The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-12
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

rock in the Red sea upon which two British
steamers foundered. 1t has at last been found
1t is very small coral patch with only 10 feet
of water over it.
CORRESPONDENT of the Daily Telegraph
says that thousands of Russian peasants have
died of hunger during the past six weeks In
the district of Zvenigorodka the peasants seized
the cattle of the rich landowners
CAUSE of disagreement between Kaiser
Fritz and Bismarck is regarding the restoration
of the private fortune of the late King of Han
over, which had been confiscated by Prussia.
Bismarck prevented Kaiser William from re-
storing it, and now he and the emperor have
locked horns too.
MICHIGAN PAPER unexpectedly remarks:
1.-TWO Boston scientists, who wanted to study
the habits of wild pigeons, with guns, spent
two weeks in Emmett county, near the great
pigeon roostS and got exactly two pigeons.
They also obtained the information that the
pigeons haven't roasted in Michigan for six or
seven years,
THE RdppeL says that the gang which has
lately issued false French bank notes is composed
of wealthy Russians and Austrians. They possess
ships and crews and all the necessary appa-
ratus. The notes are engraved at sea and the
plates are thrown overheard into the water.
The ships put into ports where accomphces re-
ceive the notes, scatter them, and give back
those unused. Then the whole establishment
travels to another port.
THE name bandana, " said bookworm who
had been looking up the subject, was first APP
piled in the East Indies, where the fabric first
originated" Worcester says that it is kind
of silk handkerchief, or a style of calico print
ing in which white or brightly colored spots are
produced on a red ground. 1t is extensively
used as a head gear by the people of warm
climates You will see Mexicans, the negroes of
the south, Spaniards, and even the Italians on
Mulberry bend. wearing them on their heads.
AT the Norwich, Conn, city election the other
day Col George L. Perkins, with a bright red
blossom in his coat lapel, stepped gallantly up
to the polls, and was among the first voters to
drop a ballot into the box Within two months
he will be 100 years old AS he approached the
polls the line of voters broke ranks, made way
for him and applauded. After he had voted the
colonel walked down to his office IN the Nor
witch and Worcester railroad building and went
to work He has been voting for little more
than seventy -Seven years.
REPRESENTATIVE Ford, chairman of the sub
committee of the house committee military
affairs, charged with the recently concluded in
vestigation of the Fort Brown steal, in which
bill appropriating 100000 to purchase the
present site of the fort at Brownsville, Tex,
was lobbied through congress by j. Hale
Sypher and his colleagues, has presented the re-
port of the finding of the committee. 1t is re-
commended that the owners of the reservation
be paid $50, 900, and in case they refuse to &C
cept it, that the fort be abandoned and be re-
built elsewhere.
WHEN Mayor Hathaway of Edenton N. c.,
heard of Judge Thurman's nomination. he sent
him the following telegram: Your mothers
home congratulates you and the democratic
party" Mr.. Thurman S mother, who was Miss
Mary Cranberry Allen, was born and lived in
Edenton until 1900, when she married Mr.. Thur
mans father, who was Methodist preacher.
Shortly after this Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman moved
to Lynchburg, Va, where, in 1873, Allen G.
Thurman was born The marriage of Mr..
Humans parents is now matter of record in
the register In the old Methodist church in that
place, and is shown to strangers with no little
pride.
RED LIPS are the announcement of good
health, and good health is the fash
ion women who have very determ-
ined wills frequently get into the bad
habit of drawing their lips together in way
they think expresses determination; the lips are
very pliable and naturally assume the position
which is ofteneSt given to them, SO she who
feels on pleasant terms with the world at large,
who makes it a point only to say pleasant things,
will have about her mouth that something that
the French call riante-the look that tells of
laugh without the sound, and a smile that is
not a smirk. With all his gallantry it took a
Frenchman to say this ITO be beautiful
woman must not talk much or she will contract
her mouth in an unbeceming manner"
Elk Gov. CHARLES FOSTER tells this story: In
who was named Wilkeson, had got hold of the
idea of paying out god or silver very early in
the campaign. AS rule, he paid out little to
every democrat who came in for cash, wishing
thereby to make practical exhibition of repub-
lcan resumption. One day he paid out 500 in
gold to an old farmer, of whose politics he was
in doubt. The old fellow winked and nodded to
Wilkeson, and finally asked private audience
in the back roOm where he rendered back the
gold. saying: "Look-a-here, I'm all right, AM
got faith in this ere government like a noun
tain. You just take this back an give me some
of the greenback rags for it, and pay the gold
out to some mustard seed faith democrat"
THE Union club of New York city seems to
have made pretty sharp move on the Manhat-
tan by making a bid of 100000 for the
Stewart house, and obtaining the refusal of
that fine property for a week 1t was good
enough business, but in somewhat questionable
taste, according to club ethics, to interfere with
a fellow institutions almost completed bargain
Whether it be true or not, as the Union club
claims, that the Manhattan held no positive re
fusal or option on the property it was well
known that the Manhattan had been in neROtia-
ton for it, and would have closed with the
executors long. ago but for the obstinacy of one
heir who lives in Paris. If clubs as corporate
bodies cannot act toward each other with dis
erection and consideration, how can they pre-
sllme to discipline individual members for
lapse from proper dignity and decorum?
By one of those unexpected turns of fortune
Whlch occur IN Albany, n. Y, as often as any
where, man who but half dozen years ago
was hod-carrier, has become comparatively
wealthy. This change of financial crcum-
stances has had the usual effect upon the ex-
hod-carriers wife, who enjoys decorating her
adlpose form with what she supposes to be the
latest styles. She has also, Notwithstanding an
utter disability to read, affected fine literary
taste, which she ostentatiously announces
whenever possible Calling upon a lady whom
she has been trying to make herself acquainted
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innocent of any knowledge that it was copv
of the Bible, asked the loan of it for little
time, as 'she had not the book in her library. -
The lady readily consented. After keeping il
about a fortnight her visitor returned The
volume with profuse thanks. "How did Won
like it?' was asked. Very well. indeed. Int 7
knew how it would turn out before | was half
through. They got married after all"
A VARzN correspondent relates the following
amusing anecdote of Prince Bismarck. Some
days ago the chancellor, in the quiet ENJOYMENT
of his well earned holiday, had invited a few
chosen friends to one of those select little din
ners which he loves well, when, lust as the
soup was being served, servant handed him n
telegram With hasty glance the prince
perused it, and with q look of dsappointment
at mis- plate, which contained his favorite dish
goose broth-rose from the table asking his
guests to excuse him for moment Some one
howeves saying in fun, "Oh, let that wait.
your soup will get cold" the man of blood and
iron turned to the company with a look of fear
on his face, amusing in the extreme, and said.
II wish TO Gott | could But the message il
from my son Herbert, and if | let hin, whit 7
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