Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-26
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TaE Sultan has been getting into trouble
with his big nelghbors In a moment of ILL
humor ne expressed his belief in four Turkish
words that the English were dogs and the
Germans were pigs. The Cologne Gazette
had reporter around who understood Turk
ish, and published his remarks, and now the
cologne Gazette is not to be allowed TO enter
Turkey.
L. b. ALDRICH, though but 40. heayes sigh
or two because he is getting old.r- Says he:
ut seems to me that man ought eiIher to die
when he is so or live 300 years. For the mo-
ment he feels himself at the height of his pow
ers. and at the same time realizes that he
knows so little, the tide turns and he begins
o fade away. Oh, no, my FREUD, do not
take melancholy view of life, but state
simply facts"
ANOTHER STORY about Rev. DR.. Phillips
Brooks appears in the Boston Gazette. One
day he was observed walking along the street,
his M agniticent form towering head and Shout
GERS above common mortals. closely followed
by very small man who gaZed upward at
him with delighted admiration. Meeting a
friend the little man stopped to ask earnestly,
"Do you know who he isy' "Oh, yes; that's
Philips Brooks" ''Well, amt very big my
self. but can just admire man like that
when see him."
THERE is at Leeds Eng, an Ornithological
Association. Among other things they study
the songs of wild birds. Not long ago they
pitted full song, accIimated nightingale
against Yankee mocking- bird. They sang
together, and then they sang apart. First, the
nightingale led of, until everything he sang
was duplicated and improved upon by our
national songster. Then the mockiEg bird
struck off into a new field of song. The night
ingale listened but did not repeat. He pinned
away and died within a week.
PROF. RUsKIN makes this amusing and de-
lightful literary confession in his autobio-
graphy: "My own literary work was always
done as quietly and methodically as a piece
of tapestry. ] knew exactly what had got
to say. put the words firmly in their places
like so many stitches. hemmed the edges of
chapters round with what seemed to me
graceful fourshes, touched them finally wit h
my cunningest points OF color and read the
work to papa and mamma at breakfast next
morning, SIS a girl shows her sampler"
THE Freeman's journal, of New York.
which is supposed to voice Roman Catholic
sentiments in art as well as in religious mat
ters, has fierce onslaught upon Munkacsy's
Christ Before Plate" v bich it characterizes
| as meretrlclOus and vulgar painting. and
one which is a striking example of the depth
| to which art may descend under the influence
of sensual naturalization. Mr.. Munkacsy.
as becomes a Snowman artist, has sacrificed
everything to transient effect. The journal
objects even to the title. which, he insists. il
misnomer. 1t ought to be Socrates, in bad
humor, before his judges" etc.
THERE is Democratic paper, there is a
Republican and there is a Mugwump paper"
said Civil Service Commissioner Edgerton,
referring to package of newspapers which
came in his mail to Wizards II read all the
representative newspapers" he said, 81
would not trust to any one newspaper. or 10
the organs OF any one party for my Informal
ton. ] take in everything except prohbi-
ton. don't want any of that. My measure
of abstinence is that l never eat between
coll md drIn hot ~
that platform l have managed to get along
pretty well for nearly three quarters of a
century"
NUMEROUS inspired letters from Russia are
TRYING TO prove how erroneous is the impress
sion that the Car is unable to fight for the
want of money. One enthusiast makes Russ a
the richest country in resources, and quotes
| the Cars boast of his readiness and anilltv
| to fork out $3.50. 600. 000 from his own private
fortune as the contribution of the Romanof
| family to the war fund. Other writer's sug-
gest the easy plan of suspending payment In
gold on the Russian debt, thus economizing
$3.50, 100000 yearly. The simplicity of the lat
ter plan is plain to every body; painfully so to
Germany. whose capitalists are still large
holders of Russian securities.
THR Canadian "boom" over the Northwest
Territory of Canada is suhsding with a dull
| thud. The Montreal Witness the other day
printed the following little paragraph: A
gentleman who has arrived in the city from
Winnipeg. 81 ates that there has been a large
influx Of settlers into Manitoba during the
present year who have abandoned their lands
in the Northwest Territories on account OF
the summer frosts which at tunes prevail and
destroy their crops. Farmers are beginning
TO find that in certain parts of the Terri
tories grain cannot be raised with any GER
tsinty OF the crop being harvested in good
condition on this account
WHEN Richard Curtis had his wife Bridget
arrested at New York Monday for with
holding his pension papers, he doubtless made
the biggest mistake in his life. Curtis. it ia
said, received $24 per month from the govern
ment as pension for the loss Of a leg. When
he walked into Commissioner Shields office
on both legs he was asked to explain how he
got the lost leg back, and it is said he replied:
al didn't find it, for ! didn't lose it, The
doctor On AIDE mistake in my application for
pension. that's ALL" The complaint against
his wife will be Investigated, and it will be
decided whether Curtis lost his leg while
fighting for the Union, or fighting for pen
sion.
The anchor of the United States Fish Com
mission schooner Grampus recently fouled on
Jeffrey's ledge with the cable OF the Direct
United States Gable Company and. in order
to avoid injury to the cable, the hawser was
cut by direction of Capt. Collins, in command
of the schooner. The property OF the vessel
lost by rea'on of this accident was valued by
Capt. Collins, In his affidavit to the company.
at $40 81, and this sum the company paid over
to Capt. Collins on the goth. The cable com
pany have by this action faithfully kept their
promise OF making good without unnecessary
delay all damage resulting from collisions
with their cable rather than to have it cut.
IT is found that walls laid up of good hard
burned bricks in mortar composed of good
lime and sharp sand, will resist pressure
of 1900 pounds per square inch, or 2l6.0OO
pounds per square foot. at which figures II
would require $40 feet height of la-inch
wall to crush the bottom Courses, allowing
1876 pounds rs the weight OF each cubic foot
IL also appears from accurate calculations
and measurements that walls laid up In the
same quality of brick and mortar, with one
third quantity OF Portland cement added TO
the same, are capable Of resisting some 500
pounds per square inch. or $50, 600 pounds uer
square foot: this would require a height of
wall 1900 feet to crush the bottom bricks.
YOUNGSTOWN, PA, wants 10 become a city.
cit was created borough in 1914" saws the
Philadelphia Times land although for a
number OF years II has had popu alton en-.
tltlng it to a city charter. IL is still a bor
ough. 1t has population Of 49, 900. and has
5000 buildings, 1000 OF which are dwellings.
and claims TO have more residences owneI Nv
their own occupants than any town OF the
size IN the United States. The Town is almost
a square, lhid out IN seventv-hve streets
crossing each other at right angles. There are
two creeks running through the town, one at
each end. INTO which the refuse II drained by
means OF both underground and surface
drainage. Such thing as dirty streets Is I'M
known IN NorTlstown, as the town Is so