the ears of the au-
th0rties and, knowing The character of the
principals, the warrants were issued. Ex-
Judge Goodwin was found to be confined to his
bed by illness, and his arrest was not affected,
though guard was placed about his resi-
dence. Col. Shanks was arrested and released
on heavy bail. The latter is an eX-COnfeder-
ate and a dead shot.