Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.
OVER $4,000 was paid last year as duty on
patent medicines IN England.
WHAT would the prim and iddle-hating
seotchman OF by-gone days have said could
he have known that in the year Of grace 1883
over 10000 OF these abhorred instruments
would be made and sold in the American
Statess
THE Chief Of the Partisan police reports
that within a half year his men have proved
their courage by making i67 dangerous ar
rests, stopping 2l9 runaway horses, saving Is
persons from drowning, in danger OF death
from fire, and IS from mad dogs, and prevent
ing 45 CONGREGATIONS from extending.
NOTHING alcoholic, less meat, more vege-
tables and fruits, with moderation in all
things, recreation as well as work, is the pre-
scription OF DR.. C.. c. Vanderbeck, Professor
of Hygiene in the Philadelphia Medic0 Chi
rurgical College.to the people who are obliged
TO stay all summer within scOrching city
walls.
ONE Of the curiosities to be exhibited at the
New Orleans Exposition is palmetto stump
completely petrifed. 1t was dug up recently
from the sand on the beach at Mount Pleasant,
5. c., ana weighs 10 pounds. tt is solid stone,
and the grain of the palmetto wood is easily
dlscerned. II is said to be the only instance on
come petrihed.
AT London dinner party the following was
handed to the master OF the house: "a selec-
tion Of pianoforte solos, songs and vocal duets
viii be performed thisOr first fine evening I'M
der your window by two gentlemen in pain
fully reduced circumstances, who earnestly
solicit your practical sympathy, which, If any,
please kindly send ont &c US" In the street
below was piano on cart, accompanied by
two men, who proceeded to give an agreeable
performance.
MONACO is more than menaced. Ferry is
determined on its destruction, and he has
with him not only the King of Italy. but the
German Imperial family and Queen Victoria.
who. when at MentOne, was hOrrified with the
evidences she saw Of the degrading influences
of the tables. Lord Granville instructed Lord
Lyons to do everything in his power to sup
press the hell, and the feelings of the German
Crown Prince and Princess against the plague
spot are deeper than formerly.
II TAHITI the Protestants outnumber the
Catholics ten to one. No advantage is given
by the government to the Catholics and there
is no bitter antagonism. The Protestants re-
gard-them as a healthy stimulus. The French
Protestant missions take the lead. The Sab
bath is much better observed in Tahiti than
in England. Foreigners can buy no fish or
eggs of the natives on Sunday. There are two
Sundays in the islands. The French changed
the Sunday from one day to another. The
neighboring islands accepted the change, but
Tahiti did not so some keep both. There is
no idol worship in the islands now.
1T is remarked that while many theatrical
favorites IN Paris made their first appearance
on the stage at a cafe concert, there are no in
stances of writers for such places achieving
fame in the higher walks of literature. Not
long ago a man died who for more than forty
years had produced songs and plays for them,
some Of which were successful in their way,
and his name was not even known by the peO-
pie who had most often applaUded his efforts.
The leading male artist as a singer in this
line now is Paulus, who is exceedingly
amusing.
THE skirmlshing drill of the Third Ora
goons and Fifteenth Hussars in the recent
London tournament is regarded as an idea
which may have important DEVELOPMENTS.
ferent ways, the principles of Rarey, and ap-
piled them to an object never dreamt Of before
The troopers have trained their horses to lie
down, and remain II that position,
even when yolleYs are fred over them.
At a signal they rise, man and hOrse together,
ready TO gallop of without moments pause.
A dozen men and horses may thus lie hidden
behind bank, or in ambush, until the unsus-
pecting enemy comes within fifty yards.
TIE little Calico Indian pony, which an In
dian Chief presented the President last year
for his little daughter, still occupies a stall in
the White House stables, but retains its wild
Western ways and refuses to become civilized.
Albert, the groom, does the best he can with
it, but it viii be many day before 1t can be
turned over to its young mistress in pretty
little dog cart. as was intended. Young Allan
Arthur is visiting the White House now, and
he takes great delight in riding the little fell
low daily, land" said one of the stablemen,
''when Mr.. Allan gets through his ride, that
little devil IS willing to go as slowly and qui-
ely as is wanted. Is Mr.. Allan good rideri
| should say he was. 1t takes a good one to
get the better of him. If he was here all the
time that pony would become gentle. 1t nee s
to be kept down all the time"
A SAN FRANCISCO lady desired to be photo
graphed in decoilete toilet, and the Argonaut
gives the following report of her interview
with the artist: Madame Behavior submitted
with magnificent pliancy to the paving of
the picture fiend. He pulled at her corsage.
he settled it to his liking, he would retire and
gaze at il. and then tiptOe back and pull it
further down. At last she spoke: "What Is
the reason that you are so anxious to bring
this cOrsage DOWN." swell, you see. ma am,
You see when we have very young girls we
don't try TO make the-ah-tO make them
ah-strikingly daykolleet, but with the other
ladies it's di1erent-entirely different. as
sure you, ma'am. The older lady the more
daycOlleet she can be took" All" said the
billowy beauty, settling herself slightly in her
cuirass, IF that is the case. think you had
better go on with the picture. II you trifie
further with my corsage, you Will make me
at least hundred"
THE rule as to the robes worn by British
Judges are transmitted orally. and cannot be
found in print. Scarlet is the color for the
Judges sitting in banc on the first day of the
term; also in banc on such days as appear
with red letters in the calendar. On circuit,
at the opening Of the Commission. scarlet
robes are worn by both Judges, should two be
present. After the Commission is opened. the
Judge who sits in the Crown Court and tries
prisoners continues to wear scarlet until all
the prisoners are dealt with He is hence
termed by criminals ''the red-gown Judge"
The Judge who tries nisi priUs cases removes
his scarlet, puts on black, and is called 'sthe
black gown Judge" The scarlet robes worn
in winter in town, and on circuit, whether in
summer or winter, are trimmed with ermine,
but in town in summer these robes are trim
med with gray silk. When on circuit, the
senior or 'sred- gown Judge" sits in the Crown
Court at the first town on the circuit, &kle
the junior Judge takes Hisi aTius cases; bwS at
the next place "the red gown Judge" becomes
''the black gown Judge" and so they alter
nate throughout the circuit. On ordinary
days the Judges sitting in banc wear dark
blue or purple robes, which in winter are
trimmed with ermIne, and in summer with
bronze silk.