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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28
HISTORY OF THE FORK.
A Turkish Official Who COmbed His
Beard With His Fork.

the AilCIdNy OlSeSLs
We translate from an interesting arti-
Gle in Cosmos, Paris, May 2, the following
paragraphs embodying an account of the
Introduction into Europe of the fork as a
table utensil, which took place at a COM
paratively recent date, our ancestors of
two centuries ago mostly using their
fingers instead. Says Cosmos
Luxury is a very relative thing. Pro-
gress consists largely in multiplying the
needs of the greatest number. We can
with difficulty imagine to-day household
so poor that 1t could not afford plates
at table, and yet at one time these
were great luXuries.
The spoon seems to have been known
from the most remote intiquity; wooden
specimens nave been found among pre-
historic relics. The excavations of Schlie-
man have shown them in the ruins of
Troy. they were made of wood, earth
enware, and later of metal. We have
Egyptian spoons of bronze, ivory and
wood. Eut If its use was general, IS well
among the Romans as among the media
val nations, II was not costly According
10 the story of Baronius Pierre Damien
made a present of several wooden spoons
to Pope Gregory VII.
The Introduction OF metal spoons
seems to nave been subsequent to the
''As to the use OF the fork, it is far more
recent. All the ancient peoples, and the
the seventeenth century used exclusive
ly the fork of our father Adam.
THE Greek ans Roman authors make
no allusion to this simple instrument, and
il was almost unknown in the middle
ages Probably it was Of Byzantine orr
"Pierre Damien and st. Bonaventure
narrate that at the close Of the tenth CEN
fury the sister of ROmanus Argulus en-
peror OF the east. having espOused q son
of the Doge Pierre rseolo, scanda'tzed al
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

Messrs. E. A. craighill & Co, wholesaia
druggists Of Lynchburg. Va, writes -
on April that on that day s. H. Levvea
bought three bottles of p p. p. from them
and said he would buy more.
on April 8, 1856. s. II. Lewes OF TJvno,.
burg wrote us that he was using p (, Ia -
and so was every member OF his farnii,,r'
He said that from present indicafions
would cure his 3-year-old bow ~ - -
terrible trouble, milk-crust He say. thaas
people Of Lynchburg looked for the Aea ~
AZ this child at any time, but j. y -
has healed his sores entirely. he 49,.
better and is regaining his color dave ~
dav. Mr.. Lewes further says: my ~ ~
mad almost lost her sight. The dooio," - -
tended her and tried many things IN. a. a
= p was the only thing that crIrad 80
II relieved my little girl OF cafarrh' s Y.
the head My house has been q ras... ~
bospital hut thanks to your p 1A1 -
things are now changed for the hafta.
1anf YOU to give me the loWesf fse5, a. !
on twenty-four bottles, as think III wiz
take that much to give us full coiirse RE-
/ will do all in my power to recommenJ
SYP p. r., Lippman's great remedy :.
the most wonderful blood purifier az 'the
age p. =. p. is q sure cure for catarrh
rheumatism, scrofula and all other sieirs
ness arising from impurities of the blood
p. =. =. IS sold by all druggists and ren-
eral stores. Lippman Bros, sole pronrt-
etors, wholesale druggists, Lfppmars-
block Savannah. Ga.--aa.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

oopyrlght. %. by Ryman Iaterview syndieate
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

Paris. June 1s.-The seaside resorts are
having their innings now. There are only
three months during the year at the
most when the seaside resorts claim a
bit Of attention from the gay world.
But the inducements offered during
these three months must appeal 10 all
the kinds OF summer girl-the dancing
girl, the swimming girl, the yachting
girl. the girl who loves to fish. and the
girl who enjoys a spin. For them there
never was a better bicycle track than a
hard beach at low tide
Along the great stretch OF seacoast that
France possesses there are myriads OF the
most attractive little villages-some that
are quiet enough for a hermit and others
that are all gayety during "the season."
1t is strange TO notice the great number
OF English people at the seaside resorts
Of France. You can spot one Of Aibion's
daughters from afar on.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28
DEAD SOLDIER WAS A WOMAN.
Remarkable Death and Burial of a
Hermit Farmer in Kansas.
From the Chicago Tlmes-Herald.

