The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-24

contains the very plum of the page"
The Smithsonian Institution. Washington,
D. c., has special quarter for
live animals, viii for long time has been in
rested with rats Capt. Weedin, who has
arSe of the All ais, mas m lde q valuable dis
cOverY, by means Of which he is apldly getting
rid OF the pests He noticed that the rats per-
sstenCiy reided the stock of sunhower seeds,
which were used for food for certain of the
BIRDS and act ng on ths hint, he bated his rat
traps With the seeds. the uaJ acted like q
cnarm, and ext morning every trap held from
ten to fifteen rats
ONE OF the most successful boot and shoe
drummers in Pennsylvania says that the size
and shape Of feet vary in different places just
| as the Sha pes The states vary on the m ps
That as one Of his frs disco cries. He soil
| case 81 bouts IN Harrisburg, and nobody there
| could get them on bacaus- boots had
| lOT insteps. Over in the coal resion around
| louisville low iastsps are tie rule, and so the
apes Change With the different localities In
| aucaster ere is a nan " % YEA number
| l.urteens, and Iad to buy men, boots. Hers is
| the biggest female foot IN tie state.
BERNARD RTCHIE OF Aurora, Me, while at
| Eor, on the drive at Bog dam, on the west
branch Of Union river, discovered close TO the
| ;Var bank hus,e and ugly lock nc bear,
| tdcAed the tri with the only weapon ne head at
| ha4d, an indispensable adj net OF llg ivers, a
| common 'peavy,' which ia a long pole with
pointed iron at one d. lie succ etled in kill
ing the two cubs ia short time, but I dam
| became SO fcrocious that Richie was obi, cd 20
| take to the water to save hi life The old bear
escaped before nelp couli be summoned,
AN interesting has srl Gu at Salem
lass, under the liquor law, the gu sIion in
VOWED being whether the objection OF single
| ca can iAvalidate tue hoease of bar q an
adjoining estate. The rockingham estate, q
| wooden block on the corner o Front nd y ASH
| ing on str cts, is owned ny several heirs. The
| 5entral house and the Quincy mousse adjoin it.
| when ppiicatons We're made for liquor licenses
| he owners the Frothing IAN pro erty OBJ
cted to In leehsing of either Of the notels
lanet. Subsequently,, however, all but one Of
| Tue heirs withdsoW their objec lions and the
otes we q licen ID, rs it " as sIpp osed that the
objection of one leir would not hold. The mat
| ter will be tested.
ABOUT fifty grocers and retail liquor dealers
"a Boston, who failed to sec ire licenses, met in
| oaat city The other evening. A local report ex-
ialnS After permanent orsaniza.io mad been
dectel plans were a re- ed for procee 1inys
which all hope to get their lceus i back.
mere were some very Garnet speaChes fro II
| hereut persons present 7 ener les Of tho
Nv orgauilatIn will be directed to Obtaining
C rXempt.Ju Of fourth and dfLl CLASS licensed
faces rom the provisions f the present lie nse
w. This viii give vetal hundred more
| licensed retail places. If il is not lone o =
VII, n = body, favor t. ran suffrage bill
hey say, AID AZ the next electol will oe cut
Or no Ice So, thus hoping to put all tue liquor
callers on the same footing.
ONE of the most interesting achievements in
Iodern engineering is the electric mountain
allway recently opened to the public at the
| '1rgenst0ck, near Lu1erne. The rais descr. be
1ne grand cury: for hed upon angle OF liz
| lie <rees, ami the system IS sUCh that the jour
| - IS made as Sea lily and $ noothly as upon
any Of e sttai- ulc liar lines The Burger
lock Is almost per endic llar-fr an tn shore
| ( Lake Lucerne to the BurgenstUck is 1850
-et, and it is $3.50 EFT above the .evel Of the
"a. III 20 Al IL & h 1T the Ire 93S meters
and 1t commences tn cradle o. 81 er
ent, which Increased o - T. cent. after
first ~ meters, TINS bel & nan'ailed for
| e + 81 of the jour ey. a lie pair Of rails is
| r,ed throughout. and tn motive power eiec-
| lefty, is generated by two y a nos, eaci of
| ) no 30 DO fer wliCn are worked by water
| 'lecl of nominal, l2I-AorSe power, erec ed
| non river AAr t 1t mouth, at b och =
| lrae miles away. the electric current BET z
| nducted by means o. insulated copper Nr s.
