The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04

If all who hate would .oHc US,
And all our loves were true,
The stars that swing above us
Would brighten in the blue;
If cruel words were kisses
And every scowl a smile,
better world than this is
Would hardly be worth while;
If purses would untighten
To meet a brothers need.
The load we bear would tighten
Above the grave of greed.
If those who whine would whistle,
And those who languish laugh,
The rose would rout the thistle;
The grain outrun the chaff;
If hearts were only jolly,
If grieving were forgot,
And tears and melancholy
Were things that now are not
Then Love would kneel to Duty,
And all the world would seem
A bridal bower of beauty,
A dream within a dream.
If men would cease to worry,
And women cease to sigh,
And all be glad to bury
Whatever has to die
If neighbor spake to neighbor,
AS love demands of all,
The rust would eat the Saber,
The spear stay on the wall;
Then every day would giisten,
And every eye would shine,
And God would pause to listen,
And life would be divine.
Philadelphia Times.
II is generally believed that gloves date
ss far back as the time of Boaz and
Ruth. and that by means of them all
changing or redeeming of property was
confirmed 1t was the custom for man
TO pluck off his glove and give it to his
neighbor for a testimony. While Ruth
AN is rendered in our authorized version
Of the Bible by 'shoe" instead of glove, "
there seems to be little doubt among
archaeological scholars thai it is a mis-
translation. In the Chaldaic paraphrase
the word is rendered 1.-THE case or the Gov
ering of the right hand" and even up to
the present day 1t has been customary
among Eastern races for the seller, at
anv sale of goods or exchange OF lands,
to give the purchaser a glove by way Of
sealing the bargain instead of the small
coin which answers the same purpose at
sales IN some Western countries. Though
there may be some doubt about the place
and use of the glove among the Jews
there can be no doubt concerning Its
adoption in Greece and Rome.
The death of the Empress of Austria
has served to revive many old stories of
her aversion 10 conventionality, but in this
she was far excelled by her sister, the
former Queen of Naples who, after her
husband had lost his throne, took up her
residence at Rome with the King and her
children. She occupied palace adjacent
tn that inhabited by the mother of Cardi-
nal Antonelii, the papal secretary of state.
The aged lady was passbonately devoted
TO cats. and these animals, in accordance
with their invariable custom, were wont
10 make the otherwise exquisite Roman
nights hideous with their concerts. The
Queen repeatedly sent to the old Count
ess Antonelli. entreating her to keep her
cats under proper restraint, at any rate
Of night. This the countess refused to
do. .-
Ar length the Queen became desperate,
ourcbased several saloon rifles and air
euns. and proceeded to shoot the disturb
ers Of her rest The old countess, frantic
with rage. appealed first of all to her son,
the secretary of state, and then TO the
late Pope himself, insisting that some
check should be put upon the sporting
,,rociivities of the royal Diana, and that
She should be debarred from potting cats.
under the very shadow of the walls az
81. Peters and the vatican. But the go'S ID
Pope declined TO interfere, inumatlng uAt
the cats should not have made such Tor
ril,la noises. and that they practically de-
served their fate.
For a long time Rome laughed about
This cat episode, popular sympathy being
All with the former Queen thong a 1t is
doubtful whether Cardinal Anton Ali ever
forgot or forgave the injury dore TO his
mothers pets. Al any rate. uR Queen
and her husband found 1t preferable a
YEAR later to abandon their residence in
Rome.
lust ten weeks ago in 'limly-lighted
rear room Of the tenement building, 105
Bunker street Ia the Russia A-Hebrew sec
ton Of Chicago says the Tmes-Herald Of
that city, were born three IAtC.e girIs, They