The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-14
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Z Is 1s1-1f2 dog -Pa1to-" He and Panic
we're swimming sc-oss stream. VIXEN suddenly
though understanding The crsS The dog caught
had OF o DoUnsl s1d sustained h1n until
sss1sLzncs arrived
JERsT HAszISss Of Covfnzton. XIV. vas HINT
i1E AID fishing IN the mountains $50 miles from
/ there year ago this week Ehsn he los- 3 vzlu-
I OH II good condition came yslping and oark-
I ing INTO bls Old home For h6lf an hour rhs
poor brute vas frantic with JOY.
! TIE PzAcTToAEI1TT Of teIegrzpbing without
I wires has recently been demonstrated By the
I success Of several experiments Not long ago
NJ Preecs, the heal electrician Of the postal
/ teleg-apa system IN England. succeeded in
/ establishing communication across ths Soleur
70 the Isle OF Wight. and telegTaphed also seross
/ toe rlFer Severn Eltnout wires. merely using
earth plates az sufficient distance apart Il Is
I nov propose1 70 make practical use Of this
( system N communicating with lghtships.
/ MATCHING the stores Of valuable AMI unap-
/ p-eclated OIL paintings sold for e song. is one
/ concerning miraculous transaction in Sevres
CHINA Early IN the past century a gentleman
/ presented 3 reverend friend with two vases as a
welding present These vases stood for more
/ than forty years on q cabinet in 8 Somerset
SHIRE rectory. without attracting any particular
nossee. Until sale took place after their owners
Kulneas oy craftsman in Bath Within few
weeks theT roSOld for coo zuiaeas 10 q Bond
/ street dealer, who speedily disposed Of them 70
the late Lord Derby for 1000 guinees-
TEE Russian Grand Duke Sergius is said to be
/ profoundly devout In manners If lie happens
upon an image Of rsputed sanctity he will pros
trats himself before it. If there are relics OF
Soma old ecclssiastic Of by-gons gensrstions he
/ VIII not be happy till he kisses them. II there
/ - shrine where pilgrims g6tEer, there he must
! also worship And the lady almost an English
! princess. since the granddaughter OF the Queen
70 whom he is married has had to learn 70 &C.
| commodate herself 70 bis tastes Long though
| SIC stood out, the end was inevitable And
| s1e Likewise has to assume devotional attitude
| before the pictures. crosses and old bones and
eorpses that are SO gratifying to her husband.
TIE Ward Line steamer Santiago, which
sailed from New York to the Bahama Islands
yesterday afternoon, carried q novel expedi-
| ton, composed Of Walter WeIIman, the Wash
| lngton correspondent Of the Chicago Herald
In command; Charles Lederer, an artist; pho
| tozrapner, a mechanic, and tive servants II
| goes 70 Nassau, New Providence and there
| charters steam OF sailing vessel and makes
cruise OF the islands thereabouts, following as
nearly as possible the track which CHRISTOPHER
Columbus sailed on his memorable first voyage
| 70 America The object OF the expedition is TO
discover the spot upon which Columbus made
| his first andingo n the shores of the new world
ana there TO erect monument in honor Of the
| great discoverer.
REV, JERRY N. HOLMES and Rev. George W
Vancit Of Illinois were taken to Chester Prison
last week 70 begin their sentences for making
| and passing counterfeit money. Holmes has
| written confession OF his guilt, heading the
| account The Effects of Bad Company" He
says that ~ about the time of his conversion he
became acquainted with the Rev. O. W. Vancit.
| One day he told Mr.. Vancit that he could make
| money fast, but that did not like to ss he
| thought it was wrong. Vancit told him be
! thought it was al right il the money was used
| for benevolent purposes Holmes thereupoH
gave him 90 of the bogus money. Holmes
is mistaken. did wrong but il was nisfor-
tune that caused it. had my mind on Paul's
| words TO Timothy: He that provides not for his
| own; and especially his own house, has denied
/ the faith, and is worse than an infdel.'"
