The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-28
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NEARLY a month ago three young men Of
Jacksonville, H., J. B. johnson, Irwin Woods
| AMI Arthur H. Woods-all expert bicyclers,
! mounted their wheels in their native city ana
| set out for a run across the country. On Thurs
DAY they reached Washington, after being
| tWenty-three days on the road and having trav-
| eled 1000 miles. They say they've had gIori-
Gus time in spite of the rains.
THE old saying HE took the bull by the
horns" was verified at Portsmouth, O., by
| George Eaves, who owns a beautiful tract of
| iaad just east of the city proper. He was cross
| ing the field wherein his bull is pastured, when
/ the bovine becam. infuriat d and ru he'd at
/ MN. SelZng the Dull by the horns as it came
within reach. ID throwing his legs about its
| urck, caves was carr ed in this position across
! the neld with the speed of the wind and into the
renee, agai st which he was badly damned.
his INJURIES are regarded as fatal
Francis j. SETON a Brooklyn manufacturer
was surprised and delighted man the other
morning. He was surprised when, on entering
! his office. he found that a burglar had been at
| work on his safe, and had. after much labor,
| forced open the doors. He was delighted be-
| cause. on the preceding night instead of leav-
| ing large amount of mo ey IN h safe, be
| TOOK It home. He left only II IN n the cash
| drawer. saying to his clerk: If enUerpris-
ing burglar comes he will get enough, if he
works for it, to pay his car fare" The II cents
were found in the drawer.
MAN who once acted as agent for Sarah
Bernhardt said lately: THE death of Bern
hardt's husband, Damala, removed from Paris
one OF T. e most remarkable specimens of aSsur-
ance that ever live. According to the rules Of
French dramatic art Damala could not act a
all But he had the person and face of some
one o. his old Greek ancestors and was practi-
cally irresistible among e women. He had a
certain amount of rewdness and notori
ouSly incOnstant at all times and to everybody,
OUT e pos d sklllfully aud was one OF the most
poetic-looking men have ever seen"
HINTS for fea-bitten Brook are given by
| correspondents of the New York Times One
writer suggests the use of oil of lavender as an
| eXterm nator of fl as. Its effect upon the flea
| Is almost instantaneous. Being a volatile oil
| with not unpleasant odOr, it leaves a stain
| and odor comparatively snort time, so that
! there is no danger OF dana ling fabrics of any
| sort, and when applied to ANNA S for the same
purpose there is no danger arising therefrom. -
Another correSpon lent advises the spreading of
| fresh black walnut leaves throughout the rooms
| or houses lntested-even in the beds. He says
| ne mas used the leaves with much success.
DURING the past week Mrs Simon, wife of g
well-knoWn grocer o, Laporte, Ind. has been
entertaining a young lady friend from India,
napois. AT sharp O'Clock Monday the three
clocks in the house stopped simultaneously
They all ha been wound the previous day, aud
were IN excellent running order. Mrs simon.
noticing the strange colncdent, was seized with
..
About half an hour later a telegram 70 n In
danapoli' announced the sudden death of the
visiting young lady's father at Indianapolis at
precisely the same hour and minute the hsndS
on the clocks recorded.
ENGLISH COMMISSIONERS OF EDUCATION do not
recommend music as an occupation for the
blind. Although it is favorite pursuit among
blnd persons, competition in England is so
keen among even seeing musicians that only
except Jnally good training ca0 command sue
Cess, and many, indifferently taught, relapse
into playing in publ houses or in the streets,
and not unfrequeHtly into leer beggary. The
commissioners point out that for the larger num-
Der or industrial occupations, such as baSl l.
making, brush-making, Gaming and cane work,
In t and mat reSS- making, rope and twin
spinning. weaving and other minor trades must
always prove more useful.
EVERYBODY recalls the story of Ginevra, the
beautiful maiden who entrapped herself in an
oaken chest on her wedding night, and whose
bones and jewels were discovered long years
after. There was a beginning of that same kind
of tragedy in Bethlehem. Pa, the other day.
Mr.. Froxefs little daughters, aged and 5, were
accidentally shut in chest in the CARR t. 1t
closed with a spring lock, and the playmate who
did it ran away and left them. The mother,
missing the children began a search, which
ended in the garI ct The feeble cries from the,
chest located the chill rem An ak split it ouen,
and Just in time to save them. They we're both
unconscious when rescued.
The following is the most recent Dickens an
ecdose: Dickens had favorite servant whom
he intrusted with bag of money about $500
which was to be paid into the bank Leaving
the bag for few moments his servant said he
returned to find that it had dsapp AIRED. A de-
tectlve was sent for The servant was sum-
moned, cpnironted with his master, and in.
formed that the ranger was a detective The
servant Messed that he b I'd stolen the money
III order to defray his losses on the derby Most
men would have prosecuted him, or at least
a ia
discharge lin; but settled on him an annuity
Of 200. in consideration of his previous good
conduct, and in fear that he might resort to
some dishonest means of getting livelihood
THE BLOOD ORANGE is mere variety of the
sweet orange. obtained by cultivation, and ap-
pears first to have been raised by the Spanish
gardeners in the Philippine Islands, from the
capital of which (Aanna) it, together with the
well-knowu cigars, formed at one time one of
the lief articles or export. On its first appear
ance IN Europe it excited considerable sensa-
ton; AMI in tne last century very high prices
were demanded for the trees which bore, the
wonderful fruit. None, however, now are
brought there from Mnila-the supply being
derived almost entirely fro n Malta where great
pains and attention are bestowed upon their
cultivation 1t was for long time supposed
and the idea is not yet quite extinct, that the
blood oranges were produced by the grating of
the orange with the omegranite, but there is
not the slightest foundation for this belief
THE bees have literally taken possession of
Rufus Kinney's residence at Reno, New, trans
forming it into a vast apiary and compelling
thu family to vacate portions of the
house. Every accessible part Of the
house is filled with bees: the
wall are transformed into hives At least a
dozen colonies have lodged themselves under
the build ing, and e pugnacious little rascals
dispute with the owners every part of the house
from cellar to garnet. And still from every
quarter new sworms are daily coming; SO ne
days as many as tlree four different colo les
arrive and despite the fact that Mr.. Kinney has
Killed as many as twelve SWarms al
really this season, they are gaining rapidly on
him, and he Is seriously contemplatin : the ne
sSty of moving out AID leaving the bees in
possession of the premises. Reports from other
quarters show similar but not SO serious con.
ditious
EDISON indeed, seems to have fallen head over
heels into big pot of luck. For the past few
days the cables have been busy telling about the
decoration he received from the King of Italy.
1t is matter of fast that King Humbert heard
of Edison loug before he saw him. A rich
Italian gent man, Sig. Enrico Copello, VINO
formerly resided In this country, heard through
friends OF Edison S phonograpn and purchased
the right to sell it in Italy. As p 'eiminary
step to this enterprise, Sig Copello visited
ever Sc n in the kingdom. 1t was exhibited he
fore representatives of the Senate and Oh. m Der
OF DE- pItes, leading scientists and King Hum
bert. The king dictated congratuatory mes
sage 10 the inventor and req Iested Sig. Copello
10 carry to Queen dargaret at Venice a % lono-
graph mes age. The king was so pleased that
he requested Sig Corpeiia to invite Mr.. Edison