hermit IN EAmAAss
From the Chicago Times-Herald.
Topeka, Kan, June N.--A story comes
from Butler county which is as romantic
as 1t is strange and peculiar. While a ter
rife storm was raging Otto Schaffer, a
hermit farmer who had lived there many
years, took shelter in his cabin and was
offering up prayer for protection when
a bolt of lightning demolished the house
and killed him. Neighbors found the
body on the floor and summoned the cor
oner. who prepared the body for burial
and in doing so made discovery that has
been the talk Of the county. He says
Schaffer was a woman. The deceased
was an ex soldier. and participated in
many battle@ of the war. Despite this
discovery tks grand army veterans turn
ed out and gave Schaffer a soldiers bu-
rial. An incident happened in the burial
services which the old comrades believe
was a warning sent from God. As one of
the comrades fired q last salute over the
empty grave into which the coffin was
being lowered it was found that the gun
was loaded with ball as well as powder,
and the shot killed a dove which was fly
ing over. The dove huttered and fell on
the coffin dead. Schaffer leaves eonsid-
cradle property. but no one in the county
knows of any relatives.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28

Col. George p. Warning, Jr., New
Yorks commissioner of street cleaning,
having recovered from a serious illness,
viii pass his vacation in Europe. Col
Warning intends to make a tour OF 1000
miles through Germany, France and Swift
Zarland on his bicycle.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28
TROUSSEAU OF A VANDERBILT BRIDE.
Mrs. Cornelius, Jr, Ordered the Most Costly
CONNECTIONS Ever Seen in Paris.

Lace Tea Gown
sea in Green's Blues OIivesNO ks
at the Coast
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-16
INDEPENDENCE.
ences With the Independence
Water Company.

Another effort is under way to negotiate
with the Independence Water Company for
an extension of the water mains 'in the
city. Councilman Gates, of the First ward,
was at work yesterday on ordinance
which will be somewhat of a modification
of the old ordinance which was passed
and refused recognition by the water COM
p&ny. The water company objected to the
former ordinance owing to the fact that
the clause fair and equitable value was
not Incorporated in the section which gave
the city an option on the plant 1t was
deemed by the council in view of the liti-
gation which ensued from a similar clause
in the Kansas City franchise that it was
rot wise to incorporate such a clause and
the ordinance was tabled IN consequence.
Councilman Gates proposes to define the
clause so that there can be no double con-
stiuction placed on the meaning. When the
ordinance is finished it will be sent to ST.
Louis and if accepted by the water COM
pany Will be returned to the city council
for its passage.
Last night another meeting of the city
council was held but the ordinance was
not complete and no action was taken. A
number of bills We're allowed and the judg-
ment rendered in favor of Lucretia Howell
was paid. City officials claim that the
financial condition of this city is better
than ever before.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-16
METROPOLIS MISCELLANY.

Desk room to rent. Journal office. Room
E. Hustled building.
Handsome holiday presents in silverware
and jewelry. c. I. Lee sic Minnesota ave.
Two good canvassers wanted at once.
Journal Branch office, room E, Hustled
building.
The ladies of the washington Avenue
Methodist church gave their annual supper
last night at the church. 1t was largely
attended.
Georgia Kelley brought suit in the court
Metropolitan Street Railway Company for
s. 000 damages for injuries received Decem-
her at the east end of the James street
bridge.
j. l., Hudson Charles Peterson and James
Cullen We're fined $50 each in police court
yesterday morning on the charge of va
graEcy. The authorities suspect them of
being the men who held up the Memphis
dePoi agent at Ochiltree. kaS.. Il few
nights ago. The Ochiltree authorities We're
notified Monday, but they failed to reach
the city yesterday.
Clara Williams who was sent to the
city Jail about three weeks ago on the
there yesterday afternoon and Immediately
thereafter rearrested on the charge of
burglary. She was arraigned before JUS
tice Belts. who fixed her preliminary hear
Ing for Monday. In default of bond she
was locked up in the county Jail.
A charity bazaar and Christmas cantata
Will be given Thursday and Friday in Col
unbia hall. corner Sixth street and Mime
sofa avenue. by the ChildrenS Society of
Willing Workers of the German Methodist
church. The proceeds will be expended
among the poQr of the city to make them
happy on Christmas The bazar will be
open in the afternoons, and the cantata
will be given at o'clock.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-16

