The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-07
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| considered OF no value at all. American deal
! ers are buying up all they can get hold Of and
] shipping it to Liverpool There the lumber is
manufactured into fancy furniture and shipped
| back TO New York, where it is sold to wealthy
1 people as the real English oak, and at pretty
| still prices, too.
! RECENTLY the Gar, bareheaded and attended
| by brilliant suite, crossed over the quay from
the Winter Palace to the pavilion erected over
| the edge of the Neva to witness the dipping of
| the holy cross by the Archbishop into the river,
| through hole in the Ice, in celebration of the
Feast of the epiphany. Tine act of the Bless
! ing of the Waters was accompanied by the
usual prolonged salute from the fortress, and
| from field batteries stationed on the other side
of the Nova. The colOrs of all the troops of st.
Petersburg grouped round the pavilion were
| then sprnkled with the consecrated waters.
| The Empress, the diplomatic body. and Lord
and Lady K. Churchill witnessed the scene from
the windows of the palace.
"YERBA MATEY," it is predicted viii soon be-
come the popular drink in this country 1t is
said to be aromatic, Notwithstanding, and to
have chemical properties and produce physical
effects not unlike those of tea and coffee. 1t
enables person to go long time without food.
Vlscount d AbSac, Consul General for France,
who was stationed in Paraguay for several
years, says that the ''yerba matey'' is univer-
sal drink throughout the valley of the Rio de la
rata and is offered to all visitors as soon as
they pass within the portals of any habitation,
rich or poor. 1t is served hot in a bowl and is
VI uih through IL DuDe. lie says IldJ IL is DOG dU
all unpleasant to the taste at first, and one soon
becomes so accustomed to it that it would be
sadly missed if not offered.
Mrs. FROST. of Muskegon, Mich, went to bed
in Milwaukee hotel few nights ago ard went
to sleep. In the morning she was missing, and
the most diligent search failed to reveal her
whereabouts. 1t was thought that she must
nave become insane, escaped from the hotel,
and in all probability thrown herself in the
river or lake 1t turns out, however, that an
hour or two after she retired she woke up and
heard so much noise downstairs That she be-
came at first alarmed and then so terrified that
she jumped out of the window on to a shed aud
thence to the ground and fed, never stopping
until she reached the house of friend near
hegnon: sixteen miles distant Milwaukee is a
demure little city, but its hotels evidently do
not carry a very extensive stock of ennui.
WOMAN died in San Francisco few days
ago, and noticing that no preparations were
being made for the funeral, apparently the
nelghbors began to take an interest in the
matter They hunted up the woman's husband
ana asked him about it, and he replied: Yes, |
suppose something ought to be done before
long, but | have been so overcrowdad with
work that haven't had any time to attend to
the thing myself. | wish some of you could
look after it, can't you? 1t would be a great
accommodation to me, for l never was so busy
before in my life. If you will let me know
when the funeral comes off will be there if it
is a possibility" The neighbors were simply
from getting the sound drubbing he deserved.
He had been married only six months.
The 12-yearold son of DIR. John Scott, of
Sherman, Tex, found dynamite cartridge in
his father S office, and the idea occurred to him
that if he could get the contents out, the shell
would make nice whistle So he got a large
needle and began to lab vigorously at the afOre-
SAID contents, being under the impression that
it would be hard work to get it out. He found
ne was mistaken. He discovered, in fact that
SAID contents was only waiting for starter
and that 1t was even anxious to come forth and
was not at all anxious to be pulled pushed or
boosted by anybody. 1t emerged in several diff
ferent places and directions and three or four
OF the boys fingers and a thumb didn't have
time to let go until they got clear across the
room. The boy knows more than he did. has a
different profile, and in time will wear a larger
sized smile. new set of dining room furni-
ture has been ordered.
The ultra fashionable young ladies of Brook.
Ign, while out promenading or on shopping
tours, have a new fad which attracts much
favorable attention. 1t is that of wearing a
bright flower of some sort, not on their bosom
or at their throat, but between the lips perfec-
ton in the fad depending largely on holding the
flowerstem between the teeth as carelessly and
forgetfully as a veteran smoker does his cigar
In commenting on this custom the New York
EUening Sun says: "A strikingly handsome
brunette carried a beautiful red rose between
lips which beat the rose in color and two de-
mure, brown haired maidens had violets of diff
ferent shades between their white teeth Roses
and violets were the fayorites, though carna-
tlons, hellotrope, and single daisy were no.
ticed. Aside from the score of economy no
more striking way could be devised for display
ing the beauties of nature, both in rose and
maiden
PEOPLE will naturally read with greater inter
est an account of something which happens
near home than they would that of a like event
occurring at distance. In recognition of this
fact some newspapers, in their effort to outstrip
their rivals IN point of furnishing interesting
reading locallze Jokes and unimpOrtant events
occasionally. If care is not exercised in doing
it, however, disastrous results are likely to fol,
low, as the following from the Detroit TTib tne
indicates: Last August the Free Press cliDDed
an account of Chinese gambling hell in New
York from an Eastern paper and localized it bv
saddllng the disreputable proceedings upon
Sam Wo. an innocent Detroit laundryman It
doubtless read well, but Sam Wo failed to enter
into the spirit of the joke. lie brought suit in
the United States Circuit Court, claiming S1O-
900 damages for defamation of character The
fact now leaks out that the suit has been settled
the free Press paying all costs, including those
of the Chlnamans attorney, and adding thereto
a nice little benefit for Sam Wo himself"
PETER ALFRED ANDERSON, of Terre Haute.
claims to be the worlds champion water
drinker." He thinks it no feat at all. scarcely
to drink half gallon in fifty seconds, and has
drunk five gallons in five hours and thirty gal
Ions IN DAY, winch exceeds the capacity of any
horse. His appetite keeps up with his thirst
pretty well. for he can sit down and eat as much
as can ten men, without experiencing incon-
venience. He says that some time ago he was
in Chicago and strolled into a restaurant and
made bargain with the proprietor for as much
as he wanted to eat. agreeing to pay soc. After
he had eaten as much as il would bother half a
dozen men to make away with and had called
for more the proprietor became alarmed and
offered to repay him his money and to give him
81 to quit, which proposition he accepted An
derson says he has been examined by number
of physicians all of whom told him that he has
a double stomach. In view Of the eating and
drinking feats he performs the statements Of
the physicians seem to be drawn very mildly.
MAN arrested in Philadelphia the other dev
on suspicion of being a burglar proves to be
most peculiarly marked. On his right arm
above the elbow is a representation Of scene in
graveyard, the main objects being a tomb
stone with the inscription My Father and a |
weeping willow with boy leaning against il
On the back of the right arm is a representa-.
ton of a sailor leaving his sweetheart The SCENE
including house and a ll-rigged ship. The |
back of the left wrist contains the initials I
Inside of the right forearm is a pictnre of n |
ballet girl on a balloon. On the inside of the |
right wrist is the head ard bust of man and !
woman. The back of the right hand is orna-
mented with rose bud Between the shoulder |
and elbow on the left arm is a representation of
the crucihXion and the initials l. ii. S. The left
forearm contains a picture of the Goddess of
Liberty and the American flag. The inside of
the left wrist contains two hands clasped be-
meath which are a heart and a scroll On the