The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-31
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Mrs. WILLIAM AsroR has a wonderful snak,
ring which literally writhes in constant motion
on her finger. 1t is constructed of flexible golc
wire, each scale being represented by loop OF
wire in which ruby, an emerald or an amethys
is firmly set. The lightest movement of the
fingers sets the wires quivering, and the rims
sclntnlates and seems to go round the tingel
with serpentine movement that has some
thing eery in it, 1t was made in Egypt.
TIE CRAZE for everything English is reaching
the colleges in the chape of Anglo Saxon lunacy
boy of mine recently came home from schoo
in the east, says writer in the st. Louis Globe
DemOc at, and when we were one day driving
together be spoke of the horse as "brack. ,
Whats 'brack?'" l inquired, for thought il
must be some new slang word the youngstel
had picked up, when. to my enlightment, he
explained that it was Saxon for active Or
further inquiry found that he was full of such
expressions, having learned them from a
teacher who was an Auglo-Saxon enthusiast
Superint endent was, in his dialect, 'overweary,
the horizon was the sky edge" magnificent
was 'highdeedy," quarrel was "brangle" g
proud mau was folk vain" | explained tC
him in sorrow that he was living In the west,
where such profundity Of wisdom went unap-
preciated.
To NE, one Of the customs of counting is very
strangely in keeping with the wild, yet roman
tic life of the Sioux. writes Warren K. Moore
head in the September Ladies' Home Journal
young man desiring to make love to the lady
OF his choice works patiently for several days
and constructs reed flute. There are five or
six holes in the instrument, aud eight or ten
notes can be produced upon it, The sound is
weird and plaintive. Some beautiful moonlight
night, about O'Clock, the young man leaves
his home and, stationing himself about
100 yards from the home Of his
intended, plays for one or two
hours series of strange melodies, all OF
them i'll the minor key. The sound floats out
n la m m al a nd Fhpra .rat-
dog on the plain near by disturbed by the music
may RAISE his small voice in protesting banks
or, great white owl, in a scrub oak, may hoot
and WHO'D In derision. They sound as sweet t.
the maidens ears as the voice of the lover him
self. She listens attentively, aud when she con
cludes that he has played sufficiently long K
assure her of his serious intentions, she tmidlJ
walks forth from her home. Throwing the now
useless reed upon the ground, the young mar
PUSHES forth. Then ensueS q scene such as only
those who have been lovers can appreciate.
THE CAUSE of the Park place disaster is per
fectly plain TO me, - said Adolph Levy, a wei
known photographer, to Washington Post re-
porter. THE difference between tho Vibration
IN the ordinary printing press and the presses
used for lithograpic work is very great. Tn,
momentum of the stone itself in photographic
presses more chan quadruples the vibration
attendant upon the use of the ordinary print
ing press Lithographic presses to any mum
Der, and especially those of large size, shoulC
be confined to the ground door OF buildings o
else placed not higher than the second story
and then under the very heaviest Of solid ston
or brick foundations. In fact they should b.
made TO stand upon their own foun
dations, because am of the opinion that their
are very few of the modern buildings which
will stand the wear from vibration of these ma
chimes. am perfectly satisfied that there 1
no building in this city which could Withstand
for any great length OF time the pressure which
! would be brought to bear upon il by the run
ming OF photographic machines such as ara de
in ft,f
place building on the fifth floor The tons o
stone to be used. and which must necessarily
accumulate, make it absolutely necessary tina
the photographic business should be confined t,
the lower stories of any and every building n,
matter how stable it may be built"
NEVER in twenty five years experience hav
l seen SO many women travelling alone a
there are this summer, says railroad conducto
in the st. Louis Globe Democr Almost hal
the passengers in the sleeping cars ON my las
three trips were unattended by escort. The
were all going of somewhere to spend thei
vacations and were as independent as yol
please. Most of the women carry those inferno
10 lax cameras, and are too much occupe
taking snap shots out of the car window and o
the other persons in the car to care for tho men
have noticed for the last three or four year
that women are getting to be more Independent
and are travelling about alone as freely as drum
mers. They are lots of trouble, though most o
| them. They want too much for their moneJ
| and are too inquisitive to suit me- The oil
hands at travelling are little less exacttng an,
know two or three ladies who are as easy I,
| get along with as man. They go all over thu
| country Alone and you are Just as likely to rul
across them all in the same town in Californi,
! as alone in the cars They do not know eaol
| other, and do not appear to want to make an,
new acquaintances. One OF these is q Boston
woman of means. She takes in every big SHOW
| in the country, from the native day in Cali
| fornia to the Mard 0ras in New Orleans and tn
| charity ball in New York. She knows as mucl
about the different roads and hotels in the coun
| try as any man ever met, and seems to EMO.
| life in her own peculiar way l always So
her at least four times a year, sometime
more.
SINCE William Morton Fullerton graduated
from Harvard, five years ago, there has boon
tinge of romance about his life. but it has no
interfered with his making rapid strides in hi
| profession Immediately after graduation Mr.
fullerton went abroad anc located in a small
| town on the coast of the Adratic sea, to com
| plate some literary work. He was accustomed
| to spend several hours daily on the beach, ant
| for several weeks he notice that as regularl,
as he appeared he was followed by an unknown
| person to whom he seemed to be an object o
| great interest. Finally one day the strange
| approached and said: You are an American
| Did you ever happen to know Will Fullerton o.
| Boston? He was a most intimate friend o.
! mine, and you are perfect picture Of him as
| knew him years ago." Young Fullerton
replied that his name was William Full
| Boston. also that he had heard of his namesake
| a man much older, who died ten years previous
Mutual asTonishment naturally resulted from
the identity of tbs name If not of person, ant
the stranger introduced himself as an English
nobleman. The acquaintance ripened during
the stay abroad. and on his return home tn
Englishman begged Mr.. Fullerton to accompan,
nun as companion and Intimate friend
Through his friends influence, Mr.. Fullerton OBJ
tanned place en- the London Time sni fCI
two or three years mas been engaged in editoria
work, and has taken high rank upon the staff
Mr.. Fullerton and his English friend have re
manned bosom companions since their frs
mesting.and during the last year they hav,
visited this country, spending some time at Mr.