The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-23
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wien she was leaving St. AI,sttr1s cba-ei
Last week, however, the attt5es - r..
I friends proved rather eubarrassNlO ~. u IL
wss she compelled by the terrifcSro rajse5
10 sing three encore songs. but th,av-sDarar
correspondents seem to have mt~ra5 ke-
! champagne, analysed her beef tea, Eastt1gafed
the Iukswarm bran bath. and WOrsStba1 ali
| penetrated into the mysteries Of - a-olJa-
couture. II rumOr speaks Alright, she is - sorry
| Buda Pesth. 0H' u
| SARAH ORSE JEwETT, when a little cAd in
South Berwick, Me-, used to go riding abo, the
country great deal with her father, whoxas
| a physician. Ii Is said that the old doc,
| from lOIg and familiar intercourse with Il
! humble patrons. mad absorbed q vast anolh
/ Of folklore, and was great story-teller M
a few Of the tales with which the doctor USED
| 70 entertain his little companion on these rio es
/ having been touched by the genius OF the now
| famous euthoress, have found their way into
her popular stories. There are localities in he
! nelghbOrhOod OF Wells and York beaches
| which would be instantly recognized by a per-
| son familiar with Miss Jewett's beautiful de-
| scriptions.
The late Mr. Cavendlsh- Bentncks house in
Grafton street, London. was crammed full of
artistic treasures from the front door to the
| garnet, IN which he used TO work. The collec-
| lection has long been the envy of the trade and
| IT'S estimated value cannot fall much short Of
| t3O,UO. There is not, however, the remotesC
chance of its dispersal George Cavendish- BEN
1
VINO succeeds to the principal portion of his
| fathers large fortune, iuherits his father s
artistic tastes, and, though possibly not so en-
thuSaStlc connoiSseur, is reputed to be one of
| the most reliable Judges of plate and pictures
one of the heirlOoms which passes to him is a
huge gold vase. christening gift of the First
Genteman in Europe"
a MEXICAN GENTLEMAN lately gave bit of
curious history with regard to the proposed
Nicaragua canal. He said that in the early
days of the Spanish occupation there was talk
OF canal across tue lsthmus, and a Spanish
explorer named Go nara, in 1851, Indicated the
Nicaragua route as the most feasible between
the two seas. The Spanish government did cot
at the time give the mater attention but in
l!ol, desiring quicker communication between
the oceans, sent out an officer named Galisteo
10 make survey of three different routes, and
among them that through Nicaragua He also
reported in favor of the latter, but Spain could
not raise the funds for construction. In 1893
the route was again surveyed, this time by an
Enghshnlan named Bailey, VINO was employed
Dy the state OF Nicaragua, and again in 1851 by
Col. Childs for a company which proposed to
undertake the canal. Nothing came of it, but
in 1873 an officer of the United States navy made
the surveys, which resulted in the choice of the
route by tne company which is now engaged on
the work Of the canal.
THE superintendent of an electric light sta
ton gives strange instance of the stopping of
@ meter, and the explanation of the trouble.
says the Chicago Times. On eXaming the me
Ter, which as of twenty yht capacity, after a
laps of a month IN order to determine tho
quantity OF current to be charged for he found
That the consumer, in the rush of business had
placed number of small boxes around the me-
Ter, coucealng 1t from view. AS it was desIra-
ole not TO disturb them, il was suggested and
agreed to that the meter be allowed to run an
other month. At the end OF the second month
the coast being clear, the meter was examined
and 1t was found that it recorded only five hours
since the time Of last examination. This looked
suspicious, but there was no ground to believe
that the meter had been tempered with. very
close Inspection revealed the fact that a spider
had spun its web around the fans so that they
could not rotate under the action of the cur
rent. 1t appears that the screws which held the
cover to the top of the instrument had not been
in, and that the spider had taken advantage ad-
vantage of the opening and established itself in
the coy quarters.
SENATOR QUAY is meditatiug a European trio.
lie will decide the matter within the next few
weeks aud, should he go, he will remain abroad
several months. He has no intention OF studying
art IN Italy or parliamentary law in England
but has in view only pleasure trip. One OF his
daughters Is studying music in Germany. and
his desire is TO JON her with one of her sisters
and inspect the Rhine country. Mr.. Quay's
health is represented as being much improved
Mr.. quay, there is good reason to believe will
mold on to the Craftsmanship of the republican
national committee as long az he can and do
what H. can while in that place to shape mat
tiers for next year. He has some strong friends
what they can for him. His object as is also
that or Mr.. ClarksOn, is to 50 pledge the party
nominee Tor Presid mt next time that men like
AJtOrneJ General Miller and Secretaries Tracy
ana Noble, without party service to recommend
them, shall not, in the diStri button of good
places take precedence of renowned and inrlu-
entail party workers. His hope primarily is to
peat President Harrison denomination but
railing IN that, his next highest aim will be to
make the machine so powerful that it will be
able to dictate terms in advance.
The LATE AUGUST BELMONT once told New
York correspondent on the Monmouth race
track that his horses would not win because a
flock of blackbrds had crossed his path that
morning. Il saw the backbirds in the field "
he related, and said to myself, IF they fiy
across shall lose So l walked my team care
fuly-carefuly. But no! Just as came on
poslte the birds flew In front of me, whesled
ABOUT ana crossed me again. | shall not 90 to
the stables. have sent for my trainer to tell
him it is of no use trying to win TODAY"
At another time he was in radiant spirits
because little bird had flown into his bath
room and allowed itself to be fed. 81 shall have
good luck, he exclaimed wait and YOU shall
see" That day he won three PRINCIPAL races
indeed curious phase of his superstitons was
THAT they generally turned out to be correct
When he felt that he was going to lose he did
lose; when he imagined that he would win he
did win. This may be explained by coincidence
or by the fact that his trainer or Jockey were
Shrewd enough to humor his whims knowing
that he would rather justify his superstitions
than capture race. But, whatever the expla-
nation, the fact that such man should be sub-
ject to such capriceS is wonderful.
A PHOTOGRAPHIC NOVELTY is now on view at
the Literary and Philosophic Club Berkeley
square, London, and it will doubtless be in
spected with much interest just at the present
time, when no little stir has been caused in
Photographic circles respecting the discovery
Of photography in natural colors 1t is a col
ored Photographic print said to have been
taken directly from negatives, the process
adopted having been successfully carried ont
by +. Bllgh Bond, architect, who Ia also the
honorable secretary of the Bristol and West of
england Amateur Photographic Association
The photograph is of cabinet size and ia a view
of Lands End 1t is a chromo-collotvpe and
is pr nted in blue, carmine aud yellow. from a
set OF three negatives. As intlmated the rrint
is produced directly from negatives. which IT
is claimed, have undergone no retouching or
manipulation beyond the chemical devotion
ment. The principle involved is the SELECTION
of the cOlorS of nature in the negative and their
reconciliation in the print which is said to he
permanent. The photograph, which is dated
August, 1890, is certainly a charming little
picture. The cOloring of the rocks and the sea
is especially remarkable for its naturalness and
beauty, while the blending and shading of the
tints are cha acterized by the utmost delicacy.
The print cannot fail to excite the admiration
Of all amateur photographers.
PEOPLE who imagine that his imperial mai
esty passes all his time in christening born
sons, meditating on the wickedness of Prince
Bismarck and duarrelling with Count Won