| FoUR-YEAR-oLD JAxEs SxED1c of Stamford
Conn, is puzzle to the physicians who have,
examined him, none Of whom has ever seen
similar case. James is e1nulating snakes and
| toads by shedding his SKIN, though he does not
come out OF it all at one time. The epidermis
comes on IN large scales, sometimes three
| inches square. Six weeks ago the trouble was
| first noticed by his parents and local physicians
! were called in. They treated him for an attack
| OF eczema, but as the peeling continued, and
| the pieces OF skin became larger physicians
| were brought down from the Hart ord hospital.
| To-day the skin is fairly falling off from all
| parts OF his body and mead, and almost without
| any effort. A very thin and tender skin is I'M
derneath, which APPEARS to inhame on the
| slightest friction. after the Hartford doctors
examined him they took a photograph of his
an article in one of the medical journals.
WHAT was probably the maiden speech of the
presenS Emperor of Germany is described in a
Berlin letter TO the Philadelphia Times 1t oc-
Cured In 1880 at Kenigsherg. the occasion being
| banquet rendered TO Frederick, then crown
| prince, and bis son. Prince William. The crown
| prince sat at the head of the table pipe in
mouth and big bumper of clsret in front of
| him, TO all seeming enjoying himself to his
hearts content He showed no particular in
cfnation TO talk-a fact which seemed TO have
restless effect upon his son, for the young
prince suddenly got up, bowed to his father and
launched out in a passionate verbiage Of the
duties OF a soldier and the glories Of the father
lano. me crown prince at first looked aston
tshed. and then smile of satisfaction and pride
wreathed itself amid the puffs OF his pipe, and
turning to an officer who sat by his side. he
said; well, William is not quite his mothers
boy, but he suits his father to perfection"
FooARDI was a poor Italian sculptor He
happened one day to be in Preston, srimy.
smoky Lancashire town, casting about for
work. One morning he rang for his breakfast
once, twice, but no answer came. Again he
pulled the bell, and again. with the same re-
suit He was rather angry at this inattention
to his comforts, which is not uncommon in
those parts, so they say, and rushed down stairs
to see about it. He passed open
door, ro when n, 10! what struck himY
a very dirty boy, who squirmed under tho rough
usage and screwed up bis eyes and mouth to
| Keep out the soap. 'Drar the boy :" said the
| old lady; stand still do; will he never come
| clean?' The rage of the breakfastless sculptor
| turned to delight. Here was subject for his
chisel, and 1t was soon arranged that these two
| should sit to him. Some difficulty was at first
| experienced to hit the expression on the boys
| face, but this done by the application of
periodic buckets of cold water and soapsuds
MICHAEL MOUNTAIN. one of the oldest engi-
neers of the Jersey Central railroad who runs
one of the Blue Line lightning expresses that
whis across New Jersey on their way to Wash
| lngton IS Just recovering from the biggest scare
| of his life. Two or three nights ago his train
was flying over the rails at a terrific speed with
| the Greenbrook water tanks Just at the rear
| and a straight track to Bound Brook ahead
Suddenly there doomed up on the track two red
lights The rear of freight, - flashed through
the engineers brain. He reversed his
engine and deluged the rails with
| sand, but the train gided on
| with fnghtful momentum. Moynihan closed
his eyes in prayer and waited for the awful
crash But the train slowed up and the ex-
pected collision did not happen. As the en-
CINE reached the crossing of the highway
Moynihan heard a hooking laugh and saw two
bicyclists mount their wheels and speed away
i'll the darkness. 1T was a horrible Joke ~ said
Moynihau. "The dreadful expense OF that
moment was agonizing. My heart seemed to
stop beating. When / got home my wife
| screamed at the sight of my hair which had
| been turned entirely white" Detectives are
| trying to find out who flashed their bicycle ian
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