The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-10
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/ THE ENGLISH tug steamer Storncock has iGst
| accomplished the fea; Of towing ship from
the so4th cost OF Brazil 70 Greenoc<, Scotland,
/ a distance Of e6Oct 400 miles. L"nd0H E4G'-
/ rseltrg say ILLS Is Tic second longest ton OIL
record.
! Tony Hart. the ~ct9r. was discharged Tues
day. according TO a telegram. from the state
| Insane Asylum in Worcester. Mass. His i'm
| provemeat IS said 70 BE- marked, though the
| physicians DO no. ppslti ely say tBst he WAL
ever be able 10 resume WORK.
| a NORWICH, Cost, FAMILY owns & hen that
shows great superior ty in matters Of culture
and lucation over others OF her kind. Among
| her reinemsnts is a custom Of going up three
! steps TO thu front door, where she wipes her
bill on the door mat after eating.
A PoUGHkEEPsIs MAN, who is suing for di-
vorce, stated, among other reasons for wishing
to be rid Of ais wife that she was too stylisl.
Size used three clean towels in one week in the
hou,e, while e. before marriage, could get
| along three weeks with only one.
A YOUNG WOMAN in Nashville, Ill., laid her
lump of chew Hg gum on her pillow the other
| night and went to sleep. When she awoke in
| the morning the gum was hard and fast in one
| of her ears, and she Suffered grieYously for
| several Gays before the obstruction was re-
| moved.
ALBERT NICHOLS, a negro who died at Daven-
port, Ia. a few days ago, was noted for his
wonderful knowledge of biblical lore He knew
| a great portion Of the Bible by heart From
| his courteous manners and polite demeanor he
was long ago given the sobriquet of Prince
Albert"
A 9YEAR-oLD WEYMOUTH BOY had his trousers
repaired one day last week. and big plug Of
chewing tobacco fell out of one pocket He
| was called to account for it, and said he would
endeavor to quit chewing but that be had fol-
| lowed the habit 50 long that he didn't want to
| stop too suddenly.
SToDDARD COUNTY, Missouri, has boy preacher
| only years of age He ne went to school
| day in his life, and can neither read nor write
1t is said that his sermons are very able; he is
sound reGsoner, and deep thinker. ana ne
breaches like veteran. He quotes from the
| Bible from memory.
| JUST how the regular feast days named in the
calendar move in the days when they occur
from year to year, is curious well as inter
esting to note. Last year ShrOve Iu -sdey toC
CURED on Feb "A: this year it comes on March
| J. This year Ash. Wednesday, or Lent, occurs
| on March 6; last year on Feb Is. Palm Sunday
| last year was March p; this year April IA
Easter this year April 21; last year April l.
| Whit Sunday last year was May 20; this year it
| will come June g.
A DISPATCH from Montreal saws: Walter H
Smith, President of the Astro- Meteorological
| Association has been making special Observa-
tions on the planet Venus with the aid Of r.
Elective telescope and report rapid changes in
| the shape and outlines of the horns, due to the
planets rotation bringing mountain ranges to
| the edge of the disk a peculiar indeutation
has been seen at the hOrih horn, similar to OBJ
| servationS made by De Woo. Pastorf and other
| astronomers. Three spots, believed 10 be cont
| nents, an1 similar to those seen at the Roman
| college in Italy were also noticed Mr.. Smith
IS under oi the society, and is well known as
| a careful observer"
LADIES who find it difficult to preserve the
| blossoms and leaves they delight so much in
| wearing as a garniture TO evening dress will be
able to wear them much longer without fading
| If they surround the stems with moistened DOW
dered WlllON charc al. which may be wrapped
IN a little bed of moss and covered with bit of
| green tissue paper to prevent the charcoal from
sitting rough tie moss. A teaSpoontGl Of
powdered charcoal put in a ever of water Will
| preserve a bouquet of cut flowers for several
days If the stems Of the flowers are cut each
| dav. as the broken end of the tower-stem
| W theirs and closes the opening through which
| the blossom receives its nourishment.
A ST. LOUIS oCULIsT says that the general
belief that the ewes of persons who read good
deal are the first TO give out is erroneous. Il
have found, he adds that the greatest suf-
| ferers with eve troubles are those who are com
| PEELED 10 Use that val able member in an uu-
| natural position. For example. take the dentist.
In examining patients teeth he cannot look
straight ahead, but does the most of his work
under a great strain, with the head in an I'M
| natural position and the eyes twisted 50 greatly
that there is a constant strain upon them. In
reading we are taught that when the eye aches
it is time to stop. TAat the Dentist cannot do
| During my practice | have treated more
dentists than members of any other single pro-
fession"
ONE of the most absent minded men in De-
troit is a popular Clergyman. He was at one
time riding in street car with his wife when
he became Interested in conversation carried
on by two gentlemen opposite That side of the
car was packed full OF male Passengers. Wish
lag to join in the conversation ( 1e reverend gen
| tleman crossed b the Srea ers and, sitting down
| deliberately in the lap OF 4 man who had not
time TO move, began an animated discussion.
Tn unfortunate and nearly crushed passenger
edged himself out gradually, without being
noticed. and stood up the rest Of the way. At
another time, and that very recently. the same
clergyman was recltlng the burial service at
| funeral. His ewes Wer- closed although he had
assembled were astonshed to hear HIM say II
now charge We both" He had lapSed into
the marriage ceremony by a trick OF memory.
RATHER PECULIAR PETITION was presented
to the Kansas House Thursday by Mr. sherman
of ROOFS county. 1t was from 1872 citizens OF
that county. They want the legislature to ma Ike
an appropriation FOR the purpose OF expert
! menting IN the matter of securing artulcial
rainfall by means OF cannonsding. The petition
was as follows; We, your petitioners, many Of
u veterans of the late war, knowing from ex-
! periance that heavy ra nfal s followed each
! battle or heavy cannonGding, and believing nat
! this fact indicates that man may produce rain
fall by artificial perturblti IN Of the atmosphere
when olherw Sc il would not be experienced,
! and believing II would be wise for tile state Of
! Kansas to make a reasonable experiment in the
matter Of attempting to produce artificial rain
fall. would m st respectfully ask you to make
an appropriation out of the treasury for the
! purp s. of such experiments either by cannon
aiding or otherwise as may deemed best -
The GRACEFUL SIGNATURE Of J. A. Humbird Of
| Hudson Wis on the EoIitt house rpyistar 20