Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Win Croppeu names.
NEAR Coblen'z is the Church of st. Castor,
and this church they are now badecking with
evergreens. for it is this month 200 wears old
and nifty years to spare.
YOUNG wOoERs atNarraganset Pier when
sur 1rised by passers ty in the midst of con-
fdential chat have thehabt of saying and
er-then, you know" which occupies tne time
until the lntruderis OUTFIT hearing.
A BROOKLYN stableman working for ana
week, finds that he is heir Q, .07o worth of
real estate in New York CIT. He has re-
tanned two lawyers and hOpes.o get enough
OF the 100000 to ena lie him too on a yaca-
ton.
A BARRIsFER on fire and saltarian blown
up by the explosion OF bottle olemon sher-
bet are sights not often witneed. Never
theless. according 70 the st. Jates Gazette.
such Ore actually occurred il London |
court not long since.
A BRIGHT little woman. the wife "a farmer.
objected to the fresh air. childre because
she concluded that the children ''cla about
as much for the fresh air of the couDv as /
do for grass to eat. You can't get tim ont
to pick daisies and buttercups."
A MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. lawyer ant a |
telegram to Saginaw few days ago, hich |
read: "Send bond by morning train" hen |
the telegram reached Saginaw it read: md |
bird by morning train" The Saginaw reci- !
ent was obliged to go to Mount PleasanCo i
see what kind of bird was wanted.
SOMETIMES the Sir Anon, who writes for !
many of the papers gets a good thing int
rhyme, and here is one of his pleasing trifies 4
Her teeth were like string of pearls inlaid
Too true, since by dentist they were made
And sold.
TUsTEE, Sullivan county, n. Y, owns a
COW which has been ailiug for some time, the
trouble seeming to be persistent swelling on
one side. A few days ago the swelling was
lanced, and from the opening the RIB OF a
psrasol twenty-five inches long was taken.
How the parasol rib got into the cows side is,
OF course, mystery.
A MASSACHUSETTS NEWSPAPER asserts that
the Concord School Of Philosophy struck snag
in paper forwarded by Texas professor.
1t was called "The Platonian idea. :" and after
an earnest and hopeless search for the idea
the school returned the paper to the professor
with the simple interrogation: why don't
you sign the pledgep'
A WASHINGTON correspondent. describing
the summer appearance of Congressman not
long ago, said that Baker, of New York.
seemed ito find the most difficulty IN keeping
cool" We should think 80, judging from the
hery resolutions that he introduced hortly
before the session closed. His blood must have
been actually boiling then.
A LOT of tipsy fellows in st. Paul painted
the nose OF one of their number bright red.
and he walked into the hail of the Salvation
Army there for joke. while the others took
back seats to see the fun. But the Salvation
lists at once saw in him fit subject for their
prayers, and they prayed and sung over the
fellow until he became very penitent, and
apparently on the high road to CONVEX
sion to the disgust OF his companions.
REV. LEONARD BACON, who himself appar
emily is visitor OF, watering places, has no
good words for other clergymen who do the
same. He is quoted as saying that at many
of the idlest summer resorts there s no pro-
fesslOn so multttudlnouslv reDresented as that
of the men who are supposed to be officially
burning with zeal for the rescue of a dying
world. and that there ia no smaller small talk
talked and no lazier dawdling done by any than
by them.
GEORGE PEABODY was q man of extreme
penuriousness. But he las a philanthropist.
He liked TO give money to the world, and be
hated to give it to any Que who had ''claims"
upon him. During the long sickness which
ended in his death Mr.. Peabody was nursed
by one OF his kinswomen, a poor creature
whose worldly fortune WAS comprised in her
good heart. 1t was expected that Peabody
would provide her with a small income. He
left her his photograph carefully done up Ia
paper.
A DEACON of q Greenville (Pa.) church has
a string of buttons half a yard long, taken
out oil the contribution box within a few
years. What business has the deacon with
the buttons? They were contributed for the
heather, ami several. scores OF heather have
been obliged tn hitch ther suspcnders with a
single nail because Of tn embeZzlIng dea-
con. Now the deacon is clpf ,ssing, let him
tell what he did with the money-if there xss
any. What good re these deacons, anyway,
if hutton must be stopped short of its mis-
sion?
1T has been suggested that, in order to in
sure greater strength and consequently more
safety in ropes used for scaffolding purposes
particularly in localities where the atnns-
phere is destructive of hemp fbre-such ropes
should be dipped. when dry. into a bath con-
tanning 20 grams Of sulphate o: copper per
litre OF water. aud kept in soak IN lis solu-
ton some four avs; the ropes will thus have
absorbed certain quantity of sulphate of
copper. which will preserve them for some
time both from tine attacks of animal para
sites and from rot.
a CORRESPONDENT of the Mining and Scien-
tiflc Press calls attention to the unusually
high fneness or value Of the gold found in
two of the mines OF Tuolumpe county. CAL
higher than that of any other gold quartz
mine In any country. IL is claimed. The fine
ness of the gold from one of these mines is
from the other is $685., or SO 81 per ounce
When it is considered that the value OF chem
ically pure gold, 1000 fine. is - l.67lS per
ounce. the close approsch to absolute purity
Of the gold found in these mines is remark
able.
MRS. SCHwEICKHARDT, said to be an aged
and truthful resident of Harrisonville, Mo-,
has hen that up 10 July last refused to Law.
The old lady, knowing that some hens are
Whimsical, made this one nice new neat
apart from the others aud called the fowl mn
to IL. II seemed TO suit her, for, according 10
Mrs. Schweickhardts assertion, she at once
Deposited six eggs. most OF them as large as
quails' eggs. got of he nest and rackIed re-
turned and laid six more. got off again. and
then laid another half dozen. Then the hen
stopped laying, and has done no business
since.
MIKE DIVER is reported in the 'hiladel-
phla Times as saying that in all probability
Miss Woodford will never again start in
race. 'She is over six years Old" he said.
land has run and won more hard races hen
any other horse IN America. She exhibits tile
fatal signs OF weakness in the forelegs which
mark the decadence OF the racer. Sue has won
us SlJO.OOO anu has too warm place in our
regard TO permit US to unnecessarily punish
her. some day she may bear n 60 : that will
grow to be as great as herseif" Phil Dwyer
saws that bookmakers are n detriment to The
American turf, on account OF their constant
efforts TO demOralze stable employees and the
too Tree disbursement OF money in the form Of
brides for information.
a LADY writes from Seal Harbor Mount