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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-16
RAIL AND CROsSTIR

1t is stated that the proposed Pensacola
Short Lice, to extend from Pensacola FLA. }
to Mobile (Ala.) will be built at an early
date.
The Montgomery (Alal Street and Ter
minal Railway Company has applied to the
city council for authority to change its
street railway TO the electric system. The
estimated cost of the improvement is
$4,000.
Tomorrow Tybee schedules will be
changed as follows: Lsave Savannah 9:30
a. ~, $50 p. M, p. M, $40 p. N. Leave
Tybee ITO a. M, :o5 a. m, 4:53 D. m, 9 D.
m. These trains will run daily. The schedule
now in effect will be run as usual to-day,
after which the above changes will go into
effect
T. P. Haddook, former Savannahian
and well-known railroader, Is stopping at
the De Soto. Mr.. Haddock is well remem-
bered by the patrons of the Savannah and
Tybee road during its first season, espe-
cially those who on the first trip spent the
night at st. Augustine bridge. He is at
present running on the Burlington route out
of Chicago.
Master Car Builder Anderson of the
Pittsburg and Western says: tine steel car
is the coming car. There should, however,
be one standard make agreed on, so that ali
roads could unite on it. Otherwise there is
liable to be annoyance in their adoption. A
steel car that has been through a wreck
would be twisted and bent, and it would
take hard work to repair it, but the ma
terial would be there aud nothing would be
lost. It could be used in the construction
of new car. There are several patents on
steel cars"
By or before Dec. 1 the Manufacturers
Record says the Seaboard Air Line system
will have completed the Georgia, Carolina
and Northern railroad, and will be running
through trains from Norfolk to Atlanta, in
connection with the Bay Line steamers
from Baltimore and the Old Dominion
Steamship Line from New York. The i'm
portance Of this new route to the two termi-
nal cities, and to all those sections of the
two Carolinas and of Georgia this system
will traverse, the Record thinks, cannot be
overestimated.
The directors of the Kansas City, Fort
Scott and Memphis road have agreed to
postpone the dividend upon the contracts
for preferred stock, which was to have
been declared at this time, until the result
of the earnings of the calendar year 1891 be
ascertaiDed. This is the first time for years
that the board has been compelled to take
this action, and inasmuch it was not gener-
ally expected. The report OF earnings for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1891, shows
the gross earnings to be 81. 7O2 ,142; expenses,
g. 3S9, 2lS; net earnings, Sl,3l3 ,924; other
income, 81, SOB; total, net. $l,325, ~; ;
charges, 81 ,O6s, $40; surplus, 1856 ,S8l; divi-
dends February, 1891. S2O8,972; balance,
$47, 909; deficit on current year, S26. 94o;
Kansas City, Chicago and Springfield, $751;
297; total, s64, 45.
Augusta is very much agitated over the
the recent change of the tariff schedule of
the Southern Railway and Steamship Asso-
citation, by which. it is claimed, Augusta is
placed at disadvantage in rates, as com-
pared with Macon and several smaller
points, the reduction 30 those points being
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-16

No young woman will be accepted as con.
ductor, he says, unless she is proof against
the smiles of the other sex.
TRIAL TRIP MADE.
The first of Mr.. Dyer's new cars made a
trial trip on Michigan boulevard yesterday.
The car looks like an ordinary grip coach.
and can be run by an electric motor or
horsepower without tracks. When cleo
tricty is used the vehicles are best &C
commodated to the macadamized streets.
The cars are light in weight and run
without perceptible jarring. The platform
is close to the ground. and passengers will
enter from the Sides The seating capacity
will be sixty-five to a coach. The best
feature of the car will be its easy move
ment. The axles are provided with anti
friction rollers and ball bearings, and no
fabrication is required. In winter the
coach can be made storm proof and heated.
A dry goods firm on State street has ar
ranged for line to be run from State and
Adams streets 10 the Northwestern depot.
Another line will be opened between
Lincoln Park and the downtown district.
A plant capable Of turning out twenty of
the cars month will be built at Momence,
Ill
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-16

office, had in its rear raised turfed
terrace, commanding view of
the royal garden and the park
beyond, just as was the case with Nelly's
house. 1t had been tensnted from the time
OF Charles IL. to the revolution by one Ed
ward Griffen, court official, and was re-
named when it became the residence of
William, Duke Of Schomberg. the famous
General Of William III. Schomberg house
was afterward the residence of William,
Duke of Cumberland, the ferocious hero Of
Culloden, and after his death the house was
divided into three parts, which received a
long succession Of notable tenants. Here
Ashley, the painter and dandy, had his
studio, and was followed by Cosway, the
portrait nainter
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-16
SIGNS THAT MEAN BUSINESS.

