The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

WHILE searching for gold and silver in the
Cascade range, Washington, a prospector
stumbled on ledge of crystal quartz suitable
Tor making glass. According to specimen its
| percentage of metal substances is very low
| one ton of it would produce only 81 cents
| worth OF gold, but prospectors have searched
nvaln Tor that very quartz along the coast.
Dr. WAYLAND, the editor of The National
Baptist. was painfully shocked the other morn
| ing Dy receiving this note from COL Ingersoli:
DEAR SIR wish you would stop sending
me your paper. have no use for 1t. I am a
practical Baptist myself. l take bath every
morning. My form OF baptism is superior to
yours, because use soap. Yours truly, r. G.
INGERsoLL."
The Swiss town of Meiringen has been almost
completely burned to ashes. Most OF the inhab-
itants were unable to save their belongings;
and are therefore In ptiable condition. Il is
leaves OF Bibles aud illustrated papers In a
partly burned condition were carried away by
the wind as far as IRterlaken, which is nineteen
miles from the scene of the fire.
TaE following is the Audraiu county Cdis-
souri) form Of marriage ceremony: by the
authority vested in me as squire in the state
OF missouri; by the golden fields of corn and
wheat that wave 10 and from the gentle sum-
mer oreezes; by the great droves Of stock that
are continually finding their way 20 different
OF thecat on the back yard fence ard the
pumpkin vines whose clinging tendrils shade
the entrance OF q summer kitchen; by the
whole earth and sea and all that is in them
pronounce you man and wife, and may the
LORD have mercy on your SOULS"
HENRY LABoUcRERE complains that Lord
Rosebery in his Life Of Pitt" does not make il
clear why the great commander, after ENJOYING
for seventeen years an annual income OF
$4,000, got hopelessly into debt. For Mr. Pitt
had neither wife nor child and possessed no
expensive tastes. Macaulay explained the
matter years ago on the score OF the fabulous
extravaganza that prevailed In Pitts establish
ment IN Downing street, where the
servants plucked and plundered the premier
without mercy. The butchers bill for one
week showed that 900 pounds of meat alone had
been ordered aud the reckless waste in o.her
directions was equally great Had Pitt devoted
one quarter Of an hour week to his household
account. says Lord Macaulay, he need never
have faced the disgrace of bankruptcy. Our
own Robert Morris, as Prof. Sumner shows.
though able to manage the finance of nation
could not direct his own household affairs.
THE STEAK should be purchased from a good
butcher. 1t should be the sirloin CUT With the
bone removed. Il should be an inch or an inch
auo quarter in thickness, and should weigh
from pound and a half to two pounds, says
an exchange Two or three hours before cook
ing the steak mix a tablespoonful Of olive oil
with q teaspoonful of salt and a quarter tee
spoonful OF pepper. Rub this mixture thor
oughly over both sides of the steak and
let II lie on plate until time to cook
it. Two objects are attained by this process
the steak is thoroughly seasoned through. with
out waste OF the juices. which are prevented
from passing out by the oil, and the oil passes
into the fiber of the meat making IL tender and
rich. Put the steak in broiler and place the
broiler over fire of bright Goals, cook each
side OF the steak briskly for one minute, then
srinkle a little ashes over the fire to LET the
steak broil for ten or fifteen minutes Finally
serve promptly on hot platter with water
cress; put no butter, salt or pepper on the
steak. This Is the way steaks are Prepared by
the best cooks
A DISPATCH from Namur, Belgium, says that
shoemaker named Vanderavers, who was on
trial there on the charge of attempting to poi-
son his brother, has been found guilty and
sentenced to death. The evidence adduced by
the prosecution showed that Vanderavers
murdered three Of his brothers and q sister be-
fore ne made the attempt to take the life of his
other brother. The chances of the convicted
man suffering the death penalty are no viewer
rather remote. The king OF the Belgians Is
tender hearted and he almost invariably COM
mutes all sentences of capital punishment
! Vanderavers was prompted to the murder by
cupidity. he intended to kill the whole family
numbering seven persons, In order to obtain
their small savings He poisoned two brothers
and sister the autumn Of 1889, ana a
younger brother In February, 1891 Another
brother was seized with a mysterious illness in
March last, but the doctor. suspecting arsenicaI
poisoning. gave antidoteS and saved bis life
The prisoners laundering attempts to diysrt
suspicion on that OF aston led 70 his detection
Arsenic was fonnd in his house aud the prisoner
confessed to the magistrate that he put arsenic
in the first victims coffee and murdered the
others by putting arsenic on slices of bread and
butter intended for them.
ONE Of the most terrible and pathetic stories
Of warnings by dreams Is told by the biogra-
piers of the great military hero, Field Marshal
Butcher, says the Chicago Post. Some months
after the battle of Waterloo Butcher retired to
the solitude Of his country estate, and when in
vited to the palace Of the King Of Prussia de-
clined the honor The king then went to see
his favorite general and found him In great dix
tress. He told the monarch how. while a
youth, he had served with the Swedish
army, but having been taken prisoner by the
Prussians could only get leave to visit his
parents on condition OF accepting a Commission
IN the Prussian army. When he Knocked at the
door OF his fathers house there came no
answer. He burst 1t open, and hurried through
the corridors to the reception room where he
found his father, mother and sisters al in deem
mourning. His father repealed his advances
with indignation, while mother and sisters
shrank from his embraces. Finally he kneIt az
his mothers knee, but at the first touch Of
his hand the dress fell, and he found that he
held a skeleton In his arms There was shout
of derision as the whole company vanished into
space. Three months ago, sire.'r said Bin
cher, II had dream in which that old scena
was exactly reproduced. 7sAll the members Of
my family said: We will meet again on An
gust IL This is the The old man leaned
back In his chair, and as the king looked unon
hia general he saw that he Wes dead