The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
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A RECENT VISITOR to California tells Chicago
reporter that Mrs. Langtry's 5000 acres of land
on the Pacific slope have increased tenfold in
value.
A GENTLEMAN of Boston, says the Transcript,
who recently visited Egypt, N. c., ran across a
colored family of six children having the fol-
lowing names; Maggie Dora Katie Sickler At
water, Easter Ann Cindy LiZabeth Atwater
Roxana Baltimore Washington City Hamburg
Atwater, Annie Maudie Rosa Lamb Irene Fanny
Moses King of Priests Atwater, Rufus Hayes
Settler President of this United States Sam Lee
Wo Han Garfield Atwater, G.. S. George Jonas
John the Baptist Baptism Christianity George
Washington Atwater
MILO. the island of the Cyciades in which the
famous Venus of Milo" was discovered, has
again been the scene Of the unsarthing of a
splendid example of ancient Hellenic art The
new find" is the marble statue of boxer,
somewhat above life size. which is almost as
perfect after its burial under the dust of cen
hands of the sculptor. The statue has been
shipped to Athens, whore commission of Greek
archaeologists, aided by some members of the
German Archaeological Institute in Athens
will report upon the period of is origin and its
probable creator.
THIS STORY comes from Stone Lake. Ind: A
gentleman living on the banks of the lake has a
small spaniel dog that is the pet of the family
A neighbor owned a vicious English bulldog
that seemed anxious to fight and kill the little
spaniel at any opportunity Strenuous efforts
we're made 10 keep the dogs apart, but through
the thoughlessness of some little children the
dogs met on the banks of thelake, and the little
spaniel began his fight for life. He adroity
managed to get the bulldog to the edge of the
water and then got him where he had to swim.
After this display of intelligence his battle
was good deal more than half won for he had
the bulldog at his mercy, and 10 very short
time had him drowned.
IT MAY INTEREST the leaders and participants
in the dress-reform crusade to know that the
men in Vienna are on the point of taking sides
for them, at least in a limited degree. The all-
thorities over there have become so concerned
over the threatened Jury to public health by
the trailing gowns of the Vfennese women that
they are considering the making of a police
regulation to establish the proper length of a
skirt This reads well on paper, but its carving
out would offer almost as great difficulty as the
famous project to bell the cat" IL is all very
well to announce that gowns shall be so long and
no longer, but what policeman will be bold
enough to stop women and request them to
kindly permit him to measure their skiIts?
GAY and cynical French lawyer expressed
his opinion of his clients in this wise: Il give
100000 francs to the local madhouse. got this
money out of those who pass their lives in liti-
CATION In beoueathing it for the use Of lunatcs
l only make restitution An English farmer.
an appreciative old creature, gave legacy of
8lOO to his wife. 1t was to be doubled if she
married again as he declared that him as gets
her'l deserve every farthing of it," Dunlop
was once United States senator He was of
Scotch origin. In his will he left all his prop
erty to his two sisters. To one because she had
married a minister whom he added pitously.
may God help him. She henpecks" To the
other because she was married to nobody. an
old maid, and not market ripe" His silver
tankard he gave to the eldest son of his brother
~ would ha said hhnve left 70 oil Voh
himself, but he would have melted 1t down for
temperance medals. and that would have been
q sacrilege."
''IN New Orleans formerly" said lady from
Louisiana who accompanied the congressional
party that visited Detroit short time ago. the
old traditions of French society prevailed
Young women never went out In the street he
fore they we're 16 years old without an escort
They never went without their mothers to the
theater, nor riding, nor we're they allowed to sit
with young men in the parlor unless their moth
ers were present. | remember a young fellow
from Baltimore invited young woman to the
opera She said she would be most happy to
go. When he came in a carriage her fathir
and mother came downstairs and got into
the carriage with her, He was surprised, but
supposed they were going on theic own &C
count. On arriving at the theater he found
that they did not intend to pay for their
tickets' ana he had not money enough Luckily
he saw friend, from whom he borrowed but
you can imagine his modification a6 being
caught In such scrape. He invited no more
young women to the opera. He couldn't afford
TO take the whole family. Another northern
gentleman asked a young lady TO ride and
went around to the house with horse and
buggy. where's your carriages? asked the
young woman. There it is, said he But
that won't hold us ALL she exclaimed mann
ma, and you, and me- So he had TO go and get
a carriage and a driver AS he had a salary of
only $500 a year he found this sort of thing too
expensive. Besides. he never got any fun ont
OF II with the mother sitting by and listening to
every word said"
MORGAN STREET LANDLORD some time AGO
had curious experience which illustrates the
superstition and credulity of the colored peo-
pie, says the st. Louis Globe Democrat An
elderly colored woman was occupying a base
ment room in the house and for months maid no
rent lie hated to have the old creature evicted
and so sent the agent 70 see IL something could
not be collected. To his surprise the old woman
refused to pay, and when the agent Threatened
10 put her out declared that if he did
she would hoodoo the house The state
of facts was reported to the landlord
VINO ordered her to be turned ont
without more ado. So a constable and one
on Two helpers put her and her belongings ont
III Ine street, while an awe-Strcken crowd list
ehed TO her frightful curses and predictions of
vengeance few days later the man of the
family living upstairs got his bead broken in a
1 ,nn , game OF craps, and before he got
MEL ms Wl1e Tell downstairs and broke her leg
Inc family at once moved and new tenants
came I'D. In less than a week one OF their chill
u III en- oleu and they moved out The house began
20 nave bad name. Another tenant came, and
WINE moving his furniture into the house ran
SPLINTER from plank in the floor three
inches INTO his foot and concluded he had
enough. In making some slight repairs about
ene mouse to render it more attractive to
tenants the front steps were taken up, and
uuuerheath one was found a genuine voodoo
gag, containing some bones, hair, herbs, a bit of
shakeskln, some pebbles and variety of other
thlhgs The bag was destroyed The spell was
no" supposed TO be broken, but 1t was long
time before another tenant could be found for
the house. In fear and trembling and induced by