Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


NEW YORK BRIDESMAID at wedding
| few days ago was herself engaged TO marry
| the Bridegroom year ago. fs- ftsr. ...
! SENSITIVE Young man Who was going to
/ commit suicide in the Fails at Buffalo got
/ caught in rain storm on the way and gave up
the attempt in disgust. -sf-rf s-=
| SHANGHAI rooster on the farm OF VIM. H.
Arnold, in Woodstock, Conn, has adopted
/ four Maltese kittens, whose mother was fnan-
/ gled IN trap and had to be killed. The
! rooster gathers the orphans under his shelter
! ing wings every night, and the kittens appear
wei satisfied with their new home.
| FEW DAYS AGO Jacob Kleinhaus, OF Mil
! ford, Pa, was standing near high fence in the
| Iear of his grounds, hen ruffled grouse flew
against the fence with such force as to kill it..
| Soon afterward another grouse few against
! picket fence on another side OF The grounds,
| and striking in the space between two Dlckets
| became so tightly wedged in the narrow open
ing that it was unable to get out, and died.
SEVERAL heavy logging contracts have been
| closed with the Indians on the Lake Court de
o Relies reservation in Wisconsin, which
! have been sanctioned by the Secretary of the
| Interior at Washington. The logging work
! done by the indians last winter amounted to
IS 900. 100 feet, and the amount will be con-
! slderablv increased the coming winter. The
| estimated amount of standing pine on the
| reservation is placed at 800, 0000 600 feet.
A MAN whose hands are larger than those
of any other mortal ON the face of the globe is
In Chicago He comes from Iowa. Several
years ago. while bathing in a stream in the
| Hawkeye state, he was struck by lightning
and put to sleep. When he returned to con-
seriousness he discovered that his hands were
nearly twice their normal size, great knots
| having appeared on his fingers and thumbs
| The mans hands have continued to grow
until now they resemble 81 ounce boxing
| gloves.
THE death OF Walter Smith, SO long the
head OF the system Of art instruction in
| Massachusetts, revives great many incidents
! and anecdotes. On his first arrival in Boston
dinner was given him, and to it were invited
| some OF the leading artists, Euntamong them.
| Hunt went as a matter of curiosity to hear
what the Englishman would say, and not to
say anything himself Smith saw that there
| was positive reserve in Hunts manner, and
| that he was expected to take the initiative in
| TIE conversation. So he blurted out in a
characteristic manner this conciliatIng and
pleasing expression: 81 don't believe il neces-
sary to be artist in order to teach art T."
Hunt quietly rose, took his hat and left.
AN old-school merchant o. Philadelphia was
| once cheated by a retail dealer to whom he
| had sold some merchandise, under circum-
| stances that should have insured a better re-
turn on the part of the customer. When the
| loss was ascertained he called his clerks
around him and charged them s'not to trust
| in mdwinter, for if he cheats himself you
| may expect that he will cheat vou." Some
time afterward one of the first merchants Of
an interior town dropped In to buy bill of
goods. but the clerks, observing his dress.
| refused to trust him single dollar. He re-
| turned home without his merchandise, but
| his anger vas appeased when ne discovered
what part OF his costume had destroyed his
| credit.
THE system of tubes, flying baskets, sliding
boxes, and similar devices that have come
into use in retaH dry goods stores as a substl-
tute for the pestiferous cash boy, seems likely
| to develop soon for purposes outside Of that
| for whlchlt was originally introduced. GEN
eTal Manager Bates OF the Baltimore and
! OHIO Telegraph Company, has nut the idea
| into use in his Broadway office, New York.
! He has scheme-praCtically that of the
flying baskets seen in Sixth avenue stores-by
| which he can swing from HE desk communi-
| cation to any clerk in the big Office and get
return answer on the instant without the
| trouble of summoning special messenger or
| raising 1lng dong row over telephone. 1t
! works well, Is quick and sure; it saves the
| noise of tramping boys, and in various WAYS
expedites business. There are other similar
4 offices, banks and counting rooms expected to
adopt similar SYSTEM for Mr.. Bates expert
ment has ATTRACTED good deal of attention
among his business acquaintance.
Hon. FRANK R. LAWRENCE, Grand Master
of the Freemasons of New York, who has re-
ceived the unprecedented compliment, for a.
man of his years, of unanimous reelection.
reports that the fund for the payment of the
debt upon the Masonic Temple is RAPIDLY in
creaslng. COntr buttons from all parts of the
country are received daily, and the organized
subscriptions of numerous lodges promise a.
large sum by Jan. !. The fund enlists the
sympathIes OF Freemasons all over he world,
because as soon as the Masonic Temple is
free from debt the revenue from the stores
and offices in the splendid building ON
Twenty-thlrd street will be sufficient TO m aim
nj hOn no NEFIf
Freem asons. Mr.. Lawrence has devoted
himself TO this benehcenJ work. He has ar
ranged for series of theatrical benefits dur
ing the season and for another benefit by one
of the opera trOupes. The Freemasons of
England are moving in the matter and il is
probable That benefit at one of the leading
London theatres will shortly be announced
under the patronage of the Prince of Wales.
who is Grand Master Of England.
MR.. CLEVELAND, according to the Boston
Traveller correspondent, is fond of having
the members of his Cabinet dine lnformaIlv
with him, and 1T is seldom that his board
hasn't one of them discussing the mysteries Of
his kitchen. If one of the Cabinet members
has some particular N natter of business winch
| he wishes to discuss with the President and
desires time to 60 over the whole case il ia
/ customary for Mr.. Cleveland to invite hlm to
drop over to dinner and spend the evening >;
In many Of these after dinner chats some of
the most I'm pOrtant acts of the administra-
ton are formulated for presentation TO the
full Cabinet. At the Cabinet meetings ths
President sits a the head OF the table and III
matters are taken uD in order. beglnnin q
with the Secretary Of State, who is recogo
nized as the chief of official advisers Whsn
a subject Is considered it is generally opened
with reading of a brief by the minister hav~
ing immediate jurisdiction over it. Then fol
lows the usual discussion, the Secretary Of
State speaking first and the President last
No records OF the proceedings of the Cabinet
are kept, because as body 1t is entirely un-
known to the law.
Four GENTLEMEN in Des MONIES, Ia. have
undertaken the enterprise of sinking well
at point about five miles northeast from
that city, in search for natural gas. In the
next county (Boonej north, farmer recently
discovered a flow of natural gas near his
house, and, by sinking pipe a few feet In to
the ground ana connecting 1t with the COOK
ing stove IN ms house, has an uninterrup ed
flow OF gas Tor cooking purposes. He made
no effort 10 develop the supply any further
than this. but the discovery stimulated the
| Des MOines gentlemen TO Investigate the an h
ject thoroughly, and the result of their investi-
CATION convinced them that natural gas can he
found in Polk as well as in Boone conntv
They accordingly secured the services OF ey-
perienccd well slnkers from PennsylvanlA
imported the necessary machinery and tools
anG have already sunk a well at the non3
named TO depth of about 100 feet The
drill has passed through strata of sandstone
fossilliferous rock of marine formation and
/ lfmpstOuP. but Thus far