The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-23

fool permission; but he might as well ask
for a railroad to the moon But the rail-
road is still running to Tip Top House"
"A German statistician has been count
ing up the books that have been written
about famous women. He finds that Marie
Antoinette, Joan of Are Mary Stuart and
Pope Joan head the. list over 100 books
having been written about each. They are
followed, in order by Maria Theresa;
Queen Elizabeth Catherine II of Russia;
Marie de Medici; Nine. de Maintenon;
Christina of Sweden; Nine. de Stahl, and
Queen Louise of Prussia.
The late Lord Ludlow was exceeding
ly mild when on the Bench. and on more
than one occasion his amiability in inter
posing in an examination out of pity for
a confused witness led to unforeseen reA
suits. According to the New York Trib-
une, he once put in his OAR TO save a
witness who was being badgered about
denial of intoxication. The judge asked
him kindly from the Bench: did you say,
i was not drunk, sir?" Il never said any
thing about you at ALL" was the unex-
pected reply.
Few figs have been grown in Califor-
MIA, though the state has the reputation
of great place for figs as well
oranges From time to time sixty varie-
rious parts of the world and carefully
watched, but the results have not been
satisfactory There are but two kinds
which bear we'll Early Franciscan friars
introduced the mission fig to California
bringing it from Spain, and it grows itr
the Western state to-day. The figs, how
ever cannot compare with the Symrna
variety which this country imports to
the tune of $4,000 worth year.
-"Cats are not given credit for half
the intelligence they deserve" said a boss
stevedore, according TO the Philadelphia
Record. IF you don't believe me- come
down along the river front and watch
the wharf cats. They are as wild as can
be, but you can't fool them neither could
you drive them away from the wharves.
They live down among the pilings and sub
sist on rats or whatever refuse they can
find. They are mostly seafaring cats, that
have lived on shipboard. and that have
been left behind when their vessels have
sailed. They go ashore to stretch their
legs, so to speak, and their ships goes
off without then. From that moment you
can't drive them away from the pier on
which they were left. They always seem
to be looking for their ship TO come back,
and sometimes it does, and then the cat
is almost frantic with delight OF course
they might jump aboard any vessel, and
would probably be welcomed, but they
rarely do that. They want to get back
TO their own homes"
Somebody has remarked that only that
country can be happy which has no law
yers If this saying is true China should
be the happiest land on the face of the
earth. for, according to Mr.. Alabaster, who
has written a very interesting book on
Chinese criminal law, counsel and solicit
tors are practically unknown in China,
says the London Globe. Advocacy of any
description would appear to be treated
as crime. A well-knOWn Chinese scholar
was once sentenced TO two years impris-
onment and eighty blows of the heavy
bamboo for seeking to reduce a criminal
offense from the category of murder to
that of manslaughter. Mr. Alabaster's
book which is published by Luzca & Co,
shows, however, that China possesses a
number of legal things which many peo-
pie think that England ought to have. Its
laws have been codifed for over 1000 years,
and its courts of criminal approval are
almost too numerous to be mentioned. I'm
til recently an English prisoner was I'M
able to give evidence on his behalf. This
privilege has been enjoyed-if that be the
proper worldly Chinese prisoners from
time immemorial.
The Duke and Duchess Of Orleans have
abandoned their trip to India, in conse-
quence ii is asserted, of the refusal of
the British government to accord them
royal Donors at Calcutta and elsewhere in
the Orient, says a correspondent. They
were informed, it is said, that if they
chose to visit India incognito they woull
be Hospitality treated by Lord and Lady
Curzon, and that every facility would be
accorded to them, both for seeing the
country and for obtaining good Sport Bur
it was pointed out 10 them that at mo-
ment when judicial proceedings in Paris
a be TOikka Of Orleans in ba
light of the head of a conspiracy to over
throw the French republic, that is to say
a government with which England is on
terms of friendship, the British authori-
ties could not and would not, conc ode
royal honors to the Duke in India, where,
apart from any other consideration, the
native princes would be totally unable to
understand the behavior of the English in
the matter. 1t was stated, however that
if the Duchess cared to go by herself
and without her husband, she would be
accorded all the hOnors due to her rank
as member of the reigning house of Aus
tria The Duke and Duchess will, instead
cruise in the Mediterranean on their yacdt
and will subsequently visit the Countess
of Paris at her country seat in Spain.
mo less sum than $1,5OO,O0O has been
assigned by the Emperor of Japan for
the purchase of the rousseau of the bride
of his son and heir, this enormous eX-
penditure being rendered necessary by the
fact that the future Empress of Japan
requires a complete European outfit and
likewise an equally comprehensive native
rousseau, writes the Marquis de Fontenoy
in the Washington Post. The bride of the
Crown Prince of Japan is only Is years
of age, bears the name of Princess Sada,
is the daughter of Prince Kugo, and be-
longs to the illustrous house of Fugi-
ware, which has furnished quite a num-
Der of expresses to Japan Her picture
shows her TO be a girl possessed of all the
distinctive features of the women of the
Old japanese aristocracy of those prince
ly families who used to make their head
quarters at Kloto. She is not pretty, but
her face gives indications of the same
strength of character as the present En-
press of Japan who is a remarkable wo-
man and the principal counselor and most
enlightened and progressive adviser of her
husband. 1t may be remembered that be-
fore arranging the marriage with Prin-
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