Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-11

their establishment and substitute ring
f, ames Should all the mills adopt TINS
method it will, the manufacturers claim, XIII
the strike entirely, as there will be no further
use for the mems services. king frames
can be run by boys and girls, ana Ihus hoI
only save money in wages, but also IN the wear
and tear Of machinery.
ABELIEvER in the chameleon's diet once
undertook to train his horse to live on next 10
nothing, and then complained that when lie
had reduced the daily dietary to a single stra"
the awkward quadruped spoiled the eApe5iIl61
ment by dying. DR.. NessmaEeI' an FL ga
vegetarian enthusiast of BeltOrt HOuses W.
anbam has been afflicted by kindred ulsAP-
pointment. This amlaDle tneorlst N alntt1llIC "a
the doctrine Of living on regimen r. pIe7 tI.
ing a penny farthing day, ana hdu llle mn
estv to try it on himself. lie began Tow 81 q
the end of November, and after the hfst Week
published an exalted account Of the WonIcI !
ful intellectual clearness ana sense OF ply slT4l
lightness and elasticity produced. but ~ ms
sion He is now at deaths door, with three
regular NJ. DIS attending him.
THE North German Gazette reports that the
valuable library OF the Khedive, which untll
recently was one of the largest and best ar
ranged in the East, is being quietly disposed
of by the Pashas. For many years the distln-
guished German scholar Spita Bey had the
library under his complete control, ana uui
reducing the chaos of books and manuscripts
to admirable order. but also IN acquiring 4
large number of spleAdid copies OF the MI MI am
and of ancient commentaries upon H. " ~! ~
Arabls revolution broke out, however ihe
rebel leaders charged Herr Splta with having
desecrated sacred volumes, and dismissed NM
from his post He thereupOn quilted Egypt
in disgust. and since his departure the library
has fallen, actually if not nomlnaly, INTO lhe
hands of a set of ignorant men.
UNTIL they read in the newspapers OF then
brave and humane conduct at the wreck OF
the City of Columbus, many people never
heard of the Gay Head Indians. They were
originally, saws the Boston Post, thirteen
tribes of Indians in Massachusetts,. Unlike
all other tribes, the Gay Head Indians nave
| not materially decreased. and they now NUM-
Der about 200 souls. counting men, women
| and children The Cav Heads are above the
| average in morals, natural ability ana euu-
! cation. They inhabit that part OF the westerly
| end of the Island Of Marthas vineyard winch
! is known as GAY Head, and which is dlVlueu
| into three peninsulas Nashaquista, SOUP
/ nocket and Cav Head. Probably there IS nc
| Indian, of pure aboriginal blood now resident
! in the Commonwealth, 1t having long Deeh tlt
practice among them TO intermaffy WIN tnt
| whites and those of African descent. Al lasl
! accounts the several tribes in Massachusetts
! numbered about as follows Chappaqulddlcks
| 80. Cav Heads 200, Mashpees 30 Herring
! Ponds So Dudleys so. Members of othel
| tribes are scattered, and number less thar
400 persons all told.
AR. SPOFFORD, Librarian of Congress
! Saturday submitted to the Joint Committed
Oh the Library, and through it to Congress
his annual report. The counting OF the Is
brary was completed in January, showing
5l3. All volumes and about 10000 pamphlets
! The Increase in the number of volumes during
| the year 1888 was 1896. The number OF
copyright entries during the year was 25274
AM Increase of 1885, as compared with 1882
! Copyright publications were received during
! the year to the number of 43,43S, OF when a.
! 5S4 were volumes of books, ll,452 periodicals
! Il, lOl musical compositions, ,24l engraVlngs
and other works of graphic art. the report
contains reference to about 5000 volumes OF
/ bound Observation-Disclosures and foreign
of great historical, commercial and pohtlca
| value, transferred to the library from inc
! State Department. The Congressional IL
brary is the largest collection of the kind II
the country, ana there are only six larger II
| the world. 1t is receiving additions AT
more rapid rate than any other library eX-
| cept the British Museum.