The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04


her husband was shot in Mexico thirty
three years ago.
Eugene De Montijo, the widow of EN-
peror Napoleon III, has been no less I'M
happy than her two friends, Nine. Ba-
zaine ana the Empress Carlotta. She lives
a sad and lonely woman at Chiselhurst,
England. The overthrow of the French
Empire and the expatriation and death
OF her husband crushed her ambitious
spirit, and her bereavement was complet-
ed in 1879, when her only son was killed
while fighting against the Zulus in South
Africa.-Minneapolis Tribune.
Some tinlh ago the Czarina, who is a
very philanthropic and religious woman
says the Saturday Evening Post. made
up her mind that the lavish use of to-
bacco in Russia was doing harm She
thereupon prohibited the use of the weed
and especially of cigarettes, in the court
A few days passed and her Imperial
Majesty needed some money. 1t did not
come, even after she had sent a confiden-
tai servant to The treasury. At last in
place OF money, came a hite-bearded
old man from that institution with pleas
ant voice and attractive address.
There must be a mistake, your I'M
perlal Majesty Two weeks ago you pro-
hibited the use of tobacco in the court
and so great is your influence and So deep
the love for you among the people that
the sales of the weed dropped down to a
traction of what formerly was the Case,
ana HE internal revenue receipts became
less than the expense. The government
appreciated your high munifoence be
/ cause under the law of the land your IN
come is charged against the tobacco tax
or inns district, and it was supposed that
you had concluded 10 give up your wealth
IN orcer 10 carry out your views upon re-
form"
Inc following week, so the story goes.
the rule was relaxed, and the Czarina' 5
sudden poverty vanished as if by magic
The Rome correspondent of the Lancet
recently made the suggestion that the salt
which from the earliest ages has haar
mingled with the water used for ceremon-
ldl purposes should be modified SO as to
make it true disinfectaut Sail as the
best known and probably the earliest
USED substance for preventing decay. was
most likely added originally purely from
its symbolic meaning, though possibly the
symbolism as in many other instances.
grew side by side with the literal mean
ing.
According 10 the Catholic Times of Dec
y, 1879, The OSserVatore Romano does not
nan III with our correspondents sugges-
toh, aVowlng that the water, being holy.
needs no human treatment and has never
hitherto been regarded as a channel ~
disease. Inc Catholic Times goes on in
me Following eminontlY sensible fashion
God has given us intelligence for use,
ana even when lie blesses requires us To
take the ordinary precautions which rea-
son suggests. The argument that no
change is advisable because the Decessit,,
Tor 1t has NOT been suspected before nov,
cuts al the ground, of Improvement"
| We are glad 10 be able to note these re-
Hldi AS o. cur contemporary as showing
! the accordance of common sense Law onin-
| ion with that of scientific men. We bat,o
previously pointed out how the church has
always taken cognizance of mems bodies
as well as Of their souls. There must he
! no standing still in either religion or sol
| tnce. for in both the intellect is striviro.
| to reach nights a present beyond it hut
/ which shall one day be attained. and thar
/ "hich Is now dark shall be made light.
! The way women will jump at ooncIu-
| sions and state supposition as fact "a
/ enough 10 drive a man crazy. The otbcr
| night, says the ST. Paul Globe. when NJ
! Brown went home to dinner. his wife saL1.
Smiths" 'u' 'ne
Whats the matter with tbemo" sotd
/ Brown; the Smiths lived across the street
| why, the dctor's buggy has been there
! an day and now here's another bugg,
there, so they must be having a consni,
! tallon' ANA Johnny ran out about :
o'clock 20 the drug store and CAM bao,5
| soon" ""0A
But who's sick?" said Brown.
| Mrs. Smith is sick. of course ana W.
Smith came home from the Office In =.
great hurry just now. Oh. John. won't
| You so over to inquire. and ask IL thor
/ Is anything we can do?"
/ Yes, ] will, I'll go right awav" Ana
| ne dld but when he came back he was Ia
an awful temper "9 III
| The next time, Mrs Brown that So,
make such fool OF me, IN know II -
! why John, what in the world do ,,o,,
mean? How Is Mrs Smith?"
| Nothing the matter with her" erovIad
! Brown Il went there and when Smitb
came to the door | tiptoed into the house
| Ike an idiot, and asked If there was an.
thing ! could do. Smith began TO laueh
DO Tor what?' he said.
" For your wife said !. ike a fool ,r
! hear she Is very IN
She's all right said he.
" And the doctors buggies?' I began
"Oh, those buggies belong to the men
who are putting in our new refrigerator :"
| Brown giared al Mrs. Brown, who turned
red. 80 YOU didn't see The doctors2"
well, | saw the buggies, and | sun
posed Of course"
But you said they We're doctors-und
! YOU said Mrs Smith was sick"
well, I supposed, OF COURSE"
! Brown slammed the door and went out.