The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-12
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ITEMS OF INTER EST.

A RICH WIDOW, 90 years Of age died the other
day in the south of France, and in her will be
queathed a valuable cabinet and its contents tc
| her physician in return for his intelligent cart
| and sympathetic treatment. When the cabinet
was opened it was found to contain no end OF
| boxes of pills and bottles Of medicines whict
| the good doctor had prescribed.
HEAD PORTER LovEJoY of the Fifth Avenue
| hotel discharged one of his men recently fol
excess of promptness. A guest of the hotel
| who was obliged 10 catch an early train, re
quested this particular porter to call him al
| { 0 clock in the morning. For some reason
that functioDary had to take his departure be
fore the hour at which the gnest wished to be
| called. At exactly $50 O'Clock he knocked OF
| the door "Au right " yelled back the guest
| IN get up" mo; don't get up answered
| the porter. Its $50 O'Clock. I've got to 70
away. You've got an hour and halt to sleep.
| AN INCIDENT showing the severity of Band
master Pat Gilmore's discipline is related a:
occurring at recent New York rehearsal OF
| the great and only band" In the middle OF
one of his most difficult selections he suddenly
| whacked his baton upon the desk. The band
| immediately stopped playing Turning his
gaze upon pig German trombone player, who
| was trying to hide behind his instrument for
| shame. Mr.. Gilmore said: Karl, that was
very bad. the beers are yo1,' In explana
| ton of this cruel fine Mr.. Gilmore said: when
| one Of my musicians makes mistake compel
him TO pay for the beer for the crowd after re-
hearsaL"
THE MODEL for the statue Of Queen Isabella
on which Miss Harriet Hosmer has been at
work in her studio in Rome, is almost completed.
The queen is represented in full royal robes,
stepping down from her throne. with her
levels IN her outStretched hand. The figure is
fuli OF grace and strength, and the robes have
been most skilfully draped by the artist, giving
pleasing outline from every point of view.
One OF tie interesting things in Miss Hosmer S
studio is a plaster cast of the clasped hand of
Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Upon
the wrist at either end are the autograph of the
poets, with the date. The cast was made by
Miss Hosmer in Rome in May, 1858, and is now
OF almost priceless value.
A PATIENT entering a swell Cincinnati doctor s
reception room last Thursday was surprised to
see three shining silk hats Ornamenting the
mantel, AS the PATIENTS gaze was riveted upon
this multiplicity of headgear the doctor stepped
from the consultation room. and. divining the
VISITOR curiosity, said: lin engaged in a very
serious case and have three other physicians
in consultation with me in the next room. "
And excuSng himself for a moment, the doctor
stepped out again, telling his patient to wait.
The visitor, again being left alone, took an
other survey OF the room, and this time noticed
four ladies' hats, four sacques and four para
soils Instantly he connected the four sets of
female wearing apparel with the three glossy
hats and the serious case, and his mind
| was lost in conjecture merry peals of laughter
| such as only could emanate from female lips:
| the unmistakeble sound of a champagne cork
and clinkiug glasses struck her ear. Then the
| visitor softly smiled to himself and noislessly
| left the room. to return when the doctor is not
80 seriously engaged.
| SOME TIME AGO when the new Japanese min
lister to the United States passed through San
Francisco on his way to Washington, be stayed
a day or two in the Palace hotel. One night he
I gavea way-uP banquet upstairs to a select
| party OF wealthy and prominent citizens of the
| town, entertaining them Ia Vishly. The service
was, of course, furnished by half a dozen of the
| colored gentlemen of the house, who. stimu-
| lated by promise of liberal tips, did their
| level best to make everything pleasant. The
| minister was delighted, and when his guests
| had gone he ordered his secretary
| to fetch him a purse. To each man and
| brother he handed three coins They thanked
him profusely, and got out without delay. Next
| day the:e was great uprOar IN the Japanese
| quarter of the hotel. The minister, ignorant OF
our coin, had given each of the waters three
| $50 gold pieces, and on finding out his mistake
| he wanted to undo it, After much searching
the lucky Africans were found and under
threats of summary discharge they were com
PEELED to give back what they had not spent
| with drawback of three silver dollars apiece.
MET gentleman at the Union depot the
| other night who had just returned from Kear-
ney county, says Kansas City Times man
| He said II TOOK UP claim three weeks ago
and built my shanty with more care than is
usually taken with them. built q bedstead of
OOuTuS III the corner ana lalO IN q small STOCK
/ or canned goods and dried meat. The first
| night after it was completed crawled into bed
| and fell into deep sleep About midnight |
was awakened by half dozen rude jolts, some
| sJraghtway felt the motion of a heavy
| wagon. was but half awake, but | realized
| that my bed tipped to an angle
of go, and that everything was moving. I
| realized that my shanty, supposed to be unoccu-
pied. was being stolen with me in it. grasped
I my revolver and emptled it at the walls, and in
answer heard the sound of scattering feet.
crawled out fthe small window and drove back
about hundred yards to the site of the house,
| made the horses fast and posted myself under
the wagon. The next day | drove two miles to
my nearest neighbor ana soon had his opinion
and that OF several other farmers. They all
said the horses ana wagon were mine bey
doubt, as no one would ever claim them"
PHYSICIAN at the Cincinnati city hospital.
talking about suicides and attempted suicides
the other evening, said: when patient is
brought into the hospital having presumably
taken poison, it IS an absolute impossibility to
know whether or not such Is really the case.
There are several reasons. Drug clerks are
pretty wise nowadays, and one of their fire.
quently practced schemes is to give \ harmless
decoction instead of poison TO persons who act
as though they might intend suicide. The results
ia such eases are sometimes very surprising.
The person who takes the alleged poison may
be worked up to such pitch OF nervous
excitement that all the outward sVmp-
toms Of poisoning may be exhibited. That was
the state of affairs of the woman who fell I'M
conscious in front of the Dennison house the
other night. She had not taken a drop OF any
kind OF poison. Then, very o1ten, people are
brought in who are merely shammng. The
| most remarkable case OF this kind lever knew
| of was that of beautiful young woman who
took fake poison under very sensational cir
| cumstances at the Grand Central depot. She
| appeared to be profoundly unconscious when
received here. She remained so while the
stomach-pump was being used. and that re-
| L.,
some one made a facetfous remark about her
Undertaking she bit the tube of the stomach