The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-26
PERSONAL.

PRESIDENT HARRISON, unlike his immediate
predecessors, is not q fisherman. He is very
fond OF fish, however, and when he is of on
yacht has the steward supply him with fresh
1sh from the water.
THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE is expending nearly
1000 in building church on his grounds at
Clumber, England. The Duke of Nocastle is In
this country looking for wife. There is often
a great difference in dukes.
ONE of the few female architects of the
world is Miss Laura White, who is practi ing
her profession in Ashland, Ky. She was gradu-
ated in architecture at Michigan university and
then stu lied in Paris. She was noted in Michi-
gan as a mathemation, and was the first
student at Ann Arbor to solve problem that
had been sent over by one of the great English
universities.
GEN. JOHN G. FREMONT, the great pathfinder
and the first republican candidate for president
of the United States, is now IS years old, but he
gets around in remarkably active manner and
general has clipped his long. white whiskerS
and hair, which he has worn for the last forty
years, and this contributes much to lessen the
appearance OF age.
Rev. DR. BARBEE, who recently resigned the
passionate of McKendres church in Nashville to
accept the book agency OF the Methodist Pub
fishing honse, made little talk to his old con-
gregaIion Sunday night ID the course of which
he said: Two of the greatest evils of the day
are the mems club tendencies and the women Is
masculine tendencies. The club-goers are on
the road to hell, but not more surely than are
The masculine women"
The PRESIDENT has received from William
Candy, a stonenason of Melbourne Australia
a photograph of beautiful and imposing mon
uunent to the memory of the late Presindent
Garfield. which Candy erected in his front ward
The monument is of unique design, being a
summer house, and has suitable inscriptions on
the stone front. A bust of Garfield orna-
ments a nitche over the door. Candy states
that he is an Englshman, but has a great love
for Americans.
JOHN ANTON WOLF GRIP. the new minister tn
the United States from Sweden and Norway. is
a remarkable shot with a revolver Pistol
shooting is popular with the diplomatic CORPS
and the new minister has proved that he has a
Wolf Grip on the fine points OF the sport He
recently gave an exhibition of his skill which
astonished the onlookers. He cracked at every
trial with revolver bullet at fifteen PAGES an
egg she'll hung from thread and swung rapidly
back and forth.
PETER ANDERSON of R ashford, Mimi, is un
doubtedly the typical wild and woody. west
erner" of whom we have heard SO much and
seen so little He was born in Wisconsin, and
is handsome young man of 20. His hair is about
ten inches long, of an ashy brown color and
each particular hair stands on end, not ike {
quill, but like wool on sheep. IL also has &
woolly look and feeling. Mr.. Anderson car
wear neither hat nor cap, but instead silk tur
ban with light elastic band drawn over anC
down TO the scalp. above which it bulges ou
about fifteen inches in diameter.
SPEAKING or aldS TO Orat0ry, Sir MOrrel
Mackenzie has fling alike at Mr. Gladstone
egg and sherry and the Iron Cha lcellor's
brandy and settler. THE supposed miraculou.
virtues of the mysterious possets and draughts
| on which some orators pin their faith exist he
says 'maialy in the imagination of those who
| use them; at best they do nothing more thar
Intricate the joints of the vocal machine, so a.
| to make it work more smoothly. This is JUS
| as well done by means of a glass of plain water
in France, water sweetened with plain sugar il
| the grand vocal elixir of political orators a,
| Nine. de Girardin said, somewhat unkindly
Many things can be dispensed with in tn,
tribune. Talent. wit, conviction, ideas, ever
memory can be dispensed with, but not eaa
sucyee.' Stimulants may give sort of 'Dutcf
| courage TO the orator, and may carry hin
| successfully through a vocal effort, in which
| indspostion or nervousness might otherwise
| have caused him to fail. but the immediat.
| good which they do is dearly purchased by tn,
| thickening and roughening of the mucous sur
face of the throat to which they ultimately Civ
| rise"