alderman Hsrnon's Warning to the
Gross Cutters"
Inc person in hurry, or the one too lazy
70 go around. now crosses the grass plats in
tne squares and the greens on the streets at
MS peril Yesterday every familiar cross
cut path bore a sign which said 1925 pen
atty for crossing plats."
one Oh these signs blocked up the entrance
20 every path, and boldly defied the old
lime III Offenders to cross. The signs are more
ssIt than the old time warning to
Keep of the grass"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-16
CITY BRRVITIDS.

One Of the self-winding clocks synco-
nized daily to standard, ninetieth meridian
time, was placed in the Office of the De Soto
hotel yesterday by the Western Union
Telegraph Company. There are about
twenty of these clocks now in use in the
city. They are connected by wire with the
Western Union Office, and receive the time
from Washington every day at II o'clock.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-16
FUNNY FACTS ABOUT FEET.
Study Concerning the Tootsies of In
fants-A Few Scientific Theories.

lahUs-A rev scientific Theories.
From the Washington Star.
"How many people have ever taken no.
tice of baby's foot, except to admire its
pinkness and prettiness" said a.well-known
scientist TO a Star reporter "And vet to
the anatomist it is a revelation. Take, for
example, the tootsies of a child of 10 months
tnat has never walked nor stood alone 1t
has power OF grasplng to some extent and
Is used instinctlVely like a hand. The great
toe has a certain independent working. like
a thumb. and the wrinkles OF the sole re-
semble those of the palm. These markings
almost entirely disappear after the ped al
extremity has come to be EMPLOYED Tor pur-
poses Of support and locomotion.
The hands and feet Of a human being
are strikingly like those Of the chimpauz zee
in conformation, while the gorillas resem-
blance to man in these respects Is even more
remarkable. The higher apes have been
classified as 'qusdrumana,' or -four handed.
because their hind feet are hand shaped;
but this designation is very Improperly ap-
piled, because the apes posterior extremities
are not really hands at all. They
merely look like hands at the
first glance, whereas in fact they
are but feet adapted for climbing. The
big toes cannot be opposed to the other toes
as thumbs are TO the fingers, but simply act
pincer wise for the purpose of grasping.
Now, funnily enough, the infants feet
have this same power of grasping pinoer~
fashion, and the action is performed 10 pre-
cisely the same way. Advocates Of evolu-
tionary theories take this to signify that the
human foot was originally utilized for
climbing trees also before the species was so
highly developed as it is now. They also
assert that the fact that the art of walking
erect is learned by the child with such diff
GUILTY proves that the race has only acquired
it recently.
There are many scientists nowadays who
contend that man is not structurally
adapted to walking on two feet, and that
this habit is responsible for the frequency
of rupture in the male and of UTERUS com
plants in the female. If this most inter
esting of animals went on all fours, they
say, the strong abdominal walls would
properly uphold the Internal organs. Also
they find confirmation Of their theories in
the fact that the foot of the unborn infant
is very like that of the anthropoid apes
lacking development at the heel.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-16

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-16
POWER OF THE GREAT TOR.

However all this may be, there is no
doubt Of the fact that the power of the great
toe for grasping and other services may be
preserved and developed after infancy il the
foot is not confined. Many savage peoples
make considerable use of the foot for handy
purposes. Australian natives employ the
grasping power of their great toes in climb
ing trees, and it is their habit to pick up in
the same way spears and other objects from
the ground. Nubian horsemen hold the
reins with their big toes, and Chinese boat
men pull their oars by the same means.
Persons born without hands often use their
feet for nearly every object that hands
ordinarily serve for, threading needles with
their toes, using scissors, writing, etc 1t is
very interesting thing TO examine the
skeletons of human foot and hand side by
side, and to observe how the two structures
are absolutely similar, save for certain modi.
ffcations which adapt the foot for locomo-
ton and the hand for manipulation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-16
EQUIPPED FOR LoCoMoTIoN.

