Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-22

The reason why the COW moose doesn't
have horns is that she may escape into tie
bushes when the bull moose ls so angry that
he would Kali her, The big horns of the bull
make 1t impossible for him to follow.
AN 1l24 pound lobster has just been caught
off Winthrop, Mass. 1t measured over all
291$ inches. large claw II inches, and small
claw lGA inches. 1t was a remarkably
symmetrical lobster for ones old and large.
KISSES admit of greater variety. of char
acter than perhaps many are aware of. Eight
labial dlVersities are mentioned in the'Bible
the KISS OF salutatlon, VaiedlctloB, reconcll-
lalion, subsection, appreciation, alteration,
tre3Chery and affection.
AN OPERATIVE in the Plymouth Wooden
Min recently found agenulne pine tree shln-
ing on she beach. Supt. Dunlavys Of the mi I.
VINO had considerable OF an idea as 90 us
value, gave him 81 for it, and has since re-
fused 500 for the ancient coin,
BARTRNDERs who keep their money on the
shelf behind the bar should beware Of young
men carrying canes. Two such young men
have been arrested in Boston, where they
were stealing money by means Of a very sticky
substance on the ends of their canes.
AN ingenious mold for ices used at recent
Chicago party: The design represented a
Chinese eorcerer, with a, globe in,his arms, the
whole wrought in strawberry pie, pineapple
and plstache biscuit and tuttl Fruit. Stuck in
the crown of the Celestial was a toy parasol."
THE big water wheel OF the Essex, Conn,
britannia shop suddenly stopped the other
day, and no one could imagine what the
trouble was. After the engineer had pulled a
twenty-five pound turtle out of the pit the
wheel went all right, but the turtle will never
go again.
The latest medical note: "Skin from the
hac Oh Of fro hae hna u l. n De-
sou for Fastening the heating of wounds.
Crafts of the size or the thumb nail were
caused to adhere firmly in two days, and in
two days more the augmentation of the trans
planted skin had almost disappeared"
AN Indiana newspaper Is responsible for
the statement that some woOdchoppers in
Rock Creek township, cutting down a big
white oak, found the tree hollow When the
AK entered the cavity air rushed out with
whistle, followed by flow of coal oil. Two
barrels were filed and the hole plugged up
Tor further use
A SMALL GIRL of Boston, in composition
describing different natIonahties, wrote :
''Chinaman-Color, yellow; habits, eats rats
and smokes opium. occupation, washing and
ironing. Negro-Color, black; habits, likes
liver. occupation, beats carpets. American
Color, white; habits, eats beans and fshballs
Sunday mornings; occupation. builds churches
and school houses"
LIGHTNING struck an OAK in Tippecanoe
county, Ind, and tore it into sphnters 1t is
sald that each years. layer of the grow tn of
the tree seemed to been separated from the
other and split into strips about half AN inch
wide. After completing ATS work on theoak
the lightning ran 30 rods along wire fence,
melting the wire IN many places and tearing
each post out of the ground.
THE following lotion IS recommended IN the
ufTavNG N1ot.a NF,,l
Ouo any apparent cause, are afflicted with
redness of the nose: Sulphuret of potash two
drachms, tlncture of benzoine one half ounce,
glycerine one ounce. rose " alter one and one
fourth pints. Dissolve the potash with a third
of the rose water, then add the benzoIn and
gradually STIR In the remainder of the rose
water.
NELLY BARRY, the l0-year- old girl in Cam
bridge, Mass, who saved her four little
brothers from burning to death, has been sent
to the almshouse, A 10~year-old girl who
saved two children from certain death at
Lisbon, Portugal, has been awarded a silver
medal by the AtnG, put IN a college to be edu-
Gated, and d sum OF money has already been
collected which will be for her marriage por-
ton.
MR.. GRANADIER, residing in Westminster,
Md, Tuesday evening caught on his grape
vine a,young bird the size of an English spar
row, and resembling one in every way except
the color, which is pure white. Its ewes are
red, and legs light yellow. He put it IN a
cage and the English sparrows come to the
cage and feed 1t. 1t lssupposed to be a white
sparrow, as 1T twItters exactly like the Eng
llsh sparrow.
A WRITER in Nature thinks the design of
black skin is to protect the delicate tissues
beneath. Flesh is very translucent to a
strong light, and there is no doubt that The
rays of q tropical sun would light I'D a white
mans considerably, whereas black skin would
stop out the solar energy of light, heat and
chemical rays etiectually. Skin heat is of no
inheritance, as persplration can always keep
that down.
SOME aspiring amateurs In Connecticut, ac-
cording to the newspapers, attempted 'sRicb-
ard ILL.," the other evening, At the passage
when the hunchback King offers his whole
kingdom on sight for a horse saw horse was
danged down in front of the astonished mon
arch. Then the KING got mad and threw his
sword at the practical joker. He missed his
aim, though, and the weapon cut an ugly
cash under theeyc Of stage hand.
ADoLPH LAYMAN, stalwart Blue Noun
taineer, wanted to marry buxsom Maedalene
Eysert. at Reading, Pa, the other dav. He
proposed emigrating with her to Utah. and
wanted clause inserted in the MARRIAGE
agreement which would permit him TO MARI
as many more wives as he pleased when he
got there. When the matter wascxplained
to Magdalene she became very angry aNd
said she would 20 back home and tty To- get a
husband who would be content with one wife
PENCE VICTOR B0NAPARTE hasleased tho
house 253 Avenue Louise, at Brussels. and
pending the arrival of his furniture from
Paris has had a drawing room and smokin,,
room fitted up. Since his arrival in Brussels
he has been staying at the famous Hotel
Bellevue, from whose windows IN 1870 mo
Among the sOvcreiGns who have STAYED at
this hotel are all the Princes and Princessee Of
the House Of Orleans, Empress Eugenie the
Empress OF Germany, the Emperor of Rusein
the King ana Queen OF Portugal, Queen Jsh
bella, King Don Francis diAssise, the KIM
and Queen Of Italy. the King and Queen ~
Greece, the Prince OF Monaco, Priuss Name
Bavaria, the Prince OF Wales and molly Mi
the ar1stocratIc celebrities of Europe.
TUE British Museum has purchaset from
Mrs. Balfe musical album left by htr hus-
band in which are TO be found the original
sketches Tor the airs, concerted pieces, fnales.
and scenas OF various kinds belongingto his
different operas. The sketches that ha v, been
MARKS, ana the book Is full OF ideas and snU-
geslions OF which the fertile compose, had |
maze no practical use. Bale worked with |
great facility, but he took trouble witt his |
work all the same, and in the we'll ktoWn |
situation" in The bohemian Girl" where |
the faVorite tenor song 'tW hen other lips' or- /
ours, ne placed, one after the other. fOurdif- |
Ierent ara before he could hnd one that c,m-
pleteiv satisfied him. These airs, with difeT-
Cnt fhythfQS and different t,,Dnj are slIaot |