The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Henry WILLARD Of New YORK. who has beer
III for a long time and unable TO attend 70 bust
ness, is recovering under massage treatment
lis physical troubles have dgindled down 10 q
/ sigat lnconvenl nee, caused by muscular
3 rheumatism In his shoulder.
The SMALLEST DAYS BUSINESS done on the
stock exchange of New York last year was "a,
G45 shares on Dec. p and 5000 in bonds OF
/ July ~. The largest day in stocks was May "A
with total sales OF Az. 172 and in bonds Jan. Is
IN which 8, 753.OJO were traded in.
| AT DESNsoS, TEX. ..ldr. and Mrs. Obeistrom
celebrated their 75ta anniversary OF married
/ life. They have seventeen children living who
We're present on the occasion. The oldest,
/ william. Is 20 years of age aud from Omaha,
/ Neo- Mr. and Mrs. Obeisurom are aged re-
/ spectiyels 81 and 81. Tney are believed TO be
the Oldest married couple in the state.
AT SAN DIE5o last season one market gunner
killed 1900 quail. 10 accomplish which he fired
| ls,Coo times. This is a large number to fall 20
one gun and rather puts to shame the boosted
\ records OF eastern gunnsrs, whose occasional
/ total OF 300 or 400 birds during the open season
never fails to be record d by the rural news
! paper. The California record is not noted as an
exceptional one.
EMPEROR WILLIAM OF GERMANY mas a man
servant who comes in for his masters cast of
clothes Recently the valet ventured to suggest
that certain coat still in active service be-
/ longed TO him by reason of its age. What is
/ its market value." asSe the emperor. Three
| dollars replied the valet. Il ike the coat. "
/ remarked the emperor. Here, take s. and
leave me the garment
THOMAS A. EDISON, the inventor. was the
founder of the first journal ever published ON a
railroad train. He was train boy. 12 years
| ola, on The canada and Central Michig gan. when
| he carried out the unique idea of printing in the
| pa gage car a little paper of reference regarl-
| ing noLels, carriage accommodations at depots,
CauglG
| paper he would then sell to the passengers.
EVERYBODY smokes in Japan. The pipes hold
little wad of fine-cut tobacco as big as pea 1t
| is fired, and the smoker takes one long Whit,
blowing the smoke in a cloud from his mouth
| ana nose. The ladies have pipes with longer
| stems than the men, and if one OK them wishes
to show gentleman special marx of favor
she lights her pipe, takes half Whit, and
hands it TO him and let's him finish out the Whit.
SECRETARY BLAINE's DAUGHTERS are excellent
housekeepers and perhaps the most skilled
| needlewomen in Washington. The daughters of
Chlet Justice Fuller pride themselves on their
| cooking, and Gen. Shermans daughters who
! ara conspicuous for their good work among the
! parish poor, are always apaca with the news Of
the day. Miss Rachael Sherman has the re-
putation OF knowing as much about politics as
Mrs. Logan
Mrs. MARY LOGAN puts all her money in a
monthly magazine; Mrs. Sunset Cox is study
! ltS rear estdIes DTS fulllp sheridan mas large
! faith in Chicago property; every spare dollar
| Lillian Russell gets is invested in diamonds;
/ Clara Louise Kellogg buys railroad stock; gov
/ eminent bonds are good enough for Anrie
| Louise Cary Raymond; and Mrs Robert T.
| Lincoln has her mother-in-law's love for old
| jewels and laces.
