The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-21
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Az ICE PALACE according to the American and
Canadian style is to be erected in January at ST.
/ Petersburg.
GIRL out in Smith county. Kan, won $50
by husking ami crioSing sixty bushels OF corn
in five hours. -ea
HOG that weighed 900 pounds was recently
| purchased near Laurel, Del. It was heavier
than one of the farmers horses
| MILK SHAKE, an invention which probably had
| no useful purpose originally save to provide a
| new kind of drink has received the Endorsement
OF a Philadelphia physician, who pronounceS
/ milk much more digestible after it has been
| snaKen than in its ordinary condition.
THE NEW MAYOR OF BIRMINGHAM, at a meeting
of the Diocesan Church of..England Temperance
Society. said that from inquiries he had made at
/ the Somerset house he found that out of 6SS
| shareholders in local breweries 1i5 Tor more
than one-sixth) were clergymen and women.
| S. c. NIGHTINGALE & CHILDs have at their
Boston office a relic of the late Lynn confagra-
ton. 1t consists of a length of magnesia sec
tlonal pipe covering which passed through the
\ IRE, ana except that il has browniSh appear
| ance IS unchanged, and the length of pipe that
| II covered showed no signs of ever having been
| near the fire. The canvas covering about the
lagnesla was burned off and the iron bands
| surrounding 1t were also missing, notwithstand-
| ing winch the covering seems to have chung to
the pipe, and, from the appearance of the ruins.
was In the hottest part of the fire.
| BUCoDA is the name of a town in Washington
! The origin of its name is of somewhat curious
| nature However, it arises from civilized
| sources. 1t may puzzle some of the COM
] mentators when they endeavor to search for
| lIs origin. This is how it was christened
| Ihere were three great railroad men in that
portlon OF the country where the town is now,
anu thelr names were Buckley, Coulter and
| DAVIS. Each Of them wished the town to be
named after himself But they could not come
| 10 an agreement. and finally, as q compromise,
Ine nrSI Two letters from each name were
taken and placed together, and thereby orig
mated Bu-co-da.
STATUE concentrating a touching little
episode in the life of the late German Emperor
Frederick is about to be erected at Kaisers-
lauten When Frederick was crown prince he
visited one of the orphan asyums of that town.
Among the children was a sickly and sad faced
little boy. Frederick noticed him. took him in
MS arms, and thereupon agreed to become his
godfather. The child, to whom caress was
stranger, appeared somewhat frightened at
nrst, but soon got over his difficulty, and began
10 play with the princes medals and decora-
ions. The statue in question will represent the
prince with baby in his arms, and the youngs-
ter Juggling at his cordons and crosses.
NORTHWEST OF MILAN, in the neighborhood of
Somma Lombardo, there has recently been dis
covered, through the draining of the large turf
moor of La Lagozza, a lake dwelling, which
differs in many respects from the others in
Upper Italy and Switzerland. This relic of
clV1lzation was met with under the peat bog
and the underlying layer of mud, the former
oelnH meter in thickness and the latter IS
centlmeteIs. Toe building was rectangular, so
meters long and 30 meters broad; and between
the posts, which are still standing upright lay
beams and half burnt plauks. the lsfter having
oeen made by splitting the trees and without
using saw. Pieces Of burnt clay, polished
stone hatchets, flint knives and arrowheads
were also found
THERE are still some persons left in this
world who do good by stealth Just before
Thanksgiving day gentleman in New York
advertised In two afternoon newspapers of
large circulation that he would like the ad-
dresses OF all persons who could not affori to
buy turkey for the holiday feast. He received
1000 answers to the advertisements and on the
day before Thanksgiving bought 1000 turkeys
all that he could obtain in tn market. On the
next day he used his wagons, with the signs on
them covered up 50 that no one could tell who
their good angel was, to cart the turkeys
around 20 the poor folks. To the 400 who got
no turkeys he gave money. He now congratu-
lateS himself that he succeeded in doing this
and escaping publicity.
THERE has been q recent conference of the
Anti-Bird Killing society of London, to make
loud protests against the revived fashion of
wearing birds and birds plumage upon the
bonnet and gown. The recent slaughter of
birds has been most heavy and ruthless. 1t
was announced at this meeting that il takes
over 100000 birds to supply the demand of
American dealers, and as many more for the
export trade. One Highland dealer alone
sends every month 1000 beautiful sea birds
which abound in the Hebrides and Orkneys, to
France. The destruction of small insect-de-
stroying land birds has greatly increased the
prevalence of harmful Insects SO that in cur own
country during the past season both trees and
crops suffered largely and seriously from the
caprice of women H
In HIS ARTICLE OF The Beauty of Spanish
Women" in the January Scribners, Henry T.
Ffnck says. 'If were asked to state in ons
sentence wherein lies the chief advantage of
Spanish women over those of other countries.
and to what they chiefly owe their fame 70 r
beauty, l should say thai, If a Spanish girl has
round cheeks, and has medium sized, delicately
cut nose, and mouth she is almost certain to be
a complete beauty; whereas, if an American
or English girl has a good nose mouth and
cheeks, the chances are still against her having
beautiful complexion, and fine eyes, hair and
teeth, which Spanish girls are always endowed
with, as matter OF course But over and
above everything else, 1t is the unique grace
and the exquisite femininity, unalloyed by any
trace of masculine assumption or caricature
that constitute the eternal charm of Spanish
women"
Mr.. BROWNING used often to speak to friends
of the only occasion on which he ever spoke to
the queen. Some years ago the late dean of
lduy AUGUSTA Stanley invited
him, among others, to tea at the Deanery 10
meet the queen, and a small select party were
present, Carlyle being one. The company. as
was BETTING in the presence of their SOVEREIGN
were respectfully silent, only joining in the
conversation when addressed. The queen he
gan to talk with Carlyle and expressed her
opinions on some matter with which he differed
and he, as usual contradicted her and silenced
her. AS the queen left the room she stopped MT
the door to speak to Mr. Browning and saw
good-by, remarking, What a very extraordi.
nary man Mr.. Carlyle is Does he always talk
like that? | never met him before'' Mr.
Browning was only able to assure her that II
was his invariable custom.
ACCORDING to an English journal, two minor
branches of the doll industry form distinct
trades the making of shoes and eyes. The
shoes are made from the waste material of
childrens ornamental shoes and boots: but
this branch is smaller one than that OF eve
making, as many dolls are sent out with merelv
painted boots, while all or nearly all have
proper eyes Dolls eyes are of two sorts
known technically az common and natural
The common are simply colored hollow glass
spheres of white enamel, black and blue being
the only colorS uSed. The natural eyes are Of
similar composition, but have the pupil and iris
correctly represented. Considerable quantities
are exported especially to French doilmakers
The black eyes are used for dolls exported to
South America, and blue eyes for those used at
home children naturally preferring, their dolls
10 have eyes of a similar hue to those most
common among themselves.
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