The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-12
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

HENRY HURLBURT. of Boscobel, Wis, pierced
the ears and clipped the tail of his pet cat,
very fine specimen of the feline species. The
animal Immediately fell to ing, refused to
eat anything, and actually omniJted suicide
Dy hanging itself with a rope that hung from
hammock in Hurlburts yard. Tn cat put its
head through split in the strands of the rope,
and when discovered was stone dead, with its
hind feet resting upon the ground.
WHILE Mrs. Charles Riudesbacker of Stock
ton, Ill, was visiting friends in Mankato, Mimi,
she was sitting talking with a friend one even
ing wnen she was startled 10 see her sisters
lace at the window. She made a sudden out
cry, and her cOmDanion also saw and recognized
Inc apparllion. the next morning she received
d telegram from Stockton stating that her sis
ter had died at the very hour and minute that
she had seen the face at the window.
A DOCTOR who lived near the Back Meeting
House, IN Fairfield, Ne, was one of the best
physicians in the county. but his skill was no
aVall IN the case OF his wife who kept her bed
Tor more than two years. One day there was
no grown person about the house and her little
ooy came running in with Dad cut on his finger
or hand bleeding profusev With true
motheriy forgetfulness of self, she sprang up,
round bandageS and properly dressed the
wound .ll I. en- sitting down t. rest, s4e looked
around; everything seemed so pleasant and she
Ielt SO nicely, she decided not TO take her bed
again. and she did not. She lived several years
IN the enjoyment of comfortable health.
A BEAUTIFUL. live white owl is on exhibition at
music store in Louisville. 1t was sent by l..
j. Smith OF Niagara Falls and belongs TO a very
rare species 1t was captured by a Young
hunter IN the woods near Quebec II was found
IN hollow tree, and was secured with a net
Inc habltation of the bird is in the extreme
north, SO Mr.. Smith wrote them when he sent
Tue OWL, and only extremely cold weather drives
II as Tar south as Quebec. So far as is known
only seven of the birds have been captured or
kl!led In canada during the last three years.
Inc one ! exhibition is perfect specimen. 1t
Is Sho" white and about the size and shape of
The common large owl.
JOHN COOK of AndoYer, Conn. had dog that
hunted woodchucks unaided. 1t lay in the grass
or III copSe treeSsly waiting until a wood
cluck strayed a dozen rods or SO from its bur
row, then eaped out of its lair and tried TO get
TO the hole first. If it Succeeded in doing So
the feat bad for the woodchuck MIR
Coon $ dog often headed off thirty or forty
ground hogs In season In the way noted and
us Iahle became 50 gr a. that every woodcnuck
hunter wanted the dog. One man offered Mr.
Coon sou for it. but he wouldn't accept the
money. Success, 1t seems, turned the dogs
mead, and one day last week it tackled the
washington express train as il was whizzing
through An lover but the locomotive got to its
hole first, just the same.
JAMES WATERS, the recluse of Horse Island
near the mouth Of the Detroit river. died few
days ago. He lived the life Of a Crusoe on the
island Tor forty years and little is known of him
except he came from England. his only com.
panIOnS at the time of his death were two dogs
aud forty cats. Among his personal effects was
wonderful towing piece that was proved by
udnuIacJutefS mark to have been made in
England 2OO years ago. 1t is called a pontoon
Euu, ana was used by the hermit in the waoIe-
SAFE slaughter OF waterfowl. The length of the
gun Is IL feet, its diameter AZ tine nuzze 1I6
incheS AID at the breech Sc inches. 1t has a
mint lock, and one pound OF powder aud three
pounds OF saot constitute a charge. With one
discharge of TIE weapon he often killed fifty or
sixty waterfowls.
AMONG the original documents preserved in
the Interior Department at Washington the
most interesting are the relics of 1920, about
twenty-five of which safely stored where
lock and key protect them from the casual Wis
nor The most striking feature Of these books
IS the remarkably legOe writing with winch
Ihe founders OF the republic RECORDED the name
OF every head OF household in the United
states. Inc census takers of that period did
not use printed forms on which to tabulate
TINS information. but ruled blank books for the
work, ana in m my cases made the books from
blank paper, which they bound by inrlosinp
VII IN old covers of books the leaves of which
had been cut out, However crudely these
books are shown t. be made there is not ore
instance IN which careless work IN be charged.
ahu IL no case was there any slovenliness of
pen manShip.
NOBODY can be got to smoke green or damp
cigar IN London, such as the American prefers
There all the cigars are kept until tney are as
dry as dust. An American physician who has
lived IN London for some time attributes this
differences in taste to the climate. when first
arrived III the country, - said ne, Il smoked the
damp cigars had been accustomed to in New
YORK But at the end of six months noticed
tnat whenever | Smoked a cigarI got sore
tAroat. tried some of the old dry cigars com
monty used mere, and had no further trouble "
Inc too~cco which the Engshman smokes in his
plpe goes from Ameri "a, and it is said that
Uhe o6sC CROWNS OF Virginia are sold th-re The
fish Rim JC,t,..
which is soldthere for pipe-smoking, is nothing
put American tobacco under a new name The
cigars made in London are of Sumatra tobacco
generally with connecticut wrapper
Oracle daughter of Baggage Master Rid
die, of the New York and Long Branch rail
which would be'a small fortune to a well-rea,nI
lated dime museum. There are three members
OF the famiy-a dog. a cat and a bantam
rooster. The name Of the dog is Caleb. that Of
the cat is Kate and that of the rooster is Ton
Knot Wnen the trio are on dress parade they
are sight. Caleb in a sort of Joseph's cont
Kate in train dress of bue and gold soferjno
ana Iopkn9t IN his full dress of black and
bronze highly polished, with mlniatur sword
strapped to his ri ht should r, make up a fine
array Iopknot Is the commander, and always
leads the procession Miss Oracle, however
gives the word of command between nuCicoi
st aims upon a harmo icon The orders ora
given with great fl mness and they are imma-
dlately obeyed. They go through all sorts of
military movements with comical precision.
STRAIGHT-LACED ENGLIsHsfEN OF the old school
object to prOmiscuous smoking, as it is known
in the United States and in every large club in
London there is room set apart, generally on
the top OF the house, W ere the habit NAV he in
obliged. IL would be a heinouS offensa To at
tempt TO smoke in the dining room or in one If
the halls. This arrin cement, however, does not
suit Engllshmen of the younger peneration
and in several of the West End clubs where Tho
old togles predomiuate they have organized a
determined movement" for the enlargenent
of the club-smoking facilities. Falling in This
one or two clubs have been started. where tne
members can smoke all over the house event
in one room. SO general has the habit become
IN London, that men now smoke unon the
fashionable promeLadeS, even ia Hyde mark on
Sunday morning, and at the door of every cIuh
and every fashionable shop a lamp is kept bnrn
ing, that the smokers may fire up upon emerg
ing
CIGARETTE SMOKING is another habit which is
rapidly spreading in London, though it has not
yet reached the telegraph boys and become as
much OF a nul sance as in New York Ten wears
ago no Englshman smoked cigarettes Now
every one who Smo <eS carries them and at a
formal dinner they are as much ma; fer of
course as cigars. One of the singular things Of
London is that cigarettes are sold by wefJbt
Those made of Turkish tobacco rance in nrica
from Is cents to 81 cents per ounce and whan
of the ordinary size this means about twenty
nine cigarettes. They also sold in lar'ye
quantities by the box. Nearly third of the
cigarettes consumed there are of Anne lean
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