The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-12
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

terminated, that State can no longer supply the
Eastern market with bear meat.
A PoUGHKEEPs1E BARBER says that eight out
of ten men are bald nowadays and he can ex-
| plain it only on the ground OF food adultera-
| ton.
DENIsoy, Tex, sports have their dog fights on
| the main street of the town. and some of the
! unappreciative citizens have ventured to com
PLAIN.
THERE is a log house still standing in Chicago
which is believed to have been built for de-
! Tense against the Indians at the time Fort Dear
| born was erected.
TRAMPs from this country have become so
numerous in the City of Mexico, it is said, that
! they have become a great nuisance 10 AIneri-
! cans residing there.
THERE are more people of foreign birth in
| Milwaukee and fewer in Atlanta, in proportion
! to the sizes of the places, than IN any olner
cities in the country
DURING the past 10 years no less than six
species of North American birds have become
! extinct and it is claimed that the English spar
row has been the main cause of their disap-
pearance
A NASHVILLE CARPENTER arose in his sleep and
went into his shop and began filing saw. The
noise woke him up and he nightly puzzled
to find himself engaged at such work az : CLOCK
in the morning in DARK shop.
THE first Chinese tramp ever seen in this
country turned up ct Baltimore police station
the other evening, and demanded a nights
lodging with as much cheek as the oldest eau
casian in the profession would have been aoLe 10
muster.
MIcRopHoNEs are made so powerful now that
they cause the footsteps of a fly to sound like
the heavy tramp of a Texas Congressman. John
sherman, who keeps one slapped against MS
ear says he can almost hear his Presidential
boom grow.
A hotel in Ness City Kas., it is reported, dis
plays this sign in its Office Any tendirfoot
calls suit of rooms sweet, or a spitbox cuspi-
dor, or lOokin' glass mirror, cannot stop IN
this house. and Will find the Clint healthier
farther east.
A BUFFALO MAN hung his watch at night over
pan of dough in the kitchen, and the next
morning it was missing. He, of course, thought
it had been stolen. and was considerably sur
prised at supper time to see the lost timepiece
roll out of a loaf of bread his wife was cutting.
WILLIAM CoRBIN, of Palestine, H., the other
day picked up an excuse blank used in the
Mount Vernon public schools Palestine is
nearly 100 miles from Mount Vernon and right
in the path the cyclone travelled, SO that the
blank was probably carried there by the wind
A DoYLEsrowN, (O)MAN discovered that his
chickens were being stolen from time To time.
morning and while looking around the coop dis
covered pocketbook containing SIS and the
name of a well-known neighbor who was
spected member of the community.
THE MAYOR of Hannibal No. whipped out his
red bandana the other day and gave a nasal
blast. whereupon an unhitched horse terrified
at the great noise, dashed down the street. ran
against an electric light tower 100 feet high.
topping it to the ground and then into coal
wagon, from which it was rescued unframed.
The BARB-wIRE INDUSTRY is in fair way OF
being overdone. According to the Lon 14qe
there are forty four manufacturers in this
country who own 2,l9l machines. II is eSti-
mated that IN 200 working days, running single
turns. they Will make 100000 tons of barb wire,
VIII lie the consumption ranges from $50, 900 TO
150, 900 tons year
AT A RECENT LAWSUIT in Texas thirteen expert
cattle branders swore that when cattle were
branded in the dark of the moon the brand
will never get larger tina the fret impression
no matter how much the animal NAV grow
But ii the branding iron is applied in the Light
of the moon the scar will spread and the
lighter the moon the larger will De the spread
A CHICAGO MAN who had erected fine resi-
dence was surprised one day to learn that a rat
had been seen in the cellar The plumber was
sent Tor and given orders to stop uD the rat
hole without regard to Expense. He did so, and
handed in his bill. 1t called for 81 ,33335 He
mad found 1t necessary 70 completely overhaul
and change the sewerage and drainage system
of the premises to keep that rat out
THIRTY FIVE YEARS AGO a prominent farmer of
Wayne county, O., was a passenger on a train
on what is now the Fort Wayne road. and neg
ected To give bis fare to the conductor few
days ago he called on the station agent at Woos-
ter and told him he wanted To pay 70 the ride
as his conscience had b en- troubling him for rs
years. The money was paid over with interest
in full, and forwarded TO the General Passenger
Agent.
RICHMOND. VA. asserts that she is the first
city in the world to run, light and heat a car by
electricity. Its new patent heaters have inst
been put IN operation. -Four heaters were ar.
ranged in a series under the seats having n
raiIati1g surface of fourteen square ieet and
an electrical resistance OF 1875 ohms. 4 current
OF two amperes, equivalent to one hOl - power
of emery. was obtained from the overhead
wire and though the day was cold and raw, The
car was heated comfortably
MAzzASrINI, the celebrated Spanish bull.
fighter, now iu Mexico, is thus described by the
Tjco Ee0u] tics: He seems to be A g-,trg mus
among the followers of tire art of tauromachy
He Is the universal subject Of discussion on lie
streets He is a successful actor on the STAGE
the leading living bull fighter very cnafitahIa
and kind-hearted, speaks Italian and French
perfectly, plays the piano well, writes clever
verses and leaves the impression upon all who
meet him that he is a high-minded honorab Die
gentleman
FARMER ELLIOTT, of Denham. Conn. is an &c.
centric farmer, worth over S.O0O00 He
has number Of fine horses which he
cares for himself. Tn other Iuorrino
a son-in-law of Mr.. Elliott was much surprised
and amused at the same time when on q. pniug
the stable door he found MS ia hAr-in-Ia,y's naf
horse in a very agi ated condition What Wor
ried the poor animal was pair of trousers thar
encased II rear limbs The rest Of the br1Ite,s
body was covered with blankets, while the
trousers were fastened on by means of strings
and straps.
IN PHILADELPHIA TELEPHONES have lately been
put to novel use. Two police tugboats plyinr
on the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers bavs
direct telephone communication with roli,a
headquarters and the fire alarm Office Tho
wires run under ground to the piers where the
boats lie, aud there connection is made A. +ha
piers the wires are encase IN a rubber tuhine,
which ends in plug. The wires on the boaes
are similarly protected, and when a boat n, kes
fast to the wharf the two plugs are
connec' ed. which completes the cir
cult. Should the boats be ordared into tba
river for service, the rubber-coyered wire VIII
the plug ut the enu Is simply hung unon
hook on the wharf until the return of the boat
when the plug IS once more put in place and
communication again opened.
AUSTIN r. BRowN of Woodbridge. Conn bos
refused to accept $4,000 which was offered hin,
Years ago he wooed and became engaged 10 n
young lady in New York State. They mar.
relied, and Brown went to Connecticut ,vbar,
he eventually married and settled down A
year ago his wife died, leaving large family
NOT long ago strange woman jollrneyed 10