The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.
THE WORD Arkansas is of Indian stock. A
tribe of Indians who rebelled and separated
from the Kansas nation were celebrated for the
fine quality of their bows From this they were
called Arc or Bow Indians, and Rfterward
Arkansas"
SIR FREDERICK LEIGHTON president OF the
Royal Academy, has generally about a half a
dozen pictures on the eassls at once, liking to
change subject as soon as he begins TO weary
of it.
TIE religious painter who embellishes fences
and sheds with scriptural sayings painted on q
farmers fence in Western Massachusetts the
Injunction: Remember the Sabbath day to
keep it holy" Along came some Pecks bad
boy, who easily changed 1t to Remember the
bath day to keep it holy" The boy had proba-
bly, been reading the newspa pers.
A NOVEL way to get to the worlds fair is the
one suggested by George G. Mallory of Morris
Cove. He plans to make the trip on a fast but
small steam launch. The route which Mr..
Mallory will take will be from his home to New
York, then up the Hudson river through the
Erie canal to Buffalo and from thence to Chi
cago by the lakes, sail of about LOO miles.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS plays the violin. He
also plays upon the credulity of his colored
brethren. Mr.. Douglass was well treated BY
the only democratic administration the country
has had since 1856 80, and it would not be out
Of place for him TO show little gratitude or at
least a little fairness, when he has occasion to
write political article or make a stump speech.
THE manufacture Of an artificial india rub
Der has lately been protected by patent. The
component parts Of this composition are ma
nlla gum, benzine, bitumen and resin OIL It is
said that the product obtained from careful ad-
mixture and special treatment of these mater
ials give substance which possesses all the
elasticity, solidity and suppleness of the finest
india rubber.
YOU'VE MAN" said Representative Allen Of
Mississippi, your fathers words remind me Of
an acquaintance of mine who went out to Col
| orado and was thrown from a broncho pony
/ and was killed His companions sent this tele-
| graphic message to his widow: Jim has been
| thrown from broncho and his neck, both legs
/ sad one arm are broken Several hours later
| they sent the widow this additional message:
| Later particulars Matters not as bad as first
| reported. Jim's arm was not broken"
SHE was sweet young thing out on a shop
! ping expedition matching samples, relates the
| Detroit Free Press, and strayed innocentIy into
the wrong fold-a big crockery store. At first
she looked around appealingly, then she ap-
sample Of silks" she asked holding I'D q
wretched little dog cared shred between her
thumb and finger. My dear young lady" said
the suave proprietor. This is not a dry goods
| emporium. tits a china store" well this is
china silk" said the sweet girl, as she danRled
| her sample on her finger But the proprietor
|
THE LITTLE HOUSE in which Benedict Arnold
is said TO have planned his treason has Just
been demolished TO maze room for larger
building. 1t stoo in Market street. PhiIadel.
ph 8, and was over ! - years old 1t was to this
spot that Arnold invited Clnton's agent to be-
sent from New York to meet him; It " as here
tat he lived. A mob chased him to Ills mouse
once on account OF some unpopular Iuea ures
with which he was supposed to be iden ed,
| and from it's windows certain celebrities of the
| citV him banpad In n7i1V in 1T&0 h.
inEton met jefferson and Hamilton In this cot
tage in later years, Sc Darately, in an endeavor
to patch up truce between those Two states
men.
Two PLAINFIELD On j. boys. while walking
along road on Friday, heard splash in a
bush short distance off. Upon hurryinR to
the stream they found pool about 30 feet
long bv 20 feet wide and less than feet
deep full Of black bass. One of the boys waded
In and Immediately lively Skrmish ensued
The bass, wishing to escape, "leaped high in
the air and the boy caught number OF them
on the fly and threw them to his companion on
the BANK" Then the boys started hons with
their fish, none of which weighed less than
pound and half. The lads say the pool is cut
of from the course of the brook near by and
that during the dry weather the brook had be-
come so low that it ceased to flow through the
pool, thus imprisoning the ish. The rain on
Saturday night liberated the fish.
AT largely attended democratic meeting in
Apalachicola, Fla Judge Mitchell, the party s gu
| bernatioual candidate, was the principal
| speaker At the conclusion of his speech there
we're loud calls for Col. Hicks That gentleman
! responded by telling them that on one occasion
| Henry Clay had made one of his g-andest and
| most eloquent efforts at New Orleans The
pc Jple were not satished-it was too short;
| they wanted more of it. So they began calling
| for Prentss, the gifted orator OF Mississippi
who was present. FrentiNs arose aud said
| "Felow citizens, when the monday sun Is shin
ing in all its glory and efulgence it is time for
| bats aud moleS TO hunt their holes" But E"
said Col Hicks, while will not pretend to fol
low those eloquent spea <erS will, on behalf OF
the democracy Of old Franklin. shake hands
| with the n xt governor of Florida" With this
he walked across the stand and shook Judge
| ,chel by the hand. The crowd cheered
Justify.
THE Rev. DR.. Philip Schaf. who continues To
regain bis physical powers. recently received a
letter from the theological faculty of Marbure
Germany, congratulating him upon bavlny
nearly completed fifty years of service as q pro
lessor OF theology. "Marburg," says the Chris.
| ttGn IntelIiOencer sis a venerable and famous
institution. 1t was founded during the refor
| nation, in 1897, associated with Luther
and had among its students william Tyndale
| translator of the English Bible DR.. Sohaff was
| appointed the colleague of Neander, in the Uni
versity Of Berlin, in October, 1912. when about
| % years of age Neander was at the time al
| the hight OF his fame. DR.. Schaff's professor.
ship included the history Of doctrine and biblical
| exegeses. Two years after he was called to the
theological Seminary OF the Reformed church
| in the United States at MercersburR Pa as
professor of church history and biblical ex-
| egeses. There he remained twenty years and
went to New YORK, and became the professor
OF church history in the Union Seminary In
! October next he will have finished fifty years OF
remarkably useful service. The PROMISE ~
| his youth has been fulfilled "