Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-24
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jim JACK DICKINSON. of Wise county Vir-
ginia, was greatly afflicted with rheumatism.
AS last resort his d ctors buried h 10 up 10
the neck in the ground and allowed h m TO re-
main In that position nine days. He was en-
| tirely cured
THE profits of West End fashionable trades
people are enormous in London. A dress
costing by the books Esl to make, includin g
materials, Is charged fzlO: anOt her, costing
GA S.. is charged fH0; for taking the train
OF a court dress Ell.
AN IMMENSE SWARM of what seemed to be
June bugs passed over Scott township, Ind,
on Sunday. going eastward. They few about
ten feet from the ground in a stream 200 rods
wide, and were over two hours in passing.
Ihey made noise as OF a storm.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO an Illinois man quit
chewing tobacco, but recently he began again.
The first day he enjoyed it so much that he
used up thrty-fve cents worth OF navy plug
and then was taken SICK and for two or three
oaYs acted very like a man with delrlum
tremens.
MUSKRATS undermined dam at Southing-
ton, Conn.,, and on Monday it gave way, let
ting all the water out of the pond. About
5000 damage was done, but the whole town
has since been living on fish, which were
scooped up by the wagon load from the bot
! tom OF the pond.
The EARLY SETTLERS of Virginia found
some shining yellow clay, which they pre-
sumed to be gold, and they loaded ship up
with it and sent the ship home to England IN
stead of shipping potatoes or wheat. When
the ship got on the other side it was found to
be loaded with mud
A MAINE LADY being advised to take an
ocean voyage for her health, hired staterooms
for herself and maid on one of the steamers
which ply b tween Portland and Boston, took
along all the necessary convenlences and
many Injuries, and made forty trips without
quitting the vessel. She was much benefited
by the voyage.
CHARLES PATTERSON, a notorious chicken
thief of Richmond, Va, was in the habit of
killing and dressing the chickens he stole be-
fore quitting the premi ses. Unfortunately
for him. he fell asleep while picking chickens
on Monday night, and IN the morning the
owner found him calmly snoring by the side
OF eight well dressed fowls and a pile of
feathers.
SARAH BERNHARDT says; The French masses
are too innocent, too stupid, to appreciate
Shakespeare. They do not understand him,
but the cultivated French do appreciate him.
Snatching up a pencil. she wrote: ''shakes-
peare tsici Is better appreciated by the Ger
mans, the Americans, the Italians and the
Spaniards, because they are more passionate
and philOsOphlc than the French"
GoLD-BEARTNG QUARTZ has just been dis
covered in a spur of the Allegheny mountains
near Cory. Pa. Z. II. Coe, of Breckenridge,
Mo, an expert miner and prospector, has
spent months eXcavating and testing the
quartz. The rock was pronounced rich In
gold, yielding an average of 81 200 to the ton.
The discovery was made on what Is known as
the Hamilton farm, now owned by E. Col
burn.
''LoNG" JOHN WENTw ORTIZ, of Chicago, be-
ing asked the secret of his good health and
long life, said to a friend the other day that he
had made it a rule to eat when he was hungry,
drink when he was thirsty aud sleep when ne
was sleepy. He rises when he gets ready. He
eats anything he wants. Once he liked whis-
ky. but he found it too powerful and gave it
up. Now he drinks Rhine wine and two gal
Ions of water day.
Two HORSES hitched to hack in which were
two women ran away in westheld, Mass, on
Monday. Jack Mahoney, a well-known local
ball player ran after them, caught on behind,
yelled to the frightened women not to Jump
out, and then. while the carriage swaved and
jOlted. climbed over the slippery roof, reached
the drivers seat, leaned over the dashboard,
grabbed the reins. and brought the runaWays
to standstill. No one was hurt.
THE sPINsTERs OF Connecticut were not long
ago much interested in the advertisement of
a Naugatuck man who wanted q wife. He
received large number ofreples, and among
the applicants he found one that suited and
they ere married last week. One of the let
| tiers received was from a man who had a
all farm for sale. and who was certain that
there were two manageable females in his
vicinity and that the purchaser of the farm
could have his choice. He would sell the farm
for $780, and bind himself to discount 500 if
the purchaser was not successful in obtaining
a wife.
CONGREssMAN JONES. of New Hampshire,
has not a very lofty idea either of the patriot
ism or the public spirit OF New York in the
matter of Gen. Grants resting place. After
taking drive up TO Riverside Park, he is re-
ported as saying with Grapite State en-
phasls: II never was more surprised in my
life. 70 think that a m iserabie cave like that
should have been chosen as the resting place
for th bones of hero; man who had been
twice President of the United states. and
who was honored by all nations when he
went around the world. would engage to
build that place in three days for $500 or
would eat it before breakfast"
THE boys are demanding an international
standard Of exchange in the marble trade. In
Auburn, y. y, any Kind Of a ''gl assert
''buls-eye," "crystal" or agate" big or lit
tie, goes in for ten eommoners. In Lewiston,
Ne. the glasser has practically been demone-
TIED, and only such as The large sized ''crvs-
tai" can be put IN for the limit OF ten. while
most OF the aristOcr tic taws, even a blue
dutch" don't stand in for more thon three To
seven One embryonic finaBcier IL Ilavlnp
his "gassers' in the Auburn ring and his
''cOmmonersn in tie Lewiston rings. and ia
getting rap div wealthy in marbles. To crush
such monopolists fair standard OF exchange
is demanded.
''WHY cannot we" said n long headed
Buffalo citizen, shave a subterranean hotel at
Niagara. underneath the American Falls.
with piazza looking out upon the vast sheet
Of falling watrry All that is necessary ia to
sink shaft on Goat Island, tunnel straight
out under the channel. blast out "A cavern, nut
IN iron pillars If necessary to support the cell
ing, AM construct any sort OF an observation
Platform YOU please facing the fan from the
rear. What more delicious place can Won
imagine IN which 10 pas % sultry summer
afternoon A portion Of the vcranda might
be shut or from the spray by means Of plate
glass doors, so no change OF clothing would
be necessary for those who dislike damp
ness
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HARVEST RETURNS
show that about l.950,oO0 acres have been
80 on with wheat, being 1000 acres moro than
IN the preceding season. Of this quantity
100000 acres were not reaped--that s to say.
there were nothing % reap or what crop
there Was wa mOwn for hay. This reduces
the area actually stripped for wheat TO I,G3O.-
900 acres. From this area the estimated av-
crave yieid il bushels 10 pound per mere,
which makes the total production 1851 BB6
hu -hcls. This. a ter dcduc'iug fcqurem snts
for seed and food. leaves a surplus avail le
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