The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-16
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experience with tramps, says than he has never
yet seen one with bald head.
A FIRM of Albany clothers have a novel way
of drawing custom. They hire brass band.
clear their store Of all stock and then give a
public reception.
A GRAY WOLF which is believed to have de-
stroyed over 81 900 worth of sheep and other
stock the past winter, was killed near Thorn
vile, O., the other day.
IT has been estimated by competent authori-
ty that 1872, 600 tons of fish are annually dis
posed of at Billingsgats, London, the largest
fish market in the world.
The lumber export from Ottawa, Can, to the
United States during January, February and
March was valued at S306, 902 an increase of u
per cent over the same months of 1887
AFTER happy married life of fifty-f years
an old couple living near Hickman, KY have
separated because of incompatibilty of tenn
per. Husband and wife are each more than 20
years old.
AT Sebring, Tioga county, a flock of wild
geese became bewildered by the fire at a sugar
camp, and came tumbling down into the blaze.
The boys who were at work there succeeded in
killing two of the birds
A LONDON DEALER in birds prepared for the
adornment of ladies bonnetS makes the state
ment that last year he sold 100000 of them,
! ranging in variety from the robin and wood
pigeon to the slendid tropical bird.
If the 60, OOO, 900 Goldfish annually taken off
the Newfoundland coast we're left in the sea it
is estimated that there would be yearly addi-
ton OF 10000, 600 900 of young contish for
future treaty wraGglers to get muddled over
| AN ARKANSAS LAWYER sent planter postal
card dunning him for account The planter
| returned the postal card rolled up in the muz-
ze of revolver, and the revolver held in his
| right hand, and the lawyer gave him six months
| grace.
Mrs DEBORAH POWERS, of Lansingburgh n.
Y. although 81 years old, is still vigorous. She
| has an active interest in large mandatory of
oll-cloth, and is the head of the banking house
| of d. Powers & Sons. She is a woman suffra-
| gist. too.
| Mrs SHOEMAKER, of Muscle Fork Mo-. is an
| example for some of her gad-about neighbors.
She is perfectly well and enjoys life thoroughly
and for twenty years has not been away
| from home not even to run in and talk with
| neighbor.
Miss ELIZA BLISS, of Rehobath. Conn, in
vited an applicant for charity into her house the
| other day. While she was preparing food the
| tramp sang Nearer. My God, to Thee" and at
| the same time stole the lady'S pocket-book and
S25 from the bureau drawer.
NELLIE MCCORMICK, an inmate of the aims
house Of Watertown, Mass, threw herself into
Charles river the other day. anxious to kill her
| self. Mrs John Weldon saw her and called to
| her husband and their big Newfoundland dog
| The latter swan out to the drowning girl. and
| catching her by the dress, held her up until Mr.
| Weldon came in boat and took her out of the
| water.
SCIENCE has done wonders for meteorology.
For instance it has paraphrased the old saying;
| Hills clear,
| Ram near.
| into 1.-THE presence of a wedge-shaped area of
| high pressure panied by great atmoS
pheric visibility, is likely to be succeeded by the
| advance of disturbance with pluval accom-
| panimentS and Southerly winds
| MANAGER BRowN, of the rolling mill at Find
lay, o., drew $500 from the bank the other day,
| and, putting the package of bills in an outside
| pocket of his overcoat walked nm the railroad
| track to the mills. A train passed him, and a
| spark fell from the smokestack into his pocket
| When he discovered it the fire had eaten clear
through the center of the bills, leaving only the
| two ends of each bill unframed. 1t was lucky
| that enough of the money was left to be re-
| deemed.
| The Pail Mall Gazette says the total number
| of horses which the leading countries of the
world can throw into the field of battle is: Rus
| STA, q. $4,000; America, 9,500.OO0; Argentine
Republic, 1900, 600; Austria $500, 900; Germany
3,35O,OoO; France 100000 and 100000 mules;
| England, 2,790,000; Canada, 1924, 900; Spain
6s0OO0 and 100000 mules; Italy, 100000;
| Belgium, $4,000; Denmark, 316 900; Australia
1000; Holland, $4,000 and Portugal, $4,000,
| and $4,000 mules.
THE new timber ship, building at Port jog
gins, Nova Scotia, will be launched in June and
! will be 600 feet long, "a feet beam and SO feet
! deep. She will be constructed of $4,000 spruce
| trees. the sticks averaging % feet in length The
vessel will carry maSts, each built II feet into
| the hull and tttedwith spring stays and shrouds
| She will be square rugged with fore and aft top
sails. and will be fitted with anchors, rudder and
| stearing gear. A steamship will tow her with a
| powerful tug alongside as a convoy.
| nrpTNc the hip SpoxU StOrn, on oIJ ,,-o,,o,
was taken i'll at North New Salem Mass, and it
was necessary that somebody be got to her to
| nurse her. 1t seemed impossible at first. but a
| neighbor quarter of a mile away succeeded in
| getting his wife there. He tied three long
| boards together, and hitched his two small boyS
| to them. Their mother walked the length of
| the boards then stepped off upon a short board
| that she carried, the boys drew the boards their
| length, their mother again walked on them and
| so after hard work the sick woman's house was
| reached.
| WILLIAM BURDETT came to his death in Ogden
Utah, the other day, in remarkable manner.
| He and others were cleaning a ditch, which was
| feet deep and wide The dirt was very
| sticky, and the shovels needed to be cleaned
| often. Burdett had taken out his knife TO clean
| his shovel, when the side of the ditch gave wav
| and he was caught by the earth. The force Of
| the slide knocked his hand upward violently
| and the knife entered the mouth, cutting the
| arteries. He was taken out at once by his COM
| pauions. but the blood from his mouth filled
his lungs and suffocated him, and he died in ten
| minutes
| SOME one has been collecting facts about the
| fathers of United States Presidents with this
| result: Grover Cleveland is the only clergy
| mans son who has ever been elected President
| though Arthur's father a clergyman He
| was not, however, elected President The faith
| ers of the Virginia Presidents Washington.
| jefferson, Madison and Monroe-were planters
| John Tyler's father was a lawyer and a states
| Adams of ToJ,,,
| Quincy Adams, was by profession a LAWYER
| Grants father was tanner, Hayes father a
| merchant, and the fathers of Garfield Lincoln
Pierce. Fillmore, Polk, Van Buren,, and Jackson
| were farmers.
Gus ANDERSON, of Visalia, CAL while hunting
in the mountains saw something crawling
through the bushes. He thought ii was a Cali
| fornia lion, and fired al it. The movement still
| continuing, he fired again, whereupon a man
| arose, threw up his arms, and cried: Don't
| shoot I'll surrender" Are you hurt 80 asked
| the startled hunter mo, but you've killed INV
| friend, " was the answer, and the man pointed
/ to a dead body lying on the ground with a bui-
/ let through its head. Anderson left the man In
| charge Of the body, and won't to Visalia and
gave himself up. II turned out that the dead
man and his companion were convicts who had
escaped from Jail the week before.
A CURIOUS CUSTOM is still observed on Good
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