The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-11
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Inc history OF the origin ana develop
ment of the titles of Mr.. and Mrs is rath-
er interesting, says the Boston Traveller
When the ordinary Christian names had
nicknames derived from their owners
trade, or his dwelling place, or from some
personal popularity, tackled on there was
as yet no 'misters" in the land. Some John
Bun accumulated more wealth than the
bulk of his fellows-became perhaps a
landed proprietor or an employer of hired
labor. Then he began to be called in the
Norman-French of the day the "maistre''
of this place or that, of these workmen or
of those. In time the "maistre," or ''mals-
ter, became a prefix to his Christian
name, and he became Master Bull and his
wife was Maistress Bull. Gradually the IL
tie was conferred upon any kindly mere
possession of wealth or holding some pO-
sition of more or less consideration and
importance.
1t is popularity believed says the New
York Sun, that the number of Americans
who go touring Europe for pleasure ev-
cry summer is not far from 100000, and that
each of these tourists spends on an average
about $1,000. From this statement Of the
alleged facts, by whom first made no one
knows, but implicitly believed to such an
extent that it has many times been used
as basis of the most serious editorial ut
terances, it has been calculated that wan
dering Americans leave the enormous sum
OF 800, 600, eco in the lap of Europe" every
year. 1t would be putting it mildly to say
that his statement is frightfully over
drawn. The truth is that the normal cab
in passenger movement from and to the
United States is about $1,000 annually 1t
is not possible to state with any degree of
accuracy how much money American tour
lists abroad average to spend in their sum
mer outing, but 81, coo is undoubtedly too
high. Those who spend as much as that
are surely in the minority, and the very
rich-those who spend more than $1,000
each--are exceedingly few. In the judg-
ment Of the steamship men, $500 each
would be a high enough average, and the
available facts seem to point to the sub
stantial correctness of this estimate OF
twenty persons who are IN the habit of
spending some time in Europe nearly every
year recently questioned by the writer,
only four habitually spend more than $500
a trip, and six habitually spend less than
$500.
"A report from the Office of the regis
trar general of England shows that there
are more female than male centenarians.
says the Baltimore Sun. Out of 1000 600
people 225 women reach the age of 100
years, while only 81 men round out the
century. Now, the great conundrum which
is proposed Isl Why is this so? Accord
ing to the popular superstition, it takes
much longer for a woman to reach even
| the age of so than it takes for a man to
reach that age. If this is true, il makes
| the showing all the more remarkable. 1t
| has even been asserted that association
| with women makes a man live longer, as
shown by the fact that the average life
| of the married man is longer than the av-
| erage life of a single man. The fact, how
| ever, is denied by the endman at the min
strels, who says that the life of the mar
| ried man is not really longer, but only
| seems so. So far there is no satisfactory
| explanation of the original proposition
why more women live to be a hundred
| Some say it is because women are less
| addicted to tobacco and strong drink; 9TH
! ers say that It is because it is more healthy
to spend money than it is TO earn it, and
| so on. 1t may be many of the men who
would live to be a hundred are killed at
| an early age in casualties to which wo>
men are not exposed. 1t may be that
| tight-lacing Is llfe-preserver and it may
| be not a fact, after all. Possibly the
| English registrar general may be mis-
| taken. The situation is replete with pos
sibilities.
The new hardy climbing rose now be-
ing introduced under the name of Empress
of China, seems to be a really valuable
| novelty. says the Woman's Home Com
! panion. 1t is readily established and
! grows very rapidly: It's foliage is dense,
graceful and of rich green color The
plant begins to bloom the first season, and
| continues to grow and bloom till after the
| coming of frosts; and what is especially
| commendable is the fact that 1t is per-
| fectly hardy. The prairie roses are excel
| lent climbers and produce beautiful flow
ers, but their season is only for a short
! period during midsummer The climbing
| hybrid perpetual roses rarely make a sat
| isfactory growth for a pillar or wall, and
| bloom but sparingly during autumn. But
| here we have climbing rose that grows
| almost as freely as prairie rose, blooms
continuously from spring until late in the
autumn, and will endure the winter with
| perfect safety and be ready for service
early in the spring, charging from year to
year, and yielding a display of flowers
throughout the season that elicits praise
| and admiration from all observers. The
| Empress of China, like other China roses,
is of medium size, but the petals are
| rather broad and of good substance, and
| when full bloom the form is moderately
| full, and the fragrance emitted is delic-
iously sweet. The buds are gracefully
| pointed and of bright carmine rose color.
! As they develop, however, they change to
| the beautiful rosy white which Is so much
| admired in the lovely apple bloom. For
| the button hole the half-open bud with a
| spray of the foliage is exquisite, and for a
| modest hand bouquet the vigorous clus-
tiers of buds and flowers, with their. ac-
| companying foliage, are all that could be
| desired. Grows like morning glory and
| is as hardy as a grapevine" writes one
enthusiastic florist. His enthusiasm may
have carried his description too far; but
| this new climbing rose Is evidently one OF
more than passing merit, and deserves the
attention of all who wish an ever-bloom-
ing hardy climbing rose.
The farm of Stephen A. Richie, along
the Beach Fork river, Is considered his
toric ground in Kentucky, for here In
the early days Of the century was erected
the first sour mash dstilery known In
| this country, says the New York sun
| II was built and the first whisky was
made in It by John Richie. a Scotchman
who died in Nelson county In 1872 at an
| advanced age. Richie was one of the
pioneers of the state. an Indian fighter
and an original occupant Of Inns fort
He was the first man 20 leave the rort
and build an independent dwelling. The
| house is about two miles from the spot