Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-05-17
OVER THE WAY.

THE late Emperor William was two years
old when General Washington died.
THERE are 10000 liquor saloons in En-
gland, 10000 Of which are in London.
A CORRESPONDENT writes from Honduras
who says that more than S12,O00,000 Of
American capital is invested in gold mines
in that country.
THE first official act of the Emperor
Frederick was the comforting Of the rare
and exalted order Of the Black Eagle on his
wife.
THE Crown Princess of Sweden will ulti-
mately inherit the large fortune which her
grandfather, the Emperor William, be-
queathed to her mother, the Grand Duchess
of Baden.
Two JEWS have received from Emperor
Frederick the highest order of nobility in
Prussia, and no has practically banished
from Berlin Mr.. StoecSer, the inveterate
enemy of the Semitic race.
EMPEROR WILLIAM was chivalrous to-
wards women of all degrees. He kissed the
hands Of ladies who were of his circle when
he met them in private, and, like Louis
XIV, he would stand aside and let house.
maid go past him.
Ir is curious fact that while Queen Vic
toria speaks German in her home circle,
the present German Empress disregards it
in hers and uses English as much as pos
sible. English is the iireside tongue of the
Greek, Danish and Russian royal families.
CHRISTINA, the young Queen-Regent OF
Spain, is very fond of music, but does not
care to go to public places Of entertainment,
so she has a large speaking telephone, con-
Meeting her palace with the Madrid Opera
House, and listens to all the great singers
without leaving her room.
ARTIFICIAL flowers are going out of use
in England and lace coming in in about equal
ratio. In 1882 the value of flowers imported
reached the enormous sum OF S2,500,0OO,
while in 1886 this fell off to (1,250,000. The
increase in the importation of lace mean
while has amounted to more than all these
figures of artificial flowers together.
The Copts of Egypt have very old in
dustry, that of artificial egg Matching
There are 700 such establishments within a
short distance of Cairo, and the production
Of chickens from the ovens reaches 12,000
900 annually. The season for incubating
summer The country people take fresh eggs
to the owners of the ovens and give two fol
each newly Matched chick.
A LOVER of the ''curious in NUMBER ha;
arrived at some interesting facts about
Berlin. The city has 2l0 miles of streets, Sc
that person might walk 10 days in thu
capital without retracing his steps If The
100000 inhabitants marched in double file
they would form line nearly $50 miles il
length. If the citizens determined to star
upon journey at the same time, all the car!
of Germany would accommodate but two
thirds of the number
QUITE new branch of industry has beer
created in Germany by the sale of San REM
brooches, which in the shape of small shells
in dull silver, on which the Villa Zirlo il
traced in sharp outline, have been brough
into the market. Another pretty pattern o
the San Reno brooche is in the shape Of
tiny silver blotting book with golden quill
across it, at the lower end garland of for
getrme-nots, the Emperors favorite ilowe
is painted, and above it are inscribed tn
words, ga greeting from San Reno"
| WALDERsEE, the German Count WHOM
Emperor Frederick has assigned to tn
command of an army corps and who ha
been regarded as Won Moltkes successor
having been his Lieutenant since 1872, has a
American wife who is said to be Main
tenon in political intrigue. She is a daugl
ter of David Lee, once New York banker
and first married the late Prince Frederic
of Schleswigv Holstein, having first bee
given the tito Princess Won Moer by tn
Emperor Of Austria. Her salon has bee
the centre of hostility to tho present En-
press, and it is said that Count Waldersec'
new post, which removes him from Berlin
is due to Victoria's desire to suppress he