Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-12
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ceve the object glass of the great telescope.
uoW being made bv the Hessrs. CLARK, OF
cambrldgeport. This will rot be ready be-
FORE 1887, and the building O. the great dome
over the telescope must be deferred till then.
THE wife of j. K. Emmethas unique mode
OF securing her new pet dog from the fanciers.
Upon driving out IN her HAe equipage Mrs.
Emmett has the dog in a bdxaon the seat beside
ner The box is OF black walnut; it is about
IL by "A inches and about 3 inches high, with
a perforated back to admit air; glass front
ment.
This spicy bit about the late Mr.. Thoms.
famous the world over as an antiquary, is
from the Athsneum just at hand: II remem
per" says correspondent, '.once wishing to
borrow couple of volumes OF Nichols
Literary Anecdotes but Thoms would not
must take them all. then, when you return
them, shall nave the work complete, and
smiling good natured.v) il you forget TO
return them you will lave a complete SET.
A WASHINGTON Newspaper man. during a
visit OF the Mexican editors to that city, was
assigned to carriage in which one of the
young ladies' belonging to the party was seat
ed. Taklng 1t for granted that his companion
spoke only her own language several places OF
lntere were visited, always in silence. AS
the carriage approached the capitol, how
ever, the newspaper man felt that he must
cay eOmcGnlnR. even II ne received no answer.
Accordingly, pointing to the noble pile, he
elaculated: "El capitOle, very fine. mag
nlhco" To which the lady replied: you
bet your life it is"
MOST remarkable tornado passed over
Dorchester county, Nd, recently. One SIN
gular incident accompanying it has never
been reported. AS it passed over the farm Of
Gown Dashen, ST., six miles from Cam
bridge, IN this county. 1t took one of his houses
In the path Of its vortex. The house was
sucked up into the storm and was carried
away bodily, and has never been seen or heard
or since The straDgest part of the story,
however, is yet to be told. AS the house rose
from the ground it rolled on its side, and its
occupants were thrown out at the open door
and fell TO the ground, the whole family be-
ing saved and unhurt.
TIE system OF seed distribution now IN use
at the Department of Agriculture is such that
every member of Congress receives promptly
his proportion Of all the different varieties Of
wheat and other grains that are sent out.
The chief of the seed division has devised
table by means of which the mailing clerks
can ascertain what varieties OF grain are use
iul to the various sections of the country.
Heretofore CongressmeD were sometimes
furnished with seed which were Of no use to
retrospective constituents, and the varieties
most desirable couli not be obtained In suffi-
eient quantities. The new system inaugurated
by Com missioner Colman is highly COM
menfed by all parties Interested
SAYS a gossiper in the New York Times;
'There seems to be a marked and widespread
matrimonial tendency among the members of
Mr.. Days company. The report is that Miss
Kingdom contemplates marriage with Mr..
Fred StlnsOn and that Mr.. Skinner is engaged
o marry Mrs. Virginia Dreher. / have no
direct means OF knowing the condition of
these stories as to accuracy, and they are re-
peated here merely as examples of the COM
mon gossip of the street. Mr.. Stinson, who is
spoken OF as the prospective groom of Miss
Kingdom, is the manager of Nine. MOdieska,
representing that lady and her interests. He
has long been well known as a theatrical
manager and agent, and is witey liked for
his many pleasant personal qualities.
IT was State Senator Arkell. whom his as
socrates at Albany playfully call "Old Sun
shlne,' that brought forward the name q
William NJ. Evarts in New York's last sens.
torial wrestle and successfully put it through
But the candidate was originally chosen b.
his wife, who in her quiet W6y does some
vigorous thinking. my wife chose YOU Mr..
Evarts, for Senator on the general ground
believe, OF your resemblance to her fath6,"
said Senator Arkell. The special resemblance,
/ moline to think, was because you put your
right leg over your left in the exact fashion
that vas peculiar to my honOred fatherin-
law, and then Irvine it round the other LIKE a
hopvine round the pole" 80 l do," replied
Mr.. Evarts, adding, in sudden burst of c,R-
hdence, land you don't know how it rets
me-"
LAVENDER, Harvey and Trmble, thre
hunters of Leadvlle, were together on
mountain the other day, when a big bucr
bounded up the slope. Trimble followed to
the summit. I'm a few minutes" says the
LeadYille Herald, "CaveRder and Harvey
heard shout from the summit, and, looking
in the direction. saw the buck coming toward
them on slow trot. 1t was plain to be seen
he was badly wounded, and in the hope Of
capturing him alive no shots were Ared, but
the men got directly in his way. Lavender
happened to be in reach when the animal
passed, and made grab for the antlers. The
moment he secured good hold he was raised
from the ground and landed squarely on the
bucks back. Then the dust flew. Such run
was never before seen by the Mortified spec-
tstors Cavendar did not dare loosen his
grip on the antlers, and the 400 yards he tray
eled before the deer dropped dead seemed an
age" Lavender escaped unscathed.
COMMENTING upon the fact that there is
one insane person in every $50 Americans, and
that the ratio has greatly increased in the
last thirty years, DR.. W. Il. Fletcher says
that an apparent cause Is the popular change
Of opinion regarding the treatment of insan-
itv. Fifty years ago. 10 be sent 10 an insane
asylum Ostracized one as completely as d term
IN the penltentlary. That Is all changed, and
a brief residence in asylum is no more de-
trimeutal to social standing than visit to
Hot Spr ngs or Florida. DIR. Fletcher does
not regard our system Of education as a
notably exciting cause Of insanity. The evil
dence is rather TO the contrary. the great
majority Of the insane coming from the ranks
OF the ignorant, whose nature has supplied
little mental power TO begin with. and art
has done less. The doctor Is also IN sympathy
with the belief that the use OF alcoholic
beverages and narcotics Is not, in itself, a
prime cause OF insanity.
A CORRESPONDENT in Longnan's Nagqsins
gives the following incident, showing the dis
like which Uees have to bad perfumery. He
says "Some years ago there was in my faith
er's garden plot Of early potatoes, some dis-
lance in front OF a spot where stood several
menced TO help themselves TO the POTATOES
grubbing the young tubers out OF the ground
ana doing much m schief that some had TO
be shot. and the dead body OF enc was impaled
In the middle Of the plot. as a warning ana
example TO the rest. Soon after this
most unaccOuntable fury took possession
OF the bees. No one dared to APP
prOach them, for they attacked and
Instantly put to flight every person or animal
which ventured into the garden. This went
on for some days with most UNPLEASANT re-
suits. and the bees were fast becoming a nuts.
apce in the neighbour ,od, when the mystery
was accidentally explained. Some one hap
pening 10 pass by me mpaled rock in the
evening discovered the cause of all the mis-
chief Every exposed part Of the poor birds
body, especially about the mouth AMI eyes,
was literally brisiling with tho stings OF hun
dreds Of bees, which had sacrificed themselves
IN vain ana senseless revenge upon it's Of
fensiye presence"
A LOCAL correspondent Of the New York
Tribune relates the following: ~ give you