The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-02
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weekly half-holiday. the remaining one-third
shall be compelled to do so.
EARRINGS with drops are again to be seen,
but the drops are dainty and small. An exceed
ingly attractive pair of earrings consists of
pear-shaped pearls pendant from q diamond
Ihisties in diamonds. just the flower failing
downward, afford pretty ornaments.
TIE Australian canDibal has a discriminating
taste He does not like the flesh of white
man, because il is too salt. The flesh Of the
Chinese. whose food Is chiefly rice and vegeta-
bles, IS highly priced by him. The natives do
not eat persons OF their own tribe.
A WEALTHY CANADIAN is travelling about the
country with a mission. That mission is to
save shoe leather TO the world. He insist that
if everybody would cover three inches more at
every step the saving in boots and shoes in
America alone would be s27. 0Oo, 900 per year.
The desk in which the manuscript of "Waver-
ley" lay neglected and almost forgotten, till
Scott came upon it I'm looking for some tackle,
has lately come into the possession of John
Murray, Jr. 1t was given by Scott to Daniel
Terry, and its history since that time Is quite
clear.
THE two young sons of R. R. vandemark who
lives near Starrucca, Wayne county. Pennsylva-
MIA, told their mother a few days ago that they
had been playing with black sheep. The only
sheep that she knew of in the vicinity were
white, so she proceeded to investigate She
found that their playmate had been black
bear. Farmer Barnes, who was close at hand
was hailed, and he killed brun with two shots.
CLUBS composed of foreigners exist in all the
big cities of the world. They are nearly all
prosperous except in the city of New York
English clubs which have been founded there
from time to time have failed, and the Canadian
club found it necessary to throw of It's restric-
tons on membership and admit other persons
than Canadians before it became successful
The French societies in New York have a very
liberal n0rCentapa a nd
the German clubs are all rapidly becom-
ing American institutions. In London there
are two cluos which are exclusively American
IN membership and management, and there are
good English clubs in Berlin and Vienna.
THE INVENTORS who are forever trying to hit
public favor with something that will become
craze, have been at work upon games, mainly,
ever since the fifteen puzzle made fortune,
and was followed by "pigs In clover" Just now
they are off on new tack. Self-registering
banks for childrens savings are what they are
all at work upon. These banks are now made
to hold $40, and then open themselves, or SIS or
$25 or SIS, and, whereas, the first one was de-
signed to receive nickels, they are now made to
receive any and all coins But after ALL it is the
first inventor who makes the fortune, not the
copyist. Whoever racks his brain for new
device should think as far away from the pres.
ent successes as possible.
PRINCESS WLHELMINA, who has been pro-
claimed Queen of the Netherlands, is the
XII, King of Spain. The little queen is a
pretty and intelligent child of 10, who has been
brought up with almost spartan rigor by her
consci sntious mother. On one occasion when
the two were driving together the horses took
fright, ran away. and broke the carriage. AS
soon as another could be procured Queen
Emma resumed her drive with the same horses
When gentleman in waiting ventured to
monstrate, lest the princess should be fright
ened, her mother replied: "A future queen
must not know the meaning of fear. 1t is for
that reason that we 90 on.
SAYS a Mddletown, Conn, correspondent:
I'm these later days of claims of heirs on rich
estates, and of widows and orphans for pen
sions, marriage records are in unusual demand
The Rev. Henry Chase, for thirty years pastor
of the Mariners church, in Roosevelt street.
New York, married thousands of people, He
was stricken by paralysis on July z, 1855, and
died the next day. While thus passing away
several carriages filled with wedding parties
seeking his official services drove to his door.
He often married several couples in one dav.
The largest number of app licaEts for one day
was thirteen. The question was how to so
arrange and space the day as to accommodate
all. After doing the best possible to this end,
be from place to place, and thus succeeded in
| marrying eleven couples. Finding it imposssi-
| BILE to reach the remaining two in time, he had
| to send another clergyman to do the work and
| offer the excuse. The voluminous records of
these marriages are in the custody of the Oldest
| son and executor, D. II. Chase of Middletown
Conn"
IF THE INHABITANTS of Chinatown, New York,
| ever went outside of their own ranks for their
mayor. they would in all probability elect Post
master Van Colt. He is the lay patron saint of
| thecolony, and whenever member of it is about
to enter on an important business step, or gets
| into serions difficulty, he always calls on Mr.
| Van Colt for advice, bringing an interpreter if
matter how doleful the Celestial may look as he
| enters the postoffice building, he is all smiles
| when he leaves it after seeing the DO ,tmaster.
| Mr.. Van Colt has faculty of always telling
| his Chinese friends something that not only
| helps them in their undertaking or trouble, but
| puts them in an exceedingly pleasant humor
! besides The only explanation of their regard
| for him is the agreeable way in which he treats
| them, and this is also the cause of much of Mr.
| Van Colts great popularity in all circles He
| formerly had some dealings with few China
| rapidly wider. The Chinese consul IS among
| Mr.. Van Colts warmest friends and often with
| members of his embassy goes to the theater or
| opera with the postmaster.
| "ANYBoDY would imagine, said a well-known
| authority on art matters Thursday in the New
York World, ''that George L. Seney had gone
| into the picture business. The regularity with
which his sales are announced is as much the
cause of this impression on the part of the pub
/ lie as anything else. Mr.. Seney, like many
| other Wall street men, thinks more of pictures
| than he does of stocks and if he had not been
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/ deals he would undoubtedly have made highly
| successful picture dealer. This means much, for
| the big picture men are not intrequently
| possessed of fortunes which are respected
/ even in Wall street. Their best GUS
| toners, by the way, come from the extreme
/ west Not only do the trustees of public
| libraries and other institutions out there feel
| justified in paying enormous sums for paint
| ings, but the dealers not infreQuently run
| across men who commission them to spend
| sums ranging as high as $4,000 and $4,000 for
| pictures which shall form the nucleus of gal
/ Iery. In some respects the enthusiasm for art
| which the suddenly rich men of the West dis
| play is due to their love of painting but it is
| only fair to say that good deal more of it
comes from their sensible notions of the i'm
| portance of investing their money so that 1t
| will do them some good in times of adversty
| A man can make no better investment than
| those in oil paintings by recognized masters and
| diamonds of the first water.
| INDIAN AFFAIRS are the subject of discussion
everywhere nowadays, and the noble reiman
comes in for good deal of sympathy. Apro-
| pos of this the New York Star man heard at a
| gathering of politicians a story of something
| W nich took place over ten years ago, when the
| relations of Uncle Sam to his aboriginal wards
| were more loosely managed than they are now
| if such a thing Is possible. 1t seems that an
| influential local politician somewhere In the
| interior was depending on a then prominent
republican senator to get him a snug berth
| He was, however, enraged when he was
| notified that he had been named as an In
| dian agent, and lost no time in hurrvine to
| Washington to see the senator. AS soon as