The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST

IT Is SAID that in Oklahoma when q man is
charged with horse stealing his lawyers attempt
to secure an indictment for the less serious
crime OF murder.
| A PIrTsBURG client has suei his lawyer be
cause be lost his case. He must have contracted
with his present legal adviser not to sue him in
| turn if unsuccessful.
THE OUTFIT of hop-p:cker that started from
Howell Prairie, Ore, the other day. comprised
two packages OF cigarettes. a bottle OF whisky,
a pack Of cards. a pistol and a pair of
blankets.
A STATISTICAL EXPERT declares that there are
always in the neighborhood of $500, 900 people
on the seas of the world The number of peo-
pie VINO are half seas over would swell the figures
immensely
SEVERAL japanese editors have been sem
fenced TO four years Imprisonment with hard
labor for speaking disres pectfully OF the En-
peror Jimmu, who, If he ever existed, lived
ABOUT oOO years ago.
WILLIAM RAcKARD, who lives near Bayminette,
in Baldwin county. Alabama, is the smallest
man IN America. He is 81 years of age and
weighs only forty pounds. He is three feet high
and perfectly formed.
THE PLANS for making Paris seaport have
been deposited at the Hotel de Vile The pro-
posed canal from Rou n to Paris is to be 10
miles long and about twenty feet deep, to
cost 155. OOO,000 francs.
The HEIR apparent of the japanese empire
became of legal age III years. en- Nov. g.
1852 He was appointed to some honorary of
nee and given sword that has been kept in
the imperial family since 70l.
AT UNION, IA, Charles Rever and Miss Min
ME Fiagg have just been married Over the
parlor door of the brides house was hung the
WORDS: "A union OF hearts, O union of hands
ana the Flagg of union for Rever
Dr.. TALMAGE seems to have unearthed the
private ledger of the late lamented King Solo
mon; Anyhow he estimates the wealth of that
much married sovereign to have teen &6SO, OOO,-
oOO In gold and 81, 028, 000. S77 in silver.
COUPLE In Ravenswood. Ill, celebrated their
silver wedding last week by being remarked,
with their five little granddaughter as brides
maids. One advantage of this plan is that the
arrangements can be kept in the family.
THE TASTE for horsefesh is evidently sp ca L
ing in Berlin, aud in response to the public
demand special horse meat restaurant has
osen opened there at No. % Weinb rye strasse
ana the number OF customers is very large.
The MIR GLE working wells of Galgoeze, in
the district of Pressburg, Hungary, are attract
ing so many thousands of pilgrims from the
surrounding countries that the authorities have
been forced to call in the military to keep or
der.
CONGRESS has passed bill to prohibit the use
of the United States flag for advertising pur-
poses, but it couldn't be so worded as to shut
out the professional patriot. He will continue
to be for the old flag and himself, especially
himself.
A CROOK at the Kansas state fair picked a
woman's pocket, and found in her purse three
samples of dress goods, a recipe for making
angel food, hairpiu, two bread tickets a
package of court plaster, and a nickel with
hole init
In THE TOWER of the Wisconsin Central sta.
ton, Chicago, is about to be placed what is
country since the war;" It weighs over five
tons, and when in position will be 200 feet from
the ground
SINCE 1857 England's small wars have cost her
about $4,000, 009t The war with China in
1857 90 cost her $4,000 OlO; the Abyssinian ex-
peditlon IN ls5I-.9 S4l 900 900; the south Afri-
can war in 1879 81, Si4,00U,000; the Nile expedi
ton in 1894 IS. Sc. 250,01O; the Afghan war. be-
tween 1880 and 1886, }Sl5, 100000.
NEW YORK swfNDLER entered a Fremont
Wis, store, leaned his elbows heavily on the
glass case and broke it through. The owner de.
manded damages, but the stranger claimed he
was strapped. The storekeeper seeing a 800
bill sticking out OF the others vest pocket.
seized 1t and gave back ST.. 1t was 81 bill
raised.
A NEW STREET in Dorchester, between Blue.
hill avenue and Canterbury street, is named
Angel. woman. in searching this week for
tho street, aske1 horse car CONDUCTOR to direct
her to Salvation street. He said he did not
Know OF any such street, but that there was an
Angel street. Size repid: THAT'S it. | knew
it was something about heaven"
Our at the Folsom Prison, Oregon, there is a
horse that has developed a singular characteris-
tic which consists in an earnest desire to eat all
1ns red ana green peppers he can get hold of.
The animal behaves just like any other horse,
except i'll the particular matter above He is n
good worker and tame and manageable How
ne acquired the love fer peppers 10 a matter of
conjecture.
HERE IS Nine. Modjeskas opinion on the ar
rangement OF color Red worn below the face
deadens the complexion; worn above the face
higntens the complexion. If, therefore. a
woman wishes to subdue the color in the
cheeks she should wear a red gown or plenty of
red rbbonj about her throat on the other
hand, If she wishes to give her face certain
touch OF color, let her wear a red hat or red
flowers in her hair
IUNISIANS have a rather unpleasant custom of
"fattening up their girls for marriage. A girl
after ste is betrothed is cooped up in a small
room. Shackles of silver or gold are put upon
her ankles and wrists as piece of dress n
she is to be married to a man who has dis
charged or lost his former wife the shackles
which the former wife wore are put apon the
new brides limbs. and SHE is fed until thew ara
hlled up to the proper thickness.
AMONG boom of logs at Leamy & Kv,e,s
mill at False Creek, Vancouver, is a tree cut
into four 24-foot logs taken from one tree
which is one of the largest specimens Of the
Douglas fir that has ever been cut in
that province, whose record for giants
of the forest is world-wid These four
logs were respectively "a inches, rs inches "a
inches and 20 inches, and in none OF them wac
thgre knot or other defect The total nnrnher
OF feet OF lumber that can be cut out of this
t. ee is 2s,614. - VALID
WHILE tea has taken the place Of coffee on
the Ceylon plantations, there does not appear
to be any likelihood of falling off in the yvo d,c
production OF the fragrant berry. Coffee planta.
tions are being cultivated in Central and Sontb |,
America and in Mexico, while there are millions |
or acres In Brazil suitable for coffee which ara |
not yet under cultivation. The abolition os |
slave labor in that country and the ESTABLISH |
ment OF new political conditions are favorable |
to an expansion of industry; and figures which |
are given by the american Grocer show thai |
while the Ceylon coffee crop ha. falien
off, that of Brazil has increased over 100 ner
cent. ' D0i
The WORKINGS of the cheap alarm clock ara
beyond understanding. One of these tickle in.
ventions took it into its cranky head to ston
short the other night, apparently for no reason
In the world, says the New York Tribune II
was SIMPLE case OF pure cussedness. Vic
lent shaking, gentle coaxing resettinn and "a
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