Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-23
TTEsis OF Interest.

II i asserted that about q third Of the
I banking done il the world Il done II the
1 British empire.
AZ English physician thinks that bicycling
nav prove injurious If the fashion Of small
I saddles and large wheels. involving 50 much
/ pressure on the perineum, be persisted II.
PAPER as a non conduetOr Of heat has been
I found one OF the most effective as well as one
Of the cheapest substitutes for WOODEN under
clothing. and was much used Dy russian sol
diers in the Turkish war.
ABEAE got into the cellar OF Dan Feeney,
who lives near Ditchfeld, OAK. Dan got on
the cellar door to hold IL down, but the bear
easily raised both Dan AID the door and made
It's escape 70 the woods.
DAHoxEY takes the palm for ingenious cru
eltv. The commander Of the forces having
been found guilty OF high treason. he was
buried chest deep and then shot at BY the
Amazon regiment until dead.
THrRE l. a rumor in England that when the
Princess Imperial Of Germany was in En-
gland in September she paved the way for
visit Of Prince Bismarck 10 sandrlngharH,
when he and Mr.. Gladstone are 70 nave A
opportunity Of hObnoobing.
Mas. JUDGE, Of New York city, has Sunday
evening receptions at her elegant home, where
the onlv guests are the little cash girls from
the large dry goods stores. They sing, dance.
recite and talk. and are given delicious sup
per, at which they are taqsnI 70 Deh4Se Win
refined courtesy and unseihsEness-
OK Sunday. Oct. 3. an enormous pelican
was noticed dying around over Rolia, No,
and was finally seen By two students OF the
Scaool of Mines TO alight down in the railroad
stock r0nd Just north OF town. Mr.. valiant
procured z gun and shot the bird. which was
the largest ever seen IN those parts, meAsur-
ing feet from tip 70 tip
-ho -
emuIoved in asserting rags at the HOboken
Paper Mil, y. J., unrOlled wad OF old silk
few dsrs ago. and uncovered what she sup
posed was q small glass button. When she
DISPLAYED il TO her employer he almost took
her breath away By Offering her 500 Tor y.
Then she learned IL was sOltalre uialnon4,
worth from $500 10 Loo.
or Sunday evening field OF dry sage on
the battlefield OF Missionary Ridge became
f9uited, and soon the flames were spreading
NTH lirhtning like rapidity. A stump stand
ing in the battlefield blazed uD and IN few
seconds a roar like thunder reyerberated
down The valley. ana the stump was blown
nc ter thousand pieces. Investigation de-
welcomed the fact that three shells were I'M
bedoed in the stump and exploded from the
heat.
THE sandwich man advertisement Is little
used here. though in London It Il the great go.
There he may be seen moving along the strand,
dismissed IN antique aEtuNE anu
-in7 firing the public By his glittering helmet
sud nofding crest with fierce desire 70 see
sClaudian;" or again he shufles along the
curb at Cheapside IN the Glscreet cap anu
Gown Of the monthly nurse, bearing a dummy
infant on eseh arm. and reminding man and
woman kind that the Twins e IN full sea-
son at the Olympic, or = ne bAO0s heaus
the programme at Iooles'
Al IsH AUCTION in Holland IS one OF the
oddities of Continental life. AS soon as a
boatman reaches port with q load OF fish the
fact is announced BIZ the sounding Of a gong.
Those desiring 70 make purchases repair 70
the beach where the fish are piled up IN little
heaus The owner then proceeds to auction
them OF. Instead Of letting the purchasers
10 the bidding, as is done in this country, he
does it himself He sings out price at which
he will sell the lot. If no one takes II he
comes down by easy stages I'll WITHIN Wnat
the purchasers are willing 70 pay.
SUNDAY THEATRIcALs are tolerated by law
in Eve of the principal cities Of the United
States. They are san Francisco, Cincinnati,
st. Louis, New Orleans and Chicago. There
are eleven regular theatres IN Chicago. TO say
nothing Of museums. panorama concert
halls. and other resorts. III there - any dluer-
ence to be found in them on Sunday night II is
that the lights are brighter and the fun more
uproarious. 1t is the custom TO give during
the week eight performances ana with sur
day night it runs up TO nine. nsome theatres
a matinee Is given on Sunday afternoon.
DIR. scHwEEIN6ER, Of Munich, has dIseov-
cred new mode OF reducing the bulk Of the