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

AT Lasselle Seminary two gold miniature
loaves were awarded to the girls who had
taken the highest rank in bread-making.
LIGHTNING recently struck tree on Gov.
Stanford's California ranch, and the China
men employed on the place could not be in
duced to pick up the debris. as they cOnsid-
cred that it was the work Of an evil spirit.
A KANSAS shoemaker stopped work, and
began to spend money freely. He was on that
account arrested on suspicion of having robbed
a stage coach. Then he had to confess and
prove that he was heir to an English quarter
Of q million.
In Milford, Mass, about 1850, George Wash
ington tied his horse to tree while he went
into the house to get his dinner. The tree
has stood until few weeks ago, when it was
cut down. as il was in the way of travel, and
sawed into memorial blocks.
IL the Friends annual meeting at Newport.
one Of the younger members of the associa-
ton protested against the custom Of men and
women sitting apart, but nothing was done
toward abolishing il, although the sentiment
OF the meeting is SAID to have been strongly
against separation.
1T is almost impossible to exhaust the lodg-
ing accommodations here, writes corre-
spondent from the Holy Land. There are
four or five converts, besides several hotels,
in Jerusalem which solicit patronage. One Of
these converts is accredited with having COM
Portable lOdging-room for 900 travellers, and
with being able to house 5000 people on q
pinch.
TIE scale Of prices for admission TO a bull
fght4n Mexico is regulated by which side of
the grounds the sun happens to be. Thus, at
recent exhibition near the City of Mexico,
the following scale was charged: Boxes in
the shade. to hold eight, IS; half boxes in the
shade, TO hold eight. 81; general admission,
shady side. ninety mine cents; general ad-
mission, sunny side, thirty-seven and one
half cents.
A GREAT LIBRARY, according to Mr.. Win
sor, the librarian Of Harvard College, should
preserve every book and pamphlet printed.
The worthless tract of to-day may prove in
valuable TO the historian writing IN the year
1000. Two hundred years after the execution
of the great Marquis OF MOntrOse, the account
books kept by his agent were discovered.
From these the biographer OF the Marquis
drew much Of the history OF his hero's early
life.
THE oldest building in the ancient little
town of Heppenheim on the Bergstrass, once
the favorite hunting castle Of Charlemagne,
later alternately used as a eonventicle by the
knights Templar and by monks as well as
nuns, in more modern days as a town hall, is
now metamorphosed into cigar factory.
An idea OF the age Of the little town lby the
Romans called Hephiuml may be formed
from the well au08enticated tradition that
Charlemagne was the builder OF the Basilica
of ST. Peter, in commemoratiOn~ the fact
that there existed within it walls Christian
conanunity in the days of the great apostle.
THE Pail Nall 6asette discusses the ques-
ton: ssWhat ought a wife to call her husband
in speaking to a third person." Should she
say ssmy husband, or should she use the sur
name without any prefix, as Mrs carlyle used
To faIk of ssCarlvleS or should she adopt an
other plan Of that ladyas, and speak, as it
were. Of ssMr C. - Perhaps il is matter Of
indifference in England. but in France
wOman's usage in the matter IS taken as
test OF breeding. In the provinces, II seems,
wives speak Of their husbands as monsieur
as il their particular monsieur were supe-
rior to all others. Or perhaps they think this
stvle expresses an indifference indicative OF
-bon ton" my husband." they imagine,