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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23
A BOY BAROMETER. =
His Straight Hair Kinks Three Days
Before Big Storm.

6lS 0OrdiRuG Adlr h1nKS I0r66 Days
Before Big Storm.
From the st. Louis Republic.
There is a man In Centerville township.
st. Clair county, Ill, who boasts of re-
markable boy. The mans name Is john
son, aud he recently removed there from
Kansas, but stopped a few weeks in East st.
Louis before he finally decided to locate per-
manently in Centerville. The boy Is a
plump, good natured and intelligent lad of
about II years, with glossy black hair
as straight as an arrow, and goes by the
name of Walter He is an only
son and the pride of his fathers
heart. His father boasts that the boy is
regular barometer. and that he can al
ways tell three days ahead of an approach
ing storm by the peculiar action of the boy.
According to the statement made by the
father to a prominent divine, just three
days before storm of any magnitude the
boys hair will begin to kink, and in an in
creditably short space of time will curl al
most in ringlets on tbs back of his head,
with short curls in front, which remain In
that condition until after the storm, when
1t resumes its natural condition and remains
straight until the approach Of another
storm.
MIR. johnson warned the farmers of his
neighborhood of the approaching storm
which occurred on Tuesday morning at 8
O'Clock, for the boys hair still kept curled.
which satisfied bis father that there was
another storm approaching. The curls were
thicker and longer Wednesday, and sure
enough the vicinity was visited by a violent
storm on Wednesday evening. An hour
afterward his black hair Strengthened out
again and the fears OF the people in the
vicinity were very much relieved, as they
were satisfied that the terrible storms were
over for the present.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23
TIE BIDS STILL SEALED.

Supervising Architect Edbrooke Not
Here Yet.
The bids for the public building site were
not opened yesterday, as was expected. This
was on account of the failure of Supervis-
ing Architect Edbrooke to arrive.
Postmaster Doyle received a letter from
Architect Edbrooke stating that it was a
matter of impossibility for him to get to
the city yesterday, but he will be here at his
earliest opportunity. The other two mem
bers of the commission, Judge Haskell and
Col. A. E. Buck, are here, as is also F. W.
Pease Of Washington, who is to assist the
supervising architect.
Five bids have been put in. Postmaster
Doyle was instructed by Judge Haskell and
Col. Buck to keep the bids in his possession
until the arrival of the supervising archi-
test TODAY
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23
COW KILLED BY A BELT OAR.
The Collision Derails the Car aud
Breaks up the Schedule.

The Collision Derails the Car and
Breaks up the Schedule.
Belt Line car No. IA ran over and killed
a COW at Montgomery and Second
streets yesterday afternoon. The car was
derailed by the accident, and it took gang
of workmen nearly an hour to get 1t back
on the track.
The COW was eating grass from between
the crossties as the car approached, and the
motor-man sounded the bell as a warning
The cow ran Off the track, but ran back
Immediately in front of the car, which
struck her ia the head. AS the animal fell on
the track one Of the wheels ran over her
neck, killing the animal almost instantly.
The cow was the property of Mrs. Wood
ruff.
The derailment Of the car caused COM
plete break up of the schedule for awhile.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23
PORT ROYALS GALA DAY.
Work on the Government Dry Doch
to Begin Next Week.

