The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

| TIE St. Louis Globe Democrat says. withou
/ fear OF dispute. that Miss Ella Ewing OF Fair
mount No, is the possessor OF bigger feet than
any other woman in the country. The young
/ lady stands feet 10 and the ball OF her foot Is
! ~ inches WIDE.
a YOUNG WOMAN Of Rochester. Ont, astonishes
strangers by the wealth and luxurience Of her
raven hair. She is only feet inches high, but
her tressss are : feet inches long. S1e says
her hair gives her no trouble, and she doesn't
know what headache is
THERE has been received in the correspond
ence Of the Washington High School, says the
Post OF that city, the following inquiry from a
young lady in a far western st .Je: will you
lrfOrm me where the navy OF the United States
is, and how many men do they keep there, and
what else do they keep there, and
what do they keep then there for? Do the
men-ot-war stay there? How many guns, can
mons and shells do they keep there, and what
do they keep them for:''
AT THE OPENING of the criminal assizes in
Quebec few days ago ex-Provincial Secretary
Gagnon appeared Cor the first time in public ia
his capacity aS sheriff. The occasion was made
notable by reason of the sheriff attire, which,
''in accordance with Westminster rules, " con
sisted or an ample, violet-colored robe. b0rdered
with velvet and sable. The functionary wore a
sword and q cooked hat, and his imposing array
quite took away the breath of the other ON
Gals, the presiding judge not excepted.
RALPH BLOOD, of Waterbury, Conn, a re-
markably well-read man,I slowly starving him
self to death, the victim of a singular mono
mania. Two years ago he was afflicted with a
Sigh mental alteration. from which he speedily
recovered under treatment, but not until re had
attempted to stab himself with penknife, in
n!cldg slight wound in the breast He thinks
THIS wound mas not healed, and, under the direc-
ton or the spirits, as ne believes, he has re-
Trained from eating or drinking for nearly two
weeks In order that he may be cured. He says
! he has not suffered from hunger, but that ne
would be willing to give Sl,600.000 to take q
good drink of wafer Within this time he has
. lost over forty pounds in weight, and appears
twenty years older.
OLD PETE ROBINSON, who lives az Worsham.
Va, is pious negro, who logged along with
| his wife for many years, naming a new baby
every year until seventeen unbleached olive
| branches bore Scriptural names. Then came a
surprise One morning the Presbyterian min
lister, while taking bis constitutional, met Pete.
food morning Peter You seem to be very
much pleased at something" Yes, sab. / is.
| You see, de ole oman creased de family las
! night" "Ah. indeeI," Vas, sab, dar's two
| mo little lam's ov de Lord" Indeed A nd
what will you name them?' "Gwine name 'en
both arter de Lord; gwine call EN- Messiah and
| Holloway" Messiah and Holloway. Where
| do you get the name Haloway:' Hi, man
Don't de Lords pra'r say Holloway be thy
| name?"
The North China Herald of Shanghai in a
recent ISSUE gives the following examples of
| Pidgin English: A house boy asked for loan
of S. and promised repayment in the following
eplstle: Sir: We your rent my 3 (5) five
| only Please give your back this Sept. or Oct
| Two month clear account each month for you
VIII 1t is thank. Oblge yours Sign Z. KEEFAIL. -
but nothing could be more lacOnicn adds the
Herald. than the following tlme-honored eA
| cuse for absence: The Mr. The May mother is
| collie of die. Woo.'' The following is an epistle
from market man to lady who dealt with
| MN: Please don't cut my weight the Leg of
mutton at the last day sent 6I4 ID. according
| your Cut half pound, sent back have got six
pound and the price / Charge your ten cent
| Tor pound anybody charge II cent pound | give
| you the price very cheaper. My dear Sir, Your
| Loving MARCK MEN"
JOHN 3. CLEMENT of Philadelphia, who COM
| mitted suicide on Monday, says the New York
Tribune, was one OF the joliest men imapina.
Bile. He was a good business man, and i1 his
| spare time collected and invented an immense
number OF bright sayings and Jokes with which
| he amused large circle of friends He was
always laughing and apparently always happy,
ana so lar as known had no trouble of any
] kind. And yet he killed himself His dead
| body was found in his Office on the desk of
| which was the following note: Am fond of
| JOKES. This is the last one / will crack G."
Inc WORD crack was underscored. Those who
| knew him say that he probably chuckled as he
| wrote and then calmly proceeded to make it
good by cracking his skull with bullet Such
lie is an awful mystery, which no one can
| penetrate or explain and suggests how little we
know about the people whom we know best.
AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE of Japanese English
| is the following from the advertising columns of
Yokohama paper:
| For Sale