The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-07
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where it will be one of the chief attrac-
tons is of such a size as to put even
the Yerkes instrument into comparative in
significance. It will measure over 30 feet
long, and the diameter of its tube will
be Y inches. The difficulties of its con-
struction have been enormous but it is
now believed that they have all been sat
isfactorily overcome, and that the huge
telescope should easily outvie the Fife
tower, and, besides, it will have a scien-
tifc value which that architectural abor-
ton had not.
-Fraufen Benigna Kant, a grandniece OF
the celebrated philosopher died in the
poorhouse at Nlitau, in Courland, few
days ago. aged p. A brother of Imman-
uel Kant went from Konigsberg 10 Riga
about The end Of last century, and there
obtained a situation as tutor. Afterwards
he became rector of the Mitau elementary
school, and died there in holy orders
One of his two sons died at Riga in 1858,
and left two sons and two daughters. OF
these sons, one studied al the University
of Dorpat and became a schoolmaster,
and Benigna Chariotta, who has just died
destitute in the Mitau poorhouse, was his
daughter, and the last descendant of the
Konigsberg philosopher
"A trying ordeal is in store for the dra-
matte critics of the fatherland, says the
Chicago News. The Kaisers long-threat-
ened play is said to be now completed,
and on the eve of production, and the
question naturally arises how far the in
dication of its shortcomings may be car
ried before criticism merges into lese ma
jeste. In view of the facility with which
that offense can nowadays be committed
in Germany, the imperial dramatist should
be tolerably well assured of favorable mo-
tees" IT, however there are any crit
les who are venturesome enough 10 risk
consequences, they have reason to be
grateful TO him for his considerate mod
GRAFTON in presenting himself merely as
the author of the expected play The
temptation to impersonate the leading
character must have been severe one 10
so 'all-round genius as the Kaiser. and
had he yielded to it, the terrors of crti-
cism would have been indefinitely increas-
ed
About two hundred vegetarians and
Their friends sat down to dinner the other
evening in London. Bottles were on the
table, but they contained only milk and
lime juice cordial or soda water, for those
who deride chops, joints and beefsteaks
ian vegetarans drink milk and eat eggs,
cheese and butter but stricter members
of the cult viii not touch anything con-
nected with the animal creation. They
win not even tolerate the phrase, There's
nothing like leather" mad have their
boots made of stout woven cloth. The royal
toasts having been duly honored the
chairman proposed, Increased Success
TO the Movement, remarking that they
were setting glorious example which
would one day be emulated at the Guild
hall. For three years past the associa-
ton has been running a farm in Kent.
where regularly fifty or sixty men were
kept, all of whom previously were wrecks
in health and wealth. but were made
strong and well again after from three
to twelve weeks sojourn.
The Philadelphia Record quotes an in
telligent Italian workman as follows.
"They tell you that no one ever gets drunk
in Italy, and you find it hard to believe,
because you often see us immigrants pretty
well jiggered over here. But il is a fact.
In Italy no one gets drunk-only sick
That Chianti they have there is harder TO
drink than water-yes, than salt water
and though you have the best intentions
in the world, your stomach rebels against
it before you get the least bit gay. Many
a time, on lovely Sunday mornings, I have
reclined on the grassy slope of a noun
tain in the shade of an olive tree with a
gallon jug of Chant by my side, and have
tried my level best to empty that Jug; but
in vain. Always I'd Tug it back home with
me- only quarter empty, and instead of
feeling happy, I'd have the cramps. But
gallon of berthe divine American beer
is nothing to drink. 1t is only eight bot
ties and 1 drink twelve every pay night
of my life. Some fellow ought to start an
American brewery in Italy. He'd get
rich very quick"
The days have gone by when the cab
man of Paris drove gayly about the
streets, law to himself and a terror to
his neighbors. Parisians have bitter mem
ories of the 31st of December and the list
and I'd of last January, on which DAYS of
universal visiting and dinner parties the
rain and snow descended in sheets. and
the cabman refused to admit anybody into
their cabs without a preliminary payment
of 81 and subsequent payment which de-
pended on the proximity or otherwise of a
policeman. This method of plumber was
occasionally varied by the simpler and
more lucrative proceeding of DRIVING, the
fare to a quiet spot and robbine him
thoroughly and al leisure. So numerous
were the complaints which reached the
prefecture of police that a special inquiry
was ordered, and it is gratifying 90 record
that M. Girard found courage to compel
IA of the offenders 10 restore their Dlun-
der, while in two or three cases of more
open robbery the drivers were punished
and their licenses taken away. The Paris
cabman has reduced running down" his
man to an exact science, and can kill his
victim or main him in any given part
of the body with precision which Lee
Metford rife might envy.
According to the rumors from Hong
Kong which are published in San Fran
cisco, says the New York Times. Ideut
Hobson is now expiating the lack of dis
erection with which he was charged while
on his way TO the Pacific coast. The
stories of his kisses reached the Far Eae,
before him, it seems, and, unless The san
Francisco authority is mistaken tba
American officers there, from Admiral
Dewey down, have not only accented the
stories as true, but they have taken mncb
pains to show their disapproval of indis-
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