Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-10
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THE establishment of a silk culture bureau
is the object of bill recently introduced in
the Senate. In its organization will be en-
braced five silk culture stations: One in each
of the States of Pennsylvania, Alabama,
Florida, Iowa and California; and the bill
wards experimental investigations into the
best methods of rearing the silk worm, and of
treating the silk from its condition on the
cocoon till it leaves the loom.
AT recent meeting of the Church Temper
ance Society in New York a speaker sought
to impress his audience with some startling
statistics of the liquor traffic: 'sThere are in
this land" he said, ''over 5000 distilleries and
over 5000 breweries; more than 1000 whole
sale establishments distribute the product of
these places, and $4,000 retail houses sell it
10 the people; 725,OOO people are engaged IN
It's manufacture and sale, and 1t wastes an
nually 100000 bushels Of grain. Imagine
this grain In train of cars, and it would eX-
tend over track 900 miles long, or two trains
reaching from New York to Niagara"
THE recent occurrence Of April FOOLS day
suggests that more people fool themselves on
that occasion by being too cautious than are
deceived by being too confdng. When a new
ferrvboat at Boston made its trial trip on
Tuesday invitations were sent out by the COM
pany, summOnIng divers prominent citizens
to be present. Some came, not suspecting any
hoax, but more did not, being too old birds to
be caught in any such trap. The result was
that the simple ones went on the excursion
and had a fine time. while those who were
more astute. remaining in their homes con-
graduating themselves on their sagacity, lost
the excursion.
IT Is related concerning Mr.. Tennyson that
he had just gone to live near Breakdown, and
one night he lost his way while ramblin g
about. 4 woman standing at the door of a
cottage did her best to sc thin right, and in do
ing so described one corner of his own house,
saying: You will see it as you turn the corner
/ by clump of view trees. Some ones come to
live there from LunnOn. They say he's a
queer n. He's a actor, or does writin' or
summat o. that sort; but he's a queer n. e
IS lie goes about more like beggar nor
anYthn' else "Oh." said TennysOn, "haVe
you seen himg" NO can't say as i've seen
i'm; but that's what hear. He goes about
just for all like a beggar."
IT is not very often that a wedding party,
after gayly celebrating the nuptlal ceremony,
spend the night at the lookup. Such, how
ever, was lately the case with noce that
| took place at Chchy. After the wedding ban
| quet the entire party determined to go for a
/ ride, and soon started out in light van.
! lhey appear TO nave driven little recklessly,
/ for while spinning along one of the most
/ crowded avenues in the neighborhood they
/ upset policeman, fortunately without hurt
ing him much, but by way Of mending matters
! they began to abuse him roundly, and even
! threatened him. This was more than a
policeman's patience could stand, so the
whole party were taken in charge and placed
in durance vile until the next morning.
OFFICER WALSH found little boy wander
ing about the County wharf, foot of Broad
way, in Baltimore, few nights ago, and took
| him to the Eastern police station. He was a
fair-haired, rosy-cheeked child, neatly
| dressed, but without a hat. He could speak
no English, but when questioned in German
said his name was Bernard Akenau, and that
he lived on May street. He was given in
charge of Officer Spohr, who made him a bed
on one, Of the settees in the watch room.
When the little fellow had lain down he col
| lected himself and said in German, Il have
not prayed yet" and then made the sign Of
the cross, clasped his hands in front of his
breast, raised his eyes upward and began his
childish petition. Three reporters and two
policemen bowed their heads until the little
fellow again made the sign of the cross at the
conclusion of his prayer. Then a reporter
tucked a pOliceman's coat around the child,
who dropped off into his sleep of innocence.