Mrs. LEVI P MORTON is thus gushed over by
! Washington correspondent: Whether in her
superbly simple decolette princesse gown of
ruby velvet Tuesday evening. going out to din
ner on the VICE President S arm, or standing in
| her picture drawing room to receive the calling
| world Wednesday, with a file of obsequious
! footmen reaching from the porte-coc lere to her
parlOr to assist the entrance of her visitors or
! presiding at her husbands dinner of state
Thursday evening. she has been the most ad-
| mlred figure in a circle of the selectest women
| of the land"
THERE is said to be large band of wild
! horses led by a thoroughbred known to the
stockmen as the "Outlaw Stud" ranging be-
| tween Truckee, Nevada county, California, aud
! Peavine, New. Years ago the stallion a fine
| racer, escaped to the mountains and has since
! defied capture. By desperate riding stock nen
dage to get into the ba I'd every year and drive
out the colts. The horses range on the highest
| peaks, beyond where cattle or sheep often go.
| Iney only go TO water once a day, and then in
| single file down the mountain trail as fast as
they can run. They go back at their leisure.
NELLIE PATTERSON of Mount Carmel is the
only woman machinist in Connecticut She is a
handsome girl, brighteyed, quick in action.
| and very popular She is EMPLOYED nv the
Mount Carmel Belt Company, and is a full
| hetged machinlst, having served her full time
at the trade and mastered it in all its del ais
Miss Patterson can block up piece of work on
| a planer or turn up arbor or any other pro-
! duct OF a lathe as well as any man in the EN-
| ploy of the company She earns a mans
wages, and is in love with her work. At first
| she had to meet with jealousy from her fellow
| workers, but her pleasant ways have made her
| a general favorite
| ONE DAY last week an elderly lady residing in
Kenosha Wis, suddenly dropped dead from
| some heart trouble. she was supposed to be
| very poor, having worked hard all her life. The
| undertaken was summon to the residence to
| prepare the body for burial, and while remov-
| ing the clothing it was noticed that the hustle
| was rather heavy; in fact it was so weighty as
| 70 attract attention. 1t was ripped open, and
| the spectators were thunder-struck to find
| secreted therein over 81, 800 in bank notes. The
| old lady, instead of putting on style and spend
| ing her money, had boarded every cent and
saved the above amount which she preferred
| TO carry around with her rather than intrust it
! to the banks
JEROME HOPKINS may be counted on to get
into row wherever he may be- but the row he
has got into in London may give him trouble
! When ne produced one of his funny oratorios
| there year or so ago, one Dr. Thomas Boor
| Crosby was among the subscribers who did not
| pay for their ticket. Hopkins sued him but
! falled to recover the amount. He then took To
| peppering Or. Crosby with postal cards con-
| tanning all manner of violent messages. som.-
| times pOetical, sometimes pictorial usually
| vituperative and containing illusions to Judas
| lscariot ami other historical persons After
| tins had been going on for year and half
| Crosby warned Hopkins to desist. To this he
! recelv the reply by postal: well. pay what
| you owe me, you lying thief Thereupon Gre, by
had Hopkins arrested and as the English libel
| laws are very strict there is a chance for our
only American composer TO go to jail. He saws
thai he is doing 1t all in the cause of art
THOMAS FITzsIMMoNs, a young man % vears
OF age, AMI the son Of an humble mine laborer.
| who lives at Cork Lane, suburb of Pittston
| Pa, is the inventor and builder Of wonderful
| CLOCK, which is now nearly complete This
| wonierful piece Of mechanism stands 70 feet
HI n, is feet wide and feet deep II has eignt
| dials. No l shows the ordinary clock face
| with minute hand; No. 2, a series Of 6pures
| which tell the number of minutes and No q
| the number of minutes which have passed s;ncs
! the opening of the year. o. tells the nunnher
| of days which have passed in the year: No ia
| split second dial; No. gives the time of the
meridian-forenoon or afJernoon-and also the
| hour of the day by the 24-hour system. No =
| tells the number OF days which have passed in
month, and No. s the day of the week. n
| also has complicated automatic railway svs
TEN, an arrangement which shows the seasons
OF the year, and a representation of twelve
periods In the life of MAJ The builder of this
great mechanical work has never had an opnor
tn ity of studying the business Of clock makinp
and has not even had the advantage to he ,rains3
by an education. He has spent fOnr vaar, =.