The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-08

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Will be ab.e 20 make machines which, By
means OF wings viii enable Us TO hy tn
che air like birds"
Now that the removal OF the prohibi-
tive license for "drummers" In Hawaii Is
a fact. the enterprising statesmen have
began 20 invade Honolulu and Other
towns. Previous 10 annexation each drum
mcr bad TO pay the town $50 Tor the priv
ilege OF selling goods there. This was
rather discouraging and kept American
firms from DOING much business By y
travels g representative. Drummers now
freely go and come ana many good orders
IN certain lines are being placed IN Homo
lulu.
Paterson. n. J.. where the anarchists
come from. il watching a sort OF poker
game between Mr.. Breen and his neigh
hor. Mr.. Potts. Mr. Brcen built a fence
which Mr. Potts thought was too high
50 Mr.. Potts built higher fence himself
en- his lot. Mr. Breen raised his fence a
foot and AR. Potts. whose name. by the
way. Is Jack. saw him and raised him six
inches Brecu rails. d hack next day. and
so Il has gone on until the partition Is
thirty feet high and the lumber market
s. booming.
The four scarfs Her Majesty recently
sen, out TO South Africa. knitted By her
own hands. have been presented TO the
most distinguished private soldiers Of
each OF the following colonies: Australia,
New Zealand. Canada aud Cape Colony.
The fortunate recipients are Privates Du-
frayer. New South Wales Mounted In
faniry: II. y. Coutts. New Zealand
Mounted Infantry; II. Thompson, Royal
HtIanH
Roberts HORSE Each OF these men has
performed acts OF conspicuous gallantry
during che campaign. The scarfs have Y.
r. l. embroidered IN sllk During the
Egyptian campaign IN 1872 the Queen
made and presented q quilt to one OF the
military hospitals IN Cairo. The privilege
OF having the quilt for covering was
az first much sought for. but when Il
became generally known that Il WAS con-
ceded only 10 men who had small chances
Of recovery the quilt was eventually re-
garded as The harbinger OF death and
Stunned accordingly.
IF one viii visit waIkerville. Shelby
county. Missouri. says the ST. Louis Re
public. gather together n circle OF the oh
settlers OF that most picturesque ana In
ierosting neighhorhood and let them gcs
wound up TO storytelling, one may hear
many amusing anecdotes and bits OF in
tercsting local history. The following ac-
count OF the origin OF the familiar expires
sion Gone up SAX River was CLEANED
from this fertile field during a recent
visit: Many years ago. before. the war. ir
fact. a politician and ofnce-secker living
In Pike county. through which the salt
river finds It's way to shc Mississippi, wac
candidate for the legislature. Being de-
feafo1 Mt the election. he moved inso
Rails. the next county up the river where
he again tried his fortune AZ the polls.
was again defeated and again moved up
the river. In Mouroc county he was q mid
time defeated. but nothing dauntcd be can
yassed Shelby county IN his mex; attemps.
with rs little success as he had achieved
lower down the stream. From Shelby
county he moved 20 Macon. with the same
result. When anyone made inquiries as
TO his whereabouts he was said to have
gone up Salt river"
The German courts have lately been
much exercised as 20 the meaning OF tho
Yiddish word "Salamascl" a Jewish
woman. having had quarrel with a
Chrisiian shopkecper. sent her husband
20 call the Christian TO account. After a
long alteration. says the Jewish Work..
the Jew declared in a loud voice that the
n Z
tan did not know the meaning OF the
word. but from the tone In which Il was
uttered felt that II was an abusive ep-
tibet iie thercupon sued the Jew for H.
bel. aud the magistrate, though cOnfessing
his Ignorance OF the Specification Of the
expression. held. from the circumstances
OF the case. that q was used ahusivcly
AMI consequently fined the offender on
appeal. however. this judgment was
qunshed, the court observing that ns none
Of its members knew the meaning of
"Shlamascl." or whether Il had any
meaning a tall, Il destined 60 commit itself
to statement az TO whether n was abu-
sive or not. Shiamasei" g. a combination
OF the German word 'schlimm" (had) and
the Chaliee ''mazzor' tstar or luckl. aud
means bad luck" or misfortune"
white donkeys have been quite the
rage in Paris during the past season. The
cafe chantant has distinctly made
mark by IT'S relays Of donkey surprises.
Tho players. says a London paper. would
sit IN the stalls. and would then suddenly
and often Unexpectedly pass right through
the large and cheering audience a. they
made their way 20 the stage. The greatest
scene OF enthusiasm. however. occurred
when about dozen of them conceived the
idea OF riding up the aisle Of cafe chan
tant with dazzling jewels ana ornaments.
IN short skirts. with large picture hats,
aud seated on donkeys. The sensation this
scene created IN Paris had not died away
when the city was stnl more agitated by
seeing Nile. Lise Fieuron singing her song
on the stage as she sat on the back Of a
donkey. which had been her pet for some
time and which was IN g,iltering harness
and flower hcdecked for the great event.
This whlfe pet donkey OF In belle Fleu-
ron" within short time became the talk
Of Paris and Il now almost as celebrated
among the frequeniers 81 the French cafes
chantants as SIS weil-known mistress. In
deed. Il a. questionable which Of the pair
gets the greatest reception before ana az
ter the performance, the pet donkey or is
mistress.
Our Samoan possession. Tutuila has
just passed through an exciting political
business and social crisis. eliminating IN
the award OF the contract for the laundry
work OF tho commanding officer % the |
United States collier Abarenda. An paro I
Page was rent over this important mat /
ter. The daughter Of the chief FaEaioao. /
as being nearest the coni station. secured /
the prize. II was claimed by the daueh- |
ter OF the head chief Of the whole hav l
on the ground Of superior rank The 1
democratic decision Of the commander
does not please The friends Of the disap- 1
pointed princess. who Is now clrcu,atinu.
stories that her successful rival doesn'; /
know n white duck suit from a canvas /
hack duck. Another bit Of samoan scan
AL Is 70 the effect that vacuEa. the