The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

MAJ. ALLAT Of the British army thinks that
ducks would be preferable to pigeons for carry
| ing naval dispatches over the sea, because they
would drop down and sit on the water when
tired, and resume their fight after resting
Moreover, ducks can fly by night, while pigeons
cannot. Maj Allatt also suggests that sea
| gulls might be trained for message bearing.
In q little shop on East Twelfth street, New
York city, are on exhibition flute and violin,
each with history. The flute, the owner of the
| shop declares, belonged to Edmund Spenser, the
poet, and the violin to Sir Walter Raleigh. These
relics, IL is said were In the possession of the
Earl OF Shannon, to whom the shopkeeper's
Rreat-Rrandfather was steward. They were
given TO him, and have been treasured ever
since.
AN understood. meek looking man was
brought up before the United States commits
sioner at Atoka, I. T., last week, charged with
horse stealing. He had several horses, but no
money, and two of the brightest of Atoka's
lawyers offered to help him out Of his trouble
The case against him looked strong. but he was
acquitted. He gave to each of the lawyers one
OF his ponies as pay for their services. The law
yers put them out TO pasture. The same night
the little man stole back the horses and skipped
from the vicinity. The lawyers who proved he
couldn't steal horse are now after him with
warrant.
DURING the war W. D. Watson was q member
OF the Twelfth Virginia regiment At the bat
tie OF SpottsYlvania Court House. while draw
ing Ine ranlrOO OF MS gun, ne was STRUCK by
mimic ball near the armpit, which lodged in his
body and has been in him ever Since. For years
past Mr.. Walton has been In very bad health,
Some months ago an s6scess began to form on
his breast near where he was wounded, and in
April last he was compelled to close his bust
ness in Petersburg. few days ago the abscess
burst, and from it came an immense quantity
OF blood. day or SO ago Mr.. Walton, In
coughing spell. coughed up half of the ball,
and now looks hike an entirely new man.
A CORRESPONDENT Of the New York Euenino
Post says: On Tuesday, June Ia. 1892 at about
o'clock In the eyening, as 1 walked westward
through FiMy-seventh street, between sixth
and Eighth avenues, in the city of New York,
the western sky was obscured by clouds, pre-
cursors OF coming gust. Suddenly the clouds
opened for small space, and blood-red cross
grew into shape, standing upon small dome as
base. IL was heavy cross, like to that in
Gertel's picture OF Simply to Thy Cross /
Cling," and was. with base, apparently about
nine feet in hight. The cross was a three
TO my line of vision 1t was distinctly defined,
and required no aid of the imagination to COM
plete il; was perfect for a few seconds and
then rapidly melted away and the clouds closed
A RESIDENT of MarshaIlton. Pa. said recently
to a st. Louis Republic reporter: 81 think can
safely state that fellow townsman Of mine is
the maker and possessor of the smallest knife
in the world He is John r. Temple and the
knife allude to is a 1-bladed, gold handled one
upon before it was finished. The handle Is
three 'sixteenths Of an inch long and the quality
of gold used in n rs 1s-cArat. The blade, which
is or the best tempered steel. Ia an eighth Of an
inch in length aud Is perfect IN shape and finish
even to the tiny notch by which IT can be opened.
There are eleven distinct parts to the knife in
Guiding the rtvets, which measure $4,000 Of an
zach in diameter by accurate measurement, and
the blade opens and shuts as perfectly as 10 the
very best penknives of the ordinary size. Mr.
Tempe is naturally proud OF this specimen Of
mr. vvaa ha inv kntfa frnI T..
crystal locket which is attached to his watch
chain as a charm. "
TIE proposed removal of Edwin Forests body
from old 81. Paul's graveyard. at Third street
and Vikings alley to the Forrest home at
Holmesburg says the Philadelphia Record, will
not be accomplished without some opposition
Those in position TO know say that lie was ALWAYS
Forests wish to be buried In the vault that
held the remains Of his father mother sisters
and brothers. His father was buried in the old
churchyard nearly century since; BIS mother
followed not long after, and one after
another was buried there until none OF the FOR.
rests save the famous Edwin remained The
tablet bears the name Of his brother Loredo, who
died in South American waters and was buried
at sea. Until within q very short time OF his
death the great actor visited the churchyard ct
every opportunity. On each of these occasions
he hunted up the sexton aud presented him With
IS, and ever enjoined him to see that harm did
not befal the sacred spot. He attended st.
Paufs Sunday school wDen q child and the
stood Tint the old yard was TO hold his remains.
and those who know this will oppose the re.
moval, Notwithstanding the movement to erect
splendid monument to his memory at the For
rest home.
The hat proper-that b the raised hat-was
first made in England by Spanish matters about
1910. having been introduced into France a
century earlier. The gay young courtiers of
the queen Elizabeth of immortal memory
shone respondent in high crowned hats of rare
device, which, like the brilliant Raleigh, they
hung round with strings of pearls Kingsley
described his EliZabethan adventurer John
Oxenham, as having on his head broad vel
vet Spanish hat" and Master Frank Leigh as
shading his delicate complexion with "a broad
dove covered Spanish hat with feather to
match, looped up over the ear with a pearl
brooch" But hats or caps we're worn accord
ing to taste or circumstances, SAYS All the Year
Round, and Scott tells us that when Leicester
rode bareheaded at Elizabeth's side on her en-
try into Kenilworth, his esquire had charge of
MS iordship's black velvet bonnet, garnished
mounted with white plume. BY statute of
1865 velvet hats or caps wero prob ibtted tn all
persons under the degree of knight. and by
another, enacted in 1881, every person except
ladies', lords knights and gentlemen having On
marks year In landed estate, was required TO
wear Sundays and holidays homemade cap of
wool, very decent and comely for all states and
degrees But these sumptuary laws were openly
dsregarded. Stuobs in bis ANATOMY ~
Abuses, describing pleasing variety OF new |
spear of shaft Of q temple; hats fat and broad |
on the crown like the battlements Of a house |
and round crowns with bands of every color
The variety of shape with an equal variety Of |
material-silk, velvet. taffeta sersenet wool |
and "a fine hair. which they called beaver
fetched from beyond the seas" Whose had |
not hat OF velvet or hat of taffeta was held ~
no account among the glided youth OF the time
and so common thing was this osteutation in |
the matter of head-covering that Severy sery. |
ing.man countryman, or other even ali IN.
differently, did wear of these hats"