Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-27
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But one female practitioner has thus far
taken advantage of the law passed by the
Massachusetts Medical Society admitting
women TO membership.
A Boston PHYSICIAN advises everybody to
ascertain what diseases have carried Off his an
cestOrs. with view to guarding himself
against inherited tendencies by adopting the
requisite manner Of life, place OF residence,
and general Self-treatment.
HOLLAND has advanced to the proud emil
nence of the drunkenest country in the world.
in spite of a recent law which closed $1,000 sa-
looms. Two and half per cent. of her popu-
iatiOn were sent TO prison in one year for
drunkenness, and nearly SlS,O00,O00 year Is
spent on whisky.
FROM the saving of Las-Tze, a Chinese sage:
ITO govern by policy is to corrupt the
people " Let him rule who can let things
alone If the PALACES a are fPe clofbes inc ne
carry sharp swords and TO heap up riches
this | call splendid robbery.
THE chrysanthemum-the national flower
Of Japan-ls honored every year by special
imperial chrysanthemum garden party in the
palace grounds at Alaska, which has re-
Gently been given by the Mikado. The chrys-
anthemums there are unequallet throughout
the worii. and some of the plants display
from 375 to $50 fully developed blossoms al
time.
THERE are great many Christians who
are very cOnceited over the fact remarked
Mr.. Beecher in the course of his last Friday
night talk at Plymouth Church. ut sticks
out all over them. | remember that woman
once ime to nv sister and said, Mrs. stowe,
| presume you have heard of me, and If you
have YOU know that am an eminent Chfls-
tian.' TO which she responded, i never hear.i
of vou'-and that ended that conversation.
THE estate of John w. Garrett, it is
said. amounts TO $35,O00,0O0, far more than
onponents or friends believed. Mary Gar
rett. the only daughter. is probably the rich
est single woman in America, worth, 1t is
said. Si2,OO0,00O. Robert Oarrett, tne Tres. Eresl-
dent Of the Baltimore and ONO Ralroad,
probably possesses q greater fortune Tor MS
share than that of Johns Hopkins. Henry Gar
rett the banker, WHOSE house has transacted
without revealing the constant operations OF
his deceased parent in the stock, ana VINO
saved the commissions, is belleVed 10 nave
fortune of 100000
MEN and women in Paris walk about, go to
cafes and write newspaper articles armed
with revOlvers as in the early days of Arkan-
sas Moreover, the practice of carrying re-
voIver is cOmmOner than is supposed. A
friend belonging to one of the most respecta-
bic clubs said to me yesterday: Il lett the
club at O'Clock. There was no porter in the
hall, and did not know where my greatcOat
was, but / thought | should recognize ii be-
Wed I touched twenty greatcOats, and in all
I feIt rcvolvers. and ] was still searching
when the porter entered and gave me mine,
which ne had forgotten to hang up
SOMEBODY up IN Canada has made find.
Snu.,lv stored away in the hillsides and val
levs he has come upon beds OF phosphate,
which somebody else with a supply Of capital
Is now industriously blasting out, The pro-
duct seems to find ready market, anu Woulu
naturally be expected 10 come INTO contact
with the phosphates of the Carolnas, out LOT
some occult reasons the Southern miners seem
very little terrified at the prospect OF Cana
dia1 rivals. They say the Northern Deus gre
limited in extent. the climate fitted only Ior
polar bears, and the quality of the phosphate
inferior. SO speak the men OF the CaroIlnas,
while on the other hand the kanucks are
british enough TO show great deal OF DacK-
bone.
THE comparatively rare ceremony OF the
creation of Commanders of the old Teutonic
order tosk place in Vienna the other day by
order Of the Grand Master, the Archduke
William. The church of the order was nlled
with commanders and knights, all wearing
coats of mail. The three commanders elect
apDroached the altar with their swords IN
their right hands and burning wax tapers IN
their left. The swords Of the three knights
were then blesse Il, and after hlgh mass tney
received the sword stroke which constituted
them commanders. The ceremony ended oy
the Grand Master standing before the althr
and waving his sword toward the three
quarters of the GLOBE" performance sup
posed to repFefent veneratiOn OF the TRINITY
s.IGNOTUs,n in the Paris Figaro laments the
deeadence Of the fair city and the absence of its
foreign visitors, who were important factors
in the prosperity of the capital. He shows
that since Oct. 1 last there had been dIminu-