There seems TO be no doubt that man
compared with other animals, is very
poorly equipped for locomotion. The horse
walks on it's toe nails, likewise the noun =
tain goat and all other beasts that are swift.
You can yourself discern the superiority OF
this method for grace and rapidity by OBJ
serving the ballet dancer, who, by the arti-
fetal cultivation of certain muscles, is
enabled to prauce upon her toes and with
out touching her heels to the ground. DID
it ever occur to you to think how wretch
eddy inferior as q runner man is TO nearly
every living creatures
1.-THE instep ia feature peculiar auatom-
ically to man. AS a rule want of develop
ment in this particular is characteristic OF
low physical development. Certain negro
races lack it notably. In southern cities
colored youths who enjoy the gift of fiat
feet do frequently, when the pavements
have been watered in the evening, walk
over them, their soles acting like the leather
suckers utilized for purposes Of amusement
by small boys, and delight in the loud res
ports which follow their steps
M"From the occidental point of view the
Chinese deformity has always been regarded
as most interesting in considering the sub
ject of feet. Torturing of these extremi~
ties is begun in the second year of infancy
by turning the toes underneath and bandag-
ing them tightly in this position. Among the
rich it is considered necessary that the big
toe shall approach the heel as nearly as pos
sible. OF course the pain is agonizing, and
delicate children frequently are killed by
the process But even death is preferable
TO being out of the fashion,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-16
GENTLEMEN
WILL PLEASE NOT oGLE
THE CONDUCTORS.

No young woman will be accepted as con.
ductor, he says, unless she is proof against
the smiles of the other sex.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-10-23
A Poets Good Appetite.

Heinrich Heine, when a student at
Gottingen, was invited with fellow
student to take supper with Professor
Hugo and his hospitable wife. The
fare was simple and not too plentiful,
but one dish was viewed Win conscious
pride By the hostess, who evidently felt
that nothing could be better for the
occasion; that was q small plate con
tanning four fat sausages, with tempting
gravy aud garnishings of green,
The dish Was passed first TO Heine
who was in the full tide of long and
animated discourso, setting forth his
opinions on some question which had
been started by the professor. Instead
of serving himself to one sausage, and
allowing the dish to proceed on its way
to the others who were eagerly expect
ing it, he seized the plate, placed it
before him, and proceeded to dispose Of
enc sausage after another, not neglect
ing the gravy either, until the garnish-
ing alone remained to show the havoc
he had made.
Coming to the end of his speech at
about the same time that he finished
the last sausage, he looked at the gloomy
faces about him, then at the empty
dish, discovered what had been the
meaning of certain spasmodic attempts
on the part of Professor Hugo and his
distracted spouse to interrupt his flow
of language, and of course made pro-
fuse apologies. But he was never In
vited tie that house for supper again
The chance of being let supperless
themselves was too great for his host to
risk it a second timel
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-10-23
Second Class

