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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-05

TWO anu 1OIbY-SeNen acres. QIl-
less some way is provided for getting
about. There is need of circular rail-
road such as that at Philadelphia. An
electric road is promised, and probably it
will come in time. There is no particular
ornamentation to the grounds, except the
live oak trees from which pends the
Spanish grey moss characteristic of a
semi-tropical cline. These trees are of
course an attraction in the eyes eff North
ern visitors. There are some Mexican
maguey plants, a Towering crescent
and some other interesting semi
tropical plants. The design is to
have gardens devoted to the fora OF
Mexico, Florida, Central America and
| California. There are to be beautiful
lakes and fountains, and groves OF orange,
lemon, mesquite, banana and maguey.
| Before coming here the visitor was led TO
believe that all this magnificent ornamen.
tation was already an accomplished fact
| No doubt 1t will be in time. AS yet, how
ever, with the exception of the fine guar.
dian oak trees with their graceful pen.
dants Of Spanish grey moss, common here.
| there is nothing attractive about the
| grounds. In fact, until the walks are
| complete, so that a person can go about
without stepping in the mud, the grounds
| will be something to avoid.
THERE CAN BE NO SUCH POSSIBILITY
as the congregation here ofanything like
so many people as went to Philadelphia
| in 1876, as the circumstances are entirely
dissimilar. Philadelphia had populoul
region OF 1000, 600 people at its doors, ths
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-13
RaudaiI's Constituents.

Samuel j. Randall has an office or
the third floor OF No. 615 Walnut street
The building is occupied chiefly b,
lawyers. The immense crowd of place
hunters surging up and down stairs
and stopping in every other room to in
quire where Mr.. Randall receives visi
tors set the other attorneys wild. Mr..
Randall himself has only little sigr
nailed upon the door. Everybody
misses it, naturally. The lawyers, by
way of saving themselves from annoy.
ance, have pasted the inside of the
building over with placards announc
ing that Mr.. Randall can be seen only
on the top floor, at the end Of the entry
near the janitor's ice-chcst. Tho sign
on the first floor is n little paper thing
about the size of Il handkerchief. Upor
each flight there are these signs, each
little larger than the one below. Or
the top floor, at the head OF the stairs
is brown paper sign, two yards
square, artisticaIIy decorated with sun
flowers and index fingers.
Il presume, said The writer to one
of the lawyers in the building yester
day, ''that it is all right now. and Mr.
Randall's visitors don't annoy you any
more?''
"All right?' roared the exasperatet
attorney, with the light of despair il
his eyes. ''lt is almost Us bad as ever
Why, three-fourths Of these otice-seek
ers can't read. ''-lhiladeiphiG Press.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-13
The ChOruS Girl.

And now the praises of the chorus
girl are sung by the Philadelphia Press,
even in its Quaker home. Saws that
paper:
AS general rule the chorus girl be-
gets an independence which, if she be
worthy girl, is q constant safeguard
throughout life. When women discoy-
er that they are able to earn an honest
living, you know, their moral strength
becomes ever 50 much greater. You
would be surprised to know what per-
centage of those girls come froIu emf
nent socia! hcmc>, Many OF them are
very highly accomplished. can recall
one WHO was the wife Of a once prolJi-
ncnt Baltimore business man, and she
used to have her own carriage and
give tue most brilliant receptions. But
reyerses came to her husband, and
partly through necessity and partly
through taste, she went into the Choir
US. Another, who sings in New York
chorus, is one of the most talented lite
rary women ever met-a charming
talker; and her contributions to the
Sunday edition of one of the great
metropolitan dallies are beginning to
attract such attention that she NAV be
able to abandon the chorus before long.
Never before was the social standing
OF the chorus so high as it is now. Its
ranks contain many noble girls fit to
take their station in the very best cir
cles of society. Take, for example,
the ladies engaged in the performance
of 'Nanou" at the New York Casino
They are most modest in demeanor
and their carriage both on and off the
boards is graceful and ladylike. The
effect of this is that when they make
their appearance in pink and chocolate
tights, which have been the subject of
so much discussion in New York since
''Nanon" has been running there,
though the costume is the briefest one
imaginable, the modest bearing of tho
chorus robs the display of an harsh
suggestions, and one is wrapt in de-
sight at the perfect symmetry Of figure,
harmony of color and grace of motion.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-13
"A Lesson In Tennis.

