The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

LEE PRESIDENT owns gold-mounted gun
which was given him by Indiana friends soon
after his Inauguration.
THIS STORY about Senator Dubois of Idaho ia
going the rounds: Shortly after he had reached
Idaho he was engaged one day with a numhar
OF other men in slaughtering cattle Naturally
ne presented most untidy appearances; blood
and grease smeared his clothes A blackboard
containing two ladies and two gentlemen drove
up. They had come from a neig Dor
ing town. The vehicle halted probably
nIty yards from young Dubois and
one of the gentlemen beckoned
one OF the gentlemen noticed his tFucuienr an
pearance and called to him to stop saying that
ne would go to him. knowing that the ladies
would be shocked by the sight of the young IlIi-
noisan. He inquired the direction to some
point they wanted to make. A few months ago
Senator Dubois appointed that very man his
private secretary.
ASBESTOS is a mineral that crystalizes in
long fibres. The hbers can be separated as
easily as those of softer woods and are
woven into a variety of articles, which are worn
Tor protection against fire. Among these arti-
cles are mittens TO guard the hands of hremen,
assayers rehners and others who are exposed
10 burning. As the material is not affeoLed by
heat, the workman thus protected can grasp
hot irons, crucibles and the like without dis
comfort. Masks for the face are also made of
asbestos. 1t is said that the heat from the
hottest fire cannot penetr to through
them to the skin. Air for breathing
ls supplied through a tube from beneath
the mask so that the flame or the burned at
mosphere is not inhaled. In this way the dis
comfort Of working directly in front of ret orts
and furnaces is greatly relieved Complete
suits OF tire-proof asbestos cloth are now made
Tor nremen's wear. AS the material is indie
structible, and bad conductor of heat as we'll
the wearer is protected in the midst of flames
Or course air for breathing must be supplied
through tubes in some such way as it Is sup
piled to the diver when he is under water For
domestic uses sad iron holders are now made
OF asbestos. With them the grasp Of the iron,
however hot 1t may be, never causes pain or
burning. There are also made large holders
intended for use by smslters, mo!ders and
workers in metal generally It remains to be
added that asbestos is widely distributed among
the older rocks OF the United States and Can
ada. AS goods made of it subject to loss
only by wear, abe supply of fiber ia likely TO be
equal DO all demand for articles OF dress
IT HAD leaked out that the author Of "a
Brother to Dragons" was a young girl residing
in Albemsrle county, Virginia. Her name was
Amelie RlVes. She was born in 1868. and was,
consequently, Ia her Esd year at the time of her
first appearance in pr mt But the stories had
been written several years BEFORE and the
credibly reported that she had been writing
even before she had reached her teens
that her portfolio was teemng with IN
published MSS, of remarkable power. The re-
port was true And this is how it came about
that she had published anything. One day her
cousin Thomas Nelson Page then in the flush
learning of her literary ambitions, had craved
permission to examine some of her work He
| had done this, of course with patronizing
| II not a condescending air. The brilliant young
Virginian whom people were just beginning 10
talk about the successful author Of MARS
| Chan" would hook over the crude efforts of his
kinswoman, would advise with her and tell her,
candidly, IL IL were worth her while to perse-
we're. He had no very sanguine hopes He
knew she was clever. But then so few people
can throw their cleverness into literary form
NJ ip11h hkah had nf hafN o1la1
TO dampen the llfounded hopes OF many clever
young women. What was Mr.. Pages surprise
his alarm indeed-when Cousin Amelia came
downstairs with an armful of MSS There
were dramas, poems, short stories, sketches
| Mr.. Page gingerly took up a poem. II was
| short, way; he conld judge something from
He read the poem through, breathlessly
He was astounded by its merit "Why that's
| very good he cried And he passed on to 9TH
ers They were all good. Some were excellent
| Mr., Page grew enthusiastic He read on and
/ on He SKINNED through the tragedies he cast
| a hasty eye over the stories. Good heavens"
he cried, at last, this girl beats US ALL Why
you're genius" And then he insisted that his
| brilliant young cousin should make herself
known that she should submit some of her
sketches for editorial judgment. But Miss
| is genius to wait" She did not wish 70 rush
| into print. She wanted to be sure of her ground
and OF herself Other friends united their voices
to that Of Mr.. Page. Finally she intrusted a
manuscript to a wel-known journalist, who
passed it over to Mr.. Aldrich. TIE latter knew
neither the authors name nor her sex. But he
| accepted 1t at once, with the enthusiastic re-
mark THE man who wrote this will never do
anything stronger" "The Farrier Lass of
Piping . Pebworth.'' Nurse CrimmiOs
Tells Tells the Story and other short
tales followed Inc secret of the
authorship was now out, and these tales
were all signed. SO was Virginia of Virginia"
a long short story. or short novelette,,
whichever you prefer to call (which came out
| in Hulper'S. 1t is said that President Cleveland
his wife and some members of his cabinet were
travelling in psrior car at about the time this
had brought copy with her, and was soon dis
| solved In tears over the finale. "Pshaw!" said
NJ Cleveland, with kindly persifage
| don't be goose. What are you readinQf"
Mrs. Cleveland handed him over the
Magazine. In a moment the President was bur.
led IN its pages. Half an hour later Mrs Cleve
land stole glance over at him and caught him
slowly wiping his eyes with a corner of his
| handkerchief. 'Pshaw!" said the lady don't
| be such goose!" And then in April, 1888
! btpDlncotts Ma0aEins came out with Miss
| Rtves first novel, THE Quick or the Dead"
| The uproar created by that book is still fresh
| in the public mind. 1t made the author at one
bound, public character. 1t was read and dis
| 1t was praised and blamed. upheld
| and denounced; travestied, ridiculed
and even preached against. No
| sation. But the sensation not one that at
| first could have been entirely agreeable to the
| authoress, even though strongly fortified with
| the courage of her convictions Mrs Grundy
held up her hands and actually screamed with
| horror, and although Mrs. Grundy is often
| very absurd old lady, young lady Of refine
! ment and education would naturally shrink at
being the object of her seedlings In short
| Amelie Rives woke up to find berself an i'm
| proper person. The most extravaganza gossip
| moreover, began to be circulated about her
| She was described as a hoyden-brusque
| bizarre, eccentric-who smoked cigarettes and
rods horses over SHARED gates