Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-07
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car, and, running the gnu of inLo swamp,
stole it.
CHRISTIANS are no longer liable to insults
from masculine Mahometans, but nine out OF
ten of the older women, even in Constantine
PIE, Will look asktnce az Christian unbe-
never and greet him with the cheerful saluta-
ton, May the dogs deYour your bones"
THE srAGHoUNDs of Lord Rothschild got
into queer scrspe the other day. They
chased deer into n deep railway cut, just
aDont the time an express train was due. The
deer broke its neck III the fall. and the pack
that went IN pellmell were barely whipped
out in time to save their lives.
AT BIG HEART, WIS, a few days ago,
miner lighted fuse to charge or dynamite,
and then ran nlmbly up a ladder. But the
ladder creaked, cracked and snapped, and
backward fell the man, heels over head. just
as he struck the rock the explosion came, and
he was blown, not badly hurt, clear out of the
mine.
BETWEEN 500 and 600 acres Of drifting sand
desertsin Golden Gate Park, San Francisco,
have been redeemed for beautiful forest
drives by "bents" or beach grass. Already,
where three or four years ago there was
nothing but moving sand dunes, glarlng,
worthless, Troublesome, there are now 250,OU0
thriving Monterey cypress and pine trees.
GAME CHICKENS are good for other purposes
than dghting. Their proud carriage and
symmetry OF form Is beautiful to see. Their
eggs are of the finest flavor and so IS their
flesh. They have more bodily stamina, as
wei as more cour &c, than the grosser breeds,
and cross upon some of the big bodied Brah-
mas, etc.. adds constitutional Yigor to the
chicks. srss sea
WALTgR RYE has published "History of
Norfolk" He gives some curious instances
Of fictitious Norman pedlgrees. The How
ards, it would seem, are descended from
hog ward, whose business 1t was 10 mlnd
hogs; the T0wnshends from one John alta
Town send, y no was a small tenant farmer
in 1898; the Bulwers from the bull ward, as
the man was called who looked after the
manor bull.
A NEW USE has been discovered for the
musical instrument of torture called the bag
pipes. Last year, 1t seems, Spanish soldier
was brought to the military hospital at
Havana in state of catalepsy, and for 10
months he showed no signs OF improving
health. At last the doctors ordered the bag
pipes to he PLAY ed near his bed, whereupOn
the man promptly recovered CONSCIOUSNESS,
and Is now able to articulate.
WILD FOX GRAPES, in the Allegheny noun
tains in West Virginia, are made into jelly
and sold by the residents in those poor cabins
to the keepers of the cross roads ''stores" for
10 cents a pound, the pay to be ''ln trade"
Probably little "benzlne' Is included in
that trade. The jelly is OF two kinds, one
dark blue, the other pale green, and both
IL
that in this country sell for Is cents pound.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE YEARS AGO Nicho-
las Thomas and Lucy somes lived in Mt
Desert, Me-, and wanted to be married. There
was no minister within thirty miles, and SO
they married themselves. On the town rec
Ords, under daie of 1880, is the contract which
they drew up and signed, agreeing, IN THE
pi esence of God, the angels, and these wit
nes5es, to love, to cherish, and nOursh," and
to ''lOve, honor, and obey" as husband and
wife, so long as God should continue their
lives.
A CUSTOM of the days gone by still obtains
in the District of Columbia courts. Accord
ing to an old Maryland law the foreman of
each jury is presented with a pound Of to-
bacco on rendering the verdict in each case.
AS this Is far in excess OF the demand for the
weed, the cash equivalent of 81 is substituted.
The tobacco iuuu amounts to considerable
um during a term of court, and is usually
devoted to the purchase Of a cane for the lore
man, bouquets for the Judge and minor COM
Iorts for the jurors.
ENGLISH EXPERIMENTS in telephoning be-
tween a lghtship and the land have proved
remarkably successful. The vessel selected
was anchored 10 miles from shore in 80 feet of
water. For eight months messages of all sorts
have been sent and received in all weathers,
with but a single Interruption from u break
IN the cable. Passing vessels have been sig
nailed ana reported; orders transmitted from
owners TO their ships approaching or leaving
port; the state OF wind and tide eOmmunl-
Gated to waiting mariners, and timely notice
given OF the occurrence and location of
wrecks,
THE Ear of Dlonysius,'' in Sicily, is long
limestone tunnel with wide mouth. 1t is
about 20 feet high for a distance of about 200
yards, after which the roof desceuds. At the
further extremi of the high arch, and about
6O feet from the hoor, Is small concealed
chamber eXcaVatt q in the rock, in which,
according 10 tradition, DIonyslus sat to listen
TO the conversation Of his prisoners below,
who whispered stealthily of their plots and
other dOing5. 1t is a fact that sounds pro-
duced be ow are so reverberated that slight
whisper, II utt red near one of the walls, can
be heard in this chamber at about 200 feet
distance.
lat THE last session Of the Board Of Super
Yisors of Tehama county, says san Fran
cisco correspondent, "Creed Raymond made
some interesting statements in regard to the
disposition of Senator stanfords property in
that county. He declared thar all the Sena-
tors property IN Tehama county, and espe-
clally the fine vineyard, Will be divided into
40-acre tracts and rented, the proceeds going
to the proposed university and schools at Palo
Alto. Mr.. Raymond said also that the %
trustees who are to have charge of the prop
erty of the university, will be selected and in
stalled IN Office by March s, 1856. The Sena-
tors idea Is 20 make the university, founded
III ihbA4lOk1 VI MS utidu hOus but ltdul0R school
OF industrial education in the Onited States"
A LiaUOR DEALER in East Douglass. Mass
has the following printed on the back of his
business cards: ITO whom it may concern.
Know ye that by the payment of 1925 / am
permitted 10 retail intoxicating liquors at my
saloon in this town. To the wife who has a
drunKard for a husband, or a friend who IS
unfortunately dissipated, say emphatically,
give me RpLce in person OF such a case, or
1 Interested nj
such shall be excluded from my place. Let
mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers do like
wise, and their request Will be kindly re-
earded. lpay heavy tax for the privilege
oil selling liquors, and / want IL distinctly un-
deFatOou that l have no desire to sell to
drunkards or minors, or to the poor or desti-
ute."
1HFHE BRIGADE or GUARDS, who approach
mogt nearly to the ideal wooden soldier, suffer
most from heart and lung diseases, aud they
also follow out most closely the drill regula-
tons," says Mr.. Labpuchere. 81 remember a
few years ago watching a particularly smart
young sergeant OF the COustreams drilling a |
SOUND OF recruits. His own well set-up figure
and the strict way ia which he made his men
hold themselves, must have been treat To a !
soldiers eyes. Apparently he was the very |
picture Of rude health, being broad chested /
and deep-yOced. Feeling interested in him.
/ cOuversed with him after the drill and on |
various subsequent occasions. Judge OF nv |
surprise when u short time ago | was ad- |
dressed by a weak voiced, broken-do n man. |
sergeant, lately discharged as suffering from
ssoldteFig heart -