The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-17
ITEMS oF INTEREST.

"A railroad cmploye running on line
in the West was recently no,iaod 60 stop
amoking cigarettes or give up MS job lie
ccnndonunlly remarked 20 a friend: This
roads getting too dainty altogether. Next
thing ] know the company may fire me
for not putting my hand before my mouth
when yawu
A home for old horses that have given
faithful service an their useful days and
cemetery for them ana all other ami
mails that hav, bocn faithful companions
o. man arc the institutions advocated in
pamphlet issued by Or ~ y Kane,
wen known hors man and a member OF
tho S T. q. A. ~ Brooklyn.
-Whuc her mother was giving her a
severe heating Hannah Hcmnhlh, a deaf
mute of Lancaster. Pa. aged Is years
suddenly r,eot rcd her uower Of speech
and BEGAN 10 cream So loudly that she
drew crowd The beating was promptly
discortluu % ana the Eirl continued 10
talk IA a pegIoety ineligible manner.
What would appear TO be rather an
unnec,s ary apology was published 10y a
81 ssouu editor last week 10 this fashion
We expected % have "a death and mar
riaEe CO. publish this week but violent
storm prevented the wedding and the doe
tor being sick himself che patient recov-
cred, and We are accordingly cheated out
Of both
A martyr 70 rheumatism. Chris out
lcttc Of Menominec. Mich tried an sorts
81 remedies in vain Tn, other day be- al
lowed himself 60 d. buried IN Wet sand
as a panaeca lie assisted his wife 10
digging a trench took OF all hts cloth
ing and was covered up 20 the chin. At
the request OF uciehhors q police OH yr
took the man from what IN a short time
would have been his grave. he Is now
IN helpless condition as result Of his
wild experiment
In India q curious railway accident
occurred lately While a train was In
Euxaul station a terrific storm began.
and. though the brake was applied Ia the
van ana on the engine. che force OF the
wind was such that the train was driven
along the line The engine dashed through
the huner stop a. the end of the line and
Travelled along about sN lengths OF rail
land end 20 md without hshplate fastcn-
mss After leaving these rails the engine
p.oWoi along a.. cmbankmont aud then
came 90 staudstill
Farmers IN the vicinity Of Klmban.
$ H.. are considerably worked up over
IT,. success OF an experiment successful
iE carried ont hy one OF their number -
a. Crown. who lives near the Biiou hills
Mr crown became convinced that his
land was suitable for growing broom
corn. q crop which had hitherto been un-
known In that section. He planted broom
corn In patch OF twelve acres and will
have crop Of about six tons Broom corn
IS worth about $50 a ton and Mr. Crown
Is receiving many congratulations.
I'm several Of the Western Kansas
towns along the Union Pacific a curious
sight is presented 70 the traveller" says
tho Kansas city Journal "The scarcity
~ cars has caused the wheat elevators
60 overflow, and some Of the buyers have
made huge piles OF grain on the ground
along the railroad tracks At one place
the elevator man has procured a small
circus tent. The center pole Is standing
crest Ia the middle % mountnin OF
wheat. and "a, canvas Is on the ground
ready to De- hoisted Ia case OF rain"
Eli Gameld. who owns 100 acres Of
and near Indian Head. adjoining the
United States naval ordnance proving
grounds n Sunolk county. New York
has onloined the Inspector OF ordnance
from firing shells across the farm aud
from dumping chemicals IN the water and
killing the h.h The farmer says that his
life is in constant danger owing 20 the
explosion Of biz shells on his land and
ttat his house has been shaken nearly 20
pieces and hts wife's nervous system shat.
tered hv terrific explosions. The farm was
purchased few wears ago FOR $1,000 ana
tt ls said the government offered $500
H..
A parlshloner OF wembley. England
desired 20 put on inscription on q tomb
stone over the grave OF hs father. bu,
before doing 60 submitted draft Of b.
70 the rector who is the custodian Of tho
burial ground The rector az once took
exception 60 the statement thnt the dead
man had died. on the ground that Christ
triumphcd over death He would allow
che words departed this life. entered
into rest" etc; bai TO soy that any one
in a Christian land ever died would De-
false. As his bishop refuses a. reverse
this curious decision. % stands and the
person VINO made % viii now have an
opportunity TO revise the burial Office 81
his church. the title Of witch is The
order % the Burial Of the Dead"
Walker r. Cutting OF Baidwinsvilie
Miss. is not a man TO be- worried by ,rin,
He was riding homeward on Boston and
Maine express train the other evening
and the night being no went out on the
rear Platform. Ills hat was blown or
ana IN attempting 20 recover n he lost
bis balance and fell from the train. which
was travelling forty miles an hour A ms
rtnger saw him fan. hut before the en-
sineer could De- notified the train had
reached Baldwlnsville The engine was a.
once detached and sent down The road 10
bring in the body. Tho crew shortly
aw Cutting walking quietly along mn.
track still smoking tne cigar which wac
between his teeth when he umbled on
TIE was uninjurcd. He had recovered nj.
nat too.
The King Of Lays1u Islandr l4 in
Honolulu with his wife. having arrived IN
the bark Ceylon on a visit for the benc.
"a Of The health OF her majesty. IN.
queen. says Tho Honolulu STAR Tho Kirg
Is Capt J. r. Spencer. well known "a n
-hipmnster for nearly nfty years For tbo
PAST few years be- has made his hop.. ~
iayaan Island, where DO looks after a..
interests Of Hackfeid q Co owner -
ne Island Ia th, loading OF vessels Son,
there for fertilizer. Since his taking IN
residence on Laysan The captain has been
called king of The island bv those Mr.