Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-24
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Va. Dayton. and Milwaukee, because OF mis-
manaE mert. Gen. Pleasanton Is spoken OF
for commandant at Hampton.
AN English admirer Of lola, whose works
have been shut out OF the circulating libraries
Of England, has published book of extracts
from novels Of the day to show that they con-
tain matter more prurient than anyt hing
lola ever wrote.
A LONDON JOURNAL, quoting statistics TO
back it up, presents as a moral paradox the
statement that the most poorly paid working
girls in the metropolis are those engaged in
the work Of sewing and binding Bibles. 1t
ADDS that for every heather abroad who can
be induced to use the sacred volume for any
thing else than gun wadding dozen. of these
girls are driven 10 perdition at home"
A QUESTION as to the effect Of a free pardon
to convict was raised recently in the Lord
Mayors Court, London. young man
brought an action against the Great Eastern
Railway Company for flO00 for malicious
prosecution and false imprisonment He had
tude, but afterwards received a free pardon,
and 1t was contended for him that this was
equivalent to the trial having terminated in
his favor. The Judge declared IN favor OF the
company.
AMONG the things which thirtv-hve years
ago went to make up the crime of high treason
in Italy was the possession Of a Bible, which
books, and for man TO own it was to subject
him 10 prison, the galleys, and even 10 death.
NOW Die depot are established in every
Italian city, and itinerant vendors circulate
the book freely. In coneplcuous store In the
CorsO, Rome, a whole window is filed with
copies Of the Italian version of the Scriptures.
The New Testam' Mt can be purchased for tve
cents and separate Gospel for two.
TIE wreck of the Major Reybol and the ex-
ploslon on the Samuel Nj FELTON,, at Phila-
delphiR, calls the attention Of Philadelphia
paper to similar disasters on the Delaware.
The Perseverance was blown from her moor
ings n 1891 and wrecked on Pettv's leland.
I "e Eagle, which was built at Il nsingtOn
ana which began to run on the river In lSlS,
was blown up afterward on the Chesapeake
Bav. The Bristol, which piled mp the river
in 1918, suffered from a boiler explosion. In
1920, on account of the numerous boiler eX-
plOsiOns, safety barges were towed at the
stern of each steamer, but that precautiOn
was soon neglected.
A TOURIST of worldwide experience puts
forth the theory that the climate of California
fosters mendaclty. irreverence and meretri-
cious morals. He holds that the habit of sin
in that State is not so much matter of dis
eased conscience as of atmospheric pressure
and sinister influences of weather. They
have practically no winter there, ana so miss
the best means Of Keeping alive a realization
OF the presence of a higher and Overrulng
power. which people living in sterner
climate can so easily comprehend" The
skies are so soft and the temperature 80 pleas.
ant that men are led to think lightly of
serions things, to forget how to cultivate the
virtues.
AN ACTION was recently tried in Lewes,
Eng, involving the right of property owner
to highway. The Judge suggested that In
such case the best thing that could be done
was to go out and see the place. Accordingly,
Judge, jury, and counsel sailed forth, and
walked to the spot in dispute, distance of
half mile The snectacle of she Judge in
his robes, attended by the High Sheriff in
court dress, bareheaded. and accomp: MED by
counsel, and followed by the jury. escorted by
the Under Sheriff. and the "a hole attended by
a body Of police, cons Ituted a procession
which will long be remembered. On the re-
turn of the procession into court the trial pro-
ceeded.
NEARLY all stout people are great water
drinkers. Mr.. Dan n. Lockwood, of Buffalo
and District Attorney MARITIME, of New York,
were discussing the other night. Both of them
are tall, powerful men who would weigh over
| zoo pounds. They realize that they re carry
NJ too much weight, and in their discussion
OF their habits both found hat they were con-
sumed by an undyihg thirst that nothing
! but ice water could satisfy. Mr.. Childs. OF
! Philadelphia, who is great drinker of ApOlli-
narIs water, says that he never yet has made
| mp his mind whether much water drinking
makes people fat or whether fat pc pie need q
| great deal Of water. The fact remains. how
/ ever. that the stout people who lose flesh m
der training are those who discard the ice
/ water.
Is IT true that there are stores and hotels
/ in London that do not desire Americans?
| A New Yorker dwelling there answers in the
| Affirmative. At three of the finest of the Lon
! don hotels he tried to get rooms for Ameri-
| cans " no were to arrive. and as soon as the
managers found out thaCthe apartments were
| wanted for Yankees they ate their words
| about having any vacancies. A bpOtmaker in
oxford treet, not understanding that the in
/ quirer was an American, said he would not
/ waste the time necessary to sell boots to
! Americans, as they were so troublesome. A
/ West End tailor displays a picard. ''NO
| Americans served" This antiDathV princi-
\ patty arises from the fact that Americans have
| got into the erroneous way of thinking that
/ England Is a cheap country.
! A DELIGHTFUL little incident, entirely diff
| ferent from the story Of the monkey and the
| parrot, as told about a monkey and a dog,
thus A brave, active, intelligent terrier. be-
! longing to q lady friend, one day discovered a
| monkey belonging TO an ltlnerapt organ
/ grounds, and at once made q dash for him
/ The monkey, who was attired in 'cket and
| hpt, awaited the onset with such undisturbed
| tranquility that the dog halted within few
! feet of him to reconnOitre. Both animals
| took long. steady stare at each other. but
| the dog evidently was recovering from his
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iutruder. st this critical juncture, the
| monkey, who had remained perfectly quiet
! hitherto. raised his aW and gracefully sa-
/ luted ny lifting his hat. The effect was mag
| zeal; the dO.'s head and tai dropped, and he
! sneaked off aud entered the house. refusing
/ TO leave it till he WAS sati-fed that his polite,
! hut mysterious guest had drpart' d. His
whole demeauor showed plainly that he felt
I the monkey VS. something "uncanny," and
not to be meddled with.
DIR. JAMES BARR quotes the assertion OF
some authorities that ''death from hanging
appears TO take place very rapidly, and with.
out causing any suffering" But he is Of a
different opinion. Those who speak OF the
painless nature of death by strangulation ar
| rive a. this conclusion. he thinks. from the
| fat that many cases 81 suicide gre not com
/ petely suspended. aud that Il they wished
/ thoy could easily relieve the construction by
/ assuming ~" erect posture; and in other in
| stances n recovery from attempted suicide
/ by hanging the e is DO recollection Of suffer-
/ ing. 10 should be remembered. he argues,
/ that there h a great Inference between the
| mental attitude If the suicide and one who is
/ shout tofufler the extreme PENALTY Of the law.
/ The less OF reco lection 81 suffering does not
| prove that there was none. lt mlght almost
! az vel be said Oh &. because often after re To-
| coyery from meningitis there was ao remem-
! brauce Of any suffering. therefore there was
/ none. lie concludes hat. although the pain
| 10 hanging can under no circumstances he
I very acute. vet when We see a culprit heaving
/ his chest nnd almos raising the whole body M
] bis afruHQlea for breath. we must concluda