Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-17
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

1T is said that no one can live comfortably
in Washington and keep house and maintain
any sort OF social footing upon lcssthan 5000.
COL. w. p. CRAIGHILL, who had charge Of
the erection of tho National Monument at
Yorktown, complains that relic hunters are
multi ting the shaft, and asks for a watch
man to protect It,
a PROMINENT hat manufacturer says the
average Pennsylvanian's size is65s; the aver
age New Workers, Z, and the Western and
New England heads range from "a 10 -.
lie thinks the size of the head IS increased by
excitement.
A STAGE was upset in Apologize Greek,
in southern Oregon, the other day by rush
of salmon. The horses were cut loose and the
driver escaped on their backs. The salmon
crowded the river from bank to bank, and the
school was over mile long.
CAPT. f. p. NICHOLS, of Belfast, Me-, mas
ter of one of the Atlantic steamers, has had
printing press on board his vessel the last
three or four yesrs, and publishes miniature
weekly newspaper called the Ocean CHRONICLE.
lie is editor, cOmp0stor and printers devil"
ABrxoM COUNTRY GIRL rode into Carlisle,
Penn, the other day, wearing jaunty-ioOk-
ing hat Of strictly domestic feature. II was
made wholly of oat straw and corn-shucbs
that grew upon her fathers farm, and was
trimmed with ch,ckens' feathers dyed in poke
berry Juice and blue writing huld. She Gre
ated a sensation.
The new Head Master of Eaton proposes to
return to the Old system of admitting boys Of
S or years OF age, it being the later usage to
admit only those OF u or I3. II is urged that
the bows are at the school too short 4 time to
get the full benefit of its discipline. and, as
they cannot be kept till they are older, they
should be gathered in when they are younger.
THE British Secretary Of War has declined
10 permit the Tower gardens, situated in the
poorest quarter Of London, TO be thrown open
to the general public. The metropolitan
Garden Association has offered to bear the
exDense of looking after the garden and to
maintain perfect order. The present charge
of admission to the general public Is two
guineas year.
THE last reported novelty in London is
Burglars Company, which conducts business
in a most careful and systematic manner. 1t
has number of inspectors, who travel over
Europe in quest OF openings for work" and
mechanics who can open the most elaborate
safe. Finally, there IS q solicitor, who neRO-
tiates the restitution OF bonds for commits
sion Of IS per cent. All the managers have
received prison education.
PRESIDENT ELIOT, of Harvard, says young
man is much affected by the expectations
which his elders entertain of him. If they
expect him to behave like a child, his linger-
ing childishness will Oftener rule his actions;
Int IL they expect him to behave like man,
his incipicnt manhood will oftener assert it
self. The pretended parental or sham mon
astic regime of the common American college
seems to bring out the childishness, rather
than the manhood, OF the average student
A PARIS CRITIC complained that Sarah
Bernhardt in ''Theodora" wore dark emerald
earrings, because, he maintained, no such
stones were known in the Byzantine period.
This recalls the criticism OF a farmer ON Du-
bufeis Dicture of adam aud Eve" exhibited
here some time ago. The figures he found no
fault with, but the apple did not suit him
AZ ALL "Why," he angrily protested. thar
warn't no such apples in them days. That's
new variety of plppln introduced myself not
three years ago."
THE bed of a dweller in East India is spread
upon the floor, and for pillow is used sort
of basket. which is utilized at the same time
for containing the valuables of the house. The
covering for the sleeper Is made OF cotton
woven by hand. There are no chairs, ana the
occupants sit on the floor with crossed legs, or
in reclining posture, with one leg over the
other. There are no musical instruments, no
notes. no set music. The East lndlans ne
down without undressing, and on rising, roll
uD their bed and stow IL away. Their pri1cl-
nal food is rice, which those who are at the
table eat with The anne spoon. There are no
nuddings no desserts, and whoever is the last
To rise from the table Is compelled to wash
the dishes. Woman has scarcely any place In
society, literature or art. Man is the master,
and rules. The language Is simple, consists