Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

by young Clarence Rig1y. of Youngstown, o.,
to friend on a New York newspaper was
| seen by the editor and led to an order for sew
/ eral Illustrations, and probably to a perma-
nent aud lucrative place on the paper.
| In Is RELATED that hungry rats devoured a
| hve-pound package of yeast cakes in the
| ght house in Middletown, N. Y, Sunday,
ana lew hours later, when the yeast worked,
/ the noise OF popping rats was heard, and their
fragments strewed the neighborhOod.
AN honest parent in New London wrote
this note to his little sons teacher: "Please
excuse b this p. m. as l would like to
take him to the circus. Since older persons,
Ike myself, Ike to go, although the most oi
us won't acknowledge it, / can't blame him
Tor wanting 10 goa"
IT Is gravely related in an Illinois news
| paper tnat after peach tree on the farm of
James NJ Baker. of Palmyra, had blown
DOWN the broken trunk was stuck IN the fire
| under a soap kettle. Not blossom was on
the tree, but when the heat OF the lire pene
irated the branches the tree burst into full
bloom.
SMALL SHARES OF lottery tickets are fire.
quently sent to the newspaper offices in Ha-
vana that the proceeds, if the ticket happens
10 draw ANYTHING, may be sent to some orphan
asylum or other charitable institution. This
Is not wholly for sweet charity's sake, but be
cause 1t Is supposed to bring luck-sometimes
TO the rest OF the ticket.
WHILE a thunderstorm was raging In But
Ter county, Pa, thunderbolt struck a tree,
jumped of to wire clothesine, followed it
| TO the door of w. j. Adams hOuse passed
from the wire to his daughters head, burned
| her hair and eyebrows, ran down her right
leg and tore OF her shoe. Although badly
| burned the girl will recover.
IN March last, Reuben Swank, Of North
Manchester, Ind, was pulled out of bed at
midnight by a rope around his neck to the
| town limits. frightfully whipped and driven
| out OF the neIghDorhoOd. He has now begun
! actlon Tor $1,000 damages against eight If his
! helghDors, who are sald TO be implicated and
! who are financially responsible.
| The OWNER of the one hearse in East Hart
! ford moved away recently, and, not finding
| anyone who would buy it, and being de-
termined that no one should use il without
| paying for 1t, stored il in tobacco shed,
! where II now stands with the wheels chained
/ together and the chain passed around a beam
! ana locked with heavy paddock.
Two noticeable society events, 'for sweet
charlty's sake" are announced for next week
In New York: one a flower and fruit festival,
at Delmonico's, in aid of the Founding Asy-
! lum; the other a klrmes. in the Park, IN East
! twenty fourth street, near lie Xington avenue,
| Tor the benefit of the skin and Cancer Hos
! pltal Both of THESE fetes are largely under
| the management of the ladies.
A HUNGARIAN CONJURoR in Paris is aston
shng the natives. lie spreads newspaper
upon any floor and places chair upon it.
HIS assistant, a pretty young woman, sits
down upon the chair, and over her ne throws
piece Of silk, which barely covers her from
| head to foot. Then he whisks the silk away
ana The chair Is empty. The trick is done in
strong light and in full sight of the sDecCa-
| tors.
1T Is now definitely settled that Miss Alice
Jordan, the young lady student in the ale
La School sill ha obi tIo q
gree Of Bachelor Of Law from the university
| upon her graduation next month. It was ex-
/ pected that the ale corporation would take
some action on the matter at their meeting on
/ thursday last, but when Prof. r. b. Dexter
/ was asked what action had been taken upon it
/ last night, he said the matter had not even
/ been considered, and added: The CORPORA
/ lion mas never granted degree to a woman
/ and don'I think 1T ever WILL"
! THERE is considerable feeling at CORY, Pa,
over the severe foggIng of the young son of Po-
lice Officer Patton by Prof. Colegrave principal
| Of the Cory school. The boy, who is only IL
| years old, was SO injured by the whipping
as to be unable to leave the house, and for
| several days has been under the care of doc
| tor. 1t Is sad that the boys back is mass of
| bruises, and thSt in many places the blOod
| was Oozlng through the skin when he returned
/ home. Mr.. Patton Will proceed az ainst Cole
grave for damages, and has already pre-
/ fer ed charges against him before the school
board.
WARDEN MCCOMB, Of the California State
prison at FulsOm, mas been planning extensive
improvements in the prison grounds, and mas
had the hearty cooperation of Harry, the
convict gardener. At the height of the work
Harry's term expired. and though he begged
! hard to stay, he was sent to San Francisco a
/ free man. Within 10 days a Deputy Sheriff
pro gnt Harry back, "l've come to stay his
/ time, General" he shouted, g'eefuly; ''they
amt smart enough to keep me away from the
1 garden" lie hat pleaded guilty to the f.
! enough to get very long sentence within his
/ beloved prison walls.
! PHYSICIAN, referring to the custom of
travelling on sleeping cars with the berths
made up with their heads toward the engine,
SAID: at certainly bad for the brain Of the
sleeper as 1t is not natural, and 1t is no won
der that so many travellers, especially those
/ who have been on tie road extensively, eN-
peIlence bad erects from 1t. Take infants in
| baby carriages and no sane woman viii think
OF trundllng the vehicle along 20 the child
goes head first. They advancement the
young and inexperienced mOther-push them
along feet first. Physicians invariably advise
! such locOmoton. 1t l. the same thing on the
cars, and no one should hesitate about having
| bis berth made up SO as to move along feet
6Ist. 1t Is much better for the BRAIN"
AN ARIzoNA EDITOR recently sent postal
cards to all the prominent citizens of the
place requesting them to give an answer to
the question. why are you an honest mani
Some OF the replies which he publehes are
curious. One answers: at must be because
ofmy dern cussedness; | always did ill., Q to be
different from other people" Another saws
| g. at he Is honest because he has never held
any public office. Another Indignantly an
! sWcr=: what dye take me fer-an angelo"
Another sarcastically remarks: IL suppose
you're gOn' to start a museum and are look
/ in fer freaks. Wei, count me out; I'm not
/ one" Another, a pTOfe- sional labor agitator
/ wrote in blood red ink. on postal card
! "What are ye gyin' us?" While the editor
/ OF the opposition paper volunteered the an
/ swer that he scorned tn lay bare the palpitat-
/ ing handspring OF "A noble and honest SOU al
4 the request of a dishonest reptile and politica
/ parasite.
| TIE gallantry OF Governor Hill, of New
| York. in promptly signing the bill allowing
women TO practice as lawyers in the courts of
/ record in this STATE has been as promptly re-
/ sponded 10 by Miss Kate Stoneman. who has
/ been formally adm tied TO the bar az Albany
/ Miss StOneman Is u lady OF about 20 wears
/ tall, with fair complexion. dark brown ewes
! aud hair and clear, musical voice. She
| NAV he said to belong 10 u family Of lawyera
/ for one OF her brothers is Judge Stoneman. OF
/ Iowa. and one OF her sisters is the wife Of
/ Judge Williams of Buffalo. She has been A
copy ~ OF law papers for rev raj years: ha.
delivered pub ic addresses, and was regularly
/ articled in the law Office of John r. Melon.
/ Ough az Albany. Her example ~ 10 be fol-
/ lowed by several Albany ladies, wEp have
been quietly preparing Themselves for the ne
ces-ary examinations, ana before long tho