The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

daughter, aged 10, all presented their nus
bands with children on the same day.
An Ornamental china cup, out Of which
Napoleon took his last drink at St. Hell
ena,' was sold at auction recently in
Paris. An examination Of the Tanufae-
turers mark shows the cup to have been
made in 1870 1t may be renemb ered that
Bonaparte died at St. Helena in 1871.
A wheel which is entirely pneumatic
has been placed on the English market
1t is il dattened spherical chamber filed
with compressed air. The outer shell is
tough and within is an india rubber shell
which may be inflated. a metallic plate
is affixed, on each side of the wheel, and
the axle passes through an open tube
which connects them.
The city of St. John, N. g.. a place of
nearly $4,000 people, has been without any
means of public transportation for several
weeks. The trolley tracks are all being
relaid, and instead of doing the job street
quarters of the city, all traffic has been
suspended and the changes proceed with
the greatest elaboration.
1t is stated that the Havock and Hornet
class of destroyers are unable to use their
bow torpedo tubes, as when going at full
speed they are liable to overtake the tor
pedo. 1t is true that the latter, once
fairly on it's way, has a speed of thirty
two knots, but it requires some few sec
onds to get up speed, and it is this delay
which enables the boat TO overrun it.
The consequence might be serious when
firing charged torpedoes.
There is a curious belief among some
of the colored people of Washington, D.
c., Maryland and Virginia. 1t is no I'M
common sight to see them with a little
knot of kinky hair right on top of the
head, tied up tightly with a bit of string
or ribbon. If you ask any of these old
uncleS or auntieS the meaning of the
strange hair dressing they will say: why,
bunny, l does dat to keep my pallet from
falling down my throat and chokin' me"
The German Empress recently received
a letter from a Berlin restaurateur, asking
her TO he ern1m0f his seventh girl
The following letter was sent in reply:
Her majesty the empress and queen fol-
lows the role of being sponsor only in
case of personal acquaintance with the
child's parents, and regrets therefore not
TO be able to grant your wish. However,
her majesty has been graciously pleased
TO grant a present of 30 marks, with the
best wishes for the child
Rev. Prof. Henry Preserved Smith, who.
with Prof. Briggs, was suspended from
exercising the duties of his chair because
of his views in regard to Old Testament
criticism, is staying with his family in
Venice. He intends wintering in Algiers.
Rudolph Hemings of London is writing
an epic poem which, when completed, will
contain 1000 stanzas of from 500 to 700
words each. 1t is history of England
from the time of William the Conqueror
up to the time of James H.
Lady Somerset thinks the bicycle is
going to bring train of benefits to the
working classes. "A revolution" she
says, lis being slowly wrought that will
entirely change the aspect of life for work
ing girls The country with all its re
creative charms, will soon be at their
doors. The privilege hitherto belonging
to the rich-a Saturday to Monday in the
country when the sultry air makes town
intolerable-is fast becoming possible to
them, and the new friend that brings with
it these fresh hopes is none other than
that swift 'steed of steel, the bicycle"
The Boston Transcript has a pleasant
story TO tell of James Anthony FrOude. 1t
seems that the historian was in Boston
during the citys great fire in 1872, deliv
ering course of lectures in fremont
Temple. He had just finished his course
the evening on which the fire broke out,
and the manager of the course held in
his hand a check for $1000-the net pro-
ceeds of two or three of the lectures. He
proffered the check to Mr. Froude, but
the warm hearted Englishman immedi-
ateiy ordered ii paid to the proper author
ity for the benefit of the sufferers by the
fire
In the Independent James Payn says
that in the beginning of the present cen
fury an American sea captain, having
some business in a public Office in London,
was very tedious in the operation of sign
ing his name. AS il happened to be Papp,
this annoyed the official who thought his
valuable time was being wasted, but as it
happened he was mistaken. The captain
has only written his full name. Through
much-tribulation- we-enter-into-the-k king
don-o Heaven Papp." May I ask you, i"
you when she wanted your" 'Well, sir,
when I was little" was the grave reply,
they used to call me I'm Dby.
Garlic was the cause of the loss of toes
and fingers in one of the Arabian Nights
tales, C'The Purveyer's Story.') In Cuba
says the Pittsburg Dispatch. thirteen
cloves of garlic at the end of a cord. worn
around the neck for thirteen days, are
considered a safeguard against jaundice.''
On the thirteenth night the wearer must
go to a street corner, throw the charm be-
hind him, and run home without looking
to see what becomes of it. In Bologna
whence comes the redolent sausage, gar
lie is regarded as the symbol of album
dance, and is bought as charm at the
midsummer festival To dream of it
foretells the finding of a hidden treasure
and 9 domestic quarrel. Pliny, Ptolemy
and Plutarch say garlic destroys the mag
netisLl of the compass needle Bunches
of these odorous plants arc hung about
the cabins of Greek and Turkish vessels
to prevent the effects OF the evil eve In
Poland the leek is represented in Christ s
hands in PAINTINGS. The onion was still
more important from its use in divination
and love charm apl its inheritance in
dreams, "Nromny OmanCy" was the name
given to diVination by onions MaidpnS
who'desre1 to know who were to be their
husbands wrote the names of their lovers
on the outside of several onions and
placed them on the altar on Christmas
evening. The first to sprout designated
wealth, the onion was cut into and twelve
Guns made from it. These were filled With
salt and put in a row on Christmas eve
If they were wet the next morning riches
awaited the person performing the test.
In the further peninsula of India, SAYS
the Fireside Magazine, the umbrella was
at one time strictly confined to the use of
kings. Hence proceeded one particular
title of the King of Ava, who, in letter
dating back many years, declared him
self to be the king of kings, TO whom
all kings should be obedient, he being
friend and near kinsman to all the gods
Itin heaven and earth, by whose regard for
him all animals are nourished and pre-
served. and the seasons have their con-
slant returns. He is brother to the sun,
and the moon and the stars are his near
relations. He is lord of the ebbing and
flowing of the sea, king OF the white ele-
plant and lord of the twenty-four UNI
| brellas." The inclusion of the last two
titles furnishes an excellent example of
bathos, so far as our reading of the ex-
tract is concerned. To the kings subjects,
doubtless, flord of the twenty-four UNI
brellas" means something particularly
considerable, as honorable titles GO The
authority, and their number expressed
the extent of the owners conquests over
surrounding states. In Hndoostan as
elsewhere, the possession of an umbrella
was a distinction reserved for grandees
The ''chattrapau.' or lord of umbrellas .
was at one time a high officer in the
Mahratta kingdom, and the title "satrape"
is supposed to be directly derived from the
same word "chattrapaU" "Chattra -
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