Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-05

finally she found all the money. She had
sWeetened the preserves with gold as well as
sugar.
LEE MILLER, twelve year-old Indianapo-
lis newsboY, was waylaiu three times after
dark by a negro, who robbed him of the lit
money he had. Then Lee bought dollar re-
vOlver, and when the darky attempted the
fourth robbery shot HIM. The rascal howled
for he p, but was able TO run down the street.
and has not molested the plucky little fellow
since.
A LEWISTON tMe.) man has fixed In his
window a wire bird trap shaped like half
cylinder and dehcately hung on it's centre.
When a bird allghts on the trap his own
weight swings it downward and he Is whirled
inside Of the window into another cage there.
literally scattered crumbs call sparrows 10
the trap, and the Lewiston man says that they
are as good eating as reed birds.
Two gentlemen of Bay City, Mich, went TO
a sUiritualstc seance and agreed to pay 50
each if allowed to converse with departed
friends whom they could recognize. One
called for the spirit of his sister Nelly. and it
came and spohe to him. The other asked for
his uncle John, and was astOnished at hearing
his relatives voice in the darkened room.
The first man never had a sister and the other
mans uncle was not dead.
MEASUREMENTS have shown the thickness
of the human hair to vary from the two hun
dred and fiftieth to the six hundredth part of
an inch. The silk worms thread is one five
thousandth of An inch thick, and the spiders
web only one thirty hOuSandth. Blonde hair
is the finest ami red the coarsest, Taking four
heads of hair of equal weight. a patient Ger
man physoogist found the red one 80 contain
about $4,000 hairs; the black. 100000; the
brown, 100000, and the blonde, 10000.
GEN. BoULANGER has decided that if re-
views and other military spectacles on Sunday
are an occasion for outdoor recreation for the
o;-;li ,fx
less fatigue to the soldier. who greatly needs
to rest one day in the seven. He has there
fore decreed that Sunday Is to be devoted to
repose in the army, and that all military SER
vice that is not absolutely necessary is on that
day TO be suppressed. Well-conducted SOL
diers are, when not engaged in indispensable
duty, to obtain. if they ask it, permission to
spend the seventh day Gus of barracks.
THE recent Inauguration of the new Flem-
ish Academy at Client led to stormy demon
stration against the Belgian government, the
Minister of Agriculture, NJ. Moreau, who
made he opening speech. having confessed
that he was unable to greet the Flemish people
in their own language. After the address of
the director of the academy, Prof. WIlems,
there was general shouting Of Down with
the servants of the priests" and the demon
STATIONS became so violent that the Mini-ter
and the authorities hastily left the building.
The Flemish Academy numbers ten clerical
and eight liberal members.
THE prevalent mama for performing insane
feats of endurance appear to have caught on
in India with results that might have been
anticipated. With an ardent desire for fame
and with stupid originality, Mohammedan
made wager with a cOreligionist that he
would stand gaZing at the Indian sun ten hours
on end. On the appointed day, at O'Clock in
the morning, the aspirant to Immortality took
| mp his position face to face with the sun-god.
As the hours went by vast crowd of excited
spOrtsmen surrounded the man and eagerly
| looked on while he was suffering visible de-
feat. At O'Clock he fell down in fit, beaten
by three hours, and very shortly afterwards
he died.
Doc JOHNSON. of Littlefeld, Idaho, is a
professional gambler of the John Oakhurst
type, dresses faultlessly, is particularly polite
and very popular. He won money of another
gambler known French Joe. and q quarrel
| followed. Joe, who was a big man, weighing
1876 pounds, slapped Doc. who Is light. loc
asked him to stop, and when Joe didn't stop
drew pistol and shot him dead. This was
| in Docs gambling house, which was crowded
| After the shooting Doc treated the crowd and
after drinking walked to the dead man. who
| lay where he fell. and said: "Well, joe YOU
have been looking for this for the last five
| days. l tried to avoid it. May God bless YOU
| and forgive you for taking advantage of me-"
| He then gave 500 toward the funeral ex-
penses. The Coroner's jury exonorated Doc
| from all blame.
| THE first daily paper appeared in London
In 1902. The custom Of anonymous and sour
rlous pamphlets was driven out. and, as dis
cussiOn was free, journalism gradually
| attracted the ablest writer's and its
| power began to crystalline into reality, The
penny papers OF to-day, which enjoy enor-
nous circulation in large cities, are not inno-
vations, but simply repetitions OF the Athenian
| Gazette, which began March IL. 1890 Dis
| cushions of various topics formed the matter
thrown to the pubic IN tho-e times. and such
| nm "a hpr ~ az ha pttic - I
| for the four days he lay in his graveP' What
| became of the waters after the foodP''
where does eXtinguished fire go?" and
| whether tits lawful for a man to beat his
| wife," were taken up and treated with rIdicu-
| lous seriousness.
| A SCHEME is being promoted by some French
capitalists for the construction OF a railway
through tunnel to be carried under the
| Sound from Denmark 20 Sweden 1t ia to
start from the Ameger suburb of Copenhagen
to the island of SOlthorm, dist nce of about
I've miles, where ar shafts will be establish
| ed, and thence TO Lmhamn in Sweden, a dis
! lance of about three miles The depth of
! water in these passages does not exceed ffty
| feet, so that the tunnel would not be at any
| great depth. 1t Is expected that the works
| Will be completed IN lees than three years. A
| government guarantee OF per cent. Is sought
| on the capital to be raised, the amount of
| which Is not yet fixed, and II is possible that
! the whole sum may be provided by some large
swedish ports on tie Sound are shallow, and
difficulties occur in the shipment or goods, but
as rail way communication now exists between
Copenhagen and the Continent of Europe this
submarine railway would bring sweden into
direct communication with the Continent
and a large goods traffic. as well as convey
ance OF passengers, Is expected
OWING TO the imposition OF an octroi duty
levied on all descriptions OF food entering
Paris the returns Of the quantities consumed
by the city are very reliable. The projects
annual report, giving the amount consumed
last year, has recently been published. Meat
figures at li9, 4S5.806 Kilograms t4b,sg5 t1ps)
" hich is an increase OF i4j,g52 Kilograms on
1884. There h1a been Il diminution in the
consumption or pork to the extent of 1880
Kilograms, but there has been great aiI.
mcntatIOn in The consumption of norsefp-r
which Ia rising every year. The toa
quantltyof this deli'ale wand eaten last We r
was 3,sil,2l6 logram., and the iucregs. o.
the year was 1885 kilograms. The GuuIe
for the amount which WAS pAlmed n t.r
something else are not available. The ave
rae amount was 90 confines per x IugrHm
for the morse and ~ ccutimes Tor assca and
mules. So hlch d. about an Al u l.cu ld re-
rpecuNcly. The tOtui OF polltFy and "a @
Wa 2a,oi,4 100 kilogram., dlminutiou 81 sos
$40 Kilograms. Ol h-h, 2t,o3i ,4u4 kiloKrAms
were ea.eu, which is an increase. especial
M Usrter.. III Cnn-uuptiun OF butler an
tg .t hi fallen bt 100 .sG kilograms. Huttcr
lad az AL a