Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-16

IN MARYLAND in early tunes box Of 10
pounds Of tobacco was levied upon every tax
able Inhabitant for the pay of the preachers
salary. This tax was collected by the Sherln,
who charged per cent. for his services anu anu
also deducted from the total collected l,VVV
pounds per annum for the payment OF tne
parish clerk. By the laws Of virginia every
clergyman received annually l,5O0 pounds OF
tobacco and Is barrels of -four.
THAT standard publication. the "Almanack
de Gotha," for 1855. shows that Norway has
the smallest number Of inhabitants TO the
square mile, with RusIs second, of all the
countries of Europe. Portugal has l,OS4 Wo-
men to every 1000 men, the largest prepon-
defance of any country. Germany comes
next with l.O29 women TO every l,VOtmeD'
The greatest surplusage of men is found IN
Greece, where 10 every 1000 men there are
only goo women.
A NEW international coin, equivalent IN
value to the Equadorian dollar, has appeared
in the Isthmus, United States of Colombia,
Bolivia and Ecuador markets II is called a
sucre and Is issued by the Bank OF GuayaquLl.
having been coined Tor il to order IN BIZ
mingham, Eng. The number so far issued Is
800, 600, but it is calculated that at least 1900,
600 viii be required to effect any permanent
good, as all Of the countries named. especial
" Ecuador and Bolivia, are Hooded win
greatly deprecated paper money.
Il HAVE just finished Cleyeland's Inaugural
ton hat" said Peter Jebson, of Baltimore, to
an american reporter. q intended to pre-
sent the hst to the Governor, but he insisted
on paying Tor it, and upon its receipt few days
ago sent me his check on the National CONNER
cial Bank of Albany for IS. was offered $50 foT
the check by one Of your enterprislng BaItl-
more Democrats yesterday, but l, OF course
refused to part with it. | shall keep IL as q
sort Of souvenir. Mr.. Cleveland's head Is OF
ordinary shape and very large. Inc nat Is =
inches in diameter, ~ inches high, with a
brlm rs inches wide
THE dull season in the match trade is be-
tween November and April. During the
summer time the men work in the fields and
when they want to light their pipes they use
. match. In the winter the fires are kept NJ
ana Few matches are needed. Inc non -use
say OF ten matches day Tor four months 10
I perhaps 100000 houses viii alone cause q
/ dull time in the match business, for 1t viii
amount TO 5000. 000, 600, to say nothing about
/ those not used by the men. But the country
| people do not cause the only losses IN thC
| trade, Tor there are less used among city
/ people in winter than summer.
! A CORRESPONDENT from Manitoba write;
! that with the thermometer IS degrees below
zero the air is so wonderfully clear and dry
! that it does not seem half so cold as it really
| is, but the effects are reliable proofs of the
| temperature. It Is very common sight L
| see people partly frozen, but unless they SEE
| themselves in a glass, or are told Of the fact
| they are not conscious Of being frozen. De
/ casonally the part frozen Will snap Oh, ant
/ kittens and ponies ears often break on: Nus
I tard two feet above the stove Will freeze
/ Water poured from a boiler into pail ant
| taken at once to the stable will frequently b'
/ thickly coated with ice, which must be bro
/ ken before the cattle can drink.
! THE arm of A. L. Davis, of Hartland, Vt.
was 30 badly mangled a short time ago as t.
necessitate amputatiOn, and the injured
member was buried, but those who attended
to this duty failed to wash and clean it. Soor
/ after Davis complained Of a bad feeling II
the hand. He said it felt as though fun o
saWdust, and insisted upon having It taker
/ up and washed. " lille sitting in room witt
/ his wife neither of them knowing that the
! elimination had taken place, he suddenly
/ exclaimed: "They are pouring warm water
/ ON my hand" This was thought to be lmagl
1 nation, but on going to back room II " a
/ found that some men had dug up the hand
! which was undergoing the very operation de
! scribed by the owner.
| y REMARKABLE assemblage Of men distin
| guished in the professions gathered Friday
evening at the residence Of Mr.. Cyrus W
! Field. in Gramercy Park. New York, to con.
graduate MIR. David Dudley Field On having
reached his eghtieth birthday. The brOther
stood in the west parlor, close to the hall door
| way, ana as the visitors appeared Mr.. Cyrus
| W. Field presented them to his brother. Mr.
! David Dudley Field was as erect, as manly
and as clear-eyed as a man OF 40. He stooC
from until y O'Clock, shaking hands and ex
/ changing words with his friends. Near by
on a table, was large pillow Of flowers viii
! the legend, ID, ID. r., lS05-lSo5," Inc par
lors on the east were occupied by the ladies
and there they received such gentlemen 81
! they knew personally. The ladies were Mrs
/ CYRUS ". Field, Mrs. Dudley Field, Jr., Mrs
/ Henry NJ. Field. Mrs. JudsOn, Mrs. Edwar,
| Field, and Miss Field. Gramercy Park wa
/ blocked with carriages. Only men had beer
]
1 night. and Mr.. Field must hSve felt as tlret
/ as q President on Inauguration day. A col
! latiOn was set out in the dining room.
WHAT fools men are about feminine dres
and toggery! l know a PAIR Of sweethearts
says Clara Belle, in the Cincinnati Enquirer
who have for several weeks been on huggipl
terms; that is to say when they meet or par
and the conditions are favOTable-the Kiss O
| decorOus love is accompanied by a momentar.
! encirclement Of the girl by his arms.
Il noticed soon after this sort Of thing be
| gam she said in strict confidence to me
that after each brief squeeze ne 6ecam'
! very serious: and at length he inquired abou
/ my health. He is medical student, yol
| know. and has learned something about anat
Omy / suppose. Well, at length he got earn
/ esty sOiicitous as to my .bOnes-Wanted L
| know if felt nothing the matter with m.
| ribs or collar bone.
"What on earth are you driving at;'
finally demanded, Isn't my skeleton al
81 trust so, but feel afraid not he so
! berry replied. Every time hug you feel ;
/ strange displacement Of your ribs and some
times hear a low creak, as though the bone
| were dislOcated.
He went of with his brow corrugated, anC
! I'll bet he spent nalf the night studying th'
| books for a solution Of the mystery. VIVA
was il. WIZ. l was wearing new. stiff cor
! sets. and when he hagged me the catche
| rubbed and creaked. I changed them, AM
NV he Is delighted by the absence Of tn
| ALARMING evBnDtOms. -