The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST

disgust, find the Maine hunter who thougbt he
fired at the shining orbs of a feroeious wildcat
and afterSard discovered that he had filled a
tomato can with shot holes
coal PALACE 15Ox30O feet and three
stories high, is TO be erected in East St Louis
THIS palace will be decidedly novel structure
The coal companies will furnish the material
Tor the superstructure-bIack coal of every kind
ana wrought out by saw, by mason's hammer
and into artistic forms by the carver's chisel
me IN nrst moor viii be polished coal, and pillars
OF coal will support the ioor-coal, coal every
where The purpose Of the building will be TO
continually exhibit the AGRICULTURAL and min
eral products OF Southern Illinois.
THERE is pretty little wild flower common
to Oregon and Washington that blooms much
earlier than any other. 1t is the February
flower" (synthycis houghtoniana) This inter
esting plant never fails to put forth its pretty
blue racemes early in February, and in SUNNY
hooks II often anticipates that time aud opens
IN January. 1t is found abundantly in that
region, but, like the lovely arbutus of the easr
seems somewhat capricions in its choice of
nome. large spaces being literally carpeted
with 1t, while others near. and Seeming equally
favorable present not single specimen.
THIS STORY is told by Cornell student of
President White and the college football team
OF "A A match had been arranged between
the elevens OF Cornell and Rochester UNIVERSE
ties, and it was to take place in Geneva When
the captain of the Cornell team called upon
President White for permission to go to Geneva:
what, go all that distance to kick a bag of
wind!' President White exclaimed. Never.
gentlemen, with my permission. Just think
and you'll see that it is ridiculous to go kicking
bag around a ten-acre lot. Then to think OF
going fifty miles to do it!' The game did not
take place.
IHE FIRT AERIAL voYAGERs were a sheep,
cock and duck, which were placed in an osier
basket attached to the lower part of balloon
a dad 4l<
at Versailles, France the king and royal family
Assisting at the spectacle. The ascension
was made at the instance CT a commission an
pointed by the Academy of Science, and the
balloon was constructed under the supervision
of Stephen Montgolfer, to whom, with his
brother Joseph, the invention of the balloon
is due. The sheep and duck and cock reached
the ground again in safety. The first air voy-
age made by any human was also made in this
year, 1888.
A MAIDEN LADY who lives in New York re-
Gently visited sister in Danbury, Conn. She
complained that she had lost all her money and
was assured of a welcome as a member of the
family. She stayed only two days and tnen
went to the house of another sister in Danbury
AIOer Two days there she went back to New
YORK. The Danbury Nems said: EARLY this
week her maid arrived in town and going II,
sister number ones house, she informed that
lady that her mistress had hid So, 600 in an
empty butter jar in sister number two's cellar
ALlS WdS luCTtuulOuSly received. but both
over to the second sisters house in search of
the treasure. The maids nstruc-
Ilon was so clear that she
went straight to the supposed
empty jar, and sure enough found the money
as described. The strange part of the 5000
find was that it was all in $1-bills The money
was put in paper, rolled up and taken over to
the first sisters house. to be counted Both
women went into bedroom, and spreading
the money on top of the bed, began the work
OF counting While they were engaged in the
work the husband came home, and not finding
his wife. searched the house, and found the two
women In the bedroom, with thousands of
greenbacks in front of them. The sight stag
gered him for an instant. and his sudden an
pearance also staggered the women The whole
story was explained to him. The money was
counted and then placed in bank to the credit
Of the maiden sister,
A PROMINENT GENTLEMAN and lady In Wash
ington, who lived some time in China and have
been very intimate at the legation ever since il
was established at the capital, called upon the
minister the other afternoon, having first given
notice OF their intention to do so. The min
lister received them very cordially in the parlor
upon their arrival and sent servant for his
wife, who came down wearing a coronet of gold
and diamonds. She is a little woman, not bigger
than child of 10 years, and her feet are SO
small that she could scarcely walk across the
room. She ,chatted pleasantly, however.
through an interpreter, and, as the caller was
the first American lady she had ever
come in contact with, she had great
many curious questions to ask about
the manners and customs of
women in this country. few DAYS later the
call was returned with great ceremony. and
then followed an invitation to dinner The
minister accepted for himself but sent his
wlfes regrets, with an explanation that, as she
mad never dmed except in the Chinese fashion,
she desired to be excused. She was informed
that there would be no other guests but held
to her refusal, and sent as peace Offering a
handsomely carved chest filed with the richest
silks. which will form portion of the trousseau
of the young lady of the family, who is soon to
be married, The minister came to the dinner
but not being used to the knives and forks at
the table found much difficulty in eating. About
all the minister could get TO his mouth was
bread and olives.
THE LONDON Standard is responsible for the
following story: On the little strand at Dugort
in Achill Island. ON the west coast of MAYO
lie the remains Of most curious creature Il
was stranded for some months on one of the
outlying reefs at the entrance to Blacksod Bay.
where the villagers took it to be the carcass of
large whale. 1t was afterwards carried on the
Achlll strand by gale. This large sea monster
is none other than the gigantic squid or king
cuttlefsh, and is rarely seen on our shores To
what species of the GmmestreI)hes it belongs
wan ever remain unknown, as it was too far
gone In decay, and was shorn of all beauty
The suckers and horny rings had fallen off long
before 1t reached the strand, and the parrot
like, horny beak, which is peculiar to this ami
iiAco'aAS. IhO ahAmdi, buOuSn
shrunk and distorted, measured as fol
lows: Length of tentacles or long
arms, 30 feet each circumference of
body, including short arms, 60 feet; circumfer-
ence of tentacles in some places feet know
of only four instances of the appearance of
this strange monster in British waters A very
faint idea can be gathered from what is pre-
served in museums of this curious creature as
IL snr1vels away almost to nothing except a
large cartilage pen, which runs across the body
and branches off TO the short arms It wouId
take vessel as large as the hull of the Great
Eastern filed with spirits to show off the ami
mai for exhibition. Curious tales are often
enormous arms or tentacles are armed with
formidable suckers and horny wings, which are
set with small teeth pointing inwards These
long arms, 70 feet in length when outstreCched
as they float about in the ocean. may have given
rise TO the story OF the sea serpent.
YOUNG Mrs. BLAINE is still very ill, and there
seems, unfortunately, to be every prospect that
she will be invalid for the remainder of the
winter. She submitted to an operation the
other day, during which she was burned with
irons but it cannot be known for a little time
whether any very great benefit will result. She
has now been confined to her bed for matter
of fifteen weeks, and during all that time has
not been able to move from one position The
fact that her professional career has been SO
suddenly cut off-almost before she could be
said to have entered upon it's naturally sub |
Ject for bitter disappointment to her This is
not to be attributed SO much to unsatisfied am