The morning news., 1894-06-17
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

oscar Hllue taste In dress, especially In
tn use Of jewelry is still that Of an exquisite
lie wears three rings on his left hand and one
on his right, while his wlist is ornamented
with chain bra eiet OF solid gold, to which a
heart sha ped locket is alta he'd. He wears
red, yellow and blue ties OF great size ami his
general appearance makes him one OF the
most conspicuous men seen on the streets Of
London.
n val officers sometimes smuggle without
knowing it. An offcer returning from a far
voyaye assented to bring hom3 for brother
on Ger left Oehlnd road a package destiL ed
Tor friends in the nited states hat pa X
age was seized and opened the Customs
authorities when the custodian reached Lort
anu he had to pay 100 duty on the -oods. AS
he was an o neer OF no reat rank or pat- and
he felt found to hold his ton .ue as TO the un-
expected demand ( the custom no lse. his
little deed II alndness was somewhat embar-
RAISING.
Gen. Dabney H Maury tells in his 'Recol-
lections of Virginian' of an old lady in
Fredericksburg who was reduced to taking
IN oarderS IN rder to make 9th ends meet.
1 n one occasion of peculiar stress the latder
was so empty that the goo .adY took to her
el ana So noAed her servant. Many
She said. there's nothing in tae house for
my oarders o cat except m sn. But give
them that. II they are Christians they will
accept It in resignation and thansfuluess
ana II they are not Christians il is u deal too
good for them
~ 6AsSo al Al CSSiNt lutd Ol WniL SuELST-
ranean Londo.i is fast becoming to learn that
on emerg from the river the new City AMI
waite o Ine Will. n its passa5e up Queen
victoria street rLn o a part of the way
uhdet the low level !. am sewer, which. in its
turn, runs along Denea h the Listr ct i nder-
ground railway. 30 that at this Mt in the
city we shel. have. urSt. a busy main thor
ous mare, COW that steam rallwa then a
huAe metroro ltaI sewer, then an electric
railway. rea nlng its terminus at depth o.
a 1t S1Xt three feet uelow the streets: and
mere 1t viii communicate with another line
tne central London-which will lie at a depth
OF eishty feet.
Capt. Moore, of the sailing ship Mary Gibbs,
tells suggestive story Of his last voyage,
says the New York Tribune 1t was from
oston to the gold coast Of Africa and his
cargo consisted of New England rum. Oddly
enough, he also took out as passengers Two
women missionaries who had cen sent out
10 exert GvlllGnG al Chrstianizng in
huenle on these Leni lhted people. The
brle altine stopped at thirteen potts to I'M
LOAD It's cargo OF rum, which was received
win Wild enthusiasm by the natives. while
no aody seemed TO want tbs missionarie,.
he latter seemed dis.oura ed, hut never
theleSs went stoutly TO work to counteract
the effects of the rum. Before he could tell
What success they were having the GibUS
sailed for home.
There was rather a warlike incident con-
nected with the observance of Decoration day
at Myerstown, Pa. Mrs. Eliza ]. Spangler
whose husband was an old soldier had taken
anense at the local post of the Grand Army
OF the Republic because it had. as she e.
lieves, opposed her reIeivin q pension as q
soldiers widow, and she sent word to the post
tnat 1t should not decorate her hus and
grave. The post thought that the grave ought
to De decorated despite her objections, out
when the decorators arrived at the cemetery
they concluded to let it alone. An armed guard
stood at each corner of the lot. and MRS
Spangler herself stood at the foot of the
grave with revolver IN her hand. threaten
Ing to till with holes the man who dared leave
flag or a flower.
