Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ITEMS OF INIEtESIs
AN OLD FRENCH WRITER has said for lady
Of the salon to go to France, for a woman to
entertain friends 20 to England. for house
keeper there is the American, but for wife,
embodying all, take Creole.
GENUINE German knives" are advertised
IN London newspapers, praising their excel
lent qualities. Only few years ago nOhody
IN Germany would have bought a knife which
ala not bear the stamp ''Shefield."
In the United States every two hundredth
man takes a college course; in England, every
five hundredth; in Scotland, every six hum
dredth. and in Germany every two hundred
and thirteenth. The United States is the only
country in the world which spends more upon
education than on W ar or preparation for war.
ONE of the most remarkable living human
curiosities has been secured for Philadel-
phia dime museum in the person of Princess
Lucy. an English midget, who, it is said Is Is
years old, only 10 inches in height, and weighs
but IL pounds. She is described as an uncom-
monty pretty little thing, with bright, cheer
ful face, perfectly formed figure and intelli-
gent mind.
Two bills for the benefit of the trees have
passed the Connecticut Senate. One exempts
from taxation for twenty years land not worth
over $25 an acre on which 1900 trees to the
acre have been planted and have reached the
height of six feet. The other, to prevent for
est fires, visits severe penalties on those who
kindle fires IN woodland. There is 10 be an
arbor day.
SETH KINMAN, of San Francisco, has finish
ed President Cleveland's new elk horn char,
which ID a unique and beautiful piece of work
with its gracefully curved horn frame, ivory
colored tips and elk-hoof feet. Gen. Han
cocks grizzly chair is made entirely of bears
hide, hoofs and claws. The old man Was GO
ing TO take this to the General this spring,
when he takes the Presidents to him.
ASTRONOMERS, of Pittsburg, file grievous
charge against natural gas. They say it in
terferes more with their telescope operations
than the smoke ever did. They do not mean
the gas In its natural state, but the light
caused by It's combustion at the various waste
pipes In and around the city. The blaze and
heat together disturb and agitate the atmos-
phere so much that at times it is impossible to
make close observation.
AMERICANS who return from abroad affirm
that the only handsome women seen in Lon
don society now are of American birth.
English women are too coarse and heavy in
their makeup for perfect beauty, and, too,
they lack that gracefulness which character
ICES American women. The most beautiful
women in London to-day are Lady Randolph
Churchill, Lady WateriOw, and Mrs. Il. r.
OConnor-all Americans.
THE village of Geneva, n. Y, having a pop
ment Of a coffee house for putting temper
ance principles into practice. 1t is to be, as
described in one of the local papers, san at
tractIve place, where young men can cOngre-
gate. drink their coffee, eat their lunches, en-
Joy the benefit of fine readlng-room and the
pleasures OF billiard and pool, without the
communicating influences of the saloon ana
barroom."
THERE is alegend that the iron chains fast
ened to the walls of rock along Adams Peak
to give the pilgrims safety along the preei-
pieces of that last ''sky league" were placed
there in the time and by the order of Alexan-
der. The links, though worn, are sound even
vet. About mountain such as this, long con
sidered to be the loftiest in all CeylOn, and
holy, if only from the steady voice of 1000
years of prayer, legends are sure to gather,
clOudlike and thick.
THE official Year Book OF the Church OF
England shows that during the last Is years
the church has raised and spent for religious
and educational purposes the sum of s4O7, 1865,
1856. This does not include contributions to
many church societies and to many parOchial
purposes concerning which no accurate daUa
could be obtained. Altogether it is probable
that the Anglican Church has raised the as
founding sum of $500, 000, 900 during the last
quarter of a century.
BETWEEN Browning and Buddha honors are
easy IN Boston. The Browning clubs went to
ate interludes of NeapOlitan ice cream and
claret ices, and there are lovely demltoilettes
and little art talk; while. on the other hand
the sessions in which Buddha is to be appro
priately Landed is tritie more severe. The
thcosOphlcal seances are apt to be held in
stately library, rather than the drawing
rooms, and wines are served instead of ices.
AN EPISODE of Swiss heroism is to be SOL
EMMY commemorate near Lueerne this July
the sacrifice of Arnold, of Winkelried, who
at the battle of Sempach threw himself upon
the Austrian spears to encourage his tagging
companions, and whose bravery secured the
victory The qulncentenary of the battle
will be kept by erecting a commemorative
monument on the field, and the neighboring
cantOns will furnish a grand historical pro-
cession in the costume Of Winkelried's times.
1T Is a remarkable fact that in less than one
year. 1884, Maine had six different Govern
ors, which number has probably never been
equaled in any State of the Union within a
similar period of time. as follows: Gov Fair
field for the year 1913, resigned: Gov, Cava-
naugh. President Of the Senate, 1913, died.
succeeded by Gov. Davis, Presi-
dent of the Senate, 1S43: Governor
Dunn, Speaker II the House, 1913; superseded
by Gov. Dana, President of the Senate, 1874:
Gov. Anderson, elected for the year ls44
In 1880 an English clergyman named Good
win made the following argument against
Christianizing the negroes of Virginia: IL.
The negroes are not men. .. If they are men
they are pre- Adamites, and therefore are not
entitled 20 the promises of either covenant
3. If they are the children Of Adam, still thew
are born under the curse of Ham, and are not
entitled TO any spiritual privileges. 4. Yeu
can do them no good, for thev are incapable
Of being made Christians. 5. II we should
make them Christians, they would get such
ideas of liberty and of their rights that they
would murder us. 8. We did not come ont
here to make Christians. but TO raise tobacco
and make money" And as a general clinch-
er he adds, I'VE should lose besides ali their
time on Sundays"
AN INEXPLICABLE PHENOMENON came TO
light at the residence OF Mrs. Margaret Wetz-
Ter, in Louisville, Saturday. Thirty years
ago she lost young daughter, OF whom she
had never had a picture taken. On Jan, II
her sOn-ln-law came down from Cincinnati
on a visit and occupied "A spare room. When
he left a bowl and pitcher of water remained
undisturbed. there being no one but the old
lady TO take care of the house. Going IN to
remove the articles Saturday she poured ont
the water, and was transhXed with astonish-
ment to find the face OF her long lost daugh-
ter depicted on the bottom or the pitcher. The
likeness she declares perfect. The face was
surrounded with wreath OF flowers, Hum
enon, which Mrs Wetzler declares to be
Goods own work." She is an intelligent Ger
man lady, IS years old.
THE French official report on suicides for
the Department of the Seine for the year 1855
gives the following results: There were GAP
suicides or attemDtg at suicida from Ian 10