Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-12
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at only $l3 each.
TaE King of Siam, for his 26S children, buys
marbles by the ton hoops by the gross, coils
by the hundred and paregoric by the gallon.
In England there is an organization which
undertakes to audit the books and accounts of
individuals and companies snd to II belong
some Of the best actuares in the kingdom,
THE juice Of the Bartlett pear, in some
medical cases, Is used in California both as
food and drink. At first the invalid grows
thin upon the diet, but in few weeks gains
strength.
CERTAIN Nevada resdentsperslst IN cuthnS
down telegraph poles for irewood to such an
extent that the telegraph mpany threatens
to cut them or from telegr8phlc communlca-
ton with the rest of the world.
A PROMINENT New England farmer predicts
that Massachusetts farms, which were titled
with success by the Pilgrims aud their imne-
diate progeny. are tending towards widness,
and may some day form proper field for the
new settler.
IN Paris railway station the other day two
suspicious looking casks were opened and
found to contain y, 300 francs and l,4O0 francs
respectively, all IN ive-franc pieces, ana
/ packed in wheat bran. The casks had been
shipped as freight.
THE Russian Departmen t of Manufactures
| has awarded a patent to the inventor Of
/ means of so impregnating wood with GER
/ tain chemical that matches made from IL can
| be used several times over, thus efectlng a
saving of, it is claimed, at least 10 per cent.
Is E,roroo sentence Of death
are never told of the date fixed for their death,
| They are informed of nothing until the fatal
morning, when they are awakened to be lea
/ forth to execution, which event usually takes
! place about 4 O'Clock, or IN the winter season
! as soon as it is light.
or W. t,,e loc,, dIa,l will, tho Cncratarv -
/ c+a+o Of Nro,r yorl, b, Rop M Tavlor the o.
=, - = 49, -,1, -. a., mr.,
/ caro-" son Vi EOl'or AayioI' VI wv A-4i0n
/ Ylle10"fnW, laying clam 10 goiq ana silver
I mine ON the property OF MRS. Jolly, ABOUT
/ two miles from the village of tIlenVllle. IL
IS said to have been discovered by Benny and
MS o''i -0lu u o''0i "ui'
ANNA DICkINSoNs donkey on winch sue
maze the perilous ascent OF Flkes feak oe-
lore the trall TO the summit OF mat mountain
was completed, IS kept on exnlblton at MANI
[ tou Springs, and allowed to do pretty much
as 1t pleases. Four years ago 1t fell from
/ ledge of rocks and broke its fore leg in Chey-
enne canyon, but speedily recovered, and Is
| now as frskY as a Mexican parrot.
TIN, r,o,o+,o,,+ 10 A crio,,1t,,.o mill ,,,,,.
m PA .IhoHV VI Nsii0ui'uio :" P"i
chase curing the coming summer such guam
| titles OF silkWOTm eggs as may be deemed
necessary for the distribution thar it is pro-
/ ,o.o9 =, ,,,.l-, -. +lo ,,o,o,, 90 ,eoe Co for
as found practicable the eggs win be pur-
chased OF American producers. Frol; =. "
sd circs 80 fortb III at
must be taken with the eggs to insure pur-
chase.
A., i,,-ov+i,o A,,e+ro1ior 1,o, ,lo,,i,o5 ~, or
~ w n uoVi a." n''0 N0' i0U On O.
/ rangement by which the doors OF railway
carriages are closed and kept closed while the
train is in motion nv a lever worked Inv the
/ motion of the carriage axle When the train
sfoos The device cesses to work and the door
NAV he onened IT nIobt he nseful in Ana
traiia and Furone where ewcent in Switzer-
land ana some parts of southern Germany,
the doors Of railway carriages are on the side
but would be of no use in this country. In
lug n1MGEea' the[e 10 a gLoMlhe p i9 y
now done on yery few. if anT. of the lines.
Tn, eoorato,.,, % tho Nro.,,, rooo0+,,, 70
- 80. -. 49, - So -
. ~ = u, . u .'o" "a
oIa1e oherlug 20 alu the governments ID NAM
tanning its rights duringthe lsthmus troubles,
and sending with the letter his patented gun
Billy" The gun consisted of a piece of gas
pipe mounted on a block of wood, 1t was
plugged at one end and had a home made
tOucb -hole-a regular bows instrument of
warfare 1t was evidently named after ex-
Secretary Chandler. for on it was the inscrip-
ton: "W f. c., sole patentee." The Secre-
tary sent courteous reply aeK9iowltedg egg
would be plsced in The archives Of the de-
partment.
NEAR Astoria Oregon there is q denoeit of
clam shells which covers an area NJ over four
- ~ 90 - u - ~ 10
aCIeS' anu 10 plieu III plaCes " uepSH Vi ~
feet. The amount OF shells is incalculabe.
Over 1000 loads have been hauled away to
make roads, but that amount is hardly no.
ticed in the diminution of the immense bean
From time to time relics of the old clam eat
ing tribes that made that place their head
quarters are found. A party recently found
a clam Opener. It was made from a whales
tooth, is about inches long, and is ground
sharp at the end. There are some l6 inches of
sou on Iop o. tllese immense cam 6eds on
old Did s-'" '-'9' l'-'' "a NV ''"-'
,-or-,,- .,.,,r, ~. - =, o,..;....,. J..
- 80 - ~, "
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0oHuuou VI ms HisV 0aSo' iOu heeuh NC
AFRAID, sad the rotund eX-J ustIce, ITO speak
before the supreme Court, and If one OF those
duhers N toga interrupts you IN the midst
OF an argument by some irrelevant ques-
ton, don't get frightened ana spoil your argu-
ment by stopping TO answer him. just say
| quietly, EXCUSE me, your honor, but viii
reach that by and by, and II YOU don't reach
1T. IL won't matter. You need rot be afraid
that you VIII be called mp TO answer It after
you have taken your scat" The young man
took his advice and gained his case.
cocurNR.r prcs vera first l,ro,,ob+ 10
>,y,tI,', -, 10, 80 DiOueu. " "
meTchahtaule Naue py Franciscan Irlars'