The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-17
PERSONAL.

ELLA WHEELER WILCOX is a firm believer 10
| the efficacy Ct physical exercise to preserve
| youth and good looks, and she uses the Indian
| clubs regularly for half hour every day.
THE WOMEN LEADERS throughout the country
| feel pleased over the statement of Dr. Chaille,
| the noted statlstician, to the effect that the
| average life of woman is longer than that of
man.
JOHN FIELD, the Postmaster Generals choice
for postmaster of Philadelphia, offered a
| salary two years ago of $4,000 to take charge
of Wanamaker's wholesale business. He de-
clined the offer because he did not care TO sink
| his personality in another mans business.
w. P. Hu.LIARD of st. Paul may be fond of
wild ducks, but he will probably hesitate long
before he again goes cunning out of season.
The game warden has brought suit against him
for the untimely slaughter OF seventy-two birds
the penalty in each case being $50 a total of
49, 600
REV. DIR. LYMAN ABBOTT has answered the
charge that he is too liberal by boldly declaring
his belief in a personal devil. No shadowy evil
influence, no wicked tendency in the human
mind will do for him. He believes in solid,
real devil, who can be seen and telt-a devil
with local habitation and name.
Mr.. JUSTICE STEPHEN of England has assur-
eddy most impartial mind In court recently.
allud ug to the case of a defendant who sought
to escape liability for certain expenditure by
throwing the blame of ordering it upon his wife,
his lordship characteristically blurted OUT
That is an old excuse often telt that Adam
i meant rat is--welll have always wished
to hear Ewes account of that transaction
Or the great 'trinity of the Anti-Corn Laws
League, Nilliers Cobde2 and Bright, only the
first and Oldest now Survives. OF the three,
Bright was always the most composed and
methodical. When Golden was anxious and
speculative. and Villiers sometimes fretful and
i'm patient. Bright, the youngest of the three,
and the holdest and calmeSt Character Of them
all, was in council the man of soundest judg-
ment
f.. RANDALL. the mountain evangelist Of West
Virginia, some years ago went over the state
painting texts on rocks and walls. lie deco
rated all sorts Of waste places with the text,
What shall do TO be saved?" patent ned-
cine man came along later aud painted just be-
low this wherever he could find IL, Use Blank s
Cure for Consumption" The quaint combna-
ton got into the papers, and Randall, seeing IL,
went back over his route with his paint pot and
thy Cody" "
THE New York Star of April IS contained the
following, There stands the most emirs It
bass ball player la Il Q world said a friend Of
mine who belongs TO mat large class known as
base ball crAnks. The gentleman re pointed
out as we stood in the Fifth Avenue reading
room was Arthur p German, the senator from
Maryland. Mr. German was the center fielder
OF the old Nationals down at Washington away
back in 1885. &C. when A. was the crack orgaDiza-
ton Of tue country The pitcher for this club
was Billy Williams, now teller in the cash
room Of tho treasury at Washington. George
Fox. a tr sasury special agent, was another. He
was famous thrower. ~ +. Young now
president of the league, belonged a those days
to the Oiyinpics, the rival club. Nick was one
OF the few men who could hit Williams pitch
ing. Therewere no curves in those days, the
pitching being a genuine straight-arm pitch
not an overland throw. Williams pitched
very swift aud difficult ball to hit.