They played at tennis that summer day III s
" here was iti Oh, call it Mount Desert
The plnce matters not: 1 will simply say, &55
They wcrc p!aying teunis that summer day
And she wore u short and striped skirt.
He PLAYED hut ill,-Iwas his FIRST essay
And che hie partner and couch was both;
Though perhaps not "up'' in the points OF
Yet she knew the game in a general way. g.,
And to give him points seemed nothing
Al loath. /, ). t'- .s.....
He did his best, but hia best was poor;
I The balls served to him on his side staid;
And thus it went on for rcnnd or more,
Til, anxious. he ventured to ask the score,
''The score? Why, it's thirty-,ovc," she
sad. -
"And love? What is lover" he fain would
know. ,.-t ...
Yet FLUSHED to ask If. for he could sec
What pardon less ignorance he must show;
"Why, love is nothing, you know" said She
The Gun of that summer day fs sct;
Tint season is gone, as Seasons so:
But his heHrt was caught in that tenuis-net,
And they might have been playing partners
Had she not given her answer mo-"
He plays no tennis all this ycnr. =.
But he lnopcs, and means. and sighs-
-: heigho!-
Ihot fate il so hard and Efc SO drear;
And, worse than all else he rencpbers cleal
That "love is nothing"-she told him SO.
The Century,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-13
A Beautiful Story.

Salt Lake has ono of the most intel
ligent dogs in creation, as the following
story shows: The owner of the dog is
also proprietor of COW. Every morn.
ing the dog is started off to drive the
cow to pasture, down near the Jordan.
A lunch for the dog is tied up in paper
and fastened to his collar. He will
drive the COW to where there is good
pasture, and on hot days will then lie
down in the shadow she casts. moving
along as the COW moves. and thus
keeping constantly in the shade. He
does not touch his lunch until noon,
when he slips the collar from bis head,
tears off the paper and devours his
repast. He will then, with his paws,
push the collar back over his head, and
toward evening starts the. cow for
home. This story is vouched for by
several persons who have Witnessed
the dogs performance; ia fact some of
the people Of the vicinity are in the
habit Of watching him every day. =
Salt Lake Tribune. t.= .@.z !. III M. ... d
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-13

IA German gentleman" says our
correspondent, ''was once given, at a
parish social occasion, the task of pre-
pairing o pailful OF lemonade to assuage
tho thirst OF the party. l noticed that
the lemonade had Il pungent flavor,
and that some OF the Old chaps of the
parish seemed to be making decidedly
merry over it. suspected stick in
i'll believe that is what you Gail an
infusion Of rum in a beverage of the
sort-anu called the German to ac-
count. But he thrust, up his shoulders,
put on au injured expression, and de-
clared: -~.
o. assure you, AIR, dere is
noting harmless in dot lemonader -
Boston Record.
The Atlanta {Ga) Constitution says:
lin discussing the Free-Pass bill Mon
day MIR. Brandt, one of the members of
the House from Richmond County. told
good story illustrating Senator
Browns keen-edged sarcasm. One day
new member received q free pass
from the State road, and with burning
Indignation at what he considered an
attempt to subsidies the lawmakers the
member sat down and, inclosing the
pass, wrote to the President OF the
Western & Atlantic: Sir, I'll have
you to understand can't be bought
with a free pass To that the Presi-
dent replied: Sir, lam sorry / mis-
took my man. [ didn't understand the
price. Please notify me by return mail
how much more You require!' The
subsequent rrespoadence has not
been made pubic. = Is. lssz 0fs= I1#55s ..5E
A brickmaker in ono Of the small
cities Of Wisconsin pays his hands Sat
urday in checks on the bank. The
banker tells . reporter that nine-tentha
Of those checks arc brought ia by saloon.
keepers. .5ss
Labouchere says Of the late Lord
Melbourne that he was s most acute
and accomplished theologian, who
read the most abstruse works on the
subject just il the same way ay most
man read amusing novels
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-13

