The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-08
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The famous singer Albani, had very hne
collections of autographs. which she kept IN
a beautiful book. bound in pink morocco. en-
bossed with gold. The FIRST signature in the
book is that OF Queen Victoria. RubinsteIn
and Verdi have contributed their autographs.
Sig. Fazzari, rich member Of the Italian
parliament. is so convinced OF the truth Of
Tolstois social theories that he has ceased TO
be a landed proprietor and now describes
himself on his visiting cards as ''agricultur-
list and fisherman" He intends to found
colony in Calabria according to the rules es-
tablished by Count Tolstol.'A 1t is gravely
announced that no book newspaper, letter
or telegram will be allowed to enter the
colony, and IL Will not Re permissi bic to teach
children to read
To the Chinese there is no confusion in the
names of their cruisers and gunboats, and if
Ting-Yuen and King-Yuen get mixed by the
time they arrive in New York. twill notfseri-
ously affect the fortunes Of war IN the China
sea, says the Boston Transcript, In cbllouuiar
Chlnese the distinction IS preserved by the
difference Of tone. In the Chinese characters
or iIeographs, the possibility Of confusion is
absolutely nil, for Ching Yuen and Chih Yuen
10 more resemble each other than do New
York and Minneapolis or than Bunker
hill monument resembles the state house.
ring 1uen" signifies Future Security"
Chen Yuen, - &C harding the Future The
characters on the other vessels are as distinct
IN sound, appearance and meaning as these
two.
A rather queer state Of affairs is reported
from the village of Charleston. III. II appears
that for good while past the young ladies of
the town have been maintaining a popular
organization under the hooking Klub.' A
couple of weeks ago the young men of the
town made demand that the hooking Klub
should give them banquet, declaring that
unless the young ladies complied with the de-
mand that they should be boycotted. The
kluo neld meeting and sent vigorous mega
tive, with declaration tina: all the young
men concerned in the business should be boy
cotted. The whole thing was begun in fun,
both parties have adhered to their declara-
tlon' and great deal of bitterness has
sprung up about the matter. The other day
one OF the young ladies Of the klub unwit-
tlngly entertained some of the boycotted
young men, and she was promptly elected
from the klub, and socially ostUacised by the
other membe A great deal of unpleasant.
ness, present and prospective, is the result.
To the best of our knowledge, says the
Brooklyn Eagle, the most deadly poison is
that which was discovered by Prof. Frazer of
Edlpourgh Scotland. ana known Shophan-
thldln. he separated 1t from the African
poison plant, ShOphanthuS hispidus by means
OF ether and alcohol. AS little as one-thou-
sand mllllonth part of an ounce OF crystal
lied shophanthidin produces distinctly in.
furious effect upon the heart, and a very
small quantity is fatal. Another deadly poi
son is cyanogen gas, the principal ingredients
OF hYdrocyanlc or prusSlc acid. at ordinary
temperatures 1t Is simply gas, but can be
condensed by cold and pressure into
saoth ln, c0lorless o., liquid and be-
heit. The inhalation in its gaseous
state of a most minute quantity would cause
instant death. One of the most deadly poi
sons is arsen1uretted hydrogen, or arsenic.
which is formed by decOmpOSing an alloy of
arsenic and zinc with sulphuric acid. 1t is
coiorless gas. possessing a fetld odor OF
garlic and acts as a most deadly poison.
Adolph Ferdinand Gehlen chemist horn
about l775 at Butow in Pomerania was the
d1Scoverer of it. While experimenting with
it at Munich, on July Is, he inhaled a single
bubble of the pure gas and died in eight days
from the effects. The acciden. occurred
through his smelling at the joints OF his appa.
ratus to discover flaw. Others engaged in
chemical operations have died from the eff
feots OF this poison in three days.
Our thoughts of plants and flowers are
generally pleasant ones, and some OF the
dearest memories of our lives are associated
with their perfume, remarked DR.. H. L. Ne
Willie OF Nashville, as he sat smiling the odor
OF a carnation he had lust purchased from a
little girl in the corridor of the Lindell last
evening, says the ST. Louis Globe Democrat
but if / should live to be 100 years old the
thought of a liver plant that it was my mis-
fortune to see and smell on one occasion would
be enough to send shudder over me. Several
years ago l was visiting relatives IN Missis.
slppt, and one day after dinner my cousin
asked ne to go down on the lawn and see
curious plant that was growing there. Be
fore we reached the spot l was cautioned to
hold my nose, but felt that such precaution
would be showing the white feather in a ply
S,cian, so marched boldly toward the queer
plant. The stalk and leaves were OF a dull
green hue, notified all over with black spots
The bush was about two feet In hight and
from the top dropped a flower that looked for
all the world like tainted piece of raw liver
from which oozed red juice, falling in bloody
spots upon the leaves fellow A swarm Of
green flies lowered over it. and the strong
odor which it emitted was such as to con.
vince one that some very offensive carson
was near at hand. 1 confess to having been
made deathly sick by i, and WiShed l had
taken the friendly advice given to hold my
nose
A strange case that is attr acting the atten-
ton of and puzzling the Kansas CITY doctors
is that of Lillian Miller girl of II wears,
who has undergone most remarkable change
within the past year. About year ago Lii
liam was slight child of extreme nervous dis.
position, says the St. Louis Globe Democrat
she HAD falnting lit at that time viii h the
attending physician attn buted to nerVOrS-
ness. From that time on the fainting spells
grew frequent until finally they took the form
| OF commissions, and with this change came
one that was wonderful to a degree The
child when out of the CONFUSION Complained
of much pam and acted as child of her age
would naturally. During the CONFUSION and
Immediately after she appeared to become
another person. She took on the appearance
of very old woman, in speech and manner
She would converse as an old woman and give
advise to those about her. She claimed to
the family who were with her. This peculiar
condition lasts for an hour or So and then
she returns to her normal condition. These
changes have become frequent, until now she
about equally divides her time etween the
two conditions. Another strange feature of
the case is the fact that while she is in her
normal condition she eats very little and ap-
parently has no appetite When she takes
on the secondary condition she eats heartily
and during the last three months has grown
TO the stature and development of a woman
While in condition of an Old woman she
says she is without pain and is perfectly well.
She says she knows Of no one who is named
Lillian Miller, but insists that she is very old
She uses language ami recites poetryfar be
yond the ability of little girl Drs. C. D
and Park Mcdonald. her attending pbvsi
clans, are well known, and they have had in
consultation with them DR. j Brumnlei
Jones, who makes a study of nervous and
mental diseases. The parents are anxious
that the scientific world may investigate the
case,
u. B. Dickinson a well-known naturalist
and taxidermist who lives on the banks OF
the Passaic river, near Chatham. n j.. has
for years been engaged in the cultivation of
owls, says the Philadelphia Press He has
what may be termed an "owlery" He used
to raise owls by inducing old birds to nest
upon his place. The inducements he offered
were in attractive sections of hollow loys
closed at the ends and provided with con
venient holes, Owls like that sort of thing
and, as a result, Mr.. Dickinson kent his
owlery well stocked with tame specimens
which he'took as feds liIgs from the nests and