silas Reynolds and Thomas Judd
known respectively rs Uncle silas and
Uncle Tom=wefe rich farmers in Illi-
nois twenty-five years ago. They were
neighbors and very close friends, and
were both of them somewhat notorious
for their oddities and their shabby dress.
They carried long hickory poles as
canes, and Uncle Tom almost always
had basket on his arm, because lie
couldn't bear pockets In his clothes. "
Both men were familiar figures about
the old board of trade in Chicago. One
evening they missed their train, and
we're obliged to remain in town over
night; so they went to the Palmer House,
then just built, and the pride of the city.
The night clerk was dapper young
man, "with an air of cologne and i'm
portance about him., and when he saw
the two edy-looking wayfafefs reach
for the register, he accosted them with
a measure of brusqueness.
"Have you any baggage?" said he.
He was told that they had not-noth-
ing but Uncle Toms basket.
"Yuu will have to pay in advance,
suppose you know" said the pretty
young man.
eyes" answered Uncle Silas, slowly,
~ suppose So" and with an air of
humility he went down into his trousers
pocket and iished up purse, which he
began to unwind,
"What Is the cheapest room you
hare5' he inquired.
The cheapest was none too cheap, but
the clerk named the figure,
CAN right" said Uncle Silas, "take
it out Of that" and he laid down a
thousand dollar bill
The clerk at once put on his other
manners. He was very sorry to have
made such a mistake. OF course he
couldn't change the bill, but that made
no differences they cuuld pay at any
time, and meanwhile could have any
thing they liked.
Cant change it, eh?" said Uncle
Silas.
The clerk repeated his statement that
he could not and did not wish to.
''Well, Tom, said Uncle Silas, stuff
fling the bill into his wallet and picking
up his big stick, "come on, let's 60 to
some first class hotel, ] told you we
should have trouble if we came to one
of these cheap places"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-10-23
Fren>h Coffee.

the art of adulteration seems Ger
tainly to be carried to a very alarming
point when coffee-betfies afB COM
pounded front Tie flour Of some cereal,
moulded to shape, and then torrefied SC
as to resemble the true berry, and are,
as stated by French paper, openly
sold to grocers and others at price
which yields sixty to one hundred per
cent more than the usual profit. When
the grocer expresses his surprise that
eeffeej which Is now very dear, can be
Offered at the price asked, he is in
formed that it is of artificial origin, but
cannot be detected if mixed with a
certain proportion of genuine berries.
Some details are, however, furnished
by an official inspector, and published
in the same paper, which will help to
detect the fraud. The false berry is
not so smooth as the real, and its slit
is not so long nor so deep. 1t is much
harder that the genuine coffee berry,
which can easily be split by inserting
the finger-nail in the slit. The new
product las a faint and nauseating
taste, very different from genuine
coffee, and will resist very bad pr.ssuge :,
z Is cfG1f 1Tiat Fcoffee Ss fiinG 's' ii Z
France" will presently become a motto
which restaurant-keepers in Britain will
no longer put up for the attraction of
customers. Since the days of wooden
nutnlegs nothing so impudently fraudu-
lent as these bogus coffee berries has
been placed upon the market.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-10-23
- Mutual Scare.

A track-walker employed by the
Southern Pacific Railroad, and in
charge Of section in Texas, was
engaged in his daily inspection of the
track, and had reached a part bordered
on one side by dense thicket of small
oaks, when he heard rnstling, and
the next instant panther jumped on
him. He was armed only with a
Ratchet and wrench, and the attack
was so unexpected that he fell under
the creature 5 weight, and Just managed
to strike it light blow with the Ratchet.
The panther drew off a short distance,
and, as the track-walker scrambled to
his feet, it returned to the attack
screaming fearfgiiy This time he cut
the panther severely, but the infatuated
animal again felled the man 10 the
earth, Unfortunately for the track
walker, the hatchct had been knocked
from his grasp, leaving him with bare
hands TO grapple with the savage beast.
IL was only by the exertion Of his
utmost strength that he was able to
retain his grasp on the panther's throat,
a new horror soon confronted him, as
the panther threw him across the track,
and, in spite of his frantic efforts, held
him with his back across the rails.
The shrll whistle of the afternoon train
sounded in his ears, and inspired him
with such strength that he succeeded
in rolling clear of the track as the ex-
press dashed by. At the same time he
shouted wildly for help, but tie noise
of the train prevented his cries from
being heard. Bot the panther was
dreadfully scared By the thunder of the
train and made for the woods. The
trackwalker seized the wrench that lay
near, and braced himself against an
adjacent tree to await another attack.
Sure enough, the panther reappeared
as undaunted as ever, and received a
blow on the head that sent it reeling
With another blow the man stunned it,
and then, running for his Ratchet,
dispatched the animal,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-10-23
RObbiug the shOpkeepers.

