The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-27
NATURAL FRUIT FLENoRS.
ITEMS OF INTs Resi-.

JUDGING from the number OF children who at
tend school the United States is the best educa-
| tional country in the world. The number Of
| children per ,0O0 population who attend in the
| United States is 1877 in Switzerland, 49, Aus
| tr1ar Hungary, 1f9; Norway, 1874; United King
| dom, lI3; Sweden, 142; Netherlands, 1e5; Dom
mark, l2S; Spain. l06; Italy, 81; Greece, 72;
1 Russia, IA.
MAJ. PETER ROMAN, agent of the FIathesd
Indians in Western Montana. recently pur-
chased a fine blooded and ugly faced bull dog,
not to guard his pleasant quarters at the Flat
| head agency, but to give his Indian wards
new subject for study in the animal kingdom
| The appearance Of this strange quadruped
| caused as much excitement among these uu.
| tutored sons of the forest as behemoth of the
| Palezoic age would arouse by sudden appear
| auce on our streets. The chiefs held long
consultation over the characteristics Of the anil
| NAL, and finally decided to call him "a good,
| bad dog" The first adjective is doubtless
caused by certain Indian sense Of diplomacy
| to be exercised in addressing the animal, while
She latter Is evidence OF the red mans regard
for truth at all times. At all events the name
is worth studying.
''THE 2. nGRIMs were just ordinary common
folks, " said Editor Isaac n ., Bromley. in dis
cussing "Connecticut's Part of che Business"
at the annual banquet of the New England
Society OF New York, ''for the most part lean,
lank, hatchet-faced and slab-sided, and $40
live with. No more are some of their descend
ants now. But they meant business from the
word go; from the Plymouth Rock pullet to the
| Plymouth Rock pants. Had not the early
| Pilgrim fathers would have landed on Pot
Rock instead of Plymouth Rock, and Bradford
or Winslow or Winthrop or Cotton Mather
would have written Knlckerbocker' History
| of New York but the Dutch would not cut SO
| much of figure in it. The stern and rock
| bound coast of Mrs. Hemans would have been
different and the ineStTnable boon shortly
| Rfterward conferred upon earth's stricken
ones would have been known az
Hellgate elixir instead OF New England run"
| Gen. Horace Porter. who was assigned TO take
about ''Sires and Sons" told number OF good
stories. The New Highlander Is so constantly
engaged in creating changes that Ia his hand
even variety becomes monotonous," said tbs
general. when a German subject finds him =
self oppressed by his governments he emigrates;
when French citizen Is oppressed he makes
the government emigrate; when Americans
emigrate they arm themselves and spend four
years in going after IL and bringing il back
You will md he sons OF New England every
where Thou out the world, and they are
always nj H.. q. | happened to be at q
French ba a Paris. where several OF US
Americans sij 49, employing that form Of the
French language which IS often used by
usually so successful in concealing ones ideas
| from the natives. There rvs a young Boston;an
| there who believed Enthusiastically mastered
all OF The most 0lf1Cult fn00erD languages OK
! cept that hich Is spokea by the brakeman on
| ths elevate railroads. Wnep he spoke French
, the only departure from the accent OF abe
Partisan YVES C1at 'nuance' OF difference arising
| from the mere accidental circumstances Of one
having learned his French In Paris and che other
| in Boston. The French RtEe mach praise 90
| Moiiere for having changed the pronunciation
Of great many French words; but his most
passed by the Boston young man. When be
had finished his remarks French gentle
man sitting beside me inquired. Where is he
fromy replied, From New England. Said he.
don see anything English about him except
| his French"
THE London mansion Of which Mrs. John A.
Mackey, the American Tnillonairess. has Just
taken possession Is one of the most remarkable
in every way of those that cover the site of the
historical Carlton house. Il was built originally
| by the third Duke of Leinster. and the present
owner of the title sold it, shortly after bis Sue
| cessfon to @. H. Sanford. a millionaire, whose
ambition it was to possess the finest house In ell
London. Mr.. Sanford gave carte blanche alike
TO architects and decorators. For over two
| years the works went slowly on, and Just when
| their completion seemed at last to be In view
! the Barring complications interviewed and Mr..
Sanford found himself compelled to surrender
the joy for which he had paid SO dearly. The
negotiations did not take twenty -fous
hours. and Mr.. and Mrs John Mackay,
instead of Mr.. Sanford became the
neighbors Of Panmure Gordon and Lord
! the finest decorative work ever seen in England.
The tlrst has ceiling of blue and gold, while
| the walls panellsd with slabs of pink Sou
dagese marble, divided by statuary piiasters,
! chipneypiece. The balustraded staircase of
| white marble In the inner h6ll alone cost a
small fortune All tho details Of the Italian
| fifteenth century carving ore perfect. and the
walls are covered with green and gold brocade
| and fms old tapestry. The doors are inlaid
with rich Intarsia work, and the doorways Of
white statuary marble display the most deli
| cate Raphaeesaue designs. Nothing could be-
more effective than the cofered ceiling each
| Golfer being filed with star-shaped flower
the petals OF which are composed of pearl shells.
The Henry ii. DINING room is de eply
panelled with mahogany, the margins of the
| lower panels being inlaid with satinwood. The
coifered ceiling is desecrated with finely mod
elled figures In ivory color on a gold ground
| The deliberately carved fireplace reaches to the
ceiling. The ballroom and drawing room are
on the first ioor The ceiling of the former has
| it's panels filed with paintings while those of
the walls are occupied by enormous pieces of
Gobsins tapestry signed Cozette, and represent.
ing episodes in the career of Don Quixote after
Cuyp. A great use has been made of cloisonne
enamel, especially for the production OF two
ideal bathrooms-the one Pompeian the other
Japanese-with appropriate fruits and flowers
on the walls. Electric light only is used The
house contains some of the choicest works of
art In Europe. The Gobelns Don Quixore tap
estres are continued in the drawing ROOM In
addition to several statues ID the hall there is
large strip OF Beauvais tapestry, representing
Agriculture, and four more Gobelins panels
devoted to the Seasons" The Bouvais hang
ings on the staircase have for the subject the
life of Christopher Columbus, a very appro-
pirate subject for an American household. All
the chairs and sofas in the dining room are
covered with genuine Louis XVI needlework
The cabinets contain a priceless collection Of
bibeots, Savres. miniatures snuff boxes etc.
and the pictures (mnny of them masterpiecesj
are by Rubens, Wouvermann, Teners, Gerard
Dow, Jan Steen. Cabanel, Meissonier, and Bon
nat. The ball room measures so by IS feet and
both it and the adjoining saloons are treated
in the Paladin style of the Italian sixteenth
century.