began. ''and l. who have had considerable
experience in bear hunting, was with a
party out in the Rocky mountains. I was
alone about six miles from camp, one aft
ernCon, when l suddenly came face to
face with three huge cinnamon bears. At
first | was. / admit. alarmed. but quickly
recovered. and taking careful aim. shot
the biggest of the three. He rolled over,
as | supposed. dead, but in reality he was
only stunned. The same thing. strange to
say. resulted from my second shot. When
l went to shoot the third n cartridge got
stuck in the chamber of my Winchester.
and l was helpless. BY this time the
third bear had recovered from the sur
prise, and made at me with fearful growls.
| fed. and began TO dodge around the
trees in wild alarm. At length I whirled
around n tree that branched out from
the roots. forming V. The bear attempt
ed to make Il short cut and was soon
wcdged in the croch. and was at my mercy
By this time of the stunned bears
was his feet and after me, his eyes
abl&ze with pain and anger. / had made
perhaps half dozen circuits about the
three where the first beast was imprisoned
when No. attempted to leap over his
companion. The entrapped animal seized
him by the hind leg and sank his teeth
to the bone. l had scarcely time to breathe
thanks for my marvellous deliverance when
the third brute had recovered and was
after me. Meantime the cartridge in my
gun had become Ioosened, and 1 stood
awaiting the attack. When about 10 feet
from me he arose on his hind legs and
came on with open mouth. Taking careful
aim 1 thrust the muzzIe OF my gun far
down his thoat and discharged II. AS a.
res ult the barrel was ripped, up the middle
and yiveted in the brute's throat as il
were He soon died in agony. With my
hunting knife 1 quickly dispatched the
other two
Having finished his story, Mr.. YOnatt
finished his drink and gaZed proudly about
the group as if to say: There! If any of
you have a bear story to match it, follow
If you dare"
No one dared, but everyone declared 1t to
be Il remarkable story. indeed.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-16
TABLES WE'RE TURNED.
John Reeves Had His MOther-in-Law
Arrested and Now He Is in Jail.

John Rccvcs. a young man about 25 years
Of age. is occupying cell in the county
Jail. Last April Mrs. Matte Ridener Sc
cured a divorce from her husband IN this
, county and the following June was mar
Tied 10 John Burgess in johnson county
Mo. The divorce laws of Kansas provide
that person must be divorced six months
before they can re-enter marriage. How
ever in another section of the law il pro-
Nid"s that marriage contracts entered into
in foreign state. If legal in that state.
shall also be held valid in this state. The
marriage laws of the state of Missouri per-
init divorced people 10 marry any time
after the decree is granted.
After Burgess and Mrs. Ridener We're
married they came to this city and went
10 keeping house in Armourdale Mrs Ri
dcner. now Mrs Burgess. Is the mother-in-
law Of John Becves. About a week ago
Bccvcs went before Justice OF the Peace
Sims and caused a warrant to be issued
FOR the arrest of his mother-in-law and her
second husband on the charge of higamy
and adultery. The case came up for trial
yesterday. II developed at the trial that
Reeves. tho complaining witness. married
the daughter Of Mrs Burgess and that she
had abandoned him on account of non-sup-
port II was also shown that he had
threatened 10 cause his mother-in-law's ar
rest If she did not make her daughter re-
turn 10 him.
The jury rendered a verdict discharring
the defendants and recommending that
Beovcs~ he held for the costs in the case
on the charge Of malicious prosecution.
Justice Sims taxed the costs against Beeyns
and in default of the same issued a COM
mitmcnt for him.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-16

The grain capacity of the annex IS $4,000
and of the elevator proper 10000. The build
ings are divided into ninety-fve compIrt-
ments, or bins, for the storage of grain.
The capacity of these bins ranges from 900
to 25OOO bushels. The larger bins will be
while the smaller ones will be utilized for
mixing and cleaning. The elevator has i've
stands of elevators, with a capacity of
5000 each. Three of these stands will be
used for receiving grain from cars and the
other two for cleaning and shipping. The
stands are so arranged that grain can be
received and loaded at the same time.
There will be six cleaners in all, and they
will be located on the first floor of the big
building.
The company, when given franchise to
build an elevator by the Kansas City.
Kas., municipal government. promised at
that time to construct building that any
city might justly feel proud of and it
has certainly lived up to its promise. The
building is modern in every detail. The
machinery is the latest improved and all
the equipments are likewise. The company
in building the elevator fully realized the
disastrous results of elevator fires and has
taker every precaution to make the build
ing as near fire proof as possible. The
ROOF and sides are covered with galvanized
iron and in addition to this complete
fire alarm and water system is being put
in. In fact the building will contain a
small fire department and water works.
Water pipes will be run all over the build
ing. These pipes will be perforated and
the holes stopped up with n metal that
will melt when certain temperature is
reached. They are so arranged that il a
fire should break out before it could gain
much headway the metal in the perforated
pipes would melt and a solid sheet of
water be thrown over the entire building.
Other fire fighting apparatus, consisting
of several hundred feet of hose. hooks.
ladders. etc, will be scattered about the
mammoth structure. large fire pump
will he located in the engine room which
will be attached to a reservoir with ca
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-16
AN ADVENTURE IN MAINE.
An Amateur Hunter Manages to Get n
Close Shot ut Il Big Bear.

