Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Berlin amounted at the close of last year 70
3l5 6,7i9 so, an increase during 1909 ol ca
U66797.
THE new discovery of gold in France ID
worthy of notice. Gold was worked IN Frence
in the reigns of Louis N. and LOUIS AiN' Az
the beginning of the present century sum
clent quantity Of gold was found 10 keep many
goldsmlths employed in Lyons.
A BRONZE statuette Of victory standing
upon an orb, and a superb gold locket set
with rubies and granates we're unearthed
short time ago on the grounds formerly occu-
pied by the old Roman castrum near Bonn.
| The statuette is declared by authorities 10 De
very valuable find"
II SAY, MISTER" said . Oountryman IN
Fulton Market oyster stall, ''what do you glt
week fer poundin' them oysters openF
| Nine dollars 'Hayseed,' an half the pearls"
is that soT" SAID the interested conntryman;
! dye find many peafls?' repeated the cheer-
full FISHERMAN: "you ought so see my girl on
a Sunday afternoon"
A BISHOP in the Church OF England had in
his family domestic--a wOman-a strict
| Roman Catholic, who was always talking
| ab ut the imp0ssl bilty of heretics getting to
| heaven. Why" SAN the minister, ''do you
! think. Mary, that | will not get t. heaVenr
well" sa Il she, ''if you do, it will be on &C
count OF your inconsavable ignOrance."
THE Norman horse seems TO be coming into
| great favor with the lumber and log men in
Tennessee of late. Mr.. Rodes, prominent
log dealer at Lynnville, has two four-hOrse
| teams of this breed, and the smallest horse of
i the eight weighs 1850 pounds. Their drivers
| know no such a word IS ''stall'' with any load.
| Business on the river has been very brisk,
| great many lots and large lots of lumber hav-
| ing recently arrived One raft Of walnut logs
sold for 50, sos net cash.
| THE quartz cure for malaria, rheumatism.
| hon rf nd fra
constitution generally is becoming very pop.
ular on the Comstock in Nevada. The nsedi-
cine, under the name Of ''siliea tonns,'' Is pro-
| pared as follows: Take three on four pieces
OF pure white quartz abOHE JAe size Of a hick-
| orynut, wash in clear, cold water and place
| In tumbler. Next pour over the quartz. TO
| the depth of an inch or two. best Bourbon
| whisky. and take each morning before break
| last The same pieces of quartz will last
| whole year. and even then Will be as good as
| at the first. A little water and sugar may lie
| added in case of the quartz being found too
| strong.
Two of the three British Peers over 90 have
passed away within the last fortnIght-the
Earl Of Stradbroke, the oldest in the PeeraEe,
at 80, and Lord Brougham at 81. Lord Strad-
| broke had been successful breeder and run
ner of horses. His wife acquired recently I'M
| pleasant nOtOriety as the author of the libel
| ious y tragraph. suggested by Gladys, Lady
| LOnstale. for which Edmund Yates suffered
| imprisonment, and for which she received
| $40, though her husband had an income of
| many thousands year Lord Brougham
| was the younger brother Of the great Broug
| ham, orator, philosopher and ChanceloT-a
! lesser Bacon, with much of his learning and
| all his meanness-whO died also over 80. Wis
| count Eversey. for many years Speaker of the
! House OF Commons is now the father of the
| House of Peers-aged 81. He is vigorous, and
/ attended the opening of Parliament.
WHILE Judge Walton was at work in his
I u.
years ago drawing an opinion in knotty
case a certain lawyer came in. This lawyer
Che ia now deceased) was thin tooth pickish,
dudsh sort of man, whom the Judge did not
| like very well. and than whom he rather had
| seen Daniel Pratt mself walking into his
| chamber. "Weil, Brother Lightweight, what
! can do for you this morning." asked Judge
! Walton, hoping to get rid of the fellow.
| Nothing" ne replied. ~ only came in to
make YOU call" After a dIsagreeable ST.
lence the Judge looked up again and sked:
Brother Lightweight, why don't you get
married." Because can't afford it, How
much do you suppose 1t costs me TO live now"
| The Judge said ne wouldn't guess. tWell il
costs me just $4,000 year for just my own
| living" An expression of surprise came on
the Judges face "Lightweight," SAID he II
wouldn't pay it. 1t isn't worth itv'
The CHURCH OF ST. REM, at Bordeaux,
which has been used as warehouse since
the Revolution of 1889, was sold at auction in
that city the other day for ElO,COO. This
church is built upon the ruins Of the Temple
of Janus, as is proved By some Roman mosaic
beneath the floor OF the southern aisle. A
portion of this Is visible and in an excellent
state Of preservation In the sixteenth cen
fury the relics of the church OF st. Seurin
were transferred to st. Rcm to save them
from PROCLAMATION, and since that period the
| Chapter OF ST. Seurin went to st. Remi every
Ascension day to celebrate mass. 1t was one
| of the most popular churches in Bordeaux
| and hac several cele brated conJreries. notably
that OF Notre Dame de la Pitie. The most re-
markable feature OF this church was that it
consisted Of two naves and two side aisles
and an inscription over the west door tells
that il was built in 1879. Mass has not been
said in 1t since the priest in charge gave his
| blessing upon the cOlors of The National
Guard in the public garden hard by.
THE member of the Dominion Parliament
for West Algoma tells a good story about a
species Of sturgeon from 30 to SO pounds in
weight, which is peculiar to Rainy river and
lake. On visit which he paid last summer
to settlement on the river, he had occasion
to visit young bachelor, who. with true
backwocds hospitality, insisted that he shouId
stay for dinner. Mr.. COnuee seated bimself
and watched the preparations of hrs enter
taper. First he set down his home made
bread on the table, with tin mugs for the tea
and then he put big pot fall Of water over
the fire. When the wafer came to the boiling
point he infused The tea and set it aside. Then
he seized a gan about feet long stepned ont
side To the rivers edge, which was moi NV =
ten PAGES distant, and returned in three min
utes with a sturgeon kicking on the end az hia
gan. part OF which was soon cut off and tran
ferred 10 the pot of boiling water to he cooked
for inner. This IS the nal thing nm fha,o
They always have the water boiling before
they go to catch the FISH, and they use onlv a
common gan.
FEW PEOPLE have any idea Of the tremend
GUS possibilities of the street railroad business
over which there is so much contest in Ne,,
York. 1t ID cash business. The little live
cent contributions, which no man feels avail
in the aggregate to millions. The money ia il,
the till every night, ready to be converted into
q bank account after the expenses are naid
That ia where the public franchises are ssnc
cially valuable, In 1884 the railroads ~ NJ,
York carried 284. 1852 passengers. If Ire
fares had been Uniform at five cents on the
elevated roads these passengers would have
paid their servants. the common carriers ire
sum OF 793 f1r their annual car tsrn
The inrre Sc Of travel, which is now calcuis
ted at 20,O00,OQ0 annually, giyes a ratio for tbo
estimate Of the future OF street lines ~
means that IN 1890 there will be AN 0oo ooS
passengers and m 1900 not less than con 0oo no0
Think ~ the snug little sum OF SRf oo1 occ
which will be poured into the trensu,v % tbo
street r ilwHys IN 1900 II these Figured arc s,s
tanned, and Won VIII not think Il anv wonpjo,.
thar men are fighting like mad creatrres Owe,
franchiaee or that men are Willing ever 10 -
going a the upnftpntiarv for - 49, - n