Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

THE tallest yonth IN Ohio is Jimmy George,
OF Mount Vernon. He Is only IS wears old,
a4o Is q lett a y inches high in his stocking.
lie Is very slender and is not yet done growing.
THE establishment of industrial villages is
occupying the attention Of the philanthropi-
cally inclined English. Mr. Morley is against
IT,, How to dcp0pulate towns and build up
villages is the question they wish to solve.
THE rapidly growing cities are not all in
America. The ancient city Of smyrna has
grown from 30, 900 souls in 1880 to 100000 at the
present Ime- OF whom one-half are Greek,
2oo,o Mnsselmans, 5000 Hebrews, 10000
Cathoilcs, ana 1000 Armenlans.
Mr.. SHLLABEB, the Mrs Partngton," is
now over 20 and cripple. For thirty years
rheumatism has tortured him. and he has
completely lost the use of his lower limbs.
] LOGON Oton. save in q wheeled chair, is JIM
pos-l bic with him. He can neither stand nor
walk, but while IN these respects he is as
/ helpless As babe his general health is SOUND,
ms appetite generous. and his spirits are I'M
! ciouded some Of the funniest of his sayings
nave been written when he was in acute
pain.
THE Queen OF England has an annual sale
. OF biooded cattle at Bushy Park, at which it
is usual for half the nobility in the kingdom
/ to nave representative buyers, who run up
/ the prices Wei, and thus further enrich the
1 already plethoric rova treasury This year
. however, very few nobility cared for the
/ Queen stock, and many yearling HANDLE
/ tonlahs literally went begging for BUYERS
/ There were p sold for a total Of $l6.430, or an
/ average Of S7t6 each. Two years ago the
average realized was Sl,2l5 and last year
Sl,03f.
RADICAL SOCIALIST entered a fashionable
restaurant in Paris and ordered a sumptuous
dinner. How is this?" said a brother Com
munlst who approached him. "Ah, my
friend said the champion of frugalIty and
/ economy, II am now about to give myself
/ some idea of the vile existence of the infamous
! rch classes who have the heart to feast
/ sumptuously while citizens are starving"
And ], too" said the other, ''have come here
! with precisely the same intention" So they
united their Appetites and gained a crushing
/ victory over the aristocratic meal
| A MOST unusual belle has been discovered
IN whistlirg girl. She is described as no
more than IS, having made her ball room
| debut last season. She whistles phenomenally.
/ Her notes are melodious, clear and correct as
/ those OF the best hutlst who ever blew and
/ the aJtraCtlveness of the performance is
/ heightened into positive enchantment by the
/ poutlng quicker OF her ips. ut may be said
/ mat the pouting Is not confined to her mouth"
saws an enthusiastic observer. ''but extends
the width OF her Struggling shoulders 10 her
corsaGa. so deprecatOry il her pose as she
stands before her listeners" She is the reign
ing cuflos tY IN her polite circle, and her per
s)ndI ana family position Is so well assured
that she risks no cruel criticism as a whistler.
TEN MEMBERS of the new British Cabinet
received their education at Oxford and SIX at
Christ Church. Lord Randolph Churchill and
Sir Harjlngc GlGard are Merton men: Baliol
claims the First Lord Of the Treasury, and
Orlei the President of the Council. Cam
/ bridge Is epresented By Lord John Manners
and sir Richard Cross both of Trinity The
LORD Chancellor Of Ireland halls from Trini-
ny College, Dublin. Lord Salisbury. Iddle-
sleigh, CarnaFYon, John Manners and Ran
dOph Churchill are old Etonlans, as are sir
hlcn&cl Hicks Beach and Col Stanley. The
Duke of Richmond is an old Nv estm nster."
Lord Granbrook shrewsbury man, Sir Rich
ara Cross a Rugheian and pupil of Arnold
10 boot. lords HarTOwby and George H2mil-
ton and Mr.. StanhOpe are HaTrovaus The
late Cebine5 contained eight Cantabs. seven
ONOnlans, and Mr.. Chamberlain. As in the
present administration, the leaders of either
House were EtOnlans and Christ Church men.
"THERE goes man with a CHASTITY record
said friend, as he pointed toward DR.. D. w
Bliss. of w ashington, d. q. He has cut of
more legs, arms ana fingers than any man in
America" This Is prObablytrue of the noted
physician, and yet there is not more tender
hearted man living than Or d. W. Bliss He
has as much nerve As amy man in the country.
was quick as lightning in his field and hospital
work, and ~ one of the pleasantest of com
panlOns. DIR. Bliss health was undermined
! during President Garfeld's Illness but he has
/ fully recovered and looks better tn IN ever be
fore. He has striking face, keen eve ana
his complexion Is very dark. The gray hair
and beard gives his face the appearance Of an
old gold medallion set in silver. DR.. Bliss is
] q remarkably good COnNersdtlOnallst, Ii PS
music and the drama, and VIII some dav in
the near future become one OF Americas mil
iOnsires, the miues that he invested
I in in South western Colorado are banning ont
wonderfully rich.
ACCORDING to information given to the
| CArtstia1s Union by a large number of clergy
mo No mo hon rP
artisans in cities habitually attend religious
/ services Of any kind. All but two of the let
tiers say that the attendance is diminishing.
and an but one thai the neglect ia not from
/ unhall et IN Christianity. The cause OF non
churCu attendance, "a given by these eXperts
may be summed up rs follows The men have
80 work al the week, and they recreate on
sunday. They cannot dress as well AS those
with whom they I0ust associate. and therefore
stay away. They think secret societies are
rs good as tde church. They are unable 10
pay for the privileges because Of the hioh
prices Of things winch they must have. The
large salaries Of the ministers disgust some
so ne feel that the minister is "A hrellng, and
/ therefore seeks 10 upbuild his church as a
I doctor seeks 10 Increase his practice, not from
love of souls. but 10 increase his salary. Some
/ employers of labor are SO bad IN their treat
meut of their employees that the meu do not
want to 20 where they shall meet those in
whose real Christianity they have 40 little
faith All the letters indie te that especially
I'm the large places artisans feel that they are
not welcome in churches frequented BY the
Weather classes
Hon. ALwYN MAUDE has opened a MILL
merry and costume shop In London, and was
employed to make the trousseau for the
Princess Beatrice. His father, Col Maude.
is attached 10 Queen Nictoria's household at
Windsor, and figured conspicuously during
the late ministerial crisis. He procured for
AlWvn an appointment a. one Of the gentle
men In waiting 10 the late Duke of Albany.
which gave an entrance to aristOcratic circles
Of London society. lie married an Eastern
Young woman Of great wealth and beauty.
She was either the daughter or niece % a
native Princess OF India. i'm Whose court she
was well educated. she astonished the Lon.
doncrs with her magnificent Jewels. many
OF which had . been in her
/ family untold generations. The match
pleased neither his father nor the
English court, and MauGe Withdrew 10 private
life. purch 'sed fine place near London. and
invested his Wiie's fortune ip q lead mine.
winch for q time paid enormous returns
One morning he was informed however. that
the enterprise was bankrupt. Tie put me
remnant OF his wealth into Thomas Hughes
RUGBY COLONY IN Tennessee, and tried 10 be-
come farmer no that wild wood Those
qualities which had made hm brilliant AZ
Windsor and Buckingham were Of little value
iu driving team Of pillow mules. Asa last
re ort he came TO New York ana rot an en-
gagcmont with a small dramatic COMPANY.
EVERYBODY knows A. NJ. Gibson, former
Washington cOrrcsNOndeut of tina New York