The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-15
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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AS A GENERAL RULE, a man who infiicta
knife wound on another on account of refusal
to grant a favor asked, thinks that he has had
ample revenge. But Boston has colored
who is made of different material from most
| men. He not only stabbed man because he
| refused to give him nights lodging. but the
| next morning when arraigned in court he had
the comical assurance TO say to his victim, You
| excuse yOse to me and I'll call it square," The
| wound is not severe.
LETTERS just received at st. Paul, Mimi,
from geographical students and experts of the
glazier expedition state that the party has dis
covered two tributaries to Elk lake at the head
| waters of the Mississippi. which are not laid
| down on any map and which have obviously es-
| capped the eye Of previous explorers. The ex-
petition is now located at Camp frost, on the
! shore of the Elk lake, aud surveying parties
| are noting the depth, velocity, lelgth and other
peculiarities of all Mississippi river feeders.
GREAT CURIOSITY prevails in England as to
the direction in which the immense estates of
the late Duke of Cleveland have gone AS he
has no heirs, the title lapses, but the duke made
! Will last year which is one of the most singu-
! lar on record. The lawyers drew up the docu-
! mept, leaving blank the names of the legatees,
as well as the amounts devised, and these were
filed in privately by the old duke, who then
locked the will up, and no one. at present
| knows, not even the lawyers, to whom all his
| immense riches have gone,
The PEOPLE CT the Pacific coast are busy Just
now with delicate problem in connection with
| the Chinese exclusion law, which indicates that
| the measure is proving an embarrassing and
| expensive luxury. In the cases of several Chi
namen caught smuggling themselves across the
| Canadian border, a Seattle Judge recently de-
| cided that they must be returned to the country
whence they came, and not to China. A tax Of
| $50 is imposed by British Columbia on all Chi
namen landing in that country, and the Seattle
people are trying to find out who will put I'D the
necessary $50 a Chinanan, in order that they
may comply with the law and indicate their
principles.
The PRINCESS MARIE, wife of the Danish
Prince Valdemar passed through Elsinore in
cognito on a recent excursion to Sweden. The
statlon-master heard of her coming, and
promptly decorating the waitingroom with
the door to prevent the public from intruding
upon the royal privacy. Shortly the princess
and her sister appeared, each with small chip
from their trip The brnsque Waterman
blocked the door These surely were not Prin-
cesSes. You cannot enter" he said. why
n0t?" asked the astoanded princess. BE
cause we expect the Princess Marie" Then
keep good look out for her. laughed the
amused lady, and went through the common
gate to the platform. The station master con-
cluded after waiting all day, that the princess
had taken another route.
CooUETRY is ineradcable by years in some
charming women. Mrs. so-and-so is 70 and
proud of her age. Her daughter is a grand
mother of grown up girls, and all OF the family
marry young. This Boston grandmamma has
long been widow She was visited not long
ago by friend of her youth, an aged gentle
man. who was visibly affected at the revival of
old memories associated with the lady he had
known when he and his wife and she were all
| young together He had not before visited his
early home for many years, and he said with a
| much moved voice: II think I'll have
to ask not you ONE for the kiss s,s aha
kind. said the great -grandmamma with a toss
of the head Then the two sat down and had a
good long visit. After her visitor had gone the
dear cd lady spoke to her daughter of a
brother and contemporary of the old gentle
man. a bachelor. Now, if it had been Wilton
who had been here and asked to kiss me
shouldn't have minded, ;" she said, with deli
cate rose flush ON her faded cheek. but
don't know what chat old married man could
think wanted to kiss him for"
THERE is not in China at any time overmuch
OF the charity that thinketh no evil, and where
women are concerned there would seem to be
none at all A handshake between man and a
woman are badly construed there as was ever a
casual kiss in our own divorce court. But Yuan.
when describing our social gatherings, does so
without any overt condemnation; perhaps he
thought that plain and straightforward
enough. Besides invitations to dinner" he
writes. there are invitations to tea parties
such are occasionally given by wealthy
merchants or distinguished officials. When the
time comes an equal number of men and
women assemble and ten, sugar milk, bread
and the like are set out as aids to conversation
More particularly are there invitations TO skip
and posture when the host decides wnat man is
to be the partner of what woman.
and what woman of what man. Then
with both arms Rrasping each other, they leave
the table in pairs aud leap, skip, posture
and prance for their mutual qualification Man
and a woman previously unknown to one
another may take part in it. They call this
skipping tdnSher (dSncng)" The reason for
CHS curious proceeding on the part of
our countrymen was well explained
paper the Hicn Pno. Western etiquette re-
qures, he says the man in search of a wife
10 write to the girls home and agree upon some
time and place for skipping match" (sciIicet,
a dance).
PRoBABLY no British primo. ever yet had a
private tailor: therefore the distinction of be-
ing the first gentleman Of fashion to indulge in
the luxury falls upon young member Of a
Fifth avenue club, saws New York CORE
no doubt but what the youth is quite the best
dressed man in New York He has that repu-
tation among his friends. all Of whom give
more attention to their clothes than
known, for the young himself has con-
fessed 1t, that he designs his own garments in
water colors, after the fashion OF theatrical
costumes II Is his method to take the latest
styles from London and modify or accentuate
them to satisfy his better taste. 1t has always
been. so he states, very harassing thing to
, painted designs, and he was extremely melan-
choly over it until few months ago
while in London he was introduced
for the first time to q young cutter
who made for him the very best suit he
ever had on. SO delighted was he that he tested
the young man on several of his most elaborate
designs, and so successful was the workman in
, each instance that the New Yorker resolved to
possess him for his personal use. He found
that the young cutter received about 800
week He offered him nearly double that
amount to him to 20 to New York and the
Ensiishman jumped at the chance Now
the cutter is luxuriously situated
in fashionable youths house.
privileged employe. who does nothing but
carry out the designs Of his master II is the
; latter's intention TO send his tailor to Europe
twice year in order to be thoroughly in touch
with the modes of the passing seasons and
though his friends offer fabulous sums to secure
the services Of the private artisan, the latter
may not enrapture them with his faultless
| workmanship, for Il Is in the contract with his
master that he shall under no consideration,