From the Portland Argus.
On Thursday evening four tired out but
well satisfied hunters returned to Bangor
afts: a weeks trip into the wilds of Maine,
bringing as SpoilS six handsome deer and ..
great big bl;lFk bear. The six deer are Well
deserving of more or less praise; put .tne
consisted of NJ. l. n. Goldsmith, of Boston; :;
Mr.. William Sykes Wood, senior member
of the firm OF Moon &c Crafty. proprietorS
of the PenobSCot exchange, and last Mr..
He.,ry w. Lash the hero of the party.
The gentlemen established headquarters
at East SchoiS. Each had a guide, and
early one morning Mr.. Lash. accompanied d
bv his faithful hunter truSty rifle. etc,
started for the woods after game. and big
game at that. Seated on a log Harry wait
ed patiently for his guide to scare up
something, After an interval of an hour
or more. becoming somewhat impatient. ne
wandered some distance up runway"
aud spied a big. ugly black bear sinking
off. With the instinct of natural born
hunter he brought his rifle to his shoulder
and located an ounce or more of hot lead
in the bear.
Maddened with rage bruin turned and.
standing on his hind feet. eyes ablaze and
was much taken aback by the warlike tao
tics of his eXCellency. Again he tried to
pump a cartridge into the barrel OF his
rifle. but for obvious reasons the gun re-
fused to be broken down like an ordinary
shotgun, SO Harry dropped it as though it
had been red-hot iron. and pulled out n
small penknfe-his only remaining weapon
of defense and made up his mind as ne
stated to friend afterward. IF the bear
had ever got, near enough to me he would
have known he was in fight"
Faster and faster came the bear and
whittier and whittier grew Lash, till finally
hruin got so near that his hot breath near
ly famed Harry's fevered cheek, when
crack. crack. sounded from near by. and
the bear dropped dead with a bullet
through his heart from the rife OF the
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-16
MILLION BUSHEL ELEVATOR.
BIG ADDITION TO THE GRAIN IN.
DUSTRY OF KANSAS CITY.
Chicago Great Western Railroad
COmpany's Mammoth Structure
Completed and the Mnchin-
cry VIII Soon Be Put
in Place.

The mammoth million bushel grain ele-
vator of the Chicago Great Western Rail-
road Company is completed as far as the
structure is concerned. The machinery
will lie put into place in TIE near future.
and, this accomplished. a big addition will
have been added to the grain industry of
Kansas City. This great elevator is sit
uated on the west bank of the Missouri
river at the foot of Nebraska avenue in
Kansas City, Kas., and is one OF the larg-
est as well as the most modern in this
part of the country. TIE cut which ac-
companies this sketch will give the reader
an idea of its immensity. The elevator is
constructed in two sections. the elevator
proper and the annex. or storage building.
The former occupies ground space z2x12O
feet, while the annex sets on space 60xlSO.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-16
HOW OLD is NIAGARA.
This Is a Question Which Has Bother
ed Scientists and Is Unanswered.

