Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-13

kiss on the boulder. They then continue or
until they come To a smaller boulder, over
which they lean, and the holder kisses the
other one. So on they go hating at each
smaller boulder. The affair becomes mutual
and thew soon come down to pebbles. Ihefe
are lots of pebbles at Mount Desert"
GEORGE SMITH, New Orleans cotton pick
er. who was in san Francisco on his way to
Kern Island, met two negroee in kearny
street saloon. and the trio was soon engaged
in q scientific discussion regarding electricity
and tie electric lights. Finally one OF the
men made wager Of s. with Smith that II ne
held on to an electric light post with both
hands for three minutes he would get shock.
Smith Immediately took up the bet ana Tue
coin was placed in the confederates hanus,
he having kindly consented to act as stake
holder. Smith remained faithfully at his post
for the allotted space of time and was shocked
the stakeholder having disappeared arounu
the corner some minutes before.
OSCAR WILDE defines fashion in dress as
form Of ugliness so unbearable that we have
to alter 1t every six months. Egyptian dress
lasted for 1000 years, and. Greek dress nearly
1850 wears, and wherever dress has been
beautiful and rational it has lasted for a long
time. The texture and color may have al
tered. bat the dress has remained the same;
As to style. he had seen bonnet composer
Of nothing but stuffed bird allghtiDg on
piece of tuue. That did not strike one as very
sensible material Of which to make a
J .
Paris fashion plate he had seen under bon
net of the stuffed bird-and -tuile school note
10 this effect: with this kind Of bonnet the
mouth is worn slightly open"
\ DELEGATION of Kiowa, Comanche and
Apache Indians have laid before Secretary
Teller a proposition to lease a portion of their
lands which presents some interesting features
! The lands leased they declare to be such only
/ as they o not themselves need for farms; the
:
! cents per acre-three times as much as Is
| obtaiafd by the leases made by their tribes
and viii bring the Indians about $ioO per
! family annually. Flfty-fOur Indians are 70
I be employed as herders by the cattemen;
/ payments are to be made alternately IN cash
| and in one and two years old cattle: In
] these respects the Indians seem to nave
/ adopted some of the suggestions made by
! Secretary Z eller in his last report. The IN
! dians say that in SIX years they hope to nave
/ enough cattle to Craze the country themselves.
| MRS. GEN. NoRTHRUP, OF Rondout, New
| York, age so, has for years concealed her money
in a valise placed in her bedding On Nov.
| she discovered that the money and valuable
papers were missing. The loss was 1892 70
eleven $40 gold pieces eighteen SO gold pieces
| $3.50 in bills, note of $3.50; four
personal certificates of deposit on the
| First National Bank Of Iowville,
| amounting to $1,000 and two certlncates IN
the name of Mira. NOrthrup as eXecutrlX OF
| Ter husbands estate, amounting to =2,562 IS.
| Relatives and friends of the aged lady took
| the matter in hand. A private detective was
| employed. who, in company with Sheriff
| Fisher and others, made a vain search OF the
apartments occupied By Mrs. NOrihrup. On
| Tuesday night Mrs. Northrup saws that che
| heard an unusual noise about the house.
| Other persons in the house also heard it. The
next day she had occasion to use an old table
| spread that lay in the storerOOm. Upon I'M
| folding the spread. the purse Of missing gold,
| the bank certificates, currency and notes were
! found. OF the gold there were thirteen $50
pieces and fourteen $40 pieces. Mrs. North
r,p Is positive that there were only eevenS2
pieces and eighteen $40 pieces when the money
was missed. The amount remains the same.
She declares one $40 piece Of 1882 che did not
have. There IS an outside door leading to the
room where the missing property was found
but This was .curely fastened. The occur
renee is a mystery.