Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-20
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cussed in France as well IL in GefinaHF,
PHILADELPHIA physician taste hls Ian
tern on his horses breast IL dark Al kntE so
thatthS light is thrown forward wherp e is
needed. 4~11~t1
THERE is an excellent excuse for fox liant
ing IN Maryland, since it has been discoRefed
that foxes regard terrapiu egga a. = special
deicacy and cause by their Efforts srAreity
OF dlamOnd-back terrapin. o8 M
A DAILY NEWSPAPER has been started In
Greenland which will make q specially Of
cold weather stories. The days are three
months long in that country, and hence the
editors are not PRESSED for time.
AN alleged prairie wolf has been discovered
| prowling about Essex, in England. The AMI
NAL was killed on the railway near North
| Weald. 1t has been pronounced by two emil
nent naturalists TO be fine prairie wolf.
| IT COST business man in Philadelphia S86
a year for the use of telephone in 1877.
When the Blake transmitter was added later
it cost $50. Then the price was raised to $50
/ and then to 500. Its now 1920 a year. The
/ service is as good now a. it was when the an
nual rent was $50 and no better.
PENNY VEGETARIAN DINNERS for poor chill
| dren in London have the following daily
menu: First course, vegetable soup and
wholemeal bread, ad lib; second course
/ fsweeta), slice OF holemeal bread and ire
acle. The average attendance each day has
been leo, and the children seem to find the
food palata5le.
FRANK C. BROMLEY is experimenting in
| Chicago the painting of a panorama illus
/ trating Gen. Grants tour arouud the world.
/ Tn picture will cover 1000 feet of canvas,
/ and will show the principal scenes and incl
! dents IN his civil and military career.
| force of ten men il at work on the painting,
and m any of the working sketches have been
| completed.
1T is a wholesome sign Of the times thst
| number of native gentlemen in Scinde, India,
have formed an association with the object
| of reforming marriage usages in the East.
| The members bind themselves in penalty of
! 50 rupees not to al Ow their sous to marry be-
| fore the age of Is years, and not TO exact
| heavy dowries from the parents Of their
daughters n-law.
WYOMING hunters are excited over reports
that come from the head waters Of Snake
river of band of fifty head of white. or snow
| elk. Hitherto there have been traditions of
! snow elk, IN which they are described as be-
ing as white as the snow, from which they get
their name, and larger and swifter than The
common elk. Now and then one has been
seen, but never herd.
A CERTIFICATE of incorporation of the
Sims Edison Electric Torpedo Company was
filed Wednesday in the COu ty Clerks office
| OF New York. The capital is 81, O00, 001. di-
| vided into 10000 shares of 500 ca b. The
| company propose to manufacture. sell and use
1 tOrped es, torpedo boats, subm arine vessels
and war ships war materials, electric ma
| chinery, electric cables and motors.
ASSURED OF SUCCESS by experiments begun
in Missouri in 1889. Prof Baird now proposes
an extensive introduction of the California
rainbow trout into the headwaters of all the
! streams of Missouri. Arkansas and the Indian
| Territory, which have their source IN the
Ozark hills. This is an area larger than that
| Of the AdirOndacks, yet possesses no native
| trout. though all the streams are hi ghly suit
able.
The EMPEROR OF GERMANY does not lite
the piano. but he was exceedingly compli-
mentary the other day to the pianist who ac-
companied the distinguished vlollnist Sara
safe. The pianist knew OF the Emperor's
aversion to his instrument, and played ex-
| tremely piano. "You," said his Majesty, sat
! least know how to play well; scarcely heard
he piano while you were accompanying the
viollnist"
LORD WOLsELEY's refusal to pay fees to the
Heralds' College for his new title, and to
Ulster King-of-Arms and his officials for the
insignia of St.PatrIck. reminds NJ LabOuchere
of a story how similar exhibition of indie
| pendence Was dealt with by George ~. A
| certain knight of W indsOr was given the order
| OF st. Michael and st. George, and after the
! lnVestlture the usual account OF fees was sent
| to him. which he swOre nothing would induce
him 10 pay. There was no precedent for such
| case, so memorandum was sent to Sir W m.
| knigh on at Windsor In order that the Kings
| pleasure might be taken. The document wa
! returned with the following Endorsement
written by George ". himself: ''Stop the id
fellows pay till this claim is clearedw
THE Willimantic Thread Company some
time since accidentally illustrated the infu-
ence Of plauts on the atmosphere. The nature
of the operations of this company demanded
reasonable and constant humidity of the at
,1,,r, fh,s.-
had employed two men and a spraying ma
| chine, but Col BarroWs, desiring to increase
the comfort and pleasures Of his operatives,
| commenced the cultivation Of plants around
the factory and placed many In the rooms,
! emplO ing one gardener to take care of them.
| The atmosphere was at once changed in char
| acter; the spraying machine was no longer
| nee ed. one mans wages we're saved, and the
! OPP tjives were surrounded by beautiful
| flowers, and their lives made more pleasant.
81 NEVER see a transparency" said = vir-
ginia Colo ell, without thinking of one tried
to hit during the war. had light battery,
which was ordered here, there and every
where. For two days and two nights l was
| stationed almost opposite a Federal camp on
| the James ri err. / noticed the first day long
| white Thing like a new-fange tent in the
| Fe ieral camp, but even with my 6e Il glass |
| could make little out of il. But that night
they lit II up, and 1 could see then that il was
! huge transparency. and with my field
/ glass | could reaa in plain letters the INSULT
ing inscription: While this lamp holds out to
| burn the vilest rebel may return oh. how
mad was-I was younger then-and I con-
centrated the full FIRE OF my battery upon
that transparency, but it was protected by
some unseen charm, Tor we could not hit IL.
! l tried II mvsri1 next DAY and next night, buC
| could not hit it, and the next day we were
| ordered somewhere else. ia ike 10 nnd the
fellow who put that transparency up"
THERE is a little private poker club in
| Chicago whose members meet at each others
homes and play modest game, winding up
with jack pot, which is "hberally sweet
encd" until it is Of good proportions. On
recent Saturday evening the final Jack pot
| grew until il contained $l2, and before The
| betting il WAS deciued that the winner should
| put it on the contribution plate at church Kext
| morning. IL was won by regular church
| gOer and rather liberal giver. who, fearing
| such a contribution would provoke comment,
| asked leave Of the party 10 make il up IN a
package and hand It to he sexton. This was
| labelled From J. pot" This was done
The sexton took il Immediately to the
/ pastor, who was so highly pleased thai
| he announced from the pu Dit that "a
/ munilcent friend OF the church-a Mr.. A. J.
| Pot-whom IL was not his pleasure to know
| personally, he was sorry To say, had that
| morning sent in \ most generous donation OF
SIPS 10 the church fund"
THE first exhibition Of 'eudoliths or arti.
lcially colored marbles, ever Il ven in America
was opened in New York Wednesday. Nv
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