Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-24
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The Waterloo N. " Observer says there
is man in that town so ecpnamieal that he
| stops his clock when he goes to. bed to, save
the wear and tear of the machinery..Jr,s,, ~.
THE marriage of Comte Jean de Kergorlay
to Miss Carroll. daughter of the late Governor
| OF Maryland, WIS celebrated recently at the
| Church of Saint-Pierre de Ohsillot, Paris
MISS MARY HARPER, OF Cleveiauds has
| solved the servant-girl question. she used to
be servant girl herself, but having Inherited
/ $250,00O from a relative in Philadelphia she
| will now command and not serve.
| THE love-strlcken son Of Claus Spreckels,
| the Sandwich Islani sugar millionaire, pre-
sented Fay Templeton with number OF
| diamonds in San Francisco. One night during
| her performance ON the stage the comedian
| pointed to one OF her diamonds and senten-
| tiously asked: "Paste?" NO." she quickly
retorted. sugar"
THE origin of Thanksgiving day came
about in this manner: In the autumn OF 1921
| Gov. Bradford sent out four men to gather
| game, so that the whole colony might rejoice
| together. after they had garnered the fruits
| of their labors. The following year the same
| thanksgiving was offered unto the LORD by
| the colonists, in which Massasoit and his
| court joined.
The EkPEROR WILLIAM of Germany gets
up at s O'Clock in the morning. in spite of his
great age, to turn over the Christmas stock OF
| nalf dozen stores for presents for his family
and favorites. He is a generous purchaser,
| but knows exactly what he wants and how
| much he ought to pay for it. The attempt 10
add so per cent. 10 the price of an article be-
| cause he has the imperial treasury behlhu
| MN may be tried once. but never Secohu
| time. He knows the value of money even II
| he has inherited the baube known as crown.
NUMBER of philanthropic manufacturers
of St. Petersburg have raised money for the
erection of large popular theatre on the
| Vasil Island, the principal business quarter
| OF the Russian capital. At preliminary
meeting the opinion was expressed that the
| drinking habits of the Russian laborer are
| largely caused by the fact that it is impossl-
| BILE for HIM to find any cheap aud decent
amusement. there being no CONCERT halls and
| similar resort for the people In st. Peters
! burg. 1t was thought that the establishment
of popular theatre would be attended by the
most beneficial results. and the building VIII
at ce be erected. The city authorities have
offered the ground free of charge on condition
that the structure be completed within two
years.
A CLERGYMAN called at the Board of Health
office, Buffalo, n. Y, and asked if it was law
full for man to marry his niece. He said
that he had been called upon to perform a
ceremony in such case, but had declined
| until he could investigate the matter. He had
| written Attorney General O'Brien about IL
ana had his decision that there was no law to
prevent it. The prospective BRIDEGROOM. he
! said, was man As years Old. a wldower with
| one child. He brought his SISTERS daughter
| over from the old country. and she has been
| keeping house for him. The clergyman de-
| scribed her as about 80 and very good looking
| The man told the minister she was willing to
marry him, and he thought it would be good
thing all around for them TO be married. pro-
vided there was no law against it.
IN the report of the London Geographical
Society on the deep sea explorations of the
Atlantic bed previous statements concerning
its confguration are verified, namely, that the
| bottom of the North Atlantic is occupied by
two valleys, the eastern exte nding from 10 to
30 dogs. west longitude. and traceable as far
| as the equator, with an extreme depth of less
| than 1900 feet. while the western valley
reaches from the 18th to the 5oth dogs.
of west longitude. The two are
separated by ridge in 30 dogs. west longi-
tude, along which The average depth Is only
| 1000 fathoms, and which can be traced north
| ward to Iceland and southwark to the Azores /;
| it is volcanic in character at both eXtremtles.
| Its extreme breadth is somewhat less than 500
miles, the depth of water increasing on both
sides of it according to the distance of its axis.
The chief French surgeons and medical pro-
fesssrs have for some time been carefelly
studying the effects of mesmerism on the fe-
male patients of the Salpetriere Hospital and
NJ. B abinskl, clinical surgeon of that estab-
| llSnmenb, mas Just eUecteQ q series OF expert
ments the results of which would seem to open
| up new future for medical science. NJ. Ba-
| bnski tried to prove that certain hysterical
| symptoms could be transferred by the aid of
| the magnet from one patient to another. He
took two subjects. one dumb woman afflicted
| with hysteria and the other female who W as
in state of hypnotic trance. A screen was
| placed between the two. and the hysterical
woman was then put under the influence of a
strong magnet. After a few moments she
was rendered dumb, while speech was sud-
denly restored to the other. NJ. Babinski also
effected temporary cures of paralysis in the
same manner. Luckily for his healthier pa
tients, however, their borrowed pains and
symptoms did not last long, and they were
| saved from a calamity almost similar to that
which befell DR.. Jekyl when he swallowed too
much salts and irrevocablY became Mister
Hyde.
MRS. CosToN quite unconsciously makes a
dreadful comparison between Queen Victoria
and the Empress Eugene. OF the latter she
says: II was completely fascinated by her.
| Her every movement was poem and her re-
fined and delicate face actually sparkled with
intelligence. Always dressing in perfect
TASTE the Empress looked her best in a long
rich robe of creamy silk, over which hoated
clouds Of vapory tule attached to the dress
fby jeweled hooDs OF diamonds, emeralds, zap
phires and rubies. Round the tiny waist was
clasped girdle of the same precious stones
snowy shoulders rose from dazzling berthe
of gems. and her white throat was encircled
| by a band or enormous solitaire diamonds.
In her ears were fastened by fine wires-for
she could never have them pierced-large sol
| itaires. and in the wavy tresses of her hair
were worn clusters and sprays of diamond
| flowers. The effect of this charming toilet
was indescribably enhanced by long scarfs OF
| tulle fastened ~ the shoulders Of the corsa re
| with the jeweed butterflies, and sweeping
down the back they loated over the end OF
the long train. giving an ethereal look to the
beautiful svelte figure"
THE finest church Of Washington will be
the Church of the Covenant, PRESBYTERIAN
church which is about TO be built within a
stones throw of Dupont Circle. and on Con-
nectcut avenue, and Just across from the
British Legation. The chapel is already
erected. and services are now held in it, The
building is to be of white stone, and il is 10
cost. think. sl60, 0O0 The church has now
100 members, and among these are some OF the
most prominent people of Washington IL
has number OF Senators and Supreme
Judges. Stanley Matthews attends il rem
larry, and Justice Strong started the subscrip
lions for the new building with one OF SIC, 600
Gardner Hubbard the father-in- law OF Tele :
phone Bell. is another large subscriber, and |
zee that among the new members of the
church are John Hay aud Hugh j. Jewett,
The minister OF this church ~ the Rev. DIR.
Hamlin, who was called hSre fpsm Cincin-
natl at a salary Of $1,000 a4yeafaI ID IIR Min
is an ELOQUENT preacher and oans earnest
worker. and the church bids fair 10 grow rap
IDLY under his Administrations lie is. Judge,
about 40 years OF age, is " metium size
slightly built, and he has sface which looks