The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-11
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physicians assume. or at least wear, as they are
driven about the streets in their well-appointed
and sufficiently swell traps. Many of them af-
Iects oyercoats with huge collars. into which
Itley SILK their heads. and, staring straight
ahead let their faces take on an absorbed
preston that is vastly effective. Apparently
they notice nothing, yet have more than once
caught the eve OF Oae of them through the lit
tie side window in the hood of the carriage,
which In all doctors wagons seems to be put
Just where it will do the most good, and without
winch none OF tHem appears to be complete"
IT IS OBSERVED that the small women who
| frequent Central park in New York, not only
affect big dogs, but very heavy and
| ponderous horses as we'll A small woman on a
| fourteen hand horse is considered to be- quite
| out of it among the riding cracks of Central
park. The smaller she is the larger horse sne
| affects. Bi men on the other hand seem to
have fondness for under-sizsd hunters and
small polo ponies. A very spirited para lie may
ne seen almost any morning or evening along
the west side of Central park, between Seventy
| sixth and Fifty h streets. The bride path
| mere runs almost parallel with the streets and
D deSUl1auS have an admirable opportunity of
Watching the riders. There is some shocking
bad riding there, too.
| LONDON POSTAL RETURNS for Christmas have
proved little surprising. Last year the num-
Der of letters, etc, dealt with in the metropolis
was only 100000 in excess of the previous
years total. and it waS generally felt in st.
| Martin Sic Grand that Christmas cards were
going out of fashion just as valentines have
| done To the surprise of everybody this season
| the excess has been 100000, and the practice
| OF sending Christmas greetings would thus
seem 70 be still ivancing by leaps and bounds.
Ia 1888 the Christmas excess was 19, 500,0 900, in
1888 IL had risen to 420O0,000, and this year it
mas been 81, 100000 These a. the figures of the
general pOStoiice only, but they are to be uu-
derstood 10 include letters, books. parcels, etc.
posted IN London, delivered in London, or pass
ing through London.
The AUTHORITIES at the British museum have
received information that q find of unusual
interest has been made on the site of
| some recent excavations in Egypt. A tomb has
been unearthed. which is believed by eminent
archaeologistS to be that of Cleopatra 1t was
l und at a depth Of IS feet from the surface
IN chamber 10 feet long, 216 feet wide, and
| 10 ty in pr porticn. The Sarcophagus was built
| In the form OF a pyramid, and covered with
| exquisite carvings, among them being five
| female dguTe', five crowns of laurel and four
| figures Of children Some of the latter are en-
| tlrely nude, while Others are draped In the
center of each of the crowns bunch of grapes is
carved. AL the time the message was dispatched
| the discovers were awaiting the arrival Of an
| Egyptian official, in order that the tomb might
| be formally opened.
ONE of the successful enterprises at Christ
| mas time in New York was that of young
| Syrian girl, who in her far-off home is endeav-
orlng to educate herself liz the American fash
| ion. To assist her in securing funds for this
| purpose, a mssionary's wife suggested that she
make little collection of PalestineS biblical
t no treasures and SEM them to New York to
De olS posed Of. The young girl gratefully fol
| lowell up the idea and a little book of syrian
MementoeS," on sale at the new woman'S ex-
| change during the holidays was the result.
| Buttercups from Mount Lebanon, grasses from
Bethlehem, ferns from the pool of Solomon
| and the veritable lilies of the field" of the
| New Testa ,ent-the specimens of the latter, by
the way, being of deep poppy red in lieu of
| the light yellow and white allotted to them by
| most conmentatoFS-ar among the contents
| OF the little volume Every specimen is
| and labelled, the leaves then loosely Id by a
| rlobol and illuminated covers The entire CON
| signment of forty of the little books was
promptly sold at 81 50, giving tidy return to
| the young girls investment
ONE NIGHT last week twenty of the leading
citizens of Denver sat down to a 81, 900 supper
given by the Quong Hip Lung Company, and
| under the direct manage ment of Osoto H. Fang
| t e manager. t e room in which the festivit es
| took place was richly decorated. The wall was
hung With rich panels neatly workel in gold
| and silver threads. picture of their 90 g was
| raised on one side of The room and delicately
| worked screens were placed before the windows.
