The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-23
NATURAL FRUIT FLkYORS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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YOUNG HOLSTERS are called in the neighbor-
hood of Nantucket "grasshoppers In the
swimming stage of their being they can often
De dipped up in quantities from the surface of
the sea on calm days. When it is stormy they
descend. Ii is the very exceptional specimen
that lives to grow up. Holsters are exposed to
many perils. If they are SO fortunate as to sur
vlve infancy they must go through numerous
periods of danger incident to the shedding
process.
CONGRESSMAN JOHN Z. RUSSELL Is one of the
most brilliant as ex-Gov. John D. Long is one of
the most graceful of the public speakers in
Massachusetts,. Each one OF these orators pre-
pares set speech which is carefully memorized,
even to the punctuation marks. MIR Russels
speeches are edited by his wife, who goes
through them with blue pencil, cutting right
and lett with merciless judgment. Like Cough,
Mr.. Russell never rises to address an audience
without quaking from stage fright. But he
stays and captures
DR.. BALDWIN of Alabama tells a good eye
story. "Cau you imagine" he asked, ''the
worst thing that would be likely to get into a
mans eye? One day railroad engineer came
into my office in great pain He had a bandage
over his right eye L am suffering frghtfuly,
Doctor he said with my eye. There is some
thing IN 1t. l was running my engine at a fast
rate Of speed with my head out of the cab
window, looking down the track to see that
there was no obstruction. l passed through a
lot or grasshoppers, and one of them struck me
sure enough the legs OF the hopper had pene-
trated the poor fellows eye, and were giving
him great pain. The saw-like legs had almost
completely filled up the eye. l placed him
under the influence OF ether and began tie
operation Of extracting the grasshoppers legs.
After tedious job l succeeded in removing the
impediment, and the man got well without his
sight being affected l think that was my most
remarkable eye case. "
THE supporting columns of the forestry build.
ing Of the worlds fair are to be trunks of trees
with the bark on. Chief Buchanan has re-
quested eac1 state to furnish three trunks of
trees for this purpose, Arkansas, California,
Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana Iowa,
Maine, Minnesota Montana, Nebraska, New
Mexico, Pennsylvania, Texas Wisconsin Wash
ington and West Virginia have promised to fur
nlsh their quota. rat
ANroINETTE DE BOURBON. the mother of tn
Guises, had an iddition to her other fine quail
| ties great good sense. One example of the
| discipline to which she subjected the young
! Guises' indicates that HAD there been more
mothers like her in her class their would have
| been less of ruthless extravaga nce on the part
| of the roy4lty and nobil ty of France. The
young mob es were out hun ting, and rode throu b
| fields which he'd been sown with corn. Tie
| duchess heard Of it. That evening" according
| to the tradition preserved at Joinville, there
| was no bread on the supper table The princes
| at once asked for bread. astonished at such
| negligence in this well ordered household. my
| children replied Antonette, "it is necessary
/ ~N~ NSSeA
| future harvest"
WRITING of Mrs. Charles F. Crisp, CORE
| spondent pronounces hsr house at Americus a
| regulation southern home, and adds that sit
| trails over the ground Ike a cucumber vine
| There is an air OF breezy comfort about it. TEE
| ceilings are lofty and the rooms large and al y.
| You can drive an Adams express wagon
| through the Railways. The fro MT veranda !
em h ,. err IN rose vines IT. The house sis
1 shaded
pines. Mocking birds have built their nests in
| the tops of the trees and the yard is flooded
with melody night and day. There are circular
| walks and beds OF lilies, gerauiums, verbenas =
and pinks beneath the trees. Tall hollyhocks
bend to the breeze at sunset, and the sweet per :
fume of cape jessamine fairly burdens the air
| veranda." And there is where Mrs.
| Judge Crisp resides and dis
penSes, that rare southern hos
| Mrs. Crisp spends the season with the Judge
| here at the Metropolitan and takes a reasona lie
| share in society. But il In her own home she
finds most pleasure. Her life has been like that
of so many other women OF the south-a happy
girlhood, full of the luxury of wealth, scores of
slaves to attend to all wants; then
marriage mar and - this new home not for
four children, two boys AMI two girls, the
| younger daughter and son being still In school
Mrs. Crisp is The light Of the household about
| whom all things center. She is kindly hostess
| who sees that every meal is garnished With lust
| the touch of wit and pleasantly that make
| breakfast, lunch and dinner each season of de-
light She herself prefers home in Georgia to
| Washington, but is stanch adherent of the
| congressmans.
MRS. MARY CARRIER is a widow occupying a
farm about four miles from Clinton, SAYS the
| Utica, IN. W Herald. The house is an ordi
| nary e-anda-half-story building, with
lean-to on one side, the first floor OF which is
used for kitchen aud wood-house while the
| loft has for years been used to store corn Sat
| urday Mrs. Carrier was away from home. leav-
| ing her two children, daughter of II or IS
years, and boy, 10 years Of age, at home.
| While they were eating their dinner in thu,
! kitchen the floor above their heads gave way
and tho whole mass OF boards, Joists and corn
| came crashing to the floor below. The boy sat
near the door, and; hearing the first
cracking of the timbers, had time and
presence of mind enough to open a
| door and leap out He escaped with a
| slight cut on the head. The sister was caught
and pinned down to the floor by the boards and
! timbers, and but for the fact that she was
thrown near the stove she would have been in
| stantly killed. The boy secured an ak and be-
can the work of resCunR his sister Cutting
his way through the fallen flooring he found
| Jnat her arm was crushed and held down by a
JolSt. Then it was discovered that the stove
| had been broken and fire was starting in the
debris lying on it. The girl saw the peril she
| was in. aud begged her brother to chop her
i arm off with the ak and release her but the
boy only redoubled his exertions and before the
| fire had gained much Roadway had cut through
the joist and liberated his sister. Dragging her
TO place of safety he went to work to fight the
| fire. Not having much water he used the milk
| which was stored near by in pans and succeeded
| In extinguishing the blaze. He then went for
| help, and as soon possible DR.. F. Z. Barrows
| of Clinton was called. He found the girls in
| jutieS to be very serious Her arm was dis
| located and fearfully bruised. She had q cut on
| her head six inches long. one jaw was broken
and her teeth were nearly all knocked out. She
| also sustained many other serious cuts and
| bruises. Her condition is very critical and vet
| if she has not suffered internal injuries Il is