The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-25
ITEMS OF INTER EST.

The deserving poor OF Emporia, Kan, are to
enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner provided with
money won on tie result OF the presidential
election.
AT western church fair device for getting
up testimonial for the pastor bore the follow
ing legend; Drop dollar in the slot and see
the pastor SMILE
AN alarm clock at a hotel at Green Bay, Mich,
went off at O'Clock the other morning and
scared Mrs. Charles Marshal, guest, into fits.
| She has sued for $1,000 damages
Mas. ELIZABETH WORTH WHITE of Newbury
port. Mass, celebrated her Tooth birthday ami
| versary Monday She has six lhdren living,
| the Oldest of whom is "a and the youngest So.
FIFTEEN GUERNSEY CATTLE (there are COM
| paratively few Of the breed in this country
were landed IN Boston Sunday by. the steamer
Borderer, from London The animals are for
the Hopewell farm, in Natick, Mass.
BURGLARS who were defeated in their attempt
to rob South Windham, Conn, stCrb by the
barking of dog killed the canine and then at
taceed this message TO its body: Here is your
dead dog. wish you were dead, too"
THE SONS of the late Edwin Dudley, of Mount
Vernon. Ne, have not despaired of recovering
the gold which the deceased informed them he
had buried near his barn. They are searching
for the treasure as indUStriouSly as ever.
FEW DAYS AGO spring burst voluntarily
forth from the ground Immediately in front Of
the Central Hotel in Las Vegas, Cal, while the
artesian well brrers in the same town are
searching fruitlessly, SO far, at depth of over
LOO feet.
COMPANY has been formed in Detroit Mich
to tunnel under the Detroit river. The tunnel
will be begun about half mile from the river
ana run TO the middle of the stream, or the ma
tional boundary line. The other half OF the
work is TO be done nv a company to be orga n
lied under the Canadian law.
THE 'meanest man. in Kansas has been found.
He lives in Reno county. and in writing to the
treasurer of Sedgwick county he used post al
card that had done d ity once before, spending
nearly three hours in etfacing the old address,
| postmark and message. The postal is to be
framed and hung in the treasurers Office.
a PROMINENT DEALER IN PERFUMES is author
| ity FOR the statement that this country now
leads the world in the manufacture of perfumes,
| an industry in which the French nave always
eXcelled. american perfumes" he said, can
| ne bought in London. Paris, Hong NonZ, RIO de
| 1anero. Siam, Australia, and even the Philip
! pine and sandwich Islands"
A CURIOUS FERRYBoAT is building at Glasgow,
| Scotland. Instead OF requiring movable land
ing stages or bridges to meet the rise fall Of
the tide, the deck of the boat itself will be NOV
| able, carried on six hydrau l. elevators, by
| which it can be raised or lowered. The boat
will be a doube-end. r. $50 feet long, of So feet
| beam and IL feet inches draught.
| BENEvoLENcE hourishes in China as well as in
| christian lands Whenever great foods or fam
| mes occur great soup kitcheHs are established.
There are societies to provide collins for those
| who cannot buy them, for gathering human
| bones which have become exposed and giving
| them suitable burial, for distributing plasterS
| and drugs, and for presenting virtue books"
| AND still another boy hero, but unfortunately
| this one, Joseph Cadigan, of Boston, lost his
| life in his laudable work. HE attempted to res
| cue lad who had been caught between an ele-
vator and the floor. and in doing so the elevator
Jumped" knocking CauIgan down flight of
| stairs He was almost instantly killed, while
| the boy whom he strove to rescue escaped serl-
| GUS injury.
FRENCH PHYSICIAN, DR.. Fez, mentions a
| curious apparent cause of .eft-handedness. A
| COLD i'll a tain family was left handed, and
| she second appeared to be ut the age of :
rear. 1t was thea learne that the mother
IlW avs carried her children ON her left arm. She
| was advised to change, and hold on her other
arm: the infant, having its right hand free to
| grasp objects, soon became right-handed
| AN unwise Cincinnati wagon driver who fol
| lowed the advice of fortune teller and left the
| lid of his trunk open over night, next morning
| discovered that all his savings, $40, had been
carried off. lie didn't lose faith in the fortune
! teller however. He again visited her, and, upon
| paying fifty cents, she cheered him by telling
| him u reopen the trunk and the stolen money
| would be returned within twenty-four hours.
| He opened the trunk but the lost cash failed to
| put in an appearance.