The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

! WIEN Richepin's Macbeth" was brought out
some time ago at the Porte ST. Martin, in Paris,
the divine Sarah had a notion that the play
ing or singing OF wltcaes' music would certainly
. entail misfortune upon her; consequently some
} other composition had to take its place. She
also displays, it is said positive horror Of any
thing Of saffron tint
5. L. TooEER Of sag Harbor. y. Y. has fine
dog. During a recent blizzard he and the dog
! were walking along the beach when the wind
/ suddenly captured Mr.. lockers bat and sent it
1 wuirlng over the thin ice. The dog went after
/ the nat and broke through the thin ice. Mr..
/ Tooker went after the dog and shared the same
| fate, but he perseyered. although the thermome
| ter was nearly down to zero, and rescued the
drowning animal and swan ashore with him.
A REMARKABLE PHENOMENON has recently de-
velOped at the residence of Rev. C. r. Diffen
| bacher, of Greens0urg, Pa The entire house
| seems 10 be charged with electricity and
| affects the inmates to such an extent that by
touching the chandelier tips, keys in the doors,
| hinges on the piano or other metals they VIII
| emit bright sparks and the shock is distinctly
| felt Electric lights are not used in the house,
| nor is IL known that the electric light company
wires touch the premises at any point.
a PRETTY YOUNG LADY OF jamestown has a
sealskin sacque and muff which she is quite
| proud Of as they are the result Of her own
| labors After receiving them she had a full
! figure photograph made, representing herself
| as out in a snow storm with her muff up to her
|
manufacturing firm saw the picture, admired
it, got acquainted with the lady. secured q copy
| of the photograph, had a Autograph made
| from it, which is now used to advertise his
goods.
A CASE just reported in London papers shows
the possibility of spontaneous combustion of
| the body of dr11nkard or at least that such
! body may be set on fire by the mans breath
| coming in too close contact with a lighted
| candle or match. The case just reported is that
| of the body of drunkard being brought into
Guys Hospital, London His body was very
much bloated, and when punctured and lighted
match applied the gas which escaped burned
| with the ordinary fame OF carbuFeted hydrogen.
| As many as dozen of these flames were burn
| ing at the same time.
MISS TAsKER, who recently died at Middleton
Hall, in Essex Eng, was to the end persistent
! dfsbeliever in railways. She never entered
| railway carriage but always Travelled in her own
coach, following the old fashioned method, when
| undertaking long journey, of having the
| horses changed at roadside inns Another and
amiabe popularity Of Miss Tasker was giving
checks for very large amounts. Her fame in
| this respect reached Rome, and the Pope. twenty
wears ago. conferred on her the title Of Countess
| of the Holy Roman Empire. in recognition OF
| her generous contributions to the church.
THE great-hearted philanthropy of the aver
| age New England railroad manager was exem-
| plifed the other day when constant patron Of
local Boston road presented big petition
| from other constant patrons, asking that the
cars be better lighted, for, as they were it was
| next to impossible to read in them. Why do
| you want to read in thems' asked the manager.
| Don't you know it hurts your eyes to read in
| the cars? it's one of the worst habits that you
could get into. Don't do it; break yourself OF
| it. / shan't put in better lamps, for if | did
more people would read in the cars and there d
| be more eye diseases. Don't read in the cars.
| They weren't male to read in"
A CITIZEN of Portland, Me. was annoyed to
| receive a few days before Christmas a letter
from his sister in the country saying that she
would send a friend, Miss Cornelia Shock to
| spend the holidays with his family. It was an
| unusual liberty even for the sister to take. but
| the family ma lie the best of it, put the spare
room in order, and waited for Miss Shock She
didn' arrive on Saturday, but on Monday morn
| ing the expresSman left long box at the door.
In it was Miss Cornelia ShOck-a full-siZed young
woman made entirely from the stockings of
| corn. The face was made of husks, carefully
| pierced; the hair was of corn silk; the body
and limbs of stalks, and the elaborate costume
was a skillful combination, made entirely from
the products of shock of corn
IT SEEMS to me that we are getting on apace.
| 1t is said that widower and father of we'll
known daughters, was walking on Fifth avenue,
| N. Y, few days ago when one of his girls
recognized pair of horses before a well turned
| these your horses:" ''Tush tush, nay dear; do
| not see so much" As a matter Of fact they
were papafs horses, which be had loaned"
| Another well aHthenticated story of the same
| sort is about lad who is mixed up with
woman. and naturally ambitious Father,
said he, she must have pair and brougham.H
| Get out, you rascal; you ought to be ashamed
| of yourself IAN right, papa: / will go to
| mamma" The pair and the brougham are seen
on the avenue every afternoon so is papa S bien
| aimee.
A WELL KNOWN PHYSICIAN, whose experience
enables him to speak with authority on the sub
] ject, gives the following advice for protection
against the cold when driving: Provide your
self with good kerosene oil lantern. well filled
and trimmed, and with sufficient oil if neceS-
! sary for rehng, and You have the most eff
| cient means for enduring the cold that can be
! got. This lantern being lighted, and kept be
meath any covering that is used to protect the
| limbs, will add materially to ones comfort who
| must make winter trips. will add. in connec-
| ton with the lantern. that rubber coat gossa-
mer or rubber blanket is a most desirable gar
ment for a long, cold ride. IL any one will try
these suggestions, he or she wi never start out
again for cold drive without the lantern and
oil; also good strong umbrella is good pro-
lection against a cold wind"
AN ACCOUNT is given in the Nevada papers of
some beautiful specimens of solidified pine
wood, which, strange to say, were taken from
the /, 800 feet level Of one of the mines in that
country The wood having been compressed by
the operations of nature to one-fourth its nor
NAL size, is firm and close grained as box
wood. and consequently takes a fine polish. on
being thus treated, it appears and feels so ex-
actly like petritied wood as to be at once mis-
taken for such on being seen and examined for
the first time. The material. when polished, is
of deep, chestnut color, and, though brought
to its present condition by exposure to 1909 of
heat, under immense pressure. for a period of
some twelve years, it is thought that the same
effect might be brought to pass in few DAYS
by means of suitable processes of compression,
and the substance made serviceabe IN various
useful industries
The night after the Senate at Albany y. y,
condescended to confirm Mr.. Gray as a Judge
of the Court Of Appeals, he and Judges Van
Brurt lngraham and Barrett celebrated the
compliment by petit souper at Browns chop
house. Mixed up with the crowd, who were
forced there for late ideas, were Mr. Sargent
Cram and Mr.. Gilbert NJ. Spelr, Jr After con
graduating Mr. Gray on his appointment they
went out. To policeman who stood near the
door Mr.. Speir said Inside there ore four of
the worst bunco SteererS in New York They
have attempted to do us, and We have only
escaped because we were sober. You'd better
keen them when thew Gonna o,,r