Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-03
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

cabs have issued mileage books, furnishing IS
worth of coupons for 81 IS to protect the user
from overcharges.
The colored people of a Kansas town began
a"protracted meeting" in August, 1884, which
has continued ever since without losing a
night. Nor Is there any immediate prospect
OF cessation.
BAGS OF HOT SAND are muchbetter than bot
ties of hot water to place in the beds of in =.
valids, who require arti6cla heat. The sand
retains heat longer than water, and sand bags
are more comfortable ''bed -fellows' than
bottles.
A LONDON PAPER chronicling the DINNER of
Lord H gh Sheriff recently that cost $500 is
inclined TO beittle it by comparison with
some of olden times. 1t cites one given by
Caesar to celebrate the funera of a daughter
a. which there were $4,000 tables, each seat
ing 5000 guests.
IN SUPPORT of the theory that dwarfs used
to live IN Yucatan temple haA been disGov-
cred the doorway Of which was three feet
high and one and a nalf feet wide, the build.
ing consisting large, well hewn stones. and
Vne ceiling forming triangular arch with
Gaping stones, though outside the building
was square.
In Germany a printed formula on the postal
cards reads as follows: "Ony few lines to-
day" Then space is left for the written
message, after which the following printed
formula is added: ''God be thanked. | am in
good health and hope to hear that you are
also Inc weather Is -; write soon, ana
give my love TO all. In haste"
AN English journal tells of the prowess of
one Sir Victor Brooke, who recently went
rabbit shooting in the deer parks at Cole
brook. He had eghs s'heaters" and two
Keepers and the RABBITS "were walked up in
line IN iero and rUsles." Sir Victor killed
90 missing ON an a erdge only out of every
loO 81 the poor little creatures, who were thus
almost llter Ally dragged up to his feet.
IT is custom still in remote villages Of
Greece FIR women to hide their faces IN pub
lie. Many travellers VIII tell you that they
have learned it from the Turks. but | ave
seen IL in islands where Turkish influence
and Turkish Gus oms have scarcely pene-
trated at all. 1t Is custom which has sur
ylved from the days when Homer represents
Penelope Is followed by two women, her face
covered with magnificent veil.
A NEW CRAZE has broken out among visl-
tors to Malne-g gathering pine needles with
which to stuff cushions and pillows. Young
men who distinguish themselves in satisfying
the feminine desirr for these odorous products
of the pine forest glory in the title OF knights
OF the FIR The outer cases are often ella DO
rately embroidered, sometimes with quota
tons, such as: give me of YOUR balm, fr
tree" 1t is SAID hat more delightful dreams
can be got out of a pillow stuffed with pine
needles than out OF any amount of hasleesh
r. opium.
MANNERS AND CUSTOMS have changed since
the days of Homer. The other day a modern
Ulysses, who had deserted his wife. returned
to his home in Prussia, after an absence of
eight years, just in time to hear OF her in
tended marriage on the folio ing day to
another man. He kicked this man out Of the
house, and gave his wife sound thrashing
: or this not only WAS he arrested on the
p n nlEnFnprl hYtr tt-hf1 ba
was locked mp his wife married her new
lover after all, for as he had maliciOuslv de-
serted her, and not replied ia her advertise
m mt for him, she was ega ly divorced from
him, and free to DO whatever she pleased.
CAPT. b. KRGLER, assistant cashier in the
New York banking frm of j. B. Newcomb &
Co., has been arrested for embezzling SIS.
When arraigned he said 81 am guilty. |
could not live on the salary received, which
wa $3.50 per week. l did not spend any
money wrongly, aud was always short. /
took dollar at "A time, intending to pay it
back. some money was coming to me, which
trusted In. hut it has not come yet. do not
care now what is done TO me-" The prisoner
remarked that previous to going into the
bank olhce ne was a ftesco painter and was
never short of money then. II wish TO God
had remained at it. l would not be here
now"
A CURIOUS case came before the Salisbury
mas-court recently. II seems that a young
woman who. by dint of hard work as a do
nestle, had managed to lay by the sum Of 500.
which she lnerded to use to procure d WIN
ter outfit, and she drew the same from the
bank where it had been accumulating NOT
being quite ready to use the money, and fear
ing that she ght lose it she placed it for safe
keeping IN the hands of young man with
WHOM she WAS Keeping company, but when
she called for the money he refused to give it
up. The services OF IA LAWYER were secured
and search warrant procured, but the officer
failed to hnd the missing money. The Ioan
said: "She said she would marry me, and I'll
not give il up until she does" His arrest
promptly followed, but lodging in the lock
up failed to bring him to terms. When he
was brought INFO court and was told that he
would in all probability be sent to the house
OF correction, he relenJed and gave up the
money.
A HORSE attached to a truck belonging to
Thomas Stevens, cartman. Of No. "a New
Bowery, while crossing to New York from
Brooklyn on Catharine street ferry boat on
Friday night became FESTIVE when the boat
was nearing the ferry slip. He disenCaged
himself from the harness, and before his
driver could control him he sprang overheard.
boat was lowered and a search was insti-
tuted for the horse. but he had disappeared In
the dark, and he was supposed to have been
drowned. This WAS at about 9 80 O'clock At
3:45 a. m. Yesterday John McMahan. an en-
ployeat the Grand street ferry, saw a horse
swimming in the East river off the ferry slim
nc CaitcN polittmhn 10 MS assistance, and
with the AID OF ropes and plaDks, after a great
deal OF trouble succeeded in rescuing the ami
NAL. He was taken TO a stable in the neigh
borhood and was Yesterday claimed by Stev-
ems as the hOree that on the previous evening
had jumped overheard from the ferry boat
The animal had been over seven hours in the
water, bat dld not appear to be any the worse
for his experience.
THE RATHER SINGULAR ASSERTION that the
japanese have no need Of " atches ia thus ex-
planned: "ln Japan the population is numer-
ous but labor is scarce. Not onl,ais work
scarce. but the people are idle and verv few
exert themselves In active industry + Some
may be inclined to think this an exaggerated
statement, though admitting the fact as one
OF the weakest points OF Japanese national
habits; but when the state OF things prevail
ing here is compared with that Of
European Countries our assertion will
be seen 10 be the truth. Artisans. Tor
instance, viii not execute work within the
specified time. When they soy they will
finish job before O'Clock next morning. Won
uced not expect To see Them before or o
o.9lock IL y quite common 10 have an artic q
ordercd To be made within. fRy. three DAYS
sent % you four or nve days subsequently As
Workmen neither lose their oceupation nor
ram 10 make living in consequences OF their
unpuncluality. watchns are OF no use 10 them
GU always notice large crowds waiting for
the departure OF trains or ships several hours
before the fixed hour without the least regard
to the time thus wasted. on the whole thpre-
fore, 10 u not too much 30 shy that wntchesare
9i no practical nse TO The generality Of the
japanese people" t
A TRIAL has just taken place before the
Correctional Tribunal at Marseilles which