Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-12
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she, ibid not Ii Ike me much because was not
pretty Dut the King was o1ce driving me
tnroUgh turnlp field In phaeton: he over
turned me, and dat fall broke nv nose.
think was not quite so ugly after dat"
Gov. HoUsER, of Montana, Is most enthus-
astic over the hope of his Territory early be-
coming State. It's mines have this year pro-
duced $23,0O0,0o0 In metals, and he says Mon
tanians are alarmed by the agitation of tn g
silver question, as. If silver coinage is sus-
pended, 1t will be severe blow TO the mining
Industries.
WHEN Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, was elected
Senator to succeed Judge Poland, he had q
wealth of curling gray hair covering his head.
Judge Poland prided hims elf on his legal at
talnments, and when asked how it came that
ne Old not stay in the Senate instead of going
70 the House. replied: THE people Of Vermont
thought there was need of more wool in the
senate and more law in the House.
ALBERT BIERsTADT, the artist, is engaged
this winter in finishing some California scenes
ana canvas showing storm on the Matter
horn. Pei sonaly he ls of medium size, we'll
built. with handsome face of regular fea-
lures and gray mustache whose ends are
always carefully waXed, but take slight
DOWNWARD tendency, as If the wearer, know
ing that they became him, nevertheless de-
precated too French an air.
"BY AN EDICT or the Berlin State Court"
says writer of German notes In the Chicago
Tribune, "the diplomas of NJ. d. bought of a
now defunct medical UNI versity of PhIadel-
pha, the holders of which IN Germany were
humorouslY styled 'DOctores Philadelphia
are declared invalid, and the prosecution of
such persons who persist in advertising them
selves as specialists in Germany on the
strength solely OF such diplomas is authorized
The happy possessor of such diploma. a Dr.
Reseck. IN Berlin, was fined 800 m arks for cali
ing himself q physician and $50 marks for
THOSE who have kept wondering eye upon
the gem of rare silver with which the curtain
of night is held briefly back at sunset will be
interested to learn that the gem in question,
the planet Venus, reached one OF its time
marks Wednesday evening. at that hour
the planet was at its greatest Eastern
elOngRtiOn,'' as the learned men and the al
MANAGES put It.. Pausing in space for the tick
of cock, the globe started toward the
earth and for many sparkling night will
grow IN brightness. Venus IS our next-door
neighbor, and it is a world that any planet
ought TO be glad to live alongside Of.
SENATOR BECK of Kentucky, who, 1t is said,
will be the real leader on the Democratic side
in the Senate, is man full of resources, but
not ready debater, his speeches gain when
read in print. He is q well-Informed man:
his mind is perfect storehouse of figures and
Facts. II he cannot always use them to adj
vantage In debate it is because he is slow to
perceive point, and unable to recognize in
an instant the salient features of an Oppo-
nenvs argument; He must have time to pre-
pare himself. When he is primed. however.
he goes of at rate which takes his friends
breath away. Though born IN Scotland, Beck
has become thorough kentuckian.
SARAH BERNHABDT is not the only French
woman who achieved skill in the sculp-
tors art. The published list Of gifts Just m ade
to charity under the patronage of a number
of ladies IN Paris includes several works OF
art by the patronesses themselves, among
them being statuette by the Duchess OF
Uzes, which, we are told, mo master of the
day would disOwn," and a bust of Chopin,
modelled by the Countess de Beaumont.
Castr es. Sarah contributes a group. Among
mentioned in the same list are RED r ding
Hood" by the Princess Matfilde; n Landscape
"a view in St HelsnR-by the Baroness Ma
thanie de Rothschild=r s..i'View of an Inte-
riOr," by the Princess Scyfla, and a number OF
other pieces by ladies of rank.
THE Paris Figaro says: Zone of the best
known figures in Wall street is that of Mrs.
Green. who enters into competition with Jay
Gould, Russell Sage, and other giants of the
Stock Exchange. and il Supposed to have
doubled the fOrtuneof $50 0OAI 100 she iuberlted
There are hundred other lady capitalists in
New York who manage their own specula-
tons, and are nearly as, well versed in the
mysterious operations Of the bulls and bears
as the Vanderbilts. They seem to be a mean
lot. Mrs. Green never enters more ambiti-
GUS vehicle than an omnibus, though she may
have million dollars worth Of scrip in her
pocket. The passion of wealth is the curse of
America, often overriding every other feel
ing, and those who accumulate enormous
wealth. with a few splendid exceptions. do
little good to their country"
EVERY FBw DAYS the newspapers contain
reports of persons found smothered in hotel
ho lVoO hnao al
If the smothered man looks like a drummer.
or other enlightened individual, the coroner's
verdict is apt to hint darkly at suicide. The
municipal authorities of Atlanta take another
view of The matter. They have been advised
that one-half the deaths from asphvxIa are
caused by hotel proprietors. and have m AIDE
law that economical landlords shall not turn
OF the gas from the meter at night, A large
number of travellers leave the gas burn
ing dimly when they retire; then the hotel
man cuts on me gas. he turns it on again for
early-rislng travellers, and Che others. if they
sleep late, run risk OF death from sufToca
ton. Travellers should turn the gas com
pletely out before going to bed.
Gov. JOHN IRELAND, of Texas, has been
writing in spread eagle style for a magazine
about that State. SAYS Gov. John. statlstl-
caly and eloquently: "Embracing all the ter
ritory between the cath and lOs deg. of West
longitude, and the Both and 36th deg. of North
iatltude-a territory of 24, 600 square miles
larger than New England, New York, Penn
sylvanla. Ohio and Maryland combined
larger than half OF Europe. emitting Russia
she can support population equal TO the
present population OF the United States. and
vet not crowd her people. Not one
fifth of the area Of Texas ia yet occupied or
utilized. We have a good government. a
moral, Christian population, with activity
progress and peace on every hand Wheye
on earth are such inducements for the mes
ent and such prospects for the future? Texas
welcome! Come and share with us all these
blessings" N
IN THE LATE PARLIAMENT. the English
county constituencies, with l2,sll,4 agqre-
gate population. had only 172 members, while
the borroughs, with only Il, sO2 SIS population.
had 2s2 members. The injustice in that ran
resentation is apparent In the boroughs
1890 persons had member 10 renresent
them, but in the counties 1t took III 300 10
reach that dignity. In the new Parliament
now being elected this matter will be prom
cry ADJUSTED. me counties, with l2.5l2lO2
inhabitants. VIII have 234 members and fhe
Doroughs, with population OF -, .s24. will
have 226 members. The average populatjon
OF each constituency will be about the same
IN the counties and boroughs-sav 3d. OO0 IN
wales there will be a slight inequality m
favor OF the boroughs; a.. coo average ponnla-
ton IN the boroughs 70 4s.l0O IN those Of the
counties. In scotland IL Is the other vvav tbe
county average being $4,000 against SRI $40 i'm
the boroughs. In ireland the bornughs have
the advantage-47, 300 TO $4,000 Taking the
entire United Kingdom, eycusive Of the nni-
versities, the average population 10 each MEM
Der IN the counties Is $500, and in the bor-
oughs $3.50.
"IN badly lighted room,r saws the Iondop