The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-16
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HEREAFTER the boats carried By Atlantic
steamers, instead of being made Of wood. will
be made o. steel, in one piece.
AT UnadiIIa. Mich, a farmers turkeys got
into dispute with his bees, and the result was
that seventeen turkeys we're killed.
a CHINESE JOURNAL contains the astounding
intelL -ence that in America, if a man does
not smoke or drink. he is universally re-
spected."
The first section of the railway from Pekin
to Chinkiang has progressed as far as hav-
ing tenders ma q for its construction. The
sum esti mated for rails and plant this line is
S7O.000,00o
THE question of whether goat could really
eat rubber shoes was settled in the Affirmative,
beyond doubt, in Williamsburg on Ii Jnday
fireman provided the repast and venerable
goat ate item, red flannel lining and all.
IT Is STATED in the Russi IN papers that new
professorships in the japanese. Corean and
Hindusiani languages have be N fou lded at the
University of st. Petersburg. and that the
course of studies in these subjects will begin
next session.
The QUEEN is looking for comman Ter of the
royal yacht Osborne, and has asked Prince
Louis of Battenberg to accept the position, but
he is unwilling to take the risk as The post is a
res onsibie one ami requires large means to
Keep up. The commanders also have to be men
OF great popu arity.
A FOX HUNTING CLUB was recently organized
IN Milwaukee, and at their first meet the officers
OF the Society tor the Prevention of Cruelty to
lmalS seized the fox, a dishonest stableman
stole thu hounds and an iraIe farmer had the
members of 10 club arrested for trespa sin.
on'hls property. The cub is now disbanded.
A SON or John Gansel, nine miles from Cass
City, Mich, thought he was Fl idler. but while
he was att the otter day lightning smashed his
instrument into LOO sliverS and tore off one of
MS shoes They say lightning ever s.rik S
twice in the Sa ne place, put the neighbors say
If 1t has any sense 1t will in this case if Gansel
gets TO Kidding again.
Two MYSTERIOUS INDIVIDUALS from Indianap-
oils arrived in Louisville Saturday night and re-
turned Sunday after the performance of mis-
sion rather out of the ordinary. They were
professional hunters of English SparrOWs aud
fully 5000 of the small birds were taken bac (
by tne {, to be sold to the Indianapolis gun
clubs or to trap shooters of that section.
BIBLoMANIAc, who died in England some
days ago, had many eccentrcltes. He owned a
most valuable library, and always refused to
allow a book in it overa certain size, and alb
solutely excluded anything written either b. a
clergy nan or a woman. They had no business
with literature in his opiuion, and were ilcap
able OF achieving success in it.
A FARMER fro Ohio thinking to lven up a
gorilla attached to small menagerie at Fort
Wayne, Ind, poked a stick through the bars at
the animal. The beast didn't enjoy the prod
ding and made dash for a small opening in
tne cage aad succeeded in gaming its libe ty.
1t then pouncsd up n the man. decorating lin
| TERRIBLY about the head and body. His cries
brought assistants, who with the assistance of
| q CLUB, Induced the gorilla to return to its
quarters.
On Friday of last week Willie Br ode who was
following after the pillow on his fathers farm
near Orion, Mich, discovered lot of turtle
| eggs, which he ca efully gathered up and buried
in q bed of warm sand where they were
| Matched out on Wednesday last, among tn.
brood being one with two neadS Tn two heads
do not seem to have the same notions in them,
and there is frequently struggle to see wN'"I /
way the legs shall carry them.
A LARGE PUBLIC BATH will soon be erected in
Philadelphia, from money left by Benjamin
Franklin and John Scott. Franklin left in his
will, dalel April -, 1879, 5000 to be used by
Philadelphia in such way that after the lapse
OF century the principal and interest should
amount to a SUN large nougA to make valu-
alb pubic improvements. In 1916 John Scott
added $4,000 10 this sum- The principal now
amounts together to as9Out Sll0.0JU. SO. 900
of this Will be laiI aSi Is for another century,
after the new bath is constructed.
NJ. EIFFELs son-inaw and collaboration, NJ.
Sales, doubt, the possibility of constructing a
1 IOhoT lWlCe Tue nISnJ Oh bn9 one IN HaflS. zone
of the chief difficulties in the way is il appears
our ignorance of the exact ratio in wien the
force of the wind increases above q certain
hight Up to that of 900 feet we can calculate
1t with toierable ;curacy, but nothing for GER
tain Is known the force of the atmospheric
currents in attitudes much succeeding tnis
The transport of materials to Sucha hight
would moreover, in NJ. Sales opinion, be in
practice almost impossible A'
WAYNE COUNTY, New YoRK. raises more pep
pernliut than any other place in the country
The business Of raising it and distIlling the oil
was begun by ! ankee peddler fifty years ago.
Inc farm RS or that county cultivate the mat,
and 10000 pOUnds are now dist led from their
crop in favorable seasons. The peppermint
crop is not one tuat returns fancy profit to
the farmer, but if b. can get 81 q pound for his
oil, yellow which tae price seldom, il ever, goes,
he realizes good return. Twenty five pounds
of oil to the acre is tle lowest general average
OF the crop. 1t Is not dn uncommon thing for
the OIL TO command 50 pound, and the price
has been as nlSn as 80
A PARLIAMENTARY PAPER has been issued con-
| tanning reports prepared by Queen victoria's
| representatives in the capitals and chief towns
| of Euro .)e in reply to circular addressed them
| by Lord Salisbury, giving information as to
what laws are in force in the various states of
| Europe with resard to the carrying of firearms
| by private per onS in populous places. These
reports go to snow that of thu TWEEN y-four
| states comuriSed in the ntinent of Europe
| there are stringent laws regulating the carving
| of weapons in all of them save in Denmark, the
| Duchy of Baden, the Duchy of Coburg Monte
| nero, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.
| Servia and Switzerland. Ia Turkey regulations
| on the subject eSis5, but the provisions are
very elastic, and are seldom carried out
The fascinating game of draw poker will be
| more popular this winter in Washington among
| the fashionable wo nen than ever before Sew
erll new poker clubs will be organized. The
| ladies play for bonbons gloves etc and very
| often for cash. The games are, as rule, for a
small limit, but they get as much endowment
out of them as if thousands changed hands
| The wife OF one of the senator's was much wor-
| rie u because her husband lost so much at poker
| and determined that il he NUT play and must
| lose he shout play with her and she would
| ben fit by his losing. Size lea ned the ga n e
| thoroughly, surrounded her table with good
| players, and handsome lot in the northwest
/ ern part of town is the result of her venture;
| and she is still winning-probaby playing with
| an idea of putting house on her lot.
THESE New Workers. rush in on man any,
where and at any time" said Senator Hearst,
as he sat at breakfast with friend in the Hcff-
| man ca day or two ago. He hadn't finished
1 giving his order, which he wasted very little
| time however. as ne is not great eater when
/ urlSI young man stepped upand cheerly re-
| marked with get-upand-co ue-out-at-once
| air, Senator Hearst, I'd like to see you on
| some business" The Senator didn't seem To
| know the fresh youn man, who ooked as if in
| quest of a racin tip, nor did he seem to covet
| that pleasure But the young man wouldn't be