Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-14
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covered.
"CURED PATIENTS" are employed by GER
tain San Francisco physicians and stationed
IN the waiting rooms to testify, with fearful
earnestoess, to new patients how they them
selves were cured OF precisely the same dis
ease by the prince of medical science inside.
HARRY A. LEAvITT's $l0O, 900 barn at Grea'
harrington, Mass, was burned last week
When 1t was built by his grandfather, David
LeaVitt, u was given a national reputation.
being written ny by Horace Greeley, apd at
the time Of It's destruction it was certainly the
biggest and best equipped barn IN Massachu-
sets.
A BRIDGEPORT CONN. ) officer was astonish
ed the other day by seeing baby fall on the
sidewalk. Looking up, he discovered that a
careless mother had laid the lIttle one to sleep
on the window sill, dFst closing the blinds,
and that the blinds had become unfastened.
letting the baby roll out. The infant will not
recover.
TUE black and red, red and white, or blue
and white variegated paper used by book
binders in covering the sides of book covers
costs $40 per ream of $50 sheets. It is manu-
featured by a certain old family in France
that owDs the secret of making it, aud charges
It's own prices. Having grown rich out of the
monopoly, these Frenchmen do not now make
above 100 reams annually.
ONE Of the most brilliant Oriental scholars
in the world, and the author of the first
Arabic book printed in Scotland, was, in his
bOyhood, a glOvers apprentice in Edinburgh.
Being busy all day he found time to study
only at night, and, as he was toe poor to afford
candle, was accustomed to climb a street
lamp post, where he held on by one hand
white he grasped his book IN the other.
on Aug. there will be sold at auction in
London the autograph manuscript of Lord
Ill. -
the fret part of the same writer's "IxiOn in
Heaven Lord ByrOn's original penning,
with many changes in his own hand, of Tire
Siege of C0rInth;" the same poets prone
theus, In much the same state; and u mimi
table letters by Charles Dickens, penned in
the novellAt's own hand.
REAL King Charles dog weighs, when IN
good condition, about pounds; has a small
round head, full, round hazel eye of great
brightness and expression, very short nose,
line dropping ears with black silky hair on
them that almost touches the ground; a soft,
long, black coat; delicate limbs frnged down
Dehlnu each leg with hair of rich tan; a
graceful iall; tan at the sides of the mouth
ana sometimes under the chin and on the eve
bTows. There must be no white except a
luck" on the breast.
DURING the season of 100 days last year one
Saratoga hotel paid market bill of $l25. 000
among the items were 10000 pounds of beef,
$4,000 pounds of mutton, 10000 pounds of lamb
lVOO pounds OF veal, 1900 pounds of pork.
$4,000 pounds of chicken, $4,000 pounds Of
game, 800 dozen squads. 26, 600 pounds of fab
0OO0 pounds OF salmon p coo pounds of but
ter. u OlO dozen eggs 65, 600 quarts OF milk and
lO,UoO quarts OF cream. OF Saratoga hotel
guests 1t has long been said that eating occu-
pies the lions share OF their attention.
TEE arabic land of Egypt is about equal in
extent to the State of Rhode Island. The
White Nile, Issuing from lakes Albert and
Victoria Nyanza, is broad and deep, never
rises above a few feet, and supplies the per-
mapent source of the river of Egypt. One of
the Niles tributaries coming from the noun
taiRs Of AbYssinia brings such vast quantities
Of soil with it that 1t is slowly raising the bed
of the river, as well as extending it on each
side. On the plain Of Thebes the soil formed
by deposits has IN $500 years encrOached upon
the desert third of q mile, while the ruins of
HlerapOlls in the delta, which once stool
above the reach of the inundation, are now
buried IN mud deposit to depth OF nearly
Z feet.
"CoL. LAMONT said White House at
tache, "besides having all the qualities that
the newspapers have detailed, is an expert
telegrapher and sends MANY of the Official
kilograms that the President has occasion to
write. He also receives any message that
may happen to come along during the absence
from the instrument of the regular tele-
grapher at the White House. The telegraph
business at the White House is growing con
stantly. In a number of cases when some
years ago the President was willing to wait
Tor the mails, It is row found necessary to use
the telegraph, so as to facilitate the business.
The operator at the White House prints all
messages rs they come in on q tape writer In
this shape they are handed to the President"
AT Camp Little Hatchet," Spring Lake,
n. j., a large Newfoundland dog answering
to the name of Rover, has been in the habit of
presenting himself regularly for the past five
years In succession at the opening of the sum
mer camping season and remaining there until
the tents are struck for removal, when he
again returns To his permanent home, What
Is very remarkable in these periodical vista
tons is that no effort of his owner can entce
the animal away from the camping ground
during the continuance of the camping sea-
son. On such occasions the dOginVariably at
taches himself to the camp of Mrs. DOrr,
rendering himself very agreeable to the sew
eral members of her establishment by his uni
form kindness, his diligence. and the fidelity
of his services. On the daily baths of the
children he is constant attendant, and seems
to take much pleasure in accompanying them
into the water. The past history OF the ami
NAL Is involved In ObscurIty, the prevalent
report beng that he originally, about six
years ago. swan on shore from ship wrecked
IN that vicinity.
THE career of Hobart Pasha, Just sent by
England on a mission to the Sultan, has been
an eventful one. The second son of the Earl
of Buckinghamshire, he was born in 1923, and
first saw active service when still boy in the
expedition for suppressing the slave trade in
Brazilian waters. During lS4S-49 he served
as Lieutenant on board the Queens Yacht
He was mentioned when in command of A.
NJ. 5. Driver at the capture of hOOmareund
and became Post Captain in 1862. six years
later he was appointed naval adviser in the
Turkish sers ice. In 1869 he commanded the
Turkish feet which was sent TO Crete and
brought 20 a satisfactory issue the delicate
diplomatic negotiations which were carried on
at syria. He was subsequently promoted to
the rank OF Pa5ha aud became Inspector Cen
eral Of the Turkish navy. During the war he
tried TO elude the vigilance OF the Russians
and at great risk successfully ran the block
ade of the Danube in one OF the Sulfan's gum
boats. In 1850 he was named Nlu, mir and
Naval Aide-de-Camp TO the sultan. Four
years ago he was married to Miss Kathleen
le HOre, who belongs TO an ancient Anglo
Norman family which settled in ireland AS
far back as lBO, and who has the rare distinc.
ton OF being Countess of the Holy Roman
empire IA her own right. Mrs. hobart Hamp-
den hHs devoted great part OF her life to
works Of charity. sud Is now President OF
most Of the Catholic societies dc bieH61isdace AT
Constantnople. Hobart Pasha stands very
high in the favor and friendship OF the sui
tan. and ~ doubles, now sent 20 renew that
anti Russian English and Turkish alliance
which existed under Beaconsheld, but has
been broken under Gladstone
A Wandering Letter.
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