The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-01
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| TIE Volapukists are invited during this
month TO great jubilee at Allmendingsn, 10
! Wurtemburg, il being ten years since the South
4 German country pastor, DR.. Scheylsr. published
MS grammar OF the universal language for all
! parts of the world" .s
| TIE voracions potato bug has already made
| his appearance in great numbers in the se.tes
of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In SONS
| counties OF the first named state the bugs have
! dug down into the gro md for the potato plants
a proceeding unheard OF before.
| TAG DOG seized on the steamship The Queen
at New York last month is to be sold at anction
tomorrow. The New York Times says: "This
will be bard on the dog. for he has been living
| 10 fne fashion az bonded warehouse, where
his board has been Sc a month";
THE four sons Of the King of Siam, who,
with their tutors and suite, have been travelling
through India and the continent of Europe
| have arrived in London After stay of some
| months IN England they propose to return home
by the way OF the United States, Japan and
China.
INTEMPERANcE has spread to such an extent
among boys and girls in Austria that the Vienna
school board is again moving 20 have law en-
| acted prohibiting the sale OF intoxicants to
| children under IS years of age Tne appearance
OF boy at school in q state Of drunkenness is
| SAID 70 De by no means rare sight in Vienna
AsEAUTIFUL HAWTHORN TREE on Fifth avenue,
object Of great beauty, was cut down recently
because 1t obscured window in a house
| where both front and side windows commando
view OF the centennial procession. A writer
horror went from the inhabitants of the quar-
ter who missed the beautiful tree.
| WHY do you wear such a Misunderstanding
cloak" asked one fair Albany On. Y damsel of
| another as they strolled down State street to-
gether one morning. ''Well. you see " was the
| reply, i ride on railway cars a great deal and
| like to have seat all to myself So 1 sit down
and fling this cloak over the back of the seat
| beside me. Everyone thinks it is a coat belong
| ing to some gentleman who vii soon ret IN
from the smoking car and act as my escort. In
consequence am always comfortable without
having to be impolite."
Dr.. VoN DUHRrSG reports to the British Med
icdl Journal case in which tuberculosis was
| contracted by wearing a plir Of earrings The
patient, girl of II years, removed the earrings
from the ears of young girl who died of CON
sumption and wore them In her own ears Soon
atter an ulcer formed in the left ear, the dis
charge from which, when examined was found
| 10 contain tuoerc!e bacill, and gland in the
9ecS also enlarged and liberated. The patient
| developed pulmonary consumption and at the
cate Of the report was sinking rapidly.
A DISPATCH from Kansas City says: Judge
John B. 1sh, one Of the Oldest settlers in Saline
county, Missouri, over so years old, and char
acter OF marked prominence in the early history
| or TINS part of the state, has ordered walnut
cofi1n and hal grave prepared. On his beau
dence and the river which flows only few
hundred yards from mis- door, is a large Indian
mound, which he has had inclosed with a neat
| fence, and where he expects to be inferred He
LOOKS forward calmly to his demise"
On last Sunday morning the city of Rich
mond was almost without au adult negro in
habitant The entire black population had gone
| 10 the banks of the James river to see the
| biggest baptism ever known among the colored
churches. About 800 were put under the wafer
| and many more are to follow A procession of
| the converts was formed In which the women
wore white robes, and some of the richer ones
dlrectolre dresses made for the purpose. A
| and the Rev. John Jasper the astronomer min,
| lister, per. ormed the ceremony.
The bangor (Me) Commercial relates this
incident: "a few days ago an Oldtown souaw
| went into an Oldtown dry goods store, wnere
| she pu chased cheap dress pattern, together
| with needles, thread and thmbe. After the
| purchase she asked to b. allowed to go into
| rear room to sew sometin' little as she ex-
| pressed it, but the room being occupied she was
| told TO pass up the stairs and into a vacant
room. After a while clerk softly stole m To
see what she was about, but as she was seated
on the floor, and busily engaged, 10 plying e
| needle, he did not disturb her, In one hour She
asaln Inade her arp ,arance ID, to the
prise OF all, she wore the dress, and also very
| triumphant air. Size said nothing, but walked
| off evidently well satisfied with herself and her
raiment."
tbs president and three members of the
Ananias Club of Greenville, Mich, went to
Baldwin lake to fish recently. They had angled
most of the afternoon, had caught about 100
pounds and were rowing near shore at the
upper end Of the lake, wnen they came upon
what appeared to be log some twenty feet in
length, lying in the PUSHES short distance
from shore. An oar touched the supposed log
| Ia haa nd
about five feet of the body of an enormous
reptile raised and gave hiss as loud as a goose
the head tattening as to give it most horri-
flying appearance. The fishermen didn't stop to
consider The quick or the dead, " but iumpe1
into the water from the opposite side caDsizing
the boat. and 1sd terror-s5ricken, never once
looking back. This makes tie second time a
sea serpent has been seen in the lase The first
one chased and upset a boat load of fishermen,
| COL. STEVENSON of Fairview, Conn, has a
very intelligent dog named Point. The dos has
often been held up to he telephone, and has b.
come accustomed to listen to it. The other
evening when the telephone rang, Point dashed
up and barked as usual. The call was from
Ha tford announcing the result OF the great
railroad battle in the legislature, AID the defeat
of the caUs9 with which the animals master
was so prominently identified. The conversa-
ton was carried on for some minutes Point
| seemed to be wrapped in attention until word
came That the vote stool lS5 to los against the
petition, AT which point he put lis tail between
his legs, uttered howl, and ran out late the
back garden. An ejaculation of dismay and
disappointment had preceded this action of the
animal and probably gave him his cue He Law
down under a cedar tree and no persuasion
| would induce him tt re-enter the house He
| refused to eat or drink, lay out all night, and
would not be consol9d until his owner came
home the next day and told him it was all right
| In PRUSSIA the state railroads make specia1
concessions in favor OF poor persons in i'll
health. On receipt of proper ere lentials sucn
persons are conveyed to hospitals, baths and
other sanitariums in third class carriages at the
military rate Of Is pfenng per kiloneter
about six-tenths of cent per milel TIL same
the lower classss and their attendants The
inmates OF asvlums for the blind deaf and
DUMB and orphans, with their attendants are
carried at the same rate on vacation trips to the
houses of re atives. One attendant is allowed
| to eacn unfortunate, and the reduction in fare
is given to tie attendants when they go for
their charges or return home after leaving them
at the asylum Poor children who are seat to
the country in summer by societies or munich
palities are also conveyed at the military rate
Furthermore, all officers of benevolent socie-
ties and institutions whether sectarian or secu-
lar, when travelling in the interest of charity
are allowed ire use of second-clas carriages at
third class rates.
CAPT TaoUvENIN of the French army, has de-
vise1 an instrument which he calls the ''phono-
teIemeter.'' and which is intended to be used in