The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-12
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the other CAV a letter from . Iittls Swiss boy
who is a pa ssionate collector Of stamps, and
| who sent the sovereign a quantity Ct Swiss
ferns ana grasses. and asked in exchange to
send hin complete collection OF Servian
stamps KIM Alexander gave orders to have
every kind Of Ssrvian stamp brouzht him, so
| LAT be might be able 20 satisfy the demand of
the little citizen Of free Switzerland, and the
young monarch has busted himself in classify
| ing the stamps which he is sending.
KTTTIE HERBERT, a trapeze performer, doing
the Mexican adder act at Columbus (O.) thea
ter, met with q horrible accident at z O'Clock
Saturday evening While balancing herself on
q ladder she attempted TO spring forward into
the arms or her assistant, Ed Carr. She missed
her hold and fell to the floor distance of
twenty feet, striking on her hands and feat.
Both wrists were broken badly and she received
OF or painful injuries She vas removed to her
hotel and given medical attendance. The un-
fortunate woman is the wife of a conductor on
the Hooking Valley and Toledo railway. She is
q years old and has one child.
Lucy WooD is lG5 years old. and she lives in
Barre, VT, says the Washington Post. She is
the widow of John Wood, who was teamster
| IN the war of 1872, and her application for a
| pension has been denied on tie ground that she
is not the widow of soldier. The interesting
point about the petition is that 1t is accom-
| panied by her photograph, evidently taken for
| the purpose or showing congress her appear
ance az the age of 105 years. Her wriakled
| race bears calm expression, and her white
| mar Is covered with a little Old-faShiOUed lace
| bonnet, and in her bony hands is a little square
| OF embroidery. She does not seem to be over
| rs years old.
| The unusual sight Of a man with three full
sized arms and hands may be daily seen upon
the streets of Marbetts, British Columbia. He
Is russian by birth, and first came to America
/ IN 1877 as an attache of the Greek church at
Sltka, Alaska, where he resid ed about 1884 He
! is large, powerfully built ma1. but seams to
nave no control of this extra bodily member.
which hangs down his back from a point al
most exactly between his shoulders, and rolls
| from -ide to side in an unsightly manner as
| though paralyzed. Besides bsinE well eouipped
IN the way of arms, he has set of teeth that
are double all the way around. IL is hardly
| necessary to add that lhe deformity of his
teeth does not detract from naturally fero-
cious-o liking countenance. Notwithstanding
his wicked appearance he is mild-mannered
christian gentleman.
OPINIONS differ widely as to whether or not
the farmers can ''get together" Judge John
NJ. Tnurston Of Nebraska told reporter the
other day that in his state, and in the north
western states generally. a farmers alliance
TICKET next year and in 1892 would mean certain
republcanssucceSs, as it would not be strong
enough TO carry the day. and would take more
oemocratlc than republican votes from the old
parties He inclines to the belief that the al
lance will be strong political factor in 1892,
and, as president of the Republican Matt nal
League of Clubs has special avenues of infor-
maton w.lch make him an exec lently.eQuipped
prophet. Yet other able and adroit aud widely
informed politicians express contrary judg-
ment Ex-senator John B. Henderson of Mis-
souri,, is one OF those who do Ibt that the al
llaace will grow. He said: The farmers
alliance is like wasp-as large at birth as il
will ever be. BY 1S92it will have melted awav
like snow un1er.a July SUM- The alliance ce-
mands impossible legislation. Its wants are
TOO numerous ever to be met with Endorsement
at the polls. We shall fight out in 1922 the con-
test between the same parties that have con-
tended for control of the country since $780,"
BEFORE W. Dudley Foulke left Washington to
make arrangements to enter upon his duties a
president of Swarthmore College. he received q
letter from New York that struck him as bei1o
an interesting matter to bring to the attention
OF census Superintendent Porter and to the
notlce, also, OF those persons who had been dis
appointed ct the defeat of the combination
ticket 10 the fall election. It having come to
the knowledge of Mr.. Foulke that O gentleman
mad not been enumerated when the Porter CEN
sus was taken, he wrote to him for particulars
ABOUT his residence, MS neighborhood and
about his movements on the day of the enumer.
alton. This man, who lived on Madison avenue
near Madison Square, wrote In reply that he was
not interested in politics But he was a repub-
hean. who would have voted straight ticket if
there had been one, and the fusion ticket in lieu
OF straight one. When he saw the cautious
letter OF Secretary Noble, addressed to Gov
HUI, quibbling on technicalities" and after
ne had written respectful note to Supervisor
Murray without reoeiving any attention what
ever, Il felt it my duty" he said, las thous-
| date for mayor who had insisted upon a proper
enumeration of the city"
WHILE my wife and were on our last trip
| to Europe" said a gentleman, I'VE met a
middle-aged lady who was going over for her
health, and my wife and she beca ne great
friends One day while sitting in the ladies'
| private cabin the lady said: Let me snow you
my Gfe-preserver, and, removing her outer
skirt. my wife beheld skirt that was curl-
osity, II nothing more. Running up and down
| the skirt, at distance of two or three inches
| were soft, flexible rubber bands about two
/ inches wide They were sewed on at the side of
each band, and ran all the way around the skirt,
| and at the top they were all joined to a broad
| rubber band six inches wide. At the top of
| this band was ru bier tube about two feet
| long, which ran up the waist in front and was
left resting on the top of the corset Said the
| lady: You behold one of my own inventions
| for saving my life In case of an accident all I
| have to do is to take the end of the rubber tube
| In my mouth and In two minutes l can fill all
| the rubber bands (which are hollow and air
| tight) with air Then, tying the tube in a hard
| knot, am ready for the waves This skirt
shape of pond lily leaf, and l will rest on 10 In
| an upright position, easy as though reclining
| on couch and can float around till picked up.
| As our voyage was a pleasant one we did not
| have an opportunity to see how it would work
| but have no doubt 1t would work wel''
| JOHN PHILIP SoUsA, the master of the Marine
band, is an editor as we'll as a bandmaster In
October 1889. he was directed by Secretary of
| the Navy Tracy to compile for the use of the
service collection of the national and patriotic
| airs OF all nations. 1t is always convenient for
| bandmaster on board ship to cave sucn music
on tap, and to have the score supplied by the
| government seemed to be a reasonable DR. alimi-
| nary. Mr.. Sousa has produced his collection
and it is in folio of nearly 800 pages Nni q it
| is printed for the use of the service it is not
private publication. In the preface to the book
| Mr.. Sousa says that the impre ssion that there
| Is poverty of modern patriotic songs and
other national music is error He
hrs found the supply so abundant that
| mems, and has incorporated only tae familiar
| and accepted national and patriotic airs an
| songs In cou tries like the Fiji Islands
! Samoa and other semi-barba Gus lands where
| there could not be found anything that could
| be described as national hymn or even a ma
| lional walk-around at a missionary supper the
| typical music has been given, and in collecting
| strange musical expresSi ms from out-of the
way corners Mr.. Sousa has been 81 ted by the
| consular officers of the United States When
| they could simply supply the melody without
| harmonic treatment they have done so, leaving
! to Mr.. Sousa the editorial task of putting tine
music in shape. to be reproduced effectively
without sacrifice of the melodic design The
result is a coll ction of 80 airs son s and
melodies some of which are very curious if
! they are not lovely
ALL the famous people of this world" said
a Hebrew banker recently, ARE accused sooner
or later of having Hebrew blood in their veins
1t is not surprising that the mantle of suspicion
| has fallen even upon the remote and lonely
| shoulders of the late Sitting Bull In his in
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