The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.
THE French national debt is stated to be the
largest in the WORLDS OOO, ooO, 900; annual in
French people is S15, perhaps the largest OF any
people. The president receives salary Oh
Sl5S,OC0 year.
The Maine executive council recently visited
prison where was a woman under life sentence
for numbering her husband. She made an APP
peal to the visitors for pardon, and the nrst
question asked of her by one honorable coun-
ciior was whether she had husband living.
A NEW RELIGIOUS SECT has been organized in
Zwickau. It's members call themselves Free
men in Christ" sing the hymns of the Metho-
dists, reject infant baptism, as do the Baptists
are like the Irvingites in believing In bodily
return Of Christ. and in place of the Lord
supper hold love feast.
PAPER is now manufactured from seaweed.
according to a process recently invented in
Japan. The article made in this way is said to
be so strong as to be almost untearable is
sufficiently transparent to admit OF its being
used as window glass, and takes all colors about
equally well.
TIE FRENCH POLICE have received instruc-
tons to discover the authors of an ingenious
political trick, which consists of defacing the
coins of Napoleon I'LL, and substituting the
name of Boulanger l., Emperor, with the date
1888. So far the substitution has been confined
to l0.centinae pieces, and has been treated as a
political joke,
ALECK NELSON now in New York. is visiting
this country on special mission. He repre-
sents tho Stage. the Dramatic Review. the Topi-
cal Times, the Court and Society Revte,c, and
the Journalist, and will write special articles
on the New York, Boston, and Chicago thea
tiers, on Buffalo Bill. outdoor entertainments
and base ball for English enlightenment.
FosrY-oNE YEARS AGO a young man Of Rhode
Island asked young woman of the same state
to marry him She said No The young man
went about his business, but he kept his eye ON
the woman, and from time to time renewed his
suit. she refusing offer after offer. He perse
vered, and his constancy was rewarded short
time ago, when she accepted and married him.
He was then ~ years old and she 81
A GIRL from Philadelphia, who is an expert
oarswoman, is the belle of Bar Harbor this
summer and her rowing costume is mighty
taking. She wears white pleated skirt of
flannel. with thick white Jersey shirt reaching
some inches below the belt, and ending in a
thick border like a heavy rope A white belt is
worn around the waist, and white felt alpine
hat, with white wing at the side, russell leather
shoes, russell hose and q yellow silk scarf
knotted about the throat, complete the pretty
costume.
AT WINTHROP, MASS. recently, workmen dig
ging to lay foundation stones struck two Indian
skeletons thought to be about 200 years old.
The position of the most complete SIX eleton was
peculiar. The head was bowed upon toe breast.
the knees drawn up to the chin, elbows on the
knees. with hands fiat upon that part of the
Uranium where the cheeks oncs were. No bones
OF the ankle foot or hip were found. The skel-
eton lay facing the west on its left side. Imme-
diately under the skeleton we're the remains of
fire, and clam and mussel shells were scat
tered about, particularly near the head.
A FARMER in the town of Rutland, N. Y, has
dog that carries the mail for him regularly
The farmers house stands nearly a quarter of a
mile from the main road, along which the mail
stage rolls every afternoon. The driver brings
the daily papers from the poStoffice and throws
them OF at the cross roads, where he ALWAYS
finds the dog waiting for them. The dog has
not missed a mail for three months, and during
that time he has not been reminded of his duty
more than halt a dozen tines. He seems to
know the right time, and does not waste his
time lettering at the corners.
WOMAN of Dover, Me-, bought a barrel q,
-four which was not of her favorite brand,
though highly recommended by the grocer. OF
course 1t didn't please her, and she told the gro
Ger how heavy, coarse, black, sticky, and gen
orally abominable it was. He said that he'd
take it right back and get her the kind she
wanted. He carried the barrel to his store, took
out the head, replaced it with a head bearing
the desired brand and sent the barrel hack
Then the flour was all right and the woman
confirmed in her good opinion of her Judgment
GAME is getting scarce even in India, and an
order of the government of Bengal, published
recently, forbids persons except in self defense,
to shoot or catch an elephant, or to set any
snares or traps for one, and between April l.
and Sept. 10, in each year, both days inclusive
prohibits the killing of deer and antelope, hare,
pheasant, partridge bill and sand grouse pea.
fowl, iorican jungle fowl speerfow1, all ducks
that breed in the country, gray duck, cerub
duck pink-headed duck. large and small whis-
Ting teal. cotter teal, and gyal
CALIFORNIA has female balloon Jumper. Her
name is Mrs. Van Tassell; she is young, hand
some, and blonde, and she weighs 165 pounds.
She made her first jump at Los Angeles the
other day. The chief OF police sent detectives
to prevent her from getting into her husbands
balloon, from which she had advertised to Jump:
but she escaped from them, made the ascent
and when she was mile above the city dropped
She wasn't frightened a bit, and alighted with
no more shock than If she had Jumped from q
chair. It required a 28-inch parachute to land
her safely,
In an open field about two miles south of Ma
rion, O., there stands tree about 45 feet high
which Ia considered great curiosity by every
person who has ever seen it. It stands east of
the road, and as you approach 1t from either d.
rection il seems to lean toward the road and
away from the observer. When directly oppo-
site it. it appears to be perfectly straight What
makes the illusion more perfect is the fact that
the tree stands alone in the field, and for the
much as twig, but finishes in fine bushy top,
The owner prizes it too highly to allow it to Be
harmed.
MISS JULIET CoRsoN, who is now at Brooks
Farm, Franconia, s an invalid who shows
what highly disciplined mental powers can do
to check the FavageS of disease. For some
years, she has been considered hopeless IN
valid. But she has outlived the predictions of
the DOCTORS and is now practically her own
patient. Although great and constant suf-
ferer, her writing has not been seriously inter
fered with. sSince her illness assumed its present
hopeless state she has written several books
beside numerous articles and is now engaged
on what she expects 90 be the best book of her
life, a book on cookery for the sick
THE latest amusement at Brussels is riding on
lie Chemin de Fer de l'Armour, or the ''Topsy-
Turvy" railway It consists OF an enormous
barrel opened at the end and grooved SO as to
run upon set of rails which slope in the center
On each side of the barrel is a seat, and on each
seat three passengers sit, being strapped round
the waist and having their feet in straps, while
with their hands they hold on to the seats. The
barrel is set in motion and goes down the in.
cline and up the other side, the passengers
turning round and round with It, The journey
is q short one, the barrel rolling completely
over four times, and then stopping With it's
passengers seated right side up again. The fare
Is 30 confines. Many women ride in it. their
skirts fastened by a strap at the ankle
A CONNECTICUT YANKEE suggests the use of
flash-llght photography as a means9of protecting
bank vaults from burglars. He says: 81 would
have camera placed In q position where IL
would command In the field Of the lens q space
OF 10 feet square or more In front Of the door