The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-15
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Gaelic chieftain's oath before going into
battle has been discovered in an Irish text of
the second century and deciDhered as follows:
"ihe heavens are above u.s. the land below u.s.
tie ocean around us-everytning in a circle
about US. If the heavens do not fall casting
from their nigh fortreSses the stars like rain on
the lace OF the earth, l. shocks from within do
not halter the land itself, if the ocean from its
blue solitudes does not rise up over the brows of
all living things, |, by victory In war by COM
oats and battles will bring back TO the stable
and the fold the cattle. and to the house and to
their dwellings, the women that have been
stolen by the enemy
HERE is the method employed by the hunters
OF British Columbia who poaeh upon the sealing
grounds: When the schooner sights q seal the
little boats are lowered. A hunter armed with
. Two ShotgunS and rifle and two sailors to pull
the boat take tdeir places and the hunt begins.
The seal may be swimming at the surface or
perchaace ne is sleeping. The boat is pulled
quietly toward the animal. In nine cases out of
Ten the seal takes alarm and dives out of sight
before the boat is brought close enough to use
the guns with effect, and in no case does the
hunter shoot unless re feels sure of his quarry
The seal when shot at once commences TO sink,
and the boat has to be pulled rapidly up to it,
when the body is gated" and hauled aboard
This is repeated as long as seal can be seen. In
many cases only one or two will be killed during
two DAYS hunt, while at other times as many
as twenty will be taken.
SOME thrty-hve years ago all New England
was agitated over a question of heresy which
conferred about the old Congregational church
In Enfield, Conn, Of which the Rev. Charles A.
6. Brigham was pastor. The war resulted in
two churches, known as the Brigham and anti
Brigham focks. 1t was then, as now, a time of
controversy among the churches and the two
Presbyterian congregations at Townsville
just above Enfield on the Connecticut were
known as Fiddlers and antl-Fidders, a secession
having occurred on the question Of church
music. MIR Brigham is angel Tor hiSbOpl
of the Catholic Apostolic church in Fifty seventh
street, Just west of Nutn avenue whose form
of worship is as different from that of the Con
greRatlonal body as c1uld well be imagined
This church, which is sometimes called Irving
ton, has u highly ornate ritual. uses incense,
holy water, lights, and all manner of eccles as
teal vestments practices the laying on of
hands and amounting for healing, and believes
in a restored apostleship, prophecy, and sp ak
ing with inhuman tongues-not q language, but
tongues literally unknown OF man. 1t is the
most mystic of all tine churches, and the foun-
dation of its existence is a belief in the speedy
coming and millennial reign Of Christ
An enterprlsing boy who lives in a suburban
village devised a burglar alarm which may not
be entirely new. but which was new to him. BY
special permission of his parents he equipped
two rooms for a preliminary test. One of these
rooms has three windows; the other, which IS
the inventors own room, has two, Upon the
top of the c sed lower sash of one of the win
dows in the first room he placed jointed fish
ing rod, so adjusted that il would tumble of
upon the floor If an attempt was made to raise
the SASH. The lower sashes Of the two other
windows were raised, and screens covered the
openings Upon the top of one Of the screens
he placed toy gun, and upon the other
gong that he had used on his sled.
These, like the fishing rod, would be
from the outside. In his own room the inventor
put on the top of one screen a book, which,
when it should fall. would strike the keys of
toy piano placed below it on the floor. On the
other screen, which covered the lower half of
the open window near his bed, he placed three
tin plates which he had borrowed from the
kitchen. At 8 O'Clock the mex morning there
was great clatter in the boys room. The
| father grasped a revolver and rushed in. The
boy stood near bis bed wide awake. The pie
plates were on the floor, but there was no bur
glar. The boy had awakened and feeling chilly
had tried to close the window. In the delight
fully sound sleep of youth he had forgotten
about the burglar alarm. His original PROPOSE
ton was to equip the entire house. out that
proposal is now held for further consideration.
IN THE death of Robert Stith, the hat man at
the Southern hotel, that house loses an invalu-
able employe, and st. Louis a character of
national reputation. Stth's post of duty at the
Southern ever since the opening of the new
house was at the door OF the dining-room,
where he looked after the hats and wraps of
the guests. Such was his marvellously reten-
tive memory. added to long training, that he
never issued check for hat marked it
with the name of the owner. Yet, from years
end to years end where hundreds of guests
sought their three meals a day, Mr.. Stith
seldom or never made a mistake in returning
an article of head-gear. The patrons Of the
house will recall the swift, intelligent glance
Stth would give stranger, and then tie COM
prehensive look into the interior of the hat.
That was sufficient. and the chapeau would be
deftly laid aside, while he attended to other
guests who might be coming in by the score
1t mattered not how long or short tim the
guest would devote to the pleasures of the
table, Stith and the hat would be ready for him
as he left the dining room. Schemes without
number have been tried with the idea of confus-
ing him AMI causing him to make mistakes but
they always failed. on one occasion, HERMANN
the magician, slipped into the dniug-room un
observed by Stjh ana in doing so concealed
bis hat, a crush affair, known as an Opera
hat in a remote corner of the rack When
he came out he told Stith that he was in ter
rlbie hurry to recover his hat which he
described as being silk OF the "stove.pipen pat
tern, and promised him dollar if he could find
1t for him. Without q minutes hesitation Stith
handed hermann his hat. Hermann wanted
TO know how he had found the right hat in
face OF an incorrect description, especially
when there were score of silk hats on
the rack at the time. Easily enough" said
Stith, 81 knew that not one OF those hats be-
longed to you. A little while ago l saw your
hat in the corner there. and | knew then that il
belonged to the first man who came out of the
dining room whom had not seen enter" In
addition to the above happy faculty Mr. Stith
never failed to locate the species of hotel beat
who takes his meals in a hotel under the pre-
tense of being guest. Regular guests were
brought up with round turn by Stith when
they took extra to meals with
Mr.. Stith's health failed to such an extent
that he LETT the Southern finally last April to
try the hea ing waters of various springs IL
was to no purpose, however, as he succumbed
to an insidiouS kidney disease, and died last
Wednesday morning Stith was a very light
mulatto about - years OF age His fellow en-
ployes at the Southern say that he was very
frugal and abstemious in his way of living
and Tnat he died possessed By considerable real
estate and other property in st. Louis.
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