The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-06
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A FISHERMAN at Orrington, Me-, made a
queer catch the other day, while fishing
for smelt. During the big storm he was on the
river and lost an ak and a shovel through the
ice. The two implements were what he found
IN MS net so long afterward.
ONE of the most successful of orchid growers
is young New Jersey woman, who, finding
herself in straitened circumstances few wears
ago, began Horticulture in a small way on little
piece OF pine land. Now she has taken her
younger sisters into partnership and is doing a
big business.
A NEW AND ACCEPTABLE PRESENT for man
who will persist in punch brewing or making is
punch set. 1t is solid oak tray, in the center
OF which is tumbler set beneath lemon
squeeZer worked by high handle. At one side
OF the tray is silver stand for two bottles, and
on the other side sugar bowl
THE new Federal building to be erected in
Wilmington, N. c., will occupy the lot on which
the people of the town held a grand barbecue,
followed by great torchlight parade, in 1915,
IN celebration of the ratification of the treaty
OF Ghent and Gen. Jacksons victory at New
Orleans. 1t was the greatest event in the his
tory of the town, and the oldest inhabitants tell
the story of it with glow of pride.
LAST WEEK the Hopkins Tramp Club an
association of undergraduate students in Johns
Hopkins University, set out on a tramp toward
New York, to be gone for several days. They
have been taking trips every Saturday during
fair weather, sometimes making as much as
forty miles day, but this is the longest jaunt
they have yet attempted. No one is admitted
to membership until he has walked thirty miles
In one day in company with some of the men,
berS.
There are many deeds and mortgages on file
at Port Washington, Wis. bearing the sigma
ture, LELAND Stanford Notary Public" It was
IN this town, forty years ago, that the future
millionaire Senator then poor young lawyer
or twenty-five, just married, laid the foundation
OF his fortune, and there he remained until de-
feated for a county office, when, disheartened
and disguised, he set out for the West. The
man who defeated him is now copyeSt in
Milwaukee law Office.
JESSE Isle, of Cooke, Tenn is 10 years old
and has documents to prove it, In boyhood he
worked on farm. For forty-f1ve years he was
Baptist preacher, and is now farming again.
He is hale and hearty, does not wear spectacles
and won't turn over his property to his children
for fear they will Squander It, The past winter
he cleared two acres of virgin forest without
assistance. He says he remembers when his
father came home from the Revolutionary war
his feet bleeding from long tramp, and almost
famished for food
queer decision has been rendered by the
Supreme Court of Massachusetts woman
brought suit for divorce against her husband
but was induced to abandon the suit and re-
turn to him, on his depoSiting a note for SIS. 900
FOR her benefit. Some time after the woman
accepted these terms her husband died. A de-
mand was made upon his estate for the note
in addition to the wife's DOVER which was re-
fused, and when the case came to trial the
Superior Court ruled that the consideration was
illegal and decided for the defendant The
plaintiff took exceptions, which majority of
the full bench overrued.
Mrs. c. D. KING is the reroine of the day in
Aroostook county, Me. She lives on farm in
the woods about thirteen miles from the village
OF Caribou, and eight miles from any other
house. One Sunday, not long ago her husband
cut his foot badly and Monday morning, in
order to procnre assistance. Mrs King started
on the frozen snow for Caribou, hauling her
small child on a handsled, together with a pair
or snow shoes to use in case the snow became
soft. She hauled her child the entire distance
thirteen miles, six miles of which were through
a trackleSs forest arriving before noon tired
but apparently none the worse for their long
tramp. Aid was Immediately sent to her in
Jured husband, and the brave and plucky woman
secured needed rest before returning home
H. NJ. PHIPsoN, Secretary of the Bombay Ma
tional History Society, says that the cobra lays
from twelve to twenty eggs once year during
the rains, and the young show signs of venom
GUS powers at an early age. The cobra is timid.
and Is about the only poisonous snake used by
snake charmers, being the only one that can
be easily handled. You have only to attract its
~,
the other in the middle of the body and the
snake is yours It strikes at moving things but
unlike other snakes it never turns and bites the
hand that is holding it. Snakes have no ex
ternal ears, and it is considered doubtful
whether the cobra hears the music of the
charmers at all. 1t is attracted by the move
ments of the musical instrument They feed
freely on young rats, birds and toads
A MARRIAGE which took place in Springfield.
O., few days since was the result of a some
what romantic courtship. About two wears
ago Chicago life insurance agent was persist
ent In his efforts to write a large policy on one
OF his bachelor friends The friend always oh
Jected that he was alone in the world had
plenty, and no need to provide further for the
future. One day he remarked however, to the
per persistent agent: You find me wife and 1
will buy policy of you" The proposition was
accepted. The agent brought about a cores
pondeIce between a Louisville widow a friend
OF his wife, and the bachelor, which soon be-
due time meeting was arranged, the result of
which was that the agent wrote a big policy
and his friend ceased to be bachelor.
FISH CITY. MICH, is one of the oldest towns
in the country, having no existence except in
the winter 1t is situated on Saginaw Bav-not
on the shores, but literally on the bay-and is a
collection of board shanties built upon the ice
This season it contained 1000 houses. They are
the hutS of men who do the winter fishing for
pike pickerel, lake trout and white fish, and as
soon as the ice forms on the bay their constr1Ic-
ton is begun The fishermen live in their buts
from the time they are built until the breaking
up of the ice in the spring forces them to come
ashore. There is door in each hut and in the
floor trapdoor 20 inches square. When this is
raised a hole of the same size through the ice is
discovered. At the side of this the fisherman
sits all day and great part of the night watch
ing for his game, which he captures by a dex-
ferrous use of the spear. From 1000 900 To
2,50 900 pounds of choice fish are caught from
the bay each winter.
SENATOR EDMUNDs is the only Senator who
now habitually wears one of the little black cans
that few years ago were so common among
the Senators. Gen. Burnside inaugurated the
custom, and several of his colleagues who had
the misfortune TO be baldheaded. followed sniff
The little cap became quite fashionable. Int a
few years ago the style changed and
the Senate did not have a single can A
few weeks ago, however. Senator Edmunds
brought the custom into vogue aga'n His
brainey head is SO very bald that the many
draughts about the corridors of the buildinS
were too suggestive of pneumonia and the Yer
mont Senator resorted to his old-time head
covering. He does not wear the cap while in
the Senate Chamber. The moment he enters
he pulls IL off and throws it on his desk 10 he
donned again the moment he leaves the cham
Der. Mr. Edmunds' cap is too small for his
head, and he presents a very peculiar appear.
ance as he walks along the corridors or sits in
the Supreme Court chamber, with the little
black cap perched on the top of his big hald
head. He wore 1t on one of his rare visits TO
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