Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-22
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CohNELIUs VANDERBILT lave @loo'
ooo club house and library Tor the lree
use OF the employees of thpderollt roaos:
n ne building will be bar Sy nhaeioln' &"
0"10 anu reading room.
DR. D. II. BROWN, of Rshurg, Nd, Is (
sne en"ed possessor of a pr that Is known
10 10 DC more than 100 year ana Its history
is as interesting as its equity IS remote.
~ ~ was originally the sperty OF IhomaS
THOMAS STEVENS correspondent OF
outing. who il nakino urney around the
w world re on his bicycle. hrs arrived in Del
VI India, in gool heal End confident of his
bG,..ooy 10 complete hisp, I'm less MS way ls
yea In China.
ooo+T'HoUGH the Ere papers, with their
given Wed resolpti0f inaccuracy, have
Thai eva the detafk Nelson's wedding,
take nix has not yecurred, and VIII nov
later she until nemonth. A lew days
- VI sail forperica.
ot 49, 49, 10 four yes OF our war, and out
eso do.,n men ested, there were 8O4,-
in battle or Vdihich 900 were either killed
other caIIsoS ~ \dIefrom disease and from
Ncioht to the field Of battle.
I'M hosAiN git: mn illnesses, so
o"iou' are only Nust on W vexation or
10y Vof WHICH ny frnds arc often them
Ieavo ~ no sinai SNege anw erahle). and
t6oUCh t0' eiteI ~ reeks Of wandering |
only a little sadder anNser %
M herring ID ene sAst Of ish. He goes |
NV "o'i 'nrousn o doo, and might |
e~o4y Ko ouC 'nrougihe sane opening. |
ernT, tHeioe, however, swlms around and |
waving of the weir orb IN - : ,rotar' from |
approaching the sides. he st.vs lin and IA
lost. NC o'Nys III """ 40
hh ohaaespearean4 RliweY Phillips,
possesses about 1900 arbs ;,1rstrotiva or
the personal and literary ,orr =, Sbakea.
peare, and many are rece5,sooror,ao tho
result of inquiries still goil, Hmnno these
are three original title dei - tho enootjs
Stratford house, New Placeatea' 1890 i56S
and 1867. lately found In farcbIyes Of y
Warwickshire family by Ricj Sins Of The
British Museum. SS' N
THE Hindu widows have k,,r +ir,as ~
it, but the acutest part of s,,Farings
comes from the fact that for dovs Of
every month, all during the L., ~ tbeir
widowhOOd, they are obliged to H. So
all food and drink. even to wategrba aosd
mother, hardly able to totter acrosar AoSrs
must pay tho penalty as well Ssa 1onrg
widow Of II. Weeping sisters and Gbters
ona dares ~ %nt Nv 49, ene4i nanubut not
THE brisk, annoying and pestilenttr ri, nv
pected from torpedo craft is recog.ad hu
the British naval authorities in their g.
tons of the insect and reptile world in -,
of suitable names for their new torpeG a..
vessels. Rattlesnake, Spider, SandfiSnI
Grasshopper are four selections agreed ~
These suggest different sort of terror ~,
that which is inspired by Thunderer, BIZ
rophon, and Terrible. Lizard, Viper, "a
O1d 81 n.;tt
vessels, and the catalogue of reptiles and bt
promises rich supply of names suggesti
venomous activity or other unpleasa
qualities
THE village of Lads, in the Tyr0l, has
generations observed the rule that it's made
must not take husbands outside their own V
lage. Lately, however, Catherine Schral
reckoned the most beautiful girl of the VIII
district. accepted the proposal of a suii
| from distant place. The youths of La
| resented this as a personal injury. Six
them seized her. tied her on a manure ca
| and led her through the village. the otf
| youths and boys jeering and singing dersi
chants. AT length her father rescued h
and took proceedings against her assailan
who were sentenced 10 terms of imprisO
ment ranging from four weeks to two mont
PEOPLE often wonder and ask why t
Mexican calls the American "Gringo,"
what the word means. That can be explain
much easier than VI nv the American calls {
Mexican ''GreAser." When the America
went to war with Mexico, a melody. eve
verse Of which ended with "Green grows {
rushes, OH" was very popular. II pleased
most everybody's faucy, and was sung nv o
and young. While in camp the soldiers won
sing 1t constantly. and all the MeXicans cou
hear was Green grows the PUSHES. oh.' Tn,
Immediately began to call the American &c
diers by the first two words, as it sounded
them, grin GOES They made it into o
word, by which they will ever know q
Northumberland"
THE rodent teeth of woodchuck are vel
long, very sharp, and when they close on an
thing-the nose of a dog. for instance-th,
lock together in peculiar manner. Villa
Jobes, of Brookville, Pa, was out hunti1
woOdchuCks sunday. He shot one as it 81
summing itself at the mouth of its burrow. tt
shot tumbled the animal over. Jobes pickI
up what he supposed was his dead game. b-
the wOodchuck was not yet dead. 1t grabbt
the hunter by the hand and sent it's teeth I'M
1t until they met and locked. Jobes tried
get the wOodchuck loose, but could not, an
the animal died in that position, making Il
lock still more closely set. Jobes was oblige
to walk three miles before he came to hous
where the jaws of the animal were cut an
the hand released. The hand was frlghtful
lacerated and swollen, and it will! have to
amputated at the wrist.
IN q private letter from a member OF Il
American Legation at ConsUantinople 1t
stated that the reason why our genial Envo
Sunset Cox, was recently decorated by Il
Sultan with the Order of the Mediidie w,
not generally known. This decoration is OF
of the most honorable in the East. and cor
fers upon its possessor especial privilege
Sunset, 1t appears, had sent the Sultan cas-
OF extra dry champagne, which he had RI
ceiyec by the last steamer. and being invite
to dinner the next day by his serene highne,
beheld that favOrite brand upon the tab,
''1ow shall | thank thee, o Envoy of IL
West, friend of my soul, for this inestlmab
gift. of which the sacred law of Mahomet fdr
bids me to partake, but which my Franks
guests say is aublime." "Is that so, Light {
the Worldl 1t never occurred to me thu
you didn't drink wine" II don't-in puI
lic," replied the Sultan, with O KNOWN
wink. Then he dismissed his attendants an
bolted the door. The wine was discussed
and the next day Sunset received the OrdC
of the Medjidie.
THE small town OF Werda. in the kingdol
of Dabomey, is celebrated for its Temple
Serpents, long building in which the priest
keep upward OF a thousand serpents of a
sizes, which they feed with the birds and froG
brought to them as offerings by the native.
These serpents, many OF them OF enormou
size, NAV be seen hanging from the Dean
across the ceiling, with their heads hanVin
downward and in all sorts of strange contor
tions. fhe priests make the small serpent
go through various evolutlons by liyhtl
touching them with rod. hut they do ne
venture 20 touch the largest ones. some {
which are big enough to enfold n bullock /
their coils. 1t often happens that some
those eerpents make their way out OF Oh
temple into the town, and the priests hay
the greatest difficulty In coaXing them bacl
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