Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-15
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| ONE of the But IT. policemen tramps
his beat in shoes measure Il inches long
anu % lhches acrb be sole.
FROM the city OF cago alone, in the year
/ 1881, the cars carrit the seacoast 444,o00,-
600 pounds of meat nd for Great Britain.
! DO VoU know hduch meat it takes 10
supply the popula of England for
| month at the perhta rate of one-haf
/ pound dayG Two lred and sixty million
| pounds.
THE extent Of thei business in Dakota
/ IS indicated by thetement that in one
county during the laA w years 8 900 mort
cages have been reed, representing over
| $500.300.
NUMBER OF Philadia ladies have or
gained an Audubon Sty of the protec-
ton Of American birdt used for food. 1t
/ Is intended to aid in stessing the annual
slaughter of about bOOO birds whose
| plumage is used for miAry purposes.
MEXICO is becominate resort. The
city is full of tourists. the storekeepers
and vendors are reapis rich harvest Of |
them. Twelve Pullm RS are now on their /
way 10 the city with eNsion parties from |
New York, Boston, Philphia aud Chicago. |
Ross WORTHINGToN aIohn Compton. of /
Tecoma, New, disputed Tut the ownership |
OF sm all dog. Failing o the subject JUS
| tice with words they an shooting, and |
/ Warrington was killed Gight and Comp
ton lived three hours. Ansual. "both bore
good regulations in the cmunity."
JoHN KOHL, middleed inhabitant of
Norristown. Pa, read one feats of Bill
Jones. the lass eater. anecided that he,
| too, could eat glass. He eyed parts of
lamp chimney, a goblet aa bottle, lacera-
ting his mouth badly. AMT last accounts
was dying from the effectshIs mad freak.
ANOTHER SHOW of imprd cattle, owned
IN the neighborhood of Rash, n. c., is to be
held in that city about tmiddle of May.
The entries already num' nearly 200, and
the exhibition promises tArove more sue
cessful even than was thene show of last
year. The fact is decIdevidence Of pro-
gress on very desirable y.
To TEST the enamel on inning Of cooking
vessels, ETC., for lead, MlerdoZ suggests
drop of nitric acid, stron placed upon the
enamel or Timing, and evSrated to dryness
by gentle heat. The spot ere the acid sets
Is then Wetted by a drop potassium iodlde
solutlon-6ve parts iodideD 100 OF water
when the presence of lead 1t once shown by
the form OF lead iodid
JAPANESE lacquer ware;nown the world
over as the most superior beauty and
quality. is made from LAGER furnished by
the sap of the RhUs vernic,ra, a tree cult
waited especially for this prdct. 1t ia a dirty
gray viscous liquid, whh is refined by
stratning and GecautatiOu 1t is absolutely
necessary for the lacqueh articles to be
dried In damp atmosphel to insure the re-
qulsite hardness.
THREE dudish young len of Meriden.
Conn, decided to cal pom three young
women who were not atall anxious to see
them. They did callrigg'd out in their best
clothes, were usherd mo the parlor. and
there found. Observation-Disclosures, quart
OF salt and spoon. After gazing at these for
some time and waitig in vain for the young
women, the callers anne to the conclusion
that they were inded too fresh and went
home.
Says Col. pat" Dian in his rich stacatto,
addressing the Soutln general: "You ought
to be the richest andnost prosperous region
and people on Gods lrth to-day. Louis ana
alone has more natpal advantages and re-
sources than any twOf the great Northwest
ern States and Territries put together. So
has Tennessee, so has<entucky. so has Ala
bama. Why don't thipeople Of these States
go to work and boon TO the amazement of
themselves and all TIL worldr'
The Richmond StGs: "a large number of
persons visited the Senae cham Der Wednes-
day to see the molelsof the Lee statue.
Among them were Gen.Ju A. Early and
Nr6n. .. -. mDOuen. Gdl. Early rem afk6u
to Gen. Imboden that the anged- tailed horse
of Nichaus' model made zen. Lee appear as
an English jockey; that wen he saw the pic
ture Of this model in an Illustrated paper he
wrote to GOV. Lee, sayingthat if the statue
to Gen. Lee be erected dter the model he
would get together all the urviving mem bers
of the Second Corps and blow it up with dyna-
mite"
Mr.. BARNUM says thathe has wasted IS, 0OC
on boomerang throwers. you've heard Of
Australian blu .hmen," ne said ''who have
weapon made of bent stick that they throw
with wonderful skill, hitting the prey uner.
rlngly. the boomerang returning of itself L
fall at the feet of the marksman? | had al
agent go from London TO the wilds of New
South Wales; but he writes me that the &C
counts are twO-thirds lies, and the remainins
third isn't worth bringing awav, The boone
rang is a fact, and the native Australian
savages Hing 1t al game-mlssing about a
often as hitting; and 1t VIII return. if i
strikes nothing. tosomewhere near the start
ing point, but with no sort OF certainty. NJ
man searched thoroughly, and witnessed TIL
feats Of the best experts to be found, but the
amounted to nothing in particular. The ia
nous boomerang is practically myth"
BARONESS BgRDETT- CoUTTs, SAYS Lafs. ha
been carrying out the suggestion of cookin
savory dishes for the poor in Westminster
and the results are most encouraging. Larg
supplies of scraps are sent IN, which are care
fully cooked and prepared into soup, stew;
pies, and buildings, and these are sold at on
penny dish to the poor. who gladly avail
Themselves Of the opportunity of procuring
good meal nc such ~ ice. The girls at til
Guard5' Industrial Home have been called {
assist 10 This good work, and for some tim
prepared the meals TN their own kitchen, bu
the business has so largely increased tina
suitable premises have been secured, wher
the work is done. Lady WOlseley started
May fair scrap cart, and has organized he
plan SO Systematically that large quantitie
OF really dainty morsels are collected an
sent TO Westmns err two or three times
week, and add greatly TO the material il
hand. Under the auspices IF Lady Sudelev
similar collecting cart will go about Bel
grayia.
IN poorly furnished room in the uppe
story of an old brick building corner of All
bOtt and Sixth streets, Detroit, lives an oil
man named Peter Kavanagh, his wife an
daughter-the latter a cripple. They are. O
rather were, very poor. Kavauagh came
Nmerica from Ireland in 1924. subsequentl
bringing over his family. lie had siste
whose beauty attracted the attention of
wea thy lady, who engaged her as a trave'ip
cOmpan iOn and took her on an extended ton
through the Old countries The brother nev,
heard from his sister again till The other day
when word WAS received that his sister ha
diet in sydney, New South Wales, and lei
him sole heir To an estate VA ued at over 81.
100000. The old man could hardly speak me
ne received the news, and says he can Onl
account for his sisters wealth on the suppOsl
ton that some rich man fell in love with he
aud married her, leaving her a rich widow
God knows said the old man. ''that IL di
not come To me any too soon, as I am in nrett
straltened circamstar ces. ! am too old (
reap much benefit by it, but those after m,
especially her" - pointing 20 the cripple