The shop front trick Is more skilful
than any played off upon the poor shop.
keeper in Paris. A man inthe garb of
a peasant may be seen making his way
along the street, carrying with difficulty
a heavy bag upon his head lust. ans.as.
cite the shop of linen draper or milli-
ner he staggers beneath the burden,
and falls heavily against the shop-win.
dow, allowing his bag to crash through
the large plate of glass. The proprietor,
OF course, PUSHES out and theoretically
demands that the damage be paid for
on the spot. The rustic, with equal
vehemenre, protests that he cannot and
will not pay, and an alteration ensues,
IN which the shopman seems to be get
ting anything but the best of it.
At this juncture shere steps out from
the crowd which has collected a we'll
well-dressed man, who i1terveties in the
discussion and asserts that he knows
the peasant and is quite sure that he
can afford to pay. The latter with
many oaths and much reluctance, gives
In before this evidence, and at length
produces grumblingly from his pocket
a Bank of France note for one thousand
francs. The shopkeeper, overjoyed at
the sight of it, aud nothing 10th to
settle the business and get rid of the
cOncourse of people, quickly pockets
the note, gives the man his change
after deddcting the full value of the
glass, and with thanks to the stranger,
withdraws from the scene. But on
going sometime afterward to exchange
the bank note for gold, he finds that it
Is bad one.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-10-23
Scottish Super stitiOns.

The entrance of the thrush, any of
the family Of inches, or the little OK
eye tit into the open window Or door OF
a house, is an omen that any one i'll
within will regain health; and, if all
are in good health, that some pleasant
good fortune is in store for the house
hold. When the startling ceases to
follow the grazing cattle, some witch
spell is being wrought upon them; and
if the raven hover near cattle or sheep,
"elf shooting" is likely to occur.
When the robin will not sing in grave
yard trees, the place is held in unusual
dread; and if you will keep the white
hair yoh will find Under your foot wheii
you hear the first notes of the cuckoo,
in the springtime, the next name you
hear spoken is that of the one you will
happily we'd.
Death tokens and funerul tokens are
very numerous. When abroad at night
one should not turn about OIL hearing
footsteps. They Ore very likely to be
those of the dead who drs Seeking
human companlonshlp.
The bowling of dog with his head
toward the house for near, and away
from the house for distant relative,
or beneath the window Of one lying
ILL the croaking Of ravens on the
thatch; March ROSTERS growing before
inidnightI the sound of a spirit-bell in
the night circles of flames In the air.
hen bringing off brood which are
all hen birds; magpies preceding you
on your way to church-are few Of the
countless Scottish presages of death.
If at a funeral a shaft of sunlight
shines with special brightness on some
one person, that one will be the next of
those present to be buried. In the
border shires it is believed that any per
son who meets a funeral cortAge who
fails to bare his head, turn about, ac-
company the procession, and if the
corpse be borne by bearers, "gie lift, !"
he may, after bowling to the attendants,
resume his way without harm.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-10-23

Mrs. TENPLE:-''See that pretty Miss
Barlow over there? Step over and ask
her to join our table, Mr.. Jones. :"
But she seems to be enjoying herself,
and l am afraid to interrupt her. :"
"Oh, make some nice apology to her;
and that will be all right" Excuse me,
Miss Barlow, said bashful Mr.. Jones,
a moment or two later. I'm sorry to
say SHAT I've 3een told TO ask you to
join our lunch party" "No, Mrs.
Temple, she didn't come. She only
said that if ] felt as sorry as that, she
would excuse me this time
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-10-23
Iris a precept of GOOD manners an

IT is precept of good manners and
good sense, and therefore of good style,
toadapt your illusions to your audience.
People who obtrude their particular
shop" on mixed company, or perplex
the strangers within their gates with I'M
ineligible family jokes, are guilty of
intolerably bad manners. So, in liter
ature, persistent illusions to out-of-the-
way and obscure books and characters
are eqaally a piece of bad manners.
Allusiveness is felt to be offensive the
moment the illusions are not under
stood.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-10-23

By this wonderful susceptibility to all
the mplessions of nature the man finds
himself the receptacle of celestial
thoughts, of happy relations to all men.
The Imagination enriches him as if
there no other; the memory opens all
his cabinets and archives, science her
length and breadth, poetry her splendor
and Joy, and the august circles 81, Ct
eternal law.