Work on the Government Dry Dock
to Begin Next Week.
The beginning of work on the govern
ment dry dock at Port Royal will be cele-
brated next Monday. The dock is to be the
largest dry dock in this country, and
$500. 900 has already been appropriated for
it by the government
The Beaufort Volunteer Artillery will
fire salute in honor OF the day. and Hon
William Elliott of Beaufort will deliver an
address. Col. Elliott was largely instru-
mental in working the bill through con-
gress which secured the appropriation fol
Port Royal.
A trip around the he.rbor and to Bay
Point In the Pilot Boy, and a luncheon, will
be incidents of the occasion. Col. D. G..
Wilson, who is at the head OF a large phos
phate industry. and who is the leading
spirit Of Port Royal, will be the master o.
ceremonies. He was chairman of the COM
mittee which went on to Washington to aic
| In passing the measure through Congress
and knows coed deal about the past anc
present of Port Royal. and believes In th'
place.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23
A Collection That Would Delight the
Heart of Any Bibliophile.
From the Chicdqo Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Christopher Columbus wrote a letter to
Luis de SAINT Angel, Escribano de Racion of
Kingdom of Aragon, and it was dated
Feb Is. 1893. 1t told all about the discov-
cry of America, and was penned by the
discoverer on board his ship when it
was off the Canary Islands. At that
time Columbus had no idea a copy of it
would be worth $3.50, but that is
the price Bernard A. Quartrich holds it at
to-day, and he has the original COPY that
was found in Spain eighteen months ago by
Spaniard. It was sold to French book
seller for a small sum, aud then passed into
the hands of the bibliophile, Bernard
Quaritch Of London. Its great value lies In
the fact that it is the first document in ex-
istence that tells of the discovery of Amer
lea. There have been Latin TRANSACTIONS
found twenty-five years ago, but it was not
known until two years ago that a Spanish
translation was ever printed.
In 5000 words Columbus tells of the
strange country he thought was Asia, the
natives, and their habits both in trade and
manner of living, of the great riches, and
he signs himself 1.-The Admiral" The copy
has been preserved in an old English MAJ
uscript bearing the date OF 1896. The trans
lation is by Michael Kearney. Among the
other rare books Mr.. Quaritch now has in
his room at the Auditorium hotel is an Aztec
picture chronicle of Campoallan. 1t was
written on leaves of coarse paper made
from maguey fiber at Tezcuco In 1899, It is
thought to have been prepared as as an as
sertion OF the claims of Emperor Ixtilxoch
IL, the last King Of Tezcuoo, who lost his
kingdom just before the arrival of Cortes,
and by whom he was re>established.
This copy was preserved in Mexican
convent and passed into the hands of Bras
sour de Bourbourg and later to Alphonso
Pinot Its commercial 3 value is 1900.
Another rare book is the "Deed Of Nobility. y
printed In Granada in 1898. 1t contains q
striking likeness of Philip H., painted by
the hand on vellum. The original manu-
script now in the city is worth $3.50.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23
A MENACE TO HEALTH.

Complaint About the Scavenger serv-
ice in the Southern Section.
There is considerable complaint about the
service of the scavenger department in the
southern portion of the city. In one neigh
borhood the garbage boxes Of at least two
residences have not been emptied since
Friday morning, and are overlooking with
the accumulated waste Of four days. The
odor arising from it is both disagreeaple and
unhealthy. II q similar condition exists in
many neighborhoods it constitutes danger
Gus menace to the city's health.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23
ST. vINCENT's ALUMNE.

The Ofhosrs of the Association for
Next Year.
The Alumn@ Association of st. Vincents
Academy has elected the following officers
for the ensuing year:
President-Miss Courtenay, class of rs.
First Vice President-Miss McCrohan.
class of '7S
Second Vice President-Mrs. R. S. Salas.
class of 'S3.
Third Vice President-Miss McGloin,
class of 'S2.
Treasurer-Miss Kennedy, class Of 'SS.
Observation-Disclosures of class Of '76.
Members of the association as far back as
the class Of $50 were present at the annual
meeting.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23
THE WATER WORKS SITE.

The Council Postpones Action Until
Alderman CAMS Return.
The meeting of the council to dis
cuss the water works ques-
ton which was to have been held yesterday
afternoon was postponed on account of the
absence of Alderman Cam and Capt.
George B. Whitesides. the parties who most
prominently represent the opposing views
on the water works question. Mr.. Cam
was expected to arrive yesterday, but failed
to get here. The matter will probably
come up at the regular session of council
Wednesday afternoon, when Mr.. Cam and
Capt. Whitssides are both expected to be
present.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23
CITY BREVITrBS.

Yemassee Tribe No. 90, I. o. R. NJ,
meets tonight.
Regular meeting of Savannah Castle No.
8, K. G.. E., tonight.
The police should give their attention to a
gang Of white boys who meet at the corner
of Habersham aud Anderson streets at
night. They interfere with the cars on the
Barnard and Anderson street line and
annoy passengers who are waiting
to be transferred by throwing I'D hand
fuls of sand in the air so that it falls on
every one near by. Such little toughs
should be taken in hand by the law at once.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23
Firemen on Vacation.

Chief Puder yesterday inaugurated the
vacation system in the fire department..
Each man will be given vacation of seven
days. One man from each of the five sta
tions will 60 of at one time.
The service In nowise suffers on account
of the men being allowed short vacation.
A week Of rest during the heated period is
highly appreciated by the fremen, who are
among the deserving of the citY's employees.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23
Kitchens Trial POSTPONED.

