The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-02
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at Middletown. Pa, glass of apple butter that
was made by his mothers grandmother in
the year 1896 making it 81 years old. 1t is
/ little tart.
i SEVERAL WILD DOGS have been killed by cat
temen in the Upper Cuchara county, Colorado.
They had killed a large number OF cattle. The
most savage dog was tan color, and wore
heavy brass collsr.
| Court ASDRAssy had splendid nerve at the
card table, and when he called at all called for
| very high stakes He once played three rub
| bers OF whist with the late Count Darn, Prince
feter Schouwaloh and Baron koliSch-all first
rate whist playeTs--for 900 franc points and
lUOOO francs on the rub.
THE LATEST THING in canes is very huge in
thickness. and has a natural wood gnarled knob
head. The ferule is the most decorative
feature of the walking-stick and mayhap this
is the reason that certain idiots are to be met
| en- promenade carrying these club-lilxe STATS
end upwards and holding them rightly at an
| angle of As
EMPEROR WILLIAM still retains the French
cooks that ruled the kitchen of the imperial
palace under his late grandfather, but he posi-
lively refuses to allow their French bills of fare
to be put before him. The cooks draw up the
day S list of dishes under their French names
and these are translated into German for his
| maJestys table.
ONE OF the most successful farmers in Pressure
Islecounty Michigan,is Jean Robarge. Under the
paternal shingles he now has II chiliren-one
for each acre of cleared land 1t might be imag-
| ined that he is q Polander but his plain old
accusation. Its about all the 80 hands can do to
raise enough for the 10 mouths,
TIE French government is taking vigorous
measures to suppress the morphine habit by
furnishing the druggists who sell the drug to
persons whom they know to be addicted to its
use One druggist who had been convicted of
| thls onense IN one district, and had paid the
penalty, has been refused diploma in another
| district where he had opened new shop.
TIE KING OF THE BELGIANs has ordered a
| magnificent gold casket to present to Stanley
Several of the most expert workmen in Belgium
are now engaged on the work The lid bears q
with precious stones and chasing The casket
IS 10 contain the grand Gordon of the Order OF
Leopold, with which Stanley will be invested.
On TUESDAY three women and a small boy
started to drive to Marysville. Col, in e spring
wagon. When mile or so from town their
team stuck fast The women jumped out and
were held as II in a wise. tramp offered to
help the women and he got mired, and then the
unhappy folks were forced 10 stay three hours
IN the mud before anyone could dig them out
THE SINGULAR SPECTACLE of man walking
along the street eating greenbacks was pre-
sented in Duluth, Mimi, the other afternoon
he was caught by the police and taken to the
station house. 4 search revealed SG01 between
his inside shirt and skin. He suffers from the
halucination that people are trying to steal his
| money. aeoe4
A LARGE CURTAIN OR covEsLET made of linen
aud wool discovered at sRk4inym, in Upper
Egypt, is exhibited in the South Kensing-
ton museum. From the likeness of its ornamen-
tation to that of hangings shown in wall mo-
said at Ravenna representing a corridor in JUS
( tod "a
work OF the sixth century. 1t is about ten feet
by six wide.
ACCORDING to an Omaha newspaper a young
woman of Walker, Neb.. received a present
from New York friend of an elaborate, silken
lace-trimmed robe, girdled in ribbons. in which
she soon made her debut at an evening party
and received many compliments upon her at
tire She tainted upon hearing from her New
York friend that the exquisite costume was a
nightgown.
ELDER JUDD was preaching soul-stirring
sermon at Eureka, Mich Suddenly he stopped
and looked dazed. Heart failure? No: he re-
membered that he was engaged for wedding
service just about that hour, and he dismissed
his congregation with u rapid Denediction and
set out for the scene of the trouble, Balding,
and reached there in time to relieve anxiety and
get his little fee.
WESLEY EwEI.L (colored) of Chincoteague, on
| the lower peninsula of Virginia, is the champion
| eater of that section This is what he recently
ate at one meal: Seven duck eggs, five molasses
| cakes sixteen raw oysters rolled in sugar one
half pound of sugar, three-quarters of a pound
| of raw sausage, an apple and three cathartic
pills. A pint of whisky and a pint of molaSses
concluded the repast.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Mrs. Ernest Steig, at
Charlottesville, Ind, vowed that the sun should
never shine upon her again. and she kept her
word. Her husband humOred the whim and
when the house in which they lived was sold,
compelling transfer she was removed at night
in order that her vow might be kept intact.
Some months ago she became blind and her
death occurred last week.
THE Hagenville (Mich.) postmaster runs
restaurant, grocery. hardware, dry goods,
boot and shoe, and produce store, all under one
roof, and still finds time TO farm, run saw
mill. decker in cedar, buy and sell pine lands,
manufacture shingles, conduct q blacksmith
shop, practice medicine in a small way, mix
drugs, act as justice of the peace, and go to
church twice on Sundays.
The FACT that Mr.. and Mrs Kendall have sent
100000 from this country to England for in
vestment there is as fine commentary as could
be found on their success here. We are certain
that before they return home they will have
conceived such a violent love for America and
Americans that they will be obliged to come
back TO us again There is no love SO strong as
the love that is gilded with refined gold.
A NEW ZEALAND P&fER reports something
entirely new in the sporting line At horse
bay, and through delay, the tide rose so high
that the horses had TO swim some distance
before the winning post was reached The re-
suit was that one of the animals, which would
otherwise have been beaten, came off victorious
on account Of superior natatorial powers.
AN AMUSING INCIDENT comes from Hamilton
Canada. 1t appears that the location of the
wires that were originally put into the base
ment walls of the city ball, connecting with the
switchboard in the upper hail. has been lost
through some carelesSnes during the building
operations, and cannot now be found without
ripping up the marble pavement and mutilating
the walls, and even then the search might prove
fruitless.
THERE is displayed in the window of the Bal
timore and Ohio Express Company at Rome.
Ga, Fable Franchise silk dress that is or was
valued at $500. The dress was expressed to
, New Orleans, ana TO be worn by q bride al
a fashionable marriage. The express messen-
ger. through some oversight. allowed it to be
damaged slightly, and was compelled by the
company to pay for it, and now has it there for
the purpose of railing it.
FIRM at Bolivar, n Y, is busily engaged
manufacturing gas from crude oil. 1t is claimed
it beats old nature. Under new device the
gas can be sent to any reasonable distance re-
quired. The owners claim they can show more
lire for heating PURPOSES than auV othar ,,oS