The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-08
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

from the prison at Sing Sing, n Y, had only
one year of 20year sentence for burglary to
serve.
HARVARD COLLEGE has furnished three OF
President Harrison's foreign appointments: DR..
George B. Loring 1888, John D. Washburn
1883, and Robert T. Lincoln QS6D
TITS SAID there are more American women
studying art in Vienna and Paris than ever be-
fore. leading art club in the former city has
twenty five American lady students.
A LOVER OF CHESS on the Pacific coast has
kept strict count of the games he has played in
fifty one years, and gives the number as 75.S}2
AN average Of a fraction more than four per
day.
JOHN T. REDDINGToN was to be married in
Chicago one night last week. His fiance and
her friends waited for him in vain. 1t was
learned afterward that he had been engaged in
playing with the ''pigs-in clover puzzle and
had lost track of the time. The wedding will
never take place.
AT Remington, England, recently, horse
took fright and jumped, phaeton and all, into a
ground floor window. The occupants Of the
house were seated at dinner, and when they saw
the horse coming in the window, fed to the
back yard. When the horse found it could not
move it commenced to kick and made things
fly for fifteen minutes, until il was released
The family have refurnished the room, there
was har lily piece of furniture or any Of the
dishes left whole.
AN ENRAGED BULL scattered funeral party in
New Brunswick. n. j.. Tuesday. The body had
just been taken from the hearse when the beast
was observed approaching. He dashed into
the crowd. but fortunately hurt nobody, and
then ran wildly about the burying ground.
Many persons sought refuge behind headstoaes,
and remained there until the animal departed
when, after making an unsuccessful attack upon
the undertaker's horses, he was secured by an
expert lassoer
A FARMER not many miles from Maine was
the owner Of a very slow and balky horse which
was recently overtaken by death. One Of our
business men the other day extended to the
farmer bis sympathy for the loss OF the horse,
and said: He must have died rather suddenly,
didn't he!" SUDDEN replied the old man, II
guess he did; mighty sudden fur HIM It's the
most sudden thing ever knowed him to do in
all his life." The further remarks of sympathy
from the merchant were drowned by the laugh
ter from the bystanders.
THE worst enemies of the human race, in the
opinion of ST. james Gazette, ARE the doc o 5
who try to prolong our miserable existence in a
world that is full of death traps. One medico
tells you not to eat or drink what you relish be-
cause yon Will eat or drink too much; another
says that you must only eat what..you fancy, be-
cause otherwise you will bolt your food without
giving to each morsel the thirty-six mastica-
must wear respirator over your mouth and q
pad on your chest. II you live in town you
will die of fog; if you go to the country you
viii be poisoned by bad drainag if you drink
water you are tempting the typhoid fiend; milk
spells Scarletina, and tea cake is sudden death.
Do you shun these tempeStuous pleasures of
the senses, and take refuge in the recreatlons
of the mind? Do you borrow novel from
the circulating library? That is to import
the germs of disease into a healthy house
hold
The annual business meeting of the Metro
politan Presbyterian church, in Washington,
had concluded the other evening, and the pas
tor, Rev. Dr. Chester. was about to take bis
departure. when Mr.. Theo. F. Swayze stepped
forward and requested him to wait moment,
as the congregation wanted to present him
with bouquet as remembrance of the twenty
fifth anniversary OF his pastorate. Miss Bessie
Willard then brought forward q bouquet OF
twenty five lilies. Mr.. Swayze in few appro-
pirate and graceful words, made the presenta-
ton, calling attention to the twenty five lilies,
representing each year of the doctors pas
torate. and also referred TO the growth of the
church from twenty-five members to over 800
as golden harvest, which was also represented
in the lilies. Turning tie bouquet he disclosed
50 gold piecs in each lily Dr. Chester's sur
prise and pleasure almost overcame him for a
moment, and it was with a husky voice that he
thanked the members of his church for this
renewed evidence of their thoughtfulness and
love for him.
The vast region In the United States says
Senator Stewart of Nevada in the Forum,
where the rainfall is insufficient for successful
agriculture comprises about two-fifths of our
entire area exclusive of Alaska 1t aggregates
about 100000 square miles, and is about equal
TO the combined areas Of Great Britain and Ire
land, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany.
Italy, Sweden, Norway, Holland and Austro-
Hungary. This arid region embraces nearly all
the public domain and is capable of supporting
a population of ut least 800 0O0, 900 It is a
third larger than British India a country hay
supporting over 100000, 900 Inhabitants largely
by irrigation. In solving the problem no TO
utilize this vast arid region "a to make homes
for the people we have the experience of thou
sands OF years 20 guide us. The most populouS
nations of ancient times occupied the arid re-
gions of Asia, Africa and Europe and subsisted
by agriculture prosecuted by irrigation. 1t is
estimated that there are G, 500 900 acres OF land
now cultivated by irrigation in the United
States, varying in value from $40 to $1,000 per
acre, and yielding net income equal to the
interest on a much larger sum than this valua-
ton
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS of Long Island City have
savings bank system which has been success
full from the start. The collections are made
every Monday morning Immediately after the
opening Of the school A tap on the bell the
teacher gets out the roll book, anG, as she calls
ILc hdlneS, Inc puPllS cali out Une amounts or
money they want to deposit each in turn STEP
ping up to the desk with money and card in
hand. The teacher takes the money and re-
cords the amount on the pupils card and in her
own booA. After the money has been all col
lected, each teacher seals it up in an envelope
with the amount, number of the school, and the
teachers name written on the outside. 1t is
then handed to the principal, who deposits the
whole II the bank. Under the present Sys-
TEN about ten minutes are consumed in max
ing the collections in each school. ANY one
who wishes to is allowed to deposit any
money with the teachers As a result, there
are great many children depositing money
who are not yet old enough to attend school.
The money is all deposited in the Queens
County Savings Bank in Long Island CITY An
individual account is opened for every pupil
having p cents and over to his credit in the
bank. Amy smaller amount is simply credited
TO the school. The bank has on its books the
names of , 900 deposiJorS from all its schools
Altogether there are fifty schools in the United
States that have a banking system. Their
total deposits aggregate $4,000; Belgium : as
400 schools with banking systems. with a
total deposit of S67S 100; France q, 375 schools
with total deposit OF $2,4b7, $50, and Liver.
pool, $50 schools, with a total deposit of
Sl22,5.0
ALL over the country people of q religious
turn Of mind have evinced great interest in the
outcome Of the controversy going on in st.
Marks Episcopal church in Brooklyn as to the
propriety Of placing gilded rooster upon the
spire Of the church. The Philadelphia Record
SAYS: 1t now seems from what has been said
oy church people possessing greater knowl-
edge OF the significance OF religious symbols