Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

AT an Omaha baby show q mother OF scant
sense refused to have ANYTHING to do with her
baby because it had failed TO take the prize.
An astonished father hurried 10 the rescue.
DR.. E, o. SHAKESPEARE, who has returned
from mis- cholera studying mission in the Old
World had public reception in Philadel-
phia last evening. rendered by the medical
profession OF that city.
ONE of those condolences that are so hard
to understand is that an unusually large
catch of buffalo fish IN the Mississippi river is
always followed within a short time by the
Cutting OF the market with homeless Goldfish.
In a grain field near MERGED, Cal, the har-
vester driving wheel struck boulder, pro-
ducing sparks which set fire to the standing
gram. About $40 acres of wheat, $50 acres OF
grass and about l5e acres OF stubble were
burned.
YOUNG HORSE cut his nasal bone and also
great gashes in his neck while entangled in a
barbed wire fence at Randolph. A veterinary
surgeon has put pieces of ordinary garden
hose IN the colts nostriis and throat for MIN
to breathe through, and he ID getting along
first rate.
SIR WILLIAM WHITE, who succeeds Sir Ed
ward Thornton as Great Brtain's representa-
tive at Constantinople, not only has an I'M
rivalled knowledge of Oriental and Russian
diplomacy aud politics, but is also superb
languages and dialects.
THE Alleghenians are frugal folk. A Pitts
burg man advertised for cook, aud received
this note from a citizen of Allegheny;
"Dear Sir: 1 have seen your advertise
ment for cook for three days in the
papers. When you get what you want.
please send the rest OF the girls TO me, as
don't care to advertise"
HENRY IRVING, in an interview, says that
A.
had at the Lyceum. The expenditures for it,
however, he says, will hardly fall short OF
fl0,000. Ofthat the dresses are mere baga-
telle, only some $500 or f600-in fact, the
whole costumes hardly cost as much a. the
peal OF bells W hich ring in the belfry OF Nj
remburg Cathedral.
WHEN they hear the looms crying the Pas
samaquoddy Indians think 1t is a sure sign of
a hard wind. If the Gathers are thick on the
cartridges legs, or the bears den early, they
lelieve long cold winter is coming. If they
see beaver carrying a stick a storm is ap
preaching. 1t Is a sure sign of death to have
psrtridges lowering about the house. If a
dog barRs in the night stranger will come
the next day.
SMOKERS, students and the progressive
world in general ought to read this: "a few
years ago learned to smoke to oblige a friend.
I never liked it. One day I called a blue color
yellow and a red one green. My occupation
is one IN which ability to distinguish coiors is
essential Much alarmed, consulted doctor
after doctor In vain. / got worse and worse,
One day a medical student called. BY the
merest accident | mentioned my malady.
What do You smoke? he asked at once. l
told him. Change your brand, said he. l
did 80 and my color blindness left me-"
THE tides at New York Tuesday were un-
usually high. On the East river the water
reached within eighteen inches OF the top of
1Eyh ,,i.a .la
and the bowsprits of many of the vessels
moOred In the slips projected across the street
and above the roofs of the old fashioned
houses. number Of storekeepers along the
water front that have goods in cellars ami
Easements suffered from the overflow. At the
ferry houses 1t was difficult at times to en-
bark teams with heavy loads, the decks Of the
boats being much higher than the street
levels.
THE Smith family was largely Represented
in the army of the Union, and at one time
there were upward of 800 in the Army Of the
Potomac, On one of the regimental rolls in
the Teutonc division. which gave names and
blrthplares. were entered: Giovanni Smith,
Italy; Juan Smithas, Spain: Hans Schmidt,
Ho land; Ivan Schmithwesei Poland; Jean
Smeeis, France; Ion SkimmItt0n, Greece"
and twelve John smiths born In this country,
besides one whose native land was sweet
Err n, Of whom it was recorded named Pat
rick, but says. that he is called John for
short"
BTsMARCKIAN RELIC hunters have had a
fine harvest in Franzensbad where the rooms
which the great statesman occupied in the
Hotel Huebner have been fairly stormed and
ransacked. The apartments in which the
Iron Chancellor ha1 WORK Ell ut the mainten-
ance of the worlds peace became the scene of
stand-up fight among the lair ,inlruders.
verytblng that the Prince uld POI sibly
have touched was considered a good prize:
paper clippings, uuills, candle and cigar ends,
tOathplcks. peno ls, and the primitive porce-
lain inkstand itself. Some of the most in
trepid invaders are said to have penetrated
INTO his bedroom, and TO have tfiumphantly
carried off the soap, soap dishes, and glasses Of
the washstand.
AT Kaukanta, Wis, workmen engaged in
excavatng sewer came upon the ruins OF a
stone building at depth of eight feet. The
stone first found bore traces of hne workman
ship and polish. Further digging developed
quantity OF ashes, about twenty five bushels,
which were removed, when aLQih her wall was
struck. The stones were finely faced, some
being blsckened as il by fire and smoke: 1ther.
must have been subiecIrd 10 great artificial
heat, a. they had crumb ed into lime. The
work was found but "A foot or two above bed
rock. but shows evidences OF workmanship
that could have been performed only BY q
highly civilized race 1t must have been done
centuries ago, as r large elm tree had grown
over the ruins. The discovery has led to the
advancement of many theories.
AN intelligent and observant member OF a
New York theatrical company says we have
no c1nception here of the hosti feeling
which still prevails in Paris towards II Ger
mans among all classes of the people amt
which manifcsts itself even on the most trivial
occasions. Ipnumerabe instances Of the
kind are re at@d, more than confirming the
statement of Mr.. Daily him-elf, T. at the In
naturcu criticisms of the American COMPANY
in some of the second class Partisan journals
were inspired by no other feeling than that Of
jealousy or envy that they had not made their
appearance in the French capital before going
to Berlin. This unhappy frame of mind we
are told, extends not only to German PLAYS
but also to those in viii h there may be some
chance complimentary mention OF 20 4 ebndv
or something pertaining to that nationality
The feeling OF re1Gnche, hence, is not a mere
sentiment but a fact.
A FRENCH JOURNALIST has counted up the
laws passed in France since the Revolution and
arrived at the total of about 200, 0o0. From the
decree which proclaimed Louis XVI. the re-
storer of French liberty in August. 1880, I'M
til May. 1893, 1000 acts were passed. Be-
tween 1888 and the FIRST Empire there was a
total of 1882. The laws and DEGREES un ier
LOUIS XVIII. came to 1868 an average OF
AVE- per year. harles Y went beyond this
and with an average Of 9 635 every wear
reached total of 1880. Uuurr Louis Php-
lppe the number was 1872. and the Second
Republic, bri-f though 1t was, had time to
pass no fewer than ~ So laws. The tot: for
the Second Emp!re was 45,5s9, but the highest
average has been reached unLer the present