| Inc chlnaware on the table was the finest
| Denver. 1t as thin almost as ordinary
cardboard into which had been burned
| hgures by the Japanese. 1t is customary to
give banquet once year by the Chinese to
/ S~A-H' h'O ihSOiLlluS vi LIE present Cnlu6Se
| dynasty. The city and county officials have
| been very kind to Chin Poo and O. H. Fang the
past year, and yesterday they sought 10 recip-
| rOcate by inviting them TO their banoust
| Fang made the preparations Nearly every
| thing ON the table was imported from China
and Japan, though it was served in American
sty.e. A Chlnese cook came on from San Fran
| cisco to prepare the banquet. Chinese walters
| were dressed in white linen, but only two
orIentals sat down to the table, Fung and DR..
| Chung Ting.
| CARDINAL GIUSEPPE PECCI whose death was
announced in the MORNING NEWS on Sunday.
| was the elder brother of Pope Leo XIII, and a
| member of the Order of Cardinal Deacons titu
| lar OF the church of st. Agata, in Suburra who
was born at Carpneto of a rich and noble
| house, Dec b. 1897, AID entered the Society of
Jesus, becoming professor of philosophy at the
| Roman college. In this chair which ha coon
pied until 1851, Father Pecci made high rem
| ton, producing several works on the philo-
sophical system of st. Thomas AQuinas which
| were widely read and discussed, but drew upon
| nm the dtsapproval of his Supariors Being
| unwilling to teach the newer doctrines it was
| desired to base on the Angel of the Schools
| writings, Father Pecci left the order and became
| pttnntdnte in the library of the Vatican in
| which humble employment he continued until
| his brothers election to the pontiieate Leo
X l. valued his counsel highly, and intrusted
| him with several delicate missions which
he conducted successfully, such as
| securing the submission of the films
trious Father Curci and inducing the diving
SCleHDlSt, NOlpScllil, TO UlSdVOW his act sign
| ing an address to DR.. Dolinger May IL. 1870
| the pope raised mis- brother 10 the cardinaIate
| The creation by new pontff of his near blood
| relative when he has one in the church is ems
| tomary. Unless we are in error, this is the sole
| case in which the members of the sacred college
| are permitted to volunteer an opinion as to who
| should be added to their body. The pope was.
| however, disincined to do an act whicn might
| look like nepotism, and his brother shrank from
| the honorS and dignitieS attached to the purnIa
| till the cardinals repeated their recomrnenda-
| tons IN an urgent manner. Though the senior
| OF mis- llustriouS brother, Cardinal Pecci looked
| much younger. He was a simple and modest
| man, book-hunter of the most enthusiastic
| kind, and the highest authority in all matters
connected with the Thomist philosophy
SPEAKING of the calamity in the residence of
Secretary Tracy at Washington, dog fancier
in Philadelphia says, that if there had been one
| or more dogs in the house, no life would in all
| probability have been sacrificed. ''There are y
| he says, scores of well attested instances On
| record of house dogs being awakened by the
| first smell of fire or smoke and making snch a
| racket as to compel the sleepers to arouse in
time to save their lives. Many such narratives
can be found in your newspaper files and 7
| don't doubt but what they are true The scent
| OF dog is so keen that it detects any unusuaI
| odor IN the atmosphere, and its natural intelli-
| gence, which uniformed people speak of as in :
Stlnct, teaches 1t that dagger exists for the nar
| sons whom it regards with affection Therefore
| it seeks to awaken them and, of course il ia
| successful if 1t is anywhere near them. let ms
| recall TO your mind an incident that came close