Uncle Jake to his chums as an Illus
tration Of the simplicity Of stage
load OF city folks recently undcy his
charge As we turned Ciaggett's
Blu6 about7 o. o'ciock, the hull crowd
busted out in 'Ohsp an a.Ahs. an
what dye s'pose twas Ill aboutf Why,
one Of them common red an yaller
sunsets. = Eaypsrs Basar. s.
Two st. Adams men were discussing
material used for building purposes,
and among the rest, lath4 Comment
ing on the fact that tie price sof lxtha
WAS comparatively high, one of them
Iemax u don Il sos Whist IL the
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-13
REAL ESTATE AGENCY.
LITTLE FALLS, MORRISON Co., MINI. ""=
Rothwen, Taylor & Marriott

We have for sale 10000 acres of land iii
Morrison county for s. to $S per acre.
Terms Of Payment.> - Suit Purchasers
IMPROVED FARMS FOR SALE.
Lands in BENTON and MILE LACS Counties saIe.-
Pins. Lands for sale. Lands bought
and sold on commission. Abstracts Of
Title to Morrison county lands furnished
at regular rates. Call on us before pur-
chasing.
Office First S~te fs. door north Of Fm Buffers Store
, 1885-09-26

Nehti"m m a AhRAziuoI
The way tho Arabs catch sharks is
very uriou and Interesting, and IS
someN hat similar to playing a heavy
salmon, only no rod is used. A hook OF
soft iron wire is made very sharp and
baited with a lump OF garbage Of some
kind, usually n piece of shark too rancid
even for a slave, and the line, which is
small and very slackly spun, is wound
round for some little distance from the
hook with thin sheet lead, both to pro
tect it from the teeth Of the fish and to
act rs a sinker, and the other end Is
made fast to a huge calabash which acts
as a float. When n shark takes the bait
he tow the calabash about, but can not
sink it for any length Of time, and the
fishermen then set off after him In their
canoe, and when they get hold OF the
line they play their captive until he is
actually drowned.
The shark that was now on the hook
was proving a tartar, and before the
two boats came near the canoe which
was playing him was capsized, and the
half dozen men who formed her crew
thrown into the water. Give way, my
lads said the lieutenant, and both boats
dashed away, the crews straining every
nerve to ave the swimmers from their
dangerous position, the water literally
swarming with sharks, and in a few
minutes the men were picked up and
their canoe righted. The Englishmen,
like all their nation, fond of sport, next
went after the float, which could be
seen being towed hither and thither MS
the shark tried to free itself from the in
eumbrance, but the Arabs, when they
saw their intention, shouted and ges-
ticulated to prevent them from doing
50, and a second canoe put off from the
dhow to assist in playing the shark.
With some little trouble the line was
again secured, and after about two
hours hard work, during which Johnny
Shark several times nearly mastered his
captors, he was at length killed and
dragged upon the rocks. where the Eng
fish, as he was such a huge monster,
had the curiosity TO measure him, when
he proved to be the enormous length of
thirty-three feet ten inches. This was
the largest shark they had ever seen,
though both boats had had oars dashed
at by the ravenous brutes, and on one
occasion the same whaler, when board
ing a dhow at night from the ship, had
her rudder carried away by one.
, 1885-09-26

%HHI' FHEHHH
Two curious cases of superstition are
reported from Russia. The Odessa
listok says that the other day a coffin
was seen floating in the Dniester. 1t
was brought ashore and found to con-
tain the corpse of a man whose feet
had been cut off. A peasant explained
the case as follows: His uncle having
died some time previously, several
peasants claimed TO have seen his
ghost walking about, and an old
oma predicted that there would be
no rain while the corpse remained in
the cemetery. so it was dug out, the
feet cut o I to prevent the ghost from
walking about, and the coffin set adrift
on the river.
The second case shows that the be-
lief in witchcraft still exists. A great
drouth in Chersson was attributed to
the evil agency OF two women who we're
called upon to produce rain by June II,
and when this failed they were ducked
in the river. The witches seemed to
enjoy this, and remarked that now they
would refuse rain altogether. This
raised such a disturbance among the
~populace that the women had to be pro-
tected by the police.
, 1885-09-26

