Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-03
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the name of Gordon.
SOMEWHAT LATE In the day the inhabitants
OF Syracuse have erected monument to
Archimodes.
WORK has been begun in Detroit, Mich, to
put all telegraph, telephone and electric light
wires under ground, Dorsett's conduit sys-
TEN being used. Six miles OF these conduits
are to DO laid this fall In the heart Of the city,
where the wires are the thickest.
In A PROCESSION at New Strelltz. Germany,
a few days ago, the tradesmen of the guilds
wore caps OF bright tin, some shaped like tin
cups, some like kettles, others like saucepans,
and still others like bal htubs, each grOtesque
helmet Shttcrlng in tho sun so gayly as to
present glorious sight.
A LONDON POLICE CONSTABLE recovered EOS
damages from publican, whose bull terrier
had bitten him severely. Itappears that after
the plainul had been bitten he was refused
compensation ON the ground that there was
nothing u fear, as the brute always had his
teeth cleaned every Sunday.
THE authorities of London hospital have
hit upon the novel idea of using their extra
ambulance for giving children and cOnva-
lesceDt patients an occasional ride. This be-
HeYOlcnt scheme has been found TO pay well
also, Tor the resulting improvement In health
OF the nospiAlzed patients has made 1t pos
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THERE IS A RAGE for libraries among the
newly rich in Chicago, and various stories are
told OF the manner in which books are or
dered. One buyer said: "rwo hundred dol
lars worth of books NY library carpet is
red Have The books match It," Another
gave the order: Just fill the shelves with
books, and put in plenty OF gilt-backed ones"
'AT AIx-LEs- BANS" writes an American,
"the life led by ladies' of fashion would dis
grace even those who have no character or
reepectabllIty to lose, and from whom, there
fore, nothing is expected. Right minded peO
pie on this side of the water shudder to hear
that many American ladies are to be found at
these places, and are intimately associated
with these high born gamblers.
IT Is A MATTER of general comment how
few Boston women have a fresh, natural
complexion. The climste is answerable for
much of the dull, leathery texture Of the skin,
but when a good healthy color does survive
several years of the east winds you may be
sure the fortunate pOssessor lives sensibly,
eats nutritious, simple food, and keeps the
other Immutable laws of hygiene TO the let
ter
EVERY YEAR bears fresh testimony of the
extraordinary capacity of the western TANKS
of the Sierras and their foothills for the pro-
duction of fruits. Bartlett pears weighing
one pound Elk ounces were brought To u san
Francisco newspaper office to Illustrate the
character OF the fruit raised at DAM scus.
Placer county. These pears were grown on
the place Of the superintendent of the New
Basil Mining Company, at an altitude OF 800
feet above the sea level.
SOME YEARS AGO, when she was playing in
idaho, Miss Annie Pixley wanted real live
baby to appear on the stage. She got one from
a Maine-bOrn mother residing in the Idaho
town where che play was served. The baby
and hob cnAf al an fh.,c Ct urs
and the rough Old miners were mightIly
tlckled. Over dozen years passed and the
little BABY grew to be a lovely miss. Recently
her parents and the daughter visited Bangor
and saw Miss PiXley in the same play.
ACCORDING to latest advices from the native
kings and princes of the Congo territory, there
are at least two places in this world where
MIR. Stanley's new books on the Congo will not
go Ike hot cakes. The CongOites themselves
and the Portuguese, who next to them know
more about the Congo than Mr.. Stanley or
any other man or men, are clearly OF the
opinion that the African Intern ational Asso-
citation is pretentiOus windbag, dangerous
manly for the gases 1t contains, and in no re-
way of any benefit to the Congo or
to mankind.
TIE A,nericdn Architects competition Of
designs for a Grant monument has resulted in
the distribution of three prizes of $50 each,
the first to Harvey Ellis, of Utica; the second
to o. Won inertia, of Washington. and the
the third to G. 5. Luce, of New York. Mr..
Elis's design is for q heavy Norman tower,
with semicircle collOnade approaching, the
chapel in the interior; Nc. Won
Neta's is base surrounded by an equestrian
statne; Mr.. Luoe's the same, with the second
memb of the base supported by pilasters
and figures emblematical of peace and plenty.
A CURIOUS CARVING Of the Temptation and
Fall has been uneArthed during the excavA-
lions at the Roman Bath, at Bath. England.
1t is a fair sized stone, covered with Inciaed
carving, showing spreading tree entwined
by serpent; and two iguTes-a man rechn-
ing on a bank and woman standing upright
to reach something from the tree. According
to correspondent of the Bath HerGId, this ls
the first ancient relic found in Bath of a
Christian, or rather Biblical character, and is
the only important one of a similar character
found IN Britain. Various Roman remains
were dug up close by.
GAS REGARDS the shield and mast torn
from the German Legation at Madrid" says
a correspondent, "carbonized portions Of
them are kept among the masses rs relics Of
great value. In one instance a burnt piece
Of the mast is nailed to a board covered with
white satin and framed, and has an inscription
beneath it AS regards the shield, i am assured
that enough seml-burnt wood has been sold to
make up good sized cart load OF fuel; and
doubts. not altogether unjustifable. are be-
ginning to arise in the minds OF those who
less material, as to whether they have not be-
come the victims of some clever inventors of
a new industry
TIE Cincinnati Society Of Charleston has
collected from various sources interesting
data respecting the officers who were in reg
ular and militia service during the Continen-
tai and Revolutionary periods in Sonth Car
Dina. At the last session OF the Legislature
The volume was presented to the State by
Gen. w, G.. De Saussure, president OF the
Cincinnati in the name of the society. Among
the curious facts there recorded is the follow
ing war record OF ono OF Marion's men. which
Is hard to beat: Jacob Brawler. of Marion
county, and his % sons served in Marion's
brigade. lie and % of his sons were killed
during the war. The only surviving son
came out OF the war cripple ana imbecle
for life"
TUE vast oyster industry OF Norfolk, Va, is
lone on an extensive scale and with astonish-
ng celebrity. The oysters, while yet dripping
with the ooze Of the bay from which they have
been dragged, are dumped into the cars of a
little tram way running down to the waters
edge. These cars, three at a time are then
run into r long, low apartment OF IRON which
u really colossal steam oven. Iron doors.
-aised above the track, descend the instant
he cars enter shutting them IN tightly, while |
he scalding yapOr quickly does its work. The !
lystcrs are thus cooked thousands at a time.
Al the other end Of the oven. where the cars
merge, an army OF negro ''ehuckers" fail
lpon the steamed oysters, open them and
1pck them away IN tin cans with rapidlty.
"a JEWEL IN a rwnes snOut" ia a Travellers
ERIN descriptive Of the town OF Albany, in !
australia. IL is an oasis in a big desert. In
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