The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-16
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III the l4JfSyvstOJ Olu copper cents WHICH
were sent out from the mint only the $780,
coo have ever been accounted for, ana
only now and then is a stray one of the
remaining 1l9,9O0,000 seen in circulation.
-Pogue Bluffs, Me, has a citizen who
believes in the educational and moral in
fluence of the press. He has ordered
good newspaper sent at his expense to
each family in the town. Pogue Bluffs
promises to become one of the most en-
lightened towns of its size in the country.
The English war Office authorities are
good deal troubled over the results of
using cordite for artillery. At recent
practice at Okehamton, out of eighteen
guns of the horse artillery using cordite in
place of ordinary powder, seven guns be-
came useless after firing only two rounds
each.
The recent rigorous enforcement of
the law relating to the declaration of ones
income has had the startling effect in
Prussia of raising the number of million
aires Gin marks from thirteen to thirty
five. OF these twenty-three have an in
come of 100000; eight of $4,000 to S75000O,
four of $4,000 to $1,75O,O1O a year.
The Irish predominant in the profess
sional baseball field. These are: Duffy,
Delehanty, Kelley, Brodie, Doyle, Grady,
Ryan, Mexican, Mccarthy, Mullane, Glea-
son. McGraw, McPhee, Conner, Tebeau,
Mcclure McAleer, Mcmahon, Herman,
Carsey, Clarke, Quinn, Reilly, McGarr,
Murphy, Daley, McGin and others.
Cardinal di Rendes death, according
to the London Tablet, has made the num-
Der of foreign cardinals greater than that
of the Italian for the second time within
twelve months. There are now thirty-one
of the former to thirty of the latter,
state of things, which, until within few
years, had not occurred for many centu-
ries.
Max Haddad who now lives in re-
tirement in Worchester, Mass, was form
erly favorite jockey of the King of Rou-
mania. His majesty had the ambition to
have in his body guard of skilled riders
men of nearly every nation OF the world.
Haddad, a Syrian by birth, was one OF
these. The seventeen riders always ae-
companied the king on his official tours
about Galatz.
One objection to the use of X-rays in
examining baggage is that these rays will
spoil any Photographic plates the traveller
may have picked up. Glass or metal bot
ties can be detected by the rays, but not
their contents. One cannot tell, for in
stance, whether they contain orange wa
fer or Cognac. 1t is expected that the APP
pllcation of the rays will have to be
abandoned.
An old lady who, in the great Napo-
Icons time, unconsciously saved a French
flag from the enemy has just died in
Paris. Her father was an officer at Toul
during the Cent jours, and when the place
-
of the Twenty seventh Infantry by using
them as a swaddling band for his baby
girl. They were afterward restored to
the regiment.
"A German correspondent in CONSTANT
nople writes to a Vienna paper that there
is hardly an official in Turkey to whom the
government does not owe many months
salary. Life in Constantinople he de-
cares to be dreadfully dull-no theaters,
exhibitions, concerts, libraries or daily pa
pers to help pass time; and he strongly adj
vises young men not to try to make a ca
reer in such place.
British government experts have just
completed their valuation of the pictures
and art treasures bequeathed to the Eng
lish nation by Lady Wallace. Their es-
innate is set down officially at the enor-
nous sum of $22, 100000. The authorities
have decided to keep the collection where
it is-that is to say, in HEREFORD house,
which the government is now about to ac-
quire for the purpose.
There is one clergyman in Kansas who
is not a sabbatarian, says the Chicago
Chronicle. During a sermon last SUM-
day he saw that a storm was approach
ing and brought his discourse to a close
by saying: Brethren, l will now close,
for 1 see that we are going to have a
thunderstorm. The congregation win
please follow me to Brother Soandso' 5
field and help him stack his wheat" That
was practical Christianity.
AT Boistrudan, near Rennes, France,
the parish priest informed his congrega-
ton recently that he was going to take a
vacation in order to do penance for his
sins He then worked for three days,
breaking stones on the public highways,
after celebrating mass at o'clock in the
morning, living on bread and water dur
ing the whole period. He wound up by
holding thanksgiving service, after
which his parishioners showed their APP
probation of the example he had set by
treating him to square meal.
This delightfully."- refreshing summer
drink may be made for about or cents
a quart bottle, says the Womans Home
Companion. Pick over the grapes, re,
jecting all Unsound ones, almost cover
with cold water in porcelain-lined ket-
tie, heat slowly (mashing), and cook I'M
til all the juice is freed. Drain in jelly
! bag. Measure the juice, add one-third of
a cupful of granulated sugar for each
| quart boil for four minutes, bottle and
| seal. So wholesome is this drink tina;
the unfermented "grape juice cure" for
dyspepsia has become a popular fad in
| Germany, and there is no doubt of its ben
| efcial quality.
On the occasion of the grand dinner
to the Emperor and Empress of Germany
at Venice by the King and Queen OF
| Italy, the queen wore her wonderful
| pearl necklace, which has no equal in the
world. When she was first engaged to
King Humbert, who was then Prince OF
Naples, he presented her with a single
string of these precious stones, each as
big as a hedge sparrow's egg, and of the
most perfect form and color imaginable.
Margarita being the Greek for pearl, the
| Offering had special significance, says
| the jewelers. Review At every birthday