The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-18
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in the Philadelphia Press says: Like Justice
Bradley, he was fond of mathematics, and be
KEPT up his mathematical studies during his
latter wears. he started life as a drug clerk
and spent three years in making up prescrip-
| lions. de then went to a medical gchool in
kentucky and practiced medicine. after he had
gotten his diploma, for eight years When be
oegan TO study law he took up the study of
Latin and acquired thorough knowledge of
the language. However. he always decried tn .
study or dead languages and he said not long
ago that be did not think there was any neceS-
sty for man to waste four years of his life
| IN the study OF dead languages. Said he: i
| think that the dead languages are unnecessary
ana inpracticable for the average man They
may do for rich peoples sons. who will have an
independent income and who are training them
selves for purely literary life. As to boys who
have to make their way in the world. 1 think
| they are useless. and that the scientific studies
are FAR more important
On THE ELEVATED ROAD in New York the
other day gentleman who spent last summer
in New Orleans said to me: Il saw recently in
your notes mention of Mrs. John A. Morris
bringing out the two daughters of Gen. Hood of
| confederate fame 10 New York society.
heard all about the Hood family in New Or
leans. The general and his wife died there in
1873 within three days of each other They
left a family of eleven children. There were
Two pairs OF twins and one set of triplets. The
friends OF Gen. Hood were ia dismay at
what co do for such family. The old con-
federates were mostly poor men, and they
could not see their way clear to provife for
| such large brood. when john A. Morris
stepped 10 and assumed the entire responsible
! lty OF their education, maintenance and pro-
vision for life. These two daughters have been
educatej In Germany, and are soft spoken,
beautiful southern girls. One of the Hood
sons is at West Poiat. The others are all cared
! Tor In various ways 1t is one of the noblest
undertakings ever knew rich man to make g"
FRIEND of the Eyraud family tells us that
Paris may shortly hear the daughter of the
alleged murderer of N. Gouffe singing. under
an assumed name, OF course either In operetta
| or at one or the many cafes-chantants with
| which Paris abounds, says GdliQnnnl's Messen-
! ger. Nine. Eyraud herself Is an excellent
musician. Her daughter has no knowledge Of
| the technique of music, bu: her ear is as keen
| as that of Theresa, who knew nothing whatever
| OF reading music, but who co ~ retain
whole pages of melody after hearing.
| brunette, with an excellent figure. Her occu-
! patton of late has been to try on costumes at a
| fashionable Paris dressmaSer's in the Avenue
| fOpera. She speaks with a mild provincial
accent, and has just the winsome Qualities
| which are required in singer of chansonnettes
! Eyraud's daughter, although looked upon as a
| spoiled child, Is thoroughly virtuous. and will
| doubtless have the cordial sympathy of those
who know her name as they listen to her
first attempts to win reputation upon the lyric
stage.
In AN ARTICLE entitled Under the Trees " in
last weeks Evangelist, the Rev. Dr. Henry NJ
Field writes in his usual delightful way about
the trees on his country place in ockbridge,
Mass, which he planted twenty iye years ago
NOW, he says our positions are reversed as I
have watched over them, they have come to
watch over me; after such long care and pa
thence, am sure they will not forsake me now
In this summer of illness they have been next
TO the dear household within In the
way OF c99 ,,P Strong men,
forward the worlds highway, know not
how sweet thing it is to have such companions
and comfOrters. We have come into a perfect
understanding and silent communion. Those
trees know me; they know when ] am in a
silent mood. and they keep very still hardly a
! leaf stirring; and when they begin to move il
is very gently, as if it were only to fan away
the care that sits upon the troubled brow Am
| weary and downcast, one glance upward gives
q new turn to my thoughts, as the waving tree
tops catch the burden from the spirit. and toss
1t into vacancy. where it is seen and felt no
more"
SAID gentleman the other day to the New
York Sun man: Il heard Mr.. Morris the lottery
man tell great hog story in the Boston Club az
New Orleans. while was there. He owns a
magnificent property on the Mississippi river
above the city: which he has spent tholsands.of
collars doll IN c9itivatIng as flower garden. He
began its improvement to keep the pigs ont
They would get in and root up the finest work
of his gardeners. In the south it Is ths same
rs horse stealing to shoot neighbours hog no
matter what devilnent the beast may commit.
The boodiest of fueds have heen
started In the south over the killing of a
hog. So when Mr.. Morris found that an
old SOW had some peculiar faculties for getting
into his domain and committing serious depre
dations he set half dozen negroes to watch
ner and see now she got in. There was stream
running thrCug the place. At its entrance
into the ground the barbed wire fence that sur
rounded them was stretched over the water at
It's surface One day the foreman on the place
discovered the hog coming down this stream
from the outside. When she reached the wire
fence she dived under the water, came IN on
the other side, swan ashore and began her
roofing with grunts of satisfaction. Mr. Morris
himself saw her turnel out of the grounds and
saw her 90 through the same operation to re-
gain entrance before he barred the waterwav
against her."
WHILE philanthropical people in England are
agitating tho propriety of relieving the dis.
tressrul condition of womankind In India savs
the Oh cago News, tie alien class in China ara
urging reform in the education and treat.
ment OF Chinese girls. Ninety nine per cent of
the Chinese girls not taught TO read: this 10
accounted for in the circu instance that as soon
Is a girl IS married all connection with Der mar
ems family ceases absolutely hereby the old
saying is reversed, for
The son is a son all the day Of bis life
But daughter is daughter till she's some
bodys wife. SO---e
The average father saws cody. 'Sbe will h.vs
husoand-let him educate her as he pleases,''
AS soon as girl gets her growth there is no |
thought for her except to marry her off as soon !
as possible rs she bespokeng" is the ONLY in |
curry put by callers to tho mother who has |
groWn-up daught r; no inquiry after health or
lntelectuai accomplishm nts. but simply as |
s se oetrothed?" girl in China is matured at |
10 years OF age; many wed before that age.
put she WHO passes Is without being affiancei |
Is regarded as particularly unfortuuste
creature AS soon as she is bespoken she en- |
Joys no freedom Whatever; she is shut up and |
guarded sedulouSly until the narrige cereTnonv
Is soiemnized, for it is deemed highly Improper
ior the 10 nlly OF the groom to see the bride be |
lore sue IS indeed wife. IL Is for this reason
sna1 narrlages ostween couples living in the
same town are seldom contracted n should |
oe understood that the Chinese requisites for a |
VIE are by no means eyactinp .sSha must h. |