The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


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UNCLE SAM collected Ss2 600 in duties ON a sin
gle consignment of opium which was received
by san Francisco firm from Hong Kong e few
| days ago. There were 200 cases, weighing $500
| pounds, IN the consignment.
SwALLow-TAILs are now required at the Berlin
Opera House on Monday nights This has
raised great Indignation among the Germans
who love muse better than style. and they take
1t out in hissilg the director.
some of the New York State Senators seem to
have an inclination toward athletic sports Sen
ator Edward F. Reilly of New York, has chal-
lenged senator Cornelius Van Colt, of the same
| city, to skating match on the Hudson, dis
| lance three miles, for stake of $3.50
LETTER written from Orange, Cal, says that
the knocking birds in that locality feed on the
berries that grow on the Chinese umbrella tree,
and that this sort of food makes them tipsy.
They act very foolishly Just after hearty meal,
| and stagger about badly intoxicated.
AN OLD MAN who died in Fuvanna county,
Virginia, recently, lad cut his third set of teeth
when nearly 80 years of age, and his hair, which
had become white, was returning to its original
| color. The newspaper which described the
! event neglected TO state whether or not he died
! of cholera infantum
g. D. BUNTING, OF Cambridge, Pa, owns fine
| specimen of the bald eagle. 1t measures feet
| At , O'Clock p. m. on Wednesday, Feb. %, the
| the one hundred and fifty anniversary OF
| the birth of George Washington, Mr.. Bunting
will give the bird his freedom
THE Gretna Green to which Englishmen
| usually took their deceased wife's sister when
| they wished to marry her. the Swiss canton of
Neuchatel, was dleeStabllShed by the Great
Council on New Years day The inhabitants
are much cut up, for they will lose the trade of
about twenty English couples year.
JOHNNY Eek, boy of Rib Lake, Wis, had his
fingers frosted and undertook to thaw them by
dipping them in barrel of oil. which, unknown
to him had Just been rolled in from outdoors
| and opened The temperature of the oil was
far below freezing, and Johnny was soon sur
prised at finding his fingers frozen solid.
STEWART TERRY, of Southold, L. l., now
very old man. speaking of the recent cold snap,
remarks that there has not been so much ice in
Long Island since 1850. In the latter year the
sound was completely frozen over, and rela-
tive of his, after being married in Connecticut,
was driven across on the ice and landed at Orient
Point.
AT Jackson. Mich, a burglar crept into a
dimly lighted parlor where a young man and
his best girl were sitting He did not discover
them until it was too late to retreat, and so he
sullenly stood his ground. What are you after
here?" asked the young man, bravely. Same
as you-best in the house." replied the burglar,
grufily. The remark pat and suited all
hands so well that the author of it was allowed
to sneak away unmOleSted, and although the
young man has since seen him on the
street, he declines to expose the Sharp-witted
rascal.
JOE BELL an eccentric old stock dealer, rode
through the village of Holton, Ind, with vest
containing S138 in one of its pockets swung
across his saddle. The vest fell off unobserved,
and as it was dark, Bell concluded that it would
be of no use to look for the missing money, and
gave it up for gone Returning over the same
route a week later he found the old vest by the
roadside, and examining the pockets, was de-
lighted to find the money all right Scores of
persons saw the old vest lying in the road, chill
dren kicked and tossed it about. but no one
thought Of finding wealth in such ragged old
garment.
PEDESTRIANS on Walnut street, Cincinnati,
the other day had their attention attracted by
a novel sight A well-dreSsed gentleman was
sitting in a large armchair having his boots
BACKED by gentleman who was dressed in the
latest style. A large crowd gathered around.
but the gentl aman kept at his task and soon
finished his contract. This little episode was to
settle $40 bet. In a talk about betting one had
offered to wager so that the other would not
dare to blRcken his boots while he sat in a chair
on the sidewalk. The challenge was promptly
accepted, the job done and the shoe pOliSher
pocketed the stakes.
AN EPIDEMIC of scads and burns seems to
have ragged in a neighborhood in Paterson, n
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Isabella Moore, dying on Tuesday She had
placed pot of paint on hot stove to thaw
out, and it exploded burning her fearfully Her
son John was badly burned trying to save her.
Next door to her lives Charles Levy, who on the
same day, fell over a stove and upset kettle of
boiling water scalding himself badly Her
next door neighbor on the other side, Mrs
James Berthof, was severely burned, also on
the same day, by her hair taking fire from some
blazing fat on a stove.
SIR ROGER TIcHBoRNE, the claimant, has left
his position in a Bowery barroom New York
and is now Mining cocktails for the patrons of
a place in the godlY city of Brooklyn His
shadow has not grown less, for he weighs $50
pounds, and but for touch of rheumatism is
as frisky as kitten. He told reporter that
he was about to open up his again. with
Sir Charles Russell and Sir John Clarke as
counsel. He claims TO have had tip from Lord
Halbury, the English High Chancellor on
legal point that was lost in the earlier pro-
ceedings Tichborne, or orion, expects to re-
alize 81 900 at least on his books. which will
soon be out.
SOME STOLEN PROPERTY was recovered in Bos-
ton in a somewhat unusual manner. colored
man who acted as one of the walters at the
Loyal Legion banquet to Gen. Sheridan took ad-
vantage of the opportunity to eat heartily of
the sweets and fancy dishes. He also packed
his valiSe full of knives, spoons and silverware
and went home During the night his over
loaded stomach rebelled, and supposing that ne
was at the point of death, he told the doctor he
had something to say before he died He then
told of the stolen silverware and asked the doc
tor to send it back to the owners The proper-
ty was returned and the sick man recovered
but has not been arrested.
A MAN in Lewiston, Me-, tells the following
story of how he was cured of the rheumatism:
II could just hobble along on two crutches. and
didn't expect ever to be any better. One night
l couldn't sleep, and thought I'd lust take
short walk out of doors. 1t was a cold night no
snow, and hobbled along TO a bridge over a
brook near our house. ] was leaning on the
fence looking at the moon, when the fence
broke down, and ker-chunk | went right
through the ice all under. | made a iumn
you'd better believe, and started for the house
on the dogtrot. didn't stop for crutches I
tell you, and guess they're in the brook now
Well, sir, han't had touch of rheumatism
from that day to this"
For making ordinary wooden spools birch
wood is preferred The birch is first sawed
into sticks 4 or 5 feet long and 10
of an inch to 8 inches square. ac-
cordng to the size of the spool to be produced
These sticks are thoroughly seasoned They
are sawed into short blocks, and the blocks are
dried in hot air kiln. At the time they are
sawed hole Is bored through them One
whirl of the little block against sharp knives
shaped by pattern, makes the spools at the
rate of one second A small boy feeds the
spool machine, simply placing the blocks in a
spout aud throwing out the knotty or defective