Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-20
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her on Saturday.
a TINY green frog, imprisori in big cake
of ice, was set free at Naugaek and began
10 hop when the sunbeams HI warmed IL.
I'm America" asserts Hry Watterson,
''the gamester's paradise saratoga. But
to say truth. Saratoga cannehold candle to
Baden Baden"
ONE of the strongest obctions against
war with Mexico seems to ito lie in the fact
that a six weeks brush woh be sufficient TO
raise another army of MeXan veterans VINO
next winter would be lmptuning Congress
for pensions.
AN enterprising amattr photographer
photographed an execute scene at Manda-
lay, just at the moment WIN the condemned
Burmese were shot. If thipractice bee )mes
at all common, the Grimm, may justly feel
an additional dread at thehought OF his I'M
pending fate.
SOME one calls Washinton the City OF
Shades on account of thepumerous shade
trees that line its thoroughires. And yet In
another sense how appropnte the appeiia-
ton, when we think of the hosts OF the uls
tinguished dead who may here haunt the
scenes OF their one-time gretneSs.
AS sanitary measure. To Common Coun-
Gil of the city of Albany has)efore it an ordi-
nance prohibiting icemen fom leaving ice on
IHe SluOWdlk, where IL eDJeCJ 10
nation OF various sorts. The same thlng
might be for the welfareof this city. 1t re-
qulres legal enactment pnetimes to compel
people to care for their heath.
MRS. LANGTRY. having Won social celebrity
by her personal graces md as an actress
achieved success by abilt, and perseverance,
is said to covet further fame. 1t is whispered
that she is writing move. Whatever be the
merits or dement's of tho YORK, Mrs. Dangtry
Will have difficulty N fndinU nnbllgher.
and ready sale of the box is certain.
A COMPANY is being Fermed in Mexico to
work up the cactus plant. The oil is to be
used for lubricating proposes, the fibre for
cordage, the leaf for paper and the fruit for
eating. The fruit is d Juicy that it often
takes the place of watT for both man and
beast, and some years ago, when the drought
came over San Luis ootosi, thousands OF
cattle were saved by ealing the fruit.
NEAR the shore of Eniish Bay. British Co
lumbia, on a recent Sunday night, great fir
tree, $50 feet in height, was struck by light
ming. There was LOUD cracking noise. fol-
lowed by a shower of soarks. and few mo-
ments afterward the tree-split right down
the centre-was mas of fame and smoke.
The fire continued all light and lasted until
daybreak, by which time the tree was en-
tlrely consumed.
THE exceeding fecurdity of all the royal
family except Princess Louise, who declares
it is no fault Of hers that she is an exception,
has begun to inspire the British public with a
very natural fear that the land will ere long
be overrun with Princes, Princesses and royal
highnesses, and this possibility Is forcing a
demand that line shah be drawn by law
beyond which allowances for the mantle
nance of lazy ofshoots of royalty shall not
go.
LADY MONTAGUE once said in raising a
glass of water to her lips: "If it was wicked
to drink this how sweet it would be-" Com
menupg upon this, the Chicago Mail says that
a Brooklyn church acted on the principle in
volved in this remark and achieved a great
success. 1t tried every known means to have
its members stop card playing without effect
II then decided and publicly announced tn al
card playing was entirely right. good reigi-
GUS pastime. Everybody quit at once.
ONE of the oldest characters in Boston
Isaac B. Swatele, better known as yankee
Doodle" a nickname that he acquired by in.
variably whistling that tune while marching
along the streets delivering to his Gus TONERS
the boots and shoes he had repaired, died re-
Gently In that city. He advertised himself il
this wav. and made it pay well, for he accu
mulated quite fortune by his industry anC
dabbl1ng shrewdly in real estate. The las
wears of his life were spent in a house he haC
built at cost of $50, 900.
In the New York Stock Exchange man, very
much excited but apparently sane, bid 40 pei
cent for the loan OF $40. 900. The CELEBRITY will
which he was accommodated ought to have
made his head swim, but 1t didn't. He haC
made his little calculation beforehand. anC
knew that while the interest on $4,000 at IL
$40 95 for one day. He was satisfied that ht
could bear this loss il his little scheme mis-
carried and the world of stocks didn't fluctu
ate to the extent he desired.
WHAT surprised you most when you landed
in Americas" was asked of a newly arrived
Englishman the other day. "Wel," was th,
reply. "you may think it strange. but do yot
know. as fact, what surprised me most wa
the barman in public house handing MT
the whisky bottle across the counter and tell
! ing me to help myself What a wonderful,
sober lot of people they must be here. thou oh
|, when they can be trusted to help themselve
to the whisky bottle. Why, if such thiul
were to be done 10 England you would have
the streets blocked in the neghborhood will
people anxious to help themselves"
PRACTICAL JOKE" came near ending tn,
life of it's subject on Thursday In Brooklyn. A
health department inspector. having stepped
in fireproof recess TO get something in tn,
municipal building, n clerk closed the dool
| and turned the combination. The vault il
only eight feet high by seven feet long and foul
| feet wide. so the fresh cir was soon exhaust
ed and the inspector was almost sufocated
| while the clerks, in their confusion, f,iied tc
| get the combination that would reopen tn,
| door. A Deputy Police Commissioner who
knew the combination was fortunately within
reach, and the door was finally opened abou
in time to save the inspectors life.
PEOPLE with glib tongues and acute auricu.
lars may look upon the Cincinnati deaf mutes
picnic as joke, but it came off last night anc
was pleasant affair in every way. Franc
Harf was the only man in the room who
could talk above whisper. He looked OF
with composure, but muttered 10 himself anC
was overheard by one of the walters: This
def and DUN peesness is poorly good. II Their,
was more people that way this country
wouldn't have so much windy felers" The
mutes were present three hundred strong
and were fine looking, we'll behaved COM
pany OF ladies' and gentlemen. Not the slight.
eet discord occurred, and no big policem IN
felt called upon 10 grasp anybody by the arm
and yell at him: shut your flaws and dom
make so much noise. "-OincjnndH Enquirer
THE dispersion of the great art collection.
OF the historic families Of England is a re.
markable feature of the social life OF the
present time. The cause is not far to seek
The needs OF the great noble families proba.
ply increase much more rapidly than then
resources They are at disadvantage com
pared with the midd e-class plutocrats. Their
incomes are not elastic probably have q
tendency to cOntractIons in times OF agrariar
depression. They have, like royal person.
The merchant who is as rich as q duke ~ very
much more fortunate than duke. He has
not inherited from his ancestors a Dalaco
more magnificent and more eXtcnsive than