The trial Of Albert NJ. Kitchen, the wife
murderer, which was assigned for to-mor-
row in the superior court has been post
poned until next week, at the request of
Kitchens attorney. Kitchen will be repre-
sented by Colored Attorney Kinckle, who
asked Judge Falligant TO give him more
time to prepare his case.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23
No Bououets for Graduates.

The commencement exercises of st. Vim
cents Academy, at Catholic Library hall,
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock will be an
interesting event. The sisters make a
special request that the audience refrain
from bestowing bouquets or other testi-
monials. The pupils will not be allowed to
receive them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23

Everybody is anxious to secure the best
table butter. They appreciate a good arti-
Gle, and it is always in great demand. The
finest print butter in the country can be
had at W. G. Cooper's, 2S Whitaker street
at 80 cents pound.-Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23

Mrs. }. A. White, $40 Wythe street,
Petersburg, Va, writes: ~ have used B.
B. B. with happy results, and others have
taken it at my advice and are delighted
with its curative results. I'D.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23
Sergt. r. Van Wagenen.
Sergt. w. c. O'Byrne.
Corpl. F. K. Williams.
Corpl. H ID. Osborne.
CorpL T. N. West.
Corpl. L. J. GreYbill.

The name OF Corporal Bruce should not
be omitted from the roster. He is Surgeon
Wegefarth's big ST. Bernard, one of the
most intelligent dogs that ever lived. and,
like his master, is full-hedged Guard. He
wears silver collar, with the inscription,
Corporal Bruce, Company B, Savannah
Volunteer Guards
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23
Weather Forecast.
SIGNAL OFFICE,

SIGNAL OFFICE,
SAVANNAH, GA, June %, 1891.
Owing to the illness of one of the office
force, and the long hours of duty, l have
deemed it necessary to discontinue for the
present the evening bulletins and news,
paper reports. They will, however, be re-
sumed at as early date as circumstances
will permit. Q. s. GoRGAs,
Observer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23

Prestol Changed Gray and faded boards
made to assume their original color by ap-
plying Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers.
II never fails to satisfy.-Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23

Patronize the Heidi Drug Company
For reliable goods, reasonable prices.
Drugs, fancy articles. seeds, candy. Pre-
scriptions speciality. Use Boracine.-Ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23

Ask for Ayers Sarsaparilla, and do not
take any other. Sold by all druggists
Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23

Finest print butter only IS cents per
pound at w. @. COoper's, 2s Whitaker
street.-Ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23

Pimples, blotches and sores and their cause
are removed by simmons Liver Regulator
Id
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23

Fine neckwear in crarSS grenadine1 and
summer silks &C LaFaria-Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23

Special forecast for Georgia:
MAIN Light showers; Stationary temper>
allure, southerly winds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23
MUSIC BULLETIN.
This Weeks Issue.

- '~'' 1EA4'O 1iOoACs
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Mountain Fairy, Gallaher e.
UNIQUE Grand March, Pitcher . So
Galop Brilliante, Pitcher. ..,... 80 az az
recreation Waltz, Carter ..........S 1S
GYPSY Caravan descriptive march, Langey 75c
NEW SONGS.
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A right With Death, Molloy Geo
Spanish GYPSY, Watson. bnc
Dream Pictures, Thatcher ... 41c
u Course latest comic song), Rohde ..,. 4Oc
Put On Yer Robes lend songJ ..... 4G1
New guitar, banjo ami mandolin music.
Mashourn and Senora guitars, Italian strings
LUDDEN q BATES S. NJ. H.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23
Some Fine Butter.

Don't belch in peoples faces. Take Sim.
mons Liver RegulntOr.-Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23

Fine gloria and silk umbrellas, all sizes,
at LaFar's.-Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23
RIVER AND HARBoR.
Happenings Along the Wharves and
Among the Shipping.

The yacht Alexander G. has been sold TO
MIR. Harvey, land surveyor in Florida.
She will sail for Charlotte Harbor to-mor-
row. Capt. Smith arrived here yesterday
to take her out to Charlotte Harbor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23

Dunlap's fine hats and the Hopatcong sun
hats at LaEar's.-Ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-23
RARE OLD MANUSCRIPTS.

allure, southerly winds.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-06-12
JUST FOR FUN.