hNoucutfi IN Lpf q IN lruthIl
A large amount of very valuable
plate was sent to Osborne from Windsor
castle for the royal wedding. The ne
cessity Of bringing everything from
London or Windsor was one Of the
most tiresomo and expensive matters
connected with the affair; but as to the
plate, the lord steward ought not to
have allowed it to be taken to Osborne,
where there could be no adequate ar
rangements for its safe keeping. 1t is
said that plate TO the value Of so, 900
pounds sterling was temporarily re-
moved from Windsor. The plate there
is worth, in round figures, nearly q
Goa, 600, and it is all crown property
which means practically that it belongs
TO the nation. If a single spoon were
lost, it would have to be replaced by
the queen.
Full lists are kept by the lord cham
berlain and the lord steward of the pict-
ures, china, plate and furniture at the
royal palaces which belong to the crown
as distinguished from the private prop
erty Of the queen, and whenever a crown
article of any kind is moved from one
palace 10 another a memorandum of the
fact is registered, in order that in due
course it may be reclaimed for the pal
ace to which 1t properly belongs. Piot-
ures are often transferred, but hitherto
the crown plate has always been kept at
Windsor. When there is a state banquet
at the castle, the plate on the tables is
usually worth at least $50, 900 pounds
sterling, and, considering the superhu-
man cleverness of thieves in these days,
it may be hoped there will DO no more
such s%loyenly arrangements as oharao-
terized the recent wedding. 1t is said
that the Windsor crown plate was actu-
ally deposited in one OF the tents in the
Osborne grounds.
, 1885-09-26

WT"NH"NW IIWF"1WIlT
After a study Of eleven months, DIR.
Hugo Winnacker, of Gottingen, has
foun that the vegetation of the stones
of street cutters, consists of green algae
and fungoids. The algae are harmless
and even beneficial, for they grow over
the fungoids and at their expense, and
help 10 keep them down. Most Of the
fungoids appear to be harmless, but
some Of them may be dangerous disease
germs, to be freely distributed by the
wind when dry; and, as 1t is difficult to
distinguish their qualities, the growth
of this class Of plants should be pre-
vented as far as possible. The cherac-
ter Of the gutter vegetation may DO diff
ferent IN different cities.
, 1885-09-26
BULGARIA AND RoumELIA.

A little Turkish pIinGpality, by the
success OF a peaceful mob in overthrowing
its provincial government, has come near
to kindling a blaze OF war throughout
Europe. The cause of the uprising, the
p~retexts on which it was based and the
objects which it had in view, are not very
clear to observers at this distance.
Eastern Roumelia is part Of Il Turkish
state province of the same name, which
existed as an integral part Of Turkey pre-
vious to the Turco-R Russian war of 1877
IS and the treaty Of Berlin. 1t was then
constructed into a sort of a state, with
some autonomous or Independent quail
ties, but under the direct political and
military control Of the sultan. Its chief
officer is a governor general, appointed by
the porte, whose name is Gabriel Pasha
Chrestovich, now a prisoner in the hands
Of the insurgents.
The area of Eastern Roumelia is but
1880 square miles, or a trihe greater
than that Of Maryland. Its population is
$4,000 or slightly less than that of Mary
land. OF this number 573, 600, or three
iourths of the whole. are Bulgarians.
Bulgaria, its neighbor, has a more in
dependent form of government. 1t is
styled a p%rincipality, with Alexander l.
of Hesse, as the %rcigning prince. lie is
a nephew Of the late empress of Russia,
and thus a cousin Of the present Gar
Alexander. He is, of course, a relative
also Of the German emperor, though he
cannot be considered as n member of the
r%eigning family of either empire. The
treaty Of Berlin rendered all the members
Of the reigning families of Europe inc
legible to the p%rincely throne of Bulgaria.
The country is styled in the treaty AN
autonomous and tributary principality
under the suzerainty Of his imperial
majesty, the sultan. Its government is
Christian, similar to hat of Russia.
Bulgaria has an area Of "a, 500 square
miles, which is about the size of West
Virginia. 1t has a population of 2,0Os,-
600, which is about that of Missouri. 1t
has a legislature consisting of a single
chamber, the members of which are
elected by universal suffrage. 1t has au
army Of LOO men on a peace footing,
or 300 on a war footing. Bulgaria and
Eastern Roumelia may possibly place
100 AIA q
, 1885-09-26

