The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

crow that spends most Of It's tine in the
shade near Levi BradbUry's store, talking
politics and criticising the millinery worn
by the ladies VINO pass"
One of the most deadly snakes in
India was caught by an army officer in
small mousetrap few weeks ago. The
officer, just as he was going to bed, no
tioed something dart for the door Of his
bedroom, and, thinking it to be musk
rat, he set the trap for it, placing it
against the edge of the wall. close TO
his bed. When he got up in the morning
the snake was found with its head crush
ed in the trap.
Ten years ago Louis G. Gottman went
in debt to buy a farm of 125 acres in Mar
ion county, Mo. He refused all attempts
to sell him more land, but carefully Gull
tivated every foot he had except what he
used for pasture. He is now out of debt
has built a $1,000 barn, and recently made
a trip with his family to Europe. He at
tributes his remarkable success to utiliz-
ing to its fullest capacity what he possess
cd, without trying to overdo the thing.
Kissing means different things, accord
ing to where you happen to be at the
time. In West Africa the natives hiss
when they are astonished; in the New
Hebrides when they see anything beau
tItu- The Basutos applaud a popular ora
tor in the assemblies by Kissing at him.
The japanese, again, show their rever-
ence by a hiss, which has probably some
what the force of the hush" with which
the Anglo-SaXon people command silence.
They sell sabots, or wooden shoes, at
one store in Indianapolis, and the dealer
says they are made in Grand RAPIDS.
Mich, from Eastwood by Belgtans. They
are used by people who work in canneries,
where hot solder, acid, ETC., on the floors
ruin shoes leather; by people who stand on
wet floors, such as employees of creameries
and washerwomen, and now and then a
fashionable woman buys a pair to wear
without stockings when she wishes to rest
her feet.
"A Kansas man who recently visited
Puget Sound says he was sadly disap-
pointed in the battle ship Iowa. 4 expect
Cd said he, ito see vast mountain Of
iron and steel, with great guns sticking
out in every direction while from her
bowels would come continuously a deep
hoarse growl like a bulldog baffied of its
prey. Instead, ii looked more like a raft
with little houses and cheeseboxes set on
ii, aud the only growing we heard was
from the non-commissioned officer who
said we couldn't come aboard"
1t is customary for politicians to take
their disappointments phirosophicaly. An
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The sydney Bulletin has story of a
S0u'" vi - years. u l1auncesIoh' 1asnah-
Ia VINO was taheh ny ms poor Old mo-
| The poor lad had annorenti1 fai'an en-,
| with bad companions and fallen into had
| habits. The other day his speech was GER
| tanly thick. while from the odor of his
| clothes and breath her worst fears were
aroused-sbe'd every reason n susnact
! that he had begun smoking. The ASYLUM
superintendent took charge of the BARN
! and promised TO let his moSner know if he
misconducted himself. so that she n,ight
| come and correct him
"A peasant called Makaroff, who al
| leges that he is the Messiah has made his
aDrearance IN the Russian nrovinca of sa-
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! being punished by periodical visitations of
pesulence ana famine not as the result
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| cause of the SINS ana shortcorninos Of me
| people. The new Messiah has seated len
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