Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-12
ITENls OF INTEREST.

y TEXAN is suing slde-shOWman because
the placard promised a living two-headed
calf. while the reality was a stuffed and fraud
ulent hide.
CEYLOE journalist makes the startling
suggestion that the young Englishmen who
now 90 to the tropical climates should ALWAYS
be accompanied by their sisters. The men
would thereby be kept from whisky and would
soon exchange sisters.
or the west coast of Africa fourteen Ger
man firms from Hamburg are now represent
ed by sixty factories. Several Bremen houses
are also established along the coast. These
{ aiding settlements have been formed in Ser
"a Leone. Liberia, Akkra, Angra Pequena,
GabOOD, Lagos, CAMERON, Grand Popo, and
elsewhere.
/ THE crypt in the church of st. Laurent, at
Rome, in which lie the mortal remains of
Plus N, is soon to be opened. The mauso-
leum is Of magnificent appearance, the most
precious marble having been used IN ITS con-
structiOn. There are some splendid mosalcs,
and three bassi -relievi represent the memo
rable acts Of the Pope, including the 4Ecumen-
zeal Council, IN which he promulgated
the doctrine of infalllbility.
CHARLES G. LELAND, now in London, is
often struck, in conversation with English
ladies. by their belief in ghosts, particularly
in anc- ent, hereditarv, ancestral ghosts. WheH
'we have one in our family" they cannot be
expected to foregO such an opportunity of re-
viewing their genealogy. 1t Is owing ID part
to this responsibility OF spect es and the good
FORM of faith IN them, he surmses, that the
theosOphists OlcOtt and Sinnit, are doing a
good business in London this season.
HERE is a recipe for a Garrick Club decOc-
ton; and it is a moot question whether it was
invented by Theodore Hook or by stephen
Price, an American. VINO was once well known
as the lessee of Drury Lane Theatre: Pour
half a pint Of old Tom gin on the outer peel of
"a odd a LITTLE lpmnu iuipn a glass of
maraschinO, and pint and quarter of
water. and two bottles of iced soda water.
This will give you three pints of the gin punch
beloved OF Hook" and the Garrick men of
1855. Englshmen think that Americans use
too much ice in drinks. They do not let ice
touch their punch except in the shape OF iced
water.
ONE Of the most peculiar characters in Con-
necticut is John Maher, OF AnsOnia, known as
John Whichever Sleeps. John is an Irish
man who is making for himself a little for
tune at 81 90 per day by working 13 hours N
the factory. Thither he goes every day, rain
or shine, and he is never i'll. OF the remain
ing II hours he devOtes to labor and 10
sleep. This perpetual living without sleep
causes a great deal of annoyance to his neigh
bOrs and to everybody within mile OF him
who wishes to sleep when he is at work. He
is thin, nervous. and as supple as Rocky
Mountain goat. He is only 40 but looks aged,
because OF his devotion to money getting. He
has never made but one losing speculation.
THE cod liver oil business is fourshing at
Marseilles, and competition runs high. re-
pudiated advertisement of one of the manu-
facturers reads as follows: 1.-THE cod being
one of the small fishes of the sea, is constantly
tracked and pursued by its enemies. the
whales and sharks, etc, therefore it lives in
constant state of fear; and it is a well-estab-
lished fact that fear engenders in all living
creatures jaundice and diseases of the liver.
Consequently, all Goldfish taken in the open
sea have diseased liYers. But all my fish are
caught in a safe harbOr where marine mon
sters cannot enter. They live there in peace
and comfort. Their Flyers are perfectly
healthy. and that is the reason why my cod
liver oil is the best"
The English ladies who accompany the
British scientists in this country appear to
better advantage than the men. Their chief
physical characteristic is their fine, healthy
glow OF color. betokening good health and out
door life. They are, with few exceptions,
taller and larger than American women or
dinarily, and have a more vigorous look and
carriage. If their faces show less delicacy OF
expression and fewer retinements of feature,
and il their voices are nOticeably OF greater
volume. their erect figures, strong colOrlng
and vigorous gait are compensatlHg adYan-
tares Their voices are seldom low and
m1sical. and although not pitched high, are
loud and strong. They are good walkers,
taking pace in the streets which would leave
their American sisters, at least those who are
city bred far IN the rear.
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way Of playing roulette. He buys fifty checks
at 81 each. and places the pile on the square
numbered thirty on the table. II play one
IN every turn,' he says. at each subsequent
roll of the ball the dealer takes check of
the stack, while the venerable player saunters
around the room and even out into the gar
den s.The pile sank slowly to nlne,,' says a |
cOrrespOndent, "and then, because the ball |
had dropped into pocket number thirty, 1t
rose nearly to its first height. In minute 1t |
won again. and then again, so that When Its |
owner came to look at il he found over hun
dred dollars worth. He went away and was |
gone a quarter of an hour. The pile grew so |
frequently as to considerably more than make |
good the drain on il, and on being next in |
spected il contained $500. He took the cash |
and lounged out"
ALMOST before the Germans have had time |
to get accustomed to the boon provided for |
their children during their holidays in the |
Ferien-C olonieen. another and even greater |
benefit is offered to them by institutions which |
hear the somewhat pOetical name of knaben- |
borfe which can only be translated by the /
nrosaic title of Boys Refuge. What the |
School Colonies do during holiday time. the /
Rows Refuge does every day after school /
honrs That is to say, it takes care from to
\ o'clock Of those numerous boys whose pa /
rents are out at work and do not return until /
late at night. Fully appreclatihg the danger /
of raising an army OF street ARABS Dy allow
ing these BOYS 10 wander aimlessly ABOUT the /
streets for hours together, the hnaDennOrIe
provide. in return for a small lee, not only /
shelter, but excellent supervision, heaitny