Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-17
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down 10 the brides train" Two very HUE
/ girls marched behind the bride and the other
eight maids were arranged according TO
height, with two perfect grenadiers OF girls as
| hle-closers.
ONE OF the first plants to change from green
| to scarlet is the poison ivy. Beware OF IT.
Remember the poison vine has three leaves IN
| cluster; the leaves of the harmless woodbne
| are in clusters Of five. Another gaily hued
| plant ofthe early autumn is the poison sumac
| or poison oak.
The diplomatic correspondence with MEN,
leo, 1t is SAID, is being conducted by Mr.. Adee,
| who is charged with being the author of the
'innocuous desuetude" and 'consuetudin
| ary' business. In the hands of such "facile"
| writer, the interests of this country are not
| likely to suffer.
IT Is said that the piles OF the London
bridge, put down in the year 900, are still
sound, the blue mud of the Thames having
| preserved them. AMI the worst of it is some
OF the ethical notions that still hold in Eng
land are just about as much out of date as
those old timbers.
THE CAPTAIN of a Mississippi river steamer
amuses his friends by this atement concern
| ing the great stream: 81 have seen il so low
| at some places that we have had trouOle scar
| ing the calves away from in front OF the
boat. The whistle was used for that puTp ,se,
and sometimes we would have to keep her
| going continually for u lCrg time"
| CONGRESSMAN REED followed the example
OF his Democratic competitor, Mr.. Clifford, in
| making his opening campaign speech before
| York county convention. Comparisons are
| always odiOus TO somebody, but it may be
| observed that Mr.. Clifford is q very graceful
| speaker. while MIR. Reed is a very awkward
| man-tor his opponents TO deal with.
AN immense quantity of jewelry is now
made from thin layers of gold alloy upon an
| ingot of brass formed while 1t is hot. On the
| 1nQOt fOFnah hpfWnpn 70 q
! into long. thin ribbon. each part of which
| is, of course, still covered. with the gold all y,
intellectually thin, but which wears for years
and can be moulded into any shape.
ONE of the strangest fights that ever took
place in New England waters was that which
occurred in Ipswich Bay the other day be-
| tween Capt Langford and a swordfsh, First
| the Captain harpooned the fish. and then the
| fish harpooned the man through the bottom
| of the boat nearly killing him. The sword
| hsh does not "WeRr sword for fashion,
| THREE HUNDRED and fifty carrier pigeons
were started on July II by the Vienna Car
rier Pigeon Society for fight from Vienna to
Cologne. The first pigeon arrived in Cologne
| on July is, having covered the distance Of
| 7S4 kilometres in twenty-five and three quar-
| ter hours-that Is, much faster than the
| quickest express train. Five other birds ar
rived on July is, l57 on July 10, 1913 on July 20
and two succeeding days, and the others still
| later.
| CINCINNATI JOURNALISM has exhausted the
slang dictionary and is returning to the Eng
! lish language. rival editor Is now called
| thief, and not macer, as formerly. This is
| movement in the right direction, and if the
newspaper men in the Ohio metropolis did not
| like their grammar so raw, there might be
| hope for them yet. AS the case STANDS In Gin
| ctnnati. literature is composed IN about equal
parts of blackmall, Doodle and bad breaks,
and very slight addition of decency and ed
ucation would be a tremendous improve
ment.
| AMONG the Aard-worked pupils of the Paris
| public schools the teeth become deteriorated
In a few weeks after entry. The second dem
! titlon is. often premature. These observa-
| lions confirm the statments Of DIR. j. L, Will
| Ilams. who has gwen great attention to this
| subject. He has shown that any mental strain
| shows Itself upon the teeth in a short time
| both In increased decay as well as in IN
creased senslbility OF he Gentine. DR.. D. NJ g..
| Parker has reported that these same changes
| are always apparent in men who are training
! for athletic trials.
ALADY writes to Truth from SchIangenbad:
L was sent here by my doctor for quiet /
have been turned out of my rooms In the Kur-
| haus because her Imperi al Majesty wanted
them. When L walk out l am confronted
| everywhere by O ''bad-commissairD who in
! forms me that cannot go that way, because
tne Empress - coming, and am continually
| requested to "move on" though | have not
the sllRhtest wish to mob the poor old lady. or
| even 70 see her. 30 recommend all Who are
| ordered here for peace and quiet to defer their
| visit until that of the Empress comes to an
| end. ~
| PITTsBURG MECHANIC thinks he has in
vented device which will revolutionlze the
| barb wire fence business. The invention ia
for barking metallic strips about three-quart-
| ers OF an inch wide. The machine cuts a
paru ranging from one quarter TO one-siX-
A
| capable OF producing sixty miles of this barb
| metallic strip per day can be built for 5000
Machlnes for the same purpose now In
| use winch are practically owned by n mon
| opoly, cost $4,000 apiece, and are oniy
capable OF producing thirty miles Of wire per
| diem.
T1E five leading fashion journals published
in Paris have been bought up by a German.
and are fast becoming the expressions of Ger
| man tasUe in dress. The designs and epprav
| !hEs OF tne chlet papers are all German, and
| tne proprietor does not scruple TO puff Ger
man goods-"French silks" which are made
! at Crefeld, Lmbach and Furth: "French
textures" which are made at Elberfield and
augsburg, and other German materials IL
is rather startling TO believe that Paris will
no longer rule the world of fashion for the
influence of the magazines is farther spread
man that OF the exclusive French dress
| makers.
QUEER phase of railway industry is n
| Harrington, Kan, in the southern part of the
! State. 1t IS the largest artificial plantation
| of forest trees in North America and Ia ovYued
| by the Southern Pacific. Tho different sec
| tions have been planted, respectively two
! four and six years. One-f fourth is planted
| with the ailanthus, the rest with the Catalina
| and few of white ash. Those first nj tntej
are now about rs feet IN height, the last about
| IL. Some Of the taller are seven inches
| through the stem. There are in all abont
100000 Of trees in full vigOr on those planto
tons, Out of these trees will come the rail
way ties Of the future.
STEPNIAK. the Nihist, tells Rruesorne
Anecd0te OF terrible crime committed nv
NIhlists. seen. MezentzeG said stcpniak.
"was assassinstcd by one of my friends one
morning when he was walking with func-
tlonary IN the Nevski Prospect, which WINS
then rather deserted. Ny friend rushed
upon the General, stabbed him with knif.
ana jumped into a carriage which was wait.
ing Tor Nun. As you may imagine the com
rade who drove dashed the horse furiouslv.
Tor rapid Hight was the only alternative Ia
being hanged. Nevertheless, my friend. thu
assassin, took the whip out OF the drivers
hand, saying: Don't lash him, tho animal
Is doing what he can And my friend was
aftcrward pleased with himself for having
feit his pity, for he said to himself 'AfIer
all, sm not altogether bad fellow"
THIS 10 low the veteran German Emperor
appeared many years ego, when he was mere
ly OF Prussia. IL was Captain Chamter.