Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

IN Aberdeen, D. t., artesan flowing wells
are being used to run a grist mill.
SINCE the breaking up of Lord Falmouth's
stud the most valuable collection of brood
mares now in England is the one belonging to
the Duchess of MOntrOse, the next most valu-
able being that of Mr. Chaplin. 1t is said TO
be the intention of the Duchess to sell her
Yearlings annually.
A CORRESPONDENT of the London Times,
writing from Glasgow, suggests that it would
he ssa noble and wise thing for France to buru
Toulon and Marseilles" before the cholera Sc
cures foothold in another town. He thinks
that France might confide in Christianity
for the cost"
MEMBERS of the Marsh family to the num-
Der of 200 or more held meeting near Spring
field, Mass, on Wednesday. According to
the speakers, the first of the name who came
to this country were John Marsh, who took
the oath of allegiance in Salem in 1888, and
George Marsh, who landed in 1885.
THE Bangor (AIe) Commercial says that
there are few localities in that State that are
not teeming with game. and that the sports
men are predicting more birds of all kinds
especially woodcock and partridge-this fall
than for years before. The birds wintered
well, and the spring and summer have been
favorable to them.
FEW Englishmen two weeks ago had yet
appeared in the northern Alpine region, the
weather, until the middle of July, having been
cold. The Germans had had the place pretty
much all to themselves. Geneva, however,
was crowded, and at the italian lakes there
were large numbers of tourists, the st. Goth
ard Railway doing good business.
DURING the recent heavy rainfall In Poland
and Galicia whole districts were completely
flooded, hundreds of families losing their
homes. At one small trading town the value
of the hay washed away was $4,000; at an
other it was $4,000, and In third $4,000: No
fewer than "a hundred villages have been
ruined. Old inhabitants say nothing equal to
the devastation has occurred since 1913.
1T is stated that the National Association of
General Baggage Agents has decided to place
posters at all railroad stations requesting pas
sengers to have their baggage plainly marked
with their names and permanent address.
Hundreds of pieces Of unclaimed baggage
annually find their way to the baggage rooms
of the great railroads of the country which, if
thus marked, could be easily restored to their
owners.
A VERY interesting curiosity is shown in a
show window in Pittsburg. 1t is a miniature
working model of the largest steam hammer
in the world-the CruzOt hammer in France. I
The model is simply a clock, and the great
hammer which in one case weighs hun
bred tons, in the other is a pendulum that
moves noiselessly up ana down. Not single
detail in the great hammer is omitted IN the
smaller one.
APREsToN, Conn, MAN the other day came
near furnishing another instance of a 'suicide
for which no cause can be assigned" He had
been trying to discharge, in his cellar, the
cartridges from an old and long-neglected re-
volver, but failed; and, leaving the hammer
at half-cOck, he peeped into the END OF the
barrel. That, of course, was the signal for
the weapon to speak, but luckily the man
lust at that instant moved his hand and the
bullet whizzed harmlessly by his head. The
man is said to have felt the effects of the scare
for several hours after the incident.
A YOUNG LADY was wheeling her married
sisters twin babies along the street in Chi i
cago. and a close observer could have noticed
her halt for a second, appear embarrassed,
while a crimson blush mounted her cheeks.
She saw coming up the street, her old beau |
whom she had not seen for two years. as he |
had been away. OF course, the fellow |
naturally supposed his sweetheart had been |
married during his absence, so ne began grin,
ming as he drew near, tipped MS nat ana /
passed on. congratulating himself on the rate |
he had escaped. 1t is useless to attempt to |
describe the feelings OF the Young lady.
The old custom of bottling tears is still con-
tinued in Persia. 1t must be very old, as 1t /
is alluded to in the Psalms of David. As the |
mourners are sitting around and weeping the |
master of ceremonies presents each one with /
a niece of cotton wool, with which he wipes /
OF his tears. This cotton is afterwards /
squeezed into a bottle, and the tears are pre-
served as a powerful and efhcaeious remedy
for reviving dying man after every means
have failed. It is also employed as charm
against evil influences. The practice was
once universal. as is evidenced BY the tear
bottles which are found in almost every an
cient tomb.
THE story is told that while Gen. sherman
was accompanying President Hayes on visit
to New England be attended reception N a