Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-14
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Nloo4oolffl 10 Ju6 only cNdLS without q oar
ASSOCIATION, but the LAWYERS are astir, and
such an association is TO be formed forthwith.
GERMAN OBSERVER has found that COWS
MIXED three times a day give much more
milk than when MIXED twice only, and that
the proportion OF fat is the same in both cases.
A CHURCH at Terre Haute has been built in
just sixteen days from the time the corner
stone was laid. 1t is very beautiful, finished
IN native woods, with windows of sapphire
and ruby glass"
A CHINESE TESTAMENT in English charac-
tiers has just been printed at Ning-po. 1t is a
practical adaptation of what is known as
Pigeon English" to missionary purposes,
ana 80 ought TO be remarkable book.
PYRo- silver has come into vogue in Eng
land as a material for table cutlery. 1t does
not stain, or retain iavors; it looks like a sill
yer knife, is readily sharpened on a steel, and
does not wear rapidly, The price is reasona-
Die.
THE PROPRIETOR of a BowerY museum in
New Y ork purchased three pairs OF John Nc
! CullOughs tights AT the recent sale of the ira
gedian's effects and is now exhibiting three
Clrcasslan girls who pose in that portion of the
actors wardrobe.
THE HISTORY of a Vermont mountain town
is thus epitomlzed by good observer: 1.-THE
early settlers cleared up good farms, and the
children got rich from them. J he grandchil-
dren ran them down, and loaded the town
with debts The next generation Skipped
away to the West"
GAIT. DAVIES, of the British ship Penger-
don, just arrived at San francisco from Sgd
ney, reports a curious incident at sea. When
about l.lt0 miles out, land-bird, known as a
| gro sblll, flew aboard and landed on the hand
OF one of the crew. The captain took the bird
TO port with him, and it is quite tame.
! AT THE RECENT OPENING of new addition
to the London Temperance Hospital-an es-
Enlistment started to test the question as to
! the value of alcohol in the tire tment of dis
| ease-lt was stated that IN only three out of
/ up ara Of 1900 cases last year had alcohol
1 Ueen used. In these three cases no sensible
4 benent had resulted, while the average NOR
! tally in the hospital since 1873 had been
/ but ! er cent The number OF patients
| treated since the commencement was 22,5U0.
/ a CHESTNUT is told of a man who had pre-
scrlption filed c sting $9.OS. He remarked to
the pill compoUnder, II suppose you don't
care for the odd money" The druggist is
! SAID TO nave answered, "Oh, no." when the
! man placed eight cents on the counter, that
| sum being even and the three odd. A wran-
/ gle ems e ., but the buyer s-ood on strict con-
| st uctiOn ami came on victorious. A The
| drug9ls. remandcd his customer TO sheol he
muttered, I've made five cents off you any
| how"
SAMUEL j. TILDEN is building one of the
largest aud most complete Conservatives in
The country on his premIs az Greystone. 1t
Is to be heated in winter and supplied with all
/ kinds of choice fruit, native and tropical.
/ Inc conservatory Is built in sections. When
/ Hhlshed tue grounds Will be thrown open to
/ the public, who Will be perm iLted to visit e
/ conservatory unuer the direc ion of Mr.. Til
! denis manager. This ina, ense Ot-huuse
/ stands on the east bank of the Hudson river,
/ about 500 feet above the level of the wa
| ter. and can be seen for miles by passengers
! on The North rlN or steamers. IL can also be
| seen from the o Albany post road, which
passes IN front of the GreysLone property.
TIE EXAMPLE of Lady Granville Gordon,
| who, under tho psoudonym of "4ierre,"
short time ago opened a milliner's shop in
| May Far, London-where it IS said the Prin-
! cess Of " Ales bought goods 10 the vGiue Of
$50 0-has hired he ambition of other ladles TO
/ go AMI do likewise. \ late student of GIrton,
/ Adopting ~ az business purposes The name of
! NJ line. Isabel, has now become partner in a
| we'll known bonnet shop IN WlgmOre street.
| \ leading motive Of these Eng Ish ladies in
/ taxing up mllE cry as career, IteXt to the
aud be aim Of earring money thereby, is to
! leta English fashions, u be more independent
! OF continental IN plFatiOn, by working after
| dcsigns better adapted TO Engnsh haUits of
NE ana climate, and also more IN harmony
with The laws of picturesqueness.
AN INvEsTIG AToR into the mysteries of
animal lie asserts that a bees working tools
comprise variety equal to that of the
/
the common rking bee exhibit the comb.
nation of basket, u bru-n, and a air of
pt.cers. The brush, the hairs of which are
arranged IN symmetrical 70 S. is only to lie
3, en- with the microscope. win this brush If
airy deIcacy Tue bee brushes its ,elvet robe
! 10 remove the pollen dust with which it be-
came loaded while sucking up the nectar
Another article. followed like a spoon, re-
ceives all the gieanings which the insect
cRrrls to the hive. Fiaally, by opening them
one upon another, by meaus of hinge, these
Two pieces ucc me Il PAIR OF pincers, winch
! render important service in the construction
OF tue combs.
THE LUCKY YOUNG FRENCH SPORTSMAN
who has won the Cesarew witch and Cambridge
shire with Plaisanterie repeating Foxhars
trium phs, Is said to have netted $4,000 bv
| the double event. This may seem good. but
/ there have been Occasi ms within the last
| rs enty years when the owner Of me Cesare-
/ wien alone has LANDED $50 ,000 up IN his CHI N
/ p.on. Mr.. MeTry and Lord Hastings were
| each credited with that sum Is the amount Of
| their gains by betting when L ones and Lee
! turer were succe siul in 1868 and 1861; the
/ lule Baron Mayer de Rothschlld drew sl50O 600
/ admltle' ~ out Of The ring when Corlsande
! won IL 1871. and rumor put the stake Melted
/ by the owner of ROseberry in 1876 at $500, OCO
| II Is only on handicap, and on not more than
1 iour IN the year--nAmely. the Lincolnshire
| han leap, the city and suburban, the Cesare-
| witch and CambrIdgeshire-thal a great stake
| can be won.
! REPAIRS to Newport's historic old stone
mil have ju.t been completed. 1t was found
| that the upper walls were badly ccacked, ana
J for about two feet down from the top the Old
! mortar had almost entirely disappeared from
/ between the stones. This PORTION has been
/ relald with Portland cement, thu stones being
removed ina Vi uaily and replaced in the
! origi al positions, and the joint being raked
/ out roughly g. preserve all the characteristics
or rude ruDbe WorR. here new stone. were
! requlr they were selected from among the
! sea-wor" stones found on the beach, care
! being exercised TO obtain The same class of
! -lat and granite as used BY the original
! builders. The top OF the wall was carefully
! cemeuted over in rounded form IN keen off
! the rain. VIII re the walls were cracked boud
4 stones have be, n i serted acrOs the heams
] and all the work made secure The arches
! piers and upper wa ing have been examined
/ ana II open JOIN Fl led in, the outer faces
| being left rough anu open. All the old mort
| holes aud one window Were oppned leaving
| the structure in as nearly ITS original COM
ditiou a. possible. The work WAS done AZ the
! expense Of the city and by vote OF the CITY
/ Council
| IN COLES COUNTY, near Embarras river. are
/ located, upon natural promin nee, two OF
! the most magnificent Indian mounds in the
/ state OF Illinois. They ar nearly a mile
1 apart, and mp TO last month have never been
| explore. Tradition. handed down from the
earli"st viii e settlers Of the county pro
nouuce this place "A batt e1eld. where within
! III "a o. frfI.