The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-26
PERSONAL.

JOHNSTON, the African explorer, is now about
| 10 years old; small, wiry man, with bright
| eyes and brouzed face.
MR., DAWES. of the Bryant farm Cummington.
| Mass, brother of Senator Dawes, sends an
nualiy 1900 barrels of apples to England.
| ToLsToI, the Russian novelist. says that the
| great mass of people read novels for the story
they do not look or care for the application.
DU MAURIER the artist of Punch, has done a
| very profitable thing in Illustrating an edition
| de lure Of that unpleasant novel, las in a Look
ing Glass"
| THE CRowN Princess OF AUSTRIA wore at her
| husbands funeral a gown with train made
| fro the mourning dress worn by Maria
| Theresa at the funeral of Francis of Lorraine
| THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY is about to become
| an oarSman, and is having a four-oared boat
| built for him at Richmond, where is also being
| constructed a very gaudy launch for the sultan.
THE late Dr. NJ H Stinson of Norristown. Pa
| took up the study of medicine for the sake of
| her own health She was the first woman ap-
| pointed to the head Of hospital department
| for her own sex.
| JOIN W. NOBLE of St. Louis, Mo, who is on
the latest cabinet slate, looks a good deal like
George Francis Train. He has the same kind
of curling gray hair, the same little tuft of chin
whiskers and much the same hearing. Noble
| is, however. somewhat heavier than Train and
| more reserved in manner. He is a member OF
the law firm of Noble & Orrick, prominent in
st. Louis, and would probably lose money by
a
| good dinners, good stories and good fellows.
LIVELY RIVALRY has been going on in the
| House of Representatives at Washington be-
tween Messrs. La Toilette, Yost and Washing
| ton for the palm for youthfulneSs in looks. The
latter, known to his Tennessee constituents as
Joe Washington" has come off victorious by
shaving mis- face clean He now looks almost
painfully yong. A few days ago he clapped
his hands for page. The boys laughed at him.
They thought one of their number playing
| joke on them. Washington had 10 walk
over to them and assure them that he was not
page.
department, is a mesmerist and ventriloquist of
remarkable powers. He entertains his friends
with exhibitions OF his curious gifts. When he
was younger he was in the habit OF using his
ability "A ventroqust in public for his own
amusement, and he tells many interesting sto-
ries of the practical jokes he has played Mr.
Colman Is a small man with straight gray hair.
He wears eye glasses and dresses quietly. He is
a genuine farmer and runs genuine farm in
Missouri He warmly opposed the bill which
has made him a cabinet officer.
REV. DR.. SUNDERLAND, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of Washington, d. c.. has
been much annoyed of late years by people who
visited his church on Sunday evening simply to
see MS. Cleveland. Last Sunday party visited
his church, but on learning that Mrs. Cleveland
was not present they went away noisily. Ad-
vancing to the front of the platform DIR. Sunder-
land said: 1T is impossible for me to state how
grieved am at the exhibition OF extreme rude
mess just exhibited by a few chance visitors TO
this church, who being disappointed in their
curious desires to look upon the face OF one of
our number, have left our midst for the more
pleasurable though less hallowed enjoyment
OF their Sunday papers"
Il RECALL" says Senator Voorhees,, 1.-THE first
state dinner of President Hayes that attended.
l had forgotten the total abstinence rule, aud
the earlier courses were dispatched before |
noticed that there were no glasses save those
for water. AS the entree came on friend on
my left asked me in a whisper If we were not to
have sip Of anything. | told him the water
was delicously cold would have enjoyed a
glass Of wine a. much as he would Converse
ton was Stacking, and almost every man at the
table needed mild spur. In few moments
the Roman punch was served. tasted IL list
lessly, and instantly discovered that il was Ro-
man punch, indeed. | touched my friend, who
had yet TO taste his provocative. He emptied
his glass with a few dips of his spoon and looked
at me longingy. l lifted one finger. one Of
the walters understood the gesture, and in a
moment other glasses Of the revivng mixture
were placed before us well saturated with a
grateful extract of grape. our spirits were inn
mensely improved, and our friends across the
table tried for many a day to guess the reason
OF the sudden change from passivity 10 distinct
Interest"