y
| From knowledge.
The Niagara river, which had first been
| strait joining Lake Erie to the Ontarian
gulf, gradually became a wide, shallow,
rapid stream, and then, as the waters of
| the lower lakes subsided. its bed narrowed
| and its fall increased to 420 feet. But the
| river was soon greatly enlarged. The land
was rising to the north of Ontario as WELL
and ultimately the outlet from Lake Huron
| to the Ottawa valley was blocked, and the
| surplus waters OF the three greatest lakes
| flowed by their present course to Lake Erie
and thence to the Niagara river. With the
| continued rise of the land. especially to-
ward the east of Ontario, the water level
rose until it attained its present elevation
and the fall of the river between the two
lakes was reduced to the present $50 feet.
Can dates be assigned to these events? The
first estimate of the age of Niagara river
was given by Ellicott over century ago at
30 400 years; Blackwell. in 1890, gave 1900;
Lyells estimate of 81, 600 was accepted for
| many years after 1S41, but recent writer's
using the mean rates of recession during
forty-eight years as determined by surveys.
make the value 5000 years. DIR. Spencer
has made new and careful computation
of the age of Niagara river and falls He
shows that the recent estimates have not
taken into account the various changes
that have occurred in the fall and volume
value nearly that of Lyell's
DR.. Spencer believes the Niagara river
was formed 5000 years ago, and that a
thousand years later the falls We're in ex-
istence. For 1920 years their height was
about 200 feet: thereafter the water fell 420
feet. Seven thousand eight hundred years
ago the drainage of Lakes Superior Michi-
gan and Huron first flowed through the
Niagara gorge, and 5000 years ago the
| waters rose in Lake Ontario until the level
reached that of to-day. The falls, then,
are q. 900 Years old. This estimate calcu-
lated from the rate of erosion. is confirmed
by another made from the terrestrial move
ments. Two deductions may be given-one
as to the past. the other concerning the
future. The lakes came into existence after
the glacial epoch, and Niagara after the
lakes and calculations based on the mean
rate of rise of the beaches in the earlier
period of the lakes history show that the
close of the ice age may safely be placed at
fifty thousand years ago. AS to the future:
With the present rate of calculated terres-
trial uplift in the Niagara district. and the
rate of recession of the falls continued, or
even doubled. before the cataract shall
have reached the Devonian escarpment at
Buffalo. that limestone barrier shall have
been raised so high as to turn the waters
of the upper lakes into the Mississippi
drainage by way of Chicago. An elevation
of sixty feet at the outlet of Lake Erie
would bring the rocky floor of the channel
as high as the Chicago divide and an ele-
walton of seventy feet would completely di-
vert the drainage. This would require five
| to six thousand years at the estimated rate
! of terrestrial elevation.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-16
ARGENTINE.
l.. VI. Badger Arrested on the Charge
of Being an AccOmpIice in
Stealing Hog.

L. NJ. Badger, a farmer who lives near
Morris. was arrested yesterday by Rail-
road Policeman Stubbs and Constable Bar
rett on the charge of stealing a hog from
the Santa Fe Railway Company. He was
brought before Justice Trowbridge last
night and released on a bond of 800. He
morning at 10 o'clock. He is charged with
being an acComplice of William Bellimy
who was arrested for the same offense on
last Saturday night and is now in the Wy
andotte county Jail
An organized gang of hog thieves has
been working a very neat scheme by board
ing stock train, opening a car door and
driving several hogs out while the train
was in motion. Yesterday morning the
men on a train at Holiday saw three hogs
jump out of the car and three men sprang
out as the trainmen approached. but made
their escape The hogs We're caught.
Badger the farmer arrested yesterday.
says he hauled the hog to Bellimy's place
at the latters request. He says it had
been given to him by the Santa Fe track
walker. who found it crippled on the track.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-16
SHE WAS NIIsREPREsENTED.
Horrid Reporter Meant Well, but He
Failed to Please.

From the Washington Star.
Even when her speech was obscured by
sobs there was something about her voice
that showed she could sing high c and as
sert her right TO the center of the stage: 1t
was pathetic to see strong woman so ut
tery detected.
Il want to see the horrid reporter who
wrote the contemplate piece about my mis-
cradle suit for divorce" she said. after her
paroxysm of weeping had abated.
Hes out was the prompt and positive
answer of the editor, who is a, humane
man.
Cant see him later?''
No He took a weeks salary and went
on vacation. He said he wasn't coming
back till his money was all spent, and We
don't look for him in any time less than six
months
Perhaps somebody else could attend to
what | want, although l don't suppose
there is any use in my asking for justice.
1t must have been pure malice"
You refer to that item about your di-
vorces?"
Yes
We'll. it seems to me that you are ex-
ceedingIy unfair to the reporter. Why, he
did his best to be complimentary. No less
than three times he alluded to you as the
fair plaintiff
Yes; that was very nice of him. But
read on"
II don't find anything that is not in the
same vein. He says: The lady's toilet had
evidently been an object of much care: it
was a triumph of the milli9srs' art and
monument of her elegant taste in such
matters
That's the sentence," she exclaimed. ris
ing to her feet. Her Indignation dried her
tears. and shaking her clenChed fingers at
the newspaper. she said What did he
mean by trying to humiliate me in the eyes
of all those spectators? How dare he in
sinuate that the common old things I wore
to that court room are the best clothes l
haye?"