The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-09
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A MoNrANA BIBLE CLASS presented their pastor
with a han lsome slnng-shot. extra weight, Gov
cred with stamped leather to be used as paper
weight IN bis study
IL TRENcHNG along Alloways creek, New
Jersey, last week John Ritter unearthed thir-
teen snakes of various sizes and two huge bun
frogs all sleeping their winters nap amlcaoiy
together.
Two CITIZENS Of Appanoose, ILL.,, killed steer
and sold its hide to a Nauvoo merchant, who
weighed ani paid for it, He afterward discov
cred that two horns and 1Opound call were
rolled up in the hide.
EVERY ARAB waiting to land on our horses
has in his pocket, it is now sworn, at least $50,
and is skilled in some trade Therefore they are
not paupers and Will be landed, but they are
professional beggars just the same.
JOHN SHEA, Of Palmer Mass, was attacked by
an angry BULL which threw him down and drove
one horn through his thigh. Shea was in a fair
way to killed, when his dog came to the
rescue and worried the bull so persistently that
| he turned from Shea, who succeeded in crawl
ing away
A WOMAN named Graham, who lives on Mount
Washington, near Beaver Falls, Pa drank a
pint of raw alcohol, which set her raving mad,
| She tore the flesh from her fingers with her
| teeth and tore the hair from her head. 1t took
| three strong men to hold her in bed She is in a
/
A CoLoRED MAN named Posey, accompanied by
two other men, went out few nights ago at
| Wamego KAN to steal a hog Posey placed
himself astride the porker to hold it, while one
| OF his companions tried to strike and XIII the
| hog with an ak. A instructed blow struck
| Posey on the head and killed him.
| A RATrLEsNAKE was discovered carrying off a
half grown turkey near Waukeenah Fla, and
| two dogs were set upon it. It struck both ami
| mails and both died, but the turkey released
unframed, which is proof that snakes do not
| poison their own food The snake killed was
! feet inches long and had fifteen rattles,
| A HALF-BREED INDIAN has taken possession of
| a tract of land near Terryville, N Y, and in
| sists upon living there. He says that he owns
the land, because his fathers of the Pequot tribe
| never gave up their title to it. He has resisted
| all efforts to make him move on, has shot dogs
that have been set on him. and says that he
will defend his right to the woods with his rifle
| against all corners.
The art ReUieW has this interesting and in
structve paragraph: "A biblopegist is a bibli-
ophile with a special regard for bookbindings.
| 4 bbliotaph is Q book miSer. A bibliopho,e is a
| book seller for bibliOphles, A biblioklept is a
| steaer Of valuable books Mr.. LenOx, who
| would not let Prescott see his Mexican manu-
scripts, was a bibliotaph, and sam Pepys
was biblioklept. BibGolatry in the worship of
| books
|
are valuable for physiological uses, but are Ger
tainly not artistic. The British Jouau of
| PhotOgrnDhy says of a collection of such pic
| lures; In some wings tips are high in air, in
| others quite low. and beneath, and, indeed, in
! front of the body, while again in still different
| views of the same bird we seem to see nothing
| but wings apparently extended to initiate an
umbrella. The pictures of the pelican are partic
| ulOrly ludicrous."
| THE Noj1caH Record says that when Gen.
| Sherman was invited to attend the installation
Of Col. Anderson as national chaplain ne de
| clined. saying with vehemence Just put your
| self in my place. Imagine yourself chased up
! by crowd who stare at you and holler at you,
and then you can appreciate the situation.
sometimes feel if I'd like to strange some of
| these Marching -thro' Georgia singers. You
| see those fingers? Well, I've entirely lost the
use of them shaking hands,
AN OLD MAN named Schmidt in Vienna, had
buried two wives, one of whom had had black,
the other sandy hair. He had two wigs made of
the hair and wore them on alternate days,
Those who did not know him well never took
the black-wigged man for the same as the san
| dywigged man of the preceding day, and his
| friends used to speak of the light and the black
days of the peculiar gentleman. By his last
will the two wigs were to be placed peaceaby
! together on his head when he was laid in his
coffin.
AS RULE English girls are much better con-
tented with the compilations that nature gave
| them than are their American cousins When
| however, they do undertake to improve their
| skins they are much more cautious of lotions
| creams, balmS and cosmetics. Simple home
| made preparations are used and the favorite in
! gredient is the cucumber. The water in which
! one of these green cucurnbers has been well
| boiled answers a wash for the face. The
| hands are frequently rubbed with a fresh raw
| slice to whiten the skin, and the Juice mixed
| with glycerine or rose water, or cold cream is
sold in drug stores or lat the chemists" as
| they say there. There is said to be something
particularly soothing and refining in the Juice of
the vegetable.
IT APPEARS that special attention is being paid
in France and England to a more general sub
stitution of iron and steel for wood wherever
practicable. in manufactured articles such. for
| instance as building materials boxes and pack
ing cases. barrels or casks, carriages. carts and
other vehicles, furniture, fencing, railway work
sheds, signal boxes telegraph poles etc In
France there have recently come into use hol-
low-iron window frames and DOORS which are
said to be light and strong and of far greater
durability than could ever be assumed of wood
There IS no reason. too, it is thought, why cor
rugated barrels of iron or steel should not be
used for liquors, since milk and preserved fruits
and other articles are kept in cans. Steel is
finding much favor among carriage builders
but there is still much prejudice against the
metal being used in the manufacture of furni-
ture.
Miss MATTE KELLER, of Read City, Mich
has had her experience in advertising and will
never hereafter say that advertising does not
pay In spirit of fun she recently inserted
an advertisement in the local paper requesting
correspondence, and representing herself as
young, handsome, and of good family Daniel
LudinGton, of kegomic, Emmett county saw
the advertisement, wrote to Miss Keller and n
regular correspondence begun There were
many points of similarity about the two persons
and Just enough dissimllarity to make things
Interesting. After the acquaintance had con
unued four weets, LudingtOn proposed for Miss
keeer's hand, explaining how they had become
acquainted The lady's father hesitated but
after satisfying himself of Ludington's respect
ability and honorable intentions gave mis- con
sent and the marriage performed one day
last week. Mr.. LlldingtOn has large lumber in
tereSts in Emmett county, and is young with
brilliant prospects
MAGLoIRE PHANEUF, a French Canadian. who
recently died at Lewiston, Me- was remark.
able man, He was a devout Roman Catholic
but married a Protestant woman, whom he
| tried to convert, but failed. He was not Sic
cesSful in his first business venture but he
started again. first getting the priest to draw
formal bond of partnership between himself
and st Joseph the husband of the Nir.rin Mary
Phaneut signed the bond, and greed. if hs sue.
Ceeded IN business, to turn over 20 per cent of
his earnings TO the church. He started with n
capital OF $500, and in seven years was worth
~, 900 over and above the generous donations
that he had made to the Church. In his will
which is to be contested nv his uife and Jovr,L