Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-21
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IN England wa 1t produced a seeding In 20
/ years so varieties had sprung from that sect
! ling, and IN 10 years there were humorous Vi
varetles-al developed from one type
GEN. HENDERSON, of Iowa, says that that
state has almost entirely stopped the raising
| of wheat, AMI that its wheat Weld has dropped
from the titles, 40 bushels per acre as an N
| average being not uncommon, TO 5, IL, ana l.
| bushels per are.
II is said that glycerine ia it's pure state
should not b. used for chapped hands, as II
absorbs moisture from the skin, thus leaving
/ u dry ana liable to crack. When moderately
diluted with water. however, gycerlne Is an
/ excellent application.
CHINESE medical books teach that the chest
Is the vital centre, the seat OF joy, pleasure
and health In the brain is located the prin-
| clple OF peaection. The liver Is the abode OF
/ The soul and controls the formation OF schemes
| and enterorlses. The gall bladder is the re-
giOn whence comes the supply OF courage.
BETWEEN midday and p. m. 100000 let
/ ters, PACKETS and postcards passed through
the LondbE general post Office on the day be
! fore Christmas, while the numherof letters
| delivered in London alone by the a st dellv-
| cry on Christmas day wa little under J,OJ0,-
| OUO-ln oaher words, letter head Tor the
! population, and rather more.
! A CAMPAIGN against stray dogs, similar to
/ that which has lately been waged IN London
and some Of our New Jersey cities, Is about to
be undertaken IN France. The Minister OF
! Agrlcu ire has sent a circular to the Mayors
tenjoning the4n to apply vigorously the law
| requiring the destruction of all dogs found
! straylng unmuZzled without collars bearing
! the names OF their owners.
A GIRL, lS years Old, who has grown only an
| inch IN height since she was two years old,
and has gained but little u weight, was be
| fore the Concord IN. H. Medical Society at
| Its annual meeting few days ago Inc
/ ~al q ~ M Ig x n
] has never been severely sick, and 10 unusual
! ~ healthy. Her mind seem to have stopped
| growing at the same time.
LITTLE TIME AGO. IN clearing the founda-
! tons for some military works at Shershal, in
/ Algeria, a fine marble statue of Jupiter, two
metres high, in thorough preservation, was
| found Shershal is believed to be the site of
! the Numidlan Jol, the name OF which the
/ younger JuSa changed to C8saFea In honor of
Augustus All the ground around the port
/ has been mine for archaeological lnqulrers.
WHEN CANON FARRAR got back to Old st.
Margarets under the shadow Of Westminster
Abbey, he took part in a queer ceremony.
After the ser mon basket was brought out
| containing nineteen loaves of bread and nine
/ teen old people received a loaf and siXpence
! each. The loaVes were done up IN new hand
| kerchiefs. The quaint custom has been car
| rled on at st. Margaret's for more than 800
| years.
| TIE FRENCH have looked with alarm upon
the steady export OF Percheron horses to the
! United States; but the most prominent breed
ers there now say that the progeny of these
| horses raised in the UnitedsStates are i'm
! provement upon their sires, and thai 1t is
! profitable TO refmport. Ii Is known that
! Napoleon III. used to import Percheron
! horses from Vermont for the post Chalses
/ which he used so much, as Gen. Ffeury, his
Master Of the Horse, found them much supe-
| rlor to the Mechlenburg horses, more gener-
/ ally IN use.
! AN ELECTRIC BOY has been on exhibition
IN Edinburgh, and q gentleman who writes to
the electrician says he made such a thorough
examination of the case as to satisfy him that
there was no deception. He was colOred
! boy. The writer SAYS: II had the boy stripped
naked. While thus naked ne walked in my
! presence, and also sat on wooden seat with
| mis- feet on the ground, In every position in
| which tried him 1 found electricity proceed
Ell from his body when l touched IL with one
finger. The electricity came with the greatest
freedom from the upper half OF his body, and
| especially from his tongue"
VESSELS plying the placid Mediterranean
now have a hidden foe more to be dreaded
than the sharpest reef. Shipmasters are
| warned of an Giraffe torpedo which has lately
broken away from Its mOos8ngs, and is drift
| ing about seeking TO entrap some unsuSpeCt-
| ing craft. IL seems that the TriDOi govern
ment. IN a sudden panic At the prospect of an
Italian invasion. filled its ports with Is, 600
e
| During the recent storm two Of these engines
| of destruc ton Went adrrft. One was wrecked
on the coast, and the other is still missing.
A NOVEL PARTISAN AGENCY is one which
advertises wedding guests for hire by young
| couples who wish to make a brave show on
their bridal day. II seems that the leasing
of wedding presents is no longer q custom
| sufficiently plqHant to meet the taste OF the
gay capital, but the new institution will, per-
! haps, keep the gessIps busy for a season, and
! incidentally come to the reIfet Of the eX-
| hans ed American Photographer. The terms
of those engaged in the new industry are said
to be moderate, varying according to the class
of the contracting parties and the degree Of
dress selected.
AT Dessau there was celebrated on Jan. A.
with no small ceremony, the Tooth annver-
sary of the death of Moses Mendelssohn, the
philosopher, and grandfather of the musician
Of the same name. A local choir chanted A
serenade IN emory OF the philosopher IN
front of his native cottage, which now serves
rs a sort of asylum Tor a few ola INDECENT and
pens1Oned scholars. In the synagogue too
| there Was a religious service, WATCH was at
/ tended by the Duke and his family. The rabbi
VINO delivered commemorative discourse
compared Old Mendels-Ohn to a second Moses
sent to deliver his oppressed people.
OSCAR WILDE knew the tate Miss Bayard
very well, He was a great admirer of her
wit and power Of repartee and lost no oppor-
!
ton. One fine day the capital society people
found Themselves Interested in two event,
which were to take place IN the evening" One
WAS a lecture by the champion Of tie sun
! flower and the otherwas brilliant reception.
/ Oscar Wide met Miss Bayard during tho
afternoon of ttat eyentful day, and she asked
! him:
''sir. Wilde, viii you 90 to the reception TO
night"
well" he replied, ''if I am not too much
fatigued after my lecture"
A short pause followed. and then he SAID:
Mo Bayard, oil course you win be at the
reception"
"Weil,n came the answer, ii am not too
much ftttigued after your leetnre!,
A NOVEL mode OF executing a warrant OF
arrest for debt was adopted Thursday bv one
of the bains Of the East Kent county court.
The balm was In quest of n young man resi-
ding at ThrOwey, who had on previous occa-
/ sinns given a great deaf Of trouble the baibr
beng every time frustrated IN hts attenlpt Ia
catch the debtor. Having heard that the
young man was TO be married at Trowle "
church. Crouchcr. the baliid, betook himself
30 the sacred ediiice, arriving there Just after
the bridegroom had entered TO await the ar
rival OF the bride. Croucher very consider
ately decided TO wait patiently outside until
the marriage ceremony was over. and then tC
serve the warrant on the bridegroom az h,
came out VI church. Meanwhile, however. a