The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-25
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KANSAS makes the following contribution TO
cat story literature: "a Parsons cat not only
soured on the household in which it was raised,
but after it ran away actually went back and
| stole the mouse trap which the family had sub
statuted for the ungrateful tabby."
AN ATMOSPHERE and appearance of violets
and roses impress you on entering the boudoir
of Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt Everything is
| literally coueur de rose and the scent of the
violet is over it all. In one corner of this room
Is charming nook, with a luxurious lounge
| heaped with downY cushions. a little gilded
CHAIR, with spidery spindle legs and a table of
smoothest white enamel. This she uses for
writing In the center is the blottinR book
| bound in silver; the inkstand is also of the
| finest silver, and so are the other implements of
| correspondence.
HEN belonging to ]. R. Helms of Ossawat
omie, Kan, has distinguished herself by laying
what proved to be a great curiosity in the way
| of an egg The egg in question was perfect in
shape and measured eight inches in circum-
| ference one way by nine inches the oeher
| Upon breaking the egg open Today it was
found to contain the usual amount of white
and a very large yolk. Inside the yoIk was
found perfectly developed egg, which was
about the usual size and which had perfectly
formed sael on it. Thus there were two com
pete eggs in one.
Rev. CARLO MARIA CURcI, the distinguished
Italian ecclesiastic, died in Rome June 10.
New York Tribune. Entering the Society of
Jesus he soon became a distinguish ned ornament
TO the organization, and acquired high repu-
tatlon throughout Italy pulpit orator and
as writer on theological topics. Three times
he was the Lent preacher before the chapter of
san Retro in Vatlcauo, where Plus TX. was
won't occasionally to be present, privately, at
his sermon. Father Curc also founded the
| CtUtttd Cdttoltcd. So highly did Plus TX. es-
| TEEN this periodical that he provided for its
permanent continuance in Rome and else
| where, under the management of the Jesuits.
| In 1871 Father Curci was in high repute as the
| famous preacher in the great church
| of Gesu, in Rome where crowds
locked TO listen to his fervent discourses. After
aud published his lectures ON The Four Cos
pels. He gave utterance to opinions which
were quite contrary to those generally enter
tanned by his colleagues of tue Society of Jesus
respecting the temporal power of the pope,
| and the result was that he was expelled from
the order in 1877. His peculiar views are given
in book entitled The Modern Discussion Be-
tween Church and State Examined on the Oc-
currence of a Personal Natter (1s77). In March
| 1873, Father Curci wrote from Florence to Leo
| XIII, describing the unhappy position in which
| he was placed by his recent conduct and
expressing a d sire to offer retraction of his
| errors. ~ This iawasE followed by a second
| letter making the largesc offers of submission,
| declaring himself ready to make public repara-
ton II necessary, and expressing desire to
make his atonement in person. He went to
Ron4e aud had interviews with some of the
|
which appeared in all the journals. But the
| pope was dissatisfied with the letter and re-
| fused private audience to Father Curci until
| he had written fresh retraction. in which he
declared his sincere intention to submit his
opinions and his writings to the Judgment Of the
! pope. For some years Father Curcl was en-
4 gagged on translation Of the Old Testament,
, with notes. In 1888 it had proceeded as far as
the Psalms, and q volume was then published
with the saction of the ecclesiastical authorities.
| In the great cities of England and in several of
those of America small number of men follow
the trade of climbing stesples, great chimneys
monuments and other lofty structures, to make
repairs, put up lighning-rods, apply paint, and
do other things which are needed The men
who follow this perilous occupation are ire
quently called "steepe-jacks, " and they are. as
a rule, proud of their occupation, and not iu-
sensible to the fact that they are, at certain
moments, the most conspicuous and closely OBJ
served men in their city. There two or
three ways of making an ascent to the top of
a steeple or chimney which has no meaos of
ascent on the interior. The oldtashioned
method Of climbing such place is as follows
kite is provided with a cord which hangs
straight down, in addition to the usual cord by
which it is flown. The flyers of the kite get it
directly over the apex of the steeple
and then draw down upon both cords
until the kite rests upon the top
of the steeple. In effect, they now have
one continuous line from the ground passing
over the steeple and down to the ground again.
To one end of this line stout rope is fastened
and the other end is pulled upon until the rope
is drawn entirely over the steeple. Then to this
is attached light chain with a pulley-block
and tackle affixed to it. The block is hauled to
the top, and then the 'steeple jack" seated in
boatswaiu's or painters chair, begins his
cent. A less interesting but safer method has
been introduced, and was lately used in the as
cent Of the great Vauxhall chimney in London,
which is 80 feet high above the surface of its
foundation, and $50 feet above the level of the
| London docks A sufficient number of ladders
was provided, each twelve feet long and fur
nished with four iron arms. Beginning at the
bottom, four iron sockets were driven into the
chimney between the bricks, and to these the
| first ladder was attached by means of its
arms. Mounting the ladder so fixed, the opera
! arms, and having thus provided himself with
sort of platform to stand upon, drove in another
set of sockets, and put another ladder in posi-
ton. In this way the entire hight of the great
| Vauxhall chimney, which is considerably taller
| than Bunker Hill monument, was scaled in
something less than six hours OF actual work.
and lightning rod was erected upon Ms sum
init. Each ladder Is so made that, in case of
need, it can be detached from below and pinned
on above, so that workman could il neces-
sary, make the ascent OF 9 chimney
ever, it is found moro convenient to
have a sufficient number OF ladders to
make continuous way from bottom to top.
Sometimes 1t happens that TO leugthen or repair
a steeple or chimney the 'steeple-jackn is
called upon TO build scaffold or staging at the
summit, or at great hight from the earth In
this case the Scaffold is built from the ton down
| ward, and Its construction requires constant
exercise of courage and presence of mind The
| steeple-Jack's" worst danger is from high
| winds or suddenly rising squalls. It is said that
| the brRvest steeple-climbe declines to face D.
strong wind A high wind will cause the solid
est chimney TO vibrate at the top. In the ca,e
of extremely tall chimneys, like the Vauxhdl,
the summit actually swings in gale oysr
| space OF six to eight inches. Although this
does not make the chimney any the less secure,
it invariably causes the '.steeple- jack. y if he