Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-16

a wELL-KNOwN CITIZEN of Androscoggln
county, Me, has a wife who vowed she never
would be weighed. She is about as big as two
of her husband. The gentleman tried all
sorts Of ways and means to get her on the
scales. and finally succeeded by clever trlck.
He drove his team, containing himself ana
wife. on an Auburn mans hay scales ana
talked business with the man while clerk,
who mad been instructed. weighed the team
Then he drove to Lewiston. left his wlle
who had not seen through the transactOn),
returned and had the team weighed again.
He then performed a little problem in sub
traction, and obtained "A remainder OF about
20 pounds.
THE dome of the Wisconsin state House at
Madison was injured few days ago by the
weight OF snow pressing upon 1t, which broke
down the Irusscs supporting the structure
The base of the dome and the great chande-
lier dependant from 1t sunk several inches,
and the ceiling of the Assembly chamber was
badly sprung. The accident is attributed 10
the defective construction of the old part OF
the state House, which has long been consld-
cred unsafe. After the removal of the library
of the state II stOrical Society to new quar-
tiers in the south wing, IL was noticed that the
old floors had settled under the weight oil the
hundred thousand volumes. The warning,
however, remained UNDECIDED till the recent
accident.
AMONG the working women Of Paris there
are 1927 WHO earn their living as ballet dam
&c of the opera, receiving wages varying
from 1925 TO $575 per snnum. The annual
sum paid for and to the ladies of the ballet
amounts to $3.50 600. The training is hard
work, which severely strains both master and
pupil, whose ideas Of life are often so vastly
different as to make 10 a difficult matter Tor
them TO understand each other. Put your
self into the place of the person you repre-
sent says the professor to his pupil. III you
were suddenly abandoned by the man you
were madly in love with what would you
dor" Il should find another lover" replied
without hesitation the danseuse-whicb. after
| all. Is perhaps both easier and more practical
| than TO attempt TO express the maddening de-
| spair OF abandonment by posture on
| the stage.
Monday there were locked up IN police
headquarters at New Haven, Conn, two
| pretty, chy-dressed young girls of wealthy
New York families whose names the police
officials refuse to give. A detective. accom-
panied by one of the girls brothers. came to
the city in search of the runaWays, and found
| them at clearinghouse. One Of them is
IL and the other is years of age. The girls
are cousins, and have been attending a con
| vent school at Southport They came home
to spend the holidays. but strongly objected TO
going back. They finally Hatly refused, ana
| their parents said Lney must 90, and packed
them of for Southport last Saturday, but they
| went on to New Haven, All that the brother
| wanted was that they should either 20 home
\ or 20 back to Southport to school They re-
4 fused. and were locked up in the womens cell
at police headquarters in order to bring them
10 terms. As darkness was approaching, how
ever, they concluded to return home.
THEIRS is a funny story from the other side
| of the water relating to the FOrtescue- Gar
moyle matter. Miss Fortescue, it is said,
was represented in court by an able attorney,
who read with great effect a letter sent by
the young lady to her lordly sweetheart,
| thanking him for some present he had sent
| her, and expressing many sentiments OF a
| lofty and refined character The reading Of
| this letter produced a most marked impress
sion upon the court and spectators, who were
| convinced to a man that the writer was a
| being Of extremely soulful quality. 1t now
turns out that the missive was copied YER
batim from a letter writer's book published
in London, and affected mostly by young
people who like their sentiments ready made
This particular one came under the heading
Letter from a young lady to her lover on
receipt of a gift" Mis- Fortescue is now
beng smiled over by the whole Of London, but
as her damaged condition has been repaired
by the application of $4,000. she can no doubt
| afford to give the public some amusement.