Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-25
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I week. 1t consists of copy Of the fairy story,
Beauty and the Beast" Only two copies OF
| tae book are known to exist.
REV. Dis. BARRowS figures that ''if the
entire population OF the globe, estimated at
l,400,0 0O,oyo, were divided into families Of FIVE
+ the State of Texas alone could give each fam
! lily bali an acre OF land to 1--we upon."
! ACCORDING to Dr. W. w. ireland, Mahomet
/ Luther and Swedenborg suffered from hallu-
cinations, and the origin Of their mental dis
/ ease was epilepsy. Julius Caesar ana NaBo-
! leon BOnaparte are represented as sufferers
/ from epilepsy.
FIVE SHEEP DOG PUPPIES were 90 much an
attraction at the Birmingham, England, show
the other week that crowds were constantly
about their kennel. The appreciative Prince
! OF Wales rung down twenty golden guineas
I Tor TWO OF the puppies.
THE TUNNEL under the river MerseY is to
be opened next month. Those who dug this
marvellous hole in the ground are gratifed
/ because there IS no sign so far of leak. In
| other words, paraphFasing wag puts 1t.
tine quality OF Mersey" has not yet strained
! through
AN INGENIOUS BELGIAN has invented a
whistle, worked by the foot, So that when
used at the theatres, where whistling is
| cause for expulsion of the whistler, the police
cannot ascertain who are making the noise.
| The boys have their fun emphasized when the
| wrong men are put out.
FARMERS and others at Darlington, only
about sixteen miles distant from Chicago
| and in the same county,, have suffered OF
| late to such an extent from prairie wolves
| that bounty Of S. a head for each wolf
slain Is prayed for. The animals are re-
ported 10 be bold and savage.
EASTERN PEOPLE are accustomed TO think
Of an Indian reservation as being about the
| size of a large farm. or, in exceptional IN
| stances - large a ( ans tOwDgbtD- hit
the Sioux reservation of South Dakota IS as
large as the States IF New Hampshire, Ver-
! mont, Massachusetts. Connecticut, and Rhode
Island all put together.
DYING, urged Henry Ward Beecher in his
Plymouth pulpit ON Sunday, is usually pain
less. and passing out of life far easier than
beng born. A man with dyspepsia may carry
little hell in his stomach. Men go out of life
with the gates on oiled hinges. Being ready
to die" Mr.. Beecher concluded sis being
ready to live right"
IT APPEARS that Victor Hugo's father was
during the French regime of Joseph Bona
parte in Italy, the general who wa, the mill
tary governor Of the province o. Avelino. and
as sven, ordered the hanging OF FRA Dia-
vOlO,n as the brigand colonel Michael PozZo
was called. This took place in 1906, when
Victor Hugo was little boy, living with his
father in Italy.
AT SALE of the effects of late English
member of Parliament, an old iron chest
which had remained in garnet beyond any
body's memory, was sold to a furniture dealer
for 50 %. he found it fun of plate and family
papers. and offered 1t to the executors for
500. They refused, and brought suit for the
return Of the contents. The judge decided for
the executors, holding that they had never
intended TO sell the contents.
KING THEBAw, Of Burmah, was a great
patron of the drama in his late paImy days,
and introduced a curious method of reward
ng the actors. Before the King a table was
/ placed bearing number of silver imitation
cocoanuts filled with jewels, pearls and rings
OF various value. The King then called each
actor 10 the table and babe h'm choose one
OF the cOcoanuts, the player taking his chance
as to the worth Of the contents.
MISTRESS SUSANNA WHITES pink satin
slipper, a thing with a clear pedigree, has
just been placed in the hall of Pilgrim relics
at Plymouth Mass. Mistress White was the
widow of William White Of the Mayfoyyer
and the second wife of Gov. Edward Wins
low. Where the mate of the slipper is no
one knows; but that there was a mate once
most people believe, since the Pilgrim moth
ers, Ike the Pilgrim fathers, were blpeds.
AT London dinner party the other even
ing, the ladies entered one room and the gen
tlemen another. In each room there was
basket of flowers, and the ladies were asked
to make choice of a flower from the basket
the flowers being all different The gentle
men went through similar proceeding in
drawing room, the gentlemen and ladies saw
how chance had assorted them.
THE GREAT QUESTION of the sinfulness OF
raifles Is not permitted to rest in Scotland
The Free Church Presbytery Of Inverness has
decided by large majority that rafting is
not only contrary 10 the law of the land. but
to the law OF God. land cannot be regarded as
| harmless or allowable for any ObIecI whatso-
ever" moreover "that the practice 10 dss-
honorng to cod, who is irreverentlv appealed
! u a c Of fhn lot
principle OF sound morality"
MANY HUMOROUS STORIES are told of To-
renzo Dow. He preached once from the text
from st. Paul, II can do all things" sNo,
Paul." he said, ''yOu're wrong for once I'U
bet you So you can'tl and he took IS hall
from his pocket and Land it on the desk lie
continued to read, Through our Lord Jesus
Christ" "Oh, Pau" said he, that's an en-
tirely different thing; the bet is off," This
says an English writer. "beats any anecdote
ever told of Sturgeon"
SINCE the Stead Armstrong business it has
been common practice for girls and women
IN England to accuse doctors attending them
OF lmproprietY. In most instances the jury
have promptly acquitted, but DR.. Brady
was sent TO prison. On Dec. II this gentle
man was entertained at dinner and presented
with an address and 400 guineas by the mem
hers OF the profession "a a mark Of their ca
teem and be ief in his innocence Sir William
Jenner, physic an to the Queen, was one of
the hrst prom Dters OF the fund and the adj
dress was signed by him and the leading
medical men throughout the country.
A LEADING publishing house states that
when manuscript is received it is turned
over to reader" who, after examining il
carefully, returns it with his opinion as to its
merit or lack OF merit. II reader returns n
manuscript with strong ndorsement. the
merits OF the work are considered from n
commercial point of view-whetheritieIi kelv
TO SELL how much it viii cost for production
etc. Frequently the manuscript Is turned
over to a second reader, sometimes TO a third
II al say, This is strong work; think if
VIII pay you TO publish IT." or words tO that
shect. OF course their recommendation goes a
long way In the question of publication.
Tux ANCIENT voLo ANo Poroc ATEPrrE has
got into the courts. Not that it h az been bodiv
transported into the halls Of litigation. but il
is the subject Of novel cult at law. For
many year Gen Ochoa has been the owner
OF the volcano, the highest point OF land i'm
North Anericg, together with ali It's appurte
nanccs. The crater cont ains a fine oualitv
OF sulphur, which the General has been ex.
tracing, giving employment TO Indians who
cared TO stay down In the vapOrous Old crater
The property was az one time fairly pro1ta-
ole, but now 10 appears that the volcano was
some time ago, mortgaged TO Mr.. Carlos Reca-