| 30 loss IN transmission is estimated at IS per
cent.
a NATURALIST in Dakota was interested
! ~ecentlY in q snakes feast on iroy. He tells
| ; Iout 1t in the Natural Science Mvntbly. Frogs
| nay be succ Ilent to SNAKES. but their degluti-
, 10 is very mucu like ar work. II is difficult
| 0 tell W ere the fun comes in. The greatest
| .'ouble is TO swallow the frog after catching
! I'm. He is swallowed hees first. It's problem
| j al waetner this Is doe by prefercnce or to
| edge he victim down. Whe4 caught the frog
| ,res out pltifuii- This E ems 10 delight his
| aSeship. TIE fro soon finds it ee s to
ruSgie TO reeas, the one leg swallowed an
| i to keep the Other ouv of the trap. But the
| snake gives gurgle ald a leap and catches the
her leg Then poor froggys eyes dilate and
| assume CLASSY stare; the oody is stupefed.
J le sn Ike does not swallow; 1t simply crawlS
| over its p ey by contracting the muscles IN its
roat. When tae frog gets fairly into the
| makes body the latter see AS TO have terrible
| tttacG of indigestion IL rolls over and
( ad looks as If 1t would give 500 TO get out of
| q scraps. Then II becom s stupeue /, and
.oubtesS resolves never to make fool of itself
! gam, but when hungry It goes for frogs just
| eagerly IS before.
| LIEUT.. RIPLEY, who was on the Vandalia when
she sank at Samoa, has been resting in SPRING
| ie q, MASS, at the home of his grandfather
| 'iai. Edward In ersoL Ii an interview no is
| aus quoted as saying Of the disaster: THAT
| hurricane in Samoa will never ade from nv
| memory. The English man of-war CAiliope ala
| our >essel great da age with her ram. The
| hips we're - oily unDanAReabIs but our YES
| ,el Vas iost wholly 90 account OF the damage
| ioae by tue CsllOpe'S ram. The coral reef lit
| ally ground tie Snips pieces they struck
| stall never orSet I4t ringing American cheer
| mr. men gave the Calliope as she sue eedeI in
| leaning out to sea. | had been for twenty
| urg on duty, an tor ten hours chung to tue
| Rigging until nearly exhausted. By & frenzied
| effort | swan ashore, and wa the only one mat
| III so al awful night | left Samoa March
| .. arrived az San Francisco prl 20, and came
| ZONE by salt Lake City and DeIver. l am n1w
| recruit; ng awaiting orders By { 10 disaster I
| ost nearly all my naval papers, and with hem
| / story of the lsiaud on wnicn had put mIca
| Jatisnt work AMI care vi research. My L, VI
] lES OF kne coast was al IDaJ saved me Ia my
swim that night"
Is announcing the selection OF Rev c. ].
| loves LOuisvil as chief deputy to the
| United states marshal of X ntucxy. a dispatch
! SAYS: "H,scllef duty Will be % assist ia tns
capture of mOOnShinCrs In Eastern Kentucky,
| u lilricul aad dangerous pursuit. MIR. Howex
| has gwen uudOubted q. ide4 ce OF his COURAGE
| aud muscular power. About ten years ago a
| crowd 81 toug disturbed one OF DIS meetings
| oy throwing stones at tn building Wneu he
neard the missiles pattertng against the walls,
! Mr. Howes, who was in the middle Of his SER
| mon, stopped short, announced that the ex.
| erciSes we're over uutu next Sunday, and
steuled out of the pulpit lie walre quietly
| down the aisle. When he reached the Ior be
| threw his coat of and rushed outside. The
| any, composed of about a dozen persons were
| standing 20 feet away. Mr.. HDwes was upon
! them in a moment. lie seized tue surprised
leader by the neck VITA one hand, and with the
| other fist planted a b ow upon his temple tnaJ
| ma le MIN Sec stars ami tumble over n heap
| Jumping over HIM Mr. Howss grabbed another
| and, ueang him a half dozen kicks and blows
! hurled am tO On SIDE Tls members OF the
gang we're so surprised that they offered out
little resistance ana TOOK to flight, not esca ing
however, before half dozen wers soundly
troun ed"
Padre AoosriNo OF Mo tetreto. whose mar.
velous preaching is the talk Of tally. has had,
| says a London corr ,ndent, n most roma &c
care e. WncI he WAS quite youn. he fell in
1--we with lady Of noble birth, wuo was also
very rich, VINO he could not marry because