Away up in the Amusement
Lord ROwer-'lIave you done any
house-boating on the Thames yet?"
Louisiana Sugar-Planter-"NO but
my wife and went down tn Mississip-
pi on n barn and pig-sty last spring,
didn't we ChlOe?'-ORce Week.
One of our very SWEETEST young men
made a call on young lady at her home
in suburban town recently. The girl
who opened the door was green-yery.
Our exquisite proffered his card. 81
wish to see Miss l." he said. The
girl caught him by the coat sleeve and
dragged him in with jerk. eco right
in!" she exclaimed "We don't need no
tickets. Go right in."-BoSton Record.
Johnnie-"What do you suppose,
Billy, they do at the lodge where father
goes?"
Billy-'Rcad, guess, most of the
time.n
Johnnie-"What makes you think
SOP"
Bill-"Because our copy.book says
that reading makes man full and
pop generally comes home from the
lodge with all lie can hold. Dos on
Courier.
In the toy shop.-Customer-"You
know that automatic dude you sold mel
Well, it won't work.
Salesman-'Thats all right. That is
where the dude comes in."-Nc,c YorL
Herald.
An inventor in Paris has patented q
new kind of corset, especially for young
ladies. The corset has whistle attach
meut, and when pressure is applied from
the outside it shrieks loudly. Just now
the inventor is wondering why his corset
doesn't SELL Inventors are usually very
simple minded men.
1t is told for fact that a little flaxen
headed boy Of five years, who had passed
the afternoon at an art museum, look
| / & up in his mothers face, said: "If al
the mamas when they die, turn int
mummies, do all the papas turn int,
puppies?'
A great sufferer Have you ever haC
any heart trouble?" asked the medica
examiner of the applicant for life insur
ance. ayes sir, I've been engaged 81,
times. "-DetrOit Free Press.
1t cost q Chicago man S25 to soundll
trounce boy who ! cstered him b,
whistling. If the boy was the SAM
sort of whistler as some New York boy
the satisfaction was worth the money!
". Y. Press.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-06-12
NEWS ANO NOTES.

The South already has $500 saw mills
running.
Two rebel colonies had fight in a
court room at Chattanooga, Tenn, the
other day.
An electric swing suggested for the
Worlds Fair will carry "a persons and
swing 900 feet.
In Albany, Oxford county. Me-, the
other night, wolves raided james Flints
pasture and killed several of his sheep.
Thirty per cent of all the women OF
America are employed in renumerativC
occupations. In the last decade the per.
centage was only q.
The tallest trees in the world are the
gum trees of Victoria, Australia. Ii
some districts they average 300 feet high
The longest Frustrated one measured AZ
feet, and 81 feet in girth near the root
The big trees in California must take
back seat.
Divers in the harbor of Syracuse havi
discovered magnificent marble build
ing. whose highest point is only tire,
metres under the water. The buildin,
contains great stairways and columneC
halls. is believed that the edifice wa
once used as bath or temple.
The depth at winch some of the Bel
gian coal mines are worked is sometliin.
Incredible. In a pit at Flcnu the worl
is now done at 300 feet; in n pit at File
merin, at $500 feet, and in the st. Andr
pit, at Montigny, at 5000 feet, over hal
mile underground!
DIR. G.. b. Bullafd of st. Johnsbury
has a petition in circulation asking that
special village meeting be held abOu
June 30 TO see if the village of st. Johns
bury will sustain him in his act of cut
ting down the Western Union telegraph
poles.
Miss Harriet u. Conant,
former principal Of the Union school a
st. Johnsbury, has graduated with higl
honors from the medical department o
the University OF Mhnesola, and ha
been appointed assistant physician in tn
insane asylum at Yankton, South Da
kota.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-06-12
IN THE STRETCH.

