Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-22
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harmless shots su1iced to satisfy the combat
ants.
A HALF collapsed balloon dropped into
Hyde Park, London, dragged the two men in
its basket through the River Serpentine,
whacked them against trees, and was finally
captured by an excited crowd of spectators.
the aerOnaHts were amateurs and this was
their first ascent. Ballooning is said to have
become q 1aYorlte diversion in Europe.
WHEN Whitelaw Reid was out on the Car
son ana Colorado railroad the other day he
called on the editor of the Hawthorne BUlle-
tin, who ut once wrote complimentary no
lice Of him, ending as follows: IF he had a
larger hela, ana a paper of his own. mir. REID
would make his mark in journalism. He has
ability. Is hard worker and if connected
with the Nevada press would soon be admit
ted to the Press Association"
SEVERAL famous writers and orators of
Boston, were speaking of their lecture expe-
rences, when the subject of pay was brought
up. Each was certain he had received the
smallest sum. But DR.. Holmes made climax
by saying; Listen, gentlemen. | had en-
gagged 10 give a lecture for s.. After 1t was
over grave-loOking deacon came to me aud
and air. Holmes, we agreed TO give you IS,
but your talk wasn't just what we expected,
ana 1 guess that teW- fifty Will dew
SAM JONES generally makes convert when
he sets about to do it, but he failed in one case
the ether day. He noticed a goOd-for- nothing
young fellow loafng around on the ragged
edge of his meetings, and Selling the first Op-
portunlty he button hOed him and sald:
see here, my friend. why don't you come to
CfrlstE The man hestated a moment and
then SAID: ''Causs | amt fitten." Jones
snapped back; "Well, get fifteen, them With
a luguoNous but languld sigh the other
draWled out: Fact is, ! amt fifteen to get
htten.' sam Jones passed on to the hymn.
The cave out of which Israel Putnam drag
ged the wolf is seldom visited because it is in
a stony, mountainous forest, in a remote cor
ner of Connecticut. A picnic party recently
made the tedious trip, which involved several
miles of rough walking. There are pictures
IN primers II Putnam entering the cave erect,
win blazing torch held above his heal. The
hole Is really so small that it only can be eX-
plored on hands and knees, and an adult can
not turn around in 1t. The length is 900 feet
and tradition says that the hero followed the
beast to the further end. shot him between
the eyes by their own glow. and then was
drawn out with him by means of rope.
An UNKNOWN MAN was discovered by the
roadside of Leominster, Mass, last Wedues-
day, unconscious. A pint bottle about one
quarter full Of whisky and an empty lauda-
mum bottle told the story. He died soon al
ter has removal to the station house. In his
coat pocket was found a letter saying: "Out
OF money and out OF health. / have worked
all my life since | was 10 years old, so don't
owe the world a great amount. ! cannot beg
There Will be no Use in asking who am, for
| do not wish any one to know. ! belong many
miles from here. expect eternal sleep.
have done my best to do unto others as |
would that they should do unto me-"
MISS NJ. c. 1lrRFREE (~Charles Egbert
Craddock') has been moving about from point
to point on the North shore, near Boston, ever
newly delighted with each new sight of the
heretofore unknown sea. She has been
pecially pleased with Beverly, where she has
been visiting at the idence of r D. SOhier,
as the guest Of has daughter, Miss Lily Sohier.
Having heard much in favor of the Isles Of
Shoals as q tranquil retreat suitable for the
literary work which she is DESTROYS TO finish,
Miss Murfree Went, there few DAYS ago in
company with Miss Sohier and Mrs. DR.. G. ID.
Romans. But q day spent at the AppledOre
convinced her that in spite OF the air and the
outlook, there was no chance for comfortable
solitude and study, and the party came back
TO Beverly again.
MARX TWAIN mas written letter in which
he asserts that his children are wen behaved,
wei governed, and ompaniOnably charming;
and he refers to Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe,
Charles Dudley Warner and his other Hart
ford neighbors as witnesses. He attributes
this goodness TO his wifes training. He en-
phasizes 1.-THE point in her discipline that no
promise is broken to the youngsters whether
it involves a whipping or picnic. In ad-
ministering corporal punishment she lnyarl-
ably lets few hours elapse between the sen
tence ana the execution. so that no anger on
her part shall enter INTO the matter; and he
afiirms that the ''child never goes away from
the scene of torture until it has been loved
back into happy heartedness and joyful
spirit" @
WHEN some liquor dealers were arraigned
before Judge Reading in Chicago, to be SEN
fenced for selling to minors his Honor told
them. at considerable length, that the law en-
powered them to deal in alcoholic beverages;
that they We're legally sustained in making
D. rNvau II. sAfc rfr
orphans. and in doing about all the harm IN
cldental to their business. The prisoners be-
gan to think that he meant to let them of
and they were sure of it when he said: you
may allow children 70 frequent your saloons,
to witness the delights Of inebriety;" but he
dashed their hopes by adding: you are thus
licensed to hold the cups to childish lips, but
you must not permit them to drink 1t. The
poor privilege OF selling to boys and girls is
deuied 10 you. You must wait until they are
II before you can legally destroy them
"IsuOULD THINK" says Mr.. Yates in his
Worid London, ''that the Maharajah Dhu-
leep Singh will have no difficulty IN finding 8
purchaser for the famous sporting property Of
Elvedon, in Suffolk, which he has resolved to
get rid of, as he proposes shortly to leave Eng
land. The Elvedon estate, which is near
Thetford. and adjoins the Duke of Grafton's
domain OF Euston, extends TO 1900 acres, Of
which 1900 are in hand, and devoted to
game rearing. Last year there were sales Of
S. $50 head, including 1884 rabbits. $3.50 cock
pheasauts. and 1929 partridges. The biggest
sc asOnls bag AT Elvedon was $500 phessants
and 9,40Q partridges. 1t was here that the
Maharajah made his famous bagof 7S4 par
tridges III one day. OF late 10000 pheasant
eggs have been sold every year. Elvedon
hall was rebuilt on the site Of the old m amor
house Of the Newton family about fifteen
years ago, and Is surrounded by capital gar
dens and charming grounds"
Col. ROBERT g. INGERsOLL, the aguostic,
is in New York as counsel in the big telegraph
fight. As usual with him when in New York,
he spends an hour or two every day in the
gorgeous and garsh Stokes barroom. His
beverages at these times are not alcoholic,
and he never stands up at the bar, but rs
served while lounging over newspaper at a
secluded table. He was thus engaged when
three young men addressed him. They said
that they were > committee from the Christian
Believers, which they described as an organ
iLation Of orthodox Protestants devoted 10 the
battling OF unbelief. Their special object was
TO convert lngersOll, and to that end they had
collected all his published infdelity, studied
10 care fully. and prepared answers TO his ar
guments. They wished 90 arrange a series OF
conferences with him. The Colonel replied
that he lacked the time for such proceedings.
The spOkeaman of the cOmmittee-Robert
Bradbury Hammond, a student Of the Union
Theological Sominary-appealed strongly TO
IuCersOlls good nature, 60 his sepeo OF fair
ne,s and finally to his courage, but without
avail, for he declared positively that he could
not 20 into the proposed discussion.