Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-04
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ing Washington, and is the only Cabinet OFF,
Ger now there. He is attending to the bust
ness Of the department, and is also writing
his annual report. When his attention was
called to the published statements That his
health was breaking down on account OF his
close attention TO business, the Secretary SAID
that he was not aware of it, and in fact felt
perfectly well.
MRS. ROBERT GoELET,' saws a Newport
l~etter-writer, sis the wife of one of the rich
est men In the world, her husband beng sew
eral times a millionaire She is the eldest
laughter OF George Henry Warren. Her
dresses are sometimes as odd as they are
costly. Not long ago she was seen riding with
her husband in a black brougham dressed in a
peculiar shade OF crimson, in which the pur-
pie tone overcame the red. The silk was
brocaded with a small gray flower, and was
maze up IN quite as unique a style as was the
goods itself"
The London Lancet regards the increased
use of fruit in ordinary diet as one of the
most s%alutary tendencies of domestic man
agement in our day. The starchy and saccha-
rlne components of fruit, while they are not
equal in accumulated force to the more solid
ingredients of meat and fat, and similarly
useful in their own degree. and have the adj
vantage of greater digestibility. Other ad-
yantages are local stimulation and the MAIN
%tenance of a vigorous circulation, thus re-
lleYlng skin and kidneys by transferring part
A FINE equipage rolled up to a Long Branch
drug store. The coachman was in livery, the
horses pranced admirably, the varnish on the
carriage had no fleck, and everything about
the concern indicated great wealth. The
dowager who alighted looked like a duchess
IN a play. Entering the store she said: "Do
YOU sell plain soda by the half CLASP" The
proposition was evidently a new one to the
young clerk, aud he went TO consult with the
proprietor, who authorized the sale. Then
give me half a glass; said the woman, land
take half q glass out to the lady in the car
rlage."
The production of Stag wool and the in
dustrial applications Of the article appear to
be largely on the increase. By the action of
strong jets of steam the Stag is transformed
into a fbroTs. whitish silicate cotton, which,
being mineral, is lncpmbustible, ike asbestos,
1t is advantageOusly and extensively used in
England in the construction OF new houses
with Mansard roofs, the space between the
interior lath or p~anellng and the exterior
covering of zinc, slate, or tin, being Hlled
with this Stag wool, the effect being to protect
from the rigOr of frost in winter and intense
heat in summer. 1t is also said to prevent
freezing and bursting OF taps, spouts and
water pipes if these are covered by the wool
in winter,
SHORT stature in Gen. Sheridan is caused
by his legs. A friend says that the gallant
Phil Is not sensitive on the subject. A girl
came for his and Gen. Sherman's autographs
in her album. and they wrote their names.
She was not content, for she had set her heart
on a verse Of ''Sheridan's Ride" in his own
handwriting. This he declined to grant.
linen she began to question him about That
famous piece of equestrianism. ''Now, Gen.
sherman she at length asked, turning in
pretty desperation to him. what do YOU i'm
agine Gen. Sheridan said on mounting his
steed?" ''Well, l really don't know" was
the response, with a quizzlcal glance down
at the legs of his felloW-oficer, "but maybe
he said TO his orderly Shorten these stirrup
straps"
WHEN I was at Versailles" says Prince
Bismarck, 81 received a letter. 1t consisted
of four pages, in a small and close handwrit-
ing. 1t bothered me at the time to have to
read such a long and closely packed paper.
However, when l had seen the signature | set
to work with some repugnance, but not with
out curiosity. 1t began with these words:
'Tes. ! wanted war; and IL was signed Emile
Olivier l do not remember what was SAID
in the letter; 1t contained nothing striking;
but | recolleCt. word for word. my reply to II.
1t was this: 'Sir&If l had the misfortune to
have brought on my country all the evils
which you have brought on yours. [ WOuld
pass the remainder OF my life on my knees
asking pardon Of God for the crime / had
committed. Bismarck"
A NEW SUGAR is now obtained from the
seeds of the Taurus persea, a tree growing in
the tropics. This sugar has on previous occa-
sions been noticed by chemists, but was sup
posed by them to be mannite. 1t is extracted
by boiling alcohol, from which 1t crystalliZes
on cooling. Its point Of fusion is 1885 to lS4
degrees, while that of mannlte is 20 degrees
lower; 1t IS very sOluable in hot, less so in cold
water, and even in concentrated solution 1t
has no action in the polarimeter; on adding
bOraX, however, TO a 4 per cent. solution, 1t
gives q rotation to the right of 0.55 degree.
II docs not FeHnFC conner EOlut1OnS. and la not
~fermentanie. Boiling nitric acid converts it
into ONalic acid. without the production of
mucic acid. There Is also some other chemi-
cal characteristics peculiar to this new sugar.
TON OcHILTREE listened in a group of hotel
loungers until everybody else had told an
experience with mosquitoes, and then he said;
''The pests are plenty enough at my place
down in Texas, but by a device Of my own I
escape being bitten. In my employ are ten
or a dozen old darkeys who used to be in my
fathers family. Their mouths are immensely
large. Whenever a swarm OF mosquitoes
comes along / set these negroes in a circle
around me, with their jaws wide open and a
dab of mOlasses on each extended tongue.
They thus become. so many traps, with the
combined merits Of machinery and intelli-
gence. They regard II as a diversion, a lux
ury, and await it every year with an impa-
thence eQualed only by their a~nticipations of
watermelons. They have acquired a keen
relish for the mosquitoes, and a mouthful Of
tutfl. HWttAbuCA " tHS AhJAdooIo1 ondiADht Gu
with gust0."
Mr.. MOODY while working abroad is deter
mined to keep religious matters moving at
home. During the services at Northfeld the
other Sunday, he said that the people were
not making effort enough to get their neigh
bors 10 come to church. "Why don't You
bring somebody in your big wagon" said he,
addressing one Well-tO-dO farmer by name.
because my wagon is always filed from my
own house," was the reply. MIR. Moody at
once said that he must have a wagon, M way
or another, adding that he wanted to invest
S25 in one himself, calling for other contribu-
lions. People in the audience added Sl0o
more, and At an afternoon service in Reclta-
tiOn Hall on the seminary grounds $50 was
subscribed toward another wagon. Each one
will be IN charge every Sunday Of n driver
who will MI il with people living n long dis
lance from church, and carry them 10 and
from the services.
ONE of the finest balls OF the season was
given Tuesday night by Mrs. Pierre Loril-
lard at her villa at Oehre Point, Newport
Three hundred guests were present. The
bali -room, go feet long and about 30 wide, and
as many IN height, presented a brilliant ap-
p~carance, lighted rs 10 was with at least 800
lights. The orchestra was hid by tropical
plants. Guests instead OF entering the ball
room from the irst door assembled outside
staircases aud descended by private staircases
after arranging their toilets. The ballroom
Was handsomely decorated with choice cut
flowers in pots, tropical plants. and rare Ia
p%estries. 10 was encircled with a border or
rope OF red ana white flowers. A profasion
Of wild flowers was used for centre ufecpe