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

IT is said that the originator Of the Concord
crane has raised over 10000 seedlings in the
past So wears without finding his ideal grape,
and only q h ad desirable qualities.
ALApY whose husband had contracted a
club fever hit upon a brilliant scheme re-
Gently. She procured partly worn gentle
mans glove and left II on the parlor SOFA
when she retired, after sitting up until II
o'clock for ner absent lord. lie docs not 70
out in the evenings now.
TWENTY Partisan duelists are organizing Z
club under the name Of La Flamberge whose
members must all have fought at least one
duel The headquarters of tie club Is the
Cafe Richie. aud. considering the large mum
her of Combatants in the field of private
honor. no doabt the association VIII not want
for recruits.
REPRESENTATIVES, ERMENTROUT, of Penn
svlvania. delivered a rather berry eulOgy on
his dead colleasue, Duncan, Thursday. An
moved bv the talk OF some members, who were
bored 10y his talk about funeral obse-
quies." he turned angrIly around, ana ia ra-
ther loud tones. said: y GU fellows, had pet
ter make this speech for me" III the dead
Duncan could rise from his grave, he would,
no doubt. second the motion and protest
against the way Ermentfout disposed OF him.
IT SEEMS that complaint is made in England
of the masher wallnOwer, who declines to
dance, and only puts in an appearance With
in a short half-hour before supper. Ed
mund Yates recommends pran which obtains
at Sandhurst at certain balls, where the
hostess goes round among her male guests.
and, according as they have danced or not
done their duty, she hands blue or PINK
ticket. The one entities the dancer 10 a
chaWpagne supper. while the other restricts
the holder only 10 refreshments OF lemonade
and biscuits.
AN AUGER which bores square hole Is in
use in q Cleveland machine shop. Its end, in
stead of having a screw or bit, has cam mo-
ton which oscIllates a cutter mounted on
steel rocking knife which cuts on both SIDES
In order to prevent the spllnterlng OF the
wood the ends Of the cutter are provided with
small semi-cIrcular shaped saws whlchlhelp IN
cutting ont perfectly square corners. IL Is es-
timated that this new process VIII save the
labor OF three men who work with cnlsels, as
one man can conveniently cut two-lnch
mOrtice in the same length OF time he can
bore round hole.
4 LEADING Boston physician says: The
violent and frequent alterations Of tempera-
ture this winter. together with other causes
of which science knows little as yet, have
created what Is a genuine epidemic IN TINS
section of the country. l refer TO the remark
able prevalence Of bilious colds. combined IN
many cases with marked nervous aud neural
gic disturbances. l have not known, at any
time IN the course OF my practice, so many
people down with colds. In one mousse tneTe
are SIX adults suffering from this ailment."
Ina recent letter on the germs of disease,
DR.. Sternberg said that the strips of flannel
saturated with carbolic acid hung up in the
sick room. and the chlorine saucer placed
under the bed, are wholly valueless IN arrest
ing the progress OF pestllence. Such methods
do harm. he thinks, by leading people 70 ne
elect the far more important measure OF au-
hitting an abundance OF fresh air. which
sweeps away the germs. Many antlseptlcs
and deOdOriEers are yalueless for the destruc-
ton of germs. For this purpose ne recon-
mends the liquor OF the chlOrlnate OF SODA.
a STORY comes from Chicago concerning
Young member Of the KnickeTbOcker Club of
New York. Two years ago he went out ito
see if there was anything there" Upon his
arrival he boldly declared that if he met a
nice nlri during his VISIT he might marry her.
A member of the Chicago Union Club gave
him A list of the wealthy girls in town, in
which he put down some pennies though
nrettv maidens as being worth millions, well
knowing that IN his frlenus mlnu nice
girl was only synonym lor 4 rlch one: IN
n few DAYS this affair became the talk OF the
town. and the young ladies began TO compare
notes The Joke caused much merrlment, ana
ever since the name of the New Yorker has
called forth laughter when mentioned
TIE people OF Washington evidently under
stand that an inauguration only occurs once
in four years. A glance at the advertising
columns of the daily newspapers indicates
that almost everybody who has a room or
window on the line OF march from the capitoi
20 the White House is willing to rent IL. OUT
of a score Of advertisements the lowest price
for single windows Is $40, or two for $40. Inc
hirhes5 prices asked are $50 per window. Inc
average is from $40 to $50. One person near
Ninth street and the avenue offers TO rent 40
seats at IS each. The most eXorbitant rentals
are at the intersection OF Fifteenth street and
The avenue. Thirty dollars Is the very lowest
asked for a fourth-stOry window, the prices
increasing from that TO $50, according to To-
cation.
THE late Col. Burnaby may never have be
come a famous General, but what prodigy
of physical and mental gifts! He had the
muscular development Of gladiator ana the
genius of a Mezzofanti combined with the
adventurous daring of Stanley. lie spoke
seventeen languages, understood elght noTe,
and an admiring friend picturesquely wrote
of him that probably before his death ana
during his Egyptian campaign he hau mas
tered the dialects with which he came IN con-
tact aud I-haye no doubt that dying with MS
hand on an infdel's throat he was able 70
curse him in his native tongue" lie was