The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-27
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[ upon with such horror that he recently found
himself completely boycotted on reaching
{ Naggs-Wagga 10 perform an execution The
caon=n refused unanimously to drive him from
Tue railway station. the pOrters also declined 10
Z carry u luggage, ana tle uulucky executioner
was opllg-l 70 tTudgs on on foot. struggling
with his various traps.
Mr. THOMPSON OF Hull. England. SAYS: 1T
has often been remarked that fish have no
voices Some tench which caught in ponds
make a eTeaking like frog for A fun half hour
| While n tie basket on nv shoulder When the
| herring IS caught It Ltters a shrill cry Ike a
| mouse Also the gurnard viii continue TO grunt
| IKE nog some time after II i, taken, and some
| say, makes noise like a cuckoo. from which be
| taxes one Of MS country names" Mr.. Yarrell
| observes; The msigre. large sea fish, when
| swim ming in shoals utters a grunting or pur-
| ring noise that may tie heard from depth of
| twenty faith ms; and, taking advantage Of this
| circumstance, three fishermen once took tTenty
ma gres by single sweep of their net"
MARK TWAIN has had the tables turned upon
MN, and the prince of professional iokers has
been made the subject OF an immense practical
joke. At the Authors Club of New York, so
the story runs, Mark Twain was introduced to
an English visitor, by Henry c. Bunner, by his
| own n4Ine of Clemens, just after the editor OF
| F4cS tBunneri mad pointed out the famous
| humorlst to the EnglSaman as Marx Twain
| AiteF shaking hands, the Z lglishman said:
| hr. clemens, Mr. Bunner has been trying TO
| pay a Joke on me. as al ignorant foreigner, by
| teiilng me- that you were Mark Twain, the great
| American humorist, and told him had never
heard or such person Is there an American
| hlmorlst named Marx TWainfr Mr.. Clemens
| SAID there was joke on somebody, but did not
| seem 10 appreciate it, and the EnglIshnan is
| sim wondering what tue joke was on Mark
| Twain.
| a SPECIAL from Knoxville, Tenn. says: The
village Of Rogersville, in Hawkins county. has
several things of which it cau boast. The town
/ caf m
| Masonic lodge in the state and the house which
| sheltered Gen. Jackson for months still stands
| Ia a state of almost perfect preservation.
| \ huge hearth in q Fl NJ ROOM which he laid
MN ms hands, shows scarcely trace of wear
Inc nrst Newspaper publish ID in the state
| issued from ROgersvle. Within the corporate
| limits of the town are the graves Of the parents
| OF Dayy Crockstt. The only eb0ing spring in
the United States is but a short distance from
the public square. IL mas regular tides and
| 'os ana flows every two hours with unvarying
uniformity. The water is always int usely
cold, but never freezes even in the coolest
weather. The eldest woman in the state gets
her mail at the p0stoffice there, and few miles
IN ths country Is the oldest organized church in
tne state, the New Providence church, at Stony
Point.
| RECENT TRAVELLER in India gives CdSselps
| Saturday Journal the following description of
flower worship as practiced by the Persians in
| Bombay. y true Persian in flowing robe of
| blue. and on his head a sheepskin hat-black
glossy, olrly. the fleece of karkal-woud
Saunter IN and stand and mediate over every
| Hover he saw, and always if half in vision.
| ana Wien the vision was fulfilled, and the ideal
| Hover he was seeking found. he would spread
lls mat and sit before il until the setting of the
| sun and then fold up his mat again aud 60 home.
| And the next night, and night after night, until
| that particular flower fades away, he would
return to it and bring his friends in eve -increas
ing troops 10 1t, and sit and play the guitar
| Cr lutte before it, and they would all together
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ping sherOet and talking until late into the
moonlight. Sometimes. oy way of a grand
| hhaie, the Whole company would suddenly arise
| before the flower and serenade it by singing an
| ode from Hafiz.
Up N NORTHERN MICHIGAN Mrs. Trenary
and her 11-year-old son William succeeded in
! staying two large buck deer, which in fighting
| had locked their horns together in such man
| ner that they found it impossible to get loose.
| The mother and son discovered them while
| following oIaZed tootpatn through the woods.
| ana each OF the animals made desperate efforts
| to run away, but their tangled horns held them
| tast. They next made furious attempts TO
fight each other, and sometimes both to-
gether would spring several feet from the
ground and come down with a crash. The only
weapon OF defense That the two had was an old
pocket knife In the possession Of William
| with this he gouged and carved away at the
two bucks for some time, but made such little
| Roadway that he finally threw the bar ow to
| one side in disgust and seize club instea d.
! with this club he pounded tine two deer for
! three-quarterS of an hour until he managed to
! XII them both. though the fight ragged over
| about three acres of ground a I'D the small trees
| looked as II they had been leveled by a tornado
! Mrs. Trenary seconded the boys efforts dis
! playing considerable bravery. The deer weighed
S25 and 2l0 pounds
The FOLLOWING is from the Jetrish Chronicle.
| Prof. Bilroth the famous Viennese surgeon
some time ago received a letter from a certain
Jew IN a small Russian town TO come immedi-
ateiy and perform operation. The professor.
in his answer stipulated or 100 marks which
was promised him. The professor then re-
paired to the Russian town and unon his ar
| rival ne was received by a number of Jews who
| sorroWfulIy informed him that the gentleman
that was to be operated upon had died and had
| been buried already. And seeing that the pro
fessor felt perplexed and regretted the Journey
which he mad made in vain the Jews comfOrted
| nm saying: There is yet some chance for you
| TO maze some money mere. There are several
| SICK men IN our hospital who would require
! your services, for which each of them would
willingly pay you 1,0N marks. The professor
| gladly accepted this Offer and, after having
| performed aoout five operations, the stipulated
amount was handed to him. But few minutes
before starting for home the profe sor learned
tnat ne had reSurrected the dead man. That
| worthy gentleman had been among the hospitaI
| patients cured Tor 1000 marks
| SAYS a Rome dispatch to a London paper.
Lovers of art will hear with pleasure Of the
| discovery of a fine picture of Correggio. sun
posed TO have been lost or destroyed A gen
| tleman named Eurico Cattini, according to a
| correspondent from Roggia Emilia bought the
| picture IN question lately for a very trifing
sum from a poor family in tn town of Cor,
| reggie, and after submitting it to experts re-
| ceiyed he following attestation from the we'll
| known par ter, Slgnor Adeodato Malatosta OF
| hodena After entering into detailed criticism
| OF the work, he says: For these considerations
| and observing the vigor and the spontaneity
| OF design and colorng, the idea that it NAV
| be copy, even by one of the skillful cIn0nc-
| cen ttStd lmitators of Correggio, must be ex-
| Guided. 1t Is an original painting Of great
| value In Core ggio'S first manner. important In
itself ami in the history of art In SUPPORT of
| this Judgment there are many other docuu Ants
/ which go to prove that this is the san Clio.
| vanui' cited i'll the biographies and cataIo mes
! as having been in a chu en- in Correg no and
| subsequently lost. 1t represents ST. Joh1 the
Baptist, life size, with long and slender cross in
/ the left hand. The face and figure are turned
! to the spectator, and the former wears a
| smiling expression.
! THE NEW ISSUE of the 4lmanach de Gothn
| gives an interesting table, showing the ages of
the reigning sovereigns of Europe and the du
| ration of their reign. "Omitting the small
| German States, the oldest reigning prince is
Leo AlII. who is 1898 years old. and has reigned
! nearly twelve ne TTr