The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Mr.. GLADSTONE is what would be called in
this country a fresh-air crank. He has a great
horror of a badly ventilated room, and is pretty
apt to be made sick If he speaks in one.
The smallest circular saw in practical use is a
tiny disc about the size of a British shilling,
which is employed for cutting the Sits in gold
pens. These saws are about as thick as ordi-
| nary paper, and revolve some 1000 times per
minute.
EX-SENATOR TABOR of Colorado was using as
paper weight the other day in his private
office bar of gold that was valued at $4,000.
1t had come from his Vulture mine in New
Mexico from which he is realizing another
fortune.
LAST FALL bug flew into the ear Of Henry
Bolton of Frederick Township, Montgomery
county Maryland, rendering him entirely deaf
on that side A few days ago the bug
dropped out and his hearing almost Immediately
returned.
THE other afternoon New Hampshire
farmer, who was visiting South Boston was in
vited by a stranger to buy horse for $40. He
concluded that it was good bargain, and paid
the sum asked While he was leading the horse
to the city proper the animal dropped dead.
NANCY HANKS LINCOLN. the mother of Abra-
ham Lincoln, is buried on the outskirts of
Lincoln City, Ind. A plain slab of marble about
four feet high, almost covered with grass and
dogweed, marks her grave. On the stone is the
inscription: Erected by friend OF her martyred
son, 1879"
GEORGE REID, of Orange, n j., a newly
elected fireman, did not respond when alarm
rang Thursday night. Get up, George; it
won't do to miss your first fire. said his father
trying to wake him. But the young fellow did
not STIR and upon touching his face the father
found him cold and dead.
THE GdatIois of Paris says that efforts are
being made to hold meeting of all members
of the imperial family at Farnboro on June 1,
the anniversary of the death of Napoleon III. to
talk of a reconciliation between Prince Jerome,
and Prince Victor and revival of Bonapartism,
ex- Empress Eugene supplying the necessary
funds.
MASTER RALPH INGALLS,, the 16year-old son Of
the Kansas senator is something of an orator,
but he is evidently not over-burdened with mod
esty In late speech, the story goes, he said:
In the centuries to come, when the history of
this commonwealth is written, there will stand
out brighter than all Others the names of John
Brown, Jim Blaine and John j. Ingalls,
THERE is no city in the world in which so
much black is Paris writes a CORE
spondent. 1t is a rule in all large establishments
that the saleswomen should be clad in black.
Dark colOrS are made the badge of respectable
lty, so that the mother of family heSitates to
engage a teacher or governess who makes her
appearance in anything that is not drab, black
or brown.
A DAY OR TWO SINCE Mrs. Tom Shaft died, and
was buried on Cow creek, Logan county, West
Virginia. After the ceremony the minister
publicly invited any couple who wished to be
Joined in matrimony to step forward, where
upon Shaft and 13yearold girl, named Mary
Browning, stepped out of the funeral train and
were united in marriage. Shaft is 81 years old,
The affair created quite sensation.
The new quarantine boarl of the port of New
York has organized with Mayor Hewitt as
chairman, 1t now consists of Mayors Hewitt of
New York and Chaplin of Brooklyn State Engi-
neer Bogert, Health Officer Smith, and Commits
sioners John A. Nichols, George w. Anderson
and Charles F. Allen. Messrs. Smith, Bogert
and Anderson are appointed subcommittee to
make a thorough examination of quarantine
affairs.
MISS LINDA GILBERT, the philanthropist, has
in fifteen years established twenty-five libraries
in prisons in different states, procured employ
ment for 5000 exconvicts 400 of which number
she established in business in a small way. Not
20 per cent. of them have turned out unsatis-
factorily. She is now trying to secure 300 or
400 acres of land near New York to establish a
farm, hennery, facilities for light manufac.
turing work, laundry, ETC.. which will give a
home and employment to both men and women
of this class.
RESIDENT of Hampton Falls, N. H., relates
that She was one day attracted by the curious
actions of two robins that suddenly appeared
from tree Near which she was standing and
flew rapidly toward her, almost striking her in
their excitement Then they returned to the
tree and once more flew back to her, repeating
the action several times, until the tree was ex-
amined, when it was found to contain nest of
young robins. Further investigation showed
that large specked adder was eating the little
birds, all but one of which were devoured
before the adder could be killed.
A GENTLEMAN who has just returned from an
extensive foreign tour was asked why he had
h,ot,
curioS, q mummy He said there was a great
deal of fraud in the mummy business Persons
purchasing mummies, of course, like to get
them as well preserved and natural looking as
possible. and those found are generally in a
more or less dilapidated condition vendors have
engaged in the business Of manufacturing bogus
mummies They bargain with tramps beggars
and such people for their defunct carcasses.
paying therefor sum sufficient to make their
remaining days short and sweet. These fellows
are preserved and picked and then smoked
until they are good limitations of the genuine
mummy. Whole rows of these articles can be
seen in SmokehouSeS at once. When sufficiently
dry they are wrapped in mummy cloth and sold
to Americans chiefly bringing high price.
A STORY of a blanket fish comes from Allan
tic City. Joel Smith, who was engaged in sink
ing piling in the sand for foundations for bath
houses below the excursion district, concluded.
as he was wet to the waist, that he would take
a bath in the ocean. The ocean was very calm
and he had scarcely entered it when sonlethinp,
suddenly wrapped about him like wet blanket
He was close to the shore and got there very
lively. He rushed into a saloon and was hOrri
fled to find that the thing was alive II held ON
by suction and required three men to get 1t off
scientist, who is stopping at a hotel near by
pronounced it an EiGcty0 cdcQathetr or what
is vulgarly known as the blanket fish II fire.
quents the waters of the Polar sea and is only
occasionally found away from it. 1t is some
times found in the Pacific ocean as low as the
thirty fifth parallel. 1t wraps around its victim
"A imnR1ipU m Of
causes it to drown. TWAS dark brown in color
with black specks and weighed about fifteen or
twenty pounds. 1t was not ever an inch thick
1t is thought to have been the first one ever
caught in this section. Prohibition evidentI,,
does not flourish at Atlantic CITY.
THE company of colored people that arrived at |
New York from Florida last week and sailed for |
Liberia on Saturday, were underline guardian.
ship of the American colonization societv |
which gave them financial assistance. II is over
100 years since the movement was hpln i'm this
country to transport our coiored POPULATION 10 |
Africa, and three-quarters of cenhlry since
the American colonization society was formed |
for that purpose. In the times Of slavery there
were many thoughtful men who beete1 that |
the only hope of ultimately eXtinGlisning |
slavery In the United States was throlirh ths |
gradual return Of the colored people 10 the
land of their ancestors, and the federal gorern
appropriation of 100000. Nearly 10000 pe,pla
were aided to emigrate to Liberia before he
war which ended in the abolition of slavery |
and that event has not closed up the work Il |
the colonization society, for we occasionally
hear of small bodies of colored emigrants sail !