The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

DR.. W. c. ARoNs. travelling specialist from
Columbus, o., was bound over to common pleas
court in Paneroy, o., on the charge of obtain
| ing money under false pretense from j. w
Smith, patient The sum involved is SIS
charged and collected for the removal of an al
legged cancer, claimed by the profession here &c
| be common wart Of twenty-five years stand
4 ing. Arons gave bond.
THERE is an unpretentious shopkeeper in New
York whose business is mending umbrellas and
canes, and he has a sign outside which has
brought many smile from those who pass by
the place; The sign reads Umbrella Hos
pital y The words suggest TO you at once that
| you have some sick" umbrellas at home
which might bs made quite respectable by a
little "doctoring." So you take them to the
hospital, you save the price of a new UNI
orella, and the shopkeeper grows prosperous.
A MAN who is the father of eight boys ind,
that they cost him suit of clothes, from hat &c
Shoes once a week Children cost money. and
| most parents find It is only question of how
much they can or will spend on them But there
is IN New York mother who has upset the
rule. She has little boy with an angelic face
| and she keeps him before the camera half the
time posing as cupid, as a Fauntleroy or as q
choir boy. The sale of his photographs net her
$500 year. and the worst Of it is she does not
need the money.
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT is strictly opposed
to obscene literature. A law was recently pro
1
ment officials who allow immoral books to be
published within their respective jurisdictions
| shall be discharged. Every private person pub
| fishing such book shall receive 100 blows and
| be banshed from his place of residence to a
| distance of 5000 lees. The seller of an obscene
book shall get 100 blows. Within twenty days
from the issue of this law all the obscene books
of the empire shall be destroyed, beginning with
those'now in print.
Miss ELLEN TERRY tried curious expert
/ mAnt VVhan Charlas Raadasa V,Ia
field, " was produced lately in London, at the
Lyceum Tneater. She was unfamiliar with her
part-a delinquency for which insufficiency of
rehearsals is offered as an excuse, though it is a
rather weak one for an experienced actress
and therefore she had it written out on small
bits of paper, which were disposed on sofas,
chairs tables, or wherever the business of, the
moment took her, The critics declared that she
| did not know her lines any too well, but Miss
Terry carried through the dangerous trick too
cleverly to lead them to suspect the truth.
For YEARS PAST the children in the neighbor-
hood of 517 Twelfth street, Washington, north
west, found good friend in the person of Charles
P. Bolmstarck, who died recently. Mr. Bolm-
starck was a general favorite with the children,
the washington Post says, and was never hap
| pier than when he had some of them in his roon
where he would have them talk to his parrots.
| The children and parrots furnished him a great
| deal of amusement, and when he was confined
to his bed more than week ago the parrots
would call out, Poor papa" and day and night
would keep up the cry. Neither of the three
| parrots has spoken word since Mr. Bolm-
| starck'S death
ALFONSO Kill, SPANS small king, has an idea
or two of his own as to the privileges of woman
I kind. A few SUNDAYS ago, at one of the weekly
dances at which he is the host, a pretty girl OF
| II years won his little Spanish heart, and he
| showed his susceptibility by choosing her re-
| peatedly for partner, At the end of the dance
| the children, as usual began embracing and
kissing each other good-by. Alfonso made
| straight for his diminutive favorite with open
arms. She shrank away coquettishly and re-
FUSED even to let him kiss her cheek Alfonso
| looked her over, turned his back, and walked
| away When the ball closed, however, she went
| to him and turned her cheek to be kissed Al
| fonso took step backward, stretched out his
| hand that she might kiss it, and said: II am
| your king"
A PRICK may be less heroic than blow says
the Century, but it is apt TO be more effectual
| One hornet will rout a squadron of soldiers; and
a real -witted seaman once vanquished a
| horde of savages with tack nails. In 1919 the
| whale ship Syren, while ON a VOYAGE to the
Pacific ocean, met with an adventure which
| would have proved fatal to all hands but for a
| quick Stratagem of the mate. One fine day. of
one of the Pelew islands, all the boats being
| after whales and but few men LEFT
aboad the vessel, large band Of armed
natives suddenly swarmed over the
bulwarks The crew flew to the rigging
| leaving the naked, bowling savages in full
command of the ship. The mate, on coming
alongside, took in the situation at a glance and
| quickly ordered the men to open the arm chests
| and scatter on deck all the lacks they could
find. In moment it fairly rained tacKs upon
| the naked savages, The ceck was soon covered
with these little nails. They pierced the feet of
| the islanders who danced about with pain
which increased with every step they took
| until, with yells of rage and agony, they tum
| bled headlong into the sea and swan ashore,
NEVER read in poor or dim light or with the
light shining into the eye. The light should
come from behind or the side and thoroughly
| Illuminate the object looked at. 1t Is a bad
habit to read lying down or with the head bent
over an object. This is the most common
cause of nearsightedness When the eyes be-
gin to pain from use, if rest does not give relief
seek the advice of an oculist. Avoid readin z
| in railway trains and omnibuses. IL requires
| too great exertion of the acoommodative
power to keep the eyes accurately
focused and fixed on the letters. Dc
not read much during convalescence
and illness. Take plenty of sleep. Sleep is q
sovereign calm for weak sight Bright gas
light, incrcwded rooms, and the impurity oil
air in such places are especially TO be avoided.
| Foreign bodies, not washed out by increased
flow of tears. should be removed by an oculist
| Eyestones are useless, and smart neighbors
worse than useless where hard particles are
embedded in the transparent surface of the
eye. If lime or other destructive alkalis get il
the eye wash the eye thoroughly with a weak
solution of vinegar and water, followed by pure
vaseline or sweet oil.
The WILL of Joseph Linton Waters of Salem
who died April "A. has been probated In the
distribution of his earthly possessions the will
provides that the famous umbrella which shell
tered him from the rain and heat for forty-foul
yezrs shall be given to his cousin William c.
Waters. The will says: 81 give to my cousin
William G. Waters, my venerable umbrella (noH
in perfect order), with carved handle. bearing a
| silver plate-purchased of the late Stephen
Osborne in 1Ss1. hope the said umbrella
may be always kept in good condition y
j, Linton Waters was the friend of Haw
thorne, the celebrated romancer and figured
in the Scarlet Letter." He was a very
methodical man, and of peculiar character
istics. His suit was Invariably black re
lieved by an immaculate white vest and q
| stiff collar that rose TO majestic hight. He
was aconspiCuous figure on the streets, being
| of medium hight and substantial form, while
his soldierly step and sedate dress made hin
the observed OF all, especially yvhen he caeeiet
his famous umbrella. He was a man Of n1bls
| traits and filed many positions Of honor enc
btrust, including position ia the Salem custom
| house, and for many years as registrar OF she
1llonois Central railroad.
WE CAN REAR OUT from personal observation,
says the London Lancet, many OF the state
ments which are now going the yound of the
public press In reference to the habit Of ethel
drinking in SONS parts OF Ulster: for. IN fact
some OF the paragraphs are nothing more taar
copies of what have bcep Eepkkeed IA GEAR
gone by. The practice came tft0 rlss about kht
| year 1919, and was at first lind Of reaction
against the great temperance movement which
had been inaugurated by Father Matthew
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