The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10
ITEMS OF INTERES

The indifference of the Indian to death
was forcibIy illustrated in Milwaukee the
other day. One of the name of Seymour
Wauketch was on trial in the United
States District Court for murder, and
though the evidence was strong against
him, he had so little interest in the pro-
ceedings that he went to sleep and slum-
bered peacefully until taken back to his
cell at adjournment of court half hour
later
Paris and Vienna have gone mad over
the buffet automatique and New York is
soon to set one up. This new style restau-
rant has no walters; it is nothing but
huge slot machine and it beats even our
quick lunch counters. Women and chii-
dren, business men and workmen throng
these restaurants. Abroad the machines
are stationed in handsomely furnished
rooms filed with marble-tOp tables and
upholstered chairs. One whole side of the
room is fitted with what looks like an
immense buffet, with no eatables in sight.
There are innumerabe taps all labeled.
If one wants a sandwich he drops dime
into the slot labeled Chicken sandwich"
or salad sandwich" as the case may be,
and out slides a tray with whatever he
has paid for, with knife and fork and
napkin. There are salads and pastry and
meats to be had and all kinds of drinks
aginable. Holding a glass under the
tap the visitor drops in his dime or nickel
and when the glass is full of tea or coffee
or milk-or even wne-the tap automau-
cally closes Children like to see the can
dies and sodas appear before them like
magic; women think it is fun and men
admire the quickuess of it, There is
manager who guides bewildered folks and
a cashier to change bills for you if you
nave no dimes or nickels, but that is all
the help in sight. In Paris all the boule
wards have these automatic buffets and
Vienna has one so large that over 400
kinds of food and drink may be had.
The modern rife while it greatly eX-
ceeds in range, accuracy Of fire and gen
eral effectiveness, its immediate predeces-
sor," said William Barker of Dubuque,
who saw service in the late unpleasant
ness, according TO the New York Tribune,
lis nor so likely to kill at certain ranges
as was the old Springfield. A Mauser or a
Krag drills an exceedingly small and per
fectly clean hole, and there have been
many instances of men being wounded
and remaining unaware of the fact until
long afterward. One major in the battle
that preceded the capture of Manila was
knocked heels over head in trench, but
Immediately got upon his feet, and, after
making minute examination of his per
SON. could find no evidence of a wound.
There wasn't much time to speculate just
then on The cause of his tumble but he
was certain, that he had not been knocked
over by shot That night, however,
when undressing he discovered hole in
his trousers between the knee and hip,
and close examination revealed CORE
spending one in the rear. He then for the
first time became conscious of slight
stiffness in his leg. A surgeon was called
in, and his practiced eye discovered that
a Mauser bullet had gone clean through
the AIajor's leg. The surgeon laid him off
for while, to be on the safe side, but
he never suffered in the slightest degree
from that wound. | only give you that
as an instance of a Mauser wound that
came under my personal observa ton. but
the medical records of the war abound in
cases of wounds received far more curious
than that"
State Senator Whiteside, of Montana,
testifying in the Clark case said a lie
was "mistatement to one who has a
right to know the truth-not to one who
has no right to know it," Apropos of
this the Chicago Tribune has collected
definitions of lie from men in all walks
of life, and the result is curious. One
righteous alderman says it is "the OPP
posite of truth, told for reasons born
of hell" Another person interviewed
quoted the small boys explanation: 1.-The
Gordon, vice president-at-large of the w.
c. T. u, thought that if one has no right
TO know the truth silence is the only
course, while the model chief of the
city's police declared that "a lie is a lie
even when told to save a friend" No
body seemed to believe in the Prince of
Wales famous doctrine of "periurlng
yourself like a gentleman" One lawyer
was the easiest on the subject He
thought a lie was IAN .inadvertent state
ment made under circumstances when
the person making it should have been
more discreet" and Judge Marcus Kav-
anagh said it was IAN untruth told
knowingly with a bad motive" The only
excuses were suggested by a bank
cashier who thought untruth permissible
for the health and comfort of those we
love-" and a city official who allowed il
Ito point joke" A street-car conduct
or remarked "Supposng l forget and
carry somebody past his street and saw
didn't understand him, now that amt
going to be laid up against me as a lie.
l think" and cabbe put the matter
more tersely by that depends on how
easy the other guy is" Kipllng. YOU re-
member speaks of the pretty lies that
make life less nasty, which, if less Sc
we're than Carlyle, is palmer than New
man. But, what is truth?" asked Pr
late, and paused not for an answer