The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-18
PERSONAL

Mass FLORENCE CROFT of Cincinnati has lust
carried off the diplomas in the Persian and
Arabic languages at the School of Living ORR
enta languages at Paris. lt is said that she is
the first woman who has ever attained the
Persian diploma and the second to obtain the
Arabic,
A BRILLIANT IDEA struck John Bouer, Ne
braslln man, recently. Wishing to clean out a
powder keG, he put little powder in it and
then applied lighted match. He was picked
up several rods from the explosion, and is now
in bed wondering what became of the keg
JAooB MYERS, the veteran engineer of the
Adirondack company, has run n locomotive for
forty years, aud has never met with an accident
For twenty five years he has been with the Adj.
rondact company. He ran the first engine over
the Adirondack road. He has three sons, and
they are all engineers two being employed by
the Delaware and Hudson road and one by the
Adirondack.
Queen VICTORIA does not like Canon Liddon,
the most eloquent of English preachers. Once
he preached before her and constantly ad-
dressed her as ''Madam'in his sermon. Massil-
lon 1t will be remembered used to address
Louis XIV. as Sir from the pulpit. But Vic
toria objected To being He'd Madam" oven
by So big gun as CANON and Liddon is not
bishop owing to her antagonism.
REPRESENTATIVES, S. S Cox went to Morehead
City, n. c., n few days ago, to obtain short
season of perfect rest. He registered at the
hotel as 'AIr Jones" and calm in his incognito
began to rest with extreme energy. What was
MS uSinay, however, 10 ma unat some oD-
servant and impertinent meddler had written
the name IS. S. Cox over the harmless and
restful title "Mr. jones'" When Mr. Cox
attempts 20 hide his light under n bushel he
will always find that he will have a peck OF
trouble.
A NEW PLuNGER has been startling the book
makers of Washington. DR.. Alexander Mac
kenzie won $4,000 last week in the pool rooms
of that city. Dr. Mackenzie has long been u
better I'm a small way but his sudden promi
winner totally eCfa0 Inv
the bookmakers. Where he gets his tips is
hard TO say. He claims that he uses his pro
fessiona Judgment regarding the horses Last
Saturday he won much that the Washington
pool rooms did not have enough available
money 10 cash winning tickets Wherever he
goes now he is followed by a crowd, and his
bets serve as tips to those who long TO rival his
luck.
SOME Of the big bankers of New York have
history worth hearing. Take the Kountze
Brothers. for example. They grew up IN the
neighborhood OF the little town of Tit1in, o.,
where their father owned a small farm. There
were four OF the boys-Herman, Charles, Au-
gustus and Luther They worked along like
boys OF their class, TILED the farm and helped
to sell the garden truck in the town. Their
father yet lives IN that ncighborbood, but the
boys have spread out for themselves, and made
fortunes away into the millions. Herman was
the first to strike out, and he got into a brokers'
Office in Omaha After awhile he branched out
for himself, and all he had was $500 in cash and
some good credit when he began-now his check
is good for as much rs any banker IN the coun-
try. Charles went TO Denver and the good luck
of the family followed him. Augustus and
Luther came 70 New York and built up the bust
ness that has made thom famous and rich. The
brothers have continued In partnership together
since the day Herman opened his little office in
Omaha, about twenty-five years ago, and every
summer season they gather for family re-
union at the little Ohio farm from which they
started to make their fortunes as young men.