The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-07
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

SENATOR VOORHEES, of Indiana is charged with
smoking the worst cigars OF any prominent
man in the country. When any of the other
senators get boxes OF cigars as presents from
their wives they hand them over to Voorhees,
And they don't kill Daniel.
TIE difference between the English and the
continental methods of writing numbers (the
latter ours) may be thus stated. The former
increases in this way: one; ten; ten squared
600; loo multiplied by 10 600; 1000 squared
u.COOO 600; 100000 squared equals one billion
u,OO,0OO,OOO,OCOl; and then, logically, squaring
eacn denomination to obtain that next higher
Our system multiplies every denomination from
thousand up by thousand to obtain the next
higher denomination.
ABOUT year ago." says a Brooklyn clergy
man, "a woman who had been deceived by her
lover ~ means OF mock marriage and who
nad discovered the fraud, came to me with her
tale OF woe and asked my advice She was
living with the man she supposed to be her
husband, but believed that he was about to
desert her. l thought the matter over and
told h"r to arrange little party at her house
and invite me as friend but not as minister
or the gospel, and at an opportune time propose
10 her lover that they snow their friends how
they we're married in fun She was q bright
little woman and carried out my Instructions to
the letter. The people in the house when |
went there knew OF the existing conditions and
readily entered into the scheme, prompted by
curiosity to see how a mock marriage vas per
formed. was pressed into service by the
woman on the plea that had a brother in the
church. took Bible she provided and mar
rled them fast and made out the certificate In
due form. Then / had an interview with the
man. He was very angry at first, but came
are now living together very happily. That
isn't the way most mock marriages end, but il
would be good way TO do It,"
SIx-BANDED EuCHRE is the favorite diversion Of
President Harrison on leisure evenings at the
white house, and he has cordial and enthus
lastic supporter in Secretary Tracy, who heart
lily enjoys this game of cards. Even when the
election returns were being received at the Ex-
ecutlve Mansion there was party in the fam
ily sitting room, adjoining the oval apartment
where the Cabinet usually holds its sessions.
and play was only temporarily suspended when
news began to arrive from Ohio. 1t was while
on his western trip year ago that the Presi-
dent was initiated into the mysteries
of the game, of which he has since become O de-
voice in preference to staid whist. Probably no
one who has ever played t-hauded euchre ever
Ia d down the joker with more compiacenU or
satisfied air than the President of the United
States does when one Of his opponents bids five
for the privilege Of making the trump. Count
us five, please" is his invariable expression
land you good people go back five points for
your recklessness" Ladies of the white house
invariably participate in these evening cue re
parties and Mrs. Harrison. who is usually OPP
posed to her husband at the card table, takes
great pains In playing eucher and is as syste n
attic about the game as she is in other
branches of amusement and entertainment,
1--WE GOT a true squirrel story to tell you,"
said member Of the club to the Utica Observer
| the other evening About month ago friend
| OF miue having cottage on the shore OF
Oneida lake left q corn starch box or package
| in the pantry. There was a little corn starch
remaining in it, and to secure it against mice
the box was placed inside of a tall pitcher hav-
ing very smooth surface. My friend was at
the cottage again a few days ago, and be bought
| himself OF the corn starch. Upon examining
TO see If the mice had got at It, the box was
1 pitcher
but it was filled to the brim with sweet acorn
meats, all shelled and as nicely laid in as any
person could have done it. And not one was to
be found in the pitcher outside Of the box.
| Those squirrels must have expended a good deal
| of labor and worked faithfully to have accom-
| plished the job in so short a time OF course
| the acorns we're not disturbed, but left as found
| for the SQUIRRELS winter subsistence" THAT
| puts me In mind of something / was
| told last night by friend who has just returned
| from the north woods" said another. There
| were two parties camping quite q little distance
| apart. One party carried into the woods a bag
filed with filberts, almonds and other nuts He,
/ hung the bag up where he thought 1t would be
/ safe, and the next day visited my friend and hts
associates in the other camp being absent from
! his own camp two or three days Wren he re-
| turned my friend went back with hm and on
| the way was told of the treat in store for him
| in the shape of nuts. Upon reaching the camp
however, hole was found in the top Of the bag
| and every nut gone 1t was supposed that the
| squirrels had carried them off to their homes in
the woods, and nything more was thought of 1t
| till the next day. when my friend went to put
| ON pair of rubber boots hanging up In auoth-
er part of The camp, and In these boots were all
the nuts nicely stosed away by the squirrels for
winter user'
81 WAS reading IN the Tribu ne this morning."
| said Detroit gentleman at the Hotel cadillac,
| about the heavy gambling operations carried
on at western hotels. I'll tell you true story
about one of these games if you do not use my
name Not that care much. but on account
| OF the firm am now with. was in business In
| Kansas City and had splendid young fellow
| for a partner lie would play poker and try 10
beat the houses; | often warned him of the
| danger of this bat he persisted. It WAS near
| Christmas time, aad one morning he came into
the store and said Last night lost 300 at pok-
er. still owe $500 to the game and have to-day to
| somewhere and l want you to 20 and pay
1t for me, as am never going
to enter gambling room again
| l felt sorry for the young man. and after
| dinner he handed mo $500, and went up to pay
| il. When l entered the room big laugh went
| up, and the men, all my personal friends and
! the wealthiest in the city, began to guy me
about my partner. Jack Haverly was there,
| and said that the young man had sent his old
| partner up 20 beat the game. Now, in years
| gone by had played a pretty stiff game of
| poker myself, and it nettled me, though | had
had not played a game In years. So. instead of
| paying the $500 over to the banker l bought
| $500 worth of chips and began to play. Luck was
with me from the first. and In about an hour
l had cancelled the $500 my partner owed and
was ahead Of the game played another hour
and cashed in $780, having won back all my
| partners losses of the preceding night and
| 81 100 TO the good carried back O receipt for
$500 to him and said nothing. On Christmas
| day turned over to him check for
5000, and had In my own name 81 100
in the bank. never told him how / got the
money, but neither of us has ever touched
card since. Winning $4,000 in two hours is
about as much disgrace to a man as losing that
amount The gang of ten invited me To nlav