Catching cold is as easy as falling of log.
but it is not necessary to keep it caught
With the cold comes he consciousness of
possession. Then is the time to Degin the
cure The first reuu site is a higher tempera.
ture. Turn on the heat. cover up warmly
take lively walk, 20 through little exercise
drink cup OF hot tea, milk, lemonade hoe
olate or anything but alcohol t. promote
spiration: if IL is uossi ne to get to sIeeD
In Ulanket or two the cold will se gone in
an hour. Another cure is to take five or ten
grains OF quinine and hot drink on retiring
and sleep in woolen gown; on rising take
another nve-s rain pill and one-half an hour
before meals. II the diet is la .atiye in char
acter thirty grains OF quinine used this way
with an ounce or Common sense VIII cure the
biggest fresh cold
These labor movements seem to he con.
tagious. 1hs Iate,t manifestation of the
power of gam ed lator is strike among
the hoi' o Of tie pi co al chur, h f the
Ecly communion Pat rs Ju. N. j. Thev de-
ma I'd tn the shall be al Il reg llr sal
airy for their servIts. ereto ore II ev y "a
, cen su p sed to abunda tly rcc3nDe sed
y the N cal ed i n gi en- hem. a d b
C to caulcl ent .ainme is abl 3
picn1cs, C, but hey we're no. satisfied.
Sa1 rd " they wa ed on l g Zee or and
made demand 1cr reg lar S la, Y, and
when this was 'fus ed the SIR ok lhev
wo Id not sing thens es and ED navor
n ont NOD ola
ders Of their pare IS i1e OF the o con
tin ed in the choir AS tley enter he
CHI rch On their w.Y to r3h ars Sat rday
the were eeted with IS abs, ''bl k
tlIds, etc and n of them, who was unac.
COM an ed by his mother, was pisIe.sv
palted with s,ones, After the services ths
striking boys wal ed nd for an opport nitv
to do uD' the S 1s, who had to De escorted
home ty adult memDerS of the choir
At BlackpoOl, England. the other dav a
great crowd of people were attracted to the
informal opening of the English rival of the
Einel tower. 1t has Leen building some two
years now and acout IL 25J0 coo have teen
spent upon 1t. The top is 500 feet from the
ground and $50 feet owe the level of the sea
and is reached by two elevators, capable of
carrying some forty-hve passengers eaeh
No pains have neen spared to make the
elevators perfectly safe. The base of
the tower forms circus which will seat
D 900 persons. i he first pla form is i1ty-6ve
feet from the grounl, and is reached hv
SGdltCdSoS anu SIudlI elevators. / will
be located places of refreshment. At IS feet
nom the ground is another main platform
which Will g laid out as garden with ac-
commodat1ons for several thousand persons.
and 1T is thought that it will be a poppiar
pla.e OF resort. The main balcony is Situated
3 feet from the ground. 1t is rea ned ~
the elevators, and Is rooted IN, so that visi- !
tors may not be dis, ommo~ ed bv bad weather
The structure has several other open-air Mat |
forms. The projectors OF the enterprise |
think that the tower will prove a popular |
plaI Of resort and as 1t is to lie accessf 5le at
a moderate cost, they hope to realize hand. |
somely from the venture.
The O-leans Parish Medical Society have
taken up the fight against leprosy in dead
earnest and have issued statement on the ,
subject which is calculated to cat h ard ~ |
putllc attention. It tegins with the Interest,"
ing stateme mt that few unfortunate lerers
a out dozen, are huddled to.ether in a sbed'
but with no proper care. under p~eteuce of n
sanitary Quarantine ami 'meanli ne the hnn
dred or more other lepers are mingIing with
the community, sharing seats at the theater
ana at the pu lie restaurants" d" .'Nevrocs
amlcted 1--we In the best posi- Jle atmosDbere
TO spread the disease" The address which, is
purllShed In the New Orleans Timss-IJeno
crat OF June H. concludes: Whereas tirst
leprosy is OF frequent occurren e In I oIltsI
ana IN all or It's tyres second. it occurs in
va s!ous sections OF the state. and indiscrfni
nate OF apparent sources of contagion; third
u mas rapidly Increased in the past decade
when It's slow incu alton is considered!
'ourth, it Is undoubtedly entente in tbis
state; hltth. II is menace 10 the ent re mon.
llat4On of this and npfr1 ,HSpp