The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-07
MEMS OF INTRRBsT.

| THE proprietor of the famous London book.
| shop, 'Hatchard's," notes a marked advance in
o4oklsh mess among English women. Asked to
| what he attributes this, he answered that he
thought it to some extent a result Of the Amerf-
| can women in English society-the fair Ameri-
| can leading her English sister. Il take it as
generally accepted he added, that the aver
| age American woman of education is more
| oookish-cares more for books "a books-than
the average educated English woman although
she does not, it may be, read more"
NEWS reached here to-day, says q Raleigh, IN
CO special to the Philadelphia Tunes, of re-
markaole fight in Cleveland county, near the
South Carolina line. Two men. named Trout
and Hutchins, were removing beehive, about
winch they had wrapped a cloth. Two men
named Mcdaniel met them and a quarrel and
fight followed. Hutchins stripped the cloth
from the hive and, placing it over his head,
ned the hive in front as he advanced toward
the Mechanics. Bees, poured out and sayagely
attacked the latter who had to retreat One OF
them shot Hutchins in the shoulder but he ad-
vanced with his novel gatling gun, and, aided
oy the bees, drove the McDsniels over the line
into South Carolina.
THERE is a long stan ding controversy be-
tween the citizens of Millburn, N. j., and the
Delaware, Lackawanna aud Western railroad
over the proper spelling OF the towns name,
says the New York Tribune. The people main
tain that it ought to De spelled with two Is
While the railroad uses only one l. out Of mo-
tlVeS OF economy, according to come Of the
residents. A sort OF compromise was recently
is In the station sign, though it still uses only one
IN its printed matter. true Millburner will
fight for the double lettsr just as fercey as
Newburgh, N. Y, man will fight for the final
h. or a Poughkeepsie man will fight for the
precious II" in Dutchess.
THE Philadelphia Record says that the last
letter ever written by George Washington has
just come to light, and it is to be sold this week
George w. Childs has long been credited with
possessing the last letter, the one in his cellec
huv vfv,o l.
death, but the one now to be sold proves to have
been indited the very day previous to the great
generals passing away 1t bears the date OF
Mount Vernon, 18th Deer, 1890" The subject
matter is far from romantic and without any
historical interest, consisting of some charec-
teristically practical suggestions as to cattle
pens but being the farewell document of the
r ather OF his Country " it possesses al INDY
ing interest for autograph collectors.
IN many Bohemian villages superstition has
of late manifested itself most strongly and
many mil lies are said to have taken place In
the neighOOrhOod of Trautenau on Aug. 10 last,
Christine Ringel, the l5-year- old.daughter of a
widow, saw a vision in a forest where she was
gathering mushrooms. She said tall lady in
black appeared and spoke to her. On Aug IS
the same lady came in q gray dress, called her
self the messenger OF God" and told the girl
TO come to the same spot in five days. She
went to the trysting place and took the picture
of saint with her and hung it on a tree. The
| lady knelt and prayed with her and gave her a
rosary, telling her TO come again. They met
often, but the best day. in Christmas mind, was
| Nov. 10. when the lady was in waite, and came
| down direct from the sky. She told her that
| she came upon earth to protect men. God
wished to punish them Christine took the lib
! erty to ask some special boons for two old peo-
| pie and perfect health for the smith of the vii
| lage, who suffered from govt. All her requests,
| according to the village legend. were "miracu-
| lousy granted" A fence has been put around
! the wood where the supernatural being is sup
! pos q to have appeared and there Is also talk
] chanel
/ spot. Christine has several times visited the
place, followed by the parish priests. and, after
! rRpturous chances toward the sky, the unknown
appears without fail,
IL you have a silver dollar Of 1885, 1888 or
1889, or one of the first nickel cents coined In
| 1886, you will find upon it the true portrait OF
| an American eagle that was for many years
| familiar sight in the streets of Philadelphia
| says Hdrper's Young People. Peter one of
| the finest eagles ever captured alive, was the
! pet of the Philadelphia mint and was generally
| known as the mint bird" Not only did he
have free access to every part of the mint 90
| ing without hindrance into the treasure vaults
whore even the treasurer of the United States
| would not 60 alone, but he used his own pleas
ure in going about the city. flying over the
houses, sometimes psrching upon lamp-posts
in the streets. Every body knew him, and even
| the street boys treated him with respect
| The government provided his daily fare
| and he was as much part of the mint establish
| ment as the superintendent or the chief coiner
| He was so kindly treated that he had no fear of
| anybody or anything, and he might be in the
| mint yet il he had not sat down to rest upon
| one of the great f1ywheels. The wheel started
| without warning, and Peter caught in the
| machinery. One OF his wings was broken. and
| he died few days later. The superintendent
/ had his body beautifully mounted, with the
wings spread to their fullest extent; and to this
| day Peter stands in a glass case in the mint g
| cabinet, where you may see him whenever you
| 20 there An exact portrait of him as he stands
| in the case was put upon the coins named.
| "IF 1 can see a man handle his fork " said the
! clerk to a Washington Star writer, ~ can ten
| you the part of country he halls from. The
| hotel dining room is the best place ia the world
J to study human nature and the manners and
! breeding of our fellows 1t seems odd that peo-
| pie IN this enlightened and advanced age will
| still feed themselves with their knives
! especially in a first-casS hotel. Yet instances
/ of this habit are very frequent. In my opinion
man who feeds himself with his knife should
be boiled alive in oil. As a rule guests from
| Boston and New York are the most correct in
| their table department. They are very exact
! ing "a to service and all manipulate their
| knives and forks in one way, which is the proper
| way. 1t may seem trifie strange to form basis
| for Judgment OF a mans character in the
| manner in which he holds his fork, hut IL is a
! correct one. Some stick it between t cir fisrt
| and second fingers, others between the middle
! and third fingers, while others grasp IL as you
would grasp pineapple cheese scoop. SO It is
/ with spoons in eating soup. II man has a
! mustache which falls down over his mouth he
! may be pardoned for putting the point of
spoon TO his lips. But when you sea well-dressei
men, and women. too, raise their elbow and
pour their soup down their Threats from the
| point Of the spoon you would feed q suck ing
! bape you regret they cannot be given a Years
course In a school for department. 1t is the same
with the napkin. 1t IS utterably inexcusabe
| for a man TO put his napkin in the top of bis
vest, and when it comes TO sticking it in his col
| lar like a bib as a great many do, IL is all but
repulsive to one OF refined tastes. 1t is a great
! relaxation for me to escape the combining duties