The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-14
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convenient tQothpicks. After they have full
ulle1 This purpose they are cheWed and
are supposed 10 be Of service in strength
enlng the gums. The spines OF EchinOcac-
Ius Nisnaga are IN common use among the
MeNicans Tor the same purpose. The num-
Der OF these spines upon single plant is
small plant in Kew Gardens was estimat-
ed TO nave I,60. and a large specimen at
the same place could not have less than
In the ChOctaw Indian Nation" says
E. l. Craighead. Of Ardmore, in THE
Washington Star. there is no jail for con-
klcted murderers. When ] first went 10 the
indian Territory. ] settled in the ChOctaW
Nation, and hearing that a certain In
dian was an excellent hand on the ranch.
] hunted him up and asked him il he would
Work for me. j viii work until the 10Th
or next month"; he said. Why not longer2
j inquired 1 am 10 be hanged the list
vas MS reply, IN an uncOncerned way. /
hired him, and upon inquiry learned that
what he said was true. But one man has
ever failed 10 return for hanging after he
mas been sentenced, and my Indian did not
prove an exception TO the rule On the
day before the execution was to take place
no left as calmly as though going on a VS.
IL, ana the hanging took place al the time
appointed. Notwithstanding his approach
ing doom the Indian made one of the best
ranchers 1 ever saw, and regretted to lose
him."
The following dream story is related
by an underwater as being literally true.
says the Pittsburg Dispatch. Some time
ago, the gentlemen in question had a very
vivid dream that a certain boat, on which
MS company had the insurance, had been
lost. There was nothing particular about
me boat TO have caused the dream, nor
had there been any circumstances arising
in business which might have turned his
mind in that direction. The boat was of
the highest rating had been accented In
the usual way. and had hitherto had no
misnaps The underwater, who is not given
TO superstition, was much impressed by
the dream, and the next day he ordered
the risks Of his company on the boat TO
be reinsured. This was done, and inside
OF three days the boat became total loss.
Il don't believe In dreams" he said, for
If did l should have dreamed of some
other losses and had them reinsured IN
dence, probably, in this case, but I should
not have rested easy after that night
mare Of a dream until 1 had the boat
reinsured."
There is a well in Beadle county, South
Dakota, which as a weather prophet sur
passes some of the modern professionals,
says the Minneapolis Tribune. For day
or TWO previous to storm or high wind
the water assumes an inky hue and gives
off a very faint sulphurous odor. If a lit
tie is put into a glass and held toward the
hght no foreign substance can be detect
ed and the liquid appears clear, but in
larger quantities the peculiar tint is very
marked. just before the storm subsidies
the water resumes It's natural crystal
clearness and the odor disappears. The
indications described are so certain to be
followed by storm of some kind, more
especially high wind, that the owner
has come to regard his we'll as an eX-
cellent indicator of weather. The well is
a covered one and sixty feet deep, with
thirty feet of water lifted by an iron
pump. 1t would hardly seem probable
that the water at that depth would be
affected by the atmosphere two days be-
fore the storm developed. Is 1t not posi-
bic that the conditions which give rise
ctr Na1fn nnfrr
itself? Perhaps here is a key to the
VeNed problem of the windsLtheir course,
velocity, direction, etc. Has the presence
of the iron pump anything TO do with the
appearance of the water? If so, why is 1t
apparent only before a storm? Other wells
in that vicinity show a similar tendency,
but in less marked degree. In some the
water takes on yelloWish cast, but with
no percepuble odor.
The brown stone slab upon which
Washington stood when he took the oath
of office al President Of the United States
on April 30 1883, was broken in two yes
terday while workmen were engaged in
removing II from Its bed in the porch or
the sub-treasury building. says the New
York World. The stone has stood the
raVages of rain and weather for many
years. 1t was placed in its present posi-
ton in November 1883. Before that il
had been in the main corridor of Belle
Yue hospital for twenty years being taken
from the roadway in front of the build
ing, where il had been used as a step.
At the time of its removal to the sub
treasury some doubt was expressed as
to the authenticity of the stone. 1t was
finally decided, however, that it formed
part of the flooring of the veranda on
which Washington stood when he was
inaugurated. The stone had been crack
ed for years, and in the hope of prevent
ing further damage the authorities de-
termlned to place it in a glass case in
side the Sub-treasury building. The work
was in charge of George j. Harlow, SUI
perintendent of repairs. 1t was neces-
sary first to remove the statue of WASH
ington, which surrounded it. This work
was finished yesterday morning, but the
laborers were unable to move the stone
without permitting the old crack to ex-
tend and break the slab in two. Splinters
ned IN all directions, and these were sefz-
ed with eagerness by the persons who
were watching the work. These pieces
are worth $40 an ounce" said one man.
who secured large chunk The work.
men say they are not responsible for The
Never during its existence has India
been so rich in jewelry as now. The people
are always adding to their stock. Savings
from nearly all sources are disposed of
IN TINS way, and these savings are being
constantly made-often at the expense Of
clothing, sometimes a the exDense uf
greater necessares of life The making
and the storing away Of wealth in This
form is the national popularity of the
country. JeWeIry is regarded as the most
stable kind of wealth, and fortunes are
never counted without estimating the
value of the stock of jewelry. 1t can al
ways be pledged or disposed of. The mar
ket Tor It's sale is never closed and never
depressed. The most ignorant native who
wishes to sell piece of jewelry knows its
market value quite well. He can scarcely
be cheated. Jewelry forms the greatest
factor in matrimony The most lowiy bride
mas her stridhan. which is occasionally
equal in value to five years income of the
bridegroom. There is often a scarcity of
clothing, sometimes a scarcity Of cooking
pots generally not a particle of furniture
but nearly always a stock of jewelry. The
WIFE that has no jewelry possesses nothing
else; she cannot be robbed. The famiiV
that does not have jewelry is absoluteIy
INDECENT One of the greatest boasts of the
JeWelry owner is that his boards cannot he
taxed. man may own jewelry valued at
a lakh OF rupees. and pay no income tax,
This is a source of great satisfaction. lew
elry yields no recurring income but it is
priced more than government paper If II
never increases it never diminishes is a
national saying, common among men ana
women alike. No native marriage. except
among the most impoverished, takes place
Wthout transfer of jewelry, and very
frequently of new jewelry.