The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-31
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| 1MmENSE SCHOOLS large sea bass were
found on the fshinl banks by the New York
| fishing steamers last week, and on Tuesday
| more than 1000 we're AIKEN with hook and line
| The deck OF one boat was nearly covered with
these fine fish. The an has made its appear
| ance unusually early. much to the delight of
the saltwater anglers The sea bass is not q
first-class game fish, ht it is very snowy and
| has excellent table qualities.
TIE government ha awarded a large con-
tract to the Morgan Envelope Company of
Springfield, Mass, for 1900, 900 double postal
| cards, new device wAch has long been con-
| sidered by the postoffice apartment The card
| will be 516x315 inches, ah will be folded in the
| middle, presenting four urfaces. The outside
surface is for the addressand the inside for the
| message. At the fold thecard is perforated so
that the recipient will tearoff one half and then
| answer on the other.
AT THE telling of an ancsnt hollow oak in a
German forest, when theree crashed to the
| ground it disclosed humn skeleton in excel
| lent preservation. From lis long boots, powder
| flask and other articles fund he appeared to
| have been hunter, and was concluded that
| the unfortunate man, IL climbing the tree in
| pursuit OF some woundd bird or animal had
| slipped into the hollow tT1nk. had been unable
| TO extricate himself, and o had persisted mis-
| eraoly of starvation in hi ready-prepared oak
| coffln.
The current talk about anne Hathaway's cot
tage has brought out some Information about
Annie Laurie's home, Caigdarroch. 1t lies deep
| In the shady receSSaS ola vale near Dumfries
and doubtless the band never plays there. AS
the house is very ancieIt, it is easy to credit the
| statement that the new from distance is
| most beautiful" In tie house are fully a thou
| sand carefully treasured relics of the fair Annie
and her reat-Rreatgranddaughte is still
| living, for Annie bore several children to the
| rich laird of CraigdArroch, for whom she
sighted the tender snd true William Douglas.
A DEARrH OF WHEAT occurred in England In
| 1923 1860 and 1893. In those years bread was
| made of turnips They were boiled until they
| were SOFT enough 10 mash, when the greater
| part OF the water was pressed out of them. An
| equal weight OF what meal was then mixed
| with the pulp, and 5he dough was made in the
| usual manner with veaSt. The dough rose well
| in the troughs and after being kneaded was
| formed into loaves and put into the oven. Bread
| prepared in this manner has peculiar swedish
| taste. which is disaZreeable to most people. It
| is as light and white as wheaton bread and
| should be kept twelve hours without being cut,
| when the smell and taste Of the turnip will
scarcely be perceptible.
MAIL NEWS from Montreal to the Pail Mall
Budget Nondon) states that another novel
| method of selling liquor without license will
| be heard in the recorders court For several
| months past Sergts. Gauthier and Speeding
| have been trying to discover how men got
| drunk at private hU,lse. The place has been
| raided several times of late. Eacn time the
| officers had to retire discounted. They found
| many men in the place, but never a drop of
liquor, although the house was searched
| infinitely. Recently the mystery was solved
| The sergeants were told to search the roof
They did so; There they found a regular bar
| with all kinds OF liquors BY the aid OF small
| pipes liquid was conducted from the bar
| through the walls, into a certain little room
| where It was let out BY a small concealed tap.
| The police carted the liquids away. but are still
| wondering what will be the next dodge of
| liquor sellers to escape from paying the license
fee
TIE YEAR 1881 was a chronological oddty of
| The oldest kind. besides being a mathenaticl Il
| curiosity seldom equaled From right to left
| and left to right it reads the same. Eighteen
/ divided by 2 gives as quotienT; IS divided by
| gives g. if divided by the quotient contains a
| 9, If multiplied by the product contains two
9,s, and are 9, s and / are 9. If the IS be
| placed under the II and added the sum is 49,
If the figures be added thus. l. s. g. T. it will give
| Is as the result. Reading to the middle from
right to left or from left to right it is 49, and IS
| is two-ninths of 81, By adding, dividing and
| multiplying ten mines are produced, being one
| nine for each year to the beginning OF the last
decade Of the nineteenth century No wonder
the fortune tellers, the astrologers and the
| mathematicians weave so many strange fancies
| around that curious combination of figures IL
may have been what induced Mother Shipton
to end her prophetic jingle with AT last the
| world TO an end shall come in eighteen hundred
| and elghty-one."
| A CORRESPONDENT of the London Times re-
| lates an experience which shows how danger
| He says that ten minutes after he and his wife
sad tirfshd their soup at dinner the other even
| ing both were attacked by faintness and dizzi-
| ness, the symptoms increasing in violence until
| he deemed it expedlent to summon his phvsi-
| clan. Then he discovered that all his servants
| were suffering in similar way. The DOCTOR as
soon as he arrived. perceived that poison was at
| work, and at once resorted to heroic measures
| which proved effectual. Investigation revealed
| the fact that the cook had favored the SCUM
with what had been bought for celery seeds, but
NVh p r. hA hon NaV,
grocer who had sold the stuff was then made
| and IN his possession were found two more bot
| ties labeled celery Seed" but containing hen
| bane. The grocer, it appears, was wholly inno-
cent in the matter. He had procured the seeds
| from wholesale firm. which had imported
| them from France. 1t appears that henbane is
| 5O per cent cheaper than celery seeds, and that
| some French exporter is using it as an adulter-
| ant. Persons buying French celery seed would
| do well to make sure that they are getting the
genuine article.
THERE was curious scene at the white house
the other day when HassaD Ben Ali, the worlds
| fair commissioner from Morocco was eranted
an audience with the President, according to
the Washington correspondent of the Boston
| advertiser. The commissioner is a very portly
man, was dressed in his picturesque native
costume with its wea tn of color, and carried
| with him letters and papers In Arabic from the
sultan to the President. He was attended by
| his retinue of ten Arabs and eunuch presented
| TO him by the sultan from the royal harem all
OF whom were attired in their rainbow colors Of
state. Just before the cabinet met the commits
sioner and his suite were shown into the library
where the President received them The Arabs
| formed in line. and as the President received
the commissioner his retinue salaamed to the
floor, the eunuch falling face downward, re-
manning on the ground. The President through
an interpreter, spoke to Hassan Ben Ali and
welcomed him to America. When he shook
hands on his leaving the Arabs again salaamed
and moved toward the President with ewes on
the ground. The President held out his hand To
say good-by, and they were so astonshed at this
greeting from the Sultan of America " as
they called him. that they did not know what
to do, but finally all grasped the extended
hand, greatly pleased at the courtesy. The
eunuch, however, did not dare TO do so. but
merely salaamed as he passed out Hassan
Ben Ali and his suite were then shown through
the private parlors of the white house The
Arabs were greatly astonished at the easv
manner in which the Sultan of AMERICA
could be seen. Where are his soldiers ~
they asked. I'VE have to go through eleven
gates before we see our sultan, and PASS many
soldiers" At present Hassan Ben Ali and his
suite are full-hedged circus men. The pro-
| prletor OF Barnum's circus offered him a posi-
| ton Tor the summer in taking charge of the
| camelS and similar animals ana the world a
fair commissioner from Morocco accepted the
position. He took his suite with him and they