Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-01
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| ahu Is sui performing the uuty iyE NniSn ~
was constructed In 1855. Though there nave
Deen alterations to increase It's power, All tIIe
principal parts remain as they were o. IGN
| ally manufactured. A metal tablet ainXe. 20
tue engine gives an account OF lts invention
and history.
AMONG the many desirable places within
driving distance OF Baltimore to which sports
men never fail to accept profered hospitality
is Grace's Quarter. the home of Wllmot John,
son, Esq. The flight of l,SOl DUCKS ended
| there this season. Mr.. johnson lately re-
ceIved an offer of $50 90 for this faVorite spot,
but declined it. as several Philadelphans and
J bostonlans are negotiating with MIN LOT
shares at $4,000 each.
TELLS MARSH, in Nevada, is the most pro-
ductlve borax field on the Pacific coast. Its
deposits cover ten square miles Of surface, and
1t is said to include chemically pure common
salt, borax in three forms, sulphate Of soda
and carbonate or soda. The basin of Nevada,
IN winch 1t Is situated, Is covered in many
parts with dry. effervescent salts, washed in
| course or ages from the soda feldspar or the
volcanic rocks and ridges OF Yellow lava which
| cover the country for miles. The waters OF
the lakes are heavy, appear like thin oil, smell
ike soap, possess great defensive qualities, are
caustlc as potash and easily saponify.
RABBI BURGHEIN. of Hartford, Conn.
found package containing $50 about six
weeks ago and advertised the fact. Then it
appeared that a great many Hartford men
had lost money, but as none of them could
| correctly describe the package and its con-
tents the rabbi kept it, A few days ago cid
| erly and well-to-d0 Mr.. Martin met the
rabbi and correctly described the money, but
when the finder offered 10 turn the Monty
| over TO him he refused to take it. He said he
didn't want the money, but did like to see an
| honest man. Rabbi Burghe m insisted on Mr..
Martins taking his own. and Mr.. Martin in
| Sisted on refusing; but at length they split the
difference, div ided the money, and separated
with mutual respect.
HERE is story Of Prof. Sophocles, of Har-
ward, which probably has never been in print.
The old Greek wa catechisfng his class one
day on the ancient history Of his native cOun-
try. "wh hen dill Theodophilus live?'' he
asked of one Sophomore. Before Christ"
! Wrong ~ shouted the Professor. And then
| addressing the next Sophomore. when did
| TheodoDhIlus liveg" AFTER Christi"
Wrong ' shouted the Professor again. And
| then he repeated the question to a third stu
dent: NV hen did Theodophilus live?' s.Nei-
| Their before nor after Christi" you are right,
young mani" said tue Professor. There
never was any such man as Theodophiius.n
| IL was one OF the little historical traps that
Sophocles liked to set Tor the budding wisdom
Of Harvard.
A NEW YORK LETTER says: Theodore Moss
is a self made man. He began life as the box
office boy in the elder Wallack's theatre. A
few months ago gentleman showed me a let
| ter from Lester Wallack's father to the man
who was then acting manager of the theatre,
| saying: ~ on may re- engage John Lester for
next season at 500 a week and Moss at SIS a
week. The John Lester of those days is the
| Lester w allack of the present time. and the
| lad alluded TO simply as Moss is now the heavy
capitalist of the Wallaek's Theatre enterprise.
His early life was frugal. and the acquaint-
ances he made IN sci ing tickets to wealthy
New Workers have been exceedingly valuable
to him, His speculatlOns have been mainly
adroit and his fortune is estimated at a very
large figure"
MODS IN ASIA appear not to be dreaded.
and apparently are not dreadful. Kings
never dream of prohibiting them, and the
people are not in the least afraid of them.
All over Asia. from COnstantinople to Shang-
hal. vast mobs continually assem- bic for wor-
! ship, for jolifcation, for curiosity, and
nobody interferes. The Kings do not appre-
| bend revolt from them, the police do not look
! for riot the people do not fear accident. In
India, Burmah, Ceylon, Arabia. Chine. i'm
mense crowds continually assemble without
| disturbance of any kind, without endangering
| public peace, and without disaster, save when,
1 owing to the cons quent breach of sanitary
! laws, some devastating epidemic is occasion
ally generated. true ~mOb' of nun'iFed
| th0us nd persons 10 a constant phenomenon Ia
! India, and is as little regarded by the m agis-
trates as crowd Of athOusand would be IN
| London. F- -. E
APRoPos of therecent Laadon riots, it nay
interesting to recall the fsst that tho Ia
mous Earl of Surrey was once accused hesDra
the Priyy Council of ra0ting In Lanaoa streets
and breaking windows with crossbOw. His
defense was a sinRularly ingenious 3ne.
'My motive" he said. was a religious one,
though confess it lies open TO miecOns true
ton. 1t grIeved me. my Lords to see the Ii
centious manners of the citizens of London.
| Was l to suffer these unhappy men to perish
| without warning? Common charity forbade.
| therefore went at midnight through the
| streets and shot from my cFossboW at their
windows that the stones passing noisless
through the air and breaking IN upon their
| guilty secrecy might remind them of the sud-
| denness of tn pun shment wnich the Scrip
lures TIL US div ne Jastice Will inhiet on in-
| penitent sinners, aud so lead TO reform alton
| of manners"
AGEHTLEMAN writing from Yokohama saws:
''The Japanese have acquired such passion
for being tattooed that a lawn has been passed
forbdding the marking of natives. The law
does not apply to foreigners. II is quite the
thug now to be tattooed. and elaborate
| designs are traced sn many travellers as an
| indellble "Reminiscences of their sojourn in the
East. The sons OF the Prince OF Wales. " hen
here few years ago, were tatto0ed. and
several Russian Dukes and spriga Of nObilitv
have undergone the process The son Of
| LongfellOw rece thy submitted 10 q very
/ elaborate tattoo decoration, and for more
! than three months was IN the hands OF the
during this time that Is usually spread O yer a
period of three or four year. This caused, of
l course, q severe ne Nuus SHOCK. winch ne WAS
| only able to Withstand by the Applicant. n of
! hypodermic injections OF mOrphine.n
THE celebrated Orienta Museum in Vienna
is now undergoing The process of transforma-
ton into general Trade Museum. The re-
modelled institution is intended to embrace
very extensive functions, the chief being a
| more dIrect stimulus to Austrian TRACE and
manufac urer-. Thus he museum WI | d s.
\ tribute among native firms and Institutions
| samples Of ioreign raw and manu- acture ar
| ticies. It will also give in Ormation as TO the
| credit OF foreign business houses IL will
| Issue periodical publications dealing with
| national trade in general All the Austrian
| Consuls abroad are by q special ministerial
1 order made the agents OF the new trade mn
| scum, ana are instructed to serd in reports
giving all Information required by The mu-
scum. according 10 The plan its authorities
have adopted. The Emperor has contributed
the sum OF 5000 horlDs 10 the fund being
raised for the purpose OF sending young men
who have passed the government com u1sreiaI
eXamna ion TO foreign countries In order 10
promote the Austr an export trade.
BESIDES being profound student OF state
craft and political science, Thomas Jeier.op
was an enthusiastic student Of natural his.
tory, and it is interesting 70 know that in this
branch Of learning he was regarded AZ high
authority in hts day. He kept himsalf thor.
oughiy informed Of everything that waR aoine
on In the scientific world AZ vel ~ h polliI-
cal ahairs, and during bis residence IN Paris.
after the close OF the RevoutiOuarv war he
became acquainted with uaarlv All the ,,ro,,a