Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-11
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

VICTOR MARTIN left Paris on Monday, May
Il. at 2:sO to walk to Rome and back by June
80. The wager on the walk is $4,000.
THE plan adopted last year in London Of
sending poor and delicate children into the
country for three weeks in midsummer has
proved very successful. They are boarded in
cottagers' families at the rate OF about SIPS a
week. Manchester and other towns are max
ing an effort to the same end.
THE Medical Times referring to the 5000
fncandescent lamps In use at the English by
gienic exhibition. saws that they are the do
nestle light of the future, adding that the
well-fOunded objection formerly raised by
Oculists that the light was a series Of flashes is
not now true except in theory.
ACCORDING to the Clinical Record, DR.. Brin-
ton has always looked with a certain amount
Of disbelief on carbolIc acid, but finds corro-
sive sublimate to be the coming antiseptic.
Prof. Koch has shown that solutions of one
part of sublimate TO 1000 parts of water will
destroy all bacteria, germs and spores.
AFTER enduring for years the visits Of book
canvassers and the rest Of the ofiee-infestlng
tribe, Glasgow firm tried what banter would
do. and issued note as follows: 1.-THE hours
OF attendance in this office are-To canvassers
for church subscriptions, 10 till ,; book and
insurance agents, till 4; commercial travel
lers, beggers, and advertising men, all day.
We attend to our business at night"
Dh. NOkMAN hEkk says III the hettctt lFcSS
that 'there is little relish in England for
genuine fermented wine, our taste has be-
come 50 corrupted by the spirituous fortifica-
ton called for by the English market. a few
days sgO a we'll known Englishman, on tast-
ing glass OF pure, unsophlsteateu snerrY
exclaimed, to the latter's amusement, This is
mere vinegar and water.
IT seems that the leaders Of the ms and the
outs in England are pretty much Of a much
ness IN respect to slaveholdirg antecedents.
II Mr. Cladstone's father once owned, as is
asserted. $50 slaves, Lord Salisbury's grand
father and great-uncle were strenuous up
holders Of the african trade" which, in
deed, found no more vigorous defender than
Gen. Gascoyne. NJ. z. for Liverpool. whose
property near that city the Marquis lnherIts
THOMAS BLYTHE, millionaire, died in Cali
fornia more than year ago, leaving no will.
In a few months a score of relatives appeared,
esger for a share of his estate. His body was
embalmed. and for three months 1t remained
in the undertaker's rooms, where the alleged
widow of tile dead man paid daily visits and
exhibited theatrical grief over the remains.
The body was finally transferred 70 vault IN
n cemetery. Last week. at the request OF
English relatives, ii was decided 10 photo
rraDh the corpse, so the vault was opened.
The body was found lfelike IN appearance,
and the coffin being placed on end. very
good picture Of the eccentric mllilonalre was
taken.
on MAY a commercial traveller found
$4,000 as he was getting out Of the train at
Brussels, which belonged to German dealer
in horses, who had been travelling in the same
Commandments and OF whom he forthwith
went in search, and met frantically rushing
To the station. The worthy German, with
prOdigal generosity. offered him a dollar,
which the finder declined. "Ihen," SAID the
other, s.vou must at any rate come and dine
with me; l cannot pass over such a service
in this light manner" The invitation was
accented. The invited guest appeared on
time. but no host was forthcoming, and the
guest, as he paid his bill, vowed 10 abstain for
am time from favors toward Teutonlc dealers
in horse flesh.
THE June meeting at Sater's Baptist
Church. in Green Spring valley, Baltimore
county, is the oldest Baptist Church in Mary
land. having been built by the early Baptists
I43 wears ago. 1t is a quaint OLD building and
j. prettily situated in secluded spot. shaded
by fine old trees. The church Is famous
among Baptists. many OF whom nave made
pilgrimages 10 il from long distances. IL was
enlarged twenty years ago, and the nrst SER
vices held in il afterwards was on the second
SUNDAY in June. since which time the ami
versarv Of that day has been regularly OBJ
served. The anniversary is known as the
June meeting at old Saters." IL has been
the custom of eminent ministers of the church
10 attend these meetings. The late DR.. Fuller
and other prominent clergymen used to visit
the ancient edifce and preach.