Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-23
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The measles invaded a household where
there were many children. The first child to
sicken was gwen n box Of paints and some
prints to color, TO amuse himself in bet. II
wish / could get the measles SAID younger
brother, "then / could have a pa1nt-boX, too.
In due time he caught the infection, and was
also gwen a box of paints. "POppa." said the
little one YEARLY, after being couple of days
IN bed, you can take the paint-boX away. l
don't want the measles
IT is a somewhat unusual thing for reign
ing sovereign to appear IN the witness box at
a police court. The other day, however, the
King Of Italy. from gOOd natuTed motives.
volunteered his testimony before a Magistrate
IN Rome. A shOpkeeper named MafaDzOnl
had unfortunately injured little girl by rid
ing over her in the street, and King Humbert.
who had witnessed the accident, came Tor
ward to say that in his opinion MaranzOnl
had been in no wise TO blame. and that, in
fact. his horse had run away with him.
\ TELEGRAM from Alliance, D., illustrates
in a forcible manner how the roller skating
craze has taken possession of the people OF
that town. The story has leaked out that a
well-knOwn married lady who mas long been
q regular skater az the rink, was taken su i-
denly i'll while skating and physician was
summoned. Her condition was apparent.
and q suggestion was made that her skates he
removed. This she objected to positively,
saying she had an engagement to waltz when
the music began paying. few minutes
later she gave birth to twins.
THE troubles between the English Free
masons and the Grand Orient of France con-
tinue The Prince of Wales replying to a re-
cent letter of the French Grand Master, says:
"Euglish MasOns have always held to the lG-
lief that God is the first and great landmark
of genuine Freemasonry- Without such be
lief nobody can rightly claim to inherit the
traditions of true FreemAsonry.' 1t Is eX-
pected that the Grand Orient will convene a
I rarp tn <Falstr no a
titude of the Orient, which intended TO allow
the fullest liberty of conscience.
AMERICANS long since gave up all hope Of
finding any considerable number of French
men OF average intelligence who were decent
liz well informed about American affairs. But
they had a right to expect more OF writers N
scientific papers than would appear from this
extract from an aTticls in the Union NedtcG!e:
During the war of secession many Generals.
and among them Grant and Lee, proved that,
without being professional soldiers, men may
become great Generals when they unite to a
sufficient special instruction moral and intel
lectual qualities developed by intelligent Ia
bOr."
TEE Pennsylvania Senate has been made
the victim OF the seductive book agent.
bill was introduced requiring the instruction
of children in the public schools in the anatO
my Of drunkenness. Petitions came from all
sections OF the state urging the passage of the
nj.
word of comment. lt now appears that these
petitions were procured by agents of cheap
work on the effects of spirituous liquors upon
the human frame who desire to sec their
book introduced as a textbook in the schools
The scheme was exposed before the OIL
reached the House.
THIS wise little girl also believed that the
stars were the children of the moon. Her
mother wanted her TO go to bed one night be-
fore che felt quite sleepy enough to go will
inglv. "But the moon hasn't sent her chill
dren to bed yet" objected the little astrOn0-
mer petulaNtly. 1t so happened that a storm
was brewing and heavy clouds were gathering
in the heavens. go and see IL she HASN'T
said her mother. The little head was imme-
,iiateIv popped out of the window and the sky
,ySs scanned eagerly. "Well, guess I've got
IN 90 10 he'd now" she said, after the survey:
1.-The moon is covering up her children and
tucking them H.
WHILE Alexander Shaw, OF kinetra, Scot
land, was in the fields the other day, he heard
cries of a bird apparently in distress. Look
ing up he saw lark holly pursued by
hawk, which, by a series of fierce dashes, tried
to secure his prey, but the lark was successtul
in eVading the attacks. The hawk, however,
was gaining the mastery, and the lark, terror
struck seeing the man below. came down IKE
an arrow and 1uttered actually iato his hanu,
where it covered trembling. The pursuer
followed until within six yards. but. seeing
what had occurred, he flew of IN disgust.
After time the lark was liberated, when II