Some person standing on the corner
dropped his red silk handkerchief. The
old car-horse started, his dropping ears
went up into the air, his one eye bright
ened, and his shoes cut sparks from the
rocky road-bed. Away lie we t-like an
arrow, pulling his side partner IA feeble
old LADY,, the conductor, the car, and its
wondering occupants after him.
Then he ran down brewery wagon,
two old women, and finally dashed past
barber's post and through the plate
glass window into the barber's shop.
As he lay there with a thousand ugly
and bleeding wounds in his old sides he
grew reminiscent, and his liquid eyes,
fast becoming CLASSY, beckoned me to
his side.
"Do you remember the famous Pearl
Stakes?' lie asked. "DO you remember
the dayP The beautiful sky; the soft
grassy field-such field; the beautiful
ladies-such ladies. God bless 'em. Dc
you remember the field? Echo and
Rameses the favOrites? The money was
all on them. But do you remember the
little colt, the ugly little colt that at
tracted no attention at all in the march?
"Do you remember that start?
"Echo in the lead.
"Rameses in the homestretch.
"Then do you remember that cry?
"'See the cOlt!'
"'The colt winsn
"Ah, do you remember that!
1.-The odds $50 to write your own
ticket!
"Do you remember that colt? That
lCds me. Do you remember the Lam.
pasas Stakes? Do you remember Colo.
mos, how he won in gallop? That lCd,
me. Say, do you remember that race
against time, the record-eh-the record
Colonies made? The king of the turf
that ioas me. Do you remember the
headlines, His leg broken'2 That uds
me.
"Ah, the days that are no more.
do you see a damphoOl ola car-horse
who doesn't know enough TO forget the
past and to let by-gones be by-gones?
"That is me-"
And Colonies turned YEARLY on hi,
side and bled to death.-SbOrt Stories.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-06-12
TIE RoYs AND TIE BEES

School is running amid difficulties in
the rural academy in Haddam, Conn, on
the Connecticut river. Not long ago
big swarm of belligerent wild bees came
into the academy cupola, stayed there
over night, liked it, and are still there.
They are putting in honey comb and
honey at great rate.
For day or two the bees got along all
right with the pupils, then boy threw
stone and il hit the cupOla, and two
quarts of bees came down promptly and
interviewed him. He and the bees went
out of Haddam humming, in a line of
march that was q quarter of mile long
and strewn with clothes, marbles, n hat,
| iackkn'fe, trout hook and other things.
Since the episode the bees have har-
bored lively prejudice against public
schools. The fuss begins early each
day. The teacher rings the bell and the
boys try to sneak into the house, but it's
a lively lad that can get through the
door without being spotted by two ol
three dozen bees. Sometimes youth
imagines he has run the gauntlet sue
cessfully, drops brcathlessly into his
seat, and the bee breaks out on him il
his pocket or the region thereof, and the
boy bounds like skyrocket three fee
toward the ceiling, screecling like NJ
Indian. AT recess or noon the boys dc
not dare ha Je any fun on the s1hoo
ground, for after the least manifestation
of mirth on their part pint of bees drol
out of the cupola and take hand i'll TIN
business.
The teacher is just as afraid of TIN
bees as the children are, and after dis
missing school she wraps a shawl abou
her head and runs for her life. What t.
do with the swarm Haddam doesn'
know, for the cupola is so ventilate
with holes that ten men couldn't storr
the bees fort.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-06-12
BEECHER ON THE CROW.

Henry Ward Beecher speaks of the
crow MS follows: Aside from the special
question of profit and loss, we have a
warm side toward the crow, he is SO
much like ourselves. He is lazy, and
that is human; he is cunning and that
is human. He thinks his own color the
best, and loves to hear his own voice,
which are eminent traits of humanity
lie will never work when he can get
another to work for him-a genuine
human trait. He eats whatever he can
get his claws upon, and is less mischiev.
Gus with belly full than when hungry,
and that Is like man. Take off theil
wings, and put them in brooches, and
crows would make fair average men
give them wings and reduce their smart
ness little and many of them would
be almost good enough to be crows.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-06-12
A Roy WHO COULD WRITE.

A teacher in a suburban school no
long ago, gave her pupils u minutes il
which to write an abstract" A sho,
was the subject selected by her, and tn,
boys were to write in the first person
No limit rs to the number of lines o
words was given them.
Most of the boys wrote and erase,
during the whole time allotted, but tn
teacher noticed one fellow who sat i'd,
until the time was within two minute
OF expiring. As the scholars filed on
she said TO him:
Brown, did you finish your abstract?'
eyes, ma'am," he answered.
Curious TO see what he could hay
written in so short time, she locke,
over the papers ana found this:
81 am WORKOUT shoe; my coffin !
the ash-barrel; my grave the dump"
She says that almost as firmly i'm
pressed on her mind as this REMARKABLE
composition is the expression of amaze
ment on the boys face the next morning
when he saw the "100'' mark on his pa
per. Youths Companion.