The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-06
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Mr. EvARTs excites the admiration OF his
brother Senator's because he can cross his knees
and rest both his feet on the floor
THE richest man in the present Ohio Legisla-
ture is probably Senator Morrison. of Cleveland.
He is a young. lghthaired bachelor, who is
said 10 be intensely shy of the ladies' but he is
not at all shy in his Republicanism-
A YOUNG MAN living in st. Adams, Vt, awoke
the other morning 10 find his mouth wide open
| and his jaw set in such position that he could
| not close il. II required the assistance OF
physician TO get the refractory jaw into place
again.
IN cutting down an old apple tree in his
orchard, Connecticut man found a squirrels
nest, and in il watch and chain which he had
| lost last summer Whether the squirrel had
| carried il there not, is the question which he
| is now laborlng hard TO solve.
! WILLIAM Carlow a farmer was thrown out
of his sleigh by striking against lamppost in
Ionia, Mich. He was picked up insensible, but
he still held his clay pipe between his teeth, and
| the first sign of consciousness was pun at II.
| The fire hadn't gone out and he was still smok-
| ing as he left for home.
W. H. JONES, of Obion, Tenu., has a curious
relic in the shape of large pewter dish, which
is more than 100 years old. 1t used in the
| camp of Gen Washngtons soldiers at Valley
| Forge. II has been in the possession of Mr..
Jones or his ancestors since that time. His
grandfather was soldier in the revolution
AT a recent meeting of microscopists in New
| York Mr.. Charles F. Cox said that an inventor
had once announced the completion of a micro
| scope so powerful that by it's aid the departure
1 of the spirit into the infinite unknown from a
| corpse, Just dead could be observed. This is
| what call the sublmty of humbuggery," con-
| cluded Mr. Cox.
| Mrs. HAwLEY, the charming English woman
| who lately became the wife of the Connecticut
Senator, is said to be great favorte at the
| White House. On account of the Senator's
| politics and his high standing in his party, the
| Republican papers have refrained from abiding
| to II as another proof of the un- American sym
pathies of the Cleveland administration.
A STUDENT at a New Jersey military institute,
whose home is in Cuba, was deeply interested
| by the first snow storm which he saw this win
| ter He spent considerable time out doors, and
| rolled six snow balls and placed them in his
! trunk intending 70 take them home with him
| next vacation When lie found pool of water
in his trunk he mournfully exclaimed: My
| feather balls are all gone.
AT MT. PLEASANT, TEX, hog appeared as a
witness in court, the other day. A case of hog
theft was being tried before jury, and the
| court decided that the marks on the SOW under
dispute were not made plain to the jury, and
| ordered the hog brought INTO court. The plain
| tiff, with the assistance of a negro, dragged the
! unwilling porker from its pen and took it to the
court room, followed by large and interested
! crowd.
THE King of SPANS nurse has a gorgeous
attire She wore it when he was christened,
and again when he was presented to the Cortes
1t consists of rich velvet skirt with two broad
| bands of gold round it. blue velvet apron also
| trimmed with gold, bodice of black velvet
fastened with silver buttons. which open on an
| inner bodice of fine lawn with rich lace. Round
| her neck are five or six rows of coral beads and
| long earrings of the same. rich silk handker-
| chef is fastened over the dark hair which she
| arranges Madonna fashion in 'front.'
LETTERS sent to the Birmingham and Midland
| Institute, which is about to have a manuscript
exhibition at its annual Conversations show
| that Andrew Lang does not keep his manuscript.
| Justin Mccarthy works with type writer. Mr..
Shorthouse, author of John Inglesant, makes
| scrappy manuscripts. Marion Crawford writes
| his improvements into his draft. Mr.. Besant
| has not kept any of the manuscripts of the
| Rice partnership. Bret Harte is not in posses
| sion of the sheets of his earliest stories. The
| copy" of many famous books has already been
secured.
RUFUS SMITH. of New Haven, owned horse of
which he was very proud. He was handsome
animal, show horse, just tn horse for a mill
tia General TO ride, and one that was often used
on the theatrical stage when horse was needed
| When Mr.. Smith died he left directions that the
| horse which s q years old, should be properly
maintained. provided a sum of money for the
! purpose and directed Mrs. Smith, when she was
tired of keeping him, to turn him over to Col
Blakesee of North Haven. Here the touching
part of the story ends Mrs. Smith did nothing
of the kind. She sold the steed for $50 to a citi-
zen Of Bradford who is working him for all he
| sworth.
THEY tell down East of a poor fellow who
owned remarkably fat hog. and who also owed
rich man. The hog was about all the prop
erty the poor debtor had worth evyfng on and
the law exempted mans only pig. One day
| the creditor meeting the debtor, said: You
fharI of rf1a mic. Ise l.
| one" The poor man was astonished. why, |
! owe for the hog I've got now" he stammered.
Never mind, you need another one and I'll
| send it, and he did and the little pig was put
in the pen by the side of the fat one. In less
than an hour the constable came and attached
| the fiat hog and took it away, and thus the law
| and the rich man were satisfied.
A PHILADELPHIA MAN got on a street car while
it was going at full speed. He held the nickel
which to pay his fare between his teeth,
and unmindfu of it, began to berate the driver
| for not stopping the car for him. The result was
| inevitable, instantaneous and in small way
| sensational. The moment the man opened his
mouth the nickel slipped into it, and in the first
| frenzy of his artculated indignation the scent
| piece fell into his throat and was swallowed
| With a splutter the fellow sought to recover the
| lost coin, but the effort was a vain one and the
obdurate conductor refusing to take the will for
| the nickel, the luckless man. with his fare in his
stomach, was compelled to hop off the car and
| seek physician with stomach pump.
| AN ICE-CUTTER tells the following: when
horse falls into the water through a hole in the
ice he is a splendid swimmer and comes right
up to the edge of the cut. couple of men
| reach out and take hold of the strap around his
| neck and a string of us catch on from behind
| to keep the men from falling in. Those who
| have hold of the strap pull until the horses
| tongue Tolls out, and there is not bit of breath
| left in his body. AS as the breath stops
| the animal floats on the surface of the water
| with legs extended. This brings him up so near
| the cut that he is snaked out without much diff
Guilty. Then half pint of brandy good rub
bling, and warm stable brings the brute around
in excellent shape One old horse fell in four
| times in one week Whenever the brandy was
| poured into him he just seemed to sigh with
deep satisfaction. We finally. through the sta
BILE boss. got onto the old fellow He purposely
fell into the water to get the brandy That ami
NAL was put on another job at once"
BRowN NUTMEGs from Penang, West Indies.
are the best. They are in their natural state,
and are so full of oil that it will ooze out if an
incision be made. The nutmegs kept by most
grocers are the lower grades that are put
| though sweating process to remove the oil, and
are rolled in lime TO cover up all the defects
| The best cloves come from Penang and are sun
| dried. Cheaper grades come from Zanzibar
and are Kindred, with much of the oil ex-
| tracted. Ground cloves are adulterated by
| leaving in the stems. Pimento, or allspice,
comes from Jamaica. The best ginger comes
from the same place, and is bleached white.