NNNH a
With the aid of a pair of compasses
or pencil and Il bit of string, carefully
draw TWO concentric half circles: that
is, from the same center, and one about
half an inch within the other. The
SIT Of the design makes but little diff
ference, but the result is more easily
seen if the diagram is as large a con
venient. Divide this double half circle
INTO a number of compartments, and
in each place n letter of the alphabet, u
numeral or a name, as the fancy may
dictate the object being that there shall
be no possible mistaking of one com
partment for another. Rule straight
lines from each compartment to the
common center.
Now take a small button-a shoe but
ton, is as good as any-and fasten a bit
of fine silk thread about eight inches
long to it, making a knot in each end Of
the thread. Now, let one of the party
take the thread by the end and hold it
so far above the figure that the buttog
shall hang about an inch and a half
above the paper. Let him fix his mind
firmly upon one of the compart nents
and then close his eyes. Very 500 the
button will develop a pendulum like
motion, and before long, generally in
about three minutes, it will begin to
move toward the compartment of which
the holder is thinking.
1t really seems, at the first glance,
that the button itself is influenced by
the Unconscious exertion of will on
the part of the experimenter. But
close investigation will reveal the
fact that the hand moves with n
slight, tremulous motion, which,
being transmitted through the fine
thread, moves through the button.
Much amusement can be had by putting
the names of the party in the compart
ments, and then seeing of which one
the experimenter is thinking.
, 1885-09-26


by eating fast the stomach, like a
bottle being filled through a funnel, is
full and overlooking before we know it.
But the most important reason is the
food is swallowed before time has been
allowed to divide 1t in sufficiently small
pieces with the teeth; for like ice in n
tumbler of water, the smaller the bits
are the sooner are they dissolved. 1t
has been seen with the naked eye that
il solid food is cut up in pieces small as
half a pea it digests almost as soon
without being chewed at all as if it had
been well masticated.
The best plan, therefore, is for all
persons to thus comminute their food;
for even if it is we'll chowed the COM
intuition is no injury, while it is of
very great Importance is case of hurry,
forgetfulness or bad teeth. Cheerful
conversation prevents rapid eating.
, 1885-09-26


At the Wabash avenue Chinese Sun
day school, a reporter found tho MEM
bers paired off into fifty classes, there
being one teacher to every pupil. Only
half q dozen of the studious Cinnamon
had reached the stage of civilization
marked by parsing with their pigtails
and Chinese garments. After the open
ing exercises, which consisted in read
ing hymns in concert and then singing
them, 'the boys made a rush for the
secretary's table, where they received
primers. From them they proceeded TO
study out a few verses Of scripture. At
tho close of the lesson o number of
which they did with more or less excel
lence of pronunciation. A teacher was
asked the reason for the individual in
struction of the pupils.
They are awfully Jealous" replied
she. "In the first place they are very
particular about accepting a teacher at
all, an old lady being generally declined
with little ceremony and great decision.
Then after n is installed IS teacher
the boy refuses to share her with
others. One even refused a few Sun
days ago to allow his own cousin in his
class. Many of the teachers are out of
the city now, and we have very hard
work filling their places. When a
teacher intends to be gone only one
sunday it is often possible for her to in
duce her pupil TO agree to accept an
other teacher for the time, but unless
a positive promise is exacted John is
likely TO be absent the next Sunday, or
If he comes he takes a seat in the back
of the room and refuses to be taught.
They have excellent memories, how
ever, and they often commit to memory
an entire chapter of the scriptures at
n lesson. Many recite their verses in
very good style. This was the second
Chinese school started in the city, the
one at Farwell hall being the first. This
one has been running now a little over
two years. Some of the boys have been
here ever since we started and show the
greatest possible progress. Many of
them are exceedingly bright and intelli-
gent, but they are naturally bashful and
need lots of coaxing."